MAGGIE PALMTREE DESCENDANTS GATHER AT DAM
More than 100 descendants and families of Iman woman, Maggie Palmtree, gathered at the No.7 Dam to pay tribute to Maggie on Saturday, 1 March 2025. Maggie Palmtree of the Yiman (Iman) tribe was born in what is now the Taroom area in 1854, Following the Hornet Bank Massacre in 1857 and through to 1858 the Yiman Aboriginal mob were dispersed throughout country. Descendants are unsure of where Maggie met her partner James Tull of Caucasian decent from New South Wales.
The couple had two children – Rose (Born 1874 and Alfred (Born 1880). Both children were born at Redhill (of Mount Morgan today). Rose went on to have 14 children, while Alfred had six. Maggie died in Taroom in 1919.
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assisted by David Smith, Jeff Tull and Anne and Bridget Regan, Descendants travelled from throughout Queensland. Ironically it was an “Alfred” that prevented some descendants from attending. This Alfred was the cyclone
hovering off the Queensland Coast.
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, State Member for Mirani, Glenn Kelly and Rockhampton Regional Council, Councillor Elliot Hilse (pictured right with Dave, Marlene, Kathy Lawson) who were special guests attending the gathering in recognition of Maggie and her descendants.
“It was good to have so many relatives here and to be given an update on many others of our huge family that couldn’t make it, it was a great day,” Marlene said.
Marlene is pictured far left with Deb Matheson.
BREAKFAST SHOW COMES TO MOUNT MORGAN
Mining ventures, art shows, Festival and an unique race were all featured topics on ABC Capricornia’s Breakfast Show on Tuesday, 18 February, Setting up on location under the Mount Morgan Limited Rotunda, across from the bakery, Breakfast show host, Jeremy Jones, interviewed a range of people including Paul Willis (CEO, Managing Director - Heritage Minerals), Gavin Finch (President Golden Mount Festival Association), Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc President, Mr John
Steinberger and Louise Jones from Visual Artists 4714.
Heritage Minerals are busy pushing forward on the abandoned Mount Morgan Mine Site, according to Mr Willis.
“We are about to take over running the water treament plant on site which will lower the water in the Open Cut,” Mr Willis said.
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“We are also establishing the area for the new processing plant.”
“There is also a lot of civil works going on, on the site and we’ve been working with Ergon Energy to reestablish the power to the site,” he said.
Mr Willis said what was happening was pretty exciting.
“The next 12 plus months is going to see a steady increase in construction.
“There will be a lot of workers coming to the site for the construction period and thereafter, we will enter the operations period which will go for 8 to 10 years”, he said.
Other topics discussed was the up and coming art show - Mine, All Mine which will be held at Baree Hall
Artist Louise Jones spoke about the artists’ passion for the landscape of the mine.
Jeremy Jones was the emcee at the 2024 Wattle Day Festival.
A small, but enthusiastic group of volunteers turned up to participate in the annual Clean Up Australia Day. The group cleaned along Byrnes Parade, River Street, the two lookouts and No. 7 Dam. Thank you for your time - Greg, Cassandra, Ashtyn, John, John, Julian and Susan!
Be a BINfluencer and WIN!
Are you the go-to recycler in your street? Do you inspire your neighbours with your stellar sorting skills? Council is searching for the Region’s ultimate BINfluencers!
Waste and Recycling Councillor Shane Latcham said the BINfluencer competition is all about recognising and rewarding those who set a shining example when it comes to getting their household waste and recycling bin habits sorted.
“A BINfluencer is someone who not only sorts their recyclables correctly but also inspires their street to follow suit,” Cr Latcham said.
“If you’re the person reminding everyone when bin night is, making sure your yellow lid recycling bin is free from contamination, and keeping recyclables loose, clean, and sorted, you are the BINfluencer we’re looking for!
“Each month, one lucky BINfluencer will receive a fantastic prize pack, including a Rockhampton Zoo Encounter valued at $110 and a Reviva Ibis Reuse Shop Gift Voucher valued at $40.”
The BINfluencer Competition is open now to all Rockhampton Region residential households that receive a kerbside bin collection service.
“Entering the competition is easy - just place your bins out for collection as usual and ensure you’re
recycling correctly by keeping lids off, keeping items clean, and placing them loose in your yellow lid bin,” Cr Latcham said.
“Make sorting simple by recycling items like glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard, steel tins, aluminium cans and aerosols, and accepted plastic containers with recycling classification numbers 1, 2, 4, and/or 5 on the plastic products.
“If you think you tick all these boxes, enter now to go into the draw to win.
“Your entry will be placed in a monthly draw and cross checked against results of Council’s Bin Health Check Program.”
Complete the online BINfluencer Competition Entry Form here: https://bit.ly/4hWIpVf
To learn more about how to get your household waste and recycling bin habits sorted, visit: https:// bit.ly/2UdsUTr
The BINfluencer competition is a component of the Bin Health Check Program which is supported by the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.
To find out more about Council’s Bin Health Check Program, visit: https://engage.rockhamptonregion. qld.gov.au/bin-health-check
Volunteering sector faces radical shakeup
Without intervention, the volunteering sector in Queensland faces a radical shakeup.
Volunteering Queensland has today released the Five Forces that are Changing Volunteering in Queensland report
“The way people volunteer, can access volunteering, and are able to participate has changed,” says Volunteering Queensland CEO Jane Hedger.
“The systems around volunteers must also change to ensure volunteering is available to support our Queensland communities.”
If nothing changes Queensland could lose up to 18% of the volunteer workforce over the next 20 yearsthat’s $4.8 billion a year in lost social and economic value.
Worryingly, these figures are based on a more conservative decline than the 10% recorded in the 2024 State of Volunteering report.
The discussion paper was commissioned by Volunteering Queensland to analyse the external driving forces contributing to the recent decline in volunteering that is not only occurring in our State, but across the world.
“So many Queenslanders depend on the services provided by our 2.8 million volunteer workforce. Demand for those services is growing. We have to reverse declining participation,” Ms. Hedger says
The paper identifies the five changes influencing the global decline in volunteering:
• Demographic changes with ageing populations, increased diversity and new work patterns.
• Economic factors and cost-of-living as well as cost-of-volunteering.
• Reduced sources of support and decreasing funding and other revenue.
• Declining trust in institutions eroding community support.
• Environmental change increasing natural disasters.
What could this mean for our future? The cost of doing nothing is significant.
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Bush Dance
MOUNT MORGAN CITIZEN’S CLUB
Can you believe it is March already?! The year has been a whirlwind for the Citizens Club so far, after holding the Karaoke and Opera , we followed on with our February Bush Dance.
There was an excellent turnout, and a lot of people up dancing with the wonderful Tony teaching the steps. It is great to see all ages participating with quite a number of young, and not so young folk dancers.
Many thanks to Capricornia Dance Exchange, and Di Coburn for their generosity and talent. Our next events are Karaoke on the 8 March, and our next themed dance, “Once Upon A Time- Fairytales, Myths and Legends”.
To book the Soldiers Rooms Hall for your own events, please call 0419 605 662.
Disaster Management Visit
Last week we welcomed a visit from Ken Crane and Carmen Jensen (Pictured) from the Rockhampton Regional Council’s Disaster Management Unit. It was a very informative visit to update records of how suitable the Soldiers Rooms Hall would be in the event of a disaster. Our building rated highly with all of the improvements made over the last couple of years, and we also got an insight into what we could improve on. Many thanks to Ken and Carmen.
Arts Precinct
Excavation has commenced for the disability pathways and an outdoor amphitheatre . The end result will be functional, structurally earthquake proof, and aesthetically sympathetic to the history of the place. An enormous amount of gratitude to Mick Weidman, who has not only lent his time and machine, but his profound knowledge, skill and materials! We would thoroughly recommend him for any project!
For enquiries regarding either the Soldiers Rooms or Arts Precinct, please call 0411 865 621.
The Rotary club of Mount Morgan is looking forward to good support from the community for the Annual Alex Teeney Memorial Bowls Day. The event raises money for the Rotary International program to eliminate Polio from the World.
Alex Teeney was an outstanding Rotarian and citizen of Mount Morgan. This event is purely a fun event and anyone can participate even if you have never tried bowls before. You might like to dress Irish or wear green in honour of Alex’s heritage. A social competition of teams of three or four people will commence at 9.00am on Sunday, 16 March. Everyone is welcome whether you can come as a team or on your own as we will make up a team to fit you in.
The main thing is to have a lot of laughter and enjoyment. Bowls will finish at 12 pm followed by a light lunch and the drawing of the multi raffle prizes. So on Sunday morning of 16 March be at the Welfare Bowls Club before 9.00am with $20 to cover green fees and a light lunch and a few dollars for the multi draw and enjoy a memorable morning while helping to exterminate the dreadful polio from the world.
Craig Edmonston, Secretary, Rotary
Club of Mount Morgan. PH: 0427 761 707
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Remembering Alex - St Parick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and it’s hard to think about the day without turning your thoughts to long-time Mount Morgan resident, active community member and son of Ireland, Alex Teeney.
Alex Teeney loved his homeland, and he also had a passion for Mount Morgan. As a long-serving Rotarian, Alex spearheaded, the formation of the St Patrick’s Day Bowls Day. In his own words, “it was for the Irish and those who wanted to be Irish”. Over the years, the bowls day raised money for local projects as well as many Rotary ventures such as “End Polio Now”. While Alex is no longer with us, it is prudent to remember him from his story published in the Mountain Echo in 1997 for his connections to St Patrick’s Day origins and the Mount Morgan community.
Born in Belfast, Ireland in 1923, long-time Mount Morgan resident, Alex Teeney typifies the true Irish character. Like most Irishmen, Alex enjoys hearing a good yarn, just as much as he enjoys telling one. And…of course he likes the “odd” drop of Irish whisky.
Growing up in Belfast (the recognised heart of the Irish sectarian problems) was by no means an easy task.Alex was born six years before the official start of the Great Depression. His father, a flax spinner, lost his job because of the mill closure and added to the hardship for Alex’s family.
“There were 11 of us living in a house, my mother, father, eight children and an aunt – things were a bit difficult,” he said.
The onslaught of the Great Depression heightened the Irish Sectarian problems.
“I can still remember the big riots that used to take place – there were so many men out of work,” he said.
Despite the ever-increasing problems, the innocence
of childhood shielded him from any sense of fear.
“I was a kid in school and after school we would go and see where the windows had been smashed, and goods stolen from the shops.
“When you’re a child, you don’t relate to the fear. You see the riots, but it is as if you are looking at them not participating in them,” he said.
At the age of 15, Alex left school and joined the British Royal Navy.
“Because of the Depression and my father being out of work there was no chance of getting a secondary education because you had to pay for it.
“There was not chance of serving time at school, so I went to sea in 1938.”
Life on the waves was not an entirely new experience for Alex.
“We lived in the dockland area of Belfast, so it didn’t present a lot of change.
“The boys in my family slept in the attic. We could open the skylight and look over the shipyards. We’d Watch the ships coming and going.”
These early memories and the appeal of his peers and elders also being in the navy made it an entirely better prospect than working in a cork factory, which he had done for about six months. When he joined the navy Alex was given a secondary education at the Harwich Naval College. By the outbreak of World War Two in 1939 (at the age of 16 years) Alex was a trained sailor. After completing his education, Alex joined his first ship, the Bona Venture.
The outbreak of WWII did not hit home for Alex until the commencement of the German Blitzkrieg.
“It was a bit like a “phony” war - there didn’t seem to be anything happening. Then suddenly the German Blitzkrieg started, and things got cracking,” he said.
The turning of the Maginot Line also heightened the sense of a world at war. The German Army turned the Line by conquering Belgium (a neutral state).
“After the Maginot Line there was the evacuation Dunkirk – I wasn’t in that, but the ship I was on was held in reserve,” he said.
“From then, I served in the North Atlantic – around Norway in the North sea, south Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Eastern Pacific Ocean.”
The ship Alex was on was attacked by enemy destroyers and bombers in 1941 during a convoy escort to Malta, and it was during this attack that Alex was injuries.
“The ship was hit by shells – the fellow in front of me at the time was killed. Some of the shell shrapnel went into my leg. I spent 10 months in hospital –most of 1941.
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Alex Teeney (Photo by Glenn Adamus)
Alex never returned to the Bona Venture as the ship was sunk in Crete while evacuating Australian Soldiers.
After he was discharged from hospital, Alex was with the Special Service preparing for German invasion. He then went to the Naval electrical school where he learnt the electrical trade before joining another ship – the Slinger – which was convoy escort carrier responsible for ferrying aircraft across the Atlantic.
The Slinger was nearing the Thames Estuary when they hit a German mine. Fortunately, the Slinger didn’t sink, but according to Alex the atmosphere was tense for a while. The Slinger was an American built ship and they had canteen messing facilities with the galley in the middle.
“It was lunchtime on a Saturday and about 150 blokes were sitting down for their meal. The hatch at the far end of the mess was open – luckily it was the big one. So, we were sitting having our meal and the next thing “boom” up she went.
“All of the lights went out and you could only see this little bit of light from hatch – well there was 150 blokes between me and that light and I was fifth up that ladder.
“That night we were off a place called Southend in the Thames Estuary when German bombers passed over.
“We were sitting ducks, but they must not have been able to see us or they thought we were an island or something.
“But they were bombing on shore – we could see the aircraft flying the bombs going off.”
About a month after the ship arrived back in London, Alex joined a crew on board a Naval destroyer called the Active.
At that time, the forces were getting ready for an invasion, but no one knew where the invasion was –this turned out to be D-Day, 1944.
“We were in the English Channel for about four months and then we got sent out to the Mediterranean again,” he said.
It was while Alex was in Turkey that VE (Victory in Europe) was declared.
The Active and the crew took the surrender of Rhodes from the Germans.
The end of the war for Alex was a great relief.
“All that nervous tension. When you’re in the forces in wartime – you’re always alert – it was a great relief. That night we “spliced the main brace” on the ship. That meant a double ration of rum and the radios were broadcasting the celebrations from London.”
From the islands of Crete and Rhodes, the Active went to Gibraltar where it operated a long-range air sea rescue as a support to the planes flying back to the United States with servicemen on board.
Alex was in Gibraltar when victory over Japan was declared. From Gibraltar he returned to England in 1946 where he went into hospital to have more shrapnel removed from his leg. He was discharged that same year.
Alex then worked in the Post Office Engineering Department for two and a half years, during which time he started thinking about emigrating to Australia. “Things were getting back to normal in Ireland. I couldn’t hack that – I’d been away from it too long,” he said.
Alex was sponsored by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria to come to Australia in 1949. Upon arrival he worked on the Commission’s Hydro Electric scheme at Mount Beauty for about nine months.
From here Alex went to Sydney where he worked for an aircraft electrical company for about six months. From New South Wales, Alex and a couple of mates decided to come to Queensland. He arrived in Rockhampton on the show weekend in 1950.
This was the first time that Alex had heard of Mount Morgan. His mates decided they want to continue north and Alex went with them. He got a job with the Commonwealth Railway Department in Townsville. After six months Alex was on the move again, this time heading back south to Mount Morgan with a mate, Jim Verney. He was only going to stay in Mount Morgan for two months, but move was made a bit more permanent when he got a job at the Mount Morgan Mine. Alex left the mine in 1956 and started his own electrical contracting business (which lasted 25 years). He also bought a news agency which he ran for 28 years.
“The news agency was located close to the Rainbow café,” he said.
After selling the news agency and closing his electrical repair business, Alex managed a high-rise building at Burleigh Heads for five years.
“When I first came to Mount Morgan, it was a drab sort of town. It seemed that no one painted their house. The Council didn’t have a high-rate base and there wasn’t a slot of State or Federal funding about to help things along,” he said.
Alex, in the 48 years that he has lived in Mount Morgan was a major player in the Returned Services League, Legacy and Rotary – spending over 25 years in each of these organisations.
It was for this work that Alex was rewarded with the town’s highest honour, the citizen of the Year for 1996. Australia Day 1996 was a double celebration for Alex, as he decided to become an Australian Citizen.
“I planned to wait until I’d been here for 50 years, but I thought I mightn’t make it,” he said.
Regardless of where he travelled, he called Australia, and particularly, Mount Morgan, home.
MINE, ALL MINE ARTISTS
Don’t miss out on this iconic event. Mount Morgan Exhibition: Mine all mine
Launches Friday 14th March with a VIP event, live music, over one hundred artworks, NON 1-7 wines and cheese platters, Lively Leopard coffee van and Heritage Minerals to open. The exhibition continues over the weekend at Baree Hall 10-2pm. The Launch is just $10 at the door and gold coin donation Saturday and Sunday.
Five local artists have created original artworks in response to the local historic gold mine and township. If you are interested in our local surroundings, history and mining this exhibition is a must see! The profiles below follow on from those published in the last edition of the Mount Morgan Argus.
Mine, All Mine: Artist Profile Pauline Grabham
Pauline Grabham is a creative person; every facet of her life oozes passion and design. Whether it’s her greenhouse full of orchids, a garden that overflows with flowers and vegetables, her collection of twisted barks, palm fronds and driftwood or her paper mache faces and ceramic creations, Pauline excels at artistry.
Pauline has facilitated a number of workshops locally. Wattle Day saw her demonstrate paint pouring and and she took a ceramic wind chime workshop at last year’s Rocky River Festival.
Local school kids would recognise her from the last two school holiday workshops at which she engaged everyone with painting techniques on bark and air dried clay and her paint pouring.
Pauline has exhibited her ceramic work previously At Musselbrook Regional Arts Centre, Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Art Gallery and Murrurundi Art Gallery but this will be her first since landing in Mount Morgan.
She studied art originally in New Zealand for three years and reports that she has met many incredibly talented inspiring artists in her journey which led to her creating things she had no idea she could make.
This is certainly the case for Mine, all Mine which showcases not only her carved ceramics but her
intricate textured historic mine scenes, courtesy of Heritage Minerals painting day.
Mine, All Mine: Artist Profile Louise Lawrence
Louise Lawrence is most recognised around Mount Morgan as the clay lady; since moving here more than three years ago she has discovered and used local wild clay to create artworks and run workshops. But Louise has been painting in acrylics and oils for decades and in response to the stark mining scape of the historic gold mine and local history she has produced a series of large mixed media artworks
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which incorporate layers of historic content and in her iconic style, topographic and contour maps of the region.
The common theme running through a lifetime of Louise’s work is connection to ‘place’. A keen lover of nature, birdlife and freshwater ways Louise enjoys using the No.7 dam walking trails to practice mindfulness and observe nature in close detail.
That keen observation and expert research skills translate into paintings that represent not only the realism of local scenes, but different social and historical viewpoints.
The vibrant colours, gold accents and birdlife characteristic of this series is evidence of her
Recently, Peter Dutton announced a Coalition Government will invest $9 billion into Medicare to address the healthcare crisis and ensure Australians have timely, affordable access to a doctor.
Australians are now covering 45% more of the cost to see their GP.
Last financial year alone saw 40 million fewer bulk billed GP visits in comparison to the Coalition’s last year in government.
This crisis has forced 1.5 million Australians to avoid seeing a doctor in 2023-24 because they just cannot afford it, adding further demand to already underpressure hospitals across the country.
This has had a serious impact on Australians access to healthcare at a time when they can least afford it.
The Coalition has long understood that Australia needs a comprehensive and multifaceted strategy to address urgent health workforce shortages. The Federal Government cannot rely on overseas doctors alone.
That is why, last year, the Coalition announced that we will invest $400m over four years to incentivise more junior doctors to train in general practice to help fill shortages in rural and regional areas.
Our plan provides junior doctors with direct financial incentive payments, assistance with leave entitlements and support for pre-vocational training.
This will ensure junior doctors who pursue training as a GP in the community are not financially worse off compared to doctors who remain in the hospital environment.
Fundamentally, the national scheme is designed to ensure that junior doctors pursuing a career as a GP in the community are not financially disadvantaged compared to junior doctors who continue their training in hospital.
It will deliver pay and leave parity to address one of the key barriers to graduates wanting to pursue a career as a GP.
Junior doctors who enter general practice earn about three-quarters of the salary of their counterparts in hospitals.
This pay gap is one of the biggest disincentives to choosing a career in general practice, along with the loss of paid leave.
A Coalition Government will also invest $500 million to restore critical Medicare mental health funding, after the Federal Government ripped away affordable mental health support from 240,000 vulnerable Australians.
Since their cruel cut to Medicare mental health support, the Federal Government has completely ignored the needs of Australians with more complex or chronic mental health conditions.
We understand that Australians facing complex mental health challenges deserve the full level of support that has been prescribed to them.
These measures are critical to ensure all Australians have timely and affordable access to healthcare.
GOLDEN MOUNT FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION MEET & GREET
GRAND HOTEL WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025 6 PM
Get Ready for the Age Pension
If the Age Pension is just peeking on your horizon and you want to find out a bit more what this might mean for you, then look no further than a free Financial Information Service (FIS) discussion on ‘Age Pension and Your Choices’ which will be presented at the Mount Morgan Library on Friday 7 March from 10.30am-12noon.
A FIS representative from Services Australia will gently guide you through topics such as Understanding your retirement choices; Income and assets- the basics; Understanding gifting and deeming and Concessions. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the relaxed session as well.
If you miss this seminar, then you can watch some recorded FIS sessions with a huge range of popular webinars on Rent Assistance, Commonwealth Seniors Card, Pension Supplement, Pension Bonus Scheme and Utilities Allowance. Access this digital content on the public computers at the Mount Morgan Library – all you need is a library card and PIN to use the public PCs.
Please contact the Rockhampton Regional Library Administration office to reserve your spot as seats are limited. Phone 4936 8043.
Get Your Motor Running!
We are delighted to share that our book collection of popular vehicle manuals is now available for loan. Manuals can be reserved and sent to your nearest library branch with the collection permanently housed at the Southside Library (it’s just tucked behind the wall near the Customer Service desk).
So if you’re working on a car, bike, boat, truck, mower or small engine, then this collection might be handy. And you can also access an even bigger and more comprehensive range of manuals online via Haynes AllAccess Manuals – all you need is a library card to access this content. Ask staff if you are unsure of how to use this great database.
The Mount Morgan Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm,
LIBRARY NEWS
2:00pm-5:00pm, and every alternate Saturday from 9:00am – 12noon.
Phone the Mount Morgan Library on 4936 8169 or 4936 8043.
Council welcomes funding to launch Bin Health Check Program
Let’s get it sorted Rockhampton Region!
Rockhampton Region residents will soon have extra support in getting their household waste and recycling bin habits sorted, thanks to funding received under the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.
With the support of this funding, Council will next
month launch a local Bin Health Check Program, an initiative that aligns with ambitious targets set out in Council’s Resource Recovery Strategy.
Waste and Recycling Councillor Shane Latcham said the program involves a team of Bin Health
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Professionals hitting the streets to visit over 32,000 sets of residential kerbside bins throughout the Rockhampton Region.
«The aim of the program is to improve recycling quality by reducing contamination in yellow lid bins and increase the quantity of recycling by reducing the loss of recyclables in red lid bins,” Cr Latcham said.
“This initiative is all about community educationrecognising local household’s good recycling habits and providing practical tips on how to sort household waste items into the yellow lid recycling bin.
“To support the program, Council is also relaunching a comprehensive kerbside bin education package aligned with the Queensland Government’s ‘Let’s Get it Sorted’ campaign.
“Similar programs rolled out in other Queensland Councils have been essential in gaining a regional understanding of bin behaviours and informing future waste reduction initiatives to help achieve zero waste community targets.”
The Bin Health Check Program will kick off next month and continue until late 2025.
Cr Latcham said Bin Health Checks are a simple ‘lift the lid’ visual assessment for all residential households that receive a kerbside bin collection service.
“The visual bin checks will be quick and straightforward, seeing if recyclable items are placed loose and clean in your yellow lid bin, spotting if there is any contamination, and scanning for any recyclable items that may have mistakenly ended up in your red lid bin,” Cr Latcham said.
“A tag on the handle of your bin will provide your bin’s health rating with customised feedback, and a useful recycling information and resources pack will be found on your bin lid.
“You can use these handy household resources on your fridge or pinboard, and scan the QR codes to find out more about how to get your waste and recycling sorted!
“The bin health team will stop by once during the program period on collection day, before your bins are serviced by collection trucks.
Simply continue to place your household bins out for collection on your scheduled days and keep the handy resources you’ll receive after your bin has been checked.”
For more recycling resources and support, visit one of Council’s Recycling Resources Pop-Up Stalls throughout the Bin Health Check Program period:
• Allenstown Shopping Centre - Thur, 13 March 2025 - 9am to 2pm
• Parkhurst Shopping Centre - Sat, 12 April 2025 - 9am to 2pm
• Golden Mount Festival Mount Morgan - Sat, 3
May 2025 - 8:30am to 2:30pm
• Rockhampton Agricultural Show - Thur, 12 June 2025 (9am to 10pm) & Fri 13 June 2025 (9am to 8pm)
• Gracemere Shoppingworld - Wed, 2 July 2025 - 9am to 2pm
• Taste of the World Cultural Festival - Sat, 23 August 2025 - 1pm to 8pm
• City Centre Plaza - Thur, 25 September 2025 - 10am to 3pm
• Artisans of CQ Markets - Sat, 11 October 2025 - 8am to 8pm
To find out more about Council’s Bin Health Check Program including FAQs, visit: https://engage. rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/bin-health-check
This initiative is supported by the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund. Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund - ‘Let’s Get It Sorted (LGIS) Partnership Program’ - Behaviour Change Intervention scheme is designed to support Queensland Councils to meet Queensland’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy
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SAVE THE DATE! CLASSIFIEDS
MAR 7: World Day of Prayer - Cook Islands. Mount Morgan Catholic Church`, Gordon Street. 10 am start.
MAR 7: Dee River Oldies Group – Bus Trip to Bauhinia House for St Patrick Day celebrations. The cost is $50 and money is to be paid at the February Morning Tea. Bus leaves at 8.30 am from the bus stop in Morgan Street. Let us know what you choose for lunch. There is Irish stew or cold meat and salad.
MAR 8: Baree Markets. 8 am - 12 noon, Creek Street Baree.
MAR 12: Golden Mount Festival Call for volunteers and members meeting. Grand Hotel from 6 pm.
MAR 14: “Mine. All Mine” Art Exhibition Baree Hall, Creek St Baree. $10 admission. Wine and cheese evening. Starts 6 pm.
MAR 15-16 - “Mine. All Mine!” Art Exhibition - 10 am to 2 pm each day, Baree Hall, Creek Street Baree. Admission $2.
MAR 16: St Patrick’s Day Bowls - Welfare Bowls Club, Thomson Avenue - starts 9 am. RSVP
MAR 18: Dee River Oldies Group - March Monthly Meeting. It starts at 2 pm and is held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church). Come along and put your ideas forward for 2025.
MAR 22: CQ Junior Sand Green ChampionshipsMount Morgan Golf Club.
MAR 26: Dee River Oldies Group - March Morning Tea. Starts at 10 am and is held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church). Cost is $5.Raffle and lucky door prizes. Come along and enjoy the morning catching up.
MAR 29: Once Upon a Time - Fairytales, Myths and Legends Dance. Soldiers’ Rooms, Morgan Street from 7 pm.
APR 6: Men’s and Ladies CQ Sand Green Championships, Mount Morgan Golf Club.
MAY 2-4: Golden Mount Festival. Details to come.
MAY 24: Kids and Big Kids (Adults) Party @ Soldiers’ Rooms, Morgan Street, from 7 pm.
JUN 7-8: Queensland Ladies Sand Green Championships. Mount Morgan Golf Club’s major event for 2025.
JUNE 21: Mid Year Mardi Gras @ Soldiers’ Rooms, Morgan Street, from 7 pm.
JUL 26: Men and Women in Uniform @ Soldiers’ Room, Morgan Street from 7 pm.
AUG 9: Mount Morgan Show, Mount Morgan Showgrounds.
ROTARY CLUB OF MOUNT MORGAN
1st & 3rd Thursdays of the monthGrand Hotel - 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Visitors Welcome! E: mount.morgan@rotary9560.org
MOUNT MORGAN RSL SUB Branch Inc
Veterans Hub every Friday 10 am to 2 pm 1 Cornes Street, Mount Morgan.
LIGHT
THE HILL
THANK YOU
On behalf of Val, Leanne and Kylie Young They would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their condolences and kind words following the passing of their beloved husband and father
IVAN YOUNG
Additionally, they extend their sincere thanks for the wonderful staff at Mount Morgan Hospital for the exceptional care provided to Ivan during his time there
For Sale: Jayco Caravan and Ford Ranger dual cab. Both excellent condition. Price negotiable. Phone 0427 687 779.-
MOUNT MORGAN CITIZEN’S CLUB INC
Meets on the last Sunday of each month at 10.30 am. Soldiers’ Rooms, 18 Morgan Street, Phone - John Tuxworth 0429 055 165
MOUNT MORGAN SHOW SOCIETY
Meets on the second Sunday of every month at the Mount Morgan Showgrounds, Showgrounds Road
MOUNT MORGAN QCWA BRANCH
Meets every third Wednesday of the month at the Green Shed Thompson Ave 9.30 am meet for 10 am start.
TRASH AND TREASURE
Trash and Treasure, 21 Gordon Street. Every Friday from 8.30 am to 12 noon. Every first Saturday of the month from 8.30 am to 12 noon. Clothing $1.00 unless otherwise marked.. Any donations please leave at 21 Gordon Street during opening hours
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