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CHAMPAGNE IN THE MORNING this will be the third year that the club has held the event. ‘It is an enjoyable morning where ladies can get dressed up and have a bit of fun,’ said Fay. ‘There will be a lucky door prize as well as a few raffles and we have a guest speaker coming along,’ she added. Fay also explained that tickets for the breakfast are available at the club bar and, as this has been such a popular event in the past, it is advisable to get in early.

By Neil Wilson There is possibly no drink that is more synonymous with a time of celebration than champagne and that beverage is regarded as perhaps the only form of alcohol that can be acceptably consumed with a celebratory breakfast so, as a way of joining in the world celebrations that mark a very special day, the Solander Lake Bowls Club will be the venue for a champagne breakfast at 8.30 am on March 7th. The event at the bowls club is actually to celebrate International Women’s Day which is officially recognised as being March 8th. Ladies President Fay Hubbard told me that

Although it was not until 1977 that the United Nations General Assembly invited members to proclaim March 8th as the UN Day for Women, International Women’s Day has it’s origins over sixty years earlier. History shows that the earliest record of the observance of a Day for Women took place on February 28th in 1909 when the Socialist

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CLOSING - HOW MANY MORE ARE WE GOING TO LOSE?

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Bribie Discount Handyman Materials has advised customers that they will be closing the doors for the final time on June 15th due to not having renewed their lease with McDonalds. They say that there were a number of reasons as to why this decision had to be made. As a store that always carried a large of building materials, tools and other household items, Discount Handyman Materials has been popular with both tradies and the DIY enthusiasts on the island from they first opened and the closure will adversely affect many within the local community. As well as the obvious ramifications to tradespeople, another regrettable result of the closure will be the loss of a number of jobs and, whilst there is a certain amount of employment in the local area, it is more likely that these workers who until now did not have to travel very far from home to earn a living will end up either joining the growing list of unemployed or find a job which requires them to spend what used their leisure time in travel.

Whilst it is unfortunately very true that we have to accept change, good or bad when it is forced upon us in a way that completely out of our control, it does not mean that we aren’t able to have feelings about what is happening. When

The end of an era. A long time Bribie Island business set to close the doors. we receive news of a business which has served the local community for well over twenty years making the decision to close

the doors, we begin to wonder about just how many more of these long term Bribie Island icons are going to fall by the way.

Those of us who have lived her for a long time have witnessed many changes within the area and although we know that change is a good thing and is brought about to improve conditions, when a well paytronised business closes the doors, there is no benefit to anyone.

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I’LL TRY AGAIN SOON By Neil Wilson

enthusiast Bernie Jankowski. Bernie has been training for some time in preparation for his attempt to break six pool cues with his shin and, due to him having already successfully broken five cues some time ago, the hopes of those who came to cheer him on were high for a successful attempt.

As the time for the event drew near, Bernie sat around chatting and thinking about what he was about to do and then, when he and his assistants began to set up the cues, he announced to everyone, ‘I’m Pumped and ready to go.’ With two people holding the bundle of cues firm in the required position, Bernie made a few practice kicks before coming in with a kick to the cues that made a sound like the shot from a pistol. That attempt unsuccessful, Bernie gave a couple of more incredibly powerful kicks to the bundle of cues but to no avail. ‘Just that one extra cue makes it so much more solid,’ Bernie announced.

Bernie and trainer Geoff Ball ham it up for the camera An attempt to become the holder of a Guinness World Record recently did not go as planned for sixty year old martial arts

These kicks at the cues resulted in Bernie suffering splits to his shin and this very determined guy told me that he has not given up. ‘As soon as I have healed, I will give it another try,’ said Bernie. ‘I have definitely not given up. I know I can do it,’ he added.

The event was held at the front of Trevor Sealey’s First Avenue Tattoo Shop in front of a smaller than expected band of onlookers which was obviously due to the rain. As Bernie’s sponsor, Trevor has supported him during all his training and told me that he is confident that Bernie will eventually succeed. ‘We are a family business here at First Avenue Tattoos and this community has supported us well since we opened over two years ago,’ said Trevor. ‘We try to get involved in fundraising whenever possible and sponsoring Bernie is just one more way we can give back to the locals,’ he said.

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ELVIS IS ON THE ISLAND By Neil Wilson

For many years now, people have regularly reported sightings of Elvis throughout various countries across the globe including Australia. Well, whether or not anyone believes those reports, the one thing that I can say for sure is that Elvis will definitely be alive and well at the Bribie Vibe Markets on Sunday 25th March. If you haven’t guessed by now, I am referring to local popular entertainer, Elvis Parsley who, after years operating his fruit shop “Grapelands.” has now made the island his home. He is scheduled to appear at the markets from 10am and will of course be singing all the old Elvis Presley favourites. Also appearing on the day will be the

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Elvis will be alive and well at the Vibe Markets Redcliffe dance group “Le Step” who will be giving a demonstration at 9.30am prior to the main event. The Bribie Vibe Markets is held at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre on the last Sunday of each month and is a popular venue for both locals and visitors to spend an enjoyable morning. As well as stalls selling a range of hand made items and fresh produce, the Gem Club and the Woodcrafters always have a display. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is on Sunderland Drive at Banksia Beach and can be contacted on 3408 9588 for information about any of the activities that are held there. For information about the Vibe Markets, you can contact the co-ordinator, Kelly Vass on 0417 741979.

Do you respect some-one who has good boundaries? The person who says yes when they mean yes and no when they mean no. Do you take advantage of or think less of someone who lets others walk all over them, who never puts themselves first? Do you feel pushed away by someone who doesn’t communicate well or tends to withdraw from interactions with others? There are 3 main boundary categories, which we can exhibit or be on the receiving end of at different times, however subtle. They are: 1. The shrinker or wall builder – fear of vulnerability, being judged or getting hurt makes you pull back from others or build a wall between you and them to keep you safe. It can lead to depression, back pain, lung and heart problems, feeling disconnected, thyroid issues and more.

2. The over pleaser – fear of being rejected, of not being liked or valued makes you over give and constantly put others first to show that you are worthy. With little or no boundary, it can lead to fatigue, anxiety, back pain, shoulder/neck problems, thyroid issues and more. 3. The healthy boundary – You’ve learnt that putting your needs first actually reaps more rewards for everyone else too. Getting awesome at boundaries verbally, physically and energetically means you will create deeper meaningful relationships, have more energy, be appreciated and valued more and manage stress way better! You’ll also find that you are able to help others in a way that empowers them too, rather than enabling their weakness – it’s a win, win! However, it’s not always that easy to recognise our boundary issues or know how to change them. I am an expert at helping you find out the what and why of the patterns of

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BUSY FINGERS By Sandra What a hot start to the new year with very little rain for this part of our summer season, it was quite a relief to have some much welcomed rain and more pleasant temperatures last week. After making that statement it seems odd to be saying this, but we have started to put some winter clothing out due to many requests. Last week we put a few boxes of tracksuit pants and jackets out and they disappeared quickly, so our Manager Sonia has decided to steadily put some of the winter clothing out. We presume it is for people who are going on holiday to cooler climates or maybe just getting ready for winter.

Just recently, Sonia performed a bit of shop refurbishment and moved the book shelves around and away from the wall, to allow the air to flow more freely in that corner of the shop. it is more open now with some new low shelving for tools, sporting and bits and bobs. She has also put quilt covers on hangers instead of in bags, as so many customers were removing covers to check the pattern and not putting them back in the bags causing untidy shelves by the end of the day; so if you are looking for quilts and also curtains please check out the racks on the edge of the furniture area. Since the Christmas period we have

received quite a few DVD’s so they are currently on sale for $1 each, with a 50% off sale on furniture and prints. We also have some nice dinner sets and plenty of kitchen and glassware as well as a collection of shoes, bags and toys available at the moment. The shop is really looking good and has many bargains so come and check them out.

Just recently we have had a few calls from people who have accidently donated something incorrectly. Even though we searched high and low the items were not in the shop. Please check your items carefully before dropping them off, because as soon as something comes in we try to price it as soon as possible and get it on the shelves. We will always try and find your item if it is still with us, but some items sell quickly; quite often it is an item of sentimental value and it is awful if we can’t locate it. Please be aware that currently we are about one week behind in the free pick up, so if you need this service, please ring 34081014 as soon as possible so we do not have to keep you waiting. When it comes to supporting the island associations and residents we have started the year off well, with the following grants: The Bongaree Bowls Club needed new

Shop Local, Spend Local, Support our Local Economy scoreboards for the other green as the old ones were becoming brittle and dangerous, these were installed last week. The Coolamon Social Club in Cotterill Avenue asked for some computers so the residents could enter the IT world and learn how to email, search the internet and do internet banking. The Maritime cadets needed some more uniforms for their new recruits, this group has been having great success with the cadets and some have already entered the Defence Forces, including a young lady who entered the navy for Officer training last month. The BI – Sandstone Pt Cricket Club had a problem at the BI soccer field cricket pitch with access time and the condition of the pitch and had to move to the Sandstone Point oval. We were asked if we could help in refurbishing the pitch, as the club needed the work done immediately as the Junior Teams were forfeiting games. We are pleased to say that the pitch is up and running and the juniors are able to practice as well as play home games. Being a holiday destination with a lovely surf beach, we have a great Surf Life Saving Club at Woorim which we have supported many times in the past. Adrian Harvie the Treasurer asked us for help in purchasing 2 Spinal Boards used for the extraction of unconscious or injured swimmers. They also require 10 Surf Boards for beginners which are extremely safe and long lasting boards for the youngest members being instructed

in surf rescue and paddling styles. These boards will be delivered shortly, we are always conscious of the safety, as well as the well being of our residents and also the visitors to our beautiful island. We would not be able to support not only these few associations but the many others we do during the year without the help of YOU, the wonderful residents who give generously of their preloved goods but also frequent the shop to purchase the many items available. We thank you for all your support. We always need volunteers and if you wish to join our family please call Sonia on 3408 1014 or come in and speak to her, we are registered and approved by Centrelink and the employment agencies. In conclusion, I would like to thank our customers for their patience, when we had to close the shop last Saturday, due to electrical work. We have replaced all the lights in the old section of the shop to improve lighting and the look of the shop whilst eradicating the dust and fluff that the old lights collected as well as saving on electricity. We sincerely thank Ron of RJB Electrical who has been our electrician for many years now and has always looked after us. We also wish to thank Richard and the gang at The Bribie Islander for their continued support for this article and our advert not only in this paper but also now in the mid month glossy paper. Hope to see you in the shop soon. Sandra

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TECHNOLOGY THE GOOD – THE BAD – AND THE DOWNRIGHT DISGRACEFUL The Good. As we all know, modern technology makes it easier to perform the everyday tasks that we face in our busy lifestyle. Right? Well, nobody can deny that with the availability of services such as internet banking, on-line shopping, access to government facilities including Centrelink and the gathering of information through search engines including Google, we can certainly accomplish much more without leaving the comfort of our own home. However, whilst this is certainly an asset to those of us who not only have some degree of computer literacy but also own a computer or have easy access to one, people who do not come into this category, (and there are quite a few,) are being more and more disadvantaged as technology progresses further. The Bad. There are many areas in which modern technology has become a curse instead of a blessing and the first of these is the stress that is faced by the senior members of our community when the bank where they have been going to for years suddenly pulls up stumps and says, goodbye. Not only are these people left inconvenienced by being unable to go into

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a branch and deal with a person, they either have to either enlist the help of someone in order to carry out transactions that they may feel uncomfortable disclosing to a third party, or they have to learn to operate a computer or similar device or travel to the nearest branch which may be some distance away. This can present some difficulty for those who have limited mobility such as having to use a walking frame or wheelchair. I guess the simplest solution therefore would to change banks. Still on the subject of the bad, there is little doubt that technology has to some degree been responsible for the increase in the amount of people who are overweight or even obese. Children are less likely to play outdoors and instead prefer to play games on X-Box or Playstation and with the convenience of on-line shopping, if we so desire, we can purchase almost everything we need from the comfort of our recliner and so eliminating the need to walk up and down the aisles of the supermarket or other stores. I see that there is now an App on which you can purchase a brand new Holden Commodore from home. Just where will it all end!

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The Downright Disgraceful. Although some of the above situations could possibly be regarded as disgraceful, what I feel is one of the worst results of advancing technology is the ever increasing examples of it being used as a way to rip people off, either by scams that originate in foreign countries or by the accessing of personal information that allows thieves to take what is not theirs. As a way of making readers aware of just how easy it is for someone to steal either money or property, I will list a few of the known instances where technology has resulted in theft.

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While a car was parked in the long term section at an airport, thieves broke in to the vehicle and, after accessing the owner’s personal information through documents such as registration papers, they stole the remote garage door opener and accessed the house, removing anything of value. During her time at the local supermarket, a woman had her handbag containing her phone and wallet stolen from the trolley. A little while later when she called her husband from a public phone to tell him what had happened, he said, “I got your text asking for our pin number and I replied straight away.” The woman went straight down to the bank and was told that all the money had been withdrawn. The thief had used the stolen mobile phone to text

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UPCOMING EVENTS 2nd March ........... Award winning duo, Dreadlock Cowboy...very popular. 5pm-9pm 9th March ............ Fabio Tolli. This is a much anticipated event. Back by popular demand. 5pm-9pm 16th/17th March .. Jack James. Friday night, 5pm-6pm St.Patrick's Day, 2pm-6pm 23rd March.......... Dave Lynch Jr. Everybody's favourite entertainer, 5pm-9pm 25th March .......... Locals Only Show. Bribie's best singers, musicians and entertainers. (including the 'Shave for a Mate' fundraiser). Jack James 1pm-5pm 30th March .......... Wings of Fleetwood. MaryAnne & Keith present their show consisting of the best of Fleetwood Mac and Sir Paul Mac, 5pm-9pm.

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When local plumber Brad O’Carroll of PLUMBING Bribie Is. developed his current business plan he included provision to give back to the Bribie Island community that supports his business by taking on an apprentice from within that community and this has resulted in the recent employment of year eleven student Jye Shearman under the school based apprenticeship program. Brad told me that he was impressed by Jye’s apparent keen attitude towards getting a job. ‘He was constantly sending out emails and putting himself out there on Facebook,’ Brad explained. ‘He was doing all the things that I consider to be the important signs that someone really does want to work. He is responsible for his own

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outcome,’ said Brad. Under the conditions of his apprenticeship, Jye works for Brad on one day each week and this allows him to still go on to complete year twelve next year. He will also attend the Services Trades College of Australia at Salisbury where he will be able to learn the science of plumbing and this will be for a certain amount of time each year. Brad told me that this is able to be done during the school holidays. Having been in the plumbing industry for over thirty years, Brad believes in the importance of making sure that all work is carried out in the best possible way using quality products and equipment. ‘I want to be able to teach Jye the principles and the value of integrity that I believe is essential. As far as I’m concerner, if you do a job and you think that it’s not right, then it’s not right,’ said Brad. ‘Jye will earn that it is so important to produce a reliable product every time. We don’t just plumb buildings for a five year guarantee, we do it for a twenty year return,’ he added. Brad said that during his time as an apprentice, Jye will be taught a full aspect of the trade and will be able to see just what the trade can deliver for him in the future.

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THE TRAINS DON’T COME TO BRIBIE By Neil Wilson

Yes, that’s correct, the trains definitely don’t come to Bribie Island but, that doesn’t mean that you will never see a train making it’s way along a track right here on the island. As a matter of fact, on the third Sunday of each month, you will always see a train if you visit the park next to the Bongaree Sports Club on Toorbul Street around midmorning. The initials M.E.L.S.A. stand for ‘Model

Engineers and Light Steamers Association” and the members of the local club are keen enthusiasts who operate the mini-train rides for the enjoyment of both locals and visitors alike. The idea for MELSA club on Bribie resulted in Bob Loseby, Dick Steel, Eric Richards, Hugh Bull, Roy Milner and Merv Hall forming a steering committee in 1981 to co-ordinate the project. Successful lobbying resulted in the fledgling club receiving a $100,000 grant with the conditions that the project had to be completed in one year and work had to be carried out by people who were at that stage unemployed.

I recently had the opportunity to meet up with current MELSA members Col Farrell, Phill Grant, Dave McIntyre and Les Young who kindly offered to tell me more about the club and these meticulously constructed trains. Club Secretary Col Farrell told me that the track is longer now than when it was first built. ‘The track is about one kilometre long now and goes almost down as far as the Vietnam Veterans Park,’ said Col. ‘The original track was only just a small loop but by the time it began operating, extras had been added,’ he said. I was told that the mini-trains are normally built by members and are either steam or electrically driven. The MELSA steering committee

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the driver must be at least fifteen. The MELSA Bribie Island Club currently has twenty five members and new members are always welcome. Not all members own a train and I was told that a train is being built at the moment for the club. These mini-train rides on the third Sunday of each month are always a popular attraction and operate from approximately 10am until early afternoon at MELSA Park on Toorbul Street in Bongaree. Anyone who would like to find out more about becoming a member of the club is welcome to call Colin Farrell on 0439 822059 or come along on running days.

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Dearest Bribie Islanders, I hope you have all been faring well lately. I know, it’s been swelteringly hot! I hope you’ve found your means of staying cool whether that be swimming in the pool or ocean, wandering through the shopping centre or hiding out at home in the air con. Then there’s the people you see running across the bridge in the middle of the day! My mind does not comprehend this. Either way, enjoy the rest of Summer because by the time you read this, Autumn will have strolled on in. Although, if it’s anything like the last few years, Summer will be dragging its feet on the way out and overstaying its welcome on the Sunshine Coast. So, do you ever get that restless feeling that arises every now and then that calls

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for something to change. Not anything drastic, but just little daily changes, like a new bedspread or a new wallpaper in the background of your phone. Well, my version of this of late was something to do with my hair. I wanted a bit of colour. Not an all over colour change…just something with a bit of pop thread throughout the hair. In particular, the colour magenta. I knew this would be a little spur of the moment kind of thing and that if I waited around too long I would probably change my mind and not do it. And I think sometimes you just have to go and do something spontaneous every now and then for good health. Or at least I’ll use that as an excuse to be impetuous. Any who, so I called a couple different hair dressers to find out when there next available booking would be and the first opening, I would take. I actually felt somewhat guilty doing this as I have a hairdresser that I always go to and am loyal to, but there were no availabilities until the next week, so I looked elsewhere. As it turns out, someone I went to school with who runs a salon had a next day availability so I grabbed that one. I was so excited! The next day came and I got my hair done exactly the way I explained and

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change a bit as we mature, but generally speaking, we get what we are given and anything given is a gift. It is a gift to be given brown hair and brown eyes, it is a gift to be given blonde hair and blue eyes, it is a gift to be given red hair and green eyes and all the in-betweens are gifts too! They make us who we are and we should be proud of it. Generally speaking, we suit what we are given best as well. So that’s why I felt uncomfortable seeing another colour framing my face, it just didn’t feel like me. It goes the same for all areas of our life too. Of course, when you are younger it can be difficult to fully know yourself and know what you like. Part of growing up is learning and trying new things to define who you are. But when you do know what makes you tick, what makes you come alive and makes the world a better place, it is best to stick with that. There’s that old quote that goes: Just be yourself, everyone else is taken. And that couldn’t be more true. Everybody is too busy trying to fit in when it should be that we stand out for a reason. You’re totally unique, no one else can live your life. Therefore, live it to the fullest and live it outside of the box of normality. No one remembers those who didn’t do anything to stand out. Legacy is born out of unusual. Legacy is born out of you being fully who you were made to be.

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Vin's boat has a lot of hours From when I began the “On The Water” series, I have told the story of a number of dedicated sailing and paddling enthusiasts who spend their leisure time enjoying the waters that surround our beautiful island but as yet, I have not mentioned any of the countless locals who use boats that do not rely on wind or the strength of their arms to get to where they want to go. This month, I intend to rectify that situation with an article about one Bribie Islander who not only loves the water and the environment around us but is also not too bad at catching fish as well. Talented handyman Vin Donovan has had a love of all things that are related to boating, camping and fishing from the time that he was very young and he told me that his family has been associated with the island for many years before he was born. Vin got his first boat at the ripe old age of ten and he explained that as a teen, while all his mates were going out to movies and clubbing, he always preferred to be out in his boat or camping somewhere.

‘The ocean and fishing are more or less like my second wife and I am on the water three or four times each week,’ said Vin. ‘As a matter of fact, the boat that I own at the moment not even five years old and it has done over 1,800 hours. I go to Moreton Island quite a lot and also spend a fair bit of time in Pumicestone Passage,’ he added. Vin explained that whenever he goes fishing, he places a lot of importance in understanding the science of the sport and he said that he always considers factors such as the phase of the moon, the direction of the wind and tide before deciding where to go and what species to target. ‘I have about fifteen hundred spots marked on the GPS,’ said Vin. ‘No matter when I go fishing, I can always fill the esky and I often give a fair few fish and crabs away to neighbours and friends,’ he said. Vin is a family man with two young children and he told me that they feel the same about being able to enjoy the outdoors as he does. He feels strongly about protecting the environment and

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says that his lifestyle is all about being able to get back to nature. ‘We live in a place with a great back yard so it is up to us to look after it,’ he pointed out. In keeping with this policy, Vin said about how nothing from his fishing excursions goes to waste. He described how he uses the fish frames as bait for when he goes crabbing and makes a healthy broth out of other parts of the fish such as the head.

is convinced that it is not the commercial or recreational fishing population who do the damage and feels that the problem is mainly caused by pollution from toxic runoff.

Prior to taking on his current role of multiskilled handyman, Vin was employed for fifteen years in the fishing, camping and boating industry and for some time, was manager of a large outdoors retailer. Along with his love of nature and the environment Vin is a firm believer in living a healthy and rather old school life. He has never had a cigarette and does not own a computer or have an email address or Facebook account. On the subject of protecting our fish stocks, Vin said that he

For Vin’s tips on where they’re biting, go to our fishing report in page 42.

After spending time talking to this man who is so obviously passionate about all things Bribie, I came away convinced that this is one local who will never be guilty of damaging our island or letting technology spoil what in many ways seems to be the best lifestyle in the world.

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entering into USA? Information can be found online and through Dept of Agriculture website especially on re-entering. Some countries once you arrived and need to fly domestically, will allow your dog in the cabin. Some airlines such as KLM, Air France, United Airlines and US Airways will let small pets inside the cabin. A few years ago I took a return flight from Vancouver to Creston, Canada. It was 1.5 hour flight. First flight one of the passengers was a Miniature Poodle, who sat on his owner’s lap and never made a sound. On the way back was a Border Collie, who sat on the floor and was no trouble at all. Do your homework before hand. If you have read my articles on dogs in Europe, you will know how easy it is to go around with your dog. This is ideal if you choose to travel for a few months, if its only short term then maybe best to leave behind as they may spend longer in quarantine here than on holidays. If you are leaving them remember I look after dogs in my home and they are treated as my own. My repeat houseguests see my home as their second home. Another website to check is ipata.org, stands for International Pet and Animal Transportation Association.

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To reconcile individual health and herd (or group) health, that is the challenge…

Veterinarians are trained to do both: herd health for large animals and kennels & catteries, and individual health for pets. The focus is vastly different yet when people attend a human doctor or pathology testing centre or hospital, they are clearly treated in a herd health manner. The needs of the individual come second to the needs of the group. Our health providers supply a service not only based on the medicare rebate, but with loyalty primarily directed towards the source of payment, and that is not the individual patient. Big Brother is present between you and your health care providers. Sadly, your pet receives a more individualised treatment.

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MONEY TALK WITH PETER DALLIMORE Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre your superannuation on compassionate grounds and draw up to 3 months of repayments. If your problem is a longer term one your lender may agree to you extending your loan period and reducing your monthly repayment accordingly.

MORTGAGE STRESS – TAKE CONTROL OR AVOID IF YOU CAN Estimates from a number reputable sources indicate that in excess of 900,000 households nationally are experiencing mortgage stress which is where more than 30% of household income is required to cover loan repayments. Further a recent University of Canberra study found that a 2.5 percentage point increase in interest rates above current historically low levels would lift repayments for the most leveraged households to in excess of 50% of disposable income which is not sustainable. Low interest rates and aggressive marketing by banks and other lending institutions has encouraged borrowers to over extend themselves and not think about how they will keep up the repayments if interest rates increase or some other circumstances arise such as illness or loss of job. Interest only loans are another cause for concern – a “ticking time bomb” as recently described by global investment bank UBS. The report coincided with the

bank regulator APRA reporting that 35% of new loans taken out in 2017 were interest only. The UBS research found that some 30% of borrowers did not realise that they had taken out an interest only loan or that repayments may jump between 30% and 60% at the end of the interest only period. If you have an interest only loan check when the loan repayments will revert to principle and interest and start to make provisions for the higher repayments. If you are struggling to keep up your mortgage repayments the sooner you take action the more options you will have to get on your finances back on track. Don’t be embarrassed about having to explain your situation to your lender. Getting into financial difficulty is something that can happen to anyone. If your problem is short term your lender may allow you to postpone payments for an agreed period. The missed payments will have to be made up at some time in the future. You may also be able to make a case for accessing

If your circumstances have changed significantly through such things as the loss of a job or a relationship breakdown and are unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future then more drastic action such as the sale of your property may be required. Here again, early action may allow you to keep control of the sale process. Delaying may see your lender foreclosing on you and selling your property at auction. This may result in a substantially lower price than you could have obtained through an orderly sale. Bear in mind that if the proceeds from the sale are not sufficient to cover your debt, you will have to make up the shortfall. This is a double whammy. No house and a debt to repay. Also bear in mind that if the property is jointly owned and mortgaged, both parties are responsible for 100% of the debt. If you don’t currently have a mortgage but are contemplating getting a home loan,

only borrow what you can comfortably repay on a single income and avoid interest only loans. Lenders will probably offer you a loan based on two incomes. You should think of how you will manage if one income is lost. If you are a two-income family use some of the second income to pay down more of the loan. If the second income is lost you can revert to your agreed repayments. A smaller loan may mean that you have to accept a lesser property than you would like but you should be able to retain it when things go wrong whereas the more expensive property may be lost. Also plan for the worst and have income protection, TPD and life insurance there for you and your dependents to fall back on. For more information and assistance check out moneysmart.gov.au or the National Debt Helpline ndh.org.au Phone 1800 007 007 Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre. He can be contacted via email at bincfc@gmail.com or you can make an appointment to see him by calling 3408 8440. The Financial Counselling service is free.

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IT’S ABOUT TIME By Neil Wilson

For most of us, being able to divide each day into hours, minutes and seconds is just taken for granted and to a certain extent, it governs how we carry out our daily activities but I wonder, does anyone consider just how different the world would be if there were no accepted way of measuring time. We could not accurately arrange to meet up with others at a certain part of the day, it would be almost impossible to use public transport without knowing when it would be at a certain place, athletes would never know their personal best and we would never know just how long we have worked each day. Long before the invention of any device that was able to separate the parts of each day, in the Paleolithic era as long as six thousand years ago the moon was used as a way of determining time. Lunar calendars were among the first to be used and these would have either twelve or thirteen months. In places such as Mesoamerica, there were other early forms of calendars created by civilisations like the Mayans and these were religiously and astronomically based with eighteen months in each year and twenty days in a month. Of course, as the years moved on, time measuring devices were created and the

current saxageism system of measuring time actually dates back to theSumerians around two thousand years ago. There were a number of early devices that relied on tracking the shadow from the sun and, whilst they were reasonably accurate in principle, they were useless at night or if the sky was covered with cloud. These were used by widely by the Egyptians and, as well as the sundial, they also used large obelisks to track the movement of the sun.

Other ancient timekeeping devices included the candle clock which was used in China, Japan, England and Mesopotamia and also the timestick which was widely used in India and Tibet. Perhaps the two most accurate instruments that were used for early time measurement are the water clock and the hourglass. Found to be ideal for use in navigation, the hourglass became relied upon by Ferdinand Magellan when he circumnavigated the globe in 1522. Eighteen hourglasses were installed on each of the ships in his fleet. The water clock was widely used and an early example of one was found in the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep who died in 1504 BC. The ancient Greeks and residents of south-eastern Mesopotamia regarded time keeping as an essential part of their astrological observations so used and made

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Shop Local, Spend Local, Support our Local Economy improvements on the water clock up until the middle ages. As a matter of fact, the first alarm clock was made from a water clock that was designed to set off a whistle when the water reached a certain level. The first mechanical clock was invented in the eleventh century by Chinese inventors and engineers. As methods of accurate timekeeping were continually improved by inventors such as Galileo Galilei and Christiaan Huygens, the pendulum clock and the minute hand made measuring the most accurate that had ever been experienced to date. In fact, the pendulum clock remained the most accurate device until the 1930’s when quartz oscillators were invented followed by the atomic clock. Atomic clocks are far more accurate than any previous timekeeping devices and are used to calibrate other clocks as well as calculating the International Atomic Time. This is a standardised civil system on which Co-ordinated Universal Time is based.

Positioning System in co-ordination with the Network Time Protocol to synchronise time systems throughout the world. It is through these systems that our computers, tablets and phones are programmed to display the correst time for our region. Speaking of the correct time, I am reminded of the joke about the city reared nephew of a farmer who lived just outside a country town. During a visit to his uncle, the city guy went to have a look at some new cows that his uncle had bought and was very proud of. While they were inspecting the cows and standing beside a fine specimen, the nephew said, “Uncle, I don’t have my

A wooden hourglass A 20th century sundial in Seville, Spain. Atomic clocks use the frequency of electronic transitions in certain atoms to measure the second. Since 1967, the International System of Measurement bases it’s unit of time, the second, on the properties of caesium atoms. In

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watch on, do you know what time it is now.” The old farmer bent down and lifted aside the cow’s udder and then, as he straightened back up he told his nephew the time was 3.45 in the afternoon. The city slicker looked at his uncle with an amazed look on his face and said, “You farmers are absolutely amazing, I have just noticed that you don’t have a watch either but you were able to tell the time by moving aside the cow’s udder. Is it something to do with the sun?” The farmer gave a laugh and then replied, “Not at all, from where we are, if you look under the cow at the right angle, you can just see the town hall clock.” And that, readers, is how they do it in the country. Anyway I have to go now because I’m out of time!

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IT’S NOT CHILD’S PLAY By Neil Wilson

In keeping with a reputation for featuring some of the most outstanding works by local artists, the Mathew Flinders Art Gallery in the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre will be exhibiting a display by renowned coloured pencil artist and Bribie Island Seaside Museum Venue Manager, Leonie Meyers and her students from March 5th through until March 18th. Leonie is an artist who has a wonderful understanding of the correct combination of colours and dimensions and her entry in the 2017 Mathew Flinders Art Prize was an image of her niece sitting on a mangrove branch and won the People’s choice award. This was a sign that this medium is finally being accepted as art and Leonie says that anyone who thinks that coloured pencil work is child’s play should think again. ‘This form of art calls for exacting patience in order to bring all the coloured pencil strokes together,’ Leonie said. This exhibition is one that art enthusiasts should not miss out on, especially considering that it is a chance to view a complete collection of this form of art. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is on Sunderland Drive at Banksia Beach and is open each day except Mondays from 10am. For more information, you can call the centre on 3408 9588.

Leonie Meyers won the People's Choice awards in the 2017 Mathew Flinders Art Prize with this image of her niece sitting on a mangrove

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their time here until 1984. Ted grew up in Brisbane but spent much of his early childhood on family holidays on Bribie, attending the Primary School for periods during the 1940's.

wrote regular articles about fishing, and became a regular contributor and field editor for "Fishing World" for over 20 years,. Ted's articles about fishing around Bribie Island created nation-wide interest.

Ted has over 80 wonderful and challenging years of memories to look back on, and has lived on the island since he married in 1954.

In 1954 Ted married Patricia and they came to live on Bribie in a house Ted built himself at No.11 South Esplanade. As a carpenter Ted did contract building work and together they ran a bait and tackle store. Their family of three daughters and a son grew up on the island.

There is not a square inch of Bribie Island that Ted has not explored in his 80 years roaming the island.

During the construction of the Bribie Island Bridge in the early 1960's Ted was the General Foreman.

The following document is one of several that Ted has written to document and share some of his memories of Bribie Island, and I hope to bring you more of his great memories in the months ahead.

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he following item of “Nostalgia” was first written by Ted Clayton back in 2004, and is one of several documents he has shared with me recording his memories of Bribie Island.

Ted and Pat Clayton are one of the “50+ years on Bribie” pioneers that I had commemorated on a plaque in Brennan Park. Ted’s parents Ernie and Marion met on Bribie Island in the1920's when they had rental properties and lived most of

Ted Clayton was also one of the islands most renowned fishermen and from 1970

In 1990 Ted and Pat moved from South Esplanade Bongaree, to live a quieter life at Whitepatch.

Ted Clayton Fishing World cocer 1979

NOSTALGIC REFLECTIONS OF BRIBIE 50 YEARS AGO BY TED CLAYTON

ifty years ago when Pat and I were married we settled permanently on Bribie. The Place was paradise – there is no other description for it. Making a living was a starvation pastime but that was the only drawback. In my Batchelor days I worked in the scrub in North Queensland. My parents had more

use for my spare cash than I did and they repaid the favour with an allotment in South Esplanade. To make it vacant I had to move a small house that was on it to the back of the allotment to the south. My parents owned that block. It already had one house on the front. It was my first house move and I undertook it with more guts than brains. Looking back I wonder at my parents feelings. It was their house and they had a

lot at stake. You are a bit thoughtless when you are young. My partner and I moved a couple of big houses from block to block with the Council tree puller. A bit of sherbet could get you that. Tthere was no dirt for filling on the Island but sometimes a truck would conveniently break down outside the job. All perfectly good natured. Life was a bit

simpler then. The process with the houses was to jack them up – put longitudinal timbers on the stumps then place some more crosswise. The faces of both of these where they met was liberally rubbed with laundry soap (‘Velvet’). The tree puller was attached to the house and once the thing moved the timbers glazed and went quite well. There

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was a while was driving an eight-ton Bedford truck for the Rentons. Driving to the Darra Cement Works for cement was one task. A bit hairy because at first I had no idea how to get there. Cement had the advantage of being warm. If I missed the last barge I would crawl under the tarp and go to sleep.

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was a bit more to it than that of course. One had one metre stumps that were rotten and as soon as we started pulling half of them snapped and we had to get under it to salvage things. I was very fit – I built our house in my spare time in twelve months. We had no floor coverings or curtains, we bathed in a basin. The Rentons were next door and both houses survived on 1,000 gallon tanks. The Renton’s system , in the kitchen sink , was to wash themselves, wash the kids, wash the dishes then do the laundry. I made our furniture at night at a work bench in the main room. The Council would have a fit these days but no one thought it odd at the time. The toilet was a thunder box out the back. Pat accepted it all in good spirit. The best advantage was the position. In front we had a pristine beach where one could swim and sunbake. Our children grew up with that. You could not put a price on it. Going fishing was as easy as crossing the road and stepping into a dinghy. The roads on the Island were simply wheel tracks in the sand. That was South Esplanade – two-wheel tracks. There was not a shovelful of road gravel anywhere. Early on we had a special Island Registration fee for our vehicles. In theory they couldn’t get onto the mainland. Mostly we bought old ‘bombs’ that couldn’t run on main roads. One , I forget the make, needed an eighteen inch piece of flooring jammed between the gear lever and the dash panel to keep it in top gear. It had no brakes at all. You turned off the ignition

coming into a corner and turned it on again as you came out. I had one vehicle, a Dodge Six , that had as much guts as any four-wheel drive that I have ever driven. Its failing was the steering box. It took about six turns of the wheel to have any effect. On a bush track you had a very active time. I used to drive it through the scrub to Dux Creek chasing mud crabs. That area is where Bellara now stands but in those days it was a very pretty marshy place with a lovely fresh water creek running through it. The old Dodge would chug through across a ‘corduroy’ of logs and up a greasy slope on the other side as easy as you like.

I have told you that gravel for building was worth a fortune on the Island in the early days. I later did trips to S&S Gravel at the Pine River for gravel. What one was allowed to put on a truck was foreign to us all. ‘As much as it could carry’. It certainly never occurred to me that anyone would give you more gravel than you paid for. I paid at the office for the load and they directed me to an excavator that would load it. I stood back and watched. After a while the operator looked at me and raised his hands and his eyebrows. Apparently it was up to me to say when. I got to the gate and the mob in the office had a talk. The portable scales were working somewhere so they told me to take a dirt back road to avoid them. Things went OK until I reached a very steep hill and didn’t have enough power to get over it. All that I could see half a kilometre back down the track was a very rickety and narrow bridge. Fortunately I had Pop with me. I stood on the brakes, pulled on the hand brake, turned the motor off in gear and got Pop to put some big rocks under the wheel. Then I got into it with a shovel and put a pile of it into the gutter. You live and learn. Another choice run was to Attewell’s saw mill at Caboolture for timber. Again you simply loaded all that you could get on. The long stuff piled up on either side of the cabin until you needed to be a snake to

One of my most respectable was a Chev , a 1934 I think, that I bought in Brisbane for the equivalent of fifty dollars. It was fully registered, I even took it on the mainland once. Today’s car buffs would cry. We did some shocking things to some lovely old cars but they were cheap and all that we could afford. I once went to Brisbane car shopping with my building partner. He finally found one out near Mt. Gravatt. It was a Rugby in immaculate show room condition – hood, upholstery, the lot. He got it for the usual fifty bucks. I drove it back to Bribie. The barge was running by then. We took a hacksaw and cut it off behind the front seat down to the chassis. Everything but the front seat was thrown into the scrub. He fixed some rough hardwood on the chassis and called it a utility. It lasted three years. One of the jobs that I took on for a while

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get into the seat. I had to back it down onto the barge and at low tide and that was a spooky business. Another job that I took on for money was an eviction out at Woorim. The tenant wouldn’t get out. It required someone to stay full time on the front verandah for three days. I knew the bloke vaguely and he took it quite well. The inside of the place was a complete pig sty. I put in a price and got the job of erecting steel towers along the Ocean Beach for the Coordinator Generals Department, and I also renovated one of the old navigation lights at the top end of the Island. I put the lookout cabin on top of A.P.M’s. (Australian Paper Mill) one-hundred-foot fire tower. Most of it got put together on the ground and was lifted by a crane but I did the finishing touches hanging on like a fly. Anything for a quid. Ted Clayton

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AUSTRALIAN BIRD OF THE YEAR AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE – GYMNORHINA

Australian Magpie By Marj Webber

Guardian Australia bird of the year poll in 2017 came up with a pretty surprising result. The Australian Magpie was the winner. Not far behind was the Australian White Ibis pipping the Laughing Kookaburra which took out third place. People who have experienced the endearing side of magpies may be delighted with the finding while those who have been attacked and injured by swooping male magpies may disagree with the result. It has been established that only a very small percentage – less than 5% - of male magpies actually attack. While nesting and when the babies are still in the nest seem to be the times when agro magpies choose to dive bomb selected targets. Some people can walk or ride through the magpie war zone with no fear of being attacked while others will be targeted every time. Some magpies only attack people on bikes while others choose victims such as children in school grounds or hikers in bushlands. Magpies are territorial and usually occupy a reasonably small area. Lots of their territories are entirely within urban surrounds and some studies have established that they can recognize people. Some say that magpies can recognize every person in their territory. They can become very tame and make lifelong friendships with people who feed them. Many, many households have daily visits from their resident magpies singing their melodious chorus as a reminder that they are there for a treat. It is best to feed birds food that they will

normally eat. Magpies eat grubs and insects and just about anything else but not all foods are good for them. Bread is a big no, no and should not be fed to any bird. After nesting these magpies will often bring their young to be introduced to their human friends. It is supposed that if the magpies in your area know you to be friendly you will not be bothered during the nesting season which is from August to November.

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Some common methods of trying to avoid an attack are to paint a pair of eyes on the back of your helmet or hat. The theory is that the magpie won’t attack if it thinks it is being watched. This however doesn’t seem to work. Spikes on the helmet when riding or carrying an umbrella while walking are more effective but not foolproof. The best preventative is to try to avoid the area if possible during nesting. Magpies will nearly always attack the head from behind and occasionally from the side. All Australian Magpies are black and white with the markings varying over the 8 subspecies spread across Australia. They are 37-43 cm in length and very common breeding residents on Bribie Island living up to 20 years. Their nests high up in trees are made of sticks with a bowl like centre which is lined with grass and hair. Most magpies mate for life while some prefer to change their partners occasionally. If the male is relocated or dies during nesting the female will almost immediately take on another male who strangely enough will help defend and nurture the adopted chicks. Usually 3-4 eggs are laid and are incubated for 20 days. When the chicks hatch they are without feathers and totally blind. After a week feathers begin to grow and after a month they are ready

Young Australian Magpie to fly. Survival rate is not high for the young chicks with only about 14% surviving. Snakes, monitors, raptors, feral and domesticated cats take their toll. Magpies have adapted very well to human habitat. In some areas their numbers are increasing while in others they are declining. They are excellent mimics and imitate calls of other birds and sounds they hear such as car horns and music etc. Their carolling songs

have amazing, complex flexibility. They have very good hearing and walk along the ground often with their head turned to one side listening for movement in the grass or grubs under the ground. Love them or hate them Magpies are truly ingrained in the Australian scene and their beautiful melodious carolling is a familiar sound to anyone who cares to listen.

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM By Neil Wilson

On February 17th in 1967, three hundred members of 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment engaged in a conflict with 250 Viet Cong in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, resulting in a total of eight Australian soldiers being killed and a further twenty seven wounded. This conflict was named Operation Bribie and has previously been described as a battle which demonstrated the resolve and professionalism of ordinary Australian soldiers, both conscripts and regulars, who had to overcome extreme hardship.

Each year on the anniversary of that fiercely fought battle, both veterans and current serving soldiers gather to remember and once again, on the 51st anniversary of Operation Bribie, the serene surroundings of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Toorbul Street in Bongaree were the venue for both the Memorial Service and

a catch up by old mates. Attended by veterans of the battle, other veterans and current serving soldiers from 6 RAR as well as members of the public, the service was commenced at 11am by Master of Ceremonies Paul Boyns calling for the Catafalque Party (provided by the current members of 6 RAR) to be mounted. Phil Buttigeig, a Corporal from 4 Platoon in 1967, gave the Operation Bribie address and then Chaplain Rev. Colin Baxter said a prayer for those who suffered. The Honour Roll was then read with veterans placing a symbolic miniature Australian flag on the Memorial Wall for each of those who gave their lives during the battle. After the reading of the honours and awards, wreaths were laid at the Memorial SWall by representatives from the various organisations including the 6 RAR Association, Bravo Company, RSL SubBranch and the Next of Kin. Wreaths were

Veterans of Operation Bribie mingled with current serving soldiers from 6 RAR also laid by Division One Councillor Brooke Savige and the Member for Pumicestone, Simone Wilson. The ceremony then came to a close after a moving rendition of the Last Post by buglerPaul Jones, two minutes silence, the dismounting of the Catafalque Party and The Ode. The formalities over, those present enjoyed a BBQ lunch expertly cooked by members of the Bribie Island Vietnam Veterans Association and everyone took time to

catch up with those who they had not seen for some time. As an indication of the importance of the anniversary, there were some there who had travelled from as far away as Western Australia. As long as ceremonies such as the Operation Bribie Memorial are conducted each year, those who served and paid the ultimate price in defence of their country will never be forgotten. LEST WE FORGET

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FEBRUARY @ VMR

FEBRUARY @ VMR BRIBIE

Training for 2018 started with a Plan and Navigate Practical Assessment. The weather was good to us and after plotting the route it was time to put it to practice on the water. Participants were: Assessors Vice Commodore and Commercial Coxswain Liz Radajewski and Commercial Coxswain Gary Voss, and training crew Denise Inggs, Noel Wendt, Les Oldmeadow, and Ces Luscombe.

THU 08/02 1505am – 4m Tinny nonmember with engine problem required tow from Wright’s Creek to Bellara Ramp.

FRI 09/02 0822am – 5m Centre Console member with fuel pump problems, required tow from Spitfire Channel to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SAT 10/02 0711am – 5.5m ½ Cabin member with gear problem, towed from Curtain Reef to Redcliffe. SAT 10/02 0830am – 5.5m ½ Cabin member with motor problems, required tow from Tangalooma Wrecks to Bellara Ramp. SAT 10/02 1243pm – 5m ½ Cabin member towed from entrance to Caboolture River to Beachmere. SUN 11/02 1010am – 5.8m Cruiser member, motor overheating required tow from North of Skids to Pacific Harbour.

Denise plotting a 3 point fix

SUN 11/02 2108pm - 12m Yacht member, broke anchor South of Bridge, resecured emergency mooring.

VMRBI Base.

Monday 19th March - Saturday 24th March 2018, The Yamaha Variety Jet Trek is held each year to raise funds to empower children who are sick, disadvantaged or who have special needs to live, laugh and learn.

Participants will experience an action packed and fun fuelled week as they motor from Sydney up along the stunning northern NSW coastline, finishing in Yamba. Along the way they'll take in sensational scenery all while raising funds for kids who are sick, disadvantaged or who have special needs. In true Variety style, participants can expect to experience an event jam-packed with fun, colourful moments, highlighted of course, by visits to children and schools en-route.

HAPPY HOUR FRIDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2018

Allan Tranter (R) with brother-in-law Robert.

Leona Patrick, Joan Nicholls and Lynne from Gemlife.

MON 12/02 0643am – 7.3m ½ Cabin new member with motor problems required a tow from Bellara beach back to Bellara Ramp.

Gary explaining the finer points of navigation with Denise (sitting), Ces and Noel.

FEBRUARY 2018 - FEBRUARY RADIO ROOM STATISTICS 637 Calls, 159 vessel log ons, 79 Radio Checks, 21 Vessel Assists, 71 Sitreps, 39 Requests, 5 Overdue vessels, 1 Securite Broadcasts. (to 23/02/2018) VHF calls 79%, - 27MHz calls 9%

FEBRUARY VESSEL ASSISTS: THU 01/02 0706am – 8m ½ Cabin nonmember tow required from Pacific Harbour to Elimbah creek. THU 01/02 1629pm – Bribie 2 searched Godwin Beach area for missing windsurfer. SAT 03/02 1234pm – 4.3m Runabout nonmember found in passage, VKR advised to secure at Bongaree Jetty. SUN 04\02 0636am – 12m Fly Bridge Cruiser non-member had broken mooring at White Patch, Bribie 2 sent to investigate – stuck on rocks, await high tide to re-float. SUN 04/02 0915am – Large wooden structure floating just South of the Bribie Bridge, removed. WED 07/02 1215pm – 5.2m Tinny nonmember out of fuel, required tow from Ningi Creek to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

MON 12/02 0919am – 12m Pontoon Catamaran non-member, with both motors damaged, required tow from Tangalooma Resort to Brisbane Shipyards. THU 15/02 1244pm – 11m Clipper nonmember broke mooring and drifting into Bribie Bridge, resecure on mooring North of Bridge.

Some of the 40 members/guests enjoying the evening.

Ray Fox and Graham Patrick enjoying the evening.

SAT 17/02 0825am – 3m Jet Ski nonmember with motor problems required a tow from beach at Tangalooma to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SAT 17/02 0959am – 3m Jet Ski nonmember with motor problems required tow from Cowan Cowan to Tangalooma.

Lorna and Eric Holiday and guest.

SAT 17/02 1227pm – 10m Houseboat nonmember with motor problems required a tow from Pumicestone Passage to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SUN 18/02 1136am – 4.2m Tinny nonmember can’t drop leg, required a tow from entrance to Pacific Harbour to Bellara Ramp. SUN 18/02 2143pm – 5.5m Inflatable Centre Console non-member overdue, investigated and found at Bulwer, returning tomorrow.

Ray Fox, Graham Patrick and Dave Nicholls & others.

John Burdinat (right) chats with his guest.

Heather Pearson provided “friendly” bar service.

TUE 20/02 1119am – 11.5m Trimaran nonmember required a tow from Turners Camp to Bongaree.

VARIETY JET TREK MEETING Friday 2nd February – Sunday 4th February 2018. Once again our Social Committee catered for this annual planning meeting at the

Gail Tranter with sister-in-law

John Meeke maintains his “mop” of hair on Maintenance Monday.

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BRIBIE ISLAND The following items and activities were discussed and agreed at the Management meeting held on 24 January 2018. Key issues included: 1. Secretary Noel Wendt tendered his resignation due to travel commitments and inability to give 100% to the role. John Hammond was appointed to fill the casual vacancy. 2. Quotes are being obtained for a replacement VMB Bribie 4x4 vehicle. Once costings are confirmed, a grant will be sought for an appropriate vehiclemost likely a dual cab utility. 3. The reciprocal rights program has now started and will include all VMR's from Gladstone to Pt. Danger. The squadron where the vessel is from will be contacted to seek permission to tow a broken down vessel. 4. New top ropes have been installed on all vessels. Bribie One was booked for a 1000 hour service on 30 January and Bribie Two 600 hour service on 31 January. Bribie Three has been booked in for a refurbishment on 31 March. A grant of $10000 from the Department of Infrastructure -- Better Community Fund (via Susan Lamb MLA) will go towards the project. An additional grant should be available soon to cover the total costs.

Pam and Ian Grimes

Commodore Nathan Gundry welcomed all members and guests to the first Sunset Drinks for the year, as January’s clashed with Australia Day. Nathan thanked the ladies of the Social Committee for the wonderful meal, the Bar Staff for their service introduced the 10 new members attending and everyone else for their attendance.

Joan and Dave Nichols

Coxswain Ian Grimes won the first of the two raffles, here flanked by Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski and Commodore Nathan Gundry.

Guest from Gemlife Peter with Arvo Jaavuo.

5. The total number of crew (including trainees) is now 44, made up with 8 Coxswains, 4 Senior Crew, 16 Competent Crew and 16 Crew. 6. Four new trainees are currently on preliminary training as Radio Operators. 7. 58 new members were endorsed. We now have 1332 financial members on the data base.

Guests from Gemlife Ron and Elaine.

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Trevor Botham once again provided the music and vocals for the evening.

FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2018

Radio Officer John Bodycombe with Sheryl Traill.

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BOATING SAFETY TIPS: By VMRBI Coxswain Simon Middap.

Correct Use of your Lights on your Vessel or PWC (personal water craft) while at anchor. VMRBI has noticed that some mariners leave their RED/GREEN Navigation lights illuminated while anchored at night, which is incorrect. This indicates to skippers of other vessels that your vessel is in motion, and not at anchor. For all vessels shorter than 50m in length at Anchor at night (between sunset and sunrise) or in limited visibility, a single all round white light is the only light required to be illuminated. This includes motorised vessels, PWCs and sailing vessels. Small tinnies with oars and kayaks do not need anchor lights but they are encouraged for safety. Vessels may show additional lights (e.g. deck lights), but NOT navigation lights when at anchor. The single all round white light must be visible 360°. The light must be located at least one metre above the navigation sidelights; and should as far as practicable, be on the centreline of the boat. An all-round white light should not be obscured by masts or other structures. In a cuddy cabin or tinnie with a bimini, you must be careful that the anchor light is not obscured. The requirements about vessel lights also discusses the range of visibility of these lights. Vessels under 12 metres in length need this all round white light to have a minimum visibility of 2 nautical miles. If your anchor light is old and faded, replace it with a new bright LED for your own safety!

Val Jones won the second of the two raffles, pictured above with Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski and Commodore Nathan Gundry.

8. Revised drawings have been produced for the base entry beautification scheme. The project was approved in principle by the committee.

Despite inclement weather Sunset Drinks was well attended and the ladies of the Social Committee provided a lovely meal of crumbed fish and salad for the princely sum of $5. Music was provided by Trevor Botham and there were 2 raffles for $20 vouchers.

Peter McNamara gives Peter Morton a few “pointers”.

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Island online at www.vmrbribie.com, phone (07) 3408 7596 or call in person at Marine Parade Bellara, and enjoy many benefits including: • breakdown assistance. • vessel & contact details recorded in our database in case of emergency; • access to first aid, radio, navigation courses plus safety/boating information sessions; • regular social events; • reimbursement up to $100/per year for tows by other VMR/Coastguard units; and • overnight/weekend secure car & trailer parking at the base.

Please remember, RED/GREEN lights are for use when underway or drifting, NOT at anchor. These requirements come from an international agreement known as COLREGS – the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and is enforced by Maritime Safety and law Enforcement Authorities through Australia. Further information on this topic can be sourced from Maritime Services Queensland https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/ Safety/Navigation-lights or watch out for VMR Bribie Island’s information sessions on boating and safety http://www. vmrbribie.com/. Always remember to LOG ON and LOG OFF with MARINE RESCUE BRIBIE for your safety.

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By Neil Wilson

One of the more noticeable features to be seen on a drive around the streets of Bribie Island is the many very well cared for gardens and a perfect example of this is at the home of keen gardener and Banksia Garden Club President, Desley Horsfall, where the many garden beds are filled with an absolutely amazing array of plants of all sizes and types and the surrounding lawns compliment the setting. I suppose that the most accurate way that I could describe what is obviously the result of many hours of dedicated work by Desl ey and her husband would to say it is a “gardner’s paradise.” It is only natural then that those who are passionate about gardening enjoy paying a visit to other gardens and so it was that, as a Garden Club event, Desley recently opened her garden for a visit by two bus loads of “Green Thumbs” from the town of Boonah. As well as the visitors taking a stroll through the expanses of greenery and flowers, they also had the opportunity to purchase a bargain from the stall that was set up at the rear of the house. Desley

explained to me that the club always donates to charity when they make money from an event. ‘Unlike some clubs, we don’t charge people to visit an open garden,’ Desley said. ‘We raise a bit of money from stalls like the one that we have set up for the visit and this time, we will be donating to the Bribie Island Respite Centre,’ she added.

The Banksia Garden Club was founded in 1990 by Ern Woodward and at the present time has over ninety members. It is affiliated with several other bodies that include The Queensland Council of Gardening Clubs, The Royal Horticultural Society of Qld and The Garden Clubs of Australia Inc. The club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, (January excluded) at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre and from time to time hosts events such as the open garden at Desley’s home and also the “Come and Share” days which are held in member’s gardens and are where plants and cuttings are exchanged over morning tea. As a long time resident of Bribie Island,

Banksia Garden Club President Desley Horsfall pointing out just one of the countless features of her beautiful garden President Desley has been a member of the Banksoa Garden Club for twenty four years and I would have to say that it is very apparent that she adores all things horticultural. ‘I remember hearing a speaker at a garden club meeting saying that forty five minutes in the garden is equal to thirty minutes in the gym,’ Desley told me. ‘I told my daughter that I don’t have to go to the Visitors were able to take advantage of the gym because I spend so much time in the bargains that were available for sale at the garden and she just replied by saying that open garden it depends what you actually do in the garden,’ she said. Desley, I reckon that you as their common interests. For more do well and truly enough in the garden to information about the Banksia Garden make a trip to the gym unnecessary. Club, you can send the club an email at banksiagardenclub@gmail.com or Garden clubs are a great way for people call Desley Horsfall on 3408 8470. New with a passion for plants to get together members are always welcome. and share their experience as well

LIVE HEALTHY, BE HAPPY GET ACTIVE, GET INSPIRED WITH TEAM CCQ

It’s almost autumn, so if your 2018 health goals have taken a backseat, you may need a catalyst. One of the easiest ways to motivate and push yourself is to take part in an organised event, so that you have a deadline to work towards. Once you register, the countdown to get fit begins. Getting active has both immediate and long-term health benefits! At least onethird of all cancers in Queensland are preventable through healthy lifestyle choices, including being active and maintaining a healthy weight.

To motivate Queenslanders, Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan, an active runner herself, is sharing five tips to help people get started on their fitness journey. One, don’t go it alone. Queenslanders right across the state can join Team CCQ – an active community encouraging runners to lace up for the cause. Alternatively, enlist a friend to be your gym partner or get involved with your local Parkrun each

week to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts. Make sure to involve your family too, as they are often a great support. They’ll enjoy watching you on your journey and may even be convinced to join you on it. Two, set your timeline. Choose the fun run, marathon or triathlon you want to take part in. Make sure your goal is realistic, so if you are a beginner complete a shorter endurance event like a 5km or 10km if you only have three to six months to prepare.

speed isn’t important, and many people find it useful to start by running for five minutes and then walking for one minute to allow for recovery and gradually build up fitness.

Three, get the right gear. Find exercise clothes and shoes that are comfortable to move in and that you feel confident wearing. If you only have very old runners or worn socks, then invest in a new pair — the last thing you want is to start your fitness journey and slip from a lack of tread or have blisters.

Five, look at the big picture to keep your body in good health and prevent injury. A balanced diet will allow you to fuel yourself for the runs, whilst making sure you have enough sleep will help with your energy levels. Make sure to stay hydrated and SunSmart for your runs and don’t forget to stretch. Plus, schedule in strength and conditioning sessions to help prevent injuries and stay on top of sore spots by rolling out or having a massage.

Four, start small and start early. Schedule in when you will exercise each week to make sure you follow through and tailor your training program to your fitness level. While some of your workouts can be shorter, you should include at least one weekly long run to build up your endurance. As a beginner

Team CCQ, a community fitness movement, has been founded as part of Cancer Council’s Get Moving campaign to encourage runners, gym-goers and fitness enthusiasts across Queensland to lace up their joggers and support the cause together.

There are lots of ways to get involved! On June 30- July 1, Team CCQ members will be among the 25,000 people partaking in the 40th edition of the Gold Coast Marathon. Eight races will take place on the flat, fast and scenic course. Team CCQ members can also participate in Bridge to Brisbane, taking in some of Brisbane’s most iconic landmarks, in a 5km or 10km run or walk. Becoming a member of Team CCQ also gives Queenslanders access to free nutrition and exercise tips, discounted entry to select events, fundraising rewards, and access to a personal fundraising advisor. Sign up to Team CCQ for free at cancerqld. org.au/getmoving. More information about Cancer Council Queensland and reducing cancer risk is available at cancerqld.org.au.

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I am probably going into the realms of being a trifle political here but sometimes it is necessary to vent ones concerns with the current state of the local liquor industry, as indirectly it affects what you drink and the price you, the consumer, pays for it and it could also indirectly influence decisions on other commodities we spend our dollars on in the future. When I started in the industry and even right up to recent times all liquor retailers purchased their wines from one of a number of sources, a wholesaler which carried a vast selection of wines from a lot of suppliers, through an agent who represented a number of suppliers and directly from the producer. This system still operates for smaller independent liquor outlets but recently Woolworths purchased a couple of wineries through their Pinnacle Drinks operation, The Dorrien Estate in The Barossa and The Isabel Vineyard in New Zealand. So what you might ask, but Woolworths may see the success of growing the grapes, making the wine then selling it exclusively through their outlets of BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths Liquor, Langton’s and Cellarmaster with a profit margin of around 60% or more as an opportunity to buy cattle farms, dairies, orchards and produce farms as a way to cut out the grower/ producer and just supply themselves. Add to this that Woolworths are already controlling most of the poker machines in Australia through their hotels and are supported by The Queensland State Government to some degree who encourage a lack of competition in not allowing liquor store licences without buying a hotel and you have a recipe for unfair trading. In Queensland you have to own a hotel to operate four take away bottle shops, this was brought in a number of years ago when some politicians who owned hotels and liquor stores never thought that Woolworths and Coles would ever buy a hotel and this would keep them out of Queensland. However they were wrong Woolworths and Coles did buy the hotels, which is why nearly all the liquor stores in Queensland, and as is the case of Bribie are branded BWS or Liquorland and the rest are owned by wealthy families such as Comisky or consortiums that trade under the Bottlemart and Cellarbrations banners. Aldi have just been awarded title of Australian

Liquor Retailer of the year, how many of their stores sell liquor here in Queensland, absolutely none because they are not going to buy a hotel! The reason we should be concerned is that it is not beyond the realms of possibility that one day in the future some large overseas concern wishing to establish their business here in Australia could buy Woolworths or Coles and then something would certainly hit the fan! Until about twenty years or so ago cleanskin wines were a way that smaller wineries could clear remaining batches of wines out of their cellar without going to the expense of printing new labels for a short run, most of this wine was sold at cellar door often at a greatly reduced price and often the wine was high quality premium wine. Some found its way into a couple of enterprising liquor stores who would advertise the wine under the real name without a label at the reduced price and bargains were had. Someone saw an opportunity to create a market for wines without labels so a massive cleanskin market was born at the same time that wine casks were, under pressure from anti-drink groups, seen as unhealthy and were trying to pressure governments to introduce a volume tax to push up the price and reduce their sale. Most of the current stock of clean skin wines are pretty well the wines that would have filled those casks and it is very unusual to find any premium wines filling these labels as was once the case and now cleanskins actually have a plain label anyway, better to spend another couple of dollars and look for some of the specials around. Lindeman’s Bin 61 Chardonnay was on offer this month through Liquorland at $5.00 which is half price so why buy cleanskins? On Thursday 22nd February the Beefsteak and Burgundy Club in cahoots with the Pacific Harbour Golf Resort held our bi-monthly dinner and it was the most successful yet. Over forty guests enjoyed outstanding food accompanied by some excellent wines. With the canapés we served The Chandon Brut Rose, a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir which was a great way to start the evening. Chandon Wines owe their success to Champagne House Moet and Chandon and the Chandon Brand is available in different countries such as Argentina, The Napa

Valley in America and The Yarra Valley here in Australia where local grape varieties are crafted into fine sparkling wines following the Champagne making methods. With an entrée of sesame crusted saku tuna titaki, wasabi aioli and pickled wakame we served the Jacobs Creek” Le Petit” Rose, a blend of Pinot Noir, Grenache and Mataro grapes, and The Little Yering Pinot Noir. The Jacobs Creek Rose surprised everyone, including myself, with its fresh dry style and I suggest anyone considering trying a Rose to go out and get a bottle, I think you will be very impressed as we all were. The Little Yering Pinot from The Yarra Valley also matched the food very well offering a completely different style to the Rose. This meant the first three wines paid homage to the Pinot Noir Grape showing just how versatile it is. The main course of 100 days aged Darling Downs beef tenderloin wrapped in prosciutto, truffle potato croquette, asparagus and red wine jus needed a serious red wine to match and the two we chose didn’t let the team down. The Red Knot “ Classified” Shiraz (exclusive to Dan Murphy’s) and The St. Hugo Coonawarra 2013 vintage Cabernet Sauvignon carried out the task with gusto. Shingleback make the Red Knot Shiraz in Mclaren Vale and are one of the countries great red winemakers but have unfortunately linked their products pretty well exclusively to Woolworths and Coles. The stand out

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performer of the night was The St. Hugo which always show cases The Coonawarra and this wine with the aromas of blackcurrants and mint went head to head with the main course superbly. The dessert of deconstructed lime meringue pie consisting of blueberries, raspberries and shaved white chocolate in a sort of Eton Mess style was accompanied by The Brown Bros. Sparkling Rosa Moscato made with Moscato and Cienna grapes. I thought the combination of a fruit dessert and fruity wine would match well and it proved an outstanding way to almost finish the night and again if you enjoy a fruitier style of wine give this a go, a very well made wine, another surprise to me! As an indulgence we finished the night with the multi award winning Buller Fine Old Muscat, a steal at $20 a bottle from Dan Murphy’s. Fortifies wine just doesn’t come any better than this please do yourselves and your taste buds a favour and get a bottle, it is quite stunning, we make some of the finest fortified wines in the world but they seem to be out of fashion at the moment. Our next dinner will be in April. Cheers, Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com.au From humourist Robert Benchley Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it is compounding the felony!

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RIDERS WILL REV UP IN RED’S MEMORY FOR CANCER CAUSE Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan encouraged the local community to support the Gronks Social Riders Club’s fundraising efforts.

“One in two Queenslanders will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and we rely on the generosity of fundraisers and donors to help us continue our work to support those affected,” Ms McMillan said. “This event is a great opportunity for motorcycle riders to come together in support of the cause – and we are thankful to Blakey, Helen and their fellow club members for doing what they can to make a difference.

2017 Ride For Red Gary and Helen Blake and their friends from Gronks Social Riders Club are getting ready to rev up for a good cause!

with the ride, with six cars following the riders, and other friends meeting at the Linville Hotel later on.

The motorbike enthusiasts are hosting their second annual memorial Ride For Red on May 5-6 in support of Cancer Council Queensland.

As well as a chance to go on a scenic cruise for a good cause, Blakey said there’s plenty of prizes up for grabs for those who get involved, with raffles and auctions.

Mr Blake, or “Blakey” as he’s known, called on fellow riders to save the date and start their engines for the trip around the Brisbane Valley, departing from Wamuran Shopping Centre and stopping at Esk, Coominya Hotel and finally Linville Hotel.

“We rely on donations for the prizes and the support has been incredible, which I see that as a testament to the kind of person Red was; he always wanted to help people out, even when he was sick,” he said.

“We held his event for the first time last year after a good mate, Red, passed away from brain cancer,” he said. “We want to continue to hold this event in Red’s memory and to fundraise for cancer research that may help save someone else’s life in the future. “Last year we had 75 people join in on the fun to help us raise funds, and that was just through word of mouth, so this year through promoting it a little more we hope to have 100 people and raise even more money.” In 2017 there were 27 motorcycles involved

Queenslanders can race, work, sell, shave, quit, gift – or do anything. To register for ‘Do It For Cancer’, visit www.doitforcancer. com.au or call 1300 65 65 85. Cancer Council Queensland is an independent, community-based charity, the achievements of which are made possible by the generosity of Queenslanders.

2017 Ride For Red More information about Cancer Council Queensland is available via www.cancerqld. org.au or 13 11 20.

“Red loved the Broncos, so we have a signed Broncos jersey that we are currently selling raffle tickets for that will be drawn on the night, plus we have a football made up that we will auction off; the ball is in Broncos colours and has ‘Ride For Red’ printed on it, and it’s been autographed by all the Broncos players.” Gronks Social Riders Club was formed by a few old mates who used to ride together. Blakey lives in Bribie Island, while other members are located all over, from Mount Morgan to Hervey Bay to Mundubbera. “We formed it after Red passed away and it has no committee - it’s just for fun,” Blakey said. “We hope riders from all over will join us for the Ride For Red.” There will be free overnight camping across from Linville Hotel on the Saturday night, plus a barbecue dinner available for $15 per person and breakfast for $10 per person. For more information about Ride For Red, call Blakey on 0407 570 651.

Blakey presenting the owners of the Linville Hotel, Bernie and Deb, with an appreciation certificate from CCQ last year

“Funds raised will be invested into lifesaving cancer research, prevention and support services.”

Ride For Red supports Cancer Council’s Do It For Cancer campaign, which encourages people to fundraise in any way that they like.

Motorbikes outside the Linville Hotel for the 2017 Ride For Red

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ENCOURAGING OUR YOUTH

By Neil Wilson

As a country and as a community, we can lay claim to no more valuable asset than the youth of today and we must always encourage them in their efforts to do well. As one very important way of rewarding young people in our schools, Lions clubs conduct a competition which is called “Lions’ Youth of the Year” and as a part of this, the Sandstone Point Lions Club held their competition for the year eleven and twelve students of St Columban’s College in Caboolture.

In the competition, students are judged throughout the day in all aspects of their schooling by three independent judges who are not members of a Lions club and then an evening competition allows for students to speak on a topic of their choice for five minutes. They are then given two random questions and the students are given one minute to respond. There are two categories and as a sign of just how much he deserved to win, this year’s winner, year eleven student Enoe Gapusan, took out both categories. He spoke on how travel can broaden the outlook and enable people to become better understanding of

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other cultures and lifestyles. In a rather close competition, Enoe competed against Ashleigh Johnson, Jacinta Ford, Holly Baxter and Bailey Lawrie as well as Bridget Gardner, Mathew Glasgow and Jonte Connollly. Judges for the event were Richard Kidd, Sharon Smithers and Tom Buckley with the winner being announced by Youth of the Year Chairperson, Fohdla Fitzgerald. Enoe was presented with his award by Sandstone Point Lions Club President, Len Dawber.

Mrs Wilson said the Liberal National Party’s forum was a unique and constructive opportunity to hear first-hand about the impacts of one of the most important and life-destroying issues facing Queenslanders right now. “This forum really underscored the devastating affects ICE is having on families with real experiences shared by those addicted to the drug, their families, local residents and community experts from our region.” Mrs Wilson said. “You would be hard-pressed to find a community or town that hasn’t been affected by the scourge of ICE, and to hear stories of families being torn apart and young lives ending is why we must unite and work together to tackle this once and for all.” Bribie Island local and recent recipient of the Moreton Bay Regional Council’s 2018 Australia Day Volunteer of the Year Award, Ken Piva, joined Mrs Wilson at the forum.

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“This is an issue where we must be proactive, not reactive, and yesterday’s community forum is a great example of that.

“Communities are built on a sense of belonging and it’s important that we do come together, as a community, to provide support wherever we can. We have to recognise that it’s the drug that’s the problem, not the people who become addicted to it.” Mr Piva said. At the forum the LNP’s comprehensive plan to tackle ICE was discussed with the community providing its valuable feedback. “Last election we presented a comprehensive ICE strategy and we want to work with the community to make sure our plan addresses this complex and difficult issue head on. “My sincere thanks again to Ken and everyone who attended the forum so that we can put an end to this scourge and build stronger, healthier and safer communities” Mrs Wilson said. If you are concerned about your own or someone else's drug use, contact the Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) on 1800 177 833

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HELLY’S CELEBRITIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

UNEXPECTED CELEBRITY MOMENT DAVID NIVEN AND THE SICK BAG! delightful note to me.

I was walking through first class on boarding a British Airways London to Milan flight, when I spotted David and his wife at a window seat to my left. I had recently discussed with his agent, Theo Cowan, to do a photo feature with my brilliant photographer business partner, Nino Mascardi, at Niven’s Cap Ferrat villa on the French Riviera. I did not want to disturb Niven face on, so I went to my seat, wrote him a short note, mentioning that I was the girl in the white leather cap in seat 23D should he wish to discuss it further, and handed the note to the flight attendant. I just love his promise on the note of never writing on a sick bag again! The epitome of British humour and a British gentleman! And how well this was confirmed when he died in 1983 from a motor neurone disease. The card attached to the biggest wreath at the funeral came from the porters at Heathrow Airport :

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NETWORKING IS ESSENTIAL

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As part of an ongoing commitment to provide those who need assistance with a multi-faceted service, during February, the Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre was the venue for the second meeting of representatives from the various helping agencies in the area. As was pointed out during the meeting, it is essential for those who operate the various agencies to be aware of where they can access the most appropriate help for their clients and these meetings are a wonderful networking tool.

The organisations that were represented at the get together were the East Pumicestone Community Association, the Transformation Church, St Peters Anglican Church and the Salvation Army as well as the Neighbourhood Centre and The Bribie Islander. Also at the meeting was a representative from the Department of Communities and Member for Pumicestone, Simone Wilson. Several topics were discussed by those who attended and one of these was the ever present problem of homelessness in

the community and also the possibilities of acquiring a premises that can be used for short term accommodation. Neighbourhood Centre Manager Cecelia Taylor drew attention to some of the up-coming courses that will be held at the centre in the near future. Commencing on April 18th is the “Regulating Your Emotions” course which will run over a four week period and will have limited spaces available. Also getting underway in April will be the “Understanding Addictions” course which is best described as a three week introductory course for those whose lives are affected by addiction. This course will lead into the regular ‘Smart Recovery” group sessions and begins on the 23rd. Bookings for either of these programs can be made by phoning the centre. As a way of promoting inclusion for all within the community, the Transformation Centre has recently taken on a young lady with a disability as one of their team of volunteers and the Centre Manager

THE BRIBIE ISLANDER reported that being included has helped this volunteer to feel as if she has finally found a place in life. These meetings of helping agency representatives are scheduled to take place at three month intervals and it is believed that by continuing with the events, each agency will be kept up to date with what is available. The Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre is situated at 9 Verdoni Street in Bellara and is open from 9am until 3pm each week day except Friday. The centre offers a very diverse range of services that include debt relief, counselling, emergency relief and Centrelink access as well as the Neighbourhood Harvest program which provides food to those who need it each Tuesday and there is a thrift shop where there are many bargains available. There are a range of other courses held at the Neighbourhood Centre including the “Be Connected” program which offers tutoring on the use of computers and the internet. To book a place on any of the courses or to find out more information about the Neighbourhood Centre or perhaps to enquire about becoming a volunteer, you can either call in to have a chat or give them a call on 3408 8440.

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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER & OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER

By Veronica Mercer, (Mental Health Accredited Social Worker)

Veronica Mercer Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

relief. Not performing the obsessive rituals

or her efficiency.

“Why do you throw bread crumbs outside your front door every day?” can cause great anxiety. Stability of symptoms. “Why you throw bread “To keepdo the tigers away!” “But there are no tigers!” “Yes effective, isn’t it?”

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 OCD is an illness whose symptoms may

when severe, left untreated, canrather change in severity over time. One of my favourite watching. Not and judging people, it but door every pastimes day?” is peoplebut destroyof anthe individual’s capacity to function observing. My fascination is in the behaviour individuals or groups not how  OCPD reflects an excessively rigid they dress or their size. in all aspects of their life (Psychology

“To keep the tigers away!”

personality style which tends to be

Today). I had an occasion when I was the one being observed. When we lived in Brisbane present all a person’s lifetime. “But there are no tigers!” my garden was my oasis and I kept it immaculate. Leaves would blow all over our OCPD, Obsessive personality Onset. isn’t it?”there daily cleaning themcompulsive front“Yes lawneffective, and I would be out up. disorder is a personality disorder, also

Up to one third to one half of adults with calledleaves Anankastic On this day I was out sweeping the dreaded intoPersonality. the lobby duster pan, in my own dream world. When I heard a child ask his mother; very loudly; “Why is that OCD report a childhood onset of the One of my favourite pastimes is people “It’s a pervasive pattern of preoccupation disorder. lady sweeping the grass?”

watching. Not judging people, but with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental  of OCPD generally begins in early My job of sweeping up the is leaves fact a way of me relaxing letting go rather observing. My fascination in the was in and interpersonal control, at the and expense adulthood. all the stress of my day. Clean lawn, happy mind. There are numerous reasons why behaviour of the individuals or groups not of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, we they humans so many Most of them are harmless but there are how dressdo or their size. strange things. beginning by early adulthood and present Views about relative normality of some that can make life harder. in a variety of contexts” (psychcentral.com). symptoms. I had an occasion when I was the one Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive-Compulsive being observed. When we lived in Brisbane Individuals who suffer from this disorder  People with OCD endure great Personality Disorder are said to affect two to three percent of the my garden was my oasis and I(OCPD) kept it have difficulty in incorporating new distress, as they realise how their timepopulation. With OCD there are more than 500,000 Australians who experience it, immaculate. Leaves would blow all over our and changing information into their consuming, compelled behaviours are front lawn and I would be out there daily lives. Their ability to work with others is not normal. cleaning them up.one percent of the population. equallyWithin affected,the since they see the world  isOCPD individuals believe that nothing for OCPD it is psychiatric population it As demonstrated by is wrong with their behaviour, that it is three to ten percent is said to have OCDas black and white. or OCPD. On this day I was out sweeping the these characteristics: perfectly normal, and that if someone dreaded leaves into the lobby duster pan, else is distressed by it, they are the in my own dream world. When I heard a  Rigid adherence to rules and regulations problem. child ask his mother; very loudly; “Why is  perfectionism that lady sweeping the grass?”  an overwhelming need for order Causes for difficulties in social  unwillingness to yield or give relationships. My job of sweeping up the leaves was in responsibilities to others fact a way of me relaxing and letting go of  Individuals suffering from OCD might  a sense of righteousness about the way all the stress of my day. Clean lawn, happy seek professional help to rid themselves things “should be done” mind. There are numerous reasons why we of the unwanted rituals of repetitiveness.  mental and interpersonal control at the humans do so many strange things. Most of  Those dealing with OCPD might visit a expense of flexibility, openness, and them are harmless but there are some that counsellor because of relational issues. efficiency (Psych Central). can make life harder. Specifically, they might have conflict with The names maybe similar and the friends and family around their need Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) obsessive nature of the two disorders does to have others conform to their way of and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality have overlap. Below are key differences doing things. Disorder (OCPD) are said to affect two to between them. three percent of the population. With OCD Perfectionism, control, and workaholism. there are more than 500,000 Australians Presence of obsessions and compulsions;  OCPD have a higher need for order who experience it, for OCPD it is one  Salient with OCD, and control; they are more prone percent of the population. Within the  Not present in OCPD. to perfectionism, and this tends to psychiatric population it is three to ten engender problems with workaholism. percent is said to have OCD or OCPD. People with OCD and OCPD might both  OCD, has none of these traits. carry out repetitive behaviours, but the The Definitions reason for performing them is different in The common specific manifestations, OCD, Obsessive-compulsive disorder can each case. behaviours, and associated features of be defined as a condition: the disorders.  An individual with OCD may repeatedly “...in which people have unwanted and write out lists or try to organise items OCD: The categories, the obsessions, and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, around the home to prevent a disaster the compulsions sensations (obsessions), or behaviours that taking place (thus carrying out the The categories of OCD make them feel driven to do something behaviours is a compulsion stemming (compulsions). Often the person carries out from obsessive thoughts about disaster).  Washers usually have cleaning or the behaviours to get rid of the obsessive hand-washing compulsions, fearing  A person with OCPD, meanwhile, would thoughts, but this only provides temporary contamination by things that are nonbe doing the same thing to increase his

threatening to others (e.g., the handle on a grocery trolley)  Checkers repeatedly check things – such as whether the door is locked, the jug is turned off, or the alarm has been set – that they associate with harm or danger  Doubters and sinners fear that something terrible will happen or they will be punished if everything isn›t perfect or done just right  Counters and arrangers are obsessed with order and symmetry, holding superstitions about certain numbers, colours, or arrangements  Hoarders compulsively hoard things that they don›t need or use, fearing that something bad will happen if they throw anything away The obsessions  Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt or contaminating others  Fear of causing harm to self or others  Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images  Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas and is often narrow minded with a literal interpretation of things  Fear of losing or not having things one might need  Order and symmetry: the idea that one needs to line things up “just right”  Superstitions: excessive attention to things that are considered lucky or unlucky. These could be items such as “lucky” charms, the number 13,  breaking a mirror or keeping the lights on all night. It is the repetitive, intrusive nature of such thoughts, which become obsessive. The compulsions  Excessive double- or multiple-checking of things, such as locks, appliances, and switches  Repeated checking that loved ones are safe  Performing senseless behaviours such as counting, tapping, or repeating certain words to reduce anxiety  Spending a lot of time washing or cleaning (some OCD clients are known to spend four hours daily with such rituals)  Ordering or arranging things “just so”  Praying excessively or engaging in

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rituals triggered by religious fear  Accumulating useless items such as old magazines or newspapers or empty food containers. Associated features of OCPD The features of OCPD, may not distress the OCPD client, but certainly impact those in the individuals involved in their life. Indecisiveness: OCPD sufferers will procrastinate on the decision hoping to gain more certainty as to which is the “correct” decision, the driving force being to avoid being wrong. Emotional rigidity: Dealing with the volatility of emotions is an ongoing challenge for those with OCPD. The effort in trying to contain emotion tends to generate the following consequences for those with this disorder:  They display flat affect, where jokes and sarcasm are delivered with the same monotonic expression as normal utterances.  They become overwhelmed with the effort of trying to be constrained and blow up. Rendering anger their basic, most easily triggered emotion.  They defend against displays of vulnerability, resulting in occasional “silly” ways which expose them to rejection. Depressed mood: It is hugely distressing for individuals with OCPD to come to terms with their human flaws, and the resultant self-hatred and disappointment yields certain depression. Fault-finding on themselves is thus a continuing source for conflict. Owning truth: Rather than allow feelings of satisfaction for a job well done, the OCPD individual is relegated to a world of fear, senseless time-wasting, and loss of clarity. The tendency to check and recheck “completed” tasks to avoid even little mistakes: is the ideal of “perfect” followed by OCPD sufferers. Strict moral and religious standards: Predictably, moral righteousness and a habit (compulsion?) to dogmatically preach morality. The resultant fundamentalist

thinking brings with it a propensity to find fault with different views. Why? Quite possibly the reason is different for each individual. There are possibly some innate personality traits that may well be a predispose for OCD. There are suggestions of the compulsive checking allowing people to escape everyday life. We all like to feel as though we have control over our lives, and we know that OCD often commences with “If I do this, then that won’t happen.” Unfortunately, Treatment OCPD Like most personality disorders, treatment is often focused on short-term symptom relief and the support of existing coping mechanisms while teaching new ones. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is especially resistant to such changes, because of the basic makeup of this disorder. Treatment options which do not fit within the client’s cognitive schema will likely be quickly rejected rather than attempted. One important aspect is to build emotional intelligence. Try and have the individual examine and properly identify their feeling states, rather than just intellectualizing or distancing themselves from their emotions. This can be accomplished through a variety of techniques, such as feeling identification as part of the therapy session. Journal work where they write their feelings down as they notice them. Proper identification and realization of feelings can bring about much change in and of itself. Treatment OCD Psychiatrist Jeffrey Schwartz an American psychiatrist and researcher in the field of neuroplasticity and its application to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) advises clients dealing with OCD to take the following steps: 1. Relabel. Challenge yourself to recognise that intrusive, obsessive thoughts and urges are being engendered by OCD and relabel them. For example, you can get in a habit of saying, “I don’t

THE BRIBIE ISLANDER think or feel that my hands are dirty. I’m just having an obsession that my hands are dirty.” Or, “I don’t feel that I have the need to wash my hands. I’m having a compulsive urge to perform the compulsion of washing my hands.” 2. Reattribute. Intensive, intrusive thoughts or urges are caused by OCD via a biochemical imbalance in the brain. You can say to yourself, “It’s not me—it’s 3. my OCD, ”to remind you that OCD thoughts and urges are not meaningful but are false messages from the brain. 4. Refocus. Focus your attention on something else for a few minutes when experiencing OCD thoughts and urges. Do another behaviour instead. Say to yourself, “I’m experiencing a symptom of OCD. I need to do another behaviour.” You could walk, exercise, listen to music, make a phone call, or work on a creative project. The point is to do something for at least 15 minutes which distracts you

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can tell yourself, “That’s just my stupid obsession. It has no meaning. There’s no need to pay attention to it.” You can’t make the thoughts go away, but neither do you need to pay attention to them. You can learn to go on to the next behaviour. I always encourage people to follow three general tips for successful self-management of any mental health issue. They are;  challenging the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours,  maintaining good self-care, and  reach out for support. Wishing you all good mental health – Veronica.

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FEBRUARY CRIME REPORT A general reduction in reports of stealing from vehicle offences and burglary matters was evident during the month.

We want to encourage all residents of the need to remain vigilant, to secure vehicles and homes when unattended and to contact the station if you observe any suspicious activity in your area. Free home security audits are available via the stations volunteer in policing, Mr Graham Gibb. For more information call 07 3410 9222. During the month, officers conducted traffic enforcement across the division, specifically focusing on speeding vehicles, including school zones. A number of infringement notices were issued, mainly for speeding offences. Road Policing Unit officers were also in the area, and issued a further few infringement notices. Domestic violence incidents were an ongoing part of policing activities, with officers attending quite a number of incidents, some of which involved the contravention of protection order conditions. Others required applications to be made, and the remainder of the matters were referred to counselling or similar services. Domestic violence is a serious matter, so if you or someone you know is in need of assistance call 07 3410 9222. Always ring Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Several people were arrested and charged this month with a range of offences, including: A 37-year-old Bellara man was charged with dangerous driving, burglary, disqualified driving, stealing and receiving stolen property, arising from investigations into recent burglary and property offences on Bribie Island. He has been remanded in custody to appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court. A 21-year-old Caboolture man was charged with public nuisance and obstruct police at Brennan Park. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court

A 21-year-old Lawnton man was charged with seriously assaulting two police officers at Brennan Park. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court .

A 24-year-old Wamuran man was fined for public nuisance at Brennan Park. He was then subsequently charged with public nuisance at the same location a short time later. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 46-year-old Narangba man was fined for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Woorim. A 44-year-old Yandaran man was charged with public nuisance, driving without due care and attention and failing to provide a specimen of breath after police were called to an incident at a Sandstone Point licensed premise. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 21-year-old Morayfield man was charged with Liquor Act offences at a Sandstone Point licensed premise. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court . A 21-year-old Caboolture man was charged with public nuisance and obstructing police at a Sandstone Point licensed premise. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 28-year-old Morayfield man was fined for public nuisance at Main Beach. A 63-year-old Tasmanian man was charged with drink driving at Bellara after returning an alleged reading of .057%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court . A 20-year-old Taringa man was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .118%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 19-year-old Beachmere man was charged with fraud offences at Bongaree and Ningi, and the unlawful use of a motor vehicle at Woorim. He will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 29. A 24-year-old Rothwell man was charged with driving whilst unregistered and uninsured at Woorim. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court

A 33-year-old Caboolture man was charged with unlicensed driving at Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court

A 17-year-old Bongaree man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 8. A 36-year-old Woorim man was charged with breaching his bail at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court

A 36-year-old Bellara man was charged with wilfully make smoke and noise, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and drink driving, after returning an alleged reading of 0.2 percent BAC at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 15-year-old youth from Bongaree and a 41-year-old Banksia Beach man were charged with drug offences.

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A 33-year-old Banksia Beach man was fined for driving whilst unlicensed at Ningi.

A 52-year-old Deception Bay man was charged with Liquor Act offences at a licensed premise in Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 6. A 30-year-old Beerwah woman was charged with public nuisance and obstructing police at a licensed premise in Sandstone Point. She will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 6. A 41-year-old Banksia Beach man was arrested on an outstanding warrant at Banksia Beach.

A 33-year-old Bellara man was fined for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Sandstone Point. A 36-year-old Bellara man was charged with wilfully make smoke and noise, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and drink driving, after returning an alleged reading of 0.2 percent BAC at Bellara.He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 41-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with drug offences. The 41-yearold man will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 8. A 23-year-old Caboolture man was charged with possessing drug utensils at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 8. A 43-year-old The Gap man was fined for driving whilst unlicensed at Bongaree. A 27-year-old Bellara man was charged with unlicensed driving at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 5.

A 30-year-old Bellara man was charged with unlicensed driving at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 22. A 34-year-old Ningi man was charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor or a drug at Godwin Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court A 35-year-old Bribie Island man was charged with driving whilst disqualified at Bellara, and the vehicle impounded for 90 days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 22. 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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Hot steamy days and stormy afternoons was what Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather seemed to bring us. Bribie once again seemed to miss the worst of the storm cells and the destructive fronts. Northerly winds predominantly blew hot air from the north western parts of Australia. With all this hot weather and warm winds meant plenty of time enjoying the lovely cool water of Bribie Island and Moreton Island. At present the water in the passage is beautiful and clear, and around Moreton Island the water is amazingly crystal clear. So waiting for high tide was the main priority for February. And if its a bit blowy on one side of Bribie, go to the opposite side and generally conditions will be calmer. living in such a beautiful place means most days are spent enjoying the

The prawns are getting bigger

beach,sunsets and appreciating what our backyard has to offer. The ocean always has such a calming relaxing aura. Even if your day wasn't that great, sitting beside the ocean can be all you need to promote positive feelings and help to relax and unwind from life's many pressures. Even if your not that into fishing, just relaxing in the boat is another great way to spend the afternoons and weekends. Its a pretty well known fact that 10% of fisherman catch 90% of the fish. And its true fishing is definitely a fine art form which requires countless days months and years spent on the water studying moons, tides, tackle, rigs, techniques,

Vin and Morgan with a nice little Golden Trevally from the wrecks

winds,currents,plus many many more factors and variables which in turn can increase your catch. Generally over the years you will soon work out what works best and also what times and conditions tend to be better for certain species. Writing up a fishing diary is a pretty good way to start to monitor all these factors. That way you will soon notice certain patterns or weather conditions that tend to fish or crab better. The date,the moon phase,the wind and weather conditions,the location, the bait or lures used,the tide,your results and when the best bite period was are all great factors to note down in your fishing diary.After a few years of doing this you will definitely get a better understanding of what works best when.Its amazing to see how much information you will gain in doing so. This in turn will hopefully give you the information you need to be in the 10% that catch 90% of the fish? Now to what's being caught around Bribie Island and the bay. The banana prawns have been pretty widespread at the moment with the passage, Caboolture river and the pine river producing the goods. The deeper holes is generally where these guys school up. The muddies have picked up quite a bit with good numbers and size crabs getting caught in the same locations as the prawns. The fishing has been great around the passage and creeks. When the prawns are running you will find a lot of fish wait all year for these couple of months to gouge themselves on these tasty crustaceans. A lot of bigger fish also enter the passage and creeks to join in on the action. Jewies, sweetlip, squire, trevally, queenfish, mangrove jacks, cod, javelin fish have all been caught in the passage over the last month. Along with the standard estuary species like whiting, bream and flattys. The sandies have

Paul Emery with a nice little Black Marlin been quite good as well, its just a case of knowing where to find them. Fresh mullet and fish frames the best for the crabs. The bigger the tides and stronger the run, the better results with the crabs. Outside the fishing has been great although the previous month of weather hasen't been that great for offshore fishing. Marlin, mackeral, tuna, dolphin fish and wahoo getting caught off the cape, once again find the bait or the temperature lines and thats where the fish are. There has been some beautiful reefies getting caught also with flinders, roberts, brennans, tempest, wide Caloundra and the coffee rocks holding some great fish. So don't destroy what you come to enjoy and get out and take pleasure in our great outdoors.

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admit, has a really beautiful sound.

As I suppose do many people, I absolutely love music, not just one particular style but many genres and these include country, pop, rock, folk and even, (surprise surprise) a small amount of rap songs, especially those by Emminem. When I was in my teens, I sang in a band that was I suppose mildly successful and during that that time I self taught myself to play the guitar although not very well.

The next step is obviously to begin learning to actually use my new guitar to make a sound that somewhat resembles music so, every Friday, I spend thirty minutes with Keith as he instructs me on how to do it right. First lesson, really easy I guess, second one also not too bad, third lesson, Keith talks about things like F major (I thought they were officers in the army) seven and so on.

Since taking on my current role as journo for this publication, I have had the opportunity to interview a number of musicians and it is because of this that I have made the decision (good or bad) to have a go at making music myself. With this in mind, I t=recently enlisted the advice of well known local entertainer and music teacher Keith Haigh as to what would be a quality guitar to buy and then properly learn to play. A visit with Keith to Guitar Exchange (I have never seen so many guitars in one place) in Morayfield resulted in the purchase of a Tanglewood Winterleaf dreadnaught electro-acoustic guitar which I have to

Now on my sixth lesson, I am starting to hear sounds from my guitar that don’t make me want to hang my head in shame and recently, in a moment of what I suppose you would refer to as self doubt, I asked Keith if he thought that I would ever be able to play music properly and he replied, ‘Well, what you are doing now, you couldn’t do when you came here.’ Those few words from Keith were all that I needed to keep going with my lessons and, one day, although I know that I will never be able to play as good as Mark Knoffler, Orianthi, Santana or Keith Haigh, I am determined to be able

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ur first location shoot for the year was held at Sandstone Lakes. It was a beautiful sunny day, a little hot but with a breeze which made for pleasant conditions. It was an early start and some members brought breakfast and coffee and enjoyed an al fresco meal before commencing. There was so much to photograph! An abundance of bird life, waterlilies, honey bees collecting nectar, several native wildflowers still blooming and the lovely scenery of the lake kept our

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photographers busy for several hours. The group then had morning tea in the park before going home to process their photos. These photos will be shown in a slide show at the next meeting. Several of our members contributed photos in a display of their work at the Arts Centre along with many other lovely exhibits by groups using the Arts centre facilities as a venue. These displays will be on show till the 4th March.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) As we approach the astrological New Year, your solar return can only mean one thing… it's your birthday. This really is something worth celebrating! Others seem to think so too, as with Mercury and Venus both travelling through Aries, you'll start receiving more attention - of the right kind! With your ruler Mars moving signs after his link with unpredictable Uranus, there will be much you can do, and change, which will enhance your reputation. If the pressure to perform feels too much, remember that there are a lot of people willing you on. Harness the power of the Blue Moon month. Call The 1900 959 005. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Philosopher Ayn Rand spoke of the 'Benevolent Universe Premise', which basically says that our world is good. But how can the universe care about happiness when there's so much to be unhappy about? As Venus twice converges with Mercury as she speeds her way towards your sign, what's certain is that you'll see positive evolutions that bring you closer towards revealing, helpful insights. No one knows if the universe really cares. What's important is that it feels like it does. And in many ways, that's all you need in March. Harness the power of the Blue Moon month. Call The 1900 959 005. GEMINI (May 22 - June 22) In the TV show, Gossip Girl, an anonymous blogger reveals the secrets of the young, wealthy characters of the show. Even in our own personal social circles, it's not uncommon for news to travel faster than the person being talked about. And sometimes, the 'news' is untrue or

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MARCH 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 SECOND 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 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 3RD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH - Train Rides. Melsa Park, Toorbul Street, Bongaree. 10am – 2.30pm. Community Markets. Brennan Park, Bongaree.

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 EVERY MONDAY for 6 weeks from 5th February to 12th March from 1pm to 3 pm Loss and Grief Support … Suffering from a loss and the grief that that brings? Learn about coping in a “Seasons” Loss and Grief Support Group. Enquirers to Margaret on 5497 6978. 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 Februaryand February 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.

SUNDAY, 11TH MARCH - ROTARY MARKET, Brennan Park, Bongaree. Phone 0406 373 218. WEDNESDAY, 14 & 28 MARCH - Craft Group, 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. 0417 067 992 FRIDAY, 2 MARCH - Storytime Sessions: 10am – 11am. Fridays & Saturdays @ Bribie Library SATURDAY, 3 MARCH - 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, 4 MARCH - Cancer Council Markets: Brennan Park, Welsby. Parade. TUESDAY, 6 MARCH - Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: 1pm - 3pm will be meeting in the Anzac Room, Bribie Island RSL Club. WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH - 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, 7 MARCH - Vietnam Veteran’s Association: Meeting at 9am. Recreational Hall. 156 First Avenue. Ph: 3408 0405 THURSDAY, 8 MARCH - Ecumenical Children’s Choir: Children aged 4 to 18, practice 3:30pm-5pm every Thursday at Bribie Uniting Church. THURSDAY, 8 FEBRUARY - Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: 10am - 12 noon, will be meeting in the Anzac Room, Bribie Island RSL Club. SUNDAY 11 MARCH - ROTARY MARKET, Brennan Park, Bongaree. Phone 0406 373218 WEDNESDAY, 14 MARCH Bribie Island Historical Society meets at 6:30pm in the ANZAC Room, Bribie Island RSL. All Welcome - we meet the second Wednesday of each month. SUNDAY, 25 MARCH - Bribie Vibe Arts & Craft Market: Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Dr. Banksia Beach. Markets are held on the last Sunday of every month. MONDAY, 26 MARCH - 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 December and February Phone Coral 34086152 MONDAY, 26 MARCH - Bribie Bush Poets.: Blue Pacific Hotel, Woorim at 6.30. More info call Cay on 34083219 WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH - 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. 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.

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MARCH EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

EVERY SATURDAY MARCH WITNESSING/ JP SERVICE, 9am - 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au EVERY FRIDAY MARCH BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. For info contact Sue (07) 5496 2957 OR Find us on Facebook. EVERY TUESDAY MARCH BEACHMERE ASSIST, 9am-11.30am The Beach Shak Café, 5 Biggs Ave, Beachmere. FREE weekly drop in! All Welcome : contact BANG 0456 818 017 or email info@bang. org.au EVERY WEDNESDAY MARCH BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, 5pm - 7pm at Beachmere State School, 24-58 James Road, Beachmere, beachmerescouts@ gmail.com EVERY WEDNESDAY MARCH CARDS, 9am-Noon Beachmere Community Hall, Progress Hall, Beachmere. Madeline 5496

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EVERY SUNDAY MARCH SPRING IN YOUR STEP, 8am FREE FITNESS in Clayton Park, Moreton Tce, Bookings thru Council 5433 3000. More info at mbrc.qld.gov.au/ healthy-active/spring/ (till March 25, 2018) FRIDAY, 2 MARCH LADIES, LET’S DO LUNCH, 12pm, NEW VENUE FOR 2018 : Beachmere Hotel, James Road, Just lunch with the girls : $10 Meals & Drinks at your own expense. RSVP 0413 73 95 73 ladieslunch@bang.org.au SUNDAY, 4 MARCH CAR BOOT SALE, 7am–11am, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre Carpark, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au 0456 818 017 SUNDAY, 4 MARCH CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA – BEACHMERE, 8am–10am, 7 SITES around Beachmere – For details go to https://cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/ join/?location=beachmere to join in the fun cleaning up Beachmere. TUESDAY, 13 MARCH BEACHMERE MEN’S SHED 9am – Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, 0490 871 225 WEDNESDAY, 14 MARCH CRAFT GROUP,

ADVENTURE TIME IN MORETON BAY

Explore your adventurous side in 2018 and try your hand at rock climbing, archaeology, kayak fishing and even dragon boating when bookings open for Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Adventure program.

“Discover your inner Indiana Jones with archaeology digs at the Abbey Museum, take a relaxing ride along the Pumicestone Passage with stand up paddle boarding or jump into the world of geocaching at Bongaree,” Cr Savige said.

From 9am on February 20, bookings will open for the jam-packed program that features more than 290 low-cost or free activities from March to June.

“To find out what activities are on in the local area and throughout the region, visit council’s website for the full schedule.”

Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Allan Sutherland said no matter your age, interests or skill level, there was sure to be something for everyone with land and water activities specially-designed for families and individuals. “If you’ve always wanted to try surfing, canoeing or archery, or to find an activity that the whole family can enjoy, Adventure is the program for you,” Mayor Sutherland said. Division 1 Councillor Brooke Savige said this year there would be plenty on offer in local areas, meaning residents wouldn’t have to travel far to uncover the exciting activities on offer.

Bookings for Adventure open 9am sharp on February 20 and can be made online on council’s website, by calling 3205 0555 or at council’s customer service centres at Caboolture, Strathpine and Redcliffe. Mayor Sutherland encouraged residents to secure their place as soon as bookings opened to avoid disappointment. To secure your place when bookings open and to see the full list of activities on offer visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ healthy-active/adventure

1.30pm, Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craftwork & gold coin donation. Everyone welcome. Rev Michele 0417 067 992 THURSDAY, 15 MARCH BEACHMERE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH AGM MEETING, 9am at Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave

THURSDAY, 15 MARCH COFFEE WITH A COP, 10.30am at Beach Shak Café, Biggs Ave, Beachmere. (3rd Thur each month) TUESDAY, 20 MARCH BEACHMERE LIONESS AGM MEETING, from 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, All Welcome TUESDAY, 20 MARCH BANG SOCIAL, 6pm-8pm, Beachmere RSL, Main Street, Guest Speaker SUSAN LAMB – ALL WELCOME - RSVP BY 18 MARCH 0456 818 017 or info@bang.org.au WEDNESDAY, 21 MARCH BEACHMERE LIONS MEETING, 6.30pm-7pm, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. Please phone to attend 0417 781 562. WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH CRAFT GROUP, 1.30pm, Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr

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Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craftwork & gold coin donation. Everyone welcome. Rev Michele 0417 067 992 SUNDAY, 1 APRIL CAR BOOT SALE, Free Mini Easter Fair – ALL WELCOME 7am–11am, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre Carpark, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au 0456 818 017 FRIDAY, 6 APRIL LADIES, LET’S DO LUNCH, 12pm, Beachmere Hotel, James Road, Just lunch with the girls. $10 Meals & Drinks at your own expense. RSVP 0413 73 95 73 ladieslunch@bang.org.au

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THE LONG WAY ROUND TO BRIBIE! Public Amenities

WOODGATE - EPISODE 2 By Sabine Von Graz Hi there, here is just a quick rehash in case you have missed the first episode from the last Bribie Islander. My short stories are all about our family, Richard my hubby, Ginger our daughter and myself Sabine, going on a 15 month trip of misadventure in a bloody big rig around Australia, on a mission to find the place to call home. Our next stop was Woodgate, a sleepy village right on the beach, lined with lots of white shells and a variety of Bunnings plastic chairs, assumedly for ‘happy hour’? A gorgeous bike ride lead along the waters edge to the most amazing public toilets, ‘a Loo with a View’ … all that and more, just a couple of hours north of Hervey Bay! The caravan park was right next to the beach, and the ‘parking in’ went without a hitch or catch, except for the park manager, who is a bit of a catch himself! With his accent and manners I thought I was meeting with the policeman from Doc Martin. However his name was not PC Joe but Todd, and he was very helpful with our support car – the Wagon. I would zoom ahead in the Wagon to check out our new camping destination and Richard would follow with the Dodge pulling the 5th wheeler. This old Ford was a dear companion to my hubby for years, when he spent days on the road seeing clients. I always called it ‘the Lemon,’ but lately it had a few more issues than usual, like the starter motor, transmission or a wheel falling off while driving on the road. I was about to go shopping with Ginger when the Wagon just stopped – no big bang as you would expect, nothing - just kaput.

He then came up with one of his grand plans; namely to get the RACQ to tow the Wagon for free to a garage in Hervey Bay, which is licensed to deal with cars on gas. This garage could give the car the ‘death certificate’ and organise the wreckers all in one. My hubby was so devastated that we held a wake, taking a final photo of him next to the Wagon with a sign showing 534,000km and washing down our sorrows with a bottle of bubbly. This is a tradition from my home country Austria, where you have a stiff drink for any good or bad situation. After a week Richard finally got ’the call’ from the garage: “Its ready to go mate”. Richard, still wanting to know at least where the Wagon will have its final resting place asked: ”Ready to go where?” There was silence on the other end of the line until finally the guy said: ”Ready to pick up mate” Richard could not believe that they actually fixed the car, once again. Something about not generating a spark and needing a new condenser…not sure what it was called but the car was fixed. Well this was the right time for a bottle of bubbly!!! Talking about bubbles, Ginger was doing the dishes so diligently each morning, that whatever wine I drank always had bubbles in it, like a ‘dishwashing detox’ from the inside out. This detox kept me regular, and

This time the RACQ man could not start the car, found some oil in the wrong part of the engine and was shaking his head gravely… do I need to say more? Richard tried to find out how much he could get from the wreckers, however none of them wanted the car, not even for free!

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to avoid filling up the black water tank, we mainly used the caravan park amenities. However on the clean white shower walls were large bloodstains from huge squashed mosquitos, cutting down on any leisure time spent on the loo.

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To sooth our bites we finally found a good website with some decent remedies. Those nasty little critters could be kept away by immersing yourself in either garlic oil, Listerine, Vicks vapour rub or toothpaste!

old pub and although it was missing the amazing views one gets from some of Bribie’s establishments, it still had a really quirky interior and we enjoyed the food and entertainment.

I gave the latter a go when I was heading to the beach, trying to put on some sun screen and finding it rather sticky, just to discover I mixed up the zinc tube with the toothpaste tube!

This was closely followed by the spring art festival market, the Bundaberg Rum factory, and the ‘Bird sanctuary’ with Ginger’s dress colours melting into the Rainbow Lorikeets.

Well needless to say - no bitey critters got near me!

Although this is the end of this episode, I hope you can join me in the next edition of ‘The Mini Bribie Islander’, when we head north to Agnes Waters and Kinka Beach on ‘The Long Way Round to Bribie’!

After our three weeks stay, we were ready to pull up stumps. As usual we reflected on our time in Woodgate and surrounds. One of our favourite places was the original Ginger and birds

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After being married for 50 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, “Fifty years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa-bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV. But hey I got to sleep every night with a hot 23-year-old girl. Now ... I have a $750,000 home, a $45,000 car, a nice big bed and a large screen TV, but I’m sleeping with a 73-year-old woman. So I said to my wife “it seems to me that you’re not holding up your side of things.” My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot 23-year-old girl and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap house, driving a junk car, sleeping on a sofa bed and watching a 10-inch black and white TV. Aren’t older women great? They really know how to solve an old guy’s problems!

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A group of chaps, all having reached age 40, discussed where they should meet for a lunch.

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Finally, it was agreed that they would meet at The French Bistro in South Yarra... because the waitresses had big breasts and wore mini-

Ten years later, at age 50, the friends once again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally, it was agreed that they would meet at The French Bistro in South Yarra... because the waitresses were attractive, the food and service were good and the beer selection was excellent. Ten years later, at age 60, the friends again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally, it was agreed that they would meet at The French Bistro in South Yarra...

because there was plenty of parking, they could enjoy peace and quiet with no loud music and it was good value for money. Ten years later, at age 70, the friends discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally, it was agreed that they would meet at The French Bistro in South Yarra... because the restaurant was wheelchair accessible and had a toilet for the disabled. Ten years later, at age 80, the friends discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally, it was agreed that they would meet at The French Bistro in South Yarra... because they had never been there before.

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and tell passers by what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I have done the night before, what I will do later and with whom. I give them pictures of my family, my dog, and of me gardening, taking things apart in the garage, watering the lawn, standing in front of landmarks, driving around town, having lunch, and doing what anybody and everybody does every day. I also listen to their conversations, give them the "thumbs up" and tell them I like them. And it works just like Facebook. I already have four people following me: two police officers, a private investigator and a psychiatrist.

For those of my generation who do not, and cannot, comprehend why Facebook exists: I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles. Therefore, every day I walk down the street

MORE PLANNING THE REQUIRED BRIBIE By Neil Wilson

Following the release of the State of the Disability Sector report for 2017, it ha sbecome very evident that disability service providers list poor planning as their main concern with regard to the roll out of the NDIS. This is in part due to the acceleration of the scheme from 30,000 participants in the three year trial to more than 100,000 a year.

In the past year, opinions about the government’s handling of the NDIS have become more negative with up to over seventy percent of those involved believing that the government is not anticipating or responding to the requirements of organisations and sixty seven percent saying that the NDIA is not working well with providers.

Disability service providers say that their key concerns are low NDIS prices, the increasing costs of change and uncertainty about their financial sustainability and as many as two thirds are worried that they will not be able to provide services at NDIS prices. They maintain that growth in demand for services continues to considerably outstrip supply. The survey has revealed that the sector remains uncertain about the future of the NDIS, with sixty percent of those surveyed reporting that they are worried about their ability to adjust to changes that are the result of the scheme. Whilst one in five organisations believe that they will stay in the disability sector but will not focus on growth, one in ten are considering a move away from the sector.

In response to the findings of the report, the NDS has committed itself to maintaining a leadership role in achieving the necessary reforms which include securing the future of disability enterprises, the introduction of NDIS prices that reflect realistic costs and making the National Disability Strategy more effective as well as increased flexibility and local decision making in the NDIS, mere investment in sector and workforce development and also boosting the capacity of DES providers to attract and support job seekers. A spokesperson has said that NDS looks forward to working with service providers in the coming year in order to realise these important changes for the sector.

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A LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,

Just thought you would like to know that black ants love the plastic sleeve the Bribeislander is delivered in. When I went out to get the Islander off the driveway this morning it was black with small ants. They had eaten away the plastic on all edges so that booklet just fell out. The ants must love the new biodegradable plastics that are made of starch. The mags a good read better than most Alan and Robyn Dear Editor I strongly agree with journalist Neil Wilson that bullying is deplorable conduct which needs to be eradicated from our schools. I would go a little further and change that to 'society in general' , as bullying is certainly not restricted to our schools and the effects of bullying amongst adults can be just as devastating. I would regard the current 'one punch' scourge as an extreme form of bullying. Cyber bullying has added a whole new dimension to the problem. Many bullies, be they children or adults, are cowards at heart who pick their targets and opportunities well and usually have support on hand if required and often an audience of bystanders who can encourage or simply just watch what is happening or today photograph it on their mobiles or iphones and post it on the net. In the mid to late fifties I too was the victim of continual bullying both physical and verbal at both Primary and Secondary School levels. Fate then stepped in and took me firstly to Teachers ' Collage then through a lengthy career in Primary education as a teacher, deputy principal and finally 22 years as a principal culminating in 12 years as Principal at a large Primary School in Logan City. I would like to say we had no instances of bullying behaviour in my schools but would not

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be true. I can however say without any doubt whatsoever that in my schools and the many others that I had dealings with over my career, any reported instances of bullying or any other undesirable behaviour for that matter, were thoroughly investigated and dealt with, within the limitations and range of strategies and consequences available to teachers and administrators at that time. I was therefore pleased to hear that Neil intends working with others to develop new strategies for dealing with bullying. I wish him well and would be most interested in hearing what he comes up with. I will also watch with great interest whether the national antibullying platform to which Susan Lamb MP refers becomes a successful reality. The problem unfortunately, as I alluded to above while a major issue in our schools is much more widespread and reflects declining standards, self control, and acceptance of responsibility within society generally.

Towards the end of my career, I was called a very experienced and extremely competent infant teacher to her year one classroom just on 3pm one afternoon. On my arrival, I found that a quite small but highly aggressive year one pupil had gone on a rampage knocking over furniture, throwing belongings everywhere and threatening both pupils and teacher. Upon my arrival he in fact, threatened to "kick me in the teeth" I should have added 'highly optimistic' to my brief description of him as at the time, I stood 186cm tall and weighed 125kg. As I was attempting to deal with the situation , his extremely irate father, a rather short and thin but highly aggressive man, charged into the classroom complaining that we had kept him waiting (this was about five past three). Without staying to hear why we had detained his son and perhaps discuss appropriate consequences and how we could prevent any re-occurrence of this behaviour, he grabbed his son and amidst

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a stream of expletives left the room. A six year old child does not learn that type of aggressive anti social behaviour at school in six months. I have no doubt that without adequate, suitable intervention that child would have become an increasingly dangerous bully as he grew. Bullying is just one critical issue facing society today where the easy way out for most appears to be blaming our schools and laying complete responsibility for fixing the problem on their already heavily laden shoulders. Jack Files Dear Editor Many people have often asked me from time to time in the past, do possibly all government in the past and or who are at this present time still in Government, concern and or upset me with their in some instances, constantly changing attitude and or constantly changing decisions that are sometimes in total reverse to and or total contradiction to previous possible future, at the time, government policy commitments even possible that are, in some instances, even falsely made at election time and or in election campaigns to help get them elected into government and power. I would just like to confirm in my opinion, without a moment hesitation my instant reply is always definitely "no" because (tongue in cheek) the reason being that I have been married and have children. (I'm used to it.) N. E Street Dear Editor

I would respectfully like to take this opportunity to write this letter on what has previously been brought to my attention and have personally perceived in the past. If any individual and or individuals because of a situation and or situations, what ever they may be in the past and are consciously (as the old saying goes) from a past that you have absolutely no control of, and or are possibly blaming somebody else for as everybody knows the past is the past and some individual and or individuals are possibly allowing possible self pity, angry, possibly anxious and or spiteful outlook attitude to your own future and or to other people that you are or possibly may come in contact with in my opinion, you must bring yourself to realize that lots and lots of different people with possibly many various different backgrounds have been in possibly the same and or similar, or even completely different past problem

situations and have written in newspaper articles as well as on media - Internet ext outlets about their lives and how they came to discover possible coping mechanisms and or ideas that they found helped them and have taken the kind and unselfish effort to past their findings on in the hope that it may help others. In my humble opinion, if any individual and or individuals continue to proceed with this possibly damaging attitude and in my opinion failure to act on actions because of/once again not wanting to sound unsympathetic or harsh) continuing to let their past problems, no matter what they may be, to interfere with and or influence their possible discussions for their future endeavours, before you possibly may come to realize it, your own personally possibly created future for yourself and or even for your own possible spouse and or family could possibly become a self caused victim similar and or the same as the one you previously possibly hated or possibly have come over possible many past years to despise and or complain about. N.E.STREET

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The Bribie/Ningi Local Ambulance Committee is asking for expressions of interest from anyone who would like to join our Committee.

We support the QAS in a variety of ways namely teaching CPR Awareness to the community, Basic First Aid for school children, keeping the community aware of any changes/events in QAS and also supporting our Paramedics in both stations. Last year we taught almost 150 people CPR

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SPORTS RESULTS JANUARY BOWLING BOWLS RESULTS BRIBIE ISLAND Ladies Championship Club 4s Winners Linda Williams Heather Groves Mary Geddes Ronnie McDermott Runners UP Lorna Hackwood Judy Noonan Lois Gilmore Lyn Godfrey. Social Results Tues30/1 S/S Triples Winners T Erfurth B Brook F Reeves 2nd R Hunter P McCarthy V Casey 3rd B Fersuson M Young J Erfurth Bunny R Eaton MMills G Riley. Ladies Championship Club Pairs Thurs MGeddes &H Groves def L Schivers & D Hudson M James& N Gray def M Garfield & L Cherry M Stockton & S Mitchell def P Andrews@ D McDougall N Byrne& J Hosie def I McLaren& LWilliams Thurs 8/2 Birthday Day OOHW E Staveley C Staveley E Donaldson OOHW P Andrews B Young S Young OOHW C Christiansen TCooper LCasey E Roberts OOHW d Minns J Clear NMorley Bunny B McPeake L Tebbett M MacGregor P Newmab Tues S/S Triples 13/2 Winners D Gray Garry Reily Tennat 2 nd V McDermott C Ebert J Hosie 3rd S Mitchell T Erfurth N Smith Bunny J Oliver M Stockton F Reise Thurs C/S JACKPOT Triples 15/2 Winners J Murray J Reilly V Casey J Stanly 2nd PBoyland JClear G Frow Bunny G McArthy EDonaldson A Riley

There was an influx of nominations and the cut-off date had to be moved forward. Even then, we had players wishing to be involved. 15 Bribie players nominated. Several chose to play half-days, standby or opt out to accommodate visitors. Ultimately, there were 4 players from Wynnum, 2 from Southport, 6 from Nambour (including our youngest competitor who, at 12, was playing for the first time away from her home club), 4 from Twin Rivers, 8 from Eildon and 10 Bribie players who shared the remaining 8 places. The players competed in four teams of eight and played 6 games of doubles during the day in a spirit of friendly rivalry and sportsmanship. Results were divided among the competing clubs with our players taking a first (Don Bailey) and three seconds (David Knight, Ian McCasker and Jan Sampson). As always, there was a tasty selection of treats for morning and afternoon teas and to build up energy before play. Thank you to our chefs and Kathe and Jeanette who kept the plates topped up. Thanks must also go to Brian and Greg who were there early to set up and their team who put in time over the week to make sure playing conditions were top class.

BRIBIE ISLAND CROQUET CLUB INC INTERCLUB GALA DAY 10TH FEBRUARY Our first Golf inter-club gala day was held on Saturday, Feb10. Thankfully, the sea breeze came early and gave players some respite from the heat.

GOLF Bribie Island Golf Club Ladies Results from 30th January, 2018 to 22nd February, 2018 Single Stableford 30/1/18 Div 1 Winner – K Wilson 42, R UP – S Vallely 36 Div 2 Winner – L McDonald 33 C/B, R U P – D Shearer C/B Div 3 Winner – G Muir 36, R UP – S Barry 34 NTP’s Hole 4 D Dunn, Hole 7 K Wilson, Hole 14 C Hancock, Hole 16 B Browning. Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor Woorim Pharmacy 1/2/18 Div 1 Winner – V Jones 77, R UP – L Wilson 78, 2nd R UP J De Ruyter 80 NTP’s Hole 4 L Ball, Hole 7 V Jones, Hole 14 S Hose. Div 2 Winner – S Weeks 77, R UP – M Carruthers 79, 2nd R UP J Brooks 81 C/B NTP’s Hole 14 J Brooks. Div 3 Winner – S Barry 77, R UP – N Aylott 78, 2nd R UP L Cockerell 81 NTP’s Hole 7 E Ferguson, Hole 14 H Arkinstall. Single Stableford 6/2/18 Div 1 Winner – M Barbeler 40, R UP – J Wills 37 Div 2 Winner – D Shearer, R UP – D Croft Div 3 Winner – J Barrett 36, R UP – G Burnham 35 NTP’s Hole 4 V Jones, Hole 7 C Watson, Hole 14 M Sills, Hole 16 B Browning, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot J Stafford. Stroke v Par 8/2/18 Div 1 Winner -S Hose +3, R UP – K Tomlin +1 Div 2 Winner – E Jensen +5, R UP – M Peterson +2 Div 3 Winner – V Miller +2 C/B, R UP – C Price +2 NTP’s Hole 4 H Winterflood, Hole 7 I Coburn, Hole 14 E Jensen, Hole 16 L Buxton, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot M McDonald.

Single Stroke 13/2/18 Div 1 Winner -Judy Graham, R UP -Jenny De Ruyter Div 2 Winner -Angie Claxton, R UP -Suzanne Fowler Div 3 Winner -Roz Crossley, R UP -Lorraine Latcham NTP’s Hole 4, C Price Hole 7, A Hewitt Hole 14 ,Lauren McDonald Hole 16, L Urquhart. Single Stableford 15/2/18 Div 1 Winner -Tricia Brown, R UP -Annie Hewitt Div 2 Winner -Jennifer Stafford, R UP -Barb De Graaf NTP’s Hole 4 J Malone Hole, 7 Judy Graham, Hole 14 J Stafford ,Hole 16 D Benghamy . Single Stableford 20/2/18 Div 1 Winner – K Tomalin 38, R UP – M Thomsen 37 C/B Div 2 Winner – D Sullivan 37, R UP – S Stack 35 C/B NTP’s Hole 4 S Vallely, Hole 7 L Ball, Hole 14 D Croft, Hole 16 S Smith, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot C M6cAlister. Single Stroke 22/2/18 Div 1 Winner – A Driver 69, R UP – D Croft 72. NTP’s Hole 4 B Newcomb, Hole 7 M Thomsen, Hole 14 C Watson, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot J Barrett. Peter Sedgman Match Play Trophy Winner D Benghamy, R UP J De Ruyter. Peter Sedgman Match Play Consolation Plate Winner Y Swanson , R UP B Newcomb.

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