March12 2015

Volume 10, Issue 3

www.mountmorgan.org.au

12th - 26th March, 2015

Proudly brought to you by Mount Morgan Promotion & Development Inc. ABN 21 391 526 801

John Cani commences History Club - pg 3

Hair today, gone Friday: Shave for a cure- pg 4

The ideas are flooding in for local author, Sean Fox- pg 12

Mount Morgan faces Marcia Local resident Tony Mitchell tidying his residence the day after Tropical Cyclone Marcia made her way through Mount Morgan.

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A young boy had an anger problem that was disrupting the whole household and his friends. One day his wise Dad gave him a bucket of nails and a hammer and told him to hammer in a nail into an old hardwood fence every time he lost his temper. As time went on there became fewer nails hammered into the fence and the boy finally went to his Dad and proudly said he had not needed to hammer any nails in that week.

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Learning history from the best What started as a general discussion over morning tea has since become an exciting new project for residents and staff of the John Cani Aged Care Home.

Last month the local service kicked off their first official “History Club”; a regular meet aimed at sparking memories of local moments. The project welcomes the involvement of both interested John Cani residents, and members of the community.

“How it all came about was with a conversation over our morning tea,” John Cani Diversional Therapist, Fiona Pridemore explained.

“Lately we were encouraging conversation about local history and during one of our morning teas, our residents began chatting about the former shops in Mount Morgan.”

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“There are tidbits of information that you’d prefer not to know more about,” she laughed.

“Sometimes we have to remind the gentlemen it’s a family show and we need to keep it G rated. They begin on a topic and you see a glisten in their eye and you just know it’s going to be something really funny.”

But Fiona isn’t keen on keeping these history gems all to herself. She said the John Cani is welcoming all interested to join the conversation.

“It’s all about preserving these stories and getting everyone involved,” Fiona said.

Fiona said she soon found herself engrossed in the discussion and its impressively intricate detail.

“Once a month we are inviting members of the community to come and share in the stories, and also share their own stories. Come along and chat about ideas, stories, and photos. Share knowledge with our residents and also gain knowledge from them in return.”

“A number of long term locals chatted about how they remembered the shops, where they were located, and the different owners over the years,” she said.

The history club has already had its first official guests – last month welcoming long term Mount Morgan locals, Margaret and Ken Reid.

“You could visualise it all. It was then onto the fires that took place throughout some of the town and how many things have changed over the years. It was so interesting and wonderful hearing their stories. We decided we had to write it all down,” she said.

The visit saw the couple share their own collection of photographs, town history books and specially made DVDs on Mount Morgan’s history, as well as memorabilia from Ken’s days working at the Mount Morgan Mine.

The discussion has since led to a new activity for the home, centred solely on local history conversation.

“We have now started a history club at John Cani, and it’s focused on having these kinds of discussions on a regular basis,” Fiona said.

It’s a project which is seeing a range of positives already.

“Our residents seem to be really enjoying it,” she said.

“They are so engaged, they are reminiscing, having a lot of laughs and it is great.”

The project is not only sparking memories from residents, but also new activity ideas for staff - who are taking up the challenge of bringing some of the discussions to life.

“We recently heard about a fish and chip shop in town which saw everyone join in on these particular fish and chips. So yesterday we had fish and chips in the wrapper and that took them all back, and that was such a good thing,” Fiona said.

With many being long-term locals; Fiona says she is learning her town history from the very best.

“I am learning so much from these discussions. I am fairly new to town and there is just so much to learn. So many topics you just want to know more about.”

She said there are also amusing occasions when some things are best left to the imagination.

“It’s been a wonderful day,” Fiona said during the inaugural meet.

“Ken and Margaret have gone above and beyond in what they’ve been able to bring along today, and we’ve even had Ivy Hempseed, one of our residents, bring along her own photographs.

“I just know that this is going to open up the floodgates when it’s discussion time and it’s going to be wonderful.”

For information on the John Cani History Club and how you too can be involved, contact Fiona on 4938 1699.

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We moustache you a question – will you donate to World’s Greatest Shave?

It was 1972. Roberta Flack was on top of the music charts, Piping Lane ran his way to Melbourne Cup victory, and the controversial television series Number 96 had just debuted.

It was also the last time local resident, David Hoffmann went without a moustache.

Today, more than 40 years on, history is about to repeat itself.

Dave has made the big decision to say goodbye to his trademark facial hair; and it’s all in the name of fundraising.

The local is taking part in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave – an annual initiative raising funds for cancer research and support.

He is set to shave his head, moustache and beard.

With only a few days to go before the big event, Dave recalls the last time he was clean shaven.

“I’ve always had a moustache,” Dave said.

“Since my senior year of school I’ve had one.”

Along with saying farewell to his forever moustache he will rid himself of his beard which has been more than 20 years in the making.

“The last time I shaved my beard it was in the ‘90s,” Dave said.

He recalls the time as one of both surprise reactions and strange sensations.

“I remember when I shaved my beard, all I had to do was turn my head and it felt like a hurricane.

The wind would just rush across my face. It was like my chin had never felt wind, it was strange.”

“I also remember my youngest daughter was just in awe, looking at me.”

He’s expecting the same kind of reaction this time round – from both himself and others.

“I don’t think I’ll recognise myself,” he said.

And he won’t be the only one.

Seeing a completely smooth-faced Dave will be something of a first for those even near and dear to him.

“My own wife has never seen me without a moustache,” he laughed.

I can just hear my second eldest daughter when she sees me without my beard too. She’ll say ‘so that’s where I get my chin’ again.”

With the day drawing near, Dave admits he is a little anxious.

“I am nervous. The last time it happened my best friend said to me “look in my eyes Hoffy, you look like ET from the side. And that’s scaring me,” he laughed.

Dave said his part in this year’s fundraiser is in memory of his parents, who both lost battles with cancer.

Another motivator were the efforts of his work colleagues and a student at Mount Morgan State High School. Members of the school decided that they will lop their locks for the cause this year, with Dave only too happy to join them.

“The fact that young teachers are willing to do it, young girls going bald - that’s big stuff,” he said.

“There have been older teachers before, but these are under 25’ers and I think if they’re willing to do it, then I’ll do it.”

One inspiration is Mount Morgan High Drama teacher, Tahlia Dale.

And it’s no surprise why. Her boldness toward going bald this Friday is motivating to say the least.

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“I have a couple of family members going through leukemia at the moment and I guess this is my way of supporting them,” Tahlia explained.

“The purpose makes it easy to do.

“By putting yourself in that position, by shaving your head and actually daring to do that, I think it brings you closer and it allows you to feel just a snippet of what people who are going through chemo have to deal with. I think it’s a really powerful thing.”

Tahlia and Dave will also be joined by three other daring faculty members – Paul Murphy, Sue Slattery and Lola Stock.

Also to join them, is one very inspiring 12-year-old.

“It’s something good to do,” year 7 student, Sheryl Bannah said on her decision to have her hair shaved at the week’s end.

It’s an effort also close to Sheryl’s heart.

“My cousin has just recovered from cancer and my Nan died from cancer,” she said.

Sheryl, together with the five faculty members will undergo the clippers together this Friday afternoon.

Mount Morgan State High School will be hosting the big event, at the Multi-Purpose Area at 1:55pm. All are invited to attend and support those being brave and doing the shave.

There will also be activities and hair colouring available for all interested.

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Marcia’s move through the Mount

Tropical Cyclone Marcia may have been and gone, but there’s no doubt that her visit will be a talking point among the area for some time to come.

While Marcia bore down on Rockhampton, Mount Morgan copped heavy rain and strengthening winds – increasing as the cyclone moved closer.

This issue of the Argus, we take a local look, albeit brief, into some of what the area experienced as Marcia made her move through the Region on Friday, February 20th.

Many, like this writer, said they watched through their windows in the lead up – witnessing the striking rain, appearing almost horizontal at times, and close by trees moving helplessly with the increasing winds.

The not so calm before the storm…

Thursday and Friday morning saw many batten down the hatches in preparation for Marcia.

By Thursday, the Bureau of Meteorology reported an extreme intensification for Cyclone Marcia – increasing by three categories to a category 4, in approximately 10 hours. By that evening, Marcia had turned almost due south and strengthened even further, reaching a category 5 by 4am Friday.

Wind gusts at Middle Percy Island reached 208 km/h as the cyclone passed to the east.

The updated report saw many make a scramble for last minute non-perishables, while others tied down loose objects around their properties.

School was out for the day, with both Mount Morgan Central and Mount Morgan State High School making the decision to close their doors.

Marcia’s move…

Marcia touched land as a category 5 cyclone at 8am at Shoalwater Bay, north of Yeppoon. The cyclone then weakened steadily as it moved southward over land during the day.

She was a force to be reckoned with.

The usually popular and picturesque beaches of Yeppoon were desolate, as wind gusts up to 156 km/h passed to the west. A storm surge of 2 metres was recorded at Port Alma, but thankfully this occurred near low tide.

The cyclone, although weakening, continued to wreak havoc as it made its way through the Region; passing over Rockhampton during the early afternoon, where wind gusts to 113 km/h were recorded.

For the majority of Mount Morgan residents, power was already out by this time, and some mobile service.

Those still able to reach the World Wide Web were able to hear live accounts from media and friends and family in other parts of the region on the cyclone’s intensity.

Others tuned their ear to their battery powered radio.

If some weren’t panicked prior, the reports quite probably had them on their way – with accounts of houses being unroofed and trees being uprooted.

It wasn’t long before Marcia reached Mount Morgan.

She brought with her howling winds and heavier rain as she continued to scour a path along the Region.

Reports varied from residents on the intensity felt within their homes; from moderate movement to shaking walls.

Although official wind gusts were unable to be recorded for the Mount Morgan area during Marcia’s move; estimations range between 90 and 100km/h.

Marcia then turned to the south-southeast and impacted Biloela early that evening, where wind gusts to 85 km/h were recorded.

Mount Morgan after Marcia…

Hearing reports from the Region earlier, it was almost a surprise for some to find little to no severe damage to their homes. Mount Morgan was fortunate, as some had predicted, to have copped a much softer blow than that of Rockhampton and Yeppoon.

Of course there was still some damage however. By Friday evening Mount Morgan was completely without power and scattered with large amounts of debris in certain areas, particularly near waterways.

Previously strong and healthy trees had been completely uprooted throughout the township. Some snapping power cables and others causing damage to properties as they made their descent.

Despite the appearance of a battle-weary area; most Mount Morgan areas were fortunate to come up relatively unscathed. A small number reported severe structural damage.

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Many residents were luckier to have near miss stories to share. Local resident, Donna Anderson was one.

“We did okay considering other people around the region,” Donna said on the Monday.

“But it was horrible. We got cracked windows and the aerial pulled part of the wall of the back of the house.”

She said the previous work of a neighbour saved more damage being done to the family home.

“Luckily my old neighbour had wired a tree around two other trees and his retaining wall. The tree came down and if it wasn’t wired it would have hit the bedroom. It swung over the fence.”

Mount Morgan Real Estate owner, Diaan Kay reported a small number of damages to local residences on the Monday.

“Surprisingly it’s much better than I thought it would be.

Mind you the day has only just started but so far, it has been mostly good reports,” Diaan said.

“There have been reports of fences down and leaking rooves but on the whole most seem to have come up quite well.”

Diaan said there had also been some sad cases where not all were as fortunate however.

“Sadly the flats in Morgan Street went under water again.

“Some people lost everything there.”

This part of the Dee was one which rose swiftly and dramatically. A number of others did also, and saw houses temporarily cut off.

There was no doubt as to why many residents recounted the Dee River quickly becoming a torrent during Marcia’s visit; with Struck Oil (Mount Morgan Dam’s catchment) receiving rain by the buckets. One Struck Oil resident measured a whopping 460ml during the 24 hour period.

Not exactly business as usual…

Mount Morgan remained without power for the weekend; which for some proved an inconvenience and others, rather uncomfortable.

Marcia left high humidity immediately following her visit; which for many on Friday evening and Saturday proved an unwelcome mix with no power.

For others, the limited access to power proved a strain on the budget. While it was difficult for many to see their food going to waste, a number took up the opportunity for gatherings. Many residents decided on BBQs with family and friends to use up cold foods.

A number of businesses also took the occasion to give to their community. One in particular was Daryl Jacobson of “Choices at the Railway”.

“Well we could have either let it spoil or we could have given it away,” Daryl said.

“So we decided to cook it and feed people who were hungry.”

In a five day period Daryl provided food free of charge to 250 people.

“We worked flat stick for the five days but it was great. It was beautiful to see that people lost their inhibitions and asked for help. We saw people who had gone without food come in and eat. As much as I thought it was a disaster at first, losing our food – it turned out to be the biggest blessing of all. I’m part of the community and I wanted to give something back.”

Challenges also came for a number of local operators who were unable to carry out any trading during the power outage.

Some fortunately were able to pull through the circumstances, though with lower stock, and were able to supply the community with essentials, some free of charge.

Mount Morgan’s IGA was able to reopen their doors on the Sunday thanks to generators – much to the praise of the local community.

“We wanted to be able to help, and have the doors reopened as soon as possible,” Mount Morgan IGA Manager, Deb Shannon explained.

“We reopened the doors on Sunday after we received a generator on loan by a local lady. We worked off lighting which was kindly brought in by SES and another gentleman.

“Naturally there was about half of Mount Morgan here. They were very patient and very grateful.”

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... Marcia’s move through the Mount

Local heroes…

The long weekend also saw increased workload for many local services, seeing staff of the Rockhampton Regional Council, Mount Morgan Hospital and emergency services working around the clock and doing the town proud.

Telstra and Ergon Energy may have made their way to many people’s Christmas card lists this year, thanks to their speedy reaction.

Telstra service was restored by Sunday. Power was restored to the Central Business Area by Monday afternoon, as well as some parts of the township. Other areas were reconnected in the days following, with close on all residences receiving power by the Sunday.

Not enough to drown community spirit…

A large number of hours were volunteered, in particular, by the local SES Crew. The team of around 11 maximum, worked well into the fortnight; attending 124 jobs, and volunteering approximately 700 hours. Their dedication was undeniably an outstanding feat.

What made things even more impressive was the devotion of one SES member and local resident, Lyn Porter; who worked diligently around the community despite her own home losing its roof during Marcia’s visit.

Marcia’s damage didn’t drown the spirits of local residents either – with many rolling up their sleeves to help out their neighbours, or even strangers. One resident who experienced this first hand was Byrnes Parade resident, Rob Gazler.

“The cyclone knocked the big pencil pine down and took out the power and the phone at the same time,” he said.

“The next day I was looking at what we could do and a bloke walks up and says ‘Looks like that tree is giving you a bit of trouble, do you want to get it moved?’ I said I did and asked how much it was going to cost and he said not to worry about it and that he’d be back in a couple of hours. It was really good. He brought his own truck, chainsaw and came over. He helped us out and as soon as it was finished he had left. He had a heap of jobs on that day. I didn’t have a chance to catch his name or say thanks – but a big thank you goes to him.”

The event also saw support from other communities.

Gladstone’s Rotary Club coordinated and delivered a huge supply of non-perishables to the Mount Morgan Community Support Centre for distribution. The countless numbers of grocery and household items were donated by small businesses, schools and individuals in Gladstone.

Both women recall 1948 well.

“I didn’t like ‘48,” Bette said.

“It came around and then it turned back. It passed Gladstone, turned a circle and returned. When it came back – that was the worse time. When it passed us, it wasn’t too bad. But it came back with a vengeance.”

When asked how they felt about Marcia in comparison to the others, they both answered “scary.”

“It was scary. We didn’t have too much damage though.

We had three trees down and luckily they all fell on the road,” Chris said.

“I must admit, my house shuddered a few times this time.

Little shudders, but I thought ‘oh my gosh’,” Bette said.

“I think the worst for the Mount has been trees. This time we didn’t have too much house damage. We’ve had some but nothing compared to the other areas.”

How did you fare during Cyclone Marcia?

“With all of the trees that were blown down, it took us two hours to cut our way out of our driveway on the Saturday morning.

Plenty of wind, plenty of rain. A bit of iron blown here and there but apart from that we weathered it well.”

“Quite well actually.

Lost a couple of trees, but otherwise quite well. The house was very hot of course and I had to throw all of my food away but otherwise things went well, compared to other people.

There are a lot of people worse off.”

Bob Wheeler

Rick London

Marcia compared to her predecessors:

No matter what sticks in your mind about the weekend, many would agree that Marcia was certainly something to remember for years to comes.

It’s the first cyclone the local area has seen in more than four decades, and many locals agree it was the worst the town has felt. Long-term locals, Bette Broom and Chris O’Leary both recall two cyclones Mount Morgan has experienced in the past. Discussing each in Morgan Street days after Marcia, they said they don’t recall either being as scary as the most recent.

“The last cyclone we had was in about 1974/1975,” Chris said. “But there was also one in ‘48.”

“Alright. My house is still standing. No damage or anything.”

– Travis “Bit of wind, rain but it was okay.

Other than that, good.”

– Tamara

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Mount Morgan High welcomes 2015 leaders

On February 12, 2015 Mount Morgan State High School not only celebrated its 103rd birthday but also the induction of 27 student leaders. The school ceremony featured guest speaker, Irene Sturgess who recollected on the process she encountered when first starting her journey at Mount Morgan State High School.

We also heard from each of the grade 12 leaders as they discussed the process they undertook to become leaders and the discussion they had with the entire Leadership Team. The leadership team this year consists of 27 student leaders and they decided upon the following poem as a representation of their leadership team: Learning is like a river stream The journey inspires all to dream When we put others first We quench our caring thirst There is nowhere we can’t explore Together we achieve more.

Junior School Leaders: Courtney Anderson-Ross, Savannah Alden and Katheryn Loader Year 11 Representatives: Takiah Grant and Chelsea Tull Year 10 Representatives: Tara-Lee Hoani and Claudia Brooks Year 8 Representatives: Mary-Rose Donald-Nord and Telleesha Bull Year 7 Representatives: Jaiden Roadfeldt and Shelby Pridemore Student Leaders: Billy Snarr, Jazmin Cole and Tammy Ryan.

Pictured: Back row: Isobella Rudolph, Takiah Grant, Faith Rankin, Natasha Wyvill, Shania Moran, Raymond Stewart. (Front row): Will Holden, Bianca Tulk, Dylan Roberts, Kain Campion. Photo supplied.

Article supplied by Kylie Stanger, Mount Morgan High HOD.

The students really placed an emphasis on leading through example and supporting those around them.

They recognised that some of the best things they could do would be to set a good example and support others to do the same.

I would like wish all the best in their endeavours for the following leaders inducted for the 2015 school year: School Captains: Isobella Rudolph and Raymond Stewart Vice Captain: William Holden Kendall House Captains: Dylan Roberts and Bianca Tulk Kendall Vice House Captain: Natasha Wyvill Paterson House Captain: Kain Campion and William Holden Paterson Vice House Captain: Isobella Rudolph Gordon House Captains: Takiah Grant and Luke Plummer Gordon House Vice Captain: Raymond Stewart Senior School Leaders: Shania Moran and Faith Rankin Junior School Captains: Jasmine Burt and Zane Smith Junior Vice School Captain: Alan Tull

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Mount Morgan Central’s School Leaders Article & photo supplied by Mount Morgan Central.

On Tuesday 17th February during a formal parade, our student captains, vice captains, councillors, and sports captains were presented with their leadership badges.

It was wonderful to have Deputy Mayor, Tony Williams, and Councillor Cherie Rutherford on hand to join with parents in presenting student badges.

We again commend our worthy recipients of these student leadership appointments. Our 2015 School Captains are Tyson Ireland and Lanie Martin. Vice Captains are Cody Brown and Claire Noonan and Councillors are Zephyr Jacobson, Ernie Tull, Brooke Passmore, Storm Simpson and Jazzmin Roberts.

Our 2015 House Captains are Gold house; Captains- Ashton Dans and Jazzmin Roberts. Vice CaptainsLayne Gibson and Brody Whally.

Blue house; Captains- Zephyr Jacobson and Brooke Passmore, Vice Captains- Ernie Tull and Cameron Long. Green house; Captains- Josh Masters and Latrell Hayden, Vice captains- Raelene Alley and Harry Watson.

The Mount Morgan Pensioners League commenced on the 19th of February, 1961. For over the 50 years the Club has been in operation, it has held frequent events and welcomed numerous local residents as members.

One member who has been present during its activities over those past five decades has been local resident, Pat Hare.

Last week, Pat was recognised for her dedication to the Club; bestowed with Life Membership at the Club’s meeting on February 26.

The badge was presented by Cherith Weis, State Vice President of the Australian Pensioners and Superannuants.

Cherith congratulated Pat on the well-deserved award.

“Pat is a stalwart of the branch and is a great example of what it means to be dedicated to the causes of seniors,” Cherith said.“She thoroughly deserves this award in that she has excelled in her duties as Secretary and a longtime member of the branch.”

Pat, who is the Club’s Secretary, provided an insightful overview on the day of what her time with the Club has meant and entailed.

Some of her words included: “The League Mount Morgan Pensioners was formed on the 19th February 1961... Representatives from Brisbane came including Majorie Nunan, she was the founder of the League in QLD.

… A Pensioners Choir was started in June 1964. At one stage there was 35 members. Mrs Hall was conductress.

And daughter Patricia pianist. When Mrs Hall [now Alexander] retired Patricia took over and kept going till 2010. Patricia has been a pianist for the League for over 50 yrs.… Over time the meetings were held in the C.W.A Rooms, Y.W.C.A Rooms, Soldiers Rooms and then the School of Arts. In the 1980’s the League had 200 members with 160 attending meetings. … I would like to thank the League for this honour of Life Membership. I started off tea lady, then pianist then to secretary and now Life Member.”

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Sean’s flood of ideas

Although we can often feel a sense of security nestled in the Dee Ranges, Mount Morgan certainly isn’t completely out of Mother Nature’s reach.

The recent visit by Tropical Cyclone Marcia reminded many of us of just that.

While we have been fortunate to not have copped her full force as other parts of the region of late, there have been times in the past when Mother Nature has seen Mount Morgan’s sense of security stripped completely bare.

One such time was April, 1928.

Torrential rain; a town plunged into darkness; the wall of the town dam giving way under the battering of the fierce flow from upstream…

It almost sounds the makings of a film script, but for the residents of Mount Morgan at the time, this was very much a reality.

It was a two day flood event which saw severe results and an event which has since caught the attention of many history buffs.

One resident to understand its attraction is Sean Fox. Sean spent months of 2014 researching the flood, and is now happily sharing his findings in a book dedicated to the historic event.

“A neighbour of mine who recently moved to town wanted to know more about it,” Sean said on the book’s initial development.

“I became intrigued by it all but every time I would look it up it would have a few sentences here and there and couldn’t really find out a lot from the books I had.”

It wasn’t long before Sean was scouring online press clippings and photographs.

“I found a lot of information from Trove and Government websites and things like that,” Sean said.

“Reading about it was so fascinating.”

So much so that he decided he would write a book detailing the events.

As well as penning the fundamentals, he also carried out interviews with locals present at the time.

“I was able to interview Phil Halliday, who is a resident of Mount Morgan,” Sean said.

“She’s 97 and remembers the flood really well.”

Describing her account, Sean said: “Mrs Halliday remembered the town being pitch-black.

This was because the gas mains had been destroyed and all lighting was out.

“She said everyone was screaming. She lived on the rise of Morgan Street just past the library – where she looked down and saw the river going into the hotel at the bottom of the street where it reached the veranda.”

Titled “The Big Flood”, Sean’s book provides an insightful look into the events that took place in April 1928; a collation of personal accounts, research and photographs.

The 19-year-old-author said the aim of The Big Flood was to provide details to those new to the topic, in particular; new-comers to town.

Released in Mount Morgan to the local Post Office and Information Centre last month, the book is already receiving praises from the community.

“I’ve been able to take it to a lot of the locals and I’ve been so happy that they’ve liked how it came together,” Sean said.

“There’s been a lot of positive feedback and people then talking about what they remembered about the event, which has been great.”

The Big Flood was Sean’s first book, and he says he plans on there being more to come.

“I love writing, and I love Mount Morgan’s history – so this has been so much fun to do,” he said.

Sean, who is currently undertaking his second year of a Bachelor of Professional Communication at CQUniversity, has visited Mount Morgan on a regular basis since a child.

“I only recently moved to Mount Morgan but I have been visiting every year, seeing my grandparents,” he said.

“I just love Mount Morgan and its history.”

With his first book now under his belt, he already has another in the making.

“I have lots more in the works,” he said.

“The one topic I am looking into at the moment is the former suburbs of Mount Morgan. There were so many names given to the areas in Mount Morgan. Almost like communities of their own.”

Sean’s grandmother, Denise Bosomworth says she is looking forward to her grandson’s next writing installment. It’s a time she recalls easily, growing up.

“My dad used to say, ‘Dare not a man from Red Hill go with a girl from Baree, because the blokes from Baree would get angry. At that time it seemed you’d stick to your own,” Mrs Bosomworth said.

Golden Mount Festival News With “Colours of Our World” as our theme, the 2015 Golden Mount Festival promises to be bright and colourful.

The Golden Mount Festival has been a Mount Morgan tradition for the past 38 years and in 2015 there will be a mixture of traditional, new and old events reinvigorated.

The Festival is Mount Morgan’s premier event and has provided opportunities for other organisations and businesses (some more than others) to benefit from the influx of people to the community.

Art Competition and Colour Me Happy Wine and Cheese

Calling all artists! The Golden Mount Festival Art Competition is an extension of the event held in 2014 (photography and art) but for this year focuses on works of art in landscape, portrait, indigenous and abstract categories. The art works will not be judged in categories but rather as part of a collective. There is one prize of $500, one prize of $200 and one prize of $100 (encouragement) across the categories.

The winners will be announced at the Colour Me Happy Wine and Cheese night. Many Mount Morgan residents would remember the Arts and Crafts wine and cheese nights of not so long ago – this is a reinvigorated event that will be held in the School of Arts on Thursday, 30 April. A cover charge of $15 for adults and $10 for pensioners and children. A licensed bar will operate for the non-wine drinkers.

The Festival Association is raffling a selection of locally made indigenous art products by Faylyn Cook (Piruwanni). This raffle is on display and tickets for sale at Debbie Rose Boutique. Debbie is also an entrant in the Golden Oldies Quest.

Golden Oldies Quest

One of the new events is the Golden Oldies Quest. This event will become a regular event at future festivals.

While started a little later than planned due to a range of issues, the Quest is finally on its way and is open to male or females over the age of 50. This year entrants are asked to raise a minimum of $750 to be eligible for judging due to the late start. This amount will vary in future years.

Quests are synonymous with the Golden Mount Festival.

In the past there has been Festival Queen, Maid of the Mountain, Princess and Tiny Tot Quests.

This quest is purely a fundraising quest and honours the men and women of the community who are the dedicated fundraisers. The total funds raised will be split between the Golden Mount Festival Association as the organisers and a Mount Morgan specific charity which is determined by the committee in conjunction with the entrants.

The winner will receive cash, trophy and prizes valued at over $500 and the illustrious title of the “Abbie Rowe and Alex Teeney Fundraiser of the Year”. The winner’s name will be engraved on a perpetual trophy.

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Many thanks to Shaun Teeney and Michael Rowe for giving the Golden Mount Festival Association permission to remember their fathers through naming the award after these two stalwarts of the Mount Morgan Community.

Alex and Abbey were bookends of the community and were in Rotary when the Festival was run under a different name. The Golden Oldies Quest winner will be announced at the Colours Cabaret on Friday, 1 May 2015 at the School of Arts.

In 2015 and hopefully for a few years to come, the Golden Mount Festival hopes to call all entrants home for a reunion. Each former entrant (whether or not they were winners) will be presented with a sash to acknowledge their valuable past contributions. It is also hoped to publish a souvenir booklet for the event of the entrants.

2015 and 2016 will be lead-in years to the big reunion for the Festival’s 40th birthday in 2017.

If you would like to participate in any or all of the events in the lead up to the major reunion in 2017 then contact me on the numbers below.

The Colours Cabaret will be a gala event with a

cover charge of $35 (for pre-booked) and includes a two course meal, tea and coffee and live entertainment by “Charades” playing a selection of 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music. Prizes are on offer for the best dressed couple, a bar will operate and there will be raffles throughout the night. If people do not book and turn up on the night requiring a meal, a $10 surcharge of will be applied to the cover charge. For those who don’t want a meal, entry is $10.

Festival Package

For people who wish to plan ahead you can purchase a festival package of the Wine and Cheese Evening, Colours Cabaret, Mount Morgan’s Got Talent entry and the Champagne breakfast for $60.00 which is a discount of $10 off the full price. To arrange a Colours of Our World package booking, phone one of the contact numbers below: Eve Rogers [President] 0427 203 570, Cassandra Donald [Secretary] 0407 825 764, Leesa Tomlinson [Treasurer] 0438 838 956 or Faylyn Cook [Festival Assistant] 0451 157 818.

More info

All competition entry forms are available from the website – www.goldenmountfestival.org.au. Like us on Facebook.

The Festival has received “Voluntary” worker status with Centrelink which means if you have to volunteer your services to a community organisation, then the Festival Association can now take you on board. Contact Eve on 0427 203 570.

Further news on the Festival will take place over future weeks. On a final note for this report, the Golden Mount Festival is hoping to make some big announcements in the near future. Watch this space!

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Introducing Paul ...

News from Mount Morgan Multi Purpose Health Service Dental Clinic: Dental services are available at Mount Morgan Hospital on Monday and Wednesday each week, from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Clients wishing to make appointments should call Rockhampton Oral Health Services on 4920 6212 or for emergency appointments only 1300 782 413.

The Dental Staff at Mount Morgan no longer make any appointments. Clients who do not have access to a phone or those who are unable to call on their personal phone may present to Mount Morgan Hospital Reception and the Administration Staff will phone through to Rockhampton for them.

We have recently had the privilege of welcoming a new employee to our ranks – Paul Johnstone.

Paul is a local resident, and moved to the area from Sydney around four years ago.

Paul takes on the position of MMPAD Project Officer, and will be working alongside Camille, who now takes on a new role for MMPAD as our Development Officer. Paul and Camille will be carrying out our regular and annual projects and will also be rolling up a few exciting new initiatives over the upcoming months.

Paul brings with him a number of years of study; with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering under his belt. He is also currently undertaking a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) at CQuniversity.

All clients with a dental appointment MUST report to Mount Morgan Hospital Reception upon arrival, so that the reception staff can advise the Dental Clinic and Rockhampton Oral Health Services that they have arrived. Clients are reminded that they need to have their Centrelink Card (ie Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card) and a valid Medicare Card with them on their appointment day.

Flu Vaccine: Please phone 4912 5100 to have your name added to the Flu Vax Clinic list. It is anticipated that the clinic will be held in late March or early April this year, with dates and times still to be decided.

This fortnight we have also had the pleasure of welcoming a new team member to the Rail Complex. A very big welcome to local resident, Russell Scott.

Community Advisory Network (CAN): The CAN had their first meeting for 2015 on Tuesday 17th February. The following people are the community representatives forming this network and are available if any members of the public have any questions, suggestions or concerns: Bob MacIntyre (Chairperson) ph: 4938 1370, Hugh McGilvray ph: 4938 2334, Camille Steinberger ph: 4938 2312, Margaret Hall ph: 4938 1178, Jean Morgenstern ph: 4938 1346, Daisy Gibson ph: 4912 5164, Wayne Linney ph: 4912 5333/ 4912 5555 and Schae Page ph 4938 1070.

Russell will be working around the complex each week; assisting around the grounds and with our visitor information. Be sure to stop in and say hi to Russell and the rest of our friendly team soon!

As most people are aware we have had periods of not having a doctor over the last few months. This was due to issues outside of our control with medical locums cancelling at last minute due to personal reasons.

He’ll be hitting the streets and introducing himself in the upcoming weeks, so be sure to say hello.

A big welcome to Russell:

The CQHHS has worked tirelessly to replace medical officers at short notice but unfortunately we have had some periods where this was not possible despite recruiting all over Australia. We now have 2 doctors coming regularly, Dr Phillip Jolly and Dr Angela Ratcliffe, whom at this time will continue to provide medical services until a permanent Doctor is found. Please make them feel welcome in our community.

Extensive national recruitment processes for 2 permanent Doctors has been occurring unfortunately without finding a suitable doctor so far. I will keep you informed as recruitment continues.

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Local celebrations

Happy birthday to Col Turner who turns 90 this week, on the 10th of March.

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MOUNT MORGAN AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY INC MOUNT MORGAN AGRICULTURAL Invites tenders from interested Community and Not for Profit SHOW SOCIETY Organisations to provide the INC following services for the 2015 Mount Invites tenders from interested Community and Not for Profit Morgan Show to be held on 8 August 2015 Organisations to provide the following services for the 2015 Mount TENDER 001 – CANTEEN OPERATION Morgan Show to be held on 8 August 2015 TENDER – GATE OPERATION MANAGEMENT TENDER 001002 – CANTEEN TENDER 003 – RING STEWARDS TENDER 002 – GATE MANAGEMENT Tenders forwarded to the Secretary, PO Box 183 TENDER 003should – RINGbe STEWARDS Mount Morgan by close of 10 April 2015 Tenders should be forwarded to business the Secretary, PO Box 183 The Morgan lowest or may not be accepted.

Mount by any closetender of business 10 April 2015 TheFor lowest or any tender maycontact not be accepted. further information Heather Barker 4934 0604 For further information contact Heather Barker 4934 0604

Thank you for being the best Father, Gargar Pop and Grandad. We are so proud of you.

From Eva, Carol, Brian, Darryl, Judy, your 7 grandkids and their partners, and 10 great grandkids.

Above: Col enjoying an early birthday celebration at Welfare Bowls Club on the weekend. Pictured are Daryl Turner, Carol Glover, Peter Wills (Welfare BC President), Col Turner, Eva Turner.

Market Days Mount Morgan School of Arts 8am - 12noon March 21, 2015 Upcoming markets: Family and Staff of the Mount Morgan Multi Purpose Health Service gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of (resident of MMMPHS) Elaine Timms on Tuesday 9th February, 2015.

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One of the staff decorated a cake for Elaine and everyone joined in a shared lunch. Elaine enjoyed having everyone sing her “Happy Birthday”.

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by Trish & Greg Mathers 0400591504 Unless it is very urgent forensic investigation is best conducted during daylight hours for crimes such as break and enter of houses or vehicles; Residents should refrain from touching anything associated with the offence; gloves should be used where necessary so as not to contaminate further; Do not touch broken glass as this may contain vital clues to the identity of the offender’s finger prints and/or DNA; Fingerprints are best retrieved from hard, smooth and clean surfaces; do not clean up until the forensic investigation has fully concluded; Good sources of DNA include blood (from cuts by broken glass) and of course bone and flesh (more serious crimes), saliva (which may have been left on a candy wrapper, cigarette butt or by drinking from the fridge during a break-in. DNA can sometimes be extracted from tools (screwdriver) used by the offender.

If attacked physically, it is useful if the victim has scratched the offender during the altercation as DNA can be extracted from under the fingernails. DNA of the offender can be retrieved using a sterile sticky tape to ‘stick and lift’ over the skin of a victim. Statistics are kept for every investigation and fingerprints and/or DNA are recorded and mapped on a national data base. This information can be matched with existing (known to police) records or kept and matched at another forensic event.

House alarms are useful as they are generally unpleasant to the ear and may alert neighbours. Ensure that alarms are not defective as they will eventually be ignored by neighbours. Let your neighbour know that your alarm is working properly and if it is triggered, police should be informed.

The sneak break and enter is the most common offence where the owner enters the house and leaves the door unlocked for a short period with car keys or hand bags easily accessible. Residents are encouraged to lock up with deadlocks and to lock screen doors, not simply put the catch on.

There is no real pattern to timing of break and enter crimes as they can happen day or night with or without the owner being home at the time.

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The photo below is of a nestling Figbird. These sweet little birds are often seen flitting amongst the large fig trees around the town, collecting their favourite food, which is obviously figs!

Figbird males are easily recognisable by the bright red ring around their eyes and their olive green colour, black head and tail. The female Figbird however just has grey skin around her eyes and looks completely different with her light brown underparts which are streaked dark brown and olive brown wings. The juveniles are similar to the females. Figbirds are gregarious and colonial. They live in small groups through breeding months but after breeding they will congregate in larger flocks of up to 40 or more birds, where they will feed on fruits, insects and nectar. They are approximately 28cm in length. Feeding the babies is quite a challenge as they bob their heads up and down and side to side at the same time, rather like a head on top of a wobbly spring. They are really funny to watch!

The Channel-bill cuckoo babies are hatching out at present, we hear quite a few from our place, with their poor unsuspecting parents being in for a real challenge trying to feed such a monster (or 2 or 3) turning out to be a full-time job.

Skippy the swamp wallaby joey is doing really well. He is almost 2kgs now, fully furred and tearing around the place doing high speed circuits. He is only on 5 hourly feeds now, which he is not too happy about!

We got a Pretty-Face (or Whiptail) wallaby in recently that had been found standing on the side of the Bruce Hwy all by himself. Very lucky for her some local residents stopped and scooped her up and brought her to us. She has been passed on to another carer who has other little ‘whippy’ wallabies the same age as her.

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Rediscover the joys of reading If you love reading, but are struggling to read small print in books, then your local library may have some solutions.

The Mount Morgan Library holds collections of Large Print books in a range of genres including mysteries, romances, westerns, information and general stories.

Audiobooks are another great way to enjoy a book, and we have eAudiobooks available for download from the library catalogue. The library also holds DAISY players available for loan, which are ideal for people who are blind or who have low vision.

DAISY stands for Digital Accessibly Information System, and the nifty devices allow better access to audio books. Recently Col Black presented an information session at the Mount Morgan Library highlighting and demonstrating their ease of use.

For more information about the DAISY players, or your library, contact the Rockhampton Regional Council Library Service on 4936 8043 or the Mount Morgan Library on 4938 1169.

CWA raffle: Congratulations to Tracy Simpkins, who was the lucky winner of the $100 Mount Morgan voucher. A very big thanks to all who purchased tickets.

Mount Morgan Golf Club extraordinary meeting: 9am, March 21st, Mount Morgan Golf Club.

Mount Morgan Golf Club: Thursday morning, 7am start. Friday afternoon, after 12pm. Saturday - juniors, from 8:30am. Sunday mornings - 7:30am. All welcome!

Thank you: Many thanks to Greer, Louise, Colleen, Johnny, Thorlene, Red Cross and Ergon Energy prior to and after Marcia. -Margaret Sealy.

Thank you: I would like to say a big thanks Polly, Kylie Donald, Nahum, Mary-Rose and Zephyr my children and Sarg, Di and all the wonderful staff of the Railway Hotel for their contribution to menu for next week. I just promise to maintain my high standard of good food with big flavours. - Daryl Jacobson Recovery dinner: Choices at the Railway will be reopening is doors following Cyclone Marcia this weekend with another fantastic menu! 6pm-8pm.

Thank you: To the good samaritans, who on Saturday 21st Feb at the Dam, helped our son, then brought him home. We would like to say a big thank you, not many people would have stopped and helped.

- From The Sharp family.

Thank you: Thank you from Marie & Dennis to the SES Crew for helping us to get our tree out of the way.

Miner’s Pate or Poor Man’s Pate Miner’s Pate or Poor Man’s Pate is a mixture of canned corned beef, onions and tomato sauce-with a few other added things to bring it into the 21st Century. It’s absolutely wonderful!

We actually grew up eating it on toast. You can put it on little toasted pieces of bread or on cracker biscuits, or even roll it up in some lettuce leaf. You can also spread it on tortilla or with corn chips. It’s just a good all round workingman’s pate or meat spread. Story goes that back in the turn of the century, a miner was one of the lowest paid incomes. Miners’ wives and/or wives of servicemen or diggers would have to stretch the budget as far as they could to feed their families. Corn meat, or as it was called in the olden days, “bully beef” was a good alternative.

A little bit of tomato sauce, onion, mashed all up into a paste and it would feed a family of 6 with not a problem with a loaf of bread. A bit ironic given t miners today are some of our highest paid wages in the world. How our world has changed. Enjoy!

Your list of ingredients:

• 1 can of corn beef 400g • 1 large brown onion- very finely diced • ½ clove of garlic • ¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper • ½ cup of tomato sauce or tomato ketchup • 2 tblspoons parsley flakes

Method:

The tin corned meat is already salted so taste before adding any salt- you should not need any.

Open the can of corn beef. Finely dice the large brown onions after peeling. Mince up the canned corn meat. A little food processor is a good way to do both these jobs. Add the tomato sauce or tomato ketchup. You can make it with BBQ sauce or spicy sauce or sweet chili sauce also.

Half a clove of garlic and a quarter teaspoon ground pepper is then added.

Mix through and let it sit in the fridge for 3 to 4 hours. Serve on the biscuits.

In the photo I have used my own pickled carrots, sliced into little pieces and added to the top but you can use whatever you like.

A bit of chips, olives, anchovies - anything you like. Serve on cracker biscuits or water crackers - that choice is up to you. Now please enjoy this remix of an old classic.

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