June 2014

JUNE 2014 Sunday

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7.30am St Anthony’s Church

9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group

7pm - AA Meeting

JUNE 2014

Thursday

Friday

5 8-3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards

6 Zumba Gold 9am

9.30-11.30am Playgroup

11am-1pm Computer literacy with TCC

1pm Thai Chi at Hall

Saturday

7 Balgal Beach Markets Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm

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7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

9-12 Indoor Bowls

Zumba Gold 9am

Lions Club 7pm at the Hall

9-12 Craft Group

8-3pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup

19 8-3pm Community Bus shopping Visiting Vet Margaret 9-12 Hall 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup

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Zumba Gold 9am

Balgal Beach Markets

26 8 to 3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup

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6.30pm Beaches Church

7pm - AA Meeting

1pm Thai Chi at Hall

14 BINGO 1.30 Lions Change-over Dinner 6.30 - 7pm

MOBILE LIBRARY

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7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

9am - Line dancing

3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

9-12 Indoor Bowls

9 am - Cards 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 9.30 Sue Blom at RTC

1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting

22 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

23 9am - Line dancing

24 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

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Lions Club 7pm at the Hall

9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

9-12 Indoor Bowls

9 am - Cards 6.30pm Beaches Church

1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting

29 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

8am at HQ SES TRAINING

1.30pm Carers Support Group at RTC

Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm

Fishermans Landing Fishing & Social Club BBQ 6pm

7pm at HQ SES TRAINING

MOBILE LIBRARY

4 JULY 3 JULY 8-3pm 9am Community Zumba Gold Bus shopping 1pm Thai Chi at 9am Cards Hall 9.30-11.30am Playgroup 7pm - AA 7pm at HQ Meeting SES TRAINING Free official newsletter of Rollingstone and District Community Association Incorporated. group 30 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards

1 JULY 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

2 JULY 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

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RAINFALL REPORT Monthly rain totals as at 21st May 2014 Rainfall – 14.8mm Wet days so far – 6.

Temperatures - Max 29° Min 11° The yearly rainfall to date is - 1157

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11th & 25th JUNE

Community Noticeboard Don’t forget to send us your contributions for this page. Any news or items of interest are most welcome.

Email your ideas, put them in the drop box at the back of the hall or leave them with Chris.

Want a copy of Rollingstone Rag sent to you online? Email to rollingstonerag@bigpond.com.au to be included on the database Bluewater Markets Located at the Bluewater Community Centre. Markets will be on the second Sat of the month. Next market day is the 14 of June.

I will be the Markets Co-Ordinator so please if you need to contact me my name is Kim. I will be in the office Monday Mornings From 8am-9.30am you can email: bluewtr@bigpond.net.au Or Phone: 47886333 For those people who came to the last market day it was a great success we hope to have more signage this time on the road so it can only get better.

Would you like to help refugee and migrant secondary students with English and other subjects? Volunteers are needed for the Homework Mentoring Program. For information phone CityLibraries on 4727 8328 or email yps@townsville.qld.gov.au Registration labels will be a thing of the past.

As of 1 October 2014 you will no longer receive or have to attach a registration label to your vehicle (light vehicles, not over 4.5 tonne gross vehicle mass for eg: cars, motorcycles, light trailers and caravans, light buses and motorised wheelchairs.

You will continue to receive your registration renewal notice approximately four weeks before your renewal date. After 30 September you will not receive a label for your vehicle.

You still need to register your vehicle and driving an unregistered vehicle is an offence for which you can be fined. Transport inspectors and police officers can check that your car is registered through your number plate.

Checking if your vehicle is registered - you can check your registration's expiry date online or by calling Transport and Main Roads on 132380. You can also check the expiry date of a vehicle you are planning to drive.

Removing current registration labels - you need to display a registration label until 30 September 2014 If you choose not to remove the registration label you will not get a fine.

Travelling interstate - You will need to display a registration label when driving in the other states and territories in Australia up until 1 October 2014. After this date, you can travel interstate without displaying a label.

Find out more visit www.qld.gov.au/transport or call 132380

Each year, paper for the production of the Rollingstone Rag has been sponsored by the Townsville City Council through their Partnership and Sponsorship grant funding. Rollingstone and District Community Association would like to thank the Townsville City Council for their ongoing support.

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NOTES FROM THE R.T.C The biggest morning tea held by the Rollingstone and District Seniors was a roaring success – congratulations to the winners for your creativity and sense of humour. See the photos and a full rundown in the Seniors Contribution.

The next special function the Seniors are presenting is a Progressive Dinner (Seniors members only) on 20 June, be quick there is only a limited number of tickets.

“Who Dunnit” is an evening of murder, mystery and intrigue to be presented by RaDCA and Lions. Set in 1936, on the Queensland railway between Rockhampton and Brisbane; dress in period clothing (if you want), gather a group together; enjoy a good hearty 3 course meal and be the first group to successfully guess the murderer to win a prize. Tickets will be on sale very soon.

The services of a Justice of the Peace are available at the RTC during office hours.

A big thank you to our new Rolly Rag Assistant Editors – Kerrie and Gaye – these ladies have had to wing it on their own this month as the Editor is away. Well done Girls. We thank the contributors for getting their notes in either early or on time this month. It has really helped the girls no end.

The Op Shop is going from strength to strength, our volunteers are the backbone of the Op Shop. Thank you to the Cheesemans for donating and installing equipment in the Op Shop. Thank you to all those who give generously and to those who make the Op Shop a regular stop.

On Wednesday 14, I took a small bunch of volunteers into Jazzine Barracks to celebrate 25 years of Volunteering Australia..

We had a lovely morning tea and the volunteers were presented with certificates. It is amazing how many hours and the depth of work volunteers do for Australia each year. The figures are staggering.

AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RTC Mon

Tues

Wed

Op Shop Linedancing Card Group - RTC Tai Chi AA Op Shop Cheersport NQ Lions Business and Social meetings – 2nd and 4th Tues of each month Op Shop Indoor Bowls Craft Group – RTC TCC Mobile Library twice monthly Tai Chi

9am-3pm 9am-12pm 9am-11.30am 1pm-2pm 7.30pm 9am-3pm 3.3opm-5pm 7.00pm

Thurs

9am-3pm 9am-12pm 9am-12pm 11am-1pm 1pm-2pm

Op Shop Card Group - RTC Playgroup Vet – third Thursday of each Month Op Shop Zumba Gold TCC Computer Tutorials – 1st Friday of each month

9am-3pm 9am-12pm 9.30am-11.30am 9am-12pm

Sat

Bingo

1.30pm

Sun

Church Groups – Catholic Service Northern Beaches Church

7am 6.30pm

Fri

9am-3pm 9am-10am 11am-1pm

Look after yourselves……..Chris

Sunny Days Carer's Support Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 1.30pm at the RTC. The group gives carers the chance to meet other carers, talk, listen, support others and be supported Phone: 07 4773 5808 P4

BALGAL BEACH MARKETS 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month From 8 am Held in the Park near Fishermans Landing proudly presented by the Fishermans Landing Fishing Club If you are interested in having a stall phone john 0427 078934

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Betty Coleman has had some very tough times lately. I hope she knows how much we all care and pass on to her and her family the very bestest of good wishes. Lorraine Weight hasn’t been up to speed lately either, after recent serious surgery.

Sure she’d love to see/hear from anyone who may remember her and Don. In the meantime, we send our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Graham Foster had a mild heart attack last month. He’s now home and we send him our best wishes for a speedy return to good health. And, unfortunately, we must make mention of Tony & Annette Moody whose home in Augusta Drive suffered badly from fire damage also during last month. We pass on best wishes for a hasty recovery of their lovely new home.  PLEASE NOTE NEW RTC OPENING TIMES: The RTC is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 pm.  How many times have we had to ask this: PLEASE clean your signs from the Notice Boards when they are no longer relevant!!!!  Does anyone have DVDs of “Finding Nemo”, “The Lion King”, “Madagascar” or any of the “Animalia” series you no longer want that we may purchase for our Library, please? For that matter, any kids’ DVDs would be wonderful.  To those who turned up to help Chris clean up the big shed, you are indeed troopers: Stuart, Velvet, Gordon, Angie and Alec.

We offer our deepest appreciation for your collective efforts and at the same time, recognising your superb work ethic. The container, which has been sold, is now ready for removal and we can actually move around in the shed again.  On a purely personal level, we spent 4 days up at the Burdekin Falls Dam during May and what a wonderful experience that was.

Not only did the Sooty Grunter and the Sleepy Cod taste better than best, but the Red Claw was absolutely super-super-superb.

Add to that no TV, no phone and no internet (and we chose ‘no power’ as well) with perfect weather, spectacular Aussie country and scenery and Lake Dalrymple a vision to behold, it was a truly wonderful interlude.  There was an attempted break-in at the Hall last month – why, one would wonder because there’s nothing inside that anyone would want: no money, softdrinks, booze, drugs, etc. However, it has happened in 3 different places of the building but wasn’t successful. It has been reported to the Police, just for our own peace of mind, and the offending areas have been repaired. Mind boggling stuff..................  At the May RaDCA Management Committee meeting we decided to (1) install Security Cameras; (2) for the time being, we’re not buying a new Ride-On because the old one is now in fine running order and (amazingly) insurance has paid for the “totalled” parts; (3) we’re going to buy our own Stub Axles for when the Marquee is hired or erected for our own use, because Ede’s are no longer hiring this equipment; (4) continue to pursue purchase of sizable Generator for Centre use in the case of an emergency; (5) employ a professional to complete work needed on old Railway building; (6) the Container has been sold and will, of course, be removed asap; (7) we will put in place planning for a new equipment storage shed and housing for the bus and the Kubota mower; (8) all buildings on our Community Centre Lease have now been certified as A-O-K; (9) and many more smaller items, although all of great importance for the successful and smooth running of your Community Centre.  Margie & Trevor Cheeseman have done some great work in the Op Shop, making it more user-friendly, streamlining, updating, etc., etc. Big, big thanks to these two wonderful people. Great things are happening at/in the Op Shop with Margie and her girls doing a tremendous job. Some ladies visiting from the S/E Coast told Margie that it was “the best Op Shop we’ve ever been in – and more like a boutique, really”. How good is that?  Our Centre Manager, Chrissie, has designed a Community Information Brochure and it’s an absolute bottler and a real credit to her. Congratulations, C.M. This brochure will be distributed all over the district and wherever else we deem beneficial.  See where “Gail’s Place” has closed and is on the market. Seemed to be going along swimmingly with plans being put in place for proposed future activities but that has now all gone up in a puff of smoke. This is a sad outcome for those involved at the coalface. Wonder what happened, because the concept was a wonderful addition to our Rollingstone lifestyle.  Otherwise, things seem to be progressing pretty normally (what IS “normal”?) in Rollingstone and environs without much disturbance – except, of course, for the cut and thrust of remarks which some time permeate the local Facebook pages. Otherwise, lots of entertainment and activities always available during the cooler months, per courtesy of all the local Groups/Clubs.  When baking a cake from a packet mix, use unsalted butter instead of oil, milk instead of water and add a few extra drops of vanilla. Your cake will taste like it was made from scratch!!  “You can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”  “Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavours to live at the expense of everybody else.” (No doubt welfare cheats would heartily agree this is a good idea/thing to do!!)

Live well, love much, laugh often....................... “Sancho Panza”.

The Community Association would advise that facilities at the Hall and Community Centre are NOT for hire to persons for commercial/for profit business ventures. If someone is going to start up a business, then this should be properly serviced/supplied by their own equipment and facilities on their own or rented property. Should anyone require further information regarding this matter, we would respectfully ask that you speak with either the Centre Manager on 855 or the President on 0407 753 562. The matter of “paying for the use thereof” of any of the Association’s assets is not a concern because it is irrelevant in this case; licences applicable to our Centre buildings are completely different from those required privately; insurances required for individuals and usage within our Leases are also entirely different for us than if applied to private endeavours. All this needs to be considered and understood before any proposition is put to us for consideration.

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Andrew Cripps MP Ph: 07 4776 1428 Member for Hinchinbrook Ingham Qld 4850 Fax:07 4776 3503 NORTHERN BEACHES SECURES COMMUNITY FUNDING I am pleased to advise that communities on Townsville’s Northern Beaches will benefit from the latest round of funding from the Queensland Government’s Caring for our Community program, which is open to community and volunteer organisations.

The Black River Rural Fire Brigade secured $3,350 and the Bluewater Rural Fire Brigade secured $5,000 from the latest round of funding. Community and volunteer organisations are the backbone of local communities, so it’s important that we support them.

SOLAR POWER SYSTEM RECALL Homeowners and electricians are urged to check their solar power system following a recall on certain Avenco branded DC solar power isolators that have been found to have an internal fault that can lead to overheating and fire. I encourage everyone to check their solar systems.

Approximately 27,000 of the affected parts had been sold in Queensland, so it is important for everyone to double check the brand of their isolators for peace of mind. For more information on the recall, please contact the Electrical Safety Office of the Office of Fair Trading.

LITERACY AND NUMBERACY FUNDING FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS Recently, more than $300,000 in funding was announced for numeracy and literacy plans in schools on Townsville’s Northern Beaches.

This funding is part of the Queensland Government’s Great Results Guarantee to support local schools in this area of learning.

Rollingstone State School received $22,458, Mutarnee State School $5,000, Bohlevale State School $186,809 and Bluewater State School $88,432. This is a great program designed to lift the performance of young students in the critical area of numeracy and literacy.

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Council Clippings - Division One Hello to all and what a busy couple of months it has been.

It is June already half way through the year and many community events under our belts.

The biggest morning tea was fantastic and a great morning was had by all. Rollingstone and district should be very proud of the money they raise each year for such a great cause I know I am very proud to be part of it each year.

Gail’s opening was a great night and again well supported by all. I would like to say well done to all who were involved in making it such a good night.

I would like to apologise to anyone whom may have sent an email to the address that was on the bottom of this part of the newsletter as it was wrong and I may have never received your emails if you have sent them through that address. Please send them to the one below this is the correct one.

I will be spending the morning of the 16 th June at the community Centre for anything you would like to catch up with me, please come and see me or give me a call.

Sue Blom Chair Community and Culture Councillor for Division 1

P 1300 878 001 M 0427 300 364 E suzanne.blom@townsville.qld.gov.au

Rollingstone & District Seniors A big thank you to all the locals and visitors who made The Biggest Morning Tea held on the 9th of May such a success, we should all be proud of raising just over $1,600.00 for The Cancer Council. Thank you to all our many helpers on the day, also Babz for her comparing, Millers Fashions and Sentoria for her talk. To Rollingstone General Store, Saffron Rose Soaps and Pace Farming for their generous donations for prizes (I am sure the winners were very happy) and to RDCA for their donation – many thanks.

The Mothers Day Raffle winners were as follows :Mary Mogg 1st Prize, Nancy Ingram 2nd Prize and Bob Calder 3rd Prize. Thanks to all those who supported our local Seniors by buying tickets thus making this Raffle such a success.

During the month the Seniors visited the RAAF Museum and the Townsville Museum and we were all very impressed with their displays. Some of the items from our local museum that used to be here are now on display at the Townsville Museum. Our next outing will be on the 17th June to Morning Melodies- The Little Patti Show – from Bandstand fame - followed by lunch. Anyone interested could you please contract Cheryl (47707027) ASAP so tickets can be purchased and transport organised .

Seniors are also holding a Progressive Dinner in Rollingstone at five different venues, on the 20th June at $25 a head for members only at present. Tickets must be paid for when booked due to only 40 tickets being available. The stall at the Markets was once again a great success and I thank all the Seniors who helped on the stall and by supplying items for sale. Remember we only hold a stall on the 1st Saturday of the month.

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Bingo is now being held on the 2nd Saturday of the month with the exception of September due to the Pineapple Festival. Eyes down 1.30 pm, all visitors are welcome. Until next month stay safe…Cheryl

Gidday Rollingstone Did ya miss me?? It’s been 8 weeks since I pulled on the blue shirt and epaulettes and today is my first shift back. Am I glad to be back?

– ask me again later – right now I have to get this Copper Log article done before the editors start beating down the front door.

This won’t be a long and drawn out read – mainly due to the fact that I seriously AM running out of time – but I wanted to scribble a few lines about “expectations”.

We all have them – even in their most basic form - personal expectations of ourselves, our family, our friends and generally the life that swirls around us. They vary from situation to situation and person to person, but in a perfect world we all want them fulfilled so that we get our own way and our lives trundle along according to plan.

Now… I can rant and rave and ramble on with all sorts of deep and meaningful examples – this is a pretty big subject. After all, with 30 or so years with the Coppers (and any of you who have ANY amount of “life experience” will agree) I can say with certainty that our expectations often fall short on almost every level. It might be that our bodies fail or our mind or memories, circumstances change at work, a friend lets you down or maybe even the weather doesn’t hold up – no matter what – your expectations can be changed by things that you have no control over.

So let’s narrow this down. (By now you’re all starting to wonder who this is directed at – right? No-one in particular this time.

Surprised?)

What about the expectations we have of each other – you as a community of individuals and us as a Police Service.

Correct me if I get this wrong but I’m pretty sure your expectations of us are (in a nutshell) that you and your families and homes stay safe, that we patrol the streets for hoons, help sort out the problems that you present us with, look after this area to make it a nice place to live. You expect us to be friendly and approachable, to respond to the dramas as they come up, charge the people who commit the offences and lock up the bad guys. There’s more, I know, heaps more – and if you sat and started to write it down you could fill chapters with what your expectations are. But do you know what the most popular response is to the question of the expectation of the Police?

“Be there when you need them.”

So… what about my expectations? I have plenty but I’m going to break this down into some basics. I have different expectations of my locals and the visitors and I have different expectations of Darren and the police from other stations. My expectations of my community and my staff are higher – I hold you and Darren and Jenny to a higher standard.

Darren and Jenny know this area – they know you. I’m as proud of them as I could possibly be for how they do their jobs but I can’t (and you can’t) expect the same degree of care or personal attention from other police – we get sensational assistance from the other coppers who visit our division, but my expectations of Darren and Jenny are greater and my expectations of their personal assistance to my community are greater as well.

As for my community – you – you KNOW how to act and behave here – you live here – this is YOUR HOME as well as mine. My expectation is that you treat it with far more respect and dignity and care than some tourist or visitor or blow through might.

Our little corner of the world is becoming more and more popular and I expect to be dealing with the visitors who come up to use and enjoy our place, but have little or no regard for the fact that this is our back yard. What I don’t expect, is to have to growl at or take action against my locals – this is home – it isn’t you or me or them… it’s us… it’s we… it’s ours. The visitors don’t have that sense of community that exists here – maybe you don’t have that yet either – that’s up to you to find it, join it and foster it.

I don’t want to get all “touchy/feely” about this (at least not any more than I have already) but I believe in where we live and my expectation and hope is that you do as well.

We’ll do everything we can to live up to your expectations of us and if you believe that for any reason you need an explanation for what we do or the action we take, all you have to do is ask. But I want you to read that paragraph up there again – read the bit about ‘your home’ and having a ‘sense of community’… and remember that you live here.

Stay safe………..Goughy

Young women who eat vegetables are healthier later in life.

Young women who eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables show significantly lower rates of hardening in the arteries 20 years later, US research has found. However, men did not appear to benefit the way women did, raising questions about why a heart healthy diet may benefit one sex over the other, according to the study presented at the American College of Cardiology conference.

The research was based on 2508 participants in the government-sponsored Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, which began in the 1980s with the aim of tracking heart health among 18-30 year olds over time.

Women who reported eating eight to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables in their 20s were 40 per cent less likely to have calcified plaque in their arteries in their 40s, compared with those who ate the just three to four servings a day. The association remained even after researchers accounted for other lifestyle behaviours that could impact cardiovascular health.

"These findings confirm the concept that plaque development is a lifelong process, and that process can be slowed down with a healthy diet at a young age," said lead author Michael Miedema, a cardiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute.

"This is often when dietary habits are established, so there is value in knowing how the choices we make in early life have lifelong benefits." Researchers are not sure why the same benefits were not apparent in men, and said one possibility is that not enough men were included in the study to provide a clear picture.Sixty-three per cent of the people in the study were female and 37 per cent were male."Several other studies have also suggested that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is less protective in men, but we do not have a good biological reason for this lack of association," Miedema said.

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Rollingstone and District Lions Club Inc Hello Rollingstone, we at Lions have had a quiet month of service (for Lions).

The Mothers Day raffle organized by Linda Cleaver and team has been a roaring success and the winner was…..Mrs Hando from Deeragun. To all of us who didn’t win….please try again.

Lions have assisted the Primary School with a working bee to unlock a drain and fill in a trench with rock.

Lions Engineering & Construction Team (Reg Geritz & Ian Dowe) assisted RADCA with rails at the RTC. Rollingstone Lions attended a Zone Picnic at Cardwell and a great day was had by all.

The first Pineapple Committee meeting has been held and the date for the Festival will be Saturday, September 13. John Muller is the new Chairmen and Wendy Cook is the Treasurer assisted by Ian Dowe.

I would like to thank the crew who helped cook for the large crowd at Gails Place Art Extravaganza, another job well done.

We at the Lions are now registered as a provider for the “Work for the Dole Scheme”. So if you need to build up your “Hours Worked” without too much travelling...contact John Muller on 47707510 or 0407114687.

On Saturday, 17th May, Lions helped the local NEUROFIBOMATOSIS Society with a sausage sizzle on The Strand. This disease attacks the nerve endings on children and is in dire need of support.

Sunday May 25th, we Lions will be conducting a sausage sizzle at Bunnings North Shore.

Monday June 9th, Lions have been invited to the opening of the new Aged Persons Units at Halifax.

Saturday 14th June, at the Mystic Sands Golf Club the annual Lions Change Over Dinner will be held.

Please if you are among the invitees (as club guests) could you let John Muller know your availability as soon as possible for catering reasons.

Till next month remember “We Serve”………………..President Mike

The Generosity and support from the local Townsville Community has been beyond our expectations and we would like to thank

Rollingstone Rag For your donation and helping us raise awareness for the

Children’s Tumour Foundation Australia

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Simply this is Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with others that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for Alcoholics Anonymous membership is a desire to stop drinking.

There are no dues or fees for Alcoholics Anonymous membership. We are self supporting through our own contributions. Alcoholics Anonymous is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution, does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses or opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

If you or someone you know have a problem with alcohol, please contact Alcoholics Anonymous on 4771 5411 or come to a meeting Monday nights 7pm at Rollingstone Rural Transaction Centre.

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Senator the Hon Fiona Nash ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR HEALTH MEDIA RELEASE Australians with Hearing Loss to Have Faster, Easier Access to Hearing Services A new website will help thousands of people with hearing loss receive the support they need sooner by making it easier to find information and apply for services, the Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash said.

The website gives eligible Australians better access to services available through the Australian Government Hearing Services Program. One in six Australians experience hearing loss.

“With just a few clicks, people can check their eligibility and apply for services online. It gives Australians better access to up-to-date information about hearing, what services are available and who provides them,” Minister Nash said. “This means eligible Australians with hearing loss will receive the services they need sooner, benefiting more than 600,000 people each year. “Managing information electronically replaces many of the paper forms, cutting red tape for clients and service providers.” Minister Nash said the website had been developed in close consultation with the hearing service industry and their clients. “Hearing services providers are already using the website as part of a trial period, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,” she said. “Through the new website, providers have already successfully processed thousands of client applications. “There is already a significant reduction in the time that people have had to wait between applying for hearing services and actually receiving them,” she said. Minister Nash said the improvements to the Hearing Services Program form part of the Australian Government’s commitment to cutting regulatory burden and modernising public services to make the lives of Australians a little easier. Information about the improvements to the Hearing Services Program can be found at the Department of Health’s new hearing services website.

Minister’s media contact: Carolyn Martin, 0417 966 328

PLAYGROUP

Reduce Reuse recycle

Welcome to Playgroup. Who wants to see if we can turn our trash into treasure. In June we have Sandra Elton from Re Creativ joining us at Playgroup to do some workshops at playgroup The workshops will be fun so come along and be a part of it. Please check the program to see if you can help with bringing in recyclables from home and there are a few times this term that we need to bring along some other items that are required for the craft, if you have any ideas for Reduce Reuse Recycle please come and see me and we will fit them into the program. Last month we went on an excursion each day picking someplace different. Check out the pictures and see what fun we had at the Strand, beach and Lollipops. Everyone enjoys the sausage sizzle for lunch, the kids just enjoy getting out with their friends and having fun.

This term I would like to add some additions to the playground with a theme in mind so bring along your ideas and we will see what we can come up with. This term the parent survey’s will be handed out this is your chance to tell us what you like and don’t like about our service, to help us improve what and the way we deliver these services to you, so please fill them out and get them back to us as soon as possible.

Memberships are due now. Please fill in a new membership form and media consent form and return it to me A.S.A.P. Membership is still $20 a year and only $3 a session for a family. Let’s go have some fun.

Till Next time keep playing……….Nicole

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Balgal Beach Boating & Leisure Club News G’day All Our Mother’s Day celebration at the hall was a real success. We had a great social night with a large attendance.

The food was beautiful AGAIN. Thanks to the cooks and preparation people. They always turn out a wonderful spread. Naomi Brangan, being our youngest Mum, was given the honour of cutting the Mother’s Day cake.

We played Hookey with eight teams of five participating. Team seven won the gold and were very excited with their prizes. We had LOTS OF FUN and a big thank you to Tommy Ruddick for making the Hookey board.

We held two raffles, both being for a LOUNDS FRESH SEAFOOD VOUCHER. Incredibly, Vicki O’Brien won both and was also on the winning team seven in the Hookey game. Congratulations Vicki, please enjoy the LOUND’S SEAFOOD; it’s the best in Townsville. The Mother’s day raffle was won by Rhonda Stewart. Well done Rhonda.

Congratulations to John Holliday and Jan Fennell on their engagement - they make a lovely couple, they looked like a couple of excited teenagers when it was announced at our BBQ. All our members wish you the very best.

Lucinda Trip October 2014 It’s not far away now … our Lucinda weekend away is the 10. 11. 12th of October. So book your Accommodation at Wanderers Holiday Village 4777-8213. We always have a beaut time. Fishing Friday arvo, BBQ at Wanderers Friday night, fishing Hinchinbrook Saturday and back in time for the Smorgasbord dinner at the Lucinda Pub. TOP FOOD. Return home exhausted Sunday.

The good ship ROSIE is now fully booked so interest in this year’s trip is high. While on Rosie, some really good news: ROSIE now has two brand new motors, fitted by Rising Sun Marine on Monday 12th May. This is her third set. She has served the community very well for 14 years with many more to come.

FISH OF THE MONTH James Baker won fish of the month with a 53 cm Mangrove Jack. Congratulations James.

AN INVITATION …

Join us at our Monthly BBQs (usually) held at the Rollingstone Community Hall held on the 1st Sunday of each month where you will meet new people and catch up with old friends. $10 a head for non-members (kids 12 years and under are free when accompanied by an adult). BYO drinks.

NEXT BBQs: Sunday 1st June 2014 at the Community Hall (5pm start).

Sunday 6th July 2014 at the Community Hall (5pm start).

Please support our valued Sponsors: Lound’s Fresh Seafood, Pro Tackle and Motor Marine.

NOTIFICATION This is a timely reminder to let everyone know: Rollingstone and District Community Association Inc Memberships are due.

Membership fees are $1.00 per year and are due before 31 July 2014.

Please note this is RaDCA Membership and is totally SEPARATE to the Rollingstone Seniors membership.

RaDCA membership fees can be paid to Chris at the RTC Office.

R.S.L. NEWS

We all survived ANZAC Day, which involved much organisation and the odd worry at times! I drove to Ingham on the Thursday to collect the meat trays, bacon and sausages. Even met Anne Zander who was sitting down having a bite to eat and told me she was trying to remember any other jobs she had to do. Not even that sunk in! I arrived at the golf club with the meat items and Steve asked, “Did you get the bread from the pub?” Anyway, it wasn’t raining so back to Ingham I went.

Other than my “Oops!” things went pretty well and we only had a few small, but sound suggestions emerge at our meeting to review ANZAC Day. Thanks again to everyone who assisted and participated! It certainly was the beginning of a busy weekend at the golf club, and hopefully everyone else enjoyed their long weekend.

During President Ewan’s address he noted that it was 10 years since the opening of the Memorial. On the 4th of April 2004, the Memorial was officially opened and blessed. It is a lovely Memorial and one that many “grey nomads” and younger adventurers comment on to other travellers as they continue their journey around Australia.

The Rollingstone RSL were proud to sponsor the May monthly medal, in honour of ANZAC Day. Congratulations to the winners of the 4 divisions: Terry Frazer, Bob Brown, Steve Hargans and Anja Devereaux. It is pleasing to note that both Terry and Anja are service members of our RSL. Finally, an important notice to all members. We are having a Quarterly Meeting on Sunday, 1st of June. Last year just flew by, and we missed on these intervening meetings. Ewan has reminded us that as part of our constitution we need to have 2 or 3 other meetings each year, to maintain contact with our members. Being a small club we often have contact in a less formal way, but the Quarterly and Half Yearly enable more official contact to occur and enables members to have a say.

So if you are an RSL member, keep Sunday 1st of June free and come to the Mystic Sands Golf Club for a catch up with fellow members. Meeting begins at 10:30am, as some of us enjoy a game of Bushies to start the day….. Cheers, Rhonda C.

THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE: We welcome debate on any or all of these issues – send your responses as a ‘Letter to the Editor’.  Why do so many Australians go to Bali? Obviously because it’s cheaper and nastier and more degenerate than what we have to offer in Australia. What we have to offer in Queensland from north to south beats the pants off what is on offer overseas – like the Bahamas, Florida, et al.  I still miss Guy Fawkes Night, with its evening tang of gunpowder and its glorification of failure on a scale matched only by Gallipoli.  No matter which way you sway politically, decades past show that the Liberal crew are generally more fiscally responsible and aren’t afraid to make the tough decisions. Labor then gets elected, goes on a popularity driven spendfest, gets booted and then the Coalition comes back to wield the axe. (Contributed.)  The screams that rent the air when the welfare cuts were announced in the Budget were a sad indictment of a culture grown too used to “free” money.  STOP PRESS: “The Federal and Queensland Governments have committed to working together to develop proposals and options to directly address the issue of insurance affordability in North Queensland. The extremely high cost of insurance in North Queensland is a problem that has been around for a number of years, and is causing significant financial and emotional strain for North Queensland residents.”

This excerpt was taken from Andrew Cripps’s 2014 Autumn/Winter Newsletter. Well, let’s hope they achieve something because it’s l-o-o-o-ong overdue and unfair, to say the least.  “Combine together”????????? Tautology in one of its finest displays of needless repetition of the same sense in different words. (And even the mention thereof is another great display...........this time of pedantry.) LOL.  Ah, the misplaced overconfidence of our twenties, when we know so little about the world that we think we know everything. The one thing it has going for it is that to older people, it’s a little endearing how twenty-somethings think the world works in black and white terms and that all they have to say is something like “why can’t we just let all the asylum seekers in” and magically solve complicated debates in a puff of righteousness.  The constant use of foul language by the majority of the population is indicative that profanity is the effort of a feeble brain to express itself forcibly. It is the emotional expression of inarticulate people with small vocabularies.  In her book The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion wrote that, “grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it. We anticipate (we know) that someone close to us could die, but we do not look beyond the few days or weeks or years that immediately follow such an imagined death.”

“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, All that beauty and all that wealth e’er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.” (Thank you, Thomas Grey.)

(The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of the “RAG” editorial and RaDCA Management Committee.)

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MYSTIC SANDS GOLF CLUB Hello Golfers.

Its been some time since I have delivered any news from the golf heaven sometimes hell that we all love to play so here we go.

Results from March Monthly Medal.

Mens Div 1 Gary Smylie with a great 67 good start to the year Gary.

R/U was Wayne McCarthy with 69 you sneak up on em poppa.

Mens Div 2 Tony Cochrane with a good 71, beats driving a truck a Tony.

R/U was Gary Goodwin with 74 come on get going Gary.

Mens Div 3 Stuart Hume with a fine 72 heres one smiley fox to look out for good on you Stuart.

R/U was John Gurd with 79 good one John welcome to the club comps.

Ladies Div 1 Anja Deveraux with a waking up 77 I am pretty sure that wont last long.

R/Uwas Jackie Brown with another 77 count backs are scary things a Jackie

Results for April Monthly Medal Mens Div 1 Tony Richards with a fine 70 good one.

R/U was Gary Smylie with 75 whats going on Gary come on boy.

Mens Div 2 Charles Moir with a great 69 shake em up Charles.

R/U was Brian Wilson with 76 theres a name I havnt heard for a while good on ya Willie.

Mens Div 3 Keith Stevens with a good 74 come on Keith get em going.

R/U was Steve Hargans with a 79 Steve is one of our new members and will do well welcome to you Steve.

Ladies Div 1 Jackie Brown with a scary 80 oh dear oh dear love ya Jackie.

R/U was Maree King with a worse than scary 86 I think I will take up knitting hopefully I wont drop stitches.

Results for May Monthly Medal Mens Div 1 Terry Frazer with a fine 69 good man more to come me thinks.

R/U was Wayne McCarthy with 72 gotta stop this runner up stuff poppa.

Mens Div2 Bob Brown with a very good 68 good to see you keep it in the family.

R/U was Clyde Stewart with another 68 this was a countback event sorry Clyde.

Mens Div 3 Steve Hargens with a very good 67 theres that name again look out boys.

R/u went to Tom Ruddick with a 70 giddy up Tom. Ladies Div 1 Anja Deveraux with a better than last time 73 go girl.

R/u was Pat Onoprienko with a very good 77 good on you neighbour.

We have results from the 4BBB Championship which was run 2 weeks ago and the winners were Mens Tony Griffiths and Tom Ruddick won this event.

Grahame Starkie and Eddie White were the runners up.

Ladies Merle Dickenson and Jackie Brown ran out winners.

Di Stephan and Maree King were the runners up.

That's about all for now as I am running late for the printing press as usual but I bet I beat Goughy to the post.

Bye for now Remember look after one and another and take care………...Maree K.

The “OP SHOP”

The “OP SHOP” was opened for the Saturday Markets and we had a very successful day, so we will open for each Market Day 9am 12 noon.

Plenty of menswear has been donated with great brands and the clothes are near new plus plenty of books, cds and pictures.

We had some terrific comments made on our last Market Day from two lovely ladies from Airlie Beach: “WOW! Just beautiful...just like a little boutique and the prices are just wonderful, and from a traveller….she had heard about us in N.S.W from other travellers who had been to visit us.” Keep the wonderful donations coming and you keep us going……..Margie :)

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Golf:

Tues & Fri nights 6pm-8pm  Weekly Chefs specials  Meat tray raffles Tues and Friday  Goose club Friday night; Jackpot $460  Friday "lucky Chair Draw" 7 pm Open daily 9am  Takeaway alcohol available  Reasonable prices     

Mon & Thurs play 18 for $20.00 Tues Vets Comp: 8.30 Chook Run - Friday Club Comp - Sat Bushrangers Social Comp Sun 9 am

STATE OF ORIGIN NIGHTS 1-3 ½ priced drinks from kickoff to first score Complimentary food half time Pick the score comp and first point scorer $1 entry winner takes all

Barefoot bowls Sunday - 9am

MYSTIC SANDS BOWLS CLUB

The mens Singles Championship has been decided with congratulations again going to Michael Blake who had a close victory over a very tenacious Graeme Weggert. Both guys had tough struggles to get to the final with Michael edging out Peter Hall and Graeme finally prevailing over a very gallant Tim Blake. Well done to all for competing so well and good luck to Michael when he represents our club in the district Champion of Champions.

The mens North Queensland pennants are fast approaching with play scheduled over June long weekend. While we have enough players to field a team, any members who haven’t nominated are encouraged to do so, as we will need a couple of reserves – particularly for the Sunday and Monday when we will be playing in town. With three games to play on Sunday, a couple of us older and less fit players will certainly appreciate a break as 63 ends will take its toll on creaking backs and knees. A reminder that Saturdays play will be at Mystic Sands, and while our green has been passed by the district officials, we still have some work to do to tidy up some areas, so any help will be appreciated.

Sunday morning Barefoot Bowls continue to be very successful with some new faces turning up every week which is great to see. Players need to nominate by 9.30 am at the very latest so we can comfortably finish around midday.

As usual, any enquiries can be made to Phil Small on 0418 779 292. Thanks.

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Hi everyone & welcome to June 2014. Where did the last 5 months go??

So, how is everyone’s Vegetable garden going? This year I have planted cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, capsicum, radish & beetroot & so far they all look healthy and growing nicely. I have booked the Pickers in to start late July if all goes well!!!

George on Herald Street will be giving lessons on how to use ladders correctly in the near future. First lesson is not to wear thongs when climbing a ladder as you could get your foot caught and end up in hospital with a broken ankle. Poor George, he is recovering okay.

Our lovely secretary has headed off to Canada with family for 2 weeks, for a fun filled holiday. I am sure they will have a good time, and we look forward to seeing lots of photos. And to our other friends in Toomulla who are also travelling over to Canada in June, have a great time, try and behave, and we look forward to your return.

Congratulations to George Sikvari, Bruce Grady, John & Bette Grady & Shirley Rouse for each winning $50 in the Lucky Numbers. There are only two draws left for this round, so good luck to everyone. Round 7 will start in July, so if you would like a lucky number in the next round let me know (47707813 or email schwarzee1959@gmail.com) and you can pick your number. It will cost $10 and that will give you a lucky number for 10 weeks. All money raised goes back into the Community. So far we have raised $3,000 from the Lucky Numbers and I would like to thank all those who have, and continue to support this.

The weekend at Dungeness was a great weekend with the Fishing Club. We stayed at the Hinchinbrook Marine Cove Motel and the cabins were excellent, full size fridge, stove, and reasonably priced. We had 10 of the 11 cabins booked, and thoroughly enjoyed the weekend with good food, good people, plenty of bulls…..t stories, and lots of laughs. Mrs Grady also managed to spoil us all with her delicious cakes & tarts again.

There are new owners at the motel now – Michael & Linda and they were lovely people to meet, very friendly and very helpful, which made such an enjoyable weekend for everyone.. I would certainly recommend the motel if you are looking for some relaxing time away.

Even though it rained during the weekend, in between showers we had the chance to enjoy some land-based fishing, and there was only one lucky person who managed to catch a good size fish. Mick kindly shared his Cod with us all at the Saturday night BBQ.!!

Our thoughts are with those residents who are having the dreaded Chemo treatment at the moment. Please, be strong and stay positive to help you through the journey. Believe you can and you’re half way there!

Well, until next month stay safe and enjoy the cold weather, when it arrives. Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating a birthday in June, and there is a few of us that I know of.

Cheers………….Rhonda.

William Aplin was the first Chairman of the Thuringowa Divisional Board and the second Mayor of Townsville.

Read his story at the Townsville Museum.

Fisherman’s Landing Fishing & Social Club News Hello and welcome to yet another enthralling report on our Club’s activities, gossip and other unimportant stuff.

To begin with, I must say how humbled I was to read The Editor’s comments in the April issue likening my ramblings to that of Goughy of Coppers Log fame. I have no desire to try to emulate his witty style that carries a clear message on serious matters.

However, in the April issue he got serious I presume after some complaints. Life is too short for it to be taken too seriously Goughy so a plea from me (and I hope many others), please revert to your witty ways in Coppers Log. Club Secretary Roz Green laid a wreath on behalf of our Club at the Dawn Service on ANZAC Day then later Vice-President Heath Green cut a fine dapper figure as he and his young son Jordan laid a wreath during the Service after the march.

Long term Club member and pillar of our Club, Ron Condren (Condo) is still recovering from an illness that has laid him up for too long. As always Condo, we wish you a speedy and full recovery.

Past President Mark Hemming’s wife Jacqui is currently convalescing after a stint in hospital. We all wish you well Jacqui.

At the monthly BBQ held on 25 April, General Committee Member Mark Hemming announced Fishing Competition winners for March. Those recipients were: Senior Male, John West for a 4.54 kg Barra. Yep, it was a Barra, I double checked. Senior Female, Lai Peng for a 1.47 kg Grassy Sweetlip, Junior Male, Brendon Baker, .81 kg Gold Spot Sweetlip and, as there were no junior female contestants, Mark announced an incentive award to young Jordan Green for a .43 bream Congratulations to you all. VicePresident Heath Green then delivered a passionate oration welcoming the over 50 people in attendance, reminding us all that the average attendance at the monthly gatherings in Sep/Oct/Nov last year was between 7 and 9 people. This resurgence in our Club is testament to the rebuilding efforts and plain hard work of the current committee whom he thanked. Heath also thanked Mark Hemming and Jeff Cheeseman for cooking the BBQ, Dickie for setting up and Roz Green for her extra catering delights which the children (and yes, most adults), enjoyed.

A warm welcome was also extended to our new Club members, Fred and Venessa Palmer and Mark and Trish Greenway and their families. We hope you all have a happy and long association in your Club.

Since my expose of certain Club members’ bizarre activities revealed in the April issue, I am finding it hard to approach any members for details of misadventure, mayhem et al. I find people hide, one fellow even ran into the sea fully clothed as I pursued him, notebook and tape recorder at the ready. I cannot get within a bulls roar of any person who has come to notice for comment.

But, a warning dear members, you can run, you can hide but your friends are ever so willing to reveal your misadventures and general stuff ups. For instance. Heard on the grapevine that a certain former Chippy (that means a retired Carpenter Cyril), or as they are now referred to, a former Timber Construction Engineer Specialist took his dear wife and new caravan north for a shakedown holiday. However, the holiday was very short, one night to be exact after old passion fingers decided to check out the new fandangle electronic gismos in the van. After pushing pretty lit up bright buttons, things that were supposed to go “ping” didn’t; the pretty bright lights weren’t. All was in darkness, the silence was deafening. There were reports of a muttering mad man in his jocks doing circuits of his van in the middle of the night in torrential rain. Better stick to carpentry Bruce.

How many Committee Members does it take to turn on a fan? It would seem four as witnessed at the April BBQ. Dickie gave expert technical advice from the side line while Heath, Mark and Jeff tried to figure out the push/pull thingos to make the obviously complicated machine work. And, we will not mention the mass confusion over extension leads except to offer a piece of advice that to work first they need to be plugged into a power source.

Club Treasurer Di tapped me on the shoulder the other morning, (no Cyril, not THAT type of tap) and asked me to remind members that Club fees will soon be due; on 1 July in fact. Di said any legal tender would be accepted for payment, gold, precious jewels, the family silverware or, as a last resort, cash.

The weather over the past month has produced some excellent boating and beach fishing days and some great fish have been landed in the local area. Taylors Beach, Cattle Creek, Crystal Creek Obron and Rollingstone Creek have produced great catches of grunter, salmon, mangrove jack and barra. The winter whiting have not yet began to school but this should not be too long away. Doggie mackerel are schooling on our inner reefs with catches of up to 3 kg being taken with pilchards either drifting or bottom fished for the best results. Also, gar fish and herring are working well. The fishing around Acheron, Havanah, Esk Brisk Islands are giving up reasonable bags of coral trout, sweet lip and Spanish mackerel while better water conditions are making diving and snorkeling conditions ideal for spearing, particularly for painted crays.

Club members have weighed in some good catches, the Baker Boys have recorded a 1.14 kg sweet lip and some excellent stripey and grunter. Lai Peng, slatey bream, Jeff Cheeseman coral trout and parrot fish which all means that because of the cooler water temperature out near the reef, the reef fish are venturing in closer to our inner shoals and reefs which is good news for the small boaties. Mark Hemming has had success with some good barra catches off the point using lures on the early morning tides. True to his warning last issue, Wayne Truscott features prominently on the brag board with good catches of doggies, finger mark and gold spot cod. However, one remark was that as he had not fished for so long he had forgotten how and had to take the West Boys with him for retraining. It’s a cruel world Trussy.

Don’t forget boaties that our Club monitors on VHF freqs 16 and 22, also 27 mhz Channels 88 and 90. Leave your expired flares and epirbs at The Landing for safe disposal and lodge your trip sheets with either Townsville or Ingham Coast Guards.

Please, always, safe and responsible boating.

Once again, write a reminder on that scrap of news paper nailed to the back of your dunny door not only to start saving to pay your fees but also of the monthly BBQ on the last Friday of the month, 6.30pm at The Landing on the lower deck. It is still free for members and $10.00 for guests who, as always, are most welcome. Come along and hear Dickie say……..well, nothing really because now he only looks after the stinger net.

Remember, you are only one Lotto win away from that big fishing trip. Until next month……….Ninger 19

BEACHES CHURCH NORTHERN BEACHES COMMUNITY CHURCH

Rollingstone Community Centre 2nd & 4th Sunday at 6.30pm Come and join us in the RADCA Community Hall on Community Crescent We are a contemporary family style church with a relaxed North Queensland flavour Also meeting at: Jensen: 13 Mt Kulburn Drive … Sunday 9.30am (Turn off Bruce Hwy at Len’s Feed Shed just south of Black River bridge)

Saunders Beach: Community Centre … 1st & 3rd Sunday 6.30pm Tea and Coffee to follow For details ring Ps Ian Morgan on 0407 475 161 or the church office 4751 9222 Australian Christian Churches Assemblies of God in Australia

Dogs Queensland members are no doubt aware that there has been a lot of debate lately on vaccinations and vaccination protocols. This has been brought about partly by comment (informed and otherwise) about adverse vaccination reactions.

The first vaccinations for dogs were for distemper which was extremely prevalent in the post-war period. This is a heartbreaking disease – it starts with a discharge from the eyes and nose and a generally sick dog. The dog can then recover uneventfully, or the neurological stage may develop, in which the dog can seizure or develop milder neurological signs. These dogs were usually euthanased. Thus breeder welcomed the first vaccine even though it was a “live” vaccine which actually gave the dog a mild form of the disease!

In the seventies we vaccinated for Distemper and Hepatitis and followed the yearly protocol set down by the vaccine manufacturers. At that time both diseases were a very real threat, even to vaccinated dogs – as a teenager I nursed a very promising young Border Collie through distemper for 4 weeks before euthanasing him when he developed neurological signs. Hepatitis was much less common and often less severe, although it could kill in its acute form. These days, due to the improvement in vaccines and the fact that people did get their dogs vaccinated yearly, both diseases are very rare and many younger veterinarians have never seen them.

Parvovirus appeared suddenly in the seventies – one of the first cases I saw was a young OES I bred which was owned by a good friend. We lost her despite all our efforts. Older dogs died from the gastrointestinal effects of the virus while breeders lost whole litters from the effect of the virus on the hearts of the pups in utero. We initially used a cat vaccine, as Feline Enteritis is caused by a very similar virus (and some thought that Parvovirus evolved from it) until an antigen against the disease was developed and included in the vaccines which then became trivalent. We still vaccinated every 12 months as that was the vaccine manufacturer’s recommendation.

Kennel cough (now Canine Cough as of course it can be picked up anywhere) was also around but, as it was not life threatening and did not have a single causative agent, there was no vaccine. When it was developed, it was included in the trivalent vaccine and we still vaccinated yearly.

When questions began to be asked about why we did so, research began aimed specifically at the length of immunity produced by each antigen.

The Results AVA (Australian Veterinary Association states that Every animal should be immunised and each individual animal only as frequently as necessary.

The vaccination protocol should be determined by the veterinarian and client to meet the needs of each animal.

The Vaccination Guideline Group (VGG) of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) recommends that vaccines be defined as core, non-core or not recommended.

Core vaccines are those which protect against severe, life-threatening diseases that have a global distribution. In dogs these are canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus (hepatitis) and canine parvovirus. It has been determined that, for most dogs, the duration of immunity is 3 years and so vaccinating every third year is now a general recommendation.

Non-core vaccines are required by only those animals whose geographic location, local environment or lifestyle places them at risk of contracting specific infections. In dogs these include parainfluenza virus and Bordetella bronchiseptica (both involved in Canine Cough) and Leptospira interrogans (a disease often vaccinated against in the tropics).

The decision to use non-core vaccines is made for individual dogs based upon consultation between the veterinarian and the owner. Many non-core vaccines require annual vaccination.

The vaccination protocol recommended for puppies remains unchanged. Our aim is to make the transition from protection by maternally derived antibody to protection by vaccination as seamless as possible.

It is recommended that pups be vaccinated two to three times, with timing of the final dose being variable (this varies with the manufacturer and the vaccine). It is extremely important that pups remain with the breeder for 1014 days after their initial vaccination to allow immunity to develop before the go to their new homes. It is also important that breeders supply puppy buyers with a correctly completed and signed vaccination certificate, and stress the importance of the follow-up vaccine(s).

A booster vaccine should be administered approximately 12 months later.

After this, revaccination should aim to create and maintain immunity while minimising the portential for adverse reactions. It is important that all Dogs Queensland members discuss this with their veterinarian to determine the best protocol to use for each of their dogs.

Finally – remember that a yearly health checkup is recommended for people and dogs! published in the “Dogs Queensland” who have generously given permission to run the article.

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WILDLIFE CARERS FOR ROLLINGSTONE, BALGAL BEACH and surrounds Please keep these phone numbers handy!!!!!

GWEN CAHILL

BIRDS

47707540 0427074816

GAYE LOVELL

WALLABIES & KANGAROOS

47707356 0412 965535

CHRIS GREEN

POSSUMS

0402084588

These girls are all Balgal Beach residents, members of Nth Qld Wildlife and are all Volunteers Each of the three can assist with any native wildlife !!!

WILDLIFE CRITTERS CARE Raising native wildlife can be fulfilling, heartbreaking, satisfying, and miraculous.

I had that latter experience recently.

In March I had a call from Toomulla regarding a baby wallaby. The poor thing had been outside all night and was icy cold, so close to death we did not think it would survive. Thanks to the people who found him and called us and cared for him until we got there….. he survived.

We went into rescue mode and he went into a warm bag and up the tee shirt to get maximum warmth. It was touch and go being monitored continuously and fed a special blend every 4 hours. It took 2 days for his color to change from cream to pink. Finally he could be washed and checked over.

Although he appeared stable, these critters are very susceptible and could die any minute. Eight weeks later, I went to give the 6am feed to find the top part of his body stiff. How? Why? Went into rescue mode once more and after 2 hours he responded, so at time of this writing he is doing great and shows the true Aussie battler spirit……...Cheers Gaye

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Printing & Photocopying (Black & White) A4 Single Sided .10¢ / page A4 Double Sided .20¢ / page A4 50 or more off 1 original . 5¢ / page A3 Single Sided .20¢ / page A3 Double Sided .40¢ / page A3 50 or more off 1 original .10¢ / page Colour Photocopying A3 or A4 .50¢ / page Printing from Computer Black & White .20¢ / page Colour $1 / page Scanning & Printing (B&W) .50¢ / page Fax First page $1.10 (incl. GST) Consecutive pages $0.55 (incl. GST) Laminating - Business Card .50¢ - A4 $1.10 (incl. GST) - A3 $2.20 (incl. GST) Room Hire 1/2 Day $5.50 (incl. GST) Evening $5.50 (incl. GST) Important document scanning $5.00

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Centrelink Access Point Centrelink provides phone, fax and photocopier for individuals wanting to access Centrelink services. If you want to make a claim or an enquiry please come and make use of the services available through the Access Point.

You can also do small amounts of Medicare business.

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HOW EARS CAN HELP WITH PAIN RELIEF Auriculotherapy has been used for many years like the reflex points in the hands and feet used in reflexology, there are reflex points in the ears. These points relate to organs and areas of the body, when stimulated by pressure or needles apply a therapeutic effect to the area corresponding. Auricular Acupuncture has a couple of different systems the most common ones are Chinese and European ear maps. A few different techniques can be used metal balls or seeds or tiny 3mm needles used on sticking plaster are applied to the ear, these can be left in place for 3-7 days depending on the condition and the environment. Needles tend be left for a shorter period of time in tropical areas to prevent infection. Sterile techniques are used with alcohol swabs. Electro acupuncture to the ear is well known and medically documented. It is used in rehabilitation clinics to help with Heroine Cocaine and alcohol addictions. It can also be used for stop smoking and losing weight although in these two other methods apart from elelctro-acupuncture can be used.

An anecdote passed down, was that the early chinese pirates pierced the ear (where the most common central point is on the lobe) at the eye point, so they were able to ‘see’ beyond the horizon.

Auricular therapy is also used as an adjunct to extend the analgesic treatment effect of acupuncture treatments. It can be used for many other things such as a stress insomnia, hormonal balancing. Ask me about the ‘happy point; Shen Men”. If you would like to know more about this, acupuncture and needle free treatments please contact me via the advertisement in this paper.

Lynette Dennis……….Acuwellbeing

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Rollingstone State School Celebrating 100 years in September 2016 A great big HELLO to all of the parents, caregivers, students, siblings, teachers and community members. Mr Bruce has the computer for this edition of the Rollingstone State School News. Ms Constantine is away at a conference for a couple of days so there is no telling what I will be able to get away with.

First! A HUGE thank you to everyone who brought in loads of stickers for the Earn & Learn Program run by Woolworths in 2013. Our sticker total was $22,543. We were able to select 28 different items from the selection offered. These ranged from consumables for Art & Craft to Mathematics & Language Readers for our guided reading initiative.

Second! Another HUGE thank you to the Rollingstone and District Lions for cleaning sand from drains and filling in a large wash-out down the side of one of the buildings. It not only looks good now but it should drain easily so that it doesn’t wash-out again.

Our third BIG thank you goes to our Rollingstone RFB for flushing out a rat. A large water rat had died in the drain beside the 4, 5, 6 and 7 classroom and we couldn’t wash it out. The RFB turned up with the big hoses and washed it out. Thanks a lot guys! The smell was terrible. This was going to be another HUGE thank you until you told me it was my job the get rid of the body. Did I mention the smell?

This year, we started a Futures program. This is focused on technology and sustainability. Technology is not just computers. It is an understanding of the tools and gadgets we use to make life easier. Sustainability is looking at our environment and finding ways to protect it so that future generations can enjoy the world. You may find some brown boxes in trees along the creek bed near the bridge. Please do not disturb them as they are for the micro bats.

You may notice our students as they go down to the creek.

As part of our Futures program, students are looking at rubbish. On Thursday afternoon, students from 4, 5, 6 and 7 went to the bridge. Along the way there and back, they collected about 15 shopping bags of rubbish. The year 2, 4 and 6 students then counted and classified the results. We are going to compare this to the rubbish discarded in the bins at school and the rubbish that washes up on the beach near the mouth of Rollingstone Creek. Hopefully, we will have some results finalised by the next issue. I will pass them on if Ms C ever lets me near the computers again.

Year 4,5,6 and 7 students with the rubbish from around the bridge, the park and the roads

Rollingstone P&C Association News We’re off and racing in 2014!

The Easter Raffle was a huge success. We put together more hampers this year, so that seven people went home with a smile on their dial and an armful of chocolates. The raffle raised $345 for the school.

Thanks to the parents, grandparents and carers who supported the Mother’s Day stall. We hope the gifts were well received on Mother’s Day. The stall raised $200 for the school.

We have also been running a Cadbury’s chocolate fundraiser behind the scenes at businesses in Townsville and Ingham. The chocolate fundraiser will raise $500 for the school.

So far this year the school has requested P&C funds for Under 8’s week, NAIDOC week a disco and $1200 for the bus for school camp. That’s what we’re here for.

The P&C provided a top-up breakfast for the students on NAPLAN testing days (13, 14 & 15 May). We hope it helped fuel their brain cells on the test days. Thanks to the volunteers who helped prepare and serve the breakfasts.

We have two major projects underway this year. We were awarded $35,000 grant (incl GST) by the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. This will be spent on shade sails for the tennis/basketball court so students can use the court in summer. We have also had plans drawn up by Aecom Australia (Townsville office) for a disabled ramp to access the senior school building. This will be invaluable at election time and for any students and visitors attending the school who may need it. These projects will get underway shortly. The next P&C meeting is scheduled for Thursday 12 June at 3:15pm in the school library. New members are welcome.

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It does not seem like it, but FROSTY MANGO is now

years old

The best and most unique Ice-cream and sorbets, fresh fruit juices, cakes and coffee, sandwiches and light tropical meals.

Our ice-creams are made with skim milk and our fruit sorbets are dairy free.

Frosty Mango is ideal for small meetings, family reunions, birthday parties or just relax with a tropical meal, an ice-cream, coffee and cake in air-conditioned comfort or under the veranda.

We also look after you if you have gluten or lactose intolerance.

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Paluma In the Clouds..Les Hyland Our History mornings continue at the Community Hall every Tuesday from 11.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs and although we have had small numbers of visitors so far this year we have had a good spread of nationalities : USA, France, Netherlands and Germany have been represented so far. Our Paluma bird DVDs have been on sale and we welcomed our super bird photographer Brian O’Leary back fro m his NSW abode on May 20th. The DVD has been updated four times so far and is extremely attractive now that many video snippets have been threaded in among the still photos. Come and visit any Tuesday, have a cup of tea or coffee and view the photographic collection on the walls, in many albums or on a 16 minute slide presentation on the big screen. Roy Mackay is away this month visiting England, Scotland and France so there will be no “Nature Notes” this month.

Following years of lobbying by the PDCA, thanks to the combined efforts of Councillors Suzanne Blom, Ray Gartrell and Mayor Jenny Hill two extra bins have been provided since the end of April at the Village Green which will obviate the overflow situations we have frequently experienced in the past. Now if we could only train the “litter bugs” who think that the Range Road is a continuous rubbish bin our little bit of paradise would be even more magnificent !!!

A short course in rainforest plant identification is again being held in Paluma from 28th to 30th November this year. These short courses, presented by the Australian Tropical Herbarium and the Wet Tropics Management, are open to the public and introduce participants to the skills and resources needed for rainforest plant identification. The course is targeted at the interested lay person so no special educational pre-requisites are necessay other than basic computer literacy. Over the past two years several Paluma residents have attended the course [including Colwyn] and can recommend it. The cost is $520 and bookings must be made at least two weeks before the course begins. For further information please contact the Australian Tropical Herbarium on phone 42321837 or eMail <enquiry@ath.opg.au> Brochures are available at the Paluma Community Hall or from Colwyn Campbell 17, Mt Spec Road, Paluma 4816 by enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.

The Townsville Bushwalking Club inc. is organising a series of six bush walks during the cooler months of this year starting in or near Paluma. Walkers will meet at the rotunda next to the community hall on Sundays at 9.00hrs and will be guided by experienced bush walkers.

The first walk last Sunday 11th May was most successful.

WALKS PROGRAM 1st June - From the rotunda we will follow Andre Griffin's bush track to Cloudy creek, cross over and continue to Ethel creek for a dip in the swimming hole at the base of the 10 meter high water fall. We then return via Hussey road.

6th July - Starting on Chick's road we will walk through Rose Gum, Turpentine and Stringy Bark forests on the western side of the Paluma Range to Charlie's waterfall on a tributary of Williams creek, participants have the choice of a swim at the base of the falls or experience some rock hopping along the creek to the Williams creek junction before we return.

3rd August - Our walk today begins on the "H" track, before we turn off to follow a ridgeline track South-West that runs all the way to Blue Gum creek, however we will only follow it for about 1 km before dropping down to Triple falls, a set of three spectacular falls, sitting on top of each other. After lunch its back up the hill to the village.

14th September - From the Paluma dam we will walk to Big Crystal creek falls, where the creek drops more than 100m over a series of rock ledges, A large rock pool, this time at the top of the falls, invites keen swimmers. we return the same way, keen walkers can do the detour via the Rock Garden and lookout (see walk 1).

12th October - From the Paluma dam we will explore the tin mining area at Mount Spec in a one day walk. We will explore miners' hut sites, alluvial workings, water races, mine shafts and drives, have lunch at the DCK shelter, climb Buttercup lookout, before returning via the summit of Mount Spec.

All Paluma residents with a reasonable fitness level are encouraged to take part in these walks to acquaint themselves with the wonderful treasures of our area.

For further information watch the notice board at the Community hall, contact Wilfred Karnoll on Ph 4778 8441 or e-mail wilfred.suzanne@bigpond.com.au, or google the Townsville Bushwalking Club.

Our Paluma Markets on Sunday 8th June (9.00- 1.00) will be followed by Markets on the Village Green on Sunday 27th July (10.004.00) as part of our opening of the Northern Beaches Festival event - The Paluma Art and Craft Exhibition. Entry is free. Weekdays the exhibition will be open 10.00-2.00 and it will be open on Saturday 2nd August 10.00 - 4.00p.m. All artists from the Northern Beaches are invited to exhibit. There is no fee to participate and a $100.00 People’s Choice Award will be announced. Contact Lynn, Colwyn or Chris (RTC) for an Art Nomination Form. New Market stallholders are most welcome. Contact Lynn- for June 8th (47737675) and Rhonda Schwarz - for July 27th Market (47707813). Plan to come and have a day out on the mountain.

Good Samaritan. On Friday May 16 our friendly postie, Bob Zander, opened the postbox in front of the PEEC and found a card wallet sitting on top of the mail. Someone had obviously found it and thoughtfully deposited it where it would be adsafe. Bob found an address in Balgal Beach and found that the owner was in Adelaide. So, address obtained, it was in the mail the next day to the grateful owner. We don’t know who the good samaritan was but slick work, Bob, in following it up.

Natures Notes

- Roy Mackay

Nature is all around us from buildings and parks in the city to velvet worms and wallabies in deep rainforests. So, when you have a day shopping in Townsville you can still get surprises. I was enjoying a cup of tea on the back verandah of a friend's house after a day's shopping in Townsville and could see White Cockatoos, Rainbow Lorikeets, Noisy Friarbirds, White-breasted Woodswallows and a Drongo. I took a glance at Mt Stuart with its adornment of antennae to the SSW when I noticed a large bird flying NNE towards me, over me and on to the coast. It was a Wedge-tailed Eagle. While this is unusual to me, it probably is not so for Townsville birders. After all, it is well known that Peregrine Falcons used to nest on the roof of one of Townsville's tall buildings in the CBD. Also remember, that when the Bunnings building in the Domain was started, the company built a new platform for the White-bellied Sea Eagle which annually nested in the trees on the site of their new building.. Now, that is co-operation.

It is also great to know that moves are being made to control the numbers of the very aggressive introduced foreign bird, the Indian Myna which takes over the nesting sites of other introduced birds and native birds.

I am writing this on the 1st of May 2014 a few days before I go on a month long tour of England, Scotland and Paris.. Yes, I expect to bore or excite you on my return with reports of my observations on nature. Enjoy your nature watching.

It is great to know you have wildlife carers in Balgal.

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COMMUNITY DIRECTORY ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOC INC. Lot 1 Community Cres, Mystic Sands 4816 Committee: President: Sue Von Wald 47707 330 Treasurer: Lynne Prytherch 47707 689 All Correspondence to: The Secretary, P.O. Box 35 Rollingstone Qld 4816 COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGER Chris Martin RTC Monday - Friday 47707 855 8am - 4pm Fax: 47707 811 e-mail: rollingstonertc@bigpond.com

AMBULANCE C/o Black River Station

4778 6033

BALGAL BEACH BOATING & LEISURE CLUB INC. President Faye Thomson 4770 7616 Secretary Joan Ruddick 4770 7006 NORTH TOWNSVILLE COMMUNITY HUB

4751 6511

FISHERMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LANDING FISHING & SOCIAL CLUB INC. President Garry Luff 47707008 Secretary Ros Green PLAYGROUP North Townsville Community Hub

47516511

COMMUNITY HALL PHONE (M-F 9AM-3PM) 47707 153 ROLLY RAG e-mail: Contact:

rollingstonerag@bigpond.com Janine Jones 0407882009

POLICE 47707 144 Office Hours 9.30am - 2.00pm Monday to Thursday (excluding Public Holidays) OIC Brad Gough A/Snr Constable Darren Haggarty RURAL FIRE BRIGADE Rollingstone Hencamp Creek Fire Permit Toomulla

Raymond Pace Zeppy Rattazzo John Pace Eddie White

4770 7285 4770 7352 4770 7348 4770 7619

S.E.S. Emergency - Flood or Storm Group Leader Rob Wilson

13 2500 4770 7498

ROLLINGSTONE STATE SCHOOL Principal Kacey Constantine

47707 313

ROLLINGSTONE STATE SCHOOL P & C President Margaret Card Secretary Bob Zander

4770 7860 4770 7331

MUTARNEE STATE SCHOOL Principal Lydia Jamieson

4770 8131

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS For More Information

47715 411

PALUMA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION President Lynn Hyland 4773 7675 Vice President Colwyn Campbell 4770 8559 Secretary Michael Drew 0428 779 302 Email: sherylmoore@bigpond.com Treasurer John Tubman ROLLINGSTONE RSL - A. President Rod Girvan Secretary Rhonda Coulson ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB President Michael Rule

4775 4858 4770 7058

47707311 0427286806

ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT SENIORS INC. President Cheryl Pearson Secretary Claire Spittler

47707027 47707258

TOOMULLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION President Rhonda Schwarz

47707813

ANIMAL CONTACT NUMBERS Animal Refuge 4774 5130 Animal Ambulance (after hours) 4774 5130 RSPCA Inspection 4774 4714 Straying Stock 4773 8411 National Parks & Wildlife Service 4721 2399 N.Q. Wildlife Care Group 0414 717 374 Bird Rescue 4770 7540 Margaret Preston (Vet) 0403 262 212 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Nellie Berra After 4pm 47707 352 Yvonne Greer (please phone first) 47707 003 Chris Martin B/H 47707 855

Rollingstone General Store & Post Office POST OFFICE Fax and Colour Photocopier Services Open for business from 7.00am to 6.00pm every day of the week

Pay bills, (Rego, Rates, Phone, Electricity, etc); Bank your Cheques and Withdraw Cash; Post Letters and Parcels on a Sunday!

Phone recharge for all networks 1/N recharge International calling cards

Gas Refills Phone: 4770 7340 Fax: 4770 7470

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Eggs Bananas Pineapples

Plus Extensive Frozen Vegetables Full Hams 1/2 Hams (Knuckle or Knob) Sliced Ham

Double Smoked—the Old– Fashioned Way!

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Barbeque Sausages Lean Mince Rump Steak Double Smoked Local Bacon

PHARMACY GOODS S2 Medication for winter colds at cheaper prices than the chemist

NEED HARDWARE? Lots of new stock on display.

Check out our range of DVDs for hire Only $4 overnight or $10 weekly

Going Fishing?

We stock tackle, lines and lures for local conditions

Looking forward to helping you soon!

Ross, Olga,Sara and Micheal.

PHONE: 47707340 FAX:47707470

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JUNE 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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7.30am St Anthony’s Church

9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group

7pm - AA Meeting

Thursday

Friday

5 8-3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards

6 Zumba Gold 9am

9.30-11.30am Playgroup

11am-1pm Computer literacy with TCC

1pm Thai Chi at Hall

Saturday 7 Balgal Beach Markets Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm

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7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

9-12 Indoor Bowls

Zumba Gold 9am

Lions Club 7pm at the Hall

9-12 Craft Group

8-3pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup

19 8-3pm Community Bus shopping Visiting Vet Margaret 9-12 Hall 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup

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Zumba Gold 9am

Balgal Beach Markets

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6.30pm Beaches Church

7pm - AA Meeting

1pm Thai Chi at Hall

14 BINGO 1.30 Lions Change-over Dinner 6.30 - 7pm

MOBILE LIBRARY

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7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

9am - Line dancing

3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

9-12 Indoor Bowls

9 am - Cards 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 9.30 Sue Blom at RTC

1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting

22 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church

23 9am - Line dancing

24 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

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Lions Club 7pm at the Hall

9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

9-12 Indoor Bowls

9 am - Cards 6.30pm Beaches Church

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1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting

1.30pm Carers Support Group at RTC

30 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards

1 JULY 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport

1pm Thai Chi at Hall 8am at HQ SES TRAINING

7pm - AA Meeting

Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm

Fishermans Landing Fishing & Social Club BBQ 6pm

7pm at HQ SES TRAINING

MOBILE LIBRARY

2 JULY 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall

3 JULY 8-3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup 7pm at HQ SES TRAINING group

4 JULY 9am Zumba Gold

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Tickets can be purchased through the RTC call Chris on 47707855 for further information