The Bribie Islander Issue 177

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Bribie Islander Magazine respectfully acknowledges and recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, winds, and waters where we live, learn and work. We recognise their connection to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects and acknowledge the important role of Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories of the traditions, cultures, and aspirations of Australia’s First Nations peoples.

We acknowledge any Sorry Business that may be affecting individuals, families, and communities. We promise to be respectful, take lead from the community and walk together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations.

We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is rich and diverse and that we have a responsibility to facilitate efforts that account for this to ensure equity for all. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, in particular the strength, resilience and courage that has occurred over time and now inspires current and future generations.

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SOUL OF THE TREE

177

Oct 21, 2022

Welcome

Dear readers,

Welcome to edition 177!

I have been feeling a little disenchanted with the world lately, but it’s funny how quickly your mindset can change, and it can be from the most unexpected source! For me, it was watching an Australian talent show and yes, we have some fantastic and extremely gifted people out there, but the one that got me was a young man with Down Syndrome who did a dance audition. The joy and love he made the audience feel by simply dancing to his own beat and showing how perfect his imperfect routine was, made me tear up and remember how truly beautiful people can be.

One of those people is a friend of ours, who is the most kindhearted and wonderful human being to be gifted to this world, Mr Bill Peacock. We have a special feature dedicated to Bill in this edition, who is very ill. Bill has dedicated his life to helping others, he dreams of a Polio free world, has been a huge part of the Passport Rotary Club and has also been awarded an OAM. So, thank you my friend for all the advice, help and support you have given not only myself but countless others. This poem is dedicated to you.

Dedicated Hearts

Dedicated hearts like yours

Are not so easy to find.

It takes a special person to be

So generous and kind.

To care so much for your fellow man

Is a quality all too rare.

Yet you give of your time and talents,

For all in need to share.

So, thank you for being a volunteer, We're privileged to work with you.

We want you to know how appreciated you are, Not just today, but the whole year through.

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Until next time, Take care, Stay safe

Cherrie

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Dementia

Australia has today launched a free mobile app, BrainTrack, that helps people to privately monitor and better understand suspected changes in their cognition over time. If they have concerns, they can then share the results with their GP and use it as a conversation starter to support an earlier dementia diagnosis.

Dementia Australia CEO

Maree McCabe AM said BrainTrack helps individuals explore common cognitive concerns and provides brain health information through fun, travel-themed games that have been adapted from validated cognitive testing.

“Users are prompted to log-in monthly to play the games and within the app can easily generate a pdf report of the results that can be emailed to their GP,” Ms McCabe said.

“While not intended to replace a formal cognitive assessment, BrainTrack supports the early identification of cognitive changes over time that may warrant further testing.”

Encouraging people to talk to their GP as soon as they have concerns may lead to an earlier diagnosis of dementia which then empowers and enables people living with dementia, their families and carers to better understand dementia and to manage their diagnosis on their terms.

“I encourage everyone interested in exploring more about their brain health to download BrainTrack and for GPs and other treating healthcare professionals to encourage their patients who have concerns about their cognition to do so too,” Ms McCabe said. “With up to half a million Australians living with dementia – which is projected to increase to 1.1 million people by 2058 – improving early diagnosis must be a priority.”

Dementia Australia Honorary Medical Advisor Associate Professor Michael Woodward AM, Director and Clinical Head of Aged Care Research and Director, Memory Clinic for Austin Health said the right support at the right time can enable people with dementia to maintain their independence and functional capacity for as long as possible.

“Health and allied health professionals play an important role in helping people living with dementia to live well for longer,” Assoc Prof Woodward said. “By assessing physical and cognitive issues they can provide interventions to support the maintenance of current strengths and capacities, improve skill acquisition and promote recovery, enablement and rehabilitation.

“The more GPs and healthcare professionals know and understand about dementia and how Dementia Australia’s support and programs,

including post-diagnostic services, can wrap around their patient, the better the system and health care experience will be for Isabelle Burke cared for her mother, whose diagnosis experience stretched out over many years, impacting on her mother Christine’s quality of life and that of her brother and sister. “Mum was misdiagnosed for many years and later prescribed antipsychotics which added to the issues,” Ms Burke said. “If we had known it was dementia, we would’ve been able to get the right support earlier for our Mum and spend her final years cherishing our time with her creating memories together. Instead by the time she was diagnosed she required fulltime care and sadly, died aged just 59 in 2019.”

Andree Ernst is a Dementia Advocate and has experienced gradual cognitive decline since being diagnosed with grand mal epilepsy. Andree has

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already downloaded the app and started on its tasks. “I plan to continue to checkin with BrainTrack and show the results to my GP to help demonstrate my experience with memory problems that I currently struggle to monitor for myself,” Ms Ernst said. BrainTrack was developed with the Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A, Deakin University and funded by the Australian Government. BrainTrack has been awarded a research grant by the Medical Research Future Fund - Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care initiative which will evaluate its use and whether it’s associated with improvements in knowledge and help-seeking in relation to brain health.

Professor Alison Hutchinson, School of Nursing and Midwifery and Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University said to be

able to explore delaying decline, dementia needs to be diagnosed early.

“However, up to 76 per cent of Australians diagnosed with dementia have already advanced beyond the early stage by the time of their diagnosis,” Prof Hutchinson said. “If we find using BrainTrack increases awareness of brain health and prompts individuals to seek help for cognitive concerns then many vulnerable Australians may be supported earlier.

“There is also an opportunity offered on downloading BrainTrack to consider volunteering to contribute to research about the app and its impact.”

BrainTrack is available for download for free through the Apple App Store or Google Play. For more information, please visit dementia.org.au/braintrack-app or call the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500.

REPEAT...

It’s that time of year again, the weather is starting to warm up and we are all feeling those summer vibes. With that comes the spring/summer detox that we all want to do, to shed those pesky winter kilos and to start feeling healthier, lighter and less bloated for our summer bodies.

With the detox, then follows the retox!! This normally starts to happen coming into November, when the summer BBQ’s start, end of year parties, then we hit Christmas and New Year…..all lots of fun with family and friends, celebrating, eating, drinking and being merry.

With the retox, comes the repeat, back to detoxing, normally end of January and into February is when we all start getting back on the health kick.

There are many ways to do a detox, it just depends on what is right for you, your body and your situation. It could be as simple as cutting out alcohol, or eating plant based for a certain amount of time, doing a juice a cleanse or doing a fast of some sort, maybe a fast for a certain number of hours per day, maybe a water fast for a number of days….it just depends on what works best for you and your body. All of these are a great way to start detoxing and getting back into the healthier way of eating.

WAXING,

Exercise is another great way to help remove all those celebratory drinks and foods from your body, even just going for a walk along our fantastic waterfront will help you physically, mentally and emotionally.

Colon hydrotherapy/colon irrigation/colonics is a great option for anyone looking to detox, kick start their health journey, remove bloating, toxins and faecal matter or to aid in helping with IBS and gut health. Colon hydrotherapy helps break up compacted faecal matter in the colon and remove it, along with gas (which causes bloating) and toxins (which maybe from alcohol, diet, medications).

Come into Calming Colonics and meet Kerri, she will help explain the whole session to you, and will help make you feel at ease and as comfortable as possible throughout your session with her. Get in contact with Calming Colonics via our website, Facebook, Instagram page or just send us a text or call us on 0409 752 629.

We will be closing for the Christmas/New Year period, for more details on availability, just get in contact with us.

We want to thank everyone who has supported our small local business over this last year, we really appreciate all of the support.

We want to wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year, we look forward to seeing you all in 2023.

Kind regards, Kerri

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Today Instead of giving you things to try I am going to explain how yoga as a philosophy works. So, yoga was originally started as a way to purify and detoxify your body by moment and breath and channelling energy. The concept is by using your breath and movement of your body you can remove blockages and help eliminate the damage that stress does to our body by blocking the natural flow of energy and tightening our muscles. A good example of this is a stress headache stemming from tension in the shoulders and neck. This practice stems back 10000 years or so and some of the poses were taken from nature and animals which also explains some of the names e.g., Down dog cobra etc. Yoga is not just about movement and stretching it incorporates using your breath with the movement and training your mind to be in the present moment concentrating on your movement and breathing instead of letting your mind run wild like the crazy circus it can be. (Speaking for myself here).

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So, you may ask why is this person always banging on about yoga?

I am going to share some personal insight as to why I think it's important to share this info. It has helped me overcome asthma and injury, in very trying and stressful times in my life it has been my rock.

In this day and age of the quick fix and everything costing a small fortune, I am constantly grateful for this practice which cost me nothing, but my time and I do not need fancy things or places to practice.

So, I feel if I can help one other person by sharing what I have learnt it is well worth it. Remember you don't need to turn yourself into a pretzel to benefit you just need to breathe, stretch and be in the moment.

Sending love and light your way.

Namaste, Karyn.

FREEMASONS ARE ORDINARY MEN INSPIRED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY HELP OUT YET AGAIN!

Freemasons are a diverse group of men from all walks of life, from many religions and many backgrounds. Freemasonry has always stood for fairness, tolerance, nondiscrimination, inclusiveness, self-improvement, giving to others and supporting the less fortunate in Over the last twelve months, the Lodge has been busily distributing funds to twentyfour community organisations on Bribie Island. The biggest beneficiary is Bribie Moreton Hospice Health Service gaining $150,000 towards their building fund with further grants ranging from $6.000 to $20.000 to other deserving groups for the purchase of buildings and equipment allowing them to boost their community work. The Melsa club is also one of the latest recipients! The Melsa Club was approached by Ron Leth from the Lodge who offered help to keep the train park alive. (Great news for Melsa trains.)

As you would be aware, the Melsa train park sits on a heavily

wooded park adjacent to the RSL Vietnam veterans park and requires a lot of ground maintenance, i.e., mowing and leaf clearing (5 tonnes per acre per year). Ron, through the lodge, has provided Melsa train park with a New "Zero turn ride on mower" to keep the park operational. The photo shows Melsa club treasurer Maurice Mason thanking Ron Leth for the Masonic Lodge's kind donation and a plaque to be installed to reflect a great community spirit.

Despite many misapprehensions, Freemasons are not a religion, a cult, or a conspiracy. Nor do they have any sinister motives or practices. Their values are non-denominational, ethical, and based on a deep respect for every human being, which is evident with the huge amount of support they provide for our community and its charities.

Freemasons are part of a centuries-old tradition of helping men become the best they can be, a living tradition of selfimprovement and service. Through self-improvement, support, leadership development and philanthropy, they help influence lives for the better.

The Lodge recently held its annual installation and after three years as Master of the Lodge, Wor.Bro. Greg Hemphill was able to hand over the reins to Wor. Bro. Ray Sweatman for the next 12 months.  Freemasonry has always welcomed adult men of all ages, colours and cultures as equals in the organisation. If you are looking for a sense of belonging and wish to join, or you have previously been a member and have relocated to Bribie, Freemasons invite you to come and have a chat!

The lodge has changed its meeting time from night to day, on the second Wednesday of the month, {except December and January,} in the Blue Building at 25 Banya St. And now meeting at 9.30 am. The lodge can be contacted by phone on 0411 143 772.

Polio (Poliomyelitis) is a disease caused by three variants of the poliovirus. The virus, which only infects humans, is contagious. Polio can damage the neurones that control movement, resulting in partial or complete paralysis. A person can become infected with the virus by consuming contaminated food or water, or by allowing contaminated items, like dirty hands, to touch or enter their mouth.

Studies of Egyptian mummies and carvings suggest that polio has plagued humans for thousands of years. An Egyptian carving from around 1400 BC shows a young man with a leg deformity similar to one caused by polio. Polio circulated in human populations at low levels and appeared to be an uncommon disease until the mid to late 1800s.

By 1910, frequent polio epidemics were common throughout the developed world, mainly in cities during the summer months. At its peak in the 1940s and 1950s, polio paralysed or killed over half a million

people worldwide every year. By the mid 20th century, polio was the most feared disease in the World. The disease hit without warning and resulted in long quarantine periods during which children were separated from their parents for months.

Thanks to Jonas Salk who developed the Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (IPV) in 1952 and Albert Sabin who developed the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), which was licensed in 1962, the World has two vaccines to combat polio. Because of widespread vaccination, polio was eliminated from the Americas in 1994 and Europe in 2002. On 29 October 2000, Australia and New Zealand and the other countries in the Western Pacific Region, were declared polio-free.

Today, polio is only endemic in two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan; however, cases of wild polio have increased in 2022.  So far 19 cases have been reported, compared to six cases for the entire year in 2021. This includes four cases in Mozambique, which was declared free of indigenous wild polio in August 2020

Many Australian polio survivors like Susanne Rea OAM and Bill Peacock OAM are devoting their retirement years to fight for the rights of those living with disabilities and to raise funds for Rotary’s End Polio campaign. Susanne was recently awarded a Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award and Bill was awarded the 2021-22 Service Award for a Polio-Free World.

after eliminating all forms of wild polio from the region. Unfortunately there has also been a case in a 20 year old unvaccinated man from New York and polio virus samples found in wastewater in New

York, London and Israel.

Testing of sewage water for polio virus has been underway in Victoria since 2013 and just last month the NSW government made the decision to test water sewage for the polio virus because of the increased overseas cases.

Polio changed not only the lives of those who survived it, but also brought profound cultural and social changes.

Grassroots fundraising campaigns emerged and these

transformed medical philanthropy with people such as Bill and Melinda Gates funding polio eradication initiatives. The use of rehabilitation therapy grew, and through campaigns for the social and civil rights of disabled polio survivors, the modern disability rights movement was galvanised.

Today, the infrastructure established by polio workers in developing counties is being utilised to fight COVID-19. In addition, the occurrence of polio epidemics led to a number of public health innovations. One of the most widespread was the increase of ‘no spitting’ legislation in many countries.

At this time the best things countries can do to protect themselves from polio until the disease is eradicated from the world are to maintain high vaccination coverage and strong disease surveillance

and be ready to respond in the event of an outbreak. This quick response will minimise the risk and consequences of polio reintroduction or reemergence anywhere.

So, remember until we end polio forever, every child is at risk – even here in Australia.

Help Rotary make Sir Clem Renouf’s vision of a poliofree world a reality and become part of an amazing achievement.

African singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, who was named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021, explained the polio eradication initiative by saying: ‘I am from a generation who has witnessed the devastating effects of polio. When I discovered how close we were to eradicating polio, I was very motivated to be a part of this movement. It is so rare when you can accomplish something so spectacular.’

If you would like to donate to Rotary’s Polio campaign go to: https://my.rotary.org/en/ donate The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will give another $2 for every $1 you donate to the Polio Fund.

Looking for aged care support? Local aged care residence, Regis Caboolture, is welcoming both permanent and respite residents into their home.

Regis Caboolture focuses on every resident as an individual, so they can provide the best possible care and surround you with the things that make you smile. Their aim is to enhance your day-to-day wellbeing, to keep you connected with your loved ones, and help you embrace your interests.

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At Regis Caboolture, care is at the centre of what they do. Their highly-qualified and passionate employees understand the needs of their residents and are proud to provide you with the support you need to live life on your terms.

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Regis understands how important nutritious and wholesome food is – that’s why they have qualified chefs, cooks and catering teams who cook on-site to deliver quality

meals to each and every one of their residents.

Considering aged care for a loved one?

Through a range of permanent and respite aged care services, Regis Caboolture is committed to helping people realise their wellbeing goals and lead meaningful lives.

To find out more about Regis Caboolture, call their expert team on 1300 998 100 or visit regis.com.au

Regis offers a diverse range of care options nationally, including residential aged

care, home care, retirement living, day therapy and day respite. Regis is one of the largest providers of aged care in Australia and cares for more than 7,000 residents each year.

Finding the smile in every day

Considering aged care for a loved one?

Through our range of permanent and respite aged care services at Regis Caboolture, we are committed to helping people realise their wellbeing goals and lead meaningful lives.

With almost 30 years’ experience, we know what it takes to care for someone you love.

At Regis, we focus on every person as an individual so we can provide the best possible care and help them find the smile in every day.

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Bikers ‘Do It For Cancer’ for the 6th Consecutive Year Bikers ‘ Do It For Cancer’ for the 6th Consecutive Year

The Gronks Social Riders Club have done it again for the annual ‘Ride for Red’ raising much needed funds to support Cancer Council Queensland in their quest to cure cancer. The members started this initiative after losing a muchloved member to brain cancer in 2016.

The years’ event was held over the October long weekend gathering at the Big Fish, Ampol Service Station in Caboolture with a variety of approximately 50 bikes including cruisers, sports bikes, adventure bikes and trikes along with 10 cars of further supporters. Some riders travelled from as far as Ayer, Bundaberg and Sydney and saw supporters aged from 13 to 78 years old.

Riders and vehicles made their way through the scenic twists and bends via Somerset Dam to Enigmas Café Esk for coffee, vanilla slice and the first raffle of the day. Next stop was for a scrumptious $15 BBQ lunch hosted by Jackie and Reece at Harlin Hotel with a raffle whilst supporters relaxed in the friendly atmosphere, making new friends and sharing memories of Red. After Harlin, riders and supporters made

their way for an overnight stay where a buffet roast dinner was enjoyed at the Exchange Hotel Kilcoy. Fundraising continued with an enormous Multi-Draw Raffle followed by a bidding war for a variety of donated items in the auction.

Through combining these donations, raffles and auctions this 2022 Ride for Red event saw a massive $8000 raised. Since starting the event in 2017, the Gronks Social Riders Club has donated a whopping total of $35000 to the Cancer Council.

Mr Gary Blake (Blakey) of the Gronks Social Riders Club said “We are grateful to help contribute to such a good cause and was great to see so many new faces join in this year. We received such positive feedback regarding the comradery and the diversity of people and bikes, some people already enquiring about the details for next years event.”

“A huge thanks goes to Moreton Bay Regional Councillors, Adam Hain and Brooke Savige, Ali King MP, Member for Pumicestone, and all of the contributing businesses and community for the very kind donations, not to forget to mention the supporters, without these people the

event would not have been the success that it was.”

The Ride for Red is an annual event and is held on the same long weekend in October every year and the Gronks Social Riders Club extends the invitation to anyone who

would like to get involved in supporting the Cancer Council in finding a cure for Cancer. To get involved as a sponsor or participant, join the ‘Ride for Red Annual Charity Motorbike Ride’ Facebook group or phone Gary Blake on 0407 570 651.

Helen Weir (organiser), Ali King, Adam Hain (Moreton Bay Regional Council Councillor), Gary Blake (organiser)… Brooke Savige (MBRC Councillor ON BIKE)

Esk winner of raffle – Helen Weir (organiser) and RachealLiddell (Red’s Niece)

Start at Servo Big Fish Caboolture

Bikes at Final stop Exchange Hotel Kilcoy

FUN TIME BRIBIE CROQUET CLUB 29TH OCTOBER

Cosmos Park Banksia Beach

Saturday 29 Oct from 8am

Kathy Vincent

Yes, it’s time for some fun at the Croquet Club while helping kids on the Island! Trash and Treasure stalls, raffles, sausage sizzles, afternoon tea, and games to play for fun. At the same time raising some cash for B.I.K.E.S -    Bribie Island Kids Educational Support.

Not all parents can afford to send their children on special trips or pay for instruments or equipment. Not all parents

can afford sporting club fees or camps or even uniforms and, in some cases, medical needs. Bribie Island Croquet Club believes all our children on Bribie have the right to education regardless of their personal circumstances.

BIKES was started by St Vincent D Paul but are 100% reliant on funds raised and donations.

So why not come and join the fun whilst helping our children here on our beautiful island?

8 am onwards.

Fun all day. See you there!!

Patrick Pickett @

PASSAGE PROBUS CLUB.

By Kathy Vincent

Wow what an amazing and entertaining man Patrick is an inspirational speaker. He has spoken at our club 3 times now each talk completely different and everyone very entertaining and interesting. Why not come along to our club and enjoy the fun and fellowship at Pumicestone Passage Probus Club?

Patrick Pickett has been a leader, performer, conductor, artistic director, educator, fundraiser and business advisor within the arts in Australia and overseas

for more than 40 years.

After serving in the army for thirty-seven years, Patrick rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel-Director of Music Army, Head of the Australian Army Band Corps and Commandant of the Defence Force School of Music. He performed in diverse places like Brunei, Malaysia, Japan, Gallipoli, East Timor, Bougainville and in amazing productions like the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

In 2013 Patrick launched a new and innovative arts company in Queensland. The Australian Musicians and Orchestra Services (AMOS) has, as its mission, to provide outstanding performance opportunities for Queensland’s growing body of high-level professional musicians.

Alongside this new business, Patrick became the owner, Artistic Director/Conductor of the Queensland Pops Orchestra.

Patrick has produced over 35 unique concerts with the Pops since 2013 to the delight of audiences old and new.

Start your new life at Orianna

The other day whilst scrolling through Facebook, yes, I know, an extremely timewasting habit and my choice of social media showing just how elderly I am, I came upon a “poem” written by May Baker Winkel, the first lines of which run like this: “When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid, and bring so much happiness, just as they did. I want to pay back all the joy they've provided, Returning each deed! Oh, they'll

be so excited!”. For the rest of this tongue-in-cheek verse, I will leave it up to you to Google, lest I find myself in court for breach of copyright!

On reading the entire opus, I must admit to laughing out loud! It brought back so many memories of my own children and what they got up to when young. They say that in old age we revert to our second childhood, so as well as being comic, maybe there is a kernel of truth in this verse. Let me

By: Elaine Lutton

assure my adult children though that, at this point, I have no intentions of inflicting my constant company upon them. Who knows what the future may bring, however?

To get back to my own children and the things they did that drove my husband and me wild! They were not wicked or even especially naughty children. Their misdeeds were more of an experimental nature, certainly not of the kind that “the Devil made me do it”. For

example, my daughter's first encounter and interest in that well-known scientific Law of Action and Reaction. This prodigy of a budding scientist was only fifteen months old when she began her career using the tools at hand, namely her three-month-old baby brother and a small pink plastic hammer. Having observed her father doing some rare DIY, she knew the use of a hammer, and Noted with interest, that on tapping her brother's head,

he looked startled, on tapping harder, he began to cry, tap even harder, and he cried even louder. Intriguing! Like any good scientist, she began to repeat the experiment to see if the same results would be obtained when, sad to say, her Scientific Method was nipped in the bud by her interfering mother! Her brother, at a similar age, created his own form of mayhem, purely by attempting to be helpful. It was usual for both children to get out of bed early in the morning and play happily together. We left them to it, snatching as much time as possible by pretending to be asleep. Suddenly, the sounds of two happy children were broken by loud wails! Don was the first to leap out of bed to investigate, returning to the bedroom up with the ominous words, “Elaine, don't kill him!”. Yes, my infant son had managed to open the fridge door to get himself a drink, somehow lifting a 2-litre bottle of orange cordial, taking it into the carpeted living room and lifting it to his lips in an attempt to drink the contents neat! Not only was he drowned in the stuff, but my precious

carpet also! Have you ever tried to remove undiluted orange cordial from a green carpet? Enough said. And all because my son, with the kindest of motives, did not want to disturb his parents just because he wanted a drink! Consideration personified!

During those early days of toilet training, I will not venture into the exact reasons why we found it necessary, for one whole fortnight, to utter the evening mantra of “not in the bed, not on the carpet and NOT in the handbag. Your wildest imaginings would not be too far from the mark!

To return to my daughter. It was not only Science that intrigued her but the Arts also, in particular, Pictorial Art! For this, perhaps, we had only ourselves to blame, since we had always taken both offspring on our jaunts to Museums and Art Galleries. Both children loved to draw, nearly bankrupting us by supplying them with paper, both pencil and wax crayons, poster paints and brushes etc. We would praise their efforts, the fridge door never being without decoration by their

latest artistic offerings. On this fateful morning, it would seem that both children were remaining in their bedroom for longer than usual, although we could hear their chatter. Eventually, we heard my daughter's feet running along the corridor to our room and bursting with pride, she shouted, “Mummy, Daddy, come and see what I've done!”. She dragged us both into her bedroom and showed us the source of her pride. One entire wall was covered with the most enormous mural, done in wax Crayola! The older kind is totally irremovable. We looked at each other, and then Don said in the gentlest of tones, “Lovely, and I'm so pleased you like it because it will be there for a long time”. When we got over the shock, we did laugh together.

We took our children fishing from an early age but always insisted that they wore children's buoyancy vests. Way before they started school, they could bait and cast a hand line and tell when they had a bite. They would begin reeling in the whiting, whilst our job was to make sure that the line

did not become tangled, as well as catching fish ourselves.

On the way back, our son looked thoughtful. Perhaps he was admiring the beauties of Nature, thinking about the delicious meal of fresh fish to come, surely not seasick?

No, he suddenly stood up and jumped overboard! His usually mild-spoken father was heard to revert to certain AngloSaxon profanities, which being a family magazine, I will not repeat! The engine was cut, the propeller, with its chopping blades, ceased to whirl, and the son and heir were dragged unceremoniously aboard.

Once safely on the beach, the interrogation began, summed up in one word, “WHY?”. The explanation was equally simple: “I wanted to see if my buoyancy vest worked.”.

Yet another example of the scientific brain at work! Einstein had the same problem, that of failing to consider unforeseen consequences!

Still, what goes around, comes around, and now both my children have families of their own to repay them in spades!

Buderim Views

“All the staff have been excellent T hey make each resident feel worthy and special ”

“Exemplary, kind, considerate and good natured care delivered to all of the residents.”

– Judy daughter of Bribie Cove resident

I was the youngest of six kids by several years, so I grew up fast! I was glad my eldest sister Patricia now had a boyfriend; they were arriving later that day in my future brother-inlaw Barry’s car which made ours less congested as you can imagine. Our trusty Ford Falcon was packed to the hilt with four siblings in the back, Colleen, the twins Neville and Stephen and Ann. My dog Skipper a Border Collie that Dad bought in my first year as a life companion at my feet in the front with Mum Alice on my left and Dad Nev driving. Lucky in those days’ cars had bench seats so I had room and Skipper knew to be well-behaved under Mum and my supervision. The roof racks were packed and boot-full, it must have been a site.

Away we went along Sandgate Rd from our Queenslander at Nundah behind the church onto the two-way Pacific Highway destination Bribie. Eventually, we arrived at the Bribie turnoff with minimal family squabbles extinguished by Dad constantly saying it won't be long now! We were all happy with the anticipation of our usual summer holiday of daily swims, fishing, relaxing and playing board games and cards with the few neighbours we knew intimately and were like an extended family. Little did we know that summer would be like no other!

Off to the beach, a short walk away heading to the patrolled beach at Woorim next to

the surf club where Dad was the captain before he went to WW2 in New Guinea. He never talked about the war, but I managed to pry a few stories out of him and the days when Bribie was a destination more popular than the Gold Coast with Sunday trips from Brisbane on the famous Cooper. To be Captain of the Surf Club was a bit of a status symbol. You could drink on the Cooper as there were no Hotels on the Island it was always greeted by Dad's friend at the Jetty Jimmy No Legs a WW1 veteran with both legs lost in that war who loved a drink.

With holidays underway and Christmas looming the very little community at Woorim is filled with holidaymakers. It was a happy time we now know was an uncomplicated paradise, birds singing, crystal waters, plentiful seafood and worries of the mainland behind us.

Christmas came and went with the usual feasting and present giving and churchgoing with Monsignor Frawley always giving a rousing sermon. I was in later years his alter boy and probably the only one, not too scared of him. He was a noted church figure on holidays at his beloved Bribie. His booming voice was memorable with this year's sermon starting with SIN. I thought a lady in the second row was having a heart attack as her face paled.

Summer continued and January 1967 was coming to

an end. The radio warned on a Tuesday that a cyclone named Dinah was looming and Dad said we had to be prepared. A few days later it struck. We were all seated at the large wooden dining table with 200kilometre winds ripping roofs off outside and big gum trees being uprooted. A tree branch dislodged by a lightning strike slammed into our house shattering the window next to the table and spraying the glass cutting my sister Patricia shielded by Barry in that unforgettable moment. Terror then unfolded with a large tree branch penetrating our roof in one of the bedrooms. I will never forget looking out the window as it struck with the devastation of houses being destroyed and booming winds like a plane taking off.

The centre of the cyclone came, and it was dead still. Dad ordered us to take cover again as we were in the eye of the storm and several hours more were coming. And it did! The next day walking up the streets of destroyed houses Dad said it was like an atomic bomb hit.

That was the first time I heard the word Insurance. The cleanup and rebuild started and you could see the houses with no insurance stagnate in a sorry mess. 57 years later and 30 of them as an Insurance Advisor/ Broker, I can proudly say I have plaid my part in saving many businesses and homeowners from suffering the same fate following natural disasters and unexpected events.

A few years ago, I was battling cancer when my younger son Callum discovered that over 80% of homeowners in Australia are underinsured or even not insured at all.

Over the next six months, we created what we believe to be a game changer for homeowners and businesses.

In the free Burstows Report, we analyse your property, obtain a free building replacement estimate, check flood mapping and recommend the right policy to properly protect your home or business.

Every insurance policy is different so it's important to know what you are buying; the report is free and it's up to you if you want to proceed with our recommendations. It is our goal to ensure homeowners and small businesses get the same level of advice and service as big companies to ensure if something goes wrong it can be overcome and not end up being a financial catastrophe.

My Son and I now run the business BURSTOWS Insurance Advisors which we are very proud of. He helped me through Cancer and told me never to give up. One of my Dad's sayings was you would be a mug if you didn’t do that. Well like father like son, you would be a mug if you did not scan the QR code on the opposite page and order your free report.

It was the Summer of 1966-67, and the excitement arose as we packed our car the Saturday before Christmas to go to our Bribie Island holiday home Dad built at Oxley Way Woorim.

SURVEY REVEALS 95% OF FAMILIES WANT HELP TO BE MORE

ENERGY EFFICIENT AT HOME AS COST-OFLIVING SOARS

AUSTRALIAN PARENTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Nearly 95% of Australian families have had to cut their spending on essentials such as food and heating over winter, as the cost-of-living skyrockets. A new survey of 1000

households across Australia, conducted by Australian Parents for Climate Action, found that in order to manage costs, many families have cut back on basics like food and travel and almost 10% said they were accumulating debt to manage rising energy bills.

Anxiety and stress were also

on the rise due to additional financial pressures, and lower income families were more likely to have made significant changes to manage rising living costs, particularly reducing their use of electricity, heating, and petrol, as well as skipping bills or paying them late.

The survey also found that the vast majority of families (95%) – renters and homeowners –wanted greater government investment and support in the form of rebates to make energy efficient solutions like solar and electric vehicles more accessible.

Australian Parents for Climate Action CEO Nic Seton

said: “Households across Australia are experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, with families hit by increasing prices for food, electricity, gas, housing and petrol.

“From our survey, we heard that many families are experiencing anxiety and stress as they try to make ends meet, with many making really difficult decisions about how to balance their budgets and provide for their kids.

“What we really need to see is a long-term move towards renewable energy in the grid. At the same time, we need to support households now by making it easier for them to access affordable and efficient energy, through upgrading appliances and making sure that they can switch over to electric transport in an affordable way as well.”

Key findings of the report included:

• 44% of families had reduced spending on food

• 41% of families had reduced their use of heaters

• 40% of families were planning to spend less on holidays

• 35% of families had reduced their electricity use at home, which was more likely for Queensland families (44.3%) where electricity takes a greater proportion of energy bills.

CAROLYN’S TAX Update

Your resident Accountant with over 25yrs experience

CRYPTO ASSETS

Owning Crypto Assets may be a bit of a game for many. They are not money but a digital representation of a value and operate independently of a central bank, authority, or government.

The same as shares or foreign currency are traded on the open market, these Crypto assets can be traded on a crypto trading platform, and they can be bought or sold just like shares.

Common crypto assets include Bitcoin which is a cryptocurrency; USDC a stablecoin; DAI an investment token, and GALA a game token.

There are no special tax rules for crypto assets.

Unfortunately, buying and then selling these crypto assets attracts capital gains as they are deemed an investment where a financial profit or loss is incurred. In some very minor cases, they could be proven to be personal use and not subject to GST. For those investors who trade regularly, they may need to account for them as trading stock and show the annual increase or loss in value as revenue rather than Capital.

I suggest that anyone who trades in this field, keep all the documentation regarding the purchases and or sale for most probable inclusion in their annual tax return. As for shares, any crypto assets held over 12 months receive a 50% discount on the capital gain.

The tax office receives annually the trading details of these crypto assets and I have noticed many showing up on the tax return prefill.

Regards Carolyn Wheeler of C M Wheeler & Assoc. FCPA Accountant. Appointments at Woodford and Bongaree. Ph 07 54961156; email cwheeler@caliph.net.au; web: www.cmwheeler.com.au and Facebook.

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Higher costs are affecting most families, particularly for food, petrol and electricity

OLDER AUSTRALIANS LOVE ONLINE BANKING; YOUNGER GENERATIONS PREFER BANKING APPS

A NEW SURVEY INTO BANKING HABITS AND PRODUCTS REVEALS DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS PREFER DIFFERENT BANKING TECHNOLOGY

• Only 45% of 18-24s use online banking, compared to 83% of 55-64s.

• 78% of 25-34s use banking apps monthly, compared to 35% aged 65 and over.

• 67% of 18-24s use Apple Pay, compared to 10% of 55-64s and only 3% aged 65 and over

• Savings accounts more popular among women (83%) than men (77%)

A new survey commissioned by Savvy shows that 70% of Australians are using online banking on a monthly basis, compared to 61% using banking apps.

More telling was the breakdown of preferred digital banking method by age group; with online banking least popular among 18–24-year-olds (45%), and most popular with 55–64-year-olds (83%). By contrast, monthly banking app use was highest with younger age groups and lowest with older Australians: 78% for those aged 25-34, 76% for 18-24s, but only 50% for 55-64s and 35% for 65 and overs.

BANK ACCOUNTS & CREDIT CARDS

When it came to bank accounts and other features, the representative demographic sample of Australian adults (n=1,002) showed that 84% use an everyday account, 80% also have a savings account, and 69% use a debit card. Savings accounts were generally popular among all age groups, particularly the younger demographics (90% for 18-24s, 89% for 25-30s). This decreased in popularity as age increased.

Mortgage offset accounts were most popular with the 45-54 and 55-64 demographic. (22% overall.)

53% of Australians use a credit card, with a 58% of women and 48% of men reporting

they hold an active credit card.

Interestingly, credit card usage varied greatly between age groups, with only 16% of 18-24s answering that they had a credit card, compared with 34% of 2534s, 56% of 35-44s, 67% of 45-54s and 70% of 55–64-year-olds.

Cardless Payment Most Popular with Gen Z 32% of Australians use some kind of cardless electronic payment system such as Apple Pay (22%) or Google Pay/Android digital wallet (10%). Interestingly, Apple Pay is significantly more popular with women (28%) than men (16%), and most popular by far with 18–24-year-olds, at 67%.

The traditional plastic credit card or debit card was far and away the most popular, with threequarters of Australians using it within the last month (76%).

BPAY, the online billing system, also remained relatively popular on 38%.

Only 1% of those surveyed said they used none of these methods – presumably using cash instead.

Generational divide – expert Personal finance expert and Savvy CEO Bill Tsouvalas says

that while all age groups have taken to online banking, mobile and app banking is most popular amongst the young.

“Our survey provided some really telling insights into the preferences for different services among different age groups. While you could guess that there would be a trend, it was surprising to see such a stark contrast.

Millennials, Gen Z and Gen X are much more comfortable with banking apps than older Australians. By comparison older generations preferred online banking. It is testament to the successful transition from bricks and mortar banking to online banking services, however. This same discussion a decade or two ago would have been about consumers preferring in-person banking to online. Aussies of all age groups are clearly comfortable banking in an online world, which really speaks to our tech-savvy nature.

Younger people are more likely to turn to their smart devices however, while older Australians prefer the desktop computer.”

Chermside │Mt Gravatt

Mike Smith & Ken Wicks

The time has come for me to retire and take it easy.

I am delighted to announce that Angela Douglas is the new owner of Bribie Accounting Services. Angela has worked for Bribie Accounting Services for 3 years and there is no better person to pass the

baton to. I am so pleased that she is taking over the reins.

Under Angela’s leadership, Bribie Accounting Services will continue to provide expert accounting advice, business support,

BAS and Tax Returns with the same level of customer service that you have become accustomed to.

I am very comfortable knowing that you will all be looked after very well in the years ahead.

Thank you sincerely, for all the years of support, friendship and lovely conversations. See you around beautiful Bribie. Kind regards to you all.

Noelene

FirstlyI would like to thank Noelene for this opportunity, and to congratulate her on her upcoming and well-deserved retirement!

It has been an absolute pleasure working with someone who is so passionate about the firm but now, it is her time to relax and enjoy the next chapter!

I am thrilled to be taking over Bribie Accounting Services, I am a qualified CPA/IPA accountant and tax agent with over thirteen years experience. I am a local to the area growing up

TAX TIPS....

CLAIMING MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES

Generally, you cannot claim the cost of normal trips in your car between home and work, however, you can claim the cost of these trips if: You used your car because you had to carry bulky tools or equipment that you used for work if you could not leave them at work.

You can also claim work related motor vehicle expenses if you had shifting places of employment, for example, you worked at more than one site during the day before returning home.

The cost of using your car to travel directly from your first job to your second job, if you are working two jobs, can also be claimed.

If your home is your base of employment - that is, you started work at home, then you travelled to your workplace to continue you work, you can claim the work related motor vehicle expenses.

You can also claim motor vehicle expenses if you travel from work to a client’s premises while you are still on duty, and then back to your normal workplace or directly home. This can be confusing so contact us for assistance with record keeping for your tax deductible motor vehicle claims.

To claim a tax deduction, you must have incurred the expenses, it must be necessary to do your job and you need evidence to substantiate it (receipts).

To maximise your tax deductions, please contact us.

and going to school on Bribie, and feel incredibly lucky to still live and work in this piece of paradise.

I have been working alongside Noelene for the past three years and while I know she will be terribly missed by all clients, I guarantee you will receive the same service. I am very excited about being able to help you with your business and taxation needs and will continue to develop close relations and solutions for you.

BRIBIE

SERVICES

Angela PH: 3408 9539

62 Cosmos Avenue, Banksia Beach www.bribieaccounting.com.au info@bribieaccounting.com.au

A Mixed Assortment

of favourite songs

BRIBIE GLEEMEN PRESENT A MIXED ASSORTMENT OF FAVOURITE SONGS!

After the success of the sell-out concert celebrating 20 years of the Gleemen on Bribie Island, which was held on 6th August, the boys are back again with a November Concert featuring two trays of sweet musical delights from our chocolate box of favourite songs! Only the best selected

ingredients…..show tunes, romantic ballads, stirring marches, C and W heart breakers, great old pop songs….. and maybe some silliness!

When?   Saturday November 5th at 1.30pm.

Where? Bribie Recreation Hall, First Avenue.

Tickets . $20 including scrumptious afternoon tea. Get your tickets now by phoning 043 618 073 (on Bribie)  0408 404 180(off the island)

From Forrest Gump, “Mama always said Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, You Never Know What

You’re Gonna Get!”

Call now for your tickets to ensure your seats, though limited tickets at the door.”

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With special guests

COMPANY”

LIONS CLUB OF BRIBIE ISLAND

The Lions Club of Bribie Lions is proud to advise our community that our annual “Phil Carnes Memorial Seniors Christmas Lunch” will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at the Bribie Island State School Hall. As in previous years, tickets to the luncheon will be distributed to seniors wishing to attend on

19th November outside the old Wright’s Fruit Barn store next to McDonald’s between 9 am and 12 noon.

The Lions Club of Bribie Island have been holding this Christmas luncheon for many years and is extremely proud to offer this event, free of charge, to our senior residents.

Our Christmas cakes and

puddings are now on sale at Pharmacies in Bongaree and Banksia Beach.

The Christmas raffle is well underway with some fabulous prizes this year including a $1000 travel voucher as first prize, a 2nd prize $500 voucher from Woolworths and 3rd prize 2 beautiful wristwatches, male and female. Look out for

BRISBANE CRUISES

our Lions volunteers in the Woolworths shopping centre.

ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH

Names of people in photograph left to right:

1st Vice President, John Westerhuis, Carol Dodd, Genie Kahler, Janice O’Neill, Monica Shaw, MP Pumicestone Ali King, Treasurer Janice Boughton.

a relaxing lunch time cruise while

prepare a delicious BBQ lunch onboard the Lady Brisbane. The cruise towards Skirmish Point, Gilligan’s Island and Deception Bay is always a magical experience. Cruise route is weather dependent.

Includes BBQ lunch

cruise

Adults $44, Children $20 (4 - 14yrs).

DATES: Mon 31 Oct, Fri 11 Nov, Fri 13 jan 2023, Thu 23 Feb 2023, Fri 24 Mar, Sun 23 Apr

Music in the Park

Get ready to celebrate grandparents’day with an awesome Music in the Parkevent!

Sit back, relax and enjoy performancesfrom talented musicians from aroundthe Moreton Bay area.

There will be plenty of food optionsavailable with some great food truckson hand, as well as the Ausbuildsponsored community BBQ ready tosell a few sausage sizzle sandwichesand raise money for the Bribie IslandRotary Club.

There will be entertainment for thekids including free face painting.  Gettogether with the grandkids, family andfriends and enjoy this wonderful dayout presented by Moreton Bay RegionalCouncil and supported by majorsponsors Ausbuild and Moreton Daily.

Key Event Details: Event: Music in the Park Bribie IslandDate: 29th October Time: 11am – 4pm Location: Cosmos Park, Banksia BeachMore information - https://www. whatsonmoretonbay.com/events/ music-in-the-park-bribie-island Follow the Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/ events/402484755360180/

Fresh Spring RollsFresh Spring Rolls

LOOK NO FURTHER FOR RESTAURANTQUALITY SPRING ROLLS THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLY EASY TO MAKE, DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY! SERVE THEM WITH HOMEMADE PEANUT SAUCE FOR DIPPING AND THEY MAKE A GREAT LIGHT LUNCH, DINNER OR APPETIZER.

Assemble all your ingredients together, including the chopped veggies, cooked chicken or shrimp, noodles, herbs, and rice paper wrappers. Chop all your vegetables into long, thin slices. Dip wrappers in water.  Fill a large shallow dish or pie plate with an inch or so of water. Remove one rice paper wrapper from the package and place it in the water to soak. Allow it to soak for about 10 to 15 seconds and then remove and place on a cutting

board or countertop. The rice wrapper should still feel firm at this point. It will soften as it sits and as you add the filling ingredients. (If you let it soak for too long it will tear more easily when rolled).

Add filling.

Layer everything on the ⅓ of the spring roll that is closest to you. Add 1-2 of each ingredient, and small pinch of noodles. Wrap. Pick up the sides of the spring roll and fold them in over the toppings. Then pick up the edge closest to you and pull it up and snugly over the toppings. Continue rolling all the way up like a burrito. Practice will make perfect, but just try to keep all the ingredients in tightly together as you roll everything up.

How to store spring rolls:

If you’re not enjoying the spring rolls right away, wrap each roll individually in plastic wrap. Otherwise, the rice wrapper will dry out, and if you wrap them side-by-side they will stick together, and the wrappers will tear when you try to get them apart. They taste best the day they are made, but they can be stored for 2-3 days, wrapped individually, and stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

MARKETS

Beachmere District Community Markets

The B.D.M.S. Community Markets are held at the Men's Shed 53 Rogers Street Beachmere, every 1st Saturday of the month 7.30am - 12 Noon.

Bribie Island BICA Markets

The Bribie Island BICA Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree, the 3rd Sunday of each month from 6am -12pm

Bribie Rotary Markets

The Rotary Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree on the second Sunday of each month from 6.30am – 12 noon

Queensland Cancer Council Markets

The Cancer Council Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree on the first Sunday of each month from 7am to 12 noon.

The Sylvan Beach Munch Markets (Farmers Market)

The Munch Markets are held in the park opposite the Bribie Island Hotel on the 1st Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm

Banksia Beach Market

Bribie Harbour Shopping VIllage is held on the last Saturday of each month 8am to 2pm

The Bribie Island Comm Plant Nursery

The BribieIsland Community Plant Nursery is open Tues to Sat 8 am to 12 pm

Bribie & District Woodcrafters Assoc & Bribie. Island Gem Club Open Day and Markets

Our Markets Are Held On The Last Sun Every Month 8am - 12pm Contact Ian Trail 0401 134 384

THE 1st BEACHMERE COMMUNITY MARKET was launched on Saturday, October 1st and what a great day it was. A perfect sunny day saw almost 40 stall holders attend with an array of various goods, from strawberries, bric-a-brac, and clothing to even a politician. Countless people meandered through the aisles of retailers sipping coffee or munching a bacon & egg sandwich eying or buying the various displayed goods.

rebooking for November and others, who missed out on a position, booking early to reserve a space. Hundreds of positive comments have been received on the Beachmere District Men’s Shed Facebook page from locals, visitors, and sellers.

more information

The response to the Beachmere Community Market has been fantastic with many stallholders

The Beachmere District Men’s Shed Inc would like to thank all that helped & supported our initial market making it the success it was and to remind everyone that the first Saturday of the month is Beachmere Community Market Day

Great Crested Grebe – Podicepts cistatus

EASY TO RECOGNISE GREAT CRESTED GREBES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO VISIT BRIBIE ISLAND, BUT ONLY VERY RARELY. THERE ARE, AS I WRITE, SEVERAL PAIRS, SOME WITH BABIES SWIMMING IN LAWNTON LAKES WHICH IS NOT THAT FAR FROM HERE.

Great Crested Grebes are the largest of the three Grebe species found in Australia being 47-67 cm long and weighing .6kg - 1.2 kg. Their most noticeable features are the double, black crests on the tops of their heads and the facial ruffs of blackedged rufous feathers on their cheeks. Necks are long and their bills are pinkish, sharp and pointy. Feet are lobed with three wide paddle-shaped front toes. Legs are set well back on their bodies which helps with their excellent underwater swimming activities but makes walking on land quite awkward. They seldom

venture onto terra firma. Faces are white and eyes are red. When they move to new locations they probably fly at night as they are rarely seen flying, except for short bursts across the surface of the water. Males and females are similar except that the female is smaller, and the males have larger bills and more prominent facial adornments. The life span is about 1015 years. There is not a lot of difference between their breeding and non-breeding plumage.

Large lakes or reservoirs with fresh or brackish open waters and vegetation areas are their preferred habitat. They have been recorded in all states of Australia and are also found in Eurasia and parts of Africa.

Fish are their main source of food which are mainly caught by diving underwater, but they also feed by submerging only their head while sitting on the surface. Other foods such as invertebrates and small water animals such as frogs are also eaten.

The most common breeding months are between August and February, but they may

breed at any time, as was the case at Lawnton Lakes, where breeding took place in the middle of winter. I saw two sets of parents with 4 babies each with the babies often riding on a parent’s back. Great Crested Grebes are renowned for their spectacular courting displays. The Weed Dance is where both birds gather aquatic vegetation from under the water, leap up facing each other and then place the plants into the nest. The Penguin Dance is where males and females rise out of the water with feet paddling, bellies touching and bills almost kissing. They are monogamous for the breeding season. Males strongly defend their territories pecking their rivals and often holding them underwater. Nests are large mounds built up from the bottom of shallow parts of the lake using local aquatic vegetation and mud. Both parents cooperate in the nest building. 3-7 white eggs are laid with 2 eggs laid at a time in many cases. Incubation is about 23-26 days. Both parents contribute to the

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incubation and caring for their young brood. Almost as soon as they hatch the young birds can swim but return to the nest each night to roost for about 2 weeks. Their heads are striped black and white with a pink patch which turns red when they are hungry or are in distress and in need of attention. Adult birds teach their offspring to dive by carrying them on their backs and diving deep leaving the chicks to find their own way to the surface. After about 2 years the young may begin to breed.

Great crested Grebes were first described in Europe by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In the UK they were hunted almost to extinction for their crest feathers which were used on ladies’ hats and clothing.

When threatened they dive deep and travel underwater for quite some distance, often coming up behind a clump of reeds out of sight of the predator.

Conservation in Australia is secure for the present.

Kangaroo Road Kills :

CURRENT STRATEGIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

Dr Ken Salisbury

The project to reduce the Kangaroo Road Kills on Bribie Island has waited patiently while the big wheels of MBRC have carried out Community Consultations, fact gathering, determined higher risk locations, proposed and costed possible responses before seeking budgetary approval.

For the residents who signed the petition demanding action be taken to reduce kangaroo’s road kills on the island: it has been a long wait.

For the carers, vets, accident respondents, Councillors, MBRC employees and residents who care, it has been heartbreaking. For the kangaroos who’ve been killed, it has been a fatal wait.

The budget is now approved and finally MBRC is rolling out the funded priorities. This is a good outcome for the fauna and their human neighbours.

You would have seen that there have been some “wildlife” stencils on the road in Banksia Beach and Red Beach and then the corflute cut outs of kangaroos all

placed in high impact areas. These will be shifted from time to time because we all get so used to things around us that we stop seeing them.

As accident data changes the signs will be moved too And don’t the kangaroo signs look good and very clearly alert drivers to the risk. It’s very innovative and hopefully an effective strategy

Unexpectedly, the kangaroo cut outs have been so popular they seem to have become a collectors’ item. Thankfully, they each have an embedded GPS signal source. Yet some losses are to be expected and they are reasonably inexpensive.

Council will install more of the motion activated kangaroo illuminated signs, but fewer than expected because of the way budgetary belt tightening was needed due to flood damage and so on. There are also back-order issues as the world continues to struggle with its disrupted supply chains. When they arrive

The signs can be expected in Freshwater Drive (South and West), White Patch (South, West and East), Cotteril Ave (South and West), Goodwin Drive (West), Bongaree Ave (East), and Sunderland Drive, (North, South, East and West) and a few others.

These responses reflect the increased understanding

locals and The Council have about the interdependency between the liveability of The Island and the natural environment.

Reducing the road kills is one step in the right direction, but while we waited for these strategies to finally roll out, something else has also been revealed. It has become obvious that the way we plan for the Island’s future seems wanting. It is reactive, not proactive. We are fed on myths, rumours and attitudes instead of facts. We experience changes in future policy direction or worse, we experience uncertain strategy. Sometimes it seems we serve the interests of a select few rather than the interests of the community.

Helicopters over pelicans, increased development, beach driving over the lives of turtles and consequently fewer of the things we came here to enjoy.

It’s time Bribie Island had its own unique and proactive strategic plan. Not just a tag line in a much larger MBRC regional development plan. The Island is too unique for that.

It seems road kills and unique Island issues are a symptom of this centralised planning process.

As the population increases and holiday and weekend

traffic on the island increases, road kills also increase.

Traffic jams become frequent, the natural environment suffers, liveability declines.

Economic viability strategies seem non-existent and most employment is in the service sector. This is one of the lowest paid and most casualised sectors of the economy.

If that’s the future you want, then just keep doing what we’re doing. If it’s not what you want, then the current trajectory needs to be changed.

To change the trajectory, decision makers need to make choices that focus on outcomes to enhance Bribie Island’s liveability, social sustainability, natural environment, lifestyle and economic viability.

While priorities change and political will wanes, these “Pillars” of concern should remain a constant. It would be terrible to look back at a disaster with the clarity of hindsight when strategic minds can act in the present to shape a desirable future for the island. Time will tell how wise we’ve been.

It would be terrible for the locals and visitors to lose what they came here to enjoy. The Island needs its own Strategic Plan.

Charles EatonThe MASSACRE PART 2

Foreword: In researching this story, I found that the deeper I dived into the details of the fate of the passengers and crew of the Charles Eaton after she was wrecked, the more variations of the events emerged. From official records, newspaper articles and personal stories written at that time, I present what I believe to be the story closest to the truth of those unfortunate souls to have been on board Charles Eaton in 1834.

Long before the white man came to Australia, the Torres Strait, situated in the seaway between Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea, was the province of tribes of fierce warriors. Many of their traditional stories have the same epic quality one finds in the Norse sagas. These warriors were the Vikings of the Torres Strait and New Guinea waters. The Murray (Mer) Islanders, at the north head of the Barrier Reef, were among the fiercest raiders of all the head-hunters of all the Islands, and were renowned, even among their savage neighbours, for their warlike propensities. Like the Nordic Vikings, all adult males went to war.

I pick up the story of the passengers and crew of the Charles Eaton after being wrecked, the hulk upright, and half submerged on a coral reef somewhere near Sir Charles Hardy Island, just off Cape York. The treacherous bosun and four of his mates had

Bribie Islander

By: AL Finegan

commandeered the last of the ship’s lifeboats and sailed off, leaving a desperate 26 survivors staring after it until it was seen no more.

Captain Moore gathered the remaining crew and passengers and told them that their only hope of survival was to build a raft from the timbers of Charles Eaton and attempt to sail to an island in the Dutch East Indies. He appointed his first mate, Clare, to select a team and start building. He also ordered his second mate to organise a team to swim below and recover as much food and water as possible from the inundated galley. The D’Oyly family set up a small area on the open deck, and assisted by Ireland, established a small degree of comfort. Each day the crew managed to distil the contents of a cask and some bottles of water from the sea, by the aid of the ship's coppers and a leaden pipe from the quartergalley cistern. Each person was allowed a daily ration of two wine glasses of distilled water,

BY: Al Finegean

and a few biscuits. Clare and his crew worked all daylight hours, chopping down the masts and tearing up timbers from the deck. After seven days, a raft was completed and tethered to the hulk’s stern. As soon as Clare declared the raft complete, all crew and passengers scrambled to get on board. As more people dropped onto the raft it sank down, and down, until all on board were up to their waists in water. The captain decided that the passengers were his first priority and ordered all crew but two sailors off the raft leaving himself, the surgeon Dr Grant, the D’Oyley family and their nanny, and Mr. Armstrong on board. By dusk, those on the raft had settled in, establishing as much comfort as conditions allowed, securing water and rations as safely as possible, and waited for dawn.

As daylight stirred the men on the wreck, Clare went to the stern and saw that the rope by which the raft had been made fast to the hulk had been

cut, and he and his crew were now alone on the wide sea. He assumed the captain had cut the rope during the night and put his trust in Providence to guide himself and his passengers to some place of safety.

Those who were left on the wreck had no choice but to start to build another raft. The vessel's topmasts, lashed together with coir rope was covered with the ship’s doors to make a deck. They also made a sail out of some cloth which had formed part of her cargo. It took another seven days before the raft was completed. Then they set sail, now at the mercy of the wind.

No trace of the Charles Eaton wreck has since been found.

For several days, and having survived on little food, they passed an island, and saw another one ahead. Suddenly a wave of fear overcame the crew as a canoe was seen paddling towards them. It was a massive construction and contained ten or twelve natives. As they approached, the natives stood up and extended their arms, apparently to show they had no weapons, and were inclined to be friendly. On reaching the raft the crew were startled as the natives leapt on board. To the crew’s surprise the intruders conducted themselves peaceably, and seemed curious about the raft, closely examining the strange white men and their belongings.

After a short time, the native in charge indicated by sign language that they should leave the raft and get into the canoe. At first, they hesitated, then with no apparent choice, they boarded the canoe. In less than an hour they were landed on an island which was later identified as Boydong Island. After disembarking, the natives led them about the island in a show of searching for food and water. None was found. On return to the place they had landed, the crew dropped to the ground in despair, so exhausted by fatigue and hunger that they could scarcely walk. Satisfied that the sailors were

physically spent, the natives’ attitude changed to one of hostility. Suddenly armed with clubs, they adopted a ferocious bearing and stood around the party grinning and laughing in a most hideous manner. It was obvious that they were revelling in the anticipation of their murderous intent. In this dreadful state of suspense, Mr Clare addressed his companions, recommending them to be resigned to their fate, and read to them several prayers from a book which he had brought with him from the wreck. No sooner had they composed themselves, when the natives attacked. With screams and shouts, the weakened sailors tried to scatter. It was hopeless. One by one the sailors were caught, bashed with clubs until dead. The first killed was Ching, and after him his companion Perry, and then Mr. Mayer, the second officer. Mr Clare, who, in his attempt to make his escape to the canoe, was overtaken by his pursuers, and immediately killed by a blow on the head. Ireland and Sexton, the cabin boys, sat clinging together, trembling in abject terror, awaiting their fate. Ireland later wrote, “A native came to me with a carving knife to cut my throat, but as he was about to do it, having seized hold of me, I grasped the blade of the knife in my right hand, and held it fast, struggling for my life. The native then threw me down, and, placing his knee on my breast, tried to wrench the knife out of my hand; but I still retained it, although one of my fingers was cut through to the bone. At last, I succeeded in getting uppermost, when I let him go and ran into the sea, and swam out; but being much exhausted, and as the only chance for my life was to return to the shore, I landed again fully expecting to be knocked on the head. The same native then came up with an infuriating gesture and shot me in the right breast with an arrow; and then, in a most unaccountable manner, suddenly became calm, and led, or dragged me a little distance, and

offered me some fish and water which I was unable to partake of. Whilst struggling with the native, I observed Sexton, who was held by another, bite a piece of his arm out; but after that knew nothing of him, until I found his life had been spared in a manner similar to my own”.

In his book, Ireland went on, “At a short distance off, making the most hideous yells, the other savages were dancing round a large fire, before which were placed in a row were the heads of their victims, whilst their decapitated bodies were washing in the surf on the beach, from which they soon disappeared, having been probably washed away by the tide. Sexton and I were then placed in charge of two natives, who covered us with the sail of the canoe, —a sort of mat, —but paid no attention to my wounds, which had been bleeding profusely.”

The next day the natives collected all the heads and boarded their canoe, taking Ireland and Sexton with them. They rowed to another island where the native women lived. On landing there, Ireland was surprised to see the two D’Oyly children. A traumatised George D'Oyly told Ireland that the first raft had been intercepted at sea, and that the passengers were brought to this island where they were all murdered, except himself and his brother.

George said through his tears that his mother had been struck down when attempting to jump into the sea with little Willy in her arms. Her body was dragged ashore while little Willy was saved by one of the women, who took care of him. Ireland saw a distressed Willy in the woman's arms. He also noted some fancy pieces of the ship's cabin-doors attached as ornaments to the heads of their canoes. They appeared to prize many of the relics they had collected from the rafts. In the centre of the village, a tall hut was decorated with tortoise shells. Attached to these were many human heads in various states of decay. On a pole, in pride of place, the

heads of passengers from the first raft swung in the breeze, attached by a coir rope. Ireland was horrified at seeing two that stood out, those of Mrs D'Oyly and Captain Moore that were plainly distinguishable, the former by her hair, the latter by his features. At regular intervals the native women danced before the gruesome display, with aggressive gestures and horrid yells.

Later that day an argument arose among the excited natives as to which of the four boys were to be kept.

After much loud shouting and arguing, with natives charging back and forth, Ireland and Willy were dragged aside and handed to a group of women.

Teenagers George D’Oyly and John Sexton were hauled to the front of the display hut. Without warning, they died in a hail of spears.

A few days later, the only survivors of the Charles Eaton wreck, John Ireland and William D’Oyly, were taken to Darnley Island. Here they were placed in a special hut for exhibition as curiosities while natives from all over Torres Strait were charged a fee to view the strange white children who had come out of the sea. The boys were really a sideshow, and later they were taken on tour, being transported by canoe to other islands in the Strait where they were also exhibited.

As time passed, interest in the lads waned, and they probably would have met the same fate as their shipmates but for Duppar, an elderly chief of Murray Island. Duppar thought he would like to keep the boys as pets. He sailed across to Marsden Island, where the lads were then being exhibited, and after much bargaining, he managed to buy the boys for a bunch of bananas apiece.

On Murray Island the lads were treated kindly. John Ireland was christened Wak, and little Willy D’Oyley, who became the spoiled darling of all the native women, was named Uass. The boys began a contented life among the natives.

BIRTH - DEATH - SEX and PUNISHMENT on Bribie long ago

Barry Clark Bribie Island Historical Society

Now that I have got your attention with the title of this article, I can tell you that there is not much in it about SEX. Sorry about that, but it is about some lives and deaths on Bribie in the 1920’s when the resident population of Bribie was only about 30 people, and visitors came by Steamship on weekends and holidays and the few residents provided basic services.

MORE BRIBIE HISTORY

Historical Society meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at 6;30 pm at the RSL Club, and visitors are always welcome. You can find more Bribie history on our Web Site Bribiehistoricalsociety. org.au and our Blog Site http:// bribieislandhistory. blogspot.com or contact us on bribiehistoricalsociety@ gmail.com

1919 was a significant year for Brisbane when thousands of soldiers returned from World War 1 in Europe. Many were injured, limbless, traumatised, and infected with the “Spanish Flu pandemic which killed more over 50 million people worldwide, and 300 in Brisbane. Several limbless people came to live on Bribie including Jimmy “No-Legs” Hagen, whose white cottage still stands beside Shirley Creek, John Rowcroft who had the first Chemist shop behind the Bribie Bowls Club, and the father of Joyce Batterham who you will soon read about.

FIRST BIRTHS

The indigenous Joondooburrie people of Bribie gave birth to thousands of children over the years. Records show the first

white boy born on Bribie was to Walter Mills and Marie (nee Hussey), as the birth certificate for their son Walter shows he was born on Bribie Island on 23rd September 1886, although it is not clear where and what his parents were doing here.

Among the few residents of Bribie in 1919 were Charles and Florence Newton. He was an Oysterman in Pumicestone Passage, and they had a kiosk at Ocean beach. They had three young sons, and on 26th July 1919 their first

Jimmy Hagen 1917

daughter Florence May Newton was the first white girl born on Bribie Island. She had a long and interesting life from that humble beginning and lived to the age of 101. I had the pleasure of meeting May, as she was always known, when she came to Bribie from her Tewantin home to celebrate her 93rd birthday with her family. The Historical Society organised an event at the Seaside Museum, presenting her with a Certificate and local schoolchildren sang Happy Birthday. She died in October2020, at the age of 101.

listed for punishment on the same page, including the children of Shirley, Ormiston, Freeman and Creber .Punishment Records were kept for most State Schools and are held at the State Archives, so you may be old enough to be listed in your old school punishment register. Records show that Girls were caned on the Hand, and boys quite often on the Buttocks. The reason and extent of punishment makes interesting reading and includes Telling Falsehoods, Cheating, Impertinence and Disobedience. They were such different times back then..

BRIBIE GIRLS

Births on Bribie Island were quite rare in the early days of settlement, as women went to Brisbane to give birth. Until May Newtons 1919 birth record was found, Joyce Creber was thought to be the first white girl born on Bribie in 1920, although she was in fact born in a boat on the Bay, attempting to get to Brisbane.

since 1941 on Bribie, 67 years before.

They were Dorothy Shirley , daughter of Bill Shirley, Dawn Robertson whose family lived at a house named “Whywurry” in Queen Street in the 1930’s, and Joyce Batterham.

It was a wonderful reunion of Dorothy Schulte (nee Shirley) age 93, whose father Bill had built the first road on Bribie Island in 1924, and the family ran Ocean Beach Guest that was occupied by the military during World War 2.

Dawn Carey (nee Robertson) whose father Ted drove the buses on Bribie’s first road, and Joyce Voysey (nee Batterham) whose brother Geoff had his name in the 1929 Corporal Punishment Register beside May Newton and Lena Shirley. It was a very small community on Bribie in those days, and it was a very special reunion in 2008 reunite these girls..

SCHOOL PUNISHMENT

May Newton and her brothers attended the Bribie State School when it opened in 1924. I discovered a fascinating record of May Newton in the Bribie State School Corporal Punishment Register 1928 &1929. I have used part of that page as the Title Header for this article. Go back and have a good look at it.

In 2007 I had the great pleasure of meeting Joyce Voysey (nee Batterham) whose brother Geoff Batterham is also on the punishment register for June 1929 receiving 6 strokes on the Buttocks for Cheating, Impertinence and Disobedience, all on the same day.

Joyce grew up on Bribie Island in the 1930’s. Her mother died when she was just 4 years old, her father had lost a leg in World War 1, and she was looked after by relatives on Bribie in a cottage on the corner of Kangaroo Avenue and Weslby Parade, near a small shop known as the “Duck inn”, where IGA is today.

BURIALS

There have been two burials in two different cemeteries on Bribie over the years, but there is no cemetery here today. A Cemetery reserve was gazetted at Red Beach on the first survey map in 1912, and the only burial there was that of resident Albert Sweeting in December 1935. To find the overgrown cemetery site a track had to be cut through the bush and a wooden cross marked his grave site before it became quickly overgrown again.

When May Newton was just 9 years old, she got two strokes on the hand with a cane, for Misbehaviour. Several other Bribie pioneer family children are

Joyce went to work in Brisbane, met and married Ken Voysey, brought up a family and lived on the Gold Coast where years later she wrote her wonderful book of memories “A Girl from Bribie Island “ .I found her name in the Bribie State School register and organized a “Bribie Girls Reunion” in 2008 to bring together three Bribie girls who had not seen each other

In 1954 that Cemetery was declassified and a new one declared at what is now Armitage Steet where Victory Press stands today. In 1964 Frank Lee was the first and only person buried there, before it too was declassified in 1977 to make way for an industrial subdivision. Frank Lee was reinterred in Gympie, and in 2015 a man with a metal detector found the remains of Albert Sweetings coffin in the bush at Red Beach, which are now on display at the Seaside Museum.

L to R Joyce, Dorothy, Dawn in 2008

Florence May Newton”

QUICK & CRYPTIC

Across

1 First suggestion of downfall, perhaps — and Prior goes wild (8)

5 Penned order for silence (4,2)

9 When retired, ponder being puzzled (7)

10 Popular Star Wars character, unwelcome visitor (7)

11 Singular desire to be smart (5)

12 Billionaire to take charge of northern town (9)

13 On fancy paper, shares preliminary work (12)

17 March often features this fast start (3,9)

20 Short underclothes no good, but staying on (9)

22 Have a feeling that may be common (5)

23 Perhaps Belgian name given to everyone in court (7)

24 Having run of success, one’s name honourably entered here? (2,1,4)

25 Cover front of television (6)

26 Add one vote? It’s no use to anybody (8)

SUPPLIED BY CYRUS

Across

1 Formerly a concert piece (4)

3 Regular movement found in unfinished prose with an itch to compose (8)

Judge's area of responsibility - something that needs completion (7)

10 Every medical student has a set of these? (5)

11 A desire to be close by.. (5)

Generally not all display drive (6)

Hopefully, the result of a good education (6)

16 His Lordship is unproductive, we hear (6)

Sailor on the rebound let activity be good for a tot (6)

Annoyance found at the summit, we hear (5)

Stewed gently, one can produce jam (5)

in empty canteen – setting that is quite the opposite of modern (7)

Jump out front is enough to become frightened (8)

Next in line? - He opens Irish rally! (4)

SOLUTIONS

Down

1 Sturdy vehicle covered in rubbish (6)

2 I am writer of such verse? (6)

3 Set free, director is to attack (9)

4 Income source opening as dole is replaced (3,3,7)

6 Rash places to find honey (5)

7 Very enticing cooking, fried too (2,3,3)

8 The setting for Milton’s lost poem? (8)

10 Like-minded collection of moneylenders? (8,5)

14 Explain why I am still stuck on platform? I must leave (9)

15 Poet’s idle ways corrected (3,5)

16 Clubs’ manager, a dealer in goods (8)

18 Not informed of such countless wealth? (6)

19 Automatic reaction of so-called dog biting some footballers (6)

21 Start to crumble? Not entirely ‘zero defects’ (5)

Down

1 Alternative church takes, even, hayrides to fruitful locations (8)

2 Freight by vehicle? - Carry on.. (5)

4 A dislike of headgear worn by Ruby (6)

5 Board able to begin programme (5)

6 Old man, a geriatric, obviously, holds his head (7)

7 Johnny is in the money (4)

8 Psychiatrist takes the French into the wilds (6)

13 At home with the flue - gold for someone like Edison (8)

15Relatively speaking, mother gets a thousand quid to start with (7)

17 Countenance new pacts involving the Queen? – Not right! (6)

18 The threat of the fellows getting a hole in one (6)

20 Doctor gets a surprise with attire losing the personal touch (5)

22 This row can be explained in a single letter (5)

23 Members of Parliament? (4)

CYRUS

QUICK

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FOR A FUN TWIST ON REGULAR FRITTATAS, TRY THIS ‘DOUGHNUT’ VERSION. LOADED WITH VEGGIES, THEY ARE EASY TO MAKE – AND EVEN EASIER TO EAT.

TIP: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or individually wrap frittatas and freeze for up to 3 months.

Doughnut Frittatas

5ml olive oil cooking spray

1 small brown onion, finely chopped

1 small carrot, coarsely grated

80g broccolini, cut into florets

1/2 cup frozen baby peas

3 free range eggs, lightly beaten

1 tbs plain flour

1 tbs milk

1/2 cup Italian-inspired cheese blend

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced. Spray a 6-ring donut baking tray with oil.

• Spray a medium frying pan with oil and heat over medium heat. Cook onion for 5 minutes, stirring, or until softened. Add carrot and broccoli and cook for 5 minutes, stirring, or until

softened. Remove pan from heat. Stir in peas.

• Whisk egg, flour and milk together in a medium bowl. Season with pepper. Stir in cheese and vegetable mixture.

• Spoon egg mixture evenly into tray holes. Bake for 12 minutes or until egg has set. Cool in pan. Serve.

SEND US PHOTOS OF YOUR PETS

BOBBY

ERNIEANDPIPPA

CHARLIE & TARA

ERIC @ Beach Shak Cafe

PEBBLES

SOOTI

ROSIE

MAX AND NALLA

THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BRINGING A NEW PET HOME

Do you think you’re ready for your first pet? Are you sure you’re ready? To prepare for the adop tion, here are a few things to keep in mind before the act:

ARE YOU READY FOR THE COMMITMENT?

First things first, it’s important to treat a new pet not as an accessory, but as a living being with needs and wants— do you have time and motivation to honour them? Do you have time for daily exercising and brushing cats and dogs? If not, maybe get a goldfish or a hamster which still teaches responsi bility but requires less attention.

CAN YOU AFFORD IT?

Pets can cost a lot of money. Depend ing on their size and activity levels, pets need proper food, vitamins, vet erinary care, accessories, toys, clothing

and many other things, all of which cost money.

DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD VETERINARIAN CARE?

If you want your dog to be healthy, they need regular vet exams, shots and pest protec tion. So, do you have good vets in your area that specialise in dogs and have all the necessary equipment for proper treat ment?

CONSIDER SPAYING AND NEUTERING

All experts recommend cats and dogs be castrated and spayed as early as possible.

To reduce the population of abandoned animals and well as ensure better health for your pets, it’s smart to perform neutering.

MAKE YOUR HOME SAFE AND WELCOMING

It’s crucial to start with a collar with a pet id tag that will hold all your information in case your new pet decides to go ex ploring without you. These tags are easy to spot and scan. Next, make your house welcoming and safe by installing gates to forbidden areas, locking up toxic things and making your yard safe for animals.

MY DOG WON’T

LISTEN TO ME PART 2

How do puppies learn to understand our spoken word?

From the time you bring puppy home usually the first word he learns is his name. At first he may pay no attention to that word but very soon when you call out his name he turns to look at you and we get excited, We all love talking to our puppies and they love hearing our friendly voice. Depending on the tone of our voice is how they respond. So if it sounds happy then your puppy will act happily around us. The opposite is also true if we sound angry he will respond by being scared and stressed.

We then start teaching puppies’ basic command such as sit

GET READY FOR THE ADJUSTMENT PERIOD

Prepare for a lot of crying, accidents on the carpet and mischief during the first few nights, i.e., months. To make your pet feel comfortable and safe in their new home, set up a safe, quiet and comfortable place where they can relax— preferably a kennel, cage or some sort of house. This will be their own space where they can be secure from any danger.

BOOK A TRAINER

No matter how old your new pet is, they need to practice its old tricks and learn new be haviours. Cats and dogs need to learn where to go potty, where to sleep, what to play with and how to approach other animals. Begin your training on the first day, and if you don’t have any experience, book a few lessons with a professional trainer.

If you re-examine your lifestyle and figure out there’s space for a pet in your life, go through the rest of the list of requirements.

Keep these things in mind and soon you and your new pet will be best of friends!

and wait. By using the word with a hand signal with a treat for eg sit and he sits and gets rewarded he will learn the association of the action with the word.

Some psychologist believes dogs can understand approximately 200 spoken human words that is equivalent to a two year old child. There was an exceptional dog, Chaser a Border Collie that knew a thousand words.

His owner Professor John Pilley taught him and wrote a book about it called Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog who knows a Thousand Words. I believe any dog is capable of this but you need to have plenty of time and patience.

Happy training - Yvonne

Yvonne's Dog & Puppy School

RESULTS FOR BRIBIE

ISLAND WOMEN’S GOLF 29 SEPT TO 12 OCT 2022

29/9/22 Single Stableford and Match Play Championships Final

A Grade Winner Pauline Grooby 39, 1st R/U Rita de Bondt 38, 2nd R/U Judith Umlauft

B Grade Winner Jennifer Stafford 38, 1st R/U Sue Navie 37 c/b, 2nd R/U Leonie Pratt 37

NTP: Hole 4 Carole Watson, Hole 7 Di Benghamy, Hole 14 Linda Urquhart, Hole 16 Open 2nd Shot Myra Thomsen, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot Sue Navie.

Match Play Champions

A Grade: Jo Malone def Di Benghamy

B Grade: Marj Sille def Gabby Bennett

C Grade: Paula Mckenzie def Sylvia Kuhbauch

Malone, Hole 16 Open 2nd Shot

Kate Wilson, Hole 14 Div 3 2nd Shot Vicki Lawrence

6/10/22 Monthly Medal –Sponsors Churches of Christ

A Grade Winner Di Benghamy 73, 1st R/U Carole Watson 76 c/b, 2nd R/U Val Smith 76 c/b

NTP Hole 4 Susie Smith, Hole 7 Di Benghamy, Hole 16 2nd Shot Di Benghamy

Best Gross Di Benghamy

B Grade Winner Myra Dickson 70 c/b, 1st R/U Maureen Bailey 70, 2nd R/U Toni Grossman 71

NTP Hole 7 Fitzie Jackson, Hole 14 Sue Graham, Hole 16 2nd Shot Toni Grossman

Best Gross Myra Dickson

C Grade Winner Lyn Cockerell 77 c/b, 1st R/U Angela Jordan 77, 2nd R/U Paula McKenzie 79 c/b

NTP Hole 4 Jennifer Warburton, Hole 14 Lyn Cockerell, Hole 16

2nd Shot Hazel McDonnell

Best Gross Lyn Cockerell 11/10/22 3 Person Group

Aggregate – Sponsors

Hairdressers with Hearts

Overall Winners Paula Mckenzie, Maureen McGlone and Lesley Heap 107 R/U Maureen Bailey, Anna de Bondt and Rita de Bondt 99

BONGAREE BOWLS MEN'S RESULTS

Scroungers Sat Oct 1st. 1st Di Neumann, 2nd John Muller, 3rd Yuki King, 4th Mike Roberts

Brekky Bowls Oct 2nd Winners

Judy Hansen, Greg Hemphill, Mike Hansen

Runners Up Ann Clarke, Ron Wilson, Gary Kuss  Wed 4's Oct 5th Billy Moor, Trevor Mickelborough, Joe Mifsud, Steve Horn

Runners Up Russell Guymer, Rose Smith, Rachel Mills, Lorraine Clark

Scroungers Sat Oct 8th. 1st Peter's Brown, 2nd Mick Falvey, 3rd Gideon Croukamp, 4th Stan Barringhaus Wed 4's Oct 12th Winners

Doreen Pennery, S Alexander, Morris Huddleston, Wayne Baker

Runners Up Pat Clancy, Rose Smith, Lorraine Clark, Imelda Valentine

Thurs Jackpot pairs Oct 13th

winners David Vaughan, Brien Skerten

Runners Up Tim Carlton, Jaarpung Blundell  GOLD MEDAL FOR BRIBIE BOWLER

Congratulations to Brett Sellars who plays for Bongaree Bowls club. Brett has taken gold in the recent National Multi Disability games at Mermaid Beach. Brett took Gold for Qld in the pairs, silver in the singles, and also Gold for Qld as overall winners. Brett has since been invited to a training and selection camp for a future Australian team. Well done, Brett.

4/10/22 Single Stableford

A Grade Winner Suzanne Vallely 40, 1st R/U Val Smith 38, 2nd R/U Carole McLeod (Beerwah) 36 c/b

B Grade Winner Lois Blackwell (Woodford) 39, 1st R/U Anna de Bondt 38, 2nd R/U Sue Navie 37

C Grade Winner Lyn Cockerell 39, 1st R/U Jennifer Stafford 34, 2nd R/U Angela Jordan 33

NTP Hole 4 Debra Dunn, Hole 7 Vivienne Learoyd, Hole 14 Jo

NTP Hole 4 Nadia Aylott, Hole 7 Bibby Davies, Hole 14 Bibby Davies, Hole 16 Open 2nd Shot Suzanne Fowler, Hole 14 Div 3 2nd Shot Paula McKenzie

SOLANDER LAKE

WEEKLY SOCIAL BOWLS

RESULTS - W/E - 15/10/2022

Tuesday: Winners J. Mawn, J. Hillen & A. Ager. R/UT. Ollier, S. Whitehall & M. Jones.

Wednesday: Winners P. Samuelson, J. Robbins & D. DeGrono.

R/U A. Lavender, T. Curtis, B. Pursehouse & K. Tucker. 3 rd P. Ollier, V. Mitchell & B. Harris.

Jackpot ($600) – M. Moore, D. Brown, P. Neilson & R. Wales.

W/E - 08/10/2022

Tuesday: Winners M. Power, M. Whiteside & I. Whitehall.

R/U T. Parker, S. Strasser & M. Hopper.

Wednesday: Winners P. Samuelson & D. Hill.

R/U C. Avenell & P. Bradley.

3 rd I. James & P. McCarthy. Jackpot ($500) – Not won.

Thursday: Winners M. Dawson, K. Moore & G. Sorenson.

Bongaree Ladies Bowls results

Friday 30/09/22 Winners: Bob Vonarx, Ellen Fell, Pat Warwick

R/U: Steve Horn, Stevie Lee Horn, Maureen Ferguson

Tuesday 04/10/22 Winners: Neil Smith, Stan Barringhaus

R/U: Elna Jensen, Doreen O’Halloran

Bonus draw:  Diana Stowers, Ian Gillies

Friday 07/10/22 Winners: Pam Walker, Bob Vonarx

R/U: Ernie Connolly, Gary Kuss, Brien Skerton

Tuesday 11/10/22 Winners: Sandra

Scott, Bob Vonarx R/U Errol Fender, Cec Gleeson Winner of Novice Ladies Singles Championship, Pam Barringhaus with the runner up Pat Warwick

Thursday: Winners J. McKenzie, M. McKenzie & H. Taylor. R/U M. Whiteside, V. Paul & A. Ives.

3 rd G. Sorrenson, S. Todd & K. Moore. Jackpot ($?) – No Information.

Friday: Winners M. Wilson, G. Hubbard & S. Ross.

R/U A. Lavender, P. Neilson & G. McCarthy.

1 st Rnd P. Nelson, M. Zahl & D. Hill. 2 nd Rnd - B. Cowperthwaite, M. Moore & B. Moss.

Saturday: Winners D. McKenzie N. Wrice & J. Oakley. R/U P. Bottger, J. Sanderson & D. DeGrono.

R/U M. Whiteside, V. Paul & M. Adams.

3 rd C. Gleeson, J. Oakley & R. Harris. Jackpot ($140) M. Dawson, K. Moore & G. Sorenson.

Friday: Winners D. Viterale & N. Dutton.

R/U D. DeGrono & R. Bentley.

1 st Rnd R. Glasser & T. Phillips.

2 nd Rnd - B. Nolan & T. Nash.

Saturday: Winners J. Young, M. Smith & T. Smith.

R/U J. Wall, T. Parker & D. Hogan.

Islander

Banksia Beach set to shine in the State Finals of the Queensland Schools AFL Cup

Banksia Beach State School AFL Girls Team, The Banksia Bears, face off in a State Title against the top six schools in Queensland. This has been a long and determined journey to the final round for this powerhouse of a team.

Many of the girls played in the competition last year where they narrowly missed out on progressing through to the state final with a knockout in the second round. This has motivated the girls to train exceptionally hard and make massive improvements to their game to be a strong contender for this year’s State Title. The girls have committed to weekly training sessions, before and after school, during lunchtimes and even on the school holidays.

Banksia Beach have a proud history of dominating on the AFL field producing some talented players that have gone on to state teams and the Lions academy. Much of this success can be contributed to the dedicated coaching team within the school that have crafted a program of AFL excellence that begins with students in year 3 and culminating with being selected in the schools Banksia Bears team. This program is headed up

BRIBIE BOWLS CLUB

Men’s Pairs Results Fri 23 Sept

Winners: C Perkins, A Legosz Runner’s Up: B Trent, C Hayles

Out of Hat Winner: W Ogrodniczer, A Bennett

Out of Hat Winner: S Lobbo, G Hazelwood

Out of Hat Winner: J Falvey, G Duncan

Bunny: S Root, J Mercer

Random Fours Results Sat 24 Sept 2022

Highest Margin: L Savige, J Neill, P Conn, D Groves

Lowest Margin: B Castle, L Hackwood, I Gillard, G Mulpeter

Out of Hat Winner: B Smith, J Herbert, I Smith, C Watts

Out of Hat Winner: R Folleti, P McCarthy, S Mitchell, F Grimsey

Self Select triples results Tue 27 Sept 2022

Highest score: L Mather, T Dean, M Ball

Lowest score: R Hunter, J Ferguson, P McCarthy

Out of hat winner: T Phillips, F Grimsey, R Glass

Out of hat winner: R Ghest, M Andrews, M Young

Out of hat winner: W Kelly, T Smith, B Robinson

Scroungers Results Wed 28 Sep

1st: L Hackwood

MORETON BRIBIE BRIDGE CLUB:

by Senior coach Ben Hawthorne and his dedicated team of Amanda Langford, Aspley QAFL star Tom Watson and Clint Coogan. Under their masterful coaching the girls have grown in skills, flourishing, becoming a formidable team.

The team of 15 players ranging in age 12 to 10 years old headed up by Captain Jetta Langford, Vice Captains Summer Carriage and Scarlett Gordon all lead by example providing positive, encouraging role models for the team and younger players at the school.

At the time of writing this article the girls are diligently placing the final preparations to their game with a week until the Finals. We wish them every success and wait with bated breath for the results.

The team would like to acknowledge and thank the school for their continued support to the AFL program and to the Bribie Island Bulldogs AFL club for their assistance and use of the club facilities. A special thank you also to the parents for their unending commitment to the girls and the team.

The facts - The girls will play on both Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October at Maroochydore Multi-sports complex. With the games being televised live on YouTube.

27 Schools will meet at Maroochydore for the 2022 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Finals. 7 Divisions will be decided over

2nd: J Dieben

Self Select pairs results Wedy 28 Sept

Winners: C Kelly, K Piva, E Stacer Runners up: K Opray, B Priest

Out of hat winner: C Thornton, K Thornton

Out of hat winner: G Steel, D Beadman

Out of hat winner: T Dean, A Kinnear Bunny: C Smith, Macca

Random Select Triples Results Thu 29 Sept

Out of hat winner: B Kelly, M Roberts, C Kelly

Out of hat winner: J Murray, W Gilbert, G Mellors

Out of hat winner: R Follett, L Hackwood, S Tevnis

Out of hat winner: J Neill, W Kelly, S Williamson

Self Select pairs results Fri 30 Sept

Winners: G Torrel, L James Runners up: P Patrikeos, M Walter

Out of hat winner: K Ford, R Elmore

Out of hat winner: J Howarth, T Turnbull

Out of hat winner: T Deibens, T Erfurth

Bunny: K Fuller, M Leale

Random Select fours results Sat1 Oct

Highest margin: J Neill, E Hookey, W Follett, G Hutchinson

Lowest margin: T Erfurth, L Wood,S Tevnis, J

Sat 1 Oct   1 L Carr & J Wright2 D Quinan & F Barkwith 3 L Wilson & I Best

Wed 5 Oct N/S 1 J Hays & L McLaren 2 L Carr & K Cohen 3 S Pascoe & J Wright E/W 1 B Fuller & D Brady 2 G & S Barnulf 3 M Hardy & R Deacon

Sat 8 Oct N/S =1 P Edis & C McAlister =1 C & R Cowley 3 L Carr & J Wright E/W B Fuller & P Breene 2 E Seeney & T Avenia 3 R

the three days. From 612 teams across the state. Best of Luck Team Banksia!

THE TEAM

Jetta Langford, Summer Carriage Scarlett Gorden, Jayda Evans, Mackenzie Wagner, Riley Taylor, Adriana-Rose Lo Tam, Violet Mckinley, Aaliya Raleigh, Lucy Goves, Steph Zmuda, Ivy Heyma Juliette Paliza, Heidi Dutschke, Olivia McKay, Fraser Wylie, Verity Lightfoot

Lonsdale

Out of hat winner: B Castle, J Herbert, D Groves

Out of hat winner: B Kelly, W Langford, M Young

Self Select Triples Results Tue 4 Oct

Highest Margin: B Elmore, M McIntyre, L Murphy

Lowest Margin: R Ghest, M Andrews, M Young

Out of hat winner: L Gilmour, M Gittins, J Noonan

Out of hat winner: L Wood, B Wood, A Stumn

Scroungers Results Wednesday 5 October 2022

1st: J Dieben

2nd: L Hackwood

Self Select Mens Results Wednesday 5 October 2022

Winners: E Bateman, Z Elmore

Runners up: I Cooper, G Teakel

Out of hat winner: B Meek, C Chidgey

Out of hat winner: F Crockett, J Hattie

Out of hat winner: M Andrews, C Wilson

Bunny: G McEniery, S Hose

Random Select Triples Results Thu6 Oct

Out of hat winner: G Olsen, M Young, T Phillips

Out of hat winner: P Mann, A Sturm, M Roberts

Out of hat winner: C Sambaher, L Hackwood, L Stanford

Out of hat winner: J Muller, G Low, W Hoelscher

Medhurst & M O’Reilly

Wed 12 Oct N/S 1 N Everson & J Budgeon 2 S Pascoe & J Wright 3 A Jones & D Rubin E/W 1 L Heap & B Connell 2 R Webb & L McLaren 3 J Medhurst & D Quinan

BICBC:  Mon 3 Oct N/S 1 A Jones & N Denvir 2 N Everson & R King 2 S Gurren & D Dowling  E/W  1 R Deacon & L Groves  2 J Lawson & S Smith  3 I Best & L Wilson

Photo 1 - The leadership Team of Summer Carriage Vice Captain, Jetta Langford Captain (centre) and Scarlett Gorden Vice captain.

Photo 2 - The team at the recent Brisbane Lions AFLW game supporting their footy heroes.

IMAGE OF THE MONTH AUGUST

AUGUST

OF THE MONTH:

by John Cupper

‘Flying Ballerina’ by Rodney Augusten Best Digital THEME - Silhouette image

‘Still

by John Cupper

OPEN

“Beach Tree” by Mike Ktori

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SOUL OF THE TREE SOUL OF THE TREE

THE LAST OF THE STORY OF THE SOUL OF THE TREE, LOOKS AT HOW ANY PIECE OF WOOD CAN MARRY WITH OTHER WOODS AND OTHER MATERIALS. HERE IS WHERE THE CREATIVITY OF THE CRAFTSPERSON COMES TO LIFE. WOOD IS SUCH A VERSATILE MEDIUM IT COMPLIMENTS OTHER MATERIAL s.

Then there is the finishing. This is when the wood needs to be sealed with various compounds to both seal and preserve the wood. A clear finish enhances the colour and grain of wood. Antique furniture was usually finished with French polish. More modern finishes are waxes, lacquer, drying oils such as Danish oils, or for the likes of kitchen cutting boards, a vegetable oil such as Grapeseed oil.

All these types of woodwork, and more, can be seen at the Bribie and District Woodcrafters Annual exhibition, running in the last week of October at the Matthew Flinders Gallery in the Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Drive Banksia Beach.

FREE

COUNCIL OFFERS FREE DROP OFF FOR GARDEN WASTE MATERIALS AT COUNCIL WASTE FACILITIES BY RESIDENTS. THIS IS TURNED INTO MULCH AND IS AVAILABLE TO BE COLLECTED FOR FREE FROM COUNCIL’S WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES.

Living mulch

Plants, trees and groundcovers that provide shading and reduce evaporation are considered as living mulch. Other mulch does not need to be applied on top of living mulch.

Mulch From Council

In-organic mulch

Inorganic mulch includes materials such as gravel or crushed brick, stones and rocks are great for paths or if you’re in a fire prone area. However, inorganic mulch does not add nutrients into the soil.

• For use in areas of low light, damp or boggy conditions where it is difficult to grow any plants

• Used as pathways between garden beds

Mulching tips

• Always remove weeds before laying mulch

• Apply a granular soil wetter to the surface of the soil before spreading mulch

• Always water well before and after mulching

There will be daily demonstrations in the Woodies sheds at the back of the Arts Centre. Quality handcrafted items will be available for sale throughout the exhibition.

Great Christmas presents!

• Try to mulch when soil is wet from rain, or when rain is expected

• Rejuvenate your soil by adding compost to your gardens before laying mulch

• Select an appropriate mulch for the use of the area or garden

• Reduce your mulch building in the winter months to ensure that the soil can warm up to sustain plant growth through the cooler weather

• For coarser and heavier mulch, ensure a gap between the root of the plant to avoid suffocation

Which mulch do I choose?

It’s important that you choose the right mulch for the right job in your garden. Here are a few examples and suggestions:

Vegetable garden (larger plants)

Straw based material Tip: Apply a 3-5cm layer

Vegetable garden (smaller plants like herbs)

Shredded straw-based material Tip: Spread sporadically instead of one layer to ensure the plants aren’t smothered

Tall trees and plants

Shredded bark and wood chips

Tip: leave 5cm circumference around the tree trunk to ensure the mulch doesn’t smother them Areas of low light and reduced plant growth

Inorganic mulch such as gravel or tiles to create a pathway.

Bribie and District Woodcrafters Exhibition

SOUL OF THE TREE

Free entry in Lucky Door Prize

Matthew Flinders Gallery, Bribie Island Community Arts Centre

Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach Entrance Fee: Gold Coin

22ND – 29TH OCT 9AM - 4PM

30TH OCTOBER 9AM - 12NOON

There are close to 2000 native bee species across Australia, and many are endangered, mainly from urban deforestation.

Having them in our gardens will not only help their numbers, but will provide many other benefits.

They are able to pollinate many native plants where introduced bees can't. This then helps our native birds. The native bees also play a significant role in the success of agriculture, by boosting pollination for macadamias, lucerne, broccoli, etc. They also pollinate many of our garden edibles.

Luckily for everyone, most are very reluctant to sting, even when their nests are disturbed. So, they pose virtually no threat to us, or our children and pets.

Attracting them to your garden is easy if you provide nesting areas and plants they are fond of. Over 90% of species are solitary, meaning the female will make a nest without needing a hive, often settling in rotten wood, tiny hollows in timber, undisturbed bare patches of soil, and among plant material (alive, dead or decaying).

And of course, you can now buy native bee nests (with or without the bees), or build your own from materials, such as clay, loose soil, hollow stems or bamboo. There are lots of online guides, and outlets around south east Queensland ready to help you. Some valuable hints include placing the nest in a sheltered position, not obscured by foliage, and keeping the nest still by attaching it to a tree or

a fence.

Adding bee friendly plants will greatly increase your chances of attracting native bees. They are particularly fond of abelia, angophora, buddleja, butterfly bush (gaura - stunning), callistemon, eucalyptus, grevillia hybrids, leptospermum, native lilacs, melaleuca, rosemary, westringia and more.

island gardens by Peter Schinkel

Your native bee guests also like to have a little water around. A rock pool or pond is ideal - the rocks providing them with a place to rest between drinks and getting about their business amongst the flowers in your garden.

Avoiding or reducing the use of pesticides is important too. If you are using chemicals, be sure to keep them away from the nest. Opt for pulling out weeds in those areas by hand while taking the opportunity for a nice close up look at how your nest is thriving.

For more information, contact localbee habitat suppliers or the CSIRO. Happy bee hosting

Meanwhile, I look forward to seeing you in issue 179 on 18th November. A lot of our readers have kangaroos snacking on their plants at night, so we're going to have a good look at plants that are not so favoured by our beautiful forest neighbours.

Thanks for reading everyone, and as always, happy gardening!

frog I.D. WEEK

Frog numbers are rapidly declining around Australia aand the world as the climate changes and as humans take over the places where frogs can live. We don’t often see frogs, but we can hear them.

The Australian Museum has produced a free app for smartphones. Anyone can use it in order to get to know the frogs in your area. The app provides a photo, description, the call of each frog and a chance for you to record and send the call of the frog or frogs you are hearing. It then sends back to you the name of the frog(s) you recorded. Frog ID Week this year is from 11th to 20th November.

Recordings you send them

during these dates will contribute to the biggest Australian frog count and will tell us how our frogs are faring in 2022. It’s a way we can all contribute, via citizen science, to our understanding of frogs and their needs.

There are amazing facts to learn about frogs once you go looking. Some raise their young in pockets under their skin. The Bay suburbs like ours are unusual in that our soils can be acidic. Frogs such as the Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk have evolved to live in a highly acid environment which would destroy other animals.

Burrowing frogs such as these can sometimes be dug up unwittingly by gardeners. Some

frogs, like the Pobblebonk, Ornate Burrowing Frog and Tusked frog, are often mistakenly thought to be the problematic cane toad. So, before you engage in any toad control, be sure to do your research.

The Queensland Frog Society Inc runs frog ID workshops and offers expert advice, including how to set up a frog-friendly garden.

PHOTOS

The top one of these two frog photos with the yellow mottling on its side is the Scarlet-sided Pobblybonk. No red colour visible.

The second photo is the Ornate Burrowing Frog with the biggish brown patches.

The 3rd is a cane toad

Each day, we make choices that can have consequences on the natural world around us, from what we do to what we wear. Making just a small change to your daily habitats could help our environment or even reduce your impact on the climate.

HERE ARE SOME EASY AND HELPFUL TIPS YOU COULD INCORPORATE INTO YOUR LIFE.

• Avoid rat poisons, let owls be your nature’s own rodent control. Encourage barn owls to your neighbourhood with purpose-built nests box.

• Using eco-friendly cleaning products like vinegar to reduce harmful chemicals washing into groundwater or waterways

• Drop off your old oral care products (toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes and floss containers) to CREEC for recycling as part of Terracycle

• Shop local or grow your own food to reduce the 'carbon food miles' of your diet

• Shop second hand or make your own gifts

• Sell, give-away or swap unwanted items instead of throwing them out

• Carpool, walk or take public transport where you can

• Plant native plants and wildflowers to encourage pollinators to your backyard

• Think twice before purchasing and avoid plastic packaging

• Choose sustainably sourced products

• Create a household challenge like, best recycler, winner of quickest shower or plastic free champion of the week

• Collect and return your soft plastics to the major grocery stores for recycling

• Making sure you cut items like milk bottle rings, face mask straps and elastic hair ties before throwing them out so they don't pose an entanglement risk to wildlife

Which change will you make this month?

@carpetmedicseqld

Here Comes Summer….

Here Comes Summer….

We are so excited Summer is almost here and that means family friends barbeques and back yards. We do it all we can paint it build it plaster it and fix it!!! So, if you want to get yourselves sorted before the silly season truly kicks off give us a ring. 0423856529 We have been kept busy with a variety of really interesting jobs of late anything from interior house painting to tiling

a bathroom ..the fixologist is your go to guy for it all. We still have some spaces available and just to let you know we work through until December 23rd and are back on the tools 9th January. So if you want to need someone over the Christmas break we will be here or if you want to schedule your project for January call us now to secure your space.

Kindest regards

Kerryann

ASSISTANT FIXOLOGIST…I’ve been promoted!

Portable And Indoor POOLS And Spas RULES

Children can drown in portable pools and spas - the water doesn’t need to be deep. The pool safety laws are aimed at stopping this tragic loss of life.

Some portable pools and spas need to comply with the Building Act 1975 and the pool safety law in Queensland Development WHERE THE LAWS APPLY The pool safety laws apply if your portable pool or spa meets any of these criteria:

• can be filled with water to a depth of more than 300mm

• has a volume of more than 2,000L

• has a filtration system. In this case, you need to:

1. Get a pool safety certificate from a licensed building certifier stating that your pool complies with the pool safety standard, before filling the pool or spa with more than 300mm of water.

2. Obtain a building approval.

3. Register your pool or spa.

EXCLUSIONS FROM THE

Queensland's pool safety laws don’t apply to a portable pool or spa that meets all of these criteria:

• can’t be filled with water to a depth of more than 300mm

• has a volume of less than 2,000L

• has no filtration system. Many models of portable pools meet these criteria but check before buying. Portable pools and spas don’t need to comply with the pool safety standard unless they’re assembled.

INDOOR POOLS

Pool safety laws apply to indoor pools (including spas). This is a pool that is either:

• completely enclosed by the walls of a building

• on a deck or rooftop where the pool can only be accessed from inside the building.

Indoor pools must have a compliant barrier. Bathroom spas are not

unless they are continuously filled to a depth above 300mm. This also applies to spas.

OUTDOOR–INDOOR POOLS

Indoor-outdoor pools (where the pool extends partly into the building) are treated as outdoor pools.

This means that regarding child-resistant doors:

• indoor pools may use compliant child safety doors

• indoor-outdoor pools may not use child-resistant doors as the barrier.

EXEMPTIONS

Your local council may offer exemptions on grounds of disability or where it’s impractical to install a fence.

MORE INFORMATION

Pool safety inspectors and building certifiers can provide more advice about requirements in

HAPPY HOUR

- Friday 30th September 2022

38 Active members and partners attended the September Happy Hour with drinks at great prices and bar snacks supplied. Thank you, Peter Morton, for manning the bar and preparing the bar snacks.

FIRST AID AND CPR TRAINING

Saturday & Sunday 1st & 2nd October 2022. This course teaches the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response to a casualty which our volunteers may encounter in the course of their duties.

All VMR Boat Crew and Coxswains are required to hold a current First Aid qualification, and it is encouraged that all our volunteers acquire these important skills. The course is delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online training and assessment. The course is structured to meet National Certification.

We are very fortunate that one of our members, Karen Llewellyn, is a qualified Instructor as an RN and Nurse Educator and has been performing this important function for us now for 6 years.

BUSYFINGERS XMAS IN OCTOBER

Friday 7th October – The management and Social Committees put on a Xmas in (July) October Function for our great friends at Busyfingers to say thanks for the enormous support they have given VMR Bribie Island throughout the years. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions, so we were limited with numbers and disastrous water damage from the roof under repair, so we had to postpone early dates.

Master of Ceremonies, Peter McNamara welcomed all and went through the usual housekeeping and safety briefings and a short video of a recent MAYDAY call in which we were involved and demonstrated just what their contributions enabled us to train for and to conduct when required. The attendees were then entertained with Christmas trivia with prizes, along with “der Musikmeister” Gary Voss providing both beer drinking (Oktoberfest) and 60’s (?) music for entertainment

Tim Amourous, Sheryl Traill, Gail Tranter, and Pauline Amourous enjoying the sunset from the balcony.

Karen Llewellyn identifies the components of a first aid kit.

Gwen McNamara catches up with Barb O’Hagan.

Andrew Wilmot, Vanessa and Rob Taylor, and Jen Herbert enjoy the sunset.

Karen demonstrates moving a casualty (Mark Horsburgh) into the recovery position

Peter McNamara and Chris Hadley watched by Mark Horsburgh and Eric Holliday practice CPR on infants.

Peter McNamara ties the triangle bandage on Dave Smith after bandaging his snake bite to the arm.

Lyn Wendt with John and Linda Burdinat.

John Traill and Chris Hadley practice CPR.

and occasional dancing!

Whilst the meal of Baked Ham, Roast Chicken, Baked Potato Gratin, and vegetables was prepared Peter held the floor with more Christmas trivia and prizes of chocolates in VMR Stubby Coolers. Peter then arranged one person per table to compete in a beer drinking competition with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Competitors were given the choice of full strength, light and no-alcohol beer. All competitors were awarded a free drink!

Finally, Vice Commodore Ces Luscombe thanked President Pauline Hindle and all her helpers for their ongoing support and announced that cake and fruit were available for dessert.

Busyfingers President Pauline responded to VMR Bribie’s welcome and hospitality for a great evening and assured us that they will continue to support us for the great work we do for the local community.

JOINT EX RURAL FIRE TOORBUL

At the weekend Toorbul Rural Fire fighters and VMR Bribie Island’s White Sunday Crew got together and took part in a exercise on the Pumicestone Passage and Toorbul, practising evacuation procedures in the event that they are needed. We enjoy training with our local emergency services, both getting to know them and to learn new skills.

SAFETY DAVE THE FRENCHIE’S MESSAGE:

Above and below: some of our Busyfingers guests.

TRAINING IN THE PASSAGE

Sat

SEPTEMBER/OCT

VESSEL ASSISTS:

SEP/OCT VESSEL ASSISTS:

FRI 30/09 0901am – 5m Centre

Console non-member taking on water at White Patch, required a pump out and was escorted back to Bongaree Boat Ramp.

Safety Dave says "Check your safety gear, ensure your flares are in date and dry, that you have a fire extinguisher, torch, v-sheet, life jackets; and that they are easily accessible. We talk a lot about servicing inflatable Life Jackets but there are also the old faithful foam filled life Jackets that we see a lot of on vessels.

A lot of the time these are stashed away in the boat they get wet and sun damaged and forgotten about, these need to be checked annually too.

Check the life jacket for signs of:

• Sun Damage

• Fading

• Rips

• Check the buckle works

• Inspect straps for any deterioration

• If reflective strips are attached make sure they are clean and undamaged.

• Make sure the whistle works. Look after the equipment that will look after you.!"

“SO PLEASE WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKETS!”

“BUT importantly – Always remember if you are heading out on the water LOG ON with your local VMR or Coast Guard, its a free service for everyone, so why wouldn't you! - It just may save your life!"

YEAR TO DATE RADIO ROOM STATISTICS

To Thursday 13th October 2022: 10,534 Calls, 2,863 vessels logged on, 224 Vessel Assists, 1,228 Sitreps, 591 Requests, 30 overdue vessels, 29 Vessel Tracking, 1207 Radio Checks, 6 Weather Broadcasts, 132 Securite Broadcasts, 0 Pan Pan 2 Mayday. VHF 61.8%, 27MHz 0.2%, Phone 17.0%. GWN 2.1%

White Saturday.

Betty Snell welcomed all at the door.

Vice Commodore Ces with Commodore Liz and Busyfingers’ President Pauline cut the cake!

Bribie 1 also exercising near Buckley’s Hole. As you can see, not always smooth water in the Passage!

The Dance-Off in action!

Above and next column: Bribie 2 exercising near Buckley’s Hole.

Santa with the winners of the Beer Drinking Contest and their trophies.

VMR Social Committee ladies ready to serve dinner, from left Betty Snell, Brenda Allardyce, Sheryl Traill, Janine Jaavuo, Sharyn Giles, and Leona Patrick.

Great day for VMR crew as well. White Sunday Skipper Jon Brice, Noel Wendt at the helm, and Mark Purtell. Enjoyed having Rural Fire train for scenarios for evacuation with us.

Hello anglers,

Fishing for Flathead is still producing great catches and big fish

Shaun McDougal with great fish, caught at Banksia Beach using Zerek plastic prawnz.

Trent Cooke caught this one at Bongaree foreshore

Zman and Zerek plastics are in stock. Shimano

Flashbot lures are in stock and selling fast. The Assassin selling out in two days (more coming).

Whiting are also biting well, good sizes and fat. Because the low tides are too high, blood worms have been scarce. Try our preserved beachworm or squid (cleaned and cut very thin) coloured in red baking dye.

AFAQ fished against the Caboolture River Fishing & Boating Club at Bribie, AFAQ weighed in 17.53kg of mixed fish while CRFBC weighed in 3.7kg, local knowledge counts.

They also fished this weekend with the Enoggera

BRIBIE BAIT TACKLE & BIKES

Family

FISHING,

Army participating. Great catches were recorded from the Passage, Ningi Creek and Tangalooma. Claudes 9kg topped the list, Ted came in with good Flathead for 4kg. Claude and his fish. Hope you are all getting a good feed.

Until next time, Doc Tight lines and screaming reels, till next time.

Car

By Shea Rumoro

Being familiar with your car helps in preparing for when something goes wrong. Whether it’s a slight whine around the engine or the clunking of metal when you hit a bump, knowing what certain sounds mean helps you know what’s wrong. It’s preferred you don’t ignore these sounds your car makes when driving down the road

Clunking in the Undercarriage

If your rides begin to feel rough or bumpier than usual and are followed by the clunking sounds of metal when driving over bumps, it’s a good idea to check the condition of your suspension system. Worn-out or broken linkages that connect the car to the suspension cause unwanted interactions between the two and damage if not treated promptly.

Growling When Accelerating

Hearing low rumbles or growls that intensify as you accelerate is a potential warning sign of various parts.

Damaged wheel bearings vibrate more aggressively when not fastened tightly, leading to stress on the wheels and less control.

A damaged drive train system causes unintended interactions with the parts. Therefore, you should look at it as soon as possible.

A Hissing Hood

When you hear hissing from your car’s hood area, identifying its cause is likely to be related to the coolant system or vacuum hose. If your coolant system leaks, it usually means it can’t accomplish its task of cooling the engine. As a result, hissing from the engine is a symptom of overheating and an excellent reason to check them both out.

Vacuum tubes maintain pressure in the engine. Damage to this part results in engine misfires and failures, causing a complete breakdown of the vehicle’s engine in the worstcase scenarios. Alternatively, a damaged vacuum hose is another likely cause.

Whining Brakes

A common sign many people hear is brakes that whine until you come to a complete stop. This is normally a sign that something is wrong with the brake pads or the rotors. Brake pads hold to the rotor and take the brunt of the force while turning kinetic energy into thermal energy. These pads will eventually wear out and begin to whine or squeak when you need to check or replace them. Regardless, it’s important to know all the sounds associated with damaged brakes.

Your car is a talkative machine that provides several audible queues when issues are at hand. It’s beneficial if you don’t ignore these sounds your car makes. Doing so allows you to extend your vehicle’s longevity and maintain the quality of its parts.

Your vehicle returns the favour in reliability when getting ready to drive for the next big adventure.

Dear Pumicestone,

Lots of you have told me our local public transport could be better.

So I’m excited to let you know about some important bus stop upgrades!

The bus stop on First Ave, at Jacana Ave, Woorim will be upgraded as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s plan to upgrade 300 bus stops in the state.

Residents at Palm Lakes Resort at Beachmere will be getting a brand new bus stop and Route 652 will be extended to this stop.

Some of our bus services are getting improved as well.

This change will mean this route connects with our main Bribie shopping area in both directions.

Early morning services on routes 653, 654 and 656 will now stop at Morayfield Bus Station at Morayfield Shopping Centre.

One route 651 service on weekday mornings will be extended to Morayfield Station to make things easier for Morayfield State High School students.

The changes start from November 21 and updated timetables will be available online later this month.

After a lot of work, in this year’s budget I secured $400,000 for a transport study to better understand transport issues in our community. This is a real chance to start the process of designing public transport services tailored to our Bribie community.

I will update you all when the study begins and ask everyone to have their say so we can make changes that truly meet community needs.

Route 642 services (Bribie Island Park ‘n’ Ride to Bribie Island RSL) will be extended to start at Bribie Island Shopping Centre on all trips.

For more information visit the Translink website: https://translink.com.au or phone Translink's 24/7 customer call centre on 13 12 30.

I’ve worked hard to get these improvements for our community but I’m not stopping there.

In the meantime, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact my office at Pumicestone@ parliament.qld.gov.au or phone 3474 2100.

Warmly,  Ali King MP

Dear Editor,

Great to see a local paper with an all-woman team and my compliments on the latest issue with a terrific wide range of articles on what’s happening in the community.

I went to Primary School on Bribie and lived here for 14 years, now returning regularly to visit my mother. When I come back, I am reminded of the incredible natural beauty of the place and often discover something new. this time it was Bibimulya wetlands, the Indigenous walk near Cotterill Avenue and the shell midden at White Patch.

So I have to ask, when there are so many wonderful photos that could be on the (Bribie Islander cover, why feature a glam power real estate couple with the confusing headline

‘Game Changing Real Estate Model - expansion for Growth’?

I understand magazines need advertising money but I feel it’s inappropriate for a community paper to be such an obvious promotion for real estate and land development.

The Moreton Bay region is already being threatened by over development and there is a real danger of this spoiling the reason why people want to live here in the first place… the gorgeous environment.

Keep up the good work, but next time how about a photo of a pair of white bellied sea eagles or a jetty sunset on the cover?

Kind regards Sherry Plant

Dear Editor,

I wonder why there is so much climate debate with

statistics used for the different viewpoints, since Statistics can be manipulated and misused! Since the beginning of industrialisation, we have pumped large amounts of pollution into the environment.... a wonderful cocktail which we breathe in every day.

Common sense would tell us to reduce our pollution output.    It would cost little to reduce the pollution.  If the reduction would make no difference to our health, then nothing but a few dollars is lost, however, the benefits could be could huge.  So why not err on the safe side and stop this illogical debate.

Horst Schroeder

Dear Editor, Your correspondent, H Beneke, conceded in her recent letter that ‘Almost everything that I had to say (on the likely causes of Climate Change) was true’. Yet she totally ignored these comments in her letter. In her view global warming is still all about man made emissions of Carbon Dioxide. By implication 1) all sources of natural CO2 are negligible, 2) effects of water vapour as a greenhouse gas is negligible and 3) well established cycles of variations in the sun’s output are negligible.

I have often wondered why Climate Change adherents claim that the ‘science is settled’. Now I see. They just ignore the facts. We have never had an impartial debate. I wonder whether HB attended the recent public talk by Professor Ian Plimer that I organised last month. 140 Bribie Island residents enthusiastically received Professor Plimer’s message that there is no evidence that global warming is caused by mankind.

The likely cost to Australia of banning the use of fossil fuels is enormous. Electricity prices are already rising as coal fired power stations are closed down. Nuclear power is also being ruled out by our Greens/ Left politicians. Climate is changing naturally. We have very little influence. Let us not be scared witless by climate change activists and the leftist media.

Dr Michael Cavenor, PhD (Physics) Bongaree.

Dear Editor, I note, with increasing irritation, the number of letters supplied to your esteemed publication expressing the views of the contributor, "name and address supplied". No matter how sagacious or otherwise these views may be, surely, we have not reached the point when we dare not put our names to our opinions for fear of midnight visits by the equivalent of the KGB, leading to “disappearances" of an unmentionable kind. Nor am particularly interested in the opinions of Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and his ilk, though at least these characters supply both baptismal and family names to their beliefs and reflections. Yours Truly, Whinging Pom.

Dear Editor I refer to the article in the 6 October issue of your magazine, titled, The Charles Eaton by Al Finegean. The author produced an interesting article concerning the fate of the Charles Eaton. The introduction though does need some added comment, just for the sake of accuracy. The statement that in the late 18th Century sailing ships returning to England had to

pass through the Torres Strait is not accurate.

From the earliest voyages of discovery and those that followed, sailing ships from England and Europe followed what was known as “The Great Circle Route”. In its simplest form, this meant the ships sailed south from England and Europe, between Africa and South America, until they reached the southern Latitudes, they picked up the strong trade winds known as the “Roaring Forties” and literally turned left, crossed the globe under Australia then sailed up the east coast, to their destination.

On their return to England or Europe, their route led them east, again picking up the “Roaring Forties”, below New Zealand, then back around Cape Horn, then north between South America and Africa saving time and distance. Simply this route was a Great Circle of the globe. Sailing ships by definition, had to utilize prevailing winds, and owing to the limitations of early sea navigation, this route proved the best available.

Of course, some sailing ships did travel different routes, especially to Asia. But by far the majority used the route described above. Things changed dramatically in 1869, with the opening of the Suez Canal, greatly reducing the distance between Britain and Australia as ships no longer needed to travel around southern Africa. An excellent example and description of this route may be found in Geoffrey Blainey’s book “The Tyranny of Distance”.

Cheers, Noel & Del Bergman

CRIME

BRIBIE

Traffic crash, Bongaree

Police were called to Goodwin Drive at Bongaree after three pedestrians were struck by a vehicle at approximately 11.50am.

Preliminary inquiries indicate a ute was travelling north-west on Goodwin Drive when it struck the three pedestrians who were crossing the road in front of the shopping centre.

A woman and two young children were transported to hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries.

The 95-year-old male driver was transported to hospital as a precaution and was subsequently released.

Investigations are ongoing.

Bongaree

Between October 9 and October 13, a residence at Dolphin Drive, Bongaree was entered, and jewellery stolen, with the offenders trashing the premises.

It is unknown how entry was gained to the home.

Be aware of your surroundings – allow emergency vehicles to pass Senior Constable Jo Arthur

These days, vehicles are built to keep out the outside noise and it can be difficult to hear what is going on outside of your car bubble. For those you like to crank up the stereo and sing loudly it is just something further to detract from the outside world. Recently a driver in Moreton did just that, preventing a police vehicle from passing while they were responding to an urgent job with lights and sirens. Another unit arrived at the urgent location first and advised the matter was in hand. The driver blocking police was unaware of the police vehicle attempting to pass as he had loud music playing. The 40-year-old man from Narangba received a traffic infringement for $335 and three demerit points.

Police are reminding all motorists to stay focused and aware of your surroundings, especially when there is an emergency services vehicle approaching with their

lights and sirens activated. Emergency vehicles fitted with lights and sirens have the right of way when attending to emergent situations. The ability for an emergency vehicle to respond in a timely manner and gain a few extra seconds could be the difference in saving a person’s life. Pull over safely, move carefully out of the way and stop. Do not continue to drive on the edge of the road, and don’t panic. Failing to move out of the path of an emergency vehicle incurs a $335 fine and three demerit points. Cranking up the stereo can also incur a fine of $230.

Drive looking down the road, looking in front and behind, not just at the end of your bonnet.

And remember, the next emergency vehicle you see on their way to a job could be on their way to help someone you love.