Mount Morgan Argus 13 - 27th August

Volume 10, Issue 14

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13 - 27 August 2015

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ANNUAL SHOW A SUCCESS Mount Morgan’s 17th Annual Show was a grand success with increased numbers through the gate and entries in the art and craft pavilion, caged birds, poultry, horse and cattle sections.

Crowds were entertained throughout the day with a variety of entertainment, including Big Top Entertainment Circus Spectacular, CQ Funky Faces Face Painting and Ballooons, the Johnson Park Petting Zoo and Bob Pacey Poetry.

If this wasn’t enough, then the 2000 plus show goers had the opportunity to browse through the pavilions, amble through the market stalls or take a trip up Side Show Alley and ride the Tornado or Dodgem Cars..

The 1st Mount Morgan Light Horse Historical Troop was also on hand to give a demonstration of the long-forgotten Skill at Arms techniques.

Above: The Light Horse Historical Troop lead the Grand Parade at the Mount Morgan Show on Saturday

Befitting the year of the 100 years of the ANZAC landing on Gallipoli, the Light Horse Troop led the Grand Parade around the arena, resplendent in their replica uniforms.

Above: The Light Horse Historical Troop lead the Grand Parade at the Mount Morgan Show on Saturday

Above: Big Top Entertainment performers entertained the Mount Morgan Show crowd throughout the day.

Big Top Entertainment provided a range of circus oriented activities including trapeze and interactive performances.

Above: Regular visitor to Mount Morgan, Bush Poet Bob Pacey entertained the crowd with his poetry and sense of humour.

Page 3 Photos: 1. Grand Champion Bull leads the cattle into the ring; 2. Braydon Sealy and Phoenix Lodewikus take a spin in the model ambulance; 3. Pet Parade winner and 4. Members of the Johnson Park Petting Zoo put their pets in the Pet Parade including a duck, a lamb, a baby llama and a kiddy goat.

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Making a difference

In February, 2012 a group of former youth workers and interested parties gathered at Yeppoon to develop the charter for Young People Making a Difference, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives and offering support to young people affected by a range of social, home and other pressures.

The five people were Ben and Kaitlyn Lodewikus (Mount Morgan), Kev Gray (Rockhampton), Shendal Taylor (Bundaberg) and Janice Mansfield (Dysart).

“We saw there was a need for it and so we got together and started the organisation,” Ben Lodewikus, Program Coordinator said.

“Initially we did the planning and research and then a couple of months later we met with a group of young people who were interested in the concept and determined a date for us to start.”

The group focuses on 12 to 18 year olds and deals with subjects such as self-esteem, bullying, suicide awareness through to major grieve, abuse, drugs and alcohol The group is not focussed on race or religion, but simploy on young

people who are in need of support.

“It’s basically about goal setting,” Ben said.

“We don’t counsel them, they talk to other kids who have been through some of the same issues and they learn about how that person handled the situation and this gives them an idea of what they can do.”

The program runs up to five camps a year where they kids can go along and help find solutions or coping mechanisms to deal with their problems.

The program fosters the development of Leaders among the youth who have been through the program and the leaders are provided with additional training at separate camps each year.

Ben said because the program was not funded, donations were important to the continuation of the program. To date they have received funding from Theiss, Bundaberg Lions and from private donations.

It costs about $140 per child per camp. If a family can’t afford it, the coordinators will contribute from their own pocket to ensure the children get the support they need.

“STATE OF ORIGIN” WHEELCHAIR STYLE The Queensland Maroons may have hammered home a decisive victory against New South Wales in the State of Origin, but the Queensland Wheelchair State of Origin team were not so lucky.

Three Mount Morganites, Ben and Matthew Lodewikus and Jason Hollohan, participated in the inaugural Wheelchair State of Origin game played in Brisbane prior to the big game.

Ben Lodewikus said he wanted to try it out as he’d never played it before and he participated in the training camp

NAIDOC AWARDS RECIPIENTS held in May prior to the game.

Next year, there will be three games in conjunction with the State of Origin.

Ben said the game was fast paced and full contact and he loved every minute of it..

BOMBS AWAY Above: NAIDOC medal recipients and below: Ykeyta Tull, the youngest medal recipient and Ernie Tull, the eldest recipient cut the NAIDOC cake.

Four Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crews were on scene at a large bushfire burning near Nine Mile Creek near Mount Morgan.

Water bombing continued until 5.30 p.m., while firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and strengthen containment lines.

This fire, which broke out on Sunday, poses no threat to property at this time.

Residents will be affected by a large smoke haze and are advised to close windows and doors and if suffering from a respiratory condition, keep medications close by.

Motorists should drive with caution and to conditions. If residents are concerned their property is under threat, they should call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

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Festival News

The Golden Mount Festival Association continues to plan for the 2016 Golden Mount Festival.

Back in the winning way After a big loss to Biloela a fortnight ago, the Mount Morgan Lorikeets claimed a decisive victory over the Biloela team on home ground.

As highlighted in a previous issue of the Argus, the 2016 theme is the Magic of Movies and the members are coming up with some wonderful ideas for movie themeed events.

The Lorikeets won 28-5.

To honour the movie, “Cars” the Festival Association is considering holding a massive “Show and Shine” in Morgan Street on Saturday.

Scott Toby kicked four from four conversions which earned him the Man of the Match.

The Show and Shine will include motor vehichles of all makes, models and ages.

This event builds on from the Ute Muster. While based on the movie “Cars” this event could also include motorcycles of all makes, models and ages.

Try scorers were Adam McDermott, Robert Spence, Lucas Marianetti and Steve Cunynghame.

Unfortunately, the Lorikeets’ victory came at a price when Steven Cunynghame dislocated his hip.

Play was suspended while paramedics treated him, eventually taking him to hospital for further medical attention. This was the Lorikeets last home game.

This is only one of the many events being considered for the 2016 Festival and it’s in which anyone old enough to drive can participate.

Bingo The Festival Association continues to run its weekly Bingo games - alternating each week between day and night games.

Only one of the jackpots have “gone off” as we head to press with the Argus.

With each passing the week, the chance of the Jackpot being won is increasing as the number of calls increases.

There are four jackpots in total - two at the night game every fortnight and two at the day games.

Making a Difference The Golden Mount Festival Association will lend a helping hand to Young People Making a Difference.

This organisation supports young people who have had bad experiences in their lives. The organisation was founded in 2012, but does not receive government funding to help with the program.

The Golden Mount Festival Association is proud to support this organisation that is making a real difference in the lives of young people, some of which are from Mount Morgan.

Two of the founders - Ben and daughter, Kailyn Lodewikus also have contributed a lot of their own time and money to keeping this program running to help real people in real need.

Keep an eye out for these partnership events that will help make a difference in a young person’s life.

It’s time to start thinking about themes and ideas for the 2016 Procession. As well as this there will be opportunities for businesses to compete for the best movie themed shop.

With thanks E. Rogers - President

MOUNT MORGAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM NEWS The museum committee had a meeting with Member for Mirani, Jim Pearce.

This meeting was very informative with Jim advising us on many issues. We, the committee thank Jim for his attendance and look forward to him attending more of our meetings.

The museum also thanks Mike Bruce for his donation of coins and other items to the museum.

The museum has had a request from Carol Parker, (Malivoire) for any photos or newspaper clippings of Swimming Champions from 1955-1979 who are named on the shield/board. Carol is researching this area with the view of donating a copy of the research to the museum.

Anyone wishing to assist Carol can reach her on email carolmal25@gmail.com.

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WITH THANKS As this is the last time I will be compiling and writing for the Argus (except for future Golden Mount Festival News), I would like to take this opportunity to thank some wonderful people who have helped me or who have trusted me with their story.

Firstly, to my mother, Mary Rogers, who at times was a bit neglected because of the extra time I was putting into bringing the news into the homes of Mount Morgan residents. Thanks for your support and encouragement.

To my friend, Faylyn Cook, for helping me out in a number of different ways during the last three months, thanks for your help.

To Cass Donald, with extreme gratitude and thanks for taking photos for me when I just couldn’t be in two places at once, as well as providing me with some interesting leads for stories.

To Bill Howie, for his photographic contributions from the Rugby Union and from the Mount Morgan Show... thanks Bill.

Thanks to Angie at MMPAD for her help during the past three months.

I was fortunate enough, albeit a sad duty, to write the story of the closure of a Mount Morgan icon in Mount Morgan Bi-Rite. Keith, Rhonda and John have been a constant part of my life ever since I can remember and I only hope I did their story justice.

I would like to thank two inspirational people in Peter and Linda Wills. Thank you for sharing your stories. I hope you enjoyed reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Many thanks to Paul Walker from the Grand Hotel for your support and encouragement.

I would like to thank MMPAD, in particular, John Steinberger for giving me the opportunity to take up the pen in my home town once again.

John did offer me an opportunity to extend my contract, but realistically, having a full time job in Rockhampton and with the constant travel, meant that it would eventually take its toll and both the news and I would suffer.

For those of you who weren’t aware, I used to own the pre-cursor to the Mount Morgan Argus, in the Mountain Echo.

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RRC BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FOR MOUNT MORGAN The 2015/2016 Rockhampton Regional Council budget is one that responds well to the tough economic times and still provides investment in our communities.

Council has delivered a budget with a one percent rate rise for urban areas, an increase of 90 cents a week.

This budget continues to reduce debt with $4m repaid in the three years since de-amalgamation. Council will pay off another $30 million in the next nine years.

Highlights from the budget for Mount Morgan and Surrounding areas: • $720,000 for water infrastructure main replacement and upgrades.

• $500,000 towards the continued rollout of Mount Morgan's sewer and reticulations network.

• $100,000 towards resealing of roads.

• Upgrades to street lighting.

• $110,000 towards the re-establishment of a heated swimming pool.

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• Upgrade landscaping of high profile areas in the Mount Morgan district such as entrance statements, lookouts and significant improvements to Morgan Street median strip.

• Recognition of the need for improved landscaping and maintenance: o A new tractor / slasher to provide a more effective and efficient mowing and tree maintenance program. o Additional worker allocated to the local parks team.

Overall budget outcomes • Operational Surplus of $7.53 million • No increase in loan • On track with Long Term Financial Plan • Continue with small wins of the 14/15 budget of ‘free green waste’ • $2 pool entry • Sporting organisations can use sporting fields free of charge.

• More resurfacing for roads • Increased rebates to sporting clubs and increased Pensioner rebates (at a maximum of $250).

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Two days after his adoption he was rushed to the vet when his new owner recognised the early signs of parvovirus.

The vet urged the owners to let him try and save him, which was never in question.

As a result, Jonti is now a plump, little pup full of mischief and life.

At almost five years old, Jonti is a long way from being the poor half starved dog he was before being rescued.

Before he was six months old, Jonti had had a close brush with death and after his new owners brought him home, he proceeded to show his gratitude by chewing books, dvds and anything left within reach.

This bad habit was soon forgotten and now, he is a loyal pound hound that loves running and playing, going for walks and Schmackos.

Jonti has been on many road trips with his owners and enjoys nothing better then snuggling down on the back floor and dreaming about big juicy bones, playing with his playmates, Bindi and Rowdy and whatever else it is, that puppies dream about.

Meet Jonti, this issue’s Pampered Pet. Jonti had a poor start to life with an owner who didn’t take care of him and he ended up on “death row” at a council pound. This would surely have been the end for this lovable pooch, except that he was adopted.

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WELL PRESERVED MOUNT MORGAN HISTORY An impressive 1921 Buick was donated to the Mount Morgan Historical Museum many decades ago by former Mount Morgan resident, the late Christina Wylie Moller.

Long-term residents of the area may remember that the husband of Christina Wylie Moller, the late Fred Moller, was a local butcher on the corner of Central and Dee Streets, across from the High School for many decades.

The Moller’s grandson, former Mount Morgan resident, Robert Bruce Campbell, is delighted that the Buick is still on display at the museum.

“At the establishment of the Mount Morgan Historical Museum in the old Stewarts Building, my maternal grandmother, Christina Wylie Moller, who was retiring to Cooee Bay, decided rightly that the best place for the Buick was in the museum. It is very pleasing to see that it is still on display for the enjoyment and education of future generations,” said Robert Bruce Campbell.

and building business from J. B. Begg, and named the business, T.T. & C. Cornes. They operated the business in Morgan Street, Mount Morgan, opposite the then Calliungal Hotel.

In 1938, the business bought the Buick second-hand from a Rockhampton firm, Tucker and Nankerville, to use as a hearse. It was the first motor hearse in Mount Morgan.

Its registration number was Q8-597, and it was registered until July 1960.

Like other early model cars, the Buick did not have a grille.

The funeral directors wanted to modernise the Buick, so they added a Plymouth grille.

Thomas Thompson Cornes also built many prominent

The Buick belonged to Christina Wylie Moller’s parents, former Mount Morgan residents, the late Thomas Thompson (1872-1933) and Christina Cornes (18751947). (Pictured below) In 1911, the couple bought a local funeral buildings in Mount Morgan, most of which have been since destroyed by fire. One of his buildings still standing is Saint Enoch’s Presbyterian Church in East Street.

Thomas Thompson Cornes was also actively involved in public life. On several occasions, he was Mount Morgan’s mayor and the president of the Mount Morgan Hospital Committee.

His wife, Christina Cornes, devoted herself to local charity work. She was the daughter of the late Alexander McKelvie (1850-1918), the original bandmaster of the Mount Morgan Brass Band in the 1890s.

For the President of the Mount Morgan Historical Museum, Mick Bruce (pictured above), the 1921 Buick is one of his favourite pieces in the museum’s extensive collection.

“The 1921 Buick, with its Plymouth grille and beautiful decorative windows, has the distinction of being Mount Morgan’s first motorised hearse. Before then, only horsedrawn hearses were used in Mount Morgan,” said Mick Bruce.

“I have even managed to get the engine working again.”

The Mount Morgan Historical Museum, and all exhibits - including the 1921 Buick, is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily.

intelligent it was.

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Some food was placed in a small cage, just out of reach of the crow. In another cage was a small stick.

by Trish & Greg Mathers 0400 591 504 Thankfully it has been relatively quiet in the last couple of weeks.

One of the really sad cases we had come in was a juvenile magpie who had been found hanging from a tree by his leg, which was badly entangled in thread from an old blanket or similar.

This poor baby had obviously been there for days, dangling upside down. All his efforts to free himself just resulted in his little leg snapping in two, and what was left of his leg was twisted horribly around and around.

He must have been in horrific pain, with his broken bones exposed, not to mention starvation and dehydration.

The crow quickly worked out that if he had a stick he could reach the food by poking at it till it came close enough for him to grab.

However the stick which he retrieved wasn't long enough.

There were three other cages with blocks in them, and a contraption with a long stick in it.

The crow had to retrieve the blocks with the short stick, one at a time, then place the blocks in the top of the contraption, by which the weight opened a trapdoor at the bottom where the large stick was placed. He then could reach the food in the first cage. How clever is that?

This was a wild bird that had never before seen any of these devices.

Below is a photo of Dusty, the baby brushtail possum. He weighs 185 grams and is just starting to eat solids and get some fluffy fur. He is a real cutie!

It was a very cruel time for him, and he had to be euthanased. Please, if you see bits of cotton, fishing line, or anything that might cause entanglement to a bird or animal, pick it up, cut it into very small pieces, and place it in the bin.

It won't be too long now I imagine until the magpies and other birds start nesting again.

Birds have astonishing memories, and are very intelligent.

Recently I watched a film clip of a crow just proving how

MOUNT MORGAN RODEO ASSOCIATION Up and Coming Events Apology and Retraction The Mount Morgan Rodeo Assoc would like to sincerely apologize for the mistakes made in previous issues of the Argus and retract and update our upcoming events. Thank you

September Events

Father’s Day Raffle to be drawn.

Prizes are: 1st - $300 A Man’s Toyshop 2nd - $200 Voucher from A Man’s Toyshop and 3rd - Voucher for up to $150 service from Mount Morgan Mechanical (Peter De Haas).

12 September - Barefoot Bowls at Welfare Bowls Club. 2 p.m. start. Bring a team or just yourself. $40/team. We will find you a team if you don’t have one. BBQ and bar open.

26 September: - All Car Enthusiasts SAVE THIS DATE. Details to come in next issue of the Argus For more information please contact: Maggie 0490 333 608 - Storm or Kev - 0459 414 120 Thank You’s: We would like to thank the following people and businesses for their kind donations to our Association for raffles, etc 1. NewsXpress (Money Tree) 2. Mt Morgan Show Society (Allowing us to man the BBQ at the show this year 3. Barb Gould - Oil Painting 4. A Man’s Toyshop $300 and $200 vouchers and 5. Mt Morgan Mechanical (Peter De Haas) - Car Service Voucher Welcome: to two new members of our committee - Jo De Haas (Assistant Event Coordinator and Kevin Coughran (Assistant Publicity Officer)

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PRIDE IN YOUR TOWN Doctor Ray Boyle submitted the following and said it could be used it as a “Pride” article if wished. Ray, who is not a born Mount Morganite, but spent most of his working life at the Mine and married a local girl (Greta Cochrane), does I think call Mount Morgan “home”. Hope you enjoy the article.

“They say that you cannot go very far without finding someone with a Mount Morgan connection. And this is true of an event that occurred almost 70 years ago.

In 1968, Peko Wallsend Limited took over Mount Morgan Limited just as Peko was starting its climb to become one of the largest companies in Australia.

Its Chairman was John (later Sir John) Proud. But Proud was already no stranger to Mount Morgan! In February 1937, he paid a four day visit to the Mount to see his old friends Brian Lennon, Mill Superintendent and Noel Kirby Mining Engineer.

On his way back to Sydney, he joined Stinson aircraft VH-UHH in Brisbane for a flight that took them over the McPherson Ranges. Twenty minutes into the flight, a violent storm brought the plane down into the rugged mountain top, killing all but three of the passengers and crew.

Proud suffered a very severe compound fracture of the leg and he was unable to move from beside the wreck. Joseph Binstead was unhurt, but Neville Westray, although badly hurt, left to seek help and died not far from the wreck.

These were the days before radio communication and searchers thought the plane had been lost somewhere near Lismore; after a week, they abandoned all hope of finding it.

However, bushman, Bernard O'Reilly who lived on a farm on the mountain, thought the storm had caused the crash and, plotting the route he believed the plane had taken, set off on the arduous trek in that direction.

After several grueling days, he came upon the wreck and discovered the pair who, after their ten day ordeal, were almost at the end of their endurance.

Amazingly, every day Binstead had crawled up and down the mountain to a creek bringing water back to Proud in a thermos flask rescued from the crash.

Now O’Reilly organised a large rescue party to recover the survivors.

Both men recovered, but Binstead never flew again while Proud went on to have along and outstanding career.

Highlighting yet again the Mount Morgan connection?

O’Reilly’s wife was Viola Gwendoline King, born and educated in Mount Morgan and the eldest daughter of Mr. W King who had been manager of the furniture section of James Stewart’s emporium (the present museum building).

The family had left the Mount in 1926 but she was still a ‘Mount Morganite’.”

As always – Think Clean – Be Tidy.

Upstyled clothing for Op Shop Week An impressive range of up-styled clothes from Red Cross Shops and one of Australia’s major fashion schools has given recycled clothing a whole new look for Op Shop Week (Sunday 23rd – 30th August 2015).

The ‘reimagine’ fashion project began earlier this year when a small group of students from the Whitehouse Institute of Design (Australia) hand-picked donated clothes from the racks of Red Cross Shops.

A larger team of eighteen students, many of whom are now working in the fashion industry then set about remodelling and refashioning the garments to raise money for Red Cross.

The finished Reimagine collection captured both the spirit and energy of the young fashion designers, and the global humanitarian work of Red Cross.

Red Cross Shops Community Engagement Manager, Kate Dear says “the stylishness and bohemian chic of the Reimagine clothes amazed everyone.

“It just shows what can be done with a little imagination and flair. We now want everyone to support National Op Shop Week.

“There’s a Red Cross Shop to appeal to everyone, from super stores and traditional opportunity shops to boutique, high street stores.

“Shopping at a Red Cross Shop encourages the community to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’, which in turn reduces landfill waste.

“Our 147 shops rescue 450 tonnes of clothing from landfill each year” says Kate.

For more information about your local Red Cross Shop go online to redcross.org.au/shop, look for Red Cross Shops on Facebook or call 1800 811 700.

ANNUAL MOUNT MORGAN EVENTS CALENDAR Submissions are invited for local events to be included in an annual events calendar.

Event submissions may be emailed to mmpad@bigpond.com or via the website contact form at http://www.mountmorgan. org.au/contact; submitted in person at the Mount Morgan Railway museum and Tourist Information Centre or by phoning Angie on 4938 2312 (Project Officer, Wed - Sat)

½ cup of light soy sauce 1 lt stock (chicken, prawn or fish stock) Corn flour & water as paste (for thickening)

Mountain Mick’s Sweet and Sour Prawns and Pineapple © Mick Blake Baree, Mount Morgan, Queensland

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Method Use a little bit of the oil to cook the onions in till just translucent. Remove from the heat then cook the prawns in the frying pan or wok until they start to change to a pinky-orange colour.

Add the already cooked onions as well as the capsicum, carrot, celery and pineapple. Stir this through and cook for about five more minutes.

You then add up to a litre of chicken, prawn or fish stock and continue to cook until the carrots start to become slightly tender.

You still want a bit of crunch in them. At this stage, you can thicken the gravy or sauce with a little bit of corn flour mixed with water as a paste.

Just continue to cook on the heat for about two or three minutes to allow the cornstarch flour taste to disappear and for the sauce to go from being cloudy to translucent or clear.

On these freezing cold nights through the winter months our minds wander to warmer days, tropical beaches and seafood feasts.

There is no harm in bringing a little bit of summer to the winter table; for a brief moment the lush summer fare can take you to that tropical oasis on a deserted island.

This is a very quick and easy recipe, one that even the kids could put together under adult supervision of course.

It makes a great side dish for barbecues or as a complete family meal served with saffron rice. It also can be enjoyed as a cold dish on picnics, when spring and summer finally make their appearance.

I hope this recipe brings a little bit of summer warmth into your frosty winter nights and you enjoy it as much as I have putting it together for you 1kg raw prawns (Green, peeled, tails) 1 tblsp oil 2 large onions, diced 1 large red capsicum, chopped 2 sticks of celery, sliced on an angle 2 large carrots, sliced on an angle 420 can pineapple cubes in syrup 1 tblsp sweet paprika 1 cup tomato sauce ¼ cup sugar 1 /2 cup white vinegar A good pinch of salt and black pepper

I hope it does become a family favourite.

As I said before, it's quick and easy so please enjoy.

Mick.

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M.A.W. Mowing & Handyman Services Mr Mark Williamson Lawns fear me, women want me

MAW Mowing 0403 571 561 ABN 3070630026

MARK HUMPHREY’S ELECTRICAL 8 Baldwin Street Mount Morgan 4714 Electrical Lic. No. 74711

PHONE 0439 727 609 FAX 4938 2885

DOMESTIC, RURAL, COMMERCIAL I N S TA L L AT I O N A N D R E PA I R S P R O M P T LY S E RV I C I N G M O U N T M O R G A N & W O WA N D I S T R I C T S

CONCREATURE CONCRETING SERVICE All aspects concreting Restoration old slabs a specialty Exposed - Colour - Stencil Jobs under $3000 value

0428 154 172

- Competitive rates - Local bloke - Clean Ups - Maintenance - Repairs - Minor Home Repairs - Welding - Driveways - Landscaping - Fencing - Mowing and much, much more - Lifts up to 1.5 ton and carry up to 5 ton - 9m Tri Axle Trailer 3.5 ton electric winch

Phone Paul on 4938 1321 or 0429 987 130 ABN: 43920044782

Jobs under $3,300 value

16 Next Argus: Out Thursday, 27 August 2015.

If you have something you’d like included in this issue, please note that inclusions are required by Friday, 21 August. For details: mmpad@bigpond.com / 4938 2312.

CLASSIFIEDS NEED AN ELECTRICIAN?: RJ Electrician Pty Ltd. Licence no. 72288. Phone: 0431 576 101.

MOBILE RWC: Mobile Road Worthy Certificates phone Bruce on 0447 903100 GARAGE SALE: At 34 and 37 Racecourse Road 15-16 August. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Loads of items for sale collectibles, tools, kitchenware and loads of “bric-a-brac” GARAGE SALE: At 68 East Street Extended, 7.30 a.m.

22 August.

PUPPIES FOR SALE: $200.00 each. Sharpai X Boxer, wormed & vaccinated. 9 weeks old. Ph 0497 443207.

Date Claimers 17 August: Seniors’ Week Morning Tea. School of Arts starting at 9.30 a.m. Bookings essential. Phone: Pat Hare on 4938 1986.

20 August: Golden Mount Festival Association Night Bingo. St Mary’s Church Hall. Doors open at 6.30 p.m.

Play starts at 7.30 p.m.

27 August: Golden Mount Festival Association Day Bingo. St Mary’s Church Hall. Doors open at 9 a.m., play starts at 10 a.m. All welcome.

29 August: CWA Grocery Cent Sale. CWA Hall. 2 p.m..

3 September: Golden Mount Festival Association Night Bingo. St Mary’s Church Hall. Doors open at 6.30 p.m.

Play starts at 7.30 p.m.

12 September: Blue Care Trash and Treasure - Uniting Church, Gordon St. 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

12 September: Barefoot Bowls - Welfare Bowls Club 2 p.m. start. BBQ. Open bar. Teams of 4.

19 September: Cent Sale & Car Boot sale. School of Arts Hall 8 a.m. to noon 26 September: Massive Cent Sale for Leukaemia at School of Arts, 2 p.m. Enquiries phone Carol 4938 1459.

26 September: Car Enthusiasts - Watch this space

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