The Bribie Islander January 2018 Issue 42 by The Bribie Islander

COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER | ISSUE 42 | JANUARY 2018

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By the time this goes to print, hopefully we would all have had a great Christmas – New Year break, and probably ate and drank far too much. I think my sister in law and I would have depleted our wine stocks as usual, but thoroughly enjoyed doing it. The time always seems to go by in a flash and before we know it, it’s off to work we go again, and as usual Woolworths will have their stocks of Hot Cross Buns on the shelf, and to the kids horror, they will shortly be back at school, with parents trying to hide their jubilation. The shop has been closed for a full week opening again on Tuesday 2nd January. If anyone is having a new year clean out please call 3408 1014 for a free pickup, so we can replenish our shelves with your much valued preloved goods. We had some great sales during the lead up to Christmas and we hope to continue having sales in the coming months, starting with day by day sales in January, as we have an abundance of summer clothing put aside and will probably receive more furniture as we usually do in January. We arranged for more Cardiff Air Control Systems to be installed, this will make the shop more comfortable for our customers and volunteers over the summer months. At this time I should remind customers of our policy of NO shoes NO entry, this also applies to children.

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mention volunteering, if you would like to give a few hours a week to a good cause that supports schools, kindergartens, the retirement village, hospice and many more organisations and clubs on our beautiful island, think of us. We are registered with the Work for the Dole program through the employment agencies; they make arrangements with us for 6 months work experience before sending their clients onto courses or hopefully new employment. We are also registered with and approved by Centrelink for their volunteer program; we always need and welcome men and women throughout the year. You could come for full days 7.30 to 3 or mornings 7.30 to 12 or afternoons 12 to 3, whatever hours you can give us would be great. We currently have a great group of wonderful, friendly people, so you have the opportunity of making new friends while helping your community, so please don’t be shy, either come in and see Sonia our manager or give her a call on 3408 1014. Our President Karen is available for presentations to clubs and associations, she not only discusses our humble beginning to our present situation, she also will advise on what and how you can apply for a grant from us. So if you would like a visit from her, please call 3410 1920, if there is no one in the office, please leave a message and one of us will return your call as soon as possible. In closing I would like to wish everyone a happy, safe and healthy 2018, and once again thank Richard Whetlor and the Bribie Islander family for their ongoing support of Busy Fingers and the Island community. Hope to see you in the shop in the coming months.

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ribie Island Croquet Club members are feeling like the best-dressed players in town thanks to the wonderful generosity of Busy Fingers Fundraisers Inc. They are now sporting very smart

jade and white shirts in the latest sunsafe Cool-Dri fabric. They not only look right up-to-date but also will be very comfortable for the summer weather. A BICC spokesman said, “We have always worn white shirts, but Cancer Council advice is that the darker colour will provide much better UVF protection out on the lawns. We feel very privileged to be supported in this way by Busy Fingers.”

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Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry in my Christmas card competition. It’s amazing to see just how talented the people of Longman are! It wasn’t easy picking winners but you can look forward to seeing them arriving in the mail soon. In the meantime, here are a couple of the ‘special mentions’ that I wanted to share.

(L to R) Kevin Williams (Lions) Tanya Heufel (winner) Glen Hartley (Lions) Richard Bonomi. Lions giant Christmas stocking has been on the Bribie scene for many years and this Christmas was no exception, it was filled with all the Christmas trimmings and vouchers something for the whole family. Recently arrived resident to the Island from the Hunter Valley, Tanya Heufel said ”We couldn’t believe it when our number came up, we were so excited making our Christmas even more special.” Lions President Cheryl Williams said” Thank you Bribie for your support all funds raised goes to community projects”

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ome children are just not suited to normal school activities and classroom lessons. This is particularly the case with indigenous boys and girls in the Cherbourg community 250 kilometres NW of Brisbane. The Rotary Club of Bribie Island recognised this some years ago, and saw the opportunity to provide a much needed service to this indigenous community. Rotary initiated a Project aimed at providing schooling and skills training that would be attractive to these children. Cherbourg, formerly known as “Barambah” was founded as a settlement for Aborigines way back in the early 1900s under a policy of segregation by the Government at that time.

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In 1901, the Barambah Aboriginal Reserve was gazetted over 7,000 acres and initially populated with a few local Aborigines who were later joined by others from the Esk region. Many were forcibly removed from their homes or sent there as punishment for refusing to work. People from 109 different areas were mixed together and not allowed to speak their own languages. From 1905 until 1939, a total of 1587 Indigenous people were removed to the settlement from all over Queensland. The settlement housed a reformatory school and farm, a home training centre for girls, a hospital, and churches of various denominations. Children were required to work in a variety of agricultural, industrial and domestic fields. People were hired out as cheap labour and at one stage they were not allowed to leave the reserve. In fact, until the Referendum in 1967 the indigenous people at Cherbourg were not even counted in the Census. The effect of mixing these different groups of people together and forcing them to learn and

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speak English resulted in a loss of their cultural heritage.

Generations of children have been disadvantaged. Against this background, plus the challenges of today’s lifestyle, it is not surprising that some of the children in the Cherbourg community have grown up with behavioural problems which affected their learning. Bribie Island Rotary joined forces with Arethusa College to address the critical issue of appropriate learning for indigenous boys and girls by opening another campus at Wondai in addition to their existing facility at Deception Bay. The “Bisley Farm” project was inspired by the mission statement of the Rotary Foundation to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. As well as improved learning and

skills opportunities the Project provides meat to “Foodbank” to alleviate poverty, while assisting with education and mental health problems of all youth at risk. Bribie Rotary won the Brett Mitchell Award for best District project two years running, and the Rotary Foundation sent a film crew from USA to Australia to produce a video. Bribie Rotary initiated the joint program with the special school for youth at risk at “Arethusa College”, an instrument of Shaftesbury Centre, situated on Deception Bay Road. This school was established by a past District Governor of Rotary and is based on the work of a 19th century English Lord, the Earl of Shaftesbury, who purchased the sailing ship “Arethusa” in 1866 to train 50 homeless boys who were working down mines or sweeping chimneys. Lord Shaftesbury later expanded this training concept by establishing a farm at Bisley near London. Funds were raised to establish a new facility near Cherbourg, to cater for indigenous youth at risk in that area.

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The Deception Bay project was named “Bisley Farm” and received an initial Grant of $50,000 from the NAB under the “Schools First” program. . Bribie Rotary Club raised a further $55,000 through Rotary Foundation Grants and contributed $50,000 from their annual charity race days at Caloundra. A further $10,000 was donated by Bribie Rotary to purchase cattle and the infrastructure for yard fencing, feed silos, water pumps, piping and drinking troughs. The “Bisley Farm” project is based on the idea of children working and learning on a farm, managing and raising cattle, understanding animal behaviour, feeding, growth and reproduction, and ultimately how cattle are slaughtered for meat to feed people. It was clear that indigenous boys and girls were very comfortable on the land and with animals where classroom learning of reading, writing and arithmetic were all done with a practical purpose, and not seen as schoolwork. The 65 students attending “Bisley Farm” are aged from grade 7 to grade 12. They have constructed many of the fences and facilities themselves under the supervision of dedicated managers and teachers, and with the involvement of elders from the Cherbourg community. y !

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First time in their lives they have achieved something. For most of these children it is the first time in their lives that they have actually achieved something, and have been recognised and rewarded for both practical and academic efforts. This is now an established and sustainable program, initiated and supported by Bribie

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ACHIEVERS RECOGNISED AT CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION By Neil Wilson Photos: Supplied

uring December, the Bribie Island Golf Club at Woorim was the venue for the Bribie Island Indoor Bowls Club’s Christmas lunch and awards presentations. The event was attended by over one hundred members and guests including representatives from Busy Fingers and Division One Councillor Brooke Savige who presented Rick Stephens with the Rising Star award. Rick was also recognised for his work within the club during the year. Dedicated bowler Bruce Hennessy was named as club Singles Champion and many other club members received trophies as a reward for their consistent bowling in 2017. Whilst those present enjoyed the sumptuous lunch that was provided, they were entertained by vocalist Wayne Stuart who sang songs from various eras and even prompted a few people to take to the dance floor. As guests arrived they were given the opportunity

Bruce Hennessy was named as Club Singles Champion

Chris Gallagher, Norma Garrard, Joan Harden and Yvonne Parry were recognised for their bowling prowess

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in membership,’ said Games Director Roy Bradford. ‘I think that next year will be even better and hope that the membership continues to grow. The way our new members have advanced in their bowling is amazing and they should be

‘We have had a really good year and experienced an encouraging growth

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congratulated on their efforts,’ he told me. If anyone would like to enquire about becoming a member of the Bribie Island Indoor Bowls Club, they can contact Margaret Dunn on 0428 713 300 or Bruce Hennessy on 0407 133 000 for details.

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REVIEW COMPLETE ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO PROPOSED SCHEME AMENDMENTS

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oreton Bay Regional Council has completed its review of community feedback on the first proposed amendments to the region’s planning scheme.

“Council will now formally write to everyone who made a written submission with information on how their feedback has been considered as part of the proposed amendments.

Mayor Allan Sutherland said during the public consultation period from August 21 to October 6, council received more than 700 submissions, all of which had now been reviewed and taken into consideration ahead of the amendments’ submission to the state government.

“I want to express my sincere appreciation to those who have taken the time to provide feedback. Your submissions will help guide the future planning of a region whose population is expected to reach 600,000 in the next 15-plus years.

Proposed amendments to the planning scheme include the much-anticipated $9.5 billion Caboolture West Local Plan, changes to requirements for sheds and carports, new mapping to identify future road connections and identifying emerging community zones to meet the state government’s housing supply and population requirements under the new South East Queensland Regional Plan. “Council has considered all submissions received during consultation and fine-tuned the amendments to reflect community feedback,” Mayor Sutherland said.

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A BUSY TIME AT THE GALLERY By Neil Wilson

rganisers of the “Clay Creations” exhibition which has been on display in the Mathew Flinders Gallery at the Bribie Island Community Art Centre say that they are very pleased with the interest shown by all who have visited. As well as being an opportunity for pottery enthusiasts to display their work, the exhibition which is held by the Bribie Potters is also a

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competition that gives skilled potters the opportunity to be recognised for their craftsmanship and there were some really excellent examples of just what can be achieved with clay.

The “Clay Creations” exhibition was on display in the gallery until December 17th and preceded the Masters and Apprentices exhibition featuring the works of Buderim artist Terry Bailey and his students. Terry describes teaching as a wonderful experience and say’s that he gets a great sense of satisfaction from passing on what he has learned to others. ‘I enjoy all forms

of art but my recent favourite is oil painting, mainly portraits,’ said Terry. ‘I try to do something “arty” each day,’ he added. I have included photos of a small selection from “Clay Creations” as well as “Masters and Apprentices” and I can honestly say that the whole of the two exhibitions are of the same standard.

The Masters and Apprentices exhibition is on display until January 7th and for more information, visit the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre on Sunderland Drive in Banksia Beach or call them on 3408 9288. Prunalla

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YVONNE’S EUROPEAN ADVENTURE

By Yvonne Bishop

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Last month I wrote about the dangers of leaving dogs alone in cars due to overheating. In the end I said if you can’t take the dog with you better leave him at home but what if we were like Europe and North America where dogs can go nearly everywhere, then we wouldn’t have problems of leaving dogs in cars. I’ve just returned from visiting Fussen in Bavaria, Germany, Iserlohn, north-west region of Germany and Paris, France. I was amazed at seeing dogs everywhere. First I flew into Munich and was greeted by my cousin inside the terminal with his large dog, Zorba sitting calmly beside him. No one minded. Zorba goes everywhere. The great thing about this it is allowed. We took a train journey to Zugspitze, highest mountain in Germany. First the train from a very picturesque town, Garmisch-Partenkirchen onto a station where we took a cog train that goes inside the mountain. Zorba was not the

only dog travelling that day. We arrived at the summit of the mountain and the place was covered in snow. There were dozens of dogs romping around in the snow, having a great time. No mess, no barking and no aggression. We went inside a restaurant for a meal. Zorba came in as well and laid down next to us, no problem at all. There were other dogs inside too. The place was very clean and had no doggy odour. Afterwards we took a cable car up to the peak and besides Zorba two other dogs in the car. They all just sat there quietly.

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Our pet dogs seem to have a sense of humour and are very playful. Engaging in play teaches you to understand your dog and to perhaps even talk dog language. When your dog makes a short, breathy exhalation (almost like a tiny cough) in the context where a laugh should be, they’re actually doing a dog-laugh! Next time your dog laughs, imitate it right back and see how your dog responds. Do yourself a favour and play with your dog each day and enjoy the festive season a little more. They do us a favour by engaging us in play and helping to relieve tension. I can recommend ball throwing and fetch, and hide and seek is another good doggy game. Laugh often.

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The only places dogs are not allowed in are supermarkets, churches and restaurants serving buffet style meals. One evening we were in a bar that serves food as well and Zorba laid at our feet and as it was nice and warm he curled up and went to sleep. He was no problem to anyone.

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Arafura Dragon Boat team

his month, we head out on the water with someone who has a world of experience in a sport that involves a very different type of craft to that used by those who were featured in the first two articles of the series. Bribie Island resident and Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club member John Marsh first began his ongoing affair with the water after his time as a footballer came to an end and he joined an Australia Post dragon boat team in the early1980’s whilst working in Adelaide for the postal service. This saw him involved in races against other local teams and enjoying the sport. Fate intervened however and he accepted an offer to relocate to Darwin as NT Manager for Australia Post. As one would expect, before long John was once again involved in dragon boat racing and, along with his wife Raelene, began training with the Arafura Dragon Boat Team to compete at the national titles. ‘We actually did pretty well at the titles over the time and between us we have twenty seven medals,’ said John. ‘Raelene has fourteen and I have thirteen,’

A training session for Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club members.

John did get to be in the 2003 team that represented Australia at the championships in Poland and this was the first time that they had been allowed to wear the Australian Coat of Arms. ‘We had a training camp in Brunei and we were worked so hard that we felt worn out by the time we arrived in Poland,’ said John. ‘Although we didn’t get a place, we did alright and were right among the other boats at the finish. What happened in Poland gave us the incentive to re-work our whole coaching schedule and, instead of just having one coach, we had coaches who were responsible for different areas such as fitness, technique and weight training,’ he told me.

these is from the 2008 World Club Crew Championships in Penang which was combined with the Asian titles. ‘It was a huge event with over 4,500 paddlers competing,’ said John. ‘It was very encouraging to see the support offered by all to the Iranian women’s Team who competed vigorously with dress that befitted their culture,’ he offered. Another memory that John regards as special was when the Arafura Dragon Boat team raced against the American Marines in Katherine Gorge. As the corporate event progressed, the marines were winning quite comfortably and they approached the Australians with a request to race against the absolute best of the best. ‘They were not aware that we had just returned from the World Titles and were a bit stunned when both the men’s masters crew and the women’s masters crews beat them over a 250 metre race. Their post race comment was that although we don’t look much out of the water, we sure look good in it,’ John told me.

Over his time involved with dragon boat racing John has collected some very special memories and he said that one of

After moving to our area, John has now become actively involved with the Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club and he told me

he added. John also told me that at one time he was offered the chance to join the team that competed in the world championships in Canada and came second. ‘I couldn’t go because it was at the time that my son was getting married,’ John explained.

that he is very passionate about paddling. He explained that although outrigger canoeing is different to dragon boat racing, the basics are the same and said that as well as his love of paddling, he equally enjoys teaching new paddlers and also training those who aspire to higher levels. Bribie Island Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club President CC Wilson told me that she regards John as a wonderful asset to the club. I have to say that it is not often that I get to talk to someone who has been selected to feature on a postage stamp so perhaps John Marsh will be the only one who fits that description. When John was employed by Australia Post in Darwin, as a way of marking the bi-centennial celebrations, Australia Post selected six employees from across the range of services that they provide to have their photo on a stamp and John was the one who represented management. The Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club is a part of the Bribie Island Boat Club and anyone wanting information about joining them can call 0490 471 930 for details.

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ITS NOT ALL FUN & GAMES By Barry Clark U3A Public Relations

ell, its not all Games….but it is certainly all Fun.

Some of it is even Song and Dance, and some Computer skills, and some is all about “Australia ” ….but all of it is certainly lots of Fun. What am I talking about ? I am giving you a glimpse into the great variety of classes open to all seniors at Bribie U3A. U3A is short for University of the Third Age where it is all about “Learning for Fun” with no entry requirements or exams to pass, just an opportunity to have fun with likeminded people. If you have a few hours a week to try having more fun and learning something new, have a look at the 2018 Timetable of classes which you will find at the Bribie Library, Visitors Information or Neighbourhood Centre. As well as most of the popular classes continuing next year, there are several new ones on offer that are quite unusual. What about Powered Flight or Bribie’s Natural Environment or Unlocking your Imagination for something different. One new Tutor to Bribie Island is Juri Linins whose experience with the Army Aviation Training Centre and Australian War Memorial enable him to offer the fascinating subject of “100 years of Powered Flight” on Wednesday afternoons.

He will also unravel the political and social issues of “Contemporary Australia” on Monday afternoons, and the rise and fall of world nation states in “Global History” on Wednesdays at lunchtime. Local History, people and places, is on Friday mornings plus a one-off Insight presentation on Friday 23rd February revealing “Fascinating Facts about Old Bribie” Another class dealing with our History is “Australia” on Thursday mornings covering key events from exploration to the present day. The Tutor is a retired Teacher, Barry Finch, who offers two other classes on Monday mornings with a tongue in cheek look at “Aussie English”, and “Everyday Maths” to help with your personal money and budgeting issues. Family History is also offered for beginners on Monday mornings, and for beginners of Digital Photography they can learn the basics on Thursday mornings. To improve your Computer and Information skills at all levels there are a range of classes on Windows 10 , Smart Phones, iPads, Photoshop and Web page design. If you need some exercise or want to do something sporty you could try Fitness for Fun, Line Dancing or Tap Dancing on Monday mornings, Yoga on Tuesday, learn Lawn Bowls on Friday mornings or Tai- Chi on Thursday mornings. You can even have fun doing Soft Shoe Shuffle, Ballroom Dancing, Rock & Roll and even Greek Dancing. These dance classes are for all levels of experience and energy, and for something quite unusual try Burlesque on a Chair or even U-Can Dance. Gentle Stretch, Tai-Chi and Yoga are also

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great for the body without the need for music and rhythm. More than 100 different daily classes are on offer in the air conditioned classrooms at the U3A Centre on First Avenue. OK ………so it’s all about Fun, but what are the Games that can be played at U3A ? General Knowledge & Games are played over cups of tea on Tuesday mornings, but other games such as Scrabble, Cribbage, MahJong, Sudoku, Chess and Bridge are offered at various other times. For something slightly more energetic try Table Tennis on Monday or Thursday afternoon, Boules on Thursday morning, or Lawn Bowls on Friday mornings.

Practical Philosophy with Adrian Lowe will certainly stimulate your thought processes on Wednesday mornings. However, U3A is now on holiday until next year and Enrolment for all Term 1 classes will take place on Saturday 20th and Wednesday 24th January 2018 between 9am and noon. The classes will recommence on Monday 29th January next year. New joiners pay just $10 for the years membership and can pre pay for a full term of classes for just $15. There is something for everyone in the comprehensive 2018 Timetable, but if there is something else that you have knowledge of and would like to offer yourself as Tutor please contact the Committee next year. The large team of volunteer Tutors, Receptionists and Committee members work hard to bring all these offerings to you, and remind everyone that It is never too late to try something new.

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THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE By Nikita Chee

was talking to a good friend the other day whilst out in a setting appropriate to the conversation we were having; trekking up a mountain talking about adventure. There’s something magical and mysterious about that word. All you have to do is read or say adventure and something’s already begun. It’s like a stirring in the spirit that calls to something greater and I think we all have it. But what is adventure? It seems the most common idea is the stuff that daredevils and thrill seekers are about like trailing dangerous cliffs and exploring remote lands. Yet, I think the spirit of adventure is even deeper than that. It’s more than just the physical escapades that entail dangerous cliffs and remote lands, but our souls too go on these journeys. These are the journeys that shape our character. The definition of adventure is: “An unusual, exciting or daring experience”. Does that

mean that as long as you were feeling unusual or excited and such that you were going on an adventure? Like when you read a book? Or, perhaps you’ve taken a risk, stepped out and done something you’ve never done before and felt exhilarated, free, maybe a little frightened all at the same time? Would that be considered an adventure? I think yes, and that’s just the beginning… So what makes an adventurous person then? I don’t think it’s fair to say that someone who travels the world and completes laborious-physical feats is the only one worthy of the title “adventurous”. What about someone who faces their fears, however simple it might seem to other people? To some that may be public speaking, to another, being in crowded places. What really determines bravery in someone is their ability to overcome, whatever the situation may be.

Being adventurous is about learning. Someone who is always willing to give new things a go however unfamiliar it may be is adventurous. Someone who is imaginative and sees the wonder in the world all around them is adventurous. Let’s go deeper.

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MORETON BAY DIGS DEEP FOR SMITH FAMILY BOOK APPEAL By Moreton Bay Regional Council of local disadvantaged children and help bring a smile to their faces this Christmas,” Mayor Sutherland said. Mayor Sutherland said since 2010, the Moreton Bay community has donated a total of 9,280 books and more than $16,400 towards the annual Donate a Book Appeal.

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oreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Allan Sutherland has applauded the generosity of local businesses and residents after they helped raise more than 1,340 books and $1,800 for the 2017 Smith Family Donate a Book Appeal, on top of a $1,000 donation from council. Council’s libraries across the region again accepted donations for the nationwide appeal, which this year aims to deliver over 60,000 new toys and 40,000 new books to children in need around Australia, including those in the Moreton Bay Region. “Once again, our residents and businesses dug deep to make a difference to the lives

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? By Neil Wilson

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lcohol does not solve any problems – But then again, neither does milk.” I happened to come across this tongue in cheek but somewhat accurate piece of “wisdom” at a time when I was thinking about what to write that would bear some relevance to the festive season and, as there is commonly an increased consumption of alcohol at this time of year, I decided to take a look at the facts regarding both of these substances. Whilst there is no doubt that the effects of drinking milk are vastly different, the two commodities do share some similarities and one of these is that they were both discovered in approximately the same era although this cannot be accurately confirmed. I suppose the person who first discovered fermentation which is responsible for the production of alcohol was probably not in any condition to even consider his recording his discovery or the feeling that it produced. Some palaeontologists have traced the origins of alcohol all the way back to the Neolithic period and chemical analysis of jars from the Neolithic village of Jiahu in the Henan province of Northern China has revealed traces of alcohol that were absorbed and preserved. Interestingly, there are some theories which suggest that the discovery fermentation and alcohol contributed greatly to the first humans taking up agriculture. According to a recent study, analysis of the residue confirmed that a fermented drink made of grapes, hawthorn berries, honey and rice was produced in about 7000BC and this is also the time when barley beer and grape wine were thought to have been made in the Middle East. Studies suggest that dairying was present in South-Eastern Europe soon after the

arrival of farming and milk proteins found in ceramic vessels have provided evidence of dairying in Romania and Hungary between 7000 and 8000 years ago and traces of fats also indicate the likelihood of dairying at the beginning of farming in England about 6,100 years ago. Whilst the Romans used goat and sheep milk to produce cheese, the German and Celtic people used cattle for dairying and drank fresh milk in rather significant quantities. Whilst there are some people who are not able to drink milk due to lactose intolerance and people that don’t drink alcoholic beverages due to personal beliefs, there was a time when the consumption of alcohol was promoted as being beneficial in many circumstances and the Hebrew Bible recommends giving alcoholic drinks to the dying and depressed so that they are able to forget their miseries. In Europe, during the middle-ages, beer was an every day drink for all classes and ages of people and a document from that time mentions nuns having an allowance of six pints of ale each day. The cider and pomace wines were readily available but grape wine was the prerogative of the higher classes.

It is often said that humans are the only animal that actively drinks the milk of a different species but had anyone thought that the reason might be not as straightforward as it appears. Everyone who follows this line of thought believes that it is because of the lack of appeal of another species’ milk but, it could just be because they have not worked out a way to obtain the milk. Let’s face it, can you really imagine a dog sitting there on a stool and milking a cow? I can’t. While we’re on the subject, although this may be the case when it comes to milk, we are definitely not the only species to discover and make use of fermentation with a few mammals in the Malaysian rainforests being observed having a great time drinking the fermented nectar from what is known as the bertam palm flower. No, the consumption of neither milk or alcohol will contribute to problem solving

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but I suppose it could be said that having a couple of alcoholic beverages is known to relieve stress and perhaps that will then lead to more relaxed decision making. It could also be said that drinking milk instead of alcohol, whilst a good way to top up on calcium and vitamin D, can result in weight gain and the medical issues that can be associated with it. Alcohol has also been blamed for people

being destitute because of the cost involved but, when compared, the cost of milk and beer is not that much different. Remember, milk is good in it’s place and so is alcohol and all we have to do is keep in mind when it is an appropriate time and place to partake of either. Drink responsibly everyone and never get behind the wheel when affected by alcohol. Happy New Year.

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MONEY TALK WITH PETER DALLIMORE Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre

NEGATIVE GEARING – INVESTING TO LOSE N egative gearing is where you borrow to invest and the income from the investment is less than expenses incurred to produce the income. You plan to lose money day to day and hope that the investment will grow in value over time and that the increase in value will more than offset the day-to-day losses. If the investment does increase in value you multiply you gains. If the investment loses value you multiply your losses.

Some people are attracted to negative gearing because they can reduce their tax by claiming the loss as a deduction. The prospect of paying less tax can lead to you making an investment decision to save tax rather than increase your net worth. Even if you are a taxpayer on the top marginal rate where the loss after tax is reduced by approximately 50% it is still a loss. You finish up with less money in your pocket than if you had not negatively geared unless your investment increases in value by enough to offset the loss. Investments

decisions should be made on the merits of the investment. Any tax-offset benefit should be treated as a bonus. For negative gearing to work you need to have a reliable source of income other than from the negatively geared investment. The income needs to be adequate for you to live on AND to make up the investment losses. If your source of income is a job the job needs to be secure. A lower risk strategy is to positively gear an investment where the investment income more than covers the expenses arising from owning the investment. To positively gear you may have to put more equity into the investment to reduce interest costs. This reduces the size of your investment pool and with it potential gains from capital growth but it also reduces the risk arising from falling asset values and/or inadequate income to service the debt as discussed above. For any investment strategy it is always

prudent to have a plan B. Think how you will manage if things do not work out as expected such as interest rate increases, job loss or falling asset prices to name some of the more likely eventualities. The key to building wealth is to have a good understanding of the risk/reward relationship of any investment before signing up and to have a fall back plan. Over the years I have assisted a number of clients where negative gearing losses have caused them significant financial

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HONOUR THE JOONDOBURRI BY WARWICK OUTRAM

Warrick Outram sent me (Richard Whetlor) two emails shortly before he passed away. The emails wrote:

arwick Outram’s new book, “Honour the Joondoburri” is about establishing a much needed Bribie Aboriginal Cultural Centre, on the 24 ha land granted to the Joondoburri Land Trust Executive on 13 June 2009 - plus the Bribie Community Kindergarten current plan for a “Joondoburri Walk” in the Shirley Creek Reserve. You may remember the old saying “Bribie’s history is a Gold Mine”, but we no longer collect that gold. Over the past 25 years there has been at least four Bribie community proposals to honour the past Joondoburri residents on Bribie. We seem to regard population increase as a success and we have succeeded in establishing Bribie town with the most elderly population in Australia. However, the best concepts, if unplanned, become failures. The Bribie Community has a major problem. A very restricted town plan leaves no room for essential services such as a satellite hospital, even the ambulance moved off the island. There is no known plans to provide land for necessary aged care facilities for Bribie’s ever increasing elderly community. Also affected are the increasing numbers of our youth. Only a very small portion of Bribie Island is actually approved for development and the remainder of this approved land is currently being sold to “over fifties”

thereby increasing the existing problem. People are suggesting that the sales pitch promising all the glamour of retiring in luxury if not mentioning the present aged care problems and absence of any known plan to overcome the increasing deficiency, is less than honourable.

AGED CARE

A splendid concept was to make Bribie Town a perfect location for aged persons and today, Bribie Town is home to the largest number of aged persons in Australia. Objective achieved? No, failure! Without proper planning this large elderly population is left without sufficient aged care facilities on Bribie, and an increasing demand for more services. The Church Of Christ Aged Care Centre commenced in 1973 in Foley Street, has done an excellent job for the community over many years. As far as I am aware they are the only organisation on Bribie that delivers full care for the aged. Will they be able to continually expand, keeping pace with an increasing number of elderly persons taking up residence on Bribie? For many years it was customary for the elderly on Bribie to sell up and move to areas where they could get the services they required. It is not acceptable to tell the elderly “You should retire to where services are available.” Ask the question “Where is that?” and be told “Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast.” Retirees are still being attracted to Bribie without planning to provide the necessary aged care. Once the problems are identified, solutions become apparent. People involved should always be part of the decision and community planning process.

RESTRICTION

Bribie Town area is a very small portion of the Island, coloured Cream, on the map. The remainder, coloured Green, is strictly controlled by Queensland Government, through National Parks, and the State Pine forest currently leased by the Government on a 99 year lease to a private company. The Government sells 4WD permits to use the Eastern beach of the National Park , also the road in Bribie’s National Park plus collect fees from the National Park campers. I am told none of this money comes to Bribie, so it can be said, the State Government has a financial interest in Bribie that does not include the future of Bribie Residents, young or old. It is believed the Government will not release any National Park land or break the 99 year lease of its pine forest to expand the existing Bribie town. How can the Bribie community rectify this particular problem? Is there a plan to extend Bribie Town? (See Map).

BRIBIE YOUTH

Another big change to Bribie’s population is the growth of our schools. From one small primary school to two, one large high school and an ever increasing number of kindergartens. How many children educated on Bribie are forced to leave to continue their education, university, or to obtain employment. These younger persons are the ones to whom we should turn to establish Bribie’s future. Example many years ago we were pleased to see the State Government establish a Fisheries Research station at Woorim along with its Conference Centre. Unfortunately

the State Government has since closed the Conference Centre which I am told has now fallen into disrepair. The solution could be with today’s electronics, enabling decentralised offices set up on Bribie, even University classes or study groups on Bribie. Again community involvement essential. We have to find solutions for Bribie’s employment problems.

ISOLATION

Over the past ten years or so Bribie and its population appears to have been deliberately forced into isolation. A mixture of conjecture, rumour and very few facts do not help any community A decade ago Bribie had three political party branches meeting monthly and discussing business. Today I am told there is no organisation representing any political party on Bribie. Even Council meetings are no longer informative, all business is referred to committees, no committee decisions are made public, nothing for the press to report or the community to know. Similarly with Bribie’s community organisations. Those that still meet apparently never discuss any business, as each organisation is completely in the hands of a very small committee who act independently. Bribie used to have two councillors who attended most if not all community organisation meetings. Now there is only one with a much larger area to cover. Book available Nextra Newsagency Bribie Island and Bribie Island Community Arts Centre Signed Warwick Outram.

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FOREWORD How best to honour the Joondoburri people, original inhabitants of their Boorabee, that we now called Bribie Island?

Wood engraving of Dundalli - Aboriginal Warrior of South East Queensland 1820-1855 from posting on internet Wood engraving of Dundalli - Aboriginal Warrior Wood engraving of Dundalli - Aboriginal Warrior of South East of South East Queensland 1820-1855 from Queenslandon 1820-1855 from posting on internet posting internet

120 years ago in 1897, Kal-Ma-Kuta, the last full blood of the Joondoburri died. Unfortunately death rates of aborigines had increased from 1788. Not from warlike actions but an insidious then unknown cause. Lack of resistance to European diseases. For some 40,000 years or more Australian natives were isolated from the rest of the world and consequently had no immunity to European diseases. Aboriginal contact with the white newcomers could cause death even from simple common cold right up to the serious diseases such as smallpox, etc. On Bribie, Aboriginal death rates An older Kal-Ma-Kuta holding her daughter Kal-Ma-Kuta aged 16 Photo and information courtesy apparently increased from the first Photo Courtesy Yvonne Westaway Bribie Historical Society,. Supplied by Bribie Historical Society contact with Flinders and crew Wood engraving of Dundalli - Aboriginal Warrior of South East in 1799, then increased with the establishment of the Brisbanefrom Penalposting on internet Queensland 1820-1855 Colony in 1824 reaching the highest --------- 5 -------death rate after 1841 when free settlers entered the area. Only fifty Kal-Ma-Kuta aged 16 Photo Courtesy Yvonne Westaway. Supplied by Bribie Historical Society years later the death of our last full ‘Dot Painting”, by world renowned Joondoburri Artist, Daphne Kal-Ma-Kuta Dux, titled An older Kal-Ma-Kuta holding her daughter blooded Joondoburri was recorded. Kal-Ma-Kuta aged 16 “Peace”. 61x 51cm synthetic polymer paint on canvas, courtesy the artist 2014. The Bribie Community Kindergarten is to be congratulated on their attempts to establish a “Joondoburri Walk”. For some reason the name Joondoburri does not appear on any Bribie Island street, park, or sign. Nothing to inform, any resident or visitor, of our first people.

Photo Courtesy Yvonne Westaway Supplied by Bribie Historical Society

ith my family, I came to Bribie Island in August 1973, to check out the town and the prospects of a business offered for sale. We liked both its people, the business and forty four years later I had the privilege of sharing my 90th birthday with my children, grand children and great grandchildren, all of whom stayed on Bribie or its surrounds.

Some residents fear this presumed continuing indifference by both European and Aboriginal descendants alike may result in Bribie Island tragically obliterating all memory of our First People. More information is available in our books First People on Bribie Island 2013

Kal-Ma-Kuta aged 16

Photo Courtesy Yvonne Westaway

INTRODUCTION

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There are past and present calls from residents for Bribie Island to publicly acknowledge the Joondoburri people.

In the Footsteps of Spirit Ancestors 2014 Joondoburri Park, a Community Wish 2014 Joondoburri Walk 2016

‘Dot Painting”, by world courtesy renowned Joondoburri Artist, Photo and information DaphneHistorical Kal-Ma-Kuta Dux, titled “Peace”. Bribie Society,. 61x 51cm synthetic polymer paint undertook on canvas,this courtesy the work artistand 2014 voluntary again

An older Kal-Ma-Kuta holding her daughter Photo and information courtesy Bribie Historical Society,.

Impressed with the attitude of the local community I quickly became a member of a number of community organisations including Bribie Island Chamber of Commerce where I served three years as President, seven years as Vice-President and some twenty years as a member of the Chamber’s “Holiday Guide and Business Directory” Committee, voluntarily producing ‘ready for printing” by Schrag Real Estate and some years later I

An older Kal-Ma-Kuta holding her daughter Photo and information courtesy Bribie Historical Society,.

retold much of the local history as told by so many residents. In 1993 or 1994 Bob Bottom OAM, investigative journalist and author purchased the then “ISLAND NEWS” and shortly after hearing me talk at a local meeting asked that I write a regular column for his paper about Bribie’s history. After about 30 years residency on Bribie I knew our town was named after Bongaree, the Sydney based aboriginal who sailed with Flinders. I knew very little about local aborigines, the Joondoburri clan, nor had I seen the Kal-Ma-Kuta memorial. Back then, the majority of people were similarly uniformed as there was nothing on Bribie to inform visitors or residents that Bribie Island was originally the land of the Joondoburri. Continued on page 28 >>>

Bob Bottom OAM books for the Bribie Historical Society, Courtesy “Historical Snapshots of Bribie Island”, “Bribie Ian Grieve Art Gallery and Studio, 40 Justin a Fascinating Isle” and “Bribie Bridge 50th Road, Doonan | THE BRIBIE ISLANDER JANUARY 2018 - ISSUE 42 Shop Local, Spend Local, Support our Local Economy Birthday” Book. For Bribie Island Community Kindergarten books,for butwriting I never the checked. was As a rank amateur and very nervous payment books.Everyone The publishers, I wrote “Joondoburri Walk”. working tirelessly for the the about writing for such a highly regarded who arranged and paid the benefit printingofcompanies, Have now written some 57 books of community andsome all acted onfrom a voluntary professional, I wrote about twelve sample may have received return sale of books, Bribie’s anecdotal history and its people. This articles and gave them to Bob, asking if butbasis. I never checked. Everyone was working will be my 58th. this was the type of article he had in mind. tirelessly for the benefit of the community and all The Bribie Community recognised the I always donate copies of my books to Bob read them and said something like acted on a voluntary basis. importance of Bribie Island’s history and Bribie Island Library, Queensland State Library, “these are too good to become fish and The Bribie Community recognised the the entire community and its organisations chip wrappers. They should be published importance of Bribie Island’s history and the entireNational Library, Royal Historical Society of talked about it. in book form”, and he published, “Heritage community and its organisations talked about it. Queensland and Queensland University Library thereby ensuring the information is available to Tales of Bribie Island” through his Bob Bottom was the person who Bob Bottom was the person whopresent and future generations. company “Books and Magazines Pty Ltd.”, impressed on us all the importance of impressed on us all the importance of recording printed locally at Victory Press Printing Co. recording formal and anecdotal history in About 2003 I accepted the U3A invitation formal and anecdotal history in book form. Pty Ltd. book form. to be their inaugural tutor in Bribie History. Also the need for the Bribie community In 2008 I became the Founding Patron of Next I was asked by Bribie Island Also the need for the Bribierequests community to conform with Government to lodge the Bribie Island Historical Society. RSL Community Link Council to write to conform with Government requests copies of those books with Queensland State “Remembrance Handbook” a guide to to lodge copies of those books with Library and the National Library, who are establishing a “Community Link” program. entrusted Queensland State Library and the word for to preserve the written Warwick Outram It was published by Returned and Service future National Library, who are entrusted to generations. Bribie Cove Retirement Village League of Australia (Qld Branch) in 1998. preserve the written word for future Maintaining that practice, I wrote three Bongaree Courtesy Ian Grieve Art generations. The above plaque presented to Warwick Outram In 2001 the Bribie Island Chamber of Bob Bottom OAM books for the Bribie Historical Society, Bob Bottom OAM. Gallery and Studio, 40 Justin Road, Doonan in 2011 The aboriginal likeness is of the Sydney Courtesy Commerce asked me to write their history “Historical Maintaining that practice, I wrote three Snapshots of Bribie Island”, “Bribie Native ‘Bongaree’ The above plaque presented to Ian Grieve Art Gallery and Studio, 40 Justin but near its completion Dot, my wife, books for theIsle” Bribieand Historical a Fascinating “BribieSociety, Bridge 50th Warwick Outram in 2011 Road, Doonan became critically ill and I was no longer “Historical Snapshots of Bribie Island”, Birthday” Book. The aboriginal likeness is of the In the FootstepsSydney of Spirit Ancestors 2014 BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR Native ‘Bongaree’ able to devote the necessary time to meet “Bribie Fascinating Isle” and “Bribie For aBribie Island Community Kindergarten Two Bribie Suburbs 2014 Heritage Tales of Bribie Island 1994 their schedule date. I gave my incomplete I wrote Bridge 50th Birthday” Book. --------- 7 -------“Joondoburri Walk”. Bribie’s First Aboriginal Mission 2014 Remembrance Handbook, 1998 work to the President, and he arranged For Bribie Community Kindergarten Have Island now written some 57 books Iof Answering Visitors Questions about Bribie History of Bribie Island Chamber of for Margaret Guthrie and Harry Gunter 2014 Commerce 2001 wrote anecdotal “Joondoburri Walk”. Bribie’s history and its people. This to research and write the few remaining Bribie or Boorabee 2015 Bribie the Legend 2002 will be my 58th. subjects. The book “History of Bribie Have now written some 57 books of In Memory of Jessie Freeman 2015 Boorabee, Bribie’s Koala Heritage 2002 I always donate copiesand of its mypeople. books to Chamber of Commerce” was published by Bribie’s anecdotal history Glimpses of a Community Project 2015 Bribie’s Daughter 2004 Bribie Queensland State Library, the due date. ThisIsland will beLibrary, my 58th. Prewar Bribie Island 2015 Bribie Character 2004 National Library, Royal Historical Society of Mission Point 2015 Bribie and the Koala 2006 Next Bob suggested a book about some I always donate copies of my books to Queensland and Queensland University Library Passing the Baton 2015 Journey to Bribie Island 2007 of the legends plus facts and “Bribie Bribie Island Library, Queensland State thereby ensuring the information is available to SS Cormorant 2015 Bribie Island Memories 2008 the Legend” published by Bob Bottom Library, National Library, Royal Historical present and future generations. James Archibald arrived Brisbane 1885 Bribie’s Golden Era 2009 Publications Pty Ltd was the result. Society of Queensland and Queensland About 2003 I accepted the U3A invitation James Archibald working and holidaying at Treasures of Bribie 2009 University Library thereby ensuring the Redcliffe 2015 The gathering of information for that to be their inaugural tutor in Bribie History. Bribie Island, Cradle Site of Queensland information is available to present and Forty -Two Years at Bribie the Cradle Site of book led some people to believe I was 2010 In 2008 I became the Founding Patron of future generations. Queensland 2015 Birthday Girls at Bribie 2010 building a Heritage Walk. Some stressed the Bribie Island Historical Society. Snell family their voyage and life in Bribie Island before the Bridge 2010 we needed a Bribie Museum and others a About 2003 I accepted the U3A invitation Queensland 2015 Bribie Island - People & Places 2011 Bribie Historical Society. to be their inaugural tutor in Bribie History. Queensland’s First Major Island Tourist Revisiting Heritage Tales of Bribie 2011 Warwick Outram Resort 2015 There were many suggestions how best to In 2008 I became the Founding Patron of Bribie from the Beginning 2011 Bribie Cove Retirement Village Bribie’s Dual Centenary 1912-2012 present Bribie’s unique history. the Bribie Island Historical Society. Bus to Bribie 2012 Bribie’s Environment 2015 Bongaree Growing up in a Depressed Queensland Some suggested the Caboolture Shire Bribie’s Koala Crossing 2015 2012 Council be the organiser and others the Wartime Bribie 2015 Bribie a Fascinating Isle 2012 The above plaque presented to Warwick Outram Bribie Island Chamber of Commerce. Bribie’s Heritage Listed Monument 2015 Warwick of Outram in 2011 Historical Snapshots Bribie Island 2013 Bribie Cove Retirement Village Bongaree Bribie’s Library 2015 The aboriginal likeness is of the 50th Birthday - Bribie Island Bridge 2013 Everyone appeared anxious for the Sydney Native ‘Bongaree’ James Keenan and his son Charles 2016 First People on Bribie Island 2013 town to progress, its unique history be Supplies Must Go Through 2016 --------7 -------Frequently asked questions by Bribie promoted and generally known. All worked NEXT ISSUE: Joondoburri Walk 2016 residents 2013 voluntarily to achieve this object. 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LIVING AT THE END OF LIFE

By Emma Jane

he end of the year is near. You have worked hard the past eleven months, paying the bills while trying to add to your savings and looking after your family. Christmas decorations are popping up in the department stores, tinsel is everywhere and your work colleagues are discussing the office Christmas party. It’s finally time to put deadlines aside. It’s family time. Whether it’s spending the holidays at home or travelling, the silly season is all about leaving work behind, food and love. Then, on afternoon, you’re on the way home from your daughter’s ballet recital and your husband complains of the headache he has been experiencing the past week. He is not looking so good. He appears pale and you suggest detouring to the hospital. Before you can say “Christmas Bells,” suddenly a shocking new deadline has appeared. End of life.

This is exactly what happened to Robin* from a Brisbane north side suburb with three children and a Range Rover. Her life was perfect. In fact, they had just signed off on a contract with a pool company, excited the New Year would be brought in with a sparkling swimming pool they had worked so hard towards. These funds, sadly, would now go towards a funeral. Twelve months ago, I assisted on the transfer of Robin’s husband from the marital bed they shared for most of their adult life. A candle flickered in the corner of their bedroom and his teacup sat bedside, half full. Chocolate coated peanuts were by his tea and the local newspaper, still wrapped in plastic and yet to be opened. The transfer was always my favourite role as a funeral director. It was the time I felt closest with the families. Often I would be going into their homes when they had lost their loved one only hours earlier. While in tears, often they were happy to share some of their lives with us, showing us photographs or telling stories. While going about our job,

I could piece together the deceased’s life by looking around the room. It was an honour, the upmost privilege.

The removal of Robin’s husband from his bed moved me. You cannot get emotionally involved in every single case or you’re unable to carry out your role professionally. It is a skill, to be there for the grieving, but remain emotionally distant. But, it truly is hard not to grow attached to some of the families. Robin’s family was one of those and I think it was the “normality” of their lives. They were just like you and I, everyday Brisbane residents who worked respectable jobs, saving for a swimming pool for Christmas, their children’s finger paintings on the refrigerator. Robin whimpered in the lounge room as we took her husband away who was seemingly healthy only six months ago. In these moments, I was reminded that death can snatch any one of us at any time, usually when we are least expecting it. A year on, I decided to visit Robin to have a cup of tea with her and see how she was getting on. I knew she would not be at her strongest just yet but hoped she was making small steps towards rebuilding her life. When Robin answered the door I felt weak at the knees. Her face was unrecognizable, pale and aged. She had lost a huge amount of weight and her tiny frame was hidden beneath an oversized tracksuit, even in the Summer heat. We shared tea and stories, but when I left my heart was heavy. Robin had been ill prepared. Her husband’s funeral arrived far too soon and now her family were struggling both emotionally and financially. Clearly, anyone who loses their significant other suddenly is going to experience shock and turmoil. However, I do believe that when diagnosis is delivered, if there is great support and someone to help

with the stressful “stuff”, this allows the family to focus on the important things; family and those last precious moments together. The last thing you want to deal with when discovering someone you love is going to pass away is paperwork. Unfortunately, death brings loads of it. And I mean loads of paperwork. As a funeral director, I used to joke that we were more like book -keepers. The paperwork is never ending, from floral arrangement orders to cemetery payments. There is so much to think of and who on earth can deal with such a thing when their hearts are breaking open inside and stress is taking over? Your funeral director is going to be of great help to you when you lose someone you love. They will take care of all the important arrangements from flower petals to the casket. They will assist you in choosing the perfect song and even the colour of your hearse. When someone dies, you call your funeral director.

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macabre, it truly is necessary to ensure all steps are taken and the terminally ill leave this world with dignity and all loved ones left behind can focus on what follows. Funerals are confronting enough for the grieving- lets come together and support the end of life movement by following some positive steps to ensure the ill can die tastefully. I do not know if Robin had a Health Proxy in place. I was not yet studying end of life care and all I knew was what happened once someone had died. However, when I visited her and saw the strain in her face, I truly believe that if she had a death midwife by her side, some weighty decisions could have been made with less stress. Robin was part of a young family- her husband died at only age 49. It’s no wonder she was not prepared for the shocking events that turned her world upside down last Christmas. Embrace your loved ones this New Years as so many are mourning the loss of theirs. I look forward to delving further on this journey with you in the 2018 and educating you a little more how end of life preparation can enrich your life today. Best wishes, Emma Jane

But did you know, before your loved one reaches the funeral home, you also have a professional you can turn to? Did you know that an End Of Life Doula can do all of these things for you, and more? One element crucial for a positive end of life experience is the Health Care Proxy. A Health Care Proxy is a legal document stating what you do and do not choose for end of life care and can appoint someone to speak for you if you are not able to speak for yourself. Many people assume this person needs to be a spouse, but sometimes they may feel uncomfortable giving these directions and simply can’t do it. A Health Care Proxy can involve anyone you trust and able to follow through with very emotional instructions. Health care providers, hospitals, doctors and others must follow your proxy’s instructions and decisions as this form dictates what must be done on your behalf. While this document may sound morbid or

Emma Jane is an experienced Funeral Service Provider and training to become your End Of Life Doula. Emma has worked at many Brisbane Funeral Homes as Funeral Director’s assistant, Conductor and Mortuary assistant. She keeps a blog Heels and Hearses and you can submit your questions and queries to emmajanewritesx@gmail.com

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By Barry Clark Bribie Island Historical Society

HOLIDAYS ON BRIBIE ISLAND 100 YEARS AGO…..SO DIFFERENT. LYNNE HOOPER & BARRY CLARK, BRIBIE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

n 1917 the GREAT WAR was still raging in Europe, the resident population of Bribie Island was less than 40 people, but thousands came here for weekends and holidays, especially at Christmas. People came for cheap and healthy holidays away from the city to enjoy the seaside, ocean surf beach and abundant wildlife. These were perhaps the most remarkable times for those who first enjoyed the basic holiday pleasures of the Island, when Woorim was the closest surf beach to Brisbane, there were no roads, no cars, life was simple and pleasures were very basic. Bribie was accessible only by ship and the Steamship Koopa left from the wharf near Brisbane’s Custom House at 2pm on Saturdays because many people worked Saturday mornings. Day trippers could leave Brisbane’s “Town Wharf” on Thursday and Sunday mornings, returning by 6pm.

party atmosphere on board as she had a large dining room, a confectionary and light refreshment stall, and a bar that sold alcoholic drinks. There was also a small orchestra on board for entertainment, many would have danced to the hit tunes of the day, and everyone joined in a sing along. Romance had a chance to bloom on the Promenade deck while mothers tried to keep youngsters from climbing up the deck rails or down in the engine room. While travelling, women and girls wore best clothes, gloves and stockings, while the

SS Koopa at Bongaree Jetty

rolled up shirt sleeves while fishing, but unfortunately women could only change to a house-dress, or if daring, some widelegged trousers. On arrival at Bribie the campers disembarked and set about erecting their tent in the area of what is now Brennan Park, or on the hill where the Library stands today. Tent poles were rented out and were piled ready and waiting near the jetty. Campers carried all their kit to a selected campsite to hastily erect their tent and set up camp before sunset.

Holiday Crowd at Bongaree Jetty

It was a 3 hour trip down the river and across the Bay via Redcliffe, and a return ticket cost 3 shillings (30 cents) for adults and 1 shilling and sixpence (15 cents) for children. It must have been exciting on Family at swings near Jetty board the large, beautifully appointed more fashionable wore impractical white steamship which could cruise at 16 knots muslin dresses with straw hats perched and carry over 1200 passengers. Flat on their heads. Men mostly wore trousers, bottomed, with a shallow draft, the Koopa shirts, hats, jackets and sometimes a skimmed over the many sandbanks in waistcoat as well. A more casual approach Moreton Bay, but it was often a rough to clothing was permissible on arrival ride in bad weather. There was always a with men wearing cut down trousers and

Family picnic Bongaree Jetty

Steamship arrivals were always exciting, and were greeted by the few boardinghouse proprietors waiting at the jetty, urging people to follow them to one of three places on the Island. They were all in Banya Street, so bags and luggage were

carried on the long sand track to either the Davies’ at “Glan-Y-Mor”, Charlie Barden’s at “Rose Villa” or Mr. Davis’ at “Carlton House”. These first few guesthouses were all in Banya street, but other accommodation could be had by renting one of the small private homes, or even just a room, or one of the dozen small wooden huts along the foreshore known as the “Twelve Apostles”. Steamship departures were equally exciting as everyone on the island walked down to the Jetty to wave goodbye when the whistle blew. Life was very simple 100 years ago when bush walking, catching fish and crabs, and picking beautiful wildflowers was what a Bribie holiday was all about. There was no mains water or power on the Island and campers had to collect their drinking water from the tanks near the Jetty that were topped up by the Koopa. One enterprising resident set up a boiling copper of water ready for those wanting to fill their teapots for a quick cuppa. If firewood was needed, there was always someone who had a stack to sell. At night carbide and kerosene lamps provided lighting for the houses and campers, though many a campsite relied only on their camp fire. The first store did not start up on the Island until 1918 so campers brought with them their basic needs and everyone caught

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keep housekeeping costs down. Many plenty of fish and crabs. Huge groper fish resourceful women washed and ironed were caught off the jetty and a big one guesthouse linen to contribute to their could easily feed a hundred people for income. Ladies who were camping in tents, a couple of meals. There was one public or even in the boarding houses, were kept place to eat on the Island at that time, the “Jetty Dining Room”, which served fish and oyster lunches and dinners, and they did a roaring trade with the daytrippers. Glan-YMor Guest House was renowned for its accommodation, fish dinners, and celebrated pea and ham soup, all of which ensured a loyal and regular customer base. Davies Glan-Y-Mor Boarding House A few canned goods and camping necessities could be bought at the small Jetty store and enterprising Bob Davies of Glan-Y-Mor did the rounds of the campers with his push cart filled with groceries, soaps, toothpaste and other basic items. He rang a bell as he wandered among Groper caught at Bongaree Jetty the hundreds of tent campers, and his cry was “Good Morning Lady, have you busy boiling brackish ‘well’ water to wash used Pears soap this morning?” clothes, dishes and kids, and preparing evening meals while fighting off the everAlthough the steamship trips brought present flies, sand-flies and mosquitos. The expensive essentials, the few permanent dung from roaming horses and cattle on Bribie residents needed to grow their own the island was collected to burn on open fruit, vegetables and raise chickens to fires as an insect deterrent.

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standards, and it is hard to imagine that families could spend a delightful few weeks on holiday here every year. Fishing was the standard pastime for both food and entertainment. Fish were so plentiful that you never knew what surprise would be on the end of the line. Near the Jetty a few row boats and motor boats could be hired by the day or week. There was no refrigeration for food or drinks and evenings were spent chatting around camp fires or a singalong if someone could play any kind of musical instrument. Surfing at the Ocean Beach at Woorim was a special treat, plus swimming in Pumicestone Passage, shooting wildlife, and weekend dances in the Pavilion.

Family at their Camp

Dining Room at Jetty of his special Bribie mutton joints. This was in fact goat meat, which would have been bought by those unlucky enough not to have caught enough fish, oysters or crabs for the days meal.

This is what people did for holiday entertainment 100 years ago in 1917 on Bribie, and it was not until the 1920’s that Bribie would be connected by telephone to the mainland, have its first Bowls and Tennis club, a general store, bakery, butcher, dairy and school.

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PACIFIC BAZA AVICEDA SUBCRISTATA

very now and again on Bribie Island I catch sight of the elusive Pacific Baza or Crested Hawk as it is sometimes known. Usually my attention is drawn by the loud chatter of Noisy Miners who object to Bazas coming into their territory. They are a breeding resident on the island but are not easily spotted as they are usually found high in the forest trees. Sometimes they will venture into urban areas or farmlands. Pacific Bazas are easily identifiable as they are not like any other bird. The crest on top of the head is a very distinguishable feature as no other raptors in Australia have this feature. They have large yellow eyes which are set back on the head, a long tail and distinctive banding across the breast. Their food consists of large insects, small reptiles, mice, baby birds, fruit and frogs. The very first Baza that I encountered was eating a frog on a high branch in a tree canopy. Most of their food is obtained in the upper foliage of high trees but they will also often catch insects on the wing. Pacific Bazas are normally solitary birds and usually only come together with their

mates during breeding season. From September to early January is the time for nesting providing the weather conditions are favourable. At this time the pair engages in aerial acrobatics, swooping, rolling and calling loudly in the air. The nest is built of sticks and is a quite frail. It is lined with twigs and fresh leaves. Both male and female share the nest building and the incubation of the 2-3 eggs which hatch in about 33 days. As the nestlings are growing the female does most of the nurturing and housework such as lining the nest with fresh eucalyptus leaves and cleaning out the rubbish. She stays close to the nest while the male hunts for food. She will often take the food from the male and tear it into small portions to feed to the chicks. The young leave the nest after about 32-35 days. Both parents will defend the nest against predators. Sometimes the nest is used again the following year. Pacific Bazas are also found in Malaysia, PNG, and the Solomon Islands. Their conservation status in Australia is secure.

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IT WAS STILL FUN 4yo Rohan, 2yo Meera

espite a large storm causing the cancellation of the Community Carols Concert at Sandstone Point early in December, the rides and other attractions at the event were a source of really great fun for the kids in the time before the storm hit. As well as camel rides for a small fee, there were many free rides including a trackless train, merry-go-round and chair-oplane available along with a climbing wall and of course the animal farm. As would be expected at an event such as this, there was a selection of food available including the Lions sausage sizzle and the Scouts’ hamburgers

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Organisers have hailed the event as a great success and have received many compliments from among the more than 1,500 who were there. Carols convenor Heather Dawber told me that after the storm hit at 6pm, the decision to cancel the concert was made for safety reasons. This would have been especially disappointing as for the first time, a stage had been hired from the Deception Bay Lions and erected by the Deception Bay SES.

for organising the Community Carols, Heather said that the two organisations are proud of being able to continue providing these totally free events to the local area each year. ‘A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes, both before Carols and on the day,’ said Heather. ‘Without all the community groups including the Sandstone Community Church, the Bribie Island Baptist Church and the Little Athletics Club, the event could not continue,’ she added.

Heather explained to me that the name had been changed this year from “Carols by Candlelight” to “Community Carols” in an effort to differentiate from other events in the area. She said that the Community Carols is an event that is run by the community for the community and any funds raised are used to assist local causes. ‘Planning is already underway for the 2018 Community Carols,’ Heather told me.

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YTD RADIO ROOM STATISTICS To 14th December 2017: 12,675 Calls, 3,664 vessels logged on, 206 Vessel Assists, 1,282 Sitreps, 99 Overdue vessels, 26 Vessel Tracking, 124 Securite Broadcasts, 1 Mayday, 1 PanPan. VHF calls 79%, - 27MHz calls 10% DECEMBER VESSEL ASSISTS: SUN 03/12 1108am – 4.6m Centre Console member motor problems, required tow from upper Ningi Creek to Bellara area. TUE 05/12 1204pm - 4.5m Tinny non-member out of fuel required tow from Near Spinnaker Sound to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

LtoR Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski presents a picture of the VMR Bribie’s Three Rescue Vessels to Paul and Erica Comiskey and Carla Comiskey.

TUE 06/12 2307pm – SAR Task from VKR to search for overdue 12.5m Ketch, searched Passage to Tangalooma. Logged off 0222am.

Bribie Island RSL was once again the scene for the 2017 VMRBI Xmas Party. Some 70 Members and Guests enjoyed the evening.

SUN 10/12 1201pm – 5.8m member, engine failure, required tow from Mission Point to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

Bribie Three at the Northern end of the rink. Bribie Three on display.

MON 11/12 0709am – 5.2m Sandgate member, motor problem required tow from Mission Point to Sandstone Point.

WED 13/12 1938pm – 5.4m member out of fuel, tow from Gallagher’s Point to Pacific Harbour. Bribie One and Bribie Two were also on display at the jetty during the morning.

THU 14/12 0459am – 12.5m ketch, above towed to Scarborough Harbour, rudder had been damaged.

VMRBI Crew Members Jon Price and Gary Beros manning the display on Friday morning 8th December.

THU 14/12 1527pm - 5.65m Half Cabin nonmember with motor problem, tow from Cape Moreton to Brisbane River.

VMRBI was given an opportunity to have a static display at this annual event. Sandstone Point Hotel owner, Paul Comiskey, was also present and was presented with a framed photo of our three rescue vessels in appreciation for his ongoing support to VMR Bribie Island.

The menu: Orange & cumin spiced roast pork & pomegranate glazed turkey breast with rosemary salted potatoes, steamed green beans, roasted red onion & spinach finished with pan gravy and crispy pork crackle. Italian meringue roulade filled with passionfruit coulis and sweet cream accompanied by passionfruit syrup and passionfruit ice cream. Commodore Nathan Gundry welcomed all, thanked our sponsors and particularly those active members, and the business community that generously supports our organisation.

TUE 12/12 0809am – 6m Half Cabin member, out of fuel tow from Dugong Court canal to

OYSTER FESTIVAL Sandstone Point Hotel 2nd December 2017 Freshly Shucked Oyster Bars | Seafood & Wine Stalls | Celebrity Chef Demonstrations | Kids Rides & Entertainment | Live Music & of course, exclusive to the Oyster Festival, The Pearl Bar | The Australian Oyster Opening Competition! The winner received flights and accommodation to the Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival 2017, automatic entry into the International Oyster Opening Competition and $1000 spending money!

Commodore Nathan Gundry and Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski present Life Member Robert Warman with a framed photo of the Three Rescue Vessels on his retirement from active duty. L to R: Allan Gough, Liz Radajewski, Bob Skinner, Robert Warman, Allan Tranter, Nathan Gundry and Ian Grimes.

VMRBI XMAS PARTY 6PM SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2017

SAT 09/12 2025pm – 11m Catamaran, member stuck on sand bank requires tow from Bongaree to mooring at Bongaree.

WED 13/12 2032pm – 12.5m Ketch non-member activated by VKR, aground at Bulwer, decided to wait for high tide in morning.

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From Left: Charles Guesdon, Liz Radajewski, Noel Justo, Graham Patrick and Peter McNamara.

FRI 08/12 1500pm – 7m Catamaran, member required tow from NW3 to Passage South of Bridge.

SUN 10/12 1446pm – 10m Mono Sail non-member broke mooring, tow and secure at White Patch.

Commodore Nathan Gundry with Andrew and his wife Julie who own the Spinnaker Sound Marina. The Marina ran a raffle on the day of their Christmas Party and raised over $2000 for VMRBI.

The Club is now one of the largest Bowls clubs in Queensland with over 400 bowling members together with 6270 social members. In 2007 Bribie Island Bowls Club was voted ‘Club of the Year’ by Bowls Queensland. This year VMRBI was asked to man a display at their Prestige Tournament Ladies Prestige Fours, Mens Prestige Pairs, and Mens Prestige Fours, with $28,000 for prizes. Needless to say, bowlers came from far and wide to compete.

WED 06/12 0632am – 4.5m Half Cabin nonmember fuel line broken, required tow from North of Bribie Bridge to Bellara ramp. WED 06/12 1653 pm – 5.3m Cuddy Cabin nonmember with engine problems, required tow from Mouth of Pumicestone Passage to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

many trips to the Island. The Club is now in its 86th year of operations. The original Clubhouse was purchased from The Moreton Bay Tug Company and floated from nearby Moreton Island on 44-gallon drums. The first bowling green was built of sand and ashes from the Koopa (the MS Koopa was a ferry used to transport passengers from Redcliffe to Bribie). The Club currently boasts 4 outdoor greens and a large modern Clubhouse, which was completely renovated in 2005.

Commodore Nathan Gundry welcomed each table to the Xmas Function.

Some of the kites flying above the festival. VMRBI’s Jon Brice and Gary Beros with Club Treasurer Kerry Muller and Tournament Referee Yolanta Ackroyd. Kerry is also a Member of the Executive Management Committee and said he “was looking forward to both supporting and working with us in the future.”

1st Xmas ham raffle winner Trevor Plant.

People starting to arrive and heading for the Pearl Bar. BRIBIE ISLAND BOWLS CLUB PRESTIGE TOURNAMENT Bribie Island Bowls Club was established in 1929 by members of the Windsor Bowls Club after their

Winner of the 2nd Xmas ham Heather Pearson.

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BRIBIE ISLAND Sandy Schumacher, Sheryl Traill, with Annie and Barry Carew (who leave the Island for Melbourne on Sunday).

Colleen and Lindsay Crompton

Allan and Gail Tranter with Cecilia Wilson.

Wendy and Ces Luscombe.

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Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski, Busyfingers Treasurer Derek Rawle, Santa and Sandra Tommy.

Aaron, Santa, Peter and Liz. David and Joan Nicholls. The band for the evening.

VMR Secretary Noel Wendt and wife Lynette. Ray and Helen Gibbs.

SANTA VISITS BUSYFINGERS Thursday 14th December 2017 Santa a.k.a. Peter McNamara and Santa’s Little Helper a.k.a. Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski visited our Major Sponsor Busyfingers Fundraisers in Cotterill Avenue Bongaree at 10am, accompanied with a bag and box load of goodies for the volunteers of our wonderful sponsor.

John and Linda Burdinat.

Santa with Sonya and Liz. PACIFIC HARBOUR XMAS LIGHTS & BOAT PARADE Saturday 23rd December 2017 An evening procession of decorated boats will make their way through the Pacific Harbour canals on Saturday 23rd December 2017. The parade will gather around the main canal adjacent to the Pacific Harbour Marina at 6.30pm for 7.10pm start. The parade will start travelling the North Point side first before going under Sunderland road bridge. See VMR Bribie facebook page for map. Of course, Santa and his helpers from VMR Bribie will again travel the canals between 1.30pm and 5.00pm to hand out lollies to the waiting children. Remember to listen for the bell.

Bob Skinner, Nathan Gundry, Ray and Helen Gibbs. Eric and Lorna Holliday.

Santa with his goodies.

Left: Right: Jim and Karen Llewellyn.

Val and John Hammond with their daughter.

Santa’s little helper.

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Annie Simpson “dying of thirst”, watched by Karen Llewellyn and Steve Simpson

• vessel & contact details recorded in our database in case of emergency;

Keith and Nola Reithmuller. Santa with the girls in the sorting room.

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Graham Patrick “pretending” to drink water!

Geoff and Lyn Boucaut.

Santa surprised the girls in the “smoko tent” out the back.

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MAD POETS SOCIETY A MYSTERY SOLVED EARLY MORNING WALK

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Early morning the clouds are low The winds been blowing over the blow The white caps are coming the riders are chuffed This sunshine and water and I can’t get enough

Rain on the rooftop Wind in the trees, What a beautiful sound Rustling of leaves.

Moreton Bay has been blowing for weeks But today all is calmer then you might think I am walking under the Banksia Trees Woorim shore and the breeze

The sound of the surf As it breaks on the sand, Hooting of owls Over the land.

Written by Sharmayne Kurtz

The screeching of the black cockatoos Is kind of hard to ignore They are big and black with massive wings Bright yellow colours on their tail wings High up in the trees having a feast On the Banksia nut which is kind of a treat One swoops down over my head I can see its belly eyes and head How majestic these birds are Powerful and wordily flying on their journey I turn on the track and head for the beach They follow me in flight above my feet The sand is soft and damp like a sponge Just enough rain but I hope there is more to come The bush has been revived from that long dry spell The wild bush flowers create a knell I walk over the sand dunes facing Moreton Isle So majestic as the freight ships glide by The dog people are out for their early morning walk Everyone is happy on this piece of Mother Earth I make my way back to the creek by the sea The old rickety bridge amongst the reeds The little creek with tadpoles and sand A great place for kids to expand For being creative and making a hut Finding treasure or that special cup Making sand castles finding worms Collecting shells as the tide turns We enter the water it is crystal clear The waves are rough and the jellyfish are near The water is cool it takes your breath

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Walking along the beach Leaving footprints behind, Waves washing over Nothing left to remind Of what had transpired, Or what had taken place, Just an empty feeling Of a lost embrace. Time will heal memories Of love shared between Fading into the past Of what might have been.

ONE STEP AT A TIME Written by Hazel King

Deep in thought I sat, Musing ‘neath the trees, Traffic rushing by, Leaves blowing in the breeze. Birds flying by All colours of rainbow bright, But I couldn’t take it in Pondering on my sorry plight. Then I saw a man In a wheelchair close to me, He was a paraplegic Couldn’t walk or run you see. Another passed me by A white cane in his hand, At last I began to see At last I began to understand That others had bigger problems Which they all dealt with somehow, It began to change my thinking Took the worried look from off my brow.

You dive right in to this treasure chest It is soothing rewarding and you just want to stay Just you and the water and Moreton Bay

I learned something that day As I sat beneath that tree, That others have more to deal with Than poor, sorrowful little me!

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So now I take it easy And I am doing fine, By keeping things in perspective And taking one step at a time.

Written by Hazel King

Coolness in the rainforest Treading softly on leafy debris, Silence falling softly, Birds in the trees. Quietness gently folding Arms of love around Birds trilling lyrical songs, Nature does abound. Tall leafy ferns, Sandy covered tracks Trees stretching skywards, Some burned out and black. Enter into this haven, Your troubles there release Let the quiet invade your spirit And there find perfect peace.

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mystery that has been described as one of the most puzzling in Australian military history was finally solved last month when the wreck of the Australian Navy’s first submarine, HMAS AE1, was discovered near the Duke of York Islands at a depth of over 300 metres. The discovery was made on December 20th by the survey ship Fugro Equator on an expedition funded by the Commonwealth Government and the Silentworld Foundation with assistance from the Submarine Institute of Australia and the Australian Maritime Museum. The exact position of the wreck has not yet been revealed and a government spokesperson has said that the wreck will be treated as a war grave. Prior to last month’s discovery, there have been multiple attempts to find the AE1 and several factors have been identified as possible reasons why the previous searches have been unsuccessful. The volcanic nature of the region has resulted in a rugged and variable underwater topography which produces a high frequency of wreck-like acoustic anomalies and a large part of the area is deep water which limits the types of location techniques that are able to be used. This has been further complicated due to the disposal of a number of other ships after World War II which left many shipwrecks in the area. The HMAS AE1 (first known as simply AE1) was built in England and launched on May 22nd, 1913. She was commissioned into

the RAN on February 28th, 1914 and, along with sister vessel AE2, arrived in Sydney from England on 24th May in the same year. Her officers were all Royal Navy personnel whilst the compliment of ratings was made up of sailors from both the RN and the RAN. Under the command of Lieutenant Commander Thomas Besant, the AE1 was sent as part of the Australian Naval and Military Task Force on a mission to capture German New Guinea at the outbreak of World War 1. And she played a role in the operations that led to the occupation of the German territory and the eventual surrender of Rabaul on September 13th, 1914. The very next day, AE1 departed Blanche Bay in Rabaul to patrol off Cape Gazelle along with HMAS Parramatta and never returned, No trace of the submarine was found and she was listed as being lost with all hands. Her disappearance was Australia’s first major loss of World War 1. A stained glass window commemorating the loss of the AE1 and also the AE2 was added to the Naval Chapel at Garden Island in 1933 and in September 2015, a floating sculpture to commemorate AE 1 was unveiled outside the Australian National Maritime Museum. In 2008, a memorial plaque at the Tasmanian Seafarer’s Memorial in Triabunna on the East coast of Tasmania was also dedicated to HMAS AE1. Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne said that efforts are being made to contact the descendants of the AE1’s thirty five crew members. ‘This was the first loss for the RAN and the first Allied submarine loss in World War 1,’ said the minister. ‘It was a significant tragedy that was felt by both our nation and our allies,’ she said.

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any years ago, more than I care to remember I started my work in the wine industry with a large co-operative from The Barossa called Kaiser Stuhl which literally translates to Emperors Throne or Seat. The days before being purchased by Penfolds were fun because we had a range of very popular consumer friendly products that were household names such as Summer Wine, Gold Medal Rose and Black Forest Moselle. They also made a wonderful range of award winning premium wines from individual wineries within the Co-op which were labelled as The Ribbon Range and comprised of a Green Ribbon Riesling, a Purple Ribbon Auslese, a Gold Ribbon Spaetlese, a Red Ribbon Shiraz and a Black Ribbon Shiraz. Many of the wineries had Germanic origins hence the name of the winery and some of the styles the wines were made to, they also had the distinction of supplying their sparkling wine known in those days as Kaiser Stuhl Brut Champagne and their Silver Jubilee Port for the visit of The Queen to The Barossa during the year of her Silver Jubilee. Summer Wine was the star of the portfolio with huge volumes bought by the wine drinkers of day, but The Kaiser Stuhl Gold Medal Rose actually outsold Mateus Rose and we were the only country worldwide where this was the case.

The name Gold Medal Rose came about when the wine was submitted to an obscure wine show in Ljubijana Yugoslavia and won a gold medal, and together with another couple of gold’s in Montpellier they branded the wine with the words Gold Medal. They also had a talented young winemaker they had brought over from Europe on a three year deal to make Cheri and Pineapple Pearl and his name was Wolf Blass! Kaiser Stuhl had a magnificent winery in the shape of a Chateau but right next door was the mighty Penfolds and in early 1982 they took over Kaiser Stuhl, knocked down the fence and The Chateau became Penfolds home in The Barossa. In the 1990’s Kaiser Stuhl was confined to history when the brands were scrapped but we had lots of fun in those early days. A good time to visit The Barossa is in April when the Barossa Wine Vintage festival is on, from memory I think it is held every two years so the next one is in 2019 but the festival goes on for five days cumulating in a huge tasting at the showgrounds. I am very impressed with the professional presentation put forward by Woolworths and their Dan Murphy operation. Last weekend when I bought the wines for the next Beefsteak and Burgundy Club dinner which was held at Pacific Harbour on Friday

This is from a United States Senator, J.A. McDougal, who proclaimed in The Senate in 1861 “I believe in women, wine, whiskey and war” Sounds like a Trump tweet! Has nothing changed? Women now make up many of our finest winemakers and this year Sarah Crowe took out the award for the making the best Australian red this year Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1. But they weren’t always held in high regard and a number of years ago a group of “ladies who taste” rocked the London wine establishment and took over many plum jobs. Sportswriter, bon viveur, and obvious chauvinist Neville Cardus wrote: “I have come to think that wine is better suited by the company of a pretty woman, alone with oneself, than by any man, unless he has the wit of, say, Sir Thomas Beecham (though frankly vintage wines are rather wasted on women who, generally, are as satisfied with the outpourings of a restaurant carafe)”

15th of December (this doesn’t sound right but it is) they actually had an employee who was there purely to look after their premium wine section and he actually offered advice on several of the wines. Then several days later an email arrived from Dan Murphy’s with tasting notes on the wines and serving suggestions, I recommend anyone interested buying premium wines to join The Dan Murphy Wine Club which not only sends regular offers both through the stores but also free home delivery from time to time. I think Coles should look very closely and get their First Choice operation up to speed rather than just concentrate on competing on price. The only issue I have with Dan Murphy’s is a habit of mixing the vintages up on the shelves, I have been caught out when buying a quantity for a dinner and returned home found several different vintages and have had to return to the store to get the right wines, I do now check every bottle but beware of this especially if you want the latest vintage of a white wine and find one of your purchases is three or four years old. The wines for the dinner held at Pacific Harbour were The Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne, a wine that is now the largest selling Champagne in France and number three globally. This wine is made from grapes sourced from a large number of independent wineries acting as a cooperative. The white wines were the Devils Lair 2017 Chardonnay

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from Margaret River in Western Australia an area known throughout the world for producing high quality Chardonnay grapes. The other white wine was the Cloudy Bay 2017 Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand a wine which for many years has been the benchmark of this style of wine from over there and which nearly always becomes unavailable before the next vintage is released. The two reds are the excellent Jacobs Creek Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon a wine I have commented on many times and The Penfolds 2012 Bin 28 Kalimna Dry Red Shiraz. This highly regarded wine was first released in 1959 made with grapes from The Kalimna vineyard. The vineyard is situated in The Barossa Valley and was planted in the 1880’s and thought to contain the oldest producing Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world. Nowadays the grapes for The Bin 28 are sourced from a variety of vineyards including Kalimna and others within the companies many premium grape growing regions and the style remains consistent and the quality high. To finish is a 2011 De Bortoli Botrytis Semillon and a full report will be made in the next issue of The Bribie Islander. I hope you all had a great Christmas and the New Year is full of outstanding wines.

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By Neil Wilson

WILLIAM PEACOCK OAM

A family visit

Totally paralysed from the neck down, he was transferred to the Frankston Orthopaedic Hospital where, for the next seven years, a tremendous amount of persistent effort and determination resulted in him being able to walk with the assistance of callipers. During his time in the hospital, Bill commenced his schooling with the Victorian Correspondence school and he told me that his aunty in Melbourne was invaluable as his tutor.

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f I can leave behind something that will improve the lives of everyone, then I have done what I was put here to do.’ This belief as well as his totally selfless nature is what motivates Spinal Life’s Bribie Island Network Facilitator Bill Peacock in his ongoing advocacy work for polio survivors and all others with a disability. Born on December 1945 in the Victorian town of Cobram, Bill Peacock lived with his mum and dad in Tocumwal until, at the age

After being away from his home for seven years Bill was allowed to go back there for about five months of each year and he told me that during his time in the hospital, he constantly missed the family environment. ‘I felt a great sense of isolation from my family in that seven years so I was really excited to return home,’ said Bill. ‘When I left home at the age of four, I had one brother but when I came back, I had all these other siblings and I found it horrendous and frightening,’ he explained. of four years and six months, his future was changed forever when he was struck down with polio. He was admitted to the Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital in Melbourne where he spent the first eight weeks in an iron lung which was necessary to enable him to breathe. Bill told me that by the end of the seventh week in the iron lung, he was able to breathe by himself and his final week in the device was more or less just as a precaution.

At the age of fourteen, Bill again entered rehabilitation for three years and at the end of that time, with the aid of the callipers, his degree of mobility was quite reasonable. Following the advice of those who claimed to know, Bill put aside his desire to study law as the opinion was that someone with his medical condition should work in a job that kept them as active as possible. Regrettably, these ideas were proven very incorrect by the 1980’s when

it was discovered that the most suitable profession would have been one such as law which involved many hours sitting at a desk. Keen to enter the work force, Bill took up hairdressing and worked in that field for quite some time before advancing his skills to become a make-up and special effects artist in the film, theatre and television industries. He was obviously earned the praise and respect of others in this field and for a number of years, he was President of the Australian Hair and Beauty Industry Association. He related to me about the time that he received a phone call in 1996 to advise him that he had been awarded the Order of Australia Medal. ‘When they rang, I thought that it was just one of my friends having a joke with me,’ said Bill. ‘They called back and immediately said, “Mr Peacock please don’t hang up, this is not a joke” and they went on to tell me that I had received the award for my contribution to the hair and beauty industry and training,’ he added. Bill said that he has also been admitted into the Fellowship of Master Hairdressers. Bill’s skills in the make-up and special effects led him to London where he spent time working in a variety of places including the BBC. He then headed to the United States and went to work for Universal Studios, mainly in make-up and special effects. He told me that when there, his first

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boss was John Peters who was the partner of Barbara Streisand at the time and he worked with Ms Streisand on several occasions. Upon returning to Australia, Bill became involved with the theatre industry, training and working with performers and then worked with channels Nine, Seven and Two until his body started to decline. Now in his late forties, he then opened the first officially recognised hair and make-up training facility in Australia on the Gold Coast where the film industry was quite alive at that time. As seems to be the case with every venture that this very committed and skilled man has undertaken, the facility built up a very positive reputation and, after being given a Government grant, the school was re-located to Adelaide. The training school went from strength to strength and, as one would expect when they are being trained by someone so qualified, the students became very well known and sought after. ‘Some of those students are still working in the industry now,’ said Bill. ‘You leave a little of yourself behind in everything you do,’ he said proudly.

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Bill spent eight weeks in an iron lung like these

After eleven years in Adelaide, a major collapse resulted in bill moving to live in Melbourne with his cousin before finally relocating to his own dwelling in the suburb of Essendon. During his time in the Victorian capital, he gave lectures at the University of Victoria. It was only after suffering another collapse that, on receiving advice that the temperature variances were detrimental to his health and it would be best for him if he moved as far North as possible, he moved to Bribie Island in 2005. ‘We came here for a look and I absolutely loved the place,’ Bill told me. ‘It wasn’t as far North as they wanted me to go but, like a lot of people who visit here, I just didn’t want to go anywhere else,’ he explained. (I know what you mean Bill!) Not being one to sit around with nothing to do and being a qualified marriage celebrant, Bill kept busy working as a celebrant until May 2016 when he was thrown from his wheelchair while travelling on a bus from Caboolture to Bribie Island. ‘My chair was locked in place correctly and, as the bus negotiated a roundabout rather quickly, I was thrown from the wheelchair which then landed on top of me. I ended

up with a fractured spine and had to spend the next ten weeks in bed,’ said Bill. ‘The results of that accident are that my mobility has been seriously affected and this has prevented me from working as a celebrant,’ Bill said sadly. Always a man who believes in standing up for those who need support, as well as taking on the role of local member group facilitator for Spinal Life Australia, Bill has also founded the Bribie Island Post Polio Support Group and along with working with organisations such as Rotary and their End Polio Now campaign, he is constantly advocating for necessary improvements that need to be made in the local area to make it totally friendly for people with disabilities. He told me that another very important area is the need for medical professionals to be fully aware of the issues regarding post polio syndrome and the necessity for a different approach when treating any one who is suffering from the ongoing effects of the disease. He said that the post polio support group provides a friendly environment where people can talk to others who understand what their issues are.

Bill explained about some of the issues that need to be addressed locally for people with disabilities. ‘Bribie Island is already a very accessible place for people with disabilities and with the many kilometres of footpaths as well as the ease of entry to many businesses, I find it easy to get around the place in my wheelchair to go to doctors and so on without the need for transport. I am concerned about bringing in proper fitted restraints on all busses so that people in wheelchairs and with babies in prams are able to travel safely,’ Bill said. ‘The long distance coaches have them fitted so I think that it should be the case with all public transport,’ he offered. As this extraordinary man has pointed out, awareness and education about the issues faced by people with disabilities is so very important and it is also important that these people have a voice that will be heard by the regulatory organisations who have the ability to make the necessary changes happen. With what can only be described as the absolutely tireless efforts of advocates such as Bill Peacock OAM, people with disabilities are in the best hands possible, both locally and Australia wide.

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HELLY’S CELEBRITIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD PAUL GETTY AT HOME IN SUTTON PLACE for Playboy, Getty explains, “I am still actively involved in the company because I like to be active and have responsibility. All my interests are now concentrated in the North Sea. I have postponed my retirement again until a more suitable opportunity presents itself.”

But no such opportunity does, and it is the last time I enjoy Getty’s company. Shortly afterwards, just 6 months before his 84th birthday on June the 6th 1976 the world loses this extraordinary man to heart failure. But let’s start at the beginning: I first meet this billionaire shrouded in an aura of mystery 5 years earlier on a photo shoot of Sutton Place. Starting quite humbly, Getty made his first million at 24. And speaking fluent Arabic catapulted him to unparalleled success with the oil sheiks. I am totally astonished to find a tattered, open box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes on Getty’s bedside cabinet, when we photograph his bedroom. So Getty is like the rest of us!! Back to reality and no longer intimidated by his image, we get on well from the very beginning.

Helly Kemp 1975. The rafters ring with an incredible noise. The poker-faced Sultan of Guildford’s Sutton Place is laughing – actually laughing! My casual comment that if I were his age – 83 – I wouldn’t let myself in for another interview, creases up that long bloodhound’s face into first, a smile, then a chuckle and culminates into a full-scale roar. Such a cheerful sound from this serious man is something I had never heard before. Paul Getty, named by the Guinness Book of Records, the richest man in the world, found being 82 such a burden, 81 positively traumatic and now sees the funny side of it all at 83. And what’s more, when I saw him 18 months ago, his face was white and peeling. Now it has a healthy flush. After 5 marriages, 5 divorces and 5 sons, the California born oil magnate tells me, “I have no problem with girls and am still dead keen on dancing, especially the Viennese Waltz.” He also still uses his pools regularly. “It keeps me fit.” After publishing six books and writing

A glance around the reception room confirms this is a family man. Relics of his marriages, photographs of grandchildren, pictures of his favourite Alsatians, Prince and Rebel and a photo of Getty and the Queen Mother, all jostle for position. He discusses things freely with me, admits he doesn’t have the best personality and wishes it were better, wishes he had travelled, read and written more. He seems to like me, giving me open access to visit any time I like, and so I do. It’s at those times that Getty likes to send me up the road to get something from the local shop. His secretary reminds me, “Don’t forget to bring back plenty of coins. You know how he loves jingling them in his pocket.” Many tragedies including the five failed marriages, the death of little son, Tim and of his favourite son, George, the kidnapping and disfiguring of his grandson and family drug problems have all left their mark, especially when he speaks about the closeness to George, his pride and joy. Getty’s voice becomes choked. He stops abruptly as do I, being too close to some inner sanctum.

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When I ask Getty what the biggest mistake in his life was, he looks sad for a moment. His temporary silence tells me it is the human mistakes that hurt him most.

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“I’ve made so many mistakes in my life. I couldn’t single one out. When I was young I used to feel that I would have a great store of wisdom at 50. But at 50 I didn’t find it. And at 83 I haven’t found it either.” We burst out laughing. “Well, I’d like to think that my advice was treasured by some. But I’ve always been very modest about that.” After living 25 years in this 16th century Tudor estate just 35 miles from London, Getty still loves his U-shaped mansion, “because it’s comfortable and there aren’t too many rooms, only about 30-40.” I casually suggest that there are actually 72! Although he believes “the best office is in the back seat of my car,” and will keep his Cadillac without extras for 100,000 km instead of changing models every year, Sutton Place has for decades been the business centre of his empire as well as his home. Here, as one of Britain’s leading collectors, he displays his great art collection and antiquities (which he will bequeath to his L. A. Museum) and entertains his many British, international and Arabian friends, including rulers of Middle Eastern countries. Do they bring special gifts? I never find out. But one day I arrive, when a gigantic cage housing a fully sized lion, stands in the drive, while a tiny lapdog dashes in and out of the cage bars without the lion taking any notice. This audacious little creature belongs to film star, Zsa Zsa Gabor, visiting that day. Getty has never counted his paintings and has no idea how much his art treasures have appreciated over the years. It makes me smile affectionately to see how he adores being engulfed by their presence rather than by their

His reputation for being a miser started when he installed pay phones at Sutton Place and I never blamed him for that, as thousands of pounds were charged to him by staff, friends, guests, workmen, day visitors and every Tom, Dick and Harry, to contact friends at the other side of the world. Though frugal and careful with money, Getty is no miser. He is the anonymous philanthropist, donating millions to charities, giving orphanage parties, and opening his house to the public for appeals like the Red Cross, raising funds for homes and services for the elderly and handicapped. Getty agrees with my tentative suggestion that somehow human beings come and go in his life and only money remains constant. “Yes I hate that, and that I’m known as a rich person. I don’t think my money has brought happiness to my family. It has hurt rather than helped them. Sometimes I think there are great advantages in poverty. Poor people don’t get kidnapped. “Most things can’t be bought. Money can’t buy good health, happiness, affection, peace of mind, good digestion or long life. In fact, money can be an obstacle in getting many of these things.” As a pensive Getty walks quietly to the door, he turns around three times, waving me goodbye. 42 years later, this last, affectionate image remains in my memory as sharply as if it were yesterday.

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(P.S. If any Bribie Islanders wish to INSPECT OUR ROBOTIC MASSAGE SYSTEM, they are most welcome to pop down to Melia Street and take a peek.) This feature is supplied to the Bribie Islander for Australian Serial Rights for one publication only for the January 2018 issue.

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hieves scored when they took the fullsize soccer goals from the Bribie Island Soccer Club grounds in First Avenue. At the end of the 2017 season, the club stored the goals at the back of our change rooms to undertake field maintenance and someone has just come in and taken them. We know this is deliberate because it

takes two people to move each goal, Chris Knight, Vice President said. If anyone in the community has any information we are urging you to go to the Police. Chris said, It’s a disappointing start to 2018 as we needs the goals to start the season in March. This will set the club back financially.

Right now our Treasurer is working out how to raise the $3,000 needed to replace them. Unfortunately there aren’t many grants available at this time of year. The club is hoping the Bribie community and our supporters will get behind us and donate the much needed funds.

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lead to significant emotional damage, life-threatening health problems, and even suicide. But treatment can help you get better. Contact a grief counsellor or professional therapist if you: 1. Feel like life isn’t worth living 2. Wish you had died with your loved one 3. Blame yourself for the loss or for failing to prevent it 4. Feel numb and disconnected from others for more than a few weeks 5. Are having difficulty trusting others since your loss 6. Are unable to perform your normal daily activities The difference between grief and depression Distinguishing between grief and clinical depression isn’t always easy as they share many symptoms, but there are ways to tell the difference. Remember, grief can be a roller coaster. It involves a wide variety

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DECEMBER CRIME REPORT As summer has arrived, we would like to remind residents of the importance of securing their homes. With the temperature starting to rise, it’s tempting for residents to leave unsecured doors and windows open to keep cool but this can invite burglars into homes.

We have recently seen an increase in the number of break and enters where offenders have gained access to homes through doors and windows that have been left open. Offenders usually act on easy or tempting opportunities, such as an open window or door, especially when it is evident that no-one is home, or the risk of being caught is low. One of the easiest forms of security is simply to lock all windows and doors. You should also consider installing security screens, grills and shutters which allow both ventilation and security. This is important to do even when residents are at home. Offenders often enter through unlocked doors while people are at home or in their backyard, stealing car keys and wallets that have been left in plain view, near entrances. Residents going away during the Christmas holidays should make their home looked lived-in. Consider using an electronic timer to operate selected lights and radios in the house, have your mail held, redirected or collected by a friend and ask a neighbour to put rubbish bins out at the usual collection time. Homes with unsecured windows or doors left open, curtains closed during the day, or mail left to accumulate in the letter box are more likely to attract a potential offender. Most offenders are usually looking for cash or small valuable items such as jewellery, DVD players, mobile phones, laptops, MP3 players and other electrical items that can be quickly sold for cash. Residents should also mark all of their property as this helps deter theft, provides proof of ownership and helps police identify and return stolen property to its rightful owner. For more information about property security, go to: www.police.qld.gov.au and follow the links to crime prevention. For non-urgent matters call Policelink on 131

444 or call Crime Stoppers 24 hours a day on 1800 333 000. Weekly Round-up Bribie Island Police have been very busy during the past month with a large increase in incidents relating to mental health. Most of these incidents were referred to the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) with a few persons being transported to the Caboolture Hospital pursuant to an Emergency Examination Authority. If you have any concerns about any person, please contact the QAS in the first instance, and if the matter is an emergency involving danger to any person, please do not hesitate to call ‘000’. Police have attended instances of domestic Violence in the previous weeks, with some of those being breaches of existing Domestic Violence Protection Orders. Bribie Island Police have also been very busy serving or attempting to serve on persons, court documents relating to domestic violence.

As outlined above we have also seen a rise in thefts from insecure houses, with thieves entering unlocked, open houses and quickly stealing items of value before leaving undetected. Please be mindful of your properties and belongings and remember to always keep your premises secure. Several people were arrested and charged in the past month with a range of offences including: A 42-year-old Caboolture man was fined for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Ningi. A 41-year-old Ningi man was charged with driving whilst unlicensed at Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 11. A 52-year-old Burpengary man was charged with public nuisance and obstructing police at a Sandstone Point licensed premises. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 21-year-old Burpengary man was also fined for disorderly behaviour at a Sandstone Point licensed premises. A 19-year-old Bongaree man was charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 21-year-old Banksia Beach man was

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charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .08%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 52-year-old Ningi man was fined for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Ningi. A 37-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and other drug charges at Banksia Beach He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 21-year-old Northgate man was charged with drink driving at Sandstone Point after returning an alleged reading of .048%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 17-year-old Caboolture youth was dealt with under the Youth Justices Act after being apprehended for consuming liquor in public, driving a defective motor vehicle and driving whilst unaccompanied, plus other traffic charges at Woorim. An 18-year-old Caboolture man was charged with consuming liquor in a public place at Woorim. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 72-year-old Bongaree woman was charged with driving whilst disqualified and in an unregistered vehicle at Bongaree. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 11. A 51-year-old Woorim man was charged with trespassing at Woorim. He was further charged with public nuisance and consuming liquA 27-year-old Caboolture woman was apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and for possessing utensils for the use with dangerous drugs. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18, 2018. A 35-year-old Woorim woman was charged with serious assault of a police officer, commit public nuisance and obstruct police from an incident that occurred in Woorim. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18, 2018. A 50-year-old Bongaree man was apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs, possessing utensils for the use with dangerous drugs and also for driving a motor vehicle whist under the influence of liquor. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18, 2018. A 23-year-old Burpengary man was charged with public urination and failing to leave a licensed premises at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 25, 2018. A 24-year-old Woorim man was charged with unlicensed driving (SPER suspended) at Woorim. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 11, 2018 A 56-year-old woman from Bongaree was charged with producing dangerous drugs and possessing drug utensils. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18, 2018.or in public at BankA 33-year-old Banksia Beach man was arrested on a warrant to arrest in relation to Supplying Dangerous Drugs. He will appear at Caboolture

Magistrates Court on January 9. A 35-year-old Woorim man was located and charged with Drink Driving in Woorim. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18. A 25-year-old Morayfield man was located driving without a licence in Sandstone Point. He was diverted from attending Court, being issued an infringement notice. A 17-year-old Bongaree male was located and charged with Dangerous Driving following an incident on Sunderland Drive Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18. A 39-year-old Ningi woman was located and charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle, and with unlicensed driving (repeat offender) at Ningi. Her vehicle was immobilised for seven days and she will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 2, 2018. A 54-year-old Bongaree woman was located and charged with Unlicensed Driving (SPER suspended) at Bongaree. Her vehicle was immobilised for 90 days and she will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18. A 12-year-old Bellara child has been charged with Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm and also with Common Assault following an incident in Bongaree. This child will appear at the Caboolture Children’s Court.

A 21-year-old Banksia Beach man was located and charged with Drink Driving in Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 18, 2018. A 20-year-old Bracalba man was located committing a public nuisance at Sandstone Point. He was diverted from attending Court, being issued an infringement notice. A 20-year-old Mango Hill man was located and charged with Contravening a Police Direction and also with Assaulting/Obstructing a Police officer following an incident in Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 9. A 20-year-old Kurwongbah woman was located and charged with Unlicensed driving in Woorim. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on January 25. A 32-year-old Oxenford man was located and charged with Drink Driving in Woorim. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on December 21. A 34-year-old Ormeau man was located committing a public nuisance at Woorim. He was diverted from attending Court, being issued an infringement notice. If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day. You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

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all in a safe and friendly environment,’ said Pastor Ray. ‘It is a Christian based event and staffed by a team of committed volunteers who travel from all over SouthEast Queensland and as far away as Rockhampton. There are a few who have been coming to the Beach Mission for more than twenty years,’ he added.

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n keeping with a tradition that goes back to just after World War Two, the Bribie Island Beach Mission will once again be held in Brennan Park at Bongaree from January 7th through to January 12th and Bribie Baptist Church Pastor Ray Airosa told me that during the six days, there will be plenty of sand, sea, sun and fun for all those who come along.

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The 2018 Bribie Island Beach Mission commences on Sunday 7th January and will be from 4pm until 6pm with a free BBQ. From Monday until Thursday, the times will be 8.45am to 11.30am and 2pm until 4pm. On Friday, the morning times are 8.45 to 11.30 and 5pm to 7pm including a BBQ. (Gold coin donation)

The Beach Mission is open to children from five to twelve years of age and provides a range of activities including singing, drama and water games. ‘As well as the morning and afternoon programs, we provide food, craft activities and lesson times,

Although the venue has changed a couple of times over the years, it become well known in many areas and the Pastor said that he knows of some people who come to Bribie Island for holidays just so

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s most local fisherman and crabbers are aware, the tidal influence and the current throughout the passage can be incredibly strong. Especially around the full and new moons. On most trips up the passage or heading around the southern end of the island, you will literally see crab pot floats that look like they have been there for ever. They are covered in algae and barnacles, and there is sometimes dozens and dozens of them. They drift up and down the passage until they end up getting hooked up on underwater ledges, reefs or get sunk under the numerous sandbanks through out. I've had 1m plus 12mm pro pots drift on me. So you can imagine what happens when people drop small regular standard style crab pots out. They might drop them when the tide isn't that strong, leave them for the day or night come back and there gone. Most people immediately think they have been stolen. Maybe on some occasions they may have

been stolen, but more than likely they have drifted sometimes kilometres from where they were set. Using good quality pro style pots with extra rope, double floats and even crimping lead weights around the rings should solve this problem. Always make sure you allow for the tidal change also, as sometimes the tide can come up or drop 2.5m in height. Using mesh bait bags will also ensure the crabs don't eat and pull the bait off a standard stainless bait hook. I usually use mullet or fish frames cut up and put inside the mesh bait bags then I use a stainless steel bait clip to attach it firmly to the bottom of the pot. Using all these methods should see better catches of crab. Its amazing what difference a good quality pot will make. The water temperature has risen quite a bit over the last month which has seen the hard warm northern currents push plenty of wahoo, marlin, tuna and Spanish mackerel

along the coastline. Trolling skirts, swim baits and live baits getting the most fish. Hutchinson's shoal is quite a large reef structure with plenty of large rock and coral bombies, caves and deep water drop offâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The reef itself supports a massive number and variety of species. The bait fish schools found around the reef can be phenomenal. The 100m line is in close proximity of the shoal. So when there's a swell running it can stand up on top of the 10 to 12m shallow section of the shoal. Always monitor swell and weather conditions to avoid any dramas. Trolling across the current and heading out straight east will see you cover more ground and hopefully more fish. Find the bait or a section of warmer water and then concentrate your efforts around that area. Once again moon phases play a pretty big part on how the fish bite. Using teasers and towing shiny objects a couple of meters back in the wash can improve your catches also.

The spotty and school mackerel have been pretty widespread with the beacons, Moreton bay and up along Woorim beach generally a good spot to start looking. The mack and long tail tuna will be feeding around the same area. Keep an eye out for diving birds and any fish chopping the surface. Metal slugs, plastics, unweighted pillies or poppers should do the trick. It really depends on the size and colour of the bait they are feeding on, as to what size and colour lures to use. Some days they are finicky as hell and wont hit anything, other times they will just about eat anything. Always try to approach a feeding school up wind from them and try to drift into the feeding school. Sometimes this becomes tricky as they really travel quite quickly when they are feeding. Still some great estuary cod and mixed reefies coming from in the bay. Also the Cape Moreton reefs holding some great reef fish and pelagic. There has been some monster

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Watching the storm fronts coming across the bay

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yellow tail kings hanging around the same areas. The artificial and wrecks providing plenty of great jigging at the moment with ajs, kingies, tuna and mackerel getting caught. Few GT's starting to show up around the shoals as well, popping the go for the GT's. In the passage we have seen quite a bit of fresh water runoff, which has really seen some good catches being caught after the run off has subsided. Grunter, bream, whiting, flatties, moses perch, grass sweetlip, cod, squire, jew and jacks all being taken. The sand crabs have been thick in the passage with pretty much

anywhere holding sand crabs. The muddies have been quite slow, but if you know where to go there will be some great size crabs getting flushed out by the recent rain. The prawns have increased in size over the last month and its nearly about time to start looking for these tasty guys in the passage and creeks. Well nearly at the end of another year, which means holidays and increased traffic on the waterways. So ensure to stay safe on the water and hope you and your family have a great Christmas and New Years break, and hopefully we get some great weather to enjoy this awesome backyard. Tight lines, Merry Christmas and don't destroy what you come to enjoy.

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or the last competition meeting of the year the theme was “Knife, Fork, Spoon”. Stan Mottershead won this section with an innovative shot of cutlery hanging out to dry with a nicely blurred seascape background titled “Eco Friendly”. This shot was also nominated Photo of the Month by our visiting judge. Vince Bowser won two categories with “Burj Al Arab Hotel” taken in Dubai and a lovely shot of “Bridge over Seine” in Paris. John Cupper with his intriguing shot of a cockatoo eating “Hey I’m Eating Here” won the mono print section. Ron LeHuray with a fascinating photo of “Lady in Red” was the winner of the PI Open Colour. Our visiting judge for the month was the delightful Georgie Caldwell from the Sunshine Coast who kept us entertained while critiquing our photos and giving us lots of useful photography and processing tips. The overall winner for the year with the highest scoring points was the talented John Cupper followed by Marj Webber in second place. Third place was taken out by Vince Bowser and Gail Goodair came in fourth The club photo shoot outing for the month was on South Esplanade at sunset. The showers cleared in time to produce a dramatic sunset so there were some great photos displayed in a slideshow at the meeting.

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Our Club participated in the Tewantin Shield which is an inter-club competition which was judged just recently. There were no winning shots but some of our photos scored highly. These photos were shown in a slide show at the meeting. Members enjoyed coffee, supper and a chat after the meeting. Each year the Bribie Island Photography Club takes photos at Camp Quality. These photos are processed and passed onto the Lions Club to be distributed to the sick children who participated in the celebrations. This year was no exception with some wonderful memories for the children to look back on. Our first meeting for 2018 will be held Monday 22nd January. We will not be conducting a competition for this meeting. Instead we will be hosting a “getting to know your camera” practical session, so please bring along your camera and the camera manual if you have questions about the best settings or just want to be “creative” with your photography. The Bribie Island Photography Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month except December at 7 pm in the Boardroom at the Arts Centre on Sunderland Drive. New members are always welcome. The first two meetings are free. If you wish to come along ring Gordon 3408-2649 or Gail 3408-9850 or just turn up on the night.

Bribie Island Photography Club invites people new to photography to a free ‘Getting to Know Your Camera’ workshop at its next meeting on Monday 22nd January, 7 – 9pm in the Boardroom of the Bribie Island Arts Centre, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach. For those who have just got a new camera or would like to learn more about their camera and the art of photography, this workshop will cover the basics of taking good photos. Participants are asked to bring their compact or DSLR camera and their user manual. For more information contact Gail Goodair on 3408 9850.

Stan Mottershead - Eco-Friendly

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President Gordon Bentzen with place getters. John Cupper 1st, Marj Webber 2nd, Vince Bowser 3rd

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AN UNEXPECTED SPECIAL GUEST By Neil Wilson

hen Locals Only organiser Alby Lincoln announced that there would be a special mystery guest appearing at the Christmas show, there were many guesses about who it would be and of course the most popular choice was the man in the red suit. Well, when the mystery was finally revealed at the Blue Pacific Hotel’s Locals Only afternoon on Christmas Eve after great performances by entertainers such as Elvis Parsley, Wings of Fleetwood, Nikita Chee and Neal Down, the performer who took to the stage to wow everyone with his amazing talent was none other than someone who performed in public for the very first time on the same stage at the age of fourteen, Jay Bushby. Within minutes of stepping onto the stage,

Jay left no doubt in anyone’s mind about just how much talent he has and both the sound of his guitar and the incredible vocal range that he demonstrated to the audience had everyone hoping he would stay on stage for hours. From a personal point of view, as I listened to Jay I felt as though I was at a club in somewhere like Las Vegas and hearing a performance by an international artist

Jay, who spent his childhood and much of his teenage years on Bribie Island, admits that stepping onto that stage at the age of fourteen after both his mother and Alby had all but forced the issue was a scary moment for him. ‘That was the first time I had performed outside of school,’ Jay told me. ‘After I had sung “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley and one other song, they wanted me to keep going but I didn’t know any more,’ he said. This now very polished performer went on to explain about when he first became interested in music. ‘When I was in grade seven, we were asked to audition for musical and the teacher

asked me if I could sing. I was more or less made to get up and sing some of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and after I had finished, the teacher said, “You’ll do, you’ve got the lead role.”

Wanting her son to have the best opportunities possible, Jay’s mother Emma arranged for him to learn the piano at the age of twelve and, as well as mastering this instrument, he now plays guitar. He said that he enjoys soul and funk styles as well as rhythm and blues. Although he really doesn’t have a favourite genre, he regards Stevie Wonder as his favourite artist. On finishing his schooling at Bribie Island High School, Jay moved to Brisbane where he spent three years studying for his Diploma in Musical Performance. He now lives in Hobart where he has just completed his first year of a three year course which result in him qualifying as a Bachelor of Music. He told me that as part of his studies he is majoring in song writing. As a way of supporting himself, Jay performs a few times each week and he said that he has also started to organise “Jam Nights” which take on a similar style to Locals Only.

Alby Lincoln introducing his mystery guest

Nikita Chee gave a great performance

Alby Lincoln, who is the founder of these monthly afternoons where local residents can show off their musical ability, told me that Jay is a very good example of what the Locals Only afternoons are all about. ‘I would have to say that Jay is like the “Poster Boy” for Locals,’ Alby said. ‘When I found out that Jay was coming back to visit for a couple of weeks, I thought it would be great for him to appear on Christmas Eve,’ he added. Who else thinks that he looks like a young Elvis Presley

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JANUARY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES – BEACHMERE EVERY SATURDAY BEACHMERE JP SERVICE, 9am - 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere

Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. 0456 818 017

EVERY FRIDAY BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Activity

THURSDAY, 18 JANUARY BEACHMERE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEETING, 9am at

Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave.

THURSDAY, 18 JANUARY COFFEE WITH A COP, 10.30am at The Beach Shak Café, Biggs

Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. (07) 5496 2957

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TUESDAY, 9 JANUARY BEACHMERE MEN’S SHED 9am – Beachmere Activity Centre, 25

TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY BEACHMERE ASSIST, 9am – Noon, The Beach Shak Café, Biggs

TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY BEACHMERE ASSIST, 9am-Noon, The Beach Shak Café, 5 Biggs

TUESDAY, 30 JANUARY BEACHMERE ASSIST, 9am – Noon, The Beach Shak Café, Biggs

TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY BEACHMERE LIONESS MEETING, 9am Beachmere Activity

WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, 5pm - 7pm at Beachmere

Biggs Ave, 0490 871 225 Ave. 0418 301 540

Centre, 25 Biggs Ave.

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State School, 24-58 James Rd. beachmerescouts@gmail.com (every wed)

WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY BEACHMERE LIONS MEETING, 6.30pm-7pm, Beachmere

Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. 0417 781 562

JANUARY COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR To have your events listed on this calendar, email to thebribieislander@gmail.com

FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH - Lion’s Club of Sandstone Point Car Boot Market: 6-11am. Car park Sandstone Point Oval (next to IGA). Cost $10.00 a stall. Bookings: 0435 017 752. EVERY MONDAY TO FRIDAY- Bribie Butterfly Volunteers Inc.:9am-1pm, Every Mon to Fri. Volunteer your time to help with the running of BribieButterfly House community project. PH: Ray 0409 491 419 EVERY MONDAY JANUARY. BEACHMERE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB. Community Hall, Progress Avenue. 1.15pm-4pm. Cost $4 includes 3 games of bowls & afternoon tea. Ph 0414088358 MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY - Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Bribie Island three times per week. Monday - I.D. - 7.30pm - Church of Christ hall. Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree. Thursday - 12 steps and 12 traditions - 7.30pm - Church of Christ hall. Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree. Friday - I.D. - 7.30pm - Banksia Lodge. Corner of Sunderland drv and Solander esp Banksia Beach. Contacts: Jaime 0438 622 545 Steve 0409 560 561 MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY - Bribie Island Bicycle User Group (Bribie BUG) offers easy rides 8am Mondays, 6am Wednesdays and 8am Saturdays. Rides leave Information Centre, Benabrow Avenue, Bellara. Contact Robert on 0407 258 569. EVERY MONDAY - Multicultural English. Every Monday 9am-12pm. 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara. Ph. 3408 8440 EVERY MONDAY - Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre: Mondays 5 pm. Smart Recovery (from addiction/s) Group Mondays 1.15pm. ‘Feel great, Get things done: Me time for Women’ EVERY FOURTH MONDAY - Bribie Island National Seniors meets at the Bribie Island RSL Function room 9 a.m. for 9.30 am start fourth Monday of each month excluding January and January Phone Coral 34086152 EVERY FOURTH MONDAY - Bribie Island Bush Poets meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 6.30 at the Blue Pacific Hotel, Woorim. Everyone is welcome to come along and present poetry or just listen. Enquiries: Cay 34083219. EVERY TUESDAY - Girl Guides: Meet every Tuesday. Contact Teresa: 0408 208 868 EVERY 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY - Seniors Social Coffee: Meet at Coffee Club 10am, Coffee & Chat. Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of month. EVERY FOURTH WEDNESDAY - Bribie Is Over 50’s Travel Club meets 10am 4th Wed of the month at Bribie Is Bowls Club. All welcome. Call John 34086365. EVERY WEDNESDAY - Baby Rhyme Time: Every Wednesday, 10am @ Bribie Library. EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY - Pumicestone Ukulele: 4pm - 5.30pm. 2nd & 4th Friday each month. (14th & 28th January) Recreation Hall (U3A building). 156 First Avenue EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY - Market Stall.: 9am – 11am. Church of Christ hall.Fifth & Foley Street. Pumicestone Ukulele Group. 5pm – 7pm. At Uniting Church every 2nd & 4th Friday. EVERYSECOND SUNDAY - Country Links hold their monthly concert on the second Sunday of each month commencing 12 noon at the Bribie Activity Centre (formally Golden Age) 96-108 Arcadia Ave., Woorim. For further information contact Janice 0403-481-943.

EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH - Train Rides. Melsa Park, Toorbul Street, Bongaree. 10am – 2.30pm. Community Markets. Brennan Park, Bongaree. TUESDAY, 2 JANUARY - Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: 1pm - 3pm will be meeting in the Anzac Room, Bribie Island RSL Club. WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY - The Banksia Garden Club meets at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, Sunderland drive, from 9.15 – noon. Guest speaker is Geoff Robinson talking on Day Lilies. All welcome phone Desley 34088470 or Bev 34087882. WEDNESDAY, 3 JANUARY - Vietnam Veteran’s Association: Meeting at 9am. Recreational Hall. 156 First Avenue. Ph: 3408 0405 THURSDAY, 4 JANUARY - Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: 10am - 12 noon, Anzac Room, Bribie Island RSL, Bongaree. THURSDAY, 4 JANUARY - Ecumenical Children’s Choir: Children aged 4 to 18, practice 3:30pm-5pm every Thursday at Bribie Uniting Church. FRIDAY, 5 JANUARY - Storytime Sessions: 10am – 11am. Fridays & Saturdays @ Bribie Library SATURDAY, 6 JANUARY - Bribie Island Baptist Church Men’s Breakfasts: 7am. $5. Bribie Island Baptist Church. Phone 34083779 (John) for bookings. Many thanks for doing this service... John Doak, Convenor Men’s Ministries Bribie Island Baptist Church. SUNDAY 14TH JANUARY - ROTARY MARKET, Brennan Park, Bongaree. Phone 0406 373218 SATURDAY, 21 JANUARY - Bribie Island Yacht Club: 9am - Blessing of the Fleet. Discover sailing and try paddling day. SUNDAY, 21 JANUARY - Cancer Council Markets: Brennan Park, Welsby. Parade. SUNDAY, 28 JANUARY - Bribie Vibe Arts & Craft Market: Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, 191 Bribie Island Rd. Banksia Beach. Markets are held on the last Sunday of every month. MONDAY, 29 JANUARY - Bribie Bush Poets.: Blue Pacific Hotel, Woorim at 6.30. More info call Cay on 34083219 WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY - Loud ‘ the Library.: 5pm – 7pm. Bribie Island library. For 13 – 17 year olds. Hang with mates and play computer and console games. Listen to music or join in activities. TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY - Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: 1pm - 3pm will be meeting in the Anzac Room, Bribie Island RSL Club. THURSDAY, 8 FEBRUARY - Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: 10am - 12 noon, will be meeting in the Anzac Room, Bribie Island RSL Club. DONATE A BOOK APPEAL: 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. We wish to thank everyone who came to see our Christmas lights and Minature village display. We hope you enjoyed it, all 2000 of you. We certainly enjoyed having

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IRISH GHOST STORY This story happened a while ago in Dublin, and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true. John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm. The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped. John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door ... only to realise there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't running. The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life. Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared out of nowhere through the window, and turned the wheel. John, paralysed with terror, watched as the hand came through the window, but never touched or harmed him. Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it... Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had. A silence enveloped the pub when

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"Please," he tried again, "is there any infidelity in your marriage?"

Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the dark and stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other...

"Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets. We don't necessarily like the music, but we can't seem to do anything about it."

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Look Paddy ... there's that bloody idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it!' A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce and asked, "What are the grounds for your divorceâ&#x20AC;?? She replied, "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by." "No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?" "It is made of concrete, brick, and mortar," she responded. "I mean," he continued, "what are your relations like?" "I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, as well as my husband's parents." The judge took a deep breath and asked, "Do you have a real grudge?" "No," she replied, "we have a two-car carport and have never really needed one."

"Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?" "Yes," she responded, "about twice a week he gets up earlier than I do." Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, "Lady, why do you want a divorce? "Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've never wanted a divorce, my husband does. He said he can't communicate with me."

Art Collecting A New York attorney representing a wealthy art collector called his client. "I have some good news, and I have some bad news." The art collector replied, "I've had an awful day. Give me the good news first."

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The lawyer said, "Well, I met with your wife today, and she informed me that she

At my age "Getting lucky" means walking into a room and remembering what I came in there for.

just invested $5,000 in two pictures that she thinks will bring a minimum of $15 million to $20 million, and I think she could be right."

I am a Seenager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later.......

Saul replied enthusiastically, "Well done! My wife is a brilliant businesswoman! You've just made my day. Now I know I can handle the bad news. What is it?"

I get an allowance every month.

The lawyer replied, "The pictures are of you and your secretary." I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster now. Gone are the days when girls used to cook like their mothers. Now they drink like their fathers. You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really like someone? That's

I don't have to go to school or work. I have my own pad. I don't have a curfew. I have a driver's license and my own car. I have ID that gets me into bars and the whisky store. The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant. And I don't have acne.

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IT’S BEEN 100 YEARS By Neil Wilson

s we begin what is the eighteenth year of the 21st century, and what we all know to be the 100th year since the end of the Great War, I spent a bit of time checking out some of the other more notable events that occurred in 1918. There were obviously a great deal more than I intend to highlight in this article but I believe that the following definitely deserve a mention. Nine days in from the beginning of the year, U.S. troops and a band of Yaqui Indian warriors fought one of the last ever battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans at Bear Valley in Arizona. Exactly one week later on January 15th, the keel of the first purpose built aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes, was laid in down in Britain. This advancement in marine technology can probably seen as the beginning of naval aviation. They say that a week is a long time in politics but that pales into insignificance compared with events that took place in Russia all in one single day. On January 19th, the Russian Constituent Assembly proclaimed the Russian Democratic Federative Republic but, before the end of the same day, it was dissolved by the Bolshevik government. On February 14th, Russia switched from the Julian calendar to the more widely used Gregorian calendar, resulting in the date changing from the 1st to the 14th and February 16th became a day to remember for women in the United Kingdom when the Representation of the People Act granted most women over thirty the right to vote. Russia’s involvement in World War 1 came to an end om March 3rd when the Central Powers and Bolshevist Russia signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and three days after that, the forerunner to the Finnish Air Force, The Finnish Army Corp of Aviation, was founded with their first aircraft being donated by Swedish explorer and aviator, Eric von Rosen and the blue swastika adopted as the symbol and as a tribute to von Rosen. In a first for what has recently become a world wide craze, the same day was when the first pilotless drone took to the skies in Long Island, New York. Named the Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane, this drone which was developed by Elmer Sperry and Peter Cooper Hewitt proved to have an unreliable guidance system and was eventually scrapped in 1925. The day after the formation of their Aviation Corps, Finland formed an alliance with Germany and on march 12th, Moscow became the official capital of Russia. March 19th was the day when the United States

Congress established time zones and along with that, approved daylight saving. The first day of the eventually unsuccessful German Spring Offensive at the Western Front resulted in large losses on both sides with almost 20,000 British Army troops killed on March 21st.

Definitely not an April Fool’s day prank even if it happened on the 1st of that month, the first autonomous air force was formed when the Royal Flying Corp and the Royal Naval Air Service merged to become the Royal Air Force. Very ironically, considering these were the final months of the conflict, German air ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) was killed in combat at Morlancourt Ridge near the Somme River on April 21st. After many years of trading as a rival company, the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware was acquired by General Motors on May 2nd and the Three Minute Pause which was the inspire the introduction of the two minute silence in 1919, was instituted by Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands twelve days later in the month. What was only the world’s third regular airmail service was commenced on the following day by the United States Post Office Department between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. On May 21st, the United States Army Aviation Section separated from the Signal Corps and separated into the Division of Military Aeronautics and the Bureau of Aircraft Production. Other than the Battle of Belleau Wood beginning on June 1st and the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship SMS Szent Istvan nine days later, June was reasonably unremarkable except for the first aircraft bombing raid by an American unit in France on the twelfth of that month. July was a month that went by without any really outstanding events taking place but a man who was to eventually be regarded as a great leader was born on July 18th. This was the future African President, Nelson Mandela. August 27th was when the Battle of Ambos Nogales took place at Nogales in Arizona between U.S. Army forces and Mexican Carrancistas with their German advisors and this was to be the only battle of World War 1 which was fought on United States soil. One day before the end of August, the tempers of Coppers in London reached boiling point when, concerned about their working conditions, 20,000 of them went on strike. During the last few days of September, charges by various cavalry units including the Australian Mounted Division resulted in the eventual capture of Damascus on October 1st. On October 4th, Wilhelm II of Germany formed a new and more liberal government to sue for peace and four days later in the Forest of Argonne, France, A U.S. corporal by the name of Alvin C. York almost singlehandedly killed twenty five German soldiers

and captured another 132 of them. In the last few days of October, some of the final battles of World War 1 were fought including when units of the Desert Mounted Corps were engaged in the Charge at Haritan which was the final conflict against the Ottoman forces. The Armistice of Mudros ended conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied forces of World War 1 and granted independence to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen. Three days after the beginning of November in 1918, Austria-Hungary entered into an armistice with the Allies at the Villa Giusti in Padua, Poland declared it’s independence from Russia, sailors in the German fleet mutinied and German soldiers began to establish revolutionary councils. On the 6th of that month, a new Polish government was formed and the following day, King Ludwig of Bavaria fled his country. On November 8th, the German Army withdrew it’s support of the Kaiser and the same day, the German Armistice delegation arrived at Compeigne Forest in France. The next day on the Reschtag balcony in Berlin, the German Republic was proclaimed by Philipp Scheidemann and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicated, choosing to live in exile in the Metherlands. Also on November 9th the last major naval engagement of the Great Wat took place with the sinking of the battleship HMS Britannia by a German submarine off the coast of Trafalgar. On November 11th, the Armistice ending World War 1 was signed in Marshal Foch’s railroad car at Compiegne Forest in France and it became official on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. There were a number of other minor happenings in Europe in November, most of which were triggered by the end of the war and other than new Swedish voting laws that resulted in votes being no longer dependent on taxable assets and each adult having one vote, the remainder of 1918 was comparatively boring except for when, on December 17th, disaffected workers marched on Government House in Darwin to demand the resignation of John A. Gilruth, the Northern Territory Administrator.

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To end the year off, the Irish political party Sinn Fein won a landslide victory in the Irish general election, winning seventy three seats of the one hundred and five seats available and whilst being detained in Holloway Prison in London, Countess Constance Markievicz became the first woman elected to the British House of Commons. She failed to ever take her seat. I wonder what will take place in 2018 that someone like me will write about one hundred year from now. Happy New Year readers. I hope it’s a wonderful year for you all.

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Another year has passed and what a wonderful year it has been! Doesn't time fly as they say, the last year has gone so quickly. Are you starting the new year with a couple of New Year's resolutions? We have seen our community newspaper over the last year go from strength to strength and grow once again with our new publication theMINI gloss edition which is now one year old! The team at the bribie Islander will continue to bring you the best community news around, and other interesting stuff too! I am blessed to be working here on beautiful Bribie every day and it's such a lovely place with nice people but I am also concerned at the increase in crime over the last year and would like to see everyone keep a keen eye out for these scumbags that are not only commiting crime in the early hours but also stealing blatantly in the day time from cars and peoples homes etc. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN TO KEEP OUR PARADISE SAFE! And report what you see to the police, most of us have a mobile phone so try to remember if you see anything try to get a video or at least a couple of photos for the police, I have heard people say I didn't think of taking a photo or video. As the Editor of this newspaper and magazine company I would like to say thank you to all our loyal readers, our fantastic contributors and most of all our wonderful advertisers that make this publication possible! Thank you once again. Also a really big thank you to my team here at The Bribie Islander for battling through the print deadlines and getting the newspaper and magazine ready for print and then delivery and so on, it never stops! It's a wonderful thing to hear all the people over time tell us what excellent publications we produce and the ones that have popped their head in at our office and said keep up the good work, thank you to all you people too! I hope your 2018 will be a fantastic year of happiness and success in all you do and bring smiles and laughter to you and your family, stay safe and have a very Happy and prosperous New Year! Warm regards, 'Lets Keep It Local' Richard Whetlor. Editor. Shop 9 Toorbul Street, Bongaree (Next to Bribie Solar)

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I’m read some negative comments recently regarding our ex-member of Parliament, Rick Williams. While not wishing to dispute the writers views I would like to say a few kind (and factual) words about Rick. I will start by saying I voted Liberal – so have no axe to grind in the debate. But I have met Rick on a few occasions and found him to be quite a nice person. My wife Anne is part of Bribie Rotary and Rick has always supported them and helped where-ever he could. I met him at some of their functions and he was very polite and personable. A thorough gentleman to Anne and others I saw him talk to. I’ve even served him an Egg and Bacon Roll at the Sunday markets. I’ve also met him on other occasions – casually in the street and at functions – and he has always acted professionally and with good humour. Rick’s record for helping the area is quite a good one and I’m looking forward to our new Member – Simone – equalling or bettering it. This will not be easy. I know things happen in an election campaign and between good people on both sides. But, it is only fair to acknowledge both sides. I wish Rick well in his future endeavours. Cheers Michael Matthews Bribie Island Dear Editor, Onion or Potatoe If any person ever calls you an onion, in my opinion, please accept a small tip. Do not instantly, if it may be the case, get upset because it might just be, even if that person didn’t mean to do so, that person possibly unintentionally might have given you a pleasant compliment. It might be slightly different if that person had called you a potatoe. As everybody is aware, a potatoe needs a good wash before anything else and after skinning reveals a solid mass of uninteresting starchy vegetable. But being call an onion in my humble opinion is referring and possibly suggesting that you might be a very interesting and possibly fascinating person of many possibly concealed different layers. In my opinion, always try to remember, if any person or persons try to intimidate, upset or possibly insult you try to remember the old saying that goes something like, what is at first considered to be inferior or, for want of a better

expression (or worse) to be horse manure, could on closer, possibly unexpected attention and consideration turn out to be revealed as pure sparkling gold, which not unlike an onion could bring unexpected tears of joy or regret. N E Street, Bribie Island Dear Editor, Unexpected Changes In Wind Direction This topic can prove to be an awkward and possibly distasteful as well as a nasty and annoying subject to discuss and to try to express an unanimously agreed opinion on, but if any individual is contemplating to think and voice a personal opinion either selectively or openly here is, what I have come to observe and discover in the post, a free mostly well-known tip. Check first with yourself carefully, is the opinion positive or is the opinion negative or is the opinion going to be purposely or knowingly contrived to hurt, intimidate, insult, to make a private or public fool of, upset or put somebody down or even

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A LETTER TO THE EDITOR just to make somebody or numerous people angry. In my previously observed opinion it must always be remembered that when individuals are no longer a child, everybody is responsible for their own actions whether coerced or purposely choose to decide to ignore it, or purposely choose to decide not to care about it, whether liked or not in some instances as well as in some other numerous instances, the sometimes unexpected results of the possibly deceptively contrived and hurtful efforts can be in some instances possibly similar to ‘throwing up’ directly into a huge powerful fan. N E Street, Bribie Island Dear Editor, Pinky Power I have often spoken to may people in the last few years who have expressed to me their frustration and constant annoyance because of very badly put together ads and deplorable content TV shows, soapies and sometimes loud, audio grinding background dramatic musically enhanced, poorly produced various types of documentaries, contestant TV shows and some various children’s programs. I have also noticed and read letters sent to and printed in the ‘your letters’ type pages of certain newspapers about the same topic in the past. My personal opinion and reaction to this particular subject, which in the majority of instances, I whole heartedly agree with, is to never ever forget the individual personal power of ‘the pinky’. The certain and instant remedy to this often reoccurring problem is to immediately press the change of channel button on your TV remote control device and instantly commit these sometimes insulting to all normal people’s intelligence, low grade annoying transmissions into your home directly into the oblivion of an audience absent ionosphere, where they belong. N E Street, Bribie Island

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Dear Editor, An Opinion on Courage If you think and whole heartedly believe that you are right, one of the greatest pleasures in life is doing what some people say you can not do. Even so, in my opinion, this still does not come close to comparing this courage to the wonderful glowing feeling of sharing your love and saying ‘I do’ with your chosen loving soul mate on your wedding day or it does not even come close to the joyous proud feeling you get at being present at your first child’s birth or subsequent children’s births. Many other very simple life events can also warm the heart which could include witnessing the awe inspiring beauty of a wonderful multi coloured sunrise or beautiful sunrise to signal the spectacular conclusion to another beautiful day. Courage is and can be many things to may different individuals and is always present silently and quietly waiting for the always inevitable beckoning of all ordinary as well as special individuals in may varied situations and circumstances to display its powerful glory for all the world to wonder at, appreciate and heart warmingly witness and admire.

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A very happy festive season to all our supporters, sponsors as well as the management and staff of the Blue Pacific Hotel. We hope that you have a fun filled, rewarding and safe holiday season.

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The Locals Christmas Show began with a lot of speculation regarding the 'special guest artist , ranging from Santa, a Broncos NRL player among others including Lewis Huntley, the 6 year old son of Matt and Emma, the venue managers. .The performers of the day were Malcolm Smith, vocalist/guitarist and blues harp player.

Next Month. ...the 10th anniversary of this unique and successful show. Guess artists all through the day, awards and just plain old great music. Commences at midday... The biggest show of the year! We'd like also to thank this newspaper for getting behind us and supporting the show and what it stands for. As the editor is fond of saying. ." Keep It Local".

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UPCOMING EVENTS

31st December .... New Years Eve Cool Coda The best of UK/US/NZ and Aussie covers...features Matt the saxman from Locals Only.from 8.30 pm. 5th January.......... The return of the human jukebox, Dave Lynch Jr. a must see performance assured 5-9pm 12th January ........ Plumb Dogs 4piece crowd favourites from Locals Only.5-9pm 19th January ........ Back by popular request Sam Fall. to see is to believe.5-9pm 26th January ....... Australia Day. Dave Lynch jr times tbc. 28th January ....... Midday-5.30. The 10th anniversary Locals Only Show. With special guests, awards and other surprises. 2nd February ....... Dreadlock Cowboy.

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