Volume11,issue4

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Volume 11, Issue 4

10th - 24th March, 2016

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

Thousands of fish set to be released this Saturday- pg 3

A new focus on Mine Waste Management- pg 5

Local Pioneer portraits discovered in Gympie - pg 6

Young leaders Our leaders of tomorrow are getting an early taste of leadership today. Young locals Jesse Tyne and Amy Hansson are Mount Morgan Central State School’s newly elected school captains for 2016.

See page 4 for story.

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The onsite managers, Mark and his wife Cecilia Moger extended a wonderful “look see” for me and happily told me of the services activities.

They can care for 40 children per day from babies to five year olds from 8am till 5pm. Monday to Friday.

They have a staff of 8 educators (mostly local) who are either qualified educators or completing their training.

This service complies with National Quality Framework including the National Quality Standard, the Early Years Learning Framework, Queensland Kindergarten guidelines and the National Regulations. Red Frog is NOT a child minding centre but a centre of education.

The child’s education is far from that of by gone years where things were taught by the teacher. Now the modern trend is to learn through play and the child’s interest.

Today the educator has to adapt to the child’s interest and encourage the child to express themselves and so the education follows to suit the child. The idea of childcentred play is built on a belief that the play fits the child, not the child fitting the play.

The children while supplying their own meals, parents are given guidelines for packing a healthy lunch box. They are taught simple cleanliness after their meals and also their own hygiene. It was so cute to see all the receptacles for their food scraps, dirty dishes etc. They even have a looking mirror to see if their little faces are clean.

Activities are conducted both indoor and outdoor and they all know about being “Sun Smart”. All the equipment is supplied by Red Frog. The children also have their own garden under way with vegetables and flowers planted. Bet the children love this and get quite dirty. Love of animals is encouraged and they have their own pet guinea pigs, worm farm, fish and ‘Whiskers’ a pet bearded dragon. Of course the mind would boggle with what is brought along for “Show and Tell”.

Family days are celebrated including the Birthday of Red Frog and Christmas is always special. Parents are always welcome and of course children love to have Mum and Dad around. Last Christmas Santa arrived at the Big Dam by helicopter. Thrills galore.

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How fortunate are the parents of young children to have this facility in Mount Morgan and be assured that the people caring for their child are of the highest standard and care for their child with love, patience and kindness.

I am confident these young children will be much better citizens when they grow up because of their training at the Red Frog 4 Learning. Keep up your good work Red Frog, your talent and teaching is special.

See next issue for details on Kindy Care, Mount Morgan.

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Say hello to our little friends It isn’t just rainfall that will see the Mount Morgan Dam brimming this week.

“We are really proud of this project as it’s one that has so many positives.

Rather, thousands of fish will be released into the local waterway as part of the annual restocking project by local group Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc (MMPAD).

“Of course we have had two major floods in that time and resultantly have lost a percentage of our former releases, but it’s a project we really believe in. It’s increasing local fish stocks and enhancing the recreational experience of the local area.”

This Saturday morning will see more than 8,000 Golden Perch (yellow belly) fingerlings arrive at the Dam, after a six hour road trip all the way from Murgon, Queensland.

MMPAD will then be releasing the thousands of baby fish into their new waters, and are welcoming the local community to join.

“We would again like to invite all interested to the Dam and join in on this year’s fingerlings release,” MMPAD President John Steinberger said.

“It’s always a great morning and is a lot of fun releasing the tiny and quick moving fish into the water.

John said the new inhabitants will be about two months old when they arrive and around 50 millimetres in length.

This year’s release will mark the sixth year of restocking for the local group.

“The annual release is part of a management plan that was established by MMPAD, in conjunction with Fisheries Queensland.

“The program aims to see the Mount Morgan Dam stocked every year with native species only,” Mr Steinberger said.

This year’s release also brings the restock tallies up to 31,000 fingerlings - including Sleepy Cod, Eel-tailed catfish, Saratoga and thousands of Silver and Golden Perch.

The fingerlings don’t come cheap, but Mr Steinberger said the group believe they are worth every cent.

It’s estimated the young fish will take around 18 months to reach 30 centimeters in length, or in fishing enthusiast language – legal catching size.

The restock will take place from 8am and will see the fish released in various areas around the dam’s perimeter, placed in sheltered shallows for further protection from predators and strong currents.

For further details on this weekend’s release, phone MMPAD at the Tourist Information Centre on 4938 2312.

EVENT DETAILS: What: Restocking of the Mount Morgan Dam When: 8am, Saturday March 12 Where: Meet at Boat Ramp, Mount Morgan Dam

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Mount Morgan Central welcomes school leaders for 2016

Mount Morgan Central State School held a special ceremony on Tuesday 23rd February to induct the new school leaders for 2016. Early in Term 1, senior students nominated for the positions of school captain and school councillors. The shortlisted candidates were then given the chance to address their fellow students, staff and parents. Year 4 and up then voted to select who would fill the positions.

School Captains for 2016 are Jesse Tyne and Amy Hansson. School Councillors are Alkira Oram (also elected Gold House Captain), Shiann Hixon (also elected Blue House captain) and Ruby Royes.

The newly elected school leaders joined other schools to attend a Group Leadership program held in Rockhampton on Thursday 25th to learn what leadership means and how to be a good leader. To complement their leadership skills, students were also informed what their role as School captain/ Councillor involved and got them thinking about what they want to achieve from their experience.

Amy mentioned that she enjoys helping students, and in her speech said that she will try her hardest to help look after pupils in the classroom and playground.

Alkira nominated because she said that she cares about her fellow students and wants to help them. Alkira was elected Gold house captain and school councillor.

Shiann overcame her nerves on the day and delivered her speech, saying that she enjoys helping around the school.

Shiann was nominated School councillor and Blue house captain.

Ruby was nervous about her speech but campaigned on being responsible, safe and respectful.

When asked about what he is most looking forward to as School captain, Jesse commented that he looks forward to delivering the ANZAC Day speech and would like to join the Cadets next year when he starts high school.

School gifted with popular page turners “These books will be the first ones hired from the School Library by the end of School today”, was the comment from Librarian Teacher Denis Mackay. On the 1st of March Saint Mary’s Warden and Lay Preacher Keith Hare presented the Mount Morgan Central State School with two ANZAC Commemorative books on behalf of the Parish Church Committee at the morning parade.

For several years St. Mary’s Church has donated books for the School’s Library every ANZAC Day. Keith Hare advised that as the books the Church had ordered arrived earlier than usual this year they decided to present them immediately so that the students could begin exploring the wonderful world of the latest editions of “Ripley’s Believe it or Not 2016” and the “Guinness World Records “

Keith Hare, and School Captains Jesse Tyne and Amy Hansson.

Waste not, want not Carbine Resources Mount Morgan Mine Project has recently been a focus for attention as an example of new approaches to utilising mine wastes.

Eleonore Lebre from the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland is undertaking a research PhD to investigate strategies to make value out of mine waste.

Eleonore completed her Engineering degree in France then went on to obtain a Master Degree in Industrial Ecology in Norway before commencing her Doctorate research at the University of Queensland in 2014. Her research focus is to investigate ways in which mining operations can get the most value out of the ore resource while mitigating their environmental footprint.

Studies have shown that around 3 out of 4 mine sites close prematurely, leaving some resource behind, often because of a drop in commodity prices. Mount Morgan’s closure in 1990 is one of them. These unplanned closures adversely affect all stakeholders, while resilient and long-lasting mining operations would contribute to the well-being of the local community, satisfy shareholders and safeguard the company’s reputation.

During a recent visit to the Mount Morgan mine site hosted by Carbine, Ms Lebre said: “Carbine’s plans to recover gold, copper and pyrite from tailings in addition to recovering copper from contaminated mine water is an example of an innovative approach to better utilisation of mineral resources. In addition to utilising what has previously been considered as mine wastes, removing acid producing pyrite and copper contaminants would potentially assist in the rehabilitation of the mine site and provide a boost to local business and employment opportunities.”

Ms Lebre took the opportunity to visit other mines in Central Queensland to engage with various stakeholders including government regulators and community representatives.

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Free Community Workshops

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with Relationships Australia will host free workshops from April to December to help families help their children to learn, grow and develop to their full potential.

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Local pioneer portraits discovered in Gympie

In the 2015 Christmas edition of the Argus, a special interest article featured Mount Morgan pioneer, Thomas Glen (T.G.) Cornes (1842-1903).

Scottish-born T.G. Cornes was the chief draftsman of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company and in charge of its construction workers. He drafted building plans and supervised the construction of Mount Morgan’s original mine and public buildings in the 1880s.

Perhaps his best-known building nowadays is the 1903 heritage-listed Mount Morgan Masonic Temple. Designed

by Eaton and Bates and erected by Newman Bros. of Rockhampton, T.G. Cornes was the building supervisor.

T.G. Cornes also headed many Mount Morgan committees as part of his commitment to community service. For example, he chaired the Hospital Committee, the School of Arts Committee and the Primitive Methodists Committee.

The co-authors of the T.G. Cornes article searched for a photograph of the great man to accompany their story, but could not find one. They then unsuccessfully asked Argus readers if anyone had a photo of T.G. Cornes and/or his wife, Margaret Aitken (née Thompson) (1840-1921).

Subsequently, one of the co-authors found the greatgranddaughter of T.G. Cornes, Gympie resident, Jeanette Roughley (née Young) pictured.

Jeanette Roughley has inherited an impressive handpainted portrait of T.G. Cornes in his Masonic regalia (pictured).

The portrait was most probably commissioned to mark his installation in the chair as Right Worshipful Master (R.W.M.) at the first annual meeting of the Mount Morgan Lodge. The ceremony was held on 29 June 1889 in Mount Morgan’s first School of Arts building (another one of T.G. Cornes’ buildings).

His Masonic regalia would have reflected the green and gold colours of the Mount Morgan Lodge.

Jeanette Roughley intends to donate a copy of the portrait of her great-grandfather to the Mount Morgan Lodge.

Mount Morgan Lodge members, Barry Batchelor and John Hook, were very interested to learn about the portrait. T.G. Cornes was one of the first officers of the Mount Morgan Lodge, elected as the Depute Master in 1888.

“I note from the Lodge registry that Thomas Glen Cornes was a carpenter, aged 46, when he affiliated with the Mount Morgan Lodge No. 763 S.C. on 18 August 1888. On that particular night, there were thirteen others who also affiliated, Mr Cornes being the third entry in the registry,” Mr Batchelor said.

“This is first class history of the old Mount Morgan Lodge. We can display the portrait in the Masonic Hall for all to see,” Mr Hook added.

The ‘In Memoriam’ written by the Mount Morgan Presbyterian Church, where T.G. Cornes was an elder at the time of his passing in 1903 (aged 60), provides a glimpse into the life of T.G. Cornes: [Extract] ‘Mr Cornes ... was an old resident of the Mount, and was in the employment of the Mining Company since the day he walked up from Rockhampton in quest of work eighteen years ago. His industrious attention to his duties and his general ability commended him to his employers, and secured their confidence.

He was ultimately put in charge of the saw-mill and carpentry shop and was entrusted with the erection of many of the Mining Company’s buildings. He was also architect and builder of many public buildings in the town.

He drew up the plans and supervised the erection of the new Masonic Hall ....

He took a deep interest in public, social, and philanthropic affairs, and acted as chairman on many local committees.

His amiable, genial character secured for him many friends, and for the life broken by adversity and bruised by ill-fortune, he had kindly charity and deep sympathy ...

The funeral was the largest known in Mount Morgan, about 3000 people attending to pay their last tribute of respect. As he was a member of the Masonic fraternity, his remains were carried to the Masonic Hall, and accorded a Masonic funeral. The Senior Band [the Mount Morgan Brass Band] headed the procession, followed by the various Masonic orders ...’

In a letter to his son, Jack Cornes after his father’s death, the brethren of T.G. Cornes’ mother lodge, Lodge Sir Walter Scott, No. 15, N.Z., wrote: ‘Your father was initiated into our Lodge on Aug 6 1872 when the Lodge was working under the Scottish Constitution then No. 533. The brethren were pleased to hear that an old Thames boy had reached the chair of Lodge Mount Morgan 763 S.C. [Scottish Constitution].’

By Catherine McIntosh, Sydney resident and descendant of the colonial Stubbs family of Mount Morgan.

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Mount Morgan’s RSL - over the years and today The photo below was taken in 1919 and shows the Peace Parade in Mount Morgan to mark the end of the First World War. It was not too many years after this photo was taken that the RSSAILA (Returned Sailor’s Soldier’s Airman’s Imperial League of Australia) first came into existence and opened its doors to provide a meeting place and welfare services to the ex-service personnel of Mount Morgan. A service that has been ongoing for the past 90 years. The club has had a couple of name changes since then and is now known as the RSLA (Returned and Services League of Australia). It now does not just provide services to male ex-service personal returned from military service in conflicts Australia has been involved in. It now embraces males and female serving and ex-serving veterans and also accepts social members.

In 2015 our club had 19 service members and 20 social members. But, the club has reached a point where all that may come to an end.

Mount Morgan for a small town has paid a large price for their service to Australia with 81 giving their lives in WW1, 114 in WW2, and 1 in Korean War. Something that must not be forgotten.

Over the years the RSLA has had to change the way it does business to keep up with the changing Australian culture and cater to the needs not only of the veteran’s community but to address the general community’s requirements. It has been a sad fact that a large number of small clubs like ours have had to close their doors and cease to be an important entity of their communities.

On the 17 January 2016 we held our AGM with 14 members in attendance where we were unable to attract any nomination for any committee position. It was decided to advise all members and the general community of the situation and call another meeting which was held on 21 February 2016.

At this meeting we first tried to elect a committee but again received nil nominations.

We talked about the main reason for the lack of nominations - the larger part of our members are getting on in years or have physical conditions that would restrict office positions.

I must point out that for the past 5 to 6 years. I have been running the club on my own. I have had a couple of people assisting but through a lack of knowledge of today’s technologies or illness they had limited input.

Their assistance was sincerely appreciated by myself.

The other item we discussed at this meeting were the options from RSL Qld that were open to us.

Of the 5 options discussed, the meeting agreed to 1.

Attempt for a third time to elect a committee that would keep our club alive and providing a service to the community, 2. Close the club down and become a Chapter of Wide Bay Burnett RSL Branch Office.

What do we do for the Mount Morgan community? We organise and conduct commemorative services on Anzac Day, Beersheba Day and Remembrance Day. We send members along to our schools to help them honour our fallen military personnel on Anzac Day. We provide welfare services to our members and fellow veterans with whatever assistance is needed. We visit veterans in hospital or their home as needed. We provide bursaries to students at our schools to assist them in their studies.

We provide Poppy Services at funerals of veterans. Since I have been at the club we have conducted 10 Poppy Services.

It would be a real shame if we had to close our door and leave Mount Morgan without an RSL Club. We will be holding another meeting on 20 March 2016 starting at 10am at the community Service Hall and I ask that all members, service and social and any interested or concerned member of our community to attend that meeting to attempt to elect a committee to keep our RSL club operating. If we cannot solve this situation at this meeting, then we will have no choice but to close the doors on our club.

Article by Mike Johnston - Club Administrator.

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Serious learning can be serious fun

First Aid is a serious business however the 14 participants who attended the course on Saturday 27th February were all smiles.

The Golden Mount Festival in conjunction with SFAE Training conducted the first of three Nationally Recognised Training modules for Mount Morgan residents at the Community Services Hall. Our own MMPAD members Melray and Rhonda were proud partakers of this very affordable course.

The Safe Food Handling Course was on Sunday the 28th February and the 19th March Responsible Alcohol Handling Course will conclude this current round of training.

Local, Melray McNamara practicing CPR

by Trish & Greg Mathers 0400591504 A bird that often goes unnoticed around here is the Buff-banded rail. It prefers swamps and well-grassed watercourses and is a shy, solitary creature. The Buffbanded rail searches for freshwater molluscs, insects, seeds and plant shoots, which comprise its diet.

In appearance it is very much like a hen, although more slender in build. It is well camouflaged, being a mottled brown and black with white flecks above, the underneath is barred black and white, a chestnut band runs across the chest and another over the eye. It has a white chin and eyebrow. When approached it will run away rapidly, flicking its tail and uttering a sharp ‘crake’ call. It has heavy legs and strong toes. It is a clumsy flyer. A very pretty and shy bird.

Last week we got in another baby possum, who was very lucky to be rescued by a caring local. His name is “Apple”, because he loves apples! He was found sitting on the road near his dead mum, who had been hit by a car.

It is a shame because he is such a healthy little possum, his mum had obviously been doing a top job of raising him.

In the event that you see an injured or orphaned animal on the road, please be very careful when you pick it up, as it may well be injured and will definitely be stressed.

Wrapping it securely in an old towel, pillow-case, jacket or whatever is on hand and keeping it warm, with as little stress as possible is the best option until you can get it to a vet or carer. Please do not treat it as a ‘show and tell’, as the stress will very likely kill it.

Local event for World Day of Prayer Every year on the first Friday of March Christian Women come together to observe a common day of prayer to which all people are welcome to attend. The World Day of Prayer focuses attention on one country each year and this year the service was written by representatives from Cuba.

Approximately 25 People from several denominations participated in The World Day of Prayer Service at Saint Mary’s Anglican Church on Friday 4th March. Guest speaker Canon Val Gribble presented an informative address to the congregation touching on the history, culture, education, religion, economy and the situation of Women in Cuba.

Following the service attendees enjoyed a morning tea and fellowship.

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It has been another exciting month for the Rodeo troop with all planned events being very successful. And with so much coming up we are really on a roll.

A good part of our time policing in Mount Morgan is obviously attending to jobs which come to our attention, either via POLICELINK or come to us as a result of a '000' emergency call.

What is POLICELINK? 131444 is the number to ring when community members wish to report non-urgent incidents to police or need police assistance in situations that are not an emergency.

Non-urgent incidents include, but are not limited to, wilful damage to property, stealing offences, break and enters, stolen or unlawful use of motor vehicles and lost or found property.

There are a number of benefits making a report to POLICELINK. • POLICELINK can be contacted 24/7.

• It enables police crews to remain on the road and available for urgent jobs if needed.

• POLICELINK handle two million calls per year and are highly trained in assisting community members who wish to report a non-urgent matter.

• POLICELINK also manage general enquiries, special event reporting and disaster management support.

Remember 'THINK POLICELINK' Save Triple Zero (000) for emergencies. Please also be aware it is an offence to call (000) for non emergencies.

On a more local level, it has become noticeable that a good number of properties do not have house numbers clearly displayed out the front, where they can easily be seen by emergency services.

This not only is inconvenient and wastes valuable time, but may mean that in an emergency, help may be slower getting to where it is needed.

Everyone in the community can assist with all emergency services by ensuring house numbers are clear, and large enough to see from a distance.

Reflective numbers are also good to assist in low light or at night.

- Constable David Evans

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The Cent Sale went off without a hitch with people enjoying refreshments while waiting to see if they won a prize. Congratulations to everyone who did. We would like to thank Dominic and Brock Curtis for being our runners on the day. Thanks boys.

Many people grabbed a good bargain at the Town Garage Sale with smiles aplenty. From large furniture down to small bits and pieces, most found something that caught their eye. We would like to thank Ben and Travis for their hard work helping collect all the items from around town and setting up. Thank you to everyone who donated to the Garage Sale. We really appreciate your help and support. We raised $550 which goes to the Free Family Fun Day to be held on the 2nd of May. Barefoot Bowls at Dee Bowls Club was well supported and enjoyed by all. Being so hot these days, we had a twilight game. It turned into a nice, cool time. A promise for future games. Thank you Dee Bowls Club for allowing us to have fun with your members. The hamburgers were good too.

And now for our exciting upcoming events.

On the 11th March, we have a Tradies Night Auction at the Grand Hotel starting at 7pm. “How does this work?”

I hear you ask. Well you find something in the brochure you want, like say a mow job or a dinner for two. When it is announced, you bid on it. Then that Tradie comes and does the job. Easy as that.

Barefoot Bowls at Welfare Bowls Club is going to be a twilight event on the 19th March, starting at 4pm. This really is a fun event with heaps of laughter and bowls running off the green. So come along and have a burger and a game and enjoy yourselves.

We have an enormous Easter Raffle being drawn on the 25th March. Get your tickets and hopefully win all your Easter fun.

And now for the most exciting news to date On the 2nd May, 2016, we are having a FREE FAMILY FUN DAY at Newman Oval. The day starts at 9am with games, kids rides, sausage sizzle, drinks. Everything you could want in a fun day out with the family. And best of all, it is FREE. Sausages -FREE, drinks -FREE, gamesFREE, rides - FREE. So mark this date with big red ticks so you don’t forget and come and have a ball with the family.

This great day follows our Rodeo on the 1st May which starts with Brekky at 7am. Added to all our exciting events throughout the day will be live entertainment from 5pm til late.

For more information on any of the above events please contact Barb on 49381092 or Maggie on 0490333608.

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In Profile: Suzie-May Camm

At the age of nine, Suzie-May Camm began Violin lessons and from this moment realized that her future was decided.

However she didn’t imagine back then that she would follow the path of composer rather than performer.

Throughout her youth Suzie played in various classical orchestras and ensembles and enjoyed playing music in groups.

What is most intriguing is that Suzie did not come from a musical background and no one in her family played an instrument or sung. “ Through my years of study, listening and playing I have come to realize that no particular influence has come forth in my own music but each has come together to make my music what it is.” Suzie-May said.

“My focus now is to allow my music to represent situations of human tragedy. A tool of expression to offer comfort for those left behind by composing dedications”.

And what music composition it is! Suzie-May went on to complete a Bachelor of Music in Armidale NSW at the University of New England, a Diploma of Visual Arts with the University of Ballarat Victoria, a Masters of Music (Composition) and is currently studying a PHD in Music Composition.

Suzie-May and Peter Camm met in Ballarat where they performed and toured the country for several years, however after their third child Suzie decided it was time to reversed roles and she went back to teaching where she became Head of Instrumental Music at Ballarat and Clarendon College and most recently took up a post at the New England Conservatorium of Music teaching Strings and Conducting ensembles.

They have five beautiful children Blayze, Django, Alula, Hani, Dublin who are aged between four and fourteen. When I asked Suzie-May why they chose Mount Morgan as their home, she replied: “I have always lived in Queensland and after living in Armadale which is extremely cold I wanted to bring our family to somewhere warm yet close to amenities and I have always lived in small towns. Mount Morgan proved to be the logical choice – close to Rockhampton and Yeppoon, affordable with great schools and shops and the people are very welcoming.”

Before Suzie-May left Ballarat she completed a Masters of Music (Composition) with the Melbourne University where she had the opportunity to have a piece recorded by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra which was dedicated in remembrance of the human tragedy in Chernobyl, Russia, 1986. April this year is the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy and SuzieMay will be travelling to Europe for the performances of her composition ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’, a dedication to those affected and those who continue to be affected by this disaster. Suzie-May’s travel will begin with a tour of the Chernobyl Nuclear Site, situated about an hour from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Here she will be able to tour the city, now a ghost town, where the last inhabitants were evacuated 30 years ago, being told they would return in 2 days.

From there, Suzie-May will travel with the Chernobyl Children’s International’s medical team (a charity based in Ireland) to a small village in Belarus called Vesnova.

There is situated the Vesnova Children’s Asylum. SuzieMay will be assisting with the developing of a music therapy program for the children and conduct interviews in researching the effects of Chernobyl as a community. Belarus has the largest number of children’s homes per capita in the world.

Hugely affected by the first plumes of the disaster, these children present a number of serious health problems and extreme deformities.

A visit to Paris will see the end of her research, viewing works on exhibit by many artists, musicians and composers created for the anniversary.

On her return, Suzie-May will begin a work for Orchestra and Choir in dedication to the victims of 9/11 to be performed in New York for this year’s 15th anniversary. These works collectively will be part of a final composition folio for her PhD titled “A view from the summit; musical dedication as form; its history and analysis” Suzie-May’s works can be heard on her website, www.suziemaycamm.com If you have any questions, feedback or would like to find out more about the Chernobyl Children’s International, feel free to email Suzie-May at suziemaycamm@gmail.com

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Tender specifications may be viewed in News at mountmorganshow.com.au For further information contact Heather Barker on 0457 503 467

Rockhampton Regional Council International

Candidate Forum

Ministries

Chris Shadbolt - Missionary to Zambia, Africa and Director of To The Nations Ministry, will be at Mount Morgan Community Fellowship:

9:00am Sunday, March 13th Mount Morgan Community Fellowship (Conference Room, Footbridge Corner)

Chris will be sharing on the continued work of the Uncontained Love project - from the donations Division 5 and Mayoral Candidates sent to Zambia in Shipping Containers and the open doors this project has opened as Mount Morgan School of Arts Chris and his team seek Friday 11th March 2016 - 6 PM to meet the people of Zambia’s needs, both in In the lead up to the 2016 Rockhampton Regional Council Election on March 19 , Mount Morgan Promotio the natural and spiritual.

Development Inc are In hosting Candidate Forum allow Rockhampton the community to connect with Mayoral and Divisio the alead up to the to2016 Regional th

Pictured: Chris Shadbolt (centre) with his wife Angela and their son Emmanuel and local resident, Ferdi Miltenburg.

Council Election on March 19th, Mount Morgan Promotion & Development Inc are hosting a Confirmed speakers include Candidate Forum to allow the community to connect Mayoral Candidates with Mayoral and Division Division 55Candidates Candidates.

Candidates.

Chris Hooper Dominic Doblo Lea Taylor

Cherie Rutherford Bob Pleash Leyland Barnett

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Visitor Views

Coming soon to the Argus ...

Bringing you happy snaps and comments from some of the visitors who stop by Mount Morgan’s Visitor Information Centre this fortnight.

Daniel Lin, Queenie Yuen and Nok Lin

Travelling from: Hong Kong Details: This was their first trip to Mount Morgan and the Tourist Information Centre was their first port of call.

Thoughts: “We found the Museum tour very informative and very interesting.”

Local Views Eureka …. I found it! ... and thank you Grandma.

In my life time search, constantly hunting through different towns, taking notes, counting the numbers and mapping for future reference, for a nearly extinct species, I found it right here in Mt. Morgan. Rum and Raisin ice cream at Grandma’s Café, just up from the museum in Morgan St. It is here, in captivity, safely behind glass in a huge tub, next to the other sub species. I can safely walk in and know it is here, everyday.

“The Place where old friends meet” Old fashioned friendly service and home style cooking is their go. I often would find myself ordering by phone then picking my food up when I was busy. Sometimes I would get there early and see all the friendly faces sitting together eating their meals and it reminded me of when I was younger and just talking to some of them I know, who meet on a regular basis, I felt calmer when I left.

Such pleasant talking people. Seeing the desserts done the old fashioned way with a wafer in the ice cream and the plates reminds me of home and my Nan. Now I sometimes don’t call ahead to remind myself to actually stop and experience the old fashioned way, have lunch together, get a little dressed up, ask people how they are, talk about gardening and happy things.

The service provided by owner Joclyn Kajewski and the team, Shannon, Steven, Tracy and Laura is a real joy to experience again. There is a real genuine ‘hello love, how are you’ with a sincerity behind it. It is a quiet friendly atmosphere with a peaceful feel, soft talking and smiles everywhere. If I’m having a challenging day, it is great to go there and look at the lolly counter, the older fashioned drink flavours in the fridge, eat a beautiful meal and feel welcome being there.

Regards Karen.

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PROVEN ACHIEVER BALLOT PAPER Election of Councillor for Division 5 19 March 2016

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RUTHERFORD, Cherie PLEASH, Bob BARNETT, Leyland McINTYRE, Dan WARD, Christine FINCH, Gavin

Thank you for your support.

Authorised Cherie Rutherford 20 Samuel Cres, North Rockhampton for Cherie Rutherford (Candidate)

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Rockhampton Regional Council is now calling for applications for round three of the 2015/2016 Community Assistance Program.

Eligible organisations within the Rockhampton Regional Council area seeking assistance with projects are encouraged to apply.

Information for applicants and application forms are available from Council’s Libraries and Customer Service Centres, online at www.rrc.qld.gov.au or by phoning John Leak Memorial (07) 4932 9000 or 1300 22 55 77.

Applications close on Wednesday 6 April 2016 at 4pm.

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16 Bereavement Thanks KELVIN ROSS THOMPSON 20/01/1958 – 12/2/2016 Anna, Luke & Ross would like to thank all relatives and friends for their condolences since Kelvin’s passing. A special thanks to Dr Ron Cassano, ambulance, nurses & all hospital staff at the Mount Morgan Hospital and also Palliative Care in Rockhampton for their service in Kelvin’s last few weeks.

Please accept this as our personal thank you to everyone.

Special thank you Many thanks to the Rocky Paramedics who transported me to and from my destinations.

– M. Sealy

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March 10: World’s Greatest Shave 8am-10am at Bidgirii Clinic. Sponsor Tammy Alden.

March 10: GMF Bingo. St. Mary’s Church Hall Gordon Street. Doors open 9am Play starts 10am March 11: Old Time/New Vogue Dance. Baree School of Arts. Music by Twocan. Starts 7.30pm. Supper, lucky door, raffle.

March 12: Annual restocking of the Mount Morgan Dam. 8am, meeting at Dam Boat Ramp. 8,000 Golden Perch Fingerlings. All welcome to take part in release.

March 12: Car Boot Sale & Markets. Baree School of Arts $10 Site Phone 49382484.

March 12: Blue Care Trash & Treasure March 12: GMF Magic of Movies Trivia Night.

School of Arts. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start, $60 per team (6 in a team).

March 17: GMF Bingo. St. Mary’s Church Hall Gordon Street. Doors open 9am, play starts 10am.

March 18: MMCSS Twilight Family Fair! School Oval, Mount Morgan Central State School 5-8pm March 24: GMF Bingo. St. Mary’s Church Hall Gordon Street. Doors open 9am Play starts 10am April 2: Mount Morgan Arts & Crafts Cent Sale.

QCWA Hall, East Street. 2pm, great prizes April 9: QCWA Grocery Cent Sale. East Street QCWA Hall, 2pm.

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