MYSTIC SANDS BOWLS

Great start to the bowling year the wet season has cut us back to two games but excellent competition with Gold medal Bruce winning his rink with a 14 to 4 and Shelly beating little brother Wade 14 to 3. Club members have had the travel bug with Tim, Trudi, Tracy, Irene, Bruce and the Pres travelling to Cutheringa for their own day on the new green all performed well. The Pres and his locals looked like beating their A team but lost the last two ends. The rest of the Mystics all were in winning teams.

Bruce and the Pres also competed in the Rinks Champs at Noorla Ingham and won with two other locals. The Wegert brothers now only two wins away from Club Champs. Locally we hope to hold the washed out Smallbon Cup and Barry O'Bowler Cup early in April Thursday night bowls is open to everybody and is held each week followed by the sausage sizzle at the cost of only $4 and bowls supplied. Gold medal Bruce and Aussie Day recipient will be heading to Mackay in August to defend his Queensland title. If you want to come along and learn bowls, just contact the Club. Free tuition can be arranged anytime.

Until next month Good Bowling

Rollingstone RSL

On behalf of the Committee of Rollingstone RSL, I take this opportunity to wish everyone a welcome to the New Year 2023. A wellearned festive occasion finished off an incredibly busy 2022 of which all of us can be proud of our achievements.

We had very successful member focused functions, an increase of twenty Service Members plus 12 Auxiliary Members making the Subbranch the healthiest in memberships for a considerable time. We also had some of the highest attendances at our Commemorative Ceremonies in our twenty-two-year history. All this in spite of wet weather and an active program around Covid 19 compliance.

We commenced our 2023 activities on Saturday 28 January 2023 with a Cocktail Party which was also highly successful and we gained a further 21 new members.

Our significant welfare activity will be the development of an outdoor gym to facilitate approved physio and other health programs (GP referrals) at the Golf Resort.

Our three Memorial Commemorative activities remain our signature events, ANZAC Day, Vietnam Veterans Day and Remembrance Day.

Friday night raffles and the Goose Club will continue to be conducted, indeed have commended. For those in the area, consider how you can assist or attend our commemorative activities for 2023.

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Interested in the weather and what the Weather Gods might have in store for us for the upcoming high-risk summer season? Well, have a look at this: You can read more about the long-range forecast online here http://media.bom.gov.au/.../ bureaus-severe-weather-long.../

Or watch the Bureau's Severe Weather Season Outlook for Queensland 2022-23 webinar here www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fAgmg2grZU

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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…...Phone: 4771 5411

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