to edition 223. I hope you have all enjoyed our early “Summer” weather, getting out there, and making the most of it! It was a beautiful day for Father’s Day, with so many people relaxing by the waterfront, having BBQs, swimming and making the most of the beautiful weather.
We have a lot of events coming up, but one in particular I am thrilled to see return: the Bribie OPA Greek Festival. This beloved event will be held on Sunday, 15 September, 10 am—4 pm, at the Bribie Retreat and Recreation Centre, 2 - 12 Third Avenue, Woorim. Get ready to enjoy Greek dancing, food, entertainment, and culture once again. We look forward to seeing you there!
Another exciting event on our calendar is the Gemfest on September 21st and 22nd. This festival promises a diverse range of live demonstrations, crafts, stallholders, and offerings to explore and enjoy. Whether you're a gem enthusiast, a craft lover, or just looking for a fun day out, there's something for everyone at Gemfest.
Bribie Road Butchery also has a great competition going at the moment, so check that out on page 25.
Until next time,
Take care, stay safe,
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Country across our region. We also acknowledge and pay our respects to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging of the lands, winds and waters where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects and acknowledge the important role of Elders past and present, for they hold the memories of the traditions, cultures and aspirations of Australia’s First Nations peoples, and have taken on the responsibility to protect and promote their culture and leave a legacy for future Elders and leaders.
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THE BENEFITS OF ADJUSTABLE BEDS
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Adjustable beds, once considered a luxury reserved for hospitals, have become increasingly popular in homes across the world The appeal of these versatile sleeping solutions goes far beyond just comfort Whether you're looking to improve your health, enhance your sleep quality, or simply enjoy a more flexible lifestyle, an adjustable bed might be the upgrade you didn’t know you needed.
Enhanced Comfort & Sleep Quality
One of the most significant benefits of an adjustable bed is the ability to customise your sleep position. Whether you prefer to sleep with your head elevated, your legs slightly raised, or a combination of both, an adjustable bed allows you to find the perfect position for a restful night's sleep. This can be especially beneficial for people who suffer from conditions such as acid reflux, sleep apnea, or snoring
Pain Relief and Improved Health
For those who suffer from chronic pain, particularly in the back or joints, an adjustable bed can be a game-changer By allowing you to elevate or lower specific parts of your body, these beds help reduce pressure on certain areas, providing relief from pain and discomfort The ability to elevate your legs can improve circulation, reducing swelling and promoting better overall cardiovascular health
Long-Term Value and Durability
While an adjustable bed may represent a higher upfront cost compared to a traditional bed, the long-term benefits can justify the investment Our adjustable beds are built to last, featuring durable motors and robust construction that can withstand years of use Additionally, the health benefits and improved quality of life can translate to fewer medical expenses and less reliance on over-the-counter pain relief, making it a cost-effective choice in the long run
Aesthetics and Home Integration
Our adjustable beds are designed with style in mind Gone are the days of clunky, hospital-like frames; modern designs are sleek, elegant, and easily blend with your existing bedroom décor. Many models are also compatible with a wide range of headboards, allowing you to maintain the aesthetic you desire while enjoying the benefits of an adjustable bed
Whether you’re seeking relief from chronic pain, looking to improve your sleep quality, or simply want a more comfortable living space, an adjustable bed could be the perfect solution.
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TPretty in Pink
he most important event in our group year is our Graduation. This year, the theme was “Pretty in Pink” and it was held on Saturday, July 27th, at the Woorim Golf Club. All 76 guests (62 members, 13 Sister Club members, and 1 visitor) enjoyed a scrumptious twocourse lunch.
Thank you to the Management and staff who helped make our day such a success.
Awards for 2023/24:
Queen: Julie McDougall (Slimmer of the Year)
Princess: Ivy Hayward (2nd place Slimmer of the Year)
Both recipients received a Sash, trophy, and plant and had only been members for a short time.
Runner-up: Sandy Smith, who received a trophy and plant and has been a member for some years. President’s Award: Sandy Casey for her contribution and involvement in our club.
Postgraduate: Margaret King for staying within her weight range for 12 months. This was very difficult to do!!! Both
Margaret and Sandy received a “perpetual trophy” and a plant.
3 Encouragement Awards: Doreen Pennery, Kerry Beeton and Meryl Rowe were also presented with a trophy and plant. 8 members progressed from “Keeper” to “Graduate” status and exchanged their green sashes for red. See photo.
Congratulations to all our award winners – well done.
Over 75 raffle prizes were won and our thanks to all who donated prizes, including a Gift Certificate from Mojito. Ali King MP kindly donated the Lucky Door Hamper. Thank you, Ali. Thanks also to the committee for organising a wonderful event.
Watch out for more articles to come this year from our Publicity Officer, Margaret Banham. For more information regarding our club please contact President Chris Blackmore:
bribieislandhealthyslimmers@gmail.com
DON’T LET PAINFUL EYES
“Princess Ivy” pictured with President Chris and Weight recorder Meryl Rowe.
Sandy Smith, with President Chris and Club Secretary
“Queen Julie” pictured with President Chris Blackmore and Weight recorder Di Carroll.
NECK PAIN
Neck pain and tight neck muscles are common and can significantly impact daily life. The discomfort may be localised to the neck or radiate to other areas such as the shoulders, upper back, head, or even the arms. The most common causes of neck pain and tightness include poor posture, emotional stress, overuse, and injuries, such as whiplash. Structural issues such as cervical spondylosis, herniated discs, and degeneration can also contribute to chronically tight muscles, as muscles often contract to guard and stablise the affected area. Muscles that are contracted for a prolonged period of time contribute to chronic pain.
The impact of tight neck muscles often goes beyond physical discomfort, affecting overall well-being. Persistent pain can contribute to stress, anxiety, and depression, and can interfere with daily activities, driving, and hobbies - leading to a decreased quality of life. Neck pain can also disrupt sleep, either by causing discomfort while lying down or leading to headaches that prevent restful sleep. Poor sleep, in turn, can exacerbate muscle tension, creating a vicious cycle.
THE NECK & HEADACHES
Though headaches can stem from various causes, an often overlooked factor is tight neck muscles. The muscles in the neck play a crucial role in supporting the head and facilitating movement; when these muscles become tense or strained however, they can provoke or worsen headaches.
•Muscle tension and referred pain: when muscles become tight, they can develop “trigger points”, which are small knots in the muscle tissue. These trigger points can refer pain to other areas, for example the temples, forehead, or around
the eyes, leading to tension-type headaches or even mimicking migraine symptoms.
• Nerve irritation: the neck houses several nerves,
including a nerve which runs from the upper cervical spine to the scalp. Tight muscles in the neck can irritate or compress these nerves, leading to headaches that originate at the base of the skull and radiate to the forehead or behind the eyes.
THE NECK & TINGLING FINGERS
People are often surprised to learn that the root cause of tingling in their fingers sometimes may actually be found in the neck. Tight neck muscles can lead to tingling in the fingers through:
• Nerve compression: when neck muscles become tight, they can put pressure on the nerves that pass through or near them. This compression can disrupt the normal flow of nerve signals to the arms and hands, leading to tingling, numbness, or even pain in the fingers.
• Cervical radiculopathy: cervical radiculopathy occurs when a nerve root in the cervical spine becomes
compressed or irritated, often due to a herniated disc, bone spur, or other degenerative changes in the spine. Tight neck muscles can however exacerbate this condition by pulling on the vertebrae or creating additional pressure around the nerve roots. When the nerves that extend into the arms and fingers are affected, it can result in tingling or a “pins and needles” sensation in the fingers.
• Reduced blood flow: tight muscles can also restrict blood flow to the nerves. Insufficient blood flow can deprive nerves of the oxygen and nutrients they need to function properly, resulting in tingling or numbness in the extremities, including the fingers.
HOW ACUPUNCTURE MAY HELP
Acupuncture can be particularly effective in relieving tight neck muscles, and therefore also relieve related symptoms, such as headaches and nerve compression by:
• Releasing muscle tension: acupuncture helps release muscle tension, improve blood circulation, and reduce inflammation, leading to relief of muscle tightness and pain.
• Promoting blood flow: improved blood circulation is one of the key benefits of acupuncture. By increasing blood flow to the neck muscles, acupuncture helps to deliver more oxygen and nutrients to the affected tissues which aids in the healing process and reduces muscle stiffness.
• Reducing inflammation: acupuncture has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects. By reducing inflammation, acupuncture helps to alleviate pain and promote faster recovery.
• Stimulating endorphin release: acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins, which are natural painrelieving chemicals produced by the body. This can help reduce the sensation of pain and discomfort associated with tight neck muscles, providing both immediate and long-term relief.
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which provides evidence-based guidance and advice for health and care in England, in fact recognises acupuncture as a treatment option for chronic pain, including neck pain.
If you’d like to make a booking or if you’d like to discuss whether acupuncture and Chinese medicine is right for you, please contact us - Jessica, Wendy, and Katherine - via our website www.bribieacupuncture. com.au or call 0423 160 228. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram @ bribieacupuncture. HICAPS is available onsite. Pensioner discounts available.
4/29 Benabrow Avenue, Bellara Qld (behind James Moore law office)
Acupuncturists Wendy Ryan BHSc. Acup. (left) and Jessica Yung BHSc. Acup (centre) and Receptionist Katherine Williamson (right).
Infection is always the biggest worry whenever you break the skin. If you’ve tried home remedy treatments for cuts and scrapes and feel like you’d like to speed up the healing even more, you might want to consider some of these tried and true home remedies you’ll find in your kitchen.
When in Doubt, See a Doctor
Many cuts and scrapes can be safely treated at home, but see your doctor if:
• You notice signs of infection (increased redness, red streaks, swelling, pus, enlarged lymph nodes).
• The injury is located on the face, where even minor scarring will be noticeable.
• The cut or scrape is very deep, or you may be unable to remove all the dirt.
• The cut is wider than 1/4 inch, or the edges of the cut skin are too ragged to close evenly.
• You can’t stop the bleeding.
• The injury occurred in the area of tendons and nerves, and you can’t feel the area, or you can’t move it.
Natural Home Remedies for Cuts and Scrapes
Home Remedies from the Cupboard
Garlic. Garlic is an old folk remedy for healing cuts, scrapes, and sores. It contains an antimicrobial agent called allicin that protects against infection. But be careful, as fresh garlic can irritate the skin and should never be left on the skin for more than 20 to 25 minutes. Mix 3 cloves of garlic with 1 cup of wine in a blender. Let it stand for two to three hours, then strain. Apply to the well-cleaned wound one to two times a day with a clean cloth. Discontinue if the treatment is irritating.
Honey. If you think bees are attracted to honey, you should see germs flock to the stuff when it’s applied to a cut, scrape, or sore. Honey dehydrates the bacteria in a wound, making it clean and free from infection. Place honey on sterile gauze and apply it directly to the cleaned wound area.
Home Remedies from the Refrigerator
Onion. The same antimicrobial component of garlic, allicin, is found in onions. And onions don’t irritate the skin like garlic does. Crush half an onion in a blender. Mix with honey and apply to a sore. Do not leave in place for more than one hour. Repeat three times a day.
Plantain leaves. The leaves of this plant (Plantago major) are well-known in folk medicine for their cleansing and anti-inflammatory properties. Crush the leaves to get the potent juice. Apply the leaves to the cleaned wound.
White vinegar. To soak off scabs, use a mixture of 1 tablespoon white vinegar and 1 cup of water. This will help kill bacteria and gently remove the scab without picking. Just remember: Vinegar stings!
Home Remedy from the Windowsill
Aloe The sap from an aloe vera plant can heal burns and treat sores. Break off an aloe vera leaf and apply the sap to the sore, repeating every few hours.
Embracing Your True Self
If you’re ready to live a life aligned with your heart’s desires, I’m here to support you. Reach out and let’s connect—0405 361 882 Always with love, Maria Christina x
The Courage to Follow Your Path:
In a world driven by expectations, societal norms, and the opinions of others, it can be challenging to listen to your inner voice. The desire to follow your dreams, pursue your passions, or simply be your authentic self is often overshadowed by fears of judgment, rejection, or failure. Yet, true fulfilment comes from having the courage to do what you want, regardless of what others think. This courage is essential to living a life that aligns with your values and purpose. The journey to self-discovery often begins with an internal conflict: the tension between the person you feel you should be and the person you truly are. This conflict is fuelled by external pressures— family expectations, cultural norms, peer influence, and societal standards. These forces can be powerful, creating doubt and confusion about your true desires. To live authentically, you must learn to distinguish between your genuine aspirations and the expectations imposed upon you.
The most significant barrier to following your path is the fear of judgment. The thought of standing out, being different, or going against the grain can be intimidating. However, the reality is that people will always have opinions. No matter what you do, someone will critique or disapprove.
The thing is to understand that their opinions are just that, a thought and often based on how they live their life; it is not a reflection of your worth or potential. Their judgments are often projections of their insecurities, fears, or unfulfilled dreams. When you realise that the weight of others’ opinions is more about them than you, it becomes easier to let go of the need for external validation.
Cultivating courage begins with selfawareness and self-compassion. Take time to reflect on what truly matters to you. What are your core values? What brings you joy, fulfilment, and a sense of purpose? When you identify these aspects of yourself, you create a foundation of inner strength that allows you to move forward confidently. This process requires kindness toward yourself and an understanding that mistakes are part of the journey. Courage is not about being fearless; it is about moving forward despite your fears.
Embracing your true self and following your path is an act of self-love. It is a declaration that your dreams and desires are valid, worthy, and deserving of your attention. By doing what you want, regardless of what others think, you free yourself from the chains of conformity and step into a life of authenticity, passion, and purpose.
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• Shin splints; Heel spurs
• Knee arthritis
A Short Memory Can be Very Dangerous
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Anne Matthews Rotary D9560
Passport Rotary Club
Australia and 36 other countries in the Western Pacific Region were declared polio-free on 29 October 2000. Yet, it was disturbing to read an article in the Courier Mail on 17 August 2024 that spoke about the fears of the return of diseases such as polio. The article said the Gold Coast Hinterland and areas of the Sunshine Coast only have vaccination rates of around 80%.
The article also said that people in Australia and other developed countries have stopped vaccinating their children—not only against polio but also against diseases such as whooping cough, diphtheria, and tetanus. Vaccination rates have dropped to lows not seen for decades. Many people seem to have forgotten the dangers and implications of these diseases.
This attitude is difficult to understand, particularly when in Australia, under the National Immunisation Program, the polio combination vaccine is free for children aged two months, 4 months, 6 months, and 4 years. Eligible people under twenty years old, as well as refugees and other humanitarian entrants of any age, can also get a free catch-up vaccination.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard said, “There is vaccination fatigue and vaccine hesitancy throughout the developed world.”
Furthermore, Professor Robert Boyd from
the National Centre for Immunisation Research told the Courier Mail that “overall polio was well under control across Australia, but the vaccination rates in children of 80% were starting to get concerning”.
In a media release in July 2024, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) said that General Practitioners (GPs) are critical to overcoming vaccine misinformation and fatigue. The release noted that GPs must be at the heart of Australia’s next National Immunisation Strategy to combat vaccine fatigue and misinformation spreading on social media.
AMA President Professor Steve Robson said, “The situation around the world was concerning, as a drop in childhood vaccinations is driving a global resurgence of measles and other infectious diseases”. He added, “We are unfortunately still seeing misinformation about vaccines spreading like wildfire on social media, while a mixture of vaccine hesitancy and fatigue set in following the Covid-19 pandemic.” People forget the dangers.
So - how do we fix this vaccination fatigue and the spread of misinformation?
It was only in the 1950s that we had hundreds of children in Iron lungs in polio wards. And we still have polio survivors today who are either in wheelchairs or wear callipers (a metal support for a polio survivor’s leg). Do we need a Grim Reaper campaign similar to the 1987 AIDS campaign to make people aware of what polio can do to an unvaccinated child? Or do developed countries need to make the polio vaccine mandatory?
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Rotary has reduced polio cases by 99.9% since its first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. Australian Sir Clem Renouf initiated this project, and since then, Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralysing disease.
Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in governments’ decisions to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort. Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But so far this year, 27 cases have been confirmed in these two countries. This is compared to only six last year. And now Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years.
It is crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within ten years, polio could paralyse as many as 200,000 children each year.
Anyone who has seen a polio victim and the harm and damage this illness brings to victims’ families will never forget the need to remain vigilant and vaccinate.
World Polio Day is on 24 October 2024. If you can provide a small donation to Rotary’s D9560 Passport Club’s World’s Greatest Meal to End Polio, please donate to:
Bank: NAB
BSB: 084646
Acct: 875136234
Name: Rotary Community Account
Ref: WGM Your Name
Bed Sizes are Totally Getting
Bigger
Not Just a Mattress.
It’s
a Sleep Revolution.
If you’re getting a better night’s sleep than your parents ever did, it’s probably because you have much more elbow room in bed. Mattress sizes are available in more variety than ever before, a welcome change, particularly for those tall people whose feet used to hang off the end of the bed. As a result, more people opt to go big and go home (to bed, that is).
One reason for the move to larger bed sizes is good old-fashioned capitalism. With more manufacturers has come more competition. The low-end mattress prices have come down over the decades, allowing people to get more mattress-size mattresses for the dollar. The advent of online mattress stores has driven price points down even further, as they don’t have nearly the overhead costs of brick-andmortar stores.
Another benefit of larger mattresses is more comfort for two bodies occupying the same space. It is normal to change positions many times during the night.
DID YOU KNOW?
Up until the 1960s, TV production studios abided by The Hays Code, which staunchly guarded against the depiction of “any licentious or suggestive nudity, which meant separate beds even for married couples. In the 1960s, this outdated policy was replaced with more modern rating and censorship standards, with “Bewitched” being the first show to show a husband and wife (gasp!) occupying the same bed.
The larger the mattress, the less likely a bed partner will accidentally disrupt the other’s sleep while shifting positions.
Indeed, a standard double (full) bed only provides 2 feet, 3 inches (68 centimetres) of space per person. This is hardly enough room for the average-sized adult and even less for overweight people.
The king-size mattress was introduced commercially after World War II and began to be heavily promoted during the 1950s and 1960s. Word quickly got out about the joys of sleeping in a larger bed. In the 1950s, king-size mattresses represented about 1 per cent of mattress sales, which increased to over 10 per cent in the 1960s.
Some manufacturers even cater to people who prefer to keep a family bed (co-sleep with children) or like to snuggle up with furry friends.
How to Shop for Mattresses
Shopping for mattresses doesn’t have to be a stressful experience. Did you know that we spend about a third of our lives sleeping? Well-rested adults, on average, sleep six to eight hours each night and have lower rates of depression and high blood pressure than those who are sleep-deprived. While many of us drift off on couches, aeroplanes, and sometimes (don’t tell) our desks at work, most of us sleep on mattresses the majority of the time. Because we spend so much time in bed, it’s important that we’re comfortable and get the best sleep possible.
Experts recommend buying a new mattress every 10 years, at least. Over time, mattresses can begin to sag or lose firmness and collect dust and other allergens. However, mattress shopping can be such an expensive, confusing process that many people avoid it for as long as possible.
Shopping for a mattress is difficult for several reasons. First, it’s a big purchase, and you don’t want to spend much money on something that’s only
so-so -- your bed should be perfect! But mattress shopping is also highly subjective. What feels comfortable to you may be unbearable to someone else. Although shopping for this product can be challenging, it isn’t a hopeless endeavour. You can find and purchase the bed of your dreams with some simple research and a little legwork.
First, when shopping for a new mattress, take your time. You’re about to make a big purchase, so don’t rush. To get the best deal and bring home a quality mattress that works for you, you’ll want to compare prices and try out the products (yes, that means lying on several beds on the showroom floor).
Before you go to the store, try to decide what kind of mattress you want. The most common type is an innerspring. As the name suggests, innerspring mattresses have coils inside them that provide support while you sleep. They come in a variety of styles, options and price ranges.
Foam mattresses, on the other hand, rely on foam rather than springs for support and cushioning; they conform to your individual shape. They’re popular bedding options but are more expensive than innerspring, and some foam owners have complained that the beds retain too much heat and can make you hot while you sleep. However, many people swear by foam mattresses and wouldn’t consider returning to an innerspring.
Regardless of what kind of mattress you’re looking for, you should decide how much you’re willing to spend before you walk into a store. Once you’re in the store, start trying out products. You may feel silly, but lie on the bed in your usual position and see how it feels. Consumer Reports recommends spending 15 minutes on each mattress you’re interested in purchasing. If you tend to change sleeping positions at night, consider spending time on your back, side and stomach to see how each one feels.
Dear Pumicestone,
CHECK OUT OUR NEXT BRIBIE ISLAND ROAD UPGRADES!
I’m working hard to deliver our new Bribie Island Bridge and our next priority Bribie Island Road upgrades!
The past couple of weekends have been very busy on our roads. Bribie gets 800,000 visitors each year, and school holidays and special weekends are tough on our road network.
That’s why I have been working hard since I was elected to get us the infrastructure we need to cope with demand.
So, I wanted to update our community on what’s next for our Bribie Island Road upgrades. Design has now been completed for the next section of dual laning on Bribie Island Road, between Old Toorbul Point and Saint Road. The project will go to tender in the upcoming months, with construction to commence after that.
Planning is also complete for dual laning from Hickey Road to King John Creek.
Scan right to view the plans:
I’ve worked hard to get us the Bribie Island Road upgrades we need. Since being elected, I’ve also delivered the Old Toorbul Point Road intersection upgrade and the intersection upgrade at Regina Avenue at Ningi shops.
I fought hard to secure funding for more dual laning of Bribie Island Road, with our Miles State Government contributing $49 million out of $59 million for the Hickey Road upgrades, and just over $19 million for the Old Toorbul Point to Saint Road upgrades.
Plus, I’ve fought every day to get us our new Bribie Island Bridge. In 2020, I committed to do the planning for our next Bribie Island Bridge and now we have announced a re-elected Miles Government will deliver our new bridge!
The new bridge design was released earlier this year, and is the most progress any MP has ever made towards a new Bribie Island Bridge.
The new Bribie Bridge design includes:
• New two-lane bridge bringing traffic onto Bribie Island
pedestrians, cyclists and mobility scooters
• Safer left turn to Sylvan Beach Esplanade, and dual lanes through Sandstone Point to reduce congestion
• Perches for our iconic pelicans
Only my hard work and experience will deliver our new Bribie Island Bridge and more dual laning on Bribie Island Road!
Warmly
Ali King MP State Member for Pumicestone
• Retaining the historic existing bridge for two lanes of traffic off Bribie Island
• Wider active transport path for
FENCING AT THE CROQUET CLUB!
KATHy VINCENT.
OK, so what is this? Has the Bribie Island Croquet Club branched out and included fencing as a sport? Did someone think that would be a good idea? Or are there different types of fencing?
Well, yes, there is a difference. If you have travelled past the Croquet Club recently, you might have seen people hard at work taking out the old fencing and installing a very smart, much higher fence. This new fence has transformed the club’s appearance, making it look so much better and more inviting.
But this was a very big job and a very expensive one too. So, how did the club manage to achieve this? The fence was made possible with a Community Facilities Grant from Morton Bay City Council. We are enormously grateful for their generous contribution. Without the Council’s support, the project could not have proceeded, and it has made a huge difference to the club. You may have spotted one of our members hard at work too. Arthur has been there clearing the weeds from the edges of the fence to stop them from sneaking onto the courts.
It all looks so much better, and as a bonus, as you will have read in the last issue, some of the National Croquet Competition games will be held there at the end of August or the beginning of September, with the top National players here on Bribie. How exciting!
DRIVERS WANTED
Bribie Island Community Help is after volunteers to assist our active aged and frail clients with door-to-door transport. We transport clients around following areas:
•North Brisbane & Brisbane City. Currently seeking to expand our Volunteering numbers to service all areas to assist our growing client numbers.
We are seeking committed volunteers who can donate 5 to 8 hours per week. We are registered with Centrelink for those with volunteering obligations.
We have a fleet of Toyota Commuter automatic minibuses, and we will provide training on driving the buses as well as orientation and ongoing support from our professional office staff.
MANDATORY
REQUIREMENTS:
•Must hold Australian or NZ Citizenship or the capacity to permanently work in Australia.
•Above 25 years of age due to insurance constraints.
• Be able to pass a driving record history check by Qld Transport.
•Be able to pass a criminal history background check.
•Have a minimum of an Australian Open “C” class license check by Qld Transport.
If you wish to apply or seek further information, you can email your details to apply@bivchai.org.au or call on 3408-0111.
Everyone
Greek Festival this Spring
Get ready for a fantastic day
celebrating Greek culture at the Bribie OPA Greek Festival! This vibrant event will take place at the beautiful Bribie Island Retreat and Recreational Centre, offering a perfect blend of bushland and beachfront atmosphere.
What does OPA mean?
Opa – an untranslatable Greek word that has many meanings - OPA is a Greek Word that may be used as an ‘Exclamation’, or ‘Utterance’, or ‘Declaration’, or ‘Affirmation’ - It is a word or pronouncement of celebration - It is a humorous affirmation that you’re the best; that you’re where you’re supposed to be; and that you need to stop and celebrate.
The festival will kick off with the Greek Orthodox Liturgy at Our Lady Theotokos Chapel, a spiritual and uplifting experience. Then, get ready to dance to live Greek music, including the famous Zorba, performed by our Greek band, Nisiotes, and special bouzouki artist, Luciano. You can also enjoy traditional Greek dancing from various regions of Greece.
Indulge in mouthwatering Greek cuisine, freshly made sweets, and authentic barista-made Greek coffee, all available at our traditional Kafeneo. With food stalls serving up a variety of delicious Greek dishes, wine tastings from KOMINOS Wines, and traditional cooking demonstrations, your taste buds are in for a treat!
The children’s fun zone will keep the little ones entertained with rides and face painting, adding an extra layer of fun for the whole family.
More than just a celebration, the Bribie OPA Greek Festival promotes cultural exchange and understanding, providing a platform for unity and appreciation during these challenging times. It’s the first festival since Covid, and it’s the first time the event will be held in spring, making it an even more special occasion!
If you’re visiting from off the island, don’t worry! The Translink Bus (Route 640) is available every hour throughout the day, starting from Caboolture Railway Station, making transportation hassle-free. So, mark your calendars and get ready to exclaim “OPA!” as we celebrate Greek culture, food, music, and traditions together in serene exuberance! It’s an event not to be missed, filled with warmth, celebration, and the joy of life!
If you haven’t been to Paniyiri, this is as close as you can get to a traditional Greek village because where else in the world could you see a Greek church on an island?!!!!
It is the Greeks’ way of stating that they have come to a level of serene exuberance, able to enjoy life as children. In a state where we have been fed, quenched our thirst, and enjoyed the pleasure of uniting with others, we are filled with hope and confidence that life abounds with all that we need, and that food will always be there. So, we break the plates because tomorrow there will be more. We light a fire and dance around it as a symbol of the warmth that surrounds us. - ‘Let go, Be Greek, Fear nothing and join in the celebration’. It is a way of saying, “Don’t worry”, no matter what has happened, you are still alive, “Don’t be harsh on yourself,” there’s another minute and another day ahead of you to right what’s wrong, and we are here together to make sure of this. (So, as an example, when someone accidentally drops and breaks something, no matter how valuable it is, we yell: Oooooopa!!! … kind of “It’s ok,” everything can be mended if your mind is healthy and still open to music, dance, mezedes, and wine !!)
Opa – Not just a word, but a lifestyl
SUNDAY, SEPT 15, 2024, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Third Avenue, Woorim Bribie Island GOLD COIN DONATION - no pets
Local Dining Guide
SCOOPYS
Located by the jetty on beautiful Bribie Island, Scoopy’s Family Cafe is all about the family vibes, great food and coffee, fantastic service and all the ice cream you can eat! Enjoy our friendly hospitality with barista-made coffee, amazing burgers, and a tempting array of ice cream choices to impress the pickiest connoisseurs. Our massive range of cakes and famous fish and chips make it well worth the hour’s drive north of Brisbane.
Shop 2/2 Toorbul Street, Bongaree 07 3410 1791
Serenity Cafe
With fabulous views across the Passage and open from 7:00am – 2:00pm every day, Serenity serves up lovely coffee and fresh cooked food for breakfast, brunch, lunch & snacks. Enjoy High Tea in our little tea salon which can also be booked for your small gatherings (bookings essential). We also provide catering for picnics and events 2/83 Welsby Parade, Bongaree, 4507. Phone: 0466 221992. Email:allan@serenitycafebribie.com Find us on Facebook
THE SURF CLUB
FREE COFFEE
Present this ad or coupon for your free regular sized coffee with any breakfast over $15.00 ! !
Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, our casual bistro boasts a bar and gaming area as well as mesmerizing ocean views. Explore our diverse menu, offering a little something for everyone. It’s the perfect place to unwind, indulge in good food, and enjoy the laidback friendly atmosphere. Whether you’re a local or just passing through, you’ll enjoy a memorable visit at The Surf Club Bribie Island. Come for the food, stay for the view!
First Avenue, Woorim PH: (07) 3408 2141 www.thesurfclubbribieisland.com.au
THE DECK RESTAURANT
With its spacious, relaxed ambiance, The Deck Bistro offers casual dining indoors or alfresco on the deck overlooking the golf course, lake and lush gardens. Enjoy modern cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, open 7 days a week for breakfast and lunch and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays. Perfect for any occasion!
It was a delight for the girls of Good Company to sponsor An Afternoon of Song with a table-served afternoon tea on Saturday and Sunday. All proceeds went to support our school chaplains. The Chaplains care for and concern all our children, especially those who need encouragement and uplifting. They are also there for teachers and parents alike.
Presentation of cheque
Community support was excellent, and on Saturday, our Federal Member, Terry Young, attended and enjoyed the afternoon. Along with Terry, donations were given by local member Ali King, Councillor Brooke Savige, Avondale Meats, Woolworths and many who could not attend forwarded donations. We also thank the Ink Shop, Bribie Islander, and What’s On for their generosity in advertising.
Two wonderful afternoons to uplift those who attended and to support those who have a care and concern for the welfare of our children. We are deeply grateful to all our sponsors and community members for their generous support. A cheque for $1800 was presented to Chaplain Sean Godfrey, who accepted on behalf of the Chaplaincy Committee.
CAPE YORK’S HIDDEN TROPICAL PARADISE
BEACH
Terry Young & Members of Chaplaincy Committtee
IAddressing Australia’s Tap Water Concerns:
A Look at
PFAS
Contamination and the Solution with Water from the Air Machines
n recent times, there has been growing concern among Australians about tap water quality, especially following alarming reports of contamination with “forever chemicals” or PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). These synthetic compounds, which have been linked to severe health risks, including cancer, were detected at several sites, including a major dam. While officials have assured the public that Sydney’s water remains safe to drink, the presence of these chemicals has raised significant questions about the long-term safety and sustainability of our water supply. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that have been used in various industries around the globe since the 1940s. They are found in products such as non-stick cookware, water-repellent fabrics, and firefighting foams. The problem with PFAS is that they do not break down in the environment, leading to their nickname “forever chemicals.” Over
The Risks of PFAS in Our Water
time, they accumulate in the human body, and research has linked them to a range of health issues, including liver damage, thyroid disease, decreased fertility, high cholesterol, obesity, hormone suppression, and cancer. The discovery of PFAS in Sydney’s water sources has understandably caused concern. Even though the levels detected are reportedly within the safety limits set by health authorities, the fact that these chemicals are present at all is unsettling.
With the growing body of evidence suggesting that even low levels of PFAS exposure can have detrimental effects, many Australians are reconsidering the safety of their tap water.
A Sustainable and Safe Alternative:
Water from the Air
In light of these concerns, finding a reliable, safe, and sustainable source of drinking water has never been more critical. This is where World Environmental Solutions’ Water from the Air Machines comes into play. Developed by technology pioneer Wallie Ivison, these machines represent a groundbreaking solution to the challenges posed by traditional water sources.
Water from the Air Machines harnesses the power of atmospheric water generation technology to produce clean, pure drinking water from the air. This technology is not only a safe alternative to potentially contaminated tap water but also a sustainable solution that reduces dependence on increasingly strained water sources.
Why Choose Water from the Air?
1. Health and Safety: Unlike tap water, which may contain PFAS and other contaminants, the water produced by these machines is free from harmful chemicals. It is filtered and purified to the highest standards, ensuring that every drop you drink is safe and healthy.
2. Environmental Impact: By reducing reliance on traditional water sources, Water from the Air Machines helps to alleviate the stress on natural water
reserves. This is particularly important in a country like Australia, where water scarcity is an ever-present concern.
3. Innovation and Reliability: With decades of experience and innovation behind them, Wallie Ivison and his team at World Environmental Solutions have created a product that stands at the forefront of water technology. These machines are designed to be efficient, reliable, and easy to maintain, providing a long-term solution to water quality concerns.
4. Convenience: These machines offer a convenient and cost-effective way to ensure a continuous supply of clean water in your home or business. No need for bottled water, no more worries about tap water safety—just fresh, pure water whenever you need it.
Conclusion
The detection of PFAS in Sydney’s water supply is a wake-up call for all Australians. While the authorities maintain that the water is safe, the presence of these “forever chemicals” in our water sources is a cause for concern. Installing a World Environmental Solutions Water from the Air Machine is a proactive step you can take to ensure your family’s health and well-being.
For those interested in exploring this innovative technology further, visit Multigen Solutions to learn more about the best Water from the Air Machines available. Developed by Wallie Ivison, these machines offer a sustainable, safe, and reliable alternative to traditional water sources— giving you peace of mind in every glass.
World Environmental Solutions
DRINKING WATER FROM AIR
Do you want affordable clean reliable drinking water in your home as an alternative to the Bribie water? Then you need to look seriously at getting a machine that makes drinking water from Air. It’s easy in Bribie. In fact perfect all year round.
Gone are all the things you read about like heavy metals, fluoride, preservatives and of course Micro Plastics. Just great clean water. 8,000 copies World-wide and the inventor and patent holder for 20 years is a Local in Woodford.
In 1977, I began my career as an apprentice butcher in Caboolture, where I completed my apprenticeship and in 1982 I moved on to further my knowledge. This is where I immersed myself in various aspects of the industry, including hospitality, wholesale operations, and supermarket management. With my extensive knowledge and experience, I later assumed the role of meat manager at the Pick n Pay Hypermarket in Aspley.
In 1989, I took a significant step by purchasing my own shop, marking the beginning of my journey as a business owner. Since then, I have been the proud owner of six butcher shops in the region, with my current shop situated in Ningi.
When it comes to offering meat specials, I have always prioritised selling special meats as opposed to meat specials . This practice ensures that everyone involved in the process, including the farmers, receives fair compensation.
Our shop stands out with our diverse range of high-quality meats, but what truly sets us apart is our specialisation in providing keto-style options. Sourced from grass-fed animals, our keto-friendly meats boast a desirable fat content, catering to individuals following the carnivore, keto, and other meat based diets.
My personal journey with dietary approaches has been a testament to their effectiveness. After adopting the carnivore diet for five weeks and then transitioning to the keto diet, I experienced significant progress. Over nearly nine weeks, I successfully shed weight, dropping from 114 kilos to 96 kilos. This personal
experience has reinforced my belief in the gratifying effectiveness of the keto diet, and I’m excited to share this with you. Our shop is a treasure trove for meat lovers, offering a variety of grass-fed steaks, mince (both low fat and fatty varieties), diced beef (available in low fat and fatty options), and our highly sought-after Keto Bangers. These sausages, made exclusively from pure meat and seasoned with smoked garlic, bruised fennel, salt, and pepper, are free from preservatives, binders, and chemicals. Their exceptional taste and quality have quickly made them a favourite among our clientele.
We also have an extremely popular range of beef jerky, wagyu biltong as well as amazing boerewors all made fresh on the premises.
“Get ready for an amazing opportunity to win six whole months of free meat! We will select two lucky winners, and each winner will receive a voucher that entitles them to free meat for six consecutive months. The best part? The value of the voucher will be six times the amount of your purchase! That means you can enjoy a meaty feast on us for half a year! And here’s the cherry on top - the voucher will be redeemable in six consecutive amounts, one per month. But hold on, there’s a twist! Only one entry per person is allowed. If your name comes out twice, the second draw will be redrawn. Alternatively, you may opt for a one off voucher for $150 worth of meat as we have a lot of visitors in our stare so the six monthly deal may not suit them.
Dave’s back!
Entering the draw is as easy as 1-2-3. Simply use the voucher within the ad, write your phone number on it, make a purchase, and we will attach your receipt to the entry form. But remember, use the form from the magazine or a photocopy of the ad to enter. Don’t miss out on this incredible chance to win six months of delicious free meat!
Saliva. It’s not the kind of thing that comes to mind often. You may notice it when you smell a juicy ribeye or the lack of it when you’re about to give a public speech. But you may be surprised to learn that a seemingly inconsequential thing like spit plays an important role in our health and in the way our food tastes.
Saliva is 99 percent water. The remaining 1 per cent comprises “lots of other things,” says Guy Carpenter, professor of oral biology and an oral physiologist at King’s College in London. Those other things include digestive enzymes, uric acid, electrolytes, mucus-forming proteins and cholesterol. It’s also home to more than 700 types of microbes, including germs like bacteria and fungi.
The actual makeup of our spit varies from person to person. Carpenter explains that each person’s saliva fluctuates due to factors such as age, hormonal influences, and even stimuli.
As is the case with mucus, our bodies are constantly producing saliva. Throughout the course of a day, your body churns out about 2 to 4 pints (1 to 2 litres) of spit. Most of that saliva production occurs in the afternoon and tapers off at night when we tuck into bed. We don’t completely stop salivating when we sleep, which explains why some sideor belly-sleepers wake to discover they’ve drooled on their pillow.
What Is Saliva
and How Does It Change the Taste of Food?
Smaller clusters of salivary glands are also in your upper digestive tract and oesophagus. These secrete saliva with special enzymes that aid in digestion.
“Saliva’s roles cover all the functions of the mouth you can think of,” Carpenter says, “including taste, chew, swallow, smell (aerosol generation), maintenance of mucosal tissue, lubrication of fats, maintenance of oral microbiome, speech, etc.”
That’s a mouthful, so let’s break it down and discuss some of saliva’s important functions in our bodies.
Saliva Helps You Taste Food
“Saliva’s roles cover all the functions of the mouth you can think of”
Your tastebuds get all the credit for allowing you to taste food. But they’d be practically worthless if not for saliva, Carpenter says. It’s difficult for our tastebuds, which lie in deep channels across our tongue, to assess dry, lumpy aroma compounds without a dose of saliva. Skeptical? Dab your tongue dry, then place one lump each of rock salt and rock sugar on your tongue. It’ll be next to impossible to differentiate between the two lumps without allowing a wave of saliva to wash over them.
Where Does Saliva Come From?
Saliva is produced in the salivary glands and found in our mouth’s tissues. These glands comprise clusters of cells called acini, which secrete saliva through a series of collecting ducts and into the mouth. There are three major pairs of salivary glands:
• Parotid glands: The largest of the salivary glands are located on both sides of your face in front of your ears. Each one produces about 10 per cent of your mouth’s saliva.
• Submandibular glands: The submandibular glands are the second largest of the three main salivary glands located under the jawbone.
• Sublingual glands: These almond-shaped glands lie on the floor of the oral cavity underneath the tongue. They are the smallest of the salivary glands.
Saliva also contains digestive enzymes that help boost a chemical reaction that signals to the brain that what we are eating is, in fact, nutritious and safe to swallow.
Saliva Helps You Smell Food
Carpenter says that saliva can also affect the aroma of the food you eat, which is responsible for the vast majority of your perception of flavour. As you chew, some flavour molecules dissolve in the saliva. Those that don’t can waft into the nasal cavity and be sensed by the receptors there.
Saliva Prevents You From Choking on Your Food
Saliva plays another important role when we eat. As we chew, saliva joins in and (thanks in part to those mucins in our saliva) turns the dry, crumbly food bits into soft, cohesive lumps. These “bolus” hunks are better able to slide down our oesophagus and continue their way through our digestive tract without us choking on them. It also helps protect our oesophagus from getting damaged by any rough-edged food particles.
Saliva Helps You Digest Food
Remember that smaller cluster of salivary glands in the upper digestive tract and oesophagus? They produce a type of saliva containing digestive enzymes. One is called salivary amylase, which breaks down starch into sugar so your body can absorb it more easily. The other, called lingual lipase, helps break down fats. These enzymes prepare the food you’ve swallowed for the stomach.
Saliva Protects Your Teeth
Your saliva is also saturated with calcium and phosphate ions that help protect the enamel surface of your teeth. Without this concentration in your saliva, the enamel on your teeth would start to erode. This explains “nursing bottle syndrome,” a condition in infants who suck on bottles filled for prolonged periods of time. The bottle’s nipple can prevent saliva from washing away the sugars from the top incisors, resulting in early childhood cavities. Saliva also protects teeth from tooth decay by helping dilute dietary carbohydrates and neutralising the acids from plaque.
Saliva Helps You Speak
You’ve probably seen speakers with a glass of water at the podium to sip on in case their mouths become dry. That’s because it’s difficult to speak with a dry mouth. Water can help, but having adequate saliva in the mouth lubricates the oral tissues, making it easier to talk smoothly.
Bribie Pantry
The Bribie Pantry is a registered Non-Profit organization (NGO) of the Freedom Church, Bribie Island. It operates to provide fresh, affordable food to the families of Bribie Island and its surroundings.
Our operations are fueled by the unwavering dedication of our volunteers, who selflessly devote their time and energy to assist our local community. Twice a week, these compassionate individuals drive our refrigerated van to the Foodbank in Morningside, collecting a variety of grocery lines, cleaning products, and fresh produce. Their efforts ensure that we can provide a consistent supply of food to families during these challenging economic times.
For a minimum spend of $5.00, our customers can choose from a wide selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, and two frozen meals per person on each shopping day. Our range of fruit and vegetables changes weekly, and this week, we’re delighted to offer apples, oranges, mandarins, bananas, pineapple, watermelon, avocados, potatoes, bokchoy, carrots, cauliflower, and tomatoes.
The Bribie Pantry also offers emergency parcels for people struggling to afford food. With so many people homeless, our hearts are very open to helping in any small way that we can. Last financial year, we supplied over $3,500 worth of food free as Compassion Packages to individuals and families doing it tough.
We cannot express enough how much we appreciate our volunteers. Their cheerful attitude and love for what they do is evident in every interaction. They are the heart of our organization, and we are here to serve our community because of them.
Parking is available on-site, and everyone is welcome. Please come and explore what we can offer.
The Bribie Pantry commenced its operation at the end of the Covid 19 pandemic. The Bribie Pantry is modelled on the old-fashioned style of the corner grocer, where he knew his customers and was able to offer friendship, community and relationships. In short, we are here to endeavour to make other people’s lives better; you are very welcome.
The Bribie Pantry is located at the rear of Freedom Church, 195 First Avenue, Bongaree. Our open hours are: Tuesday mornings, 7am-11.45am
Thursday mornings, 7am-11.45am
Thursday evenings, 6 pm-8 pm.
Let’s go Travel Update from the 18th of August Meeting
At this meeting, we had another 6/7 New Faces, which was great to see.
Everyone is quite eager to Travel, and keeping in touch with other interested Travellers is a great way to meet your (possible) Travel Buddy” until you feel totally comfortable in each other’s company and ready to take that leap and Book a trip together.
We have 3 / 4 ladies looking at Japan, and maybe they can all travel together. That Would make a great little group. You could pair off with someone else (other than your travel buddy) on days when you both want to do the same thing, or you could all travel around together.
Our next Meet Up will be at the RSL on 22nd September @3pm as usual.
If possible, we will try to be in the Auditorium, but with renovations starting soon, that May no longer be possible. So, look for us in the Outdoor Social Area, or ask the girls at the desk in the Social, and they normally know where we are sitting.
I will reiterate again:
WE ARE NOT TRAVEL AGENTS; WE WILL NOT BE MAKING BOOKINGS
WE WILL NOT RECOMMEND TRAVEL INSURANCE COMPANYS (you need to research this yourself to find what’s suitable for you). We are more than happy to discuss previous Experiences, but we cannot assist with bookings.
Safe Travels, See you 22nd September @ 3 pm
BRISBANE CRUISES
BRIBIE ISLAND LUNCH CRUISE 2024
Enjoy a relaxing lunch time cruise while we 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.
Writers Corner
A PUBLISHING JOURNEY
By Gail Gifford
Having qualified as a teacher in the UK, I taught in Zambia, Nigeria, and Malaysia. I had to adapt to each new environment and culture, surviving a death threat from a Witch Doctor in Zambia, respectfully declining a formal invitation to attend a public execution in Nigeria, and being caught up in a fire-walking ceremony in Malaysia. I became fascinated by the many events I’d witnessed and began questioning the mind’s power over the body. Returning to the UK, I qualified in hypnotherapy and worked with renowned international psychotherapists. I set up a successful private practice and then became a Senior Psychologist Therapist within the National Health Service. I emigrated to Australia on retirement and now live with family on Bribie Island.
I found the easiest part of my publishing journey was writing the book. I had all the material in my mind. I didn’t need to create characters, devise a plot, evoke emotions, or set a scene—I recorded events from therapy sessions. I have the greatest admiration for authors who can create worlds with their words. COVID’s confinement provided the catalyst. I got up early each morning and hand-wrote chapters in numerous exercise books. I shared these stories with family and friends, who encouraged me to publish a book.
It was then that things became complicated. Anna, my daughter, came to my rescue with enthusiasm, patience and computer skills, transforming my scribbling into a manuscript.
I would caution any emerging author sharing their precious manuscript to thoroughly check the credentials of any individual or company offering editing or publishing services before committing to any contract.
I submitted a chapter of the manuscript and synopsis via email to two established UK publishers. Both gave little encouragement, cautioning that hundreds of chapters were submitted monthly, but only a few were ever accepted, and I was advised that I would be contacted in a few months. I was astonished when, within two weeks, I was offered very attractive agreements by both. I chose Pegasus as they promised all I had hoped for and more.
There were difficulties. Pegasus was in a different time zone on the opposite side of the world, and edits were made via email. I became impatient as my manuscript went through numerous processes, but the words remained mine and still felt right. Anna and I were involved at every stage, designing the cover and choosing the book size and font. After eighteen months, I held my book in my hand and found that the final product surpassed my expectations.
I received books, flyers and bookmarks and the dedicated team at Pegasus organised publicity and distribution. At this stage, I understand “The Man Who Screamed With Seagulls” will be available worldwide from 29 August 2024 from selected bookstores and through Amazon and Kindle.
That’s my publishing journey. Believe in your book and choose an appropriate publisher for your genre. If possible, seek advice from writers’ groups and published authors.
Be patient, be courageous. I wish you well.
ABOUT THE BOOK AND BOOK LAUNCH DETAILS
So, why did the man scream with seagulls?
Why did the woman run from the Devil?
Why did the soldier try to prevent the event?
Over twenty chapters of individual therapy stories reveal the answers to these and other questions. Gail did not have the answers, but she did have the skills, words, empathy, and courage to guide each individual to the defining moment that had damaged them and facilitate their healing. The stories are remarkable. Identities have been altered to respect and protect clients.
“THE MAN WHO SCREAMED WITH SEAGULLS” LAUNCHES AT THE BRIBIE ISLAND COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE
BOARDROOM - Saturday, 28th September 2024
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
To secure your spot at the launch, please email me gailgiffordauthor@gmail.com
ISLANDER
Beachmere District Community
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 - 12pm
Bribie Island BIDCA 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
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 12pm
The Bribie Island Comm Plant Nursery
The BribieIsland Community Plant Nursery is open
Tues to Sat 8 am to 12 pm
The Bribie Island Lions Market
2nd Sat of the month at Tintookie Park Woorim 7am - 1pm.
Bribie Woodcrafters & Bribie Island Gem Club
Open day, Demonstrations & Sales - last Sunday of each month
8am to 12noon Held at Bribie Art Centre
191 Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach
The Bribie Bowls Euchre Club
Meets at the club each Monday at 12 Noon. Fun afternoon. Contact Lorraine on 0414802733.
Update From Treecreate
Alot has been happening at Treecreate Studio in 2024, with more to come over the next couple of months. The studio welcomed Felicia Lloyd as a resident artist, and we have been running workshops and life drawing in the studio.
Treecreate will also occupy the Bribie Island Library on Sunday, 20 October, as part of the Bribie Island Nature Festival. Tracey Benson will demonstrate cyanotype techniques, Martin Drury will 3D print mangrove landscapes, and Felicia Lloyd will facilitate a printmaking workshop using plants and water-based inks. Check out the Bribie Island Nature Festival website for more information.
As part of the Festival, Tracey will also lead a nature walk of the Bibimulya Wetlands on October 19th. This walk combines mindfulness practice with deep listening and creative play.
Continuing to Weave the Waters
Europe, Asia, Vanuatu, Aotearoa New Zealand and interstate. Many of the residents are internationally recognised for their work and have significant standing in their fields with more than half of the group also identifying as First Nations.
Weaving Water at Yarun was an opportunity for enriching cultural and creative exchange and raising environmental awareness with a focus on the ecosystems of Yarun Bribie Island.
The public events included:
Treecreate is also looking forward to hosting another ArtSci residency in May 2025 in partnership with TransArt Institute, an international creative research academy based between Europe, the UK and the USA.
Many ongoing connections have been established, including one on migratory shorebirds with interdisciplinary artist Trudy Lane, who is based in Pukorokoro. Trudy visited again in April and worked closely with the BIEPA shorebird group. Trudy also plans to return for the Bribie Island Nature Festival and present a geolocated sound walk with stories and interviews.
• Workshops at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum
• A Symposium at the Bribie Island Retreat and Recreation Centre
• An open day at the Bribie Island Retreat and Recreation Centre
• Artist talks at Bribie Seaside Museum
Thank you from Treecreate
Also, as part of the festival, two sound walks will be included by artists who were part of Weaving Water @ Yarun. Bronwin Patrickson, a sound artist from South Australia, created a “Dugong Love Stories” walk along the passage from the Seaside Museum to Buckley’s Hole, and Tracey Benson has a soundwalk exploring the Bibimulya Wetlands.
Weaving Water Weaving Water @ Yarun reflection
Treecreate’s inaugural Weaving Water @ Yarun program in November 2023 had participants visiting from the USA,
It really does take a village! We had no idea how our idea for an artsci program would be received on Bribie Island, as we had only lived on the Island for two years. We did have some experience with projects in Canberra and New Zealand, but not at the scale that we envisioned for this project.
We learned a lot along the way and are very grateful for all the sponsorship and in-kind support we received.
Thank you to the Pumicestone Indigenous Employment and Education Council for believing in us and our vision for this project. You do great things in our community, and we are honoured to support your work.
A big thank you to Cherrie, the editor of Bribie Islander magazine, for helping us spread the word—your magazine really does weave our community together.
Thank you to Mayyada and Annie Lane for your sponsorship. This helped us make this a great experience for not just the visitors but also our local community.
And The Winners Are… And The Winners Are…
THE NEXT GENERATION ART PRIZE 2024 AWARD PRESENTATION NIGHT
was a sold-out event with 300+ attendees. It was a beautiful evening, with talent and pride in equal measure everywhere. Judges Rachel Bywaters and Aaron Butt had their work cut out, but made very insightful comments on all the winning artworks. Special guests Ali King and Brooke Savige, and major sponsors Bribie Island Bowls, Bribie RSL, Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club praised and encouraged our next generation of artists. Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association were impressed by the many artworks vying for their Recycled Materials Award.
The perfect musical backdrop was provided by Moreton Youth Music Ensembles, with a string quartet performing in the gallery and a Woodwind and Brass ensemble in the courtyard.
Come along and see the show until Sunday September 8 and vote for your favourite work to win the People’s Choice Award, proundly sponsored by Bribie Island Bowls Club. There are also some great raffles, so be sure to take a look at the impressive prize lists. Tickets 3 for $5. Drawn September 8.
NEXT GEN 2024 JUDGES’ (Rachel Bywaters And Aaron Butt)
WINNERS 7-8 years
Winner 2D: “Moonlight Reflection” Anastasia Leckie 8 years
Winner 3D: “Ayla Doll” Ayla White 7 years
Highly Commended: “Midnight on the Coral Reef”
Breanne Sinn 8years
9-11 years - Winner 2D: “Spring Blooms” Bethany Lowe
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Let’s Give them a Chance
Story by Sandra Bayley, BIEPA Securing Shorebirds Project
SPRING HAS ARRIVED, THE TIME THAT BRINGS NEW LIFE IN NATURE ALL AROUND US. BUDS, BLOSSOMS, YOUNG IN POUCHES, NESTS WITH EGGS –CONCENTRATED EFFORT AMONG PARENT CREATURES TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF THEIR SPECIES.
Most birds nest in trees, which means they are out of sight and out of the way of people, their activities, and their pets.
But beach-nesting birds, as the name implies, only know how to nest on the seashore. In the past millennia, they flourished, and their numbers were stable. Now, they face many challenges as more and more people and dogs claim beaches as their own. How many beachgoers even know about this category of birds called beach-nesting birds? When it comes time to nest, instinct tells them to find a spot on the sand above the high tide mark amidst the sea wrack – the bits of seaweed, leaves, driftwood and other flotsam and jetsam. This material provides camouflage for their eggs and chicks.
They don’t build a nest with sides that would require gathered materials. Once they’ve chosen a spot, they nestle into a shallow hollow in the sand. They lay a couple of eggs and sit on them for 28 days. The eggs are speckled and blend with the wrack, making them barely visible. The parent birds share the duties of sitting on the nest or being the one to keep watch. When the chicks hatch, they are vigilant co-parents over many months.
There are a number of bird species that rely on Bribie Island’s sandy coast to nest. These include the Little Tern, Striated Pardalote and three species of resident shorebirds. The beach-nesting shorebirds are the Red-capped Plover, the Beach-stone Curlew and the Pied Oystercatcher. Probably the best known of these is the
Pied Oystercatcher, a mediumsized black and white bird with a distinctive long orange beak and longish orange legs. You may have seen them around the waterfront or on the ocean beach. They mate for life, so it’s often a pair that you might see.
This sad tale concerns one of the island’s resident oystercatcher pairs as they attempted to nest on the beach at Buckley’s Hole Conservation Park.
Upon discovering the nesting activity, members of BIEPA’s Securing Shorebird project contemplated the location of this pair and concluded that,
August 26th. A call was put out for volunteers to join a roster to unobtrusively monitor the pair during high tides and to request that anyone who was about to disturb the nest take a wide berth or a different route.
We were all set to commence the roster starting on Saturday, 31st August, and we look forward to this opportunity to help care for the expectant family.
This pair were known to have been preparing their nest since the 24th of August, but perhaps a little longer. They had fortuitously chosen the NO
given the challenges of a shared beach, they may need some help for their nest to survive.
Given the alarming decline in the numbers of these beachnesting birds, Birdlife Australia provides training for volunteers to monitor nests and assist them in surviving. They also provide educational materials and mentorship to build capacity in local communities.
Fortunately, there was a BIEPA meeting on Monday night,
provide sanctuary from development, people, dogs, or 4WD vehicles.
Amidst the sadness of this discovery, our minds turned to what we could do to prevent more losses like this.
First, we could reach out to the many readers of The Bribie Islander and ask you to help spread the word about this situation as we move into Spring when the few remaining beach-nesting birds will be trying to nest and raise a family.
Secondly, we at BIEPA can promote this issue through a public campaign that will help remind people that the future of beach-nesting birds on Bribie Island is a whole-ofcommunity responsibility.
Thirdly, I think our would-be volunteers will return if we find birds in a similarly precarious situation. Do let BIEPA know if you discover threatened birds at risk or if you’d like to volunteer.
Photos by Darren Jew
PHOTO .1 & 3. Portrait of single Oystercatcher. Pied Oystercatchers mate for life. They usually inhabit a regular territory, feeding on nearby tidal flats and roosting in the dunes. They’re listed as Vulnerable on Queensland’s Threatened Species List.
DOGS area within Buckley’s Hole Conservation Park, and two speckled eggs were sighted around lunchtime on Monday the 26th.
However, on Wednesday, August 28th, mid-morning, the eggs were gone, the parents had abandoned the nest, and the nest site was covered with many paw footprints—a reminder that while Bribie Island’s sandy coast is prime beach-nesting bird habitat, very few metres actually
PHOTO .4. Nest with 2 eggs. Two speckled eggs were confirmed in the nest when the parent bird was disturbed by unknowing beach-walkers on Monday, August 26th. When they passed too close, the parent bird temporarily left the nest in defence, and our observer snapped this picture.
PHOTO .2. of nest site and paw prints in sand.
Just 48 hours after the eggs were confirmed, the nest site was empty and covered in paw prints. The NO DOGS stretch of Buckley’s Hole Conservation Park is one of the only sections of beach on Bribie Island that offers any kind of sanctuary,, but inhabitants still remain under pressure from illegal dogs and feral foxes.
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One of the parents, incubating the Buckley’s Hole nest – before their eggs were tragically taken.
Emu
Remember Eric? A few years ago, Eric the Emu, thought to be the last emu on Bribie Island, was a regular wanderer in our suburban areas. Unfortunately, in September 2015, an unruly dog tragically killed Eric. At one time, there were a few emus in the bush in the centre of Bribie Island, but they are probably now extinct.
Emus are endemic to Australia and are our tallest birds. They grow to a height of 1.5 m to 2 m, are 1.4 m to 1.6 m in length, and weigh up to 60 kg. Their wings are too small and undeveloped for them to be able to fly, but they can run at speeds up to 50 km/h on their strong, powerful legs while at the same time flapping their tiny wings. Feathers are grey-brown and fluffy and contain mechanisms that help to keep them cool during intense heat. They have excellent hearing and eyesight. Their eyes are protected from dust by secondary eyelids. Mostly, emus are silent but make deep booming, drumming and grunting sounds, usually during courting. Males and females are similar in appearance, with females being a little larger than males. They are shy birds but very curious and will investigate anything new or strange that they see. Emus spend their days looking for food, preening, dust bathing and resting.
Emus live in pairs or groups of up to twelve in most habitats in Australia. They are not typically found in dense forests or very arid areas. They like to live in areas with lots of space, food and water and will move to other areas if their water and food become scarce. Their preferred foods are fruit, plants, grass, insects and wheat. They can go for weeks without food and do not need to drink a lot of water, but when the opportunity or need arises, they will consume large amounts of both. Small stones are swallowed to help with digestion.
Breeding takes place usually in the winter months. Males make the nests by making a shallow scrape in the ground about 1m to 2m in diameter and lining it with grass, leaves and twigs. Females do most of the courting, and the pair indulge in elaborate rituals before finally mating. Females lay 6 to 12 large bluish-green hardshelled eggs, and the males then take over the incubation, which lasts about 5 weeks. During this time, males become lethargic, hardly eating, drinking or leaving the nest. They turn the eggs every now and then and guard the nest. Females do not offer any more help and may mate with other males or wander off to other areas. The hatched chicks are fluffy with brown and cream stripes and are looked after by the males for 4 to 6 months when they reach full size. They can reproduce at 18 months of age.
Dromaius novaehollandiae Marj Webber
Early settlers killed emus for their meat, and emu oil was used to fuel their lamps.
During the early 1930s, emus became destructive to crops. An emu-proof fence 114 km long was constructed in Western Australia. This fence also substituted for a rabbitproof fence. War was waged on the emus, and the army was called in with machine guns to deal with the problem. The emus, however, had other ideas, and most of them were able to escape. Bounties were paid for killing emus in WA right up to the 1960s.
Aboriginal Australians found emus very useful and used almost every part of their bodies for their own needs. Emu meat and eggs were an important food source. Bones were used to make tools. Oil was used in medicines to rub their bodies and mix with ochre to make paint. Feathers were used as body decoration, and strings were made from the ligaments. Emus are important in Indigenous mythology, and
Emu farming, which involves raising birds bred in captivity, is permitted in Australia, the USA, China, and Peru. The birds’ low-fat meat, feathers, oil, and skins are sold commercially, and the thick shells of infertile eggs are used for ornamental carving.
Only very brave predators will prey on emus, as they can be very aggressive, using their strong legs and three sharp toes to defend themselves. They can inflict considerable damage on their attackers. Also, they are fast runners and will often outrun would-be aggressors. However, dingoes and wedge-tailed eagles will
Their wild population is thought to be larger now than it was before European settlement; hence, IUCN’s rating is of least concern.
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TASMANIA’S Gentleman Bushranger TASMANIA’S Gentleman Bushranger Part 2
On the afternoon of Boxing Day 1842, Martin Cash, in company with two other convicts, escaped Arthur Bay Penal colony and, after a torturous trip, managed to cross both Necks. Moving to the northwest, Cash led his two comrades on a journey to reach his beloved woman, Bessie Clifford. On the way,
they had robbed a number of homes to collect firearms and provisions. They decided to attack the Woolpack Inn. They had been warned that there was a contingent of constables stationed there. With a hatred of the police deep in their veins, they relished the opportunity to assault.
On arrival, they bailed up
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the landlady, her two sons, and three men who were drinking there. They enjoyed a hospitable drink or two with the landlady and patrons until darkness set in, when movement was heard outside. This proved to be the party of Constables, who had been made aware of the presence of the three escapees. The
trio marched outside, Cash taking the lead. The Police Sergeant challenged Cash to stand. Cash stood, but only to take surer aim and fired. The Sergeant fell. There was an exchange of shots, but the darkness prevented any accuracy. It appeared that no more damage had been done on either side, and the remainder of the constables had decided that discretion was the better part, collected their boss, and disappeared. The bushrangers finished their drinks, passed a handful of coins to the landlady, and waved goodbye.
Three days later, after pillaging a farmhouse for provisions, they reached the house of an old Cash acquaintance who agreed to take a message to Bessie, just in case she had uninvited visitors. To their delight, they learned that two of the constables with whom they had exchanged gunfire at the Inn were seriously wounded, but not fatally. The next morning, to Martin’s great joy, Bessie joined the party.
For three days, they laid low, then set out to raid a large manor owned by a wealthy Englishman, Mr Shone. On the way they fell in with a friend of the Shone family, whom they compelled to go with them. On recognising the family friend, the housekeeper opened the door and allowed the “visitors” to enter. Cash immediately ordered the occupants, among whom were some ladies, to sit on the floor. Six or seven working hands belonging to the establishment were also brought up from a barn to keep the owner and his family company. When two ladies and three gentlemen drove up in a carriage on a visit, much to their surprise, they were greeted by a terrifying bushranger, complete with gun, and placed in the company of the other prisoners on the floor. It was becoming quite a party. Kavanagh kept guard over the imprisoned company, entertaining them with wild Irish stories while Cash and Jones rifled through the house, collecting anything of value. Before the bushrangers left, the ladies and gentlemen in the room were relieved of their watches, jewellery and purses. The young ladies were not at
all alarmed, having heard that Cash and his mates were very considerate in their treatment of the weaker sex, who chanced to fall into their hands. They had now been in a position to personally confirm the accuracy of the report. Taking a respectful leave of their victims, the bushrangers marched off, carrying their booty to a waiting and delighted Bessie, who was presented with a selection of silk dresses and jewellery.
Martin led his team deep into the bush to a hill he had previously discovered before his incarceration. It was an ideal hideout, commanding 360-degree views of the countryside. They built a camouflaged log enclosure and called it their “fortress”. They had only settled in for a few days when they spotted a detachment of the 31st King's Own Light Infantry scouring the bush, obviously searching for them. Once the searchers had disappeared, Cash took Bessie to the edge of her town and left her to walk a short distance home. But the police were on watch, and she was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property as some of the articles belonging to Mrs Shone were found in her possession. Meanwhile, the outlaws were not idle, making several sorties in the district. One place they raided belonged to Mr Hutchinson, who was at home with his wife and daughter. Cash said later that the daughter was a very pretty young woman, about 18 years of age. Before searching the premises, they tied up the old gentleman. However, they admitted afterwards that there was more of a need to tie up the old lady, who persistently screamed at them to get out of her house, all the while using language not expected from a gentle lady. At the request of the girl, they set her father loose. This did not satisfy the mother, who continued to make ear-splitting verbal attacks, even following them until they were out of sight, leaving the bushrangers in fits of laughter. A few days later, they attacked the residence of Mr Charles Kerr in the Hamilton district. On the morning of their arrival, they secured two of Mr Kerr’s shepherds who gave them the necessary information concerning their master’s premises, the number of hands in his employ, together with similar information concerning other neighbouring settlers. Approaching the house at dusk, they suddenly met a young lady who immediately ran into the house screaming, “Here are the Bushrangers!” She then fainted. Leaving Kavanagh in charge of the kitchen hands, Cash repaired to the drawing room, where he found Mrs Kerr and the young lady, whom he urged not to be alarmed, as they would not be subjected to any insult. At Cash’s request, Mrs Kerr pointed out the men’s hut. Cash and Kavanagh went there to find Mr Kerr and three working hands. Kavanagh ordered one of them to tie up the others. When all
of the occupants had been placed in one room, the robbers released Mr Kerr. They permitted him to sit down in the room, and Cash, having procured writing materials, wrote the following letter to His Excellency the Governor.
“Messes Cash and Co beg to notify His Excellency Sir John Franklin and his satellites that a very respectable person named Mrs Cash is now falsely imprisoned in Hobart Town, and if the said Mrs Cash is not released forthwith, and properly remunerated, we will in the first instance visit Government House and, beginning with Sir John, administer a wholesome lesson in the shape of a sound flogging. After this, we will pay the same currency to all his followers. Given under our hands this day at the residence of Mr Kerr of Done Robe. Signed Cash, Kavanagh and Jones.”
At the same time, they wrote and signed the following note to Mr Shone, “Understanding through the public press that Mrs Cash is in custody for some things you have sworn to, we hereby give you notice that if you testify against Mrs Cash, we will come and burn you and all your family in the house to the ground.”
These letters Jones read to the imprisoned company. The gang then gathered up the valuables in the house and wished their host’s farewell. Mr Kerr urged them to give up their evil ways and offered to intercede on their behalf with the Governor. Cash, with a big smile, replied that his kindly offer was politely declined.
Two more attacks on stations in the Hamilton district brought them so much loot that they determined to rest awhile at their fortress. Cash invited an old Irish friend to play the fiddle for them while they enjoyed some of the alcoholic beverages that they had liberated, all the while singing old Irish songs to the fiddle music with great gusto.
Meanwhile, the police were actively searching for them, but without success. In addition to a pecuniary reward offered for the apprehension of the outlaws, the governor offered a free pardon and free passage from the colony to any convict who might be instrumental in their capture. The state of alarm into which the Community had been thrown was great. Even the officials not actively engaged in the hunt were in fear, as may be gathered from the following paragraph, which appeared in the Hobart Town Advertiser.
“So universal has been the panic among the police that the acting police magistrate, living in one of the most populous towns in the country, and at a distance of several miles from the scene of their depredations, has actually applied for a military force for his own particular protection, fancying, as he alleges that he may be carried off and obliged to pay a ransom.”
The same paper at a later date contained
the following, “The perfect insufficiency of the police to apprehend Cash and his troop is at length acknowledged after some months unavailing efforts. The military have been inconsequence ordered to their assistance with 39 men under the command of Leftenant (sic) Darton and Mr Stephenson have been ordered to occupy several posts in the district which has been the scene of their daring exploits. Here, stationed at different points, they may intercept them in their progress when necessary. Necessity compels them to leave their haunts, which the knowledge of the locality renders secure while they choose to remain in seclusion. We have no doubt that these measures will prove successful.” Huh?
The gang contemplated an attack on Mr Edels’ wealthy establishment at the Bluff. They had heard that a party of soldiers and police were protecting the place and appeared desirous of, “… putting the prowess and bravery of the detachment to the proof.” The gang watched the place for some time. They identified one of the male servants coming and going and snatched him on his way to work. He happily gave a full account of their target’s layout and the strength of the inmates. Cash threatened him that if they did not find his story true in every particular, he would suffer. The man told them that the first obstruction they would meet would be a very large, savage dog. Duly warned, a large mastiff flew at them when they entered the gate. Cash was ready. He met the ferocious animal front on, jammed his pistol barrel down its throat and fired. The dog fell dead at his feet. The gang were expecting to be shot at from the house, so they made a wild rush. As they jumped onto the veranda, they saw a number of uniformed men fleeing into the night. They kicked the front door open and charged into the room to find Mr Edels and his two nephews sitting there with the household ladies, all in a state of great alarm. In looking behind the door, they found three stands of loaded guns and rifles. They also relieved Mr Edels of a pair of duelling pistols. After taking the mickey out of their protection detail, as well as the family men’s “want of pluck”, the gang unloaded the family’s firearms, scattering the ammunition around the room. Unimpeded, they ransacked the house, collecting many valuables, and then helped themselves to a meal. After bidding the ladies a polite goodnight, they quietly departed and returned to their fortress.
In the next edition, Martin Cash and his two colleagues continue to terrify the English in Van Diemen's Land.
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DO DOGS GET EMBARRASSED When We Dress Them Up?
Since you're reading this, chances are you love dogs. And some of you, I suspect, like to dress them in all types of frilly garments and outrageous get-ups. Holiday outfits! Birthday dresses! Boots! Scarves! Wigs! Painted nails! Boots! All of which you wouldn't be caught dead in. This leads us to the question of the day: Do dogs get embarrassed when we do silly things like dress them up?
Embarrassment is an emotion like love, guilt, sadness, fear, and happiness. When someone we know dies, we feel sorrow. When people make fun of us, we feel humiliated or embarrassed. When something good happens, we feel happiness.
Yet, emotions are fleeting. They last for only a brief time. We don't stay embarrassed forever, or at the very least, we shouldn't. In humans, embarrassment is a so-called "self-conscious" emotion, just like guilt. We get embarrassed when we trip or fall, burp at the dinner table, or spill coffee on a nice white shirt as a crowd of people look on.
Do dogs feel the same emotions we do? It's a good question that scientists have been mulling for years. If you're a dog owner, there is no question that dogs become emotional. They wag their tail when they are happy. They look guilty — ears back, head down — when they pee on the rug or chew a library book to shreds. We also know they can get jealous of a new baby, a new dog or the cat who sits on mummy's lap.
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While some argue that dogs do feel a range of emotions, embarrassment may not be one of them. Instead, dogs can simply react to their owner's body language. In the opinion of some, dogs experience only "instant reaction" emotions: fear, joy, sadness, and anger.
Which brings us back to whether dogs get embarrassed. It's a bit hard to fathom, considering they lick themselves in the most inappropriate places and often put their snouts ... well, you can finish that sentence.
When we dress them up as hot dogs, superheroes, or Christmas elves and they put their ears back and tuck their tails down, it may not be embarrassment that they feel—they might simply find the costumes uncomfortable or unfamiliar. And they might be upset by, or react to, the fact that everyone around them is laughing and acting excited.
Should You Dress Your Dog?
So, should you dress your dog up? To put it bluntly, if you feel humiliated dressed up as a lobster or Donald Trump, chances are, your dog will, too.
If your dog seems uncomfortable, take the costume off (after quickly taking that cute photograph to post on social media). If your dog doesn't seem to care or seems to like being fancied up, it's okay.
Crosswords - QUICK & CRYPTIC
Across
1 One sitcom’s funny for financial experts (10)
Across 1 One sitcom’s funny for financial experts (10)
7 Invitee made suppositions loudly (5)
Down
8 Equine speaking with a croaky voice (5)
7 Invitee made suppositions loudly (5)
8 Equine speaking with a croaky voice (5)
9 Get mousse regularly for Aussie natives that can’t fly (4)
TODAY’S TRICKS Clues begin or end with a definition of the answer.
The rest is one of these: Anagram
2 By the sound of it, verifies payment orders (7)
9 Get mousse regularly for Aussie natives that can’t fly (4)
3 Brief message in bottle, regularly (4)
An anagram of the answer and a hint that there’s an anagram
4 Composer from Harlem, strangely (6)
10 Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6)
10 Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6)
13 Trendy school for cricket, for example (6)
14 Eye infection from filthy place, we’re told (4)
14 Eye infection from filthy place, we’re told (4)
7 In speech, apes irregular soldiers (9)
11 Piece of data that’s very different to rule I amended (7)
16 At regular intervals, floor chummy stand-in doctor (5)
16 At regular intervals, floor chummy stand-in doctor (5)
18 Little bird caught by American bumpkin (5)
19 Reporter’s still providing writing materials (10)
Across
1 Study gospel in Scandinavia? (7)
2 By the sound of it, verifies payment orders (7) 3 Brief message in bottle, regularly (4) 4 Composer from Harlem, strangely (6)
5 Skiers, oddly, getting male teacher (3)
6 American novelist bites neck foolishly (9)
7 In speech, apes irregular soldiers (9)
‘Qualify to get drink for ID (8)’ gives PASSPORT (pass + port)
Soundalike
12 Naughty child, one getting breaded seafood (6)
Something that sounds like the answer
18 Little bird caught by American bumpkin (5)
15 The compiler with Tory person who’s venerated (4)
19 Reporter’s still providing writing materials (10)
Down
5 Crackers? found under the bed, once? (5)
8 Dropping them is disappointing and embarrassing (7)
9 We hear chanel is good for a drink (5)
10 On top with a sorry lament (5)
11 Oriental in earnest debate (7)
12 Take a look at the harpy back with the German (6)
14 Mislay CD somehow? - Shut up! (6)
17 Understandable - soldier is in the pub (7)
19 Catch the Spanish croissant? (5)
22 Not part of the clique taking alternative route (5)
23 Salt - Found it in a container (7)
24 Pig's habitat with the Spanish back in fashion (5)
25 Cancel golfer's handicap (7)
SOLUTIONS
‘Excited as Oscar’s announced (4)’ gives WILD
17 Even bits of ice heap in hot drink (3)
Alternate letters
Choose every other letter for the answer
‘Oddly envied First Lady?
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1 Mother leaves comrade messing with the furnishings (5)
2 Observed what it isn’t to a journalist (5)
3 Ache I've treated to get better (7)
4 Fate had funny skit involving the compiler (6)
5 Steps taken as Pole follows momentum (5)
6 They admit they might be punched (7)
7 At last, Harry gets what is due and fancied (7)
12 Sort of humour where permits are issued after midnight (7)
13 Regularly after dark (7)
15 Nipper throws the first with hesitation (7)
16 Apple or lemon wedges are popular (6)
18 French priest - around five - on a bender? (5)
20 Concede after first giving a tirade (5)
21 Sucker getting shelter at church (5)
Sudoku
SPORTS RESULTS
Bribie Island Bowls Club
Self Select Pairs Results Friday 9
August 2024
Winners: M Lowry, G McEniery
Runners up: P Andrews, E Hookey
Lucky draw: P Mann, T Richardson
Bunny: S Williams, I Williams
Self select pairs results Friday 9
August 2024
Winners: G Gunter, S Root, K
Burdon. Runners up: P Hughes, K Taylor, R Ferguson
Lucky draw: T Dean, J Leys
Lucky draw: J Hattie, G Reilly
Lucky draw: J Oliver, M Andrews
Lucky draw: P Cookhead, A Legozo
Random select fours results
Saturday 10 August 2024
Highest margin: G Frew, K Langford, A Pinzger
Lowest margin: P Gee, S Brown, C Bates, S Dobson
Out of hat winner: H Groves, T Whalley, R Sullivan
Self Select triples results Tuesday 13 August 2024
Winners: L Godfrey, C Smith, H Groves. Runners up: T Paekau, P Hourigan, B Stuart
Lucky draw: M Mills, G Reilley, C
Monk. Lucky draw: E Bateman, M
Garfield, R Garfield
Bunny: M Thompson, E Hookey, K Ayres
Scroungers results Wednesday 14
August 2024
1st: S Greensill
2nd: P Zeirk-Mahoney
Self select pairs results
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Winners: J Noonan, M Gittins, C Bailey
Runners up: G Wilkie, J James, M Lowry
Lucky draw: M Garfield, E
Bateman. Lucky draw: B Snare, R Ferguson
Lucky draw: T Smith, C Hayles
Lucky draw: S Root, D Riseham
Random select triples results Thursday 15 August 2024
Highest score: S Lang, A Whalley, M Young
Runner up: J Hannan, K Morgan, C Mellors
Out of hat winner: P Gee, W Follett, A Riley
Bunny: T Armstrong, J Wallis, T
Brain
Self Select Pairs Results Friday 16
August 2024
Moreton Bay over-50s athletes prove age no barrier in GemLife Games
More than 500 athletes, volunteers and spectators in their 50s to 80s - including a team of 48 from Bribie Island - will line up to prove age is no barrier to competing on the sporting field at the GemLife Games on the Sunshine Coast on September 5 and 6. Competitor numbers have almost doubled for the games’ second year, with participants from South-East Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria battling it out in eight sports: tennis, pickleball, table tennis, ten-pin bowling, eight-ball pool, golf simulator, lawn bowls, and swimming. While some have played for decades, others describe themselves as ‘rank amateurs’ having taken up their sport mere weeks ago, but all have one thing in common — a desire to give it a go, have fun and meet new people.
An initiative of over-50s developer GemLife, the inter-resort event will be held at its GemLife Palmwoods community on the Sunshine Coast.
Jean Imms from GemLife Bribie Island is one of the only games’ competitors with international experience and comes into the 2024 event with a point to prove.
The former New Zealand representative leads ‘The Four Js’, an 8-ball pool team comprising Jean’s son, Jason, who also
Winners: S Cook, J Hosie
Runners up: S Chandler, M Lowe
Lucky draw: L Tait, M Brenner
Bunny: S Williams, J Williams
Self Select pairs results Friday 16
August 2024
Winners: M Durham, I Cooper
Runners up: L Savige, K Thornton
Lucky draw: R Fowler, E Sharp
Lucky draw: B Lamb, F Crockett
Lucky draw: M Cullinan, W
Gilbert. Lucky draw: N Mepham, P Gray
Random select fours results Saturday 17 August 2024
Highest margin: S Lonsdale, A Campbell, C Park
Lowest margin: T Whalley, S Kurtz, L Caincross, T Raynham
Out of hat winner: T Richardson, K Norton, R Bickerton, J Lonsdale
Out of hat winner: H Groves, W
Manson, T Phillips
Self Select triples results Tuesday 20 august 2024
Winners: BJ Adams, R Eaton, F Crockett
Runners up: K Ayres, G Riley, R McDermott
Lucky draw: J Brazier, L Wright, D McDougall
lives at GemLife Bribie Island, and fellow residents James Humm and Josef Zoontjens.
After finishing second last year, Jean has her eye on gold this time around and hopes to go head-to-head against some other mixed teams. “There is no reason why women can’t be as competitive as men; the only real advantage men have is their greater reach across the table,” explained Jean.
“When I was younger, I regularly played pool at the local working men’s clubs and I’m sure you’ll still find my name up on the competition leader boards on the walls of some of those clubs today.”
Jean represented her country in international pool competitions in the 1980s and has been drawing on those experiences to help coach ‘The Four Js’ to peak performance ahead of the September games. “The biggest mistake new players make is holding the cue too loose,” she said. “Instead of having a back-and-forth motion, their elbows waggle about. The secret is keeping your arm in, close to your body. Then place your other hand on the table to make a bridge – make sure it’s quite steady – and then you’re ready to take your shot.”
GemLife Director and CEO Adrian Puljich said the popularity of the GemLife Games was evident in the explosion of participants in this year’s event.
“We had 160 over-50s competing in our
Lucky draw: R Garfield, M Garfield, E Bateman
Lucky draw: L Gilmore, J Noonan, M Gittens
Lucky draw: G Pakehau, B Russell, S Harm
Scroungers results Wednesday 21 August 2024
1st: BJ Adams
2nd: L Patching
3rd: E Thean
Self select pairs results Wednesday 21 August 2024
Winners: G Reilly, F Crockett
Runners up: K Byrdon, R Dickinson
Lucky draw: F Grimsey, M Retchford
Lucky draw: M Diego, M Durham
Lucky draw: B Svenson, G Hartley. Lucky draw: M Cullinan, W Gilbert
Random select triples results
Thursday 22 August 2024
Highest score: S Lang, C Park, T Phillips, S Dobson
Runners up: L Beaven, K Norton, M Young
Out of hat winner: L Wood, R Bickerton, D Bignall, R Gilmore
Bunny: P Gee, M Ball, P Malony, D Charlwood
inaugural games last year. This year, we have more than 280 taking part, supported by a contingent of about 200 volunteers and spectators,” he said.
“We’ve expanded the games to a two-day event, so more people can participate.
We have also introduced a new sport — swimming.
“The spirit of the games is truly inspiring, with so many of our over 50s willing to jump in and give it a go, no matter how much experience they have – and that’s what it’s all about—trying new things, staying active, making community connections and having a laugh.
“Some of our competitors are driving up to 20 hours to be here from our southern communities like Woodend, Victoria, and Rainbow Beach, New South Wales, with many local residents billeting them for the games, which adds to the fantastic community spirit and sense of camaraderie.”
Bribie Islander: Results for Bribie Island Women’s Golf
1st Lidija Patching, 2nd Wayne Wiegand, 3rd Eric Thean, 4th Trevor Mallouk, 5th Peter Brown
Wed 4s Aug 21st
Winners Terry Keatch, Morris Huddleston, Jim Warwick, Wayne Baker Runners Up Ron Carruthers, Peter Szepes, Beryl Moor, Brien Skerten
Thurs Jackpot pairs Aug 22nd
Winners Jaarpung, Tim Carlton
Ladies Div Bongaree Bowls
- 16/8 to 27/8
Results of Ladies Division 2-4-2
Friday 16th August 2024
Winners: Bob Vonarx, Pam Walker
R/Up: Colin and Sandi Hodges. Results of Ladies Division Turkey
Pairs Tuesday 20th August 2024
Winners: Elna Jensen, Brien Skerten
R/Up: Graeme Hanlin, Peter Vlajic
Bonus Draw: Jackpot next week
Results for Ladies Division
Friday 2-4-2 23rd August 2024
Congratulations to:
Winners: Wendy Rollason, Doug Meikle
R/up: Col Hodges, Wayne Stewart
Results of Ladies Division
Tuesday Turkey Pairs 27th
August 2024
Congratulations to:
Winners: Sandra Scott, Bob Vonarx
R/Up: Diana Stowers, Ian Gillies
Bonus Draw: Maureen and Richie Ferguson.
Runners Up Doug Meikle, David Vaughan
Scroungers Aug 24th
1st Lidija Patching, 2nd Colin Sleet, 3rd Sheena Bath, 4th Steve Patching
Wed 4’s Aug 28th
Winners Roger Parker, Ken Wales, Col Hodges, Peter Thatcher Runners Up Sandra Scott, Doreen Pennery, Janice Mason, Wendy Rollason
MORETON BRIBIE BRIDGE CLUB: Sat 17 Aug N/S 1 S Watson & R Sutton 2 L Carr & J Wright
3 R King & S Burton E/W 1 J Newton & D Scown 2 K Cohen & B Connell 3 L Groves & L
McLaren
Wed 21 Aug N/S 1 J Kinross & R Floquet 2 L Carr & J Wright 3 H
Standfast & J Budgeon E/W 1 J Hays & K Cohen 2 J Newton & D Scown 3 A Bronn & A Tywanek Sat 24 Aug N/S 1 J Newton & D Scown 2 N Weyling & T
Davidson 3 G & D Lock E/W 1 R
King & J Van Vugt 2 Y Nakamura & MN Bailey 3 L Groves & L
McLaren
BICBC: Monday 19 Aug N/S 1 J Easey & M Arthur 2 L Groves & R
Deacon 3 M Peart & D Quinan E/W 1 G Lock & N Denvir 2 D
Dowling & C Browne 3 LHutton & B Moxham
Monday 26 Aug N/S 1 M
Arthur & J Brazier 2 H Browne & U Maffey 3 M Peterson & D Quinan E/W 1 J Easey & J
Lindell 2 G Lock & N Denvir =3
R & C Perrott =3 R Deacon & L
Groves
Di Benghamy – Club Champion
FILES STIBBE LAWYERS PARTNERS WITH CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND TO EXPAND FREE WILL SERVICE ACROSS THE SUNSHINE COAST
Files Stibbe Lawyers has committed to giving back to their community and making a difference, partnering with Cancer Council Queensland to support our ‘Free Will Service.’
Cancer Council Queensland’s Free Will Service is available to anyone who needs a written basic will, and it includes a gift for Cancer Council Queensland. Thanks to the support of community-minded law firms across the State, it has been operating in Queensland since 2009. Through the service, Cancer Council
Queensland provides referrals to qualified solicitors who can help create or update your existing Will.
The cost of a basic Will is covered, however if a Will has detailed provisions that cause complex planning, the referred solicitor charges for the costs of preparing the Will at their usual scale of fees.
Each year, more than 32,000 Queenslanders are diagnosed with cancer, and Partner Dean Stibbe said he’s the firm was glad to be partnering with Cancer Council Queensland to help those impacted with cancer.
“This service means we can provide our clients with a free will while assisting in generating much-needed funds for Cancer Council Queensland. For us, it means that as a law firm, we can give back to our community in a tangible and meaningful way,” said Mr Stibbe.
“Whether it’s directly or indirectly, at some point in their lives, nearly everyone finds themselves impacted by cancer.
The team here at Files Stibbe Lawyers are passionate about giving back to our local community and the Free Will Service allows us to really make a difference.”
Cancer Council Queensland Chief Executive Officer Andrew Donne said Gifts in Wills help ensure the charity’s life-saving cancer research, prevention, and support services, ensuring no Queenslander is left navigating cancer alone.
“A Will is a deeply personal reflection of a person’s values and makes a profound statement about their life, with the potential to leave a legacy of hope for future generations,” Mr Donne said.
“There are a number of law firms across the state who support our work by providing the Free Will Service and we are excited to partner with local law firms to make this service available to their local communities.”
“We are so grateful for the generosity of every Queenslander who chooses to include a gift to Cancer Council Queensland in their Will.”
If you’d like to leave a gift in your Will, or would like more information, please visit: https://cancerqld.org.au/get-involved/ individual-support/gift-in-will/ or contact Mark Bishop, Senior Coordinator, Gift in Wills team on 07 3634 5190 or markbishop@cancerqld.org.au
GROW IT LOCAL
TIPS FOR DESIGNING YOUR SMART GARDEN
No matter your garden’s size, you can grow your own food, compost your food waste, and collect water. Think about adding some smart garden features.
WORM WEE IS KEY!
Growing your own food is a fantastic way to reduce your living costs, be more sustainable, and reap physical benefits from your garden! When planning your vegetable garden, think about how much sun the area will receive. A northern aspect and at least 4-5 hours of full sun is ideal for most fruit and vegetables. If you don’t have room for a separate vegetable garden, you can incorporate edible plants and herbs amongst other plants throughout your landscape design.
A worm farm is a compact and low-maintenance composting solu tion that allows you to turn your organic waste (kitchen scraps) into natural, nutrient-rich fertiliser for your garden. Choose a well-shaded, cool spot to set up your worm farm.
KEEP IT ECO-FRIENDLY
Think about your impact on the environment with everything you do. There are eco-friendly alternatives to most domestic household products, such as natural cleaning products and pesticides. Visit the Council’s Environment Centres for more information!
COLLECT RAINWATER
Rainwater tanks come in many shapes and sizes, allowing you to choose a tank that will suit your storage and water usage needs. Slimline tanks are designed to fit up the side of your house; you can even store water underneath your driveway or patio! Rainwater is ideal to use in the garden due to its high nutrient and mineral composition.
SMART IRRIGATION
You can reduce wasted water by fitting water-efficient taps and fittings, such as drip irrigation, and setting timers for watering in the mornings and afternoons to reduce evaporation. Using technology, you can also water your garden remotely or adjust to specific weather conditions.
HARVEST ENERGY FROM THE SUN
Consider adding solar panels to your roof to offset the cost of electricity for your home, especially if you intend to run energy-intensive air conditioning units or pool pumps. You can also use solar on a small scale to power garden lights, pond pumps, and other small electronics.
BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR
Think about the way water flows in your outdoor spaces. Ensure it flows away from your neighbour’s property and towards the street or into an existing stormwater drain with approval). Talk to your neighbours if you have any issues, noting that water flow issues between neighbours are not something the Council can intervene in.
SMART FROM THE START
When building a new home, you have an opportunity to start off smart by increasing the size of your stormwater pipes and installing drains in low-lying areas to direct water to the street.
SMART IDEA
Do not dig unless you know what’s underground. There could be pipes and cables. Avoid planting where roots could damage these services. Contact your builder for a plan and consider using a service like ‘Before you Dig Australia’.
DID YOU KNOW?
Half of what is thrown into general waste bins is organic waste. Composting worms can consume approximately their own body weight in food each day, greatly reducing the amount of organic waste heading to landfills. Other less wormy alternatives to managing organic waste include composting and bokashi bins.
For more information, please visit moretonbay.qld.gov.au website
Don’t Toss That Used Tea Bag!
Here Are Great Uses for It
You can repurpose used tea bags in various ways, including deodorizing carpets, rejuvenating your face, reducing puffiness around the eyes, easing sunburns, and adding flavour to rice.
The next time you brew a steaming cup of tea, resist the natural instinct to chuck that soggy bag in the trash. As it turns out, the organic matter within tea bags is chock full of potential for upcycling!
Make Eyes Less Puffy
Along the same lines, used tea bags bring puffy eyes back to normal. Soak two tea bags in warm water. Next, place them in the refrigerator and let them cool down for a few minutes. Then, relax for about five minutes with a tea bag on each eye.
DIY Sachets
Air fresheners can get expensive, and they don’t really smell all that “fresh.” Stop the endless spraying and turn used tea bags into DIY sachets. To accomplish this, dry out some used tea bags. Then, add a few drops of essential oil in your favourite scent. Place them anywhere sachets are typically used, like in dresser drawers, closets, or the laundry room.
Clean Your Hair
Deodorize Stinky
Carpets and Rugs
Feet and pets wreak havoc on carpets and rugs. Dry out tea bags after use, then rip ‘em open and sprinkle the organic matter on your carpets and rugs. Follow up with a thorough vacuuming. This is an easy, chemical-free way to deodorise floor coverings that won’t cost you a dime extra.
Rejuvenate Your Face
Make a DIY face scrub using used tea bags. Put the used tea leaves into a bowl. Then, mix a teaspoon (at least) of honey. Lightly work the mixture into your facial skin using circular motions. Allow it to sit for five minutes, then rinse and enjoy a revitalised, glowing complexion!
Hair products will build up over time, no matter how often you shampoo. To get hair squeaky-clean, soak three or four tea bags in a cup of warm water. Shampoo and condition as normal, then finish off by pouring the tea-water over your head. Do not rinse!
Class up Bath Time
Who needs pricy bath salts for scent when tea bags work just as well? Pop a couple in your next bath and enjoy a delightfully relaxing aroma. Chamomile, peppermint or jasmine teas would be particularly good for this.
Fertilise the Plants
Tea leaves are nothing more than organic matter, so it only makes sense to use them for gardening! There are a couple of ways to use them for this purpose. Either tear open the used bag and mix the leaves in with the soil or add them to your composting pile. Note: It’s best to add tea to soil around acid-loving plants, like rosebushes or ferns. That’s because the tannic acid in tea tends to lower the soil’s pH and increase its acidity, which could pose a problem for plants that do well in neutral to alkaline soils.
Deep-clean Hands
Some stinky scents stick to the hands. The next time you can’t seem to scrub away the smell of onions, cigarettes, seafood, etc., turn instead to tea bags. Just use them the same way you would a bar of soap. The organic tea leaves will banish those unfortunate smells in no time!
Deodorize Smelly Areas
Some places, like the garbage can or the litter box, are just extra stinky. Cut their “ick” factor by tearing open a tea bag and spreading the dried leaves in the can and/ or litter box. Another spot that often needs deodorising is the refrigerator. To do this, put a couple of bags in a bowl in an inconspicuous area of the refrigerator, where they can effectively absorb odours. Replace the bags every few days and enjoy a much nicersmelling appliance.
Did you know that adding a freestanding tub to your bathroom can create a spalike retreat? It's not just a renovation but a lifelong indulgence you'll come to cherish. Nowadays, many homeowners are renovating their bathrooms to increase the value of their homes by installing accessories like the modern freestanding tub. These tubs are not only standalone but also versatile. You can position them anywhere in your bathroom, and they come in a range of styles, from modern to vintage, making them a cost-effective statement of your personal style.
Afreestanding tub offers numerous benefits. It enhances the appearance of your bathroom and is designed for you to enjoy a soothing bath. The best part is that you have the freedom to choose what you want. Freestanding bathtubs come in a unique variety of sizes and shapes, including the standard rectangular tub and designs that match your bathroom cabinets.
By adding a freestanding tub, you're not just incorporating a fixture; you're taking control of your bathroom's design. You can customize it to your exact preferences and maintenance needs, creating a space that's uniquely yours.
Freestanding Tubs to Make your Bathroom
HLook More Aesthetic
omeowners are also getting creative with the placement of their bathtubs. For example, placing bathtubs between cabinets can aesthetically enhance your bathroom, especially for those with a farmhouse style. In a more modern bathroom, a freestanding tub
can act as the centrepiece, adding a touch of luxury and elegance.
If you're wondering which freestanding tubs can make your bathroom look more aesthetic, you can also choose bathtub styles and colours that complement your overall bathroom
design.ch your bathroom cabinets, which will enhance your bathroom’s appeal.
Depending on the design you choose, each tub has unique styles and benefits. It’s no wonder freestanding tubs have become popular in recent years.
SPRING PROMOTION LET FEES 50% OFF*
Welcome to the Spring Season with many homeowners, that are also investors are now getting homes ready to maximise their sale or rental returns. The spring season provides you with a 3 month period of clearing out the old, decluttering, pressure washing, carpet cleaning, re-potting, painting, landscaping & maintenance of your precious home and investment.
We pride ourselves on the special personal touches we do daily for our clients, being a boutique local agency of 60 years combined real estate experience. This can be in the form of updates on current legislation with a phone call and discussion with a personable one on one service guarantee to our precious valued clients.
Investors are rewarded this season with exclusive rewards. Ask today!
* New Managements for the months of September, October, November 2024.
* Must mention The Bribie Islander Magazine to receive new client rewards.
Taking On New Management
Make the switch to our boutique agency and experience the difference
Are you tired of impersonal property management companies that treat you like another number?
Did you know changing from your current managing agent is easier than you think. Our experienced team will assist in handling the transition seamlessly, ensuring a smooth and stress-free process. Plus, with our competitive rates and commitment to excellence, you will see the difference in no time.
At Bribie Realty, we pride ourselves on providing personalised and attentive service to each and every one of our clients. From handling maintenance requests to finding quality tenants, we take care of all the details so you can relax and enjoy the benefits of owning an investment property. Don’t settle for subpar service from your current property manager. Make the pro-active choice and choose Bribie Realty for ALL your property management needs.
New Poll:
Queenslanders want more renewable energy as the state suffers a scorcher
Anew poll has found that the majority of Queenslanders, 57 percent, agree we need to quickly bring online more renewable energy to prevent energy supply shortfalls and bring down power prices. This comes as Queensland suffers through a scorching end-ofwinter heatwave that could result in bill shock for consumers switching on air conditioning.
The poll of more than 2,000 Queensland residents, commissioned by the Queensland Conservation Council, shows that 54 percent of Queensland voters want the Queensland LNP to support the state’s existing renewable energy targets.
In April, the Queensland Parliament legislated renewable energy targets of 70 percent by 2032 and 80 percent by 2035. The Queensland Opposition voted against legislating the renewable energy targets and does not currently have an energy plan despite public support for clean and cheap energy.
Queensland Conservation Council campaigner and energy expert Stephanie Gray said: “This end of winter heatwave is a terrifying look at Queensland’s future as climate change intensifies, and unfortunately, when the heat goes up, so does our electricity usage. “This polling proves Queenslanders understand that energy policy certainty is vital for encouraging investment, slashing power bills, and unlocking new local manufacturing industries.
“If the Queensland LNP is serious about addressing climate change and cutting power bills, then they need a plan to reach Queensland’s renewable energy targets and drive new clean energy supply. “Energy policy uncertainty causes planning delays and leads to worse outcomes for regional communities, our climate and consumers.”
The polling found that 57 per cent of Queenslanders agree the current renewable energy targets should be maintained to encourage investment in clean energy, with 52 per cent in agreement that the targets will help establish new clean manufacturing industries.
QCC looks forward to hearing from the Premier and Opposition Leader on their plans to accelerate Queensland’s renewable energy transition when they address members of the public at the Queensland Community Alliance’s Maroonprint Assembly on September 3rd.
Brisbane-based environmental science student Lauren Shead had to get another flatmate in to help share costs due to the pressures of the rising cost of living. She can’t afford more energy bill spikes and is wary of turning on the air con this summer. She wants to see support for renters to get access to cheaper, cleaner electricity.
“Our electricity bill doubled last summer, and we can’t afford to run our air con all the time, but this summer looks like it will be even hotter,” said Lauren Shead.
“Renewable energy is cheaper to build than any coal-fired power station, it’s cheaper to run, it uses free energy as its source, and it doesn’t contribute to further warming up our summers. “We shouldn’t be using any coal to power our air con. “We shouldn’t be using coal power for energy when Queensland is probably the state that will suffer the most from a warmer climate. “I’m worried that Brisbane could become unliveable.
“If the cost of energy doesn’t come down and summers keep getting worse, it will really restrict how much money I have left for enjoying my free time, and I don’t look forward to that kind of summer without air con to manage it. “If the government could create some policy to make it easy for renters to get solar panels on their roof that would make a huge difference. I can’t afford to buy where I am, but why does that mean that I should miss out on having access to renewable energy?”
Smart Energy Council Chief Executive
John
Grimes
said: “Queensland households are doing so much of the heavy lifting in the shift to cheaper, cleaner renewable energy.,” said John Grimes. “More solar and batteries in Queensland homes is a no-brainer when it comes to helping people slash their power bills. “Supporting people to make the switch to renewable energy shouldn’t be a political issue; it’s an economic issue. “Australia’s renewable energy businesses need certainty to continue employing the workforce that’s powering the state into the future.”
BRIBIE ISLAND
MEET THE TEAM AT BRIBIE SCREENS
At Bribie Screens, we’ve been proudly servicing Bribie Island for over 30 years. We were formally situated near the Caltex service station and are currently located near Ampol, our business has changed ownership several times. The latest proprietors, George and Deborah, have been at the helm since 2022. George, a familiar face from his previous Bribie handyperson business, managed the enterprise from 2015 to 2021. Deborah, a mother of four, including triplets, seamlessly juggles her responsibilities at the Bribie Screens office, reflecting her exceptional multitasking abilities.
John, our esteemed installations expert, has been an integral part of the Bribie Screens team for 14 years. His background
as a boilermaker has been pivotal in refining his exceptional installation skills, rendering him an invaluable asset to our crew. Furthermore, we are delighted to have Kerri, a former schoolteacher, as the newest addition to our team since Christmas 2022. Kerri has artfully transposed her profound interpersonal and administrative skills to enhance our business operations.
Our specialization encompasses a wide range of services, including pet doors, glass door and window maintenance, re-meshing, and more. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a complimentary measurement and quote. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to serve you!
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BIG PLUMS MOWING & GARDENING
At Big Plums Mowing And Gardening Services, we are dedicated to transforming your outdoor spaces into lush havens of beauty and tranquillity. With a passion for precision and an eye for detail, we offer a comprehensive range of professional lawn care and gardening services that cater to all your outdoor needs.
LAWN MOWING
Our skilled team of experts specializes in delivering immaculate lawn mowing services. We’ll keep your grass at the perfect length, ensuring a neat and wellmaintained appearance that enhances the overall aesthetic of your property.
Edging
Our Edging service adds the final touch of sophistication to your garden. Using precise techniques and keen attention to detail, we define the borders of your pathways, flower beds, and other landscaping features.
Weeding
Unwanted weeds can mar the beauty of your garden. Our dedicated weeding service targets these pesky invaders, promoting the health and vitality of your plants while restoring the pristine look of your outdoor space.
General Garden Care
Embrace the beauty of a well-tended garden with our General Garden Care service. Our experienced team takes a comprehensive approach to nurture your outdoor haven.
Waste Removal
A beautiful garden should be free from debris and clutter. Our waste removal service ensures that all green waste and garden refuse are efficiently collected and disposed of, leaving your property looking immaculate and inviting.
*Pressure Washing *Stump Grinding
VMR BRIBIE ISLAND
GENERAL MEETING
Another general meeting will be required when VMR Bribie has an acceptable transition agreement from MRQ for members to vote on.
Discussion on the replacement of Bribie One Design and Costings. A resolution was put to the meeting to endorse the proposed replacement of Bribie One. This was passed by the general meeting.
Update on the proposed building works and increased costs. Now to be done in two stages. A resolution was put to the meeting to endorse the proposed new two stage building program. This was passed by the general meeting. Work to start on Stage One as soon as possible. This will include New Radio Room, extension to current balcony and a lift being installed.
The Commodore explained about the issues and additional costs that we have been having regarding a new Fire Hydrant having to be installed.
The Commodore then presented several length of service medals to some of our active members.
DONATION FROM JOMO BOATS
All of us at Marine Rescue Bribie Island are always amazed and grateful for the tremendous amount of support we receive from the community. Every donation helps in us in saving lives at sea and another generous donation occurred this week when Gold Coast based Jomo Boats donated a new Jomo 300 small tender vessel. Jomo Boats are an Australian designed and made, ultradurable, small poly boat and our Jomo 300 will be designated as tender to our primary rescue vessel, Bribie 1. It will be
configured for rapid deployment to be used in the Passage for shallow water rescues, crew training and community demonstrations.
A generous VMR crewmember has also donated various setup items such as oars, safety gear, anchor kit and a navigation lights package.
Jomo boats can be found at. https://jomoboats.com.au
HAPPY HOUR
Friday 16th August 2024 – 26 people attended, with bar snacks available for purchase and drinks at our usual great prices served by Ian Thomas and Doug Lythgo. Photos by Peter McNamara
Traill Public Relations Officer - Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie
Pictures by Radio Officer Peter McNamara
VMR Bribie Secretary Gary Voss and Commodore Ces Luscombe answering questions from the floor at the General Meeting.
Members voting by show of hands voting on endorsing the new two stage building program. Carried.
Commodore Ces Luscombe presented Maintenance Team Member Jim Frost with his 10-year Service Medal.
Jomo Boats Marketing Manager Jason handing over the new blue Jomo 300 to Commodore Ces and Coxswain/Trainer Liz, as well as some photos of other Jomo boats in action. Thank you Jomo Boats for your generous donation.
Commodore Ces Luscombe presented VMR Secretary and Coxswain Gary Voss with his 10-year Service Medal.
Commodore Ces Luscombe presented Restricted Coxswain Mike Looney with his 5-year Service Medal.
Commodore Ces Luscombe presented one of our hard-working fund raisers Aamir Cao with her 5-year Service Medal.
Commodore Ces Luscombe presented Radio Operator Tony Jamieson with his 10-year Service Medal.
Commodore Ces Luscombe presented Senior Radio Operator Bob Brandis with his 10-year Service Medal.
Gwen McNamara with Doug Wilson
Beautiful Sunset as a backdrop for Garry and Debbie Comerford.
BIG Red and Bribie 1 service day.
ASSIST JET SKI
Saturday 17th August 2024 – 3.5m SEADOO Jet Ski would not start after refuelling at Bulwer Wrecks requiring a tow to Spinnaker Sound Marina. Bribie 1 skippered by Liz Radajewski and crewed by Graham Parker, Rob Taylor and James Dickson arrived at Bulwer to find the Jet Ski tied up to another vessel, as the Jet Ski was drifting closer to the wrecks. Fortunately, this member of the boating community assisted by towing the Jet Ski away from the wrecks and anchored awaiting VMR arrival. Liz commented “They were delightful young guys, had all the safety gear and fortunately the Jet Ski has a tow tap enabling Bribie 1 to make reasonable speed back to Bribie.” Great job all around, special thanks to the boatie for his assistance to fellow “boaties”
HOUSEBOAT ASSIST
The 16m Houseboat hard aground and her anchor under the boat just North of Kal-Ma-Kuta Boat Ramp around 3pm, it was decided to wait until a higher tide to move her to deeper water.
Wednesday night call out crew of Skipper Jim Brown, Crew Dale Mullins, and Mark Young were called to assist a houseboat that become grounded near Turners Camp.
With a building tide, 15knot winds and a very full moon providing helpful light, Bribie 2 helped
refloat and relocate the vessel into safer waters and assisted in anchoring the vessel into appropriate waters. By 9pm Bribie 2 had been put to bed for the night and the crew had no further call outs.
TRAINING ON THE PASSAGE
Sunday 18th August a beautiful day for Blue Sunday Crew training on the Pumicestone Passage.
FIRST AID TRAINING
Sunday 18th August 2024 - Always training, this time it is First Aidunder the watchful eye of Karen Llewellyn our Trainer
CONGRATULATIONS MOLLY
A big day for two of our hard-working Volunteers at VMR Bribie Tim and Pauline Amourous as it was their daughter Molly’s Wedding Day. Tim is one of our Recue Vessel Crew Members and Pauline is one of Radio Operators Molly hitched a ride with Bridie One to arrive at the Sandstone Point Hotel for her Special Day. Not too many brides have to put on a Life Jacket to arrive at the venue for their Wedding but its all part of the standard safety procedures even for just a 5-minute trip.
On behalf of all the VMR Family we wish Molly, Tim and Pauline a great day.
Pictures by Radio Officer Peter McNamara
Allan Tranter with Retired Radio Operator Shirley Beaty
The Old Sea Dog Ian Grimes with wife Pam.
Bribie 1 tows the Jet Ski toward Spinnaker Sound Marina.
Bribie 1 enters Spinnaker Sound Marina with the Jet Ski rafted up on the starboard side.
Carol and Ian Thomas. Ian worked the bar with Doug
Ron Burrett with Robyn Young and Anne Millen.
Doug Lythgo behind the bar.
Doug Lythgo performs CPR watched by Mike Lucas standing by with the defibrillator.
Above and below: - Under the watchful eye of Trainer Karen Llewellyn Doug Lythgo immobilises patient’s (Wayne Schultz) leg.
Bribie 2 leaves the VMR Base heading for White Patch to jump start a 5.8m Cruisecraft Half Cabin (inboard) with a flat battery.
Bribie 2 alongside the Houseboat in deeper water.
VMR BRIBIE ISLAND cont...
AUG VESSEL ASSISTS
FRI 16/08 1958PM – 4.3 Side Console member vessel sinking at pontoon – investigated.
SAT 17/08 1442PM – 3m Jet Ski member with engine issues required a tow from Bulwer to Spinnaker Sound Marina.
TUE 20/08 0849AM – MOP reported yacht had broken mooring and drifting close to other moored vessels. Investigated, received permission to board and secured on VMR Mooring temporarily.
WED 21/08 1946PM – 16m Houseboat beached on sand North of Kal-Ma-Kuta Boat Ramp required a tow to anchor in deeper water
THU 22/08 1735PM – 5.8m
Cruisecraft non-member with a flat battery at White Patch, required a jump start.
SUN 25/08 1103AM – 6.4m
Half Cabin with motor issues, required a tow from Turners Camp to Spinnaker Sound Marina.
SUN 25/08 1347PM – 6m Half Cabin non-member with motor issues, required a tow from Avon Wreck to Bellara Boat Ramp.
SUN 25/08 1606PM – 8.5m
Cruiser with starting issues required a tow from Sandstone Point Hotel Jetty to Spinnaker Sound Marina.
MON 26/08 0912AM – 11m
Yacht member moved off VMR mooring to secure anchorage.
MON 29/08 1342PM – 3.6m Jet Ski with ignition problem on beach at Yellow Patch. Picked up owner at beach at Bulwer unable to recover Ski, returned owner to Bribie Island.
2024 YTD RADIO ROOM STATISTICS
To Wednesday 14th August 2024 11,165 Calls, 3,146 vessels logged on, 230 Vessel Assists, 1,138 Sitreps, 1,310 Requests, 32 Overdue vessels, 15 Vessel Tracking,
Commodore Ces advises for this coming holiday period check your LIFE JACKETS:
• do you have the appropriate life jacket for the whole trip?
• are the life jackets suited to the activity being undertaken?
• do you have one jacket for everyone on board?
• are the jackets in good
condition and correctly labelled?
• if boating at night, do the jackets have reflective tape on them? and
• do you have an appropriate sticker/label showing where the life jackets are stored?
Many boaters have their jackets still in their original packaging – this leads to lack of effective inspection and the deterioration of the straps. This in turn also makes it difficult to fit in an emergency.
The bottom line – life jackets should not be stowed and forgotten. They are difficult for a novice to put on in an emergency, and then it’s too late to realise they are inappropriate for the intended person in that emergency. Skippers should inspect each before each trip, show all passengers how to wear and have them easily accessible for use, preferably worn.
961 Radio Checks, 9 Weather Forecasts 4 Securite Broadcasts. 1 Pan Pan, 0 Mayday
Surfers for Climate
Surfers for Climate launches Blue Minds Youth Ocean Leadership Program, joining forces with youth leaders to Tackle Eco-Anxiety Among Young Australians.
Surfers for Climate has embarked on a mission to address eco-anxiety among young Australians. They are teaming up with filmmaker and environmentalist Kal Glanznig and Cooper Chapman, pro-surfer, mental health advocate, and founder of the Good Human Factory, to spread the word through free workshops at high schools, TAFEs, universities, and community groups.
Eco-anxiety impacts two-thirds of young Australians’ mental health, according to a recent report by mental health group Orygen and Mission Australia’s Annual Youth Survey found ‘Environment’ as the top concern for young Australians. Young people's mental health is being impacted by inaction on climate and continuing environmental impacts, and they want to understand the solutions and their role in the rapid shift to renewable energy and a regenerative economy.
The Blue Minds Youth Ocean Leadership Program is an initiative aimed at empowering and supporting youth in the face of climate challenges and includes
interactive sessions practical tools for managing mental health, and strategies for environmental stewardship. The free workshops will also showcase Glanznig’s documentary, “RISING UP” which aims to instil hope and motivate young Australians to take positive action for the environment.
Kicking off on the Gold Coast on August 13th, the tour will head to the Sunshine Coast, Townsville, and Cairns, holding events until the end of October before taking the program nationally.
Quote from Surfers for Climate CEO Josh Kirkman:
“Surfers for Climate is stoked to be partnering up with Kal and Cooper on the Blue Minds initiative because ecoanxiety is very real, and if we don’t address it in a positive and empowering way, then the next generation of ocean leaders and stewards won’t be able to realise their full potential and the oceans will suffer.”
party wave of action for climate and a healthy ocean.”
“Surfers for Climate has built its reputation on out-of-the-box thinking and initiatives coupled with clear bipartisan advocacy ambition. The Blue Minds Youth Ocean Leadership Program is another example of Surfers for Climate creating opportunities for even more people to take off on the
“Eco-anxiety is a significant issue affecting our youth, and it’s crucial to provide them with the tools and support they need to navigate these challenges,” said Kal Glanznig. “Through Blue Minds, we aim to inspire and empower the next generation of ocean leaders.”
For more information on the Blue Minds initiative and to join the movement, visit Blue Minds.
FISHING REPORT
Snapper have shown up in big numbers, to the point that no other bottom species were caught on my last outing. The bite was aggressive on the change of the tide. The snapper was easily caught on pilchards, which were hooked onto a snell rig of 40lb with 2/0 hooks. As light as possible, weight allows the bait to look more natural, moving in the flow of the current. A 4 to 6 kg rod at around 7 feet with a 4000 reel with 15kg braid or mono will be plenty to stop these guys. Queensland rules are a minimum of 35mm in length for snapper and a bag limit of 4 per person. Be aware that you are only allowed a boat limit of 8. In the 4-perperson bag limit, only one can be over
70cm. So, for the boat, you can only have two over 70cm.
Tailor is back on track, with regular catches now in the low 40cm range. September will see tailor into the high 40s schooling around Bribie. Lures seem to be more favourable for quickmoving schools, which makes it easier to land half a dozen before the school goes down.
Most days, birds’ activity has been giving the tailor’s position away. The tailor seems to be feeding at all times of the day. When tailor schools feed, they surround a bait school, which causes the bait to rise to the surface, looking for a way out. As the tailor bites through the school, some pieces of the bait are missed, and so the birds dive into the water to retrieve these leftovers. Any leftover bits that are too deep will settle on the bottom, where the flathead has learnt to also follow the school for an easy meal.
Land-based tailor fishing has been somewhat slow, with the schools holding in deeper water. For a better chance than Skirmish Point and Red Beach, try north of Bribie Bridge off
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Sylvan Beach Esplanade. Over the last couple of days, bird numbers in the hundreds have been picking off the whitebait underneath the school.
Mackerel have also shown up in tailor schools and are easily recognised when hooked. They seem to travel twice as fast as tailor, giving most reel drags and fishermen a workout.
Flathead often show up after the tailor with lots of bait fish pieces left over from the tailor. Trolling or drifting pilchards will see you come tight with these iconic fish. Casting lures such as plastics or hardbodies also works a treat. Jet managed this beauty, flicking lures at low tide. Perfect eating-size flathead - well done, Jet.
Out wide, we have seen Kingfish (or Kingies, as they are often referred to) schooling up, causing all sorts of grief to the unexpecting fisherman.
They are hard-fighting fish that don’t quit and easily win most tug-of-wars as they swim back to structures, buoys, and channel marks or dive down around reefs and wrecks. On the way up, they will often circle the boat.
Sarkis managed this 10kg specimen on a live garfish floating out the back of the boat. Using an 80lb braid and 120lb leader was just enough strength to muscle this guy to the boat without breaking the line or having the fish swim into the structure. Kingfish can be caught on dead baits such as Squid, whole mullet, small bonito, etc, but they find it hard to resist a live bait of any type.
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If anyone would like their catch posted in the Bribie Magazine, please email on the above email.
Bribie Island AND
letters to the editor
The Editor, I would like to acknowledge in your letters to the editor how pleased and comfortable my wife and I were at my recent visit to our new Bribie Hospital.
Having endured a silly accident, my wife drove me to the hospital late on a weekday afternoon. Within ten minutes, we were being attended to filling out the necessary paperwork; shortly after, I was delivered to the nursing and doctor staff, all of which were competent in their various jobs, followed by X-rays to ensure there were no damaged bones.
We then waited for the X-ray results, all of this taking about two hours during which my wife in the waiting room and me as patient were looked after by way of hot or cold drinks or any other needs. We would like to use your magazine now to thank all the staff at our new hospital for the way we were treated and point out to others what a great asset we now have on Bribie Island.
Peter Leader
Dear Editor
Bravo, M.Cavenor (BI Aug 9th). He has data on nuclear that makes sense, and I believe from previous letters that he is intelligent and deals with facts, not stupidity. Green energy is not clean energy. Solar and wind panels produce 300 times more toxic waste than high-level nuclear waste. Solar panels are a carcinogenic chemical cocktail, as are the wind turbines, not to mention the wildlife they kill. Now, the turbines in the sea affect dolphins and whales’ communications. Mines and Nuclear Sites (will) have to have funds set aside for site remediation and wasted disposal forever, not so for solar and wind; they are just dumped with all those chemicals leaching into the soil, and I won’t go into used lithium batteries. Green energy is about MONEY -too many invest in renewable energy and count on it to continue. If Labor and Green (both now socialist parties) cared about Australia. they would concentrate on manufacturing
Dear Editor,
Many (of your) readers live in a one-person household, and a large proportion live in a twoperson household. For them, a dishwasher is a waste of water and a problem for other reasons as well. If one spends time in a situation where water is limited (e.g., camping), one learns how to use very little for washing up. Here are some arguments for doing it by hand.
1. Plates and cups do not occupy much space in the cupboards or the dishwasher, but cookware does. For small households, it would be necessary to buy multiple pans if one were to use the dishwasher only when full (the recommended water-saver) and when the plates run out after several days.
2. It is not necessary to run plates under a tap to get rid
and agriculture and cheaper electricity. We all know that without carbon dioxide, life would not exist plants need it to survive. Our gov’t never mentions the huge subsidies paid to these overseas renewable companies. Why?
Talk about costs the Hydro-pump project is est. to cost over $30 Billion. Labor loves to bully and scare people, but I have never heard about the real costs of renewables. Mr Turnbull made $3mill. On a $400000 outlay on Green Cellar shares which was in partnership with G.B.Reef Foundation, and remember how much they received from the Gov’t. We have a lot of green billionaires, and this is only one small example, and it goes to prove it’s all about money and greed and always has been. This socialist fantasy is damaging all our lives -not the elite so much. We must get smarter before it gets to a stage that can’t be repaired.
M.White
of waste. A piece of paper towel works very well, with or without a few drops of water to assist. Sequential use of small amounts of water will dilute the waste to an acceptable level, with the total being far less than filling the dirty item with enough water to reach the dirty rim. When you are running the tap, waiting for the water to get hot, save that water in a milk bottle. You can use it, a little at a time, to rinse things before the next wash.
3. The most efficient way to wash up is not to fill the sink with dirty dishes and hot soapy water. I once had to reprimand a “helpful” visitor who did this including my bone-handled knives, which I had cared for years without the handles touching hot soapy water. The best way is to wash the cleaner items first, even if they are saucepans. Then the rinse-water
Dear Editor, When I read Tony Longland’s latest contribution to the Renewables versus Nuclear debate, my reaction was that of US tennis player John McEnroe from the 1970s, namely, “YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS”. Tony states that my ‘back of the envelope’ costings didn’t take into account the fact that power stations operate as part of a network. Surely everyone is aware that Peter Dutton’s proposal for nuclear power utilises the network that has been around for many years, namely the National Electricity Grid. By simply replacing coal fired power stations with nuclear power stations on the same site, there is absolutely no requirement for changes to the power distribution system.
This is in stark contrast to the thousands
will not need to be replaced.
4. The most efficient dishwasher now uses only 9.5 litres of water per cycle, while Bing claims that hand-washing would take 66 litres, which is rubbish! Using a full 22-litre sink three times a day is not what a waterconscious person would do. If you only have two bowls and spoons and two cups after breakfast, you won’t bother washing up. If you are in a motorhome and have to wash it up, you can do it with a single litre.
5. The cost of power is forever in the news, so why use electricity when you have perfectly good human power to hand? Unfortunately, modern youngsters have not been taught how to wash up efficiently, but most (of your) readers are over sixty and have plenty of time to wash up by hand.
H.Beneke
of km of power cables stretching across the countryside needed to connect the solar farms and wind turbines to the consumers. So, yes, I did ‘take account of the fact that nuclear power stations operate as part of a network’. I even added on the financial burden that this entails, precisely nothing! Perhaps Tony Longlands can now provide us with a ‘back of the envelope’ estimate as to what Renewables are going to cost including the cost of the power distribution network. Be sure to send a copy to Energy Minister Chris Bowen because he has been working on this issue for two and a half years and still has nothing he is prepared to show the Australian public.
Michael Cavenor
Hello Ed, Bribie Island roundabouts.
This subject has been broached before, but I would like to throw my hat into the ring firstly the other day, approaching the shopping centre roundabout from Banksia Beach a small Mazda decided to move into the left lane clearly marked turn left and then proceeded straight across, several months ago I saw a truck do much the same thing. Approaching from the Woorim side to the same roundabout, many cars use the right-hand lane to turn into Benabrow Avenue; approaching from the same direction, many cars don’t slow down in the left lane, ignoring the give way lines on the road, many don’t even look, it is only a matter of time before someone
turning into Gidya Avenue hits one of these cars. Lastly, on the same roundabout approaching from the bridge again, some cars use the left lane and go straight across to the shopping centre, and others don’t slow don’t when turning left; if you are turning left by the fire station, this is a dangerous manoeuvre.
Lastly, a considerable number of ignorant drivers insist on using their righthand indicator when approaching the roundabouts when intending to go straight across and not cancelling them, making the cars approaching from the other direction think they are coming around the roundabout and stopping. This defeats the whole idea of having a roundabout there in the first place; perhaps traffic lights would please these drivers better! When I
took my driving licence some 60 years ago, it was considered a roundabout replaced a crossroads and should be treated the same: a left indicator for a left turn before the exit you were taking, a right indicator for a right turn and if going straight across leave the indicators alone on a four-exit roundabout. Somewhere along the track, someone decided that it was necessary to indicate right, then once past the exits, you didn’t want to put the left indicator on, which is alright in practice but no good if you don’t know what you are doing. If you are one of these drivers, please use both the right and left indicators; drivers coming towards you will appreciate it and speed up the traffic flow.
Philip Arlidge
ANN WESENER RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF DRAGONS
ABREAST PUMICESTONE FOLLOWING A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
On 14 August 2024, Dragons Abreast Pumicestone held its Annual General Meeting at the Bribie RSL rooms. Congratulations go to the newly elected Committee: Ann Wesener, President, Kay Short, Secretary, and Val Franklin, Treasurer.
The members showed appreciation for their new Committee taking on these important positions to lead the Club forward into new adventures, friendships and connections as part of their Connect.Move.Live. Ethos. Outgoing Secretary Laraine Vandenberg presented Ann with a lovely bouquet of flowers for all her tireless work throughout the year.
Delivering her President’s Report for 2023/24, Ann highlighted the achievements of the Club over the past 12 months, of which there were many. “One of our most significant achievements,” she said, “Has been the connection with Wendy Paterson of “Be UpLifted”.
The “Be UpLifted” motto is “people not research”.
Be Uplifted Inc is a unique breast cancer
charity run by volunteers that seeks to improve the lives of women and their families experiencing difficulty or disadvantage as a consequence of breast cancer. They provide support in both a practical and financial way to local patients undergoing breast cancer treatment, enabling them to access services and programs, pay bills, and receive goods or assistance. They are committed to supporting local families during breast cancer treatment, and their support service focus is Brisbane and surrounding hospitals, including Caboolture Private and Caboolture Hospital, as well as Redcliffe Hospital.
“One of the many things that UpLifted do”, says Ann, “Is they create crocheted breast prostheses for breast cancer patients, known as ‘Crocheted Knockers’. These are a comfortable option for women who have undergone a single or bilateral mastectomy or other breast cancer-related procedures. These can be used as temporary prostheses while scars are healing”. To learn more about this wonderful organisation visit: https://www.beuplifted.org.au
community members, as well as the Bribie Island RSL Club, Bribie Island Lions Club, Bribie Island Rotary Club and our Local and State government representatives who have all supported us so willingly throughout the year in numerous ways.
Last but by no means least, Ann thanked Dragon Boat Pumicestone, our parent paddling Club, who have enabled us to get back onto the water and do what we love most: Paddle! As a breast cancer survivor, or we prefer, thriver, paddling together, proudly wearing ‘pink’ (the colour synonymous with breast cancer), and our Dragons Abreast Australia logo on our chests, we become ONE, brought together by an insidious disease but bonded by the Dragon spirit in a boat.
Dragons Abreast Pumicestone is very proud to support the wonderful work being done by this Organisation and its team of Volunteers.
Ann went on to express the Club’s appreciation to the many Bribie Island businesses, media outlets, and
Dragon Abreast Pumicestone also has many social activities. We walk, attend movies, fashion parades, and trivia nights, sell raffle tickets and expos, and have many exciting day adventures in and around Moreton Bay and Brisbane. Recently members also flexed their muscles at the National Tree Planting Day held at Ningi. If you would like to be part of this fun group and make connections, move and live your best life, please Email: dapumicestone@gmail.com
Laraine Vandenberg presenting returning President Ann Wesener with a bouquet of flowers.
L-R Val Franklin Treasurer of Dragons Abreast Pumicestone with Founding Member of Be UpLifted Inc Karen Paterson and Dragons Abreast Pumicestone member Joan Eastley at the Beach House, Beachmere.
Neighbourhood Watch
BRIBIE ONE NHW - NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 2024
Successful
Secure Disposal Day.
A pleasant Saturday morning saw many locals turn up to Bribie Central to dispose of their unwanted documents such a tax records, personal correspondence and the like. We filled almost 50 bins, plus one with x-rays. Thanks so much to Shred-X, the secure disposal company which provides this service to Neighbourhood Watch as part of their community profile, and to Charter Hall for their support and location.
How to use a roundabout. There are plenty on Bribie Island. Remember these points, taken from the Queensland Government Road Safety brochure:
• Where there are signs and/or arrows on the road, follow them for correct directions.
• Drivers must give way to all vehicles already on the roundabout.
• Whichever way you are going, left, straight ahead or right, always use your left indicator to show when you are about to exit the roundabout.
• If turning left, use the left lane, and indicate a left turn prior to entering and exiting the roundabout.
• If turning right, use the right lane and indicate right prior to entering the roundabout and indicate left prior to exiting the roundabout.
• If going straight ahead, indicate a left turn only when exiting the roundabout.
• Remember that bicycles are designated vehicles and have rights and responsibilities, just like other road users.
National Secure Your Home Day.
The weekend of 28th/29th September is designated as “Secure Your Home Day”. Most cars are stolen by using the key – and the key can often be easily found within the home. So, make sure your key is in a safe and secure spot, and that your home cannot be easily broken into. Keep your wallet, handbag and phone away from entry points to your house, and make sure you can make an emergency call from your sleeping point. Villainy does not stop with sunset.
It helps if you know your neighbourhood, can recognise people who live in your street – perhaps even know them by nameand can identify strangers. Sensor lights are a very good option for the outside of your home, but they need to be reliable. Some solar powered sensor lights can be out of battery well before midnight. Be security conscious – see that your exterior doors are all locked at night, when you leave the house and when you are somewhere out of sight of those doors –even for a minute or two. Opportunistic theft is the most common type of theft. If you have to leave your house for a period of time – maybe holidays, or an extended visit away – make arrangements for someone you trust to remove extraneous material from your letterbox, or lawn. There are many occasions when I see newspapers or even parcels, waiting on lawns or verandahs for several days when occupiers are away. It’s an invitation for unauthorised visitors! And also, houses with open garage doors!
LETS MAKE CRIME PREVENTION A PRIORITY
CRIME REPORT BRIBIE ISLAND WRAP
AUGUST 2024
www.mypolice.qld.gov.au/moreton
POLICE OPERATIONS RAMP UP AS QUEENSLAND ROAD SAFETY WEEK LAUNCHES MOTORCYCLIST ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) launched Operation Whiskey Rider to combat an increase in motorcyclist trauma as road safety operations ramp up statewide for Queensland Road Safety Week.
As of August 25, 188 lives have been lost on Queensland Roads, compared to 176 at the same time last year. Despite making up only five per cent of road users, motorcyclists are significantly over-represented in crash fatalities.
Approximately 27 per cent of all Queensland road fatalities this year have been motorcyclists or pillion passengers, with 51 riders' lives lost. Already, there have been more than 1,100 recorded injury crashes involving motorcyclists across Queensland this year, and this figure continues to climb.
North Brisbane police, in partnership with the Motor Accident Insurance Commission and Griffith University, launched Operation Whiskey Rider in July. The operation aims to engage all road users but focuses on motorcyclists in an effort to understand how to encourage safe riding practices and reduce road trauma.
So far, more than 4,050 road users have been engaged during the operation at Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious, which are popular areas for motorcycle riders. Research from the operation will help inform future police practices aiming to enhance safety and reduce the number of lives lost on Queensland roads.
Police will conduct a series of engagement and enforcement operations during
Queensland Road Safety Week, targeting the Fatal Five behaviours that contribute to road trauma: speeding, drunk and drug driving, distraction, fatigue, and failure to wear a seatbelt. Driving under the influence of any intoxicating substance can affect your judgement, vision, coordination and reflexes – all of which increase your risk on the roads.
This Queensland Road Safety Week, which runs from August 26 to 30, police are working alongside partner agencies as ‘one team’ and encouraging Queenslanders to do the same and drive safely so all road users can make it home safely.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Janelle Andrews said that QPS has several operations and strategies targeting the ‘Fatal Five’ behaviours contributing to trauma on our roads.
“In 2023, speeding contributed to more than 31 per cent of fatal traffic crashes.
“And we know distraction, drink and drug driving, failure to wear a seatbelt and driving fatigued are also factors in the majority of fatal and serious injury crashes.
“Each of these 188 lives are more than just a number, it’s a loved one who has been lost and family and friends who are forever impacted.
“Police have enforcement and engagement operations underway across the state this Queensland Road Safety Week, targeting the local issues that are contributing to road trauma.
“We are urging our communities to be ‘One Team’ and drive or ride with the wellbeing of all road users in mind, so every Queenslander makes it home safely to their families.”
The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing the lives lost on our roads. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility. Learn more about staying safe on Queensland roads: https://www.police.qld. gov.au/initiatives/fatal-five-staying-saferoads
Other 3 Assault 2 Unlawful Entry 12 Other Property Damage 5 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 15 Drug Offences 34 Good Order Offences 2 Traffic & Related Offences 13
