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NO COMPO MORE than two-thirds of miners who are injured on the job and can’t return to the industry could not make common law compensation claims under suggested changes to WorkCover Queensland.

The insurer has reported sharp losses over the past two years and the AttorneyGeneral has released a discussion paper on ways to fix it.

That discussion paper lists several recommendations by WorkCover’s board, including increasing employer premiums and limiting the number of compensation claims by increasing the eligibility threshold.

But the CFMEU’s Jim Valery says the second option would be disastrous for mining and industry workers. “This is a real issue for people, workers compensation has the potential to impact on every single Queenslander,� he said. “But if this change went ahead it would have major implications for manual workers and that means miners and other people who work in industry.�

The discussion paper suggests lifting the claims threshold to 10 to 15 per cent total impairment, which would knock out a huge number of claims.

The CFMEU calculates that of 85 permanently injured industry workers over the past year - 67 per cent would not have been eligible to make a common law compensation claim, under the proposed change.

The situation is worse for miners than most other workers because often injuries result in them being unable to return to the industry because of strict “fit for work� criteria.

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For example, a shoulder injury that would not prevent a secretary from returning to work, would exclude a miner from being able to get their job back.

If you’re wondering what injuries fall into the 10 to 15 per cent threshold - it includes shoulder, knee and back injuries that are commonplace among manual workers.

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Stakeholders have until next week to submit their response to the discussion paper, and several people involved in the process have told Shift Miner they believe the Attorney-General has an open mind on the issue.

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ANNA Bligh appears to be a woman bent on pushing through the QR sale come hell or high water.

Frankly, in the last 10 days she’s seen enough resistance to make most pause for thought.

Firstly, there was the large and loud protests outside State Parliament, where unions made it clear how they feel about the sell off.

Then 13 of the state’s coal companies got together to offer the government a second option - for them to jointly own the coal chain tracks.

But the Premier has point-blank refused to even consider it as an option ruling it out before she has even been told what industry would be prepared to pay.

Instead she is full steam ahead with plans to sell QR National as a vertically integrated model - meaning it would include both the track and freight business.

Five investment banks have now been named as the joint managers of the initial public offering (IPO), they’ll charge

somewhere in the order of $50 million for their part in the float that’s expected to bring in upwards of $3 billion to the state’s depleted coffers.

Despite all the action, Ms Bligh somehow found the time to hammer coal companies for apparently enjoying the luxury of having their transport arrangements subsidised by QR for decades.

The Member for Rockhampton Robert Schwarten went one step further and described them as “bludging off taxpayers” in a radio interview.

Interesting, when you consider coal miners pay $3 billion a year in state royalties and $1.7 billion in freight charges.

The strangest thing about the whole episode has been the Premier’s complete resistance to even consider the option of an industry buy-in.

No-one even knows how much coal miners would pay for the tracks - so how can she rule it out so categorically?

It just doesn’t make sense.

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Under the new arrangement the contract price will be negotiated every three months.

The move to quarterly negotiations for BHP is expected to create immediate benefits for its BMA owned central Queensland mines because contracted coal prices have been selling at a large discount to spot coal prices.

Spot prices refer to the price for the coal that is not sold under contract.

Businesses associated with the local mining industry will be watching carefully to see how the new contracted price for coal affects the behaviour of mining companies.

According to one person in the industrial sector - the price spike on its own won’t improve business directly.

However, if it transalates into a large increase in production then there will be big benefits for local business.

$US200/t - THE RETURN OF BLACK GOLD THE local coal mining sector is expected to return to the frenetic state it was in during 2007, with the establishment of a new contract coal price of more than $US200 a tonne.

BHP and Japanese company JFE Holdings - the country’s second largest steel maker - agreed on the new price which is about 55

per cent higher than prices agreed to last year.

In short, three months into 2010 and the coal price has clawed back more than half the losses it sustained during the bleak period which followed the 2008-09 global financial crisis.

Possibly of greater signifiacance to the local industry is that the new price is also

the first price to be set under a new quarterly coking coal export contract.

Big coal miners and overseas steel makers have, up until now, been using an annual price contract.

Under this system, an agreed proportion of the coal expected to be sold in any giv-

“BHP and Japanese company JFE Holdings - the country’s second largest steel maker agreed on the new price which is about 55 per cent higher than prices agreed to last year.�

Nrth Goonyella Shell & PetroChina pay breakthrough make bid for Arrow NORTH Goonyella workers have reached agreement on a two-year pay deal with their employer Peabody Energy after more than 12 months of negotiations.

The pay dispute at the mine near Moranbah climaxed last December when Peabody locked out about 80 workers from the site, following a series of strikes.

The mining union says the deal is a compromise. “The end result maintained the agree-

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Shell has been a background player in developments, but the takeover move signifies it’s ready to take on a major role.

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Home game for Maroons rescue AFTER the Queenslanders swept all before them in New South Wales last year, the national mines rescue competition is heading back home for 2010.

Anglo’s Grasstree mine in the Bowen Basin will host the national finals in October this year.

The mines rescue competition is a hotly contested series of rescue challenges where crews from various mine sites compete against each another.

Think Surf Lifesaving - but on a mine site.

Last year BMA’s Gregory Crinum crew took out the national title in New South Wales, despite losing to Rio Tinto’s Kestrel

crew at the state titles, and Peabody’s North Goonyella team in the local championship.

Components of the competition include: underground team strategy, mines rescue procedures, first aid, fire fighting, equipment skills, underground procedures and mines rescue theory.

Each team is made up of a team captain and six members.

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The annual Coal Industry Charity Golf weekend has been postponed.

Organisers say they were unable to run the event for its designed purpose - to raise funds for local charities.

But the fundraiser will be back in 2011 - on a date to be determined. .....................................................................

ROAD SAFETY FUNDS The Mackay Road Accident Action Group (RAAG) is looking for sponsors to help it continue its work in the region.

RAAG has taken a key role in working with government agencies, local companies and community groups in road safety.

The Group doesn’t receive any government funding and the campaigns are run by a part-timer co-ordinator who is assisted by volunteers, local businesses and government representatives.

If your business can help, call Graeme Ransley on 0428 522 577. .....................................................................

SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL UNIS The resources sector across Australia has got together to push for more federal government funding for regional universities.

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But that is an option the Premier has ruled out before she’s even seen the details or knows how much they’re prepared to pay. “Surely it is in the interests of Queensland taxpayers to have on the table an alternative offer from the coal industry, which may not only produce an attractive short-term return to the state but also deliver a superior long-term result in improving the performance of the export supply chain,� Mr Roche questioned.

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ENERGY giant Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina have made a $3.3 billion bid to takeover Arrow Energy.

Arrow Energy has the biggest reserves of coal seam gas in Queensland, and in fact Shell already owns 30 per cent of its tenements.

Shell and PetroChina are offering a $4.45a-share cash offer, but at the time of print Arrow had not made a decision either way.

Business analysts say the race is now on

DESPITE contributing billions of dollars in royalties every year, the coal industry has been attacked as “bludging off taxpayers� by a key State Government Minister as tensions over the QR sale escalate.

Member for Rockhampton Robert Schwarten made the comments on local radio recently; and his sentiment was mirrored by the Premier Anna Bligh. “I think what you can see from the complaints of the coal companies is verification of the fact that Queensland taxpayers have, in effect, been subsidising their transport arrangements for several decades,� Ms Bligh told a media conference. “This will put an end to it.�

These incendiary remarks came after 13 coal companies got together and announced they wanted to jointly buy QR’s track assets. “These subsidy claims represent an extraordinary reaction to a request from the coal industry for the government to examine an alternative offer to buy the central Queens-

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ment intact in most of its form with modest wage increases of 4.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent the second year,� CFMEU rep Glenn Power told ABC radio. “That’s with back pay, an enhanced bonus scheme, a new $15,000 residential allowance, improvements on superannuation and obviously a payment of eight hours overtime to attend statutory medical examinations on RDOs.�

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the track and the freight business.

They are worried it will mean less competition and in turn that will mean less investment in increasing the capacity of the track.

Industry has vowed to push ahead with putting together its proposal, despite the Premier’s refusal to consider it.

While that happens, the State Government is pushing ahead with the planned initial public offering (IPO) of QR National which is expected to raise somewhere between $3 to $7 billion.

Last week it announced five investment banks - Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs JBWere, Merrill Lynch, RBS Morgans and UBS - will manage the sale.

It has been reported their fees for the sale will be somewhere in the order of $50 million.

To top off the State Government’s woes - its not just coal companies who are off side about the sale.

Hundreds of workers protested outside Parliament House in Brisbane last week, as part of union protests on the issue.

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Two women tied for industry’s best A CENTRAL Queensland mine manager has been awarded the prestigious QRC Resources Award for Women alongside the CEO of a Brisbane-based consultancy firm.

Those at BMA’s Norwich Park mine know Jennifer Mackenzie as the mining manager - she’s the first woman to be appointed to that role within the company.

She’s also the first person from a processing background to be appointed as a mining manager within BMA. Ms Mackenzie joined Uniden Group’s Susan Denk to receive the award in front of 600 industry peers at an International Women’s Day breakfast in Brisbane last week. “As a woman in my current position, I have the ability to not only positively influence those coming after me, but also set the standard by which all in the industry should expect professional women to conduct themselves,� said Ms Mackenzie. “I am very aware of my responsibility to

WINNER’S DANCE: Susan Denk (left) and Jennifer Mackenzie (right) do a winner’s dance at the RAW Awards

Hot Seat means more women driving trucks ALMOST three-quarters of the 19 haul truck drivers at Anglo Coal’s Foxleigh mine near Middlemount are women, winning the mine recognition at the recent Resources Awards for Women.

The mine has won Best Company Initiative for its “Hot Seat Crew� campaign which provided women with a genuine entry-level opening into the resources industry.

The campaign has launched the mining careers of 15 women who had no prior experience.

“The introduction of flexible working hours, primarily in day shift, has resulted in close to 75 per cent of the 19 person production crew being female,� said Anglo’s head of human resources David Diamond. “Our Hot Seat crew members now have much sought after operator skills and work experience, and are directly responsible for increasing our equipment utilisation and production rates by one hour each day per truck and excavator.�

Anglo’s Dawson mine’s production

myself, those in my team, those who believe in me and support me every day and those who have provided me with some very special opportunities in my career.�

The other winner, Uniden’s Ms Denk, is a petroleum engineer with more than 15 years experience in the energy and infrastructure sections.

In the early 1990s she was possibly the first female engineer to work in the Jackson oilfields in south-west Queensland and the first woman to work offshore for the giant oil and gas service provider Schlumberger in the Java Sea. “It is important to me to play a role in creating greater options, not just for my own daughters, but for all bright young women out there who I have contact with through my mentoring, and interface with in my involvement with education,� said Ms Denk.

QRC chief executive Michael Roche said the award and breakfast were important elements of the council’s strategy to increase the proportion of women in the resources sector. “With women making up only 14 percent of our members’ employees, and a skills shortage looming, we need to continue to pull out all stops to attract and retain women in our sector,� he said.

trainee Patricia Rankin was presented with a highly commended in the Operator category - for her work in encouraging women from Woorabinda to work in non-traditional roles. “My interest in joining the mining industry has never been a case of remuneration being the major attraction, rather it was the opportunity to be a positive role model for my children and other women in the community,� she said.

OTHER RAW WINNERS: Trade Category: Winner

Kerry Brisbane Electrical Team Leader Xstrata Skills Centre Mount Isa

Runner up

Juanita Grillmeier HR Advisor – Training and Development BMA

Operator Category: Winner

Jan Simpson Open cut examiner /assistant shotfirer

Runner up

Kylie Kerr Leading Hand/Supervisor Peak Downs Mine Leighton Contractors

Highly Commended

Patricia Rankin Production Trainee Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Dawson Mine and Louise Burridge Washplant Operator BMA Gregory mine.

Junior Category: Winner

Jessica Murphy Emerald State High School

Highly Commended

Cassie Dai Wavell State High School

Best Company Initiative Category Winner

Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Foxleigh Mine Hot Seat Crew

KEY STEPS TO REDUCING COAL DUST

* Isolation or capture of dust at source via sealing of transfer points, BSL, crusher * Operating water sprays at appropriate locations and as near as possible to the point of breakage with sufficient water volumes, pressure and correct sizing of water jets/droplets * Ventilation of the correct quantities and at the right location * Advance ventilation ducting/brattice to mine ventilation standard * Regular maintenance of dust suppression equipment * Operating positioning, job rotation and automation * Control of dust levels along travelling roads

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Thiess Tarong Coal Project – local community training to operate haul trucks BMA – employment of senior women’s adviser

IN THE HOT SEAT: Some of Foxleigh’s Hot Seat crew Tania Saunders, Nicole Revie and Natalie Markey, and Dawson Mine production trainee Patricia Rankin

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THE New South Wales government has issued a warning to miners and mining companies that workers are being exposed to levels of coal dust higher than the acceptable limits set in 2007.

At the end of that year, the government introduced new rules regarding coal dust, and how it was managed on site.

The core elements of the new requirements were that coal dust had to be measured and a maximum limit of 3 milligrams per cubic metre was set.

Since that date, measurement of coal dust has revealed that many mine sites, particularly around Newcastle, are in breach of that limit. “The results to date indicate that improved dust control measures will be required in the underground coal mines of NSW,� the department alert read. “Of concern are results relating to longwall mines in the Newcastle and Hunter district.�

From a total of 303 longwall samples taken, nearly 40 per cent of the readings were

in breach of the 10mg standard.

For other non-longwall mines, about 20 per cent of the 800 plus samples were in breach.

Fortunately for open cut mines and Coal Handling and Preparation Plants the 10mg limit was only breached in 2 per cent of samples.

In the same week that these results were released, a Hunter Valley doctor has told ABC radio that he is concerned the high incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases among local kids is linked to coal dust and power station emissions.

GP and obstetrician Tuan Au told the ABC he has begun a long term study to see if there is a link between coal dust and childhood asthma. “The government needs to monitor those small particles for the benefit of the community,� Dr Au said.

Back on mine sites, the NSW Government has suggested the main reason for the high dust readings is that there is inadequate ventilation and water or dust control.

Other contributing factors

New monitor cuts coal waste

A new slurry ash monitor has been developed to stop coal waste and minimise the environmental impact of tailings dams.

Newcastle-based TUNRA Clean Coal has developed the monitor, and after trials in the Hunter Valley the device could soon be on the market.

It can be installed to any type of slurry feed, and can adapt to any pre-existing communications network.

The company trials show that a CHPP which operates about 6,000 hours per year, with a feed of 1,000 tonnes of low grade thermal coal per hour and a fines feed of 200 tonnes per hour, the average tails ash was increased by 20 percentage points, which increased the coal yield by 51 tonnes.

Researchers are also spruiking the monitor’s environmental credentials, because it means less coal ends up in tailings dams.

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No compo for injured miners?

But not everyone is in agreement about the dire straits of WorkCover’s financial position. “We think the problem isn’t as big as it appears,� said Mr Valery. “The figures were gathered when the whole world was under the cloud of the Global Financial Crisis which was the biggest, scariest monster we were supposed to have seen in a long time.� “At a time like that, the number of claims is going to be higher than at more stable times, so we think those figures should not be used to predict the future.�

If costs do need to be cut, industry says it can’t pay for all of it by simply increasing premiums. “To consider even an eight to ten per cent increase in a premium would be to put some businesses out of business all together,� said Australian Industry Group’s Chris Rodwell.

The CFMEU agrees. “Premiums have to go up there’s no doubt about it, but we wouldn’t support a

large increase that would hurt business, particularly small business.�

Other solutions that are being examined by certain stakeholders include rewriting section 28 of the Health and Safety Act. “In its current state, some fringe dwelling lawyers are taking on clients on a ‘no win no pay basis’ and making ridiculous claims that take up time and get pay outs,� one specialist lawyer told Shift Miner.

It’s also been suggested that enforcing safety regulations more strictly would result in less injuries and therefore less claims.

Another idea has been to make unsuccessful claimants pay court costs, to minimise spurious claims.

The union remains hopeful that an agreed outcome can be achieved. “We are confident from the information we have gathered that common sense will prevail and we have come up with some different options,� said Mr Valery. “If it doesn’t, we are prepared to take it further.�

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What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?

We went on a group date to the movies, and he didn’t even talk to me!

What miners do you prefer – underground or open cut?

Underground, I hear they are the most dangerous and get the dirtiest What is the sexiest thing about mining: a) the reflective gear b) the coal dust c) the hard hats d) all of the above I’d definitely have to say all of the above!!

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82nd EDITION. 2010

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BLUFF RACES The good people of Bluff got out their glad rags for the town’s big race day recently. Recognise these people?

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The Bluff Football Club hosted an Indigenous Knockout Competition last month

Rachel Huggins, Carly Roberts and Ryleigh Byrnes

Jess Dibley, Karen Bird, Ashley Crimmin, Carly Butler and Carlie Roberts

Sarah, Kerri,Megan, Taylor and Emma

Niall Greer, Kerry Bird, Del and Terry McGuiness, Estelle Serio and Michael Stanton

Marshall, Emily, Debbie and Brendan Esser

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David Day and Frank Black

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Moranbah Cleans Up

80 locals gathered near the Council Chambers to help out with CLEAL UP AUSTRALIA DAY. One cubic metre of both recyclable & general waste was collected. Major sponsors were BMA, Isacc Regional Council, & JJ Richards. After the clean up volunteers enjoyed a free sausage sizzle & cold drinks.

Moranbah council’s operations engineer Pierre Neethling along with planning & environment officer Scott Riley cooking the BBQ Nicole Wittkopp and Nicole Wilkings

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CQ BUSINESS

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82nd EDITION. 2010

82nd EDITION. 2010

Need to know... Bounty Mining Macarthur buy out Macarthur Coal is a step closer to expanding its operations to include four NSW coal mines and full ownership of the Middlemount Joint Venture.

Late last year Macarthur announced it planned to spend $1.2 billion to buy NSW based coal mining company Gloucester Coal and Noble Group’s share in its Middlemount coal mining joint venture.

To satisfy some legal restrictions on the deal, Macarthur was required to get an independent assessment of the proposal to ensure it was “fair” to its shareholders.

The report has endorsed the sale, and Macarthur is awaiting for Noble to accept the offer.

Abbot moves to 7200 tonnes an hour John Holland has finished construction of a new ship loader at the Abbot Point Coal Terminal.

The new loader weighs nearly 1400 tonnes and is just under 60 metres high.

The project took 18 months to complete,

and will boost Abbot Point Coal terminals loading capacity to 7,200 tonnes an hour.

Chinese buy into Mt Morgan The China Precious Metal Resource company (CPM) has bought into the Mt Morgan gold mine.

CPM bought just under 15 per cent of Norton Gold Fields - which has the rights over Mt Morgan - for around $20 million in a private share placement.

Norton Gold Fields major investment is in mines in Western Australia, but it wants to reprocess tailing at Mt Morgan for copper and gold.

Washpool feasible by June?

Aquila Resources says its feasibility study into a four million tonne a year Washpool coking coal project will be finished in four months.

The proposed Washpool hard coking coal project would produce 1.6-million tons a year of coal at full production.

Aquila also says the granting of the mineral development licence for the project is “imminent”.

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BOUNTY mining is back looking for contracts in Queensland, after fighting off bankruptcy.

According to Bounty spokesman Eryl Baron all creditors have been paid with a mixture of shares and cash.

The mining contractor went into voluntary administration during 2009 when it ran out of cash to pay its bills.

The cash crisis emerged after they lost two key mining contracts in central Queensland because of the slump in world demand for coal and simultaneously suffered a string of mechanical breakdowns.

As a result the directors of the company called in administrators BRI Ferrier, to see whether they could salvage the company through a restructure.

On the advice of BRI Ferrier, rather

than wind up the company, creditors agreed to a Deed of Company Arrangement which allowed Bounty to keep trading.

Typically a creditor would permit this to happen because they see it as their best chance of getting their money back.

Since the administration proceedings commenced, the company has continued working in New South Wales and it is now looking for more mining contracts in Queensland.

Prior to the financial crisis, they had about 90 people working at the Aquila Colliery at German Creek mine under contract for Anglo Coal.

In the 2008 financial year Bounty made $1.8 million proft before interest, tax and depreciation.

“Since the administration proceedings commenced, the company has continued working in New South Wales and it is now looking for more mining contracts in Queensland.”

Remote control mining is here RIO Tinto’s dream of remote controlled mines could be realised as early as next week.

While Rio Tinto is not revealing any detail of the plan until the official launch, Shift Miner understands the digital control centre at Perth will become “live” and above ground remote control mining will begin commmercially operating in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

And for the first time in history, 300 operators in Perth will be remotely driving their machines thousands of kilometres away in the Pilbara.

Rio Tinto’s dream of automated mining was revealed in detail at Qrex last year, by the company’s head of innovation John McGagh.

According to Mr McGagh, the move to completely automated mines is inevitable, as demand for Australian commodities like coal and iron ore skyrockets.

“What this is, is a recognition that the world’s going to get really hard,” he said in 2009.

“The demand we see coming is extraordinary.”

“Technologies are being tested in the alpha pit of the West Angelas iron ore mine in the

Pilbara, and we will use the technology to move 35,000,000 tonnes of ore in 18 months.”

In a further expansion of the company’s “Mine of the future” program, Rio Tinto also announced that it was exploring new ways of underground mining.

With partners Atlas Copco and Aker Wirth, Rio is looking to adapt civil tunnelling techniques to mining.

In particular, an underground block cave mining method is being evaulated.

Part of this process would be the rolling of what is normally three processes - rock

excavation, rock transport and structural support - into a single process.

Mr McGagh said Rio’s investment in technology would change the way we mine in the future.

“At the heart of our mine of the future programme is industry-leading work to pioneer new technologies,” he said.

“The partnerships announced today will help us fundamentally change the world of underground mining, by further improving safety and allowing more rapid construction of new underground mines.”

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“They came to me with some sketches and said can you bring this to life,” said Wade.

He’s also built four 6-metre long training tunnels for the fire brigade which are now used for training purposes across Queensland.

“What people mightn’t realise is that so many things are made of fibreglass these days and we can custom make almost anything.”

“We are able to build hotrod cars to any stage of completion but we can also make pool slides, pool deck chairs, pedal cars and that sort of thing.”

It’s a job that Wade says is very satisfying.

“I get the most satisfaction from the reaction of customers when they come to pick up their car.”

Of course, a man who loves cars this much must have a personal project.

“Well I was building a ute but someone came in and wanted it so Claire my wife folded it up [the cheque] and put it in her purse!”

“I’m now building a four seater roadster for the family and hope to have it done in time for Motormania later this year.”

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Not the case - says Wade Dobbs who owns Custom Fibreglass and builds hotrods for a living.

“Definitely not!” he told Shift Miner.

“Hot rods are hot property, in fact they buck the trend that cars will lose you money.”

“If you spend $50,000 on a hotrod you are going to get it back - and more on top.”

“Not like buying a brand new SS which loses $10,000 by the time you drive it out of the sales room!”

Wade worked for 14 years as a panel beater before he went out on his own and started his Rockhampton-based business in 1999.

While his bread and butter work is fibreglass repairs on trucks and jetskis, over the past 10 years he has been able to gradually specialise more in hotrods and restorations.

“Without going back and adding them up we’ve probably built about 40 fibreglass bodies and several cars,” he said.

But his team at Custom Fibreglass have also taken on some complicated and unusual work.

They have created miniature replica cooling towers for the Stanwell Power Station’s education centre for kids.

That job also included building a cartoon-style fibreglass kitchen with a fridge, stove and oven.

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Stuff to the Editor This week we heard from young fitter Rick Da-Re. Last edition we did a profile on Rick, who couldn’t find work in CQ despite his qualifications.

Thanks for the story in Shift Miner, I’ve seen it and it’s spot on mate. I’ve been in Perth for four days now and have a FIFO job in the mines in the Pilbara area paying an extremely good salary with all expenses paid. The lengths these companies go to - to train and get you prepared to be a smarter, safer worker over here is amazing. Absolutely loving the west coast!

Whether or not BMA wants to introduce 14-hour shifts has miners everywhere talking: Why don’t BMA just come out and say it won’t happen if it won’t happen. Something is not right there.

T.R, Mackay Sounds pretty dodgy when BMA has drawn up new rules with 14 hours as the limit. Why is it there if they aren’t going to use it.

F.M, Rockhampton There’s enough deaths on our roads without 14 hour shifts.

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Can’t get to work cos the mine is closed and the roads are closed. We’ve had enough of the rain! L.P, Emerald One minute drought, next minute floods - it’s a funny place to call home.

Ken, Mackay

global idiots IN AMERICA - a woman crashed her car in Florida Keys because she was shaving her bikini area at the same time.

Apparently, she gave the wheel to her ex-husband while she finished off the shave job - she was on her way to visit her boyfriend and wanted to be “ready for the visit”.

It’s left police shaking their heads topping their previous “best ever story” about a man who was pulled over in the same spot with three syringes sticking out of his arm.

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Those people have been declined.

Frankly the whole thing is pretty weird.

JUST ACROSS THE BORDER IN CANADA - and seal meat will be on the menu at parliament, to show the European Union the country is angry with its decision to ban seal product imports.

Canada’s government is going to fight the EU ban which was imposed on the grounds the seal hunt is “cruel and inhumane”.

But Canadian politicians will be able to chow down on double-smoked baconwrapped seal loin to show their support for those who earn a living from the hunt.

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Big Bertha was the central attraction at the Dig Deep for Charity community day in Mackay last weekend.

Five metres high, and eight metres long, the 41-tonne blue-eyed Bertha has been all dolled up for a good cause.

She’s the 150th dragline bucket produced by CQMS Razer - and she took 26 weeks to make.

But instead of munching through blasted rock she’s being used to raise money for the McGrath Foundation to provide Breast Care Nurses in Mackay and other regional areas.

The family fun day at Harrup Park hoped to raise $100,000 with the help of sponsors.

We’ll check in with CQMS Razer and BMA who organised the event in our next edition to see if they reached their target!

Frank the Tank’s

“Streakin” good love advice I left my wife a year ago and have just met a new woman – who is 15 years younger than me. I’m worried about the age difference; can you help? – Oscar Dear Oscar, The older man/younger woman combo has always worried me. My Uncle Col was always after the fresher tail and it got him into no end of trouble. I remember him saying to me at his 58th birthday bash: “Frankie mate, I gotta say, I like my women like I like my scotch: 25 years old and messed up with coke”. Uncle Col has just finished his second stint in rehab for cocaine addiction and his 28-year-old former wife is now living in his former villa, spending his former money and sailing his former yacht round the Greek Islands.

So I’ve always had alarm bills ring in my head whenever I’ve heard of a older man dating a younger woman. Personally, I’ve never had a younger girlfriend having met my wife when I was still relatively youngish. But I did have an older one. That’s right, once upon a time I got mauled by the red painted claws of a sensual but dangerous creature known round the world as “The Cougar”.

I’ll never forget the moment I met Sandra. Twas the summer of 1987 and I was a fresh faced 18-year-old with a sparkle in my eye and glide in my stride. I was a single young stud ready to take on the world and make it my oyster. My older sister was getting married and it was a few nights before the big day. I was out on the piss with the boys for my new brother-in-law’s buck’s night, standing on the edge of the dance floor in some second rate meat market of a discotheque. It was 2am and my tight pink jeans and piano key tie were drenched with the with sweat of hours of dancing to Van Halen, Bon Jovi and Duran Duran. “Take my breathe away” started up and it was at that moment my eyes locked with the hunteress descending on her prey.

Leopard print top. Knee high black boots. Hot pink micro skirt. Fake nails the colour of blood. I saw see her blue-shaded eyes droop seductively and caught a flash of white canine pressing into the crimson of her lips as she smirked before making the kill. It happened so quickly. She simply strode over and knowing full well the answer before she even asked the question

Sensible Susan Dear Oscar, “Love’s not time’s fool; though rosy

said: “Hey there tiger. Wanna get outta here?”. And that was it. I was hers.

Sandra was a high-flying marketing director with plenty of money and was used to people saying yes to her. She was 47-years-old, had the face of a 37-year-old and the body of a 27-year-old. At first it was great. She’d pick me up from mum and dad’s place and promising my parents she’d have me home before curfew she’d take me out dancing, to the movies and to dinner. She’d sent me chocolate and flowers and buy me clothes and jewellery.

After two months I’d moved in to hers.

That’s when the trouble started. Day and night she devoured me, using my body and crushing my will. I didn’t work because she paid for everything. I didn’t go out because she thought I’d leave her for someone my own age. I pretty much just hung around her office making her coffee and delivering her notes. She told everyone else I was the work experience kid but I think after all the private “meetings” we had in her office with the blinds drawn the rest of her colleagues got the message.

I got sick of her pinching me on the bum and calling me “toots”. I got sick of her calling me a “silly little boy with a pretty face”.

I was a man! I had rights! I deserved to be treated with respect! I wasn’t just a bit off fluff to be used and discarded! I wanted to leave but I didn’t know how.

One day I went home and found my things on her front lawn. I stormed into her office but was told she was in a “meeting”. Then I saw it. A crappy 1979 Commodore sitting in Sandra’s parking spot.

It belonged to Kenny Ferguson, a pimply faced 17-year-old the year below me at school with even less stubble than me.

I realised what had happened. I’d been traded in for a newer model.

And so my love affair with Sandra ended and I returned home with my dreams shattered, my tail between my legs and my heart broken. Later that night, Sandra returned home to find her house broken into and her tax records sitting next to the fax machine with the fax number of the ATO still flashing.

My point? Some animals can never be tamed. But they can be forced to pay $200,000 worth of tax on undeclared income.

Cheers, Frank lips and cheeks within his bending sickle’s compass come. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, but bears it out, even to the edge of doom.” Shakespeare said that. Don’t worry about the age difference. The time passed between when you were both born is less important than the time you spend together.

If you have a question for Frank and Susan Email Us at: franksusan.shiftminer@gmail.com

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When you go shopping these days there are so many varieties for the same food, how do you know what is better for you?

All I know is to look at fat, but then you hear some fats are good for you, what is it I should be looking for?

From one confused customer This is not uncommon what you are telling me ‘one confused customer’!

Have you noticed even when you go to buy a can of tuna you have the tuna in spring water, tuna in oil, tuna with chilli, and that is just on one shelf!

Let me break it down for you over the next few editions.

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EXPERT ADVICE the total fat, saturated fat and trans fats.

The foods you choose should be less than 10g per 100g of your TOTAL fat in the food. The saturated fat should be 30 oer cent less then the total fat (to keep you healthy). Trans fats are the worst type of fat, try to avoid them wherever possible.

CARBS This section concentrates on the use of starches and sugars in the food, identifying how much of each is in the food.

You really do want to minimise eating foods with added sugars, aim for less then 10g of sugar per 100g.

FIBRE You should aim for foods with higher amounts of fibre - so 8g of fibre per 100g

SODIUM Otherwise referred to as salt, you should aim for foods with less than 120mg per 100g

PROTEIN

To make it a little easier when you are comparing all of the foods on the shelf, check out the 100g panel on the right hand side, this allows you to compare all the varieties in the foods due to so many varied serving sizes.

The protein amount indicates how much protein is in a serve.

Good luck and I will have more tips for you next edition.

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are some large gold line whiting around.

They don’t normally show up until the winter, but they are there at the moment being caught along the beaches.

Flathead are also around but Ian at Capricorn Sports in Yeppoon says you need to pick your tides and places because of the amount of fresh water around.

His advice is to search for salty water - tasting is the best confirmation - and in those pockets you will catch fish.

Still plenty of crabs around, but the heavier prawns are thinning out so you’ll have to wait for the smalls around to put some weight on.

The fresh water is also affecting the island fishing, but Ian says the further out or the further north you go the better off you are.

One fisherman he knew of didn’t catch a thing 40 kilometres out, but bagged out at 80 kilometress.

Dylan at Pat’s Tackleworld in Galdstone says the only thing that seems to be in any abundance in the harbour and estuaries are crabs and prawns.

The reason is of course that these areas are completely full of fresh water.

It is a similar story in the deeper water, but if you can get past the fresh there are trout and sweet-lip about.

Around 12 Mile has been fishing OK. At Lake Awoonga there is a large variation (three degrees) in water temperature across the lake owing to all the inflows.

As a result the barra are quiet at the moment.

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If you don’t want to go that far out, just wait a while and things will really improve.

AT MACKAY Zach at Nashy’s Compleat Angler at Mackay says the recent rain has created some activity in the estuaries with grunter on prawns active around the Pioneer River mouth and Murray Creek.

A few whiting are starting to show up in the clearer water, while trevally and queensfish are being caught along the dirty water line.

In the deeper water there are the usual red emperor and nannygai lurking around the shipping channel, while red throat and trout are being caught in and around the islands.

Kinchant Dam is starting cool off, with the bigger fish moving to the deeper water, but smaller fish still being caught.

This week fresh bait is the best for estu-

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Week 2 - If a Tropical Cyclone (TC) develops west of 160 degrees longitude then it will be named “Paul” by the Bureau of Meteorology. If it forms east of the line then the Fiji Met. Service will make the call. The monsoon has not finished with Australia yet. If the system moves west then the North Tropical Coast will get a good battering plus a dump of rain. This will affect the Central Coast and the north eastern Coalfields. Boaties watch the north closely!

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motorsports 82nd EDITION. 2010

New cars sales back on track MORE than 82,000 new vehicles were sold in February in Australia, up almost 12,000 on the same month last year.

The official data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 82,219 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold - a jump of 17.1 per cent.

“This is a very strong result and provides further evidence of renewed growth in vehicle sales,” FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar said.

It is private buyers that are leading the trend - they have returned to the market in mass numbers - up 9.3 per cent on a year ago.

“It is encouraging to see private buyers edging back into the market following the financial concerns of the past year,” he said.

Business sales remained strong (22.7 per

cent increase) and there was a sharp rise in the number of vehicles sold to rental companies (175 per cent increase).

“Deliveries of vehicles purchased under the business tax break are gradually phasing down and we need to examine how the market will look without the impact of economic stimulus,” Mr McKellar said.

“Looking ahead, sustaining the confidence of private buyers is the key challenge for the economy,” he said.

“For that reason we continue to be cautious about the impact of interest rate increases,” Mr McKellar said.

Toyota retained the top selling position in February, increasing its market share to 20.5 per cent; followed by Holden with 13.6 per cent and for the first time in third position, Hyundai with 8.8 per cent.

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What was hard: Learning how to do body preparation work, ready for paint

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The company sold 7,208 vehicles in February, and recorded 8.8 per cent of the market share.

Overall, the number of Hyundai vehicles purchased last month is up more than 73 per cent on 12 months ago.

Its van the iLoad accounted for a third of all sales in the van segment of the market with 657 sold across Australia.

Also performing well was the Hyundai Getz.

The Getz ranked first in the light car segment of the market, with almost 2000 vehicles sold; that represented a 17 per cent market share.

The iMax ranked second in the people mover market, posting its best ever sales result (202 units and 23.6 per cent market share).

“The team at Hyundai and the Hyundai Dealer network are excited that more Australians are considering Hyundai when they are looking for a new car,” said Hyundai’s director of sales, Damien Meredith.

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MONEY MATTERS 82nd EDITION. 2010

What’s top shelf property worth in CQ? ANYTHING between about $700, 000 and $2.4 million according to Herron Todd White (HTW) property valuers.

In its latest monthly report, HTW examined what constitutes a prestige residential property in central Queensland and what effect the global recession has had on its value.

Looking firstly at Mackay, HTW said that despite terrifying falls of up to 20 per cent in value for top end property at the height of the global recession, confidence is slowly rebuilding.

‘Prestige properties in the region are generally considered those above $750,000,” the report said.

“However agents were reporting very little demand for properties listed above $600,000.”

“Values in the top end market fell up to 20 per cent in some areas.” “[However] it has become evident that the new year has brought a new sense of optimism to this market sector.”

The report said agents have noticed increased interest in the prestige market, across both coastal and city areas, and one local agent reported five properties under contract at sales between $750,00 to $1.025 million within the last month.

Further south in and around Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast, prestige property has not been selling quickly or in large numbers, however value has remained fairly constant.

In Rockhampton, anything over $700,000 is considered to be prestige, with most of the houses falling into that category being large historic Queenslander houses on the eastern slope of an area called the “Range”.

Late last year a house in Rockhampton broke all sales records when it sold for $1.4 million.

According to HTW, prestige property on the Capricorn Coast can sell for up to double that. “”Prestige property is thinly traded, and focussed on geographic features, rather than particular suburbs,” the report said.

“Beach-front property, elevated homes with good views and more recently, a select number of penthouse units, make up this market.”

“Again the million dollar market is something of a threshold, although houses have sold to $2.4 million over the past 18 months.”

In nearby Gladstone the outlook for prestige property is closely linked to the prospects for the billions of dollars of industrial investment planned for the city.

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“These prestige markets were very quiet over the first two quarters of 2009, with only a handful of sales, however sales activity has picked up in the latter months of 2009,” HTW said. “”Over the past 12 months there have only been two sales over $1 million.”

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MONEY MATTERS

MONEY MATTERS

82nd EDITION. 2010

Getting the best advice for you The Storm Financial debacle has made more than a few Queenslanders wary of financial advisors.

But if you are looking for someone to help you with investment decisions, then the Australian Security and Investment Commission has put together some tips to help you out.

Choosing your advisor Choosing your adviser is an important personal matter.

Do some research and aim to talk with a few advisers before you decide.

Some will do a better job than others.

There are plenty of advisers to choose from, so look for someone who: • will put your needs first • works often with people in your situations • will fit in with your personality How to find some names Talk to your family, friends or colleagues or anyone who’s seen a financial adviser.

Find out about their experiences and whether they have been happy with their advice.

Ask about the good points and the pitfalls.

Only talk to advisers who are employed by or who are authorised to represent a

82nd EDITION. 2010

licensed advisory business.

ASIC licenses and regulates the financial advisory industry so that it operates efficiently, honestly and fairly.

You can check licence details, or see if we’ve banned someone from advising, for free through FIDO or by phoning our Infoline on 1300 300 630.

Licensing gives you more protection if something goes wrong, including the right to a free and impartial hearing of consumer disputes.

Start with financial services guide Phone each business and ask them to send you their financial services guide which gives you the key information you will need to help you decide if you wish to use their services, such as their fees, how to make a complaint and the business’s insurance or other compensation arrangements.

All licensed advisers must produce one.

If they don’t send it, cross them off your list straight away.

Who owns the business?

Ownership of the business can affect the services and products you’re offered.

For example, an advisory business may be allowed to offer only the parent company’s products.

Many advisory businesses are owned by

major financial institutions like banks, fund managers and life insurance companies.

Even if they operate under a different name, the financial services guide will tell you if they’re owned or associated with other companies.

Only a few financial advisory companies are independently owned.

Services offered Check if the services offered cover your needs.

For example, product restrictions can affect you.

Some businesses are limited to products issued by themselves or their parent companies, whereas other businesses may offer a wider selection, but may not cover the whole market.

Fees and charges You will often pay a once-off fee for getting advice.

On top of that fee, most advisers get paid commissions and bonuses on financial products you buy.

Often they could earn more if you buy a particular product compared with another that could be just as good or even better.

This can set a up a conflict of interest between what’s good for your adviser and what’s good for you. (The law deals with this potential problem by requiring advis-

ers to manage conflicts and also to tell you about all commissions.)

What if the adviser calls you?

Take care if you get called out of the blue, the caller may be selling advice or products that do not suit you or may be a scam.

Telemarketing or ‘cold calling’ potential clients breaks the law: • if the caller has no licence • if the caller tries to sell you investments or financial products without following strict legal safeguards Even if a licensed adviser is calling you to come in and get advice by following all the steps we outline in this booklet, please take care.

Think first about what you need, and see other advisers as well.

With telemarketing, the salesperson has selected you; you have not selected them.

What to listen for when you meet A good first meeting will involve each of you sharing the conversation.

Begin by saying you are looking for an adviser, and you feel they may be able to help you, but you won’t be making up your mind till you’ve seen 2 or 3 more.

Say that you may make some notes to help you remember things.

Invite the adviser to give you anything in

writing that will help answer your questions.

You should get the opportunity to hear about the adviser’s experience, the kind of people they advise, the kind of financial products they advise on, and their qualifications.

Pay attention to important clues about the adviser. Do they: • make you feel comfortable about asking questions?

• encourage you to take your time?

• want to understand your situation thoroughly before giving any advice?

Being talked at, put under pressure or told there’s only one right way to do things is not a good sign.

You’re looking for an adviser, not a salesperson.

How to decide After you’ve met all your possible advisers, compare how each adviser answered your questions.

Note each adviser’s strong and weak points and score each adviser from 1 to 5 against each heading on our list of ‘what you need’.

Give a score for how you feel overall about being free to ask questions and whether you got a clear answer.

Feeling pressured or uneasy can be warning signs that an adviser won’t work out for you.

See who gets the highest score.

Remember you’re comparing advisers, not comparing their advice.

Online scammers after your money THERE has been a 100 per cent in the number of reported cases of online shopping fraud in Australia over the past year.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has produced a publication that provides useful tips such as finding out the seller’s contact details, using secure payment systems and protecting personal details, as well as advice on what to do if things go wrong.

“The internet is a great way to get things done, especially shopping,” said ACCC deputy chair Peter Kell.

“It can save you a lot of time and can be very convenient, but consumers need to be careful when online.”

“Nearly 70 per cent of consumers that contacted us about scams in2009 said they were contacted by scammers via the internet.”

The ACCC has also issued a new fact sheet for small businesses that explains scams that might directly target them.

Small business scams are usually disguised in various forms - from false billing invoices for advertising or directory listings that were never requested to dubious office supplies that were ever ordered.

“In 2009 the ACCC has recorded a 60 per cent increase in the number of complaints about false billing scams - one of the main types of scams that target small businesses.”

“A typical example of this is where a small business is sent a subscription form disguised as an outstanding invoice.”

“This is an attempt to trick the recipient into signing up for unwanted advertising services.”

The information sheets can be found online at www.accc.gov.au

“Nearly 70 per cent of consumers that contacted us about scams in 2009 said they were contacted by scammers via the internet.”

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CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN 750ml BALLANTINES DANIELSRd,BALLANTINES Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St- Shop & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 8300 JACK Golden Cellars B4Golden Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444 - 5492 Beach Tavern Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Caloundra 8300 JACK DANIELS ANGOVES5492 LONG PREECE RANGE ANGOVES LONG PREECE RANGE Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 KARLOFF SCOTCH BOURBON KARLOFF JAMES PREMIUM STUBBIES VB CANSBOURBON 30 PACK SCOTCH Golden Cellars B4 Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444B4 Golden Cellars -5446BOAG Shop Stockland Centre, Caloundra 8444 Dog Stockland Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5105 ROW5491 RANGE 750ml ROW RANGE 750ml - ShopSalty LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS CREEK VODKA Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 700ml Centre, Caloundra 700ml VODKA 700ml 700ml RANGE SPARKLING Village Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 Village Cellars Shop 5 Ormuz 5438 1861 750ml ImperialVillage Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 750mlBANROCK 750ml 750ml MONTANA MONTANA SAV BANROCK MONTANA SAV 700ml BANROCK Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 SAV 700ml Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David LowSalty Coolum Beach Phone 5446David 5105Low Dog Cellars -6Phone Shop 1, 1802 Way, CoolumSTATION Beach Phone 5446 5105 STATION 2lt Village Cellars - Corner ElmWay, and Diamond Streets, Cooroy 5442 6911 BLANC BLANC for BLANC 2lt $49.99 $7.99 STATION 2lt 2-$38 for 2 for WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21$11.99 South Coolum Rd,Dog Coolum Beach Phone 4599 Salty Cellars Shop 5, 215446 South Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 CASK $40.99 750ml 750mlRd, CoolumCASK 750ml each $36.99 each CASK each CARTON 750ml $62 $6.99 5442 Imperial Hotel - Memorial Phone 8609 each each Hotel Drive, EumundiXXXX Phone 5442 8609 750ml Drive, Eumundi Imperial $62 HAHN SUPER GOLD CARTON CARTON 2- Memorial for $9.99 2 forCANS each 2 for each DRY STUBBIES 30 PACKS Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 750ml Emerald Cellars - Emerald 750ml Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS CREEK LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS CREEK CASCADE $25 $25CASCADE CARLTON Village Cellars Local.

- CornerCARLTON Elm and$25 Diamond Village Streets, Cooroy-Phone 5442 6911Diamond Streets, Cooroy Independent.

Competitive Price.

Cellars Corner ElmSPARKLING and Phone 5442 6911 RANGE

Bottleshops in Bottleshops in CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN Jolly Collier Hotel Motel

Fri 19 Mar – Clown Attack till 2am $38.99 $28.99 $38.99 $28.99 $42.99 + big screen in the courtyard $7.99LIGHTSPARKLING $31.99 $36.99 $14.99 $7.99 $26.99 $36.99 $26.99 RANGE $11.99 $11.99 PREMIUM PREMIUM LIGHT each each each $31.99 DRAUGHT DRAUGHTSPECIALS VALID UNTILeach 6/07/09 each each 750ml 750ml each 750ml each 750ml$12.99 each each WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU STUBBIES STUBBIES each each CARTON CARTON CARTON each CARTON$12.99 each each each STUBBIES STUBBIES Sat 20 March – LiveGolden entertainment $13.99 $13.99 $12.99 $13.99 700ml 30 CANS 750ml 6 PACK 700ml - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, 700ml Beach Tavern Caloundra 5492 8300700ml 700ml 700ml 2 for750ml 750ml 750ml each each each each Golden Cellars Centre, Caloundra 5491 each 8444 each- Shop B4 Stockland 6 for $25 6 for from 10pm to 2am Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 543821861 2 LITRE 2 LITRE 750ml 750ml DANIELS LITRE 750ml BALLANTINES JACK DANIELS BALLANTINES JACK $12.99 $13.99 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low$38 Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 $38 KARLOFF KARLOFF SCOTCH BOURBON SCOTCH BOURBON $38.99 $28.99 CASCADE WILD RUSSIAN CARLTON Sun 21 March – Live entertainment in the Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, CoolumIndependent.

Beach Phone JOHNNIE 5446 4599 Local.

Independent.

Competitive Price.

Local.

Competitive Price.

VODKA Bottleshops VODKA PREMIUM LIGHT each each 700ml 700ml LONG 700ml 700mlDRAUGHT Bottleshops Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 in LONG in ANGOVES ANGOVES LONG STUBBIES TURKEY STANDARD ANGOVES PREECE RANGE PREECE RANGE PREECE RANGE WALKER STUBBIES SPECIALS VALID UNTIL $6.99 VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 $6.99 700ml courtyard from 2pm + free sausage sizzle Emerald Cellars - 700ml Emerald Street,6/07/09 Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 SPECIALS $9.99 $9.99 ROW RANGE ROW RANGE ROW RANGE 750ml 750ml 750ml BOURBON VODKA JACK DANIELS Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911 each each CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN 2 for OPEN 2SCOTCH for BALLANTINES CALOUNDRA NOW each each 750ml 750ml 750ml KARLOFF Golden Beach Tavern Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 SCOTCH BOURBON Golden Beach Tavern Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 750ml 750ml WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU 700ml 700ml 700ml Fri 26 March - Beach Party weekend 750ml 700ml VODKA 700ml 750ml $62 $62 Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 8444B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 700ml5491 8444 Golden Cellars5491 - Shop with DJ ShaunVillage til 2am big screen in Centre, 2 forVillage Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 2 for $7.99 Cellars+- Shop 5 Ormuz Village Caloundra $11.99 Village Cellars -5438 Shop1861 5 Ormuz LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS CREEK $62 LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS $62 $31.99 $36.99 $31.99 $36.99 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 $26.99 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 CREEK $26.99 David the courtyard MONTANA SAVDog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802SPARKLING RANGE Salty MONTANA BANROCKSAV BANROCK RANGE SPARKLING Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 4599 eachPhone each2lt$40.99 each Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 215446 South Coolum Rd,each Coolum Beach 5446 4599 each each $31.99 $36.99 $26.99 $36.99 BLANC 750ml 750ml BLANC $39.99 $33.99 Local.

Independent.

Competitive Price.$11.99 $7.99 $7.99 $32.99 $7.99 STATION 2lt STATION 750ml 750ml $11.99 $11.99 700ml 700ml 700ml 700mlPhone each each 700ml 700ml each - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 Sat 27 March -Imperial BeachHotel Party weekend each Imperial Hoteleach - Memorial Drive, Eumundi 5442 8609 750ml HAHN SUPER 750ml XXXX GOLD CANS CASK CASK each each each each each each each30Phone DRY STUBBIES Emerald Cellarseach - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone each 5447 7599 PACKS 5447 7599 Emerald Cellars Emerald Street, Cooroy 6 for 700ml 700ml 750ml 750ml 6 for 700ML 750ml with DJ Shaun and Dan Miller till 2am 2Streets, 750ml 750ml forCellars 2 for Village Cellars - Corner Elm and DiamondVillage Cooroy-750ml Phone 5442 6911 Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911 $38 $38 Bottleshops in $25 Bikinis, board shorts, singlets, best bikini$25 WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU Bottleshops in NOW OPEN Bottleshops inCompetitive WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU CALOUNDRA Local.

Independent.

Local.

Independent.

Price.

Competitive Competitive Price. $6.99 $6.99 $9.99 $9.99 Price. comp and bestLocal. tan prizeIndependent. $12.99 $13.99 $12.99 $13.99 SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU LOCAL INDEPENDANTS LOCAL INDEPENDENTS each each each each LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS CREEK each each each each 750ml 750ml 750ml RANGE Sun 28 MarchGolden - LiveBeach entertainment in the 750ml SPARKLING AT COMPETITIVE PRICES $38.99 $28.99 AT PRICES CASCADE Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin Golden St Beach Bowman TavernRd, - Cnr Caloundra Baldwin750ml 5492 St & Bowman 8300 Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 2&LITRE Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492COMPETITIVE 8300 750ml 2 LITRE 750ml 750ml CARLTON PREMIUM LIGHT each DRAUGHT Golden Cellars - Shop5491 B4 Stockland GoldenCentre, CellarsCaloundra - Shop B4 5491 Stockland 8444 each Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444 Cellars - Shop B4sizzle Stockland Centre, Caloundra 8444 courtyard from 2pmGolden + free sausage STUBBIES STUBBIES 6 for LINDEMAN BINCREEK JACOBS CREEK LINDEMAN BIN JACOBS MONTANA SAV BLANC 750ml

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Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444 Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

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Village Cellars - Shop 55438 Ormuz Village VillageCellars Centre,- Shop Caloundra 5 Ormuz 5438 Village 1861 Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 1861 $38SPARKLING RANGE RANGE SPARKLING ANGOVES LONG ANGOVES LONGJACK BALLANTINES DANIELS RANGE MONTANA SAV PREECE BANROCK MONTANA SAV Salty Dog Way, Cellars - ShopBeach 1, 1802 Salty David Dog Low Cellars Way,-RANGE Shop Coolum 1, 1802 BeachDavid Phone Low 5446 Way, 5105 Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1,PREECE 1802 David Low Coolum Phone 5446 5105 BANROCK SEAVIEW WOLF BLASS RED KARLOFF SCOTCH BOURBON 750ml 750ml 750ml 750ml $6.99 ROW RANGE ROW RANGE $9.99 BLANC 750ml STATION 2lt 5, 21 VODKA BLANC Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21Salty SouthDog Coolum Cellars Rd,- Coolum Shop Beach South Phone Coolum 5446Rd, 4599 Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 700mlSTATION 700ml Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5,750ml 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 2lt each SPARKILING each 700ml LABEL RANGE 750ml 750ml CASK 750ml 750ml ImperialPhone Hotel -5442 Memorial Imperial Eumundi Hotel Phone - Memorial 5442 8609 Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 CASK Imperial Hotel - 750ml Memorial Drive, Eumundi 8609 Drive, 750ml 2 for RANGE 750ml EmeraldPhone Cellars - Emerald Emerald Cooroy Cellars Phone - Emerald 5447 7599 Street, Cooroy Phone Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy 5447 7599 Street, $625447 7599 Village Cellars Corner Elm and Village Diamond Cellars Streets, - Corner Cooroy Elm and Phone Diamond 5442 6911 Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911 Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets,- Cooroy Phone 5442 6911 MONTANA SAV 750ml BANROCK

MOURA

6 for 6 for 2 for $38 2 $38 for $25 $31.99 $25 $26.99 BLANC WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU $6.99 $6.99 $9.99 $9.99 each750ml 2 for each Fri 26 March - Downtime 9.00pm

Coal n Cattle Motel

$12.99 $9.99 $7.99 eacheach $13.99 $11.99 750ml

$13.99 each $11.99 750ml

$8.99 $7.99 $12.99 each 700ml

700ml

$25

$36.99 STATION 2lt each CASK 700ml

750ml 750ml each each each each each Thursday nights - APL Poker 7.30pm each each each each each Bottleshops in $12.99 $13.99 2 LITRE 750ml 750ml 750ml 750ml 2750ml LITRE 750ml 750ml 750ml each each CALOUNDRA NOW OPEN Friday nights - steak special $12.00 MONTANABANROCK SAV BANROCK ANGOVES LONG PREECEMONTANA RANGE SAV Competitive ANGOVES LONG PREECE RANGE ANGOVES LONG PREECE RANGE LINDEMAN BIN RENMANO JACOBS CREEK RIVER Independent.

Price.

Local.

Independent.

Competitive Price.

MONTANO SAV BLANC BLANC Sunday, Tuesday &Local.

Thursday STATION 2lt RANGE STATION 2lt ROW ROW RANGE 750ml 750ml RANGE SPARKLING ROW RANGE 750ml 750ml 750ml 750ml 750ml 6/07/09 750ml SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09BLANC SPECIALS VALID UNTIL CASK CASK BREEZE RANGE 750ml RANGE 750ml - pool comp 8.30pm 6 for 2 LITRE

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Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Caloundra GoldenRd, Beach Tavern5492 - Cnr8300 Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, $38Caloundra 5492 8300 $25Centre, Caloundra Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland 5491-8444 Golden Cellars Shop $25 B4 Stockland Centre, 6 for $7.99 $6.99 $11.99Caloundra 5491 8444 $9.99 each Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 18615 Ormuz Village Centre, Village Cellars - Shop each each Caloundra 5438 1861 each $26 750ml 750ml 750ml 750ml Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Beach Phone1,5446 SaltyCoolum Dog Cellars - Shop 18025105 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Rd, Coolum Beach-each Phone 5446 4599 Dog Cellars Shop 5,each 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 each each eachCoolumSalty Local. Independent.

Competitive Price. each each each each MONTANA SAV 2 LITRE 2 LITRE 750ml BANROCK 750ml each Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609- Memorial Drive,BLANC Imperial Hotel Eumundi Phone 8609 SPECIALS VALID 5442 UNTIL 6/07/09 750ml 750ml 750ml 750ml STATION 2lt 750ml 750ml - Emerald Street, Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447Cellars 7599 750ml Emerald Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 CASK Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 for Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, 5442 6911 VillageCooroy CellarsPhone - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, 5442 6911 Golden Cellars - Shop2B4Cooroy StocklandPhone Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444 ANGOVES LONG ANGOVES LONG PREECE RANGE PREECE RANGE YALUMBA PREMIUM Village Cellars Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 McWILLIAMS $25 WINE CASK

Tieri Hotel Motel

$13.99 $11.99

$12.99 $4.99 $7.99

$12.99 $13.99 $12.99 $7.99 $11.99

Tuesdays - Pool comp, great prizes Fri 19 March - Free Local. juke box Independent.

Competitive Price.

ROW RANGE ROW RANGE 750mlWWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU 750ml Local. Independent.

Competitive Price.

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU 2ltr Cask $13.99 HANWOOD $12.99 750ml SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 750ml each each Sat 20 March - Clown Attack RANGE Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Caloundra GoldenRd, Beach Tavern 5492 - Cnr 8300 Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 750ml WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU ANGOVES LONG RANGE Fri 26 March - Dan Miller Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre,Golden Caloundra 5491- Shop 8444 B4 StocklandPREECE Cellars Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444 ROW RANGE 750ml 750ml Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 1861 Village Cellars5438 - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861 Sat 27 March - Punters - free $9.99 $12.99 Salty DogDay Cellars - Shop 1,$11.99 1802 David Low Salty Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 David 5105 Low Way, Coolum Beach $7.99 $7.99 Dog Cellars - $11.99 Shop 1, 1802 Phone 5446 5105 Salty Dog Cellars Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 each each Salty Dog Cellars Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 each each nibblies & giveaways each each 750ml 2 ltrs 750ml Imperial Hotel - Memorial 5442 8609 2 for Imperial Hotel -750ml Memorial Drive, Eumundi 750ml 750ml Drive, Eumundi Phone $11.99Phone 5442 8609 $7.99 Emerald Cellars Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 each Emerald Cellars Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 each $17 New chef and new menu!

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, 5442 Village Cooroy Cellars Phone - Corner Elm6911 and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911 Local.

Independent.

Competitive Price.

Local.

Independent.

Competitive Price.

Sun 21 March - Pizza Meal Deal WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU Local. Independent. Competitive Price.

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09 - family pizza, garlic bread & Promotion starts 15/3/10 and ends 28/3/10 Golden Beach Tavern Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 Golden Beach Tavern Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 1.25L bottle of softdrink $29.95

Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599 Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 Emerald Cellars 7599 2 LITRE 750ml- Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

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Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300 Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444 Village Cellars - Shop 5Caloundra Ormuz Village Centre, - Shop B48444 Stockland Centre, 5491Caloundra 8444 5438 1861 Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Golden Centre,Cellars Caloundra 5491 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 Village Cellars - Shop5438 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 1861 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd,5438 Coolum 1861 Beach Phone 5446 4599 Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446Low 5105 Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 DogRd, Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Coolum Beach Phone 5446 Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 SouthSalty Coolum Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599-Rd, Village Cellars Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone4599 5442 6911

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU Imperial Hotel5442 - Memorial Phone 5442 8609 Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 8609 Drive, Eumundi Emerald Cellars Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447- Emerald 7599 Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599 VillageStreets, Cellars Cooroy - CornerPhone Elm and Diamond Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond 5442 6911 Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

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Ph: 4982 5133

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Ph: 49 58 1155

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Ph: 49 971 511

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Booking No: 1300 CQHOTELS or call your nearest outlet direct

11 Malvern Avenue, Tieri Qld 4709

Ph: 4984 8555