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reminder that strengthening and repair works will be undertaken on Dalton Bridge. The works span Mary River at the north eastern end of Eastern Mary River Road, Conondale. I encourage the community to follow the road closure signage as the single lane bridge will be closed 9am-2pm Monday to Friday. • Over the next five months you’ll see extensive reseal and refurbishment works for 37 separate roads and streets across the Division 5 area, including Conondale and Cambroon. Approx. expenditure of $3.3 million to maintain our bitumen road networks. Councils that fail to carry out this type of work can see roads fall into disrepair. Residents will be notified prior to work starting, with the works to be undertaken in the warmer months as the higher temperatures allow the bitumen to adhere better. • Book in for Tiny Giants, 21–24 October, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. 12 entomologists and arachnologists, led by the Qld Museum, will uncover the invertebrates who keep the rainforest ecosystem ticking. Under the microscope will be trapdoor spiders, mites and moths, beetles and butterflies. Free walks, talks and workshops suitable for all ages and to book, visit events. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. • I want to express appreciation to all the private property owners of Div. 5 who make a special effort to keep their road verges and pathways maintained and tidy. Thank you for your efforts.
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GYMPIE’S HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS TEAM UP FOR STEAM FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE
ympie's premier heritage organisations the Mary Valley Rattler, the Gympie Gold Museum and the Gympie Woodworks Museum are partnering for the annual Steam Festival and Conference over three days from 15-17 October, 2021. The celebration builds on the existing Steam Festival hosted annually by the Gold Museum which commemorates the discovery of gold, making Gympie (or Nashville as it was known then) the ‘town that saved Qld’. Gympie is home to a unique range of fully operational, large-scale steam operated machinery. • The Gold Museum features a unique 1906 Walkers Cornish Boiler, believed to be the only such boiler operating in Australia. The steam produced powers the 1899 Walker Winding Engine, the 1907 Thompson Air compressor and a Hindley powered 110V DC generator, all on the original footings of the No 2 South Great Eastern Mine which was the second richest mine in the field between 1887 and 1017. The installation also features steam pumps by Weir, Schwage and Evans. • The MV Rattler operates two C17 steam locomotives. Number 974 entered service in March 1951, and Number 967 in 1950, both were built by Walkers Limited of Maryborough. Built in 1934 and designed on a bus chassis for passenger services, railmotor RM76 CR DAVID LAW DIVISION 10 SUNSHINE COAST originally ran the Mary Valley branch line. ore than $287,000 is on offer for Sunshine Coast artists • The Woodworks Museum houses an 1891 steam sawmill engine and creative practitioners to apply for funding through the made in Philadelphia, USA and an interpretive centre which Regional Arts Development Fund’s (RADF) Grants program, after showcases the history of the region’s timber industry. securing a record investment from Arts Queensland. • The new three-day program opens on Friday 15 October from Applications for the November round of RADF grants are open 8am at the Woodworks Museum with a guided tour including a now and close on 1 November. Apply via sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au blacksmithing demonstration and operational steam sawmill. • Applications for Council’s Community Grants Program - Minor • At Chatsworth Hall local historians Ralph Richardson and Allan Grants (all categories) close on 2 November 2021. Supports Blackman will each share their knowledge on the history of steam community organisations to deliver one-off projects, events power and its role in the development of Gympie goldfields, and and activities that align with council’s strategic priorities and the importance of the discovery of Gold in Gympie. demonstrate a community purpose. Please visit council’s website. • Queensland Rail historian, Greg Hallam will explain how the • Residents were asked, via an online survey, what their main railway evolved so quickly after discovery of gold and how this motivations for recycling were and if they would use a garden shaped the region. Ticket $65 including breakfast and lunch. waste or a Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin service. • On Saturday 16 October, jump on RM76 at the Mary Valley Rattler From 7500 responses, vital feedback has led Council to make for the shuttle service to Monkland where the 1932 Leyland bus, the decision to roll out an opt-out garden waste bin service to which served the community until the 1960’s, will take you to the Sunshine Coast households from July 2022. Gold Museum for a tour of the live steam demonstrations. The Some property owners may be exempt. Currently a garden waste 2.5-hour experience is $40 and includes entry to the museum. bin is $62.10 per year – but once the service is expanded, we • To cap the weekend of steam adventures, on Sunday 17 October expect the cost of the service to go down due to economies of scale it’s the 'Ultimate Steam Train Experience' with a loco light up at to around $35.00 per annum, but this is still to be finalised. The the Mary Valley Rattler from 6am, which includes a workshop tour expanded garden waste service will divert garden clippings, weeds and breakfast, a ride on 967 out to Amamoor and back, including and leaves from landfill, extending their life and importantly lunch. This exclusive package is $150. prevent one million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions being For tickets go to www.maryvalleyrattler.com.au/steamfestival/ released into the atmosphere over the next 30-50 years. Details on www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/WasteFor additional info – www.museum.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au and-Recycling/Bin-Collection-Services/Garden-Waste-Binand www.woodworksmuseum.com.au/ Collection/Frequently-asked-questions Over the weekend, the Gold Museum is open for general admission on Saturday from 9am9pm and Sunday 9am-3pm with the Woodworks Museum open Saturday from 10am-4pm, Sunday MVV Editor jillguldbransen@gmail.com closed. 2500x FREE 0455 262 495 • 07 5494 9619 The Mary Valley Rattler will also A4 COPIES be operating its regular services. PRINTED. ten writ years by the 1900x mailbox “The conference aims to celebrate community direct. Rest are Copy by MON 1 NOV for #11 MVV 10 NOVEMBER for the the cultural heritage of the Gympie bulk drops. community. region and foster the collaboration Website issuu.com/maryvalleyvoice ❤ FB maryvalley.voice between local heritage organisations Mary Valley Community News Assoc. 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