The Lockyer and Somerset Independent - 1st May 2024

Raffle for koala care

On InternationalWild Koala Day, an Esk wildlife group is launching a raffle to raise vital funds for their koala protection and rescue efforts.

Local mosaic artist Rosie O’Brien has donated a bespoke, limited edition bowl to Care4esK in support of their cause. Care4esK president Darren Bate said money raised from the raffle would go toward their ongoing rescue costs, or ideally a wildlife camera.

“We’re hoping that we will put it towards our ongoing costs when we do koala rescues,” he said.

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Council roles

LockyerValley’s new councillors were assigned their portfolios in council’s ordinary meeting on Wednesday 24 April.

The portfolio model allocates strategic and functional areas of responsibility to the elected councillors and has been Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s model since 2008.

Mayor Tanya Milligan retains the Civic Leadership and Regional Development portfolio, encompassing civic leadership and advocacy, disaster management, and economic development.

Deputy Mayor Chris Wilson takes on the Corporate Services portfolio, covering areas of finance, audit and risk, governance, legal, and organisational development.

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Stupid thieves make worse vandals…

Anzac Day stirs unity

Alongside the rest of the nation, Anzac Day was commemorated across the LockyerValley, Somerset, and beyond on Thursday.

Marches, ceremonies, and services were held by RSL Sub Branches and community organisations in every corner of the region.

Our journalists attended several townships to capture and commemorate these important ceremonies.

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Dumb & dumber

By Jesse Hamilton

A brainless act by vandals has derailed the BrisbaneValley Rattlers AFC clubs 2024 season at the dawn of the clubs’ junior season start.

Between 10am on Tuesday, 23 April and 6am on Wednesday, 24 April, vandals cut through electrical cables on several light tow-

ers at the ground, cutting off night-time access to the ground for the club’s home games and training.

Brisbane Valley Rattlers AFC president Graham Smith said the act will cost Somerset Regional Council at least $100K to repair and had completely tarnished the good work of hardworking volunteers.

“We don’t know the time frame for repairs, for us as an AFL club it could cost anywhere between $10,000 to $15,000 easy due to the fact we’re going to have to hire somewhere else to train and for home games,” he said.

“We could be out of action for a month, could be three months or longer.

“These vandals have to realise we the com-

mittee people and the parents are volunteers, so it’s a volunteer organisation, a small community AFL club.

“We’ve got heartbroken kids at the moment who are absolutely shattered that people could do this.”

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Senseless vandals

By Jesse Hamilton

A brainless act by vandals has derailed the BrisbaneValley Rattlers AFC clubs 2024 season at the dawn of the clubs’ junior season start.

Between 10am on Tuesday, 23 April and 6am on Wednesday, 24 April, vandals cut through electrical cables on several light towers at the ground, cutting off night-time access to the ground for the club’s home games and training.

Brisbane Valley Rattlers AFC president Graham Smith said the act will cost Somerset Regional Council at least $100K to repair and had completely tarnished the good work of hardworking volunteers.

“We don’t know the time frame for repairs, for us as an AFL club it could cost anywhere between $10,000 to $15,000 easy due to the fact we’re going to have to hire somewhere else to train and for home games,” he said.

“We could be out of action for a month, could be three months or longer.

“These vandals have to realise we the committee people and the parents are volunteers, so it’s a volunteer organisation, a small community AFL club.

“We’ve got heartbroken kids at the moment who are absolutely shattered that people could do this.”

Somerset Regional Council Mayor Jason Wendt slammed the incident as a blatant disregard for community.

“Council installed these lights in 2021 to support the operations of the Brisbane Valley Rattlers Australian Rules Football Club and the Marburg Mount Crosby Cricket Club,” he said.

“This damage is extremely disappointing, it’s disruptive to the community and the reality is the attempted theft has accomplished nothing.

“The vandals have pulled cabling out of the ground, likely seeking copper, but have in-

stead pulled aluminium out of the ground and then abandoned the site.”

Mr Smith said the vandalism had caused a serious safety hazard, making the journey to finding replacement fields difficult.

“It’s not going to be easy because there are no other AFL grounds in the Somerset region,” he said.

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Esk gets another reservoir

Urban Utilities is supporting growth in the Somerset region with a major project underway at Esk.

A new water reservoir is being built on Highland Street as part of the utility’s capital investment program.

Urban Utilities spokesperson Michelle Cull said the new reservoir would enhance the reliability and resilience of the town’s water supply.

“We’re proud to be delivering a dedicated water storage for Esk to help meet the growing demands of the area,” she said.

“The reservoir will be able to hold 1.5 million litres of water and will improve the reliability of the local water network as more people choose to call this part of the

Ms Cull said Urban Utilities would also install 500 metres of water pipes as part of the project.

“The pipes will be located underneath the road reserve, mostly along the southern side of Highland Street,” she said.

“This will help to minimise any disruption to residents in the surrounding area.

“The design also allows for a second reservoir within the site’s cleared area to address future water needs, as the town expands and demand continues to increase.”

Construction of the Esk reservoir is expected to take around eight months, weather and site conditions permitting.

“It happened only two rounds in for our seniors and our juniors about to start.”

The damage comes just one week after vandals deliberately damaged the fields at the Lowood Recreation Complex.

“They also broke into the main powerbox as well, so there’s a potential for a bit of danger for the kids, and I don’t want the kids going near the power box.”

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Urban Utilities’ Paul Phillips and Diona’s Les Ottaway at the Esk reservoir site.

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Brisbane Valley Rattlers AFC club in Fernvale where vandals caused serious damage to the field’s light towers.

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Councillors take up roles

By Grace Crichton

LockyerValley’s new councillors were assigned their portfolios in council’s ordinary meeting on Wednesday 24 April.

The portfolio model allocates strategic and functional areas of responsibility to the elected councillors and has been Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s model since 2008.

Mayor Tanya Milligan retains the Civic Leadership and Regional Development portfolio, encompassing civic leadership and advocacy, disaster management, and economic development.

Deputy Mayor Chris Wilson takes on the Corporate Services portfolio, covering areas of finance, audit and risk, governance, legal, and organisational development.

Cr Michael Hagan was assigned the Infrastructure portfolio and Cr David Neuendorff has adopted the Planning and Development

portfolio, which includes the planning scheme and flood mitigation.

Cr Julie Reck is responsible for Liveability and the Circular Economy, covering libraries and galleries, events, tourism, and waste management.

Cr Cheryl Steinhardt’s portfolio is Environment and Regulatory Services including building and plumbing, natural resource management, and pest management.

Cr Anthony Wilson will handle the Sport and Recreation portfolio, covering parks and gardens, cemeteries, council-owned sporting facilities, and sport and recreation.

Cr Milligan congratulated the councillors on their new portfolios

“I think it’s a much better allocation than we’ve previously seen,” she said.

Similarly, Cr Chris Wilson said the allocation of responsibilities was an improvement.

“I think the split of portfolios as it is pre-

sented here today is probably a more even split across the board than we had in the last term of council,” he said.

“It might be good if we did review it, perhaps after 12 months, and just make sure everyone’s happy with what they’ve got and happy with their workload.

Lockyer Valley Regional Council CEO Ian Church said the model was council’s own and the portfolios can be reviewed.

“There’s not legislative authority making this particular model,” he said.

“This is council’s own model and they can be reviewed at any time.

“They can be changed by resolution at any time throughout the year if council wishes to.”

Following the assignment of portfolios, councillors were appointed as representatives on several advisory committees and external committees and groups.

Opportunity calls at Toogoolawah State High School

By Jacob Hayden

Toogoolawah State High School held its annual Careers Expo on Tuesday 23 April, catering to its year 10 to 12 students.

Stallholders and speakers attended from southeastern universities, the police, Future Lady Tradies, the Defence Force and employment agencies.

Head of senior schooling Bronwyn Welling said the expo was all about work, extra study, apprenticeships and whatever it was they were choosing to do after school.

“We have a number of students who go on to do extra study, and a number of students choose work pathways,” she said.

“Our current year 12 cohort are about 50/50 for those pursuing either going straight to work or to university and further education.

Year 12 student and school captain Blake Pearson said there were plenty of opportunities.

“It’s definitely opened up my range a bit more,” Blake said.

“All I can hope for [my peers] is they take away that there are more opportunities, hopefully they sit down and have a think about it and they get something good out of it.”

MsWelling said that for year 10 students, the expo was the first step in their senior school planning.

Matilda White, from year 10, said she had learned about pathways to university and things to to improve her university entry options.

“It’s made me realise there are certain classes, like drama, which I could switch to business, which would help me a lot more,” she said.

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Be prepared in adversity

By Jesse Hamilton

In his inaugural term as a Somerset councillor, Michael Bishop is poised with ambitious strategies to aid the community during periods of adversity, disaster, and necessity.

A Somerset local of ten years, Cr Bishop brings expertise as a community recovery professional who has assisted recovery during some of Australia’s largest natural disasters.

“When I was a regional director during the 2011 Brisbane floods, my team was responsible for looking for and supporting people who had lost their homes,” Cr Bishop said.

“I’m very interested in community recovery particularly with the high levels of natural disasters southeast Queensland experiences.

“It fits perfectly with my role as a councillor because local government has a big role to play in disaster preparedness and community recovery.”

Having returned to Somerset after working in community development in Tasmania, Cr Bishop said a major goal of his was to implement community-led, community support facilities in the region.

“There’s an organisation called Neighbourhood Centres Queensland, there’s 80 or 90 across the state, but none in Somerset,” he said.

“I think in our region, Somerset, there are a whole lot of people who are supporting the community, but we could do it a lot better in a place that we could all go to, which is community lead.”

“It’s about providing a space where people can meet, get information, shower if they need to, do their washing, hold a writer’s group, and participate in meal preparation and craft groups.”

“The ones I was involved with in Tasmania, we had a system called Harvest Helpers where farmers would donate their spare produce and then volunteers would cook them up into meals.”

Mr Bishop said the neighbourhood centres would accommodate the unique needs of each town and could be supported by adopting a charitable status, which would allow donations while receiving funding through community grants.

“I think we need a facility in Kilcoy, a facility in Lowood, people from Toogoolawah are saying they would like there’s to have a focus

on youth, depending on what that community needs,” he said.

“In Tasmania, the local government consistently lobbied the state government with the neighbourhood centre for extra resources.”

Guided by the motto “Sustaining our Legacy, Shaping our Future,” Cr Bishop said he aims to ensure the Somerset region does not lose its natural beauty, history and values whilst being part of shaping its future over the next term.

“We don’t want to lose the values that have shaped this community, friendship, working hard, caring for the community, that legacy, we don’t want to lose all the things that make Somerset a really interesting and great place to live,” he said.

“We need to maintain the regions legacy, the traditional owners of Somerset don’t have a strong presence and we need to protect that before its lost.”

Fashion parade creates a Hullabaloo at the Shire Hall

By Jesse Hamilton

Attendees were left in awe on Saturday, 27 March afternoon, as the Gatton Fashion Parade dazzled audiences with its stunning showcase of style and creativity at the Gatton Shire Hall.

Put on by Peace Lutheran Church Gatton, the fashion and high tea event displayed 30 outfits suitable for all ages from Gatton fashion store Hullabaloo Bazaar, with funds for the event going towards supporting Youth Wellness in the Lockyer Valley.

The fashion affair featured a multidraw raffle, a silent auction, market stalls and live entertainment from Lockyer artist Graham Reisenleiter.

Jasmine Mahr and Natalie Otto displayed styles from

Gatton fashion store Hullabaloo Bazaar.

Pictures: JESSE HAMILOTN Lockyer artist Graham Reisenleiter provided the entertainment for the evening.

Newly elected Somerset councillor Michael Bishop is driven by ambitious plans to provide support and aid to the community during times of disaster and need.

Picture: JESSE HAMILTON

Koalas’ protection raffle

By Grace Crichton

On International Wild Koala Day, an Esk wildlife group is launching a raffle to raise vital funds for their koala protection and rescue efforts.

Local mosaic artist Rosie O’Brien has donated a bespoke, limited edition bowl to Care4esK in support of their cause.

Care4esK president Darren Bate said money raised from the raffle would go toward their ongoing rescue costs, or ideally a wildlife camera.

“We’re hoping that we will put it towards our ongoing costs when we do koala rescues,” he said.

“If we get a decent amount, what we would really love to do is buy a wildlife camera.

“When the koala is trapped, it will send us a message to our phone and we’ll know to go and get that koala immediately.”

In addition to their wildlife rescues, the Care4esK members have initiated habitat surveys and wildlife studies, planted trees, and weeded sizeable areas of bush.

Ms O’Brien said she loved the work the group has done to benefit wildlife and wanted to support their efforts.

“I wanted to do something that they could use to further the work that they’re doing,” she said.

“They’re really concerned for the wildlife.

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MANAGING WILD DOGS

Somerset Regional Council issued more than 260 wild dog baits in March across localities including Kingaham, Bryden, Fernvale and Esk.

Dog sightings were at an all-time high due to favourable weather conditions over the last two years.

For more information on baiting and bookings phone Council on 5424 4000.

RATE RECOVERY ACTION

SRC has approved starting sale of land action to recover more than $296,000 in overdue rates.

Mayor Jason Wendt said debt recovery was a basic business practice.

“We would much prefer not to go down this path but paying rates is not optional,” Cr Wendt said.

“Council can only start this action once rates have remained unpaid for three consecutive years.

“It’s a tough situation but council does what it can to work with people to avoid the sale of their properties.”

The sale of land process provides for a minimum of three months for the overdue rates to be paid in full.

“Council works with the relevant property owners for several months to collect the rates owing to try and avoid the next step,” CrWendt said.

“I love the clean up work they’ve done with the weeds, I love the plantings, I like their positive attitude about building a sustainable future for our wildlife and our people.”

The mosaic bowl one lucky winner will take home, named ‘Eucalyptus Koala’, depicts a koala in profile in striking eucalyptus colours.

It can be used decoratively or as an outdoor water bowl for birds, insects, and wildlife.

The piece is valued at $325.

Tickets are three for $5 and are on sale from 3 May at Rudi’s Place in Esk, with other locations to be determined.

“We thought that was a fitting time to do the launch and then we would run it for a couple months and draw the winner at our information day which is in July,” Mr Bate said.

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There are 33 properties included in the rate recovery action and are located throughout Somerset including Coominya, Fernvale, Biarra, Mount Beppo, Kilcoy, Mount Hallen, Atkinsons Dam and Braemore.

KNITTED SCARVES TO KEEP TREES IN ESK SNUG

Trees in Esk will soon be yarn bombed after SRC approved an annual request from the Esk Country Women’s Association to place knitted jumpers on selected trees in Esk as an annual attraction.

The decorations will be on display from the start of May through to the end of July.

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WITHCOTT CHILDCARE CENTRE APPROVED

Lockyer Valley Regional Council approved an application for a Development Permit for Material Change of use for Educational Establishment (childcare centre) on Lot 2 RP176755 at 9 Biggs Road, Withcott, with conditions, in its ordinary meeting on 24 April.

The proposal includes a new single story childcare centre consisting of seven rooms with up to 110 places, designed for children aged 0-5 years to meet the growing demand in the region.

The proposed childcare centre would operate Monday to Friday 6.30am to 6.30pm and the large outdoor area from 7am to 6pm.

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Care4esK’s Jacqui Bate and mosaic artist Rosie O’Brien have teamed up to raise funds for koala rescue by raffling off this limited edition mosaic bowl. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Koalas in the wild.

Fernvale school’s 150th

By Jacob Hayden

Fernvale State School is opening the gates to past and present students, families, teachers and faculty on Saturday May 11 to celebrate the school’s rich history of 150 years.

Principal David Raine said it would be wonderful to have the community and families connected to the school to come back and reminisce.

The 150th Anniversary will run from 10am to 2pm, with plenty of entertainment and historical memorabilia to enjoy.

“The official welcome will commence at 10am, which will be down at the hall for about half an hour,” Mr Raine said.

“After that time we’ll have the cutting of the cake with our youngest prep and our eldest surviving student.

“We have, on the hour, a number of different events planned including some music performances by some former students including Kodie Sloane.

“We’ll also have our school choir and school band doing a performance.”

Mr Raine said the school has collaborated with various community organisations to create displays and artwork.

“I’m excited to have a local artist who has commissioned some pieces of work, an oil canvas painting of the original Harrisborough Provisional School,” he said.

“We have Cooneana Heritage Centre, great supporters of our 150th, they’ll be running some active displays including spinning and weaving.

“We’ll also have a block set up as a colonial classroom with the old desks and chairs, teacher tables, slates and inkwells.

“There’ll be two short old class lessons happening, one at 11am and one at 12:30pm.”

The school will host around 50 market and community information stalls, as well as a

range of vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and military vehicles.

There will be plenty of entertainment for the kids with jumping castles, face painters and a petting zoo.

“We’ll also have a blacksmith who’ll have some blacksmith demonstration skills from the years gone by,” Mr Raine said.

“As part of their display they’re actually going to create and give back to the school some poppies, welded blacksmith poppies, which we’ll have as a keep-sake here.”

“There’ll be about 10 panels, they’re 2.4m by 1.2m with a collection of events and histories - so staff, sports, anniversary celebrations, local history and the growth of Fernvale,” he said.

Mr Raine thanked the various community groups who have supported the school in planning the 150th.

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made a substantial donation of $5,000 to go towards our legacy project for the 150th, and that project is the planting of 21 trees, which is one tree for each class here with a plaque to go to each tree.”

Special thanks went to Fernvale Community Association president and local historian Julia Chaunce, who was instrumental in providing historical information about the school and Fernvale town.

Mr Raine is celebrating his 25th year as principal at Fernvale State School.

“I’m proudly the 32nd principal of our school,” he said.

“We’ve been fortunate enough here because we’ve had a lot of principals come and stay, and I think that’s because of the Fernvale school community.

“Our Fernvale Lions have been great supporters, they’ll be providing BBQ lunch and drinks for the day, and Fernvale P and C have been tremendous supporters also with the souvenirs and merchandise,” he said.

“Mr Bruce Peel, the principal before me, he was here for 19 years, so between the two of us we’ve done 44 years of the school’s 150 year history.

Mr Raine said he was particularly excited about a collection of historical photo panels.

“Principals come and go but it’s about the kids and the staff and the community that make it up, and I’ve been very proud to be part of Fernvale State School and to lead a beautiful community.” FernvaleStateSchoolcaptainsBrydieandSamwithdeputyprincipalJodieEugster,readyto celebratetheschool’s150thanniversary. Pictures:JACOBHAYDEN

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New man selects a path

By Grace Crichton

Lockyer Valley’s newest and youngest councillor is eager to see the region continue on the right track.

Anthony Wilson had a unique insight into council’s last two terms and was eager to put his hand up to see legacy projects fulfilled.

Brother to Deputy Mayor Chris Wilson, he is no stranger to the role council plays.

“When Chris got elected eight years ago, I had a front row seat to all things council,” Cr Wilson said.

“It got me interested.

“When I heard that there were going to be some changes within council, I wanted to put my hand up and make sure that it was still going in the right direction.”

There are several important milestones and projects the new council has inherited from the previous term which Cr Wilson is keen to see through, such as the water collaborative, planning scheme, and flood mitigation in Withcott and Laidley.

“[They are] such big things that have such an impact not only for the current generation but for generations to come,” he said.

Ensuring a prosperous region for the next generation is particularly relevant as a father of three.

“I am happily married to my wife Kirsty,” he said.

“We’ve got three children together, the youngest of which is five weeks old.

“It’s super duper hectic at the moment but we’re making it work.”

On top of family duties, he is a business owner.

The two brothers established Wilson Brothers Finance in 2014.

“I have had my own finance business in Laidley for the last ten years,” he said.

“I own that with my brother Chris, he’s an

account, I’m a finance broker.

“We’ve also got another business called Blue Dog Sports.”

Cr Wilson is no stranger to commitment, as his lifelong involvement in sports testifies.

“Apart from family and council, my next biggest passion is definitely sport,” he said.

“I have been playing first grade cricket in Brisbane for the last 15 years.

“That’s been a huge commitment for me for

my whole life, training twice a week, playing most weekends.

“I’ve decided now that I’m on council that I’m going to step away from that, it’s just way too much going on.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to go back and still play cricket a little bit for Laidley, just more locally with a lot of my friends and obviously back in the community.”

He will often spend his weekends at community sports, watching his nieces and nephew play with the Laidley Lions rugby club or soccer with the Gatton Redbacks.

It was a fitting appointment for Cr Wilson to adopt the Sports and Recreation portfolio.

“I’m really excited about getting stuck into the sport and rec portfolio to be honest,” Cr Wilson said.

“Whilst I was open to anything, I really felt like I had something to offer.

“It’s a huge passion of mine and I think it’s such a big part of the region for a lot of people.”

Looking forward to his first term as a councillor, he is determined to make ‘common sense’ decisions and be a voice from the people in the community.

“My goal is to make common sense decisions about the issues that come to me while I’m in that building,” he said.

“Sometimes certain issues arise where people are getting the rough end of the stick and they need a voice within council and I think that’s my job, is to be that voice for people.

“I’m not going to shy away from tough conversations.

“One thing that Chris has taught me is that you’re not always going to be able to help every single person, but you need to communicate with those people and tell them why the decision has been made.

“I think most people will be reasonable if that’s your approach.”

Lockyer Valley Regional Councillor Anthony Wilson is a finance broker, family man, and sports enthusiast. Picture: GRACE CRICHTON

A whale of a time

By Jacob Hayden

‘Wilbur the Optical Whale’ delighted young families and people with disabilities at the Somerset Civic Centre in Esk on 23 April.

Indelabilityarts artistic ambassador, writer and performer Karen Lee Roberts said it was wonderful to perform in Esk.

“We had a small but lively audience, very interactive, lots of fun and lots of laughter,” Ms Roberts said.

“It’s always a joy to perform to an intimate audience.

“We had our biggest fan in the audience, Phoebe, who’s been to eight or nine performances of Wilbur, she follows us around Queensland.”

Wilbur and friends played a game of ‘hide and seaweed’ with the intimate audience in Esk. Picture: JACOB HAYDEN

Ms Roberts has an invisible disability, bipolar disorder, for which she was bullied as a younger person.

“When I was 19 I wrote a story in the form of poetry called “Wilbur the Optical Whale” she said.

“In 2015 I had that story edited and I turned it into an illustrated children’s book, and the story is about bullying issues and difference, and how to treat people and maintain friendships.”

The production invites the audience to participate in dances and games like ‘Hide and Seaweed’. Ms Roberts said Indelabilityarts was a not-for-profit theatre company that catered to people experiencing disability.

“It’s the first professional theatre company for people who experience disability or who are neurodiverse in Queensland,” she said.

Gatton Lions Club purchased a defibrillator for Gatton’s IGA mall. Brett Qualischefski, Ralph Gurowski, IGA manager Jason Rayner, Marj Johansen, landlord Val Vaughan, and Lawrie Johansen at the handover on 26 April.

New Gatton defibrillator

Tax cuts for

By Grace Crichton

Apublicallyaccessibledefibrillatorisnow installed in Gatton, giving locals peace of mind and potentially saving a life.

It is located inside the IGA mall, toward the Railway St end. The defib was purchased by Gatton Lions Club with assistance from landlords John Hisslop and ValVaughan.

Gatton Lions Club treasurer Lawrie Johansen said the club was eager to install the device.

“We’ve had some good barbecues over the last 12 months and our funds were pretty healthy,” he said.

“It’s an easy to use defibrillator.

“It tells you what to do, you press the button and it tells you how to go about doing it.

“It’s as simple as that.”

For Spano’s IGA Gatton manager Jason Rayner, installing a defib in the centre was already on his mind so the timing was ideal.

Its location at the entrance to the public restrooms alley is an ideal spot for people to access it.

“It’s unimpeded by anything here,” Mr Rayner said.

“It’s an open spot to have it, people can see it and it’s accessible.

“At least it’s there now, a bit of peace of mind that we have got one.”

Toogoolawah and District History Group is hosting a High Tea on Mothers Day,12 May.

Picture: PIXABAY

A Mum’s tea

Thanks to the overwhelming feedback from the inaugural Mothers Day High Tea last year, Toogoolawah and District History Group is offering a High Tea event for the Mothers, Grandmothers, Daughters and families of Toogoolawah and district on Sunday 12 May 2024.

The event is coordinated by History Group Management Committee member Neale Cumming-Harris, a passionate cook and cake baker who loves entertaining and catering.

Once again this year Neale, Gordon and volunteers from the History Group will ensure that the RSL Hall in Cairnscroft Street is transformed.

Guests will be entertained with live acoustic music courtesy of well known Esk father and son duo Pete and Bill while enjoying dainty tea sandwiches, savoury bites, freshly made scones with jam and cream, a range of mini sweet cakes and pastries and plenty of tea and coffee.

“We are catering for between 70 and 80 guests and we know they will enjoy each others company as the atmosphere will be lively and the food delicious,” Neale said.

· Tickets are still available. Bookings can be made by emailing mail@toogoolawahmuseum.org, calling 0433427337

· Or book online https://www.trybooking. com/events/landing/1188533

Picture: GRACE CRICHTON

Valley alive with heritage

By Jesse Hamilton

The Lockyer Valley Heritage Festival celebrated local history and heritage, with residents and visitors immersing in a day highlighting the region’s rich heritage on Saturday, 27 April.

The Laidley Pioneer Village, Gatton and District Historical Society, and Das Neumann Haus all united to commemorate the region’s abundant heritage.

Visitors were treated to a host of unique displays at the Gatton historical village, including historical vehicles, historical wedding dresses, a working blacksmith, and stationary engine displays in a large showing for the village.

In Laidley, the region’s Scottish heritage was honoured through the Highland Dancers, with

sheep shearing demonstrations and the spinners and weavers also making an appearance.

At Das Neumann Haus, the public had the chance to trot through the streets of Laidley, with horse-drawn carriage rides trekking through the town.

Gatton and District Historical Society president Gail Chalker said its integral to maintain knowledge of the regions history for generations to come.

“If we don’t remember our past, we’ve lost a huge chunk of our history,” she said.

“We’re here to share history, and in the same vein we get told so many wonderful stories, and that way we’ve been finding out and sharing more and more.”

Lockyer Valley School of Highland Dancing performed a number of traditional Scottish dances for the crowd at the Laidley Pioneer Village. Pictures: JESSE HAMILTON

Gatton and District Historical Society President Gail Chalker turned the Hopewell House into a house of quilt displays at the Gatton historical village.

Queensland Fire and Rescue firefighter Daniel Cluff with the old Gatton Fire Brigade No 1 heritage vehicle dated 1955.

Horses Billy and Bobby from the Teviot Clydesdale group commuted people round the old-fashioned way in Laidley.

Laidley Pioneer Village member Shane Campbell making bed posts and candles as he gave woodworking demonstrations.

One of many stalls at Das Neumann Haus, Gayle Daetz sold homemade goods to raise money for the Leukemia Foundation.

Laidley Pioneer Village publicity officer Ron Johnstone has been the Lockyer Valley town crier since 2020.

Doom, and a night of fun

By Jesse Hamilton

As darkness fell on Saturday, April 27th, Laidley Showgrounds transformed into a chilling and exhilarating spectacle as the Village of the Doom made its spine-tingling return.

The spooky lover’s event is held on the date when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest, celebrating all things creepy and macabre with a tongue-in-cheek view of horror.

The night featured ‘almost live’ entertainment from Drace the Magician, who performed a mesmerising razor blade swallowing and knife-throwing act.

Dance group Move and Grove from Gatton opened the night with a memorable performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, with voice contestant Sellma Soul getting the whole crowd amused with their highly engaging performance.

Prometheus and Piper completed a dazzling fire twirler performance that wowed the crowd.

There were plenty of niche and fun competitions on the night, with a best witches’ cackle an audience favourite.

The night featured plenty of amazing dressups, and a 1930s-themed speakeasy was a hidden gem for attendees to discover.

• WHIP CRACKING WORKSHOP

• LAND TRAIN

• D’AGUILAR WILDLIFE

• OTTABA LLAMAS

• DAIRY GOAT MILKING

• PIG RACING

• AMBERLEY PIPEBAND FOR PURCHASE

• RIDES AVALANCHE

VR EXPERIENCE | ACTIVITY

CASTLE | TEA CUPS

• GAMES | LAUGHING CLOWNS BALLOON DARTS | FLIPPING CHICKEN

• SHOWBAGS

• MARKET STALLS

• FOOD AND DRINK

HAMBURGERS BARISTA COFFEE

IN THE CENTRE RING

• GRAND OPENING

• GRAND PARADE

• ANDALUSIAN DISPLAY

• LIGHT HORSE DISPLAY

• MR HAPPY A CABERET & STUNTMENT

• LAWN MOWER RACING

• ULYSSES MOTORBIKES, HOT RODS AND HISTORICAL MOTORBIKE PARADE

• KIDS BIKE DRAW

• UTE DISPLAY & COMPETITION

• WHIP CRACKING & FIRE STUNT SHOW

• LONE PIPER

• FAREWELL SINGER

FIREWORKS AT

Prometheus and Piper were hotter than Hell as they performed a dazzling fire twirler performance at the Village of the Doomed on Saturday night.

Picture: JESSE HAMILTON

Voice contestant Selma Soul from Brisbane dazzled audiences with a highly engaging performance.

Drace the Magician performed a beheading magic trick, a razor blade swallowing, and knifethrowing acts later in the night.

Riley and Tobie dare entered the haunted pirate ship with Jack Sparrow on Saturday night.

Withcott is go for Sunday

By Jacob Hayden

The Withcott and District Family Fun Day is this Sunday 5 May and will have plenty of free entertainment for all ages.

The free event at Springbrook Park will include food, free entertainment and a massive offering of rides.

Event organiser and Withcott and District Progress Association president Michelle McKenzie said there would be plenty to see and do on the day.

“It’s open to the whole of the Lockyer Valley and we encourage anyone with young families or those just interested in coming along for some free entertainment to join us,” Mrs McKenzie said.

“We have market stalls, they’ll be set up and selling in the lead up to Mother’s Day.

“If you haven’t got a Mother’s Day gift you can come along and find yourself something there from locals.”

Food vendors will join the stalls alongside community groups set up with free activities.

“For example our local childcare centre, MCC Withcott, will have early learning games and activities,” Mrs McKenzie said.

“It’s so that people can come and learn and see what is on offer in the valley.

“Amongst all of that we’ll have a local musician, Nathan Walmsley, doing some nice easylistening music.”

Mrs McKenzie said the day’s schedule would cater to all ages.

“Our volunteers have worked hard to make sure we are providing events, activities and entertainment for the whole family,” she said.

“It doesn’t matter whether you’re an infant through to retirees, we have something there for you.

“We often have people saying ‘we’ve got teenagers, we can’t come’ but we make sure there are activities on offer for all age groups,

right from junior primary school to upper secondary.”

Wristbands for ride access can still be purchased on the day.

“Our sponsors have helped us get a lot of the events and activities running, and we thank our sponsors for that, but our donors have also provided us with a range of items for the raffle,” she said.

“First prize is a $500 Paradise Resort voucher donated by Dyno Noble, which is down at the Gold Coast, so $500 to the next family holiday down there.

“Second prize is a $500 Bunnings voucher donated by Brooks Hire.

“There’s some awesome prizes following that like three $250 Stanbroke meat packs, a two-night stay in Bell Tent, a Family Pass to ‘Whalebone’ at the Empire, two Meerkat Encounters at Darling Downs Zoo, and then ten multi-draw packs worth up to $100 each.”

Raffle tickets cost $5 each or three for $10 and can be purchased by following the below QR code, at Greedies inWithcott, or on the day of the event.

Mrs McKenzie said parking was readily available.

“There is parking onsite, there’s also parking atWithcott Quality Produce, which is at the corner when you turn in,” she said.

“There’s also parking at the Withcott Hotel, and theWithcott Hotel are going to be running a courtesy bus from the hotel to the venue and back throughout the day.”

Mrs McKenzie thanked the federal and state governments for their support.

“Thank you to the Australian Government and Queensland Government for the assistance provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth and State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements,” she said.

For more information on the event, visit the event page on Facebook, or get in contact with the Withcott and District Progress Association by emailing withcottprogress@gmail.com

The Family Fun Day has an indoor and outdoor entertainment schedule

INDOOR

· 10:30am – Mayhem Dance Academy

· 11:00am – Rollo the Clown Show

· 11:30am – Dancing Stars Toowoomba

· 12:00pm – Move & Groove Dance School

· 1:00pm – Rollo the Clown Show

· 1:30pm – Radiance Academy Toowoomba

OUTDOOR

· 10:00am-2:00pm – Nathan Walmsley

· 10:30am-11:00am – Rollo the Clown Roving

· 10:30am-1:30pm – Roving Entertainment

· 12:30pm-1:00pm – Rollo the Clown Roving

Make sure to say hi to Rollo the Clown at the Withcott and District Family Fun Day on Sunday 5 May.

Picture: JACOB HAYDEN

Horses prance at Gatton

The 45th Gatton Heavy Horse Field Days will be held at the Gatton Showgrounds on the Labor Day weekend, 4 and 5 May.

Organising committee Vice President Ian Stewart-Koster from Nutgrove said this year’s event attracted record nominations from 125 horses, which is a great number.

Mr Stewart-Koster said the obstacle course has had over 50 entries and the led Clydesdales over 40.

The ridden classes have also been popular.

Entries have been received from some of Queensland’s most highly regarded owners and breeders of heavy horses who will travel to Gatton.

Whilst the field days are mainly dedicated to the working of heavy horses, this turn makes

for the perfect show and spectacle for the general public to attend and to watch the skill of the heavy horses which played such an instrumental role in the making of Australia’s history.

The classes in the main ring will be complemented across the two days with an extensive programme of classes and demonstrations outside the main arena including farriery competitions.

This age old traditional blacksmithing skill is always of interest to many, across generations.

Off the back of a world cup winning performance in New Zealand, Mr Stewart- Koster said Bruce Donaldson and his crew of farriers will be participating.

Saturday will include demonstrations and

talks as well as competitions, while Sunday will include vaulting, which is essentially gymnastics on horseback.

Carriage rides will also be popular amongst the attendees.

Entertainment across the weekend will again be provided by local Lockyer Valley performer Boyd Ridley who has garnered a following of fans with his easy listening performance style.

Food and coffee will be available on the grounds from a number of food vans and 40 market stalls will be on site to browse.

The Gatton Heavy Horse Field Day is the longest running heavy horse event in Australia having begun in 1978 on a property in Coolana, before moving to Marburg then Laidley,

and then to Gatton in 1992 to its current home at the Showgrounds.

Mr Stewart-Koster said he treasured the event, which he first attended in 1980 and has been actively involved with since the mid 1990s.

“We have a great, positive committee of volunteers,” he said.

“Lots of families are involved who share the love of horses.”

Tickets can either be purchased beforehand online or at the gate on the day.

For further information about the event, visit either gattonheavyhorses.com.au or the ‘Gatton Heavy Horse Field Days’ Facebook page or email gattonheavyhorse@gmail.com

Rest in peace, our Uncle

By Jacob Hayden

The Royal Australian Air Force held a first-ofits-kind service at RAAF Base Amberley on Friday 26 April for the lost crew of a Number 100 Squadron World War II Beaufort aircraft.

Among those honoured and remembered was Gatton-born Warrant Officer Clement Batstone Wiggins who passed away on 5 September, 1943.

Chaplain La’Mont Ferreira welcomed the families of the crew and honoured guests to the service.

“Although we have on many occasions conducted military funerals and also memorial services, we have never done both in the same service for a whole crew, particularly with the sensitivities of only finding the remains of two out of the four crew members,” he said.

“For Russell Grigg and Clement Wiggins whose remains were found, this service is only the beginning of the journey to lay them to rest.

“A repatriation and final committal will occur later in the year at Rabaul, Bita Paka War Cemetery where they will finally be laid to rest.

“It is history in the making, and how special for the whole crew and their families to be at the centre of it all.

“One aircraft, four members, 80 years, and one message, a message of sacrifice and hope.”

Clement’s nephew Keith Wiggins and niece Carol Holden were invited to speak.

“Together with my brother Graham and Carol’s brother Bill, we’re the oldest surviving relatives of ClementWiggins,” MrWiggins said.

“We represent his nephews and nieces born shortly after the war who sadly never met him.

“Our recollections of Clem are based on photos, letters and anecdotes passed on verbally from his parents William and Isadora Wiggins, his sister Audrey and his brother Mervyn.”

Mrs Holden thanked the History and Heritage branch of the RAAF for the ceremony.

“Talking to the families of the other men who were here today and learning some stories from them about their mateship has meant a great deal to me,” she said.

“Our heartfelt thank also go to Dr Andrew Forrest, whose endeavours led to the finding of A9-186, and to the recovery of the remains of our Uncle Clem.

Gatton RSL Sub Branch vice president Kevin Jacoby said he was grateful to attend the ceremony.

“The service was quite incredible, it was really good to see the professionalism of the RAAF, especially the folding of the flags and handing them off to the families,” Mr Jacoby said.

“Catching up to them afterwards at the wake was quite humbling.

“I spoke to Keith just before we left and we were having a good chat about how his father [MervynWiggins] was in Milne Bay at the same time as his uncle, there was about a four week crossover.

“I imagine two brothers in the same theatre

of war, even though they’re different services, they would have made every effort to catch up while they were over there.”

Mr Wiggins said Clement had so much unrealised potential.

“Yet, he was prepared to risk it all and he made the supreme sacrifice for this country,” he said.

“We will be forever grateful that after 80 years we now have knowledge of his final resting place.

“Rest in peace, Uncle Clem.”

Gatton RSL Sub Branch vice president Kevin Jacoby with Carol Holden, WO Wiggins’ niece. Pictures: JACOB HAYDEN

RAAF Base Amberley Warrant Officers carried the caskets of Clement Batstone Wiggins and Russell Grigg at the service on Friday 26 April.

Warrant Officers folded the flags and presented them to family members of the lost crew.

ANZAC DAY Lest

Anzac unity is displayed

By Grace Crichton

This was my fourth Anzac Day as a journalist and the first time I have visited the western Lockyer Valley’s services.

Withcott, Murphys Creek, and Helidon composed their services with compassion, insight, and care.

It was wonderful to see so many at the community-run Withcott service, elevated by music and poetry interwoven through the service.

I commend the Murphys Creek Progress Association on their service; the occasion was evidently close to many hearts.

My duties concluded at the Helidon March and Service, a proud display of community spirit and a reflection of the strong bonds within this town’s groups.

The day lives on as a time to reflect on what our nationality means to us, how our way of life is defended and preserved, and our identity forged in sacrifice.

Local businesses invited to sponsor

Sunday 5th May 10am to 4pm

Patriots Australia Military Motorcycle Club in the Helidon march.

Wreath laying in Helidon.

Military vehicles in the Helidon march.

Cameron Maizey played the Last Post and Reveille at the Helidon Anzac Day Service.

Pictures: GRACE CRICHTON

Murphys Creek Progress Association members.

Pictures: GRACE CRICHTON

Minister Ross O’Neil shared a Bible reading and a prayer at the Murphys Creek service.

Wearing medals with pride at the Murphys Creek Anzac Day service.

Withcott Scouts lay a wreath.

Withcott State School choir performed a song at the Withcott community service.

There was no shortage of Anzac pride at the Withcott Service.

Pictures: GRACE CRICHTON

ANZAC DAY Lest we Forget

Pride, memories mingle

By Jacob Hayden

I started my morning at 6am with a small but touching service at Bigges Camp Park in Grandchester.

It was lovely to hear from guest speaker RAAF Base 6th Squadron Sergeant Brett Austin, followed by poems recited by the local primary school captains.

At 7:30am, Marburg’s service welcomed Haigslea, Marburg and Minden State School students to the stage as well as incredible singers Lester Knopke, Brett Hann and Les Birnie and the very talented Dennis Cannon who recited the poem ‘Anzac on the Wall’.

Just after 9am, the Forest Hill community gathered at the War Memorial where BJ Moulder from Lockyer Valley Salvation Army and RAAF Base Amberley Lieutenant Rachel Morris were the guest speakers.

I arrived in Gatton in time to witness the parade down North and Railway Streets towards the Weeping Mothers Memorial, where an incredible crowd including students from each local schools gathered to pay their respects.

Well done to the organisers of each service, it was a privilege to attend.

Forest Hill State School Captains (in no order) Phoenix, Ava, Thore and Sam speaking at the town’s service.

Ebony from Grandchester State School read the poem ‘Anzac Day’ at the town’s service. Pictures: JACOB HAYDEN

The Lockyer Valley Celtic Pipe Band led the parade through the entrance to Littleton Park for the Gatton service.

Barry Gratton laid a wreath in honour of his and Councillor Jim Madden’s relatives at the Marburg service.

The Air Force Cadets 205 Squadron at the Grandchester service.The Lockyer Valley Celtic Pipe Band at the Forest Hill service.

Haigslea State School Captains Harper and Sienna called the honour roll for Marburg alongside Marburg and Minden captains.

RAAF Base Amberley Lieutenant Rachel Morris was the guest speaker at the Forest Hill service.

Lockyer Valley Regional Council Deputy Mayor Chris Wilson spoke at the Gatton service and recited a poem he wrote called ‘Anzac Day through untrained eyes’.

Flag bearer Edward Filipp led the parade of veterans down North Street in Gatton towards the Weeping Mothers Memorial in Littleton Park.

ANZAC DAY Lest we Forget

Mateship, then and now

By Jesse Hamilton

The Anzac legacy resonated proudly at commemorative services in the Lockyer and across the central part of the Somerset region.

This year marked 109 years since the birth of the Anzac spirit, when Australian and New Zealand soldiers bravely formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.

Private Scott Mccorley, who spoke at the Lockyer District High School ceremony, said Anzac Day was a landmark date on which we remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives for our peace.

“36,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers were killed or wounded at Gallipoli,” he said.

“Young Australians earned a reputation of courage, self-reliance and mateship.

“I believe this is why Australians come together every Anzac Day. We do it to remember the Anzacs and their achievements, and wish to remember them not as old soldiers from a forgotten war but as the young brave Australians they were in 1915.

“We must celebrate their triumph.”

Toogoolawah State High School captain Mylie Beacham gives the address at the Esk Anzac Day service.

2/14 Light Horse Regiment Q.M.I stand with Matthew Lukritz as he performs the Last Post at the Esk Anzac Day service.

All veterans gathered in front of the cenotaph to honour the fallen at the Esk Anzac Day service. Pictures: JESSE HAMILTON

Fernvale RSL members lead the march into Fernvale Memorial Park.

Fernvale State School and Community Band Choir performed Waltzing Matilda at the Fernvale Anzac Day service.

Fernvale State School students Amelia Baker and Alexander Nicol lay down their wreaths at the Fernvale Anzac Day service.

Lowood State High School students lay down their wreaths at the Coominya Anzac Day service.The 139 Australian Army Cadet Unit lead the march at Coominya.

ANZAC DAY Lest we Forget

Gatton Army Reserves in the Laidley march. Picture: SHAUN MORRIS

Gatton Army Reserves at the Laidley service. Gatton Reserves parade on Tuesday nights at UQ Gatton Campus.

Gatton Army Reserves at the Hatton Vale service.

Rosewood Anzac Day march towards the Rosewood Memorial Hall.

Picture: ROSEWOOD RSL

Veterans with their jeeps during the Rosewood Anzac Day march. Picture: ROSEWOOD RSL

Sophia College Plainland’s Anzac Day service. Pictures: CONTRIBUTEDBeyond Blue volunteer speaker Mike Nowlan at Sophia College’s Anzac Day service.

The bugler performing at the Toogoolawah SHS service, with school guidance officer Brett de Grussa.

Cadets laid a wreath at the Toogoolawah State High School Anzac Day service. Pictures: JACOB HAYDEN

The student counsel read out the names of the fallen for Toogoolawah SHS.

RSL Morteon District president Paul Rogers, Member for Lockyer Jim McDonald and Rodd Young paying their respect at the Lockyer District High School Anzac Day service. Pictures: JESSE HAMILTON

The 139 Australian Army Cadet Unit lead the march at the Lockyer District High School Anzac Day service.

The Guide

Friday, 7.35pm

Filmed just before his sudden death, this two-part doco fronted by comedian and animal lover Paul O’Grady (pictured) is bittersweet. The FortheLoveofDogshost is joyous and in his element in this travelogue through Thailand and Laos visiting elephant conservation centres and getting up close to the majestic creatures. Kicking off tonight, O’Grady is in Chiang Mai, which is home to more than half the country’s domesticated elephants. Sprinkled in mud, O’Grady’s delight is unmistakable as he coos “You’re incredible” to one of the mammoth mammals and utters what only a special few could: “What an absolute treat to get in the middle of a herd of elephants”.

ADVENTURE GOLD DIGGERS

7mate, Monday, 8.30pm

THE LUMINARIES

ABC TV, Sunday, 9.20pm

Lushly set in the New Zealand goldfields of 1866, this miniseries is rich with disarmingly beautiful Kiwi scenery. The wealth of talent also dazzles: starring BadSisters star and daughter of U2’s Bono, Eve Hewson (pictured), Yesterday’s Himesh Patel and former Bond girl, French beauty Eva Green, the performances are grounded even when the story seems to fly into rather complicated territory. Based on Eleanor Catton’s award-winning novel (she’s also the screenwriter), it’s an evocative six-parter that transports you to a gripping world involving ill-fated romance, murder, opium dens and fortune-telling. In this second episode, Lydia (Green) and Carver (Marton Csokas) scheme to free Carver from his convict past.

There’s something invigorating about this homegrown series: in a world where making a buck can be difficult, these spirited adventurers take on the backbreaking, high-stakes, age-old challenge of prospecting for one of nature’s greatest treasures. For the five competing teams, it’s far from easy but the rewards are immense. Filmed around Australia in stunning and very remote locations, the danger is high, but so is the determination. Tonight, rookie miner Dennis has a bountiful day with a personal-best nugget bonanza. But it’s not all gold dust – the Mineshaft Hunters’ mission is cut short after one of the clan has a life-threatening fall.

Thursday, May 2

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 This Is Going

To Be Big. (PG, R) 1.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (R) 2.25 QI. (Ml, R)

2.55 Muster Dogs. (PG, R)

3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)

4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

Antiques Roadshow. (R) The team returns to Edinburgh.

10.20 Dream Gardens. (R) 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R)

12.15 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 1.05 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.25 Rage Closer. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

SEVEN (7)

PICK OF THE WEEK

Food for thought: MyKitchenRules judge Manu Feildel seeks his family history in France.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

SBS, Tuesday, 7.30pm

More than just a genealogy series, this emotional trek into celebrities’ family trees offers hope, connection and surprising revelations comparable to storylines on some of TV’s best thrillers. Back with its 15th season, it’s a tried-and-true formula that hooks you. This latest instalment features writer Kathy Lette, tennis superstar Pat Rafter and BackRoadspresenter Heather Ewart, as well as actor Stephen Curry, who professes, “I appreciate now having answers that I never even knew I was looking for.” Tonight, chef and MyKitchenRulesjudge Manu Feildel (pictured) unearths generations of culinary distinction on his mother’s side and has a stirring reunion with his father.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. (PGahv) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) 3.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.35 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Family’s Secret. (2022, Mav) Maia Alvina. 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Treasures Of Arabia. (R) Presented by Bettany Hughes.

8.30 Bettany Hughes Treasures Western Turkey. (PG, R) Professor Bettany Hughes explores Turkey.

9.25 Blue Lights. (Mal) Tensions grow in Mount Eden.

10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Illegals. (MA15+av)

12.00 Miniseries: The Long Call. (Ma, R) 1.50 The Queen’s Mother In Law. (PGa, R) 2.45 Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 3.30 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Stevie crosses a boundary.

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PGa) Hosted by Graeme Hall.

8.30 America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League. (Final, PG) Terry Crews reveals the winner and which of the judges has earned bragging rights as their mentor.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 The Amazing Race. (PGl, R)

12.30 Fortitude. (MA15+av, R)

1.30 Medical Emergency. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love, Fashion, Repeat. (2022, PGa, R) Cristina Rosato. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Penrith Panthers.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av)

11.50 The First 48: Deadly Favour/Just Kids. (Ma, R)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.35 Pointless. (PG, R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

Emergency. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.00 Murdoch Mysteries. Midnight Father Brown. 1.00 Bargain Hunt. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Medical Emergency. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Late Programs. 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30

Friday, May 3

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30

That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Mal, R) 2.00 Queen Of Oz. (Mls, R) 2.25 White Fever. (Mls, R)

2.55 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.35 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis tackles an autumn checklist.

8.35 Silent Witness. (Malv) Nikki becomes even more involved with the Ndrangheta Mafia group and Jack uncovers some disturbing leads.

9.35 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

10.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) A satirical news program. 10.40 White Fever. (Mls, R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 Grand Designs: North Devon. (R) 12.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)

1.00 Traces. (Madl, R)

1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGan, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30

Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PGa, R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Paul O’Grady’s Great Elephant Adventure. (PGa) Part 1 of 2.

9.25 Secrets Of The Lost Liners: Rex. (PG, R) Takes a look at the Italian ocean liner, the SS Rex, the pride of dictator Benito Mussolini.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.50 A French Case. (Final, Ma)

Christine goes on a hunger strike.

11.50 L’Opera. (Mdl, R)

2.35 Employable Me (USA) (Mal, R)

3.35 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 The Movie Show. Noon WorldWatch. 12.25 Story Of Late Night. 1.10 Criminal Planet. 2.05 The Swiping Game. 2.25 Monsters Of Many Worlds. 2.30 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Great Erection Deception: Stiff Nights. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Killer Condo. (2022, Mav) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs meets with Dom Wilton.

8.30 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013, Mls, R) After a retiree decides it is time to make the most of life and marry his younger girlfriend, he and his older friends decide to relive their glory days by throwing a Las Vegas bachelor party. Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas.

10.40 To Be Advised.

11.40 Autopsy USA: Tom Petty. (Mad, R) A look at the 2017 death of Tom Petty.

12.40 Celebrity Obsessed: Jodie Foster. (MA15+av, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 My Road To Adventure. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Honeymoon To Remember. (2021, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Brisbane Broncos versus Sydney Roosters match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: No Escape. (2015, MA15+alv, R) A family is caught in a coup. Owen Wilson, Lake Bell.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

1.35 Pointless. (PG, R)

2.30 Destination WA.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Ready Steady Cook. Diana Chan and Adam D’Sylva cook with five ingredients selected by their guest.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by actors Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Hugh Jackman, Dame Judi Dench, Michael B. Jordan and Eugene Levy and singer-songwriter P!nk.

10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 2.05pm Shortland St. 2.30 The

9.00 A

Programs. 6am Hacker. Continued. (2019, PG, Danish) 7.35 Fill The Void. (2012, PG, Hebrew) 9.15 Wide Open Sky. (2015) 10.50 The Producers. (2005, M) 1.20pm A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 3.20 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 4.55 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 7.30 Les Misérables. (1998, M) 10.00 This Is Spinal Tap. (1984, M) 11.30 Spin Me Round. (2022, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

Saturday, May 4

Midwife. (Ma, R) 1.30 Father Brown. (Mv, R) 3.00 George Clarke’s Amazing

(R) 4.00 This Is Going To Be Big. (PG, R) 4.55 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (Ml, R) 5.25 Landline. (R) 5.55 Australian Story: One In Seven Trillion – Leila McDougall. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. China Bitesize. (R) 10.05 Vintage Voltage. 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. Highlights. 4.00 Wonders Of Scotland. (R) 4.30 Roman Megastructures. (PGav, R) 5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. (PGanw)

6.30 Back Roads: Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. (PG, R) Guest presented by Joe O’Brien.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Father Brown. (PGv) A famous florist returns to Kembleford.

8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate when a body is found dead in a vat in a brewery.

9.50 After The Party. (Malns, R) A woman’s ex-husband returns to town.

10.35 Shetland. (Mal, R) A controversial local is murdered.

11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Charles III: The Coronation Year. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.

9.15 Miniseries: The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. (Mas, R) Part 3 of 3. Anne Boleyn makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom.

10.25 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces: Doctors. (PGa, R)

11.15 Everything You Love. (Mal)

12.15 While The Men Are Away. (MA15+s, R)

1.20 Erotic Stories. (MA15+s, R) 3.25 No Distinguishing Features. (PGa, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

LIV

NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Hawkesbury Cup Day, Caulfield Members’ Day, Guineas Day and SA Derby Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Creek To Coast. A look at the latest in outdoor activities.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Biosecurity officers make an unusual discovery. 7.30 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, Mlv, R) A man tries to protect his family when a global cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. John Cusack, Amanda Peet. 10.40 MOVIE: Dante’s Peak. (1997, PGlsv, R) A volcanologist investigates seismic activity. Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton.

12.55 Celebrity Obsessed: Madonna. (MA15+a, R) Examines the phenomenon of stalking.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Mystic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 MythBusters. 10.55 Portlandia.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. (R) 1.00 Ageless. 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.00 After Impact. (PGa) 3.15 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG, R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Escape Fishing. (R) 8.00 Charming China. (PGa, R) 8.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. (R) 9.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 10.00 Ready Steady Cook. (R) 11.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl,

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Jeopardy! Australia. Hosted by Stephen Fry.

8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer. (2014, MA15+lv, R) A former black-ops agent, who faked his death, comes out of retirement to rescue a girl. Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas.

11.10 MOVIE: City Of Lies. (2018, MA15+lv) Johnny Depp. 1.05 Cybershack. (PG, R) 1.35 The Garden Gurus. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 3.00

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. Noon Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 2.00 Patriot Brains. 2.55 Lives In Action. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.05 Woman. 5.30 Shortland St. 6.00 The Food That Built The World. 7.40 Impossible Engineering. 8.35 The Matrix Generation. 9.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 1. 1.35am The X-Files. 3.25 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Harry’s Practice. 12.30 House Of Wellness. 1.30 Better Homes. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Horse Racing. Hawkesbury Cup Day, Caulfield Members’ Day, Guineas Day and SA Derby Day. 5.30 Medical Emergency. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Iconic Australia. 12.10pm MOVIE: The Sleeping Tiger. (1954, PG) 2.00 MOVIE: I Live In Grosvenor Square. (1945) 4.20 MOVIE: Midway. (1976, PG) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 11. ACT Brumbies v Fijian Drua. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Legend. (2015, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 7.30 Step Outside. 8.00 America’s Game. 9.00 A Football Life. 10.00 The 4WD Adventure Show. 10.30 LIV Golf League Pre-Show.

4.15 The Bradshaw Bunch. 5.15 Kenan. 5.45 MOVIE: Mr. Peabody & Sherman. (2014, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. (2015, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Power Rangers. (2017, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

6.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) It is a double date as Londoners Roshni and Jay meet two very different dogs, a playful staffie and a shy terrier. 8.00 Ambulance UK. (Madl) An urgent call from someone threatening to use a nerve agent against the emergency services leads to major incident standby being declared. Paramedics help a 75-year-old male who has been kicked in the head.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 Fire Country. (PGav, R) Jake is suspected of being an arsonist. 12.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R) Margaret helps a

Sunday, May 5

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R)

11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News.

12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R)

2.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens. (R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass: Not In My Name. (PGa) The story of Antony Loewenstein. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) The maternity home is thrown into chaos.

8.30 After The Party. (MA15+l) Penny’s friends counsel her to put the past behind her, for the sake of her relationship with Grace and her grandson.

9.20 The Luminaries. (Ma) Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to free Carver from his convict past.

10.10 Shetland. (Mal, R) The team searches for a link between the two bodies. 11.10 Savage River. (Madl, R)

12.05 The Messenger. (Mal, R)

1.00 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Landline. (R) 4.30 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Ballroom Fit. (R) 1.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Grafton to Inverell. Highlights. 1.30 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX Australian Championship. Round 3. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 1. Highlights. 5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. (Final, PGavw)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Invasion: The Normans. (Mav) Part 1 of 2. 9.30 King Tut: Allies And Enemies. (PGa, R) Part 2 of 2. Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad continue their investigation.

10.30 Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders. (Mav, R) Part 2 of 2.

11.25 Citizen Jane Fonda. (MA15+a, R)

A portrait of Jane Fonda.

12.30 Secrets Of Playboy: Predator Number One. (MA15+av, R)

3.00 Bin Laden: The Road To 9/11. (Mav, R)

3.55 Peer To Peer. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal. (PG) 1.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Weekender. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation.

9.45 The Latest: Seven News.

10.15 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Essendon Plane Crash. (Ma, R) Takes a look at the Essendon plane crash.

11.15 Quantum Leap. (PGav)

Ben tries to save a woman’s life.

12.15 Emerald City. (MA15+hv) Dorothy and Lucas arrive at Glinda’s castle.

1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Movie Show. Noon Raw Comedy. 1.40 Most Expensivest. 2.10 Queer Sports. (Final) 3.05 The Bee Whisperer. 4.05 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.00 Shortland St. 5.30 Abandoned Engineering. 6.25 MOVIE: The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 8.45 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 2. 1.35am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Escape To The Country. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country. 1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Medical Emergency. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 6.30 Kath & Kim. 7.05 Vicar

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Kickin’ Back With Gilbert McAdam.

12.45am Late Programs. 6am Fill The Void. Continued. (2012, PG, Hebrew) 6.30 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 8.20 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 10.55 This Is Spinal Tap. (1984, M) 12.30pm Les Misérables. (1998, M) 2.55 The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. (1964, PG, French) 4.35 Dr Strangelove. (1964, PG) 6.25 Charade. (1963, PG) 8.30 Lawless. (2012, MA15+) 10.40 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 12.30am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game. 9.00 A Football Life. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever. (PGl) 1.30 Drive TV. 2.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. (R) 3.00

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 9News Late.

10.10 The First 48: Flashing Colours. (Ma) A look at the murder of Domiquo Riley.

11.10 Transplant. (MA15+m, R)

12.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. (R)

1.00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGal, R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress judges Andy Allen, Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli to claim the title of MasterChef. 9.00 FBI. (Mv) When the director of a Brooklyn migrant centre is abducted and held hostage along with his wife, the team must work quickly to meet the kidnapper’s demands. Maggie picks Jessica’s brain about motherhood.

12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

(2011) 5.20 MOVIE: Sing. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Now You See Me. (2013, M) 9.40 Aussie Lobster Men. 11.40 Who Gets To Be An Influencer? 12.30am Love Island UK. 2.30 Life After Lockup. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Power Players. 4.30 Late Programs.

Monday, May 6

Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry.

9.35 Q+A. Presented by Patricia Karvelas.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.40 Planet America. (R) 12.15 Grand Designs. (R) 1.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)

1.50 Monty Don’s French Gardens. (R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Landline. (R) 4.55 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.35 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.35 Outta Town Adventures. (PG) 11.05 Secret Cities. (PGav, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.15 Heritage Rescue. (PG, R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 2. Highlights.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines: Mighty Machines.

8.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. Pete McGowran announces his retirement.

9.20 24 Hours In Emergency: Blood, Sweat And Tears. (Mal)

A 55-year-old is run over by a truck.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Christian. (MA15+v)

11.50 My Brilliant Friend. (Mal, R) 3.05 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (PGa, R) 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PGa, R)

4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.56 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.10 9-1-1. (Mav) Athena’s son finds himself in trouble with the law. Buck grows envious as Eddie forms a close bond with someone else.

10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team tries to clear Hondo’s name.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News.

11.40 Police Custody USA: A Murder In The Family. (Malv, R)

12.40 Emerald City. (MA15+hv)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (72)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG, R) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 The Yes Experiment. (PGl, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 GCBC. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 GCBC. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

8.45 Paramedics. (Mm) Paramedics become medical detectives as they examine a woman having a potential stroke.

9.45 100% Footy. (M) Features the latest rugby league news.

10.45 9News Late.

11.15 La Brea. (Mav)

12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (Return) 10.05 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Johannesburg. 11.00 Would I Lie To You? Midnight QI. 12.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.20 MOVIE: My Own Private Idaho. (1991, M) 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: Madagascar. (2005, PG) 1.45 MOVIE: An American Pickle. (2020, PG) 3.30 Bewitched. 4.00 Full House. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: V For Vendetta. (2005, MA15+) 11.10 Seinfeld. 12.10am Love Island: Unseen Bits. 1.05 Love Island UK. 2.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Perth Sprintcar C’ship Night. 2.30 Boating. Circuit Boats Drivers C’ship. Replay. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00

Korean Hanbok. 2.05 Insight. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Travel Man. 9.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. 1.35am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Medical Emergency. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Hornby: A Model Empire. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Late Programs. 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Skippy. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Ageless. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Small Back Room. (1949, PG) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Harry Wild. 10.40 Late Programs.

Tuesday, May 7

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 The Pacific. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 After The Party. (Maln, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 2.55 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 11.00 Secret Cities. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Heritage Rescue. (PG, R) 3.05 Living Black. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Highlights. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. (PGa, R) 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG, R) 1.15 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.45 Talking Honey. (PG) 2.00 Pointless.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Manu Feildel. (Return, PG)

Manu Feildel explores his roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores how the institution of marriage is changing, yet the wedding business is booming.

9.30 Dateline: China Secrets And Power. A look at claims of Chinese spying.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R)

11.00 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. (Mas, R)

11.50 Faking Hitler. (Final, Mal)

12.45 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 2.45 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 3.50 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final.

SBS

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGln) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 Miniseries: The Marlow Murder Club. (Mav) Part 2 of 4. The trio uncover key evidence that leads to a shocking revelation.

10.00 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. (MA15+) Part 2 of 2.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Bridie Skehan. (Mav, R)

12.30 Gold Digger. (Mals, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (Final, PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

9.00 Clarkson’s Farm: Badgering. (Ml) Jeremy Clarkson could have a problem when he learns that Diddly Squat may have some unwanted visitors – badgers.

10.00 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip. (PGlv) The duo hit rock bottom.

11.00 9News Late.

11.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Mls, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 NCIS. (Mv) The team is drawn into the world of UFO conspiracy theories while investigating a pilot’s death. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show.

Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 4. 1.35am Sex Unlimited. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Morning Programs.

6am

When Mum Is Away… With The Family. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.55 Charade. (1963, PG) 10.00 Tralala. (2021, M, French) 12.15pm In My Country. (2004, M) 2.10 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 3.50 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 5.40 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 7.50 The Cover. (2021, M, Spanish) 9.30 Comedy Queen. (2022, MA15+, Swedish) 11.20 Late Programs.

1.00

3.00

Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999, M) 11.15 Seinfeld. 12.15am Love Island UK. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Opal Hunters. 1.00 Adventure Gold Diggers. 2.00 Frozen Gold. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Aussie Truck Rehab. 9.30 Mega Mechanics. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

4.30

2.00

3.30

Wednesday, May 8

R) 2.55 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.10 WorldWatch. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. (PG) 10.50 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 4. Highlights.

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (Final) A satirical news program.

9.00 White Fever. (Mls) Jane buys an Asian sex doll.

9.30 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 10.00 Planet America.

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 The Luminaries. (Ma, R) 12.00 Superwog. (MA15+l, R) 12.25 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 1.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Landline. (R)

5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) The contestants try to catch fish.

8.30 Swift Street. (Mlv) Feeling the heat, Elsie attempts a daring high-tech heist to steal expensive smart watches.

9.30 Concorde: The Race For Supersonic. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 2.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 You Shall Not Lie. (MA15+als) 11.50 Hidden Assets. (MA15+a, R)

2.45 World’s Most Luxurious Holidays. (R)

3.40 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)

7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl) Hosted by Lee Mack.

8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa) Footage of headline-grabbing moments captured on camera by members of the public.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Talking Footy. 12.00 Parenthood. (Ma, R) 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

The Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. 1.35am PEN15. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Medical Emergency. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Judge John Deed. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. (PG, R) 1.30 Ageless. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 See No Evil: Double Identity. (Ma) A look at the murder of Pamela Hutchinson.

12.00 The Equalizer. (Mav, R)

Tipping Point. (PG, R)

Pointless. (PG, R)

Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

Today Early News.

Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges. 8.40 FBI: International. (Mv) The FBI Fly Team jumps into action to protect Forrester when a Russian hit man seeks his revenge. 10.30

Bream dead after rainfall

By Jesse Hamilton

Fish were discovered dead in a drainage system at Lake Dyer on Saturday, 20 April.

A Seqwater spokesperson said recent rainfall at Bill Gunn Dam caused overflow, stranding the fish.

Laidley local Sabastian Lee McNeil made the find.

“I took my two boys down to Lake Dyer to look around and explore,” Mr McNeil said.

“We were driving past the concrete drainage system, and my boys just happened to ask ‘what’s that, Dad?’

The Seqwater spokesperson said the Bony Bream and Eel-Tailed Catfish had not been re-

moved due to difficulties in accessing the site.

“There is no impact to water quality,” the spokesperson said.

“Some native fish (Bony Bream) were found alive during the inspection and relocated safely into the dam through a fish salvage operation.

Mr McNeil had also come across two deceased turtles in one of the ponds near Lake Dyer during his visit.

“We noticed that there was a turtle in front of us on the rocks with its shell cracked open,” he said.

“I took him out and noticed where its tail would be dangling off. It was a clear cut from a knife or something.”

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Deceased aquatic life, including the native fish Bony Bream, were discovered deceased at Lake Dyer. Picture: SABASTIAN LEE MCNEIL

Troops fight army worm

latest knowledge on this pest.

fight against fall armyworm on April 17 and 18.

The Department of Agriculture hosted a two-day National Fall Armyworm Symposium to share learnings and identify research, development and extension priorities. Fall armyworm has had a major impact since arriving in Queensland in 2020, with infestations in maize and sorghum this year the most severe to date.

The pest has been found in all states of Australia except South Australia, including in every Queensland growing region from the Gulf and the Atherton Tablelands down to the Darling Downs.

AUSVEG CEO Michael Coote said fall armyworms caused significant damage to sweetcorn crops this year.

“As it spreads to new areas, growers around the country are quickly trying to learn and apply best-practice management techniques,” he said.

“With fall armyworm being found on an increasing range of crops, this is an important time for industry, researchers, government and other stakeholders to get together to share the

“As a cross-agriculture problem, it’s heartening to see a broad range of industries working together to address the fall armyworm challenge with events such as this symposium.”

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has partnered with industry, universities and government agencies over four years to deliver research, development and extension on sustainable solutions for managing fall armyworm.

The 2021-22 State Budget included a further $3 million over two years for fall armyworm research, development, and extension. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities

Mark Furner said infestations were found in every important growing area in Queensland.

“With this year’s infestations being the most severe to date, the research and extension work being done by the Department and other government and research agencies across the country is even more important,” he said.

“This symposium is a rare and valuable opportunity as industry and researchers across horticulture, grains, cotton, animal and sugar industries work together to address the fall armyworm challenge and protect Australian agriculture into the future.”

Fall armyworm has had a major impact since arriving in Queensland in 2020.

DAF hosted a symposium to tackle the growing fall armyworm problem. Pictures: MEGAN POPE

Information courtesy of SILO (Scientific Information for Land Owners), with some data sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology. Some totals awaiting confirmation E&OE.

Queensland Produce in the Brisbane Market for the week ending Friday, 26 April 2024.

FRUIT:

· LEMONS: Eureka $20-$25[$22.50] 1/2CP, Eureka No1 $15-$25[$20] 13KgCtn, Eureka No1 $15-$25[$20] BulkCP, Eureka No2 $5$20[$12.50] BulkCP.

· MANDARINS: Afourer No1 $14-$20[$17] 1/2CP, Afourer No2 $12-$16[$14] 1/2CP, Imperial No1 $20-$26[$23] Best $30 TLTray, Imperial No2 $12-$20[$17] Best $24 1/2CP, Tangold No1 $14-$20[$17] 1/2CP.

· ORANGES: Navel M7 No1 $36-$45[$40.50] BulkCP, Navel Naveleana $30-$40[$35] BulkCP.

VEGETABLES:

· BEANS: Borlotti $6-$8[$7.50] Best $10 Kg, Flat Continental No1 $8-$10[$9] Best $12 Kg, Round S’less No1 Hand Picked $5-$8[$6.75] Kg, Round S’less No1 Machine P’kd $2$4[$2.50] Kg, Round S’less No1 MPHand Packed $2-$4[$2.88] Kg, Snake Loose $6$9[$7.50] Kg.

· BEETROOT: $1.40-$2.60[$2.20] Bunch, Large $8-$14[$11] 10KgBag, Medium $12-$16[$15] Best $20 10KgBag, Small $8-$14[$11] 10KgBag, Baby $2-$3[$2.70] Bunch, Golden $20-$30[$25] Best $36 10KgBag, Golden $3$4[$3.75] Bunch, Target $3-$4[$3.75] Bunch.

· BROCCOLI: No1 $20-$28[$26] 8KgIPk, No2 $12-$20[$16.50] 8KgIPk, Baby Bunched $20$26[$23.50] 2.4Kg.

· BROCCOLINI: $24-$26[$25] 2.4Kg.

· CABBAGES: Ballhead ExLarge $6-$8[$7] Each, Ballhead Large $5-$6[$5.50] Best $7 Each, Ballhead Medium $4-$5[$4.50] Each, Ballhead Small $3-$4[$3.50] Each, Red $3$7[$5.25] Each, Red No1 $36-$55[$42.50] Carton, Red No2 $20-$40[$30] Carton, Savoy $4-$5[$4.50] Each, Sugarloaf No1 $20$30[$27] Carton.

· CARROTS:$20-$26[$23.50]Best$3015KgCtn, $20-$26[$25] Best $30 Bag, $20-$30[$25] Best $40 Carton, Pre-pack $20-$24[$22] Best $30 Bag, Pre-pack $20-$26[$23] Best $30 Carton, Dutch $1.20-$2.20[$1.60] Best $2.40 Bunch, Purple $25-$35[$30] 10KgCtn.

· CAULIFLOWERS: No1 $40-$50[$43.75] Best $55 Carton, No2 $20-$30[$25.50] Best $40 Carton, Caulini $20-$24[$22] Best $26 2KgCtn.

· CHINESE CABBAGES: Wombok No1 $24$36[$29] Best $40 16KgCtn, Wombok No2 $20-$24[$22] Best $30 16KgCtn.

· CHINESE VEG.: Bukchoy $1.40-$2.20[$2] Bunch, Choisum

$1.40-$2[$1.80] Best $2.50 Bunch, Kailan $1.60-$2.50[$2.20] Best $3 Bunch, Pakchoy $1.40-$2.20[$2] Bunch.

· EGG PLANT: Thai Apple $16-$26[$23] 6KgCtn, Thai Apple $25-$35[$30] Best $40 7KgTray, Continental $20-$26[$25] Best $28

6KgCtn, Continental $14-$28[$26] Best $30 7KgCtn, Purple $30-$32[$31] 10KgCtn, Purple $16-$24[$22] Best $26 8KgCtn, Purple Extra Glasshouse $28-$30[$29] 7KgTray, Purple No1 Glasshouse $24-$28[$26] 7KgTray.

· KALE: Green $18-$26[$22] Best $30 Carton, Green Sleeves $2-$3[$2.50] 250g, Red Sleeves $2-$3[$2.50] Best $3.50 250g.

· LETTUCE: Baby Cos Hydroponic $12$20[$15] Carton, Baby Cos Sweet Gems Pre-pack $16-$26[$21] Carton, Cos No1 $20-$30[$22] Carton, Cos No2 $8-$16[$12] Carton, Headed No1 $20-$30[$27] Carton, Headed No2 $6-$12[$9] Carton, OpenVarieties $14-$24[$21] Best $26 Carton, Open Varieties Butter $12-$18[$17] Carton, Open Varieties Green Coral $12-$18[$17] Carton, Open Varieties Green Oak $12-$18[$15] Carton, OpenVarieties Red Oak $12-$18[$15] Carton.

· MUSHROOMS: Buttons $7-$9[$8.50] Kg, Cups $6-$8[$7.25] Kg, Flats $7-$9[$8.50] Kg.

· PARSLEY: Continental $1.60-$2.50[$2.25] Bunch, English ExLarge Bunch $2-$3[$2.70] Best $3.40 Bunch, English Large Bunch

$1.80-$2.80[$2.50] Best $3 Bunch, English Medium Bunch $1.20-$2[$1.80] Best $2.20

Bunch.

· PARSNIPS: $40-$65[$57.50] Best $75 10KgCtn, $20-$30[$27.50] Best $35 5KgCtn.

· SHALLOTS: Eschallots $1.10-$1.60[$1.40] Best $1.80 Bunch.

· SILVERBEET: Sleeves $3-$4[$3.75] Bunch, No1 Full-cut $2-$4[$2.75] Bunch.

· SPRING ONIONS: White $2.60-$3[$2.80] Bunch.

· SQUASH: Gem $25-$30[$27.50] 9LCtn, Gold $20-$45[$34.50] Best $50 18LCtn, Gold No1 Large $20-$30[$28] Best $32 9LCtn, Gold No1 Medium $26-$36[$33] Best $40 9LCtn, Gold No1MediumLarge$20-$36[$30]9LCtn,Gold No1 Small $30-$40[$37.50] Best $45 9LCtn, Gold No1 Small Medium $28-$40[$34] Best $45 9LCtn, Gold No2 $14-$26[$20] 9LCtn.

· SWEET CORN: No1 $36-$45[$42.50] Best $50 18LCtn, No2 $20-$30[$25] 18LCtn, Baby $3.60-$3.75[$3.68] 125g, Pre-pack $40$50[$45] 18LCtn.

· TOMATOES: Cherry Red $1.60-$2.90[$2.40] Best $3 250gLP, Egg Extra $45-$60[$52.50] 10KgCtn, Egg No1 ExLarge $40-$50[$47.50] Best $55 10KgCtn, Egg No1 Large $30-

$45[$42.50] Best $50 10KgCtn, Egg No1 Medium $30-$36[$33] 10KgCtn, Egg No1 Medium Large $36-$40[$38] Best $45 10KgCtn, Egg No1 Small $20-$30[$25] 10KgCtn, Egg No1 Small Medium $24-$36[$30] 10KgCtn, Egg No2 $10-$24[$17] 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet Composite $12-$20[$16] 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet Extra $50-$55[$52.50] 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No1 Cocktail $12-$20[$18] Best $24 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No1 Large $30-$40[$33] 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No1 Medium $26-$36[$34] Best $40 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No1 Medium Large $32$45[$38] Best $50 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No1 Small $16-$30[$23.25] Best $34 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No1 Small Medium $24-$36[$30] Best $40 10KgCtn, Field Gourmet No2 $8-$24[$15] 10KgCtn.

· TURNIPS: Baby Purple Top $2.80-$3[$3] Bunch, PurpleTop $20-$32[$25.75] 10KgBag, White $20-$26[$23] Best $30 10KgBag.

· ZUCCHINIS: Green Extra $26-$34[$30] 10KgCtn, Green No1 ExLarge >250mm $8$14[$11] 10KgCtn, Green No1 Large 201250 $12-$16[$14] 10KgCtn, Green No1 Medium 140-200 $16-$24[$21] 10KgCtn, Green No1 Medium Large $12-$18[$15] 10KgCtn, Green No1 Small <140mm $18-$24[$22] 10KgCtn, Green No1 Small Medium $18$24[$22] Best $26 10KgCtn, Green No2 $8$14[$11] 10KgCtn, Lebanese $32-$40[$36] 8KgCtn, Lebanese No1 $26-$36[$33] Best $40 10KgCtn. HEAVY VEGETABLES:

· ONIONS: Salad Red $2-$3[$2.40] 1KgBag, Salad Red Large 76-90mm $8-$14[$11] 10KgBag, Salad Red Medium 61-75mm $8$14[$11] 10KgBag, Salad Red Medium 6175mm $20-$26[$25] 10KgCtn, Salad Red Small 45-60mm Jarer $10-$16[$11] 10KgBag, White $32-$40[$35] 10KgCtn.

· POTATOES: Gourmet Dutch Cream Brushed $30-$40[$37] 10KgCtn, Gourmet Dutch Cream Brushed $30-$45[$38] 15KgCtn, Gourmet Dutch Cream Washed $32$45[$42.50] 10KgCtn, Gourmet King Edward $30-$40[$38] 10KgCtn, Gourmet Nicola Washed $30-$40[$37.50] 10KgCtn.

· PUMPKINS: Blue Qld. Blue $1-$1.20[$1.10] Kg, Butternut $22-$28[$25] Best $30 18KgCtn, Butternut No1 60c-90c[75c] Best $1 Kg, Butternut No2 50c-60c[55c] Kg, Grey Jarrahdale No2 50c-70c[60c] Kg, Grey Sampson 70c-90c[80c] Best $1 Kg, Jap $14$20[$17] Bag, Jap Small 40c-60c[50c] Kg, Jap No1 60c-90c[83c] Best $1 Kg, Jap No2 30c50c[40c] Kg, Potkin $25-$25[$25] Bag, Potkin $1.20-$1.30[$1.25] Kg, Average=[]

Queensland Produce in the Brisbane Market. Information supplied by Market Information Services

From the local saleyards

BEAUDESERT SALEYARDS

Saturday 20 April

Droughtmaster steers reach $1410 at Beaudesert Agents Bartholomew AND Co reported a fully firm market at their Beaudesert Store Sale on Saturday 20 April. Competition remained very strong for quality lines while lesser quality cattle sold accordingly. Feedlotters and backgrounders had a strong presence and cows and calves sold well.

Tracey Bulloch, Kagaru sold Droughtmaster steers 18 months for $1410. The O’Neill Family, Mt Oweenee Station sold Charbray steers 18 months for $1370. Speckle Park x steers 15 months account Robert and Debbie Taylor, Kerry sold for $1280. David and Chris Grimmett, Beaudesert sold Santa x steers 15 months for $1250. Brangus x steers 18 months account Ian and Paola Terry, Veresdale sold for $1200. Angus steers 15 months account Rod and Julie Edwards, Beaudesert sold for $1180. Angus x steers 14 months account Greg Arthy, Lamington sold for $1000. Mark and Dianne Mylett, Cainbable sold Charbray weaner steers for $1090. Coochin Farming Co, Coochin sold Santa x weaner steers for $1060.

Droughtmaster x weaner steers account Natalie and Simon Marshall, Glamorgan Vale sold for $950. Paul and Katie Newlove, Maroon sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $900. The Drynan Family, Innisplain sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $900. Frank Klan, Running Creek sold Droughtmaster weaner males for $830. Charbray weaner steers account Robert and Debbie Taylor sold for $800. Droughtmaster heifers 18 months account Oppermann Pastoral, Kerry sold for $1210. The Drynan Family sold Charbray heifers 14 months for $890. Charbray heifers 14 months account Debra Geldard, Sarabah sold for $800. David and Chris Grimmett sold Santa heifers for $790. Charbray weaner heifers account Mark and Dianne Mylett sold for $670. Julian Ritter, Christmas Creek sold Angus x weaner heifers for $690. Steve Teitzel, Woodhill sold Angus weaner heifers for $590. Coochin Farming Co sold Santa x weaner heifers for $510. Dale Oppermann, Kerry sold Charbray cows and calves for $1520. Droughtmaster x cows and calves account NewWater Feedlot, Tabooba sold for $1270. Charbray cows account Jaret Hinze, Numinbah Valley sold for $1040. EUMUNDI SALEYARDS

Tuesday 23 April

244 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Eumundi cattle sale on 23 April. The market remained firm with cows and steers selling well. Feeder heifers improved with increased competition, while younger heifers met with limited competition.

Warren Jeffrey, Eumundi, sold Drought-

master cross steers for $1410. Kexron Pty Ltd, Cooroy, sold Angus backgrounder steers for $1260 and $1090. Kevin Richardson, Cooroy, soldDroughtmasterweanersteersfor$960.Esther Ruffo,Widgee, sold Droughtmaster feeder heifers for $830 and steers for $1080. Garrett Holdings, Yandina, sold young Droughtmaster weaner steers for $800. Haranel Pasture, Mt Mee, sold a pen of Droughtmaster cows for $1240. Thad Gaylard, Nambour, sold Brahman steers for $960 and heifers for $890.

MORETON SALEYARDS

Tuesday 23 April

Agents Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew reported a reduced yarding of 195 head. Due to continual rain in the southeast corner and easing market trends, the export numbers reduced dramatically resulting in strong competition for the ones yarded. Weaner steers and heifers sold in line with current market conditions.

Description, Vendor, Breed, c/kg, $/hd.

Vealer Steers, D Pieper, Charbray, 289.2c/ kg, $673/head.

Vealer Heifers, C Boulton, Santa x, 193.2c/ kg, $438/head.

Yearling Heifers, Yawarra Pty Ltd, Santa, 217.2c/kg, $722/head.

Backgrounder Steers, Meadow Flats Farming, Droughtmaster, 300.0c/kg, $996/head.

Feeder Steers, W and M Hickson, Droughtmaster, 277.2c/kg, $1322/head.

Pasture Steers, I Paroz, Charolais x, 304.2c/ kg, $1734/kg.

Trade Heifers, Ahern and Jackson, Simmental x, 235.2c/kg, $1034/head.

Heavy Cows, Ahern and Jackson, Angus x, 222.2c/kg, $1583/head.

Pens of Heavy Cows, Yarrimbah Stud, Charbray, 235.2c/kg, $1505/head.

Bulls, I and J Lindenmayer, Charbray, 237.2c/kg, $1897/head.

Friday 19 April

Shepherdson and Boyd reported a yarding of 2852 head at Toogoolawah for their weaner and store sale held on the 19 April. Heavy Feeder steers and Euro X feeder steers sold to a fully firm to slightly dearer market. Tropical contented and lighter weight weaner steers continued to ease. The heifer portion sold to very similar traits with the heavier Euro X and British X weaner heifers highly sought after whilst competition is limited for the lighter weight and tropical contented heifers. Paul Walsh of Marburg sold Charolais X feeders steers 2024mths old for $1580/head. Lewis Paroz of Mutdapilly sold top quality Charolais X feeder steers 20-24mths old for $1560/head. Ian Paroz of Laidley sold Charolais X steers 20mths old for $1530/head. Russell Gray of Linville sold Santa feeder steers 20mths old for $1490/ head. Ian Donald Electrical of Rush Creek sold Brangus X feeder steers 18-20mths for $1410/ head. Allan Sandilands of Toogoolawah sold Red Brangus X feeder steers 18-20mths old for $1370/head. D and D Jackson of Toogoolawah sold Charbray X feeder steers 18-120mths old for $1370/head. Tandarra Partnership of Mt Kilcoy sold Charbray X steers 16-18mths for $1340/head. P and R O’brien sold Charolais X steers 1214mths old for $1220/head. Greendale Cattle Co of Tambo sold Charbray X weaner steers 10-12mths old for $1190/head and Angus X for $1030/head. G and D Francis of Toogoolawah sold Charolais X weaner 8-10mths old for $1140/head. Graham Mcpherson of Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner steers 10mths old for $1140/head. Barraclough Partnership of Toogoolawah sold Charolais X weaner steers 8-10mths old for $1120/head. Vitwood P/L of Gin Gin sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths old for $1120/head.

Neil Hobart of Toogoolawah sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths old for $1080/head. Sager P/L of Linville sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths old for $1070/head. R and T Tinney sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths old for $1070/head. ATG Pastoral of Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths for $1040/ head. Rathcool Ent of Fernvale sold Angus X weaner steers 8mths old for $1010/head. G and j Cahill of Beaudesert sold Santa X weaner steers 8mths old for $1000/head. Warach P/L ofToogoolawah sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths old for $950/head.Warigul Pastoral sold Droughtmaster X weaner steers 8mths old for $950/head. Morden Pastoral sold Angus X steers 8mths old for $950/head. Canekeel P/L of Crossdale sold Charolais X weaner steers 6-8mths old for $850/head. Kate Cosh of Kingaroy sold Charolais X weaner steers 8mths old for $960/head. G and l Martin sold Charbray X weaner steers 6mths old for $950/head. Glenlee Farming of Mt Sylvia sold Charbray X weaner steers 8mths old for $930/head. G and D Tilley of Beaudesert sold Santa weaner steers 5-6mths old for $900/ head. ALB Pastoral of Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner steers 6-8mths old for $910/head. Peter Stanton of Mt Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner steers 6-8mths old for $910/head. Quality pens of weaner heifers sold to a fully firm market. G and d Francis of Toogoolawah sold Charolais X weaner heifers 8-10 mths old for $870/head. Barraclough Partnership of Toogoolawah sold Charolais X weaner heifers 8mths old for $850/head. Neil Hobart sold Charolais X weaner heifers 8-10mths old for $840/head. Woodmillar Santas of Gayndah sold Santa X Charolais Weaner heifers for $800/head. Warigul Pastoral sold Charolais X weaner heifers for $850/head. Peter Stanton of Mt Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner heifers 8mths old for $770/head.

Graham McPherson of Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner heifers for $830/head. P and R O’brien sold Charolais X heifers 12mths old for $790/head. Greendale Past. Co. of Tambo sold Angus X weaner heifers 8mths old for $730/ head. Rathcool Ent sold Angus X weaner heifers 8mths old for $680/head. ALB Pastoral of Kilcoy sold Charolais X weaner heifers 6-8mths old for $710/head. G and DTilley of Beaudesert sold Santa heifers 5-6mths old for $660/head. Sarger P/L of Linville sold Charolais X weaner heifers 6mths old for $650/head. Baneda Pastoral of Conondale sold Charolais X weaner heifers 6-8mths old for $670/head. Tablelands of Monsildale sold Charolais X weaner heifers 6-8mths old for $630/head. Shepherdson and Boyd would like to thank all of their vendors, buyers and underbidders for their valued support. The next Toogoolawah Store Sale will be Friday the 3rd of May, starting at 9am.

TOOGOOLAWAH SALEYARDS

Agent Garth Weatherall with Tracy Bulloch and Ken Mantell who sold Droughtmaster steers 18 months for $1410 at Bartholomew and Co.’s Beaudesert Store Sale on 20 April. Picture: BARTHOLOMEW AND CO

MAY

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COOMINYA PUBLIC HALL GENERAL MEETING

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CREATIVE HEALING HUB

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ESK 50 & OVER CLUB

•฀Wed฀9am฀CWA฀Hall฀0413443261

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Sat May 19

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Sat May 25

•฀Dennis฀Morgan฀and฀Loris฀Fahey฀music฀concert,฀Gatton฀ Senior฀Citizens฀Centre,฀2pm,฀$25,฀0408794215

•฀Bowls฀Club฀Thu฀11am฀0412824267

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•฀Tues฀5:30pm฀Somerset฀Civic฀Centre฀0477540507

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•฀Thu฀9.30am-12.30pm,฀Fernvale฀Community฀Hall,฀ 0407072926

FREE CRAFT

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GATTON AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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GATTON WEIGHT-LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

•฀Tue฀9am,฀91฀Western฀Hwy฀Gatton,฀0439700716

GLAMORGAN VALE QCWA

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GLAMORGAN VALE TENNIS CLUB INC

•฀10am-2pm฀2nd฀Sun/mth฀697฀Glamorgan฀Vale฀Rd฀see฀ Facebook.

GLENORE GROVE QCWA MEETING

•฀2nd฀Mon/mth฀1pm฀0419642913,฀craft฀1st฀3rd฀&฀4th฀ Mon/mth฀1pm฀QCWA฀Hall฀0459320538

GLENORE GROVE QCWA STREET STALL

•฀Last฀Thu/mth฀8.30am-12pm฀IGA฀mall฀Gatton฀ 0459320538

GRANTHAM/GATTON INDOOR BOWLS CLUB

•฀Fri฀1.30pm฀Senior฀Citz฀Hall฀North฀St฀Gatton฀ 0754627708

HORSE ARCHERY QLD LOCKYER VALLEY

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MORE HELP FOR AUSTRALIAN HOME BUYERS

THE Federal Government is taking steps to implement its Help to Buy program to bring home ownership back into reach for 40,000 low and middle-income families.

Public consultation began on 24 April for the program directions, to ensure that Australians understand how the shared equity-program could assist them.

The program directions contain details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria and participant obligations.

Help to Buy will be the first national shared equity scheme of its kind and will cut the cost of buying a home by up to 40 per cent.

This will be beneficial for thousands of Australians who have been locked out of the security and stability of home ownership.

The government will support eligible homebuyers with an equity contribution of up to 40 per cent for new homes and 30 per cent for existing homes.

Help to Buy is one part of the government’s broad and ambitious housing agenda, backed by more than $25 billion in new housing investment over the next decade.

The federal government has already helped more than 110,000 people across Australia into home ownership through the Home Guarantee Scheme, including more than 18,000 through the new Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee.

Federal Minister for Housing Julie Collins

RECENT analysis by Suburbtrends reveals a sharp decline in the availability of rental accommodation priced at $400 per week or less, presenting significant challenges for low-income earners across Australia’s urban and regional markets.

Founder of Suburbtrends Kent Lardner said what we’re witnessing is not just a tightening of the rental market but a potential economic crisis in the making.

“In places like Melbourne, affordable rentals have plummeted from 43 per cent to just 6 per cent in three years, making it extraordinarily difficult for those on modest incomes to find suitable housing,” he said.

Mr Lardner said the impact of this trend extends beyond simple economics, affecting the fabric of communities and the operation of essential services.

“As affordable rentals vanish, low-income renters may have no choice but to move further from city centres, where commuting costs will erase what little savings they achieve from cheaper rents,” he said.

“This disrupts lives and can lead to a decrease in the availability of critical workers in key urban areas.”

Addressing both the immediacy and complexity of the housing affordability issue Kent emphasised the necessity of integrated solutions.

said Help to Buy would help thousands of first-time home buyers across the country.

“Right across the country Help to Buy will be life changing, bringing home ownership back into reach for thousands of Australians,

particularly renters,” she said.

“We have already helped more than 110,000 people into home ownership and Help to Buy will mean even more Australians have this opportunity.

“Our ambitious housing reform agenda is working across the board – more help for homebuyers, more help for renters and more help for Australians needing a safe place for the night.” ●

“While we explore long-term strategies to increase housing stock, we must also implement immediate measures, emergency accommodation and transitional housing are essential to prevent a surge in homelessness and provide relief to those

affected by the crisis,” he said.

“The reality is that escalating construction costs, driven by higher standards and rising material and labour expenses, make it increasingly challenging to deliver dwellings at prices translating to

less.

$400 per week or less rents.

“We need a multi-faceted strategy that includes both emergency measures and sustainable long-term solutions to ensure that housing remains affordable for all Australians.” ●

Analysis by Suburbtrends, reveals a sharp dip in the availability of rentals priced at $400 per week or

Picture: UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

The federal governments Help to Buy program will look to help Australians understand how shared equity programs could assist them into home ownership. Picture: QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT

MOTORING

A Wrangler in the rough

By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring

The Jeep Wrangler has changed direction, with the off-road icon, among other things, turning its back on bitumen soft-roading to step up in the rough with more pulling power at low revs.

For the 2024 Wrangler, the Pentastar V6 engine has been retired in favour of a turbocharged four-cylinder motor, the latter forgoing 9 kW of power in favour of 53 Nm more torque and better fuel economy. Towing capacity remainsunchangedat2495kgforabrakedtrailer.

The MY24 Wrangler comes in four variants, all cheaper and with more equipment than the models they replace – the Sport S four-door, which replaces the Night Eagle 4dr, Overland 4dr and Rubicon 2dr and 4dr. Prices start at $75,950 for the entry-level Sport S and top out at$90,450fortheRubicon4dr.Allarebeforeonroad costs and dealer delivery charges.

STYLING

The latest Jeep Wrangler shows the way with a reworked seven-slot grille with dark slots, metallic bezels, and body-matched surround, while an antenna is integrated into the ‘Gorilla Glass’ windscreen out of the way of low tree branches in the bush.

Badging follows the Jeep tradition, like an overachieving Boy Scout, leaving no doubt as to the model and what it is good at.

Eighteen-inch alloy wheels come in a range of modern designs, with the spare clinging to the rear barn door under a solid cover.

INTERIOR

Interior space on offer is more in line with what you’d get in a medium-sized SUV. Overland and Rubicon models now boast McKinley leather seats with 12-way power up front and four-way lumbar support, as well as a hard seat back panel.

A cramped footwell leaves next to no space for the driver’s left foot, a nod to the wagon’s left-hand drive origins. The handbrake also lines up on the left of the transmission tunnel. Keepinganeyeontheweather?Theoptional one-touch top opens up the somewhat sombre cabin surroundings, letting in light and air. Got timetospare?Grabthetoolkitandreallyfreeup the interior, removing roof, doors, windscreen and almost anything that’s not welded on.

The boot will take 898 litres of cargo with the rear seat backs up and 2050 litres to the roof line with the backs folded. A rear seat reminder checks for kids or other stuff in danger of being

left behind when leaving the vehicle.

INFOTAINMENT

The new 12.3-inch touchscreen is the biggest and most advanced display offered on Wrangler. It offers a customisable home screen, plus access to the Jeep Uconnect 5 system. Also new are wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Withone-touchoperationthere’ssimultaneous connectivity for two Bluetooth devices, five userprofiles,plusavaletmodewithmusicpreferences, apps, seat positioning, mirror angles and climate control air-con.

The Wrangler features an Alpine Premium Audio System with a 552-watt 12-channel amplifier, eight speakers and a rear subwoofer.The system is enhanced by active noise cancellation and acoustic laminated windshield glass.

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION

As mentioned above the Wrangler is powered by a 2-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine pumping out 200kW of power and 400Nm of torque. Left behind is the V6 Pentastar motor. The new unit is mated with an eight-speed automatic transmission and Jeep’s Selec-Trac 4×4 system.

SAFETY

All models now include first and second-row curtain airbags as well as the standard front and side seat-mounted airbags already fitted. Active safety includes autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with stop function, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, rear-view camera and front and rear parking sensors.

DRIVING

Jeep claims combined urban / highway cycle fuel consumption of 9.2 litres per 100 kilometres for the Sport S and Overland, and 9.9 litres per 100 kilometres for the Rubicons, down from 9.7L/100km and 10.3L/100km of the V6. The test Overland recorded 15.6 and 7 litres per 100 kilometres, respectively, on recommended 95 RON premium petrol.

The Wrangler incorporates lightweight, high strength aluminium body-on-frame design with a five-link front and rear suspension, which features upper and lower high-strength steel control arms, full-width high-strength steel track bars and tuned shocks for a balanced on- and off-road performance. On test, on the bitumen there was tyre noise from the rugged Bridgestone Duellers.

Trail rated on the Rubicon in the Sierra Nevada, the Wrangler Overland’s Selec-Trac 4 4 System provides automatic swapping of twoand four-wheel drive, Dana solid front and rear axles, two-speed transfer case, traction control and four skid plates.

This provides part-time low and high range, and high range and high range full-time automatic 2WD and 4WD switches according to driving conditions.

SUMMARY

At close to $85,000 before on-road costs, or nearly $95,000 on the road with the optional fabric roof, the test Overland pulled up short on city sophistication. However, I know what I’d rather be crossing the US Rubicon in.

The new Jeep Wrangler

PUZZLES

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

ACROSS

1 Metal disc under nut (6)

4 Supress (8)

9 Cover story (5)

10 Lasting (9)

11 Intending (coll) (5)

12 Pointless (9)

13 Coffee (8)

15 Peels (6)

16 Tabooed (6)

18 Scale of colour (8)

23 Without trust or belief (9)

24 Long-barrelled firearm (5)

26 Point above focus of an earthquake (9)

27 Senseless (5)

28 Japanese game company (9)

29 Natural aptitude or skill (6)

DOWN

1 Argue noisily and angrily (7)

2 Twig offshoot (5)

3 Territory ruled by an Islamic monarch (7)

5 Tantrum (6)

6 Bucking (7)

7 Grenade-wielding soldier (9)

8 Landed properties (7)

10 Pieces (5)

14 Divide into parts (9)

16 Ten plus five (7)

17 Excel (7)

19 Adhesive mixture (5)

20 Mediterranean island (7)

21 Most shy or submissive (7)

22 Impassioned (6)

25 SOS light (5)

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in “s”.

1 Who is the lead singer of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

2 What evergreen tree is featured on the flag of Norfolk Island?

3 The Great Fire of London occurred during what year?

4 Which country’s president is known by his initials AMLO?

5 Which character did Ke Huy Quan (pictured) play in the movie Indiana Jones and theTempleofDoom?

6 What is the term for a multihulled

7 What is the historic capital of the Inca Empire?

8 Who directed the 2009 documentary Capitalism: ALoveStory, about the global financial crisis?

9 What is the more common name for the bird Gymnorhina tibicen?

10 What were the Luddites famous for destroying as a form of protest?

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Wild Dog Control Program

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has partnered with Somerset Regional Council to conduct a wild dog baiting program throughout Somerset in an effort to control wild dog numbers.

Important information when baiting with 1080: Baiting can be carried out within 5km of a town. Prior approval from an authorised Council officer is required, increased risk mitigation and conditions apply. Baits cannot be laid within 50m of a roadway or within 5m of a boundary fence.

• Notification of 72 hours must be given to all adjoining neighbours (including across roadways).

• An authority to sign form is required if obtaining baits for another person.

• You must supply your rates notice. Unconsumed baits are to be retrieved within seven days and destroyed.

A Council employee will attend the following sites to assist with the preparation of 1080 poison baits for the control of dingoes/wild dogs:

13 May Middle Creek, Bryden, 7.30am-9am

13 May Fernvale Camp Draft Grounds, 10.30am-12pm

13 May Kilcoy Showgrounds, 7.30am-9am

13 May Moore Pony Club Grounds, Station Street, 10.30am-12pm

• Please ensure all meat is fresh and well drained and baits must be fist sized (approximately 250g in South East Queensland areas).

No bones, rotten meat or carcasses will be impregnated.

Baits must be transported in stable, sealable leak-proof containers and all baits are to be laid as soon as possible as it is illegal to store impregnated baits.

For enquiries or bookings phone Council on (07) 5424 4000.

SANDERSON, Gloria Dawn

Late of Laidley, passed away suddenly on 24th April, 2024, aged 89 years.

Beloved Wife of Bob. Dearly loved Mother of Glen and Ross.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Gloria’s funeral, to be held at The Chapel of The Laidley Crematorium, Southern Street, Laidley. Service commencing at 10.00am, Tuesday 7th May.

“Rest In Peace”

PH: 5468 2900

TURNER, Heather Jean

Late of Numylo Aged Care Toowoomba and formerly of Gatton, passed away on 22nd April, 2024, aged 87 years.

Loved Wife of Lloyd. Loved Mother and Mother-in-law of Rodney and Carmel, Wayne and Coleen. Adored Grandmother of five and Great-Grandmother of eight.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Heather’s funeral, to be held at St Alban’s Anglican Church, corner of Spencer and Railway Streets, Gatton. Service commencing at 10.30am, Friday 3rd of May, followed by interment at Gatton Cemetery. Rest In Peace

PH: 5468 2900

SPORT RESULTS

On the district scoreboard

BOWLS

Laidley Bowls Club

Wednesday Social.

· B. Yates, C. Kilminster. S. Reck. 20. L. Duggan,Jj. Budd, R. Knight. 12. E. Roffe, R. Duggan, B. Pearce. 23. A. Roffe, E. Muller, P. Morgan. 6. Ladies Triples Competition.

· D. Moyle, J. Thomas, C. McGuire. 27. M. Zabel, C. McGill, R. Pagett. 12. On Friday Ladies Singles Final.

· C. McGuire. 27 J. Thomas. 9.

Congratulations Christine.What a great two day Carnival was held on the weekend. Full green of Ladies & Men all playing for the first prize. With the green running very well it was good too, lots of laughter.

· BRIDGE

· Lockyer Bridge Club

Results for Wednesday 24th April, 2024

The Fourth Round of our Ladder competition was held and is currently running with at least 5 Members with only 3&percnt; difference at this stage, making for a nice competitive spirit.

This week saw Michelle Porter & Lynn Gunthorpe coming first with 63.69&percnt; - congratulations to this pair.

B Manning & J Orrin 54.17&percnt;, R McLucas & P Hooper 52.98&percnt;, J Kuhle & A McLucas 49.40&percnt;, B Fitzgerald & S Hooper 48.21&percnt;, A Eising, T Fitzgerald, R Price & R Drouin tied 44.64&percnt;, W Pickles & G Orrin 42.26&percnt;.

If you are visiting the Lockyer Valley & looking for a game of Bridge or would just like to observe some games, phone Peter Hooper 0408 782 776. We would love to see you, Wednesday evenings arrival 6.45pm. Lessons for Beginners held on Tuesday morning, arrival 8.45am is also at the same venue, The Catholic Community Hall, Maitland Street, Gatton. Joy Orrin is the organizer for Tuesday’s play phone 07 54659284.

GOLF

Laidley Golf Club

Saturday 27th April - Men & Ladies Single Stableford

Trophy Donor: Andrew Paroz

Ladies Winner: Michelle Taylor 35

Runner Up: Judy Logan 31

Run Down: L. Knopke 30, T. Harris 30, S. Taylor 27

Others: J. Sippel 25, M.Voorma 25, F. Lee 25, H. Gray 25, H Gilbert 24, J. Murray 24, O. Luck 23, E. Llewellyn 18, J. Taylor DNF

Pins: (Pro Pin) Marie Voorma (Div.1) Judy Logan (Div.2) Michelle Taylor (Div.3) Olwen Luck

Men’s Winner: Cameron Panzram 34ocb

Runner Up: Daniel Hauser 34ocb

Run Down: A. Parker 34, R. Duggan 34, L. Edwards 33, G. Hulett 33, A. Barrow 33, D. Livotto 33, N. Channells 32, A. Sheppard 31, K. Godwin 31, G. O’Sullivan 31, Pins: (Pro Pin) Ken Hauser (Div.1) Russ Duggan (Div.2) Lee Belford (Div.3) Adam Barrow

Friday 26th April - Chook run - 12 Holes

Winner: Ryan Hurley 26 points ocb

· Others: Travis Ilka 26, Andrew Parker 25, Ashley Crosby 23, Domonic Murray 22, Troy Grimshaw 22, Dave Morrow 20, Glen O’Sullivan 20, Robie Yeo 19, Paul McFie 19, Phil Mihulka 19, Adam Cullen 17, Tim Sutcliffe 12, Brad Sutcliffe 10,Pro Pin Domonic

Murray

Thursday 25th April - ANZAC DAY - Open Competition Single Stableford Winner: Will Nielsen 41

Runner Up: Tony Larkin 36

Run Down: A. Paroz 35, J. Haddrell 34, T. Grimshaw 34, K. Goebel 34, R. Yeo 34

Others :L. Belford 33, T Mesic 32, Garry Hulett 31, F. Sippel 31, D. Hauser 31, S. Larkin 29, A. Parker 29, J. Ward 29, A Lee 27, L. Edwards 26, R. Davis 25, C. Weier 21, J. Stewart DNF

Pins: (Pro Pin) Troy Grimshaw (Div.1) Ken Goebel (Div.2) ----- (All In) Will Nielsen

Wednesday 24th April - Ladies Single Stableford

Moving forward to May

Trophy Donor: Jan Sippel

Winner: Cheryl Sternberg 33

Runner Up: Trish Harris 32

Run Down: M. Taylor 32, L. Emery 32, J. Paroz 29, J. Sippel 28

Others :J. Logan 27, J. Blaney 24, H. Gray 24, W McIntosh 24, E. Llewellyn 23, P. Davis 21, T. Pyers 20, R. Matthews 15, D. Manteufel 14, J. Kane 14

Pins: (Pro Pin) Wendy McIntosh (Div.1)

Cheryl Sternberg (Div.2) Jan Sippel (Div.3) Teena Pyers

Lowood Golf Club

Results for Tuesday 23 April 2024 Single Stableford

Men:Winner: S Mahoney 36 D Sharp 35 ocb

BRD: C Petrohilos 35 M Whitwell 34 R Coolwell M Callander J Luxford B Victor 32

Ladies: Winner: S Luxford 37

NTPs: 2: BVictor 5: D Sharp 11: C Petrohilos 14: F Kingma 4/13 Div 1: C Petrohilos Div 2: R Young

Results for Thursday 25 April 2024 Single Stableford

Winner: G Winter 39 ocb R/Up: M Whitwell

39

BRD: C Wieland 38, L Pratt K Luinstra 37 H

Doran H Buckley W McFarlane 36 S Kopelke J Brady D Allery A Wieland 35

NTPs: 2: A Page 5: O Abakumov 11: D Sharp 14: P Muller 2nd shot 9/18 Div 1: AWieland Div 2: M Barden

Results for Saturday 27 April 2024 Single Stroke

Winner: K Lodder 72 R/Up: C Mayne 73 ocb

BRD: S Norris 73 B Wieland 74 C Petrohilos E Hoger E Bien L Briody 75 P Molloy P Muller P Kelly P Thode 76 ocb

NTPs: 2: A Skinner 5: C Petrohilos 11: C Mayne 14: A Page 2nd shot 1/10 Div 1: J Burrett Div 2: J Webb Rosewood Golf Club

Results 27.4.24:

Anzac Shield - 4BBB Stableford:

Sponsored by Current & Ex-Services Personnel

Winners: J L Smith & J Creighton 48 pts

Runner Up 1: J Osborne & K O’Connell 46 pts

Runner Up 2: K Parker & J Comp 44 pts

Runner Up 3: L Brown & P Kuhn 43 pts OCB

Runner Up 4: R Morgan & T Sutton 43 pts

Run Down to 40 OCB

NTP - No 2: R Robertson, Ladies: M Morton, No 9: (0-18) G Petersen, (19+) H Josephs, Ladies: M Humphreys, No 11: R Ala-Outinen 162 cm, Ladies: S Curran 1650 cm, No 15: L Woodford, Ladies: J Stack, Approach (No 3): S Tomlinson, Ladies: S Curran

Toogoolawah Golf Club

Wednesday 24th April, Ladies played a 9 hole single stableford.

Winner Lorraine Bitossi, Runner up Pat Dennis.

Enid’s NTP no 4 Manuela Laycock.

PM Chook Run Also a 9 hole single stableford.

Winner Alan White 21 points, Runner up Bob Marshall.

NTP 9 Abel Cruz, no 3 Trevor Friedrich.

Saturday 27th April The Peter Willams and Matt Gabell trophy Day.

A 4 Person Hart Ball event. What an interesting Game.

Winning team Agg Dagan, Geoff Murtagh, Bob and Judi Marshall 52.25 nett.

Runner ups Peter Granzien, Chris Stevens, Richie Marschke and Jeff Yeo 54.25. NTP’S

Exchange Hotel Groovy G.O.A.T Pizza 3/12 Clinton Smith, IGA Toogoolawah 4/13 Dusty Allery.

For Frank 6/15 Dusty Allery. Grand Hotel Esk 7/16 Men’s Eric Cox ladies Chris Stevens. A big thanks to Matt and Peter for a great day. Look forward to next year.

Coming Events

Saturday 4th May Esk/Toogoolawah Challenge for the Frank Massingham Memorial Shield.

Once again this event is sponsored by LJ Hooker Esk/Toogoolawah. Single Stableford.11am shotgun start.

Tuesday 7th May Club meeting for all members 5.30pm.

Wednesday 8th May Ladies AM Golf 8am hit off/PM Chook Run 3.00pm hit off.

JIU JITSU

Drop Bear Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

We had a couple competitors that did well at the “Australian Girls in Gi” competition in Brisbane on Sunday.

Stephanie Weeks won gold in the Open Weight white belt division No Gi and also the Under 74kg white belt Gi division. Dominating performance winning all matches via submission.

Her daughter Shania Weeks won the under 14yrs under 50kg No Gi division. Also, winning all matches via submission.

RIFLES

Gatton Glenore Grove Rifle Club

A warm sunny Saturday afternoon with a mild South Easterly breeze. Fine conditions for good scores to be shot on the long 800yd target.

Continued page 37

Stephanie Weeks from Drop Bear Brazilian Jiu Jitsu won gold in the Open Weight white belt division No Gi and also the Under 74kg white belt Gi division at the Australian Girls in Gi competition in Brisbane on Sunday 28 April.

Picture: DBBJJ

Youngsters’ turn of speed

By Jacob Hayden

Lockyer’s young-guns hit the ground running at Fernvale Sports Park for the Lockyer District Cross Country Carnival on Wednesday 24 April.

Around 150 students aged 10 to 12 represented their schools at the carnival.

Carnival convener and Fernvale State School physical education teacher Matthew Grassic said he enjoyed running the event.

“I love seeing the kids out here, especially the ones who have trained hard and worked hard for it,” Grassick said.

“My young fella is here as well so it’s a bit personal.

“They’re big events, there’s a lot of planning and organisation that goes into them.”

Grassick said the students came through their own schools’ carnivals to compete.

“This is our Lockyer carnival, so all the schools in the Lockyer region all the way out to Blenheim and Thornton, Lake Clarendon, and then up to Fernvale and everywhere in between,” he said.

“The next level is Western Ranges, so that’s a combination of all the kids in Ipswich, out to Fassifern and Boonah, and our Lockyer zone as well.

“They go into Ipswich on Thursday in a couple of weeks’ time at Ipswich Grammar School near Brassall.

“Some of our better kids go fairly well, we’ve

had a few get through to represent Western Ranges in the last couple of years, and then they go on and we’ve had the odd Met West representatives too.”

Grassick said he was impressed with each students’ performance given the stamina re-

quired to compete in cross country.

“There were a few very, very strong performances today,” he said.

First placings are as follows:

· 10 Years Girls - Yasmine (Fernvale State School)

· 10Years Boys - Ethan (Prenzlau State

· 11 Years Girls - Lila

· 11 Years Boys - Benji (Fernvale State

· 12 Years Girls - Lacey (Glamorgan Vale State School)

· 12 Years Boys - Lucas (Fernvale State School)

On the scoreboard: rugby league, squash and touch

From page 36

Iron sights/ Sporter Hunter out of 105.21

G. King 97.8 , C. Greenwood 96.6 and R. Perry 42.1 (one range)

Sporter

J. Howman 88.6

F.Class out of 126.21

F. Open.

D. Reddan 121.12 and A. Steele 103.5

F STD.

R. Cowburn 115.3, T. Schulz 113.3, R. Bowman 112.4, W. Findlay 111.4, A. Chalmers 110.3, K. Hartwig 106.1, B. Betts 103.5 and D. Wallis 103.0

Next week 300yds

RUGBY LEAGUE

Gatton Hawks

Gatton 58 d. Oakey 0

The Gatton Hawks flexed their muscles against Oakey on Saturday night at Trevor Mickleborough Oval. After Oakey Bears started the game the better, Gatton took control and especially in the second half when they scored 40 unanswered points. The Hawks were superb with Brandon Clarke scoring a hattrick on his return to the Gatton club. But it was Captain Luke Self who weaved his magic to put the opposition to the sword. He was tremendous leading his side around. He had able assistants with Thomas Luhrmann, Kaden Buhse and Shannon Hicks all playing well.

For the Bears, Fale Faletoese tried hard as did Salafuauli Falelua-Malio.

But it was Gatton’s night and they will be confident when they meet Wattles at Gatton next week.

Gatton 58 ( Brandon Clarke 3, Cameron Bundock 2, Shannon Hicks 2, Kaden Buhse 2, Thomas Luhrmann, Nick Short, Joel Brett tries Shannon Hicks 5, Kaden Bushe, Cameron Bundock goals) defeated Oakey 0 Laidley Lions

Laidley is still looking for players for Under 10s and girls born 2010-2009- and OctoberDecember of 2008

Friday 19 April

Under 13s Karalee Tornadoes 4 - 52 Laidley Lions

Under 16 Laidley Lions 12 - 34 Redbank

Plains

Saturday 27 April

Under 15 Girls - Redpank Plains 4 - 0 Laidley Lions

Seniors - Laidley Lions 4 - 44 Brothers Ipswich

SQUASH

Gatton Squash Club

This week saw teams making a run for the top position. Top team Much Ado About Nothing was beaten by Green-Eyed Monster in a commanding result. Sound and Fury fought strongly against That Is The Question and the result hinged upon the total points scored

by each player.

Congratulations to all those who played on the night.

Sound and Fury lost to That is the Question

Kent Idle (0-38) lost to Natalie Mati (5-56)

Craig Jones (2-51) lost to Kevin Gloss (348)

Kelsey O’Dea (4-53) def Chrissie Everitt (1-39)

Josh Reisenleiter (0-37) lost to Clive Nuttall-Smith (5-55)

Terry O’Dea (5-59) def Annette Kilah (041)

Caleb Weier (4-53) def Mason Kleidon (142)

Love is Blind lost to What Dreams May Come

Shane Zischke (1-33) lost to Michael Pratt (4-55)

Rob Balenzuela (2-43) lost to Steve Marriott (3-50)

Neil Thomas (0-0 ) lost to Brent Loughman (5-55)

Bruce McLachlan (3-47) def Blake Loughman (2-34)

Hayden Kleidon (2-44) lost to Jason Cook (3-53)

Graham Malone (0-0) lost to NickTheodosis (5-55)

Green-eyed Monster defeated Much Ado

About Nothing

John Bleakley (4-52) def Justin Stephens (1-37)

Andrew Lerch (0-44) lost to Alan Cummings (5-63)

Kerrie Toohey (2-42) lost to Aaron O’Dea (3-47)

Courtney Haak (5-55) def Sam Steinhardt (0-0)

Trevor Niebling (4-53) def Lachlan Evans (1-44)

Codey Wegner (3-46) def Conner Kleidon (2-44)

TOUCH FOOTBALL

Laidley Touch Association

Results for Monday 22nd April

MIXED GAMES

Sweathogs 10 def Rovers Mx 3

Need a Sub 8 def Tigers 4

Mob Up 11 def Sambucas 6

Dirty Ruckers 6 def Sitting Ducks 5

School)

(Fernvale State School)

School)

Ten-year-old Ethan from Prenzlau State School crossed the finish line in style for 1st place.

The year 10 boys, ready to begin their cross country race at Fernvale Sports Park. Pictures: JACOB HAYDENTen-year-old Yasmine from Fernvale State School impressed observers with her speed.

Riders try barrels of fun

By Cameron Thompson

Riders of all ages gathered at Rosewood Showgrounds on Saturday for the latest round of barrel racing in the National Barrel Horse Association’s D1 series.

Club spokeswoman, Debbie Heaton, said Saturday’s event was the last in the local local divisional barrel racing series before the NBHA State Show, which would attract competitors from across Queensland to an undercover venue at the Caboolture Showgrounds on May 11 and 12.

She said the Barrel Horse competition was an attractive option for riders and spectators because of the low cost and the divisional structure that enabled competitors to match their skills against those of their competition. Riders competed in divisions, beginning with assisted competitors through the seniors, teens and youth events right up to the open division.

The core of the competition involved rid-

ers competing for the fastest time over a clover-leaf shaped course, set around around three barrels.

“The fastest time so far - that’s over the first round today - wasTrinity Elmes, ridingTonka, who covered the course in 17.125 seconds,” she said.

“There are 12 districts of the NBHA in Queensland,” Ms Heaton said. “Here in D1, we race every month, moving between here at Rosewood and at other locations including Coominya, Caboolture and Lockyer Waters.

“We’ll get through 260 runs today.”

Ms Heaton said the association was keen to attract new riders and spectators could view the competition for free.

At the completion of racing on Saturday, the fastest time had been set by a teens competitor, Hayley McCormick, of Jimboomba, who completed the course aboard Kenny in 16.695 seconds.

Prospective competitors can contact the association on nbhaqldd1@hotmail.com

Billy the pony had some precious cargo at the Rosewood Barrel Races last weekend. Confident in the saddle was little Kaylee Townsend. Watching at left was her mum, Jamaica Atkinson, and at right, Hannah Willis, all from Haigslea.

Jasmine Phillippi and Thorr take their turn.

Kaidee Voll and Aussie were looking to improve on their time.

Meika Heale looks good through the turn on Spin on the Prowl.

Thorr stretches out as Jasmine Phillippi heads for the last turn in the clover-leaf.

Eventual winner, Hayley McCormick, shows how it’s done on Baby J.Hannah Kriesch makes the turn aboard Sidchrome.

Bowling to help fight DV

By Grace Crichton

Get your team together and hit the green for a worthy cause.

Argyle Masonic Lodge, Forest Hill, is holding its Charity Bowls Day at the Laidley Bowls Club on 5 May.

This year, the beneficiary is the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation.

Argyle Masonic Lodge secretary Corey Dornan said the Lodge selected a different charity for the bowls day each year and this foundation aligned closely with their values.

“It lines up with a number of our core values, particularly respect for women,” he said.

The charity seeks to address domestic and family violence through education and support to create a society committed to eliminating domestic and family violence.

There will also be raffles on the day, a lucky door prize, or you can make a cash donation to the cause.

“The key element of the day is to fundraise as much as we can,” Mr Doran said.

“The bowls club is contributing the green fees for the day.

“Our members are throwing in the prizes for the raffles.

“Everything made on the day is then doubled with Hand Heart Pocket, the Freemason’s Charity.”

All the funds raised from the bowls day will be matched, dollar for dollar.

Green fees are $25 per person and includes a barbecue lunch.

“It’s fairly well action-packed,” Mr Doran said.

“It’s a day of bowls divided into two, there’s a lunch which the Lodge puts on, as well as raffles and a guest speaker.”

A guest speaker from the Allison BadenClay Foundation will present in the afternoon

and speak of the cause and their activities.

You can get together a team of four, but single players are also welcome.

The bowls day starts at 9am for 9:30am on the green. “Come along and support a worthy

cause, come along and show your support for the Freemasons in the area,” Mr Doran said.

“This is a labour of love for the men in support of the women of the community.

“It’s a big part of what it is to be a Freema-

son, is how we behave toward others, how we behave as active members of society.

“It’s one of the ways we give back.”

For more information contact Peter on 0408 782 776 or Corey on 0448 471 654.

New skills have basketball bouncing in the Lockyer

By Jesse Hamilton

The Lockyer Valley Basketball Association has bounced off for another year of hoop jumping joy, inviting players of all ages to join a physically and socially beneficial sporting experience.

The Lockyer club has already made a significant impact on growing the sport in the region in 2024, with several teams entering the Toowoomba Basketball competition and a grassroots program commencing to help youth develop their skills.

Lockyer Valley Basketball Association president Angelique Rhodes said basketball plays an integral part of sports identity in the valley.

“Come out and have some fun, we run all year round,” she said.

“It gets the kids away from the computers, away from substances and out and playing.

“If we give kids something healthy to engage in , something to look forward to, it may only help one kid, if it helps one kid,

that’s great.”

Rhodes said kids getting involved in a sport keeps them on the right track, with Lockyer Basketball also offering competition for senior players interested in staying active.

“We have competition for players up to 60, It’s all-mixed basketball, we don’t have girls’ teams, but if there’s girls wanting to play, they get on the court with the boys,” she said.

“I had a son pass away in 2017, wrong choices, so if I can give someone the right choice, I’ll give them the right choice.”

Lockyer basketball have U19, U17’s, U15s and a seniors team competing in the Toowoomba Basketball Competition.

Social competitions for juniors run at Faith Lutheran School and the Lockyer Valley Aquatic Centre, with an Aussie Hoops grassroots program for kids five to ten commencing soon.

If you are interested in playing or coaching call 0433 767 131.

A great shot looks to break the deadlock in the junior’s competition. Picture: JESSE HAMILTON

Argyle Lodge members Corey Doran and Peter Hooper invite you to join their Charity Bowls Day on 5 May.

The fun day of bowling will support the work of the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation. Pictures: FILEDallas Currie with teammates James, Chris and Jim at last year’s Charity Bowls Day.

Club aims at the women

By Jacob Hayden

Brisbane Valley Darts Club is celebrating after being approved funding through the Queensland Government’s Active Women and Girls Program.

Club secretary Tami Leck said she received the letter on Friday 19 April.

“I was quite excited, I ‘yahood’ very loudly,” Leck said.

“It’s great to see darts being recognised so much now.”

The $15 million Active Women and Girls Program aimed to boost sport and active recreation opportunities for women and girls in Queensland.

The program is dedicated to encouraging greater participation across all facets of sport and active recreation, from playing to coaching and volunteering to umpiring and team management.

Leck said the club planned to use the $7,500 to host management, RSA, first aid and coaching courses for the club and wider community.

“The funding can go towards having a first aid station, which is really, really important in any sport,” she said.

“We’re hoping to do training for first aid for the ladies and girls, and we’re hoping to invite other associations in our area to also come in and do some training.

“We want to do some management com-

mittee training, because that’s your future, to have people educated to go forward and run your associations.

“If they’ve done the correct courses they may be more confident to step-up and take on those positions.”

Leck said the funding could also be used to set up a sanitary hygiene station in the bathrooms with free sanitary items for the ladies.

In March 2023, and after several years of campaigning, darts was officially recognised

as a sport in Queensland.

Since then Brisbane Valley Darts Club has been able to apply for numerous grants.

Leck has applied for numerous other grants to support the club’s growth.

“I applied for their $2,500 Active Clubs grant, and we will be using that to upgrade our dart boards and to build better oches, ones we can fold and move out of the way for the convenience of people in wheelchairs when they’re not being used,” she said.

“I applied through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for $17,000, and we need to raise funds to go on top of this, because it’s going to cost us $20,000 to fix our roof.

“Every time it rains outside it rains inside.”

She hopes the AWGP funding and training would bring more players to the club and the sport.

“For those who want to play the sport and can’t afford the affiliations and the match fees, we want to set aside an amount so it pays for them, so they can participate and interact in the sport without dealing with the financial side of it,” Leck said.

“A lot of people forget how easy it is to play darts and how socialised it is.

“You’re not knocking each other out in the field, and it’s not something you play by yourself.

“We’ve had players in wheelchairs, deaf players, one member had 11 per cent vision and he played darts.

“It’s something families can actually play together, as a team, which is pretty rare in sport.”

The club is waiting to receive the funding before organising training courses, but the invitation will remain open to other community and sport groups..

“If you’re interested, contact the Darts Club to put your name down on the list,” Leck said.

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Picture: JACOB HAYDEN