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Welcome to 2019! Many of you would be back into the swing of things by now, getting stuck into projects, settling back into work or study or
getting the kids back to school. You might even be laying out your plans to accomplish your New Year resolutions. I made my New Year resolution way back in 2016 when I was first elected - to make sure we can deliver a Labor Government that actually works for the people and families in Longman. A Labor Government that will boost education, training and jobs and makes sure absolutely everyone can access good quality health services. Many of
you know that I like to get out, have conversations and gather feedback on policy, not just during election time but all year round. That’s why I’ll be continuing to consult with local people, families, community groups and businesses on my commitments as well as Labor’s policies.
Susan Lamb MP Federal Member for Longman
Heading back to school with a fresh funding commitment Over the coming weeks, I’ll be out with volunteers talking to people in our community about Labor’s plan to invest over $25 million in public schools across Longman. If elected, we will deliver this funding over the first three years from 2020 to make sure our kids have an even brighter future. During the back to school period, I’ll be at some of our local markets, knocking on doors and some of our schools meeting with parents, staff and students. If you see me or a volunteer out and about, come and have a chat to us about your vision for your local school. Additional funding will mean more individual attention and staff development, but I want to hear from you about what it would mean for your school. If you want to find out how much your school would get under Labor, visit www.fairgoforschools.com.au to find out.
Students begin O-Week with a positive plan for local unis I want to make sure school leavers and mature-age students in our area have the best chance at getting into uni. That’s why I’ll be working with Labor to make sure we can deliver our commitment to make university more accessible to all people in our area. At a local level, I’ve committed to $70 million for University of the Sunshine Coast Campuses (USC) if a Shorten-Labor Government is elected. That means an extra 984 more uni places for aspiring students here Moreton Bay Region! While I’m in Canberra, my team will be at USC Caboolture’s Orientation Day speaking to students about this exciting commitment. We’ll also be putting on a free sausage sizzle for everyone and handing out stationery on the day. If you’ll be on campus Monday 18 February, make sure you drop by and say hello! Authorised by Susan Lamb MP, Australian Labor Party, Level 1, 69 King Street Caboolture Qld 4510.
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Investing in great healthcare for Bribie Island As your local representative, I love spending time on Bribie Island speaking with members of our community to hear their suggestions and concerns. Time and time again, I’ve had locals tell me of their struggles accessing healthcare services when they need them – sometimes it is just not possible to get to the Caboolture Hospital. That’s why I’m so proud of the Shorten Labor Government commitment to invest in an Urgent Care Clinic for Bribie Island. Not only will this Clinic provide free, quality healthcare to people in our community, but it will also free up ambulances which won’t have to drive all the way to Caboolture Hospital as regularly. This is definitely a huge win for our area, and just yet another way Labor is standing up for the health of our community. ISSUE 80 | 01 FEB 2019
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WE SALUTE OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES
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e hear the sirens quite frequently on Bribie. It is a fact of life with the age of our population that quite often many of us are in need of their assistance. Generally, this will be the ambos (god bless their care and compassion) whose siren we hear.
Fortunately, rarely do we need all three arms of the Emergency Services plus additional support from other government and non-government sectors. Fire, particularly a raging bushfire that threatens our lives and property in this community will invoke that kind of response. And thank goodness it did! For the period from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th January this year, our local and regional emergency services
teams were put to the test. It is comforting, as a community, to know how well trained, experienced and dependable these men and women are who help us out in our time of need. Many times life and death hang in the balance and it is these well-trained professionals who more often than not succeed in making the outcome a positive one.
This issue celebrates their success on this occasion. So next time you see an ambulance, police or fire officer maybe give them a smile or say thank you on a job well done. In fact why not extend this gesture to all those who serve us so well in our community. Many of them are volunteers who are more likely than not your relative, friend or neighbour.
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Hello Readers. Well, what a start to 2019! This Issue #80 of The Bribie Islander magazine sees us expand to 80 pages in total. What is it about the number 80? In any regards, we are
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delighted to offer up to you more reader stories from your community, more of your photos and of course your very thoughtful letters for publishing. Poems are back and something to make you laugh as well in this issue. Our cover story is on the bushfire which had had quite a few of you on Bribie very worried. It highlights yet again what wonderful people we have in our community. Individuals, organisations and business owners who selflessly provided food, drink, and other assistance to those emergency services personnel working on the front line to keep us all safe. We hope you enjoy this issue and as always welcome your feedback.
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BRIBIE’S COMMUNITY SPIRIT AT ITS BEST
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e may celebrate Australia Day as the day to recognise how wonderful it is to live in this great country, but to really appreciate the Aussie spirit just add a disaster (natural or manmade) and see how the community responds. Well, the recent January bushfire on Bribie which threatened
Banksia Beach State School and The Bribie Community Arts Centre yet again demonstrated the positive community spirit that exists on Bribie. For those of you who may have been away on holidays, shortly after midday on January 17, a multi-agency local and state government response was initiated after authorities were alerted to a bushfire off Hornsby Road at Bellara. Warm northerly winds fanned the fire Wayne Brown QFES Station Officer Bribie Island
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which spread through the National Park. On Friday, the fire came close to Banksia Beach State School and the Community Arts Centre. Firefighting assets successfully protected these facilities and Sunderland Drive was closed for periods of time due to smoke and fire hazard.
Wayne Brown, Station Officer for Bribie Island’s Queensland Fire & Emergency Services, says that the performance by all those who were involved in successfully fighting the bushfire came
Above: Natasha Jones from Cornetts IGA
down to everyone just doing their jobs. He said crews worked tirelessly over the weekend to bring the fire under control, and it was a tremendous result that no life, properties or local assets were lost and a credit to the training and preparedness of all those agencies involved. Wayne praised the great work by all the agencies that were involved in the logistics of fighting the fire including the Rural Fire Service, QPS (police), QAS (ambulance), SES (State Emergency Services), Queensland Parks and Wildlife, Moreton Bay Global Care took sandwiches and cold drinks out to the police officers directing traffic.
This latest technology firetruck that delivers compressed air foam was a huge asset in fighting the fire
Regional Council. As well as the great help they received from HQ Plantations. But it was instances such as when the water tank operator from Gem Life Retirement Village turned up and offered his tanker and its load of thousands of litres of water to fight the fire that really impressed him. “We had people turning up with food and drink for the men and women on the front line which was gratefully received,” he said. Wayne said that one of his team stated they had just eaten the best ham and salad roll in their life.
The Bribie Islander knows from looking at all the Facebook comments that there are far too many businesses and individuals to mention here who contributed to supporting the people on the front line. But a special shout out to Big Bun Bakery offering free coffees to those fighting the fire, Global Care who took sandwiches and cold drinks out to the police officers directing traffic, and Natasha Jones from Cornetts IGA who made heaps of delicious rolls for those men and women on the front line. To those and all the others not mentioned here who assisted with the effort a big thank you from the rest of us. You epitomise the spirit of the Bribie community.
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IN A PERSIAN MARKET ON BRIBIE
By Anne Matthews, PR Director Bribie Rotary
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hen I first heard the hauntingly beautiful “In A Persian Market” which was written by Albert Ketèlbey I was so impressed about the way the music allowed you to actually visualise a scene. As a young girl, listening to this piece of music, exotic images of veiled dancers, men in long robes wearing turbans, camels, jugglers, spices, oils & incense, flowing silks, carpets and beautiful pottery came to mind. Hence I have always loved markets and the atmosphere, the wares provided, the crowds and smells of the different foods and spices. The Rotary Markets, which are held on the second Sunday of every month in Brennan Park, Bongaree, although not Persian, are always special and exotic. Up to 80 Stalls are set up overlooking the beautiful Pumicestone Passage. The Stalls sell a variety of items including essential Our diligent Market Convenors David and Gillian Parry
oils, soaps and body lotions, pots, clothing, bric-a-brac, craftwork, plants, fruit and vegetables, books, pancakes and waffles, fishing gear, artwork etc. There is even a Stall selling Wisdom, Peace, Happiness, Tranquillity, Love and Courage - how exotic is that! And, of course, we have the Rotary Van – selling sausage sandwiches, egg and bacon rolls and drinks. The canopies of the Stalls’ gazebos provide a colourful carnival atmosphere. A red train gives rides around the park and a large jumping castle lets the children have fun. The band “Bits n Pieces” provides music that makes you want to dance and sing while you work in the Rotary Van. The crowd often dance in front of the stage or just stand and listen to our Bribie Market music. It is really satisfying to see the children – full of smiles – and the adults – all experiencing the magic of our Markets. Our delightful Market Convenors, Gillian and David Parry, organise the day and take all the bookings for the regular and casual stall holders. David and Gillian actually start their Market Sundays around 4.00am and stay on until 1.00pm. Usually 12-16 Rotarians are rostered to buy the supplies, set up, sell raffle tickets, work in the Van selling food and drinks, clean up and usher stall holders off the site. It is a busy day and it is our main revenue raising event. In fact around 35% of the funds we raise each year come from our markets. The Rotary markets are legendary on Bribie Island. So if you’re hunting for a hidden treasure, stocking up on your weekly fruit and vegetables or looking for some local art pieces, or a special souvenir, come and check us out. Who knows – you might even find a small corked bottle with a genie inside who grants 3 wishes or spot Scheherazade passing by! And across the road and beside us, the regular shops also provide lovely breakfasts and other “Persian” delights. If you would like to have a Stall at one of our Markets this year, or even become a regular Stall holder, please ring Gillian on 0406 373 218. It is not expensive and we can include insurance for the vendor.
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WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND AT BLUEYS FOR AUSTRALIA DAY By Alby Lincoln music that made Australian
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very event was really well attended and throughout the weekend, there was much laughter, good times and above all, great live music. Friday night saw the return of Dave Lynch jr who showed the audience,locals and visitors alike,why he’s known as the Human Jukebox. Such a versatile entertainer,once again, the dance floor was packed.If you missed him this time, Dave will be back at the end of February.
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But wait!! There’s more!! .. Sunday.. The Locals Only Show celebrated their 11th Birthday and Awards Day in true Locals fashion with a stunning lineup. Hosted by Dan Burns,the show got off to a nervous start, with many of the performers being stuck on the Bribie bridge and Dan had to do some hasty rearrangements and the show went forward from there... Some very good sets from Dreadfully Bald (a duo), Neal Downs but the act of the day was the Kevin Dutton Band. It was a standout performance. As usual,due to the support of Local businesses and local fans, the day was highlighted by the Annual Awards Day presentation.
Saturday Arvo featured the Tiki Island Garden Party and the beer garden resoundedwith the iconic The winner of the main award the Voice of Locals Only,went to the very popular local musician, Jack James,much to the delight of the audience. Jack saw the show out LOCALS with the style that’s made him so popular at Blueys.
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The venue did their usual great job of keeping the weekend going well and alive with local music. This Friday night sees the return of the best New Artist trophy to the beer garden stage. Begins at 5pm a great talent for your enjoyment.
Friday 1st February. Mark Edwards. Best New artist award winner. 5pm-9pm. Saturday 2nd February (Arvo). Tiki Island Garden Party 1pm-5pm. Sunday 3rd February (Arvo). Live music. 1pm-5pm. Friday 8th February. Ricky Taite. One of the crowd favourites. 5pm-8pm. Saturday 9th February. Tiki Island Garden Party 1-5pm. Sunday 10th February (Arvo). Live music. 1pm-5pm
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f you are in need of someone to help with small repairs or are undertaking a major bathroom or laundry reno then there is a family business on Bribie that’s keen to help. Owners of Mark’s Handyman Services, Mark
Mark, Robbie, and Jacinta Heustis and Mark Corrs
and Robbie Heustis along with their daughter Jacinta and her boyfriend Mark Corrs are getting quite the reputation among Bribie Island residents for their excellent workmanship and fair pricing.
The Heustis family have been settled on Bribie for a little over a decade but they haven’t always lived and worked in this state or indeed Australia. Mark, Robbie, and Jacinta spent five years in the United States while Mark was driving big rigs interstate for a US freight company. “We had the opportunity to go to the US and drive for a big transport company. Jacinta was just a baby at the time but it was a great way for us as a family to see the country and the money was pretty good which was a bonus,” said Mark. The family then returned to Australia so Jacinta could attend school here. Nowadays, the couple is focussed on growing their family business and making it work by combining each individual family members’ talents to tackle the jobs that come their way.
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“Jacinta and her boyfriend Mark are a whizz at assembling flat pack furniture and cupboards,” said Robbie. “She and Mark can get the job done in half the time we could do it,” she jokes. Mark says that his father was a gifted fine woodworker producing beautiful violins. He said that he learned a lot from
LOCAL BUSINESS his father in precision woodworking. “The time spent helping my father and learning those skills has certainly benefited me in tackling the types of jobs we get here on Bribie,” said Mark. But Mark reserves his highest praise for his wife Robbie who he says produces the best tiling work he has ever seen. “In one of our renovation jobs Robbie tiled a complete bathroom and when the builder arrived he
absolutely heaped praise on the quality of her workmanship,” he said. So if you need that handyperson to take on a flat pack assembly job or some home renovation job that you’re not prepared to tackle yourself check out Mark’s Handyman Services listed in the Trades and Services section of The Bribie Islander.
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BRIBIE ISLAND BOWLS CLUB
MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER
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he cutting of the ribbon ceremony officiated by Division 1 Councillor Brooke Savige on Australia Day officially marked the completion of a million dollar renovation for the popular club. Bribie Island Bowls Club members and visitors can now look forward to the new look reception, bottleshop, bistro, coffee shop, and new bar. Kevin Bertwistle General Manager said that the work was ably handled by their building contractor Roh-rig who is a building company familiar with working in the club and hospitality area. Kevin said a portion of the work was also handled by the club itself. L to R: Lynn Brayley - Vice Chairman, Kevin Bertwistle General Manager, Division 1 Councillor Brooke Savige, Peter Patrikeos - Chairman
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oday children are told to expect that they will have many career and job changes throughout their working life. But it wasn’t always so. Local Sandstone point resident Maria Boland has just completed 50 years of service to the nursing profession. This is Maria’s story. I was born in Cooma District Hospital NSW being number five baby of 16 (living) children and was raised and educated in the same country town and was there until I was married. Attending St Patricks local Catholic Infants School, graduating to Primary School and then it was off to Brigidine High School to complete the Intermediate Certificate. Looking back on this it was a great achievement by my parents for us to attend Private Catholic Schools as my mother insisted on “paying her way” for her children.
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Nursing is what I have ever wanted to do, I remember as far back as fourth grade having nursing in my sights. At High School we would have vocational guidance interviews and at the time it was thought I would not be able to succeed in the role of a nurse academically. How wrong they were! The beginning of my nursing career as a Registered Nurse (RN) was in a country hospital, Cooma District Hospital. By today’s standards I am considered a hospital based trained nurse as opposed to a university graduated nurse which was introduced at a much later stage after I had graduated as a registered nurse. My first role as a Registered Nurse was in the hospital where I trained in as an RN in the new ICU/CCU unit which saw a conglomeration of patients from cardiac issues, post-operative care, trauma through car accidents and many a skiing accident often smashed pelvis’ etc as the hospital was the nearest one to the snow fields. The hospital was attended by GP’s and there were not the specialists that we have today in so many different disciplines. There was a lot of skill associated with the GP’s of the day with clinical examinations and good old X Rays. Reflecting on my 50 years in nursing I’d have to say that we have come such a long way in relation to diagnosis and treatments for different disciplines in all walks of medicine. The diagnostic tools that we have today were not available or invented at that time.
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My final role is the one I am currently doing as the Breast Cancer Care Coordinator Clinical Nurse Consultant at Redcliffe Hospital through Metro North Hospital Health Services. I always considered myself fortunate that I was a nurse as there was always a job for you at a hospital. Throughout my career I have also managed to have four children. I was also fortunate that my husband was very supportive of my working as a nurse. At the time there was no Maternity leave so when I had my first child (daughter) I was back at work within 12 weeks. For my second and my third (Sons) I was back soon thereafter also. With the support of my husband who was a school teacher at the time we would work it so family could be mixed with work to the best of our ability at the time. Our fourth child (son) was a little different as he was our “surprise” baby, nine years after a vasectomy. At the time I was working as the
A READER’S STORY Charge Sister at Calvary Hospital Canberra in the medical ward and our son (who is currently in his thirties and a father himself) was known by one doctor as the ‘Immaculate Conception’!!!! We laugh about this now along with him! After some time off, as there was then the introduction of maternity leave for 16 weeks, I took advantage of that. When I returned to my nursing career I decided I would try a specialist area of Cancer Nursing in 1989. In that role I worked at The Canberra Hospital in all different areas associated with Cancer Care allowing me to learn and care for those diagnosed with Heamatology Cancers & Oncology Cancers. Once I got into Cancer Care I became hungry for more knowledge and considered if I increased my knowledge base I would be able to care for my patients a whole lot better. I was fortunate enough to be in an organisation that fostered learning with a culture of a learning expectation.
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That was when our youngest was about seven years of age so I bit the bullet and made the decision I would do my first Post Graduate Certificate in Oncology and applied as a distance education student to NSW College of nursing (Australian College of Nursing). This was a major learning curve for me as it was at a university level of academia so I spent the first six weeks away from home in Sydney where I stayed at an old Children’s Hospital and attended classes from Monday to Friday for a period of six weeks. Mind you it meant I was leaving my husband and children for this period of time, however, they were very supportive of me doing this and following my dreams. CONTINUES OVER PAGE >>
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MY STORY - CONTINUED First year nurse at Cooma Hospital NSW 1968
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To have trained in a country Hospital where there was little opportunity and through my ongoing study I have had the opportunity to apply and be successful at so many positions during my career including Charge Nurse of a 32 Medical Ward at Calvary Hospital ACT, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Charge of a large outpatient Medical Oncology Treatment Centre including the Apheresis/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (Succonded to implement a restructure of the Service), Commissioning the Apheresis Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Canberra Hospital Canberra, Commissioning the Chemotherapy Day Treatment Unit (Zita Mary Clinic) at Calvary Hospital Canberra, and Commissioning the Breast Cancer Care Coordinator Clinical Nurse Consultant at Redcliffe Hospital. I have also been very fortunate to have been recognised by my peers and the wider community during my long career being nominated for or winning a number of awards. Including the Care & Compassion category for Qld Pride of Australia Award and was runner up as a Finalist in 2012. As well I have had several Community awards through different community associations and have won The Annual Mary Potter Award at Calvary Hospital ACT in association with the Medical Oncology Unit I commissioned at Calvary Hospital. I have also won an award in relation to the restructure of The Canberra Hospital Oncology outpatient department in Canberra and since commencing in my current role I have received a Community Award from Rotary Club of Redcliffe for Vocational Service in 2010 as the Breast Cancer Care Coordinator. I am very proud of what I have achieved professionally, coming from a country town in NSW and from such
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a large family the expectations of academia were not strong at that time form anyone in particular. I was to find my own way in the world and that I did. As previously identified I have had four children all have excelled in their career opportunities as I would always say don’t sit in the corner as no one will know you are there, if a door opens go inside and see what opportunities are there for you and work hard at attaining those goals. For myself I have had a number of challenges in relation to my own health being diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2009 & again in 2016.
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ast September the 35th International Beefsteak and Burgundy Convention was held in Australia’s Coonawarra wine region. A long way to drive, however, the four members of the BribiePumicestone Club #283 who attended the 3-day meeting were very happy they had made the effort to go. The weekend of 9-11 September began on Friday afternoon with an informal, complimentary
tasting as an Introduction to Wine in Coonawarra. This was followed in the evening by a meet and greet of members at the Welcome Dinner held in the Katnook Estate Barrel Shed. A herculean effort by Katnook staff to remove the barrels so that the 250+ attending members could comfortably fit in! The canapés and 3-course meal were well matched by mainly Merlot and Shiraz wines.
Saturday saw members travelling on a Garden Tour (the roses in Coonawarra/Penola are spectacular), or a History Tour which included the St. Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre, further tastings at the 8+ local vineyards ,enjoying the shop and coffee spots of near-by Penola or learning more about wine at the Wine Masterclass at Brand’s Liara, Coonawarra. That night’s Black Tie Formal Dinner, again at Katnook’s, was another feast of South Australian produce: seafood, fowl and beef matched with a variety of Cabernet Sauvignons, for which the region is well known. The weekend was wrapped up with a
Sunday Brunch in the very pleasant garden surrounding Rymill’s Coonawarra Winery. Picks of the weekend: 2008 Balnaves of Coonawarra ‘The Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon’; 2008 Wynn’s Select Vineyard V&A Lane and 2017 Bowen Estate Coonawarra Chardonnay. Richard and Ellen Fell of Woorim and Lyn and Geoff Boucaut of Banksia Beach (pictured) felt that the weekend truly reflected the Beefsteak & Burgundy motto, “Good Wine, Good Food and Good Fellowship”. Enquiries on joining our local club are welcome. Contact the Secretary on 3408 4196.
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onjour my lovelies, Well the holiday season is now over and the everyday becomes the everyday again. But of course beloved readers we now know that that the everyday can be the magical if we have eyes to see and ears to hear. A few weeks ago I ended having a bit of a back and forth discussion on this kind of reality with a stranger on Instagram. We’re actually friends now, but for a while there I thought this correspondent was a very immature,
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applauding the greatness of the scene. Due to the lack of female voice on this disgusting piece of evidence I decided to make a comment. Which ended up being a few comments as the rebuttals came in. I first stated that ALL women were Queens and that the fact men still think it’s ok to see females like this is sickening. In return I got told I need to get back to reality and that these girls were, ‘just spa girls’. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Are we still basing our idea of worthiness and royalty out of outdated systems? We should know by now that class is not derived from lineage, inheritance or money. Class is much deeper than that. I suppose only they that have class revealed in
them can understand what it is. A few passionate arguments later and a mutual agreement on world peace and a place where men and women reigned equally was passed. The thing that this interesting segment taught me is that people are so ready to accept pre-ordained reality. Why would I, ‘come back to reality’, when the reality I live in makes a lot more sense, makes me happy and gives others a level of respect your world couldn’t ever give. So people, I tell you: dream big and hustle for your goals but make sure they are your own, not a copy and paste. Don’t settle for the standard, be completely your own and show it off to others.
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entries or a pictorial diary, these events are painted on small square canvases in only four colours. Each painting depicts the impression that struck the family in a particular location. A little yellow
Sabine comes from famed artist stock in Austria, her mother being Professor Gerlinde BarteltStelzer, easily found by Googling the name. In her mother’s household, Sabine and her brother ‘lived and breathed art’, never, so she told me, having any intention of taking it up herself.
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ost readers know the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre February Artist of the Month from her regular contributions to The Bribie Islander. What few may know is that she is an accomplished artist. And a few may not be aware that Sabine Von Graz has in fact completed her Long Way Round (Australia) to Bribie trip, and now resides with her well-travelled husband, Richard, and daughter, Ginger, on Bribie Island. Apart from being one of The Arts Centre’s
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dedicated volunteers, Sabine also has an impressive studio at Unit 1, 13 Industry Drive in Caboolture. Here she may be found printing t-shirts, modelling clay into pots and plates, and producing her magnificent masterpieces among various other creative endeavours. Next time you are over that way, call in. Sabine’s Long Way Round to Bribie Artist of the Month Exhibition focuses upon incidents and events occurring during her trip round our smallest continent, largest island nation. Like journal
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plastic kangaroo found in a second hand shop was the inspiration for many of her paintings and logos. It became the trip mascot. When I first met Sabina, the name with which she introduces herself, from the clothes she wore and these paintings, it was my thought these four colours were her favourites. But after attending the opening of her studio, seeing there the brilliant pinks, yellows, burgundies and virtually all colours, I’m not so sure. It’s a question I’ll be asking her at the Artist of the
Upon arrival in Australia however, Sabine started painting using the pixelated character of modern photographs. In addition, she has a curious way of combining the pixels into several subjects within the same work. The only means of appreciating her style is to see it yourself. She describes her art as ‘beauty with bite, bold images fused by a combination of pop art and photo realistic images.’ How glad we are that this lady did choose Yellow Kangaroo
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Rusty’s Rustic Relics. Our next artist to grace the Artist of the Month wall of the Arts Centre is a character everyone, especially the men, will love. Rusty White depicts Australian bush scenes not only on canvases, but saws. Imagine how tiny his painted cows and trees are! Another
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ecently we had a look at the new varieties that are appearing on the market place but let’s not forget Australia has for a long time been producing outstanding wines from traditional French German and Spanish grape varieties such as Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Semillon, Riesling and Verdelho plus lesser known varieties such as Grenache and many outstanding fortified styles originally labelled Port, Sherry and Madeira although these terms have changed to accommodate European Rules and regulations. This time let’s have a look at some of the above and see if we can’t get you to try something you may have not tried for some time or maybe never before.
We all know about Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon but you may not be familiar with Grenache which until the early 1990’s was mainly used in the production of fortified wine but this was all about to change thanks to the success of a wine called Jacobs Creek in The U.K.
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Bush Vine Grenache which if you can find is an excellent wine. It is also a good variety to blend and if you see the words GSM on a label it translates to Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro (Mourvedre) a popular blend from The McLaren Vale area of South Australia.
Both Semillon and Riesling produce In the 1980’s we had created a outstanding wines in Australia but wine lake so big that wineries were the general wine drinking public being paid a dollar amount to pull tend to steer towards Sauvignon the vines out of the ground, which Blanc or Chardonnay and miss out included many old vines, so when on not only some superb wines all of a sudden the demand went but also outstanding value for through the roof and we were money. Both of these grape varieties caught short and couldn’t fill the produce wines that if cellared orders. In fact a lot of our premium correctly will mature over many red wine had been put into the years and can match food superbly 4 litre casks just to use it up but and both wines are normally made once the U.K. had taken everything without the use of barrels. we could produce some wine companies started Semillon was first to import red wine planted in The Hunter from Chile just Valley in N.S.W. in to fill the casks! 1830 and was labelled It was around under a variety of this period that labels until DNA of several vineyards the vines proved it rediscovered was Semillon. It was Grenache and initially thought to be although more a clone of Riesling and difficult to pick as was named Hunter Kenny Chesney the grapes tend to Valley Riesling, also grow on bush like Shepherds Riesling, vines rather than Hock, Rhine Gold, normal vines. The grape produces White Burgundy and Chablis. medium to full bodied red wines In the early 1980’s it was finally that tend to be higher in alcohol established to be Semillon but in and one in particular comes to many ways it is probably closer to mind and that is The Richard Chardonnay than Riesling especially Hamilton “Burton’s Vineyards” Old as it ages. Drank young it has
“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip if wine… it’s summertime!”
WINELANDER lemon, grassy aromas and well suits most fish and chicken dishes especially served with wedges of lime, but as it ages over five years towards ten years it will develop toasty honeyed aromas and most wines are un-oaked but as they age they give an impression of spending years in barrels. Two of the standout producers of Semillon in The Hunter Valley are McWilliams and Tyrell’s who have championed this grape variety for years. It is possible to find McWilliams Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon under $20 from time to time with a regular price of $25 and when it ages expect to pay upwards of $60 or more. Tyrell’s Museum Vat 1 2005 at Dan Murphy’s will set you back $150, McWilliams Mt. Pleasant Blue Label $30 and Brokenwood Semillon $20. It also makes a great dessert wine, look for a Botrytis Semillon from De Bortoli that will complete a perfect dinner with a great match to fruit but magnificent with blue cheese. Australian Riesling suffered a downturn in sales in the mid to late 1980’s when 4 litre casks carried the name Riesling but were actually
from Western Australia Leeuwin produced from sultanas and were Estate Art Series, and Ferngrove a very poor semi sweet concoction are very well made wines. When that bore no similarity to the crisp the new vintage of a wine called fresh wines in the bottle. The main Rieslingfreak is released, made growing areas for growing Riesling by John Hughes a friend of mine are The Clare and Eden Valleys of who attended The South Australia and Roseworthy Wine The Great Southern Written by... College with me, it is Region of Western Charles Buadelaire, please worth trying a bottle, Australia but as with take this in the right context! his last vintage was Chardonnay Riesling declared the best in can be and is grown “One should always be Australia, I found a in almost any wine drunk. That’s all that bottle in Fortitude growing region matters…..But with what? Valley and it was in the country. With wine, with poetry, or excellent Wynn’s in The with virtue, as you choose. Coonawarra make If you enjoy a feed But get drunk” a very good wine of oysters or prawns and at around $12 is with a wedge of always good value. lemon you couldn’t do any better I notice Dan Murphy’s claim to than an Australian Riesling, stock around 400 plus Rieslings Spinnakers Fish and Chip shop and at one time every vineyard have a Yalumba in the fridge and it in Australia had plantings. It is is great. very difficult with this number of I think I am pushing my space this labels to recommend individual time but for something different wineries but I sold Claymore from try a Tullochs Verdlho from The The Clare and their Joshua Tree Hunter Valley, crisp and dry and a was a good example of that region lovely drop. but Rieslings from Leasingham, Leo Buring, Henschke,Yalumba, Cheers, Philip Arlidge Pikes, Jim Barry, Pewsey Vale can arlidge@bigpond.com.au all be found for around $20 and
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MENTAL HEALTH
THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES By Veronica Mercer, Mental Health Accredited Social Worker
“Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” – George Eliot
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therapeutic approach is the lens through which counsellors addresses their clients’ problems. Broadly speaking, the therapeutic approaches of counsellors fall into two categories: behavioural and psychodynamic. Behavioural approaches are usually short-term and address the behaviour and thought patterns. The approach that I utilise is an integrative one, where I tend to blend of complimentary theories. I consider this to be flexible which allows me to tailor my approach to meet the specific needs of the individual. I always work with a client centred framework. A few years back, I was involved with an adventure camp program for children. We took the children on camps and they were involved in activities like, surfing, flying fox, high
ropes and abseiling. The motivation for the children was “Who can do this?” “I can!”. We witnessed amazing transitions with many of the children. When working with Children, therapy should incorporate emphasizing positive development, but still addressing negative issues and symptoms. Therapy sessions can focus on working toward an optimistic future, positive coping methods, and boosting the self-esteem, self-confidence, and other positive states and traits in children. Counselling with children is best explained as; • •
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Talk - Talking is a healthy way to express feelings. ... Play and draw Therapists use games that teach things like taking your time on schoolwork or other tasks. ... Do activities Therapists might teach lessons about feelings, coping skills, or facing fears. ... Practice new skills. ... Solve problems.
Some of the activities that I like to use with younger
people are Art Therapy, Play Therapy, Music Therapy, Animal Therapy and other activities that assist in building selfesteem and confidence. These two aspects are always adversely affected in people who experience a mental health issue, child or adult. I recently took a few of my young client’s horse riding with the aim of building upon their confidence and to put in place the coping strategies, which we had been working on during counselling. Animal therapy is widely recognised as having huge benefits for children emotional, mentally, physically and socially. I recently held a HUGE Garage
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One question I often get asked is what I feed my dog. My last dog was a bull mastiff x who lived for 16 years. Giant breeds life expectancy is 8 – 10 years. He died of natural causes and I believe the reason for his healthy longevity was his diet. There are many confusing information about dog nutrition. Its difficult to work out what’s right for us let alone our four legged friend. First let’s start; dog obesity rate has doubled over the past 20 years. It is estimated that approximately 41% of all dogs are overweight or obese. This is due to two main factors over eating and insufficient exercise. Signs of obesity: • when ribs cannot be felt • loss of an obvious waist
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• having to loosen the collar • difficulty walking • slow movement • shortness of breath • bad temper • sleeping more than usual. There are health risks such as heart disease, skeletal and breathing problems, skin disease, diabetes and arthritis. According to Hills Science Diet a 28g piece of cheese given to a 10 kg dog is equivalent to humans eating 3.5 hamburgers. Other interesting fact about nutrition and animal behaviour, in the 1930’s Dr Pottenger demonstrated a marked increase in aggression in cats that were fed cooked food and also had a higher level of aggression towards their handlers. The behaviour changed when they were put on a raw diet. Happy training, Yvonne
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AUSTRALIAN PELICAN PELECANUS CONSPICILLATUS
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robably the most observed and loved birds on Bribie Island are the iconic Australian Pelicans. They are likely to be seen wherever there is water and the Pumicestone Passage is one of their favourite haunts. With a wingspan of 2.3-2.5 m and a length of 1.6-1.8 m and weighing 4-6.8 kg they are extremely hard to miss. They are Australia’s largest flying bird. Their bills are longer than any other bird in Australia being 36-46 cm in length. Attached to their bills are pink gular pouches which can hold
up to 13 litres of water. At the end of their bills are large, yellow, claw like hooks thought to help in the management of their prey. They belong to the Order Pelecaniformes which is a group of birds with four toes joined by webbing and one toe behind. Nostrils are almost closed which prevents water entering their airways when diving for food. Because of this, pelicans breathe through their mouth. Their calls are a series of grunts and deep croaks. They fly with their heads pulled back, soaring with wings outstretched and using thermals to attain great
heights sometimes up to 900 m and often travelling in V shaped formation. If necessary they can remain soaring for up to 24 hours and can travel several hundred kilometres in one flight. Males are larger than females, but their markings are similar. There are seven species of Pelicans in the world but only one in Australia. Australian Pelicans are also found in PNG, Western Indonesia
and some of the Pacific Islands. They can be found all over Australia even in the arid regions where there is water. Pelicans begin breeding at 2-3 years and will nest at almost any time of the year depending on weather conditions and rainfall. If there is enough rain to fill the waterholes in the outback, pelicans will fly in their thousands to reach their favoured breeding grounds. Lake Eyre when it fills with water is a favoured destination for a multitude of pelicans and other birds. Large colonies form at these sites and the breeding begins. Each year Pelicans choose a new mate for the season. For a short time, parts of their bills turn blue while parts of the gular pouches become red and yellow. Mating rituals take place when the females select their mates for the season. Up to eight posturing and fighting males follow a female until there is only one male left. He is then taken to the nest site and remains for the season. Nests are just scrapes on the ground decorated with whatever is handy at the
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time. Two to three large white eggs are laid which are incubated by both male and female parents. Unlike other birds, pelicans incubate their eggs on their webbed feet. When hatched the chicks are naked, quite helpless and need to be protected from strong sunlight. The first chick hatched is larger than its siblings. It takes most of the food and will sometimes attack and kill the smaller nestlings. Adults are able to tolerate extreme heat as they have a built in cooling system. When it becomes very hot, they open their bills and vibrate their pouches which have a cooling effect. Eggs and chicks can be lost if parents endure too many disturbances. Chicks fledge at about 12 weeks. When the youngsters leave the nests they form crèches with up to 100 birds for several months. During this time, they learn survival and flying skills. Sometimes when the lakes are flooding in the outback pelicans leave Bribie Island for a short time to breed there while
the water remains. Flocks of Pelicans often follow fishing boats expecting tit bits to be thrown overboard. Fishermen on the foreshore are another target for the ever-hungry Pelicans. Their diet consists mostly of fish, but they also eat crustaceans, squid, insects, turtles and sometimes the young of other birds. I have watched them forming circles and herding fish into a group then feasting on a trapped seafood smorgasbord. This is a wonderful sight to see and reminds me of a water ballet in progress. Pouches are used like nets to scoop up their prey which is manipulated till the heads are pointing downwards enabling them to be swallowed. When the pouches become filled with water, they press them against their bodies, and this allows the water to flow out.
Other threats are habitat destruction, feral predators and litter left by fishermen, holiday makers and residents. It is very sad to see a pelican
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HELLY’S CELEBRITIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY my father’s eye I could do no wrong and he said the nails could stay. Ybona has been invited on TV, and been published in several London newspapers. “Once it started,” she declares, “It snow balled and I just could not bear to cut them. “I don’t really understand all that fuss, because until recently nobody had taken any notice of my nails and they have been this long for decades. You know what it is – they can’t quite figure out, that a woman my age should be such a fool. But I don’t have them for other people. It’s for me.
SPAGHETTI OR NAILS? When she was 13 she began to grow her fingernails long, in emulation of Marlene Dietrich’s starring role in ‘THE BLUE ANGEL’.
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Ybona’s mother said, “Cut them.” Ybona said, “No.” 47 years later, the nails on her left hand are still over 10” long, and she still enjoys the little extra ‘zip’ they give to her life.
“And early in the 20th century it was the same at school. We used to write with pens and nibs in those days - none of this biro business – and the teachers would never give me the nibs. They’d just say, ‘You write with your nails.” And when they decided enough was enough, they wrote to my father. But in
“My poor old Mum hated them and my annoying dinner behaviour caused me having to leave the table more times than you’ve had hot dinners.
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The children too, have always loved Ybona’s extraordinary nails. And she adds, “The grandchildren think it’s the beginning and the end of life. Oh, they’re so proud of me! “I can understand people thinking my nails are terrible, especially women. But they should not say that to my face. Men seem to like them more.” “Over the last five years I have thought that it is ridiculous and that maybe I should cut them off. But my children say, ‘No Mum, it won’t be you without your nails.’ ” I tell Ybona that her sense of humour and proportion
REGULAR FEATURE Ybona’s favourite story though is the one when she was alone in Cyprus in 1975. “I was sitting outside by the hotel swimming pool and a lot of children were about. Fascinated, they kept circling right around me, but would not come close or speak to me. “Then the mothers came out and asked if they could take photos. And after that the children came near, sat by me, touched the nails and played with them. “At last one little girl about six, looked up at me innocently and whispered,
are so obviously in the right place, that despite that weird left hand she appears far from eccentric. The ex-ballet teacher goes off into a roar of laughter. This ability to appreciate how she might look to the rest of the world, is one of her most engaging qualities. She wiggles her left hand for inspection, revealing the curling, tentacle-like growths that sprout from her fingers, each one beautifully kept, manicured, and shining with 5 coats of pink nail polish both on top and underneath, as they are easier to clean and keep clean that way. Five decades later, with three grown up children as well as five grand children, Ybona and her husband, Eric, live in the small English village of Balsal near Coventry. And far from objecting to his wife’s strange appearance, he seems to love the nails even more than Ybona herself, and is totally bewildered by the attention paid to her.
Ybona recalls a vivid memory. “We were on holiday in Cyprus when the war broke out. We were airlifted, jumping in and out of lorries, being pushed from pillar to post, from one transport to another. You name it – it happened to us. And suddenly in the pitch dark with guns and bombs popping all around us, Eric called out, ’Darling, be careful of your nails.’
stiff it can be when you walk into a new party and you don’t know what to say. It’s my nails that have always broken the ice. All my life they have been an asset to me, not a hindrance.”
‘You know people think you are a witch, but you’re quite ordinary, aren’t you?’ “To this day I still have not made up my mind which word was the greater insult!”
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“As if it mattered. We could have been blown up at any moment.” Ybona assures me that she has no trouble doing her own housework, as the nails on her right hand are almost bordering on normal. And when she uses her left hand she simply turns it sideways.
“Like a cat’s claws, aren’t they,” she explains, laughing. “You might not think so, but I am a very, very shy person. You know how
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BUSY FINGERS
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CHRISTMAS
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As most residents would be aware there were numerous complaints from people about the items deposited outside our gates after Christmas. We would like to advise that we advertised our closure over a 3 month period including in the Busy Fingers article in the October, November and December issues of this paper and we also posted signs in the shop itself. Many of our residents knew we were closed and kept their donations until we re-opened and we thank them sincerely for their cooperation and patience. Our break was from Monday 24th December for 2 weeks re-opening on Monday 7th January and in all our advisements we asked people not to leave any
donations during this period. We advised that we would arrange to pick up any items that you had as soon as we returned if you were unable to bring them down yourselves after Monday 7th January. The volunteers who donate so much of their time in making this a successful fundraising organisation deserve a well-earned break at the end of the year. Our staff also require a break after the full on month of December which is always hectic, surely noone objects to that. Since erecting the fence around the property, which you may recall was forced upon us by the continual acts of theft and the many occasions of rubbish dumping which were causing unaccounted for expenses, money that would have been used for the benefit of the island. We have closed the gates over all Public Holidays and afterhours, we do have a lovely
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volunteer who opens the gates for 2 hours on Sunday mornings for anyone who needs to donate goods over the weekend, but the gates are always closed otherwise. Some of the excellent condition items left over the Christmas break were either stolen or ruined due to the rain especially mattresses, cushions and pillows. But there were also bags of household rubbish dumped there, which was very disappointing, these bags were opened by our volunteers, this is not a pleasant job. During the first week we had to arrange for numerous industrial green bins to be emptied and the council sent a truck to assist us for which we sincerely thank them. We thank the volunteers and staff for all their hard work in dealing with this issue during their first week back.
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: PLEASE BE ADVISED that the footpath outside our gates is the responsibility of the Moreton Bay Regional Council, and leaving items on the footpath is classified as illegal dumping and on the spot fines can apply. Both the council and Busy Fingers do not want this to occur so please refrain from leaving items once the gates are closed, once again, it appears we will be forced to purchase and erect more signs!
BARGAINS The shop is continuing to have sales on different items which will be advertised daily on the blackboard as you enter
the shop. We currently have plenty of furniture, kitchen items, books and a wide variety of clothing so please check out the bargains when you are visiting the shop. SPEED LIMIT Please be aware that our speed limit in the car park is 5 kph, the last few days have seen near misses with cars and our volunteers working in the shed. It is very dangerous when customers are not driving slowly with due care and attention, so we are arranging another speed bump – a further expense.
REQUEST FOR DONATIONS If you are a member of an island club or association and require assistance please let us know. We try to assist all non for profit associations and sporting clubs, we also assist the Police, SES, VMR and the BI Hospice. Our President Karen is quite happy to come along to your club and present our aims and goals and how your club can apply for assistance. Please call 3410 1920 or email busyfingers1@bigpond. com if you wish to have a presentation or if you wish to apply for a grant of assistance. A big thank you to Mavis Howard who has supplied us with many lucky dip bags for the children over Christmas and the school holidays, these are always a great attraction. Thank you also to the Bribie Islander for our advertisement and this article which will appear in every second glossy magazine throughout the year. Hope to see you in the shop soon.
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THE LONG WAY ROUND TO BRIBIE!
boggling, I was told by Ginger, who filled me in as I stayed home sick and missed out.
Episode 24 On the way to Ulludulla with Sabine Von Graz
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s I mentioned in the last episode we decided to slowly wind up our adventure on the road and start a new one by moving to Bribie Island! This would have meant heading East, but wait, there was still my birthday surprise we had to pick up at Ulludulla, just South of Sydney. Our route took us first from Charleville to Bourke, with the side of the road littered by hundreds of roos, emus and goats, occasionally slowing us down to walking speed, when some live ones would suddenly appear from the bushes and stroll leisurely across the highway in bright daylight. 52
From Bourke we headed to Cobar and Forbes in NSW, catching up with some of Richard’s clients, and to check out the amazing Parkes Dish. But the attraction we loved the most was the whispering installation, which was put there to drive home the point of how a radio telescope actually works. There are two mini dishes one hundred meters apart, where you can stand in one…whisper some words…and the person standing in the other dish, far away, can clearly hear what you said! It sounds good, you think, but actually experiencing it is even better and mind
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However all was good again once we headed to Cobar, where we loved our nightly ritual of walking up a little mountain to be rewarded by a sunset viewing over a working copper mine. It was fascinating to see those entrance tunnels so far and small below us with trucks and machinery appearing and disappearing into the mountain. A little bit of sadness crept in on our part, knowing we were leaving the outback behind, and diving back into the hustle and bustle of life on the coast and cities. Still aiming for Ulludulla, we had to do the big hike with the ‘big ‘ rig over the Dividing Range, leaving us feeling rather car sick
A great bike path leading around Cobar Lake
from all those curves. Ginger, probing Richard at every possible rest stop to lift his secret of the huge present being shipped to Ulludulla, found out that the present was something I collected… The only collectable item I could think off were small orange Buddhas, which were hard to come by in the outback, and as such luckily kept a lid on my collecting habit. However in Darwin we went through a huge store filled with Buddhas and there we saw some life size ones!! I know it was me leading Richard down that garden path, but now that we were moving back into a three bedroom unit on Bribie Island, where for Gods sake could you put a life size statue of a Buddha!
As Richard mentioned on the due day, it would take a while to pick up, assemble, and load the present onto the Dodge… Ginger’s suspicion was that he could not get an orange one to match my small collection, but rather a pink one to match the huge pink bow and ribbon they went to buy!!! Once Richard had the present up and ready, he phoned, and I had to sit at the back window of the caravan to wait for the black Dodge to appear at the boom gate down the other end. While Ginger and I were waiting and complaining how long it took… I noticed a little white car stopping at the gate. I pointed out to Ginger that this car looks a bit like the Rocket, a car I loved but had to give away once Ginger was born, in exchange for a more sensible car, which could fit a baby and a pram. The Rocket, I told her, (a Nissan 300 ZX) got its name as it made lots of noise when I was driving it, due to holes in the exhaust. It also had a few minor faults with the windscreen wipers, heater and speedo out of action, the drooping headlining occasionally blocking the driver’s view, and sometimes catching fire under the bonnet when
waiting at traffic lights… But I just loooved that car – it was so imperfectly me. As this white car came closer I said to Ginger:” This is just like the Rocket!” and then I saw Richard driving the car with a big pink bow on top it!!! What a relief, it was not a life size Buddha after all!!!! And how exciting to have a new Rocket in my life! A true sign of love and dedication from my carloving hubby!
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in front of me. I sat right up his clacker, when we all of a sudden got lost through Sydney, and to top it off the brake lights on his van started to play up!
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I think he enjoyed the secret search over the years just as much I did the present! Off I went for a test drive, and like the original Rocket the aircon was not working. Never mind, we took the targa top off and had all the fresh air we needed! It also had the sound of the original Rocket emphasized by the 80’s music blasting from the rather perfect stereo system. Now of course it was up to me to drive the Rocket home, and with no navigation system on hand, I could not afford to lose Richard driving the rig
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Long Way Round to Bribie Continued >> to point out that I had no number plate! Little did they know I actually had a permit, but that did not stop them from yelling, honking and having a conversation with me
through my window, while driving! I don’t know how we made it through all that chaos, but it was sheer relief when Richard finally pulled over and I could tell him all about the carry on behind the rig, and his non- existing brake lights! I think I can hear your big sigh of relief, and although
Meet Sabine from ‘The Long Way Round to Bribie’ Sabine is the Artist of the month at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre for February. On show will be a collection of logo paintings, which were inspired by the trip. She will give an Artist’s Talk at 12.30 pm on Friday the 8th of February and she would love to see you there!
this is the end of this episode, I hope you can join me for the next one, when we catch our breath at Shoal Bay! By the way I always love meeting readers who are enjoying the articles. I am the ‘Artist of the Month’ at the Bribie Island
A great bike path leading around Cobar Lake
Community Arts Centre this February. I will be holding a short talk and showing a collection of logo paintings, which were inspired by the trip, at 12.30 pm on Friday the 8th of February, and I would love to see you there.
…By the way I always love meeting readers who are enjoying the articles. I am the‘Artist of the Month’ at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre this February. I will be holding a short talk and showing a collection of logo paintings, which were inspired by the trip, at 12.30 pm on Friday the 8th of February, and I would love to see you there.
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MAD POETS A little boy’s left hand Just hit me in the face The sun is up now Nanna he said I try to handle this with grace I really do not think so I reply only half awake I think it’s only restless Because it needs a bathroom break This logic doesn’t sit well With a 5 year old whose wide eyed So my feet are now upon the floor I think...oh well...I tried It’s 5 o’clock in the morning And everyone else is sleeping snuggly I’m starving he says with an outside voice My tummy is really rumbly So I feed the little cherub And as I walk around all groggy He tells me..you’ll be happy soon Just make yourself some coffee By KMH THE MEMORIAL GAMPING I am on my bike heading over the track It is holiday time and the Island is packed Holiday makers and day trippers as well The Island is busy and the water is swell I look to my right and I am passing the gardens Where our friend Ross ashes are silently guarded Life is not the same since he passed on So I give him a wave and ride on I cycle to Bongaree and view the passage People picnicking with a lay back message Boats are bobbing to and fro As the clam waters of the Pumicestone flow The view to the Glasshouse is quiet breath taking The passage meanders like a serpent waking Nothing much has changed in 40 years Just the cars people and their camping gear The Island is still the same with the magic that it weaves Pure clean water and a beautiful sea breeze Meandering pathways with a view that takes your breath This must be heavens treasure chest I hop on the bike and get back on the track
Woorim beach about 6k back Passing the Memorial Gardens I cannot believe my eyes Gamping in the carpark is Mr and Mrs Wait Awhile She is in a hammock while he sets up camp I stop and look at their water tank Two people can camp and make hanky panky In front of the Memorial Gardens Ross will be cranky So I go on over to inform them they are lost They pretend not to see me could not give a toss Out comes the IPhone and they pack up and split People like this I just love them to bits I emailed the Council to see what they would do Nothing as usual Ross is screwed I ask for No Camping Signs to be erected So the people in the gardens will not be affected But it baffles me why campers pay For a car and a caravan just to stay At the dead end of town with no view Not give a toss about who is who Gamp or camp and live high on the hog Just so they save a few bob By Sharmayne Kurtz 12/1/2019 As I sit here in silence Enveloped in reflection I realise that I am human Made up by imperfection I could spend so many hours And try to right the wrongs Or accept the way things have worked out And in the present moment just belong Because if time is something that’s all we have Then we should definitely not waste it Life is there to be loved and lived So be happy...drink it in..don’t just taste it By KMH I get excited By just waking up Then I’m overcome with joy When I see coffee in my cup I get excited When I hear it rain I love to go walking in it Again and again
I get excited When I see monkeys of any kind I want to take them all home And not leave any behind I get excited When my grandchildren visit Their laughter and their cuddles I love every minute I get excited When my dog runs to greet me With a wet sloppy kiss I enjoy it completely I get excited By simple things you see I don’t need money to buy happiness The best things in my life are free By KMH When I wake up The sun is gold But my bones they creak And I feel so old I go to the sink To wash my face And see my skin is all wrinkled And so out of place I brush my hair And find one’s that are grey I try pulling them out To make them go away Then I hear a song on the radio That is really upbeat And I start dancing around Feeling so light on my feet My dog runs to greet me Full of smiles and good cheer Suddendly I’m so full of energy Like a newborn baby deer I guess the moral of this tale Is to not let age get in your way Because it’s the joy you feel in your heart That will keep the years at bay KMH You’ve heard the old saying That money is the root of all evil Whether you have too much or not enough It causes nothing but upheaval We can’t get by without it Although I wish that we could If our currency was generosity Then we’d all live as we should There ain’t no free lunch That’s what people say But kindness costs nothing At the end of the day So give it some thought And when your woes are financial Make your transactions with love And your rewards will be substantial
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BURY ME DEEP ON BRIBIE ISLAND By Barry Clark, Bribie Island Historical Society
Why can’t you be buried on Bribie Island? Although there is a well maintained Memorial Garden for cremated ashes to be interred, there is no Cemetery on Bribie Island. Well ….there is no longer a Cemetery on Bribie, but you may be surprised to learn that there have been two Cemeteries on Bribie Island over the years. You may be even more surprised to know that there have only been two official burials, one in each of the two Cemeteries ……and that only one body still remains in the ground. Let me explain how this all came about, and how some recent discoveries have revealed artefacts from the very first burial on Bribie Island 84 years ago. There would of course have been many Aboriginal deaths on the land that is now Bribie Island over thousands of years, but 6000 years ago the whole of Moreton Bay was dry land, and the coastline and sea was over 50 klms away from here. The coastline of Queensland has only been this way for about 1000 years, and Bribie has probably only been an island for about 250 years. Early settlers could walk and swim
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their cattle across from the mainland. The pioneer Queenslander Tom Petrie, who supervised Queensland’s first Aboriginal Reserve on Bribie Island in 1877, wrote in his “Reminiscences of Early Queensland” of hearing the morning and evening Wailing for the Dead. How relatives would gather to cry and old women would cut their heads with Yam digging sticks, and younger women would cut their thighs with sharp flint stones until their legs were covered in blood. After any death the Aboriginal Camp would be immediately relocated and the trees around would be marked to show what had taken place. There have been so many ways of dealing with death and the departed in all civilisations over time. Around the world today many different religions and cultures conduct their various practices and customs related to the dead. Christian religions generally cremate or bury their dead in official Cemeteries and Graveyards.
ESTABLISHING BONGAREE TOWNSHIP Soon after the new Township of Bongaree was gazetted and surveyed on Bribie in 1912 ,reserved were established for various public
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Cemetery Reserve Site, 1920 Bongaree
purposes, including a Cemetery Reserve in 1920. The Cemetery site was simply an area marked on the Map, situated a long way from the small settlement population of Bongaree. Although Bribie became a popular holiday destination for many thousands of visitors over the next 15 years, and the resident population grew to almost 100 people, the Cemetery (Ref R576) was not used until 1935.
ALBERT SWEETING Albert Sweeting was an interesting man who was the very first to be buried on Bribie in 1935. He was born in Luton in Bedfordshire UK in 1878 , worked as a Printer, married Mabel Graves and they had two daughters. In World War 1 Albert enlisted in the Army and fought in Europe, but after the War he left his wife
and eldest daughter and migrated to Australia with his girlfriend and youngest daughter. They settled in Brisbane where Albert worked for the Government until the Depression when he moved to live on Bribie Island. He had a small farm at Woorim near Ocean Beach where he grew vegetables and lived in “The Cabin” with a small shop. He was not a well man, and after months of sickness he made it clear that he wanted to be buried on Bribie Island when the end came. In October 1935, just two months before he died, he wrote a letter to his daughter and family in Brisbane. In 1935 the world was in the grip of the Great Depression, Hitler was in Germany, Mussolini was in Italy and the threat of Civil War in Spain made the possibility of another World War very real. Here is a very brief extract of his letter to his daughter in 1935 (see letter in box)…….
FIRST BURIAL ON BRIBIE Albert Sweeting passed away just two months later on December 17th 1935, (he was actually aged 59 according to his birth records) but when it came to arranging his funeral and burial on Bribie, nobody knew where the site of the gazetted Bongaree Cemetery actually was. The Lands Dept. provided a Map, and with a compass and measuring tape a group of volunteers ,under the direction of honorary Councillor Bill Shirley, cleared a track through the thick bush for over a mile to the area shown on the Map as the site of the Cemetery reserve. This was about one and half kilometres from where todays road goes down to the Car Park at Red Beach. In 1935 this was thick impenetrable bush, teeming with mosquitoes, snakes, goanna’s, birdlife, kangaroo and Emu. A grave was dug, a wooden coffin made, a metal plate engraved and
My Dearest Edie, Jack and kiddies
Here is the very much delayed letter but you must not think I’m ungrateful of anything like that because I’ve not written before, but you know full well that I am dead beat each night after I’ve finished work etc that I have not got the energy to sit and write. I am going to sell groceries, soft drinks, fruit and vegetables, fishing gear also taking orders for worms for bait and it is going to hit the Kiosk a tidy old bump. I have had a few nasty “attacks” recently and once had to be led in and stretched out. It is the worst attack I have had for nearly two years and it left me in a rather weak condition. As luck
a simple wooden cross constructed. In 1935 Bribie had both an Anglican and Methodist church but no resident Ministers, as Church Services were only held once a month. Reverend T. Gilbert was organised to come over on the Steamship from Redcliffe and Bill Shirley made arrangements for a Services to be conducted at St. Peters Church, with one of his transport trucks to serve as a Hearst. This first Funeral and Burial on Bribie took place on Christmas Eve 1935 and was attended by most Bribie residents and many hundreds of holiday visitors. The mourners walk the long hot sandy track
would have it I had no spirits or anything like that in the house, the last I had gave to someone who was ill, but that’s always the case, there’s never any when you are in need of it yourself. What do you think of the War Jack? It is certainly looking black and I guess it won’t end until they send for me, and then if the Italians know I’m coming they will “throw in” !. But joking apart I would not be surprised to be called up in the event of Britain coming in. If only the Military Officials will look after my business I will willingly go and do my bit once more and if anything should happen to me—well I’ve had a good innings and I’m now 57 and cannot grumble.
Your Loving Dad.
Grave Of Frank Lee
to the clearing where a graveside service was held, and Albert Sweetings coffin was lowered into the ground and a wooden cross marked the site. Nobody went near this inaccessible site for a long time, and no other burials ever took place.
BONGAREE CEMETERY CLOSED Nineteen years later in 1954 the Dept. of Lands decided to declassify the Cemetery site and contacted Albert Sweetings family asking if they would like to relocated the body. After 19 years, with the grave site still inaccessible and the cross long since eaten by white ants, they decided to leave Albert in the ground undisturbed. The Bongaree Cemetery site near Red Beach officially closed and removed from the gazetted survey in 1954. It was then decided to gazette a new Cemetery site away from the water and beaches, accessible from the Ocean Beach road to Woorim. This new Cemetery site was gazetted in the bush, north of First Avenue, where Armitage Street and McMahon streets are today. The first and only person to be buried there was that of Frank Bernard Lee in 1964, a prominent Bribie Continues OVER Page...
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business owner who had moved to Bribie with his family in 1953. The Lee family are still in business on Bribie today.
of the old Cemetery site on which Frank Lees grave had been, and built their Printing business there, which is still thriving today.
FRANK BERNARD LEE
In recognition of the late Frank Lee they erected a memorial Pergola in the grounds of the business which remained there for many years until extensions were carried out..
Frank Bernard Lee was the only person to be buried in this new Cemetery site over several years, and in 1977 the Caboolture Shire Council decided to develop a new Industrial Park on land in that area. This second Cemetery site was once again to be closed and withdrawn. The Lee family were contacted and they decided to relocate the body and have it reinterred at Gympie. The Industrial Land was then developed and subdivided, and in 1983 Victory Press purchased part
Frank Lee grave memorial pergola at Victory Press
RECENT DISCOVERIES
Sweeting Coffin Plate
It seemed to have taken over 50 years for the appropriate Authorities to realise that putting a coffin 6 foot under in the sand anywhere on Bribie Island was likely to be impacted by the high Water Table and risk of pollution.
Further digging revealed some other items which appear to be handles or pins from the coffin. There was no evidence of the original Wooden Cross or any other items from the burial
Apart for the first burial in 1935, and the second almost 30 years later in 1964, there was no action regarding grave sites or burials until just recently in 2015.
This recent chance discovery brings my story about earlier Cemetery sites on Bribie into real life and becomes an important artefact of Bribie’s fascinating past.
A man working with a Metal Detector in remote bushland near South Point came upon a broken and corroded engraved metal plate.
The Historical Society continue to research and document the rich history of this Island and you can view some more interesting stories on our Blog Site at http://bribieislandhistory. blogspot.com or contact us on bribiehistoricalsociety@gmail.com
When cleaned and placed together it could clearly be seen to read ALBERT EDWARD SWEETING – AGED 59 YEARS.
MOVIE REVIEWS
THE MULE
Is it possible to see a movie about an elderly horticulturalist working for a Mexican drug cartel all the while showing us his journey in a film that simply ambles along ever so quietly? Well, that is exactly what Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule”
GREEN BOOK The film Green Book is a true gem -poignant, timely and truly relevant. It is a film that will surprise, challenge and inspire you. Based on a true story, the two main characters are played brilliantly by Mahershala Ali as Dr
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has to offer its viewers. Based on a true story, this is a film directed and produced by Eastwood who also leads the cast as Earl Stone based on the story of the renowned Leo Sharp, a drug mule. We meet Stone when his is well into his advanced years after he can no longer keep his horticultural business afloat. He is depicted as a doddery,
stooped and emotionally burdened man who reverses his fortunes by “stumbling” into drug running. With varying degrees of success, Eastwood’s character is portrayed as not only naive and vulnerable but also as worldly and astute. Although slow moving, the film provides its viewers with the message that it is never
too late to re-prioritise what is important in life; to accept personal responsibility for what we do in life and to be forgiven for our many omissions in life. Could this be the last of Eastwood’s work in the film industry? If so, he leaves us with a message that is as simple as it is compelling.
Don Shirley a refined, highly educated and accomplished pianist with Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip (Vallelonga) who plays his crass, unsophisticated and socially naive assistant hired to drive Shirley on concert tour in the Deep South during the 1960’s where a Green Book of safety was sorely needed. The film’s director effectively contrasts Shirley’s refined, stoic
and at times aloof character with Lip’s brash, aggressive and often confronting racial commentary. The script gives its audience a real taste of the subtle as well as the harshly overt racism faced by those of colour in the Deep South in the 60’s. Despite their differences, Shirley and Lip form a deeply respectful and caring alliance which is as moving as it is inspiring.
This is a film not to be missed at a time in history when we are challenged to counter biased, racist and bigoted commentary with reminders that our shared humanity is what should unite rather than separate us. Stay for the credits and enjoy seeing the real Dr Shirley and Tony Lip while taking note of who was involved in writing this film.
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CRIME REPORT
BRIBIE ISLAND WEEKLY ROUND UP – MONDAY 28 JANUARY 2019 Australia Day Long Weekend Police and Emergency Services were kept busy across the Australia Day long weekend. Local police numbers were bolstered with support from across the District. Uniform and Plain Clothes officers were tasked a range of duties including public safety patrols, road safety and enforcement activities as well as inter-agency operations with Qld Parks and Wildlife.The population swelled over the weekend as fine weather teamed up with perfect tides to deliver a fantastic opportunity for local residents and tourists to enjoy our coastal community. On Saturday, January 26 during the Moreton Bay Region Industry & Tourism (MBRIT) celebrations in Brennan Park, police intervened in three minor disturbances and issued several move on directions to disorderly people. No charges are laid and police observed the level of responsible consumption of alcohol better than previous years. On Sunday’s private music event at Sandstone Point, a large crowd enjoyed the open air event. Police issued a number of move on directions. A female police officer was spat on during an arrest of a 22-year-old Gold Coast woman. After spending time in custody she was bailed from the Caboolture Watch House on five charges including; Contravene a Police Direction and Serious Assault Police. She will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 26. Finally, on the Public Holiday Monday, extra police resources patrolled the urban landscape with the objective to keeping the community safe. AntiArson patrols of the National and Marine Park successfully supported the fire ban that was in place across the weekend. Police activities now move onto ‘Back to School’ road safety operations. Motorists are reminded the re-commencement of reduced speeds in school zones this week. Police will be enforcing the 40km/hr speed zones and monitoring drivers for mobile phone and seatbelt offences. Property Offences Counterfeit Currency Fake $50 notes were presented at three stores on Thursday, January 24. Two stores in the Bribie Island Shopping Centre and another at Caboolture were targeted by two males and one female. Police want to locate a silver Mitsubishi Challenger 4wd Qld Reg. 125GLL that is allegedly connected with these crimes. Steal Motor Vehicle On January 24, a 2010 model Blue BMW (123D) Qld reg. 110MZT was stolen from the driveway of a home in Arcadia Avenue Woorim. The car was left momentarily unattended with the engine running whilst the owner returned inside the home.
The owner returned to find a male person at the vehicle, a brief scuffle occurred but the BMW sedan was stolen. The vehicle has since been involved in more offences and police are actively following up on a number of enquiries. Police encourage anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers. Stealing On January 21, two teenage boys allegedly stole snack food items from a service station at Bongaree.
bank cards whilst on the Ocean Beach Woorim. Personal Safety Domestic Violence Police investigated several reports of domestic violence in the past week. Police made two new applications for protection orders and commenced investigations into four alleged breaches of a current DV Orders. If you or someone you know might need support for domestic violence call DV Connect hotline on 1800 811 811. Road Safety Injury Traffic Crash
On January 23 a Ford Ranger Utility had the rear canopy window smashed whilst parked at a business premise at the corner of Queen Street and Second Avenue, Bongaree. Police located some evidence at the scene and are reviewing CCTV.
On January 22, an 82-year-old female pedestrian was struck by a White Hiace van reversing from a parked position. She was transported to Caboolture Hospital by QAS for medical check-up. Investigations are ongoing.
On January 23 a male driving a Holden Jackaroo Qld Reg. 752XVH refuelled with $140 worth of petrol at a service station in Ningi. The male suspect filled two jerry cans and the vehicle before driving away. Police are reviewing CCTV and investigations are ongoing.
At 11.30am on January 27 a fourvehicle traffic crash occurred on the Bribie Island Bridge. An east bound Mazda 3 sedan failed to stop in time as traffic slowed on the bridge and collided into the vehicle in front. The driver was issued an infringement notice for ‘Follow to Close’ and a pregnant passenger was transported by QAS to Caboolture Hospital for a medical check-up. QFES and QPS remained on scene until the road could be re-opened. The volume of traffic was high from the long weekend and motorist displayed patience in the heat.
On January 26, a quantity of tools was stolen from an Isuzu Utility parked in Ningi Esplanade, Ningi. Suspects have forced open a toolbox, removing tools which were not insured. On January 28 a Ford vehicle Victorian Reg. 1MO6YV refuelled with $70 worth of petrol and drove away without paying. Investigations are ongoing. Found Property Police were pleasantly surprised at the honesty of a tourist who was visiting Bribie Island on January 14. After locating a large sum of money on the side of a road at Sandstone Point he handed the cash into police in Brisbane. On January 22, a local resident found a men’s wallet at Woorim which belonged to a tourist from Brisbane. On January 26, a Sunshine Coast man found a driver licence at Banksia Beach which belonged to a tourist from Brisbane. On January 26, a bicycle tow along trailer was found, damaged and abandoned along the bike track from Bongaree to Woorim. On January 27, personal bank cards were located on the Bongaree foreshore near Hall Avenue. Lost Property On January 24, a tourist was visiting the foreshore at Banksia Beach when they left a backpack containing a Lenovo laptop and Samsung Galaxy 5 mobile phone on a picnic table accidentally. On January 25, a tourist visiting the foreshore at Sandstone Point lost a Samsung S7 mobile phone. On January 26, a tourist lost a plastic TransLink go-card wallet containing
On January 28, police intercepted a Holden Commodore sedan on Hunter Street Bongaree. The 61-year-old male driver was issued a Notice to Appear for drink driving for the alleged BAC of 0.054 per cent and will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 14. Drug Drivers On January 22, a 48-year-old man was intercepted in a Toyota Hilux on Bribie Island Road Sandstone Point. The driver was issued a Notice to Appear for allegedly returning a positive roadside drug test to having a relevant drug present in his saliva. He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 11. On January 23, police intercepted a Nissan Navara on Bestmann Road, Ningi. The 37-year-old male driver allegedly returned a positive result to a Roadside Drug Test. His driver licence was immediately suspended. He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 18 after being issued a Notice to Appear for driving whilst a relevant drug was present in his saliva. On January 24, police intercepted a Mazda 4wd on First Avenue Woorim. The 37-year-old male driver allegedly returned a positive result to a Roadside Drug Test. His driver licence was immediately suspended. He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 18 after being issued a Notice to Appear for driving whilst a relevant drug was present in his saliva.
Drink Drivers
Traffic Infringement Notices
On January 26, police intercepted a Toyota Corolla sedan on Benalong Street, Woorim. The 21-year-old male driver was issued a Notice to Appear for drink driving for the alleged BAC of 0.027 per cent and will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 14.
Bribie police this week issued 15 infringement notices which included five for speeding and five for failing to wear a seatbelt. Other offences included: unregistered vehicle and unlicensed driving.
On January 27, police intercepted a Toyota Landcruiser 4wd on Goodwin Drive, Bongaree. The 74-year-old male driver was issued a Notice to Appear for drink driving for the alleged BAC of 0.125 per cent and will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 14. His drivers licence was immediately suspended until court.
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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Tuesday @ 7:30am at TOCH, 36 Banya St, Bongaree. All welcome. PH Dorothy 5497 5552 or Sandra 0427 829 008. EVERY TUE RIBIE 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. 1st TUE and 2nd THU RIBIE 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. 2nd WED of the Month RIBIE 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 TUE, WED, THU, FRI ribie island lions club at blue pacific hotel woorim 6pm for 6.30Pm start. Inquiries on how to join lions phone 0457867390.New members welcome. 2nd & 4th THU Each Month RIBIE ISLAND ORCHESTRA PRACTICE: 7.00 pm. Every Sunday evening at Sandstone Point. Phone Heather White for details. 5497 5818. Every SUN of the Month RIBIE 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. 4th TUE of the Month
CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS bigpond.com or PH 0421 866 560. 1st WED of the Month RIBIE & DISTRICT WOODCRAFTERS ASSOCIATION. Bribie Woodies open daily for members workshop activities. Also sales and demonstrations at Art Centre Markets last Sunday every month. Contact John for information on 0417 635 093. OPENS DAILY RIBIE 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. MON TO FRI RIBIE 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 MON RIBIE 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. MON, WED & SAT RIBIE 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. 4th MON of the Month RIBIE ISLAND GARDEN CLUB: Meet at the RSL Auditorium, 9am for 9.30 start. PH Les 0411 049 894. 4th WED of the Month RIBIE 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 MON, TUE, WED, SAT RIBIE ISLAND HANDCRAFT CLUB: Meet at 8am - 11am, Bribie Indoor Bowls Hall, First Ave. All welcome. BYO handcraft. PH Stacey 0438 001 297. EVERY THU RIBIE ISLAND HEALTHY SLIMMERS FELLOWSHIP: Support group meets
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Parade. For information or apologies phone Jennifer 3408 2152 or Fay 3408 2617. 4th WED of the Month RIBIE MASONIC LODGE: Meets at 7pm Banya St, Bongaree. Visitors welcome. Nev 0407 300 765, Ron 0418 858 866. 2nd WED of the Month RIBIE TOASTMASTERS: Meet at 7.00pm in the Bribie RSL club with a warm welcome to anyone who comes to visit. 1st & 3rd TUE of the Month Caboolture VIEW Club hold a social function or event each month. Our February outing will be a Friendship Day that is being held at Sandstone Point Hotel on Thursday 7th February. Members are meeting for morning tea at 10am and will later have lunch at The Oyster Shed. We welcome any other women who would like to make new friends to join us. For more information please contact: Sue Wilkinson 0405333115 or Gwen Tracey 54339395 OUNTRY 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. 2nd SUN of the Month RAFT GROUP, 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. PH 0417 067 992. EVERY 2nd & 4th WED of the Month RAFT AND FRIENDSHIP CLUB: Meet at 8.45am to 11.45am in the Church of Christ Hall, Fifth and Folley Streets, Bongaree. All welcome. PH Margaret on 3408 4108. Every Friday RAGONS ABREAST BRIBIE ISLAND: Monthly Meeting held 6.30pm for 6.45pm start, at the Anzac Room RSL Bribie. 1st WED of the Month UCHRE: 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. EVERY MON IRL GUIDES: For information contact Yvette 0413 043 659. EVERY TUE LOBAL 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,
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WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie. BRIBIE ISLAND AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY APPEAL (BIDCA) MARKET WHEN: Every 3rd Sunday of the Month 6am – 12noon WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie. BRIBIE VIBE ARTS & CRAFT MARKET WHEN: Last Sunday of the Month
8:30am – 1pm WHERE: Bribie Island Community Arts Centre 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach LIONS CLUB OF SANDSTONE POINT CAR BOOT SALE WHEN: First Saturday of the Month 6am – 11am WHERE: Car Park adjacent to Sandstone Point Shopping Village 205 Bestmann Road East, Sandstone Point
UPCOMING BEACHMERE EVENTS EACH SATURDAYS - FEBRUARY WITNESSING/JP SERVICE, 9am 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au EACH SATURDAY FEBRUARY BINGO, eyes down 1pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056. EACH MONDAY FEBRUARY MAH JONG, 9am-12pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056. EACH TUESDAY FEBRUARY BEACHMERE ASSIST – NEW VENUE, 9am-11am The Shed, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. FREE weekly drop in! All Welcome: Contact Dave 0475 571 902 or email info@bang.org.au. EACH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY TENNIS – SOCIAL DOUBLES 8am – 11am, Beachmere Tennis Club, Roger Street Sporting Complex, Beachmere. All levels of abilities welcome. Tea & Coffee provided. Cost is $4. Contact to confirm play 0405 241 698 or 0439 287 414.
EACH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY CARDS 9am – noon, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave, Contact Gwen 0448 238 056. EACH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY SOUL & LINE DANCING, 6-7pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056. EACH FRIDAY FEBRUARY BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. For info contact Judy 0401 153 633 OR Find us on Facebook FRIDAY, 1 FEBRUARY LADIES, LET’S DO LUNCH, Noon, Beachmere Hotel, James Road, ALL WELCOME. Meals & Drinks at your own expense. Please RSVP 0413 73 95 73 ladieslunch@bang. org.au. EACH FRIDAY FEBRUARY BEACHMERE SCOUTS – JOEYS STARTING 1 FEB - NEW VENUE & NEW AGE BRACKET (ages 5-8 years) 6pm-7pm at Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue.
EACH FRIDAY FEBRUARY BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, STARTING 1 FEB - NEW VENUE & NEW AGE BRACKET (ages 8-11.5 years) 5.50pm - 6pm-7.30pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue. EACH MONDAY FEBRUARY BEACHMERE SCOUTS – STARTING 4 FEB - NEW DAY, NEW VENUE & NEW AGE BRACKET (ages 11.5– 15 years) 6pm - 8pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue, contact beachmerescouts@ gmail.com for more info. TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY BEACHMERE MEN’S SHED, 9am, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, Contact 0490 871 225. WEDNESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY CRAFT GROUP, 1.30pm, Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craftwork & gold coin donation. Enjoy a cuppa and chat and make new friends while you work. Everyone welcome. Enquiries. Rev Michele 0417 067 992
BRIBIE ISLAND CHURCH TIMES Freedom Church (an ACC Church) 195 First Ave, Bongaree P: 07 3408 0355 E: info@freedomchurch.org.au Sunday Services: 9:30am (includes Kids Program) Youth Program: Freedom Youth 7pm-9pm Friday Nights. Rangers: Bribie Rangers 6pm-7:30pm Monday Nights 2nd Hand Shop: The Mercy Shop Mon to Fri (9:00am - 3:00pm) Food Bank: The Storehouse Tuesdays & Thursdays (8:30am - 11:30am) Counselling & Prayer Counselling: Bribie Wholeness Centre Tuesdays & Wednesdays Bribie Island Baptist Church 7-9 Cotterill Avenue, Bongaree OFFICE: 07 3450 4039, Email: info@bribiebaptist.com. Pastor: Ray Airosa. Services: 8:30 Traditional Service, 10:15 Family Service (Kids Church), Kids Club: Fridays 5:006:30pm, Youth Group: Fridays 7:009:00pm, Contact Tahlia for details. Mob: 0402 627 030. Email: tahlialouisey@yahoo.com.au Bookshop: Koorong items available. Sandstone Community Church Sandstone Point Community Complex Behind Shopping Centre Information: Gavin Haigh Ph 0407 888 409 P: 5429 5835. Service: 4pm Sunday
Uniting Church Cnr Webster/Hill St, Bongaree P: 3408 4151 E: bribieislanduc@gmail.com bribieunitingchurch.weebly.com Sunday Service: 8:30 am All age worship. Messy Church: 2nd Sunday @ 4pm. Informal worship for all ages. Men’s Breakfast: 1st Saturday @ 6:45am. Ladies Fellowship: 3rd Wednesday @ 9am Ladies Coffee Morning: 1st Wednesday @ 10am Children’s Choir: Thursday @ 3:30pm. Know Your Bible: 2nd/4th Wednesday @ 3pm Bribie Island Church of Christ meets Sunday for Worship Service 9.30am, including Communion. Cnr Foley Street and Fifth Avenue, Bongaree. Op Shop (Bargain Shed) located behind the Church building, Open 8.30am – 12noon weekdays (closed public holidays). P: 3408 3772 Beachmere Uniting Church Cnr Moreton Tce/Second Ave P: Pastor Dave 0407 270 222 Sunday Service: 7.50am Praise singing leading into 8am Service. All welcome St Paul’s Lutheran Church Sunday Service: 8am, 2nd & 4th Sunday monthly at “The Orchid House”,
Sportsfield Entrance 3, 1st Avenue, Bongaree P: Bernie 07 5429 5649 Awesome Church Bribie Island INC 7/1 Toorbul St, Bongaree (upstairs opp. Brennan Park) P: 07 3408 0429 M: 0408 455 508 E: cocbi@bigpond.com Saturday nights 7pm, Sundays 8am and 10am, Kid’s Church 10am. Sandwiches between Sunday meetings, attendees can enjoy a delicious morning tea in the church cafe from 9.15am to 10am. Bribe Island Charismatic nondenominational Home Church “Sharing Faith in the Spirit of Unity” 1 Cor. 12:13. For service details contact Pastor Barnett on newprophecychurch@hotmail.com or 0481 369 704 New Creation Church Bribie Island Come and have fellowship and worship with us at the New Creation Church Bribie Island and learn about the Grace of God. Meets every Friday at 5.30 pm. At the Banksia Room at the Bribie Hotel at Bellara. Complimentary meal provided before service. Enquiries phone Angela mob. 0417050949. Eileen mob. 0438723074
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YOUR ZODIAC FORECAST FOR F E BR U A R Y
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(January 21 February 19) You may have grown so used to working at breakneck speeds, that you don’t even realise how fast you’re moving. So, just as you need to be aware of the change of pace when you arrive in town after having driven along the motorway, you need to be vigilant. February brings the annual Aquarian New Moon, plus Mars converging with Uranus before your ruler changes signs. It creates a sense of urgency and a need to ratify recent progress. Just make sure you work at a pace that feels comfortable to you. (AUSTRALIA LEGAL TEXT Must carry this legal text once on the page)
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he month of February has an air of impatience about it. With the Aquarian New Moon bisecting the relationship between Saturn (the realist) and Neptune (the dreamer), sacrifices are worth making as long as they’re focused on positive advancement. As Mars converges with Uranus in Aries (for the last time until 2096), it brings both a desire to revolutionise lifestyles, and a sense of frustration… as if change can’t come soon enough. But the important values of stability and security can be reinforced, in radical and innovative ways.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) ‘Once more unto the breach dear friends’ cried Henry V in Shakespeare’s famous play. It’s a great rallying call to action, unless you’ve been dealing with ‘breaches’ for too long. You’ve had Uranus, the change-maker, in Aries for the best part of nine years. (Even Shakespearean plays don’t last that long!). Yet, as your ruler converges with Uranus for the last time in your sign, take advantage of the opportunity it presents. You can take actions now that will echo with positivity into your future. Move decisively, and you’ll be richly rewarded. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) If love and hate are two sides of the same coin surely they should trade as equal currency? Yet, with more than seven billion of us on the planet, it seems that there’s more loving than hating going on than has ever happened before!
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GEMINI (May 22 - June 22) If there’s one thing we change more frequently than our thoughts about what we should be doing, it’s how sure we feel about our past decisions. There are times when self-doubt plagues us until the moment we triumph. In February, you’ll feel a strong urge to instigate a change. But it may not be easy to definitively decide what you need to do. This is where your emotional sensitivity, rather than your intellectual objectivity will help. And, fortunately that’s just what your ruler’s convergence with Neptune provides.
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REGULAR FEATURE CANCER (June 23 - July 23) It’s only with experience that we learn that walking on clouds often leads to a fall. So, most of the time, we tend to keep our hopes rooted in reality. Yet, the New Moon, perfectly bisecting the relationship between stable Saturn and ephemeral Neptune, indicates the benefits of you rethinking this philosophy. What was once a flight of fantasy has become a sustainable possibility. February’s Supermoon suggests that you can realise a dream. You may not be able to triumph alone, but with Venus opposite your sign, you won’t have to! LEO (July 24 - August 23) February’s New Moon, occurring opposite your sign, suggests either the beginning of a new relationship with someone special, or the chance to reset a liaison which has turned sour. The timing of this celestial event, as it arrives mid-way between Saturn and Neptune’s link, empowers you with positive energy, and increases your impressive intuitive powers. You’ll find that you’re able to communicate skilfully, and have awareness of other peoples’ needs without overriding your own. Being open-hearted brings rewards this month.
VIRGO (August 24 September 23) Such is the power of the Supermoon in your sign that I’m hoping you have a superhero outfit to hand. You might well find yourself wearing the metaphorical equivalent of pants over your trousers this month! Yet, rather than trying to master the street art of ‘parkour’ and leaping over rooftops, you’d be better off focusing your energy on your ability to vault over any psychological obstacles. Mercury’s convergence with Neptune, opposite your sign, suggests you have inspiring back-up assistance too.
your opposite sign, it brings passion and intensity to your relationships. This biennial occurrence highlights vulnerabilities in key associations and brings the potential to reset expectations so that deeper, more realistic communication can take place. If you find yourself facing denial and defiance, respond with kindness and understanding. With Venus converging with your modern ruler Pluto, if you share your heart-felt values, surprising, yet powerful alliances can form.
LIBRA (September 24 October 23) It often feels as if change is foisted upon you; or that when you initiate progress, you have to work hard to convince other people to accept your ideas. But the great disrupter, Uranus, is in its final month opposite your sign. So, although you have to entertain another of its Mars conjunctions in the part of the sky representing your closest partnerships, this cosmic encounter can end on a very positive note. Stay true to your beliefs, and listen to other peoples’ ideas and you’ll uncover a wealth of exciting opportunities.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) People often say that Sagittarians rely on luck to make their way through life. It’s true that when you’re in a positive frame of mind, you can dance on a pinhead and avoid the pitfalls that the rest of us tumble into. So, although Venus leaves your sign this month, you won’t be bogged down in any long goodbyes. As the Supermoon appears, just as the Sun forms a creative and powerful relationship with your ruling planet, Jupiter, it brings energy and creates an environment in which fortune can be harnessed. Set your sights high!
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PISCES (February 20 March 20) A Supermoon opposite your sign isn’t the only celestial event that makes this month special. February marks the beginning of your birthday season… and the Sun’s return to your sign always brings gifts your way. But it’s the links made by your ruling planets that make this a particularly exciting time. You’re being empowered to discover vibrant ways to define and express important emotional issues, which enable you to enhance your key relationships. It’s not just your birth that needs celebrating… but your future too!
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SUN 20/01 1058am – 5m Cuddy Cabin non-member with motor problems, required a tow from Duck Creek to Bongaree Canals.
BRIBIE ISLAND JANUARY RADIO ROOM STATISTICS To 23rd January 2019
from Mission Point to Donnybrook Ramp.
1223 Calls, 374 vessels logged on, 24 Vessel Assists, 166 Sitreps, 38 Requests, 6 Overdue vessels, 2 Vessel Tracking, 0 Securite Broadcasts. 118 Radio Checks
SAT 12/01 1616pm – 13m Cruiser non-member required relocating from Banksia Beach to White Patch.
VHF calls 78.0%, - 27MHz calls 10.0%
JANUARY VESSEL ASSISTS: WED 02/01 0916am – 8m Cruiser member with engine overheating. Required a tow from Passage back to Toorbul Mooring. WED 02/01 1210pm – Tasked by VKR to attend vessel taking on water. THU 03/01 1228pm – 8m Bay Liner non-member, request from CG Redcliffe to tow vessel from North Donnybrook Ramp to Newport. THU 03/01 1446pm – 5m Tinny non-member high and dry on sand bank at White Patch, required a tow to Pacific Harbour. THU 03/01 1517pm – 5.5m non-member with flat battery required a tow from Toorbul to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SAT 05/01 1205pm – 5m Tinny non-member with flat battery, requiring a jump start near Ningi Creek. SAT 05/01 1250pm – 5m Tinny non-member with flat battery required a 2nd restart near Ningi Creek. SUN 06/01 0733am – 4m Tinny non-member with fuel problems, required a tow from Poverty Point to Pacific Harbour. 66
SUN 06/01 1324pm – 6.2m Cuddy Cabin member with anchor stuck near Bongaree Canals, required a tow to Pacific Harbour. MON 07/01 0945am – 5m ½ Cabin nonmember overturned, required righting & tow ashore. Owner’s insurer instructed to leave it on Moreton Island, MON 07/01 1115am – 5m ½ Cabin non-member 200m off shoreline, 400m North of Bulwer VKR requested VMR to investigate, as person was waving paddle from vessel. TUE 08/01 0756am – 5m ½ Cabin non-member vessel had been submerged and no electronics, required a tow from 3km South of Bulwer to Spinnaker Sound Marina.
MON 14/01 1916pm – Jetski with 3 POB missing, VKR activation, search Passage North of base towards Donnybrook. All found OK. WED 16/01 0903am – 6.5m ½ Cabin member with motor problems, required a tow from Outer Freeman Channel to Bellara Ramp. THU 17/01 1159am – Check a turtle with rope attached at the mouth of Pumicestone Passage. SAT 19/01 1149am – 5.5m Cuddy Cabin member with fuel problems, required a tow from Hutchinson’s Shoal to Bellara Ramp. SAT 19/01 1256pm – 6.4m ½ Cabin non-member broken down, required a
SUN 20/01 1108am – 6.3 ½ Cabin Member with rope around prop, required a tow from Deep Tempest to Pacific Harbour.
BOATING SAFETY AWARENESS We are planning 2 more boating safety awareness sessions over the Australia Day Holiday week-end. The first on Saturday 26th January 2019 (Australia day) we will be at the Bellara boat ramp from 5 am onwards; and the second on Monday 28th January 2019 at 5am we will be at the Bongaree boat ramp. Both boat crew and radio operators will be in attendance to assist the boating public with safety awareness including the use of radios. HAPPY HOUR Friday 11th December 2019 The first Happy Hour of 2019 attracted about 30 people with bar snacks provided and Drinks at our usual great prices.
THU 10/01 1536pm – 6.5m ½ Cabin non-member with a flat battery, required a jump start 20m from M2 Beacon, ended up towing back to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SAT 12/01 1538pm – 6m Cuddy Cabin nonmember out of fuel at Red Marker required a tow to Spinnaker Sound Marina. SAT 12/01 1548pm – 4.5m Runabout nonmember with motor problems, required a tow
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VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE - REGULAR FEATURE Moreton to a boat that had engine trouble. It was a bumpy ride back for the occupants, but they still had smiles on their faces when we returned them to Spinnaker Marina.
the dedication hard work that all our fund raisers contributed, including those helping with car parking at the Sandstone Point Hotel events. It is all very much appreciated”.
Bec Gibb, Gwen McNamara and Linda Middap.
H Simon Middap, Graham Gibb and Ian Grimes.
uge shout out to our carparking / fundraising teams. Two groups of amazing volunteers spent Saturday and Sunday in the heat directing traffic and raising much needed funds for our squadron.
Bribie One Skipper Ian Grimes left and Helmsman John Burdinat.
VMR Committee Visit to RSL Raffle sellers. LtoR Allan Tranter (Committee), Michael Phillips, Annette Lourigan, VMR Commodore Liz Radajewski (Committee), Ray Christensen and Patrick Fegan.
View of the Cape.
Helen Nupponen with grandson Veejay.
Lorna Holliday, Lynette Wendt, Kaye and Brenda Hammond.
The 6.4m ½ Cabin in tow from the Cape.
Caloundra Coast Guard dropped in to say Hi over weekend while they had a quiet moment. We work along-side so many different organisations it is always great to catch up with them and see what they have been up to over the summer period, usually our busiest time. Assist WED 16/01 0903am
Eric Holliday, John Hammond and Noel Wendt.
Graham and Leona Patrick with grand children Charlie & Thomas.
Today the crew had a run out to the Outer Freeman Channel just off Moreton Island, in picture perfect conditions. The 6.5m Whitley had engine problems and needed some assistance in getting home. Assist SAT 10/01 1256pm
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Green Saturday attended an assist near on Cape
BRIBIE RSL RAFFLES Friday 18th December 2019 On Friday night, Commodore Liz Radajewski and a few committee members visited the Bribie Island RSL to thank the group down there for their hard work raising funds for the VMR Bribie Island. Commodore Liz Radajewski said, “I will also be visiting the Bellara Hotel raffle sellers in the coming weeks”. She also commented that “it was important to recognise
VMR Volunteer Patrick Fegan, selling raffle tickets at the Bribie RSL on Friday night to Tony and Noreen Burton with their daughter Kaz (left) visiting from Cairns.
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elcome to our beach report from Michael & Rick at Gateway Discovery Tours.
We have a total fire ban on Bribie, new fire breaks are being bulldozed for the first time that’s how serious this is. The 22km long inland track is rough with patches of very soft sand, not a journey for the faint-hearted, the occasional bone head has further damaged the
track crossing track to track for no reason, the 30kpm speed limit will seldom be reached. A three-kilometre journey gets you to Gallagher Point campsite and eight kilometres sees you at Poverty Creek camp site. We’ve recovered rolled over vehicles, and with damaged radiators and clutches having given up under the heavy going. Recently a Mitsubishi Magna was bogged 100 meters up the track, and a Hyundai Excel was 6km up the track.
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ow, what a great month of weather we have just had. Couldn’t have asked for a more perfect run of weather over the Christmas holiday break. Hot sunny days, crystal clear water and light winds. This perfect weather and hot days meant plenty of time in the water. As the temperature of the water warms up certain species of nasties become more active and prevalent.
Irukandji jellyfish, blueringed octopus, stonefish, fireweed, and many other nasties can inhabit these local waters. At this time of year, we have seen an increase in Irukandji stings on the Fraser Coast. These tiny killers of the oceans are usually under 2cm in size and can inflict painful and possibly life-threatening injuries. The symptoms of an Irukandji jellyfish sting are not immediate and may take 5 to 45 minutes after the initial sting. If vinegar is
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FRI 1 Feb 12:37 am 0.56m 7:31 am 2.28m 1:51 pm 0.72m 7:37 pm 1.77m SAT 9 Feb 5:37 am 0.55m 12:07 pm 2.26m 6:25 pm 0.6m
SAT 2 Feb 1:27 am 0.51m 8:15 am 2.35m 2:37 pm 0.66m 8:23 pm 1.81m SUN 10 Feb 12:31 am 1.96m 6:14 am 0.65m 12:40 pm 2.16m 6:58 pm 0.62m
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navigational equipment are all working well and in date. available, douse the area of the sting and carefully remove the stinging tentacles. Keep an eye on the victim and call 000 immediately if anyone gets stung. Always keep a first aid kit with you whenever you head out camping or boating also add any additional pieces of first aid equipment like vinegar, Nurofen plus, antihistamines etc to personalise your kit to suit your needs. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Also make sure all flares, EPIRBs, radios and SUN 3 Feb 2:09 am 0.47m 8:55 am 2.4m 3:16 pm 0.61m 9:02 pm 1.85m
MON 4 Feb 2:47 am 0.44m 9:31 am 2.42m 3:52 pm 0.59m 9:37 pm 1.89m
MON 11 Feb 1:13 am 1.94m 6:58 am 0.75m 1:16 pm 2.05m 7:37 pm 0.65m
TUE 5 Feb 3:21 am 0.42m 10:05 am 2.42m 4:24 pm 0.58m 10:09 pm 1.93m
TUE 12 Feb 2:03 am 1.92m 7:51 am 0.85m 2:03 pm 1.92m 8:26 pm 0.67m
We are now in the middle of an extremely dry and hot summer, and hopefully, soon we get some decent rainfall events. Not only do the farmers and growers need the rain desperately, but also the marine ecosystems need some quality rain also. You’ve heard the old saying “if its a drought on the land its a drought in the ocean”. The current weather conditions in the Coral Sea have been perfect cyclone forming conditions. There’s WED 6 Feb 3:54 am 0.42m 10:37 am 2.41m 4:54 pm 0.58m 10:42 pm 1.96m
WED 13 Feb 3:08 am 1.94m 9:01 am 0.92m 3:07 pm 1.81m 9:30 pm 0.68m
THU 7 Feb 4:27 am 0.44m 11:07 am 2.38m 5:24 pm 0.57m 11:16 pm 1.97m THU 14 Feb 4:25 am 2.01m 10:27 am 0.92m 4:28 pm 1.75m 10:42 pm 0.64m
FRI 8 Feb 5:01 am 0.48m 11:37 am 2.33m 5:53 pm 0.58m 11:52 pm 1.97m FRI 15 Feb 5:41 am 2.15m 11:53 am 0.83m 5:46 pm 1.76m 11:52 pm 0.55m
REGULAR FEATURE quite a good chance of possibly a couple of cyclones developing around mid-February through to the end of March. Over the last few weeks the massive bait schools have moved into the bay and behind the big bait schools have been longtail tuna, spotted school and Spanish mackerel, cobia, sharks, barracuda and marlin. The other day just northwest of Bulwer there was about 4 or 5 marlin working underneath a big ball. We jigged mackerel for about 3 hours from the school. The cobia, cod, and reefies have also been on
the bite throughout the bays coffee rock patches and ledges. Out off the cape dolphin fish, tuna, mackerel, wahoo and marlin getting taken from the cape to the wide Caloundra shelf areas. Up the passage, the flattys, whiting, cod, jacks, javelin fish and muddies are firing with most areas holding fish. Down around the Bongaree area of the passage there has been a lot of moses perch and grass sweetlip on the coffee rock. Also some great big duskys and summer whiting on the weed and coffee rock
Kids love spinning up mackies
patches. Not many sand crabs in the passage, although if you know where to crab you will get a good feed. The muddies have been quite good with most of the passage creeks holding good bucks. So over the next few months expect most summer
Some awesome crabs from January’s full moon king tides
species to be firing and hopefully some more great weather conditions around our beautiful island and a lot fewer tourists...lol...”And don’t destroy what you come to enjoy “ and tight lines.
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SPORTS RESULTS
DEC/JAN GOLF Bribie Island Golf Club Ladies Results from 27th December, 2018 to 17th January, 2019
R/U D Dunn 41. NTP Hole 4 D Hayward, Hole 7 L Ball, Hole 14 L Ball, Hole 16 S Weeks.
THURSDAY, 27th December, 2018. Single Stableford
THURSDAY, 3rd January, 2019. Single Stableford
Div 1: Winner B Chen 42,
Div 1: Winner H Winterflood 35, R/U D
Neilson 34 C/B, Div 2: Winner P Hyde 35, R/U J L’Estrange 34. NTP Hole 4 V Smith 579 cms, Hole 7 M Huxley 417 cms, Hole 14 J De Ruyter 339 cms.
Competition winners: L to R – Lenore Wilson, Susie Smith, Sally Weeks, Shirley Barry and Lyn Cockerell. Absent: Robyn Harper.
TUESDAY, 8th January, 2019. Single Stableford
Winner J Barrett 19 C/B, R/U Y Swanson 19.
Div 1: Winner J De Ruyter 42, R/U R McKinnon 41, Div 2: Winner A Mitchell 36, R/U M Carruthers 35. NTP Hole 4 I Coburn, Hole 7 C Pronk, Hole 14 L Gibson.
THURSDAY, 10th January, 2019. Single Stableford Div 1: Winner A Driver 40, R/U R Cantrill 38. Div 2: Winner L Drew 37 C/B, R/U J Osborne 37. NTP Hole 4 V Smith, Hole 7 M
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Carruthers, Hole 14 T Keily, Hole 16 C Loimaranta. 9 Hole Competition, Winner J Barrett 14 C/B, R/U J Hurst 14. TUESDAY, 15th January, 2019. Single Stableford Div 1: Winner V Jones 40, R/U V Smith 39. Div 2: Winner H McDonnell 38, R/U L Drew 35. NTP Hole 4 M Huxley, Hole 7 J De Ruyter, Hole 14 R McKinnon. 9 Hole Competition, Winner J Barrett 22. THURSDAY, 17th January, 2019. Winners – J Malone, D Neilson, M Pearce & K Highland 63.125. R UP – D Croft, A Driver, D Benghamy & M Huxley 64.25
40, R/U M Thomsen 38. Div 2: Winner A Lauchlan 45, R/U R McKinnon 41. Div 3: Winner C McAlister 37 C/B, R/U L Cockerell 37. NTP’s Hole 4 L Gwyther, Hole 7 J De Ruyter, Hole 14 R Cantrill, Hole 16 A Driver, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot N Aylott. THURSDAY, 24th January, 2019. Single Stableford Div 1: Winner L Urquhart 39, R/U R Harper 36, Div 2: Winner V Hayes 34 C/B, R/U M Dickson 34 C/B. Div 3: Winner B De Graaf 40, R/U H McDonnell 36. NTP Hole 4 A Roberts, Hole 7 A Driver, Hole 14 J Graham, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot E Taylor. TUESDAY. 29th January, 2019. Single Stableford
NTP’s Hole 4 D Sullivan, Hole 7 A Driver, Hole 14 L Ball, Hole 16 R Cantrill. Bribie Island Golf Club Ladies Results from 22nd January, 2019 to 29th January, 2019. TUESDAY. 22nd January, 2019. Single Stableford
Div 1: Winner R Harper 38 C/B, R/U S Smith 38. Div 2: Winner S Weeks 38 C/B, R/U L Wilson 38. Div 3: Winner S Barry 38, R/U L Cockerell 36 C/B. NTP’s Hole 4 H Winterflood, Hole 7 L Gwyther, Hole 14 L Cockerell, Hole 16 L Ball, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot A Roberts.
Div 1: Winner L Urquhart
BOWLS Bribie Island Bowls Club Bowls Results Week Ending 25/01/19 Saturday Bowls - 19/01/19 First – B. Cowperthatite, B. Moss & B. Castle Runner Up- D. Groves, J. Erfurth & H. Groves OOTH 1st – F. Crockett, S. Mitchell & M. James Bunny- G. Corry, F. Corry & I. Smith Tuesday Self Select Triples First – R. McDermott, P. Mannion & L. Tebbutt Runners Up – J. Noonan, M. Gittins & S. Cook OOTH 1st – N. Gray, I. Smith & M. McGregor OOTH 2nd – M. Geddes, M. McIntyre & L. Wright Bunny – R. Hunter, M. Young & P. McCarthy
Wednesday Scroungers 1st – S. Martin 2nd – G. Reily 3rd – S. Greensil Wednesday Pairs First – S. Martin & R. Avern Runner Up – D. Vitevla & M. Vitevla, OOTH 1st – B. Lamb & F. Crockett OOTH 2nd – S. Mitchell & K. Ford OOTH 3rd – S. Cook & G. Ackroyd Bunny – P. Cook & R. Brinton Thursday Club Select Triples First – D. McMahon, N. Smith & K. Mewburn Runners Up – R. Gilmore, L. Gilmore & L. Hackwood 3rd – Y. Ackroyd, M. Young & R. Short Bunny – R. McDermott, T. Erfurth & G. McEneiry
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0425 625 152
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0447 564 725 Free Pickup / Delivery
PEST CONTROL Family business SINCE 1999 Perfection is our standard!
Bribie Island Ironing Services 20
$
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Painting and Decorating, CALL WAYNE Interior and Exterior Painting, FOR A FREE QUOTE Small Jobs welcome! 0434 677 476
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PEST SHIELD
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A L Husband & Wife Team
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PLASTERERS Travis Fitzgerald trading as
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. No. 70390
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Now Located at 38 Armitage St, Bongaree Phone 07 3408 6044
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coMMUNity NoticeSUPHOLSTERY & TRIM
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 POOL, PUMP AND IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 41 Benabrow St, Bribie Island
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Ph 3408 6246
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0410 326 376
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WE STORE CARAVANS BOATS CONTAINERS
REMOVALS & STORAGE TWO MEN & TRUCK REPAIRS
FROM $77 PER HOUR
LOCAL & INTERSTATE BRIBIE MOWERS SMALL & LARGE TRUCKS AVAILABLE CONTAINER, CARAVAN & BOAT & CYCLES STORAGE AVAILABLE
COURTEOUS OWNER/OPERATOR Sales, SparesCAREFUL, and Repairs FREE QUOTES – PHONE JUSTIN NOW:
07 3408 6044
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1/211 First Avenue, 38 CESSNA DRIVE, CABOOLTURE BONGAREE, BRIBIE ISLAND
We Make Moving... Easy!
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SIGNMAKERS
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DIGITAL PRINTERS SCREEN PRINTING
Call us for yours and your client needs
RESTORATION & REPAIRS – digital – screen printing – vinyl signage – vehicle/boat decals – vehicle/boat wraps – window vision
– frosted etch – illuminated signage – routed letters – magnetic signs – shop fronts – banners
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Carl 0401 646 828 Page 40
30 Years Experience
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TILING & RENOVATIONS SIGNAGE
M.E. TILING & RENOVATIONS
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 Call Michael Early
10 YEAR GUARANTEE HEAT REFLECTIVE COATINGS
CALL DARREN QBCC 68310 075438 2404 | 0417 842 010
Boats, Cars, Bikes, Seating, Furniture, Custom Motor Trimming, Canvas, Canopies & Swags
Thursday - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions - 7pm - Church of Christ hall, cnr of Fifth Ave and Foley St Bongaree. Friday - I.D. - 7.30pm. Banksia Lodge, corner of Sunderland Drv and Solander Esp, Banksia Beach
Contacts: Jaime 3408 9798 Steve 0409 560 561GOOD
OLD SCHOOL FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE!
0411 444 093
CALLAll, Come One, Come NOW Car Rodeo
Ah: 0402 048 275
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Unit 1, 9-11 Spinnaker Dr, Sandstone Point
Corner of First Ave & Queen St, Bongaree.
Every TRAILERS 6 Pimpala Cres. Bongaree or We Come to YouSaturday from 1:00pm
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At the coffee shop behind the library
For Further details call Dennis on 0418 159 116
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BINZER BBus.St. WELDING & TO 6 STEEL SUPPLIES * 2018 RATE MY AGENT AWARD WINNER M 042F2 2 ROM * 20 Year Local Practised Licensee BINS AYS by the Water * Extremely Dedicated & Motivated 7 DWheels Custom Trailer Builds T Sunday General Fabrication COT 11th October 0412 666 779 Supply & Fit ALL S Works C Sandstone Point Hotel. c& ti s e Towbars sheri@bribieislandre.com.au Dom l Goldecoin Car Entry: $10 rciaentry/ m m Trailer Parts and Accessories Co (proceeds go to charity) www.bribieislandre.com.au OPEN Mon-Fri 8-5, Sat 801 Family Fun, Kids Fun, Entertainment, ABN: 64 996 BBQ 127 243 1/75 Lear Jet Drive, Caboolture. Ph. 5432 4093 & More www.mongreltrailers.com.au TYPING SERVICES
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TILING TV AERIALS & TUNING
JOHN
Call Bribie & District Wildlife Rescue Inc if you find an injured animal anywhere from Bribie Island, Caboolture, Morayfield, Narangba, and 9 Redcliffe SHERI 6 280400 29Clontarf. M 836 592
Tegan Lather’s Monthly Beach Clean Up 2nd Sunday of every month at Brennan Park from 8:30-9:30am
M.E. TILING THE TV ANTENNA MAN
TUNING $60.00
Australian-made Digital TV Aerials, Outlets & Troubleshooting! EFTPOS AVAILABLE – PENSIONER DISCOUNTS
Complete Bathrooms, Laundry and House remodelling for the Elderly and Disabled
If I can‛t fix your problem, there will be NO CHARGE!!!
Titab Licence No.T15423 – Established 20 Years – 5 year Warranty!
FLYING FINGERS EDITORIAL & TYPING SE
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BRIBIE ISLAND & SURROUNDS
Michael Early 0419 729 223
Phone: 0420 835 799
QBCC 064608
Ah: 0402 048 275 E: debzart8@bigpond.com
WATER BORES
TREE SERVICES Don’t Ignore Restore
Phoenix Upholstery & Trim
Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Bribie Island 3 times per week
Monday - I.D. - 7.30pm. Church of Christ hall, cnr of Fifth Ave and Foley St Bongaree.
Waterproof, tiLe and renovate
0419 729 223
Ph. Richard on 0425 477 639 to book your space or email thebribieislander@gmail.com
LEE’S TREE SERVICES Tree Removal & Pruning Free Quotes Landscaping
Yard Tidy Ups Property Makeovers All Work Fully Insured
CALL LEE
CALL BOB
0455 783 331 0438 623 158
DOWNUNDER WATER BORES
We solve the hole problem!
Sand spear Installation + Repairs Pump Installations + Repairs Irrigation Systems BRIBIE ISLAND
0467 355 079 dfservices@outlook.com.au
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YOUR SAY Establishment and Moreton Bay Regional Council to seriously consider the ratepayers, voters, local residents and visitors who come for the peace and quiet of Bribie Island and its surrounds. We have shared our peaceful paradise with the Sandstone Point Hotel, which is a popular venue, but now it is time to think of the ratepayers and the residents and leave the rest of the year for others to enjoy in the way they have for years gone by. You may wish to lodge an objection or supporting submission to the Development Applications number (DA/31643/2016/VCHG/1) and submit it by the 8th Feb 2019 to PO Box 159 Caboolture Qld 4510 or mbrc@ moretonbay.qld.gov.au Kind Regards, F Falvey, Bongaree
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Dear Editor, It has been bought to my attention that the Sandstone Point Hotel has recently erected the required sign advising locals of their proposal to increase the number of Major Outdoor Concerts from 9 up to 24 per year. I thought the local population may not know about this as I hadn’t noticed the sign, so I drove past today looking for it. No wonder I hadn’t seen it before, it is on the fence to the paddock where the temporary car park is made for Event Parking. The writing was so small that it was not visible from the road and there was nowhere to safely pull over to read it. I think you would have to walk across the grassy area between the road and the fence to have any chance of reading it. The Development Application proposes to increase the number of Major Concerts from 9 per year to 12 per year and it also requests that consecutive Major Concerts be treated as one Concert. So a long weekend could have 2-3 days of Concerts, which would only be counted as one and therefore increase the concerts to 24 per year. I know I am not alone in being concerned about the traffic congestion on Bribie Island Rd becoming worse than it currently is. On event days we always see the illuminated sign which warns of an EVENT - EXPECT DELAYS and the traffic is horrendous. Too bad for the unfortunate locals who plan a celebration of their own on a day that coincides with a concert. Friends and relatives prefer to take a rain check than to battle the traffic. Surrounding residence, which includes local wildlife, have already had to make adjustments to their lifestyle for the existing arrangements with the hotel. The noise levels and the continuous bass sounds have definitely spoilt the tranquillity of our island paradise, most of which is supposed to be protected. I think it is time for the Hotel 78
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Dear Editor, Last year (Issue 52) I write a letter about the World Population Bomb. At the request of a student at the BISHS, I did some research on what this means for Australia. According to the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics), the population of Australia is expected to reach 49.2 million by 2066, we hit 25 million two decades ahead of their projections. The Prime Minister (Scott Morrison) has said that infrastructure is not keeping up with population growth. Everything in Australia will have to be duplicated or doubled in size by 2066 (in 47 years), that means, divide everything we have now by 47 and that is what has to be built by the end of every year. Keep in mind that it takes between 50 and 80 tonnes of CO2 to build an average house in the UK, translate that to the size of houses in Australia. We will have to build by the end of this year, 202,000 houses, 201 schools, 15 public and 13 private hospitals. We need to build or double the capacity of 3 major dams, 45 small dams/weirs, 37 major shopping centres. Every road, bridge, rail line, sewage treatment plant, landfill site has to be doubled by 2066. Australia has 3.94 million square kilometres of farm/grazing land so, we have to clear 84,000 square kilometres of bushland for crops/grazing every year just to The Bribie Islander
keep pace with population growth. How many trees are there per square kilometre? One tree can absorb as much as 20 kilograms of CO2 per year. Here is a little problem, the total land mass of Australia is 7.692 million square kilometres, take from that 1.371 square kilometres of deserts (10 deserts in Australia), 280,000 square kilometres of national parks and 3.94 million square kilometres of existing farmland. Then to feed to population double the amount of farmland is needed, and there is not enough land. That does not include doubling the size of every city and town in Australia and the 2.2 million square kilometres of the Great Dividing Range that is not suitable for broad acre farming. At the moment we use 612.6 million kWh of electricity per day, how can we reduce CO2 emissions to zero by 2050 in accordance with the Paris Agreement while keeping the lights on. There is a Chinese curse which says “May he live in interesting times”, our children and our children’s children will live in very interesting times! Regards; Eric Adams Bongaree Dear Editor, (Re – Harriet Remy-Maillet- travel home after hospital discharge). I was taken to Caboolture Hospital a few months back. I had no money, a jacket over my nightie and a pair of thongs and was a bit groggy when leaving the hospital early in the morning. Except for the emergency staff working constantly attending to people needing urgent attention behind the closed glass doors the reception area was empty and abandoned. I figured the only way I’d get back to Banksia Beach was to start walking the 27 klms. I walked to Central Lakes and locked myself in the handicapped toilet where it felt safe to curl up in the dark on the dirty floor and rest but an hour or so later I was woken by a cleaner unlocking the door. Startled I took off to walk home. I started walking and now and then I would lie down in the long grass as far off the road as possible and I could hear cars whizzing by me. One time when I was walking a police car drove past me going to Bribie and yes, I wished they’d stopped and asked me what I was doing but they may not have seen me. Later I was lying on the grass and a bus suddenly stopped right near me and I looked up to see the doors open in front of
me. I told the lady driver from Bribie Island Coaches that I had no money to pay but she said she could see my hospital wrist band and I didn’t need to pay her. Two passengers helped me into the bus and when I got to Bribie the lady driver told the other driver to take me to Banksia Beach. I felt like my guardian angel had organized this to take care of me. That lady bus driver was very kind and caring and showed my struggling sole that there are people who care for others. Thank you Bribie Island Coaches for employing such a wonderful lady to help me. Meryl, Banksia Beach. Dear Editor, Felt I had to share two lovely experiences that came my way recently. My bus stop does not have a seat or shelter and is boiling hot in the sun. A lovely woman in a nearby house has put a large wooden armchair under trees in the shaded front of her home. She even puts out a padded cushion each morning. This is a God send and a lovely thoughtful thing to do. Whilst standing at the bus stop across the road from above recently, it started to rain and I sought shelter under some trees. Suddenly, a large, muscular, heavily tattooed young man approached me from across the street................and offered an umbrella. “Just drop it back when your are finished” he said. When a short, white haired elderly woman sees a muscular tattooed young man coming toward her it does not always auger well - in this instance, it was courtesy, kindness and decency visiting. So lovely to know that kindness lives in Bongaree. Warms the heart. PS. Love the magazine and welcome the bi-weekly editions. Kind Regards, Carol Dear Editor, The following is a letter that I have emailed to our local councillor and would like you to publish in The Bribie Islander. Re: Bribie Island Sustainability. I am writing this letter with the hope that these following concerns can be tabled at the next Moreton Bay Regional Council meeting. As by now I’m sure you are well aware of the mountainous volume of vehicle traffic which visited Bribie Island over the Christmas Holidays and in particular the
Australia Day Long Week-end. The amount of holiday makers along the Pumicestone Passage by far exceeded the facilities which have been put in place. Vehicles were parked on the grassed foreshore with gazebos end to end and reaching to and in some cases over the pedestrian path. The current entry and exit roads to Bribie Island are extremely inadequate as was seen with the accident on the bridge on Sunday. I believe the major concern here is of the safety and health of the residents and holiday visitors. Emergency personal are hard stretched to aid assistant. Bribie Island is still surrounded by a Marine Park where migratory birds rest before their journey back to the Northern Hemisphere. Again, and again council is reminded of these facts but these concerns fall on deaf ears, fireworks still light up and explode in our night skies. The screeching and panicked flights of the local birds can not be heard from the passage due to the explosive fireworks, but they can be heard away from the passage. The amount of 4WD’s on the surf side of the island is just ludicrous! Fraser Island use to be a free for all many years ago, however a vehicle limit is in place. I am urging you to please consider this option. Again, council has been informed about the turtles that nest along the beaches. And again, council refuses to acknowledge this fact. So once again, it has been suggested that council is not operating in the best interest of Bribie Island. I would like to put forward some suggestions: On the western side of Morayfield or North Lakes, a Southbank style water facility should be constructed. This would attract people not only from Morayfield but North Lakes and Caboolture as well. Taking the strain off Bribie Island and returning Bribie to a pristine island National Park and Marine Park. Secondly, raise the Beach Permit price and largely reduce the amount of permits available. Thirdly, I am not suggesting that bigger and better highways be put in place to gain entry to the island, however I am suggesting we reduce the amount of people that want to come to Bribie Island as the island would not sustain the influx! In closing, I hope the MBRC will be
part of the solution and not part of the ongoing problem. Yours Sincerely, Deb Elliott. Dear Editor, On Sunday 27/01/2019 we decided to take our visitors to The Dock and Dine at Spinnakers for coffee and as we drove along the foreshore came across the traffic which was at a complete standstill from a four-car crash which had happened on the bridge an hour earlier. I made the comment that this could be the straw that broke the camel’s back in the form of a “perfect storm” which was a long weekend, a show at the Sandstone Hotel, where thousands were expected mainly coming from The Caboolture side, and tourists looking to travel around the area. We seem to have three inept representatives in the form of Local, State and Federal government officials who enjoy having photos attending various events around the district, appearing in all the various newsprint editions, but lack the spine to demand of The State Government to get a second bridge and a decent road to our Island, will it take a big tragedy and loss of life to finally get something done? With the loss of income from the patrons trying to get to his Hotel to enjoy the afternoon and evening entertainment perhaps Mr Comiskey has some friends in high places at a State or Federal level he could call on, after all, he managed to get a rezoning of a rural cattle grazing property into one of the top commercial successes of the last ten years in Queensland, so perhaps we now need his help, as we don’t all have the luxury of using a helicopter to avoid traffic queues. Even if a start was made on a second bridge and a duplication of the main road it would probably be three years or more before it was finished and things are only going to get worse, it seems all the forms of governments like to take from the residents of Bribie but give very little in return and the same cannot be said of North Lakes, Petrie or the Redcliffe area, perhaps if Mayor Sutherland lived here things would be different? Philip Arlidge, Bribie
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