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Moreton Bay Waterways Healthier in 2016 The health of the Moreton Bay Region’s three main catchments has improved, earning them better grades in the 2016 Healthy Waterways Report Card, released today. The Healthy Waterways report card grades the health of catchments across South East Queensland, including the Pumicestone Passage and Pine and Caboolture Catchments in the Moreton Bay Region, which all scored better results than last year. Moreton Bay Regional Council Division Two Councillor Peter Flannery said the results were encouraging and were due to a whole of community approach to keeping local waterways healthy. “While there is certainly still work to be done, it is encouraging to see that water quality has improved in waterways across the region,” Councillor Flannery said.

months,” Councillor Flannery said. Healthy Waterways and Catchments CEO, Ms Julie McLellan, said the report showed Pumicestone Passage was an asset the local community valued. “The community values their waterways highly and receives very high recreational benefits. The local fishery is a significant contributor to the local economy,” Ms McLellan said. “Increasing the uptake of agricultural best management practice will help to manage rural hill slope erosion, and protect the many social and economic benefits this catchment provides to the local community,” she said. With respect to the Caboolture and Pine Catchments, Ms McLellan said the social and economic benefits of local waterways needed to be a consideration in urban development.

“While favourable climatic conditions have certainly contributed to these improvements, they are also due to the efforts of many people, including council, our local businesses, community groups and residents, and this joint effort has been acknowledged in the report card.” “Of particular note, we have seen a significant improvement to the levels of pollutants found in our waterways, with pollutant loads in the Pumicestone Passage and the Caboolture and Pine Catchments all having gone from very high levels to very low in just twelve

“The community is highly satisfied with the waterways and their ability to use them,” Ms McLellan said. “Protection of the social and economic benefits in light of increasing urban development is required through the incorporation of stormwater management infrastructure in new developments, and implementation of erosion and sediment control on construction sites.” Councillor Flannery said Moreton Bay Regional Council would continue to work with industry and community

groups to protect and improve local waterways, and address the recommendations of the 2016 Healthy Waterways Report Card. “Council has been a proud partner in a number of Healthy Waterways initiatives over the past year, such as our recent trial of the Go2Zone Filtered Water dispensers at Redcliffe and ‘Creekside Greening’ revegetation planting days in our wetland areas,” Councillor Flannery said. “In conjunction with the Pumicestone Catchment Network and Sunshine Coast Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council was also a finalist in the Government Stewardship Award at this year’s Healthy Waterways Awards, for our work on the Pumicestone Passage Catchment Action Plan.”

➣ 4.5 star rating for social and economic benefit •C aboolture Catchment, B (Last year: C+) ➣ Good Estuarine water quality and Riparian condition ➣ Community very highly satisfied with local waterways ➣ 3 star rating for social and economic benefit ➣ Pollutant loads significantly improved from very high to very low •P ine Catchment, B(Last year: C) ➣ Estuarine water quality improved from fair to excellent ➣ Riparian condition remains fair

“We certainly have no intention of getting complacent now. There’s still a lot of work to do, but it is good to know we are on the right track.”

➣ Freshwater stream health declined to poor but pollutant loads significantly improved from very high to very low

Moreton Bay Region results in the 2016 Healthy Waterways Report Card include:

➣ 3 star rating for social and economic benefit

• Pumicestone Passage, B+ (Last year: B-) ➣G ood riparian vegetation resulting in excellent stream health ➣E xcellent estuarine water quality and good riparian condition ➣P ollutant loads significantly improved from very high to very low

• Western Bay, B (Last year: B) ➣ Condition good overall with excellent water quality and moderate mud content.

More information about the 2016 Healthy Waterways Report Card can be found at healthywaterways.org/ reportcard.

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Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island Inc. (VMRBI) held their Annual General Meeting at the Base on Wednesday 19th October 2016

Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island Inc. (VMRBI) held their Annual General Meeting at the Base on Wednesday 19th October 2016.

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Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island Inc. (VMRBI) held their Annual General Meeting at the CHANGE OF 19 LEADERSHIP AT VMR th October 2016. Base on Wednesday CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP AT VMR Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island Inc. Volunteer Rescue (VMRBI)Marine held their Annual Bribie GeneralIsland MeetingInc. at the th (VMRBI) their Annual General Meeting at the October 2016. Base held on Wednesday 19 th Base on Wednesday 19 October 2016. Members gathered for the VMRBI AGM

Members gathered for the VMRBI The following members were elected to the AGM Committee for 2016/2017:

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The chances are that whenever we go for walk along the beach at Woorim, we are likely to see one of the many ships that visit Brisbane as it makes it’s way along the coast either on it’s way into or out of the port of Brisbane. As some of these vessels are quite large, a natural thought that comes to mind is, ‘I wonder just how big they can make them.’ This is what I discovered. Travelling approximately 325,000 kilometres each year across the oceans of the world under the expert command of Danish captain Jorgen Sonnichsen, the Emma Maersk is manned by a crew of up to thirty and is the biggest ship in the world today. Due to her size, she is capable of transporting a massive number of containers at any one time and she is surprisingly swift with a cruising speed of forty kilometres an hour. The vessel is 397 metres in length, has a beam of 56 metres, and is twenty stories high. When fully loaded, she carries 12,000 containers which are stacked to a height of six stories on her deck. As the goods in the containers can vary so greatly from electronics and clothes to chemicals and frozen foods, it is imperative that the safety and condition of each container is checked by members of the crew every day during the voyage. Special attention is given to the refrigerated containers, or reefers as they are called, to ensure that they are maintaining the correct temperature. The

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No matter which part of the Emma Maersk you think about, the operative word is LARGE. She has the largest diesel engine in the world which weighs 2,300 tonnes, has fourteen cylinders and develops 110,000 horsepower. When the vessel is at her normal cruise speed of forty kilometres an hour, this huge engine is only turning at what seems an incredibly slow eighty four revolutions per minute. Her propeller measures a massive ten metres in diameter and weighs 130 tonnes. It is the largest ship’s propeller in the world. Connecting her monster of an engine to the six bladed propeller is a shaft that measures 120 metres and runs almost half the length of the ship. And while we’re on the subject of large, her anchor weighs 130 tonnes. With so much weight to move swiftly through the water, The Emma Maersk is amazingly economical. Due to a special silicone coating on her hull, it is estimated that she saves approximately 1,200 tonnes of fuel each year. Another statistic is that she uses the same amount of fuel over a distance of sixty six kilometres as a jumbo jet carrying the same weight would use in less than a kilometre. Although ‘’Emma’’, as she is affectionately known, is so massive, her hull can best be described as sleek and her passage through the water is so graceful and a joy to see. She is truly a technological marvel of the modern world.

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More Funding for Vital Koala Vaccine Project Moreton Bay Regional Council has this week committed a further $30,000 over the next three years to help researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast conduct comprehensive field-trials of a ground-breaking chlamydia vaccine for koalas.

The aim was to form a male singing group for our own enjoyment and for the residents of Bribie and surrounding areas. Since formation the group has expanded to a membership of over 30 and have performed more than 300 concerts in the Bribie and Caboolture districts mainly in nursing homes and retirement villages as well as several concerts and performances at the

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In 2011, council committed $30,000 over three years as a foundation funding partner in the project to develop a firstof-its-kind vaccine that would protect koala populations from the devastating effects of chlamydia. Phase one of the project included development and testing of the vaccine and a small-scale field trial, which delivered promising results. It was the world’s first successful field trial of a vaccine against chlamydia in koalas.

infertility and death,” Mayor Sutherland said. “Initial trials indicated that this vaccine could make a significant positive difference to koala populations across our region, so it was a no-brainer for council to support the next phase. Unsurprisingly, all of our councillors voted unanimously to continue supporting the project.” “We hope that this project will deliver a safe-to-use vaccine that will not only save a hell of a lot of koalas in our region, but also protect koalas throughout the rest of Australia from this devastating disease.” “This is a project that council is very proud to partner on and I commend the research team from USC on their efforts.”

Mayor Allan Sutherland congratulated the microbiology research team on their success to date and said Moreton Bay Regional Council was very proud to announce its continued support of the project.

Earlier this year, the research team was also been granted $339,000 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme towards the project.

“Chlamydia is a serious threat to koalas in the Moreton Bay Region, with 40 percent of all koalas presented to wildlife hospitals showing chronic symptoms of the disease, which can lead to blindness,

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THIS ROAD NAMED FOR THOMAS WESLBY, BRISBANE BUSINESSMAN, HISTORIAN, SPORTSMAN AND AUTHOR, WHO IN 1937 AT THE AGE OF 80, WROTE THE BOOK “BRIBIE THE BASKET MAKER” AND THUS CREATED A LEGEND ABOUT THE ISLAND AND ITS NAME.

Thomas Welsby • Born on 29th November 1858, Ipswich, Queensland, fourth child of William Welsby Died on 3rd February 1941, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland • Educated at John Scott’s School, North Ipswich State School and Ipswich Boys’ Grammar Schools. • Joined the Bank of New South Wales in Brisbane in 1874, resigned as ledger keeper in 1879 to join the Australian Joint Stock Bank in Brisbane and in 1884 left there to practice as a public accountant, trustee and auditor and became a member of the Brisbane Stock Exchange. • Chairman of Directors of Queensland Brewery Ltd, 1907—1919. Stood for Parliament unsuccessfully in 1899, 1902 and 1909, but was successful in North Brisbane in 1911 and was Member for Merthyr from 1912 to 1915. island. This helped to regenerate interest and promote tourism prior to World War 2. • Thomas Welsby loved history and was Foundation Honorary Treasurer of the Historical Society of Queensland: in 1913, he served as Vice– President for 23 years from 1917 until his death in 1941, and had a year as President in 1936-37.

Welsby—Sporting Activities

• Welsby was a keen sportsman and was manager and half-back for Queensland’s first intercolonial Rugby Union team which played in Sydney in 1882. He helped to revive the code in 1928, was a life member of the Queensland Rugby Union, President 1929-1939 and donated the Welsby Cup.

Welsby—Historian, Writer

• Published Works: He wrote seven books about the history of the Moreton Bay region:- Schnappering (1905), Early Moreton Bay (1907), The Discoverers of the Brisbane River (1913), The History of the Royal Queensland Yacht Club(1918), Memories of Amity(1922), Sport and Pastimes in Moreton Bay (1931).

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• His last book written at the age of 82 was titled “Bribie the Basket Maker”. Welsby had a home on Bribie Island and in 1937, following the Great Depression, he wrote a romantic legend about a convict who fell in love with a native Princess on the

•H is wife Margaret Gilchrist, nee Kingston, whom he married on 21st February 1893 at East Brisbane, died ten years later. •H is only son died in childhood. Survived by two daughters, he died on 3rd February 1941 at New farm, Brisbane. •H e built a home which he called “Amity” in 1892, near the River at New Farm. He moved into the house in December 1892 and in February 1893 endured the disastrous floods, which came within inches of the verandah.

• Welsby was Foundation Secretary of the Brisbane Gymnasium in 1882, sponsored boxing matches and formed the Queensland Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Union in 1909. • Welsby was a Founding VicePresident of the Amateur Fishermen’s Association from 1904, which established a base on Bribie Island. He was Founding Member of the Royal Queensland Yacht Club in 1885 and Commodore in 19031919.

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• Thomas Welsby had much sadness in his life. His father and two brothers had died by 1879.

Information from: Ruth S. Kerr, “Welsby, Thomas (1858-1941)”, “Australian Dictionary of Biography”, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p.441.

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Rotary and Interplast

Constantine, the first Christian emperor, who declared the celebration.

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Whilst no one knows for certain when Christ was born, some traditions give dates as early as mid November and as late as March but it is widely believed that December 25th was selected due to many European and Mediterranean cultures observed feasts on or around this day to mark the winter solstice. Jews held a festival of lights and the Germans had a Yule festival. Celtic legend connected the solstice with the Scandinavian sun god Balder who was struck down by a mistletoe arrow and Romans, at the pagan festival of Saturnalia, feasted and gave gifts to the poor. It is suggested that a Christian bishop may have adopted December 25th to keep his people from indulging in the old pagan festivals.

We all know that December 25th is Christmas day and that it represents the birth of Jesus Christ which is celebrated by Christians throughout the world on the day. However, for the first 335 years A.D. this was not the case.

Another theory that is offered by historian William J Tighe is that due to a consensus by the church to celebrate Christ’s conception on March 25th, it was reasonable to celebrate his birth on December 25th.

It seems that until this time, the church did not place very much emphasis on birthdays and Christ’s baptism in the January feast of Epiphany. In an old list of Roman bishops that was compiled in 354 A.D. These words are written for 336 A.D. ‘’25th Dec: natus Christus in Betleem Judeae.’’ (December 25th, Christ born in Bethlehem Judea). This day, December 25th 336 A.D. is the first recorded celebration of Christmas and records indicate that it was Roman emperor

Christmas day is celebrated in so many different ways by different cultures throughout the world but the one thing that everyone knows for sure is that it’s just around the corner and many of us are not prepared. Send in your Christmas photos and we’ll print them in the January issue out on the first Friday of the month [Jan 6th] Merry Christmas from the team at the Bribie Islander, Ho Ho Ho!

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by the Australian Charities and Not For Profit Commission and is a signatory to the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Code of Conduct. Rotarians have been a part of Interplast since the beginning. They have been a constant throughout the past 33 years and they’re very much a part of Interplast’s future. Rotarians have raised significant funds to support Interplast and many have accompanied the volunteer teams as observers. They are equal members of the Interplast Company, have equal representation on the Board of Directors and form the Rotarian Committee, which advises the Executive and Board on Rotary matters. The Interplast Chair is appointed in each Rotary District in Australia and New Zealand and Rae’s role for District 9600 is to provide a focus point for Interplast awareness and fund raising. She is excelling in this role and is an excellent ambassador for the organisation.

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Cr Savige congratulated all successful applicants and encouraged other community groups and individuals interested in applying for the next round of the Community Grants Program to visit council’s website for more information.

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Dogs Off Lead and Calling Them Back that you have a reliable recall, practice at the beach. Don’t forget the steak. It may help for a few times have the dog on a very long lead or tie string to the lead and then you are able to “reel” him in. When he returns to you reward. Each time you go to new destinations practice as By Bedneyimages / Freepik if it is the first time. Dogs may be reliable and Last month I wrote about calling your predictable at the beach with his usual dog at home and in a fenced area. The doggy companions but maybe not so next step is at the beach or in the bush in the bush with kangaroos. where there are lots of stimulations for your dog. Even after all this training dogs will still take off and not return straightaway. Before you go and let him of lead, When your dog does eventually return the next step of training is to call him do not punish the dog, but maybe using a pea less whistle. Training starts praise and reward the dog. This way at home using this time the whistle he learns that it is better and more fun rather than your voice as it travels to be with you then to leave. further. Start with a better treat than what usually you use. I recommend Next issue I will cover the escape artist steak or BBQ Chicken. You do two from your back yard. short whistles and one very, very long I want to wish everyone and their dogs whistle. This helps if your dog is no a very Merry Christmas and a Happy where near you. As soon as he looks New Year. at you at home reward him, and so he associates the treat with the whistle. Yvonne Afterwards practice at the park. Now

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CRATE TRAIN YOUR DOG FOR THE HOLIDAYS generally do doggy fun things? Crate training your dog is the answer. It takes around one month and involves habituating your dog to sleeping inside a decked-out den: where you see cage, they see den. A crate needs to be just large enough for your dog to turn around in – if it is too large, your dog will toilet inside it. Place some comfy bedding inside the crate, partially cover the crate with a sheet to make it private, and place the crate next to the lounge.

With the holidays looming, and plans to go away being made, our pets must also be considered. With the right preparation, dogs are very amenable to most family changes. But most dogs will also (literally) jump into bed with you or your guests if they have access to the bedroom. When visiting family, how do you manage your dog overnight so they do not attack the Christmas tree, open the presents, or

Feed your dog inside the crate and throw treats inside. Continue until your dog is happy to go inside and stay on command. Do not start closing the crate door until your dog is happy inside. Close the door only briefly initially. Over time your dog will be happy to stay inside (and if not Veterinary medicines might help). Then, you can move the crate next to your bed or elsewhere, and your dog will be happy and safe inside it. All dogs can be crate trained from puppyhood, but not all can be trained as adults (though most can). Phone Dr Jackie on 0400 699 704 for an appointment.

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Budd and his friend Jedi

Patch enjoying a bone Toby enjoying a cool down

Jedi from Murrumba Downs.

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CONSCIOUS LIVING

No Pain - No Gain!

When pain arises for you, what do you do? Do you run, do you hide, do you blame, do you secretly welcome it giving you an excuse to focus your energies on the pain and avoid something else? Or do you lovingly enquire? I believe that pain is a message to wake up, to listen, to be aware and to respond with compassionate change. Pain, if we let it, is a great impetus to gain insight into your life. Do you remember a time when pain or struggle forced you to change things for the better? I know how easy it is to react to a painful situation, for me there’s initially a sense of dread and a desire to numb it out or other diversion tactics. But I have learnt that that is a sure way to further pain, if not now then later down the track. If you want Pain to be a Gain for you then you need to dig deeper. There are two main reasons for pain arising: One is that you are hitting a limit somehow, a safety or abundance limit, you are reaching the outer edges of your comfort zone and this pain arises to hold you back, keep you safe, but ultimately keep you small and stuck. This pain arises out of deep seated fears that you don’t deserve more, cannot achieve more, fear of failure. It’s a test to see if this time you are ready to say ”Ok pain, I see you, but this time I’m doing it anyway.” Whenever I see this pattern in my life, the pain subsides when I let go of control and leap. A second reason is that you’ve been over reaching and this is your body’s way of forcing you to stop, rest and reflect on priorities. Only YOU know which it is, so be honest with

yourself – are you wanting more and afraid to shift or have you been burning the wick at both ends already? Either way is it time for some time IN with YOU? Don’t trick yourself – we’re all very good at that! What does your heart say? Don’t listen to your head, listen to your body .Be aware of your ongoing patterns and your past – what are YOUR tendencies that may need to be addressed? In pain there is much to gain if you are open to it. Beks helps awakening women, who feel stuck in pain, self-doubt and a lack lustre life, to shine and get the relief, freedom and happiness they deserve, so they can live the life they really want! Beks is a Physio, Yoga Teacher, life coach and intuitive healer with over 20 years experience who runs transformative programmes, events and yoga classes.

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HOW THINGS CHANGE

by Neil Wilson

In the time that it takes for you to read this article, over one million statistics will alter throughout the world. People will die, babies will be born, companies will change hands and some will become rich whilst others will lose all they own. No one is immune to change and although some of us try to resist, change affects us all in one way or another. It is almost impossible to comprehend the amount of change that has occurred since mankind first walked on our planet two million years ago so here are some of the more recent but little known statistics that I have uncovered. Studies have revealed that life expectancy has increased more in the last fifty years than in the previous 200,000 years. In 1950, life expectancy was believed to be approximately forty seven years whilst in 2010, this had changed to seventy years. One would have to think that this was largely due to the miraculous advances in modern medicine. When we see someone talking on a mobile phone, it just seems like an accepted part of life as we know it but, in actual fact, the mobile phone phenomena has increased dramatically over a comparatively short period of time. In 1990 approximately one million people throughout the world owned a mobile phone whereas today, there are well in excess of six billion mobile phones registered to users across the

globe. Hard to comprehend, isn’t it? Another amazing statistic that astounded me is that from 1960 to 2010 the world’s population grew from three billion to an astounding figure of just under seven billion. This means that there was more population growth in that fifty year period than there was in the whole of the past two million years that humans have existed.

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Along with the introduction of the internet came our renewed passion for collecting data and this has never been more reflected than by the amazing revelation that, if all the data stored on Wikepedia was printed even without images, it would consist of about 2053 volumes. To put this in perspective, the Encyclopaedia Britannica which was started in 1762 only has thirty two volumes. Finally, one last absolutely mind blowing statistic is that the amount of data currently stored on the internet is about 1.2 zettabytes (1.3 trillion gigabytes). This is the equivalent of 75 billion fully loaded sixteen gigabyte iPads and, if they were stacked on top of each other, they would reach 335 miles in the sky. In a world that is constantly subject to changes, most of them good, a few that are bad, I am reminded of a saying that was told to me by a very rich, wise and open minded employer a long time ago. ‘’If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got!’’

When Darren Dau and partner Randall Scamp paid a visit to Bribie Island to inspect a Woorim business that was for sale, they were disappointed with what they found. Not wanting to waste the day however, they decided to do the tourist thing and have a look around. ‘As we went for a walk along first avenue in Bongaree, we found a building that was being offered for sale,’ said Darren. ‘It was quite in need of repair but we decided to buy it and began the task of restoring it to a stage suitable to start our business,’ he added. On December 5th 2003, Darren and Randall opened the doors of The Village Deli for the first time and the effort and money spent on repairs finally began to pay off. ‘We only used one side of the shop at first. There was only one fridge, one grocery rack and the only seating was inside,’ Darren said. ‘Six years ago we renovated again and opened the rest of the building up to make it what it is today’, he told me. Darren said that, whilst a certain percentage of their trade comes from tourists, the business truly appreciates the tremendous support from their local customers and is passionate about ensuring that regulars and visitors alike receive the absolute best service and products available. As Darren is a keen gardener, about four years ago the decision was made to start the Grow Plant Nursery in the same premises. ‘At first it was just like a hobby but it has escalated to the success it is today. I have plants on the back deck, in shopping trolleys and anywhere else they can go,’ Darren said. A couple of years ago Darren found that the quality of some of the food that was purchased from outside suppliers had decreased to a point where it was affecting

business so from then on, he has baked his own quiches, some of the cakes, sausage rolls and other tasty items available from The Village Deli. He told me that being able to buy home made food has been a big hit with the customers. Being great believers in using the best products available, Darren, Randall and their staff use only Maleny Dairies’ Gold Top milk in all the coffees and baking. ‘It just produces such a better taste,’ Darren said. The Village Deli will be celebrating it’s thirteenth birthday by holding a taste testing and Darren told me that the dress shop will hold a fashion parade in conjunction with the event. Congratulations Darren, Randall and staff on your long term success and on providing customers with an opportunity to buy from a business where quality is never in doubt.

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dining out review by Neil Wilson

BY THE SEA CAFE - LUNCHING WITH A VIEW

The owner Rina and her daughter Krystal Humphreys There are several factors to be considered when deciding where to go for an enjoyable lunch and to me, food always seems to taste better if there is something more than four walls or just another table full of people. Considering that The Bribie Islander now has an office and it is natural for those of us who are there at lunch time to go in search of good food at a reasonable price, three of us decided to sample the fare at the nearest venue to the office last month. By The Sea Cafe, just at the front of the arcade on Toorbul Street at Bongaree, was our cafe of choice and, after perusing the extensive choices that the menu had to offer, we placed our order and took our seats at an outdoor table with a beautiful view of the parkland and Pumicestone Passage. This lovely little eatery has recently changed hands and customers are now greeted by the friendly and eager to

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please new owner Rina Humphrey. On the day that By The Sea Cafe became our chosen place to satisfy our need for nourishment, there was quite a large number of other customers with the same idea.This being the case, one would expect to be waiting for an extended for our order to arrive but, due to what can only be described as a very smoothly run kitchenm this definitely was not the case. In fact, we had only had time for a quick chat before our orders of Burger With The Lot, Fish and Chips and Chicken and Avocado Sandwich with Chips were being placed on the table. The burger was served with a side order of chips and, whilsy being made up of all the ingredients that you would expect, it presented in a neat manner and was not messy to devour. The fish, which was ordered with a coating of batter, was perfectly cooked and the batter was of a perfect thickness with the right amount of crunch. As for the chicken and avocado sandwich, I seem to remember hearing the words “That is so good’’.

Kiana Talbot and Jess Talbot (Jess is from Island Style Hairdressing situated behind By The Sea Cafe opposite The Bribie Islander’s new office) The consensus of opinion with regard to the chips was that they were some of the best ever tried, and to me, that says it all. Our choice of drinks from the wide selection available was one vanilla milk shake, one banana ginger smoothie and a nice cold can of soft drink. The milk shake and the smoothie were as expected and the soft drink was cooled to perfection. By The Sea Cafe offers what is considered to be the perfect menu and, with choices including an all day menu, a selection of Asian and Filipino/Spanish fare a complete range of burgers and sandwiches and also a selection of deserts as well hot coffee and tea and cold drinks. Not only do I find it pleasing to be able to dine at such a well run cafe, I feel that By The Sea Cafe will become very popular very quickly when both locals and visitors alike discover that quality food at reasonable prices is available to them at By The Sea Cafe.

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Spring has arrived and our Bribie gardens are coming alive with colour! lots of compost in the garden first or a good quality potting mix if you are planting them up for the patio.

By Darren Dau

Agapanthus is another great choice for Christmas colour and will fit into small areas nicely. They like part to full sun and will grow in poor, well-drained soils. For better flower quality though, regularly water and dig in some composted manure or fertiliser. Perhaps Pentas are more your style? They also enjoy part to full sun and will grow in poor, well-drained soils. The advantage of this plant is that it produces flowers throughout most of the year. It will need some pruning though as the older varieties have a tendency to sprawl. Trimming off the dead flower heads will help keep it looking its best.

Angapanthus The gardens are in full bloom and the last winter cold snap is but a distant memory! How did you go getting your gardens prepared and planted? Are you reaping lots of colour, and regular visit from our local animal friends? During the recent migration of the Caper White butterflies from west of the Great Dividing Range, our Buddleia plants were overwhelmed with our winged visitors. They were particularly fond of the indigo coloured flowers, though the ivory and magenta buds also scored their fair share of attention. Less than a month now to Christmas – hopefully a well-deserved break is ahead of you for this special time of year. Now is the time to add the final touches to your garden before the big day.

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Thank you for your kind support and great feedback this year – we really appreciate hearing and seeing what’s happening in your Bribie gardens.

Have a great Christmas Bribie-style, and enjoy the festive season with your loved ones.

Is colourful foliage is more your style? A great plant to use for all year round beauty is the Euphorbia. They have a small flower in the middle of the plant but the leaves are beautifully coloured to entice in the pollinators to do their work. There is a huge variety of plants to choose from, including shrubs and trees, both annual and perennial. They are very hardy and like part to full sun, preferring well-drained, moist soils.

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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL MEANS A QUALITY PRODUCT AT MONGREL

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and installation of water and sewage treatment plants to meet each client’s requirements, Akwa-Worx services areas throughout Australia as well as in other parts of the Pacific region. With a somewhat envious reputation in the trailer manufacturing industry, Mongrel Trailers was started in 2009 by Colin Armitage who at that time was the owner of industrial bin manufacturer, Jasper Engineering. Prior to that Colin headed up Armitage Industries, a business responsible for the supply of trailers to Nathan Trailers. ‘In three years and with fifteen welders

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working in a 2,000square metre shed, we supplied them with 3,000 trailers,’ said Colin. Having so much past experience in trailer manufacturing has ensured that the business became a name to be reckoned with throughout the industry. Initially situated in Narangba, Mongrel Trailers moved to the current address of 32 Cessna Drive three years and six months ago where the business has gone from strength to strength.

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MASS MIGRATION - CAPER WHITE

Belenous java Narrower black markings on male upper wings them in Brisbane and as far north as Tin Can Bay and flying by the roadside as we drove along. Another thing I noticed was that they were all flying in the same direction except for those that were landing on flowers to feed on nectar. My pentas flowers attract many of them to my garden.

Male Caper White During the months of October and November you may have noticed on Bribie Island thousands of smallish white butterflies (wingspan - 5.5 cm) fluttering around just everywhere you looked. I saw

Wide black markings on female upper wing

The reason for the invasion of Caper White butterflies is that their normal habitat which is west of the Great Dividing Range has had a more than normal warm and wet winter. The Caper Whites have bred in their millions on their host plants which are several species of the wild caper plant. The caterpillars were so numerous that many of the caper plants were stripped of their foliage and food became short. Each year the Caper

Whites migrate long distances looking for more food plants. This year the winds were blowing from the west. They tend to fly with the wind so hence the influx of Caper Whites on coastal areas. There are not many caper plants growing in this region so their population will gradually taper off. Many will fly out to sea. The migration to the coast is not an annual event. An interesting fact is that Caper Whites very often migrate to places where there are no or very few food plants for their caterpillars. It is not known how long the butterflies will remain in our area but it will probably not be for very much longer. There are small differences between the males and females. The femalesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; under wings are more colourful with larger

Female Caper White

patches of yellow. The maleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upper wings have narrower black markings around the edges. They are a food source for many other creatures. Many species of insects feed on the eggs. Wasps and flies eat the caterpillars and birds make a meal of the adult butterflies.

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mad poets society “There are so many people who show disdain for poetry mainly because they do not understand the emotions felt by the writer whether it be Keats, Longfellow, Byron, Paterson, Lawson or Kendall”. “Prose is written to be read, poetry is emotion to be felt”

ANDREW ANT

Butterfly Dancing

SITTING ON THE BEACH

Hazel Cameron (King)

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Hazel Cameron (King)

Andrew Ant was sad His load seemed too much to bear, And as he approached his village He thought that no one cared.

It is windy and hot in 40 degree heat I am sitting on the porch across from the sea The waves are white capping with a northerly wind The leaves are scattered and the earth looks grim

Brilliant sunshine, Ocean reflected in a decreasing display, Wide where the sun appears to be hovering above the sea, Narrowing toward where the surf Caresses the sandy shoreline.

He passed his dear friend Anne Who was busy scurrying around, Always thinking of what might happen Sometimes caused a worried frown.

The clouds move in but are heading out to sea But the heat has released something special you see The Colias yellow butterfly has just made its way

An inquisitive gull staring, unblinking At the intruder into his world, Perhaps waiting for some morsel of food To be tossed his way.

She looked anxiously at Andrew As he passed her way She didn’t know what was wrong, But continued for him to pray.

From the crystalis cave in the cotton tree on the bay They live on the mud flats lawns and alike They light up the sky with their butterfly flight

A beautiful autumn day dawns as the summer fades, Hard to believe it is autumn The day is so perfect. A cool sea breeze Breaking the heat of the sun On skin becoming warm under it’s touch.

He hurried through the village And little Lauren called to him, “Where are you going in such a hurry?” She noticed he looked quite grim.

There is not one but thousands of them that float Dancing like a musical note Some high some low some dancing like a ribbon on a bow To eat and mate and reproduce Life is short there is no dispute

Deserted beach Only footprints left in the sand by early morning walkers Revealing others had passed this way.

But Andrew just kept on going Carrying his burden great, He saw what was ahead As he passed through the anthill gate.

Sitting there on the beach Drinking in the beauty and reflecting, The peace and serenity being absorbed Into a body tired and worn by a difficult week, And that week fading slowly, Body and mind rejuvenated By the sound of the surging waves Bathing the sand in a warm embrace, Each movement of the surf reducing tension and stress.

Matthew tried to comfort him, He said, “Can I help you?” A tear trickled down his face Coming from eyes of blue. Sarah too saw his distress And wondered what was wrong, She wanted to make him happy To put in his heart a song.

The females are yellow with brown tipped wings While the yellow colour males dance like string As soon as they escape their crystalis cave Life is in the fast lane before they decay So little time to live and dance To eat and grow or have travel plans To fall in love and reproduce No second chance no internet queue

Thoughts turning toward more pleasant things Thinking of a lover’s touch And the raw passion to come.

So she called her friends together There was Lauren and Matthew and Anne, And together they worked out What was a perfect plan.

Oh to tarry here, listening, musing and pondering the future, And lazy summer days Enjoying life And the peace which comes about Sitting on the beach.

They hurried over to Andrew Helped lift his heavy load, They all shared his burden And carried it down the road.

Humans waste so much precious time To live in the moment and walk the line Colias butterfly if only we could view The world from your eyes We would renew The content and reason how we live our lives How we treat the planet and harmonize We would all like the perfect world To butterfly dance to float and swirl

So always keep in mind No burden’s too great to bear If we all work together To show that we do care.

A Christmas Song

Harold Meston - 1994

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

The Bribie Islander team would like apologise for an error on the mad poets page in issue 28 November the poem ‘An Old Diggers Story’ was credited to Hazel Beneke when it was actually written by Harold Meston.

The lights were on the Xmas tree stars and gifts as well while at the top for all to see an angel held a bell; then Santa and his reindeer toys all neatly tied brought a rousing cheer as he yo ho ho’d inside; the rooms all filled with laughter and rafter’s rang with song, as cries of “joy forever after” were repeated all day long, This festive air went on ‘til late from early in the morn on the day we choose to celebrate the day that Christ was born

mad poets society Share with The Bribie Islander as part of our new column is calling out to all poets to share your talent with your community. Send poem to: thebribieislander@gmail.com

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Just a reminder that our local poets will be meeting this coming Monday. We had a wonderful meeting last month for our 1st birthday and new poets are turning up all the time as well as enthusiastic listeners.

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By Nikita Chee

Hearts of Gold

Top O’ the morning Bribie-ites! ‘Tis the season to be pondering all things mushy and all things magical is it not? A bit of that tinkling Christmas wonder has been in the air and for the first time in a long time I am excited to be immersed in pure and simple but rich festivity. Things like, walking around with our special people looking at twinkling Christmas lights at night, singing and listening to the sweet sound of carols (they actually do never get old!) and eating, not indulgent eating, but the kind where you feel good afterward. Think of summer fruits (mangoes anyone?), fresh salads, well-cooked fresh fish, and yes, the odd pavlova or Christmas pudding here and there. Think of lots of beach trips, and warm, gentle breezes at sunset. Of course, we couldn’t forget the loveliness and thoughtfulness of giving good gifts. My Islanders, do not we have such romantic Summer Christmas’? I can’t remember how it came about but not too long ago I was having a conversation with someone about gold. Since then I’ve done a bit of research about this element and sit in amazement at its beauty and use since the beginning of time. Gold is one of the most precious and rarest of all metals. In fact, it’s so rare that more

steel is poured in an hour then gold has been poured in all of earth’s recorded history1. It never rusts, it can be eaten and research suggests that gold can even bring health to our bodies! Uhh, “One 24-carat gold ring please, yes, it’s for my general wellbeing”. What I find most interesting about this noble substance, however, is that it is one of the most malleable of all metals. Meaning, gold is extremely soft. You may say, “Good Miss Chee, I am enjoying this science lesson but what’s all the wonderment and mystery for?” Well, have you ever heard of the saying, “Heart of Gold”? Perhaps you’ve heard the Neil Young song version? I’ve used it many-a-time but have never really stopped to think what it really means. Of course, the first qualities that you think of when someone is talking about another having a heart of gold is that the person is kind, generous, sincere, giving and friendly. They are a genuine kind of person. Yet, have we ever thought of the saying in relation to the metal? I mean, gold isn’t a strong metal. It’s very malleable right? Gold can be easily bent, it’s pliable and impressionable. It isn’t tough and rough. It’s so precious! And was designed to be handled with care. Perhaps that means that people

who have ‘hearts of gold’ actually feel things deeply and can be easily hurt. History shows that we humans are very good at building walls. There’s a big one in China! To keep the rabbits under control right? Walls are built for safety and protection. They’re usually surrounding something of significance that needs defending. In fact, we’re so good at building them that we’ve even learnt how to put them up around our heart. It is a defence mechanism used to keep things that are damaging to us away from our squishies. The only problem with that is, we become desensitized not only to the bad stuff but the good stuff too. Which means, that all the healthy, wonderful, lovely things that our hearts need to keep warm and happy are deprived from it. Our hearts do not just need blood. They are not just physical organs. They are the wellspring of our being and everything that we do flows from it! (Proverbs 4:23). Yes, our human hearts are very valuable and they’re very fragile and they do need protecting. But we have to learn how to guard them with the right kind of protection. Walls that keep the bad stuff out and good stuff in. I believe that

living right, living nobly and clean, giving and being generous without being taken advantage of, loving and being loved and having the ability to siphon bits of your heart into others when trust has been built through relationship is your best guard. Our squishies are living things that need to be connected to other living things to stay alive not isolated by our personal barriers. Golden hearts are royal, noble and honourable hearts that indeed feel things deeply and do get hurt sometimes. But I’d much rather have a heart that feels and is vibrant, warm and life-giving to others than a stony, cold heart that doesn’t feel anything at all. Have yourself a very Merry Christmas this year my beautiful Bribie Islanders, and let me just say, that if there were ever a people-group/place that congregated the most Golden Hearts on the planet, you’d be it! Much Love, Nikita xo

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Melon lovers have some top quality watermelon, rockmelon and honeydew to choose from this week, all at reasonable prices. If your melon isn’t quite ready to eat, leave it on the counter so it can ripen a bit more, then put it in the fridge to slow the ripening down and keep it cool. Northern Territory mangoes are plentiful, juicy and of a reasonable price although the better quality ones from Katherine are a tad more expensive. The best buys this week are bananas, blueberries, kiwifruit and pawpaw. There are firmer prices on good quality apples, strawberries, raspberries, limes, pears, pineapples and recently arrived high chill peaches and nectarines. Victorian cherries are in the shops but expensive, as are lemons, navel and valencia oranges, new season Australian grapes, passionfruit, and new season apricots and plums. Try something different on your fruit platter to impress with dragon fruit, lychees, pomegranates and soursop now in season.

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WAKE UP TO A KOOKA

by Neil Wilson

‘It only took me a few seconds of thinking about what would be a suitable souvenir before I decided on my ‘’Laughing Kooka’’,’ said Keith. ‘It is different, serves a purpose and, as the kookaburra is a true icon of the Australian bush, is a great way for tourists to remember their visit,’ he added. Keith explained that his ‘’Laughing Kooka’’ is an alarm clock which features a very lifelike, hand painted porcelain kookaburra on a porcelain tree trunk with a clock inserted in the centre that laughs like a kookaburra in twelve second cycles at the time set on the alarm and keeps ‘going until the alarm is switched off.

When Bribie Island resident and former trawler operator Keith Forster invited me to call at his home in Banksie Beach because he had something to show me, probably the last thing that I expected to see was analarm clock.

There are many good people on Bribie Island quietly going about doing good things to benefit others. One such couple is Barbara Butt and Geoff Franz. About this time every year for 12 years they have organized a breakfast at Scoopy’s to benefit the charity World Vision. This year fifty people attended the breakfast which began at 6.30 am on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning with people arriving and leaving well into the morning. Altogether there were sixty-three donations and when totalled amounted to $950. A wonderful effort made by Barbara and Geoff and guests to benefit the children of Africa.

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Well, Keith certainly did want me to look at an alarm clock but with a difference. Twenty years ago, after reading an article in The Courier Mail in which the writer suggested that someone should come up with a new and uniquely Australian souvenir for visitors from overseas to take home as at that stage, there were very few options available other than teaspoons and postcards, Keith came up with a possible solution.

‘I had a professional sculptor produce the mould for me and then had to arrange for an accurate reproduction of the Kookaburra’s laugh on an advanced electronic micro-chip suitable for the clock,’ Keith said. ‘Development has cost me in the vicinity of $30,000 and I have sold the ones that I have made for $180,’ he told me. Although his invention has never been manufactured or marketed on a proper commercial level, Keith remains keen to get the ‘’Laughing Kooka’’ on the shelves of souvenir shops and other tourist venues and is currently exploring ways to achieve his aim. The Bribie Islander wishes Keith all the best for his venture and would like to say, ‘Thanks Keith for the chance to tell our readers about your invention.

By Nikita Chee

Guy Sebastian’s - Set in Stone Crafted with his usual lyrical-expertise and soulful melodies is Guy Sebastian’s latest hit single, “Set in Stone”. The song begins with solemn piano, ethereal voices and solidthumping drum beats (resembling the beats of a heart) which sets the tone for a deep and meaningful piece of work. Set in Stone is a personal story that reflects Sebastian’s faithfulness to his life-long love Jules and the trials and temptations that comes along the rode of famedom that opposes such loyalty. Guy sings about the choices that he faces constantly in his line of work, more endearingly however, he sings about the love that is, “Engraved on his heart… Set in Stone”, a kind of love that is incomparable and unshakeable. Set in Stone is a refreshing expression of pure love between a man and his wife that is untainted and untouchable. A testament to the reward of faithfulness in comparison to anything else.

On the way home I see this random guy standing on the pavement ringing a bell dressed up! I asked Steven Zmuda if he was the real Father Xmas and he admitted he wasn’t the real one just one of many helpers. Good work Steven!

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Barbara and Edward at The Art Shop Cafe were amazed by the number of people who came to hear world renowned violinist Attilla Sautov in concert last month. Brought to Bribie by The Art Shop Cafe, Attilla had those who attended the concert in raptures

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Bowls Bribie Island - State Pennant thriller at Bribie QLD Division One finalists turn up the heat Cleveland 132 - 110 (2 points, +22) Coolum Beach 92 - 122 (0 points, -30) Section Two Broadbeach 145 - 87 (4 points, +58) Marlin Coast 108 - 112 (2 points, -4) Souths Suburban Mackay 108 - 122 (2 points, - 14) South Toowoomba 89 - 129 (0 points, -40) MEN For all the breast beating about Club Helensvale not having the services of Aussie reps Brett Wilkie and Mark Casey available to them for State Pennant, the Gold Coast Tweed finalist and 2014 Division One flag winner was still extremely strong, the only team in Section One to win two games today.

State Pennant is never without its surprises and this year’s shock was when two highly fancied teams failed to fire. The exuberant Coolum Beach women from Sunshine Coast and Edge Hill men from TFNQ couldn’t muster up a win, both teams to underestimate at your peril, but today they went home empty handed. WOMEN

finished Day One with a win and a loss, finishing very close in the margins. However neither is in a position to overtake Broadbeach at the top of the Section One ladder (unless South Toowoomba pull off an unlikely coup). In Section Two, Bargara (Bundaberg) finished the day on top of the ladder but with no guarantee of a finals berth against Broadbeach.

In the opening round, 2010 Division One flag winners Cleveland were brilliant out of the blocks, still fielding eight of the same Pennant winning players from six years ago, unexpectedly blowing the talented and dynamic Coolum Beach out of the water, 70-46.

Both Bargara and Pine Rivers had a win today - and a draw - against each other.

In Round 2, Bargara were equally on song, Julie McInally’s rink of Val Morris, Chris Long and Adele Pershouse dismantling the rink of Coolum’s State Over 60s skip Louise Witton for an overall 62-46 win.

However if Coolum Beach plays to their potential tomorrow, the result could be devastating for Pine Rivers and with Cleveland and Bargara playing each other, it’s most likely the winner of this game will be the team to face Broadbeach in the final.

2015 winners Broadbeach will almost certainly get the chance to defend their title, the only women’s side to finish the day with two wins. Their Round 3 match tomorrow against State Final debutantes South Toowoomba is not expected to give trouble, given the Downs girls couldn’t secure a win today. The “titans of the north” TFNQ Marlin Coast V Souths Suburban Mackay Round 3 clash tomorrow should be one for the spectators, given both teams

Cleveland is also on a win, and any of these teams could go through to the final - the only team who can’t go through is Coolum Beach, with no win today.

The Gold Coast marquee women’s team is likely to retain its title, playing at a level above the other clubs and able to draw on a lengthy playing list of team members with state, national and international experience.

LADDER - END OF DAY ONE WOMEN Section One Bargara 113 - 97 (3 points, +16) Pine Rivers 115 - 113 (3 points, +2)

The opener against Greenslopes was a surprise, Helensvale more than doubling the Geckos score 86-41. The second game against Hamilton was a heartstopper, only four shots the difference, 55-51, the sort of game any sports nut would like to see at a State Final level. Helensvale will almost certainly go into tomorrow’s final, given they play South Suburban Mackay in Round 3 tomorrow, the boys from the North’s premier bowls city unable to secure a win today. With a win each, Greenslopes and Hamilton finally play each other tomorrow, but unless Helensvale loses to Souths Suburban Mackay and Hamilton piles on a swag of points against the Geckos (both unlikely scenarios), Helensvale’s finals berth is safe. The other finalist will most likely be Maryborough Services Memorial, given they finished at the top of Section 2 today, also with two wins. The surprise was Edge Hill (Cairns) from TFNQ going down to State Final debutantes Chinchilla in a thrilling opening round 63-57. Another surprise was Across the Waves (Bundaberg) being defeated too easily by Maryborough Services 39-64, which should mean a good spectator show tomorrow in Round 3, as the Bundy boys try to salvage some pride against the finalists from the Far North, Edge Hill, also with something to prove. With no win today, Edge Hill can’t

win the section and even Chinchilla and Across the Waves, with one win each, would need magic to topple Maryborough Services from the top of their section, which sets up a Helensvale V Maryborough Services Memorial final. The day started off with rain but it cleared to an overcast and humid day, overall good bowling conditions. The bowls starts early tomorrow (Sun Nov 27) at 7.30am (trial ends at 7.15am), with the finals scheduled to start at 12 Noon. LADDER - END OF DAY ONE - MEN Section One Club Helensvale 141-92 (4 points, +49) Hamilton 118 - 101 (2 points, +17) Greenslopes 99 - 141 (2 points, -42) Souths Suburban Mackay 101 - 125 (0 points, -24) Section Two Maryborough Services 140 - 98 (4 points, +42) Across the Waves 103-116 (2 points, -13) Chinchilla 115-121 (2 points, -6) Edge Hill 116-139 (0 points, -23)

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Lulu move the Party Shop to above the pool shop near Aldi. Each year, when Lulu’s birthday came around, every child who had celebrated their birthday at Lulu’s received an invite and they were allowed to bring one friend. Eventually these events outgrew the current premises so they ended up being held in a park where Lulu had attractions such as jumping castles and the like set up for their entertainment. ‘If three hundred kids had had parties then that meant there were six hundred that attended,’ Lulu said. With a successful business to run, one would think that a lot of people would use their time off to relax and recharge the batteries but this just was not an option for Lulu. For fifteen years she served on the committee of the local rugby league club and, as well as always sponsoring one of the junior teams, she -worked in the canteen and was providor for some time. The Bribie Island Rugby League Club has honoured Lulu by awarding her with a well deserved life membership in recognition of her efforts. If I had permission to use every page in this publication, I doubt if even that would give me enough space to accurately describe the interesting and rather incredible events that make up the life of community minded, hard working, charming and well known Bribie Island business owner, Lulu Drew. The face behind Lulu’s Party Shop, Lulu has been a resident of the island since 1988 and, like many of us, can’t think of any better place to live. ‘I came here for a long weekend and made the decision to live here when I saw a cute cottage at Woorim that was available for rent,’ Lulu said. ‘I paid the money for the bond straight away to make sure no one else got it,’ she told me. Due to having worked at the Aspley Hotel, Lulu found work behind the bar at the Bribie Island Bowls Club after impressing other staff there during a trial on an extremely busy Friday night. ‘They refused to believe me when I told them that, even with my small hands I was able to manage five pots at a time in one hand. I showed them that I could and, once they saw how hard I worked and how well I handled even the most difficult customers, they gave me the job, ‘ she said. In 1992 Lulu started a small business, oddly enough in the same premises as The Bribie Islander’s new office, and this was called ‘’Lulu’s A Little Bit Of Everything On The Arcade’’. As it is with this publication, Lulu, who is passionate about supporting her community, stocked her shop with locally crafted goods and these included fashion, jewellery, pottery, crystals and beaded designs. After some time in the arcade where it was hard to be noticed, Lulu moved her business out into a vacant premises on Toorbul Street where she traded until she made the decision to

close down. When 1996 came around, Lulu bought Caboolture Costume Town and this came with a stock of one hundred costumes. Realising that the business needed better exposure, Lulu relocated into King Street on the corner of Morayfield Road and, as a way of promoting her business, stood on Morayfield Road each day dressed in a different costume waving at the traffic. A few months later, knowing that just having the costumes was not going to be enough, Lulu set up a party room for children to hold themed parties in. The room was able to be changed for either girl’s or boy’s parties and, is possibly the only one in the state where this can be done. As a resident of Bribie, Lulu decided that it made sense to move her business to the island and, four years after she bought the costume shop, Lulu began operating from her home and even went mobile for a year. ‘If someone would phone me from Kilcoy, for instance, I would ask what the theme of the party was and pack the van with the appropriate costumes,’ Lulu told me. ‘I used to tell them to ask others going to the party to go to their place and would end up hiring costumes out of the back of the vehicle,’ she said. Eventually the time came where a shop was needed and Lulu’s first shop on Bribie was opposite the primary school. After some time at that location the business was moved to the industrial area in the centre of the island and occupied a quite sizeable premises which became a children’s theatre restaurant. After a while paying massive amounts of rent for this building, and an exceptionally busy time, the decision was made to purchase a building back opposite the school on First avenue but, not very long after, circumstances saw

Another admirable achievement of this anything’s possible, never say never entrepreneur was, when invited to join Apex after the decision was made to allow women to be members, Lulu and her friend Megan became the first female members of Apex in Queensland. Lulu immediately began to instigate new fundraising ventures and the first of these was The Mullet Festival which was so successful and enjoyed immensely by locals and visitors alike. As part of the festival, girls were given the opportunity to compete for the title of Mullet Queen through their fundraising efforts leading up to the event. The Mullet Queen was also given a seat on the very first vehicle in the parade and, she was allowed to nominate a charity for half of the amount she raised to be donated to. The other half, along with all the money raised by the other entrants was used by Apex to assist local causes. The amount raised exceeded expectations with a total of $80,000 and this was even bigger the following year. Lulu’s next venture was the New Year festival and fireworks which, as one would expect when this lady is involved, went off with a bang, (pardon the pun) and drew a crowd of 4,000 which increased to 20,000 the next year. Not long after, Lulu handed the reigns of this event to the Bribie Island Chamber of Commerce. As a turn her hand to anything sort of person, Lulu is also a balloon artist and has taught herself the art of face painting. Obviously this is an asset when it comes to her business but, due to her wonderful , let me do something to help nature, Lulu also donates her face painting skills at certain times. Last month, at the Camp Quality children’s picnic in Brennan Park, Lulu spent the day there using her talent to help make it a day to remember for the kids. She has been an avid supporter of Camp Quality

for many years and the wall in her shop displays many certificates of gratitude from the organisation. Six years after moving her party shop to it’s location near Aldi, tragedy struck in the form of a fire which destroyed basically all that Lulu owned. ‘All I had left was the costume that I was wearing due to having finished a party not long before,’ said Lulu. ‘The racks were still standing but all the costumes that were on them were destroyed. All I had worked so hard to achieve was gone,’ she said. Within days Lulu’s suppliers, having heard of the tragedy, were phoning her and telling her that if she could find a premises, they would supply stock and she could pay them back and she told me that she had made the final payment to the costume supplier the week before I interviewed her, well done Lulu. ‘My brother, who is a very successful business owner, said that I should stop being a kid and get a real job. However the one thing I kept thinking about was what my father had once told me. He said that if you find a job that you love, you will never have to go to work,’ Lulu said. With her father’s words in mind, Lulu found a shop in Bellara and traded from there until just over two years ago when the business was moved to it’s current location at 33 Toorbul Street, Bongaree. After the fire, as well as working hard to re-establish her business, this Jack of all trades found work washing trucks, started a cleaning business, got a part time job at a bakery in Woorim and also did the night shift for the same bakery at their shop in Caboolture which she still does on one night a week. Lulu still has her cleaning business and whilst there are people that she employs, she still handles some of the work herself. Oh, by the way, just to fill in her spare time, Lulu also drives a limousine for Bribie Island Taxis. To take a walk through Lulu’s Party Shop at it’s current location is an experience not to be missed. There is such a diverse range of stock that I can only touch on what I discovered but, as I walked through I saw jewellery, shoes, books, balloons, clothes and costumes as well as things for hen’s nights, wigs, gifts and there is even cold drinks available or a hot cappuccino or latte if you prefer. One shelf is stocked with emergency items such as cooking oil, insect repellent for anyone having a BBQ nearby as well some hygiene products. The business occupies three shops and in one there is the Party Cave where children can have theme parties, (either girl’s or boy’s themes), and the room features karaoke equipment and strobe lights. There are numerous costumes available for the children to dress up in and the room is quite spacious. In another part of the premises is the Fairy Room and this quaint little area has to be seen to be believed. With seats like toadstools and a throne , I’m sure that any little girl would be thrilled to say

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Ten years ago, Lulu was convinced to take up golf and, not satisfied with anything but total commitment, she played eighteen holes every morning and this resulted in her winning the C grade championship and the Easter Masters in the first year. In 2012 she won three honour board events in six weeks. Lulu told me that she was so grateful to the Pacific Harbour Golf Club for their efforts in raising $6,000 to assist her when she lost everything in the fire.

Each Christmas morning, Lulu dresses up in a Santa’s helper outfit and spends time at the children’s ward in the Caboolture Hospital. ‘ I normally hand out lollies , balloons and my calendar that I have done each year,’ She said.

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no way that she could have any other activity in her life to tell me about, Lulu said, ‘In 2008 I decided that I wanted to be involved with the Variety Club so myself and a friend raised the $11,000 entry fee and went on the Variety Club Bash in a Peugeot that was lent to me by another friend who came too. I am going to go on the one next year as I’ve been too busy the last few years just getting the business back on track.’

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“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see” - The Polar Express Don’t buy things you can’t afford • Shame prevents people from being open about gift-giving when they can’t afford it. • Instead of struggling to buy a gift, let your loved ones know how much you care and would like to, but can’t afford it. • That intimate moment will relieve your stress and nourish you both.

The spirit of Christmas is about “peace on earth and goodwill to all”. Be that about family and sharing love and laughter, or watching the delighted faces of young children opening presents, or stopping and reflecting on our blessings.

Don’t allow perfectionism to wear you down • Remember it’s being together and goodwill that matters. Spend time alone to reflect and grieve, if necessary

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• It can be very uplifting and gratifying.

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Acceptance • Whatever the circumstances, that might keep you from enjoying the holidays; it’s important to acknowledge what’s not in your power to control. • Avoid blaming yourself and compounding any misery, and to find room for acceptance of yourself and your situation. • That’s not the same as giving up hope. It just means acknowledging circumstances as they are and not making matters worse by casting harmful or unwarranted negative aspersions toward oneself for the situation at hand.

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• Not only is that what the season is supposed to be about, but also it can be a real boost to the despondent spirit to become involved in an enterprise that positively impacts others.

•F rom your family and children.

Learn to say no

•W omen tend to think they must do everything, when a team effort can be more fun.

• Saying yes when you should say no can leave you feeling resentful and overwhelmed.

Shop early •A llow time to wrap and mail packages to avoid the shopping crunch.

• Decorate your house in accordance with the Christmas theme and have a great time with people you can relate with. • You can always sign up for volunteer work to feel good about yourself. • Treat yourself well during Christmas • It is very important to not neglect ones mental and physical health during holidays • Keep yourself busy and you won’t get the time for getting depressed about your Christmas situation. • You can always stay in touch with your loved ones on the telephone and video chat. • With the right frame of mind, you can achieve your ideal Christmas away from your family.

Take care of yourself

•P sychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals report a significant increase in patients complaining about depression.

•K now-how and with whom your holidays will be spent.

Social isolation is one of the biggest predictors of depression, especially during the holidays. People who have feelings of disconnectedness often avoid social interactions at holiday time. Unfortunately, withdrawing often makes the feelings of loneliness and symptoms of depression worse.

• Reach out to others who also may be lonely.

Unfortunately, there are many people who feel stressed, lonely, sad, anxious and depressed during the Christmas season.

•F eelings of dreed because of the expectations for social gatherings with family, friends and acquaintances that they’d rather not spend time with

Social Isolation

Don’t isolate

• Let yourself feel.

•O thers become anxious at Christmas because of the pressure (both commercial and self-induced) to spend a lot of money on gifts and incur increasing debt.

• If it’s not possible to say no when your boss asks you to work overtime, try to remove something else from your agenda to make up for the lost time.

• In a recent survey conducted by Relationships Australia, around 15 percent of the country’s population admitted feeling lonely around Christmas.

• Pushing down feelings leads to depression.

Yes we can all agree it has become overly commercialised, but only if we forget to look for that spirit. Yes it is only one day, but we do have the ability to carry that spirit with us throughout the whole year…

• I t could be depression because Christmas appears to be a trigger to engage in excessive selfreflection and rumination about the inadequacies of life in comparison with other people who seem to have more and do more.

• Friends and colleagues will understand if you can’t participate in every project or activity.

Grief and Christmas Grief is a normal and natural reaction to an experience of loss such as a death of a loved one, family separation or divorce, and other disruptive changes in a person’s life. Some people may find that grief is particularly worse during the holidays as they are constantly bombarded with “Yuletide” themes such as ‘family togetherness’ which serves as a painful reminder of their loss. The holiday periods after a loss of a loved one may initiate renewed feelings of grief, although such sadness may not be obvious or directly acknowledged with children.

acceptable to happily unwrap their presents one moment and then cry or feel sad the next. It can be confusing experiencing both feelings at the same time, so it is important to help them understand that it is normal and that they are not expected to feel any specific way. • Remind them that expressing joy and being happy doesn’t mean that they miss the lost loved one any less. • If your child becomes overwhelmed with sadness, try to stay with them and acknowledge their feelings. Show them that you understand and are there for them. • Most children gain comfort from routine, so deciding not to celebrate Christmas altogether may worsen your child’s grief. You can modify the way you celebrate Christmas and still make it meaningful to you and your child. Keep in mind though that the best way to find out what your child needs or will find most comforting is to ask them. • Remember that there is no right or wrong way to grieve and there is no set timetable for a person to grieve. Everyone grieves differently. As long there is enough love and support available, grieving allows a child accept their loss and move forward with their life. • Don’t give in to holiday pressures. Feel free to leave an event if you aren’t comfortable. Be willing to tell others, “I’m not up for this right now.”

Family breakup or divorce A child may find it hard to celebrate Christmas if their parents have separated or have divorced. Some ideas that may help include: • Trying to be friendly or at least civil with one another. Separated couples need to realise that Christmas lunch or dinner may not be an ideal time to sort out longstanding grievances, particularly when children are around • Arranging to stagger Christmas celebrations so that children can spend time with both parents during the holidays. Some families try to keep it fair by swapping arrangements every year if it is safe to do so. Most Importantly seek help Lifeline: 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au Suicideline: 1300 651 251 www.suicideline.org.au Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelpline.com.au (for young people aged 5 – 25) These organisations are open 24hrs, 7 days a week.

As a parent, the first thing you can do to help a grieving child is to attend to your own needs concerning your own grief.

References: www.beyondblue.org.au; www.mindhealthconnect.org.au; www. psychologytoday.com

• Don’t hide your feelings to your children as this will only teach them to deny their own feelings. Your child needs to know that it is not their fault if you feel sad or angry. Explain to them that you may not be in the best physical and/or emotional state during this time but it is not because of anything they did.

May you all be blessed with peace, happiness, love, all you need and good mental wellbeing.

• Let your child know that it is

Merry Christmas Veronica.

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Nikki began her challenge on November 1st and took every opportunity available to hit the streets on her rollerblades. ‘It went well and I finished on November 25th,’ Nikki said. ‘As some of the streets at White Patch were too rough for my rollerblades, I ended up doing them on my pushbike. There were also three streets that I had to abandon the blades and run along due too an overly aggressive magpie who just hated anyone on rollerblades,’ she said. ‘The only other incident that is worth mentioning according to Nikki is when she ran out of road on one street and ended up falling face first in the sand. ‘It would have been worth having a GoPro,’ Nikki told me. Knowing how important remaining fit can be, Nikki said that part of her exercise regime is always riding her pushbike to work and regular sessions at the gym. She encourages everyone to make a concerted effort to maintain their level of fitness as being fit can go a long way towards staying healthy.

Following a story in our last edition about local stroke victim Nikki Scheuch and her aim to rollerblade every street on Bribie to raise funds for the Stroke Foundation, I caught up with her recently to find out the result of her efforts.

The Bribie Islander congratulates Nikki on successfully finishing her challenge and meeting the target of raising $1,500 for the Stroke Foundation.

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Presents the New Year’s Eve Family Friendly Event Bribie Island’s biggest yearly event, New Year’s Eve Market and Fireworks Event is once again proudly hosted by the Bribie Island District Community Appeal (BIDCA) and sponsored by Moreton Bay Regional Council. The day is centred around a family event right on the beach in Brennan Park next to the Bongaree Jetty. The markets begin around 10am and continue right up to 8.30pm when the fireworks will light up the passage. It will be zoned as an “alcohol free“ area which makes it a perfect venue for families to come down and enjoy watching the New Year come in without spending a fortune. There will be free jumping castles and face painting for the kids in the later afternoon. The music will continue right up until the fireworks begin.

There will be plenty of different food stalls, including several Community groups cooking up your favourite food as well as lots of different food vans in the park or you can choose to eat in the many different food venues on our Island. Remember that all money raised assists the Bribie District Community. If you would like to have a stall at the venue, call Sharon on 3410 1176 for more information. BIDCA’s Christmas Luncheon and AGM will be held on Saturday 10th December at 1pm at 57 Spowers Street. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! Ed: I’ll be there Sharon with my wife Selina and the kids. Come on down folks, for a great day out on Bribie! Be sure to pop this in your diary readers! Merry Xmas Ho Ho Ho :0)

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THE BRIBIE WINELANDER The festival season is almost upon us and whether you drink wine regularly or not the chances are you will carry something in the fridge or on the sideboard for your visitors. Here are a few suggestions to improve how to get the best from your purchases. Temperature. As Christmas on Bribie will be warm to hot it is obvious that white wine will be chilled and unless your house is cooled to around 17 degrees by the air-conditioner it is appropriate to pop the red in the fridge for twenty minutes before serving, you don’t want a mulled wine with the Christmas lunch! But don’t chill the whites to a degree that they are so cold the wines lose any character and have a nothing taste. Champagne or any sparkling wine on the other hand will benefit from serving straight from the fridge and sit in the ice bucket but don’t fill the glasses to overflowing or remove the cork with a bang, losing the wine as it froths out of the bottle or glass is a total waste, also hitting someone in the face with the cork might just put a dampener on the special occasion. With the sparkling wine remove the wire casing and hold the cork and turn the bottle clockwise keeping a tight hold whilst the cork gently is released with a gentle sigh, then pour to about three quarters up the flute or glass, you can then have a swirl and release the aromas of the wine without covering your Sunday best, this applies to all types of wine, I don’t think it’s a race to see how much you can swallow or how quickly so pace yourself

and enjoy the moment. White wines don’t benefit from decanting or opening hour before serving, however with red wines even young wines tend to benefit from pouring into a decanter or any glass jug capable of holding 750ml of liquid. As the wines get older after decanting don’t leave them too long with very aged wines being poured almost straight away and the older wines are likely to have sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Stand the wines upright for an hour or so before uncorking or opening to allow the sediment to sink to the bottom of the bottle and carefully pour to try to capture as much sediment in the bottle not the decanter, trust me a great wine can be ruined by a mouthful of sediment. If you need to chill a white wine quickly I have found that rather than use the freezer, sink the wine in a large container comprising of cold water and a good quantity of ice to just about cover the bottle (keeping the top on of course) it’s surprising how quick the wine will cool down, also you won’t find a Sauvignon Blanc icey pop in the freezer the following day from the wine you forgot. With the food everyone knows that white wines tend to go with white meat and fish whereas reds with steaks and mature cheese. However it’s your choice but often any tannins in the red wines clash with the delicate nature of fish. With very spicy food opt for a cold beer and I have found that blue cheese and a dessert wine is a marriage blessed in heaven. Buy the wine you can afford and shop

around if possible, there are some amazing deals on Champagne at the moment, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling can be drunk happily with prawns , Australian Chardonnays are fantastic at the moment, and there is a great selection of new varieties such as Pinot Grigio (Gris), Vermentino, Fiano and if you like something a bit more fruity Moscato. With the reds Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are our favourites but there are some great Pinot Noirs around at the moment especially from New Zealand and Tasmania. Also experiment with overseas wines from Spain, Chile, France, Italy or America. Another great option for the Christmas Table is a sparkling red, Australia is the leading country on the planet for this style of wine, Seppelt Sparkling Shiraz is a favourite of mine, any sparkling Durif from Rutherglen especially Morris and serve it with the turkey for something different and serve it like a normal sparkling wine, that is cold. With our climate why not try a Beaujolais, this is a wine that warrants the description ‘a real drinking wine’. True Beaujolais is above all a fruity refreshing drink to enjoy at any time of the day, with or without food and chilled. The wines are bottled early and meant to be enjoyed young, it has all the refreshing acidity of a white wine with a depth of flavour beloved by red wine drinkers. Don’t forget to finish this special occasion with a fine fortified wine, a Port, Muscat or even Tokay, Australian

of course consider Penfolds, Seppelts, Lindemans or Campbells. Last month the Beefsteak and Burgundy Club returned to The Kai Restaurant overlooking the passage and Cameron put forward and eclectic menu of smoked crocodile for the first course and kangaroo for the mains which were matched with wines mainly from North America, it turned out to be a very memorable evening. The next dinner takes place on Thursday December 15th at Kai and guests are welcome so if you haven’t been for a while or would like to see what we are all about drop me a line at arlidge@bigpond.com.au and join us.

With the Festive Season in mind and a temptation for excess. From a 19th century poet Thomas Hood: The Gentleman did like a drop too much, more Port than was exactly Portable. Mr. Snodgrass from Pickwick Papers. “It wasn’t the wine,” murmured Mr. Snodgrass, in a broken voice. “it was the salmon.” (it never is the wine is it!) Merry Christmas.

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november crime report

Recently, officers from Bribie Island executed a number of search warrants across the division in connection with the use and supply of dangerous drugs in our community, after receiving information from a number of concerned residents. Bribie Island Police have charged many offenders this year as a direct result of the cooperation received from members of the community, and the high level of support to the station on this important issue is very much appreciated. There can be no doubt that dangerous drugs are a serious concern, and I would encourage anyone with information that may assist police in detecting and prosecuting drug offenders in our area to contact the station or crime stoppers. You may always remain anonymous. During the month, officers were called to numerous domestic disturbances. If you or someone you know is living with domestic violence, please contact the station for help. Always ring Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Officers were kept busy conducting joint patrols with the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Service and our local rangers from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The off-road areas and Pumicestone passage are becoming increasingly busy on the weekends, and officers are regularly patrolling those areas. Several drivers were fined for permit offences during patrols of Main Beach, and a number of marine infringement notices were also issued for safety equipment related offences by the boating patrols. Across month officers from Bribie Island breath tested numerous drivers, and issued traffic infringement notices, mainly for speeding, license and registration related offences. Officers from the Road Policing Unit also attended and issued infringement notices for similar offences. Several staff from Bribie Island Station are currently being trained to operate the stations breath analysis and LIDAR speed detection equipment, which will provide the station with more capability to address the important issue of road safety as we move towards the Christmas holiday period.: A 32-year-old Banksia Beach man was arrested for being drunk in a public place at Bellara and subsequently drunk diverted.A 17-year-old Bellara woman was fined for public nuisance at Bellara. A 22-year-old Strathpine man was charged with driving whilst unlicensed at Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 34-year-old Bongaree man was charged with possessing a knife in a public place at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 15. A 44-year-old Bongaree man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 24. A 20-year-old man, a 19-year-old man, a 38-year-old man and a 18-year-old man all from Bellara were charged in relation to the possession and supply of dangerous drugs and possessing of drug utensils at Bellara. They will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 55-year-old Peregian Beach man was charged with burglary, assault and stealing at Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1.

An 18-year old man and an 18-year-old woman, both from Banksia Beach, were apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Banksia Beach. They were both drug diverted. A 42-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with stealing from a shop at the Bribie Island Shopping Centre. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 6. A 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman both from Woorim were charged with public nuisance and obstructing police at a Sandstone Point Hotel. A 53-year-old Woorim man was apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Woorim. He was subsequently drug diverted. A 68-year-old Woorim man was charged with stealing from a shop at the Bribie Island Shopping Centre. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1. A 47-year-old Nundah woman was apprehended for possessing drug utensils at Bellara. She was subsequently drug diverted. A 31-year-old Godwin Beach man was fined for driving whilst unlicensed at Bongaree. A 40-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with assault at Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 13. A 53-year-old Bellara man was charged with obstructing police and public nuisance at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 6. A 35-year-old Bongaree man was charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1. A 29-year-old Bongaree man was charged with stealing at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1. A 54-year-old Bellara man was charged with driving whilst disqualified at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1. A 29-year-old Bongaree man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 44-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with obstructing police and being drunk in a public place at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 6.

A 39-year-old Bellara man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 38-year-old Wooloowin man was charged with drug driving in a watercraft after being intercepted at Sandstone Point by officers from the Roadside Drug Testing Unit. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 17. A 44-year-old Deception Bay man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils on the Pumicestone Passage at Bellara after his vessel was intercepted. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 52-year-old Woorim man was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .078%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1. A 30-year-old Red Hill man was fined for driving whilst unlicensed at Ningi. A 24-year-old Fitzgibbon man was charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1, and the vehicle’s plates were confiscated for 90 days. A 38-year-old Wooloowin man was charged with drug driving a vessel after returning a positive test at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 17. 2. A 44-year-old Deception Bay man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils on a vessel in the Pumicestone Passage, and was intercepted during a joint patrol by Bribie Island Police and the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 52-year-old Woorim man was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .078%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1. A 30-year-old Red Hill man was fined for unlicensed driving at Ningi. A 68-year-old Woorim man was charged with shoplifting at a Bribie Island Shopping Complex. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1.

A 18-year-old Wamuran man was charged with violent public nuisance at Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 6.

A 24-year-old Fitzgibbon man was charged with disqualified driving at Bongaree, and the vehicles number plates seized for 90 days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 1.

A 16-year-old Caboolture youth was charged with assaulting a police officer after police were called to a party at Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Childrens Court on December 7. A 19-year-old Bellara man was fined for driving whilst unlicensed, and the vehicles plates seized for seven days. A 39-year-old Bongaree man was fined for public nuisance at Ningi. A 19-year-old Deception Bay man was charged for allegedly drink driving on a watercraft after allegedly returning a reading of . 145%. He was

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A 30-year-old Toowoomba man was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .065%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 18-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man both from Sandstone Point were apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Sandstone Point after police executed a search warrant. They were subsequently drug diverted for both offences. A 25-year old man, two 41-year old women, a 24-year-old woman and a 17-year-old woman were apprehended by police for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils after a search warrant was executed on an address at Bongaree. All offenders will appear on their respective charges at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 20. A 54-year-old Toorbul woman was charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor or a drug, after police were called to a traffic crash at Woorim. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 30. A 56-year-old Godwin Beach man was fined for public nuisance and consuming liquor in a public place at Godwin Beach. A 27-year-old Caboolture man was fined for public nuisance at Bellara. A 52-year-old Bellara woman was fined for driving whilst unlicensed at Bongaree. A 16-year-old Bongaree youth was apprehended for stealing from a vehicle at Bongaree, and dealt with under the Youth Justices Act. A 20-year-old Woorim man was charged with possessing a knife in a public place at Woorim. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15.

A 53-year-old Bellara man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs, drug utensils, public nuisance and obstructing police at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 23-year-old Ningi man was charged with driving without due care and attention at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 16-year-old Bongaree youth was dealt with under the Youth Justices Act for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle whilst unlicensed. A 16-year-old Bongaree youth was charged in relation to evading police, unlicensed driving and stealing from vehicles at Banksia Beach. A 15-year-old Bongaree youth was charged in relation to stealing from a vessel at Bongaree. A 20-year-old Morayfield man was charged with driving whilst disqualified at Sandstone Point, and the vehicles number plates seized for 7 days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 38-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with possessing drug utensils at Banksia Beach after a search warrant was executed at the address. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 21-year-old Ningi man was charged with driving without due care and attention at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 42-year-old Banksia Beach man and a 34-year-old Murrumba Downs man were both charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils. They will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 8. A 34-year-old man from Murwillumbah NSW was charged with drug offences at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15. A 28-year-old Caboolture woman was charged with possessing dangerous drugs at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 13. A 26-year-old Bongaree man was charged with driving an uninsured and unregistered vehicle at Bongaree, and the vehicles plates seized for 7 days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 22. Two 17-year-old Narangba men and a 17-yearold man from Morayfield were charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Gallaghers Point, with further matters also being investigated out of the same incident. The men were offered and accepted drug diversion for the offences. A 18-year-old Bellmere man, a 23-year-old Bellmere man and a 17-year-old man from Godwin Beach were charged for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils. The 23-yearold man was further charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree. The 18-year-old and the 23-year-old will face Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 15 and December 22 respectively. A 36-year-old Sandstone Point man was apprehended for drug driving at Ningi after returning a positive roadside drug test. A 30-year-old Woodridge man was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 12. A 40-year-old Caboolture man and a 49-yearold Caboolture woman were both charged with public nuisance at a Sandstone Point hotel. A 42-year-old Aspley man was charged with driving under the influence at White Patch after returning an alleged reading of .099 per cent BAC. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 22. A 21-year-old Mt Mee man was charged with drink driving at Woorim after returning an alleged reading of .064 per cent BAC. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day. Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service. For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day.

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sunny day and several of our members spent the morning photographing birds, wildflowers, insects and fellow photographers. An interesting slideshow of these photographs was shown at the meeting.

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The theme for the month was ”Closer than One Metre”. Photographs had to be shot at a distance less than a metre from the subject. This was won by Marj Webber with her macro photo of a Lucilia fly in her garden and was given a mark of ten. Marj also won two other categories – the Mono Projected Image with “Ready to Race” which was shot at Coolum during a surf regatta and the Colour Print of a Pelican skimming the water titled “Take Off”. Vince Bowser won the Open Colour PI

with his stunning shot of the Louvre at night. John Cupper took out the Mono Print section with “I’m Off” a shot of Ibises at Bibimulya Wetlands on Bribie. Our judge for the month was John North from Holland Park. The photographs were judged remotely and a detailed critique on each image was emailed to the club in time for the meeting. Each photo was given a mark out of ten. The Club outing for the month was to the Bibimulya Wetlands. It was a beautiful

A panel of four members not entering into the Tewantin Shield Photography Competition (an inter-club comp) tried out our new judging machine and selected the best photographs from the numerous BIPC entries. These were submitted to the four categories in the competition which is to be judged at Nambour later on in the year. Our meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month (except for December) in the boardroom at the back of the building at the Arts Centre in Sunderland Drive at 7 pm. New members are most welcome. The first two meetings are free so if you are interested please just come along to our meeting or ring Gordon or Gail.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BURTONS dressing room to discover what happened. I sit down recollecting every second to work out where I could have gone wrong. So in a world of my own I miss the knock on the door, the head poking around the corner and “Ah, Michael is not here!” When I look up, no one is there. But the exuberant voice is unmistakable, one of contradiction, both gravelly and silky smooth, a mixture of resonant vibrations, depth and vitality, the voice of a strong, dominant, yet sensitive man: Richard Burton. Another knock on the door. In walks Burton with an ear to ear grin. “Hello there. What’s your name? Why are you sitting here all by yourself?” “Just waiting for Michael. I’m an Australian journalist from London. Here.” And I hand him my business card. He pronounces each letter individually with the diction of a Shakespearean passage. “Helly! Helly? Where did you get a name like that from?” he ponders,

Helly Kemp “Ms Taylor will see you early tomorrow morning!” This unexpected message from Surrey’s Shepperton Film Studios on the first working day of 1971 is a huge surprise, ending the frustration of two years of letters, phone calls and telegrams requesting an interview. Elizabeth Taylor only speaks to one London journalist and I am not that person. Ah! My friend Michael Caine must have organized this as he is currently filming the dramatic love triangle “Zee and Co” with Ms Taylor. With a 5a.m. start in heavy fog on this icy cold day I arrive at the studios at 7a.m. and am immediately ushered onto the film set. Like a queen on her throne, Elizabeth sits in the centre of the set, surrounded by film crew fluttering about her like bees attracted to nectar, wiping her forehead with a makeup sponge, brushing and lifting tufts of hair, straightening her skirt, touching up her eye shadow, while, like an impatient emu, a photographer hovers from leg to leg with a light meter. As Hollywood’s queen of The Golden Age with facial symmetry supreme, violet eyes delving deep, eyebrows you would kill for, full lips and a flawless skin, Taylor’s beauty is exquisite perfection. With the tiniest spiral note book unobtrusively cupped in the palm of my hand, I start writing, “Wearing long-sleeved pink silk blouse, full length black velvet skirt....” when Elizabeth stretches both arms out in front of her with trembling fingers and visibly shaking hands. She glances across to where I am standing and immediately I am told, “Ms Taylor does not want any strangers on the set today. Please leave!” I am flabbergasted. But I don’t leave. I wander upstairs, navigating surreptitiously to Michael Caine’s easily found, but empty

“I know..... Helicopter, but no, no, you can’t wait here all alone,” he insists. ‘Come into my dressing room and Michael can get you from there.” Mesmerized by his electrifying charm, I follow Burton into the room next door, and make the most dignified entrance of my career. Burton’s mentor, Sir John Gielgud, had only just given the Burtons a Yorkshire Terrier puppy, now sitting just inside the doorway on the mottled carpet – a camouflaged colour match to himself. Oblivious to everything bar Burton, I step right onto the little dog as I enter. There are screams and screeches as I fly in one direction, my brief case and tape recorder catapulting onto the floor and the poor pup scampering wisely in the opposite direction. “Never mind, love, it’s his own fault,” assures Burton, the son of a Welsh coal miner and the 12th out of 13 children. The most generous of men, he has always looked after family and friends, at one point supporting 42 people, while his wealth has cocooned him from the pressure of fame. Two titled lady friends of the Burtons are also relaxing in the room. Everybody except me thinks my entrance is hilarious. “Well,” says Burton, introducing me to the two ladies, “Helly is actually waiting for Michael. But since she is on the set I’ve dragged her in here because....... What time is it? Ah yes, because by quarter past one I will have seduced her.” Laughs all around. Within seconds Burton has turned the dressing room into a stage and auditorium. As in a theatre front row the three of us are sitting on the settee, facing Burton on a solitary chair opposite, the two positions separated by a long, low coffee table. At last I discover what happened downstairs. When Elizabeth sees me scribbling in my notebook, just as she is stretching out her trembling hands, she is convinced that this would appear in today’s London evening

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In spite of Michael Caine’s reassurances that I can be trusted and am not that kind of journalist, Elizabeth, just having endured the most traumatic night of her life, insists on my departure. Burton’s vitality and the sparkle in his eyes vanish temporarily and his pock-marked yet beguiling face is veiled by a shadow. “The last two days have been absolutely diabolical. But there is wonderful news as well,” he announces proudly and after that there is no way of stopping him talking. His trick has always been attracting maximum attention with minimum fuss. “Elizabeth is going to be a grandmother! And today we may be getting a baby ourselves adopted of course - just eight weeks old!” These tidbits are national newspaper money spinners. But although nothing is said ‘off the record’, I have been invited socially. Revealing such information to the press, would mean no one would ever confide in me again. So I wait several months to read this news on the front page of the Daily Express. Elizabeth’s grandson, Tarquin, from her marriage to Michael Wilding, is born on 25/8/71. “Then, within four hours of this wonderful news,” continues Burton, “We hear that Dick Hanley, Elizabeth’s greatest friend, confidant and yes, almost her father, has just dropped dead with a massive heart attack as he stood up to turn a telly off. “Elizabeth is very anxious to be in Los Angeles for the funeral. We leave tomorrow, return Saturday, have Sunday for jet lag and back to work here Monday.” There is a deep sigh and as Richard stretches himself upright in the chair, he runs his hand across his chin, apologising, “Gosh, I haven’t shaved this morning either. It’s been so devastating. Elizabeth has been up all night. The doctor came over. I gave her a sleeping pill, a rather more powerful one than normal. “We dozed a little. But every so often Elizabeth sat up and we chatted. With no proper sleep and having to get up at six o’clock for work this morning, it’s been tough. I can’t leave her alone, she is so upset.” Flashing a cursory glance across the three glum faced girls sitting opposite him, Burton’s sense of humour returns as he teases, “So, shall I commit suicide now or wait till half past three? What do you think? “Don’t forget, I’m still trying to recover from New Year’s Eve as well.” Messages arrive for me to join Michael Caine downstairs. Every time I get up, Burton pushes me gently back down. “Michael should come up, have a drink and get Helicopter from here.” But Michael, knowing what happened downstairs obviously does not wish to come up. In 1971 Elizabeth and Richard are very much in love and soon the veil over Burton’s face vanishes and he is keen to relate all kinds of funny anecdotes about his family, his films and his friends. Burton’s unrestraint pursuit of women, something that has always courted controversy, he now strongly protests, as he talks about the special Parisian built-in well in the only ladies’ shop in the world he will go into.

a divided part of the dressing room. But it is what happens just before Elizabeth returns to her dressing room that both amuses and still disappoints me 45 years later. Richard too, after a stressful, sleepless night has shaking hands as he places his glass of vodka and tonic on the table, asking his friend, “I can’t get this drink down without my teeth rattling like castanets. Do me a favour. Perhaps you’d better hold this glass to my mouth. I’ll stand a fair chance then.” When Richard speaks, it’s with an alert intelligence, almost as though he is expecting to be confronted or provoked. But she obliges. “A little higher, higher, yes, that’s better,” he encourages as she pours the drink slowly down his throat and all of us, also with a drink in our hands, are in fits of laughter. Then a lot of serious finger wagging is directed straight at me, “I can just see it: ‘I watched Richard Burton being fed by Lady H......’ Listen Helicopter, if you print that in the Australian papers, I’ll screw your bloody neck! This is the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened to me.” But it isn’t. Only after Elizabeth’s death in 2011, when the tabloid press coverage of the passing of the last great Hollywood Legend is immense, I discover Richard made Elizabeth perform the exact same ‘hold the glass to my mouth’ routine on the very first day they met on the film set of ‘Cleopatra’ in 1960. But I find Burton a man with an innate selfconfidence often mistaken for arrogance, a magical performer and a warm, caring human being with a great sense of humour. And just as well Michael Caine has not lost his, as after all of this morning’s fiasco he is still patiently waiting in the dining room when I finally join him for lunch.

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“Talking about sex mania, I haven’t touched another woman in ten years. But I am entitled to be a connoisseur, aren’t I?! While these pretty little things are running around the well in their bras and underwear and Elizabeth is also tarting about in hers, I thoroughly enjoy the view.”

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Finally Elizabeth enters the room. “Hello my love, this is Helly,” says Burton, as I walk up to Elizabeth. I shake her hand and gently touch her arm in a gesture of comfort, softly consoling, “I am so very sorry about your friend.” Elizabeth, too, shakes my hand firmly, stares at me for a few seconds, but does not speak. She just bursts into tears and walks slowly into

(P.S. I still have the original unedited recording of this incredible day. If any Bribie Islanders wish to listen to Richard’s amazing voice, they are most welcome to pop down to Melia Street and enjoy it.) This feature is supplied to the Bribie Islander for First Australian Serial Rights for one publication only for the December 2016 issue.

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They are quite beautiful butterflies with black, red, yellow and white on the underside of the wings while the upper sides are mainly white with some black markings.

Dacelo novaeguineae The bright colours of the undersides are a warning to predators that they would probably be quite unpalatable as a meal. Their wingspan is 56-57mm. They become less active in the heat. Late winter and autumn are the times you can expect to see the Black Jezebel on Bribie Island. Their habitat is mainly thick bush or rainforest where their mistletoe food plants grow. Recently I was lucky to have a Black Jezebel land on my driveway and stay there long enough for me to take a photograph. I have not seen many Black Jezebels on Bribie Island.

SCARLET JEZEBEL

Delias argenthona During September and October this year I encountered literally hundreds of Scarlet Jezebels mainly feeding on Callistemons, Melaleucas and Grass Trees which were in flower in the heath lands at that time. Scarlet Jezebels or Northern Jezebels as they are sometimes called are larger than Black Jezebels with a wingspan of 62mm. The underwings are also very colourful with whites, reds, yellows and blacks. The upper sides of the wings are mainly white with narrow black edges. Amyema and Dendrophthoe mistletoes are also their host plants which grow on Melaleuca, Acacia, Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Callistemon, Grevillea and other forest trees. Jezebels are found in Eastern Queensland and NSW, Arnhem Land and the North Eastern tip of Western Australia. If mistletoe is present, dry forests and Melaleuca woodlands are their

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LAUGHING KOOKABURRA

Delias nigrina Black Jezebels also known as Common Jezebels are medium sized butterflies that can be seen flying and landing on flowers such as Lantanas on Bribie Island. Usually they fly high amongst the tree canopies but will come down lower for food and to lay their eggs. Mistletoes such as the Amyema and Dendrophthoe are the host plants for their eggs and the larvae when hatched feed on the leaves of these plants.

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natural habitat but they also venture into suburban areas. Each year several generations are produced mainly in the cooler months. There are 225 species of Jezebel in the world, eight in Australia but only two on Bribie Island. For the Jezebel to survive there must firstly be mistletoe for the caterpillars to feed on and food and water for the adults.

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Bad Hair Day Laughing Kookaburras or Jackasses are the largest birds in the kingfisher family in the world and are a common sight on Bribie Island. They are not as colourful as other kingfishers and rarely if ever eat fish. They weigh about 455g and are around 45cm in length. Their cackling laughter is usually heard very early in the morning or at sunset but noisy eruptions can occur at any time. They are sometimes known as The Bushman’s Clock. With Kookaburras laughter is not necessarily a sign of happiness but rather it is a warning call to would be trespasses that may be planning to encroach on their territory. Sometimes one bird begins to call and other members of the family join in and if potential interlopers are in the vicinity they may also join in to make one big, noisy racket. Captive Kookaburras do not laugh as they only laugh to interact with other Kookaburras. Laughter is not the only call of the Kookaburra. There are different calls for aggression, courtship, alarm and a begging for food call. Kookaburras live in family groups in open forests in Eastern Australia and PNG and generally stick to their own large territories which can range between 16 and 244 hectares depending on food availability. These territories often include part of suburbia as they have adapted well to human contact. They often become quite tame taking food from the hand and sometimes swooping down to a table of food and helping themselves to a juicy steak or sausage if the opportunity arises. Favourite foods of the carnivorous Kookaburras are insects, reptiles and small animals. Other bird species often harass them as they are partial to a young bird on their diet occasionally. Hunting is carried out by the sit, wait and swoop method. Most of the day is spent perched in a tree looking out over a cleared area for their prey to come into view. When their victim appears they swoop and grab it in their strong beaks. If the quarry is small it will be swallowed whole but a larger animal such as a snake will be beaten to death on something hard. Undigested food such as bones, hair and feathers is regurgitated in the form of pellets. As there is normally enough liquid in their food intake they don’t need to drink water but they do love to take a bath. The breeding season usually spans from September to January. Kookaburras are monogamous and mate for life. The females lay one to three eggs in a nest in a hollow tree or termite’s nest which are incubated in turns by members of the family which may be up to six birds. They have to keep up a constant vigil as

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Ready to Strike possums are likely to plunder the eggs if given the chance. Incubation lasts between 24 and 29 days. Parents and siblings then tend to the chicks which are born blind and weak. Quolls, lizards and snakes are predators to the young chicks. If the third chick is small and weak and there is a shortage of food it will rarely survive the onslaught from its siblings. On the upper part of the beak of the chicks is a sharp hook which is used to kill the weaker sibling. There is a 50% chance of the third chick not surviving. The young birds remain in their burrow for about a month and will remain with their parents for up to four years before finding a mate and a new territory. Kookaburras are slow flying birds and because of this can become road causalities particularly if they are partaking in a meal of road kill. Adult birds are liable to be attacked by predators such as raptors and owls and since colonization foxes and feral cats are also a danger. Bushfires often destroy large areas of their habitat which leaves them with little food within their boundaries. Sometimes if they eat a large quantity of insects which have been poisoned they can become very sick or even die. The normal lifespan for Kookaburras in the wild is 11 to 15 years and a bird in captivity can live 15 to 20 years. By regulating the population of insects and rodents the Kookaburras play their part in the ecosystem. The word “Kookaburra” comes from an aboriginal word “Guuguubarra” which is similar to the sound of their laughter. Even though there has been extensive clearing of their habitat over the years the conservation status of the Kookaburra for now is still secure.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

‘We gotta get out of this place, if it’s the last thing we ever do… there’s a better life, for me and you,’ sang The Animals. This lyric’s expression of exasperation might ring true for you. You’re in a situation that you’d like to change, by almost any means. Fortunately, help is at hand in the form of someone unexpected… who can be the catalyst for a breakthrough. It may not be easy. A transition as powerful as this takes effort. You’ve been in a chrysalis of your own making and, though it has served you well, it’s now time to leave. Become the beautiful butterfly you were always meant to be. Inspiring times await you in December. Call your NEW forecast: 1900 959 005.

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In some countries, it’s almost always cold. That’s normal. In other lands, the sun beats down endlessly. That’s normal too. If you don’t like the kind of normal you’ve got, you can always go somewhere else. Well, as long as all you want is a change in temperature. Of course, it’s also true that wherever you go, you take yourself with you. If you want to change something about your life that has become too familiar, it may require more than just a different location. But with the Jupiter-Uranus opposition squaring Pluto, and linking encouragingly with your ruler Venus, this month it can happen. It really can! Be ready for the magic on offer to you in December. Call: 1900 959 005.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 22)

Some secrets are worth knowing and others are best left undiscovered. But how do we know that we shouldn’t know something unless we already know it?! It helps to have an

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CANCER (June 23 - July 23)

For some, this is the run up to the festive season. For others, it’s the moment the world descends into a dystopia of consumerism. For you? Neither the end of the world nor exactly party time! Though, with the Jupiter-Uranus opposition focusing on Pluto in your opposite sign, it marks a crucial period. Sandwiched between a Supermoon and a New Moon, it’s ‘get-it-together’ time. Here’s your chance to honour commitments, face responsibilities, solve problems, tackle tricky issues, make useful things happen and beat deadlines. Will life seem stressful? At times. But you can end up feeling highly successful this month. Don’t miss your inspiring in-depth forecast for December. Call me: 1900 959 005.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

Watching my soon-to-be three-year-old, I can’t help but think of nature documentaries featuring big cats in the wild. The act of play seems to be shared by all mammals. Every bit of rough and tumble, every Lego model and chased tail is part of our development. It creates an understanding of how our bodies work, and prepares us for the times ahead, when our strengths will be tested. You, though, aren’t playing games any more. Something you desire is coming into clear focus. If you put your theory into practice, you’ll demonstrate the power of what you have learned. There is much to be achieved. Your in-depth forecast for December is ready. Call 1900 959 005.

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Ostriches have been around for a long time. If they truly bury their heads in the sand whenever they don’t want to see something, this must be an effective technique or they’d never survive! So should you emulate this policy? Not if you want answers to key questions. You won’t get them unless you look hard. As Jupiter opposes Uranus, with Saturn and Venus involved too, be brave and decide that

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It’s in with the old and out with the new. Hang on, haven’t I got that backwards? No, actually, I haven’t! Yes, there’ll be lots of exciting developments this month. Yes, someone or something will challenge the way you do things, disrupt your way of thinking and ask you to fashion a new path ahead. Yet, there’ll be something recognisable about events. You’ll discover perspectives that you feel comfortable with. You’re good at seeing from another point of view and you’ll be reassured by familiarity. It comes from recognising the value of this process of transition. You’re evolving into your best self. There is inspiring news in your in-depth December forecast. Call 1900 959 005.

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‘Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth,’ said Oscar Wilde. Somehow, we find it easier to be honest when we’re playing roles or engaging in a mild ‘pretence’. Your modern ruler Pluto’s influence, as it picks up the JupiterUranus opposition, will help you to discover the heart of a matter this month. If you dearly wish to find the secret of meaningful change, first find the truth behind the words you listen to. As Mars changes signs, it’s encouraging you to play with your image. Assume the right mask, and much will become clear. Your in-depth forecast for December can really help. Call 1900 959 005.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)

The cosmos is in your corner, the stars are aligning to support you. Your bowstring is taut…your arrow is notched. You may already feel your muscles quivering with the strength that this month’s celestial activity offers. You can make gains that aren’t just metaphorical - they’ll make a material difference to the way you live your life. The results will be there for all to see. Sure, they don’t just land in your lap, but since when have you been afraid to chase after your quarry? Shoe your hooves, and follow your ideas. Seek an approach that is uniquely ‘you’. Your faith will be entirely justified. December is a powerful month for you. Find out more. Call 1900 959 005.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

The Wizard of Oz promised Dorothy he’d get her home, but accidentally left in his balloon without her. She was stranded, until the Good Witch pointed out that all along she’d been wearing enchanted slippers. She just had to click her heels and make a wish. What am I trying to suggest? You might be waiting to be granted a power and a freedom that you already have. But this month, as the Sun enters Capricorn, ahead of the dynamic Jupiter-Uranus opposition which aligns with both Pluto in Capricorn and your ruling planet, Saturn, you don’t need me to tell you how powerful you can be. Nor anybody else! In December, the power of the planets can change your life. Call 1900 959 005.

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PARK RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT COUNCIL CHANGES

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Proposed changes to leasing arrangements at Donnybrook Caravan Park have been described as ridiculous, thoughtless and unnecessary by long stay and semi-permanent residents at the park.

Moreton Bay Regional Council, as the trustee in control of the land which is owned by the Queensland Government, has advised residents of a proposal to not allow the transfer of leases in the future. A Moreton Bay Regional Council spokesperson said that to bring Council’s Donnybrook, Toorbul and Beachmere caravan parks in line with it’s other caravan parks across the region. Council is seeking feedback from current long term and semi-permanent tenants on a proposal to end the transfer of tenancy arrangements. The spokesperson advised that as part of the proposal, existing tenants will not be forced to leave and will not impact on how long they can stay in the parks. In effect, this means that if a current resident were to make the decision to move from the park, they would not be able to sell their van and annexe on site

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as Council are saying that the site will then be regarded as a short stay (tourist) site.

Division one Councillor Brooke Savige said that, as the elected representative for the area, she is aware of the situation and will always do her best to achieve the right outcome for those who stand to be affected if the proposal is put in place. ‘I intend to make sure that each one of their submissions are read and taken into consideration before a decision is reached,’ she said. For many, their van and annexe is all they own and, believing that council would always support the transfer of leases, they have spent considerable time and money on improving their home. A common way that improvements are made in these situations is to construct a permanent annexe for which Council has had to issue a building permit before construction can begin. This approval has always been granted in the past. It is also worth mentioning that by making improvements to and around their site, residents are contributing to the aesthetic value of the park.

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‘If this goes ahead, our plans to hand our site on to the grandchildren are ruined. We bought here in 1999 and would hate to think that the work that we put into making it what it is now will not be of any benefit to our family,’ said one semipermanent resident. ‘What this means is that if we were to leave, we would have to dismantle everything and move it from the site. Once we did that it would be only worth a fraction of what it is as it stands now,’ she added.

The Donnybrook Caravan Park has been in operation for many years and has been a permanent home for some for over thirty years. There only twenty sites and as is always the case in these situations, it is a community in itself and residents support each other keenly. ‘There is always someone around to talk to when you need to,’ a resident told me. As Donnybrook is a small village with only a small amount of houses, two shops and a sports club which, according to many locals, would not be able to keep going if they were to lose the year round support they receive from caravan park residents. There is very little to attract tourists and

I was told that the only time that tourists visit is between Christmas and New Year and at Easter. This being the case, residents are perplexed by the apparent lack of logic behind Council’s proposal. ‘We pay site fees all year round, we spend money at the shop, we support the club and attend the different functions that they hold,’ said another resident. ‘Donnybrook is a place for the fishing fraternity and has no other attractions for tourists like Bribie Island and other similar places do,’ he said. Moreton Bay Regional Council advises that the submission period closes on 23rd November 2016 at 5pm and once the submission period ends, Council will review and consider any submissions made before making a decision on the proposal. All of those who will be affected by the outcome hope that sanity will prevail during the decision making process and that life in the tranquil fishing village of Donnybrook can remain the enjoyable experience that they have become accustomed to.

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One Sunday morning, the priest noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names with small American flags mounted on either side of it. The seven year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the priest walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, “Good morning Alex.” “Good morning Father,” he replied, still focused on the plaque. “Father, what is this?” he asked the priest. The priest said, “Well, son, it’s a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.” Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex’s voice, barely audible and trembling with fear, asked, “Which service, the 8:30 or the 11:00?”

inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, While you’re in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card. Why Go to Church? One Sunday morning, a mother went in to wake her son and tell him it was time to get ready for church, to which he replied, I’m not going.” “Why not?” she asked. I’ll give you two good reasons,” he said. “(1) they don’t like me, and (2) I don’t like them.” His mother replied, “I’ll give you two good reasons why you SHOULD go to church: (1) You’re 59 years old, and (2) you’re the pastor!” The Usher

Don’t think it won’t happen to you. This is what all of you 70+ year old’s have to look forward to: This is something that happened in an Aged Care Centre. The people who lived there have small apartments but they all eat at a central Cafeteria. One morning, one of the residents didn’t show up for breakfast so my friend went upstairs and knocked on his door to see if everything was OK. She could hear him through the door. He said that he was running late, and would be down shortly, so she went back to the Dining area. An hour later, he still hadn’t arrived; so she went back up towards his room and she found him on the stairs. He was coming down the stairs but was having a hell of time. He had a death grip on the hand rail and seemed to have trouble getting his legs to work right. She told him she was going to call an ambulance but he told her no, he wasn’t in any pain, and just wanted to have his breakfast. So she helped him the rest of the way down the stairs and he had his breakfast. When he tried to return to his room he was completely unable to get up even the first step so they called an ambulance for him. A couple hours later she called the hospital to see how he was doing. The receptionist there said he was fine, he just had both of his legs in one leg of his boxer shorts. The rain was pouring down. And there standing in front of a big puddle outside the pub, was an old Irishman, drenched, holding a stick, with a piece of string dangling in the water. A passer-by stopped and asked, “What are you doing?” “Fishing” replied the old man. Feeling sorry for the old man, the gent says, “Come in out of the rain and have a drink with me.” In the warmth of the pub, as they sip their whiskies, the gentleman cannot resist asking, “So how many have you caught today?” “You’re the eighth” says the old man While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip. When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn’t miss them until they had been driving for about forty minutes. By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turnaround, in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses. All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grumpy old man. He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive. The more he chided her, the more agitated he became. He just wouldn’t let up for a single minute. To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car, and hurried

An elderly woman walked into the local country church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps. “Where would you like to sit?” he asked politely. “The front row, please,” she answered. “You really don’t want to do that,” the usher said. “The pastor is really boring.” “Do you happen to know who I am?” the woman inquired. “No,” he said. “I’m the pastor’s mother,” she replied indignantly. “Do you know who I am?” he asked. “No,” she said. “Good,” he answered.

“Dinner at Sylvan Beach Seafood Cafe” by John Boland, taken on an iPhone

The Best Way To Pray A priest, a minister and a guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer, while a telephone repairman worked nearby. “Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray,” the priest said.

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“No,” said the minister. “I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven.” “You’re both wrong,” the guru said. “The most effective prayer position is lying down on the floor.” The repairman could contain himself no longer. “Hey, fellas,” he interrupted. “The best prayin’ I ever did was when I was hangin’ upside down from a telephone pole.” The Twenty and the One A well-worn one-dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty-dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation. The twenty-dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the country. “I’ve had a pretty good life,” the twenty proclaimed. “Why I’ve been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York, performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean.” “Wow!” said the one-dollar bill. “You’ve really had an exciting life!” “So, tell me,” says the twenty, “where have you been throughout your lifetime?” The one-dollar bill replies, “Oh, I’ve been to the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Lutheran Church.” The twenty-dollar bill interrupts, “What’s a church?” Goat for Dinner The young couple invited their elderly pastor for Sunday dinner. While they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their son what they were having. “Goat,” the little boy replied. “Goat?” replied the startled man of the cloth, “Are you sure about that?” “Yep,” said the youngster. “I heard Dad say to Mom, ‘Today is just as good as any to have the old goat for dinner.’

The Casuarina Glauca (Cousin It)is also known as the Swamp She Oak or River Oak. A native of the East coast of Australia, it can be found in areas from Central Queensland to Southern New South Wales.

This plant is a variety suitable for Bonsai enthusiasts. It is a low maintenance shrub and is also used in erosion control and in poolside surrounds. Studies have shown that it is a strong attractant to lizards.

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HAWAIIAN TRADITION AT WOORIM ENJOYED BY MANY

Despite the not so perfect weather, the annual Blessing of the Surf was well attended again this year when Father George performed the ancient Hawaiian ceremony at Woorim on November 26th. Those who attended this colourful event which is organised by a group of local residents, were delighted by the sight of beautiful vines with lovely flowers laced

to the fence overlooking the surf and the traditional Hawaiian that were worn by many on the day.

Sadly, due to the weather, the planned entertainment which was organised by local professional entertainer Keith Haig and included a bush poet, Celtic fiddlers, vocalists and ukulele players,had to be cancelled. After Father George had

commenced the ceremony at 10.30am, well known and much loved conch shell player Martina Frazer treated everyone to the haunting sound of the shell before making her way to the water’s edge where she placed flowers on the waves.

After this, visitors were invited to swim in the surf and many board riders paddled out to catch a wave. Visitors then enjoyed

a performance of the Hula by a group of young island ladiesaged from three years to twenty one years including the Bribie Islanders own, Nikita Chee, d ressedin Hawaiian costumes. All who attended were full of praise for the organisers and said that this is an event that they look forward to each year.

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Bribie Island Community Art Centre BLOCK, INK, PRESSURE, PRINT

Over the 12 months, the group has explored monoprinting, collagraph printing, lino printing and screenprinting. Each printmaker has completed the very difficult multi-coloured reduction linoprint process in Term 3 with amazing success.

2016 has been the year of the print and the year draws to a close on Bribie with an exhibition by the newly formed U3A Printmaking and Mixed Media class. The members of this group will present work in a variety of print techniques at the Bribie Island Community Art Centre as “Artist/s of the Month” for December.

Monday

In the last term. Each class member created a stencil for a group screenprint.

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Youth Drop-in Centre

9am-1pm, Every Mon to Fri. Volunteer your time to help with the running of Bribie Butterfly House community project. PH: Ray 0409 491 419

Weekdays 3pm-5pm for high school students. Activities and free Tutoring First Ave, Transformation Centre.

Shed Night Monday All Blokes Welcome!

Tuesday

Baby Rhyme Time Every Wednesday, 10am @ Bribie Library.

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Seniors Social Coffee

9am-1pm, Every Mon to Fri. Volunteer your time to help with the running of Bribie Butterfly House community project. PH: Ray 0409 491 419

Multicultural English Conversation Group 12

Shed Night

Every MondayAll9am-12pm Blokes Welcome! Guest Centre Speakers: hear Neighbourhood Champion men tell their story. 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara $10 donation, include BBQ. 6pm @ RLFC, First Ave. Ph. 3408 Ph:8440 Noel 0418 848 485

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Thursday

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Every Monday 9am-12pm Bribie Bush Poets Neighbourhood Centre 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara Ph. 3408 8440

Blue Pacific Hotel Woorim. Walk-ups. Good fun. Phone: 3408 3219

Activities and free Tutoring First Ave, Transformation Centre.

Conversation Group

6.30pm - 9 pm Blue Pacific Hotel Woorim. 26Good Boxing Walk-ups. fun.Day Bribie Bush Poets Phone: 3408 3219 6.30pm - 9 pm

Every Wednesday, 10am @ Bribie Library.

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meets 10am at Public Holiday Bribie Is Bowls Club.

Donate a Book Appeal

CRAFT & FRIENDSHIP CLUB

Ecumenical Children’s Choir

Every 2nd & 4th Friday CRAFT & FRIENDSHIP CLUB 8:45 - 11:45am Church of Christ hall

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Learn about the history of LOUD @ the Library portraits, then have a go at

one yourself. 5pmcreating - 7pm, Bribie Library Bribie Seaside Museum For -17 Bongaree. year old’s. South13 Esplanade, Hang 28 29 with mates and play 30 LOUD @ the Librarycomputer and console games. 5pm - 7pm, Bribie Library Listen to music or join in For 13 -17 year old’s. Hang with mates and play Activities. computer and console games.

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10am – 11am Fridays & Saturdays @ Bribie Library

Rotary Markets Brennan Park, Bongaree

Train Rides

Melsa Park, Toorbul Street, Bongaree 10am - 2.30pm.

Monster Raffle

Community Markets

Brennan Park, Bongaree

Rotary Markets Brennan Park, Bongaree

Christmas Eve

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Carols by Candlelight 4.30pm – 8pm Sandstone Point Sports and Community Complex

11am @ Bribie Recreation Hall $5 entry includes 20 tickets Held by: TS Koopa - Unit Support Committee Inc.

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Christmas Eve

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Brennan Park, Welsby Parade

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5pm Church. 5pm- -7pm 7pm@Uniting @Uniting Church. Every 2nd2nd & 4th&Friday CRAFT & Every 4th Friday FRIENDSHIP CLUB 8:45 - 11:45am CRAFT & FRIENDSHIP CLUB Church of Christ hall 8:45 End -of11:45am Term 4 Church of Christ hall Woorim Beach Boutique Christmas party 6 until4 8pm End of Term

Children aged 4 to 18, practice 3:30pm-5pm every Thursday at Bribie Uniting Church.

Saturday

8:45am to 11:45am Church of Christ hall Fifth and Foley streets 34084104

Help make a difference to a child with the gift of a book. Place a new book or gold coin donation in the collection box at any Library.

Over 50’s Travel Club BRIBIE OVER 50s TRAVEL End of Term 4 Learn about the history of meets 10am at CLUB 15 16 17then Christmas Lights Boat 18 Train RidesMEETS 4th WED EACH portraits, have a go at Bribie Is Bowls Club.Storytime Sessions Melsa Park,MONTH Toorbul Street, Parade @ 7pm AT BRIBIE BOWLS Bongaree 10am - 2.30pm. creating one yourself. 10am – 11am All Welcome CLUB. ALL WELCOME. Fridays & Saturdays Bribie Seaside Museum Ph: John 34086365. @ Bribie Library PH JOHN 34086365. Community Markets

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Children aged 4 to 18, practice 3:30pm-5pm every Thursday at Bribie Uniting Church.

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The exhibition will be in the Bribie Island Community Art Centre, Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach for the month of December. The centre is open from 10am-4pm Tues-Sun and the exhibition is free. Meet the artists and enjoy a free morning tea at 10.30am on Wednesday 14th December.

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BRIBIE OVER 50s TRAVEL CLUB MEETS 4th WED EACH MONTH AT BRIBIE BOWLS CLUB. ALL WELCOME. PH JOHN 34086365.

These stencils were then printed over each other in bright colours and each artist then transformed one of the collective prints with mixed media. These “Variations on a theme” prints will be a focal point for the “Artist of the Month” wall in the BICAS Centre. Come and see each artist’s interpretation.

Bribie Island NYE Fireworks

Family fireworks show 8:30pm synchronised from Sandstone Point Hotel & Bongaree Jetty. Traditional NYE fireworks at midnight from Sandstone Point Hotel Jetty

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HOW MANY MONTHS IN A YEAR A look at the history of New Year If you had been alive prior to the year 700 BC, chances are that you would have celebrated New Year in March or some other date with relevance to your nationality. The earliest recorded new years celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia circa 2,000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox in mid March. A variety of other dates relative to the seasons were used by various cultures to mark the start of the year. Until Numa Pontilius, the second king of Rome, added the months of January and February to the calendar, there were only ten months in each year. The new year was moved from March to January because that was the start of the civil year, the month that the two newly elected consuls, the highest officials in the Roman republic, began their one year tenure. It is thought by some that the month of January was named after the Roman god of transitions and beginnings, Janus, and so it was natural for Romans to make the switch. The new date, however, was not always observed and some still celebrated the new year on March 1st. In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar introduced a new and vastly improved calendar which was solar based as opposed to the old and inaccurate Roman solar based calendar. The new Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur on January 1st and within the Roman world, this day finally became the consistently marked beginning of the new year. The middle ages brought upon more change to new year celebrations in medieval Europe however, as the current celebrations were thought to be pagan and unchristian like. In 567 A.D. the Council

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of Tours abolished January 1st as the beginning of the year and so it was that Christians in medieval Europe began to mark the start of the year at various times including December 25th, March 1st and March 25th. Pope Gregory XIII abandoned the Julian calendar which by then had been found to be slightly inaccurate and in 1582 A.D. he started the calendar that is mainly used today, the Gregorian calendar and once again the New Year began on January 1st. Although most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar immediately, it was only gradually adopted by Protestant countries. The British, for example, did not adopt the Gregorian calendar reform until 1752. Until that time, the British Empire and their colonies in America still celebrated the new year in March. Whilst the Western world uniformly celebrates the new year on January 1st, there are many countries throughout the world that mark the start of the year at a different time. For instance, the Ethiopian new year is celebrated on September 11th, the Cambodians celebrate on April 13th and the Chinese new year falls somewhere between January 20th and February 20th and coincides with the start of the lunar calendar.

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Bribie Toastmasters meeting at the RSL

1st Nov. L to R. Ken Wales, Cathy McGillivary, Susanne Galbraith (toastmaster for the evening) Noela Gray and Rosine Evans. Toastmasters meet on the first and third Tuesday nights at 7.00.PM in the ANZAC room of the Bribie RSL Club, while the daytime club holds its meetings in the Sandstone Point Community centre on the second and fourth Monday mornings at 9.00. Conquer your fear of having to speak in public – Toastmasters will teach you HOW!

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There are so many traditions associated with New Year celebrations throughout the world including fireworks, New Year’s resolutions and of course, the countdown to midnight. For the new year to begin throughout the world, beginning in Tonga and ending in the U.S. minor outlying islands (Baker Island for example), there is a time span of 26 hours covering 39 time zones. Happy New Year everyone.

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A COOL GIFT FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

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The Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre now has increased storage capacity for refrigerated goods. Last month, local fundraising organisation the Wallum Action Group, presented the Neighbourhood Centre with a new and much needed refrigerator as part of their ongoing commitment to assisting the community. Supporting the community for twenty three years, the Neighbourhood Centre distributes free fresh food bags each Tuesday due to donations by Oz Harvest, Aldi and other local businesses and included in the bags are some refrigerated items. ‘Thanks to this very kind gift by the Wallum Action Group, we will now be able to accept more donations of goods that need to be stored under refrigeration,’ said Neighbourhood Centre Co-ordinator Cecelia Taylor. The Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre, situated at 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara, is involved in providing many services within our community and these include counselling in a variety of areas, a debt relief service, courses on parenting and other subjects and referral services. Another popular part of the centre is a well stocked bargain store. Ann Ward of the Wallum Action Group (L) and Neighbourhood Centre Co-ordinator Cecelia Taylor with the new refrigerator.

The Wallum Action Group, which has existed since 1994, is a selfless band

of volunteers who, by growing and selling plants from their nursery at 208 First avenue, play an extremely important role by donating to many organisations that are set up to support those in need. ‘During the previous twelve months we have been able to purchase three children’s diabetic pumps at a cost of $9,500 each and we also supplied the Surf Club with a specialised wheelchair with extra large wheels so that they could provide access to the beach for those who rely on a wheelchair for mobility,’ Wallum Action Group President John Ward told me. ‘We will also be involved in sponsoring the Sandstone Point Christmas Carols,’ he said. Another major donation by the group was the presentation of a cheque for $15,000 to Camp Quality during a picnic for Camp Quality children at Brennan Park last month. If anyone would like more information on either of these wonderful organisations or would like to offer their services as a volunteer, they should contact the Neighbourhood Centre on (07) 3408 8440 or the Wallum Action Group on 0407 699 953.

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departments, it will provide the community with a 21st century solution for the receiving and payment of fines,” A/Assistant Commissioner Pointon said. To coincide with the launch of e-ticketing, the QPS is undertaking a community awareness campaign that will encourage the public to be aware for potential scams relating to the electronic issue of tickets. Queensland motorists will now be able to receive traffic infringement notices (TINs) by email or MMS after a new Queensland Police Service application was launched today. Instead of handwriting TINs or issuing them through the post, officers equipped with QLiTE devices will be able to issue them through email or MMS.

Gail Greening, DayAnanda, Alex Ferguson and Terry Bailey are excited about their Masters and Apprentices Exhibition.

Since September 2015 Road Policing Command (RPC) officers across the state using QLiTE have issued more than 100,000 TINs through the post. Acting Assistant Commissioner Dale Pointon of Road Policing Command said the introduction of email and MMS e-ticketing will streamline processes, improve efficiencies and provide government savings. “The issue of traffic tickets by email and MMS will see the QPS remain at the forefront of innovation and service delivery to our community. This change will not only see a significant reduction in administration overheads for the QPS and other Government

The campaign, featuring an animated short advertisement, can be seen in social media and other digital channels. Acting Inspector Gavin Raison, Mobile Services Program said Queensland was the first jurisdiction to introduce real-time issue of TINs via email and MMS. “It is important to stress that this in an opt-in system. You will only receive a TIN by email or MMS if you have spoken to an officer and volunteered to receive it this way. “Anyone who believes they may have been targeted by scammers should report the matter to Policelink on 131 444,” A/Inspector Raison said. E-ticketing will begin with a small group of RPC QLiTE from today and will incrementally be expanded with the aim of all QLiTE users having access by mid2017. Visit the QPS website for further information digital infringement notices. CrimeStoppers 1800 333 000

Curator DayAnanda (R) discussing her plans for the Masters and Apprentices Exhibition with Masters Gail Greening, Alex Ferguson and Terry Bailey During the months of December and January, the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre’s Mathew Flinders Gallery will host a series of three exhibitions entitled ‘’Masters and Apprentices.’’ The brainchild of Bribie Island Community Arts Society Galleries curator DayAnanda, the Masters and Apprentices exhibitions will feature paintings by the dedicated art teachers, (Masters) and their students, (Apprentices) and showcase not only the wonderful teachers who have taught at the centre but also how the teachers are so successfully passing on their knowledge to the students. ‘I believe that bringing these exhibitions to the gallery will demonstrate a unification of all that happens here,’ DayAnanda told me. ‘We need to showcase exactly what we can do,’ she said. ‘These exhibitions are a way of demonstrating the ongoing value that the Arts Centre provides the Bribie Island community in drawing and stimulating artistic talent and variety,’ said BICAS venue manager Julie Thomson. ‘They represent a new direction in splitting the Mathew Flinders Gallery to cater for smaller, joint and eclectic exhibitions,’ Julie added. The first of the series opens on Friday 9th December at 6.00pm and will feature Buderim artist and long time teacher Terry Bailey. Terry, who only began to develop his skills after retiring twelve years ago, is passionate about being able to pass on the talent that he has to others and, like so many other artists, started off his highly developed skill with an obsession for drawing. ‘If someone is not able to successfully draw an image,

it is highly unlikely that they will ever be a good painter,’ Terry told me. One indication of how dedicated and successful the teachers at the centre are is that one of Terry Bailey’s former students, Alex Ferguson, is not only now a teacher herself but is also one of the other Masters who will be featured in the Masters and Apprentices series. The other Masters involved in presenting the exhibitions are Gail Greening and Leslie Swallow and, along with Alex and Terry, will display theirs and their student’s works for visitors to the gallery to enjoy. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, which was first established in 1988 as a bi-centenary initiative, is home to a diverse range of activities each week and this includes potters, quilters, mosaic artists, gemmists and wood crafters. The facility features a souvenir shop and visitors to the centre also have the opportunity to purchase from a selection of paintings that are offered for sale. On the fourth Sunday of each month, there is a craft market held for all to enjoy and a large range of hand made goods as well as fresh fruit and vegetables available for sale. Anyone wanting more information about either the upcoming Masters and Apprentices Exhibitions or the other activities at the facility should phone the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre on (07) 3408 9288.

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Blanch broccoli and beans and immerse in chilled ice water, cook off bacon and towel dry, toast the almonds in the oven to a light brown, place all in a bowl and mix through To make the dressing place buttermilk, mayo and garlic s&p mix well and drizzle over broccoli.

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Butterfly House takes flight

Kel – Totally Wild Presenter with Ray Archer – Bribie Butterfly Volunteer Founder

Totally Wild filming Caper White Story at the new Bribie Island Butterfly House site.

Last Sundays Volunteer & Guest Butterfly House progress tour and brunch. It was a successful and informative day.

The month of November saw a massive migration of the Caper White Butterfly. West of the Great Dividing Range had a wetter winter period than usual this year ….. thank goodness for the farmers…… and the butterflies! When the outback gets wet the butterflies food plants flourish and provide plenty of fresh green shoots for the butterflies to lay their eggs on. A female butterfly can lay up to 100 eggs in these prime conditions and when the caterpillars hatch out there is plenty of green leaves to eat so they can grow and complete their transition to a butterfly. This creates a population

explosion and the usual predators such as parasitic wasps and flies, spiders, ants and birds just can’t keep up with nature’s smorgasbord and large colonies are formed. Each species of butterfly will only eat a specific plant food – so once their food sources have been diminished, they will move on in search for more. Migrations like this of the Caper White Species occur every 6 to 10 years, depending on the weather conditions. Contributing to the large numbers of these beautiful white butterflies visiting the South East and Bribie Island was the long lasting westerly winds helping push the butterflies’ flight course to our coastal shores. Unfortunately the life cycle will not continue in such masses due to a lack of food availability around these coastal areas.

The Butterfly House is well on it’s way to completion.

(LtoR) Aldo Loi the local builder on the island is Volunteering his time to oversee construction of the project. With concretor (don’t remember his name) and Ray Archer – Bribie Butterfly Volunteer Founder.

Totally Wild Cameraman shooting some of the Caper White at the new Butterfly House site. Butterflies are an important part of the environment and help their bee, bat and bird friends move pollen between plants. They are a great indicator of a healthy eco system and just plain beautiful to see around the skies and flowers. Bribie Butterfly Volunteers have enjoyed the attention given to their subjects of late. Ray Archer – the local Founder and President of the Bribie Butterfly Volunteers Incorporation has been interviewed for many local radio programmes and newspapers. The long running youth nature and adventure television show ‘Totally Wild’ came to the new Butterfly House site at Bribie to run a story about the migration which will be aired in the near future. The new Bribie Island Butterfly House is heading towards completion. It is a fantastic not-for-profit’ project completely

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run by Volunteers. The butterfly house is erected and irrigation system is installed. Plants are now growing and the various unique attractions within the house are close to completion. The new Breeding Laboratory is currently under construction. This is all with the thanks of the many local tradies, businesses and volunteers dedicating their skills and time to make this project a reality. It will attract visitors from far and wide. A target market will be coach tours. Please let us know if you have any experience in this field and would like to help. Everyone on Bribie Island and surrounding areas can be a part of this community project. Please visit www.bribieislandbutterflyhouse. org or facebook page Bribie Butterfly Volunteers for information and updates

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Pacific Harbor Golf Club November Golf Results 2/11/16 – Single Stableford Men’s Div 1 Winner- Tony Bailey 37 Men’s Div 2 Winner- John Harris 36 Ladies Winner- Pam Davis 38 5/11/16 – Monthly Medal Single Stroke Men’s Div 1 Winner – James Hutt 82/74 Men’s Div 2 Winner- James Liddell 90/73 Men’s Div 3 Winner – Emmett Hanrahan 102/69 Ladies Div 1 Winner- Mandy Papoutsis 102/76 Ladies Div 2 Winner – Nance Flohr 104/77 9/11/16 – Canadian Foursomes Mens Winners – Jim Ramage, John Hocking 74.25 Mixed Winners – Ross Evans, Denise Evans 74.75

12/11/16 – Single Stableford Men’s Div 1 Winner- Michael Wooldridge 39 Men’s Div 2 Winner- Charlie Orchard 38 Ladies Winner- Carmel Sorrensen 42 16/11/16 – Single Stableford Men’s Div 1 Winner- Peter Brown 39 Men’s Div 2 Winner- Ralph Richardson 39 Ladies Div 1 Winner- Yvonne Stanes 37 Ladies Div 2 Winner – Elizabeth Breene 40 23/12/16 Single Stroke Men’s Div 1 Winner- Trevor Hutton 85/70 Men’s Div 2 Winner- Andrew Wilkie 91/65 Ladies Winner- June Wills 81/72 26/11/16 Single Stableford Men’s Div 1 Winner- Garry Goullet 41 Men’s Div 2 Winner- Bill McCasker 37 Ladies Winner- Anne Orchard 34

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1st – 5th November Tuesday 1st Nov. N /S.1st L.. & J. Kennedy, 2nd S. Morgan & J. Brain, 3rd S. Allen & A. O’Connor. E/W. t N. Murnane, & A. Jones, 2nd N. Weyling & T. Davidson, 3rd R. Webb & L. McLaren. Wednesday 2nd N /S.1st N. Murnane, & A. Jones, 2nd N. Weyling & T. Davidson, 3rd R. Webb & L. McLaren. E/ W. 1st. R. Webb & L.McLaren,2nd J. Youens & B. Connell, 3rd D. Quinan & M. Peart, 4th D. Dowling & C. McAlister. Thursday 3rd A. Jones & J. De Raad, 2nd P. tipping & L. McLaren, 3rd J. Medhurst & M. Julian . 8th - 12th November Tuesday 8th 1st R. Webb Team 2nd A. O’Connor Team. Wednesday 9th N/S 1st J. De Raad & L. Carr, 2nd J. Breene & S. Morgan, 3rd R . Cowley & C. Watson, 4th A. Allen & S. Pascoe. E/W. D. Quinan & M. Peart, 2nd C & S Wagg, 3rd A. Hadaway & J. Budgeon, 4th J. Youens & B. Connell. Thursday 10th S. Allen & B. Connell, 2nd A. Jones & J. De Raad, G. Kendall & D. Dowling 4th C & R Cowley. Saturday 12th Summer Pairs. Re point Event. N/S. 1st. N. Weyling & T Davidson, 2nd B. Ford & F. Barkworth, 3rd P. Breene & P. Eeles, 4th J. Woodward & N. Everson. E/W. 1st. J. Fitzgerald & B. Connell, M. Philippi & J. Bavage, 3rd G. S Barnulf. 4th R. Webb & S. Allen. Winners in the Summer pairs. Saturday 6th N/S. 1st J. Woodward 7 N. Everson, 2nd S. Pascoe & J. kennedy, 3rd. S. Morgan & J. Brain, 4th N. Weyling & T. Davidson. E/W. 1st J. Youens & J. Medhurst, 2ns A. O’Connor & R. Medhurst, 3rd B. Fuller & E. Sweeney, 4th C. & S. Wagg. 15th – 19th November Tuesday. 15th 1. L. Ward Team, 2nd R. Webb Team. Wednesday 16th N/S. 1st J. Woodward & N. Everson, 2nd J. Breene & S. Morgan, 3rd. T. Davidson & N. Weyling, 4th S. Allen & S. Pascoe. E/W. 1st M. Philippe &J. Bavage, 2nd C. McAlister & D. Dowling, 3rd. D. Quinan & M Peart, 4th . G. & S. Barnulf. Thursday 17th N/s. 1st. A. Jones & J. De Raad, 2nd L. Carr & J. Kennedy, 3rd R. Medhurst & M. Burton, E/W. 1st R. Webb & S. Allen, 2nd P. tipping & L. McLaren 3rd G. Kendall & F. Geldenhuys. 22nd -26th Nov.2016 Tuesday 22nd 1st.R. Webb & C. Nolan, 2nd J. Medhurst & L. Craig, 3rd P. Tipping & L. Ward Wednesday 23rd 1th N/S. S. Allen & S. Pascoe, 2nd J. De Raad & L. Carr, 3rd T. Davidson & N. Weyling, 4th J. Woodward & N. Everson. E/W. 1stJ J. Kennedy & J. Breene, 2nd R. Cowley & C. Watson, 3rd R. Webb & L. McLaren, 4th B. Fuller & P. Breene. Thursday 24th 1st. A. Jones & J. De Raad, 2nd R. Webb & S. Allen, 3rd, L. Carr & J. Kennedy. 4th P. Tipping & L. McLaren. Saturday 26th N/S. 1st. S. & C. Watson, 2nd N. Plumb & N. Murnane, 3rd. N. Weyling & T. Davidson, 4th J. Breene & S. Pascoe. E/W. G. Kendall & D. Dowling 2nd Y. Swanson & C. McAlister,3rd. B. Fuller & E. Sweeney, 4th R. Webb & S. Allen.

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BOWLS BRIBIE ISLAND Ladies Championship Club Drawn Pairs Winners L Rowden & M McIntyre. Runners up S Mitchell& M Geddes. Championship Club Drawn Triples Winners L Rowden E Mewburn Rhonda McDermott Runners Up S Mitchell C Dodd M McIntyre. Social Results Tues 25/10 S/S triples Winners G McNevin G & B Kitson 2 nd P Mannion D Minns R McDermott 3 rd N Ramage C Staveley P Brown R/Up D Cracknell N Smith M Blood G Green Thurs C/S JACKPOT Triples Winners D Minns C Christionsen V Casey2nd P Rasmussen M Morris’s L Harberger Thurs C/S JACKPOT Triples Winners B Wilson C Guerin M Young 2nd L Fraser G Woollett M Roberts R/Up E Roberts C Lloyd Mackay R Weickhorst. Tues 8/11 S/S Triples Winners G Hartley&Oliver 2nd P Mc Carthy S Cook R Gilmour 3rd S Mitchell J Noonan T Turnbull R/Up P@L Godfrey L Hackwood Thurs 10/4 JACKPOT C/S triples and Fours Winers N Morley C Staveley L Fraser R Weickhorst R/Up P Rasmussen D Minns M Young Tues 15/11 S/S Triples Winners K Laverty P Ditchburn J Toohey 2nd N Gray M Young J Erfurth 3rd J Velinagel R Hunter V Casey R/Up K Fuller Gary L Fraser Thurs 17/11 C/S JACKPOT Triples Winners C Dodd D Toohey L Fraser 2nd P Boyland B Wilson A Christie R /Up D Coqurill N Coqurill M Roberts Photo by: Shane T. Reynolds, Grip N Rip Photography

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Nice mixed catch from the cape reefs

A 2.2m hammerhead taken and released off 3rd lagoon Well with that time of year already around the corner,the ever increasing numbers of people using the Marine Park, and the many other camping sites around the area, will increase dramatically. Whether you’re out on the water, for a day or the week, remember to always bring every piece of rubbish home with you. You would think that most people, by now, would be doing the right thing. But it appears that there are still some absolute grubs out there. After living in the area for most of my life, and basically growing up on the beach, and on the waterways, the current amount of rubbish/garbage that I have seen at various different sites around, is a serious concern for the area. I just can’t believe that some people come to such a pristine environment and want to treat it this way. After the weekends, its generally always the worst, and I believe that it’s mostly the tourists/ visitors that seem to care the least about their rubbish, and where they leave it. So if you are out at your local camping or fishing spot, do what we do, and carry a couple of big plastic bags and do the environment a favour by cleaning some

of it up. So if you are up the beach,out bush or on the water, DO THE RIGHT THING, and look after our environment.

Landing big Jacks takes good gear and patience, they get easier after every one you land.

Now Summer is fast approaching, and this means, long hot days and fast moving afternoon storm fronts.

The Bay has been alive with Baitfish, and the Pelagics shouldn’t be too far behind. Already the Mackerel have been getting caught in good size and numbers. The Shipping Channel, Bulwer Ledge and the Artificials off Moreton holding some nice fish. Jigging Metals or Floatlining Pillies the best options. Trolling Manns10+stretch and X raps 10 getting plenty of fish as well.

The Summer Whiting are really on the chew, up the Passage Creeks and the entire Surf Beach. Blood Worms and Yabbies the pick of the baits. Still some really nice Bream around the Passage and the Canals. Mullet, Prawns, Chookgut and Pilly fillets the go. The Flatties to are still quite abundant throughout the entire Passage. Live Baits, Plastics and Pillies getting the most fish. The Queenfish and Trevally are also harassing the Baitfish Schools throughout the Passage. Poppers, Plastics and Livies the best way to target these speedsters. Over the last couple of weeks, the Mangrove Jacks have really fired up. With some nice ones getting caught. Over the next couple of months these Estuary Brutes, will be menacing the Canals and Creeks of the Passage.

Wahoo, Dolphin fish, Marlin, Tuna and Spanish Mackerel are all about the Local Contour Lines and Reef Shoals. Over the next couple of months, as the EAC Rips warm currents down the Coast, we will start to see an increase in Northern Species, like Red Emperor, Red Throat

Plenty of black tip reef sharks being taken off bribie beach and Coral Trout getting caught. Summer time on the Reef is one of the most exciting times to fish. As there is a whole big list of species you can catch. Picking the right tides, moons and weather pretty important. Having the right baits, rigs, tackle and location, very important. Sandies, once again have been very consistent,with some really nice catches coming in. Muddies starting to show up, no real size or numbers yet. So get your gear ready for an Awsome couple of months in the area. And get ready for a great Christmas Day and New Years Day!! Tight lines, and don’t destroy what you came to enjoy!!

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