Rex Walker; U15 STEER RIDE – 1 - Matty

RODEO ROUNDUP

Above: Beccy Ireland competes in her second Mount Morgan Rodeo Barrel Race.

Above: Mount Morgan’s Passmore sisters Lilly (left) and Brooke (right) are regular contestants at Mount Morgan’s Rodeo. Lilly was placed third in the Junior Barrel Race. The return of the traditional Golden Mount Festival and the first twilight rodeo are two of the factors that led to the success of the 2022 Mount Morgan Rodeo held on the traditional Golden Mount Festival weekend. Nominations were down this year due to the simultaneously held Road to Longreach Rodeo (now a regular two-day event). However, there was still plenty of action from early afternoon into the night. The quality of the rodeo stock for all events, particularly the blueribbon events - the Open Bull and Saddle rides - meant that riders failed to post scores. Other events winners BARREL RACE: 1 - Jordyn O’Toole, 2 - Jodee Aylward, 3 - Ayda Continued on Page 5

Labuschewski and 4 - Alleisha Priddle, Novice - Jordyn O’Toole; NOVICE BULL RIDE – 1 Nash Cameron, 2 - Joe Macqueen; NOVICE SADDLE RIDE – 1 - Sam Stanford, 2 - Joe Macqueen; U18 JUNIOR BARREL RACE – 1 - Jordyn O’Toole, 2 - Mia Diplock – Barron, 3 - Brandy Durbidge, 4 - Chelsea Burness, U18 JUNIOR BULL RIDE – 1 - Toby Daley, 2 - Matty Ahern, 2 - Nash Cameron 4 - Joe Macqueen; U15 MINI BULL RIDE – 1- Blake Croyden, 2 - Ethan Coster, 3 - Dylan Starr, 4 - Rex Walker; U15 STEER RIDE – 1 - Matty Ahern, 2 - Dylan Starr, 2 - Jake Taylor, 4 - Jackson Dixson;7-U12 MINI BULL RIDE – 1 - Clay Egan, 2 - Billy Cook, 3 - Wyley Roots, 4 - Lachy Hindemann; NOVICE BARREL RACE – 1 - Taneal McConnell, 2 - Maurita Preston, 3 - Alleisha Priddle, 4 - Amber Sainsbury; 11 - 14 JUNIOR BARREL RACE – 1 - Ruby Bell, 2 - Ella Christensen, 3 - Lilly Passmore, 4 - Nea Weick and U11 JUNIOR BARREL RACE - 1 - Drew Christensen, 2 - Wyley Roots, 3 - Rylee Bell, 4 - Molly Beitzel

BIG DAM BREAKFAST

Above: Hope Carsen and Tayla Matthews wait for their Big Breakfast at the Number 7 Dam on Sunday, 1 May. Hope and Tayla were two of about 100 people who chose to have breakfast at the dam. In past years the Golden Mount Festival Association runs this event, but this year the association was approached by the State High School P&C to run the event after Festival organisers decied to run with the Saturday only for the first year back after the pandemic. P&C President, Mr Daryl Jacobson said he was happy to keep the breakfast at the dam tradition alive. “The people, atmosphere and breakfast were all wonderful,” he said.

Mount Morgan’s Lorikeets are set to fly, despite a loss against Dawson Valley Drovers at Newman Oval on Saturday. Due to there not being enough Reserve Grade teams for a competition, the Lorikeets are playing against A-Grade teams. The final score of 46-12 does not reflect the effort and good plays put in by the Lorikeets. Try scorers were Layne Gibson and Brayden Wilkes-Hayden. Tyler Toby converted one of the tries. The Lorikeets take on the Rocky Colts at Yeppoon on 14 May. AMBROSE WINNERS

Despite a low turn-out, the Mount Morgan Golf Club’s two-person Ambrose played on Monday, 2 May was well received by players. Winners were Shai Pearce and Lance Antcliff (pictured) with 62 and a quarter nett. Runners up were Peter Housman and Steve Bryant with 63 Nett. Nearest to the pins were awarded to Paul Dobson (non-golfer), Shai Pearce (ladies) and John Nash (Open) The Mount Morgan Rotary Club has replaced the old deteriorated sign with this new sign. The sign provides updated tourist information and iconic photos of historic Mount Morgan. The Rotary Club has been supportive of the local community for almost 66 years since chartering in 1956. All club members and their partners put in a big effort in providing breakfast and lunch for the many locals and visitors at the recent Golden Mount Festival. It was a big day, but everyone enjoyed the challenge which will generate funding for future community projects. The Club wishes to thank everyone who supported the Rotary Club stall at the festival and also congratulates the Festival organisers for such a successful day. Pictured above with the newly installed visitor sign are Tania Ricks and Brian Glover.

VOLUNTEER REGISTER

Do you have a passion for volunteering, but are unsure of how you can get involved? A new register has been designed that will enable Mount Morgan volunteers to be matched with organisations. The concept of a volunteer register was raised at the recent Mount Morgan community meeting and it was decided that this would be a good project to instigate in Mount Morgan. Long-term community volunteer, John Tuxworth with the help of community members has developed a registration form for people who wish to volunteer. \ All you need to do is contact John on 0429 055 165 and register your name and preferred voluntary role.

My name, is Lee-Ann Broome and I am sure everybody in the Mount Morgan recognises my name as I was born and bred on the Mount. My mother Mavis Joan Broome (Lamb) is a Wattaburra woman and my dad’s, Mervyn Charles Broome, is Taribelang Bunda in the Bundaberg area. I left Mount Morgan around 1990 and moved to Rockhampton before moving onto Bundaberg where I had five children. I began to study Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care which I have totally enjoyed and I’m very passionate about my culture. Then, after all my kids grew up, I moved up to Townsville and worked in Mental Health for six years. I returned home in November 2021 to a job with CQ Health as Aboriginal Advanced Health Worker in Mental Health and working with communities to build relationships between services in the Rockhampton and surrounding areas. On returning to CQ I visited Mount Morgan, my old hometown, where I was saddened to see the lack of services and programs for our young people. I had spoken to a few of Gangulu Elders, Aunty Rosie Toby, Uncle Philip Toby and Aunty Lyn Blucher to see what they would like to see back in the Mount, and how we can work together to make something happen for the community of Mount Morgan. I spoke to Hope Carson from the Ambulance Service in Mount Morgan, and she was in the process of looking at how to engage and support our youth in town. Hope and I brainstormed on how we could engage and support the Mount Morgan community for our youth to get something happening. A “Teams” meeting was arranged in February with many services coming on board to support Mount Morgan, with the Elders and other stakeholders in Rockhampton and Mount Morgan area attending. This meeting had a great turnout, with about 30 services represented, and willing to introduce programs, fun days, youth days feedback days, movie nights, etc. The result has been Mundagutta Mount Morgan Youth Social, Wellbeing Program Committee, with funding approved by the Community Based Crime Action Committee Funding Application through Queensland Police Service. Rockhampton Regional Council has provided the venue, and all programs will be for the benefit of all youth from Mount Morgan. The committee will work closely with CQ Health’s CQ Connect Youth program, and in conjunction with services in Mount Morgan and Rockhampton with the aim of reducing drug and alcohol and crime issues in the town. The main aim is to listen to the youth and younger generations and what programs they would like in the community. Monthly meetings will keep the program moving. Article submitted by Lee-Ann Broome

Pictured at the first Mount Morgan meeting in the QAS Office are Justin, Philippa Toby, Aunty Rosie Hoffman, Terri Cunningham, Daisy Dodd, Helen Roberts (back) and front Lee-Ann Broome, Uncle Philip Toby, Aunty Lyn Blucher, Donna Anderson. Photo courtesy Mount Morgan Argus.

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LIBRARY NEWS

It’s nearly time for one of the highlights of the library calendar! National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is an annual event held in Australia and New Zealand where libraries, schools and childcares read the same book at the same time. This year, National Simultaneous Storytime is on 25 May. NSS is a great opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate reading, storytelling and Australian literature. The book chosen for this year’s event is Family Tree, written by Josh Pyke and illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh. Josh Pyke is an Australian author and singer, whose other books include Chatterpuss, A banana is a banana and The incredible runaway snot. Ronojoy Ghosh is a talented illustrator and his work can be seen in popular children’s books I’m Australian too, Ollie and the wind and No place like home. Why not check out some of their other great works next time you come to the library? Last year 1.98 million people participated in National Simultaneous Storytime! This year you can be a part of this amazing event by attending a special storytime at Gracemere Library, South Rockhampton Library or North Rockhampton Library on 25 May at 10:00am. • Even if you can’t attend a library event, you can still get into the spirit of National

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There are many ways that you can be involved, such as

Reading your favourite book with a child • Visiting the Botanical Gardens or a local park and looking at all the different types of tree • Talking about your family history with a child • Researching your family history – Ancestry.com library edition and Find My Past can be accessed for free on library computers • Visiting https://www.alia. org.au/nss to organise your own National Simultaneous

Storytime event! Rockhampton Regional Libraries are located in Mount Morgan, Gracemere, South Rockhampton and North Rockhampton. It is free to become a library member. For more information, please call the Mount Morgan Library on 4936 8169 or the Rockhampton Regional Library Administration Office on 4936 8043 between 8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

Country Kitchens Workshops

Hello everyone. For several years now the Queensland Country Women’s Association has incorporated a Healthy Eating Programme that we call ‘’Country Kitchens’’. This programme was sponsored by Queensland Health and is also linked to Health and Wealth Being Australia. It showcases many factors including sit less move more, have more fruit and vegetables in your diet, showcasing how much sugar is in drinks and how portion size is a factor. But it also shows you how you can enjoy the foods you like by using different ingredients but still having the same taste but in a healthier way. For example using alternatives in a dish that provides sweetness instead of added sugar. Last year we held a very successful workshop and the ladies learnt about different things such as the amount of sugar in drinks and the effect that added sugar can have on a diet. They took part in cooking different dishes such as muffins; Frittatas, stir-fry and they had a lot of fun. We even had some very happy little girls attend and we talked on how it was so easy but enjoyable. The recipes also include chocolate brownies, sausage rolls and many other amazing dishes. Each year the Q.C.W.A. has a product of study and a country of study. This year the Country Is ‘’Australia’’ and the workshop on 20 May will include recipes out of the Australia Cook Book Country Kitchens have put together. Our product of study this year is ‘’Pineapple”. We will also be making a surprise item on the day. Our Mount Morgan Branch gained eight new members from the Workshop we held last year and several of the members will be there for this workshop. There are many things we can learn no matter who we are or our age, we can have a great time along the way. The program also has lunch box recipes and different recipes for all diets including gluten free. The state Country Kitchens Team will convert recipes to suit dietary Continued on Page 11