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SPORTS INNOVATION

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By Neil Wilson

o matter which way that you look at it, if someone tells you that they are involved in a sport that requires them to use a paddle, it is natural to presume that whatever that sport is, it must involve either some type of watercraft, be it either canoe kayak or paddleboard. However, if that person just happens to be either Harry or Peter Fielding, the sport that is being referred to is most likely the comparatively new activity known as Pickleball.

I know you just said, “what the heck is Pickleball?” Well, although the sport was only introduced to Australia about three years ago by the now President of the Pickleball Association of Australia, Gabi Plum, after she had been visiting her son Morgan Evans in the USA, the game was created by a group of friends in Washington way back in 1965 and now has more than three million players throughout the country. After her return to Australia, Ms Plumm quickly spread the word and there are now about 1,500 Pickleball devotees who regularly play

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the game at venues throughout Western Australia and the Eastern states. As well as there being clubs in the Brisbane, there is also one at Noosa.

Adele and Harry Fielding were also motivated by Pickleball during their trip to the states and since their return, have been working, along with Harry’s brother Peter, to introduce the sport to residents of the Bribie Island area. Following a few trial games with people who they knew as a way to gauge the possible interest in Pickleball, Harry and Peter are now planning open days for anyone interested to check out the new game. The “come and try” days will be held on November 30th and December 1st at the courts behind U3A. Whilst this will not become a permanent venue, the Bribie Pickleball Club will be using these courts as a shortterm location for their games.

Probably the most accurate way to describe Pickleball is to call it a form of tennis which is played on something similar to a badminton court over a net that is about the same height as one on a tennis court with a plastic hollow ball with bats that are

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Peter and Harry Fielding with the Pickleball paddles and ball called paddles. Due to the smaller playing area, the sport does not require the player to be as strenuous as they would have to be on a tennis court and is therefore regarded as being suited to players from a young age through to those in their very senior years. Peter told me that the sport is being played at a number of retirement villages because of its perceived benefits. ‘Pickleball covers all the exercise components that are important for seniors,’ Peter pointed out.

‘As well as the physical benefits, there is also an important mental stimulation and the social aspect to consider,’ he said.

As a rather low impact form of sport, Pickleball rules allow the player to serve underhand and, as I have previously mentioned, there is only a small area to cover on the court. Best described as a

moderate activity, the game can improve circulation and lung function as well as overall fitness and bearing in mind that health professionals claim that 150 minutes of moderate activity is needed to maintain health and prevent degeneration, Pickleball fits the bill nicely.

Those who come along to the open days will be provided with the necessary equipment if they wish to join in a game and also given a few tips about the finer points by Peter and Harry. Harry and Adele have recently attended the inaugural Australian National Pickleball Nationals where Harry picked up a medal in the men’s doubles so I reckon he knows what the game is all about.

More information about Pickleball can be found at https://pickleballaus.org and those who would like to enquire about the upcoming open days are welcome to give Peter a call on 0401 780 928 or contact Harry on 0409 131 395. They can also be contacted by email to bribiepickleball@ gmail.com.

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FUNDRAISER

Farmer's representative John Robbins (L) with Board Chairman Chris Jenkins Operations Manager Jaydene Hughes, they held a successful fundraiser in support of the drought relief campaign.

During the day, 112 bowlers took to the greens in fine weather to support the event.

Jaydene told me that, after money from green fees, raffles, the “Buy A Cow” campaign and donations were tallied, the total was $11,000. ‘Special thanks must go to the bowlers, patrons, the Board and the generous local businesses who all contributed to the success of the day,’ said Jaydene. ‘We have chosen to use the money to help farmers in the Cunnamulla region,’ she added.

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know that this will sound as if I need to pay a visit to Specsavers but. after being a more than regular visitor to the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre over the last two years, I have only recently become aware of an area at the centre that had previously escaped my

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attention, and that is the room at the end of the hallway to the right of the reception desk

Following my discovery, I have been thinking about the fact that there are probably many others who, when visiting the centre, always head left from reception to enter the Mathew Flinders Gallery and if they do go to the right, it is only into the adjoining display area. I have discovered that the hallway off that display area leads to a room that is a virtual treasure trove of wonderful hand made craft items, paintings, pottery and even baby clothes.

This craft gallery is usually cared for by centre volunteer Carol Smedley with a bit of help from others and she told me that all the items on display are the work of Art Society members and are brought there to be sold. She said that there are times when some are used to top up the display in the gift shop. ‘With Christmas approaching, we will definitely be drawing from here for our display,’ said Carol.

For anyone who has not seen the diverse range of beautiful items in this area of the centre, my advice is

that you take the opportunity to check them out with a view to picking up a couple of Christmas gifts. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is on Sunderland Drive at Banksia Beach and is open each day except Monday from 10 am. To find out more about what the centre has to offer or becoming a volunteer, either pay them a visit or call 3408 9288.

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funding that it receives from government and, in order to help in this regard, the Bribie Island Croquet Club are holding a Fun Day Fundraiser.

The event will be held on November at the club’s premises on Sunderland Drive in Banksia Beach and committee member Jan Rees has told me that it will be a day for the entire community to enjoy.

‘Everyone is welcome to come along and they don’t have to have any prior experience at croquet, said Jan. ‘In the morning, beginning at 10 am, there will be a variety of fun social events which everyone can be a part of and this will be followed by a sausage sizzle. After lunch, we will be spending a bit of time coaching the teams which enter the annual Community Club Challenge before play begins,’ she added.

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who are struggling, the Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre is always in need of community support by way of donations to supplement the meagre

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Jan pointed out that the club would like as many businesses, clubs and other organisations that wish to enter a fourperson team in the challenge and she explained that as well as having their name placed on the Croquet Mallet Trophy for 2018, the winners will receive a small individual trophy. She told me that

all equipment will be provided and the only stipulation is that players must wear covered footwear.

Those who come along will have the opportunity to pick up a bargain at the “Make It, Bake It, Grow It, Sew It” stall and to win a prize in one of the raffles.

Donations of items for either the stall or the raffles would be very much appreciated and all funds raised on the day from the stall, raffles and Challenge entry fees will be donated to the Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre. Further information about the day can be obtained by calling either Jan Rees on 0437 008 042 or Lyn Beh on 0419 404 166.

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PROFILE

ISLANDER EXTRAORDINAIRE

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great children’s books and these include “Books for Fiji”, “Slowly, Slowly”, Child of Africa” and “The Avoidable Orphan.”

As someone who had by then become aware of the pitfalls that are associated with having works published and also knowing the qualities that are necessary for a budding author to be successful, fourteen years ago Tina founded what can best be described as a professional development forum which she named as the CYA (Children and Young Adults) Conference as a way of getting agents, editors and writers together to discuss and learn about the crafts of writing. This has been an annual event from that time.

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nyone who is a reasonably keen reader of adventure fiction novels, in particular those with an African theme, will no doubt know of and most probably have read some or all of the works of Wilbur Smith and, whilst there are other authors who have penned novels which are set in that part of the world, they do not base all their story-lines on the area. Interestingly, our Islander Extraordinaire for November could be regarded as an exception to that observation because, unless I am seriously mistaken, local author Tina Clark has used the African continent exclusively as the setting for each of the five adult novels that she has penned to date.

Born in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) Tina was an avid reader of Mills and Boon romance novels as a young girl and this would serve as an influence at a later time. She told me that her first stories were ones that she recorded for the eldest of her two children to listen to.

‘I never actually wrote anything until my husband Shaun and I went on a weekend trip to Paris during the time that we were living in England. We were staying in this small hotel that looked onto the rear of the Moulin Rouge and I happened to come across some men’s magazines,’ said Tina. ‘I began to flick through

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the pages and noticed that they were paying fifty pounds to people who had submitted two hundred word articles, The result was that I ended up writing a saucy article and sent it in, earning fifty pounds for my efforts,’ she said.

Tina also mentioned that whilst being paid for these submissions, she sent fifty pounds to her mother. ‘Mum was studying in a theological college in South Africa and had run short of money so I sent some to help her out,’ Tina explained. ‘After she graduated, I told her how I had earned the money that I sent and she just laughed and said, “God works in mysterious ways. One day can you write a book that I can be proud of and brag about?”,’ recalled Tina.

After living in England for three years, Tina and Shaun had the urge to seek a warmer climate and moved to Australia in 2000, living in Rockhampton for a brief period before settling on Bribie Island. Having worked as a quality assurance auditor at the Teddington Laboratory in England, Tina chose to become a stay at home mum following the family’s relocation and this, of course, was the ideal opportunity for her to take up writing in a more serious fashion. She told me that she has written some children’s books and remarked that she finds picture books much harder to write than a 120,000-word novel.

Tina published her first children’s book, “African Orphan,” in 2005. That book was part of an educational series with Macmillan,’ she pointed out. From that time, Tina has written several other

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With a desire to begin writing more than just children’s books, and motivated by having continued to read Mills and Boon novels from the age of fourteen, Tina began submitting work to the Mills & Boon publishers but always with the same disappointing outcome. ‘My stories did not meet their requirements.

There were too many characters and too many words,’ Tina commented. ‘My awakening came when I attended a fiveday intensive course on romance writing and after another author, Fiona Brand, had read one of my works she told me that what I write is literary fiction, not romance,’ she added.

It would seem that Ms Brand’s observation served to point Tina in the right direction and in 2013, her first adult novel, “My Brother but One,” was published, achieving a number of very positive reviews and being shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards in

2014. That, as the saying goes, was the start of something big and from then on, Tina has written one novel each year except 2016 and these are “Shooting Butterflies”, Tears of the Cheetah”, “Child of Africa” and her latest work “Nature of the Lion” which is due to be released in Queensland stores on November 19th.

‘My latest novel, “Nature of the Lion” is set in the year 1986 and tells a story about what comes next after a hunter has killed the top five which are, elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo,’ said Tina ‘Number six on the list is a human and in the book, we follow a family in their attempts to evade a rogue hunter from a secret sect,’ she revealed.

Traditionally, following the release of her novels, Tina has always conducted the first of what are many book signings at the Bribie Island Target store and anyone who would like to buy a copy of ‘Nature of the Lion” can do so at this outlet. When not writing her next novel, Tina spends time enjoying her hobbies which include sewing, gardening, boating and lunching with her author friends. For a further insight into the life and works of the rather extraordinary member of our Bribie Island community, those who wish can log onto her web page, www.tmclark.com.au or check out the Facebook page tmclarkauthor.

On a personal note, prior to being afforded the opportunity to interview Tina, I was not aware of her work but, now that I am, “Nature of the Lion” will definitely be on my bookshelf by close of business on the release day.

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ON THE WATER REGULAR FEATURE

WITH LIZ RADAJEWSKI

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By Neil Wilson

riginally from the land-locked country of Rhodesia, newly elected VMR Bribie Island Commodore Liz Radajewski admits that her only experience with water-based activities prior to when she and husband Henryk moved to Australia was her time windsurfing during a seven-year period in Capetown and she told me that at that time, she had no real interest in boats.

Having made the move to the land down under in 1987, Liz and Hendryk settled in Brisbane before starting a business which catered to the electroplating industry and supplied customers throughout Queensland and as far away as Darwin. Liz explained that eventually, after having seen the business experience considerable growth, the time came to put it on the market. ‘The process of electroplating is not used to anywhere the extent that it used to be,’ said Liz. ‘A lot of car parts, bumper bars and the like, that used to be chrome were being made out of moulded plastic, so this had resulted in a downturn in the industry and prompted us to sell. We had already moved to Bribie Island in 2002 so, when the business sold in 2004, we retired and began to enjoy island lifestyle,’ she said.

Whilst still living in Brisbane, the couple had ventured into the world of boating and when they moved to the island, they

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upgraded their tinny to a 560 Haines which was eventually replaced with an 8.54 metre Sports Cruiser. ‘As boat owners, we did the responsible thing and joined VMR in 2003. The next year the new Bribie 1 was being commissioned and we went along to the ceremony,’ Liz recalled. ‘I had the opportunity to sit in the vessel and I marvelled at all the hi-tech electronics, all the while wishing that I could operate something like that. I thought, “well, maybe one day”,’ she said.

It was in 2008, after realising that she needed to find something to be involved, that Liz applied to go onto crew with VMR Bribie Island. ‘I thought that this would mean washing boats as well as

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just helping out in general, look at where I am now,’ exclaimed Liz. As they say in the movies, this was to be the start of something big and, after participating in courses about navigation, regulations and other necessary requirements, Liz began to advance through the ranks.

She described how, when attending an event at the Sandgate VMR, the vessel commander lined everyone up. ‘He was looking at me and I was starting to wonder what I had done wrong when he produced the epaulettes with the two stripes and told me that I was now competent crew. I think that was probably my most memorable moment with the squadron,’ said Liz. As an indication of how diligently Liz Radajewski applies herself to any challenge that comes her way, it was during 2010 that she attained the status of Coxswain and, in the period between that and when her qualification was upgraded to Commercial Coxswain, she was appointed as Assistant Unit Training Officer. ‘I completed TAE Certificate 4 and have also been appointed by our parent body VMRAQ as a State Assessor,’ Liz told me. ‘In 2016, I took on the role of Vice-Commodore which meant that I had the opportunity to work with a really great committee and that was good fun. Along with that, my responsibilities also involved making sure that the squadron operated smoothly and efficiently as well as being

there to assist the Commodore,’ she said.

Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island is well known within the community as an organisation that has proven its capability many times and a contributing factor to this is the upto-date equipment that crews are able to use when called upon to perform a rescue or recovery operation.

Naturally, an important part of this equipment is the three vessel in the VMR fleet, the pride of the fleet being the 11.3 metre “Bribie 1” which Liz tells me is loaded with the very latest in hi-tech electronics and powered by three 250hp Yamaha motors. She explained that “Bribie 2” a 7.5 metre vessel is also fitted with the identical range of equipment as “Bribie 1” and this enables it to be used as a training vessel to prepare crew for transition to the larger vessel. The third vessel in the fleet is the recently refurbished 5.5 metre “Jonkers Bribie 3” and Liz remarked that, since being refurbished, it is as good as new.

Now being named as Commodore, Liz says that she is enjoying the role and points out that she regards being in the position as a way to repay VMR Bribie Island for the wonderful time that she has had since becoming a member.

Worthy of note is the fact that she is the first female to be elected to this position at VMRBI. Cover Photo by Neil Wilson.

Loaded with hi-tech electronics - the 11.3 metre Bribie 1

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cience is not just a “boy” thing !

Many girls excel in this area. The Rotary Club of Bribie Island has two candidates attending the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) next year – both are female. Alexis Thomas from Bribie Island State High School and Lara Thompson from Caboolture High School. Both were interviewed by an autonomous District Panel, and were selected to attend the forum in January 2019. Lara and Alexis have excelled as many candidates, nominated by surrounding Rotary Clubs, were not successful.

Rotary is a partner of The National Youth Science Forum - a not for profit organisation. NYSF hold 12-day residential programs designed to give students a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in science, technology,

engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to encourage continued studies in these fields. The $3,150 cost for the program is shared 50/50 by the Rotary Club of Bribie Island and the student's family.

Each year only 600 students from around Australia are selected to attend NYSF. Participants take part in sessions on entrepreneurship, critical thinking, how to work together effectively, and more. The focus is not solely on academic achievements, but on developing well-rounded individuals who have the skills and confidence to determine their futures.

Last year, the Rotary Club of Bribie Island sent Charlotte Scott from St Columbans College to NYSF in Canberra. Charlotte was so outstanding she was chosen

to represent Australia at the International Youth Science Forum which was held in London from 25 July to 8 August 2018.

Recently, these three exceptional young women attended our Club meeting and told our members about their dreams and ambitions. Charlotte gave an informative presentation on her London Forum. Each student thanked our Club for the opportunity provided to them.

Bribie Rotary is proud to support these three young women and wish

Alexis Thomas, Lara Thompson and Charlotte Scott them every success in their future careers. As our President said, with all the doom and gloom in the news, it was just so refreshing to hear these student talk about a positive future.

Applications for NYSF 2020, will open next February and close at the end of May 2019. If you are interested in attending the Forum please contact me on 0409 244 005. C’mon boys !

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ENTERTAINMENT Voices in perfect harmony - The Silvertones is one of twelve that is on the 1918 calendar for the nine members of the group. s I listened to the Silvertones rehearsing, I can honestly say that from the adjoining room where I interviewed Lorna, the Christmas songs that I could hear sounded just like that of wellknown singers which are played in shopping centres in December. I could have sat there and listened for hours.

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UESTION: If you join a few people who have an extensive musical background with others who have had a professional singing career or have been connected with stage and choir singing in the past then join them with a couple more who enjoy singing but have no previous experience, what do you end up with. ANSWER: The beautiful harmonies such as produced by local entertainers, The Silvertones Entertainment Group.

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Founded in 2007 after six people who had been members of another choir decided to get together under another name, The Silvertones Entertainment Group are well known throughout the Bribie Island and Caboolture districts for both their professional style and their diverse repertoires.

After performing at public venues as well for those in old age facilities for some years, the group now restricts their concerts to the latter. Silvertones spokesperson Lorna Frame told me that all of the members really enjoy

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what they do and love entertaining.

‘Our ages range from just over sixty to that of our oldest member who is eighty-eight,’ said Lorna. ‘Our objective is to bring pleasure to the community while keeping ourselves young,’ Lorna, who has the role of costume maker and music editor, explained.

When I paid a visit to one of the Silvertones’ practice sessions in the Ningi Community Hall, I was fortunate enough to hear them working their way through the songs that will be performed at their Christmas concerts and the annual Remembrance Day concert for the residents of Seasons Retirement Village in Bellara. This event

Lorna pointed out that when performing at concerts that mark a special occasion such as Remembrance Day or Anzac Day, the singers dress in a variety of appropriate military uniforms and, for other occasions, they wear costumes to suit the occasion. As a professional dressmaker, Lorna is kept busy ensuring that all these costumes are in keeping with the group's excellent reputation. I should point out that Lorna’s husband Tom has the role of music co-ordinator and, as well as her other duties, Lorna also acts as Secretary/ Treasurer for the group.

The Silvertones Entertainment Group is keen to welcome new members to their fold and Lorna remarked that if anyone would like to enquire about joining them, they are welcome to give her a call on 3408 3199.

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The all new Grand Prix Hyundai offers a world class facility that is state of the art with all facets in service, including cutting edge diagnostic equipment and a dealership that caters for everything you need, to buy, sell and service your vehicle.

Grand Prix Mazda is awarded the number one dealer for customer service and you can be assured this approach will be carried over to Grand Prix Hyundai to ensure we keep customers for life.

The official opening is anticipated for the 1st November as Jake Camilleri expresses “as a family owned and operated business for over 50 years, we are excited to offer the exceptional brand that is Hyundai to our local customers to ensure they have greater range, choice and opportunity to experience the very best in motoring.”

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s anyone who has any knowledge of aviation will readily admit, it is an all-encompassing subject which lures inquisitive minds into the desire to learn as much as is possible about not only the development of the industry itself but also the aircraft and

the people who fly them. Obviously, the best way to achieve this is to gain employment in an aviation-related industry but, for the many who remain outside that category, an alternative is to enrol in a course such as the one facilitated by aviation historian and former university lecturer, Juri Linins.

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Juri conducts his course entitled “One Hundred Years of Powered Flight” at the U3A on First Avenue and he has told me that, due to the subject being so popular and with so much to talk about, what was intended to be a ten week course has now been extended to double the original time frame.

I’m sure that most people remember how much they enjoyed the times when, as students, they were given the opportunity to participate in a field trip and from what I witnessed

The TAVAS Museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am until 3 pm and has an amazing display of both early military aircraft from World War 1 and civilian models which were built in the era up to 1930. As with the group from Juri’s class, group bookings are encouraged. Further information about the museum can be found on the website which is www.tavas.com.au or on their Facebook page.

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Art Tarts members proudly displaying examples of their work Art Tarts spokesperson Bev Porter told me that the exhibition in the Mathew Flinders Gallery at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre will be a celebration of creativity.

‘It brings together thirteen very talented artists who work with a diverse variety of mediums,’ said Bev. ‘These include painting, drawing, ceramics dichroic glass and slumped glass as well as stained glass, mosaics, jewellery, gumleaf art and china painting,’ she explained.

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n general terms, how successful and popular a project is regarded by the public will usually be gauged by the length of time that its success lasts and

whether or not there is an opportunity for it to either continue or return in a re-invented form. With this in mind, one can only regard the upcoming

eighth annual exhibition by the thirteen members of the Art Tarts as an accurate indicate indication of just how much talent these artists have.

The exhibition will be on display from November 13th until November 25th those who wish will have an opportunity to meet the artists from 6.30 pm until 8 pm on the first evening.

As has been the case at past Art Tarts Exhibitions, works by the participating artists will be raffled to support the Dragons Abreast movement. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is at 191 Sunderland Drive in Banksia Beach and anyone who would like to find out more about the Art Tarts Exhibition or get information about what the centre has to offer can either pay them a visit or call 3408 9288.

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After spending a few weeks in Parliament, it’s been great to get back to doing the important work in our community. As you may know, I have a very ‘hands-on approach’ in carrying-out my role as the Member for Longman. It’s my job to make sure you’ve had your say on the important issues, and that your voice makes it to where policy decisions are made in Canberra.

I’ve met with community groups like the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Agency and the Bribie Nashos, called and visited households in Ningi and held mobile

offices in Beachmere and across the Electorate. If we’re to craft progressive policy in this country, it’s the people, groups and organisations in our community that need to be the drivers. If you see or hear from me out in the community, make sure you stop to let me know what’s going on in your area.

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HITTING THE PHONES AND STREETS FOR BETTER MOBILE COVERAGE Over the past few weeks, I’ve been calling and door-knocking my way around parts of Ningi and Bellmere seeking feedback about mobile coverage. People have reported to my office that pockets of these areas experience poor or no mobile coverage. Bad mobile reception becomes a safety issue in situations where you can’t even dial-out in an emergency.

Recently, the Government announced funding for Round 4 of its Mobile Black Spot Program. Although I have to say, it’s unfortunately just recycled money which wasn’t spent in the previous round. Nevertheless, it’s an opportunity to lobby the Liberal Government to fix the massive distortion in the allocation of grants in rounds 1-3. One of the other issues with Round 4 is that it has only been established for ‘non-major urban’ areas of our electorate. This means that areas excluded in this round, such as pockets in Bellmere, could potentially miss out. Despite this, I have been consulting with people in our community, asking them to pass on their feedback so that we can place pressure on the Government to consider all sections of our community.

Although the deadline for feedback has passed, I would still encourage you to contact my office and pass on the details of any mobile black spot areas.

I won’t stop advocating on important issues like this, where our community’s safety and security is impacted.

Availability of aged care packages – getting to the bottom of the issues It’s been a problem in our community for quite some time now, although it seems to be getting worse – the availability of suitable home care packages.

It worries me when families have been approved for packages, but have been waiting to transition to their new package for months, sometimes even years! Over the next few weeks, you might receive a call from me or my team asking if you or your family have had any issues with the process of claiming a package. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact your Electorate Office.

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SENIOR DOGS - PART TWO -

By Yvonne Bishop As your dog ages there are a range of symptoms of ageing from changes in their body condition to heart and kidney diseases. Below is a list of changes and how to manage them and will be continued in further issues: Skin – calluses may appear on elbows especially of large dogs and loss of elasticity. Some changes can be a symptom of diseases such as hypothyroidism.

Hair – he may experience loss of hair or it becomes dull and grey. Keep up the grooming to stop hair from matting especially with long hair dogs.

Bones and Joints – they may start to become lame and stiff which could indicate arthritis. If dogs are less active or have kidney problems this can weaken the

Muscle – older dog’s activity levels drop causing muscle wasting and loss of body condition. It is important to keep up the regular walks and swimming is an ideal exercise to help strengthen muscles.

for the protection we offer, but they also suffer parallel lifestyle health complaints to us for the artificial diet, exposure to chemicals, lack of exercise etc. that come with it. Many older dogs suffer from over-active adrenal glands and most older cats have an over-active thyroid gland.

These conditions explain why many older dogs have recurrent gastro disturbances, while many older cats lose weight and are up at night pestering their butlers (…owners, that is) for extra food. By our sides, our pets also live long enough to develop dementia!

Dental – dogs’ eating habits may change as they get older and decrease their chewing which can create dental problems.

Giving him softer raw bones such as from the chicken or lamb shanks will help or commercial chew bones are designed to help minimise the build up of tartar.

Eyes – poor eyesight can occur due to cataracts or degeneration of the retina and cornea. Some conditions can be cured but others can’t and may lead to blindness. It is important to keep their environment safe and so they don’t hurt themselves walking around.

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he Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) of Queensland is vibrant with rich, red Aussie soil. The waters there are pure, shine an iridescent teal and are brimming with fish. Amongst the five Indigenous communities that make up the NPA is a Saibai Islander community of approximately 1700 people called Bamaga. It is found on the Western side of the Cape York Peninsula. It is here in Bamaga, that one of our very own local community members Lauren Watson, spent four weeks adventuring, student teaching and learning about the people and land of this special place.

Loving, loyal, compassionate and driven are just some of the ways you could describe Bribie local-ite and soon to be teacher Lauren Watson. Watson Lauren and the natural landforms has lived in the Bribie region with her of the NPA family since she was four years’ old

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“I suppose the kids taught me a lot of things about myself too. Like family values, which I hold really important and they do too”.

Donning USC’s shirt and being consumed by puppies! two-night hike in the bush as a team leadership camp,” Lauren said.

The first day was a six-and-a-half-hour hike which saw Lauren and the students enter camp well past dusk. They carried all they needed on their back and camped wherever saw fit. The next day they trekked into Punsand Bay which saw the lot waking up on the beach and catching the sunrise. Over 24km was hiked in general.

“The kids respond really well to their elders, family members and local teachers. A big part of their culture is really community-based so when there is a wedding or funeral the whole community shuts down. If you’re driving past you either have to stop altogether or go slow.”

Lauren also was able to attend the 2018 NPA Cultural Festival which joined the five NPA communities together in traditional food, song and dance.

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“The dancing was amazing. Both the males and females and the kids.

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All in all, there were some barriers and challenges Miss Watson had to face as

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One of the many highlights of the day was the appearance of Sam Fall, one of the Friday night popular performers,who brought her sister, Jackie and our old mate Grant Daniel to do a quick set. These folks are very entertaining and have assured us that they will come back to grace the Locals stage next month. Sam wanted to have a chance to perform with the backing band but time got away and there was not much of a chance to organise a couple of songs.

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emembrance Day in 2018 marks one hundred years since the end of conflict in World War 1 and following the customary observation of one minute’s silence at 11 am and other associated services to commemorate the day, those who come along to @ The Jetty Restaurant in the afternoon will be entertained by the talented musicians who make up The Bribie Celtic Fiddlers.

Fiddlers spokesperson John Boland explained to me that, due to the importance of the day, members have made the decision to use the occasion as a way to raise funds for Legacy.

Representatives from Legacy will be collecting donations during the afternoon and @ The Jetty management is donating $3.50 from each meal toward the fundraising. ‘the planned meal is braised beef cheeks with vegetables followed by Anzac cookies in brandy sauce,’ said John. ‘The Celtic Fiddlers will be entertaining from 2 pm until 4 pm with a break at 2.50 pm for a pianist and vocalist to perform three Vera Lynn songs, the words of which will be printed on the placemats at each table. While they are performing, I will be moving around the tables with a Celtic Fiddlers member John Boland playing a tune on his eight string banjo

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mobile mike and whichever table does the best job of singing along will win a bottle of wine,’ he told me.

John pointed out that, having been a Legacy ward after his father passed away as a result of wounds suffered during World War II, he realises the importance of what the organisation does and the ever-present need for additional funding.

‘Legacy was founded in 1923 because of a promise to “look after the missus and kids” that a digger made to his mate in the trenches of World War 1 and that more or less describes what they have been doing ever since,’ said John.

‘They support thousands of Queensland widows and children whose loved ones have lost their lives or health whilst serving in our country’s defence forces.

There are more than 150 war widows on Bribie Island and many more veterans,’ he added.

The Celtic Fiddlers have been regular entertainers in the area for some time after being founded by Ross Lister and John mentioned that, whilst there are usually only about five or six that attend practice, at their gigs there can be up to fifteen who join them on stage. If anyone would like to enquire about booking this great band of talented musicians, they are welcome to give John Boland a call on 0422 770 252.

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BRIBIE ISLAND STATE SCHOOL EARLYACT PROGRAM RAISES $4,337 FOR OUR FARMERS EarlyAct Teachers and Students with Rotary members selling raffle tickets at the Rotary Markets in Brennan Park

EarlyAct are closely linked to the ideals of Rotary. The Rotary Club of Bribie Island established the Earlyact Club at Bribie Island State School in 2013. The club currently has 28 members and the Board consists of Year 4 and 5 students.

By Anne Matthews Public Relations Director, Bribie Rotary

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arlyAct is a school-wide service club for primary school students.

It is sponsored by a local Rotary club in the township in which the school is located. The mission and operation of

Bribie Island State School and the Rotary Club of Bribie Island are so proud of their EarlyAct members who throughout Term 3 have raised $4,337 for Australia's Drought stricken farmers.

Under the leadership of teachers Kim Hatfield and Rosi Riek and assisted by our Club's Youth Director June Sturges and Chaplain Ken Piva the EarlyAct members organised four events.

Wear a "Flannie for a Farmer" was held on Friday 24 August and raised $753.60.

The entire school participated in this event and wore a flannel shirt and gave a gold coin donation. $1,644 was raised at school venues such as the disco and tuck shop, the sale of muffins raised $571.50 and the raffle, with prizes generously donated by local businesses, raised $1,367.

One of the Club's ongoing projects is a vegetable garden which they cultivate and harvest and then sell the produce to parents and teachers. At a recent meeting the "EarlyActers" built a scarecrow, dressed him in a flannel shirt and placed him in the vegetable garden in order to raise awareness of the "Wear a Flannie for a Farmer" Day. These students are an inspiration to us all and with their enthusiasm and commitment they epitomise the aims of the EarlyAct program.

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Students who joined in the fun on "Wear a Flannie for a Farmer" Day caring and helpful and were able to complete a project that will benefit the Australian farmers.

Through Rotary, 100% of this money will be delivered to the National Farmer's Federation (NFF). NFF will then supply fodder and water for the livestock and help Farmers with everyday expenses and give them access to health and financial support services.

EarlyAct are proud to have contributed to the Drought Appeal but couldn't have raised so much without the support of our local community and businesses.

They would like to thank local businesses who so generously donated raffle prizes and supported the fund raising efforts. In particular BBQ Boats Bribie Island, Bribie Twin Cinemas, Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club, Savige's Seafood, Allround Angler and Izzy Fizzys.

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MONEY TALK with Peter Dallimore Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre provided that you’ve been in receipt of government income support for at least 39 weeks and you were not gainfully employed on a full-time or part-time basis at the time of application.

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our super is your retirement nest egg that may make the difference between having to scrape by on government benefits or enjoying more financial freedom from a super pension so withdrawing money before retirement should be a last resort. If you do fall on hard times and are unable to meet reasonable and immediate family living expenses, you may be able to withdraw some of your super on either severe financial hardship or compassionate grounds. Most withdrawals will be taxed so before withdrawing money check the ATO website to confirm how much tax you will lose from your payment.

To withdraw under sever financial hardship you need to have been receiving eligible government income support payments, for example,

unemployment benefits, for at least 26 weeks continuously and you need to satisfy the trustee of your super fund that you can’t meet immediate reasonable family expenses. Not all super funds allow you to withdraw monies under severe financial hardship so the first step is to check with your fund. If your fund does allow withdrawals the minimum amount that can be withdrawn is $1,000 (unless your super balance is less than $1,000) and the maximum amount is $10,000. You can only make one withdrawal from your super fund because of severe financial hardship in any 12-month period.

If you’ve reached your preservation age (from age 55 to 60, depending on date of birth), you may be able to receive your entire superannuation benefit

You may be allowed to withdraw some of your super on compassionate grounds. Compassionate grounds include paying for medical treatment for you or a dependant, modifying your home or vehicle for the special needs of you or a dependant because of a severe disability, paying for expenses associated with a death, funeral or burial of a dependant or making a payment on a loan to prevent you from losing your house.

If your property is under threat of forced sale, is your principal place of residence and you are legally responsible for

the mortgage repayments you may be able to withdraw up to three months repayments and 12 months interest on the outstanding balance of the loan.

You may also be eligible to apply if you have arrears on council rates and your council is threatening to take possession of or sell your property.

Before drawing down your super to try to save your property it is advisable to think about whether you may be better off selling the property and preserving your super. I have assisted many clients who have depleted their super and still lost their properties. Remember that money in super is protected from creditors in the event that you finish up with a shortfall on the sale of your property.

As always do your own research. Check out the ATO and Moneysmart websites.

Be aware of scammers offering to get you early access to your super. They will try to convince you to let them take control of your fund and you may lose the lot.

Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre. He can be contacted via email at bincfc@gmail.com or you can make an appointment to see him by calling 3408 8440. The Financial Counselling service is free.

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ush down to your wine cellar and see if you have any French wines from The Bourgogne region or The Bordeaux region with an emphasis on the 1945 vintage, this could be your lotto win or even lotto wine. Sotheby’s auction house has just sold a bottle of RomaneeConti 1945 vintage for an astonishing $558,000 or approx. $140,000 per glass, in 2007 a bottle of 1945 Mouton Rothschild sold at auction for a mere $310,000 which proves that in the right hands a fine bottle of wine makes for a very shrewd investment. To think thirty years ago when I was working for Penfolds we sold Mouton Rothschild and so that we could talk to our customers about the wines tried the wines on a fairly regular basis, ah those were the days. The Rothschild Winery also produces a couple of more affordable wines which are available in many liquor outlets, that is The Mouton Cadet Rouge (red $16.00), The Mouton Cadet Select (red $33.00) The Mouton Cadet Sauvignon Blanc (white $11.00) and The Mouton Cadet rose ($10.00) these wines are all very approachable and if you are looking for something different with a unique story I would give them a go.

Back in 1935, a fellow by the name of Jimmy Watson opened the doors of J.C. Watson Wine Merchants in Carlton Melbourne which at that time was a risk as most men drank beer and women rarely drank at all in public. The most common drinks were ‘threepenny dark’ port and sweet sherry and Jim knew he had his work cut out to introduce table wine to the Australian drinkers.

He persevered and the business grew and was successful. In the 1940’s he started to organise trips to vineyards to purchase wine and started to educate his customers and he selected hogsheads of his favourite wine styles, dry whites, young reds and great fortified wines to be taken back to his bar for sale. He marked these hogsheads with a lion roaring over the barrel a feature still found on the labels of Jimmy Watson wines today.

In 1960 Jimmy decided to redesign the existing wine bar layout to better

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incorporate the three shops on the current site, an important aspect of the renovation was that the building must have atmosphere. The renovations were completed by mid-1963 and were acclaimed a success by architects and regular customers who came to sit and admire the space and intimacy. After his sudden death in 1962 a group of friends decided at his funeral to honour the name Jimmy Watson and they established the perpetual Jimmy Watson Trophy.

The Jimmy Watson Trophy is now part of the Royal Melbourne Wine Show and at first was awarded to the producer of the best one-year-old red presented at the show, this has now been extended to the best one or two-year dry red wine, any winery winning this trophy is guaranteed to pretty well sell every bottle of the winning wine. This year’s winner is The Turkey Flat Vineyard 2016 Barossa Grenache, past winners have included The Deepwoods Reserve 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, The SC Pannell

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wines, Winestate actually go and buy the wines and the panel taste them ‘blind’ so if they receive five stars that’s how they come across, they also judge around 400 wines so it’s not a question of buying what’s perceived to be the best. The final top 10 Australian wines were: 1.

Penfolds 2013 Grange 2. Gumpara Hexen 2014 Barossa Valley Shiraz 3. Z Wines Julius Single Vineyard Barossa 2016 Shiraz 4. Reilly’s RCV Epitaph Clare Valley 2014 Shiraz 5. Tenafeate Creek Wines Museum Release One Tree 2010 Shiraz 6. Gumpara Victor’s Old Vine Barossa 2016 Shiraz 7. Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale 2016 Shiraz 8. 1847 Wines First Pick Barossa Valley 2016 Shiraz 9.

Fox Creek Short Row McLaren Vale 2016 Shiraz 10. Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote 2016 Shiraz. Several of these wines are readily available at reasonable prices others will raise a few eyebrows.

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Adelaide Hills 2013 Syrah (Shiraz), Bests Great Western Bin 1 2011 Shiraz and a couple of my favourites The Scarpantoni Brothers Block 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon and The Shingleback ‘D’ Block Reserve McLaren Vale 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. If you want to treat someone special with a bottle of wine then The Shingleback ‘D’ Block Wines are always outstanding.

If you are interested in the latest news in the world of wine there is a bi-monthly journal available at your local newsagent called “Winestate”. The magazine reviews wines from all over the world and judges them using teams comprising of winemakers, wine judges and wine writers from all over Australia and New Zealand. The September/ October edition concentrated on “The Mainfreight” World’s greatest Syrah and Shiraz challenge” which comprised of over 420 wines submitted from around the globe and broken down into various price points. What I like most of all about this tasting is that no winery submits the

The 2016 vintage in South Australia is regarded by many as the best vintage in South Australia of the century so seek out Shiraz wines from The Barossa, McLaren Vale and The Clare valley before the next vintage arrives in the stores.

Cheers, Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com.au

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s part of the celebrations marking the twentieth year since Michelle Hanton founded the Dragons Abreast movement in Australia, the 2018 Dragons Abreast Festival was held at Sydney’s Darling Harbour recently and four members of Dragons Abreast Bribie Island travelled to the New South Wales Capital to join in the event. Sue Youngberry, Sue Bowen, Mary McGrath and club president Leonie Dyer spent the weekend enjoying the Corporate and Community Challenge which is regarded as the major annual fundraiser for the organisation.

When I had the opportunity to chat with Leonie after her return, she explained why the event is so important. ‘Dragons Abreast Australia does not receive any government funding,’ said Leonie. ‘The continued success of the fundraiser is essential for DAA as a registered charity

Michelle Hanton with Dragons Abreast Bribie Island founding members Dawn Worley and Lexie Warren at the celebratory morning tea

to be able to encourage fitness, fun and camaraderie among the members of our thirty-two groups across Australia,’ she told me.

On a more local note, on October 26th, founder Michelle Hanton hosted a morning tea at the Bribie Waterways Motel and this gave other Dragons Abreast members the opportunity to celebrate twenty years of breast cancer advocacy and awareness.

Dragons Abreast is a leader in the movement for people affected by breast cancer and their mission is to encourage wellness, fitness, fun and camaraderie for breast cancer survivors by way of dragon boating. Having commenced ten years ago, Dragons Abreast Bribie Island has grown to be a strong club and as well as participating in regular paddling sessions on Pumicestone Passage, the members all take the time to support each other.

In a period that seems to be a busy time for the club, there will be a “come and try” day on November 26th and Leonie has pointed out that this is the opportunity for breast cancer survivors and their supporters to come along and see if the sport is right for them. ‘Dragon boating offers the chance to get fit, make new friends and have fun,’ Leonie remarked. ‘Besides all that, the club can just be enjoyed for the social aspect and all our members say that it is such a big part of their lives,’ she added.

Anyone who would like to check out Dragon Boating should attend the ‘come

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OCTOBER @ VMR BRIBIE ISLAND YEARLY RADIO ROOM STATISTICS

To 25th October 2018 10,009 Calls, 2,785 vessels logged on, 202 Vessel Assists, 88 Overdue vessels, 26 Vessel Tracking, 1,041 Sitreps, 529 Requests, 1,201 Radio Checks, 10 Securite Broadcasts, Mayday Calls 1.

VHF calls 78.3%, - 27MHz calls 10.5% OCTOBER VESSEL ASSISTS: MON 01/10 1540pm – 12.5m Cruiser Member with electrical problems, required a tow from Poverty Point to Pacific Harbour.

MON 01/10 1852pm – 4.7m Half Cabin member with engine problems, required a tow from the green marker near Spinnaker in the Pumicestone Passage back into Spinnaker Sound Marina.

TUE 2/10 1150am – Member reported floating log in water South of Bridge half way to Bongaree Boat Ramp. Nothing found, reported again near Shag Island, once again nothing found.

TUE 2/10 1526pm – 8.5m Sports Cruiser member with engine problems, required a tow from North side of Banksia Beach to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

WED 3/10 1234pm – Dead turtle 100m off IGA in Pumicestone Passage, attended and towed to Turners Camp, advised Council of location.

SAT 6/10 1527pm – 16m Motor Yacht non-member taking on water in NE Channel Moreton Island, plugged leak and towed to Scarborough.

SUN 7/10 1503pm – 4m Tinny nonmember with broken starter rope, required a tow from near Avon wreck to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

MON 8/10 1932pm – 4.6m non-member with engine problems, requested by VKR to tow from South Cardinal to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

THU 11/10 1819pm – Small Inflatable SAR activated by VKR in vicinity SW Red and Castlereagh Green.

SUN 14/10 1332pm – 8m Cruiser member required retrieving from mangroves West side of Bribie and tow to Toorbul.

TUE 16/10 1301pm – Drifting vessel towing a tender just South of Bridge – investigate.

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tow from Yellow Bellara Marker to Bellara Ramp.

SAT 20/10 1519am – 5.6m Runabout member with motor problems required a tow from Comboyuro Point to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

SUN 21/10 0836am – 6m Stessle nonmember with gearbox problems required a tow from Flinders Reef to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

WED 24/10 1123am – 6.8m Full Cabin non-member with motor/fuel problems required a tow from Southern tip of Bribie to Banksia Beach.

THU 25/10 1202pm – 4.9m Side Console member with motor problems required a tow from Bongaree area to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

BRIBIE RESPITE CENTRE VISIT On Wednesday 10th October Sharon Moon from Bribie Respite Centre visited VMRBI Base with a number of students to see what we are all about. Radio Officer John Bodycombe showed them through the Radio Room and base; and Commodore Liz Radajewski showed them the vessels which were a great hit, especially Bribie 1 where they could sit on the helm and navigator seats and see what it would be like for real.

Radio Officer John Bodycombe indicates our area of responsibility to our visitors on the chart in the Operations Room

Commodore Liz Radajewski demonstrates Bribie One’s navigation electronics.

Commodore Liz Radajewski with our visitors on the pontoon.

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MARINE RESCUE REVIEW Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford announced a wide-ranging review into Queensland’s volunteer marine rescue services to be started on Monday 24th September 2018.

Mr Crawford said the review by Retired Royal Australian Navy Commodore Campbell Darby DSC AM would “include a comprehensive assessment of existing marine rescue arrangements in Queensland and around Australia”.

“The first stage of Campbell Darby’s review will identify key policies impacting service delivery and volunteer based maritime search and rescue capability,” Mr Crawford said. “Importantly, his review will involve regional stakeholder visits to help Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) better understand what is happening at a local, tactical level.

“I want to reiterate how much this government values the services provided by our marine rescue volunteers,” he said. In July, Mr Crawford and QFES Commissioner Katarina Carroll announced the review into services provided by the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association (AVCGA) and Volunteer Marine Rescue Association Queensland (VMRAQ).

There are 21 Coastguard, and 26 VMR locations across Queensland and QFES supports the marine rescue organisations through service level agreements, which are due to expire on June 30, 2019. Under these agreements, QFES annually provides AVCGA with $1.5 million and VMRAQ with $1.7 million.

Mr Crawford asked for the review after “visiting marine rescue bases up and down the coast where volunteers raised some complex issues affecting service delivery in these locations”. “The Queensland Volunteer Marine Rescue Committee also recently identified the potential need for a review of marine rescue in Queensland,” he said.

“The initial stages of the review will be completed prior to negotiations for the new service agreements (June next year).”

Ms Carroll said the volunteers who made up the state’s marine rescue groups “do a fantastic job at keeping boaties and those participating in marine activities safe”. “Queensland has one of the longest coastlines in Australia and the intention of this review is to ensure our volunteers are well supported and have the most comprehensive emergency services

capability on the water,” Ms Carroll said.

“This review will mean we can make sure our valuable volunteers have the greatest capacity to respond to emergency events and protect those on the water when they need it most.”

VMRBI’s meeting with Commodore Campbell Darby went for about 2 ½ hours and was very informal. In attendance was: Liz Radajewski, Ces Luscombe, Doug Lythgo, Graham Gibb, Simon Middap, John Bodycombe, Bob Skinner, Ray Gibbs, Ian Grimes, Wayne Sclater, Simone Wilson and Peter McNamara.

Items discussed included: Funding, Training levels for Volunteers, Structures of overall squadrons, Amalgamation, Better use of modern technology and where do we see ourselves in 10-15 years.

Inspection of Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie’s three rescue vessels by Campbell Darby who has been requested by the State Government to do a review of the Volunteer Marine Rescue Organisations in Queensland seen here with his assistant Isabel Vanlint, Vice Commodore Ces Luscombe and Commodore Liz Radajewski on Bribie One on Friday 5/10/2018 VALE JEAN BROOM Sadly, Jean Broom passed away only 10 weeks after her husband Arthur on Tuesday 2nd October 2018, her funeral was held at 1130am at Traditional Funerals Burpengary on Wednesday 10th October 2018.

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FORMAL HANDOVER OF 4WD At the re-commissioning ceremony for Bribie 3, Ray Jonkers from Martin Jonkers Toyota at Morayfield presented VMR Bribie with the use of a new 4x4 Toyota HiLux 4 door ute to tow Bribie 3. In honour of this gesture, VMRBI will now refer to the vessel as Jonkers Bribie 3. The vehicle has now had all the decals applied and at 10am Thursday 18th October 2018, Ray Jonkers visited VMRBI to formally hand over the vehicle.

Ray said “as a company they were proud to give back to a such fitting organisation in the local community, that does a great job, and all with volunteers”. Ray who is also a member of VMRBI mentioned that he had to be rescued a couple of times in the past by VMRBI for breakdowns, and really appreciated the work we do.

Commodore Liz Radajewski, on behalf of the VMRBI Community thanked Martin Jonkers Motors of Morayfield for the generous sponsorship, reiterated that the rescue vessel that will be towed by the new vehicle will now be known as Jonkers Bribie Three. Both the vehicle and the vessel will be on display this weekend at the Sandstone Point Hotel’s Oyster Festival.

Commodore Liz Radajewski with Ray Jonkers, the newly sign-written 4X4 with Jonkers Bribie Three in tow and some members of VMRBI.

Ray Jonkers is given a short trip on Pumicestone Passage to show, first hand, the capabilities of Bribie One, our primary rescue vessel.

OYSTER FESTIVAL Saturday 20th October 2018. Once again VMRBI members provided parking direction this annual event at the Sandstone Point Hotel. VMRBI also manned a promotional stand and had our new HiLux with Jonkers Bribie Three on display.

All set up waiting for the crowds at the Oyster Festival

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EMERGENCY SERVICES EXPO The Bribie Island Combined Emergency Services Expo is part of a state-wide campaign to get you ready for the bushfire and storm season. This is a great way to learn more about how to get your home and family prepared. If everyone does a little to prepare, we can all accomplish a lot as a community.

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• Watch a kitchen fire demonstration and learn how to react.

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he counselling process is a continuous systematic, cyclical series of interactions in which the counsellor and client work collaboratively. The definitions of counselling include: • It is a process of helping the individuals to help themselves. It involves helping the individuals to recognize and use their own inner potentials, to set goals, to make plans and to act accordingly.

• It is a continuous process as it is needed at the different stages of life childhood, adolescence, adulthood and even in old age.

• The process involves a sequence of stages and steps which are followed by the trained professionals to help the client.

Confidentiality is paramount to successful counselling In discussing confidentiality, therapists hope to encourage communication. The task of gaining and maintaining the trust of clients is the foundation of the therapeutic relationship and must be honoured. Most importantly, this trust is built around informed consent and confidentiality.

The fundamental intent is to protect a client›s right to privacy by ensuring that matters disclosed to a professional not be relayed to others without the informed consent of the client.

The Commonwealth Privacy Act, 1988 and the Privacy and Personal Information Act, 1998 (NSW) states that an individual›s personal and family history cannot be divulged to other organisations without their consent, and that these records must be kept in a secure place (http://www. health.gov.au).

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I’ve learnt that if you want to keep your love strong and vibrant there are 5 things you need to look at within your relationship: 1. Loving touch – do you take time in for non-sexual conscious loving touch as well as deeper intimacy?

2. Feeling seen and heard – do you truly hear each other, or start preempting, get triggered or switch off to what is really being said?

3. Feeling supported – not just physically or financially, how about emotionally or with your dreams and desires?

4. Regular shake-ups – how often do you do something completely different or challenging together, just to shake things up a bit, find new common ground and get out of old habits.

5. Trust – Not just the big stuff! Do you follow through on what you say you will do? Do you give space where needed, do you show up when it’s challenging?

Relationships aren’t easy, they need attention to flourish.

It’s one of the most wonderful and challenging ways of coming to know yourself better, to find unconditional love, to grow individually and in partnership.

You can either choose to accept this challenge and keep actively working on it, or you can say ‘it’s okay as it is’ which can be true for a while. A relationship that grows stale however, starts becoming the breeding ground for more discontent, low level depression, self-worth and health issues.

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Professional counsellors will usually explain their policy on confidentiality, they may, however, be required by law to disclose information if they believe that there is a risk to life.

The steps in the counselling process 1. Exploration: the client clarifies their understanding of the problems that have brought them to counselling.

The client explores and clarifies problems. The counsellor helps the client tell their story, focusing and clarifying as well as pointing out blind spots and helping to generate new perspective.

2. Planning: the client develops strategies to improve their situation.

The client develops a plan for change. The client imagines a new scenario and develops goals to achieve it. The counsellor encourages a commitment to change.

3. Action the client takes concrete steps to achieve measurable change.

The client moves toward the preferred scenario. The counsellor helps the client develop strategies for action and encourages him or her to implement plans and achieve goals.

Professional counselling can take the form of; • Individual counselling is the most common type of counselling that focuses on the growth and mental health of an individual • Couples or marriage counselling focuses on assisting couples in overcoming conflict and working towards a stronger relationship.

• Family counselling involves the different familial dynamics that affect the family structure.

• Group counselling is the use of group interactions to facilitate growth.

Key Point: It is important that the client realizes that the counsellor can only facilitate change; the client must make the primary effort. Breaking maladaptive habits is difficult. Making life-style changes is difficult. The client must be willing to make the necessary efforts with the guidance of the counsellor.

Is Counselling just talking?

A counsellor will have various ways of assisting; these are referred to as

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theories. Counselling theories are used as a guideline for understanding human nature and to determine which counselling skills required in counselling sessions.

The essence of all counselling is “talk therapy”. Talking therapies can assist you to work out how to deal with negative thoughts and feelings, and to make constructive changes. If you are feeling distressed by the challenges of life or dealing with a mental health issue, talking can be extremely helpful.

Talking about things can help to work out what is really bothering you and to explore what you can do about it.

Talking therapies refers to; • Talking treatments • Counselling • Psychological therapies and/or treatments • psychotherapies The length of therapy can vary depending on the type it is and on your needs. It could be just a few sessions, or it could be ongoing.

A counselling session can last from 45 minutes to 60 minutes. You must play an active role in therapy, otherwise it is a waste of your time and the counsellors.

You need to be honest with yourself and the counsellor. It can entail facing your

fears, recalling traumatic experiences, talking about intimate topics and your private thoughts and feelings When is Counselling Helpful Talking therapies can be beneficial in many situations. Such as; • depression • anxiety • eating disorders • addiction • bi-polar disorder • schizophrenia • grief and loss • stress • adjustment to life’s transitions • chronic illness • terminal illness • behavioural issues • trauma • parenting.

Talking to a professionally trained person can help with understanding a mental health issue, physical illness and to assist in reducing the stress associated with any illness.

A large part of society can and will benefit from talking therapies, but no one type of therapy works for everyone (www.aipc.net.au).

“We repeat what we don’t repair” – Christine Langley Obaugh Wishing you all good mental well-being - Veronica

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Diane Toth from Edmonton in Canada was welcomed as a new member of the club and Joel Shave, also from Canada, specifically Toronto, was a returning

visitor with hopes of joining the club to become a member.

All concerned voted the meeting a good one and look forward to the next meeting on the first Tuesday in November, Melbourne Cup day.

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TRAVEL

THE LONG WAY ROUND TO BRIBIE! with Sabine Van Graz

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roome was always our big goal to reach on our trip and hardly a day went by when we did not listen to the song ‘Good light in Broome’ by Neil Murray.

Having made it there in nine months without any major breakdowns, from machinery or mentally, would mark a point of achievement for us.

We had big expectations and hoped to find the equivalent of ‘Uluru vibes’ on the coast, however arriving in Broome was a bit of a shock to our system.

Since Richard was there thirty years ago, the melting pot of a fishing and pearling village had developed into a

Episode 18 - Broome full-blown tourist resort town. Nothing cosy and laid back anymore, but modern, fast and expensive, with some amazingly beautiful vistas to top it off.

Once we were over the shock of being snapped out of our outback vibe and plunged into a Bondi Beach scene at Cable Beach, we found that Broome had quite a bit to offer after all.

It was just a matter of throwing away the fly nets and putting on the beach bunny tourist hat instead.

Famous Cable Beach is one of the main attractions, with the sun setting over the water, accompanied by the daily pilgrimage of endless rows of four-wheel drives heading over shonky bumpy rocks to the beach. And if your car does not make it then you don’t deserve to be there …

Or…you could choose a camel from one of three camel tours, riding through the sunset.

And the sunset never disappoints with its deep orange, yellow and pink. It’s gorgeous one night and perfect the next…

Being winter, the temperature drops to around 13 degrees during the night but reaches up to 32 degrees in daytime, which means you are very hot during the day but will need loads of clothes if you want to go out at night.

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Compared to summer, those cool nights keep the water temperatures down and the deadly jellyfish at bay, but just before we arrived in April there was a woman stung at Cable Beach. We also got stung, but luckily only by ‘sea lice’, which are very minute jellyfish and make you feel like pins and needles, leaving you with an itchy rash. Nevertheless, it’s not just tiny things that can keep you from going into the water, with the sighting of a large saltwater crocodile causing the beach to be closed for another day.

The beach and town part of Broome spreads over a peninsular with the original town on the sunrise side and famous Cable Beach on the sunset side.

A long time ago all the action like shopping, restaurants and experiencing Chinatown, took place within the village on the sunrise side.

However nowadays, with Cable Beach being fully developed including resorts, bars and restaurants, most of the nightly action can be found at the sunset side.

This buzz of the tourist season is accompanied by noisy planes arriving and leaving around the clock. When you are at Cable Beach you swear you could touch the planes coming into land, and my husband Richard mentioned that as a passenger you can actually see people waving on the beach.

Red bumpy dirt road A lot of the shops close up over the ‘wet season’ and reopen with the start of the dry season when the population of 12 000 increases to 45 000. (including tourists and seasonal workers) Richard had his car serviced at a local mechanic, whose large paddock was converted into a chaotic used car yard. He said that all these cars were stranded over the wet season or repossessed by the police, being stored at his place for $70 per week!

He explained that you can’t spend much in the wet season as everyone is stuck at home, leading to enough money being saved within a family for the owners to pick up and pay for their cars again in the dry season.

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Willow Creek Pearl Farm This time my Richard left us to our own devices for twelve days working back in Brisbane, while we girls were busy with school and Ginger's new group of friends. Up to nine kids were camping just outside my caravan door…needless to say I had no alcohol free days for that period!

You can imagine I was hanging out for Richard’s return and we planned a day trip to the Willie Creek Pearl Farm, which is about forty minutes out of town and can only be reached via a corrugated but

amazing red dirt road.

We had lots of miles under our belt by then, but with no dirt road experience, we did not let the tyres down, as we thought it wouldn’t make much difference… just the sheer memory makes my bum still hurt!

After that, I was in need of a stiff drink, or a few to recover, which made the tour rather a blur, but I sobered up in time for the outing on the boat, to see those oysters dangling in their cages submersed in water. Finishing off with a

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As we could not afford any of those strands, we shouted ourselves some lunch instead, while discovering a flyer for a helicopter ride.

Still with heaps of money to spare in comparison to one of those pearl necklaces… we splashed out once more on a short but amazing adventure, and took to the air to see Cable Beach from above with that gorgeous turquoise water and… I even spotted a

hammerhead shark!

We just made it back to ground before any of us got seriously motion sick, leaving us ready to return to camp with our thoughts still in the clouds.

And now I have to leave you on this high note and hope you can join me for the next episode when we get stranded on the way to Darwin.

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HISTORY

Bribie Remembers Those Who ANSWERED THE CALL

Remembrance Day this year is the 100th anniversary of that event.

BRIBIE MEN IN WORLD WAR 1

ANZAC Memorial with Wreaths

By Barry Clark Bribie Island Historical Society

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he eleventh HOUR.....of the eleventh DAY.....of the eleventh MONTH.....we pause to remember those who gave their lives in War. Men and women from all over Australia fought on distant shores in two world wars, to defend our freedom.

This month’s History Page tells of those from Bribie Island and surrounds who “Answered the Call”.

Two Bronze Plaques were unveiled in 2015 and for this “Remembrance Day” a commemorative book will be launched.

FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-18

For Australia, the First World War remains the costliest conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. From an Australian population of fewer than 5 million, over 416,000 men enlisted, of whom more than 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.

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Most remarkable, is that when Bribie Island and surrounds had a population of less than 50 people,18 men “Answered the Call”.

Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914.

The Australian Government pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm.

On 25 April 1915 members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) landed on Gallipoli in Turkey with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. This began a campaign that ended with an evacuation of allied troops beginning in December 1915.

The Middle East campaign began in 1916 with Australian troops taking part in the defence of the Suez Canal and the allied re-conquest of the Sinai Desert.

Throughout 1916 and 1917 losses on the Western Front were heavy and gains were small. In 1918 Australians took part in a series of decisive advances until Germany surrendered on 11 November 1918.

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In 1914 the resident population of Bribie Island and surrounds was less than 50 people , so it is remarkable that 18 men “Answered the Call” to fight in the War to end all Wars. The enlistees had a variety of backgrounds. There were fishermen, labourers, tradesmen and farmers, a bullock driver and a horse breaker. They all enlisted with the enthusiasm shown by so many at the outbreak of hostilities in both world wars.

Some of their names and families are still around us today in streets names and places such as Campbell, Bishop, Dux, Freeman, and Gollagher, to name a few. All but 3 of the 18 returned after the War, with 2 killed in action and one died of wounds. From the small community of families, 3 were Freemans, 3 were Mills and 3 were Storr.

Harold Francis STORR was allocated to 15th Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 on board A40 Ceramic.

After a brief stop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalion arrived in Egypt in February 1915. They landed with the 4th Brigade at ANZAC late in the afternoon of 25 April 1915. Harold STORR was wounded on 31 May 1915, admitted to hospital and returned to his unit 12 October 1915. He remained with the battalion and served on the Western Front before returning to Australia in October 1918.

George Leslie GOLLAGHER, a bullock driver from Toorbul enlisted on 2

ANZAC Unveiling event November 1916, at the age of 22 years and was allocated to 31 Australian Infantry Battalion and served on the Western Front. George left Australia on 23 December 1916 for France. In early 1917, the German Army withdrew to the Hindenburg Line allowing the British front to advance. His Battalion participated in follow-up operations and later played a major role at Polygon.

SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45

As part of the British Empire, Australia was among the first nations to declare war on Nazi Germany. Between 1939 and 1945 nearly one million Australian men and women served in campaigns against across Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Pacific.

Over 993,000 Australians served in the armed forces and 27,000 died or were killed in action , 23,500 were wounded, and 30,500 were taken prisoner.

Australia sent Royal Australian Air Force aircrews and a number of Royal Australian Navy ships to fight for Britain. During the years 1939-1941, Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen fought the Germans, Italians and Vichy French in Europe, Egypt, Libya, Syria, the Lebanon, Greece, Crete and the Mediterranean.

Japan carried out pre-emptory strike on the US Naval Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbour in December 1941. The United States declared war on Japan and also Germany and Italy. Japan followed up their success at Pearl Harbour a series of victories, resulting in the occupation of most of south-east Asia and large

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areas of the Pacific by the end of March 1942. Singapore fell in February, with the loss of an entire Australian division.

After the bombing of Darwin that same month, all RAN ships in the Mediterranean theatre returned to defend Australia. In response to the heightened threat, Australia also expanded the army and air force to mount a total war effort at home.

E.H Freeman

G.L.Gollagher

M.A.Bishop

Reg Campbell works on Koopa

In March 1942, Japan's southward advance began to lose strength, easing fears of an imminent invasion of Australia. The threat of invasion receded further as the Allies won a series of decisive battles in the Coral Sea, at Midway, the Kokoda Track, and at Milne Bay and Buna.

Nurses had gone overseas with the AIF in 1940. However, during the early years of the war women were generally unable to make a significant contribution to the war effort in any official capacity.

Labour shortages forced the government to allow women to take a more active role in war work and to establish the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF).

At the same time, the navy also began employing female telegraphists, a breakthrough that eventually led to the establishment of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in 1942. The Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) was established in October 1941, with the aim of releasing men from certain military duties in base units in Australia for assignment with fighting units overseas. Outside the armed services, the Women's Land Army (WLA) was established to encourage women to work in rural industries. Other women in urban areas took up employment in industries, such as munitions production.

On 7 May 1945 the German High Command authorised the signing of an unconditional surrender on all fronts:

AAMWS Women’s Service Sign the war in Europe was over.. On the 14 August 1945 Japan accepted the Allied demand for unconditional surrender.

For Australians, it meant that the Second World War was finally over.

BRIBIE MEN & WOMEN IN WORLD WAR 2

We have identified 19 people from Bribie and surrounds who served in World War 2.

12 from Bribie Island, 5 from Toorbul and 2 from Donnybrook. Three were women namely Kathleen Boothe. Mary Durvall and Edith Grant.

Some names are still reflected in local families and remembered in street and place names such as Crouch, Freeman and Shields.

Of the 19 people most went into the Army, with two in RAAF and one in Navy. Two were taken Prison of War, but all 19 returned after the war.

George Henry BOOTHE had already enlisted for service in World War One in 1916. He served in France and was discharged September 1919. He was living at Toorbul when he enlisted for World War Two in May 1940 at the age of 56 years. He was allocated to No1 Garrison Battalion in Brisbane responsible for the maintenance and administration of a home base. He was discharged on 31 October 1944.

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John Duke Kathleen Violet BOOTHE was George’s daughter who also served. She was living at home in Toorbul when she enlisted in December 1942, aged 18 years. She served in the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service (AAMWS) in Brisbane and was discharged in February 1944. AAMWS later became the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps.

John Allan DUKE was a farmhand living at “Creeklands” when he enlisted and served in 2/15 Australian Infantry Battalion in the Middle East and was a “Rat of Tobruk”. After his discharge in 1945 he returned to Toorbul, married and had a family and died in August 1975.

COMMEMORATIVE BOOK LAUNCH - FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER

The Bribie Island Historical Society have received funds from the Queensland Anzac Centenary Spirit of Service Grants programme, for the “Digitisation of a publication focusing on the 37 local enlistees from the First and Second World Wars, as represented on the Bongaree recognition plaques dedicated in 2015”.

This article has touched on just a few of the enlistees whose stories are told in a new book to be launched at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum on Friday 30th November 2018 at 10;15am, and followed by morning tea. Descendants and families of several of these man and women will be at the book launch, and the general public are most welcome.

For catering purposes please notify the museum by phone 3408 0007 or email Seaside.Museum@moretonbay. qld.gov.au or Historical society at bribiehistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

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CELEBRITY

HELLY’S CELEBRITIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

with Helly Kemp

THE HOUSE THAT JACK LIVES IN

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till active in 2018, aged 89, having published 85 novels translated into 55 languages, with 150 million copies sold and 11 of his books turned into movies, makes BEST SELLING AUTHOR, JACK HIGGINS ONE OF THE 20TH CENTURY’s MOST PROLIFIC, if not THE most prolific novelist of thrillers, espionage and mysteries.

And on top of that the British novelist, who writes under several pseudonyms, including Harry Patterson - his real name - has an impressive talent for interior design, as you can see by the photos of his 1929 Mediterranean-style

villa, on beautiful Jersey in the Channel Islands, which he bought in 1983.

It’s a hasty purchase necessitated by an expensive divorce, and certainly isn’t love at first sight for that run down, dingy house, which Jack turns creatively into a stylish home, with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

Jack lives here with his second wife, Denise, also a lady of great talents (TV Channel commentator, literary agent

and former model) and Jack has four children from his first marriage.

Standing high on a hill with magnificent sea views, this villa, now with sloping roof instead of an original flat one, and Jack’s particularly hard work getting the indoor swimming pool to its splendid state, from concrete and market stands artificial grass, makes this renovation a true magic trick. y bottom line in every house I have ever lived in, even when I was not well off, was always that it had to be so comfortable a place, that you

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really wanted to live in it, without that feeling you can’t sit on a sofa in case you disturb a cushion,” says ex-army officer, whose books have been made into successful movies, including THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, A PRAYER FOR THE DYING, NIGHT OF THE FOX, CONFESSIONAL and MIDNIGHT MAN. But I only become friends with Jack after I first interviewed him in 1988 and

what a generous friend he becomes. As both my John, an ex-Grenadier Guard, and I are great fans, we always send a newly published novel of Jack’s to him to autograph. And each time the signed copy is returned to us together with a present: a different signed novel, accompanied by a friendly note like here, or a surprise phone call wishing my John a Happy 50th Birthday.

And although there are plenty of rooms for Jack’s undisturbed writing, he prefers creating his manuscripts in his study at night, with ‘Harry the Fox’ looking on.

Jack writes very fast, with one or two novels every single year for many decades. He remembers one that makes him laugh quite boyishly. “I have written novels like ‘TO CATCH A KING’ in just two weeks.”

But renovating this house was certainly not achieved in two weeks.

Wherever you look, there is elegant oak or French polished mahogany furniture, silk-cushioned chairs and sofas, some oriental influence, but everything satisfying Jack’s demand for casual comfort. Art Deco lamps and orange niches add extra glow and an elegant atmosphere. Books, ornaments and mementos, abound, except in Jack’s study: no ornaments that may interrupt Jack’s creative flow here!

The restored villa ‘Septembertide’, on Mont de la Roque ‘THE HOUSE THAT JACK LIVES IN’ truly is a far cry from the wreck he originally encountered.

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BUSY FINGERS

By Sandra

The Neighbourhood Centre needed assistance to update their outdoor op shop space which brings in muchneeded funds for their projects.

Busy Fingers would not be able to continue to support the island residents both young and mature without our customers continually coming to shop and also the wonderful residents who donate their pre-loved treasures. We thank you all.

Our President Karen is quite happy to come along to your club or association 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.

SALES AND BARGAINS

We have a table full of books marked with a dot to the right of the counter, it contains a wide range of books and you can fill a basket for just $2. Our large range of DVD and CD’s are currently $1 each and the pictures are also half price until further notice. With the abundance of women’s clothing at present, we are able to give a generous offer of a basket full for just $5. There are some very nice lounge suites on the floor at the moment and we will

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have a continual sale of these until further notice. So please come and check our bargains, with Christmas fast approaching you may find things you need for when the family visits.

We thank all our wonderful residents who continually donate their preloved items to us, please remember if you have a problem in bringing your donations to us call 3408 1014 for our free pick up service. As most people know we have had to close our gates after hours due to the amount of rubbish that was dumped on the premises and also because of the many incidents of stealing continually occurring. The closures have proven to be very economical, as we have gone from 3 industrial bins down to two and shortly we will only need one bin, the costs associated with the bin collections has dropped dramatically and these extra funds can be used for the community.

As always we wish to thank our dear friend Richard and his merry group at the Bribie Islander for allowing us to let you know what is happening in Cotterill Ave. Hope to see you in the shop soon.

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CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

We have commenced selling raffle tickets for our Christmas raffle which will be drawn on MONDAY 17TH DECEMBER. There will be 4 prizes in all with some wonderful gifts including a lawn mower (1st Prize) and also shopping vouchers and

hampers and much more. We will have the prize trolleys on display when space permits, the winners will not be disappointed. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. I will include the winning ticket numbers in the January edition of the Bribie Islander. All proceeds will be used for the benefit of the island residents as usual.

DONATIONS

In October we were able to give much need help to several organisations on the island, without your continued support we would not be able to help these organisations. As always we continue to support the VMR with fuel and also the B I Moreton Hospice with the Palliative Care suite in the retirement village.

Bribie Island State School is receiving continual assistance with materials for their woodwork projects, Bribie Island Swimming Club needed assistance with 100 swim kits and we have been able to assist them in this.

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REPORT

FISHING BRIBIE

Whiting from 8th Avenue

By Vin Donovan

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ver the next few months expect to see more storm fronts develop throughout south-east Queensland and the Bribie Island district. Summer storms can be quick moving and cause widespread destruction. When on the water or planning an offshore trip always keep an eye on whether there's any storm activity predicted or the possibility of any severe weather fronts moving through. Having live BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) radar readings on storm fronts is a great way to monitor and track storm movements if you are in the bay or offshore. If the severity of the storms already experienced in September and October is going to be any indication of the upcoming storm season to come, then quite possibly it could be one of the worst seasons in years.

In the passage over the last month has seen an abundance of baitfish and baby prawns present. There has been longtail tuna, mackerel, gts and Queenfish cruising the passage feeding on the schools. On the bottom big flattys, cod, moses perch, squire, sweetlip, jewies and whiting also around. The passage is up to about 15m or so at its deepest and has widespread coffee rock patches, weedy banks, bridge pylons and plenty of creek systems throughout. There's also plenty of oyster leases and rock bars also. There's just so many areas and locations to fish or crab. The mangrove jacks also becoming more active with this hotter, humid weather.

Using fresh fillet baits, live baits or pilchards is the go for the jacks.

Casting plastics up along deep snaggy banks and underwater rock bars

another great way to catch a jack. The summer whiting have really moved into the passage over the last few weeks and live worms and yabbies the pick of the baits.

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he sandcrabs have started to pick up a bit, although weed, jellyfish and plenty of people crabbing out there. Only a couple of muddies around of late, but another month or two and numbers and size in the muddies should increase.

Some nice tailor caught in the passage

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The offshore and Moreton Bay area has been producing fish, although weather, current and winds making it harder to fish. Over the next couple of months

expect wahoo, Spanish mackerel, dolphin fish, tuna and marlin to be moving south off the cape. Trolling skirts and hardbodys is a good way to chase most pelagics. Unfortunately heading out off the cape trolling now days sees sometimes 50 or more boats doing the same. So generally this type of pressure shuts them down pretty quickly. In the bay snapper, cod, cobia and some big parrot getting caught.

Sandcrabs, rock crabs and cuttlefish heads the best bait for the big parrot.

Pilchards, flesh baits and livies for the cobia, snapper and cod. Hopefully, over the next few weeks, the tuna and mackerel show up in big numbers out in the bay. Always check any new fishing regulations or rule changes as you don't want to get caught out with a fine. So as the weather starts to warm up get the crab pots and trolling gear ready and head out and enjoy the passage and Moreton Bay marine park."

And remember don't destroy what you come to enjoy".

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NATURE

AN OBSESSION WITH RUBBER

There's been some big yellowtail kingies in the bay at present

By Neil Wilson

TIDE TIMES

FRI 2 Nov 4:27 am 1.67m 10:03 am 0.62m 4:43 pm 2.24m 11:26 pm 0.46m

SAT 3 Nov 5:36 am 1.84m 11:19 am 0.55m 5:46 pm 2.27m

SUN 4 Nov 12:22 am 0.35m 6:34 am 2.01m 12:25 pm 0.47m 6:42 pm 2.28m

MON 5 Nov 1:10 am 0.28m 7:24 am 2.16m 1:22 pm 0.42m 7:31 pm 2.26m

TUE 6 Nov 1:52 am 0.23m 8:09 am 2.28m 2:14 pm 0.39m 8:14 pm 2.2m

WED 7 Nov 2:30 am 0.22m 8:50 am 2.35m 3:00 pm 0.4m 8:55 pm 2.12m

THU 8 Nov 3:04 am 0.23m 9:30 am 2.39m 3:44 pm 0.44m 9:33 pm 2.02m

FRI 9 Nov 3:35 am 0.26m 10:08 am 2.4m 4:25 pm 0.49m 10:10 pm 1.91m

TUE 13 Nov 12:02 am 1.6m 5:40 am 0.58m 12:39 pm 2.13m 7:11 pm 0.77m

WED 14 Nov 12:49 am 1.52m 6:23 am 0.7m 1:26 pm 2.04m 8:09 pm 0.8m

THU 15 Nov 1:51 am 1.47m 7:19 am 0.8m 2:22 pm 1.97m 9:16 pm 0.78m

FRI 16 Nov 3:11 am 1.49m 8:32 am 0.86m 3:28 pm 1.94m 10:18 pm 0.72m

MON 19 Nov 6:15 am 1.91m 12:02 pm 0.7m 6:16 pm 2.05m

TUE 20 Nov 12:41 am 0.41m 6:59 am 2.07m 12:56 pm 0.61m 7:00 pm 2.07m

WED 21 Nov 1:21 am 0.33m 7:42 am 2.22m 1:46 pm 0.54m 7:44 pm 2.08m

THU 22 Nov 2:00 am 0.26m 8:24 am 2.35m 2:34 pm 0.49m 8:26 pm 2.06m

FRI 23 Nov 2:38 am 0.22m 9:06 am 2.45m 3:22 pm 0.45m 9:09 pm 2.02m

MON 26 Nov 4:34 am 0.29m 11:21 am 2.53m 5:50 pm 0.5m 11:31 pm 1.79m

TUE 27 Nov 5:19 am 0.37m 12:10 pm 2.48m 6:47 pm 0.54m

WED 28 Nov 12:28 am 1.71m 6:10 am 0.47m 1:03 pm 2.41m 7:46 pm 0.56m

THU 29 Nov 1:34 am 1.67m 7:12 am 0.58m 2:02 pm 2.33m 8:50 pm 0.56m

FRI 30 Nov 2:50 am 1.69m 8:25 am 0.65m 3:06 pm 2.25m 9:51 pm 0.52m

SAT 10 Nov 4:04 am 0.31m 10:45 am 2.37m 5:05 pm 0.56m 10:46 pm 1.8m

SUN 11 Nov 4:34 am 0.38m 11:21 am 2.3m 5:44 pm 0.64m 11:22 pm 1.7m

MON 12 Nov 5:05 am 0.47m 11:59 am 2.22m 6:25 pm 0.71m

SAT 17 Nov 4:27 am 1.59m 9:52 am 0.85m 4:31 pm 1.96m 11:12 pm 0.62m

SUN 18 Nov 5:26 am 1.74m 11:02 am 0.79m 5:27 pm 2m 11:58 pm 0.51m

SAT 24 Nov 3:16 am 0.21m 9:49 am 2.52m 4:10 pm 0.45m 9:54 pm 1.96m

SUN 25 Nov 3:54 am 0.23m 10:34 am 2.54m 4:59 pm 0.46m 10:41 pm 1.88m

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henever someone discovers unexplained damage to their property, be it either buildings or motor vehicles, the natural reaction is for them to blame it on vandalism and, on the majority of occasions, their conclusion is one hundred percent accurate. However, after initially forming that opinion about the damage that was being inflicted on a number of cars in Bongaree, vehicle owners have now discovered a very different cause.

A Welsby Parade resident has explained that for a few weeks now, people have been discovering that their windscreen wiper rubbers are being destroyed and no one has been able to catch the culprits.

‘It has had us all mystified but finally, we know the cause,’ said the annoyed vehicle. ‘We have discovered that it is the crows that are repeatedly attacking the wiper blades and nothing we do seems to stop them,’ he added.

Reports from around the world indicate that not only is this a common problem but it is something that is not confined to crows. It seems that many birds are obsessed with attacking the

This crow is not letting go of the wiper.

rubber on cars, be it wiper blades, window seals and anything else that fits the bill. There has even been an instance of the rubber seals on a sunroof being eaten away to the extent that water pours into the cabin. Whilst this does seem to be only occurring in a specific area, we would welcome information about any other instances in which our feathered friends are behaving badly.

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POETRY | LAUGH

FLASHBACKS - THROUGH A TIGER'S EYES - Poetic Images Of The Vietnam War “And so what are you doing, On this delightful new day?

Come spend it with me!

We'll have some fun! ... What do you say?

Our children invited us, To an Assembly at school!

But I don’t know! ... Or perhaps, We could just relax by the pool?

Shall we just stroll on down, To the local town square, Where I heard there are some folk, Today gathering down there.

Yes! It’s November 11th!

So what ... anyway?

Just look at those yachts, out sailing!

In that brisk breeze on the bay!

Oh, this land that we share, How so lucky we all are!

Freedom and benefits galore; No wonder migrants pour in from afar!

Yes, I agree! ... It’s such a glorious day, No chance of rain ... not a sign!

Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, And notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back On the table and take out the garbage first...

But then I think, Since I’m going to be near the mailbox When I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, And see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, So I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I’d been drinking.

I’m going to look for my checks,

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Now I wonder why that small crowd’s, Standing around that stone shrine?

Listen! ... The speaker's saying something, ’Bout those who gave us ... ‘our chance’ ?

Long buried somewhere at sea? Or in Asia?

Africa? Or here? Or in France?

Strange! ... He now calls for silence?

And a bugle’s now starting to play?

I had heard someone mention …

That this was some special day?

Over there! ... Under those umbrellas! ... See? Young lovers! ... At that sidewalk café!

Watching the passing parade, I suppose, Let’s go sip a coffee ‘au lait’.

Shall we lunch at this restaurant?

Yes? ... Maybe oysters mornay ... as an entrée?

Mmmnn… yum! ... Or maybe indulge ourselves, On a gorgeous gourmet buffet?

Now! ... What wine should we choose?

Of such things, one can’t be too blazé!

Perhaps a nice Merlot ... or a ‘Chards’?

Or ... a chilled cheeky Rosé?

Oh look! ... A flag’s flying at half-mast!

And flowered wreaths, placed on display!

Oh yes! ... Of course! ... I recall now! …

It’s Remembrance Day!”

By Paul La Forest

“People who fight in wars, be they volunteers or conscripts, expect to be paid, pensioned and nurtured for their sacrifices. But people who do not fight wars ... even wars they approved

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- Anonymous WW 2 soldier from The American Soldier by S. Stouffer, (ed.), 1949.

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But first I need to push the Pepsi aside So that I don’t accidentally knock it over.

The Pepsi is getting warm, And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, A vase of flowers on the counter Catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Pepsi on the counter and Discover my reading glasses that I’ve been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, But first I’m going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I’ll be looking for the remote, But I won’t remember that it’s on the kitchen table, So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, But first I’ll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers,

of and perhaps encouraged ... tend to believe that those who do, should perform deeds of combat as acts of patriotism. Non-combatants it would seem, feel that soldiers should not trivialise their patriotism in a sea of complaints, about old wounds suffered in battles long forgotten!”

But quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table, Get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to Remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day: The car isn’t washed, The bills aren’t paid, There is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter, The flowers don’t have enough water, There is still only 1 check in my check book, I can’t find the remote,

I can’t find my glasses, And I don’t remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I’m really baffled because I know I was busy all day, And I’m really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, And I’ll try to get some help for it, but first I’ll check my e-mail....

Don’t laugh -- if this isn’t you yet, Read it again - your day is coming!

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PHOTOGRAPHY Marilyn Weston - Looking Back

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

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his month’s theme was “Through a Window” where the image was to be taken through an opening designed to admit air and light into a building or form of transport. The winner was Marilyn Weston with her tricky shot from a car window into the side vision mirror showing a reflection of the scenery behind.

Maria Casmenco won the Mono PI with a very cute shot of her little granddaughter titled “She found Something”.

Gail Goodair was the winner of the Colour PI section with a charming photograph titled “High Country Solitude”.

Marj Webber took out the Mono Print with “Lonely Vigil” a photo of a Whitefaced Heron standing at the edge of a lagoon on Bribie Island.

Roger Bawden A great day for a walk First place and Photo of the Month was won by Roger Bawden with a beautiful shot titled “A Great Day for a Walk”.

All five winners were awarded a mark of 10/10 by our visiting understudy PSQ judge Nadia Filliaggi who travelled all the way from Mt Gravatt for the meeting.

Nadia went to great lengths to give us thorough and informative critiques on each submitted image.

Gabby Shaw attended a Photography Convention in Cairns and gave an interesting short talk and slideshow of her experiences there. Also, a slideshow of photos taken at the Bibimulya Wetlands location shoot was screened Woody Point jetty was the choice for our

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If you wish to come along ring Gordon at 3408 2649 or Gail at 3408 9850.

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LIFESTYLE

YOUR ZODIAC FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER

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Sound the horns! Roll out the red carpet! Jupiter returns home to Sagittarius in November. I've been looking forward to this all year! It brings the return of optimism and vision, especially in situations that have seemed like lost causes. Of course, every month is an astrological mixed bag.

Uranus' return to Aries, along with Mercury's retrogradation, suggest that there's unfinished business that will need attending to. But with Venus and Neptune both changing direction, we really can allow hope and excitement to grow.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

Pencils come with erasers because none of us are perfect. As Uranus moves back into Aries this month, you may have to use the rubberised end of your pencil on a part of life's canvass that you thought you'd already completed. But with Mars and Jupiter's change of signs, you may just find that it's giving you the creative freedom to explore a better alternative to what's been in put in place. It's often said that when it comes to artistic endeavours, there's no such thing as a mistake.

In November, life imitates art in the best possible way.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

Self-help gurus insist that our difficulties provide opportunities for growth. So I hope you've got access to a tape measure! Surely, with all you've been through recently, you're bound to have gained a couple of inches? Sometimes though, we experience the wrong kind of growth - when our high hopes for the future don't tally with the reality. In November, disruptive Uranus

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leaves your sign, giving you space to acclimatise.

Meanwhile, your ruler begins to move forward again. Let the right kind of growth commence!

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 22)

The song 'I'm just a soul whose intentions are good… Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood' could be your theme tune this month. As Jupiter enters your opposite sign, issues between you and a 'significant other' are bound to grow larger, just as your ability to communicate is challenged by Mercury's turn backwards in the sky. But any turbulence will be a temporary part of a greater journey. The Full Moon, linked dynamically with Mars, suggests that as long as you do what feels right, you really can't go wrong.

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CANCER (June 23 - July 23)

Your ruler, the Moon, is the quickest light traveling across the zodiac. Astrologers don't usually pay much attention to its planetary interactions, especially when looking at an extended period of time. But sometimes, the Moon's activity is a little too conspicuous to ignore. I feel a bit like Lois Lane putting two and two together about Clark and Superman! In November, the Moon is new just as Uranus changes signs and converges with Jupiter, which finally returns home. You can expect to feel particularly powerful this month.

For spine-tingling November news call your month-ahead forecast: 1900 959 005.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

Book the gallery, unveil the canvasses, prepare your palette and wet your brushes! Expect an explosion of creativity and an irresistible urge to express the feelings you hold in your heart. But also be prepared, like so many of the world's great artists, to have ideas misunderstood, calls fall on deaf ears and your vision adulterated. Subversive virtuosos aren't the only people to feel frustration.

But if instead of over analysing you let your heart do the talking, you'll begin to form a powerful and optimistic image of your future.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

The past doesn't control us. It influences our decisions, but it doesn't ultimately make them on our behalf. In November, as Jupiter, the planet of expansion, opportunity and adventure moves into a part of the sky associated with your past, your ruler Mercury begins moving backwards there. Is this a cosmic mixed message? Why explore territory that you're already familiar with? Yet the mightiest trees have roots that extend far further than their foliage.

If you look again at what's hidden, you'll find what you need to flourish and grow.

For spine-tingling November news call your monthahead forecast: 1900 959 005.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

Venus, your ruler, the stylish embodiment of urbane sophistication is newly back in your sign. Only there's something a bit different about her. She seems to be wearing mittens and mules… sunglasses and pyjamas! That's because she's retrograde, and life's taking some unexpected turns. In November, not only does she turn direct, she spends the month in opposition with Uranus. Though I can't promise things will be clear, I can assure you that you're on a journey that leads to some great and delightful understandings.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

Jupiter's trip through your sign has certainly made the year interesting. On a macro level, the morality of sexual politics has been brought into the limelight, and some long-overdue justice has been served.

We've seen excess, and shady dealings from people in power too. On a personal level, it's been an intense time for Scorpios. If it hasn't yielded all you've desired, does Jupiter's departure mean that you've missed your opportunities? No! It brings a different way of exploring how you can get what you really, really want.

For spine-tingling November news call your monthahead forecast: 1900 959 005.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)

When I pick up my Sagittarian son from nursery, I never know what to expect. Sometimes I get my 'after-nursery cuddle'. Other times, it's a light punch in an early strike of our playful 'bedtime wars' game.

As the Sun, our astrological father figure, moves into your sign in November, it brings warmth, bravery and creativity. But it's your ruler Jupiter, making its

first visit home in twelve years, that's really exciting.

However you choose to greet your celestial guardian, as long as you're smiling, the fun can really begin.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

''You may say that I'm a dreamer… but I'm not the only one' sang John Lennon. It's a line he might not have written that if he'd been surrounded by Capricorns! Although your sign isn't known for its sentimental optimism, or wishful thinking, people often underestimate you. The part of John Lennon's chart representing his calling and aspirations, was in Capricorn. And if there's anyone who can make the impossible happen, by combining hope and an iron will, it's you. This month, put some faith in what only you can only imagine. Dare to dream.

For spine-tingling November news call your monthahead forecast: 1900 959 005.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

As retrograde Uranus changes signs again, something you thought you'd put behind you reappears. Is that a groan I hear? Actually, there's no need for frustration. Yes, you're going to having to re-work alterations, which you thought had taken care of, particularly in the light of some new information. But this is more than a continuation of a tired narrative. It's the final appearance of a familiar theme - just before the scene changes and the plot twists. As Mars finally leaves your sign, here comes the progress you've long desired.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

It's funny how an image can define a process. Even as the parent of a young child, I haven't ever seen any kids playing with drumming bunnies. But if I compare you to one of them, you probably realise I'm suggesting that your batteries are being re-energised.

As Mars enters your sign, making a dynamic link with Jupiter, which is in its most powerful position for years, AND Neptune turns direct, you're more like a Tesla roadster than a childish toy. Just don't let any newfound speed and energy distract from this opportunity to succeed.

For spine-tingling November news call your monthahead forecast: 1900 959 005.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2018 DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT?...List your event details HERE by emailing... thebribieislander@gmail.com

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SUN Queensland Cancer Council MARKETS

SUN

WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street, Bribie.

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TUE MELB CUP LUNCH WHEN: From 11am

WHERE: The Blue Pacific Hotel, PH 3408 1004

WHERE: Bribie Island District &

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WHERE: Pacific Harbour Golf Club | www. pacificharbourgolf.com.au

sandstonepointhotel.com.au

Tickets on sale now via OzTix! Limited Books.

Bubbles, Sweepstakes, Psychic and 2 Course Lunch. $49. Bookings Ess.

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Exhibition - Going Away

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WHEN: Tues - Fri 10am - 4 pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 3pm WHERE: Bribie Island Seaside

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WHEN: The Deck Bistro, 6 -9 pm

WHEN: 6:00 - 9:30pm WHERE: The Abbey Museum, Trivia Tragics, $15 per Adult, Children Free

Garage Sale with Sausage Sizzle

SAT

International Games Day WHEN: 10.30am - 12.30pm For Prep - Grade 6

Morning tea, sausage sizzle, plants, Christmas gifts, craft, sweets and treats and bottled produce

DEC

SAT

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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WHEN: Last Sunday of the Month 8:30am – 1pm

Carols in the Park

WHERE: Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach

WHERE: Uniting Church, Webster Street, Bongaree

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WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street, Bribie.

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A Medieval Christmas

WHEN: Every 3rd Sunday of the Month 6am – 12noon

WHERE: The Abbey Museum,

WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street, Bribie.

Bribie Vibe Arts & Craft MARKETS

1 DEC

Lions Club of Sandstone Point Car Boot Sale

25 DEC

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Entertainment by Steve Hill and Prizes. Bookings Essential.

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

Bellara.

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WHERE: Bribie Island Surf Club | PH 07 3408 2141

Bribie Rotary MARKETS

WHEN: 6:00 - 2:00pm WHERE: 40 Boronia Drive,

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Tickets $80. Food & Wine.

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MELBOURNE CUP LUNCH

Dragons Abreast Garage Sale

Abbey Trivia Night

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Christmas Planning

WHERE: Uniting Church, Webster Street, Bongaree

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WHERE: Pacific Harbour Golf Club | www.pacificharbourgolf.com.au

WHERE: Bribie Island Library

WHEN: 7am to 11am

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

WHERE: Sandstone Point Hotel |

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WHEN: 12pm - 3pm

Neighbourhood Centre, 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara.

Christmas Creations Fair

WHEN: Nov 3 at 10am, Nov 4 at 3pm WHERE: Island Dance, Tickets Available to purchase.

Bring Muppet-Style Puppet Character to life with Brett

WHEN: 12:00pm- 3:00pm, Every Sunday

TUE/WED 14,15

WHEN: 9am - 11:30am

Free to Play. Hits from the 60's to Today.

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Lions Club of Sandstone Point Car Boot Sale

MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON

holidays spent at Bribie Island from the early years to present day. Free Entry

Get Ready for Christmas Workshop

WHERE: The Blue Pacific Hotel | PH 3408 1004

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Museum. This exhibition tells the story of

$25.90 p/p. 2 Course Lunch.

Bookings Essential

WHEN: From 7pm, Every Thursday

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WHEN: First Sunday of each Month 7am – 12noon

THU 1,8,15,22 ,29

WHEN: 6:30pm - 9:00pm abbeymuseum.com.au

Candlelit, Choir, Carols & Medieval Delicacies

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WHEN: 7am to 11am

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

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CALLING ALL BRIBIE ARTISTS

ART COMPETITION ENTRIES NOW OPEN

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nterest is building in the inaugural MINI Bribie Islander Magazine Christmas Issue Cover Art Competition since being announced in our sister publication The MINI Bribie Islander gloss magazine last month.

Of course, this is not a new idea. Norman Rockwell the famous American artist, for many years painted Christmas -themed artworks for the front covers of “The Saturday Evening Post” (hence the illustration used in the article).

The MINI Bribie Islander magazine is offering a $250 cash prize to the local Bribie artist who produces a suitable artwork for the front cover of our December 21 issue.

Judging of the winning artwork, that will appear on the front cover of 15,000 Bribie Islander magazines, will be undertaken by an independent panel of peers and the winning artist will be announced at the Art Centre in their 30th Anniversary celebrations week, December 8 – 16.

Christmas is a very special time of the year and the team at The Bribie Islander have come up with a novel way to celebrate this festive event in conjunction with our local arts community through the Bribie Island Community ArtsCentre, at Banksia Beach.

A Very Bribie Christmas

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We are looking for a painted or illustrated work, portraying the theme of “A Very Bribie Christmas”.

All sorts of mediums are welcome, including oil, water and acrylic paints, pencils, pastels, crayons and charcoal just to mention a few.

The Bribie Islander is very keen to hear from local artists who wish to participate in this inaugural festive art competition.

More detailed information is online at www. thebribieislander.com.au or contact David Sweedman directly at The Bribie Islander email david.thebribieislander@gmail.com or on 0409 846 559.

PLANNING YOUR

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o you love Christmas? Fear Christmas? Just want to enjoy this Christmas season with your family, friends or on your own? Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre will be holding a FREE ‘Get Ready for Christmas’ workshop over two days, Tuesday 14th November and Wednesday 15th November from 9am – 11.30 am at the Centre at 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara. The two sessions will discuss how to best plan your Christmas, be it solo, as a couple or family. We will provide planning lists for food, presents, activities and your budget, and can also respond to any group concerns

or preferred topics. We have great strategies for doing less and enjoying it more, self-care, sticking to a budget while still having a great Christmas and how to handle those tricky gatherings of relatives. And we’ve included a fun and easy Christmas craft activity. Going on past years, we know everyone will go away feeling happier, more prepared and less stressed for the upcoming holiday season. You are very welcome to come along and join with us for this workshop but places are limited so please book in asap by phoning us on 3408 8440 (Monday – Thursday 9am-3pm).

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To have your events listed on this calendar, please email details to thebribieislander@ gmail.com

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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.

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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. 1.15pm-4pm.

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.

1st WEDNESDAY of the Month BEING THERE – Grief Contact and Support Morning Tea: Meets at 10.00 – 11.00 am in rooms at George Hartnett Metropolitan Funerals 2/229 Goodwin Drive Bongaree. This FREE morning tea is hosted by grief counsellor Geoff Bradford. Contact Geoff geoffbradford2@ bigpond.com or PH 0421866560 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, 6am 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.

New members welcome.

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.

Email: thebribieislander@gmail.com

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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.

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.

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1st WEDNESDAY of the Month Dragons Abreast Bribie Island: Monthly Meeting held 6.30pm for 6.45pm start, at the Anzac Room RSL Bribie.

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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.

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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.

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FIRST Tuesday and SECOND Thursday Bribie Island Family History Interest Group: Meet in The Anzac Room, Bribie Island, RSL Club. February To December (Tues 1pm, Thurs 10am). Feb - Dec. 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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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EVERY 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH The Bribie Island Community Parkinson’s Support Group: Meets from 1.00pm until 3.00pm (December and January excepted), in the Anzac Room at the Bribie Island RSL Club, 99 Toorbul Street, Bongaree. Meetings are open to people with Parkinson’s and their carers and family members and community .

Gold Coin Donation. Contact: Co-ordinator David Martin on 0418 750120

1st TUESDAY of the Month The Probus Club of Bribie Island Inc: is a mixed fellowship club open to all local residents and meets in the RSL’s Anzac Room at 9:15 a.m. Visitors welcome. Details - Mark Sunter (3408-4145) or Ursula Maffey (3410-0792).”

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.

2nd TUESDAY of the Month Pumistone Passage Probus Group: If you enjoy fun and friendship then this is the club for you! Come along to one of our meetings at the RSL Anzac Room 9am for 9.30 start. Meet new friends and hear an interesting talk.But that's not all. Each month we have a dinner date, a walk and coffee morning, an activity or outing and a fishing group. Come and join the fun. Visitors Welcome. For more details call Gerry Hurst on 54976580 or 0457305391.

Look forward to seeing you there 2nd & 4th FRIDAY of the Month Pumicestone Ukulele: 4pm - 5.30pm.

Recreation Hall (U3A building). 156 First Avenue.

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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.

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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.

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

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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 FOURTH WEDNESDAY of the Month Bribie Island VIEW Club (supporting The Smith Family): meets for lunch at 11.30 for 12.00 at Serenity @ The Waterways, Welsby Parade. For information or apologies phone Jennifer 3408 2152 or Fay 3408 2617.

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BEACHMERE BULLETIN

NOVEMBER

Carpark, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@ bang.org.au 0456 818 017

FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER, PINK RIBBON DAY, Auction, raffles, brunch from 9am, Beachmere Community Hall, Progress Ave. Judy 0401 153 633.

TUESDAY, 13 NOVEMBER BEACHMERE MEN’S SHED 9am – Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, 0490 871 225

TUESDAY, 30 OCTOBER, BEACHMERE U3A, 2pm Public Meeting to gauge interest and gain support. Ex RSL / Bowls Club, Main St. Contact info@bang.org.au or 0456 818 017.

WEDNESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 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

EACH SATURDAY NOVEMBER WITNESSING/ JP SERVICE, 9am - 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au

THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER BEACHMERE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEETING, 9am at Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave

EACH SATURDAY NOVEMBER BINGO, eyes down 1pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Gwen 0448 238 056

THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER COFFEE WITH A COP, 10.30am at Beach Shak Café, Biggs Ave, Beachmere.

EACH MONDAY NOVEMBER MAH JONG, 9am12pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Gwen 0448 238 056

TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER BEACHMERE LIONESS MTG, from 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, All Welcome

EACH TUESDAY NOVEMBER BEACHMERE ASSIST, 9am-11am The Beach Shak Café, 5 Biggs Ave, Beachmere. FREE weekly drop in! All Welcome. 0475 571 902 or info@bang.org.au

TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER (BANG - AGM) BEACHMERE AREA NETWORK GROUP – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 6pm-7pm, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. ALL MEMBERS WELCOME. info@bang.org. au or 0456 818 017

EACH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER CARDS, 9am-Noon Beachmere Community Hall, Progress Hall, Beachmere. Madeline 5496 2503.

WEDNESDAYS (except 4th EACH MONTH) SOUL & LINE DANCING, 6-7pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Gwen 0448 238 056.

EACH FRIDAY NOVEMBER BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. For info contact Judy 0401 153 633OR Find us on Facebook.

EACH FRIDAY NOVEMBER BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, 5.50pm - 7pm at Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, beachmerescouts@gmail.com EACH SUNDAY NOVEMBER FREE FITNESS IN THE PARK, 8am – 9am Clayton Park, Moreton Tce, Beachmere. Bookings 5433 2052. More info at mbrc.qld.gov.au/healthyactive/?keyword=clayton (All Sundays till 16 Dec 2018) FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 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 SUNDAY, 4 NOVEMBER CAR BOOT SALE, 7am–11am, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre

Powered FREE! from the SUN every day

BEAT THE HEAT Replace your WHIRLYBIRD with a SOLAR FAN

WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER BEACHMERE LIONS MEETING, 6.30pm-7pm, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. Please phone to attend 0417 781 562.

WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER CRAFT GROUP, 1.30pm, Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craftwork & gold coin donation. Everyone welcome. Rev Michele 0417 067 992 SUNDAY, 2 DECEMBER CAR BOOT SALE, 7am–11am, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre Carpark, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au 0456 818 017 FRIDAY, 7 DECEMBER 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

Your Solar Roof Fan can also help reduce Termite attacks by removing moisture from the roof timbers (Recommended by Pest Shield)

SUNDAY, 9 DECEMBER BEACHMERE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COMPETITION 2017 $10 register by 9th Dec www.bang.org.au.

Contact 0456 818 017 email info@bang.org.au.

SATURDAY, 15 DECEMBER BEACHMERE COMMUNITY CAROLS 4pm-7pm, Clayton Park, Moreton Tce, Beachmere. FREE Activities, Dress up Costume Competition, Raffles, Craft, Gift & Food – MORE DETAILS SOON – www.bang.org.au

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRIBIE ISLAND RECOVERY GROUP

Corner of Fifth Ave and Foley St, Bongaree.

Meeting room is behind church.

RECOVERY I.D. MEETING Monday - 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall.

Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st, Bongaree.

Meeting room is behind church.

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT GLENN 0410 435 867

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.

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

BOOK STUDY MEETING Thursday - 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall.

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Sarah Pendal 0423 788 747

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Clothing & Handbags, Personalised School Items, Kids & Baby Items, Alterations, Mending.

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SHOW ROOM 3/17 Armitage St

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PVC PIPE AND IRRIGATION FITTINGS IN STOCK!

PH 3408 Benabrow NOW Ave, Bribie Island 3410 6246 0521 41 BOOK DAILY HEALTH FUND REBATES

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OFFICE & STATIONERY SUPPLIES BRIBIE ISLAND STATIONERY & OFFICE SUPPLIES

Our Services Include: • • All Home & Office Stationery • Ink Cartridges & Toners • • Black & Colour Copying • • Email, Scanning & Faxing • Laminating & Binding

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Office Chairs & Filing Cabinets Typing Service Bribie’s Largest Range of Quality Papers

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Mon-Fri 8:30-3.00, Sat 8.00-12.00

Monday-Friday 8.30-3.00 and Saturday 8.00-12.00

REMOVALS & STORAGE

SIGNAGE TILING & RENOVATIONS

POOL, PUMP AND IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 41 Benabrow St, Bribie Island

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BRIBIE MOWERS LOCAL & INTERSTATE SMALL & LARGE TRUCKS AVAILABLE & CYCLES CONTAINER, CARAVAN & BOAT STORAGE AVAILABLE Sales, Spares and Repairs

Specialising in BRIBIE ISLAND & Complete Bathrooms, SURROUND AREAS Laundry and House Local for more than remodelling for the 25 years Elderly and Disabled Licensed to

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Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Bribie Island 3 times per week

SouthEast TV Antenna Services

Monday - I.D. - 7.30pm. Church of Christ hall, cnr of Fifth Ave and Foley St Bongaree.

TV Antenna Installation, Replacement and Repairs Friday - I.D. - 7.30pm. Banksia Lodge, corner of Sunderland Drv and Solander Esp, Banksia Beach Additional TV, Phone and Data Points, Contacts: Jaime 3408 9798 Setup and Tuning.

Steve 0409 560 561 System Upgrades Come One, Come All, Pat Marks Car Rodeo Thursday - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions - 7pm - Church of Christ hall, cnr of Fifth Ave and Foley St Bongaree.

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Every Saturday from 1:00pm At the coffee shop behind the library

For Further details call Dennis on 0418 159 116

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THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF CRIME AS REPORTED BY BRIBIE ISLAND POLICE Week Ending 8th October Property Crime Burglary – Between September 29 and October 1, a residential unit in North Street, Woorim was broken whilst the residents were away. The suspects forced entry through the back door and have searched most rooms. Investigations are ongoing.

Stealing – Between October 1 and October 2, a café on Marine Parade, Bellara had a commercial ‘Pitco’ brand fryer stolen from the back of the store.

Stealing – On October 7, a suspect has stolen a GoPro Hero 5 portable action camera which was left by accident on a jet ski trailer parked in the Sylvan Beach Boat Ramp.

Graffiti – Between September 29 and October 1, suspects have used pink spray paint to damage the fence of Bribie Island State High School. Two of the symbols sprayed were: D09, 507. Investigations are ongoing.

Personal Safety Domestic Violence – Police investigated several reports of domestic violence in the past week.

This resulted in Police making 4 new applications for protection orders and investigating 2 alleged breaches of current protection orders. Police also referred several people onto various support services.

On October 1, two teenage youths from Ningi were found in possession of cannabis and drug utensils. Both were dealt with by way of the Youth Justice Process.

On October 5, police apprehended a 25-yearold Bellara man in Bellara and a 21-year-old Banksia Beach man in Banksia Beach who were in possession of drug utensils, both were dealt with by way of Drug Diversion.

Road Safety Drink Driving – on October 6, police intercepted a Holden Colorado 4WD on Endeavour Drive, Banksia Beach. The driver was charged after testing positive to a reading of 0.054 per cent.

Driver was issued with a Notice to Appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on October 30.

Unlicensed Driving –Police intercepted 4 unlicensed drivers in the last week. All drivers will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court later this month.

Traffic Infringement Notices – Bribie Police issued over 30 infringement notices for various offences in the past week: speeding, failing to stop, fail to wear seatbelt, defective vehicle, fail to secure load, parking offences and fail to display L Plate.

Week Ending 15th October Property Crime Burglary - On October 8, a house in Violet Court Bongaree was unlawfully entered and a sum of cash was stolen.

Between October 8 to 13, suspects have unlawfully entered a house in Ardel Place Sandstone Point. Suspects have removed a flyscreen and broken a window to gain entry before conducting an untidy search of the rooms. Scenes of Crime officers attended and investigations are continuing.

Stealing - On October 9, garden ornaments and plants were stolen from an apartment block on Cotterill Avenue Bongaree. Police believe a vehicle was used and the suspects were a man and woman. Items included; a big turtle ornament, plants on stands and in pots.

On October 13, suspects have stolen a pair of new ‘Nike’ shoes (dark blue/white Kids Air Force) from the front step of a house in Dianthus Ave Banksia

Beach. These shoes were a boy’s birthday gift a few days earlier.

Wilful Damage On October 10, windows at the front of the Sandstone Lakes Early Learning Centre on Sandstone Boulevard Ningi were smashed when a wine bottle was thrown at the building.

Domestic Violence Police investigated several reports of domestic violence in the past week. This resulted in Police making one new application for protection order and investigating six alleged breaches of current protection orders. Police also referred several people onto various support services.

Drug Offences On October 10, police detected a drug related offence in a parked vehicle parked on Marine Parade Bellera. A 40-year-old, Caboolture South resident was dealt with by way of Drug Diversion.

Road Safety Injury Traffic Crash - On October 13, at midday there was a single vehicle traffic crash in the eastbound double lanes on Bribie Island Rd Ningi (Turners Camp) where a Kia Sorento sedan lost control on a wet road and struck a tree. The vehicle was extensively damaged and the 25-yearold female driver was admitted to hospital for observations. Whilst weather contributed to this incident, police would like to remind all motorists to take extra care on wet roads and make some time this week to check the condition of your tyres (tread depth and tyre pressure).

Drink Driving On October 11, a 45-year-old Bongaree resident was intercepted on First Avenue Woorim driving under the influence of alcohol, 0.168 per cent.

The driver was issued a Notice to Appear for Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 1.

On October 14, a 56-year-old Bellara resident was detected driving under the influence of a drug on Benabrow Avenue Bellara. The driver was issued a Notice to Appear in court.

Unlicensed Driving Traffic Infringement Notices - Bribie Police issued over 20 infringement notices for various offences in the past week: speeding, unlicensed driving, parking offences and fail to display P Plate.

Traffic Operation Local resources completed a range of activities from bicycle patrols, 4wd beach patrols and high visibility traffic patrols. The operation produced; 220 RBT’s and 6 Traffic Enforcement Notices (included 3 for speeding).

Week Ending 22nd October Property Crime On October 16, the male driver of a Black Nissan hatch stole $94.35 worth of fuel from the Caltex Service Station Bongaree. On October 18, another fuel theft occurred at Freedom Fuels Ningi, on this occasion a male was driving a white Commodore sedan and stole petrol worth $80.08. Police are investigating both matters.

Domestic Violence Police investigated several reports of domestic violence in the past week. This resulted in Police making three new applications for protection orders and referred several people onto support services.

Drug Offences On October 15, police arrested a 45-year-old man in Bongaree, who had possession of cannabis and was wanted on an arrest warrant. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court in the near future.

On October 18, police searched a vehicle in Marina Boulevard, Banksia Beach and located a quantity of Methylamphetamine. A 56-yearold Caboolture South man was served a Notice to Appear for Caboolture Magistrates Court on Novmember 22.

Good Order On October 15, police located a 29-year-old man in Bestmann Road Ningi. He was arrested for being drunk in a public place and diverted into the care of family at Caboolture.

Injury Traffic Crash On October 16, at 1:45pm there was a two vehicle traffic incident at the intersection of Banya and Campbell Street Bongaree. A 40-year-old man driving a Mitsubishi Utility failed to give way at the intersection and collided with a Toyota Corolla driven by a 57-year-old woman. He was issued an infringement notice at the scene and the woman was transported to Caboolture Hospital for observations.

Traffic Infringement Notices Bribie police issued over 30 infringement notices for various offences in the past week: speeding, unlicensed driving, various failing to stop offences (amber-red light, stop sign), parking, unregistered/ uninsured vehicles and fail to display L/P Plates.

Officers from Road Policing Command were active in the Bribie Island area and conducted numerous roadside drug tests and issued numerous infringement notices, mostly for speeding.

Week Ending 29th October Property Crime Burglary Between the October 21 to 26, suspects have attempted to gain entry to a home on The Quay, Banksia Beach by jemmying a window and a door, but no entry was gained.

On October 22, suspects have attempted to enter to a home on The Boulevarde, Bongaree. It is believed the quality of the security door may have deterred the suspects from gaining entry.

Steal Motor Vehicle On October 26, a Black Ford Falcon utility was stolen from the front yard of a house in Bongaree. The vehicle was recovered the next day at Burpengary.

CCTV has been identified in the vicinity of the crime and a Green Ford Territory wagon with black mag wheels was captured acting suspiciously.

Investigations are continuing.

Stealing Between October 23 to 26, an ‘Arbortech’ brand masonry saw was stolen from the Aldi construction site on Goodwin Drive, Bongaree. Investigations are continuing.

Wilful Damage On October 24, a door to a premises in Marbrin Close, Bellara was damaged when it was kicked, entry was not gained.

Domestic Violence Police investigated several reports of domestic violence in the past week. This resulted in Police again making three new applications for protection orders and referred several people onto support services.

Drug Offences On October 25, police were patrolling Bestmann Road, Ningi and intercepted a Mazda Sedan. Police have charged a 34 year-old man from Caboolture after seizing a quantity of amphetamine, drug utensils and a knife. He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 22.

On October 26, police charged a 28 year-old Bellara resident for possession of a utensil after his vehicle was intercepted in the vicinity of a local licenced premises. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 22.

Weapons Offence On October 23, police intercepted a Toyota Landcruiser on Benabrow Avenue, Bellara. A search revealed the 32 year-old Sunshine Coast man was unlawfully in possession of a knife in the public place. He was charged and will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 8.

Road Safety Police are focused on reducing road trauma, it was pleasing to see there were no injury traffic crashes reported in the last week.

Traffic Infringement Notices Bribie Police issued over 30 infringement notices for various offences in the past week: speeding, disobey traffic lights, careless driving, follow too closely, use mobile phone, unlicensed/ unregistered/uninsured/defective vehicles.

On October 26, and across the weekend local police were supported by Road Policing Command and National Parks staff and they targeted 4wd vehicles accessing the main ocean beach at Woorim. Some things to remember when driving on the beach; road rules still apply. And for our partner agencies, a permit to access the beach is required and no pets allowed. There are a series of targeted operations planned throughout this summer season.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com. au 24hrs per day.

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OOTH 1st – P. Patrikeos & B. Tanner Bribie Island Bowls Club Bowls Results Week Ending 28/10/18 Tuesday Self Select Triples First – J. Oliver, D. Groves & F. Reeves Runner Up – R. McDermott, P. Manion & E. Hookey, OOTH 1st – C. Christiansen, B. Cayley & M. Young, Bunny – P. Patrikeos, D. Hudson & M. Keller Wednesday Scroungers 1st – E. Bernardin, 2nd - L. Deakins 3rd – T. Hudson, Wednesday Pairs First – D. Groves & G. Healing Runner Up – R. Wood & M. Prewitt OOTH 1st – J. Nairn & S. Martin OOTH 2nd – C. Thornton & K. Thornton OOTH 3rd – N. Gray & E. James Bunny – D. Beadman & G. Steele Wednesday Night Bowls Winners – J. Nairn & J. Jones Thursday Club Select Triples First – A. Christie, J. Clear & S. Teunis Runner Up – C. Christiansen, D. Clarke & B. Wilson, Bunny – J. Murray, N. Morley & K. Newburn Friday Men’s Pairs First – D. McMarn & F. Crockett Runner Up – K. Laverty & D. Ackroyd OOTH 1st – B. Sivyer & D. Orth OOTH 2nd – D. Lindsay & V. Lindsay OOTH 3rd – M. Johnston & W. Simmons Bunny – T. Townsend & G. Hawkins Saturday Bowls First – D. Hudson & S. Mitchell OOTH 1st – T. Hudson, E. Hookey & A. Gribble

Open Triples Competition September 17th Winners - R Stephens, Lee Crane, G Walker Runners Up - M Drummond, L Patey, K Boyle Consolation Winners - A White, F Rootsey, Elaine Stewart Consolation Runners Up - A Landeman, M Ridoutt, H Topp Bribie Island Indoor Bowls Club Four Game Day League Table Sunday October 7th 2018 319 UNBIASED 303.5 FIREBIRDS 285 DECEPTION BAY

284 283 274 273 263 262.5 253 251.5 247.5 229.5 191.5 179.5 170

Bribie Island Golf Club Ladies Results from 27th September, 2018 to 25th October, 2018 4 Person Aggregate Team Stableford 27/9/18 Winners - N Aylott & R Crossley 71 C/B, R UP - L Gwyther & C Loimaranta 71, 2nd R UP - L Urquhart & J Brooks 70 C/B. NTP’s Hole 4 L Urquhart, Hole 7 L Pinson, Hole 14 G Burnham, Hole 16 C Pronk, Hole 16 Div 3 2nd Shot B De Graaf.

Single Stableford 2/10/18 Div 1 Winner - Y Nicklin 40, R UP - J Phillips 37 C/B. Div 2 Winner - D Shearer 42 C/B, R UP - J Osborne 42. NTP’s Hole 4 V Hayes, Hole 7 B Browning, Hole 14 D Shearer, Hole 16 Div 3 2nd Shot Y Swanson.

Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor Woorim Pharmacy 4/10/18 Div 1 Winner - V Jones 79 C/B, R UP - D Neilson 79, 2nd R UP - D Hayward 80 C/B. NTP’s Hole 4 J De Ruyter, Hole 7 C Loimaranta, Hole 14 L Pinson.

Div 2 Winner - M Carruthers 74 C/B, R UP - D Croft 74, 2nd R UP - L Brook 77 C/B. NTP’s Hole 4 J Dorhauer, Hole 7 J Dorhauer, Hole 14 W Robinson.

Div 3 Winner - H McDonnell 72, R UP - R Kent 76, 2nd R UP - H Creedy 77 C/B. NTP’s Hole 4 S Wagg, Hole 7 A Roberts, Hole 14 C McAlister, Hole 16 A Roberts.

Single Stableford 9/10/18 Div 1 Winner - A Lauchlan 38 C/B, R UP - Y Nicklin 38. Div 2 Winner - J Dorhauer 44, R UP - M Carruthers 40.

NTP’s Hole 4 V Cronan, Hole 7 C Hancock, Hole 14 C Hancock, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot J Jennings.

Canadian Foursomes 11/10/18 Winners – D Dunn & H Winterflood 74.125 R UP – M Barbeler & J Knight 75.875 NTP’s Hole 4 L Wilson, Hole 7 L Brook, Hole 14 J Knight, Hole 16 K Wilson.

Stroke v Par Bisque 16/10/18 Winner – M Sills +7 C/B R UP – H McDonnell +7 NTP’s Hole 4 V Cronan, Hole 7 D Hayward, Hole 14 C Loimaranta, Hole 16 D Benghamy, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot R Crosslyn Single Stableford 18/10/18 Professional Manager’s Trophy R Gardiner 42 Div 1 Winner – D Benghamy 36 C/B, R UP – B Browning 36 Div 2 Winner – C McAlister 36, R UP – V Miller 35 NTP’s Hole 4 N Aylott, Hole 7 C Watson, Hole 14 G Burnham, Hole 16 D Benghamy, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot S Stack 4 Person Ambrose 23/10/18 Winners – L Wilson, K Wilson, N Aylott, M Barbeler 60.875 R UP – D Dunn, B Chen, H Winterflood, M Dickson 63.375 NTP’s Hole 4 L Wilson, Hole 7 L Weatherley, Hole 14 S Ferrante, Hole 16 M Barbeler.

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Dear Editor,

As a long time Bribie resident (20 years), I thought I should bring to the attention of a local newspaper, the fact that two Pharmacies on the Island appear to be price-gouging on prescription medicines.

As one example: a common antibiotic (generic) cost $18.30 at two Pharmacies and the next closest price to that is $10 odd and then two other pharmacies $5 odd for the same generic anti-biotic! There is a large pharmacy outlet in Caboolture which charges $4 odd for the same drug. One wonders how the Office of Fair Trading would view this, especially in light of the fact that there is a large community of pensioners on the Island who probably are not aware that they may be paying nearly four times the cost of their prescription medicines at two pharmacies on the Island.

This is a disgrace and would seem to be a company making an excessive profit from vulnerable people. Bribie Islanders deserve to be made aware of this and I wonder if one of your

investigative journalists might look into this?

(Name and address provided and withheld by request)

Dear Editor, Fuel Price RIP OFFS I think it is time this government both federally and state started to challenge the Petrol Companies and the likes of the big retailers over the continued RORT’ing of Fuel Prices.

I suggest we are being overcharged at least 12 cents per litre, with fuel prices going higher and higher.

ACCC, R.A.C.Q, Government all need to challenge these prices.

Meanwhile buy just enough to get you to a garage that is not RORT”ing you.

Meanwhile, those named should be challenging the ongoing RORTS.

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2018 the Australian population reached 25 million, more than 20 years ahead of all forecasts. The second was from the I.P.C.C ( Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) that wants countries to reduce carbon emissions by 50% to keep future global temperature to below 1.5 degree by 2100. The third is “Earth Overshoot Day”, that is the day (August 2 2018). We emitted more carbon than the oceans and forests can absorb in a year, we caught more fish, felled more trees, harvested more, and consumed more water than the Earth was able to produce in the same period. The Overshoot day for Australia is 31 March! These three items are linked together and here is why.

At the time of the birth of Jesus in 1 AD or CE the world population was estimated to be between 170 and 400 million, it took 1,803 years to reach one billion (1804). A mere 123 years later in 1927 the population reached two billion, then three billion by 1960. The

average world population growth since 1951 is 1.637%, that means by the end of this century the population will reach 28.437 billion. That does not account for advances in medical technology that will see more people live longer and survive serious illnesses, consider that in life expectancy in Australia in 1921 was 61 years. There are more people alive in Australia now who are 100 years old or over than has have lived to 100 in the last 220 years. In 1968 Dr Paul R. Ehrlich published “The Population Bomb” where he explored future population growth and how humanity could survive.

Everyone has seen nature documentaries where the rains come late the animals die of thirst or starve, the population crashes. That is the bleak future of the human race. That is why climate change and global warming is not a problem, the problem is that the population bomb keeps ticking.

E Adams, Bribie Island

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