Welcome to edition 224, In this edition, we have a feature to showcase our outstanding pool and landscaping services. As the festive season approaches, it's essential to prepare your pool and yard for family gatherings. Take the proactive step of booking their services now to ensure that everything is in perfect condition for the holidays.
In addition, we want to address the seriousness of the flu-like virus that has been circulating. It is crucial for everyone to take responsibility for their health and the well-being of the community. If you are feeling unwell, we urge you to stay at home to prevent the spread of the virus, especially to those who may be more vulnerable. Let's work together to keep our community safe and healthy.
Yet again, I would like to ask that you check in on your senior neighbours and ensure that they are alright and that they require any assistance. Sometimes, a cup of tea and some conversations are all that is needed to brighten their day and put a smile on their faces.
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.
Top 5 Weirdest Beauty Cream Ingredients
Facial creams claim to do everything from minimising wrinkles to completely reversing the aging process. The formulas for these cosmetics are complex and usually closely guarded, but it's mandated that the ingredients are clearly listed. If you took the time to read the label, you may be surprised at what you see. Human breast milk? The bone marrow of a chicken? Those are just a couple of things you may find in your beauty cream.
Our ancient human ancestors used various natural concoctions to help preserve their skin. Rose oil, kiwi, mud and honey are just a few "normal" examples of natural skin preservatives used then that are still used today. Then there are the weird ones. Cultures used different ingredients depending on what was available in their region. Some of those ingredients lasted through time and went on to play a part in the mainstream cosmetics market. So, thanks to ancient practices worldwide, beauty creams can contain some pretty unusual ingredients.
Placenta - The female uterus lining that's expelled during childbirth is called the placenta. Placenta products were aggressively marketed in the 1940s in the United States with claims of wrinkle removal and initiating tissue growth. Unfortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) disagreed and declared the products ineffective and the claims illegal. Shortly thereafter, the placenta was declared a good source
of protein. While this is true, it's not been proven to be any better for your skin than other proteins. In the right amounts, protein can benefit your hair and skin. The placenta used in beauty creams today has been washed and processed many times over, ensuring that it's safe to use. The binding agents contained in the cosmetics also make it tough for any bacteria to form. Because it's now FDA-approved, the placenta still remains a popular beauty cream ingredient.
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Whale Vomit
It may not sound very appealing, but whale vomit is actually quite valuable. The first time people hear that whale vomit is an ingredient in some beauty creams, they may feel like someone is pulling their leg. But it's very much true and perhaps better known by its other name -- ambergris. This flammable waxy substance has been used for centuries and is very valuable. It's added as a fixative in perfumes, some of which find their way into your beauty cream. A fixative is used mainly to reduce the perfume's evaporation rate. Ambergris is hard to find and identify, making it worth so much money. The price of ambergris varies like any sought-after commodity, but it generally hovers around $10 per gram. Considering that you could find a chunk as large as 100 or more pounds, ambergris hunting can be a pretty profitable pastime.
Bird Droppings
The Geisha of Japan were some of the most revered entertainers in the entire Far East. Skilled music and dance performers were trained to dress, behave, converse, dance and play traditional Japanese instruments. Geishas still exist in today's modern culture, and some of their traditions have bled over into mainstream Western society. One New York salon offers what they call the Geisha Facial. This special facial costs $180 and takes about an hour. The customer's face is gently brushed with a concoction made from a very interesting ingredient -- bird droppings. "Uguisu no fun," or powdered bird droppings, are the key ingredient in this ancient facial treatment. The uric acid in the poop is supposed to do wonders for your skin, and when you see the flawless, porcelain skin of a Geisha, it's hard to argue.
Semen
Yes, semen. Several companies are making moisturising creams with this very unusual ingredient. Semen contains a very powerful antioxidant called spermine. A Scandinavian company, Skinscience, makes an entire line of spermine beauty creams and touts the antioxidant as being 30 times stronger than Vitamin. This means that semen can be used to do everything from moisturising your skin to healing your sunburn. Not only that, but a bull semen treatment is also being used in some hair salons to give your locks some extra shine. Another company called Cmen Beauty Now delivers actual semen to your home in discreet packaging. They maintain that the donors for their product are tested monthly to ensure a safe and quality moisturiser.
Cow Dung
A cow's waste may save your face. While it may not be on the shelves just yet, researchers in Japan have devised a way to create a sweet vanilla fragrance from cow dung. In 2006, it was announced that when the manure goes through a specific heating and pressure process, it produces the central component of the vanilla bean, vanillin. While it was determined that the extract shouldn't be used in food items, they do promise to eventually use it as a fragrance in cosmetics, soaps and shampoos. It's a promising development since it's essentially a recycling process, and it costs less than half of extracting vanillin from a
Hello, my name is Lisa and I am the Founder of LJ Aesthetics. As a Registered Nurse, Cosmetic InjectoTr, and Dermal Skin Therapist, I have over 20 years of experience in the Beauty Industry. I operate two clinics, one in Redcliffe and the other is at Bribie on First Ave in Bongaree. I welcome you to schedule a free consultation with me. My qualifications include an Advanced Diploma of Health Science, a Diploma in Beauty Therapy, a Bachelor of Nursing, and certification in Fundamentals of Cosmetic Injectables. I have trained alongside industry leaders and am committed to continuing my education by obtaining internationally recognized industry certificates. I am now a certified Trainer and train Doctors, Dentists and Nurses in the fundamentals of cosmetics both nationally and internationally. My passion is to provide the most current and best practices to my clients, building my reputation as a highly respected professional.
I bring a holistic approach to my injectable practice, aligning with my Australian Catholic University education. My goal is to empower my clients to achieve natural and subtle-looking beauty through cosmetic enhancement. I prioritize long-term patient care and affordability, focusing on treating volume loss and correcting asymmetry in the brows, lips, and cheeks. My commitment to my clients is to deliver a natural and subtle enhancement rather than an overdone appearance, providing impeccable care.
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Breast cancer fund-raiser
Richelle Menzies, a local consumer representative for Breast Cancer Network Australia and Breastscreen Sunshine Coast, is hosting a breast cancer fundraising morning tea at Silver Spoon Cafe in Beachmere on October 2 at 10 am. This event is a powerful initiative aimed at raising funds for the National Breast Cancer Fund, symbolising the strength of our community in supporting one another through challenging times. Richelle, who bravely faced a breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, is approaching the two-year mark since undergoing a double mastectomy.
As Richelle shares, "I am at a point where I want to give back to the organisations that support people with breast cancer. I do this as a consumer representative and also by hosting events
for other organizations. The overwhelming support from local businesses and artisans providing donations for the raffle to be held on the day is truly heartening. Silver Spoon will donate all proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Those who are unable to attend can still acquire raffle tickets from Kath at Coronis in Beachmere before the event."
By participating, you receive not only a small gift, a ticket in the lucky draw prize, and a delightful morning tea with enjoyable activities but also the
opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause and make a genuine difference in the battle against breast cancer.
We have all been touched by breast cancer, either personally or through a friend or family member. This event serves as a testament to our shared experiences and the solidarity of our community in uplifting one another during challenging times.
Tickets for the morning tea are available via Trybooking at the following link: https://www. trybooking.com/CUQYY or QR code
Time to embrace new goals this spring?
With winter behind us and spring unfolding, we are graced with a season of renewal and growth. As nature reawakens, so can we rejuvenate our lives through the powerful practice of setting goals. Embracing this time of transition is an ideal moment to reflect on where we have been and envision where we want to go. Setting goals is not merely about outlining tasks or ticking boxes. It is a holistic process that aligns our aspirations with our deeper values and long-term vision. By defining clear, meaningful objectives, we provide ourselves with direction and purpose, guiding our actions to foster personal growth and fulfilment. Goal-setting is important as it brings the opportunity to transform vague intentions into concrete achievements. Goals act as a roadmap, helping us navigate through the complexities of life with more purpose and clarity. They break down our dreams into manageable steps, making progress tangible and attainable. This process not only fuels motivation but also enhances our resilience. When faced with challenges, having a clear goal helps us stay focused and committed, turning obstacles into opportunities for learning and growth.
Spring is a symbolic time of fresh starts and potential. This time of year invites us to shed old habits and embrace new possibilities. By setting goals now, we harness this natural energy of renewal, aligning our personal development with the broader rhythm of life. Whether these goals are related to health, career, relationships, or personal passions, setting goals can invigorate our spirits and bring a sense of purpose to our daily lives. Setting goals encourages self-reflection and mindfulness, prompts us to consider what truly matters to us, and guides us to live more authentically. This introspective journey can reveal deeper insights into our values and priorities, leading to a more harmonious and balanced life.
To set effective goals, start by reflecting on what you want to achieve and why it matters. Use this season of growth to break these ambitions into actionable steps and celebrate small victories along the way. Regularly revisiting and adjusting your goals ensures they remain relevant and inspiring, keeping you aligned with your evolving aspirations.
In essence, setting goals is powerful tool for personal transformation. As we embrace the energy of spring, let us channel this momentum into meaningful objectives that reflect our true selves; by doing so, we not only enrich our lives but also contribute positively to the world around us.
Do you feel like you need support in defining what is important to you? Or are you struggling with motivation to get started?
Reach out and give me a call on 0405 361 882.
Always with love,
Maria Christina x
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Movement for Health
As the Paralympics kick off in Paris, we are reminded of the extraordinary individuals who defy expectations and push the boundaries of sport. The athletes we see on the world stage have overcome countless obstacles, often requiring customised assistive technology to participate in their events. Their dedication and determination are commendable.
Staying active and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential for our bodies to achieve homeostasis. Each of us has unique movement abilities, interests, and goals, so it’s important to find our own ways to stay active. Exercise doesn’t have to be high-impact; adaptations can always be made to suit individual needs. Disability is not a barrier to participation in physical activity. With the right support network, opportunities abound. Paralympic "come and try" days and programs like Sports and Wheelies provide
fantastic opportunities for everyone to get involved. I recently attended an Australian Paralympic Archery "Come and Try" day at Belmont. The stadium is state-of-the-art and fully accessible, offering a great opportunity for people of all abilities to experience the joy of archery. For more information, please review www.paralympics. org.au
Our bodies are designed to move, and there's a wide range of activities to choose from, whether it's gardening, wheelchair basketball, paraarchery, outdoor walks, or gym workouts. These activities can be low-impact and still highly beneficial. The key is to find joy in movement, making it a positive and sustainable part of your life. For instance, Yoga Nidra, a form of yoga, is excellent for the nervous system, helping to create balance in both mind and body. Restoring your energy and experiencing the sense of accomplishment that comes
with achieving your goals is invaluable for mental health. Remember, regardless of your abilities, there's a form of physical activity that's right for you.
Before embarking on any new exercise program, it's crucial to consult with your GP. Seeking
guidance from experienced professionals can make all the difference in ensuring your exercise routine is safe, effective, and enjoyable. Yours in health and wellness, Tracey Blinco Law and Access Consultant Health Coach
By Sue Wighton
Imay be stepping on some extremely well-pedicured toes here (and yes, even in this publication) but the very concept of ‘wellness’ makes me sick.
There. I said it.
“ When did simply being healthy morph into wellness?
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To me, ‘wellness’ seems like yet another selfcentered goal we need to aspire to in our already stressful and overwhelming lives. I’ve spent my whole life trying to be better – a better mother, a better friend, a better person … Now I have to attain wellness? Maybe it’s time to just be … enough?
There are many dictionary definitions of wellness … it’s the ‘act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes so that instead of just surviving, you’re thriving’ breathlessly announces one pofaced website. I’m exhausted just reading this. No surprise that this organisation actually makes money out of punters who are desperately trying to be more well.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’ Sounds good enough for me.
Wellness advocates aren’t content with the WHO’s straightforward definition. Being healthy is not enough. Oh no. Apparently, there are four dimensions to wellness – spiritual wellness, emotional wellness, physical wellness and social wellness. And guess what? You can test all your wellness dimensions online … for a small fee.
It’s this monetising of our ‘health’ and cashing in on our insecurities that really makes me queasy. The wellness gravy train is up and running (not that gravy would be part of anyone’s wellness diet; it’s too damned delicious.)
There are wellness retreats galore, including one partly owned by actor, Hugh Jackman. Oh yes, celebrities are well and truly into wellness. Mr Jackman’s wellness retreat is called Gwinganna in the Gold Coast hinterland. According to the website, it’s a ‘wellness haven maintained by healthy boundaries’. This means no cigarettes, no drugs, no food, no caffeinated drinks, and no alcohol to be brought onto the hallowed grounds. In other words, no fun. Just kidding, but you get the idea.
At Gwinganna, ‘practitioners’ (maybe they’re doctors?) help patrons ‘re-evaluate their lifestyle habits that do not foster
wellness, energy and calmness’. (See above re ciggies, alcohol etc.). For a hefty fee of course.
You can also find yourself by getting lost in their labyrinth. Apparently, circling to the center takes you on a ‘journey to the core of your inner being’. Ah, if only it were that simple!
There’s wellness tourism too. Outback Queensland promotes its ‘Wellness Way’, a hot springs and bathing trail leading to 24 destinations guaranteed to soothe mind, body and soul. Sounds horrendous. Of course the accommodation includes meticulously crafted bathhouses blah, blah, blah. (Who writes this stuff?)
The thing that bothers me about all this is how incredibly self-obsessed it all appears. People with too much money and time on their hands are beating down the bespoke doors of wellness center’s to enlist the help of life style coaches, aromatherapists, nutritionists and other alternative health ‘practitioners’.
Could the time spent gazing at their own navels be better spent actually helping others? In my experience, helping those less fortunate than ourselves can often result in a sense of purpose and increased wellbeing.
But hey, what would I know? Time for another glass of wine.
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
• Retaining the historic existing bridge for two lanes of traffic off Bribie Island
• Wider active transport path for 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
VOLUNTEERS -
teacher rewards, and cool facilities for birthday cakes.
assistance.
RENOVATIONS
Over the last few editions, I have mentioned our wonderful volunteers and the different areas they work in, such as the Linen & Clothing, Bric a Brac rooms and the donation area at the back of the shop. This time I would like to mention the great guys who work in the electrical section. We have 2 areas; one deals purely with all the battery-operated items we get, including the many toys; they clean the items and put batteries in to check that they are in working order before pricing and placing them in the shop. In the other area, we have our volunteers who kindly agreed to go to a course and get a Test and Tag licence for us. These men first test all electrical including microwaves, lights, and white goods, including fridges and washing machines. They then clean, tag and price them before putting out in the shop, without these men we would not be able to sell electrical goods, due to safety reasons. We are immensely proud of our electrical area and thank these volunteers for their time and effect in getting so much electrical and battery items on our shelves. Next month, I will mention our book room and the rest of the floor areas.
Are progressing at a steady pace, bringing us closer to our vision for the shop. The interior walls and ceiling just need a second coat of paint, the electrical work was completed, last week as was the security. We just have the flooring to go down once the builders have gone, position the shelving and move the menswear and their tools in the Man Cave and the medical equipment in the other section. We will also clear out the storage sheds we have had to hire and return the boxes to our new storage area before we open the section. We anticipate we will have it open early September and we will notify you on Facebook. Your continued support and patience are greatly appreciated as we work towards this exciting milestone.
REQUEST FOR PRESENTATIONS AND DONATIONS
When applying for assistance please include a contact name and phone number and also a current equipment quote (from an island business if possible), tell us a bit about your association/club and membership and why you need the equipment you are requesting, and email it to busyfingers1@bigpond. com Please be aware we only support Bribie Island associations and groups, not individuals. We have received new guidelines for invoicing the donations we grant. Please note that when you apply for a grant, we require Quotes and Invoices to be in our name - Busy Fingers Fundraisers Inc. but for delivery to your organisation's address. Also, we must advise that if you purchase the item before we grant it, we cannot reimburse
DONATIONS GIVEN
With the help of our wonderful supporters and customers who come through the shop, we have been able to assist associations on the island each month, including our permanent assistance to VMR, Global Care, and Hospice for the Palliative Suite. OWN, the Older Women’s Network, asked for assistance to fund some members with tickets and accommodation to attend the National biennial conference being held in Brisbane this year. This is a great island group for women wanting to make new friends and enjoy outings.
If you are a member of an island club or association and require assistance, please let us know. We try to assist all not-for-profit associations and sporting clubs; we also assist the Police, SES, VMR and the BI Hospice. Our President Pauline is quite happy to come along to your club and present our aims and goals and how your club can apply for assistance. Please call 3410 1920 or email busyfingers1@bigpond.com if you wish to give a presentation or apply for a grant of
The P&C of Banksia Beach School needed help obtaining 3 refrigerators for lunches,
questions, please send us an email or call us on the number above.
I would like to thank all our supporters and customers, and a very special thank you to the Bribie Islander and staff for their continuing support. I hope to see you in the shop soon. Sandra
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The Wine Bottle Punt Explained
AThe technical term for the dent is punt, and surely it’s been there for centuries to serve a very specific and scientific purpose. Or not?
What Is a Wine Bottle Punt For?
There’s no real consensus on why the punt is there, but it turns out to have a lot of practical uses. So no matter why glass blowers started putting punts in bottles, they’ve stuck around.
The first and maybe most plausible reason for the indentation at the base of the wine bottle is that it makes it less tippy. Wine bottles are often tall and narrow, and when they were originally handblown, the glass-blowing process created a seam at the bottom. Adding the punt pushed the seam up into the bottle, and the extra weight helped keep the bottom where it belonged on the table.
You might assume that the punt is there to catch wine sediment — or dregs — in the bottom of the bottle, which it does. But when you’re pouring wine, the sediment is actually caught by the shoulders of the bottle, where it curves before the neck.
Many bottles of wine are stored on their sides anyway, so the punt doesn’t matter. And there’s the fact that wines — like whites or rosé varieties — don’t really have sediments, but their bottles still have punts. That leads us to a couple of sneakier reasons for that indentation.
Is a Punt a Sign of Quality Wine?
You can use the wine bottle punt strategically. Just put your thumb in the dent while you hold the bottle as you pour a glass. For a long time, the finest wines had punts, and cheaper wines didn’t. But then the makers of cheaper wines figured out that people would pay more for wine in bottles with punts because they thought it meant the wine was of a higher quality. So today a punt doesn’t necessarily signal a quality wine. Then there’s the fact that the bottle looks like it has a lot of wine inside, but the punt takes up part of that space. You can make the punt and the bottle as big as you like, but most bottles still hold the same standard 750 ml of wine.
No matter why the punt was put there, it turned out to be pretty useful.
You can put your thumb in the punt while holding the bottle’s bottom and pouring a glass. This helps avoid transferring the heat from your hand to the wine.
Speaking of temperature, the punt provides more surface area, which helps some varieties chill faster. You can also slide the cork of one bottle into the punt of another to store more bottles on their sides. Now, to me, that makes sense!
BRISBANE CRUISES
BRIBIE ISLAND LUNCH CRUISE 2024
nyone who’s picked up a wine bottle has surely noticed one of its most distinctive features: the big dent in the bottom.
Prosecco is a controversial and touchy subject, especially with the Italians, as they have seen their beloved sparkling wine copied in almost every grape-producing country and are taking steps to stop this from happening. When I started in the industry over forty years ago, just about every dry Australian sparkling wine was called Champagne, and most of them used just about any white wine grape and were made using the Charmat method or tank method, where carbonisation of the still wine creates and traps the bubbles in the stainless-steel tanks. This is a much cheaper and quicker way to make a sparkling wine than Methode Champeniose used by the French, who use a wine made from only three grape varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meuneir and where the wine you drink was created in the same bottle as you purchase, this can take years to develop before you buy it.
In the early 1990s, France appealed to the EU that using the name Champagne was illegal. Even in France, there is a boundary, and anything produced outside that boundary cannot be called Champagne, even if the same grapes are used. The EU agreed and stated that any country using the term Champagne would be banned from trading with any country within the EU, and the practice stopped immediately. Now, Italians are considering following the same steps.
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As with Champagne it is likely that other countries don’t even use the true grape Glera which is used in Italy where Prosecco production is made mainly in the Veneto region, in 2009 the original name of the grape Prosecco was changed to Glera in an attempt to stop other countries from calling their wine Prosecco and now this is being challenged.
Queensland has the most restrictive alcohol licencing rules of any State in Australia, rules which were cobbled together in the early 1990s in an attempt to stop Woolworths and Coles from getting a foothold in the distribution of alcohol, as had been the case in other states. When I first came over here from the west, there were no liquor stores, only liquor barns attached to taverns or hotels, many of which were owned by wealthy families, consortiums or even politicians who had interests in the businesses. Bowing to public pressure who had seen the growth of liquor stores around the country, Queensland introduced liquor stores, but instead of allowing independent traders to open them, they attached four liquor store licences to taverns and hotels within a short radius of the hotel; this was designed to prevent Woolworths and Coles opening standalone stores as was the case in other States reasoning they wouldn’t buy taverns or hotels.
Woolworths seized the opportunity to enter the market
by joining forces with a business successful in managing hotels and started buying them with the aim of running the liquor stores as BWS outlets and eventually introducing Dan Murphy’s, Coles, at this stage, wasn’t interested. However, as Woolworths moved forward, they, too, came into the market. Lots of money was changing hands, and the dogs breakfast you have here in Queensland where you have a situation such as here on the Island, which is basically BWS and Liquorland and a bottle shop over at the Sandstone Point Hotel, also by purchasing the hotels in Queensland Woolworths and Coles also received a huge return with the gaming rooms. I wrote a letter to the liquor licencing department about the lack of competition and the reply was that there was no need to change the rules as it was a way of controlling the consumption of alcohol here in Queensland, which is interesting as often to get the lowest price on wine and beer you need to purchase a quantity of the products! In every other state, Aldi and Cosco sell alcohol, but again, unless they buy a tavern or hotel, they cannot hold a liquor licence, and if that’s not restrictive trading, what is it?
It should be noted that around four years ago, Woolworths decided to float the liquor business, which now comprised of the hotels, taverns, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Langtons, Cellarmaster, and a couple of vineyards and The Endeavour
Group was formed, Woolworths still retained a modest interest in the business part of which was sold off earlier this year and the wines developed at their ever-expanding purchase of vineyards are sold through their own liquor outlets. To date, The Endeavour Group now own quite several premium wineries under the brand Paragon Estates, including Krondorf in The Barossa, Oakridge in The Yarra Valley, Chaple Hill McLaren Vale, Riddoch in the Coonawarra, Isabel Estate New Zealand, Joseph Cromy from Tasmania, Shingleback in Mclaren Vale and recently Cape Mentelle from Western Australia, these wines also carry the title on the back label Pinnacle Drinks which means they are exclusive to the Endeavour Group.
A couple of wines to try from BWS are the Riddoch Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, $20, but $14 if you have the BWS app. The Jim Barry W Watervale Riesling is $20.30, from Liquorland Rapaura Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2 for $30; this used to be $25 a bottle several years ago, and Sisters Run Shiraz is $15.
Cheers Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com.au
Thomas Beacon
Sarcasm is like cheap wine-it leaves a terrible aftertaste
John Osborne
It is widely held that too much wine will dull a man’s desire, indeed it will in a dull man.
"This Beats All"
By Bob King
The Beatles were and are still arguably the greatest musical group ever. Because of that, they have one of the largest numbers of admirers of any group worldwide. It would not be unusual for many of those admirers to have a Beatles story they like to relate. This is mine.
The Old Man and I were pitching a roof on a new house for a client. The house was on a rural property some fifteen kilometres south of the Brisbane boundary on the Mount Lindsay Highway. We were standing on the highest point of the roof frame when four red, hard-topped Austin Healy sports cars pulled up, Indian file on our side of the road in front of us. There was only one man in each vehicle.
Each got out, walked around his car's rear, and faced us. To my surprise, the four were The Beatles, Paul, John, George and Ringo. An even bigger surprise was when each unzipped, set free his most prized possession and proceeded to empty his bladder.
My first thought was," A camera, my fortune for a camera." Shakespeare? Well almost.
Once relieved, they returned to each car and got back in. All cars did a half-turn in sync, then straightened up onto the highway, again in Indian file. The whole event, from them stopping to leaving, was like an orchestrated scene from a modern dance performance.
Our daily newspaper, "The Courier Mail," reported the following morning that the foursome had been loaned the cars by "UK Motors" at Fortitude Valley. They drove to Tamborine Mountain for the day, returning via Camp Cable Road, turning off onto the Mount Lindsay Highway, and heading northward toward Brisbane.
Ironically, they have recorded songs entitled "Not a Second Time"—well, that won't happen to me. "Tell You What You See"- I can't, but you will just have to believe me. "Why Don't You Do It in The Road"—all titles that could have some bearing on my Beatles story. a way to tease me further for my lost opportunity?
Unfortunately, all the evidence I would need to prove my story, such as DNA, has been removed because of time and weather. Also, the four spots of grass that would have turned greener for a short time have long gone.
Such a photo—or better still, a video— wow. Nowadays, Mobile phones worn at the hip and at the ready, even by tradesmen while working, have yet to be invented.
o add to the story, the reason for Camp Cable as the name of the road The Beatles used was that, during World War II, the American Army had built a large hospital there, which they called "Camp Cable". It was for wounded servicemen. I do not know why it was built in what was then a very remote area at that time. The Americans, as was their custom, erected a cairn with a plaque that is still there to this day, with the words they always used embossed on it: "They Passed This Way".
uch a memorial could have been erected at the Beatles' pit stop with "They Passed This Way."
No - I would not suggest substituting an "i" for the" a".
28 September ’24
Yarun Ecoflix SaturdayAfternoon Film Festival on Bribie Island
What’s happening.
Environmental Film Festival Australia is delighted to partner with Yarun EcoFlix Festival and BIEPA to curate this very special event.
Showcasing films from across Australia and New Zealand, the program presents ‘close to home’ stories that we can all connect with and learn from. With documentaries covering topics such as the myriad climate complications around the Snowy Mountains, the power of litter picking, animal conservation and two life-long friends traversing Clarence River (Biirrinba, Boorimbah), and even an animation about a bird falling in love with a drone, the Yarun EcoFlix Festival really does have something for everybody!
The films selected all speak to the importance of both individuals and communities when it comes to protecting our planet and the ways in which we integrate and interrelate with our wildlife, flora and fauna.
Before the show and during intermission, mingle at the BIEPA ‘ecotables’ and learn how you can make a difference in our community, thanks to the BIEPA Teams & Project Groups and our friends at Moreton Climate Action Now.
We hope the program inspires audiences to connect with their own ‘backyard’ and support making Bribie an island sanctuary where all life flourishes.
4:10 pm Feature Film: Where the Water Starts Come and enjoy an afternoon at the movies as the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association presents five films curated with the assistance of the Environmental Film Festival Australia.
2 pm - 5.30 pm, Sat 28 September 2024
Woorim Community Hall, 96-108 Arcadia Ave, Woorim QLD 4507, Australia
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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
BRIBIE ISLAND CHICKEN & KEBAB CAFÉ
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Located in the peaceful Banksia Beach Shopping Centre, we welcome you to our pet friendly café and florist. Try our delicious beef and chicken kebabs, fresh BBQ chickens daily, with snack packs available. Check out our bacon and egg roll and yummy coffee deal for only $12.
We are also your florist destination for every occasion, making someone happy every day.
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!
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Moreton
Bay SES wins the 2024 STATE UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD
The hard-working volunteers of the Moreton Bay State Emergency Service (SES) were recognised for their unwavering support of the community by winning the State Unit of the Year award at the SES Week State Awards Ceremony.
Mayor Peter Flannery said it was due recognition for the unit which consistently punched above its weight to deliver the highest level of service to City of Moreton Bay and Queensland.
“To put it into perspective, there are 372 SES units and groups across Queensland and Moreton Bay came out on top to receive the coveted Commissioner’s Cup for the 2024 unit of the year,” he said.
“This follows on from last year when the Deception Bay Group was awarded the Commissioner’s Cup in 2023.
“It feels like I’m congratulating our Moreton Bay SES Unit every other week, but this is absolutely cause for celebration and well-de-
served acknowledgement for the 271 current members who put in a huge number of unpaid hours to keep our city and state safe.
“The Deputy Commissioner said Moreton Bay SES stood out for its outstanding dedication to sustained and continuous improvement across operational readiness, member training and unit culture.
“This was in response to the review that was conducted following the 2022 floods that destroyed
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many homes in Moreton Bay.
“While we were very proud of our efforts during that flood event, the review left no stone unturned to identify a host of improvements focusing on three key areas: Capability, Culture and Capacity.
“They came up with a three-year plan full of targeted objectives and outcomes, including creating a new recruitment strategy, improving member training, fleet and facility upgrades, and ensuring the unit has one of the most welcoming cultures in Queensland.
“They’ve already implemented 93% of those objectives with half a year to run on that plan, which is an outstanding achievement for everyone involved.
“It’s worked so well that Moreton Bay SES is preparing for a major recruitment drive to increase member numbers by a further 100 early next year to keep up with our growing city.
“Please join me in congratulating all 271 volunteers for their efforts over an extended period of time.” The local Moreton Bay SES Unit is embedded in the City of Moreton Bay’s disaster management team and is proudly supported in partnership by the City of Moreton Bay and Emergency Management Queensland.
Visit our website for more information about the Moreton Bay SES unit and how to join.
Antique - Vintage ITEMS
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.
Retelling Cooks Journey Retelling Cooks Journey
Retelling Cook’s Journey from First Nations Perspectives
Most Australians, from school children to seniors, know the story of Cook’s voyage along the East Coast of Australia, charting and describing the land and its people. But how many of us know the same story from the perspective of those on the shore?
First Nations people watched this odd-looking vessel come into their country and saw strange people who disregarded their laws, took resources and tools without permission and sailed away.
The people of south-east Queensland tell that they were forewarned of the Endeavour’s coming by smoke signals and message sticks, and carefully watched the strangers to see if they might land as they had further south.
A new book out this month, Warra Warra Wai, tells those stories from the many different Indigenous people who lived along the East Coast, putting
back the original names and creation stories to landscapes that Cook renamed.
Cook named Moreton Bay, and as he passed the point on Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), he named it Point Lookout, but it has always been known as Mooloomba.
Indigenous author Darren Rix, who grew up on the south coast of NSW, and his collaborator Dr Craig Cormick, travelled over 4,000 kilometres, from the bottom of Victoria up to the Torres Strait islands, talking to First Nations people to learn what stories they told of the coming of Cook and his impact.
The book involved deep research in the archives as well as many oral histories, often correcting long-held assumptions. For instance, the phrase ‘Warra Warra Wai’, which were the first words called to Cook as he attempted to land at Kamay (Botany Bay), was long believed to mean ‘Go Away’ – but is more accurately translated as ‘You are all dead’. This was a reference to a belief that light-skinned Europeans were spirits or ghost people.
Co-author Dr Craig Cormick said, “Most people we talked to said, yes, we have stories of
Cook, but what we really want to tell is truth-telling.
“So, the book also includes stories of dispossession and violence that are integral to any understanding of First Nations history.
“However, the book also contains stories of hope, such as language and cultural revitalisation and returning to Country.”
Craig Cormick and Darren Rix said storytelling is really important to better understand our nation's shared history from both the black and white perspectives.
Karen Mundine, the CEO of Reconciliation Australia, has said of the book, “If we are to build better relationships and mature as a nation, these are the stories that Australians need to hear.”
Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook and what they tell about the coming of the Ghost People is available from Simon and Schuster Australia.
For further information, contact Dr Craig Cormick OAM or Darren Rix: 0435547476.
ITA
INSPIRATION THROUGH ART
Bribie Island Community Arts Centre September 24 – October 6
It’s been fifteen years in the making.
ITA’s, (Inspiration Thru Art) art exhibition is a testament to creativity and dedication, showcasing at the Matthew Flinders Gallery, from Sept 24 to Oct 6.
This exhibition shows the enduring legacy of inspiration shown by ITA members. These artists have contributed their unique perspectives and talents, resulting in a diverse and captivate display of artistry. Prepare to be inspired by the stories behind each brushstroke and the emotions woven into every piece.
Let’s introduce you to the seven remarkable women. From seasoned veterans to emerging talents, each artist brings a rich tapestry of experiences and influences to the table. From bold brushstrokes to delicate textures, the artistic styles and techniques on display are as varied as the artists.
Whether you prefer abstract, realism or something in between, there’s a piece to capture every imagination. Prepare to be dazzled by the diverse approaches here.
ITA welcome new members to come and meet Thursdays at Ningi Crafty Shed, Noon – 3pm.
Meet the ITA exhibition artists at the Arts Centre, Thursday September 26, at noon.
Trent Dalton is no stranger to... Love
Trent Dalton is no stranger to love. After winning numerous awards for "Boy Swallows Universe" - his semiautobiographical, coming-ofage novel, Trent sat on the corner of Adelaide and Albert Streets collecting love stories from passers-by. These stories were published in the beautiful and poignant "Love Stories" book, winning the Indie Book Awards 2022 Book of the Year. Fast-forward to Brisbane Festival 2024, and Love Stories enters a new phase. The play is now at QPAC Theatre, and the Love Stories "Write Your Heart Out" exhibition runs until 29 September at the Museum of Brisbane.
For many people, the exhibition's highlight occurred on Friday, 6 September, when the city was swept up again in a celebration of love.
Twenty selected writers joined Trent Dalton's masterclass in the morning and collected love stories from people on King George Square in the afternoon. One of the writers chosen was Bribie author Peter Schinkel. We asked Peter about the experience.
"Trent Dalton is just a nice, down-to-earth guy. The class was informal and interactive, and we all learned valuable new tips and techniques on writing." Peter explained how Trent shared some personal stories
to help the writers better tell people's love stories on the day.
"Trent told us more about his life following where "Boy Swallows Universe" left off. Tears were in the room, but that wasn't Trent's aim. He aimed to ensure we told our guests' stories in the best way we could ... things like listening and remembering the importance of context –not just telling their story but including finer details so the reader could feel their stories. What was the weather like? What are the people in your story looking at, looking like? What are they doing with their hands? When do they pause, and why?"
"Trent has put so much love and energy into this project. No wonder the day was a great success, and his QPAC Love Stories play has taken off so well." Did Peter hear some great love stories on King George Square that day?
"Yes, but we could only submit one each for the anthology. I was lucky enough to hear a moving, beautiful and funny story about a couple named Ange and Rob who,
through circumstances, were pulled apart and brought back together again. Without revealing any spoilers, I can say that when Ange disappeared into the crowd on King George Square, I was certain of one thing—that the power of love could heal."
The anthology of 20 love stories by Peter and the other selected writers will be available next week at the Museum of Brisbane at Level 3, Brisbane City Hall, King George Square. The "Write Your Heart Out" exhibition is open until 29 September, and you can write your own love story while you're there—to share with the world or to seal in an envelope forever.
The Team at The Bribie Islander Magazine wanted to give a shoutout to Peter for the fantastic 14 months he has spent with us. He's off to focus on his writing career and expand his gardening business. Peter will still be coordinating the Writers Corner editorials every second issue, so we're thrilled about that! We wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
Stay in touch, Pete!
TASMANIA’S GENTLEMAN BUSHRANGER
It was in the early 1840s when the Cash & Co gang had Van Diemen's Land in a grip of fear. They had been “in business” for some time when they decided to go down towards Greenponds to expand their enterprise. To their delight, they spotted the Magistrate, Clark, riding towards them, having as protection, an armed assigned servant. As soon as they came near the gang, a smiling Kavanagh, resting a shotgun over his shoulder, watched the suddenly terrified escort drop his gun. Magistrate and man were then compelled to accompany them on foot to an adjoining farm, which they were about to raid. Cash told the Magistrate that he would give him a lesson in the art of robbing, before letting him go. As they wandered towards their objective, they spotted two more men walking down the road towards them. While Kavanagh casually waved his shotgun, Cash invited them to the party. They found the premises under the control of an overseer, whom they immediately secured, together with his workers. After driving all their captives into a room under command of a cheerful Kavanagh, Cash and Jones proceeded to ransack the place. Before they left, Magistrate Clark requested they go with him to the Governor and sue for terms. Martin laughed at this saying that when Sir John had them in custody, “… he might dispose of them in any way he thought fit.”
Next, they made a successful raid on the establishment of Captain McKay, a man renowned as a very determined soldier and vigilant hunter of escaped criminals. While
there, a jubilant Cash learned from the papers that Bessie, now calling herself Mrs Cash, had been released by the Governor. He flattered himself that this was a result of the threatening letter he had sent to His Excellency. With a wry smile, Cash read a second report which stated that Shone had withdrawn his testimony. A few days later, the trio bailed up a passenger coach at Epping Forest. There were a number of passengers in the coach, including several ladies, but one of the first things the bushrangers did after stopping the coach and telling the passengers to alight, was to assure the ladies that they did not hurt women. However, they do empty their purses, as well as those of the male passengers. Then with a smile, and a friendly wave, they allowed the coach to proceed. In a cheerful mood, they headed across country in the direction of Ross where they varied their entertainment by attacking the residence of Captain Horton, located near the troopers’ quarters. On hearing the bushrangers’ arrival from her bedroom, Mrs Horton, in a panic, jumped out a window and, with nightie flying, ran to the soldiers’ barracks. By the time they had organised themselves, the soldiers arrived to find the good captain tied up, naked, fuming, and his purse missing. There was no trace of the bushrangers.
During the next week, Cash and his mates laid low in the vastness of the Western Tiers. Unexpectedly, it would be an accident, not the police, that would herald the beginning of the end of their reign. They were heading out for Part 3
By Al Finegan
another raid when Kavanagh tripped, and his gun exploded. The ball entered his arm at the elbow and emerged at the wrist. Cash decided to head to Bothwell in the hope of obtaining surgical assistance from the town’s doctor, as Kavanagh's wound was serious, and extremely painful. Cash’s plan was to find out where the doctor lived and march him off in his custody to attend to his wounded mate. Unfortunately Kavanagh was bleeding badly and stated that he needed a doctor’s help immediately. He said that he knew that his bushranging days were over, and he determined to surrender himself to Magistrate Clark at Cluny. Nothing that his companions could do or say was effective in shaking Kavanagh's determination, so they accompanied him to a short distance from Cluny and left him.
After leaving Kavanagh, Cash and Jones made their way back to their friend’s place at Cobbs Hill, fearful that their fortress could become a trap, as it would undoubtedly be if Kavanaugh had been forced to “split” on them. Cash, however, became anxious and could not make up his mind on how long to stay. So he planned a heist, which became one of his most successful robberies. His host had told him that Mr Clark at Tea Tree had just inherited £200. The pair determined to make a raid and liberate that treasure. Under the guidance of his friend, they made their way to Mr Clark’s home. Entering the house suddenly, they gave the inmates no time for resistance, and almost before the astonishment created by their visit had subsided, they had secured the money and disappeared. On the same night, they bailed up the mail coach at Spring Hill, relieving the driver and the passengers of all their money, watches and jewellery. They relieved the mail bags of any letters that had the appearance of containing money. They also helped themselves to the latest newspaper, intending to learn all the notices concerning the movements of the military and constables. Cash, worried about his Bessie, determined to return to Hobart to check on her, and to provide her with a goodly sum from his recent plunders. He arrived safely in town, looked up his old friend, the fiddler, and asked him for guidance to Bessie’s house. As he approached his destination, he became suspicious of a man standing idly nearby. Suddenly, the man called out in a booming voice, “This is the party we are looking for!” Cash took off, running as fast as he could. Two men chased him, firing as they ran. The Hobart Town Review reported, “ By this time a number of persons had joined in the pursuit, and the alarm increasing, a man named Cunliffe, a carpenter came from his house as Cash passed, he lifted his hand. Cash discharged his pistol which wounded Cunliffe in the fingers. Cash then crossed Elizabeth St and
ran along Brisbane St, making for the paddock, and as he passed the public house called Commodore, opposite Trinity Church, one of the penitentiary constables named Winstanley, seized him. A struggle ensued when Cash drew his pistol and shot him through the body. He died the next day. A person named Oldfield coming up, Cash fired at him, wounding him in the face, shooting off his nose. At that moment, another man tripped him up and a number of persons arrived. He was handcuffed. But not until he had made much resistance, in the course of which he was much beaten. He was then taken to the penitentiary to be identified, but he was so disfigured in the struggle to capture him that Mr Gunn could not recognise him. He was, however, conveyed to the gaol, no doubt existing of his identity.”
A week later, the same paper contained the following, “Cash and Kavanagh. We have already furnished our readers with full particulars of the capture of these unfortunate men. They were both tried separately yesterday. Cash for the murder of the Constable Winstanley. Kavanagh for the robbing of the Launceston coach. Cash was defended by the late Attorney General, Mr Edward McDowell, who although evidently labouring under severe indisposition, yet defended the unhappy man with his usual zealous judgement.”
During the trial, Cash would walk into the dock in the most unconcerned manner and stand with his arms folded. He was dressed in a blue jacket and trousers, and a blue striped shirt, a black handkerchief around his neck and a green one around his head to cover up the wounds he had received at the time of his capture. The indictment against him was drawn up in the usual elaborate manner, charging him, “… for that he did on the 29th of August, with a certain pistol, of the value of five shillings being then and there loaded with gunpowder. Which gunpowder exploded and discharged the leaden bullet which did strike, prostrate and wound the left breast of the said Peter Winstanley, of which wound he died on the 31st August.” (Why not simply say, “Cash shot Winstanley in the chest and killed him.)
”The jury found both prisoners guilty. The judge sentenced both men to death by hanging.”
Neither Cash nor Kavanagh made any defence for themselves, except to say that they had never shed blood where it was not absolutely essential to their own safety. A statement which the judge admitted to be true. On conviction, they were removed to the cells to await execution. But two days before the due date, they were informed that their sentences of death had been commuted to transportation to Norfolk Island for life. The intelligence of their respite was
conveyed to them by Reverend Father Theory, to whom Cash had taken a great liking. In December 1844, the two men, with 22 other convicts, were placed on board the Brig Governor Phillip, and conveyed to their new destination. No further record of Bessie Clifford could be found after Martin had been sent to Norfolk island for life.
Meanwhile Jones, who had evaded capture for about seven months after his leader had been caught, continued to rob indiscriminately, before being arrested. Without Cash’s leadership, Jones had turned to cruel treatment of his victims, a behaviour apparently due to his innate ferocity, which Cash had so often restrained. Then followed trial, conviction and execution. For some time thereafter the peace of the residents in town and country in that land of the notorious bushrangers Cash & Co remained undisturbed.
Isolated on Norfolk Island, Cash kept a low profile. Conversely, an angry Kavanagh took up arms with others in the “Cooking Pot Riot”. On 13th October 1846, Kavanagh was hanged for his part in the affair. Cash, however, suffered a great deal of petty persecution from Commandant Childs. After a change of Commandant that year, Cash settled down to a quiet life, becoming the resident hat maker. In the following years he earned himself a reputation as a well-behaved inmate, becoming a constable within the Norfolk Island prison. During this period, he developed a close relationship with a female convict servant of the resident surgeon on the island. In March 1854, just before the Norfolk island establishment broke up, Martin was given permission to marry Mary Bennett (1824-1879), a convict from County Clare.
Eventually, through the instrumentality of the commandant Price, a petition for remission of his sentence was favourably received and he was granted a ticket-of-leave. Soon afterwards, he returned to Tasmania where he had been gazetted a constable for the Cascades Agricultural Settlement. Mary joined him soon after and, in 1855, their only child Martin was born. Cash worked for some time as overseer at the gardens in the government Domain, Hobart, and, on receipt of a conditional pardon in May 1856, he bought a farm at Glenorchy where he and Mary lived happily until Martin’s death on 27th August 1877. Mary passed away two years later.
Martin Cash's Irish charm and cheerfulness, and the chivalry and enterprise of his rebelliousness, made him a popular scoundrel in his later years, known to all and enjoying the goodwill of all.
Pat Cash (tennis player) claims his "rebellious streak" is a trait that could be traced back to his ancestor Martin Cash.
Why is it called DECEPTION BAY
The settlement across the Bay known as Deception Bay was officially recognised when the Australian postcode system started in 1967, but the name Deception Bay has been in use for almost 200 years.
The name is derived from Deception River, so named by early explorers because of several challenging and confusing historical events.
Deception River was first scribbled in Surveyor General John Oxley's field notes in 1823 but not in an official journal until 1824 when Allan Cunningham cut trees for ship spars from the Deception River.
A large river was mentioned by three ticket of leave convict’s castaway in a small boat in a storm out of Sydney and eventually beached on Moreton Island. Thinking they were south of Sydney, they made their way around Moreton Bay many months before being rescued by John Oxley on Bribie Island. The remarkable story of survival and rescue was recorded by John Uniacke when transcribing John Oxley’s field notes to a journal. They spoke about crossing a large river, later shown to be the Brisbane River, but they had no sense of distance or location. John Oxley set out in a Whale Boat with one of them to look for the reported river. They
rowed into the calm waters of Bramble Bay on an outgoing tide and became stuck in the thick mud for several hours on a scorching December day in 1823.
They noted that it seemed to be a river inlet…… but was a great Deception
They continued searching for a large river, eventually finding the concealed mouth and rowing 40 miles up what would later be named the Brisbane River. This was the large river that the castaway convicts had crossed.
In September 1824, the Moreton
Bay Penal Settlement was established when Oxley brought Sydney convicts to the selected site at Redcliffe. Governor Thomas Brisbane and other officials came soon after and went up the river that had been named for him. After months of struggling to establish a new Penal Colony at Redcliffe, it was decided in May 1825 to relocate to the present site of Brisbane up the River.
The first civilian surveyors arrived in Moreton Bay in May 1839 when the Penal Colony was closing. Andrew Petrie, Superintendent of Government Works at Penal Colony, referred to the Deception River as the Eden River in memory of the
Eden River in his native Fife shire in Scotland.
In 1841, Reverend Eipper from the German mission accompanied Petrie to Toorbul and noted that Pine River empties into the Bay, which Mr Petrie named Eden. Later, they came to Kabolture River, which Petrie called Deception River, and at the mouth of the socalled Deception River, Eipper reported they looked out on Deception Bay.
The most famous pioneer family of Deception Bay were the Bancroft’s.
Mosquitoes were a major problem, and Bancroft’s were among the first to realise that they transmitted various diseases between cattle and humans. They developed treatments which eventually led to widespread use of vaccines for Dengue fever, Leprosy, Malaria and Yellow Fever.
The family were all naturalists and medical researchers and pioneers in the new field of photography. They came to remote Bribie Island in 1894 and took unique photos of the few remaining Joondooburrie people in their bark huts.
Joseph Bancroft bought seafront land and built a house at Deception Bay in 1883. He had come with his family to Brisbane from England in 1864 to be chief surgeon at Brisbane Hospital and conduct medical research. With son Thomas, they experimented with cattle, fruits, crops, and vegetables and built a Meat Works in which they produced PEMMICAN, a dried meat product tinned for use by the army.
Joseph's wife Ann had painful health problems, so a bath was cut into the sandstone rocks on the beach below their house for Ann to regularly bathe in fresh tidal salt water. Thomas researched the Australian rabbit plague in 1888 and was appointed Quarantine Officer for the Port of Brisbane before he died in 1933.
An old building now in Banya Street, Bribie Island, was the first school at Deception Bay 132 years ago. It is the oldest building on Bribie Island was built in
1870 as a Church at Enoggera and relocated three times for use as a School and Church in Deception Bay and Narangba before being relocated to Bribie in 1929 as the Methodist church for 62 years until 1986 when it became the Freemasons Lodge. The Freemasons closed after 36 years, and it was purchased by the Council in 2021 and may eventually be home to the Historical Society.
MORE BRIBIE HISTORY
Historical Society meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at 6.30 pm at the RSL Club and visitors are always welcome. See more stories and photos of Bribie history on Site Bribiehistoricalsociety. org.au and Blog http:// bribieislandhistory.blogspot.com
There is much of historical interest at Deception Bay so take the short drive and enjoy a long flat walk along the foreshore to see many Heritage signs.w
OR CONTACT US ON
Barry Clark, President Bribie Island Historical Society
Bancroft House D’ Bay 1894
Aboriginal camp Bribie 1894
Deception Bay school 1892 + Freemasons Hall Bribie Island 2021
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Bribie Island Plant Nursery
The Bribie Island Community Nursery began in 1990 with a specific mission to provide the council with native grasses, shrubs, and trees. It wasn't until 2006 that the nursery welcomed the public for the first time, and since then, there has been no turning back.
The community nursery offers an extensive variety of beautiful Australian Native and Non-Native plants. Every purchase not only gets you a stunning plant but also comes with a warm smile and expert advice, a real win-win for your garden and our community. Plus, other plants aren't just lovely; they're also incredibly affordable. Most are priced between $4 and $6, so everyone can easily bring some greenery into their lives.
Run by volunteers and operated as a not-for-profit plant nursery, the Bribie Island Community Nursery has a significant impact on our local community. They stock a vast array of plants, with all sales proceeds going toward supporting important causes within the community. In recent years, the Wallum Action Group has raised funds for various crucial community projects, including the training of an assistance dog, new diabetes pumps, S.E.S. torches, Defibrillators, and wheelchairs for use at Caboolture Hospital, as well as support for Camp Quality and many other local projects. The group has also reached out to people in crisis.
They welcome donations of healthy, quality plants and cuttings at the community nursery.
The Bribie Island Community Nursery is a hidden gem located at 208 First Avenue, Bongaree. It is accessible via a road between the Bribie Island S.E.S. and the Orchid House. Just keep an eye out for the sign! We want to express our heartfelt thanks for supporting your local community plant nursery. Your support keeps them going and allows them to continue making a positive impact on our community. Thank you.
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Now’s the time to renew your pet’s registration
The City of Moreton Bay is reminding all cat and dog owners to renew their annual registrations by 30 September. Mayor Peter Flannery highlighted the importance of timely pet registration.
“Renewing your pet registration and updating details is crucial for their safety and our community’s well-being,” he said. “Registration is more than just a legal requirement; it’s a key step in responsible pet ownership.
“It ensures we can quickly reconnect lost pets with their families and support public safety initiatives. It also covers the cost of returning your pet if they are impounded the first time. “We also offer concessions for pensioners and reduced fees for desexed pets. “Taking action and renewing your pet registration will help protect your pets and support a safe community for everyone.”
Top tips for responsible pet ownership
• Cat and dog registration: Registration
for cats and dogs is mandatory under state and local laws. Annual registration is due by Monday, 30 September. After this date, owners with unregistered animals may incur a fine of $322. Haven’t you received your registration renewal notice? Contact the City of Moreton Bay on 3205 0555 or visit the Council’s website.
• Microchipping: In Queensland, cats and dogs aged between 8 and 12 weeks must be microchipped as required by the Animal Management Act 2008. Free microchipping is available for registered dogs through the Council’s Pets in Public Spaces program, and subsidised microchipping is also available to cats and dogs at the City of Moreton Bay’s Animal Pound.
• Identification tags: Under Council’s Animal Management Local Law 2023, pet owners are responsible for supplying and ensuring their animal wears an identification tag displaying current contact details whenever they leave their registered property. Please note that the Council no longer issues or requires that animals wear a registration tag; the Council identifies animals and their owners via the animal’s microchip.
• Keep details updated: Update your animal’s registration and
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Our Puppies introduction groom includes: premium bath with massage, complete blow dry and brush out, pads and hygiene area clipped, face, feet and tail trimmed, nails clipped and ears cleaned, beautiful cologne and puppy play time ensuring they enjoy their time and setting up a foundation for a lifetime of grooming. The 1st few months of a puppy’s life are extra important as these experiences can either set them up for failure or a win.
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microchipping details online so they can be easily reunited with your family if they go missing.
• Desex your pet: Desexing is recommended to prevent unwanted litters. The council offers discounted registration for desexed pets.
For more information on how to be a responsible pet owner in Moreton Bay, visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/animals
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Crosswords - QUICK & CRYPTIC
Across
5 Yardstick – measurer of atmospheric pressure (9)
8 Midwest US state (4)
9 Spain’s third-largest city (8)
10 Human ‘tail’? (6)
11 Fracas (6)
13 1.5 litre bottle (6)
15 Hunted prey (6)
16 Counsel (8)
18 Fawn’s ‘foot’? (4)
19 Elasticated hair-securing ring (9)
CRYPTIC
Across
1 Afterthought has the French returning as mates (4)
3 Intervenes as the press face set-back (8)
9 Sanction final rose arrangement (7)
10 Discharge artist in a racket (5)
11 Clean up after office flutter (5)
12 Sad soldier finding himself in the cart, on reflection (6)
14 Write up about wine? (6)
16 Head teacher, should, we hear, be educated (6)
19 Just might be on the edge of havoc (6)
21 Demand mining rights (5)
24 Absolute? - Say something (5)
25 Unspecific and common in the Army (7)
26 Acquire a bag to hold tea (8)
27 Past it, we hear and stained (4)
SOLUTIONS
CRYPTIC SOLUTION 224
Down
1 Caribbean from Kingston? (8)
2 Curving out (6)
3 Militant (6)
4 Check (4)
6 Rogue – whose parent is a weapon? (3,2,1,3)
7 Where letters posted, to be sent (6-3)
12 Number one? (5,3)
14 Bloke’s hairstyle, tied into round shape (3,3)
15 Slake (6)
17 Quacker (4)
QUICK SOLUTION 224
Down
1 Force exerted by the media with regret, somehow (8)
2 Occupy a cottage? (5)
4 Contests on the level to start with (6)
5 Aid back in fashion in Asia (5)
6 Trying to find someone to do the copying (7)
7 Kitchen feature in decline (4)
8 Bona fide support with some hesitation, however (6)
Lowest margin: G McEniery, A Mann, K Brown, A Campbell
Out of hat winner: C Park, K Soens, K Langford, T Richardson
Out of hat winner: A Campbell, K Muller, G Hutchison, L Beaven
Self Select triples Tuesday 27 August 2024
Winners: M Andrews, T Erfurth, M Culliname
Runners up: D Davis, F Grimsey, G Olsen
Lucky draw: J Wood, B Wood, B Lingley
Lucky draw: R Garfield M Garfield, E Bateman
Lucky draw: T Phillips, M Thompson, C Brayley
Lucky draw: G Jackson, G Hemphill, M Nganeko
Scroungers results Wednesday 28 August 2024
1st: R Eaton
2nd: E Thean
3rd: C Stroud
Self Select pairs Wednesday 28 August 2024
Winners: S Cook, E Sharp
Runners up: J Noonan, S Hose, M Gittins
Lucky draw: J Oliver, P Gray
Lucky draw: M Andrews, M Prewett
Lucky draw: R Featherstone, W Reilly, G Olson
Lucky draw: C Hayles, T Smith
Random select triples Thursday 29 August 2024
Winners: P Conn, K Norton, J Herbert
Runners up: L De Roule, A Clarke, C Ormerod
Out of hat winner: M Thompson, B Wood, L Stanford
Bunny: P Gee, P Lyons, W Manson
Self Select pairs Friday 30 August 2024
Winners: B Snare, G Hutchinson
Runners up: L Tait, M Brenner
Lucky draw: B Clarke, E Clarke
Bunny: L De Roule, P Mann
Self Select pairs Friday 30 August 2024
Winners: W McDougall, R Cook, M Tull
Runners up: D Riseham, G Denkel, I Cooper
Lucky draw: P Adams, G Olson, W Simmons
Lucky draw: T Paekau, J Prowle, C Wilkie
Lucky draw: P Campbell, R Britton, R Ferguson
Lucky draw: T Richardson, G Paekau, N Holberger
Random Select Fours Saturday 31 August
Highest margin: C Stroud, P Patrikeos, T Brain, M Cherry
Lowest margin: T Richardson, G Hutchison, J Neill
Out of hat winner: G Frew, C Davis, S Brown, T Phillips
Self select triples Tuesday 3 September 2024
Winners: P Mann, K Piva, W Kelly
Runners up: r Eaton, F Crockett, BJ Adams
Lucky draw: E Bateman, M Garfield, R Garfield
Lucky draw: G Woollett, C Brayley, T Phillips
Lucky draw: P Patrikeos, B Castle, K Ayres
Scroungers Wednesday 4 September 2024
1st: G Jackson
2nd: M Ball
Self Select pairs Wednesday 4 September
Winners: M Prewett, M Andrews
Runners up: W Hoelscher, K Burdon, E Sharp
Lucky draw: K Muller, D Gibson
Lucky draw: W Kelly, G Olson
Lucky draw: F Grimsey, I Cooper
Lucky draw: M Garfield, E Bateman
Random select triples Thursday 5 September
Winners: P Ditchburn, L Wood, K Mulpeter
Out of hat winner: J Jones, F Moses, B Wood, C Hamilton
Out of hat winner: D Neumann, K Norton, M
Fleming
Bunny: M Thompson, R Leth, M Hogan
BONGAREE LADIES DIVISION
30th Aug to 10th Sept 2024
Results of Ladies Division Tuesday Turkey Pairs 3rd Sept. 2024 Winners: Brenda Hutchinson, Bob Vonarx R/Up: John Park, Col Erhardt
Bonus Draw: Bev Birt, David Vaughan
Results for Ladies Division Friday 2-4-2 Friday 6th Sept 2024. Congratulations to: Winners: Jacque Murdoch, Richie Furgeson R/Up: Hazel Crouch, Carol Monk. Results for Ladies Division Tuesday Turkey Pairs 10th Sept. 2024
Winners: David Vaughan, Dave Dixon R/Up: Bev
MORETON BRIBIE BRIDGE CLUB: Sat 31 Aug N/S 1 S Watson & R Sutton 2 R Webb & J Wright 3 D & G Lock
E/W 1 C Frederickson &P Gruythusen 2 R Medhurst & P Breene 3 Kinross & R Floquet
Wed 4 Sep N/S 1 S & C Watson 2 H Standfast & J Budgeon 3 L Carr & J Wright
E/W 1 L Heap & B Connell 2 M Arthur & P Edis 3 J Borowski & J Easey
Wed 11 Sep N/S 1 D & D Quinan 2 J Kinross & R Floquet 3 H Standfast & J Budgeon E/W 1 S & C Watson 2 R Medhurst & P Breene 3 D Scown &J Newton
BICBC: Mon 2 Sep
N/S 1 M Arthur & R King 2 M Peterson & D Quinan 3 T Avenia & E Seeney
E/W 1 J Brazier & M O’Reilly 2 J Lindell & Visitor 3 F & B Van Dongen
Mon 9 Sep N/S 1 M Arthur & R King 2 M Peterson & D Quinan 3 M Peart & D Quinan E/W 1J Day & S McCulloch 2 L Hutton & L Chapman 3 J Easey & J Lindell
The annual Moreton Bribie Teams championship was held over two Saturdays in September. Pictured is the winning team. L - R: Don Scown, Helen Standfast, Janine Budgeon, John Newton. Congratulations team!
RESULTS FOR BRIBIE ISLAND WOMEN’S GOLF
29 August 2024 to 10 Sept 29/8/24 – 4BBB Stableford –Sponsor Harcourts
Everyone has heard of David Beckham and his expertise in football. Well, I had the pleasure of watching Robert Fetcher from Caloundra play in the National Croquet Competition here in Bribie. There were several similarities: young, good-looking and brilliant at his game! If you thought that croquet was an old people’s game --think again!
Players from all over Australia competed and played at various croquet clubs, with Bribie Croquet Club hosting some of the games. Addison Matthews from Toowoomba has been selected to play in the World Under 21 championships in the USA next month. It was so good to watch
some of the best players in the country, but you may be surprised to hear that over 10% of the players were under 35, so forget that croquet is an old people’s game.
The Club did an excellent job before the competition to ensure the grounds were in the best condition. Members were busy organising the day, completing the scoring, providing refreshments, and generally working very hard to ensure everything ran smoothly. So what were the results?
The current Women’s World Champion is Jamie Gumbrell from Canberra (23 years old )
Gold Medal winner Ed Wilson South Australia ( in his 20’s )
Men’s Singles Champion Robert Fletcher from Caloundra.( in his 30’s)
Women’s Singles Champion Alison Sharpe from New South Wales.
The 2024 CLUB championships
The Annual club championships were held over the weekend. As the weather warmed up, so did the competition on the court!
Men’s Singles: Scott Thackeray
Women’s Doubles: Betsy & Bron Coe
Men’s Doubles: Murray Prestney & Rob Coe
Mixed Doubles: Terry Keily & Nik Naumov
Another successful club event ran smoothly thanks to the help of club committee members & Rob Coe for organising the draw. Thank you to all who participated or came to offer support.
The club would also like to Thank Bribie Island Bowls Club for sponsoring this event.
Free Coaching for Bribie Women and Girls. Come training with Chris Holloway.
The club will offer free coaching sessions in October for women and girls who are members or seeking to become members. The details are available on the Bribie Island Tennis Facebook page. Chris Hollway can be contacted on 0414 989 280 or FB Holloway’s Tennis Coaching
2024 Club Wrap-up
The club holds numerous social events throughout the year, some with the prize of after-tennis pizza and others as a competition. This year, the winners included: MORETON BRIBIE BRIDGE
CLUB:
What about Queensland, you ask? Well, Queensland players played very well but didn’t make it to the Interstate Shield, which was won by New South Wales, with West Australia as the runner-up.
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Our Lawn Care Program consists of 6 visits annually every 8-10 weeks. Every other month your local technician will stop by to apply a seasonal mix of our products to give your lawn a boost of nutrients needed to thrive throughout
the season. Your local technician will also monitor and treat your lawn for any weeds, pests, and diseases that may be showing their heads since the last visit. If you ever have any questions or concerns, call your local area manager Jack Martin and he will pop out to discuss &/or address the concern free of charge.
LAWN GRUB SEASON -
Lawn grub is a name that covers a wide variety of creepy crawlies that invade your lawn. Scarab Grubs, Mealy bug, Army Worm and African Black Beetle are just a few of the lawn pests that we see in unprotected lawns each year.
HERE’S SOME SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR:
1. BROWN PATCHES IN YOUR LAWN
Lawn grubs feed off the root system of your turf, this prevents all the nutrients in your soil getting to the turf leaf so brown patches in your lawn can indicate that grubs are present. .
2. WASP ACTIVITY
I f Army Worm are attacking your lawn, you will notice large orange wasps start to
hover around your turf. They are looking for the Army Worm & Army Worm Pupa to lay their egg's in.
3. MOTH ACTIVITY
When Army Worm mature they turn into moths, these moths then lay eggs in your turf, under your gutters and in every corner of your property, starting the life cycle all over again. If you see lots of moths hovering above your lawn it’s likely you have had or will have lawn grubs soon.
4. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY ON YOUR LAWN
If birds are pecking at your lawn a lot more lately, it’s likely there’s some juicy grubs in your turf that they’re snacking on.
HOW TO STOP LAWN GRUBS
The best way to deal with Lawn Grubs is to apply preventative treatments every 8-10 weeks during the grub season.
Meet Jack Martin, Bribie Islands Area Manager for Coochie Hydrogreen. If you see Jack around the area, be sure to say hello and give him a wave! Feel free to contact Jack & the Coochie Hydrogreen team by calling 1800 245 955. Follow "Coochie Hydrogreen Bribie Island" on Facebook to stay informed with the latest information.
City of Moreton Bay Gets Set to GO!
Approximately 120,000 households are set to receive their very first garden organics (GO) bin from next Monday 9 September 2024, ensuring City of Moreton Bay’s greenthumbed residents and lawn enthusiasts are ready for a more sustainable future.
The bin rollout marks a significant step towards the launch of the new GO kerbside collection service, which begins from 2 December.
City of Moreton Bay’s Mayor Peter Flannery said he was delighted to see this service ready and on its way to eager and enthusiastic residents.
“We’re excited to be delivering a service our residents have been patiently waiting for. This service is essential for all modern, sustainable and
environmentally focused cities.
“It’s disheartening that 23% of what we throw away in our general waste bins is GO materials like grass cuttings, leaves and branches. This new GO collection service will help divert 15,000 tonnes of material from landfill and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Obvious environmental benefits aside, this service will give our residents the time to focus on what’s important to them.
“In the future, most households should rarely find themselves lining up at a waste facility just to drop off an average yard green waste cleanup. Residents can now simply put these materials in their GO bin, and we’ll do the rest.”
Residents who live on a
land size between 300 and 2,000m2 will receive their new GO bins between September and November 2024 and are encouraged to store them safely until collections start.
“We’re such a big Council area, so this staggered approach of bin delivery from September will mean everyone should have their bins in time for the kerbside collection service,”
Mayor Flannery said.
“We know there’s a learning curve to using your GO bin.
That’s why we’re encouraging all residents to visit City of Moreton Bay’s website to become familiar with what can and can’t go in them.
“Everything you put in your GO bin will eventually become compost, so it's crucial to avoid contamination.
“This compost could be used to grow the produce that you and your family eat. Remember, what you discard today may return to your dinner table tomorrow.
“This is one of the largest bin rollouts in Australia to date, and the logistics of the rollout is a huge achievement.
“It’s a feather in our hat and something we can be proud of as a community working towards a greener future together.”
Visit the website for the must know facts, frequently asked questions and what can and can’t go in your GO bin. This initiative received funding from the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.Ollesequiam faceped
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Can’t Help Myself Can’t Help Myself
"No piece of art has ever emotionally affected me like this robot arm piece. It's programmed to try to contain the hydraulic fluid that’s constantly leaking out and required to keep itself running...if too much escapes, it will die, so it's desperately trying to pull it back to continue to fight for another day. The saddest part is they gave the robot the ability to do these 'happy dances' to spectators.
When the project was first launched, it danced around, spending most of its time interacting with the crowd since it could quickly pull back the small spillage. Many years later, it looks tired and hopeless as there isn't enough time to dance anymore. It now only has enough time to try to keep itself alive as the amount of leaked hydraulic fluid became unmanageable as the spill grew over time. Living its last days in a never-ending cycle between sustaining life and simultaneously bleeding out... (Figuratively and literally, as its hydraulic fluid was purposefully made to look like its actual blood).
"The robot arm finally ran out of hydraulic fluid in 2019, slowly came to a halt and died - It was programmed to live out this fate, and no matter what it did or how hard it tried, there was no escaping it. Spectators watched as it slowly bled out until the day that it ceased to move forever. Saying that 'this resonates' doesn't even do it justice. Created by Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, they named the piece 'Can't Help Myself'. What a masterpiece. What a message."
Extended interpretations: the hydraulic fluid in relation to how we kill ourselves both mentally and physically for money
just in an attempt to sustain life, how the system is set up for us to fail on purpose to enslave us essentially and to steal the best years of our lives to play the game that the richest people of the world have designed. How this robs us of our happiness, passion and our inner peace. We are slowly drowning with more responsibilities, with more expectations of us, less rewarding payoffs, and less free time to enjoy ourselves as the years go by.
How there's really no escaping the system, and we were destined at birth to follow a pretty specific path that was already laid out before us. How can we give and give and give, and how easily can we be forgotten after we've gone? How we are loved and respected when we are valuable, then one day we aren't any longer and we become a burden... and how our young, free-caring spirit gets stolen from us as we get churned out of the broken system that we are trapped inside of.
Can also be seen to represent the human life cycle and the fact that none of us make it out of this world alive. But it also can be a reminder to allow yourself to heal, rest and love with all of your heart. The endless chase for 'more' isn't necessary for finding your inner happiness.”
Celebrate Moreton Bay’s local heroes –NOMINATE NOW!
Help shine a light on Moreton Bay locals who go above and beyond to improve the lives of others and strengthen our vibrant, diverse, and resilient communities by nominating them for the City of Moreton Bay’s 2025 Australia Day Awards.
Mayor Peter Flannery said the awards program is a perfect opportunity to celebrate the unsung heroes who make Moreton Bay a better place to live, work, and visit.
“The annual awards are one of my favourite initiatives. They allow us to recognise the community-minded individuals who make a real difference to the lives of others and to the areas we proudly call home,” Mayor Flannery said.
"The Citizen of the Year Award recognises those who significantly contribute to the City of Moreton Bay. Previous winners have founded charitable initiatives, volunteered for 30 years and given back
to our communities meaningfully.
“The Community Spirit Award is open to people who are positively impacting our city. They may not necessarily be citizens or residents, but their contributions play a key role in shaping our community's growth and future.
“Do you know someone making a real impact? It could be an amazing artist contributing to our cultural landscape, someone who dedicates their time to helping others or a volunteer at your sports club. You can honour these local heroes with the recognition they truly deserve by nominating them for an award."
“Nominating is easy, so if you have someone in mind, don’t miss the opportunity to notice and thank them for their outstanding contributions and achievements.
Nominations are now open and close on Thursday, 31 October 2024
AWARD CATEGORIES: Citizen of the Year
This award recognises an individual for outstanding achievements and contributions to the Moreton Bay community.
It celebrates exceptional efforts in any area of community life, including human services, sports, arts, culture, or the environment. The winner must be an Australian citizen and reside in the City of Moreton Bay.
Mayor’s Community Spirit Award
This award celebrates significant contributions to the community in any field, including human services, sport, arts, culture, or the environment.
Recipients do not need to be Australian citizens or residents of the City of Moreton Bay, although their contribution does need to be in the city. There may be more than one recipient.
For more information and to nominate a local hero, visit the website today.
When Was the Last Time You Washed Your Reusable Bags?
With all the talk about how to safely grocery shop, sanitise your groceries when you get them home, and of course wash your hands, you may have overlooked the importance of keeping your reusable totes and grocery bags clean. Using these bags is an excellent way to be eco-friendly because they allow you to skip single-use paper and plastic, but it's also their very reusability that makes them ripe for all kinds of germs, bacteria, and cross-contamination.
So, if you haven't tossed your reusable bags in the wash in a while (or ever), now's a good time to start practising good habits that can keep you and your food safe. Washing and storing your bags safely can help prevent bacteria, yeasts, and moulds from growing in and on them. Gross!
Washing Reusable Grocery Bags
If you are like many people, you probably have more reusable bags than you know what to do with. No matter how many you have, you still should wash them after each use. First, remove any bags with plastic inserts in the bottom. You can wipe them down with disinfectant while the bags are in the machine. Next, wash your bags according to their material and washing instructions. Some bags, like those made of cotton, bamboo and hemp, can be tossed in a washing machine and machine- or line-dried. (If you are worried about shrinkage, bypass the dryer.) Woven and nonwoven polypropylene bags — the types of bags made from recycled plastic — can also be machine-washed on a gentle cycle or washed by hand in soap and warm water. These bags should be line-dried only. Nylon and polyester bags get a similar treatment. Hand wash them in warm water, then hang them inside out to dry. Finally, insulated bags need to be hand-washed or cleaned with disinfecting wipes. Take special care to clean along the seams.
Separate and Store Reusable Bags
You probably don't place raw meat next to fresh veggies in your fridge, so don't do the same in your bags because that meat can still leak onto the bag's surface. If you don't get a chance to wash your bags between every use, the juice that leaks on your bag could lead to cross-contamination. With this in mind, we recommend designating certain bags for specific uses. For example, use the same bag each time for raw meats only. The same goes for cleaning supplies. Don't use the same tote you use to bring home raw chicken later to carry items like diapers or your sweaty gym clothes. When it's time to store your reusable bags, remember that while it may be convenient to have them in your car, leaving unwashed bags in a hot environment creates a breeding ground for bacteria. Instead, keep them in a cool, dry place, preferably in your home.
Unfortunately, even reusable bags won't last forever. If a bag is stained, worn out or won't come clean, it's time to toss it — or better yet, recycle it.
STEP4
Whether you are in the market for a large-scale renovation or some smaller jobs around the house, selecting the right tradesperson can be a di cult and stressful experience. For every positive encounter, many people have had or know someone who has had a negative experience with a tradesperson.
The good news is that there are several things you can do before you commit your job to somebody, which will ultimately help to ensure it is completed on time, on budget and to the right standard.
HOW TO PICK A GOOD TRADIE IN EASY STEPS
Step 1:
SHOP AROUND BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Treat choosing a tradesperson as you would treat buying a car. It’s unlikely you would ever purchase the first car you inspected, and likewise there is no obligation to give your job to the first tradesperson you call.
There are several websites offering instant quotes from multiple companies, but it is always best to go directly to the tradesperson. These websites typically charge tradespeople to have their services featured and pass these costs to the customers and speaking to somebody directly will allow you to ask follow-up questions.
Step 2:
LISTEN TO WORD OF MOUTH
The internet age means that anybody with a smartphone has access to a myriad review. But while online review can be handy, they aren’t the be all and end all. If you have family members, friends or colleagues who have recently had work done around the house, ask them questions about the tradespeople they used. you can’t beat oldfashioned word-of-mouth. You are more likely to get an honest answer from somebody you know rather than relying on stranger’s opinions online.
Step 3:
CHECK ON THEIR CREDENTIALS
Each state and territory have its own laws about licensing. A quick way to ensure the tradesperson you’ve been speaking with has the right accreditation is to visit licensedtrades. com.au. Australia’s only comprehensive licensechecking site features an easy-to-use database of more than 1.2 million trade professionals across the country. Another good sign is if your tradesperson is a member of their peak organisation such as the Masters Building Association or Master Plumbers. By going to these peak organisations directly, you will be able to obtain a list of credentialed professionals in your local area.
Step 4:
GET A DETAILED QUOTE
It is important that you get a quote with a breakdown of the total figure – how much of the cost relates to materials and relates to labour. All quotes should feature the ABN and/ or license number of the tradesperson. The best way to avoid ‘bill shock’ at the end of the job is to be up-front with your tradesperson throughout the process and ask questions in advance about how they will handle and communicate any unexpected changes to the quote or the timeframe of the job.
Communication is key. A lot of the stress involved in hiring a tradesperson can be alleviated if you ask plenty of questions, get everything in writing and make sure your tradesperson knows you expect to be informed as soon as anything changes.”
BRIBIE ISLAND
CONGRATULATIONS
MICHAEL TROJAN
Congratulations Michael Trojan of White Saturday Crew on attaining the rank of Competent Crew. Michael joined VMR Bribie in September 2022 as Trainee Crew, he was promoted Crew in February 2023 and attained Competent Crew in July 2024 all with White Saturday Crew.
WHITE SATURDAY CREW TRAINING
White Saturday Crew training all the time: - Saturday 24th August 2024 close quarters training in confined areas.
SSSS TRAINING
On Sunday the 25th of August our new trainees were put through their paces doing the Shipboard Safety Skill Set (SSSS) assessment, where they learnt about life jackets, how and when to use a flare, safety equipment checks, crew drills on how to use and what type of fire extinguisher to use. They were also tested on abandoning ship procedures, swimming ability and how to get in and out of a life raft and treading water. All part of standard VMR crew training. While this was going on at the base Bribie 1 was taking part in a Search and Rescue Training Exercise with other VMRs near Mud Island.
Pictures by Radio Officer Peter McNamara.
John Traill Public Relations Officer - Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island Mob:
Michael Trojan receives his Competent Crew Epaulettes from Unit Training Coordinator and White Saturday Commercial Coxswain Allan Tranter.
Practice with using the fire blankets.
A nighttime illumination flare.
Participants carry the life raft to the water. to which they will later participate to abandon ship and swim to the life raft
Practice with the use of fire extinguishers.
A daytime orange smoke flare.
SAREX MUD ISLAND
Sunday 25th August 2024 - VMR Bribie took part in a multi-agency SAREX (Search and Rescue Exercise) today North of Mud Island in Bribie 1, 9 vessels in total took part including vessels from VMR Raby Bay, Victoria Point, North Stradbroke, Sandgate and Coast Guard Brisbane.
BUSY FRIDAY
First call out for Friday 30th August 2024: - Call out to the Northern end of Moreton Island to a 4.7m Runabout with motor issues. Bribie 1 skippered by Commercial Coxswain Liz Radajewski and crewed by Senior Crew Garry Beros, and Competent Crew Wayne Robinson.
Crew Day Coxswain on water assessment for Garry turned out to be a real assist, the second for the day, a 5.3m Runabout 500m North of Poverty Creek. With Commercial Coxswains Jim Brown and Liz Radajewski assessing and Competent Crew Wayne Robinson as crew, the assessors even threw in a man overboard exercise during the tow.
SUNSET DRINKS - Friday 30th August 2024
56 Active members and partners attended the August Sunset Drinks for a curry night. Available for $10 was a selection of chicken, beef, lamb, or vegan curry, rice and poppadums with ice-cream in a waffle cone or tub and a selection of toppings for dessert. Kelly Langworthy, Cheryl Robinson, Leona Patrick, and Sheryl Traill had an early start cooking the curries and rice, and Ian Thomas and Ruth Trojan manned the bar for the evening. The usual raffles were held, and prizes were of a Father’s Day theme.
Participant abandons ship watched closely by Unit Training Coordinator and Commercial Coxswain Allan Tranter.
Some of the vessels involved in the search.
The vessel under tow back to Bribie.
Kelly Langworthy welcomes all and explains the curries.
Mike Phillips receives his raffle prize from John O’Hagan
James and Karen Dickson, Debbie Simpson, Myles and Wayne Robinson, and Mike Pobar.
John O’Hagan presents Kerry Beeton with her raffle prize
With the stricken vessel rafted up to Bribie 2, Garry manoeuvres his way through the Pacific Harbour canals.
Jennifer Williams, Robyn Young, Ron Burrett, Graham Patrick, and Charles Williams.
John O’Hagan presents Kerry Beeton with her raffle prize.
Sheryl and John Traill with Kelly Langworthy.
Ian Grimmes, John and Linda Burdinat at the bain-marie
Brenda Hammond enjoys her dessert!
Garry and Debbie Comerford, Marg and Mike Phillips ready for their curry fix.
John Burdinat with his raffle prize presented by John O’Hagan.
Carol Pobar and Betty Snell welcomed all at the door and sold meal vouchers and raffle tickets
Garry getting a taste of being skipper on a call out prior to doing his Crew Day Coxswain assessment. Good job Garry.
Cheryl Robinson and Kelly Langworthy transfer the curries to the bain-marie.
Radio Officer and Committeeman Peter McNamara was MC for the evening and welcomed all and thanked those who made it happen
Kaye Hammond and Sheryl Traill at the Dessert Station with John Burdinat and Peter McNamara as clients!
John O'Hagan presents Kerry Beeton with her raffle prize.
Jim Brown with his raffle prize presented by John O’Hagan.
TUE 03/09 1546PM – Tasked by Water Police to assist grounded Yacht off Beachmere.
COMMODORE CES’ SAFETY MESSAGE:
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.
“PLEASE WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKETS!”
“BUT importantly – Always remember if you are heading out on the water LOG ON with your local VMR or Coast Guard, its a free service for everyone, so why wouldn't you! - It just may save your life!"
MARITIME SAFETY QLD IS CRACKING DOWN ON SPEEDING AND LIFEJACKETS THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
• Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) Marine Officers and maritime enforcement team officers will be on the water these September school holidays, targeting speeding and lifejacket offences.
• MSQ’s increased school holiday patrols will be focussed on reducing the two riskiest behaviours that make boating unsafe.
• Over the past five years, of the 64 people who sadly drowned in boating accidents on Queensland waters, only 5 were known to be wearing lifejackets Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) is urging boaties to stay safe during these September school holidays by wearing lifejackets, not speeding, and driving
according to conditions when on the water. Queensland has over a million recreational boat license holders, many of whom flock to our pristine waterways over the school holidays. Maritime Safety Queensland’s September school holiday boating safety campaign will target non-compliance with speed and lifejackets regulations.
From 14 September to 29 September 2024, the safety campaign will be conducted across the Queensland coast and inland dams and waterways popular with recreational boaties. With MSQ’s Maritime Enforcement Team (MET) growing in capacity, Marine Officers will be out on the water, ensuring boaties conduct their onwater activities safely for themselves and other waterways users.
Over the past five years in Queensland waters, of the 64 people who drowned in boating accidents, only 5 were wearing
lifejackets. Most boating fatalities are drownings that occur where people are unexpectedly thrown overboard. MSQ’s website has more information on speed limits and lifejackets.
Quotes attributable to Maritime Safety Queensland General Manager Kell Dillon: "Speeding is as dangerous on the water as it is on the roads. “Speeding is even more dangerous when waterways are congested, such as at school holiday times, because it reduces a skipper’s decision-making time to avoid accidents.
“Lifejackets are simply the seatbelts of the sea. "So, I say to boaties, please slow down, wear your lifejacket and ensure everyone with you does too.
“Just like a seatbelt, a lifejacket that’s not being worn can’t save you or your loved ones.”
BRIBIE ISLAND
FISHING REPORT
By: Robyn
Bribie Island Boat Charters Spinnaker Marina
As the weather heats up, and we have had a couple of extreme hot days, it also means the change in the wind, which picked up from the north. We all know that the fish do not bite during the Northerly winds.
However, some of our customers decided to prove that theory wrong and produced some really good catches. Dan and Shane from Fishability had a good haul on their boat, bringing in 4 flathead, 59cm,56cm,54cm,
and 52cm, all on pillies, a prawn, and a 38cm Tailor on gang hook with a pillie near the marker at the mouth of the Ningi Creek.
Josh, after a lot of effort to land a 72cm Flathead, decided to toss it back in as it was so close to the max size. He thought it would be best for it to see another day.
During a boys fishing birthday adventure, Jenson, James, Nate, Mitchell and Ace all bought home a great feed of
flathead and tailor using only soft plastics including a Vibe lure and the infamous Double Clutch lure. They were all caught at White Patch on the incoming tide. To add to the excitement, some really big hits were lost during the day.
The Ripples and Avon wreck have produced a variety of good quality fish, with Kyle landing a couple of table size Flathead using a paddle tail jig. Matt also landed some table size sweetlip, cod and snapper from around the wreck. He has now discovered his new favourite fishing spot.
Kisharna caught a lovely 67cm flathead on a pilchard near the yellow marker at Ningi Creek and a flounder on a prawn.
Poverty Point and Gallaghers have been producing some snapper; however, not many
at this stage are over the legal limit. The shovel-nose sharks are in full force, with many catches during nighttime fish. Everton Park Fishing Club were at it again with a few boats out for an early morning fish, where they managed to pick up a 43cm flathead, 3 bream and a cod from the Ningi Creek. Kevin went out for a fish with his family, headed up Elimbah Creek to get out of the wind, and caught 2 monster whiting
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and a 57cm flathead. Whiting was caught on worms and flathead hit on a red soft plastic. Lucky for the rest of Kevin's family, they get to enjoy the fish as Kevin doesn’t eat fish, just loves to catch them.
Charl and family had a great day on Sunday catching 4 bream off the artificial reef at Banksia Beach on prawn and squid.
It's great to see the numerous sightings of dolphins and dugongs throughout the passage, with the frequent spotting of dolphins in the marina feeding on the herring. There is something special about watching dolphins’ fish together in the pods.
One lucky crew member got to meet Neil the Seal, who
was swimming near the white patch. Excited reports from the crew stated, ‘He came right up to the boat, and we were feeding him.’ I believe it has been quite a while since he visited the area.
This was an exciting adventure in the marina. Our staff rescued a large green turtle covered in sea lice and floating in the marina near our office. They managed to capture the turtle and keep it wet and calm until rangers from Australia Zoo arrived and took it away to the zoo for some muchneeded treatment. Great news followed that she was going to be okay, thanks to the swift action of our staff.
Bribie Island AND Moreton Bay
letters to the editor
Dear Editor
Crossing Kerfuffle! With all this kerfuffle about the bridge and what we need, I would hope more thought is given to it than to the diabolical traffic light crossing opposite Woolies. Can Ali or Brooke comment on this? It is almost impossible to believe how anyone could plan a set of lights here. It is barely 50 metres from a huge car park and barely 50 metres from a large roundabout, thus affecting the main arterial roads on the Island. It creates a traffic issue every weekend and at peak times. One person can stop everything! Traffic banked up to the bridge one way – to Marina Boulevard another - and Maccas the other. Also causing mayhem with traffic trying to exit/enter the car park. Anyone who gave the issue any thought would have gone for an underpass! Always available, with no stoppages for cars or pedestrians. It is a perfect spot for one and would not have cost a lot more than the mess we have now - e.g. saving the cost of the lights (e.g. power and maintenance etc.), the cost of vehicle emissions, the noise etc. A simple, well-lit, well-drained underpass – able to take wheelchairs, bikes, pedestrians etc. AND not affect traffic/pedestrians one iota. I don't know who was responsible for this mess but let’s hope it is not duplicated with the bridge and our (proposed) new road to the highway.
Michal Matthews Banksia Beach
Dear Editor, Public service sackings
Who can remember 2012 and the mass public service sackings by the thenQueensland LNP government, led by Campbell Newman?
Last week was the 12-year anniversary of the sacking of around 14,000 public servants from health, education, public works, and other areas.
Schools were closed, health services axed, aged care services shut, and essential projects cut. Hospitals, in particular, saw longer waiting times and increased workloads for the remaining staff as 4,400 health staff had been axed.
Prior to the election, Campbell Newman had said that government workers had nothing to fear. His later austerity budget resulted in significant long-term economic and social costs, such as reduced public service capacity and increased unemployment, which were felt particularly in regional areas where public sector employment was a key driver of local economies.
As one of the sacked public servants, I am well aware of the lasting negative impact on my colleagues and myself, including loss of income, financial instability, career disruption, emotional and psychological impacts, loss of professional identity, increased family stress and a negative impact on the sense of identity and purpose.
I had thought I was doing a worthwhile and productive service for the community.
Someone else decided I and 14,000 others were mere numbers and a financial burden. What a sense of betrayal after our years of dedication.
The current leader of the LNP opposition, David Crisafulli, and at least 13 of his existing Parliamentary colleagues played a large part in these actions.
I will never forget. I hope you don’t either.
Lyn Rushby
Dear Editor, Queensland's population is 5.23 million and growing. As the use of the Moreton Bay marine park increases, so do the pressures on it.
Six of the seven species of marine turtles in the world are found in Moreton Bay Marine Park, and all six species are threatened. The loggerhead turtle population has declined by 50 per cent or more since the 1970s, and the Queensland population is facing local extinction.
Is driving on the beaches and speeding on jet skis in Pumicestone Passage more important than saving a turtle species from extinction?
The Queensland State Government apparently thinks so Carol WoodPeter Leader
Dear Editor,
Re: Sandra Bayley's article "Let's Give them a Chance".
I refer to the above article, featured in the 6 September 2024 edition.
Bribie Island's Shorebirds, along with their offspring, face many challenges. Nesting sites are at risk from natural predation by raptors (such as whistling kites and osprey) and feral animals (such as foxes). As I see it, uncontrolled domestic dogs in NO DOG areas or in areas where they are required to be ON LEASH pose the highest risk of all.
Natural predation will always remain a factor, however, it is time for dog owners who openly flout the Local Laws to stop doing so, and do much better. They can make a difference; it's not that hard. Please, use the dog OFF LEASH allocated locations only and, in other areas, keep dogs on a leash, unless otherwise signed. Most importantly, please, DO NOT take
dogs (either on or off-leash) to conservation areas. By obeying the clear signage and caring for our wildlife, you may indeed be able to give our shorebirds a chance.
Sharon Holt.
Dear Editor, I am writing regarding the article on beach-nesting birds in your last edition, 223. For three years, I have lived across the road in Toorbul from where a pair of pied oystercatchers try to nest each year. All the neighbours along this stretch are on edge, wondering if the nest and chicks will survive.
Sometimes, I worry that the eggs will not hatch because the parent birds have to spend so much time off the nest. Dogs are the main problem, and people are coming too close. They can spot a dog over a hundred metres away. That makes them leave the nest until the dog is out of sight. They leave the nest to protect its whereabouts. We need to better understand what these birds need and leave them undisturbed. Otherwise, we will keep losing them. I’m hoping that dog walkers reading this will consider walking their dogs away from the shore during the Spring nesting times each year. Yours Faithfully, Lee
Dear Editor, I wish to endorse H. Benke's letter in edition 223 about handwashing dishes. Not only do I save power and water, but by using a bucket in the rinse basin, I can also save this grey water for ornamental plants. Such a practice is very useful when there are water restrictions.
S. Gardesn
CRIME REPORT BRIBIE ISLAND WRAP
AUGUST 2024
www.mypolice.qld.gov.au/moreton
Moreton – Lock it or lose it
Police from the Moreton District would like to remind motorists and residents to lock up their property in a bid to keep their belongings secure.
Officer in Charge of Moreton Intelligence Unit, Senior Sergeant Phil Jacobsen, said, “There have been a number of incidents recently where offenders have been enabled in stealing property because vehicles have been left unsecured and items of value have been left inside the vehicle.”
The message is clear: “Lock up before you leave, and don’t make it easy for these offenders to gain access to your property.”
Police are also urging residents to remove garage door remotes from their ungaraged cars, as offenders often use them to enter houses.
People believe that they will hear their garage door if it is opened while they are home. We want to advise you that, more often than not, residents are not aware that their doors have been opened. We also urge residents to call police if they observe suspicious behaviour. If it is happening, there and then please call Triple Zero (000).
Break and enter, Morayfield
Police have charged two people following investigations into a break-in at a shopping centre at Morayfield in June. A 21-year-old Southport Man has been charged with three counts of entering premises and committing an indictable offence by break and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle. He is due to appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on October 17. A 20-yearold Waterford West man has been charged with three counts of entering premises and committing an indictable offence by break
and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle. He is due to appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on October 4. Detectives believe a third man was involved and are continuing to work to locate him. Anyone with information is urged to contact police. Investigations are ongoing.
Grievous bodily harm, Morayfield
Detectives from the Caboolture Child Protection Investigation Unit are appealing for public assistance following an alleged grievous bodily harm incident that occurred in Dickson Park, Morayfield September 8.
Police were called around 1.40 am to reports that a 37-yearold man was located with significant head injuries outside a shopping centre on Morayfield Road. It is believed the man had been walking through Dickson Park with his bicycle prior to the incident.
He was approached and seriously assaulted by up to five people. The 37-year-old Morayfield man was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with significant head and facial injuries, where he remains in a serious condition.
Investigators are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anything in the area between 12 a.m. and 1.40 a.m. or anyone with CCTV or dashcam vision from the area between these times to come forward.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
