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GemLife – Bribie Island commenced construction of the luxury over 50’s resort at Bongaree in late 2017 and after the initial stage of ninety homes attracted a multitude of buyers, stage two has recently been released and sales are once again exceeding expectations. GemLife has announced that a major part of the 2018 sponsorship will be for the inaugural “GemLife Fireworks” which will light up the sky at the end of the Carols Concert. The Sandstone Point Community Carols are now in their seventeenth year and are a joint presentation by the Sandstone Point Community Association and the Lions Club of Sandstone Point. The event is also supported by the Sandstone Point Community Church and is rapidly becoming one of the largest carols evenings in the area with all groups eager to ensure that it remains a free

COMMUNITY NEWS By Neil Wilson entry and non-alcohol event which can be enjoyed by the whole family. A spokesperson for the Sandstone Point Community Carols committee has told me that without the generous support of GemLife – Bribie Island and all the other businesses and organisations, the event would not be able to continue and the committee is extremely grateful for their continued support. The 2018 Community Carols will be held at the Sandstone Point Oval on Bestmann Road East and the whole family is invited to come along. Activities will commence at 4.30 pm and will include a merry-go-round, climbing wall animal petting farm and face painting. Local dance and music groups will also be there to entertain and of course, Santa will happily meet children at the Santa Photo Booth. The Carols Community Choir will open the Carols Concert at 6.30 and families will be able to sing along to all the carols.

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WILDLIFE

The White Tail Spider is it responsible?

Bongaree woman who, in order to respect her privacy, I shall refer to only as T in this article, has recently suffered ongoing pain and other serious medical issues due to what her doctor believes may have been a bite from a white tail spider. ‘After what I have been through, everyone needs to be extra vigilant and make sure that they always check inside their clothes and any other areas which may conceal a spider,’ T told me. ‘I would hate for anyone to suffer like I have,’ she said.

A WHITE TAIL OR WHAT! By Neil Wilson

T’s episode began after she had donned a track suit which had been hanging on the clothesline and she described how, when she put the tracksuit pants on, she felt a sudden bite in the area of her crotch. The area of the bite began to swell and take on a very red appearance and, following a visit to her doctor who was not sure about the cause and prescribed a course of very strong anti-biotics, T attended the hospital where she spent a total of eighteen hours before returning home. Two days on and with the swelling and pain increasing rapidly, T was

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‘Three weeks after the bite, I am experiencing a massive amount of cellulitis and some of my organs are not working properly,’ explained T. ‘My doctor has said that the bite was most likely from a white tail spider,’ she said. Studies have revealed that this species of spider prefers to hide in places such as bedclothes, towels and clothing so it does seem likely that T’s doctor is on the right track but, whilst there are many who believe that the white tail bite can result in serious consequences that include necrotic arachnidism (flesh eating spider bite), there is a considerable amount of research which suggests that no victim of a white tail spider bite has suffered any ongoing consequences.

So, whilst there is a chance that T was the victim of something other than the white tail spider, her advice about checking for any creepy crawlies should definitely be heeded. A couple of minutes checking in popular insect hiding places could save you from a lot of pain.

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“I believe what we offer here at Seasons is a home away from home, where our residents are respected, have independence, dignity and support without intrusion in a caring environment,” says Christine. “We’re creating an experience where the family have the peace of mind that their loved ones are being looked after in a loving, caring capacity.” Christine says that Seasons is able to do this by offering its residents independent living in their own self-contained apartment with care delivered in the privacy of their own home through a home care model. “I am very passionate about our aged care community and believe it offers something different for people needing care within the wider Bribie community. A big part of my role is letting people know how we are different and allow them to see what we offer for themselves,” says Christine. “I enjoy being able to educate local businesses, health professionals

and residents about our alternative solution to residential aged care through showcasing the quality of our accommodation and care. I believe that the service I provide is a company education as well as industry-wide options and choices to give prospective residents the full knowledge to make informed decisions. “I love connecting with people and putting them at ease in what can be a stressful time. I find my work incredibly rewarding as I strive to help people to make the right decision for them.” Seasons Bribie Island is home to 72 one-bedroom units. The small intimate community is welcoming and friendly. It’s a place where everyone knows your name and it’s easy to get from your apartment to the community areas. “Our community has a really lovely feel, which makes it a pleasure to come to work every day,” says Christine. “The community areas have recently had a facelift, with new paint, carpet and furniture giving the reception, dining

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COVER STORY

BEETLES ROCK BRENNAN PARK Alayne Charles Stuart with the sample bag that her sister made Mills (see front cover), has recently moved too the area with her family and was really excited to place some rocks in the line-up.

From when the rock painting phenomenon began, initially as a pastime for young children, an incredible number of older children and adults have become totally addicted to painting and hiding the rocks. I spoke to one family who was busy lining up their Lady Beetles and they explained that they had come over from Morayfield to be a part of the event. ‘We spend a fair bit of time painting up rocks and usually come over to Bribie Island at night to hide them. We have brought 850 “Lady Beetle” rocks this morning,’ they told me.

By Neil Wilson

s Winter ends and Spring begins, it is not uncommon to see an increase in the activity by the various species of wildlife that inhabit our local environment and anyone who was in the vicinity of Brennan Park on the first day of September may very well have seen over two thousand Lady Beetles lined up along the sea wall. Okay, so they weren’t live Lady Beetles, but were all the result

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Line up behind me - Julieanne's super-sized Lady Beetle at the head of the line of painstaking efforts by many enthusiasts of the Bribie Rocks craze and were all painted to resemble Lady Beetles which were placed on the wall to the south of the Bongaree Jetty as a celebration of Spring. The “Lady Beetle” rocks were placed there by both excited children and adults, stretching for over one hundred metres and attracting the attention of all those who came by. Little Miranda

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Those who contributed to the line up of Lady Beetles are all members of the Facebook group “Bribie Rocks” and whilst some had brought fifty or sixty to add to the line others had been busy painting up hundreds of rocks. A rock painting enthusiast by the name of Julieanne brought along one super-sized beetle rock which had been given to her six years ago by her grandchildren and, whilst that one was just for people to see, she had painted another fifty rocks to add to the line.

The event was scheduled to run from 10 am until 2 pm but Bribie Rocks cofounders Alayne Charles Stuart and Kaye Harper Smith were forced to call an end to proceedings at Noon due some eager children beginning to remove some of the rocks from the line. During the morning, co-founder Kaye was left with no doubt that the event was definitely meant to be when a real live Lady Beetle landed on her leg. For those who wanted to take a few of the rocks as a souvenir, Alayne’s sister Vicki Day had made small sample bags which were given out on the day and I have been told that someone has donated material for Vicki to make more.

103 metres of Lady Beetles There is no doubt that all the children and adults who were a part of the Bribie Rocks “Celebration of Spring” thoroughly enjoyed the event and, although nothing has been announced by Alayne or Kaye, I reckon that there will be many who want the fun “Lady Beetle Rock Line” to be held again next year.

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LEADERSHIP

WHO’S THE CAPTAIN HERE? By Neil Wilson

n dictionaries, a “captain” is most commonly described as someone who has been identified as having the characteristics necessary to be a good leader, a team player and a person who others can look up to and rely on and, after having the opportunity to talk with local tradie Tom Lingham and his daughter Tabitha, I can understand why they have both been recognised as possessing those attributes. Tom, a tiler who has lived on the island for more than eleven years, is the current Bribie Island Surf Club Captain and he said that when he was nominated for the role at the end of the last season, he accepted the nomination readily. ‘I took on the position as a way of showing my respect for the club and to thank them for their support during my son Oscar’s recovery from a serious medical

condition,’ Tom said. ‘He broke his femur during a Rugby match and was then also diagnosed as having a rare type of tumour in the bone with the result being that his recovery has taken a long time. The support that we have received from the club has been astounding,’ he explained. As the Captain, Tom’s responsibilities include making sure that all equipment is in working order, setting up patrols, keeping up to date with new ideas and regulations and making sure that all is going well on the beach. Tom said to me that he more or less grew up in a surf environment and he became involved with the club because of his family. ‘I have been a patrolling member for about six years,’ he pointed out. Tabitha, a year six student, is School Captain at Banksia

beach State School and also a member of the award winning school band. When I asked her about what it takes to become a school captain, she told me that it involves a lot more than just being a good student. ‘The duties of a school captain include helping the teachers, looking after the welfare of other students and of course being a good role model,’ Tabitha said. I must admit that as she spoke about her position of responsibility at the school, Tabitha demonstrated a level of confidence and maturity that is seldom seen in one of this age and I was left with little doubt about her leadership qualities.

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ISLANDER EXTRAORDINAIRE WAYNE (FLASH) FARLEY

hen our September Islander Extraordinaire was given his nickname because of his actions on the football field whilst still at school, I doubt that he even considered the possibility that many years later, most people would still be calling him by that name and I reckon that quite a few of them probably don’t even know what his Christian name really is. In fact he told me that when he hears someone call out to Wayne, he usually looks around to see who they are talking to. Flash Farley is the son of Ukulele Strummers musician, Joy Ross who was featured in this series some time ago and he has been a part of the Bribie Island community since moving here from Dubbo almost thirty years ago. After leaving school, and perhaps even

driven by his nickname, Wayne became a qualified electrician. Making the most of his nickname, he founded “Flash Farley Electrical” and, after some time, commenced a Hygiene business which he built up and sold. After his relocation to the island, he began another hygiene company, servicing a wide area that included Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Once again, his obvious expertise as a business operator resulted in the business being so successful that he was able to attract a keen buyer.

As well as being a successful businessman, Flash is an avid enthusiast competitor in motoring events and describes himself as a modern day adventurer. During his time in Dubbo, he competed in a number of 5,300 km Wynn’s Safari Sydney to Darwin motor bike endurance events which he pointed out were more of a race than a rally, finishing first in his class in the 1982 event. ‘There would always be about 150 bikes commence the event but only between eight and twelve would finish,’ Flash recalled. ‘In 1988 I competed in an event which went from Alice Springs to Darwin and then back

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By Neil Wilson with companions “Lucky” Kiezer, Glenn Middleton and Venn Roberts, he rode his Honda XR 500 over 4,000 kms in scorching temperatures to complete the arduous trek. In an effort to make his ride more comfortable, Flash replaced the seat on the Honda with a well worn horse saddle. The crossing of Lake Torrens proved to be much more difficult than the team of adventurers expected due to the bikes becoming repeatedly bogged in the quicksand-like mud of the lake. At one stage, they were stuck for two days but after altering their direction, were able to complete the thirty kilometre crossing, navigating by compass by day and the stars at night. ‘It was hell at times but we took it in small doses and eventually made it through,’ Flash reportedly said. ‘At times we felt a bit like the early pioneers and really didn’t know what was going to be over the next hill,’ he added.

In other past exploits, Flash has crossed the Simpson Desert several times and, as an example of his thirst for a bit of adventure, he did tell me that treks

such as this were just for a bit of fun during the summer. ‘We used to go out there when we could get a bit of time off and there were very few other people around,’ he explained. I have to admit that when Flash mentioned that he had also ridden around Australia in only

Bogged on Lake Torrens fourteen days, raising about $40,000 for charity, I wasn’t particularly surprised. That is just the type of man he is. Following on from his earlier adventures, our Extraordinaire has been a regular participant in the biennial “Destination Outback” rallies which are organised by the South Dubbo Rotary Club and he told me that

since the event was first held in 1990, he has only missed one. He pointed out that since it’s inception, the event had raised in excess of two million dollars, the majority of which is to aid the Royal Flying Doctor Service. ‘There are also donations made to various other worthy causes that are identified in the places the rally visits,’ said Flash.

I caught up with Flash when he had just returned from the latest “Destination Outback” rally which had begun at the New South Wales town of Collie, just to the north of Dubbo, and taken the entrants through Cunnamulla to Longreach and then back via Tambo, Nindigully and Tooloombilla to finish at Armatree. ‘This year there were forty nine vehicles and we raised over $200,000,’ Flash said. “$10,000 of that was donated to the Farm Aid appeal. The rally took seven days to complete and we travelled about three thousand kilometres through the outback. These events are a great way to enjoy the company of others who just want to get away and the camaraderie is really good,’ he added. Other locals who participated in the 2018 rally were Ann and Barry France as well as Paul Schaeller. Obviously, Flash Farley is a man who is driven by his desire to be successful in

Paul Schaeller, Flash Farley and Barry France during their stop at Tooloombilla Station on the 2018 rally whatever he becomes involved in and after he built up then sold his hygiene business, he became the operator of a storage facility and caravan storage yard. He told me that he also runs an internet marketing business, concentrating on business directories, websites and video production.

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ON THE WATER REGULAR FEATURE

WI T H T H E 6 7 TH BR I BI E CU P Y A C H T RA CE

By Neil Wilson

n September each year, a fleet that is made up of both large and small yachts will arrive at the Bongaree Jetty as they cross the designated finish line for the Bribie Cup, an event which is organised by the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club with support from the Bribie

Island Sailing Club. This year, the Bribie Cup will be held on September 15th with vessels beginning to cross the Bongaree finish line from about 11 am.

A BISC spokesperson told me that whilst the event was first held in 1952, it was put on hold for some years after storms caused damage to a few of the competitors' vessels which were moored in the area on the Saturday night. ‘It used to be a two day event which consisted of a Saturday race and also a race on the Sunday,’ he explained. ‘The Bribie Cup Yacht Race was re-commenced about after the Bribie Island Sailing Club was founded so that would have been around 2004. The club is now in its seventeenth year,’ he added. When the Bribie Cup was initially held, there was only a single monohull division and the event has grown to

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a stage where it boasts four divisions which include multi-hull and classic categories. The competing vessels begin the race off Shorncliffe and, depending on their size, will then sail on one of two courses before reaching the finish line. Larger yachts will set sail toward Moreton Island before heading to Bongaree via Deception Bay and the smaller craft will sail closer to the shoreline, passing Sandgate Jetty and Humpybong on their way to Bribie.

Once the competing vessels, which I’m told will be from areas throughout the country, have crossed the finish line, the Bribie Island Sailing Club will have a vessel on standby to offer crews a ship

to shore ferry service if it is required. The reception area will be set up in an area to the north of the Bongaree Jetty and members of the Bribie Island Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club will be selling food and drink to the visiting sailors. I have been told that anyone who would like to visit the finish site for a chance to see the yachts as the arrive should plan to be there from around noon. The Bribie Island Sailing Club is always ready to welcome new members and anyone who would like to find out more about joining should visit the club’s web page which is www. bribieislandsailingclub.org.au or contact the club by calling 0490 471 930.

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s a community that has unlimited access to the beautiful waters which surround our island paradise, we owe it to our children to provide them with activities that allow them to become educated in water safety and to make the most of such a great environment. Arguably one of the best ways to do this is to encourage them to become a Surf Lifesaving Nipper and, with Spring now here, the right time to do this is now. The Nippers movement was founded in 1968 and well known sports people such as Trevor Hendy, Susie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill and Jack Reed have all spent their young days as Nippers, being instructed in

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23rd. Sign on days have already commenced so anyone who would like to know more should contact the Acting Junior Activities Chair Helen Bruce

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surf lifesaving and surf awareness, competing in sports activities, learning surf lifesaving and first aid skills and enjoying the social activities that are provided for both children and parents.

The Surf Lifesaving clubs are not only a way for kids to be offered a platform to senior lifesaving roles, they are an activity so all the family and parents can be involved with the Nippers by being trained to provide water safety and also take on a role as an age manager. The Bribie Island Surf Lifesaving Club Nippers activities are held each Sunday morning from the September school holidays until March and the first day for the 2018/2019 season is September

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VETERAN COMMUNITY

Wreaths were laid by representatives of many organisations

ACKNOWLEDGING OUR VETERANS At the commencement of the official service, Master of Ceremonies Paul Cooke called on the Parade Commander to mount the Catafalque Party, and following a brief word from Bribie Island Vietnam Veterans President Michael (Kanga) Daley, MC Cooke then introduced the guest speaker, Major General David Ferguson AM CSC (Ret) and gave a brief description of the Major General’s service history. He told those present that as well as having served in Borneo, Vietnam, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, Major General Ferguson had done a stint in Canberra and also had been Commander of the eleven nation Peace Keeping Force in the Sinai Desert. The crowd was told that Major General

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ifty two years on from when Australian forces fought a battle against the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong at Long Tan in Phuoc Tuy Province on August 18th in 1966, a large crowd gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park to honour those who served in that and other conflicts. Prior to the commencement of the ceremony, a contingent of veterans was joined by members of the Marine Safety Military Cadets and the TS Koopa Cadets in a march along Toorbul Street from the Bongaree Sports Club to the Vietnam Veterans Park.

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As guest speaker, the Major General took time to pay tribute to the Australian Army Training Team and he pointed out that this gallant group of soldiers were the most highly decorated in Australian history. He also spoke about the extraordinary aircrews and the outstanding job that both the Caribou pilots and the crews of the Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam had done. After what was a very moving speech by the guest speaker, the association Chaplain, Reverend Colin Baxter RAN (Ret) offered a prayer for the commemoration of the fallen and this was followed by Patron Joy Leishman’s prayer for the Queen and RAN veteran Doug Marsden’s prayer for the nation.

The MC then called on the representatives from many of our local organisations including the various veterans’ support groups, the schools and Police Service along with Sharon and Gary Parsons from the Bribie

Major General David Ferguson AM CSC (Ret) gave a moving address Island District Community Appeal to lay a wreath at the base of the memorial wall. They were joined by Division One Councillor Brooke Savige, Member for Pumicestone Simone Wilson and Member for Longman Susan Lamb. Next came the haunting tones of The Last Post and the reading of The Ode by Kanga Daley. Veteran Phil Reeves read the Vietnam Veterans’ Prayer and after Reverend Baxter pronounced the Benediction, all present were invited to join in singing the Australian National Anthem. The service concluded after the MC called on the Parade Commander to march off the Catafalque Party and as a final comment, he remarked on how it was great to see the young cadets in their uniforms and obviously proud to be wearing them and to be taking part in the occasion.

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THE MARITIME SAFETY MILITARY CADETS VIETNAM VETERANS DAY 2018 t was a busy day for the Maritime Safety Military Cadets of Bribie Island.

The group attended two parades on Vietnam Veterans Day.

They conducted a group march, guard and colour party for Caboolture Veterans at Burpengary then hurried back to Bribie for the afternoon March and colour party. Their participation was reported as being greatly appreciated by all who attended both gatherings.

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LIVING WITH A FOUR LEGGED TEENAGER - PART THREE By Yvonne Bishop In the last issue I wrote about how to work with your teenage dog and helping them to develop into a calm, sociable adult dog. Here are some more tips:

Teaching your dog to be calm is essential and it means he will not jump on you or visitors. Use treats and reinforce good behaviour and do not reinforce bad behaviour. Whenever you are training keep it short and simple and train in different environments not just at home. Train down the beach, at a café, visiting friends etc.

Socialisation – take him out and about, go to doggy parks and beaches explore unfamiliar environments meet new people go for drives

Enrichment – dogs are active mentally and physically and you need to enrich his environment otherwise he will find ways to do this, which usually means destroying things.

Training starts from the moment you bring the puppy home.

If you are going out for the day instead of putting food in his bowl, scatter throughout the backyard, or place in a kong or other similar toys in warmer weather give him frozen bones or make ice blocks out of fresh beef or chicken stock.

Training – training is vital, without it your dog will not have a long, happy life. Young, healthy dogs that are euthanized due to bad behaviour really means lack of training. Animal shelters are full of young, healthy adolescent dogs that lack good manners. Classes are important as it teaches him to listen to you with distractions and teaches important social skills with dogs and other people.

PET CARE and wallets with them. Play and prey behaviour are rewarded by the same part of the hypothalamus (deep inside the brain stem), making them “feel good” behaviours. Play behaviour is a civilised way to practice and perfect prey moves, like stalking your dog and springing out to surprise them (cats do this really well), wrestling, and hide- and- seek. It also helps you get in touch with your more primitive, instinctive self too. In this way, play can be used as a therapy, and play can help make you and your pets feel better, happier and more in touch with yourself.

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Being 100% consistent, persist and most of all be patient. This phase will pass and at the end you will have a calm, sociable, well trained dog that will be the best companion.

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of Bribie Island State School's teachers - Mrs Coutts, who trains the students once a week in her lunch breaks. The Squad perform at community and school events. Mrs Coutts has a Bachelor Degree in Creative Industries majoring in drama and enjoys sharing her love and experience of dance and performing, with the students. Junior Cheer remains a weekly highlight with her students and the rest of the school love to see them perform on our stage. Students are also involved with the selection of performance music and choreography. Junior cheer, is a positive group, that builds skills not only in dance and gymnastics, but team work and friendship.

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THEY WERE OUTSTANDING By Neil Wilson

uring the July school holidays, the Banksia Beach State School Advanced Concert Band travelled to Sydney to be a part of the Australian International Music Festival and, after their three days of competing against bands from other countries which included Canada and China, they returned home with a gold medal. I have no doubt that this success served as a great morale booster for when they competed in the Grand Final of the Education Queensland instrumental music program, “Fanfare 2018” on August 13th at the Convention Centre. ‘Fanfare” has been an event which, since it’s inception in the mid 1980’s, has fostered the development of thousands of young Queensland musicians and this year saw more than 30,000 students from 515 state schools compete in 1,143 ensemble performances across fifty four regional locations throughout Queensland. After having proved their

talent during the earlier stages of the competition, the sixty five young musicians from Banksia Beach State School were chosen as grand finalists along with The Willows State School Concert Band, Ashgrove State School String Orchestra, Ironside State School Chamber Strings and Varsity College String Orchestra.

Continuing on from their recent success in Sydney, the Banksia Beach State School Advanced Concert Band were awarded the title of “Most Outstanding,” and therefore becoming the outright winner. They were also given the honour of returning the following night to open the “Fanfare 2018” Secondary School Grand Final Concert. Band Conductor Martin O’Callaghan told me that there are three hundred Banksia Beach students involved in the school’s music program. ‘We have a beginners band, an intermediate band and the advanced band,’ said Martin. ‘With just over one thousand students at the school, having almost thirty percent in the music

Band members Ella George and Jaiden Paddy took the opportunity to show me the Fanfare 2018 awards program is truly impressive,’ he added. To know that there are so many young musicians within in the area leaves me with no doubt that there will always be someone to provide us with

entertainment. The Bribie Islander congratulates the super talented musicians of the Banksia Beach State School Advanced Concert Band on such a fantastic acahievement.

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astern Yellow Robins are small, yellow, grey and white birds which are breeding residents of Bribie Island. Forests and heathlands on the island are where they can most likely be seen. It is always a thrill to catch a flash of brilliant yellow flitting through the trees or

a closer look when they land on a low branch or stump. They are 15 cm in length and found in Eastern and Southern Australia sometimes travelling some distance to the west.

Eastern Yellow Robins are just one of the 19 species of Robins found in Australia. The only other Robin likely to be seen on Bribie Is the Rose Robin which is a very rare visitor. Pale Yellow Robins are a similar species but

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When feeding, they sit on low perches and pounce on their prey which might be insects, worms or other invertebrates. Most of their food is found on the ground. Generally, they feed alone but sometimes there may be more than one hunting together. It is not unusual when picnicking in the bush to have an Eastern Yellow Robin appear and expect a handout. They often perch on the side of a tree trunk.

Spring is the favoured breeding season with sometimes three clutches being produced. Females build the nests in the forks of trees usually up to 5 m above ground but sometimes going as high as 15m. This takes about a week to achieve. Two to three blue spotted eggs are laid and incubated by the female. Nests are cup-shaped and built of bark and grasses woven together with cobwebs and lined with soft vegetation. Some

nests are decorated with lichens and mosses. While the female is on the nest she is fed by the male. Both parents tend to the chicks, often with the help of other family members. Male and female Eastern Yellow Robins are similar in appearance with the female being a little smaller. In some areas, they accompany Superb Lyrebirds when feeding and share the fruits of the Lyrebirdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diggings.

In 1790 just two years after Australia was first settled was the first time a paper was published on the Eastern Yellow Robin. George Shaw a naturalist in London was sent many specimens of Australian fauna and among them was an Eastern Yellow Robin.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 7th September Jack James. Everyone's favourite performer. Covers and originals in his own unique style. 4.30 - 8.30ish 14th September. 5pm- 9pm. Dave Lynch jr. ...to see is to believe. Guitarist /Vocalist extraordinaire! This is one of those performances that you're going to remember for some time afterwards. 21st September. Grant Daniel in Concert. One of the hardest acts to get due to his very busy workload with his bands and solo career. You'll really like this one! 4.30ish -8.30 pm. 28th September. 4.30ish -8.30ish. Cannot say enough about this very talented

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It was really special to see the return of Dave Lynch jr last Friday night and regulars were left wondering if there's anything he can't sing and play. He'll be back on the 14th September from 5ish -9pm.

The next Local's Only Show is on 30th September from 1-5pm. It's also NRL Grand Final day so a huge turnout is expected. Guitarist, Peter Orr has told organisers that he might be bringing along a couple of guests to play, as well.

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ccording to Mark Stockwell, Managing Director of Stockwell, more than half of the homes in the first stage of Solana Lifestyle Resort on Bribie Island have entered the construction phase since launching in early June 2018. “It is great to see Solana finally take shape.”said Stockwell.

“We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback on our plans for Solana, what we are trying to create here at Bribie and most importantly our homes.

“People have responded well to our wider streets and landscaping, floor plan choice and the fact that we are located right next door to the main shopping centre. It is an easy, flat walk from Solana and this convenience is really important to our buyers.”

for clients as well as fast tracking some of the popular floor plans to allow people to buy now and move in by Christmas.

“It is important that we offer choice at Solana, not only in terms of floor plans but buying timeframes. Some people love seeing their home being built while others just want a completed home to move into. “Our homes take about 20 weeks to build and with the current construction on site we will have completed homes ready to move into in October through to December.

The first completed homes are sold, with construction now focussed on building a number of custom houses

“And if people are quick, we can still do a custom home that will see them in by the end of the year, ready to live their new lifestyle for summer and share their home at Christmas.” December will also be a significant milestone for Solana with the end of construction of its recreational centrepiece the Livewell Centre, complete for use by residents and their family and friends.

Stockwell added, “Whilst Solana is an active lifestyle resort, we wanted to ensure the community had both active and passive opportunities to come together. “Our mindful spaces allow our residents to enjoy the centre on their own or come together as a community to enjoy activities such as watching movies in the cinema, reading in the library, card games, billiards or a BBQ with family and friends.

“And if getting the blood pumping is more their thing, well we have indoor and outdoor pools, a tennis court, lawn bowls green, gymnasium and a games room. It is really easy to keep fit at Solana with everything at your fingertips.”

“We really wanted to meet the individual and collective needs of the community and we believe our Livewell Centre will be a wonderful feature of the Solana community that will be managed by Stockwell Living.”

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s I’m sure everybody is already aware, this time of the year is regarded as Bushfire Season and along with that comes the necessity to prepare our property and ourselves for any threatening fire situation. This involves making sure that we have a bushfire survival plan ready, being aware of the risks to the area in which we live and also taking the recommended steps to prepare our property, bearing in mind that an unprepared property is not only at risk itself, but may also present an increased risk to neighbours. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises that all Queenslanders should be familiar with the official

Bribie Island QFES Station Officer Wayne Brown said that during bushfire season, everyone should remain vigilant and observe any media releases which relate to fire bans and advice notices. ‘If anyone sees smoke or even suspects that there is a bushfire, they should call 000 immediately,’ said Wayne. ‘Always call 000 when making an emergency call to report a fire. Never call the station in an emergency situation,’ he added.

There are many ways to make your home and family “bushfire ready” and they include keeping gutters and downpipes clear of leaves and other rubbish, making sure that yards are kept tidy and free from any build up of flammable material, enclosing open areas under decks and flooring and ensuring that garden hoses are long enough to reach the perimeter boundary of your property. Ensure that all members of your family know of the community evacuation area location and also make sure that you consider the physical, mental and emotional preparedness of all family members. A bushfire can present a very frightening situation and strong winds as well as intense heat will make you tired quickly

Thick smoke will make breathing difficult and you may become isolated in dark and noisy conditions which will be both physically and mentally demanding. If you have any doubt about your ability to cope, you should plan to leave early.

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s a timely follow up to the Mathew Flinders Art Prize exhibition , the Mathew Flinders Gallery at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is currently featuring more than one hundred works by artists aged from eight to eighteen in the Next Generation Art Prize which is on display in the gallery until September 8th. There is no doubt that competition judges Sabine Von Graz, Kerry Gear and Tim Davis were faced with a difficult task when deciding which of the many outstanding works deserved to be named as worthy of a prize.

On the opening night of the exhibition, prizes for the three age groups were awarded by Division One Councillor Brooke Savige, Member for Pumicestone Simone Wilson and Member for Longman Susan Lamb. In the eight to eleven section, ten year old Melissa Parker’s cleverly constructed sculpture “Absorbed in Tech” was judged as the winner whilst Charlie Bennett received the prize for second with his selfportrait painting “Mr Unique” and third place was awarded to Tobi Owen for his eerily accurate watercolour, “Wolf.” SaBelle Pobjoy-Sherriff was the winner in the twelve to sixteen category with her unique entry “Odyssey Oil Spill” and Aisha Waver’s painting “Fountain of Youth” got the judges’ nod for second

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The Golden Swan Recycled Art 1st by Ashton Longman-Hayes smaller with Toby Newell picked up third spot for his sketch of a refugee child titled “Home.” A montage of stamped passport pages entitled “Jetlag” earned Lexie Waddell-Bajor of Sandstone Point first prize in the seventeen and eighteen age group over second place getter Wakana Mori’s delicate floral painting “Hibiscus” and the judges named Amy Henderson as third place getter for “Isolated Paradise.” Ashton Longman-Hayes was the winner of the Recycled Art section with “Golden Swan,” a work fashioned from adisused saxophone. A Highly Commended award went to Jimbelle Euseido for “Sense of Place” with Shaylin Fairweather and Cloe Kokaev both receiving a commended for their works.

Next Generation Art Prize organisers Lynne Smith and Sarah Cave were absolutely delighted with the response from young artists who were from as far away as Goodna. Anyone who would like to have their say in the people’s choice award may do so by casting their vote at the Arts Centre. A full list of winners, placegetters and commended awards is available on the website https://www. bribieartscentre.com.au/mathewflinders-gallery. In keeping with the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre’s reputation for featuring a constant succession of great exhibitions in the Mathew Flinders Gallery, a group of twenty artists from the area have come together to produce “Salt,” a variety of works including pottery, mosaics and paintings which will be in the gallery from September 10th until September 23rd with the opening being on September 14th. Local artist Cheryl Mortimer explained that this group of artists have explored and interpreted their “Salt” topic in association with the idea that “Life’s a Beach.” For further information about any of the activities that the Bribie Island

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Melissa Parker, winner 8 - 11 age with Absorbed in Tech (1) Community Arts Centre has to offer, or to enquire about becoming a volunteer, a call to 3408 9288 or a visit to the centre at Sunderland Drive in Banksia will provide all the details.

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be Healthy be Happy be Free CONSCIOUS LIVING Wasteland or fertile soil?

I was doing some body work on someone the other day and they said something to me that was really interesting. It got me thinking. They said “ I feel like I am all dry branches and sticks and you are all green and lush leaves”. It was an interesting and astute comment and I totally got what they meant. Our bodies and minds can dry out, become stagnant and depleted from overuse and under nourishment. Imagine a field that a farmer has tried to grow the same crop in year after year without enough water, without ploughing, without fertilising, without weeding, without any care. It’s going to become a wasteland, unable to grow anything except perhaps pests, disease or weeds. It’s the same for us if we want to grow and expand, if we want to stay healthy and vibrant. We need to move our bodies in

new and different ways, getting out of our grooves, ploughing new pathways. We need to nourish ourselves with seasonal produce that is cooked in a way we can assimilate, that nurtures and heals. We need to weed out habitual thinking and beliefs that keep us stuck, cleansing ourselves emotionally and physically. We need to care enough for ourselves to seek the support and practices we need to continue to evolve and gain wisdom. And we need to do all of it. You don’t see a farmer ploughing a field but not fertilising it, fertilising it but not sowing the seed, sowing the seed but not watering it....that would be crazy, right? I don’t want to be a wasteland, do you?

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A FAMILY BUSINESS OF 41 YEARS FINDS A NEW HOME during the change over and moving phase.

According to Beecham Motors' General Manager, Lockie Beecham, he and the team have been surprised at some of the hurdles they faced during the transition process. “We knew it was going to be challenging to ensure past John Page Motors customers knew about our new location for Nissan service, parts, and new vehicles,” said Lockie. Caboolture Nissan is the new trading name for the Nissan dealership, and the entire franchise and some existing John Page Motors staff have been fully incorporated into Beecham Motor’s purpose-built facility at 29 Bribie Island Road Caboolture.

hen locally owned and operated Holden dealership, Beecham Motors, purchased the Nissan dealership business from

John Page Motors back in June of this year and relocated it to their Bribie Island Road premises at Caboolture they were prepared for a few bumps

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“I'm proud of the hard work our team have done behind the scenes, as we’ve tried to a minimize disruption to our customers’ experience,” he said. Lockie said that he believed Beecham Motors’s reputation for customer

service over the past 31 years with Holden would be translated across to new and existing Nissan owners in Caboolture.

The purchase saw Caboolture Nissan bring across around 28 staff from the former Nissan dealership. The Beecham Motors dealership now employs around 50 people in the Sales, Service, Parts, Finance, and Pre-Delivery divisions. He expressed his appreciation to new and existing customers for their patience and to his staff for their hard work during what was sometimes a challenging transition.

“We would like to particularly thank John and Jan Page for their involvement in the local community over the past 41 years as a strong family owned and operated business. We saw the opportunity to continue those same values and family involvement by bringing Nissan onboard alongside our existing Holden franchise.”

While the business continues to adapt to the needs of local customers, the new Caboolture Nissan team is looking forward to proving that Good Service is Always in Fashion, is more than simply a slogan, and is instead a challenge to be met by his team.

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hen we received the press release from one of our regular advertisers Beefy’s we had a close look at what they were saying and decided that there was more to this story then the PR release covered. So The Bribie Islander caught up with Beefy’s Chief Operating Officer Brett Hooper at the popular Beefy’s store located at the Seven-11 servo next to the Ningi roundabout on Bribie Island road to have a chat about the business first hand. Brett, who has been with the company for a little over four years, is a most

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affable fellow and his enthusiasm and knowledge in discussing their food business is to be commended. With more than 20 years experience in the food wholesale market Brett knows his stuff when it comes to the food business. Brett explained that Beefy’s like all family owned businesses started in a small way as a single store based in the Aussie World precinct on the Sunshine Coast back in 1997. “Ron and Shirley Hobbs, together with their son Mark and wife Belinda, are

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the business founders. They are still very much part of our business today and their vision for Beefy’s to deliver ‘Bigger, Better, Beefier Meat Pies – Guaranteed’ has seen the business grow substantially,” he said. Brett said that the business has now grown to ten company owned stores located in South East Queensland including the Ningi site. He said that Beefy’s now has approximately 160 employees and is HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certified for food manufacture. As well the business also has developed a home delivery component of for their gluten free range Australia wide. Brett tells us that one of Mark and Belinda’s children who suffers from coeliac disease and was the catalyst for the Hobbs to develop a gluten free range of pies. “Ït would be a bit sad to run a bakery and not be unable to offer your child a pie!” said Brett. He said the Beefy’s team was overwhelmed by the support they received from their gluten free customers when they attended Coeliac Queensland’s Gluten Free Expo at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre earlier in the year. “In fact, our reputation as Australia’s

best gluten free bakery is growing, with the Beefy’s Gluten Free Signature Steak Pie having been awarded ‘WINNER Australia’s Best Gluten FREE Pie’ at the Official Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition in 2015 and 2016. Our other pies have received awards too. And while this makes us proud, what’s more important is that we consistently keep the quality high and give our customers the very best from Beefy’s,” said Brett. According to Brett innovation is part of Beefy’s culture and the latest innovation is the Loaded Pie. He says the Loaded Pie not only tastes amazing, it has opened the door to thousands of new flavour possibilities for customers. “Customers visiting Beefy’s can now select their favourite pie flavour, this includes pies from the Beefy’s gluten-free range, and then ask for their pie to be loaded with delicious toppings. Toppers such as creamy mash, mushy peas, maple bacon, hot chips, sour cream, gravy, and a great range of sauces are available, all of which are gluten free except the mushy peas. Our customers are lining up to get loaded,” says Brett. As we chatted The Bribie Islander can certainly testify to the Ningi store’s popularity that’s for sure!

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HISTORY

LIGHT RAIL PLAN FOR BRIBIE ISLAND

By Barry Clark Bribie Island Historical Society

ack in 1924 the very first road was built on Bribie Island from Bongaree Jetty to the Ocean Beach.

The one and only car on the island had been driving on beach and bush tracks for five years before that first basic road was built. People walked everywhere or went by horse and buggy for short distances on sandy tracks. The resident population was less than 50 people in those days, but Bribie Island had been a popular holiday destination for 12 years since the Jetty had been built in 1912, and thousands of people came from Brisbane on weekends and holidays to camp along the foreshore at Bongaree. Bribie was the first real tourist resort in Queensland in those days and the “Brisbane Tug & Steamship Company” had developed this from scratch since 1902 by leasing land , building a jetty and running regular steamship from Brisbane via Redcliffe.

In 1913 a narrow gauge rail was laid on the Jetty as a tramway to carry luggage and stores ashore. From here it had to carried by hand or by horse and cart.

Light rail tracks & Horse and Cart In 1914 the idea of extending this light rail tramway across the island for passenger transport to the Ocean Beach was proposed. It took many years for this proposal to receive Government approval, but in 1922 work commenced on clearing the right-of-way across the island, but this was further delayed by industrial disputes with the Unions. George Campbell, the Tug Company director who was funding the project ,

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eventually decided to cancel the idea of a light rail in favour of a vehicular road which would be more cost effective and flexible. To construct the road through undulating and swampy ground required large quantities of rock rubble and stones to be brought by ship from a quarry at Windsor and a temporary Jetty built in 1923 beside the existing Jetty at Bongaree to unload the ships. A narrow gauge rail track was laid on the temporary jetty using tipping wagons to carry material from ship to land for stockpiling and loading on to trucks.

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This cross and these touching words were a feature of Woorim beach from more than 25 years until it disappeared with the erosion of sand dunes. “In memory of Ranger. Died May 8th, 1936.

Crowds board the Doomba By 1933 one million excursion visitors had made the trip from Brisbane to Bribie island. The resident population was still less than 100.

If there be an after world for such as thou –May the juiciest of bones be thy reward”

“RANGER” RAN TO OCEAN BEACH

Temporary Jetty for road construction

Light Rail tracks on Jetty 1924 By 1924 this first road on Bribie was completed and the new township of Woorim was declared at Ocean Beach. A journalist at the time claimed that this new Campbell Avenue, as it was originally known, was the best road around Brisbane. In view of the increased commercial business and visitors to the island a telephone cable was laid on the sea bed under the Passage to establish communication with the mainland.

A small fleet of the old construction trucks began a regular service across the island and all this added to the popularity of the island as a holiday destination. In 1926 two more legs were added to the Jetty at Bongaree to cope with the thousands of regular visitors coming and going. With three access ways on the Jetty there was room for people coming off the ships, and those getting on, with the light rail for luggage and stores running on the central arm.

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With easier access to the Ocean Beach the newly established Surf Club at Woorim became very popular and volunteer life savers came on weekends and holidays to patrol the crowds on the beach. The surf lifesavers had a very special friend and helper here on the island , a black retriever dog called “Ranger”.

It seems that nobody in particular owned Ranger, but he was everybody’s friend when it came to being stroked and fed, and he eagerly awaited the arrival of his special lifesaver boys when they came on the steamships. Patiently sitting on the Jetty as the ship made its three hour trip from Brisbane, crowds gathered when the smoke from the funnels was visible across the Bay. When the Surf boys boarded the transport Ranger the dog would run in front to be waiting for them when they reached the Clubhouse at Woorim.

He saw himself as a key member of the team and would swim out as far as any of them, crashing through the waves he would be “on duty” all day.

He was much loved by everyone for many years. He was an active participant in all beach sports and competitions, and marched with the surf patrol in their training and competitions. One day in 1936 he was not at his usual post. A search found him dead on the Passage side of the island where he may have been a victim of a poison bait or even a snake. Ranger was buried in the sand dunes near the Club house and a cross and plaque erected in his honour.

Maybe someone saved this memorial plaque in the 1960’s before it disappeared, and it sits covered in dust in the back of a shed somewhere. No photo of Ranger has come to light in all our years of collecting old photos …….until now. An exhibition of the amazing Winston Family Heritage Collection of old photos and films from the 1920s and 30s is now on show at the Seaside Museum.

At the opening event recently we noticed a black dog on the beach in a couple of these old plate glass images. Perhaps this is Ranger. You can also see the light rail tracks on the centre arm of the Jetty in some of these old photos.

Go and see for yourself. There are also a couple of old 8mm movie films being shown as part of the exhibition, which give you a wonderful feel for steamship excursions and holidays on Bribie in the 1920s. At our monthly Historical Society meetings we have had presentations on these stories by Lynne Hooper and Donna Holmes, and if you would like to read more look at our Blog Site http:// bribieislandhistory.blogspot.com or contact us and ask a question on bribiehistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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By Nikita Chee

Dearest Bribie Islanders,

actually went to bed pretty early for me last night so I am currently writing this to you all in the wee hours of the morn’. It is still very dark outside, the rain is trickling gently down, no one else is yet awake and I have some quiet native American-flute music in the background. It is lovely and peaceful. Not sure about you, but I remember being a small child and feeling like the world was so big all around me. So wondrous. I remember feeling that magical feeling of imagining what the future what would be like. I specifically recall a time in grade two where I turned to my then best friend and said, “I wonder what we will look like at 20”, we were both so excited for such a time in adulthood to come. As a child, we were very aware that we were young and there was much to be learnt. There were many things that told us there was a long way to go in our maturation process: school, older siblings and adults that seemed to be able to do a lot more things to name a few! For me personally, there was a strong sense of safety knowing that I had time to learn these things and that I could just enjoy being a kid. I suppose everyone's childhood is different and for some, they had adult situations/ responsibilities thrust on them at too early an age. But even then, it is not too late to recapture the magic and wonder of childhood and make it come alive again. That is where I want to guide this conversation today. You know how I said before that I felt safe knowing I had time to learn and grow. Well actually, it was more the, ‘not being aware of time’, that made me feel free. Time is a dimension we’ve been given on this earth to govern it, but really true life exists outside of time. When we are completely unaware of ourselves, things that must be done, the past or the future: that is where we are happiest. Do you remember what playing felt like? When you just completely got lost in the zone for hours and nothing else mattered. It might have been Lego for some, Barbies/Bratz dolls for others, or simply dirt and trenches and drinking

out of the hose for the outdoorsy kids. Sorry (not sorry ;) Mum for ruining the backyard that one time with mine and Sam’s mud tunnels! Anyway, it doesn’t matter what it was that we were playing, but there was a magical element to it wasn’t there? So much freedom and creativity. Then at some point, it starts to fade and we become inundated with things to do. Ideals, deadlines, assignments, goals. Life gets a bit more fidgety and complicated. Mostly, there are responsibilities that call our attention and we lose ourselves and our play. The crazy lie is that we can’t have responsibility AND play. But we can. Just because you grow up, doesn’t mean you should grow out of the magic of play and imagination and creativity. The trick is, not thinking you know everything already and that you’ve done growing. You see, it doesn’t matter how skilled or smart you get, or how successful even, there will always be another challenge, another level, something else to learn. You will always be maturing. Life is always teaching us something new, but as we grow older we tend to get more comfortable in our own versions of knowledge. We become poorer learners because we think we know something or two. You will surely be doing a disservice to yourself if you think you’re knowledgeable because, at that point, you stop learning. And, you must be open to the simplest of things, like a child, being the one to impart wisdom to you, in order to keep learning. If your goal is just to get smart or skilled or become successful, you’ve lost the meaning of life. These attributes should only ever be achieved in order to help not only yourself but your community to live well. Yet, that kind of attitude takes humility and a childlike heart. My prayer for you all today is that you begin to discover things that spark your play. To live for a minute, outside of time. To remember that life is about movement that is beautiful, fluid, pleasurable, carefree, strong but gentle. It is not stop and go, forcing and pushing, striving and reaching. Remember that there is something else on the horizon waiting to be learnt by you. Treasures about earth and life are hidden but it will take a humble, inquisitive heart to find them. And I hope dearest Islanders, that once you have found them you will share them with us all.

Until next time, Nikita

ONE EVERY FOUR DAYS

By Neil Wilson

n Australia, an average of one in every twenty five people carries the Cystic Fibrosis gene and statistics suggest that most of them are completely unaware that they do. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition which primarily affects the lungs and digestive system due to a malfunction in the exocrine system that is responsible for producing saliva, sweat, tears and mucus and one baby is born with the condition every four days.

There is currently no known cure for Cystic Fibrosis and this means that ongoing funding for research is essential and, as a way of raising funds research, a bout forty vehicles will travel from Windsor in New South Wales to Bribie Island in September as entrants in the Great Escape Fun Car Rally. This rally is regarded as a premium event and in the last two years alone, it has been responsible for raising more than $7,000 for CFA. Departing Windsor on September

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MONEY

Responsible Lending – Responsible Borrowing

MONEY TALK with Peter Dallimore Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre

ith the banking royal commission exposing some unacceptable practices in the banking industry I’m taking a break from the super series to write about responsible lending obligations that financial services providers are required to comply with but not all have been doing so. All too often I am asked to assist clients who have borrowed more than will ever be able to repay. In some cases it is clear that the lender should not have provided the loan – and the borrower should not have borrowed the money. How was the borrower able to convince the lender to advance the money? The National Consumer Credit Protection Act requires loan providers to make reasonable inquiries and take reasonable steps to verify information about the credit applicant’s finances to ensure that a borrower will be able to repay a loan without experiencing substantial

Bribie Car Care is a family owned and run mechanical workshop that has been servicing Bribie Island for many years. They offer servicing from as little as $149! They also have many specials that offer discounted rates and more deals to keep you happy. They can provide you with a courtesy car available free of charge as one of their customers. They even offer a free local pick up of your vehicle from work or home to enable your servicing experience to be ‘too easy’. ‘Our business is based on customer satisfaction along with all the up to

Proper consideration of a borrower’s capacity to pay makes good sense for both the lender and borrower but lending is a profitable business and borrowing feeds instant gratification so prudence does not always prevail. Borrowing gives consumers access to what the want now so the more they borrow the more they can have. The reality strikes home when they have to repay the debt and can’t do so.

If for whatever reason you are experiencing financial hardship and your debts include loans covered by the responsible lending obligations you may be able to obtain some relief from the lender if you can demonstrate that, at the time you obtained a loan, you did not have the capacity to service it. Take up your case with the lender and if you don’t get a satisfactory response make a complaint to one of the financial ombudsman services – FOS or CIO. Their websites list which financial service providers that they cover. hardship. The information that the lender should obtain includes the borrower’s income, continuity of employment

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prospects, expenses, assets, debts and credit history. In addition a key requirement is for the lender to take account of reasonably foreseeable changes to the borrower’s circumstances such as the end of a honeymoon period on a loan, potential loss of a second income in a twoincome family or impending retirement. Notwithstanding the above, lender’s are permitted to use financial models incorporating typical income/spending parameters to assess a borrower’s capacity to service the debt. The use of financial models can speed up the assessment process so is an attractive option for lenders or brokers wanting to meet lending targets. However, if the borrower defaults on a loan provided using a model, the lender must satisfy the regulator that the model gave a realistic

To conclude its always best if you can stay out of debt and keep control of your financial destiny.

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SENIORS CAN SEE LIFE DIFFERENTLY For the last Term of this year several new classes are being offered including;

By Barry Clark U3A Public Relations

f you have reached the “Senior” stage of life you can still go on learning lots of new things.

How about understanding our natural Environment, or how to unlock your Imagination, and seeing life differently. These are just a few of the more than 150 stimulating topics on offer right here on Bribie.

If you have a couple of hours free once a week you can certainly find something of interest in the Term 4 classes at U3A.

U3A is short for University of the Third Age, and it is all about Learning for Fun and connecting Seniors to Lifelong Learning.

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Memory –Use it or Lose it on Wednesday afternoons.

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Seeing life Differently on Tuesday afternoons. Unlock your Imagination on Tuesday afternoons.

Jewellery Crafting on Tuesday mornings.

If you prefer something with a bit of exercise you could to start learning Bowls with two classes are on offer for an introduction to Indoor Bowls on Tuesday mornings and Lawn Bowls on Friday mornings. If you would like to do something creative you could join the new Jewellery Crafting class conducted at the Bribie Gem & Fossicking Club on Tuesday mornings.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING PROMOTION If you were once a Piano player there is an exciting new Music Keyboard workshop being run on Wednesday afternoons specifically for pianists who would like to get their fingers going again, and develop a practical and creative approach to music interpretation.

There are more than 150 other classes run at U3A every week day. If you have not yet discovered the joy of learning new things as a Senior you can find the Daily Timetable at the U3A Centre, the Library, Visitor Info Centre or Neighbourhood Centre. Even if you don’t attend any classes you can still become a Member of U3A simply by paying the $5 fee for the rest of the year.

Monday 8th October, and will run for 9 weeks until Friday 7th December when all classes finish for the holiday. There will be an Enrolment Day at U3A Centre for Term 4 on Tuesday 2nd October, after the Queen’s Birthday holiday Monday, from 9am till 11am but we are encouraging people to enrol before the end of Term 3 to avoid the crowds and disappointment. Several ongoing classes may already be full so please check availability by contacting U3A

You can contact U3A on 3408 1450 or view the Web site on www.u3abribie. org.au

Membership entitles you to early Enrolment, attendance at Functions, Theatre Group trips and participation in excursions run by U3A. If you would like to be a new Member, or are an existing Member wishing to enrol in any Term 4 classes, you can do this on any weekday during office hours at U3A before Term 3 finishes on Friday 21 September. U3A will then be closed and on holiday until Term 4 classes commence on

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o say it is an understatement that we live in the lucky country when it comes to wine was emphasised when I recently received a wine book from my golfing chum Greg Paul who thought it may be of interest as it went back to the late 1980’s and it certainly threw up a few interesting facts. The book which showcased wines in 1988 costing between $3 and $20 shows Rosemount Shiraz and Chardonnay selling for around $9.20 on a dozen purchase and this week at Liquorland Sylvan Beach they cost $8 on special at half price, Houghton Classic White(White Burgundy) $10 in 1988 is now around $8, Windham Bin 555 and 777 was $7.20 and it is still possible to pick these up for around the same price. Obviously many wines have gone up, for instance, Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Dry Red and Bin 28 were $8.75 and now they are around $30 but with costs going up probably 5 fold since the 1980’s it shows that it is still possible to find bargains if you are prepared to look around and in most cases the quality is still there. A couple of editions ago I mentioned the Northern Territory had intentions of putting a minimum floor price on wine, well it was passed this week in parliament and will come into force on October 1st this year. They are the first Australian jurisdiction to do so and effectively it puts an end to inexpensive wine regardless how responsible you are as a drinker, the cheapest bottle of wine will be about $10 and a four-litre cask will go to around $40. Beer and spirits are unaffected, but this isn’t a tax so if anyone is prepared to buy these products the retailer will get the extra profit, however you can rest assured that it will be only a matter of time before this spreads around Australia and eventually The Federal Government will introduce it as a tax! I was going to present wines from either The Napa Valley in California or from France at the last Beefsteak and Burgundy evening when a day out to The Fortitude Valley changed all of that. We had lunch at Harvey’s and on the

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WINELANDER with Philip Arlidge, arlidge@bigpond.com.au wine list was listed a Cabernet Merlot from Dutshke, one of my old agencies in The Barossa. The wine was a new label simply named “Uncle” and sums up owner/winemaker Wayne’s outlook on life in the naming of his wines and he only makes red wines and fortified wines. For the last five vintages, a straight Merlot has been produced from grapes grown on the block 80 vineyard planted by his uncle Ken (Semmler) who planted the vines on The St. Jakobi Vineyard in 1980 and it is simply called “The Block 80” Merlot. Normally blended with Cabernet it can, in the right winemakers’ hands, produce a full-bodied style in its own right and this is a good example of just that. The “GHR Neighbours” Shiraz which is named after the Gods Hill Road that leads to The St. Jakobi School and Church which is where his vineyard is situated and his neighbour’s vineyard where he sourced his grapes. The Cabernet is named “Sami” after his daughter Samantha who when at the age of just 6 weeks he introduced her to winemaking with his wife Brenda by dipping her feet into a bucket of Cabernet Sauvignon and then making footprints on a sheet of paper and sending it to her grandparents in America. For the dinner at The Surf Club we had The Lanson Black Label Champagne on arrival, The Alan Scott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and The Dutschke Block 80 Merlot with the mushroom soup, The Dutshke ‘Uncle’ Blend and The Dutschke St. Jakobi Shiraz with a dish of pulled slow cooked lamb and finished with a sticky date pudding with The Dutschke Tokay and a great night was had by all. In 1977 The Queen visited Australia as

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part of her Silver Jubilee and escorting her to The Kaiser Stuhl Chateau for lunch was Oscar Semmler the grandfather of Wayne and to celebrate the occasion Wayne has named his reserve label “The Oscar” Shiraz. When I sold the wine each bottle was wrapped in a copy of the front page of the local newspaper of the day but I think this exercise would have been very time consuming even though it added interest to the product. When conditions are right and when doing a sampling of all the barrels of Shiraz, if one barrel stands out as exceptional Wayne will release 400 bottles of this wine with a limit of just two per customer, the wine, of course, is called “Single Barrel Shiraz” and since 2010 only two vintages have been released. In the fortified he calls his port “The Old Codger” and on a visit to Reno in Nevada a couple of years ago we came across this wine on a liquor store shelf, but Wayne also makes a Tokay, a Muscat and Bourbon Barrel Tawny, a 22 year old Tawny, and a Sundried Shiraz. If you really are interested in drinking some of the finest wines made in The Barossa a few of the labels are sold in Dan Murphy’s and if you are visiting the Fortitude Valley The Cru Liquor store sells all the range including the fortified wines which are quite stunning.

Talking of The Silver Jubilee brings back memories of my period with Kaiser Stuhl before the takeover by Penfolds. The Kaiser Stuhl label was the result of a joint venture by many of the smaller vineyards in The Barossa Valley and they formed a co-operative to survive. They built a Chateau as

the face of the winery which still stands today but now carries the Penfold sign. In their day Kaiser Stuhl dominated the wine cask market, Summer Wine was the largest selling sparkling wine, and the Black Forest Moselle and The Gold Medal Rose were also very popular. Many of the individual vineyards had Germanic roots and were represented by the “Ribbon” range which consisted of a Green Ribbon Riesling, a Gold Ribbon Spatlese, a Purple Ribbon Auslese and a Black and Red Ribbon Shiraz. The Red Ribbon Shiraz won many awards including The Stodart Trophy awarded here at The Royal Brisbane Wine Show. The Kaiser Stuhl Silver Jubilee Port and The Kaiser Stuhl Gold Label “Champagne” were served at the lunch attended by The Queen on her visit to The Barossa in 1977. As with many takeovers, The Kaiser Stuhl label disappeared in the mid-1990’s as it didn’t fit into the portfolio of the huge range which now falls under the Treasury Wine portfolio.

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AUGUST @ VMR BRIBIE ISLAND YEARLY RADIO ROOM STATISTICS To 25th August 2018

8197 Calls, 2323 vessels logged on, 165 Vessel Assists, 77 Overdue vessels, 20 Vessel Tracking, 864 Sitreps, 415 Requests, 924 Radio Checks, 8 Securite Broadcasts, Mayday Calls 1. VHF calls 78.5%, - 27MHz calls 10.2%

AUGUST VESSEL ASSISTS:

WED 01/08 0457am – 15m Cruiser member with no forward gears, required a tow from Tangalooma to Scarborough Marina for repairs.

WED 01/08 0743am – 9m ½ Cabin member, sunk 130m North of Beachmere Ramp on the Eastern side of Caboolture River required a tow to Monty’s Marina, Beachmere.

Thanks to Northside Marine they were promptly replaced this morning promptly returning Bribie One back into service. The seals will be checked on the starboard gearbox and most likely be replaced in the immediate future.

at Skirmish Point, required a tow to Bellara Ramp.

WED 15/08 1500pm – 4m

runabout non-member with a flat battery requiring a jump start, couldn’t start, required a tow to Spinnaker Sound Marina from South of Bribie Island.

SAT 18/08 1602pm – 4m Runabout member, motor won’t start, required a tow to Tradewinds Canal. SAT 18/08 1830pm – 2030pm: Sandstone Point Hotel Strawberry Festival Fireworks exclusion zone patrol.

On board Bribie One, from left: VMRAQ’s Tom Hudson filming with his phone, while Drone Pilot Brendan Archie demonstrates the drone capabilities.

The port and centre gearboxes removed from their outboards at the Bellara public boat ramp.

SUN 19/08 0741am – 11m

Cruiser non-member requested a jump start, but was unsuccessful and required a tow to from Sylvan Beach to Newport.

MON 20/08 1225pm – 12m Monohull vessel drifting at Spitfire Banks, required a tow to Bongaree Jetty.

An Assist in the form of a tow from Tangalooma to Scarborough, a 15 metre flybridge cruiser, with no

Bribie Two manned by Green Sunday Crew (Commodore Nathan Gundry, Nigel Cleminson and Ces Luscombe) tows an 8m Bertram Cruiser back from the Pearl Channel. Sunday 5th August 2018. David Knopjes from Northside Marine manhandles the gearbox down the ramp to Bribie One.

WED 01/08 1403pm – 4.9m

Tinny member broken down at Bongaree, just as Bribie Two left the pontoon we were advised that the tow was not required as vessel had restarted OK.

SAT 04/08 1431pm – 8m Cruiser member with engine problems, required a tow from Cape Moreton to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SUN 05/08 0904am – MOP

reported 9m Cruiser dragging anchor and beached at Bongaree, investigate.

SUN 05/08 1517pm – 8m Cruiser member with electrical problems, required a tow from Tangalooma to Pacific Harbour Canal.

MON 06/08 0523am – Tasked by

VKR for search for person reportedly jumped off South side of Bribie Bridge, also RSL Redcliffe and a helicopter were also activated.

MON 06/08 0911am – 9.5m

Cruiser member reported drifting toward beach near Pacific Harbour.

forward propulsion was towed to Scarborough for repairs, crew and passengers were transported back to Bribie Island. Bribie One was crewed by Skipper Bob Skinner and very able crew of Ian Grimes, Doug Lythgo and Ces Luscombe.

DRONE DEMONSTRATION Wednesday 1st August 2018 VMRAQ have been evaluating how drones could be useful to its squadrons operations. Tom Hudson VMRAQ State Training Officer and drone pilot Brendan Archie demonstrated the “Swell 3 Drone” at VMRBI Base

WED 08/08 1302pm – 9.8m

Cruiser reported sinking 200m off Toorbul. Investigated advised VKR owner contacted and attended – all OK.

THU 09/08 – 1332pm – 5m

Runabout non-member out of fuel

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Monday 20th August: We received a call from a yacht owner advising us that the Water Police had informed him that his yacht had been sighted drifting near Spit Fire Banks. He was anchored near Scarborough, so it had certainly drifted some distance and was still heading for New Zealand when we took on the job. After boarding the unmanned vessel, two crew were able to raise the suspended anchor with some difficulty in choppy seas, but once our tow line was attached it was a straight run back to Bongaree where it was anchored awaiting the arrival of the owner. Result - One happy yacht owner.

REPLACEMENT GEARBOXES FOR BRIBIE ONE: Tuesday 7th August 2018 Northside Marine has replaced the gearboxes of the port and centre outboard motors on Bribie One under warranty. Uneven wear on the drive shafts allowed the ingress of water, which mixed with the gearbox oil, necessitating the withdrawal from service for Bribie One last week.

David and Bob aligning the gearbox onto the motor.

Bob Skinner with his eye on the job! While Noel Wendt and Doug Lythgo assist by steadying Bribie One

BRIBIE THREE REFURBISHMENT Wednesday 8th August 2018

Bribie Three refurbishment by Swift Marine of Molendinar is now complete and she is back at VMRBI for final fit out. At a cost of around $36,000 the extensive refurbishment has returned her to almost new condition.

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HAPPY HOUR Friday 10th August 2018 With 5 Fridays this month, we were once again blessed with beautiful conditions for our Happy Hour. 21 members and guests turned out to watch hundreds of little black cormorants binge on bait fish with one of our renown sunsets as a backdrop.

Kate, Denise, Ian and Jim enjoying the sunset.

Members and guests enjoying the balcony.

certainly possible to swamp or overturn a boat simply because it’s badly trimmed. It is very important indeed to understand trim and how to adjust it to suit different conditions, even more so in open water. Before getting into the effects of the dreaded “trim” button, it’s necessary to understand trim – and that begins at the same place in any boat – weight distribution, BEFORE you move the vessel. It’s a skipper’s responsibility to ensure weight is distributed appropriately before a boat ever moves from a ramp or mooring. Positioning of passengers, iceboxes, portable fuel tanks and, in fact, any gear heavy enough to affect weight distribution and the stationary trim should be reviewed EVERY time a boat is loaded. Passengers can be asked to move and anything that’s not bolted down changed around to redistribute weight as necessary, even during the voyage. Remember too that you may need to move a fuel tank or an icebox as fuel is consumed or an icebox emptied.

Generally speaking then, static or stationary trim is about common sense; about simply balancing a boat by distributing weight to keep the hull floating level in the water or sometimes it may be better to bias some weight aft, but never bias to the bow. Bow down is never a good idea, a heavy bow boat won’t steer well making manoeuvring dangerous and take longer than they should to get onto the plane using excessive amounts of fuel.

The overall concept of understanding trim is especially important in smaller vessels and dinghies that do not have any form of mechanical trim capability. Small outboards adjust manually by moving a pin along a series of holes in the mounting bracket altering the angle thrust from the propeller and the attitude (or trim,) of the boat to the water accordingly.

The motor trim button or trim tabs – speed trim. Last drinks! Celebrating Gwen and Noel’s birthdays this week, and the new bar merchandise arranged by Peter McNamara. Back LtoR: Peter McNamara, Ces Luscombe, Graham Gibb, Noel Wendt, Peter Morton, and Greg Jones. Front LtoR: Val Jones Sheryl Traill, Gwen McNamara, Bec Gibb and Lyn Wendt.

Some of the many little black cormorants.

TRIM YOUR BOAT - Boating Safety – Compiled by VMRBI Coxswain Simon Middap It’s not all about the trim button! The ability to trim your vessel properly is both a safety and an efficiency issue. It is

Once a hull moves, speed introduces the effects of the hull’s hydrodynamics and speed magnifies the interaction between hull and surface conditions, wind chop, waves etc. At speed, appropriate trim for travel in one direction relative to a prevailing sea or even a substantial wind chop may not be appropriate for another. In larger vessels, speed trim adjustment at the literal touch of a switch is provided on planing powerboats – because it’s necessary to adjust trim to suit as and when conditions or direction of travel change.

There are two common mechanisms of adjusting at speed trim: One of these is trim tabs (not fitted to every vessel), a pair

of adjustable tabs or flaps mounted on the transom, which work much like the wing flaps on an aircraft. Trim tabs work by adjusting (usually electric/hydraulically at the touch of a switch) the tab up away from contact with the passing water; or down (trimming in, or digging the tabs in) further into the water. Adjust the tabs down, into harder contact with the water if you like, and the aft end lifts and the bow lowers. Adjust them up, easing contact with the water, and the transom squats lower and the bow rises. The other is the trim button provided to adjust the angle of an outboard or sterndrive drive leg relative to the transom. At speed with an outboard or sterndrive, adjusting the propeller closer to the transom, commonly referred to as trimming in, raises the transom and pushes the bow down. Trimming out, adjusting the leg away from the transom, lowers the stern and raises the bows. It’s important to stress, that while at speed trim adjustments will to some extent compensate for uneven weight distribution, they should never be used for that.

Here are the steps to properly trim a planing-hulled powerboat using the trim button: 1. With the engine in neutral, use the trim switch to tilt the drive down as far as it will go. Monitor the engine trim gauge (if present) or note the change in sound from the tilt motor that signals that the engine is trimmed fully down.

2. Put the engine into forward gear and throttle up steadily to cruising speed, noting the reading on your speedometer, GPS, or tachometer. 3. Using the trim switch, slowly tilt the engine up. You should feel the boat's attitude toward the water change, with a slight rise of the bow, a lift of the entire boat, and an increase in speed. 4. Continue to tilt the engine up until

you note a slight drop in speed from the GPS or speedometer, a sharp rise in the engine's rpm, or until you hear your propeller begin to ventilate. The boat may also begin to "porpoise" or pound the water in a rhythmic pattern when the drive is trimmed too far up.

5. Tilt the engine down in small

increments until the maximum speed/ consistent rpm is again reached, and/or no ventilation is noted. At that point, the boat is properly trimmed and operating at maximum efficiency. From there, you may want to make adjustments to the trim to offer a more comfortable ride. For example, trimming the bow down a bit in a chop may

decrease pounding from waves — but may also increase the amount of spray. Experience and experimenting with the engine's trim functions will soon show you the best attitude for your boat and its load on a given outing.

Quite fine adjustments can make dramatic differences to how a boat handles, especially at sea. It takes a while to attune yourself to this and when not au fait with a particular boat’s individual character, the rougher the water, the harder it is to discern actual trim angles. To accelerate to planing speed, nearly all hulls like their tabs down, and/or their drive leg trimmed in. So, to start our familiarisation process, trim the leg all the way in, and/or apply maximum downward angle of the tabs, then give the throttle a burst to boost the hull onto the plane.

As a rule of thumb, an indication of good calm water trim angles is when the steering goes light. Try it a few times. Trim in/down and out/up until you feel this freeing or lightening in the steering. If you keep on trimming out, the propeller will eventually reach an angle where it goes too far and loses grip, revs climb and speed decreases. Knowing where this happens is important when adjusting trim for different sea conditions. Then, find somewhere with plenty of room and not many other boats about and try some reasonably tight turns. You’ll find that trimming in prior to a turn allows tighter turns before the propeller loses grip. And trimming out for straight running gives more speed without applying any more throttle. When encountering surface chop, particularly smaller boats will deliver an unnecessarily bumpy ride if left trimmed at calm water angles. Ride quality is improved significantly by trimming in, lowering the bow and using the sharpest part of the hull to slice through rather than crashing into the bumps.

When travelling upwind, trimming in has other benefits too. It helps counteract the lifting effect of wind under the bows, which can be quite noticeable in lighter boats. At sea, in trim also minimises the tendency of the bows to loft into the air as the boat crests after climbing the steeper downwind side of a swell. In big swell conditions, it may become necessary to actually accelerate up the face of a swell and ease off for the crest, allowing the bows to drop gently onto the backside of the wave.

Further information on marine safety can be sourced from https://www.msq.qld. gov.au/Safety/ or watch out for VMR Bribie Island’s information sessions on boating and safety http://www.vmrbribie.com/.

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THE LONG WAY ROUND TO BRIBIE! with Sabine Van Graz

Episode 14 - Coober Pedy Hand Converted Truck

i there, here is just a quick rehash in case you have missed the latest episodes from ‘The Bribie Islander’. My short stories are all about our family, Richard my hubby, Ginger our daughter and myself, going on a 15 month trip of misadventure in a “big rig” around Australia, on a mission to find the place to call home. After nearly 5 weeks in Adelaide and surrounds, we finally got our skates on and with one overnight stop at Port Augusta, we were on the way to the red centre. Shrubs started to make way to a desert landscape, the mobile network stopped working and the waves of passing motorists added to the feeling of isolation and comradery. It’s a titillating sensation when for the first time you leave your suburban securities behind and head to the Underground Bedroom

barren dusty desert not knowing what to expect. I was worried the drive would be boring but the surrounding space grew on us and we found the minimal changes in the landscape entertaining and fascinating. After a couple of days, our new destination, Coober Pedy, announced itself with endless white gravel mounds contrasting the red dusty sand. The gravel is the leftover from the mining of the Opal shafts, which can be around 20 meters deep and a death trap if you fall in. But that was not the only outback experience, as there was no free water at the caravan park, costing five dollars to connect your van to water and 20 cents for a 30-second shower at the amenities. Even when it comes to your bottle of wine, fluid is restricted in this part of the desert, and one can only buy two bottles per day and not without getting your driving licence scanned (regardless of age) and your consumption recorded. Needless to say, we missed out on getting stocked up properly for our further travels up North. At least this will keep anyone from The colours of the surrounding landscape

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going to work drunk in a mine, and opal mines there are plenty of at Coober Pedy. Richard and Ginger went on a couple of hands-on tours, including some serious ‘Noodling ‘, that is when you scratch around in the gravel hoping to strike it big, finding a ‘pineapple’. To make those mines as safe as the drinking water, the council employed mining Inspectors, however in the old days they seemed to get knocked off the perch and now there is only a fully bomb proof police station left. Although you can’t buy dynamite any more at the supermarket, blowing up things is a number one past time in Coober Pedy, and how otherwise do you settle a dust-up with a fellow miner or get a decent hole in the ground to find a vein of opal …if not with a big bang? And imagine digging out your own home …by hand? When you drive around town you often see a little tin shack on the edge of a sand hill, surrounded by lots of scrap metal and car carcasses. This tin shack is actually the entrance to a much bigger underground home, hidden from plain view. Some dugouts are big enough to put a whole church underground, to keep the praying community cool at their gatherings. With 60 percent of homes being

underground, often obsolete mine shafts are converted into homes, not just by tough males but also by females like famous Faye, who’s house includes a swimming pool and is now one of the top tourist attractions. To keep the lights on in Coober Pedy with a current population of 3500 people, we were told by a local that they run 61 generators using 45.000 litres of diesel a week. The sun and wind were only recently discovered in this dry place and solar is slowly making its way into the electricity supply with a few hiccups including blackouts for hours at night time. But who needs light after being worn out by a long day of tourist attractions and outings. There was so much more to do at Coober Pedy and three days was barely enough to cover the grounds. Watching the sunset over rock formations along the 9600km dog fence, or Kangaroo from the lookout over Feeding town, was the icing on the cake and set us up for the ‘desert vibe’. Although this is the end of this episode, I hope you can join me in the next edition of ‘The Bribie Islander’, when we head to Uluru on the ‘The Long Way Round to Bribie’! sabine@svgdesign.com.au Logo: This logo was inspired by the numerous hand converted trucks, (made from the car bodies mentioned earlier) building up extracted gravel into white stone hills, which can be seen all around Coober Pedy. Working Opal Mine

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“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” - Nelson Mandela

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Resilience refers to one's ability to “bounce back” from adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats and/or significant sources of stress. When faced with a difficult life event; the sudden loss of a loved one – resilient individuals can successfully cope with, or adapt to, the associated stress.

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There has been a notable decline in the health and wellbeing of young people today. The increasing numbers of young people who are succumbing to emotional instability, mental illnesses, obesity, as well as low educational and social competence is concerning. Being affluent and having the ability to give our children things we were unable to have as a child, should be a good thing. Unfortunately, affluence can create more challenges to raising resilient children than financial challenges or adversity. The experience of having to save for something or having to wait for it, makes the receiving of what is desired so much sweeter. Being able to delay gratification is seen as key quality of an emotionally mature person. For many of today’s young people they have the immediate access to plastic credit cards and all the temptations that brings. This is taking place before they have the maturity to manage the full consequences of their actions. This is one of the attributes of emotional intelligence. We know more than ever before how the human brain develops and grows, and this has massive implications for parents and parenting. Resilience is a positive attribute that helps us to manage complex issues, difficulties, times of duress, trauma or disappointment by us having developed: • Strong problem-solving skills • Persistence of will • Founded on hope (www.valuesforlife. net)

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Building resilience can help our children manage stress and feelings of anxiety and uncertainty. However, being resilient does not mean that children won't have trouble or distress. Emotional pain and sadness are common when we have suffered major trauma or personal loss, or even when we hear of someone else's loss or trauma. Being resilient is not always about feeling better or having fewer emotional reactions. It’s about managing and responding to emotions in a healthy and positive way. You and other adults in your child’s life play a role in helping children articulate, respond to and manage emotions. It's important to remember the positive aspects of resilience: Improving children’s resilience is about helping children to manage their feelings in a healthy and happy way. Children with a sensitive temperament can learn to survive the ups and downs of life though learning to be resilient. Children respond to ‘difficult events’ in diverse ways and may need diverse types of support to be successful, deal with the tough times and to be a positive influence for others. Resilience Traits. • Boundaries guide us to understand that there is a separation between who we are at our core and the cause of our suffering. The suffering may play a part in our story but it does not overtake our permanent identity. • Surround themselves with other resilient people, for whatever reason supportive people give us space to grieve and work through our emotions. They know how to listen and when to offer just enough encouragement. They do not try to solve our problems. Good supporters know how to just be with adversity - calming us rather than frustrating us. • Self-awareness helps us get in touch with our psychological/physiological needs—knowing what we need, what we don’t need, and when it’s time to reach out for some help. Being ‘blissfully unaware’ may get us through a difficult day but it's not • a wise long-term strategy. Being selfaware allows us to be good listeners, understand the subtle cues from others body ‘s and their mood. • If we were to always try and be strong to stay afloat, yet prone to

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massive stress fractures when we experience an unexpected change in our environment, we would present as prideful stubbornness without emotional flexibility or self-awareness - making us emotional glaciers. • Resilient people understand that stress/pain is a part of life and that it fluctuates. Acceptance is about learning from the experience, coming to terms with the truth • and/or pain. It is when we repress, ignore or try to deny it, that we come unravelled. We must experience the full range of emotions and trust that we will bounce back. • We all react differently to stress and trauma. Some of us shut down and some of us ramp up. Somewhere in the middle there is mindfulness-being in the presence of the moment without judgment or avoidance. It takes practice, but it’s one of the purest and most ancient forms of healing and resilience-building. • When we try hard to find the answers to difficult questions in the face of traumatic events, the trying too hard may actually block the answers from arising naturally in their own due time. It’s okay to not have it all figured out right away. More importantly we need to develop trust that we will gradually find peace and knowing. Good self-care habits are vital, and we should have a strong list of good habits that support us during our times of need. We can all become self-care spotters in our life—noticing those things that recharge our batteries and fill our cup. Find them and utilise them frequently. • The most resilient individuals know how to reach out for help. We can all learn how to be better supporters on another person’s team. Remember It's okay to communicate to our supporters what is and isn't helpful feedback/support for our needs. Voicing our needs is essential in having them met. People are not “mind readers”. • We can train ourselves to ask which parts of our current story are permanent and which we can change. Our interpretations of our stories will always change as we grow and mature. Knowing that today's interpretation can and will change, gives us the faith and hope that things can feel better tomorrow. This helps us maintain a realistic understanding that the present situation is being coloured by our current interpretation. • When we are feeling stressed and overwhelmed, our thoughts can

swirl with dizzying speed and disconnectedness. We tend to overthink every little thing. Learning to get our thoughts out of our heads is something we all need to learn. It’s quite simple we need to write it down or share our thoughts with someone. We can find a great sense of reprieve by getting the thoughts out of our head (www.psychologytoday.com/au/ blog/design-your-path/201305/10traits-emotionally-resilientpeople). Parents Role in building their children’s resilience • Be sensitive to the stress in your children's lives, help them cope and for them to find solutions. • Understand when and why your children are bored and help relieve their boredom • Have boundaries – e.g. limit the amount of money your children spend and monitor how that money is spent • Know who your children's friends are • Be engaged in your children's lives: help them with their homework, attend their sports events, participate in activities together, and talk to them about issues like drugs and alcohol. • Parents need to be constantly reviewing what is happening in their children’s lives. • Reflecting with the other parent or family member or another person deeply involved in their child’s life is very helpful to stay in tune with an individual child’s development. • Please avoid comparing children – that is disrespectful of a child’s individuality and essential human potential and has the tendency to invalidate the child. • Children need to experience disappointment, challenge, failure and boundaries to fully develop the interpersonal and personal skills that allow people to live in society. • Children need to have a voice, and age-dependent moments of autonomy where they get to have a sense of control over their life. However, too much will lead to overindulgent, permissive and unpleasantly challenging behaviour that will create conflict and distress. • Young children need help to manage strong negative feelings and learn how to communicate their needs to significant adults. (healthyfamilies. beyondblue.org.au). Tips for parents From a resilience perspective parents need to coach kids through some of their more challenging moments and reviewing what they may have learned for next time. Avoid solving all their problems for them. A D VE RT I S I N G | 0448 448 457

You can promote a lasting sense of resilience in your kids by: • Having a positive attitude, yourself. Your attitude as a parent impacts on their ability to bounce back from some of the difficulties they face. Make sure you model a ‘you can do it’ attitude for your child when he meets some of life’s curve balls. • Look for teachable moments. Many kids’ learning opportunities are disguised as problems. Make the most of these opportunities so that kids can grow and learn from some of the challenges they face. • Make kids active participants in the family. Active participation in a family develops the self-help, problemsolving and independence skills of kids that are necessary for resilience. • Build kids coping skills. There are plenty of strategies you can pass on to kids to help them cope when life doesn’t go their way, including acceptance, getting away for a while, and normalisation. Promoting resilience in kids is a not a single event but a continuous process that requires adults to be supportive and empathetic when things don’t go their way. It also requires you as a parent to understand resilience, so you have faith in your yourself, and your child’s ability to cope. What does resilience look like? There’s probably not one way to describe what resilience looks like and, of course, no-one is resilient all the time. There are some characteristics that we might expect to see in a child who is coping well or is resilient. For instance, they might: • use positive self-talk for encouragement • capably express their feelings and thoughts • not hide away from strong feelings • have helpful, age-appropriate strategies to manage their emotions if they are upset • rearrange their plans to work around an unexpected situation • use a trial-and-error approach in their daily life • remain hopeful and keep on trying if something doesn’t work out

• know when to stop trying if they decide the effort is not worthwhile • actively ask for help if they need it. It’s important to note that children can appear resilient on the outside but not actually be resilient. They may have learned to behave in ways that are acceptable to the adults around them. Sometimes, these children can go under the radar in a school or community setting. A child like this might; • o not openly express their feelings • put on a front (even though it’s obvious they are struggling) • not fully engage in what’s happening around them • not fully connect with other children and adults in their lives • tend to give up if things don’t go well in the first instance • not appear confident in dealing with situations themselves (but might not make a fuss about it) (healthyfamilies. beyondblue.org.au). What are the factors that impact on a child’s ability to build resilience? Resilience partly comes from factors internal to the child. • A resilient child has social and emotional competencies for their age that help them to name their feelings, manage their emotions, be aware of other people, solve problems, and make good decisions. • A child’s unique temperament or personality will have some bearing on this. • Some children learn social and emotional skills quite easily, whereas other children require more support. • Certain children are more easily upset or distressed than others when confronted by a difficulty. Resilience is affected by external factors too. • Children are more likely to be resilient when there are supports around them from family, school or community; • When they can seek help, being shown that they don’t have to do everything themselves or have all the answers. • If children are surrounded by adults who model resilience – through their own behaviours as well as by explicitly teaching and practising the social and emotional skills - they will be more likely to develop resilience themselves. • It can also help for parents to learn to manage their own stress and build their own resilience, so they can best support their child. Health professionals can play an active role in this regard.

• Schools, as social and learning environments, provide many opportunities for children to confront and learn to deal effectively with the many day-to-day stressors that arise. • A planned and strategic approach to this work can help children develop skills and gain a sense of connectedness, and really acts as a protective factor. In fact, resilience as something we all keep working on over the course of our lifespan. We can learn the skills and gain the confidence to deal with challenges throughout our lives transitions. This, of course, begins in childhood and the patterns we develop then will play a role in how we continue to deal with problems in the future. We certainly see children in schools who build their selfconfidence and their resilience over time, often assisted by the support of families and school staff. The focus on social and emotional skills is important for children’s resilience. These are the skills that help children to; • understand themselves, • manage a wide range of emotions, and • seek help when necessary (healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org. au). Teaching children to accept that all feelings are okay is an important

aspect of this and enables them to express things such as frustration or worry. It is also key to help children feel in charge of their own responses to feelings, and to have confidence in their ability to solve problems that arise, with support if necessary. If we understand resilience as partly about being able to seek and accept help when required, we will be able to normalise the range of experiences we all have, including on bad days. Developing resilience is an individual and personal journey and you should use your knowledge of your own children to guide them on their journey. If your child seems stuck or overwhelmed and unable to use the tips listed above, you may want to consider talking to someone who can help, such as a counsellor, psychologist or other mental health professional. Turning to someone for guidance may help your child strengthen resilience and persevere during times of stress or trauma. Wishing you all good mental well-being. Veronica “Out of massive suffering emerged the strongest souls; the most massive character is seared with scars.” - Khalil Gibran

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SAMMY DAVIS ONCE MORE

ormally I would not write about the same celebrity two months running. But as the last month’s piece about Sammy Davis was just a one evening’s, both amusing and sad anecdote, I want you to know a little more about the life of this extraordinary man. With a career spanning six decades from the age of three in 1928 with his parents in vaudeville, to his death from throat cancer in 1990, aged just 64, to being named THE GREATEST LIVING ENTERTAINER IN THE WORLD, Sammy truly was eight men bundled into one: Actor, singer (15 million singles sold by

the 60’s), dancer, author, comedian, mimic, musician (piano, drums) and last, but not least - business tycoon. He even had his own TV Variety Show and posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. But at 44 in 1969 the New York Harlem born prodigy still retains the fervour of a 10-year old at his first birthday party, when I am invited to one of his dinners. There are 19 guests. Sammy leaps around the oval table, personally dragging each of us to a specific chair to be next to a specific person and when it’s all done, he decides that some of the specific persons need to be placed with other specific persons. At last with a gleam in his eye and an ear to ear grin, displaying those extra strikingly long teeth, Sammy is happy with his new arrangement, only to discover he has left himself out entirely. So he pauses, reconsiders, reshuffles and starts all over again, as though it were the most important decision of his life. Sammi’s greatest and most appealing quality is this naivety and genuine simplicity. Where is there another man with such total drive and determination, who can still be as naive in his forties, after all of the above achievements, an 8-year marriage to Swedish actress Mai Britt, divorce, four children and dreadful racial experiences during his U.S. Army days in World War II, abused by white troops from the age of 18. Sammy ends up more than once with broken bones and a broken jaw? But he never loses his sense of humour. Racial prejudice controls his life, especially during the pre-Civil Rights era. One quote becomes Sammy’s signature comment, when asked at golf what his handicap is: “Handicap? Talk about handicap! I’m a oneeyed Negro Jew.” (He lost his eye in a 1954 car accident.)

Sammy and I are having lunch in an old English country pub, when he whispers, “Never,” and the piece of pork swivels on his fork. Then tapping his fork repeatedly in staccato clicks on the table in ascending crescendo, “Never, never, Never! Are you sure you understand, Helly. You’ve got it straight, have you?” “Yes, Sammy,” I gulp, wondering if perhaps he thinks I’m proposing to him, and suspecting I won’t ever get to eat my lunch. The neglected piece of pork finally disappears from his fork, and he enlarges. “I will never get married again. I cannot function under marriage. It traps me. Not the rules the two people make, but those that society makes for them. Monday – golf; Tuesday – the Joneses; Wednesday.... I can’t take it. But I envy those who can. I sanction marriage for other people. Unfortunately it doesn’t work for me.” The waiter brings the French wine. “Just pour it. I’m sure it will be alright.” The waiter is pleased. Sammy’s voice becomes nostalgic, almost mellow. “The saddest thing of all is breaking up when you are still in love with each other but can’t live together. My exwife (Mai) is a marvellous woman and the best mother my kids could have. And we are closer now than ever before.” Sammy holds a magnetic attraction for the opposite sex. Some of the world’s

loveliest women, both black and white, chic and glamorous, stick around him. So his fervent anti-marriage vow is soon annihilated when he falls in love with gracious dancer, Altovise Gore, whom he marries in 1970, a marriage lasting 20 years until his death. Sammy, far shorter than any of his ‘Rat Pack’ mates, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford, with whom he starred in the original 1960 ‘OCEAN’S 11’ movie, wears 2” heels on all his shoes and boots . ‘PORGY & BESS’ with Sidney Poitier and ‘SWEET CHARITY’ with Shirley Maclaine, are just a couple of some 40 films Sammy makes. He won’t talk about money, or the charities he fiercely supports and the countless young people he has set up in business. All this you have to find out from his friends, as Sammy is not one blowing his own trumpet. But one thing he admits passionately and you realize how beautiful this ugly, little man really is, as it radiates from his thoughts deep within. “If all the money I’ll ever make doesn’t better the way for my children, I’ll have wasted my life. Life for me is in the future of my children.”

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HANK YOU The staff and volunteers of Busy Fingers would like to thank all the customers for their support on their PJ Day for Asthma Awareness last month when they raised $789.20 for the Asthma Foundation Queensland. Thank you, Michael and his helpers for the sausage sizzles that were enjoyed by all during July and on PJ Day, all funds raised from the sizzles also went to the Asthma Foundation.

Our manager, Sonia has obtained – or should I say ‘hopefully’ has obtained the last of the shop fittings required to finalise the fitting out of the new areas. With the help of our volunteers, she has moved around many shelves and racks to accommodate the new fittings and has reorganised many areas. We hope this will make it easier for our customers to locate items they need and also make it easier for the volunteers to display the items. SALES

As we have received, from many generous donations a wide variety of clothing, we have recently been having sales of “fill a shopping basket for $5”. This has been well received and if we continue to receive a high number of clothes, we anticipate having a few more sales over the next month. Sonia would like to advise that we will start putting out more summer clothes this week, but we will continue to keep a few winter clothes available over the coming months for customers who may be travelling to cooler destinations.

We also have been having sales on other items such as pictures, books, furniture and crockery, so please watch out for our many bargains as you come into the front door. We have a list of all our daily bargains on the blackboard in the entry foyer, or if you are looking for anything specific please approach our wonderful cashier Peta and she will be happy to assist you. DONATIONS GIVEN IN AUGUST

We are happy to advise that this month we granted several wishes including the purchase of the sun hats and shirts for the children attending the Bribie Island Kindergarten. The Bribie Lion Camp Quality Picnic committee will not have to worry about purchasing the ice creams again at this year’s event. Also, the entertainment for the Bribie Island Retirement Village Father’s Day concert

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We also continue to give monthly support to the Bribie VMR with fuel and the Bribie-Moreton Hospice Palliative Care suite located at the Bribie Island Retirement Village. Without the support of our customers, volunteers and staff we would not be able to grant wishes for the many groups and associations on the island. REQUEST FOR DONATIONS

If you are a member of an island club or association and require assistance please let us know. We try to assist all non for profit associations and sporting clubs, we also assist the Police, SES, VMR and the BI Hospice. Our President Karen is quite happy to come along to your club and present our aims and goals and how your club can apply for assistance. Please call 3410 1920 or email busyfingers1@bigpond.com if you wish to have a presentation or if you wish to apply for a grant of assistance. When applying for assistance please include a contact name and number and also a current equipment quote, tell us a bit about your association/club and membership and why you need the equipment you are requesting. Please be aware we only deal with island associations and groups, not individuals. With a larger shop comes the need for more volunteers, so if you have some time to spare please drop in or ring Sonia on 3408 1014, we are registered with Volunteer Australia and Work for the Dole programs. Come along and make new friends while contributing to your community. GATES

2018 has been a very successful season for the Warrigals Club, with 4 out of our 5 eligible Teams making their way into the Finals series. Unfortunately, both our U12 Teams were eliminated early in the Finals, but our U13’s and U14’s have progressed through to the Grand Finals which will be played at Cooroy on Saturday the 1st of September. Both these Teams finished the home and away season as Minor Premiers, after losing only one game each throughout the year. The U13’s take on Caloundra, and the U14’s meet Beachmere. Our U15’s performed reasonably well this year , with a limited playing roster. At some games, they had less than 13 players, which makes winning games difficult. At times, some of the U14’s played up in grade to help out. Even the U14’s at times relied on 3 or so players from the U13’s to

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FISHING BRIBIE

By Vin Donovan

ts hard to believe these days how busy Bribie has become in the last decade or so. With the increase in visitors, unfortunately, has seen an increase in rubbish and litter throughout our pristine waterways and beaches. And what's even harder to believe is the absolute grubs out there that throw litter, dump litter and seem to have no respect for the environment or its creatures. On nearly every occasion either up the passage, over at Moreton or up the Bribie surf beach we will see and pick up sometimes bags of rubbish and glass. That's only what you see on the surface, after doing quite a few free dives around the local area has truly shown me the true extent of this problem. Its hard to understand how some people think these days and it is up to everybody to ensure they take all their rubbish home with

them and do what they can to look after the national park and the surrounding areas. With the entire Moreton Bay marine park and the great barrier reef under threat from agricultural and sewage treatment runoffs, population increase, habitat destruction, mining and pollutants, does the local government actually have any action or plans to preserve and protect these natural areas from this gradually worsening problem? Well with the current state of our government who knows. With the predictions of Australia's massive population increase over the next 20 years or so, will the South-East's rivers, waterways and catchments handle all these pressures? Another question is will everyday Australians get to vote on real issues that will affect there family's quality of life and their future?

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Mixed reefies from Caloundra 12 mile Like the current immigration figures, the overpriced electricity, water, fuel, rates, regos, taxes etc, schooling and medical expenses, the rise in crimes and drugs. It appears like they are all full of promises but seem to deliver no certainty or results, just a political circus that absolutely drives me crazy. And obviously, the majority of people feel the same way, It is just so frustrating. Four hundred and forty-four million dollars was allocated to the great barrier reef foundation for the restoration and preservation of the great barrier reef an amazing wonder of the world. Hopefully, this funding gets used specifically and purposely to ensure the best possible outcome for the reef and the nearby world heritage listed Fraser Island. Ok whoops, a little bit off topic so lets back to some fishing. From the depths of the ocean to the top

of the streams finding the right combo for the job is definitely a key aspect to any successful fishing trip. Knowing what rod, reel and line combination to use for what specific styles of fishing you will be doing is sometimes tricky and requires thought.Using quality fishing gear and lighter than usual tackle really brings the experience of sport fishing to life. With so many choices of gear around and plenty of brands to choose from where do you start. First of all, decide on a certain reel size and line weight you are going to run. Shimanos, Daiwa and Penn probably do the best quality reels on the market today. Investing the money into a quality reel always pays off in the long run. Then take your reel of choice to a few local tackle stores and match it up with the rods available to decide on the actual weight, length, material and feeling of the rod and reel together. Having a few

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CAR SERVICING TO HELP FARMERS IN DROUGHT Cowan Cowan World War 2 bunkers rods to choose from will give you more options. Its amazing today to see some of the amazingly light but super strong 50 to 80lb spin, jig, troll, or bottom fishing combos available. Some of the bigger spin reels can hold up to 800m of braid and up to 3km of braid on the overheads. When spooling up with braids make sure the braid is spun onto the spool as tight as possible. Throw a couple of half hitches over the spool after tying the main knot to the spool at first and this will prevent any slippage of the braid. Around the area over the last month has seen plenty of dusky flattys on the chew, over the next couple of months as the weather gets warmer is a great time to target these fish on pretty much anything. Livies, pilchards, prawns, plastics or hardbodys, the flattys generally aren't fussy. Always keep baits moving. Heaps of winter whiting in the bay and passage. Move around till you find some fish, then drift the area. Peeled prawns, squid,

Cruising back from Caloundra worms all work well. Bream widespread throughout the passage. There's been no rainfall and crystal clear waters mean the bream and flattys are heading well upstream into the brackish waters. It is surprising how far up they will go. Even big tailor, cod, jew and gts will also head well upstream in search of easy pickings. Offshore the fishing has been quite good as the weather's been under 15knts for a fair few weeks now. Snapper,pearlys, cod, sweetlip, kingies, moses perch, gold spot wrasse and jew being caught around the local Cape Moreton reefs. In the bay nice snapper on the wrecks and ledges. Whiting, bonito, pillies, cuttlefish heads and tailor a good choice of baits. Not many crabs around at present but still a few if you put in the time. So as the weather starts to warm up look forward to the summer species soon. Tight lines and don't destroy what you come to enjoy.

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e all feel for the farmers at the moment and the terrible hardship that they face from one of the most devasting droughts in years. Many Bribie Islanders are looking at ways to help with the farmers' drought relief appeal. One long-standing Bribie businessman, Scott Hanson owner of Bribie Car Care, has come up with an innovative promotional idea for his business and at the same time a way to assist farmers in drought. Scotty, as he is better known, says that they will be donating ten dollars for every service that his business conducts from now until the end of September to the farmers' drought appeal. "We had a meeting with everyone who works in this business to consider a fundraising promotion and then select a worthy charity," said Scotty. "The fundraising concept was simple

really. For every service, we undertake for customers, the business will donate ten dollars to a worthy charity. From the ideas that flowed, it was unanimously decided that we would help contribute to the farmers' drought relief fund," said Scotty. According to Scotty, this is a genuine way that they can contribute to the farmers' drought relief appeal and at the same time ensure their customers' vehicles are running in tip-top condition. "This really is a win-win situation. Our customers benefit by ensuring that their vehicle is properly serviced and maintained and the farmers win by our business donating to their drought appeal," he said. So if your car is due for a service and you feel the farmers' plight then do yourself a favour and book in a service or repair with Scotty and his team at Bribie Car Care today.

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WITHOUT LOVE Without love, our world Would be an empty place No hands stretched out in friendship Only frowns upon each face. No happy sounds of laughter To brighten up each day No warmth of friendly people Greeting us along the way.

No thoughtful things are done Such as a note to tell a friend That we are thinking of them As along life’s way we wend.

No joy in seeing flowers Which you’ve tenderly sought to grow Or to see a beautiful butterfly As through your day you go.

No children playing gaily Laughing and enjoying life Only a dark and dreary world Full of sadness, trouble and strife.

Yes a joyless world we’d have If there was no love to be found Yet One came years ago With love, His heart did abound. Greater love no man can have That He should give His life for them There was One Who did you know He was born in Bethlehem. He came to live among us

John, who lived in the north of England, decided to go golfing in Scotland with his buddy Shawn, so they loaded up John’s minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible downpour so they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night. “I realize it’s terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I’m recently widowed,” she explained, “and I’m afraid the neighbours will talk if I let you stay in my house.” “Don’t worry,” John said. “We’ll be happy to sleep in the barn and if the weather breaks, we’ll be gone at first light.” The lady agreed and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night. Come morning, the weather had cleared so they got on their way and enjoyed a great weekend of golf. But about nine months later, John got an

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Knew each of us personally He knew how He had to suffer To give life to you and me.

Yes He knew how He’d have to suffer And still be spurned by some What love that Jesus felt To do this for everyone.

Yes, He came for all of us here Won’t you invite Him into your heart He’s waiting for each of you His great love to impart. I see tears well in His eye As He watches from above Yes, it would be an empty world Without His wonderful love.

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REALIZING YOUR DREAM The dream has gone..... But before the flickering flame of hope is quenched and dies, It begins to rise again, Knowing that tomorrow is a new day bright and clear, Bringing with it new hope, new vision and a new dream. The dream of a restful haven In a small piece of paradise Near the waters’ edge, The undulating waves lapping on the shore,

Creating a peace and tranquility Which swathes the body in a cloak of serenity, Wrapping the body, Protecting from the cares and stressors of daily living. One drinks it in hungrily Liked a parched soul in a desert of tension and frustration.

This dream may have passed But every day brings new opportunities To renew thoughts, desires and wishes, And brings one closer To making that dream a reality. Never give up! Just forge ahead Determining that this loss brings you one step closer To realizing that dream!! By Hazel King

Beautiful Bribie A little piece of heaven, Tucked away to be enjoyed. Sitting on the beach, Listening to the waves, froth tipped And crashing on the shore. Washing the sand, leaving it smooth and imprint free, Then retreating back into the ocean, Again lifting skywards to return once more In a constant tidal cycle.

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unexpected letter from an attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out...but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he had met on the golf weekend. He dropped in on his friend Shawn and asked, “Shawn, do you remember that good-looking widow on the farm we stayed at on our golf holiday in Scotland about 9 months ago?” “Yes, I do remember her.” said Shawn. “Did you, er, happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and pay her a visit?” “Well, um, yes.” Shawn said, a little embarrassed about being found out, “I have to admit that I did.” “And did you happen to give her my name and address instead of telling her your name?” Shawn’s face turned beet red and he said, “Yeah, look, I’m sorry, buddy I’m afraid I did. Why do you ask?” “She just died and left me everything.”

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On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. ‘One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me,’ said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery, so he slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, ‘One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me...’ He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. ‘Come here quick,’ said the boy, ‘you won’t believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls!’

Sand, pock-marked by an early morning shower, Damp grains clinging tenaciously to everything it touches, The sand a beautiful shade of creamy white Broken by the tough beach grasses fusing it to the shore So that it may not slip away And be enveloped once more into the hungry mouth of the sea. Early morning beach wanderers Towel-enshrouded to protect against the rays of the sun, Strolling the shore Enjoying the peaceful surroundings, And the mystical magic of the rolling surf Muting a cacophony of everyday sounds, Broken occasionally by the screeching of gulls As they watch intrepid fishermen, Hoping for some tender morsel to come their way. Serenity and tranquility abounds Bathing one is a soft mantle of peace Helping to relieve the stressors of everyday living. Yes, Bribie is indeed very beautiful And a wee slice of paradise To relish, savor and enjoy.

By Hazel King

The man said, ‘Beat it kid, can’t you see it’s hard for me to walk. When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, ‘One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.’ The old man whispered, ‘Boy, you’ve been tellin’ me the truth. Let’s see if we can see the Lord! Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord. At last they heard, ‘One for you, one for me. That’s all. Now let’s go get those nuts by the fence and we’ll be done...’ They say the old man had the lead for a good half-mile before the kid on the bike passed him.

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PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Gordon Bentzen with his beautiful image of a Blue-winged Kookaburra won the Colour Print section. Kristie White won the mono PI with “Wash Day” a shot of her cute nephew in the tub. This delightful image was also awarded Photo of the Month by our judge Margaret O’ Grady. Margaret O’Grady judged our images online and provided us with written feedback on each photo. We had our usual Smart Workflows presentation and a slideshow of photos from our previous Location Shoot at Centenary Lakes. Richard Speer who was a newspaper photographer during his working life gave us an enlightening talk on his experiences of that time.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Four photos to be entered in the APSCON display were judged by our members from all Photos of the Month winning shots. Australia Zoo was our destination for this month’s Location Shoot It was a beautiful, sunny, winters day with a temperature of 26 degrees – a perfect day for taking photographs of the resident fauna. Some outstanding shots were taken during the day. The Bribie Island Photography Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 pm in the Boardroom at the back of the Art’s Centre on Sunderland Drive. New members are always welcome. The first two meetings are free. If you wish to come along ring Gordon at 3408 2649 or Gail at 3408 9850.

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he theme for the month was “Nature” and Richard Speer’s “Thanks Mum” a charming shot of a Black Swan feeding its cygnets was the winner. Vince Bowser took out the Mono Print section with a scenic view of Queenstown in NZ. “Get me an Umbrella” a delightful shot of a Crested Pigeon in the rain by John Cupper took out the Colour PI category.

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Contestants on game shows are sometimes asked if they want to swap their prize for what's in the Mystery Box. Even though the audience might delight in shouting, 'Gamble!', it's a serious matter for the person making the decision. This month brings the Equinox and the last in a series of links between lucky Jupiter and mysterious Pluto; there'll be a surprise or two ahead. An atmosphere of frivolity prevails as Venus links to Uranus. Yet Saturn's presence ensures that we make sure any important decisions really count. ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

With Mars moving forward once again, a gust begins to fill your sails. For some while you've been tacking against the breeze, having to navigate with a force blowing against you. But the wind has turned. More direct routes are available and the climate is becoming a little less stormy. That doesn't mean an easy ride in September. But it does mean less of a struggle than you've been used to. The Full Moon in your sign indicates that you're reaching an important turning point and navigating towards a delightful destination. In September, the power of the planets can change your life. Call 1900 959 005. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

This month, with your ruler, Venus, moving opposite Taurus, it's a sign of good things to come - especially in regard to your close relationships. But sometimes what's best for our heart isn't what we expect, and with Uranus in your sign, surprises are never far away. As Venus moves opposite the planet of surprises, your heart will be skipping and feeling a delightful enthusiasm that can strengthen

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September brings great potential for change. Call 1900 959 005. GEMINI (May 22 - June 22)

Although busy people get things done, they often have a hard time prioritising. When we have an endless to-do list it can be tempting to pick the low-hanging fruit, choosing to do the easiest items instead of tackling the more influential issues that will make the most difference to our workload. But in September, as your ruler forms a Grand Trine with Saturn and Uranus, you have the strength to do more than that. By addressing the root of your problems you'll be able to harvest the fruits of your endeavours. Four minutes on the phone can make September special. Call 1900 959 005. CANCER (June 23 - July 23)

There's no such thing as a typeface font to suggest sarcasm. But if you want to shout in an email, you can use CAPITAL LETTERS. It's easy to express alarm too… just use exclamation marks; and we can show affection with an 'x'. In the age of emojis, there are many ways to convey feelings in messages, but subtlety is hard to detect. This month focuses on your communication skills as you balance sensitivity, creativity and clarity. Just make sure someone's misinterpretation doesn't hold you back. Inspiring times await you in September. Call your NEW forecast: 1900 959 005. LEO (July 24 - August 23)

As a parent, I have to deal with my fair share of tantrums. Usually they're caused by over-tiredness - when there are many things my son thinks he wants but nothing that satisfies him. What he really needs is sleep. You're probably aware that you could do with a break. And, although it might not last as long you'd like, Jupiter's links, both with Pluto and Saturn, will help you regain control of your schedule. Once you relax, think about what you really want. Because in September, you really can have it! Be ready for the magic on offer to you in September. Call 1900 959 005.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Once a year your ruler visits your sign. But it's not every year that it forms a Grand Trine with Saturn and Uranus, and a Minor Grand Trine with Jupiter and Pluto! In celestial terms, you're being handed every advantage this birthday season. But too much choice can be the enemy of happiness; having so many doors open can lead to inaction - for fear of making a less than optimal choice. As long as you keep taking action, you'll find optimism and luck accompany you throughout the month. September brings a rare cosmic opportunity for change. Call 1900 959 005. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

The Equinox joins the Sun and Mercury in your sign. Along with the Jupiter-Pluto link, it suggests you have the chance to fulfil important needs this month. Despite the undoubted benefit of hosting your ruling planet, as long as you don't prioritise material security over emotional stability, Venus' exit could benefit your emotional adventures. The challenge is to overcome the temptation to seek success in the fickle and the fleeting. Focus on your deeper needs; you'll receive a deeper sense of satisfaction. Don't miss your inspiring in-depth forecast for September. Call 1900 959 005.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The best salespeople know that success lies in encouraging customers by making suggestions rather than assertions. They have a knack for engaging people in conversations and employing the art of gentle persuasion. Venus' tense link to Mars this month brings intensity to your relationships and demands an easy way of communicating. If you push your point of view, people will be pushed away. Yet, by mastering the subtle way to guide people, you'll get the agreement you need.

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You feel as if you're lacking something important. Is a financial situation making you feel insecure. Or a lack of time? Or support? Or understanding? It feels like a physical rather than an emotional need. This month, as your ruler links with Saturn, if you

look for creative ways to stretch your resources to help others, you'll find that your own needs are met too. You're being more protected than you think. The cosmos is doing all that it can to enable you to move forward in a very productive way. Discover why September has so many opportunities. Call 1900 959 005.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Hidden deep inside you is immense strength and power. The fact that you don't broadcast this information is to your credit. But sometimes you forget your many talents and allow passing problems to discourage you. This month, with your ruler's retrograde journey through your sign finally coming to an end, and Mars now direct, you find yourself with the opportunity to show more of your gifts. This will affect your material status and could have a powerful effect on your romantic life too. There is inspiring news in your in-depth September forecast. Call 1900 959 005.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Some psychological experts think that anger masks deeper emotions. They believe it disguises insecure feelings such as fear and uncertainty. It's worth bearing this in mind if anyone shrieks at you this month… because knowledge brings power. In a stressful situation, if someone can stand back a little, they can diffuse the tension. With your ruler linking harmoniously to Saturn, you have the skills to resolve conflict and calm dramas. It suggests a genuinely satisfying September lies ahead.

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When my young son tries to outfox me it's endearing rather than affronting. His naivety shines through his attempts to beat me at whatever game we're playing, so I often humour him and pretend, so he thinks he really has beaten me. In the same way, destiny is bemused rather than annoyed by our attempts to disregard its suggestions. This month, as your ruler links to Pluto and Saturn, it brings a situation that is meant to be. If you look for what's good (even in complex situations) you'll find it. September is a powerful month for you. Find out more. Call 1900 959 005.

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FRI

Wine Tasting Dinner

WHEN: 6pm, Large Terrace WHERE: Bribie RSL. Celebrate the art of red wine at our next intimate wine tasting and 5 Course Dinner.PH 3400 1335 or sam@bribiersl.com.au – Tickets $79pp

SAT

22-7OCT

WATERWORLD CENTRAL

WHEN: 10am to 4pm daily. WHERE: Sandstone Point Hotel 2 HOUR UNLIMITED rider wristbands only $25 per child! www.waterworldcentral.com.au

SUN

Fashion Parade

WHEN: 1.30pm WHERE: Bongaree Bowls Club. $20 (pre paid) $22 at the door. Includes glass of sparkling and nibbles.

MON Kids Dig It

WHEN: Last Sunday of the Month 8:30am – 1pm WHERE: Bribie Island Community Arts Centre 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach

WHEN: From 9.30am WHERE: Abby Museum, 1/63 The Abbey Place, Caboolture. Kids explore the ancient Orient, focusing on China, Japan, India and Burma (now known as Myanmar). PH 07 5495 1652

Lions Club of Sandstone Point Car Boot Sale WHEN: First Saturday of the Month 6am – 11am WHERE: Car Park adjacent to

Sandstone Point Shopping Village 205 Bestmann Rd East, Sandstone Pt.

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RnB FRIDAYS WHERE: Sandstone Point Hotel Horizon is back in the club for another round of the hottest hip hop and RNB tracks to bring in the weekend. Free entry before 8pm or $10 after!

SUN

9&23

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FRI

WHERE: Blue Pacific Hotel Every Friday Arvo. Local Live Music.

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WED

WHEN: From 6:45pm. Every Wednesday.

SUN

Classic cars! Live music and a BBQ to FUEL up and more! WHEN: From 10 am WHERE: Sandstone Point Hotel, 1800 Bribie Island Road, Sandstone Point. Car enquiries 0409 671 248

FRI

Back to the 80's Cocktails and Dinner WHEN: 6pm. WHERE: Pacific Harbour Golf Club, PH 3410 4001. Bookings Essential.

SUN

Queensland Cancer Council MARKETS WHEN: First Sunday of each Month. 7am – 12noon WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie.

BONKA

TUE

WHERE: Sandstone Point Hotel Having just released their new single, the boys are out of the studio and doing what they do best – partying and playing wicked energized sets!

WHERE: Blue Pacific Hotel, 2 North St, Woorim. PH 3408 1004.

SUN

A Picnic at Pemberley

WHEN: From 8pm.

WHEN: Every second Sunday of each month 6:30 am to 12:00 noon.

WHEELS BY THE WATER

WHERE: Abby Museum, 1/63 The Abbey Place, Caboolture Workshops, Music, Games, Food from the era of Regency England. Bookings 07 5495 1652

WHEN: 5-9pm.

TRIVIA NIGHT

WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie.

SAT WHEN: From 10 am.

KNOCK OFF

Bribie Rotary MARKETS

24 - 28

30 OCT FRI 2 SAT 3

Bribie Vibe Arts & Craft MARKETS

SAT

FRI

Bribie Island and District Community Appeal (BIDCA) MARKETS WHEN: Every 3rd Sunday of the Month 6am – 12noon WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie.

Spring Family Fun Day

SAT

The Blink 182 + Green Day Experience WHERE: Bribie RSL WARNING the resurrection of punk-rock is looming! No Cover Charge.

SAT

WHEN: 11:30am - 2pm WHERE: The Bribie Island Hotel Jumping Castle, Kids Music, Balloon Twisting and Face Painting.

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WELL DONE By Neil Wilson

MBRC have done a terrific job - taxi operator George Goold

hen we think about it, there is hardly a day that goes by without someone having a whinge on Facebook or in other forms of the media about some problem or other that they have regarding their local council and, if we were to

WHAT’S IT WORTH?

ne of our esteemed readers, an older gentleman named Eddie, popped into our Bongaree office at The Bribie Islander with a collection of commemorative coins.

OUR COMMUNITY

believe all of this adverse publicity, it would then be only natural for us to form a rather damning opinion of these local government bodies. With this in mind, local taxi and limousine operator, George Goold would like the community to be aware of how the Moreton Bay Regional Council is working pro-actively towards creating a disability friendly environment throughout the region.

When I took the opportunity to pay him a visit at his business on Verdoni Street in Bellara, George was keen to show me how the MBRC had improved disability access at the entrance to his building. ‘Not only have they widened the footpath here, they have also installed stainless steel rails and it was all done at no cost to Bribie Island Taxis,’ said George. ‘This is a wonderful example of what our council is doing and I really want to congratulate them. As well as employing someone who uses a wheelchair, we have many customers with a disability and I am really passionate about making sure that they are catered for,’ he added.

The improvements to disability access at the Bribie Island Taxi and Limousine Service premises

th BIRTHDAY PARTY

Are any of our Bribie Islander readers able to help Eddie out by giving us an idea of what this commemorative book with penny coins would be worth? If you have a reasonable idea of their value or would be interested in buying them feel free to email me on david. thebribieislander@gmail.com or call David on 0409 846 559 Eddie will be most grateful!

Denise Goodwin celebrated her 90th Birthday with many family and friends.

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EVERY MON, THU, FRI Alcoholics Anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Bribie four times a week. Sunday - Woorim Promises - 7:30am - Rotary Park, Woorim Beach Access Area no.3 North st, Woorim - BYO chair.Monday - I.D. Recovery 7.30pm - Church of Christ hall, Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree. Thursday - 12 by 12, Living Sober meeting - 7.30pm - Church of Christ hall, Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree. Saturday - Bribie Open I.D. - 7.00pm - Bribie Island and surrounds Community Centre, 9 Verdoni st, Bellara. PH Jaime 0438 622 545. EVERY WEDNESDAY ALICE A BAILEY Study Group: Phone Marion 0430 213 383.

EVERY WEDNESDAY Baby Rhyme Time: at the Bribie Library, 10am. 3rd SUNDAY of the Month Barefoot Bowls, Bribie Island Bowls Club: 1-3pm, Welsby Parade. $5 per person and kids are FREE with every paying adult. Includes an instructor, greens and equipment hire. Every MONDAY Beachmere Indoor Bowls Club: Meet at the Community Hall, Progress Avenue. 1.15pm4pm. Cost $4: includes 3 games of bowls & afternoon tea. PH 0414 088 358. Every FRIDAY Beachmere Slimmers Inc: 9am, Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. Contact: Judy 0401153633 Or Pat 0412398180. Or Find Us On Facebook. MONDAY TO FRIDAY Bribie Butterfly Volunteers Inc: Meet from 9am-1pm. Volunteer your time to help with the running of Bribie Butterfly House community project. PH Ray 0409 491 419 MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & SAT Bribie Island Bicycle User Group (Bribie BUG) offers easy rides 8am Mondays, 6.30am Wednesdays and 8am Saturdays. Rides leave Information Centre, Benabrow Avenue, Bellara. Contact Isabel on 5496 8661. EVERY TUE, WED, THU, FRI Bribie Island Indoor Bowls Club: First Avenue. Tues 09:00 – 12:00, Weds 13:00 – 16:00, Thurs 18:30 – 21:30, Fri 13:00 – 16:00. Phone 3408 0177 or best call in and see us on Games Days. EVERY TUESDAY Bribie Island Healthy Slimmers Fellowship: Support group meets Tuesday @ 7:30am at TOCH, 36 Banya St, Bongaree. All welcome. PH Dorothy 5497 5552 or Sandra 0427 829 008.

2nd & 4th WEDNESDAY of the Month Beachmere Craft Group: Meet at 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. PH 0417 067 992 EVERY THURSDAY Bribie Island Handcraft Club: Meet at 8am - 11am, Bribie Indoor Bowls Hall, First Ave. All welcome. BYO handcraft. PH Stacey 0438 001 297.

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2nd SUNDAY of the Month Country Links Monthly Concert: Meet at 12 noon at the Bribie Activity Centre (formally Golden Age) 96-108 Arcadia Ave., Woorim. PH Janice 0403 481 943. EVERY 2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY of the Month Craft Group, 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. 0417 067 992.

EVERY MONDAY Euchre: meet at Bribie Island Bowls Club from 12.30pm until 4 pm. $4.00 including afternoon tea. Visitors welcome. Can teach anyone who would like to learn. Details. PH Betty Jones 3408 1968.

1st WEDNESDAY of the Month Banksia Garden Club: Meet from 9.15am Noon at the Bribie Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Drive. All welcome. Phone Desley 3408 8470. 4th WEDNESDAY of the Month Bribie Island Garden Club: Meet at the RSL Auditorium, 9am for 9.30 start. PH Les 0411 049 894. EVERY MON, TUE, WED, SAT Bribie Island Gem & Fossicking Club: Meet at 8am-1pm. Club sheds situated adjacent to the Community Arts Centre, 191 Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach. Please wear closed in shoes. Our annual Gem Show will be held over the weekend of September 8th & 9th, hours - 0800hrs to 1600hrs, at the sheds of the Community Art Centre, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach, Bribie Island PH Greg 0418 835 137 or Colin 0420 917 625. EVERY TUESDAY Girl Guides: For information contact Yvette 0413 043 659. EVERY WEDNESDAY Global Care Food Assist: provides food parcels, emergency food relief, and low cost food to eligible clients. Open Wednesdays only from 11am till 12.30pm or until stock runs out. BYO cooler and carry bags. Toorbul Lane across from Saviges, Bongaree. PH Rebecca 0433 371 749.

Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: Meet in The Anzac Room, Bribie Island, RSL Club. February To December (Tues 1pm, Thurs 10am) PH Bette 3408 3096. 2nd WEDNESDAY of the Month Bribie Island Historical Society: Monthly meetings in the RSL’s ANZAC Room on Level 1 at 6:30pm. All Welcome. PH Lynne Hooper on 3408 2336.

1st SATURDAY of the Month Lion’s Club of Sandstone Point Car Boot Market: Meet at 6-11am. Car park Sandstone Point Oval (next to IGA). Cost $10.00 a stall. Bookings: 0435 017 752.

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2nd & 4th FRIDAY of the Month Market Stall: 9am – 11am. Church of Christ hall. Fifth & Foley Street. Pumicestone Ukulele Group. 5pm – 7pm. At Uniting Church. 2nd WEDNESDAY of the Month Bribie Masonic Lodge: Meets at 7pm Banya St, Bongaree. Visitors welcome. Nev 0407 300 765, Ron 0418 858 866. EVERY TUESDAY Meditation at Bribie Arts Centre Labyrinth: Sunderland Drive, 7am. Contact Joyce 0439 329 334. EVERY MONDAY Multicultural English: Meets at 9am-12pm. 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara. PH 3408 8440

EVERY MONDAY Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre: Meets Mondays 5pm. Smart Recovery (from addiction/s) Group Mondays 1.15pm. ‘Feel great, Get things done: Me time for Women’ EVERY TUESDAY Needlecraft: Ladies Sewing Circle meets at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach 9am - 4pm. PH Cheryl 3408 8988 or Karin 0417 705 171 FIRST TUESDAY of the Month The Bribie Island Branch of the National Servicemens’ Association: Meet for lunch and a chat at 25 Boronia Drive, Bongaree. PH John Price 0439 287 747.

Every SUNDAY of the Month Bribie Island Orchestra Practice: 7.00 pm. Every Sunday evening at Sandstone Point. Phone Heather White for details. 5497 5818. 4th TUES of the Month Bribie Island Orchid Society Cultural Meeting at Orchid House: Meet at 156A First Ave, Bribie Island Meeting time - Arrival 1:00 pm for a 1:30pm start. Plants must be benched by 1:15 pm when judging commences. Teresa Watson 0407 782 290. 2nd SATURDAY of the Month Bribie Island Orchid Society New Growers’: Meeting held at Orchid House, 156A First Ave, Bribie Island Meeting time - Arrival 1:00 pm for 1:30 pm start. Teresa Watson 0407 782 290.

2nd THURSDAYof the Month The Bribie Island Community Parkinson’s Support Group: Meets from 1.00pm until 3.00pm, in the Anzac Room at the Bribie Island RSL Club, 99 Toorbul Street, Bongaree. (December and January excepted). The meetings are open to people with Parkinson’s and their carers and family members; and anyone in the community with an interest in Parkinson’s Disease. A gold coin donation towards postal costs and a gift for guest speakers.PH David Martin 0418 750120. 4th MONDAY of the Month Bribie Island Bush Poets: Meet at 6.30pm at the Blue Pacific Hotel, Woorim. Everyone is welcome to come along and present poetry or just listen. PH Cay 3408 3219.

EVERY TUE & SAT Pam’s Free Tai Chi And Meditation Group: Solander Esp. Banksia Beach @ 10a.m. Beginners Welcome. 1st TUES & 2nd THURS of the Month The Probus Club of Bribie Island Inc: is a mixed fellowship club open to all local area residents and meets in the RSL's Anzac Room at 9:15 a.m. September’s function is the popular $10.00 pp BBQ at Bribie Island’s Congeau House. The usual guest speaker spot will be taken over by a screening of two TED Talks by child rights hero Malala Yousafzai and Olympic skier Janine Shepherd. Visitors welcome. Details - Mark Sunter (3408-4145) or Ursula Maffey (3410-0792). 2nd TUESDAY of the Month Probus Club of Pumicestone Passage: Meets in the RSL’s ANZAC Room at 0915 for 0930. PH Gerry 5497 6580. 2nd & 4th FRIDAY of the Month Pumicestone Ukulele: 4pm - 5.30pm. Recreation Hall (U3A building). 156 First Avenue.

1st MONDAY of the Month Sandstone Point Community Complex: Free Morning Tea is held at 10am at Sandstone Point Community Complex [behind Shopping Centre] for all residents. Come and enjoy. For further details contact Margaret 5429 5024. 2nd & 4th TUESDAY of the Month Seniors Social Coffee: Meet at 10am. Venue has changed from the Coffee Club to the Sports Club at Bongaree.

1st & 3rd TUESDAY of the Month Bribie Toastmasters: Meet at 7.00pm in the Bribie RSL club with a warm welcome to anyone who comes to visit. 3rd SUNDAY of the Month Train Rides: Melsa Park, Toorbul Street, Bongaree. 10am – 2.30pm. Community Markets. Brennan Park, Bongaree. 1st TUESDAY of the Month The Probus Club of Bribie Island Inc: is a mixed fellowship club open to all local area residents and meets in the RSL’s Anzac Room at 9:15am. Visitors welcome. Details - Mark Sunter 3408 4145 or Ursula Maffey 3410 0792. EVERY THURSDAY Twelve by Twelve, Living Sober Meeting: 7.30pm, Church of Christ hall, Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree. Meeting room is behind church. PH Glenn 0410 435 867

FIRST WEDNESDAY of the Month The Bribie Island Vietnam Veterans Assoc. (BIVVA): Meet at: 9.00am. Where: The Bribie Island Drop In Centre at the Recreation Hall, 156 First Ave, Bongaree. The BIVVA Drop In Centre is open to all Veterans Mon – Fri at 9.00am – 1.00pm. Pension and Welfare Officers available Mon and Tues at 10.00am – 1.00pm. PH 3408 0405 Office Pensions/Welfare 3408 1280

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BEACHMERE BULLETIN

SEPTEMBER EVENTS & ACTIVITIES BEACHMERE

EACH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER WITNESSING/JP SERVICE, 9am - 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@ bang.org.au EACH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER BINGO, eyes down 1pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Gwen 5496 8775 EACH MONDAY SEPTEMBER MAH JONG, 9am-12pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Gwen 5496 8775 EACH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE ASSIST, 9am-11am The Beach Shak Café, 5 Biggs Ave, Beachmere. FREE weekly drop in! All Welcome. 0459 929 291 or info@bang.org.au EACH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER CARDS, 9am-Noon Beachmere Community Hall, Progress Hall, Beachmere. Madeline 5496 2503. WEDNESDAY’S (except 4th EACH MONTH) SOUL & LINE DANCING, 6-7pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Gwen 5496 8775. EACH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. For info contact Sue (07) 5496 2957 OR Find us on Facebook. EACH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, 5.50pm - 7pm at Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, beachmerescouts@gmail.com FRIDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER LADIES, LET’S DO LUNCH, 12noon, 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 TUESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE MEN’S SHED 9am – Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, 0490 871 225 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRIBIE ISLAND RECOVERY GROUP RECOVERY I.D. MEETING Monday - 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall. Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st, Bongaree. Meeting room is behind church. WOORIM PROMISES MEETING ON THE BEACH Sunday - 7.30am - Rotary Park, Woorim Beach. Access Area no.3, North St, Woorim. No dogs permitted on beach, BYO chair. BOOK STUDY MEETING Thursday - 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall.

WEDNESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER CRAFT GROUP, 1.30pm, Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craftwork & gold coin donation. All welcome. Rev Michele 0417 067 992 TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE LIONESS, from 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, All Welcome

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TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER BANG SOCIAL 6pm-8pm, GUEST SPEAKER: PETER FLANNERY, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. ALL WELCOME. Come meet your local council member. RSVP 16 Sept - info@bang.org.au or 0456 818 017 WEDNESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE LIONS MEETING, 6.30pm7pm, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. Please phone to attend 0417 781 562. THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER BEACHMERE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEETING, 9am at Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER COFFEE WITH A COP, 10.30am at Beach Shak Café, Biggs Ave, Beachmere. WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER CRAFT GROUP, 1.30pm, Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craftwork & gold coin donation. EACHone welcome. Rev Michele 0417 067 992 FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER LADIES, LET’S DO LUNCH, 12pm, Beachmere Hotel, James Road, $10 Meals & Drinks at your own expense. RSVP 0413 73 95 73 ladieslunch@ bang.org.au SUNDAY, 7 OCTOBER CAR BOOT SALE, 7am–11am, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre Carpark, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au 0456 818 017 SATURDAY, 13 OCTOBER BEACHMERE LIONESS “SPRING FAIR” – “SAVE THE DATE” – Clayton Park, Beachmere

Corner of Fifth Ave and Foley St, Bongaree. Meeting room is behind church. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT GLENN 0410 435 867 OPEN I.D. MEETING (previously known as the Banksia Beach Friday Night Meeting) Saturday - I.D. - 7.00pm - Bribie Island Baptist Church. 7 to 9 Cotterill ave, Bongaree, cnr of Cotterill and Bestman FOR MORE INFO CONTACT JAIME 0438 622 545

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