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Years of Jousting

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GOING BACK IN TIME

ith July almost upon us and the weather turning that much cooler we could be cliche and say something like “Winter is Coming”, but I’ll leave that to fans of Game of Thrones and also the thousands of avid devotees who will be attending the 30th annual Abbey Medieval Festival next month.

Many of you may have visited the Abbey Museum in the past and enjoyed the experience of what this fantastic museum has to offer but nothing can quite prepare you for the time warp that will descend upon the venue as the Abbey Medieval festival takes over the grounds during July. The event will bring thousands of tourists into our region and if it is anything like past years the people on Bribie will be treated to glimpses

of the medieval look as visitors to the event take a break from all the jousting, feasting and other activities and head over to Bribie for some additional recreational activities. So please give these medieval knights, serfs and damsels in distress a cheery Bribie welcome and show them some of our own old fashioned hospitality should you meet any of these visitors in the street or on the beach. The organisers of the Abbey Medieval Festival should give themselves a pat on the back for creating and growing such a successful and long-running event. And of course, if you are so inclined you can always don your suit of armour and head on out to the event. But check out their website for full details www. abbeymedievalfestival.com

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MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL 30 YEARS STRONG

Step into a Medieval World and Cure Post-Game of Thrones Blues at Abbeystowe. This year marks the 30th anniversary for Caboolture’s Abbey Medieval Festival, which provides an authentic medieval experience for families and Westeros junkies alike. The most recognised element of the Abbey Medieval Festival is the Tournament Weekend Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July - with a variety of medieval battle-style tournaments including everything from archery

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and jousting to Turkish oil wrestling and sword fighting. Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology Director Edith Cuffe OAM said she is excited about the program for the festival’s 30th year. “The draw of the festival has only increased in the last few years, with television shows such as Game of Thrones and Vikings inviting a whole new crowd to experience the Middle Ages,” said Mrs Cuffe. “Authenticity is key at the Abbey Medieval Festival. While shows like Game of Thrones and Vikings may not be historically accurate, they’ve encouraged a whole new generation of medieval lovers who want to come

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and experience a slice of their favourite medievalinspired fantasy world, with some of them loving it so much they’ve joined a reenactment society.

in shining armour and damsels in distress and helps children to understand the differences between fairytales and actual history.

“Another key element of our Festival is the food - all of our food vendors create amazing, historically inspired food, which is a key part to providing visitors with an authentic experience.

“In addition to our Kids Dig It! Medieval Family Fun week our Tournament Weekend program includes child-friendly activities from a variety of our reenactment groups, which will encourage children to get hands-on with medieval history” said Ms DeRegt.

“The history of the festival is also a huge draw. There are families who have been coming for decades, and we see children whose parents and grandparents have attended the festival since its inception” she said. In 2019 the Abbey Medieval Festival includes the Medieval Banquet Saturday 29th June and Saturday 6th July - with live entertainment and a grand medieval feast, in addition to the Kids Dig It! Medieval Family Fun week - Monday 1st July to Friday 5th July. Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology Education Manager Melanie DeRegt said the Kids Dig It! Family Fun weeks are a huge draw for local families. “Kids Dig It! Medieval Family Fun week is fun, educational, and cheaper than a family trip to the movies” she said. “It inspires curiosity into the world of knights

The Festival is the largest fund-raiser for the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology, and is organised mostly by a coordinated team of volunteers. Festival Volunteer Wade Smoothy said, “I recall coming to the festival with my family and having the time of my life.” “I tried on armour too large, held a sword too heavy and made memories larger than life that I will treasure for the rest of my life,” Mr Smoothy said. The first Abbey Medieval Festival was held next to St Michael’s church and had only 300 re-enactors and attendees, while Abbey Medieval Festival 2018 was held in the dedicated Abbeystowe site and had almost 25 000 re-enactors and attendees.

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Sandstone Point Lion, MarketPlace co-ordinator and initiator of the idea of holding a regular market in the heart of Ningi, “MarketPlace, has a great community feel and village atmosphere, it’s a new place to hang out on the first Saturday of the month before or after kids sport, you can enjoy a Bacon and Egg muffin brekky, cooked perfectly by a Sandstone Point Lion, relax over a barista made coffee from the ‘Coffee Man’, and to top it off stroll around MarketPlace and pick up a bargain or two at one of the many market outlets.” This is another way in which you can support your community. So, come along, follow the signs to MarketPlace, Ningi. See you there! For more information please contact Gay Power on 0414 233 566.

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COMMUNITY EVENT Colourful entertainment

This year, crowd favourites Sophie Thomson, Jerry Coleby-Williams, Paul West, Phil Dudman and Claire Bickle will return, offering visitors the opportunity to really interact with the who’s who of Australian gardening across a broad range of topics. New on the program is Dr Tim Heard, an entomologist, ex-CSIRO research scientist and long-term stingless bee keeper and promoter of native bees. He will be sharing his wealth of knowledge on stingless beekeeping, using stingless bees for pollination and sugarbag honey. “Keeping bees has become so popular over the years that we now have several experts sharing their tips on keeping bees and harvesting your own honey,” Ms Beazley said. “Earlier this year, former River Cottage Australia frontman Paul West hosted The Great Australian Bee Challenge on ABC where families were challenged to successfully keep a beehive, demonstrating that anyone who’s willing to learn a new skill can produce honey in their own backyard.”

TOP SPEAKERS AT QUEENSLAND GARDEN EXPO

full line up of speakers will keep the expected crowd of 40,000 busy according to the spokesperson for the show’s organisers.

Whether it is bees or bromeliads, composting or camellias, the Queensland Garden Expo will have something for everyone when it opens for its 35th year on 12 July 2019. In just one month the Nambour Showgrounds, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, will come alive with 40,000 plants, 360 exhibits and eight stages offering more than 120 lectures and demonstrations. Queensland Garden Expo Event Manager Marion Beazley said event organisers were looking forward to a packed program of 10

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gardening delights, perfect for the most dedicated green thumb as well as gardening novices. “What makes this event unique is the access visitors have to the wealth of knowledge our presenters offer, which makes it perfect for those beginning to venture into the garden, as well as those seeking specific advice,” Ms Beazley said. “Visitors can learn ‘up close and personal’ from the very best in the business across a broad range of topics from keeping bees and planting a kitchen garden to sowing seeds and keeping chooks. No matter what they’re into, there really is something for everyone.”

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Sophie Thomson and Jerry Coleby-Williams Visitors looking for some great tips on growing their own produce and turning it into delicious gourmet meals will be delighted by the Cook’s Garden Stage. “Growing your own food can ensure the freshest and healthiest of produce and visitors will be spoiled for choice on learning how to produce a bountiful harvest in their own garden,” said Ms Beazley. “Last year, Paul West was a huge drawcard so we’re thrilled that he’ll be returning to the expo and taking to the stage. We’re sure his ‘Garden to Table’ presentations will be very popular.

“We’re excited that Phil Dudman will be here once again to share a bunch of simple, practical ideas that will help visitors make the most of their growing space and boost their backyard bounty. “Long time Expo attendee, Kevin Redd will introduce the crowd to some very unusual and versatile green vegetables that thrive in a subtropical garden, providing a year-round supply of healthy greens. He will also whip up some quick, tasty and easy recipes using these hardy and delicious plants.” If you’ve ever thought your backyard was too small for keeping chickens and growing food, think again. With our backyards tending to be smaller these days, Claire Bickle will advise on which chicken breeds are best

for small backyards and Jerry ColebyWilliams will show attendees how easy it is to grow food in small spaces. “The Queensland Garden Expo has continued to grow year after year but we want people to know the event is not just for the most dedicated green thumbs – everybody is welcome and will find something of interest,” said Marion Beazley. The 2019 Queensland Garden Expo will feature more than 120 free lectures and demonstrations and in excess of 360 exhibitors and displays. It will be held between 12 and 14 July at the Nambour Showgrounds, Coronation Avenue, Nambour. To find out more about the event, view the speaker program and purchase tickets online, please visit www. qldgardenexpo.com.au.

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COMMUNITY Members and visitors got to hear guest speaker Peter from ”The Plant Shack Nursery”

a huge success by the club president, Lee James.

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“Friendship days are held every two years and two members from other Garden Clubs are invited to enjoy the day with us,” said Lee. “We had Peter from “The Plant Shack Nursery” as our guest speaker who was most informative. Members

An impressive plant display and visitors were greatly impressed by Noel Stallard who is an incredible Bush Poet and was our entertainer on the day.” Lee said that morning tea was served on arrival and

everyone had the opportunity to purchase plants that members donate from their stall. Then at the end of day and after many raffle prizes had been won lunch was served. She said that the club’s next meeting is on the 26th June and will be back at the Bribie RSL Auditorium. If you would like to go along and attend the meeting as a visitor you are welcome to get in touch with Lee on Ph 3408 6058.

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SHARING THE LOVE OF GARDENS By Judy Winstanley

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HEALTH

What do I fancy? In such circumstances back in England, the first thing I would be offered by my mother would be a beaten up raw egg with a generous amount of sweet sherry. I can never remember being considered too young for this tipple so I guess I have been imbibing since an infant. It may sound less than inviting, but I loved it and felt far more privileged than many of my contemporaries who would be offered nothing more exciting than warm bread and milk. I might add that alcohol was strictly off limits unless one was feeling “poorly”. Another benefit of not being well was to be given a tablespoonful of a strange treacle-like substance that I think was called Virol. I have been known to help myself to this nectar when no adults were looking, carefully washing the spoon afterwards to hide the evidence of my wickedness.

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es, it is possible to succumb to the Flu even in the sunny mild winters we have in Queensland.

Having lingered at Death’s Door for two or three days, I gradually begin to believe I might make it back to health with the aid of a little sustenance.

To return to the present. Soup sounds kind and comforting to a constitution making a comeback. Not the chicken soup of my Jewish friends but the good hearty tomato soup that comes in a can. In the UK I am told one can still obtain Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup but here in Oz I used to have to make do with Big Red. Not the same at all; but now Australia has finally seen the light, and Cream of Tomato is available. This can be spiced up with ground black pepper and small cubes of strong cheddar cheese that melts in the heat of the soup. Serve in a large mug so one can alternately slurp and stir. Those long tendrils of melted elastic cheese deliver such unctuous joy! Finally, on the road to recovery comes the moment when I feel an actual hunger for solid food.

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The yolk of both eggs is pierced and the golden flow of lava covers the toast which is waiting to receive its anointing. Now, and only now, will I allow myself the orgasmic moment of consuming toast, butter, and yellow yolk melded together in this triumph of gastronomy. Total Bliss! And before you suggest that I should get out more, try a little of what I’m having. It is definitely worth a few trifling days of indisposition with the Flu.

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A READER’S STORY

A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE

f you’ve ever thought about going on a Hot Air Balloon, this is what it’s like: Phase One - Loiter in a deserted car park at 4:15am At that time of the morning, any ‘waiting’ you need to do just naturally appears very suspicious and unwholesome. So, I loitered suspiciously, astutely avoiding eye contact with a very sketchy looking van in said car park because I got there way too early because I kept waking up every half hour all night worried I was going to sleep through all six of my alarms. When the driver finally arrived to collect me, he was bursting with so much energy that I was concerned enough to check the back of the bus for the body of the real driver. Finding no corpse, I allowed myself to be chauffeured out to a friendly little field in Jimboomba where a few giant party balloons were waking up, reaching their bloated cheeks towards the sky. Fun Fact: these 18

particular party balloons were ten stories high - neat! Phase Two - Fall gracefully into the picnic basket Friendly staff organised the group around the balloons, and we were instructed to climb into the, no joke, actual wicker basket. My inner maniac was giggling pretty hard by this point. My outer maniac only giggled a little bit, trying valiantly not to make me look unstable. The picnic basket was a rectangle, and divided into 5 bits. The middle bit was its own section, then each side was further divided into 2. So each side of the basket had two sections for passengers (6 peeps in each section; 24 in the whole basket) and the pilot gets the middle with the fire and the highly, highly flammable and numerous gas bottles. I caught my foot and fell gracefully into the basket, and went to stand next to what we’ll call the cockpit, or the cockbasket, if you will. The cockbasket had just

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enough room for the pilot to stand and was totally surrounded by BIG gas bottles on all sides. Very flammable. The instrument panel was an iPad and some hand-held GPS type gadgets that you can get a BCF, all duct taped to the side of basket. Inner maniac barks laughter. I looked around for the radio. I knew there had to be one, you know, to call Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! if needed (which I thought was a definite probability at that point). I spied only

By Kerrie Goodwin a lonely walkie talkie for this purpose. Above Ben the Pilot (nice guy) there was a square metal frame with a HUGH Bunsen burner on each corner. Each burner had HUGE trigger under it, so Ben could reach up and squeeze two triggers (one hand for each) like a HUUUGH flame thrower, pouring the power of Vesuvius into this officebuilding-sized happy yellow sack leering over us. Inner maniac falls to knees and slaps the ground whilst wheezing for air.

Now, there is no way balloon pilots aren’t maniacs. Come on, the kind of person who swings from a monstrous birthday balloon in a car-sized picnic basket, spraying a quadruple flame thrower in gleeful joy towards the sky every day must be totally nuts. I am not complaining, mind you. Ben the Maniac is an inspiration.

Quick tips for anyone wanting to go ballooning: You don’t need a jumper if it’s summer. A fire the size of your car is hot. Really f***ing hot actually. Fire is loud. It’s not windy and it won’t wreck your hair. Wear pants. You gotta climb into the basket, there’s no door. It’s a genuine giant’s picnic basket.

Phase Three - Float away, very, very gently

YOU SEE THE FFERENCE? We stood in the basket on the grass while Ben the Maniac Pilot burnt through a few more tanks of gas, and we started to float up. I was kind of expecting that a balloon ride would be a bit crazy...you know, like windy, cold, maybe feeling a bit like you’re strapped to the outside of the plane instead of cosy inside it. Well it isn’t. At all. It was much more like standing in a giant picnic basket, next to a friendly fire demon,

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in your back yard, and the ground is actually a big iPad showing Google Earth and someone is just slowly pinching it to make it zoom out ever so slowly. My office chair at work is more unstable than that basket.

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A READER’S STORY CONTINUED waiting for the WHUMP, while others had already climbed out and ordered their Uber. We helped squish all the hot air from the flaccid balloon, and then headed to a Vineyard for breaky & bubbles. Life is hard. Inner maniac arrived at home heavy lidded, satisfied.

with nifty little toys before the float (I’m saying float instead of flight, because I’m right), so they know “OK at 1,000 feet we’re going east slowly and at 3,000 feet we’re gonna turn around and go that way real fast”. Wind changes all the time, so they use their highly technical walkie talkies to keep in touch with the other balloon maniacs to relay what one another

are experiencing at their respective heights and speeds. Totally bonkers, and very very cool. I mean, I have trouble crossing the road at the lights without hurting myself, and these guys are making magic happen with barely any equipment. It’s incredible. Phase Four - Float down We landed so gently I was still clenching the side

If you’re into adrenaline sports, ballooning probably isn’t for you. But for me, someone who’s done a little flight training as a youth and knows a little bit about how crazy it actually is to be doing such a thing (as well as having an inner maniac), I thought it was fantastic. I didn’t care about the scenery really, I just loved the experience of using basic high school science to take 25 people 6,000 feet in the air safely just

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ROTARY Raina Fox (centre) with the alumni from Peace Centres who attended the Convention Verkehrsverbund (HVV), the local public transit system, was the main mode of transportation during the convention. It is an extensive bus, rail, and ferry network that makes travel throughout Hamburg easy. Attendees were able to use their convention badges as substitutes for tickets.

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eople meet all the time – at rallies and conventions all over the world. From the ‘Curia’ in ancient Rome to our very own Canberra (which is the word for ‘meeting place’ in the local Ngunnawal language) we’ve been getting together forever. Likewise, every year Rotarians from all around the globe meet in a designated city to learn, make new and lasting friendships, exchange new ideas and strategies, and simply experience what makes Rotary the World’s Number One Charity. This is Rotary’s big yearly event and the spirit and enthusiasm are contagious. It is where Rotarians take action to create true and lasting change in the world. As Rotary International President-Elect, Mark

Daniel Maloney said in his address to the Convention ‘when we come to a convention like this one here in Hamburg, we get the chance to live and experience the world of Rotary. We get to connect in a way that simply is not possible anywhere else. We sit down next to someone from the other side of the globe and call them by their first name — and because we are all Rotarians, none of us is strangers. Connections like these change the world.’ This year, between 1-5 June, the Convention was held in Hamburg, Germany. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is Europe’s second largest port and is the second largest city in Germany with a population of 1.8 million. It is located in the north

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on the river Elbe (which flows into the North Sea) and two of its tributaries, the River Alister and the River Bille. Hamburg went all out to accommodate the influx of 22,000 Rotarians. The Hamburger

George and Mary Grant, from the Rotary Club of Bribie Island, not only attended the Convention but also exhibited our new ‘Hand Hygiene for Heath Project’ in the House of Friendship (HoF). The HoF is one of the main meeting areas at Rotary Conventions. Co-incidentally the word “Hof” in German means “court” or – as in “Banhhof” – a train station – again where people gather. Mary told me there was a lot of interest in our new project. As a result of this exhibition, we hope to obtain additional partners for our project and thus become eligible to apply for a global grant. Rotary’s global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in

Stuart Mason from the Rotary Club of Noosa Heads with Mary and George Grant

Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to real community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships and therefore can change the world. Our ‘Hand Hygiene for Heath Project’ which uses SpaTap, will bring clean drinking and hand washing water to remote areas, thus improving sanitation and eliminating disease. Bribie Rotary plays its part in this huge workload and all Briberians who help and/or contribute – from buying a sausage sandwich at our Market Van – to coming along to a function (eg Movie, Trivia or Scrabble nights) - assist in this vital work. Our Peace Fellow, Raina Fox, who is studying for her Master’s Degree at the University of Queensland also attended the Convention in Hamburg.

Raina presented a session at the Peace Synopsis which was part of the Convention. Following the theme of ‘sustaining peace through partnership’, the Synopsis explored how we can create peace in our communities and inspire others to take action. Raina’s session was titled ‘Starting from your why: innovation for project design’ which created lots of interest, conversations and connections. So, well done George and Mary Grant, and Raina Fox, for representing us at this global forum and shining a light on the Rotary Club of Bribie Island. As Sir Clement Renouf, the founder of our “End Polio” campaign said, “Rotary takes ordinary people and gives them extraordinary opportunities to do more with their lives than they ever dreamed possible.”

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hen I started in the industry with Kaiser Stuhl in the early 1980’s there were winds of change brewing it’s just that no-one was aware of what was coming.

For over 150 years the Australian wine industry had grown on the back of European tastes especially sweet wines and fortified wines with very little importance given to highquality table wines which were enjoyed by an elite few. Although mergers and takeovers had been around forever the joining together of two industry giants Penfold’s and Kaiser Stuhl signalled the beginning of an amazing run of amalgamations which would lead one to believe it would signal the end of the smaller producers but in fact what happened it diluted the market share of the larger companies and increased that of the smaller players. In fact, Deen DeBortoli when asked about the mergers was heard to say that every time two large wineries got together the market 24

share enjoyed by DeBortoli increased by 5 percent!

At the time of Penfold’s and Kaiser Stuhl getting together was a marriage that certainly worked, Penfold’s produced exceptional red wines and enjoyed a lot of success with Minchinbury Champagne, as it was then called, and a range of high quality fortified wines whilst Kaiser Stuhl had Summer Wine, Black Forest Moselle, Gold Medal Rose and massive sales in casks and table flagons. Kaiser Stuhl also enjoyed the privilege of having a chateau as their head office right next door to Penfold’s which as soon as the dust settled became the new tasting rooms of Penfolds and remains the main attraction in The Barossa today, all that was needed was to remove a fence. It was also a portfolio which fitted nicely and the retailers only had to see one representative instead of two, although when the merger was announced it could have been handled better. It was Christmas Eve when we were summoned to a meeting to make an announcement

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which the rumour mill had been going strong for weeks, the State Manager made the announcement saying that in early January when we returned to work we would then employed by Penfold’s if indeed we still had a job, what a great Christmas present that turned out to be, worrying if you had a job to come back to!

In 1990 the wine division which by then included Seppelts and Woodley wines was sold to The South Australian Brewing Company which diversified its range of wines into a company called Southcorp Wines ( a company which under the name Southcorp made white goods) which was eventually taken over by The Fosters Group.

Within a couple of years, Wynns Seaview joined the ranks and yet everything worked because they had a good range of affordable table wines in both brands and a premium sparkling wine with the Seaview Champagne which was made in the traditional method whilst Minchinbury was tank produced and then bottled.

By now Fosters had acquired a range of companies which had in the past been the backbone of the Australian wine industry which not only owned the above brands but also Lindemans, Leo Buring, Tollana, Bailey’s of Glen Rowan, Mildara Blass, Rosemount, Rothbury Estate, St. Huberts and Yellowglen, along with Stags Leap and Chateau St. Jean from California and Matua Valley in New Zealand. In actual fact, this range alone should account for well over 60 percent of the total sales within The Australian wine industry but due to questionable decisions over the last thirty years the total market share is well below that and many labels which were once consumer favourites have disappeared.

During this period of takeovers, the company was part of Tooths Brewery which itself was part of the Adsteam Company along with David Jones and Woolworths. The Adelaide Steamship Company which had started life as an owner of Steamships in the 1800’s than building them, owning an aircraft business before becoming a corporate raider in the 1980’s before the bubble burst.

WINELANDER doubts, firstly because the Fosters eventually moved price of around $700 a bottle on the wine division takes the wine to a level renaming it Treasury where the average wine Wine Estates as it was drinker couldn’t possibly proving too hard to operate afford to pay $200 a glass both businesses, and to and a lot of the grapes that add to the woes in the make Grange don’t even industry a similar action have any connection with was happening to another the original wines. I am not family company –Thomas doubting the skills of the Hardy and Sons- had merged with Riverland giant winemaker Peter Gago or even the quality of the wine Berri Renmano to form BRL he makes just the way the Hardy in the early 1990’s company has turned a great which then was merged wine into an investment with Constellation Brands opportunity rather than to create the world’s largest international wine business. what Max intended, a wine to be enjoyed by all, and This also contained many that was how he enjoyed of our famous old names a bottle of Grange on a such as Hardy’s, Houghton, Sunday afternoon with a Stanley Leasingham, meat pie, as he told me Redman and Reynella and over dinner when he visited this company now trades Perth in the mid 1980’s. under the Accolade brand so between Treasury Wine A couple of specials at Dan Estates and Accolade Murphy’s that would be dozens of famous labels worth trying are St.Hugo have ceased to exist, and Cabernet Sauvignon $33.00 many famous vineyards per bottle and Tempus Two have been sold off which Verdelho $10.90 per bottle. leads on to question how Cheers, Philip Arlidge much difference is there in many of the labels from arlidge@bigpond.com.au these companies. After each take over the companies would insist that nothing would change and things would improve as costs would be lowered and more money would be available, a statement that has proved a disaster for so many historical wineries and the wines produced now in some cases are a sad copy of what was once made. Enough of the misery because many family wine companies have continued to survive and grow at the expense of these two giants, businesses such as Taylor’s, McWilliams, Brown Bros. Yalumba, Henschke, Angove and others are making outstanding individual wines. Would Max Schubert the founder of Grange be impressed with the current wine, I very much have my

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FREE TRIP TO THE MOON By Barry Clark, U3A Public Relations

any readers of this article will remember exactly where they were when they heard the news of Man’s first landing on the Moon. That was 50 years ago in July 1969, but the images of the Lunar Landing and Neil Armstrong’s words “One small step for man…one giant leap for mankind” are so clearly remembered. To commemorate the fifty year anniversary of this remarkable achievement a unique 80-minute documentary film of the Moon Landing will be

shown at U3A on Friday 19th July at 1 pm. This U3A “Insight “ presentation is open to members and the general public and will be introduced by Juri Linins, an expert in Space exploration, and U3A Tutor on Flight and the Space Race. A coach load of interested members recently visited the NASA Exhibition at Queensland Museum in Brisbane, where an impressive display of significant items from the era of space exploration and moon landings were seen.

From unmanned orbits of the earth to the earliest walks in space, and the first moon landing and subsequent equipment and vehicles that the 12 people who have been there used to explore the surface. You can relive this exciting era of exploration, discovery and the First Moon Landing at U3A on Friday 19th July at 1pm. Bookings are essential by adding your name to the list at U3A or by a phone booking to 3408 1450 during office hours.

SAFARI in AFRICA In contrast to the Moon, a more down to earth “Insight” presentation will be given on Friday 26th July when author Jill Baker recounts aspects of her former years in “My Life in Africa”. Jill grew up in Southern Rhodesia where her father was a Headmaster, before studying Music in London and returning to Africa with her Tobacco Farmer husband. Then followed 15 years as a Journalist and news presenter on TV and Radio before she moved to Australia in 1983. Jill has since written several books about her family and her own personal life in Africa, including the Zambezi Trilogy, which has been promoted and sold throughout the world. Jill Baker will come to Bribie on Friday 26th July to entertain and amaze us with stories covered in her many books about her Life in Africa. This presentation is open to members and the general public but bookings are essential by adding your name to the list at U3A or phone booking to 3408 1450 during office hours.

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Presentations cover about an hour and there will be plenty of opportunity for questions.

Monday 15th July and continue until Friday 20th September.

U3A will be closed for holidays from Friday, June 28th to Monday 15th July.

Copies of Timetable and Newsletter can be found at the Bribie Library, Neighbourhood and Visitor Information Centres.

Existing financial members can enrol for Term 3 classes at any time prior to June 28th, and new members can enrol in classes with vacancies from June 24th. Term 3 U3A Classes will commence on

ALL ABOUT THE MOON This is another informative “Insight” presentation in the following month on Friday 30th August, with some down to earth way of considering the Moon that orbits around our World. Tutors Philip and Jan Williams look in detail at our own special Moon, and the impact it has on our lives in so many ways. In addition to the obvious daily rise and fall of the tide, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, the moon occupies a unique place in our human psyche and culture, as well as the profound effect it has on the lives of other plants and animals, and environmental factors on planet earth. We sing romantic songs about it, ancient ceremonies were based on its phases, we marvel when it is

Details of all U3A Classes and events can also be found on the U3A Web site at www.u3abribie.org.au and enquiries during office hours on 3408 1450.

eclipsed, and some people have been known to behave differently when it is full. This will be very different from the Moon Landing presentation, as this will reveal fascinating aspects of our own very special moon and its impact on us personally in ways that we had not perhaps appreciated before. This presentation on Friday 30th August is open to members and the general public, but bookings at U3A in person are required, or by phone to 3408 1450 during office hours.

U3A Information Each of these three very different “Insight” presentations will commence at 1 pm at the U3A Centre on First Avenue, and a nominal charge of $2 will be made for attendance, which includes afternoon tea.

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Victoria Nicholson will continue to manage the portfolio and service their needs. “Stepping outside business ownership will allow me to focus on what I’m passionate about – achieving best outcomes for real estate customers and working closely with community groups.” The Wereszczuks have been with the office two

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irl Guides have been active on Bribie Island for 47 years, opening the doors at Webster Street in 1972. The girls and their volunteer leaders have been involved in lots of community activities. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably seen us along the beaches and waterways during Clean Up Australia day, in shop stalls and your neighbourhood selling biscuits, serving sausage sizzles and out and about in the community having fun. In 2019, Girl Guides have reached a milestone

100 years of Guiding in Queensland and units across the state have been celebrating. Approximately 600 girls and leaders from all over Queensland will be coming together in July at Redland Bay to participate in the Trailblazers State Centenary Camp. A weeklong outdoor camp where girls can try new and exciting activities such as abseiling, some high ropes elements, water activities, flying fox, music in the bush, heritage activities, wide games and many, many more. Once night

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ot long ago Yellowtailed Black-Cockatoos were quite uncommon on Bribie Island but recently they have been seen more frequently particularly in the state pine forests. Quite often while travelling on the Bribie Island Road near Ningi I have seen them flying overhead. So, keep watch and you might see them too. Yellow-tailed BlackCockatoos are large black birds 60-69 cm in length and weighing 620-900 g. They have yellow patches over their ears and large yellow feathers in their tails. On top of their heads are small black crests. Bills are large and strong designed for crushing and their feet have two toes in front and two toes at the back which allows for a strong grip. Males and females are slightly different with males having a pink eye ring and dark grey bill while females have a grey eye ring with a lighter coloured bill and a bigger yellow patch over their ears. In flight, their wings move in a slow,

floppy action. They keep contact during flight with mournful, screechy wails. Endemic to Australia, these Cockatoos are found from Rockhampton along a wide stretch of coast and slightly inland to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia and in Tasmania. Eucalypt forests, state forest plantations, and rain forests are favoured haunts. In some areas, they venture into suburbia and into parks and gardens. They are locally migratory in the search of food. Favourite foods are seeds mostly from native trees such as Banksia, Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Hakeas, Grass trees and Grevilleas. Insects are also eaten. It is common to see the Cockatoos holding their food with their feet while eating. Beetles and moth larvae are extracted from under the bark of wattle trees and with their strong bills they dig into the wood several centimetres to obtain this food. Over the years they have begun to feed on the exotic pinecones. In fact, in one area in South Australia, they have become quite reliant on these imported trees.

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Their long breeding season begins in October and can extend through to May but is variable. Nests are built high up in large, old, tree hollows. Nest diameters are about 40cm and hollows from 1-2 m deep, so the hollows have to be very large indeed. The birds enter the hollows feet first. Two white eggs are laid on the woodchip nest floor and incubated by the female for about 28 days. During this time males feed the nesting females. One chick usually survives and is tended by the female for around 20 days. It is then cared for by both parents and remains in the nest for about 11 weeks and stays with them for about 6 months. After about 4 years the young

There are 6 species of Black-Cockatoos in Australia. It is believed that Black-Cockatoos evolved in Gondwanaland before it broke up. Naturalist George Shaw was the first to record the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo in 1794. Their scientific name funereus means “dressed for a funeral” referring to their black coat. The genus name Calyptorhynchus is derived from two Greek words calyplos meaning “hidden” and rhynchos meaning “beak”. Black-Cockatoos are regarded as pests in some areas because they strip the young foliage and branches from the plantation Eucalypt and Pine trees. They also damage the bark on the trunks as they strip it off looking for larvae and beetles. Because of this, they were shot as pests in NSW until the 1940s. Because they need such large and mature trees to breed, usually over 200 years old, they are on the decline in some areas because of the clearing of old growth. This leaves them with less space to make their nests. Throughout their habitat areas, they are moderately common and listed as secure in most areas but in South Australia, they are recorded as vulnerable.

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BUSY FINGERS By Sandra

SHOP CHANGES As usual, we are continually busy in the shop, as well as trying to make it easier for customers to locate the items they are looking for. Our manager Sonia has just finished changing the ladies’ shoes area in the corner of the clothing, there is now one large shoe stand for all the ladies shoes (Men’s shoes are in the baskets above their clothing racks). There are also two pegboards full of leather and nonleather belts for $4 and $2 respectively, and shortly we will be adding more wall shelves in that corner.

CHARITY customers; but we cannot you come into the shop, help if we do not have the this area has recently been items they are looking for renovated and it is being in stock, that is still NOT used to hang a lot of the an excuse for abuse. Our pictures we have in stock, volunteers share their these are also on sale at the precious time with us for moment, so please check the benefit of our beautiful them out. community and therefore ZERO TOLERANCE should be treated with respect at all times. We Usually, all our customers always thank our wonderful are happy and friendly customers for their support and praise the volunteers and hope they enjoy their and staff for their help, visit to our premises. they enjoy coming for a wander through the shop RUBBISH ONCE looking for bargains and AGAIN enjoy their visit, it is just a shame when we have We received a couple of incidents that cause upset black bags recently that to both our people and the had wet smelly clothes surrounding customers. inside, please do not put

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these things in our white collection bins, it is not pleasant when opening these bags and volunteers should not be subjected to these issues.

Please donate only clean and re saleable items in our bins, we thank you for your cooperation and support.

REQUEST FOR PRESENTATIONS AND DONATIONS If you are a member of an Island club or association and require assistance please let us know. We try to assist all non for profit associations and sporting clubs, we also assist the Police, SES, VMR and the BI Hospice. Our President Karen is quite happy to

come along to your club and present our aims and goals and how your club can apply for assistance. Please call 3410 1920 or email busyfingers1@ bigpond.com if you wish to have a presentation or if you wish to apply for a grant of assistance. When applying for assistance please include a contact name and phone number and also a current equipment quote, tell us a bit about your association/club and membership and why you need the equipment you are requesting. Please be aware we only deal with Island associations and groups, not individuals.

ON SALE All our sale items are written on the blackboard as you come into the shop; please check it out on your way in. There is a new rack just behind the counter which has special or designer clothing, these items are priced and tagged accordingly. I would like to thank the Bribie Islander Team for their continued support of us and the island community. Hope to see you in the shop soon.

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A beautiful memory Born in a short interval of time And treasured forever in my heart.

MAD Poets PRECIOUS MEMORY Rippling stream Wending its way Over smooth, rounded , river rocks Singing its melodic song. It seemed as though Each rock Rang out a different note Carefree, happy and contented Oblivious of disturbance To its unhurried passing. Cooling heated summer feet Whole bodies immersed In the refreshing coolness

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Of the bubbling stream. Bringing welcome relief On a hot and humid Christmas Day. Memories of you and I Sitting – feet in the stream Moving rocks and trying to divert its path. Bubbling watery sounds changing As the stream found a new way. Laughing quietly, love flowing Sitting closely together Enjoying the sounds Of the gurgling stream, Crickets constant cry, Birds in spasmodic harmony.

REFRESHING RAIN Clear blue rain-washed skies Leaves glistening in the morning sun Everything clear and clean after A drenching rain. Brown earth touched by watery fingers Producing new life Lifting towards the sun’s warming fingers. Man made structures Having lifted their faces skywards

As the refreshing rain covered Their grime-draped countenances. Sky reflected river As it wends its way Under watercraft enjoying the new day. Breezes gently moving Dark green leaf-covered shrub Like a lover’s touch Gently awakening feelings At the edge of dawn. Sounds of birds calling joyously As they go their industrious way With spring approaching Busily preparing nests, Protecting territories, Labouring towards new coming life. Refreshing rain bringing New life to all it softly touches. By Hazel King

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SHAPING BRIBIE’S FUTURE IN 1920’S By Barry Clark, Bribie Island, Historical Society

In May 1904 a crowd of over 100 concerned people attended a meeting in Brisbane chaired by Queensland’s Deputy Governor Sir Hugh Nelson. The Vice President of Brisbane Snapper Club said “It had been apparent to Anglers that fishing was not what it used to be. Years ago anglers could go out with a certainty of catching fish, but this was not the case now”

Many large fish were caught off the recently constructed Jetty at Bongaree, including many huge Groper weighting many hundreds of kilos. But even in these early days, 100 years ago, there was evidence and concern about the depletion of fish stocks in Moreton Bay.

This led in the formation of the Amateur Fisherman’s Association of Qld.(AFA) In 1925 AFA purchased waterfront land on the recently subdivided Esplanade on Bribie Island and constructed a small Cottage and Clubroom. The building is still there today and although there have

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n the 1920’s people came in their thousands by Steamship to the peace and quiet of Bribie Island to camp and enjoy the extensive wildlife, and always get a good catch of fish.

Groper on Bribie Jetty 1922

Fishing boats towed to competition site been some renovations, it is still largely the same basic dormitory accommodation for AFA members. The building was named the J.Douglas Ogilby Cottage to honour the Ichthyologist and honorary curator of their extensive collection of Fishing memorabilia, books and specimen. Ogilby built up a large collection of fish specimens from the Bay which were preserved in glass spirit jars, and a selection of these can still be seen in the Seaside Museum today. In those years AFA Members were prominent politicians, public servants, and business men in Brisbane who came over on the Steamship Koopa most weekends and holidays to enjoy their shared sport. Travelling in three piece business suits, ties and hats, straight from their offices, they disembarked and walked up to the cottage where they changed into old fishing clothes and emerged as Tom, Dick and

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Harry to merge with the holiday campers. Large Fishing Competitions were often conducted in the Bay and the Bribie AFA was regarded as the prime Fishing Club. On occasions up to 60 small boats, laden with up to 150 fishermen and all their gear, were towed together out to a nominated location in the Bay for a competition.

AFA Cottage 1925 Life continued during the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s but with the limitations brought by the Depression and WW2 , and by the 1960’s the population of Bribie island had grown to about 700 people, with many of these being Brisbane based with holiday homes on beautiful Bribie. The construction of the Bribie Bridge marked a significant change for

residents and visitors to Bribie, but the Fishing and relaxed lifestyle remained the unique attraction, despite the influx of motor vehicles and commercial development. In 1963 when Bridge was built Mr Joe Di Betta opened a new Café near the Jetty and offered to house the AFA fish collection to display for public viewing. This was enjoyed by many until the business was sold and collection of returned to AFA cottage to be stored in a garden shed. When I first viewed this extensive collection of bottled fish they had been virtually “boiling” in this shed for many years. When the new Seaside Museum opened a selection of the preserved Fish specimens in large glass jars was incorporated into the Museum display, and can still be seen today.

A ROAD to the OCEAN BEACH Bill Shirley served with the Australian Army Engineers in WW1 and after the war set up his own contracting business in Brisbane. In 1923 he was contracted to clear a bush track across Bribie Island from Bongaree Jetty to the Ocean beach for the first road to be constructed on the island.

When the track had been cleared the Developer, the Brisbane Tug & Steamship Co. contracted Blake Bros. to construct the first basis road, and Bill Shirley was appointed Construction Supervisor and when completed became the Tollkeeper and operated a basic bus service. Some Soldiers returning from overseas service in WW1 were allocated “Soldier settlement” blocks of land with a small cottage at Beerburrum, in the hope of scratching a living from the land trying to grow mostly Pineapples. First Road to Woorim 1924

This Government program proved to a nightmare for these families ,trying to cope with unpredictable climate ,rainfall and unproductive soil, and within a few years they were abandoned and the people moved elsewhere. Several of the soldier settlement cottages were then relocated to Bribie Island where new subdivisions were being created following the new road being built to Woorim. Bill Shirley was contracted to build another basic access road behind the beach and North Street was created in 1927. His payment for this work was to give him a few cottages. Bill Shirley and his wife and family moved to Bribie and became involved in several business opportunities in this increasingly popular destination. He operated the Bus Service, cut timber for public construction, became a House & Land Agent and full time representative of the Tug Co. His family then became proprietor of a large new timber Ocean Beach Guest House constructed behind the sand dunes near where the current Surf Club now stands.

Ocean Beach Guest House Advert It became a popular holiday destination and during WW2 was occupied by the Military. Within a few years the large sand dunes had started moving back and the beach erosion was significant, such that the complete two storey guest house building had to be moved back about 150 metres, and at the same time was extended and enlarged. The building was completely destroyed by fire in 1947. By the 1930’s Bill Shirley as regarded was the unofficial Mayor of Bribie and was appointed the first Honorary Councillor representing Bribie Island on the Caboolture Shire Council. To attend the monthly Council meeting in Caboolture was a three day trip in those days, before there were any roads anywhere near Bribie, and only access by water. Catching the long steamship trip to Brisbane, possibly staying overnight, catching the train to CONTINUES OVER PAGE >>

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Shirley Creek Bridge opening 1935 Caboolture, attending the meeting and then doing the whole thing in reverse with another overnight stay. Bill Shirley was one of the great pioneers in the development of Bribie and is remembered today

with the name of Shirley Creek along the waterfront at Bongaree near the Caravan Park. This was the first item of Council Infrastructure constructed on Bribie Island, opened in 1935 thanks to the efforts of Bill.

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Shirley Creek Bridge today

MORE LOCAL HISTORY The Historical Society have monthly public meetings at the RSL Club on the second Wednesday of each month commencing at 6;30pm.

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WHEN SOPHIA LOREN HOLDS COURT beautiful women of the 20th century and a major international sex symbol.

Promoting her book ‘WOMEN & BEAUTY’ – a book even making sense 35 years later in 2019 - Sophia sits tall and straight, her scarlet dress accentuating her rings, earrings, necklace and bracelets, worth a sheik’s ransom.

By Helly Kemp

ehind a large semicircular glass table, at London’s Harvey Nichols department store, Sophia Loren is holding court. The Academy Award-winning 52-year-old actress, born in Rome, is still one of the most

The last of the classic screen’s goddesses shifts uneasily on her throne, as crowds have always frightened her. And crowds there are. Security guards for the dedicated fashion floor wing shuffle about, barely controlling the outer cordoned off area of fragile rope barriers as the crowds swell. And swell they do.

But the inner press barrier, allowing breathing space around the glass table soon topples, as 50 photographers shove and push, inching their way forward until they rest their elbows and cameras on the table itself, crouching between the knees of those still standing up, and shooting upward through the glass to get a closer shot. “Smile Sophia!” “Your hand on your chin, please.” “Throw your hair back Sophia!.” “Down here Miss Loren!” Puppet-like and a little tense she obeys each command, laughing, turning, smiling, catapulting her body from side to side and lashing her lower half, both ankles and knees constantly touching, fused like a mermaid’s fin. She is both the queen in control and the cornered tigress pushed against the wall. It’s only when the photographers finally leave, that Sophia’s shoulders drop and she visibly relaxes, while soft music plays in the background, interrupted only by the discordant till ringing out endlessly in staccato.

Are they going to run out of books?? People file past quietly and respectfully now, as if it were a state funeral, the endless queues clutching their hardbacks, approaching one by one, preening themselves for a private minute with their idol, and yet the atmosphere is warm Academy award for movie ‘Two Women’ 54

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In London in the eighties when they actually chat with Sophia: teenagers, pensioners, young couples, middle-aged women, men on their own. For over two hours Sophia never stops writing - often lengthy messages - in hundreds of books. One girl has a second bite at the cherry with an extra three books. Sophia recognizes her, does not let on, smiles sincerely and genuinely with an aura of disciplined calm as she speaks to the girl at length and writes those extra three messages. Surveying Sophia at close quarters like this – millions around the world still think of her as the most beautiful woman of all (yours truly included) - is quite educational. The very long neck for which she was called ‘giraffe’ in school, is just a little wrinkled now. Small crease lines flash around the corners of the large mouth when she laughs. And Sophia Loren laughs a lot: To endorse a point? Embarrassment? Her overwhelming desire to please? Sometimes seemingly for no reason at all? The sweeping eyes too, show the odd line or two and the long nose is slightly hooked in profile. The grey in her hair is tinted out to a soft, deep auburn.

She flicks back her head, the long tresses of exceptionally fine hair falling casually and carelessly, but a look you darn well know takes many hours to create. Her nails are short and without coloured varnish, the hands and fingers slim and betraying a few sunspots. They are working hands. Her elegant makeup is barely visible except for heavy mascara enhancing those famous long lashes, and black eyeliner, softening to grey eye shadow. She seems exceptionally tall and slim, more than you would expect at 5’9”, but you can imagine the scrawny teenager who was nicknamed ‘stuzzi cadenti’ (toothpick) at school. As Sophia’s unorthodox beauty forms into the mosaic of the complete whole, not only does it outshine these individual

REGULAR FEATURE irregularities, but it exudes an aura of peace and tranquility that rises as much from within than without. The queues are now getting even longer instead if shorter and Sophia stretches her sore hand and fingers in between books, occasionally clenching her fist, obviously averting a cramp. There are now more and more fans depositing three and even five books on the glass table. And Sophia has the knack of anticipating the individuals’ moods and requests. So she just keeps writing and chatting with strangers she will never see again. The gentleness and calm with which she treats everyone around her including the fans, is not artificial. This proves to be her most outstanding quality, making her outward beauty so appealing and giving her a presence and charisma, time will not erode. But my time for an interview certainly has done so, as more and more copies are sold. Sophia’s entourage is hovering in the background. The publicity lady checks

her watch, making sure the star will not be late for the next of the 18 scheduled press, TV and radio appointments, neatly sandwiched into Sophia’s 48-hour stay in London. Her tall suave chauffeur is waiting for a wink of an

The beauty book of the eighties eye to rush her to the RollsRoyce waiting downstairs. So Sophia agrees to do my interview at Heathrow Airport the next day, while waiting for her plane to take her back home.

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ARTS

a combination of many different individual styles, themes, mediums or inspirations pooled from a variety of sources.

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By Debra Mieth

or the fourth year since its inception, the Contemporary Arts Practices Working Together Group at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is presenting its annual Eclectica exhibition. Opening night, to which all are welcome, is Friday 28 June at 6 pm, but the display runs for almost three weeks from 25 June til 12 July.

In addition to the Eclectica art, this year’s showcase features monochrome landscapes, wearable art, encaustic work, revamped shoes and the promise of being unique, expressive, impressive and creative. Eclectica is the perfect name for the multimedia artistry of the CAP Group members. The word ‘eclectic’ describes

Membership in the Eclectica group is highly sought after due largely to the lively program and mandatory fun had by all. They have held two successful exhibitions at Vianta Espresso and Wine Bar in Beerwah during May this year and in 2018, the Wearable Art Fashion Parade in the Matthew Flinders Gallery in March, Island Fringe – a Bribie Perspective exhibition also in May at the Redcliffe Old Fire Station Gallery, and in September a joint exhibition called Both Ways with the Maleny Art Group.

Matthew Flinders Art Prize 20 July - 9 August

OPEN: 10 am - 4pm Tuesday - Sunday

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Entry forms on the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre website and at the Arts Centre.

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New members or visitors are always welcome. Check out the current timetable at the reception in the arts centre. And phone 3408 9288 for further information. We are at 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach.

The CAP is a group of experienced artists using

What’s Happening at the Arts Centre...

PRIZES:

a diverse range of media which push boundaries in painting, the use of textiles, printmaking, glassblowing, woodcarving, jewellery design, pottery and sculpture. Among their number are former and working art teachers and art prize winners.

2 X HIGHLY COMMENDED PRIZES $500 EACH PEOPLE’S CHOICE PRIZE $500

Mathew Flinders Gallery 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach | Ph 3408 9288

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ARTIST OF THE MONTH

THE ART OF RUNNING BY LORNA GROVES N

By Debra Mieth

o, not that sort of running, but making paint run onto a canvas in extraordinary ways. And I’m not giving too much away about the art of our Artist of the Month for July on the wall at the Bribie Community Arts Centre. Mostly because I don’t know much about it. However I did look it up to find there’s little more satisfying than using fluid art, liquid art, or acrylic pouring as it is variously called, to create abstract masterpieces by letting pigment run amok. This

form of abstract art uses acrylics with a runny consistency to create psychedelic paintings. There are endless possibilities and different ways, I learned, to combine the paint before spilling it across a surface. And it is why Lorna has called her exhibition Fluidity. Lorna Groves was very excited upon first seeing fluid art, and knew immediately it was the type of art she wanted to pursue, having always preferred abstractions. She can also be found lately enjoying another fluid medium – watercolours, with the U3A class. South African born and raised, Lorna has proudly called Bribie home for 30 years. Arriving on our continent in 1974 on a work visa and job transfer, she knew no one in Australia and was unimpressed at a job downgrade. But with an attitude change, she decided the world was her oyster and never looked back. Lorna Groves

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Always having an appreciation for the creative arts, eight years ago Lorna joined a U3A art class ‘to give it a go’. A decision was made that her family would see as many travelling art exhibitions as possible. So as part of their education, Lorna ensured her children were thoroughly immersed in the art world as she enjoyed every exhibition they could visit. Lorna’s son lives in Oslo, Norway, but I am absolutely certain it is not to avoid being dragged to art shows by his mother! For Oslo has what must be the most inspiring sculpture garden in the world. There is no way to get away from art

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there. Oh to have a mother who appreciates art as does this lady. The exhibition will be on the wall at the Arts Centre, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach, throughout the month with Lorna’s Artist of the Month talk on Friday 12 July. Morning tea will be served afterwards. Bookings for catering purposes can be made by ringing 3408 9288.

AUGUST ARTIST OF THE MONTH: OUR PRIZED CRAIG ROHSE

Fluid art painting

Thought-provoking and inspiring photographer and veteran Craig Rohse is back with us again in August paralleling the Matthew Flinders Art Prize which he won last year. Can’t wait to see what our mountain puts up on the wall and in the art prize this year.

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LCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Recovery I.D. meeting Monday - 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall. Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st, Bongaree. Meeting room is behind church. Woorim Promises Meeting on the beach Sunday - 7.30am - Rotary Park, Woorim Beach. Access Area no.3, North St, Woorim. No dogs permitted on beach, BYO chair. Book study meeting Thursday 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall. Corner of Fifth Ave and Foley St, Bongaree. Meeting room is behind church. FOR MORE INFO Contact - Glenn 0410435867. Open I.D. meeting (previously known as the Banksia Beach Friday Night Meeting) Saturday - I.D. - 7.00pm - Bribie Island Baptist Church. 7 to 9 Cotterill ave, Bongaree, cnr of Cotterill and Bestman FOR MORE INFO Contact - Jaime 0438622545.

EVERY MON, THU, FRI

ABY RHYME TIME: at the Bribie Library, 10am.

EVERY WED

ANKSIA GARDEN CLUB: Meet from 9.15am - Noon at the Bribie Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Drive. All welcome. Ph Desley 34088470.

1st WED of the Month

AREFOOT BOWLS, BRIBIE ISLAND BOWLS CLUB: 1-3pm, Welsby Parade. $5 per person and kids are FREE with every paying adult. Includes an instructor, greens and equipment hire.

3rd SUN of the Month

EACHMERE CRAFT GROUP: Meet at 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. All welcome. 0417067992.

2nd & 4th WED of the Month

EACHMERE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB: Meet at the Community Hall, Progress Avenue. 1.15pm4pm. Cost $4: includes 3 games of bowls & afternoon tea. PH 0414088358.

Every MON

EACHMERE SLIMMERS INC: Meet at the Community Hall, Progress Ave, Beachmere, 9 a.m. to 10.30am. Entry $4.00 per meeting. Contact: Judy 0401153633 or Pat: 54968551.

Every FRI

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

1st WED of the Month

OMBORA OUTRIGGERS: Meet on the beach opposite Dolphin Drive 10 or more times a week. Find a session that suits you contact us via our website bomboraoutriggers.com.au Everyone is welcome to try. EVERY DAY

CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS

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 0417635093. 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 0409491419. MON TO FRI

RIBIE COMMUNITY PLANT NURSERY: 208 First Avenue, Bribie. The nursery has been on Bribie since 1990 and is run completely by volunteers. All money raised goes back into the community.

OPEN MON - FRI, 8 - 11am

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, 6:30am Wednesdays and 8am Saturdays. Rides leave Information Centre, Benabrow Avenue, Bellara. Contact Isabel on 54968661. 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 34083219.

4th MON of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB: Monthly Concert at 11 am in the U3A Recreation Hall, First Ave Bongaree, Ph Di 0402255852.

4th SUN of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (BIEPA): Meets at 7pm, the Anzac Room Bribie Island RSL. All welcome. For more information phone Diane 0438111163.

4th MON of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND GARDEN CLUB: Meet at the RSL Auditorium, 9am for 9.30 start. PH Lee 34086058.

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 0418835137 or Colin 0420917625. EVERY MON, TUE, WED, SAT

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RIBIE ISLAND HANDCRAFT CLUB: Meet at 8am - 11am, Bribie Indoor Bowls Hall, First Ave. All welcome. BYO handcraft. PH Stacey 0438001297.

EVERY THU

RIBIE ISLAND HEALTHY SLIMMERS FELLOWSHIP: Support group meets Tuesday @ 7:30am at TOCH, 36 Banya St, Bongaree. All welcome. PH Dorothy 54975552 or Sandra 0427829008.

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 34083096.

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 34082336.

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 MIXED SOCIAL DARTS CLUB: Meets at The Bribie Island Golf Club Links Crt Woorim. Names in by 6:15 for 6:30 start. All welcome to come along & have a throw. Restaurant will be open for anyone wishing to eat beforehand.

EVERY THU

RIBIE ISLAND ORCHESTRA PRACTICE: 7.00 pm. Every Sunday evening at Sandstone Point. Phone Heather White for details. 54975818.

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 0407782290.

4th TUE of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND ORCHID SOCIETY NEW GROWERS’: Meeting held at Orchid House, 156A First Ave, Bribie Island Meeting time - Arrival 1:00 pm for 1:30 pm start. Teresa Watson 0407782290.

2nd SAT of the Month

RIBE ISLAND PENSIONERS & SUPERANNUANTS LEAGUE - Meet at the Bribie RSL at 9am. We have a friendly meeting with a speaker and outings & lunch . Morning tea is available. All welcome just drop in or ph. 0400729462 - 0437960912 1st MON of each month

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RIBIE ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB: Meets at 7 pm in the boardroom at the back of Arts Centre on Sunderland Drive. New members are always welcome. The first two meetings are free. If you wish to come along ring Gordon at 34082649 or Gail at 34089850 or just turn up on the night.

4th MON of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND PROBUS CLUB: If you’re new to the area or are finding it a bit challenging to break into the local social scene, you might find what you’re looking for by joining one of Bribie’s top social clubs – the Bribie Island Probus Club, catering for retired or semi-retired men and women interested in establishing friendships, engaging in fellowship with like-minded souls and perhaps having a little fun too. The club meets monthly at 9:15 a.m. in the RSL Conference Room. Details:- Mark (3408-4145) or Ursula (3410-0792)

RIBIE ISLAND RSL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: Meets (except January) in the Anzac Room of the Bribie Island RSL Club at 9.30 a.m. New members welcome. You do not need to be an ex service person to join. For enquiries phone Jan Wright on 0407 030 598 or email Janice_ wright@bigpond.com.

Every 2nd MON of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND VIEW CLUB (supporting The Smith Family): meets for lunch at 11.30 for 12.00 at Serenity @ The Waterways, Welsby Parade. For information or apologies phone Jennifer 34082152 or Fay 34082617.

4th WED of the Month

RIBIE MASONIC LODGE: Meets at 7pm Banya St, Bongaree. Visitors welcome. Nev 0407300765, Ron 0418858866.

2nd WED of the Month

RIBIE ISLAND SENIORS COMPUTING CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP: Meets in the Anzac Room Bribie RSL at 1.00pm. Just turn up and maybe you have a special interest you can share with us or just want a bit of help yourself.

EVERY 2nd TUE 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

HILDREN’S CHOIR: An Ecumenical Children’s Choir meets at the Uniting Church in Webster Street, Bongaree on Bribie Island every Monday afternoon after school from 3.30p.m. until 4.45p.m. School aged boys and girls are all welcome. This is a no cost activity for children who love to sing. For further information please telephone Marg Grove on 54975777. EVERY MON

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. All welcome. PH 0417067992. 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 34084108. 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 34081968. EVERY MON

IRL GUIDES: For information contact Yvette 0413043659. EVERY TUE

IRL GUIDES - BRIBIE ISLAND. Fun, adventure and friendship for girls aged 7 to 17 years of age. If you are keen to join, or would like more information please email AndPetrieRegion@outlook.com Every TUE Night

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, Bongaree. PH Rebecca 0433371749. EVERY WED

SLAND QUILTERS: For friendly support for those people interested in sewing and handcrafts. Held between 8.30am to 12.30pm at studio 3 Bribie Island Art Centre Sunderland Drive. Phone Aileen 0403342033. Evey WED

P’S BRIBIE ISLAND SHOPPING CENTRE. Contact Gary Stephens 0400750 232 10:00am to 1:00pm. Every TUE to SAT.

IONS CLUB OF SANDSTONE POINT INC. Meet at 6.30pm in the Sandstone Point Community Hall, 202 Bestmann Road East, Sandstone Point. Contact: 0435017752. 1st & 3rd THUR of the Month

ARKET STALL: 9am – 11am. Church of Christ hall. Fifth & Foley Street. Pumicestone Ukulele Group. 5pm – 7pm. At Uniting Church.

2nd & 4th FRI of the Month

EDITATION AT BRIBIE ARTS CENTRE LABYRINTH: Sunderland Drive, 7am. Contact Joyce 0439329334.

EVERY TUE

ULTICULTURAL ENGLISH: Meets at 9am-12pm. 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara. PH 34088440. EVERY MON

EEDLECRAFT: Ladies Sewing Circle meets at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach 9am - 4pm. PH Cheryl 34088988 or Karin 0417705171.

EVERY TUE

AM’S FREE TAI CHI AND MEDITATION GROUP: Solander Esp. Banksia Beach @ 10a.m. Beginners Welcome.

EVERY TUE & SAT

UMISTONE PASSAGE PROBUS GROUP: If you enjoy fun and friendship then this is the club for you! Come along to one of our meetings at the RSL Anzac Room 9am for 9.30 start. Meet new friends and hear an interesting talk.But that’s not all. Each month we have a dinner date, a walk and coffee morning, an activity or outing and a fishing group. Come and join the fun. Visitors Welcome. For more details call Gerry Hurst on 54976580 or 0457305391. Look forward to seeing you there.

2nd TUE of the Month

UMICESTONE TREFOIL GUILD: belongs to the adult section of Girl Guides Australia. Calling all former Girl Guides, female members of the Scout Association and ladies prepared to make the Guide Promise! Our meetings are held at 1pm in the Bribie Island Girl Guide Hut in Webster Street, Bongaree. If you are new to the Island or have been wondering about joining us for fun and fellowship, please phone either President Marjorie on 34100348 or Secretary Pat on 34084079 for further information.

3rd MON of the Month

OTARY CLUB OF BRIBIE ISLAND: Meets at 6.30pm for 7.00pm, Bribie Island Hotel, 29 Sylvan Beach Esplanade.Phone Mary 0421529824.

Every THU

ANDSTONE POINT COMMUNITY COMPLEX: Free Morning Tea is held at 10am at Sandstone Point Community Complex [behind Shopping Centre] for all residents. Come and enjoy. For further details contact Margaret 54295024.

1st MON of the Month

ENIORS SOCIAL COFFEE: Meet at 10am. Venue has changed from the Coffee Club to the Sports Club at Bongaree.

2nd & 4th TUE of the Month

HE BRIBIE ISLAND BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL SERVICEMENS’ ASSOCIATION: Meet for lunch and a chat at 25 Boronia Drive, Bongaree. PH John Price 0439287747.

1st TUE of the Month

HE BRIBIE ISLAND BRANCH OF OLDER WOMEN’S NETWORK QLD has now formally commenced and meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month. Mature aged women are very welcome to a new social group for friendship, fun and information on healthy ageing. Next meeting is Thursday 16th May, 10.00 am. Bribie Island RSL, Toorbul St. Contact: Julie 0490441184 or Older Women’s Network Queensland 0733582301. You’re welcome to come along and meet new friends.

3rd THU of the Month

HE BRIBIE ISLAND COMMUNITY PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP: Meets from 1.00pm until 3.00pm (December and January excepted), in the Anzac Room at the Bribie Island RSL Club, 99 Toorbul Street, Bongaree. Meetings are open to people with Parkinson’s and their carers and family members and community . Gold Coin Donation. Contact: Co-ordinator David Martin on 0418750120. EVERY 2nd THU of the Month

BRIBIE MARKET DAYS WHO DOESN'T LOVE A BARGAIN! BRIBIE IS BLESSED WITH A NUMBER OF GREAT MARKETS. QUEENSLAND CANCER COUNCIL MARKETS WHEN: First Sunday of each Month 7am – 12noon WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie. BRIBIE ROTARY MARKETS WHEN: Every second Sunday of each month 6:30 am to 12:00 noon. 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 “MARKETPLACE” WHEN : 1st Saturday of each Month, 7am to Noon WHERE : Ningi Hall Park Grounds, Bribie Island Rd. Ningi Contact : 0435 017752

RAIN RIDES: Melsa Park, Toorbul Street, Bongaree. 10am – 2.30pm. Community Markets. Brennan Park, Bongaree.

3rd SUN of the Month

WELVE BY TWELVE, Living Sober Meeting: 7.30pm, Church of Christ hall, Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree. Meeting room is behind church. PH Glenn 0410435867.

EVERY THU

HE BRIBIE ISLAND VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOC. (BIVVA): Meet at: 9.00am. Where: The Bribie Island Drop In Centre at the Recreation Hall, 156 First Ave, Bongaree. The BIVVA Drop In Centre is open to all Veterans Mon – Fri at 9.00am – 1.00pm. Pension and Welfare Officers available Mon and Tues at 10.00am – 1.00pm. PH 34080405 Office Pensions/ Welfare 34081280. FIRST WED of the Month

TO HAVE YOUR EVENTS LISTED ON THIS CALENDAR, PLEASE EMAIL DETAILS TO thebribieislander@gmail.com

UPCOMING BEACHMERE EVENTS

JULY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES BEACHMERE

EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY JULY FROM 15 JULY U3A BEACHMERE - VARIOUS TIMES FOR CLASSES & LOCATIONS – see program of classes for TERM Three www.bang. org.au/u3a OR drop into our office Mon, Tue, Thur to Thur 8.30am – 2.30am, Wed & Fridays 8.3011.30 for more details, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. 0456 685 736 or u3a@bang.org.au. EVERY SATURDAY JULY WITNESSING/JP SERVICE, 9am - 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@ bang.org.au EVERY SATURDAY JULY BINGO, eyes down 1pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056. EVERY MONDAY JULY BEACHMERE SCOUTS – 6pm – 8pm (ages 11.5– 15 years, boys & girls) Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue, Beachmere, contact beachmerescouts@gmail. com for more information, excl school hols. EVERY MONDAY JULY MAH JONG, 9am-12pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056. EVERY TUESDAY JULY BEACHMERE SENIORS, 9am11am, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave, Weekly drop in! Gold Coin Donation appreciated. All Welcome: Contact Gwen on 0448 238 056. EVERY WEDNESDAY JULY 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. EVERY THURSDAY JULY SOUL & LINE DANCING, 6-7pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Judy 0401 153 633 EVERY FRIDAY JULY BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Av. We are a small friendly support group helping everyone to achieve their goals. Joining Fee $15, Weekly Fee $4, For info contact Judy 0401 153 633 OR Find us on Facebook Beachmere Slimmers Inc. EVERY FRIDAY JULY POP UP PLAYTIME – 11am – Noon

Free Outdoor Pop-up playtime at the Beachmere Mobile Library. Explore the wonderful world of free play and help your child develop language skills and creativity. www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/f5f. EVERY FRIDAY JULY BEACHMERE SCOUTS – JOEYS – 6pm – 7pm (ages 5-8 years, boys & girls) Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue, Beachmere, contact beachmerescouts@gmail. com for more information, excl school hols. EVERY FRIDAY JULY BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, 5.50pm for 6pm START - 7.30pm (ages 8-11.5 years, boys & girls), Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue, Beachmere, contact beachmerescouts@gmail. com for more information, excl school hols. FRIDAY, 5 JULY LADIES, LET’S DO LUNCH, Noon, Beachmere Hotel, James Road, Join us and come along and meet some ladies who live, work and play in Beachmere. ALL WELCOME. Food & Drinks at your own expense. Please RSVP to Christine 0413 73 95 73 ladieslunch@bang.org.au. TUESDAY, 9 JULY BEACHMERE MEN’S SHED, 9am, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, Contact 0490 871 225 (2nd Tue each month). WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 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 (2nd & 4th Wed each month). WEDNESDAY, 12 JULY BEACHMERE LIONS MEETING, 6.30pm-7pm, Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. Phone 0417 781 562 to attend. (3rd Wed each month). MONDAY, 15 JULY, BEACHMERE U3A, Term Three classes start. Call into U3A office at Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave, email u3a@bang.org.au or call 0456 685 736. Office hours Mon, Tues, Thur 8.30am to 2.30pm and Wed, Fri 8.30am to 11.30am. TUESDAY, 16 JULY BEACHMERE LIONESS MEETING, from 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave, (3rd Tue each month) TUESDAY, 16 JULY BANG GENERAL MEETING 6pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. All welcome. info@ bang.org.au or 0456 818 017 (3rd Tue each month)

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BRIBIE ISLAND VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY HELP ASSOC. INC.

VOLUNTEER

DRIVERS WANTED Bribie Island Community Help is after volunteers to assist our active aged and frail clients with door to door transport. We transport clients to Caboolture, Redcliffe, Northlakes and Brisbane. Volunteers are able to nominate their preferred driving location(s). We are seeking committed volunteers who can donate 5 to 8 hours per week. We are registered with Centrelink for those volunteers with Centrelink volunteering obligations. We have a fleet of 9 Toyota Commuter automatic minibuses and we will provide

training on driving the buses as well as orientation and ongoing support from our professional office staff.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: • Must hold Australian or NZ Citizenship or the capacity to permanently work in Australia. • Above 25 years of age due to insurance constraints. • Be able to pass a driving record history check by Qld Transport. • Be able to pass a criminal history background check. • Have a minimum of an Australian Open “C” class license.

If you wish to apply or seek further information, you can email your details to apply@bivchai.org.au or call on 3408-0111. The Associations receives funding from the Commonwealth Home Support Program, Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works and the Department of Communities to support our Services.

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CHURCH

BRIBIE ISLAND CHURCH TIMES Anglican Church Bribie Island (St Peter’s) Cnr Banya and Foster Sts, Bongaree Sunday Services: 7:30am & 9:30am Wednesday Service: 10am Priest: Fr Steven Schwarzrock Phone: 07 3408 3191 Email: office@stpetersbribie.org. au 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. 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. 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 5:00-6:30pm Youth Group: Fridays 7:009:00pm. Bookshop: Koorong items available. Bribie Island Catholic Church – Church of the Little Flower. 41-47 First Avenue, Bongaree, 4507. Parish Priest: Fr David Pascoe. Mass Times: 6pm Saturday & 8.30am Sunday. Reconciliation: 5pm Saturday. All enquiries: 5495 1028 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 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

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 7pm9pm 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 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 10.30 at the Banksia Room Bribie Hotel Bellara. Complimentary meal after the service. Enquiries phone Angela mob. 0417050949 Or Eileen mob. 0438723074. Sandstone Community Church meets at Sandstone Point Community Hall located behind the Shopping Centre in Bestmann Rd. Sunday Services: 4 pm, Thursdays: mainly music (preschool children) 9.30am during school terms. Everyone very welcome Phone: Gavin 0407 888 409, 3180 4421. Seventh-day Adventist Church meets every Saturday in Uniting Church 82 Webster St Bongaree. Sabbath School 9.30 am. Church service 11 am. Phone 0455 477 889. 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 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: Monday @ 3:30-4:45pm. Know Your Bible: 2nd/4th Wednesday @ 3pm

CRIME REPORT

Triple Zero (000) Policelink (131 444) Crime Stoppers (1800 333 000)

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How and when to contact police

t has come to the attention of Police that community members are delaying in reporting crime through police channels and are instead taking to social media in the first instance. We would like to remind everyone to report crime through an appropriate police monitored avenue as soon as possible, in order to improve our ability to respond in a timely manner. Social media may let your friends and family know what happened, but it doesn’t help with police investigations. Knowing when to contact police and how to contact them has changed over the years, gone are the days of having only one number to call to report crimes occurring in your neighbourhood. Please read the below for a refresher on what sort of crime to report where.

Triple Zero: The most obvious of these is the traditional Triple Zero call. This number is to be used only if there is an emergency happening right now and you need urgent police attendance. Crime Stoppers and Policelink are suitable for any other non-urgent or emergency related crime or suspicious activity reporting. Other avenues: Whilst utilising social media forums to report suspicious behaviours can be seen to have its convenient advantages, this is not a correct avenue for reporting crime. Police do not benefit from any information outside of the above-listed avenues or by directly contacting your local police. By sticking to reporting tools and numbers as listed on the QPS website, the police can better serve the community and respond to incidents in a timely manner. 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.

Bribie Island weekly crime wrap, June 17 Property Offences Burglary: On an unknown date in June, an unknown person has gained entry to a home on Raptor Parade Banksia Beach. Jewellery and alcohol were allegedly taken from this residence. On June 15, an unknown offender has entered a residence at Tradewinds Drive, Banksia Beach and has removed a handbag and its contents. Police continue to investigate these offences. Stealing: On June 14, an unknown offender has stolen a phone from a bag located on Woorim Beach. Police are continuing to investigate this matter. Vehicles: On June 13, an unknown offender has stolen a trailer from Rose Street, Godwin Beach. Found property: On June 13, a scooter was located on Jasmin Drive, Bongaree. On June 16, a pair of black prescription glasses were located on Dolphin Drive, Bongaree. If you believe you are the owner of the above property items please contact Bribie Island Police Station. Proof of ownership may be required. Community Safety Drug offences: On June 14, a 62-year-old Bellara woman was located by police in possession of drugs and drug utensils on Bibimulya Street, Bellara.

The woman was issued a with a Notice to Appear and will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on July 18. On June 17, an 18-year-old Bellara man was located by police in possession of drugs utensils on Eucalypt Street, Bellara. The man was issued a with a Notice to Appear and will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on July 25 Good Order Offences: Police are investigating an incident where a person was assaulted at a Bribie Island shopping centre on June 12. Police have responded to a total of 11 incidents of domestic violence this week. Road Safety Unregistered and unlicensed driving: On June 11, a 32-year-old Ningi woman was issued with an infringement notice for unlicensed driving on Bribie Island Road, Ningi. On June 13, a 35-yearold Morayfield man was intercepted driving whilst his licence was suspended on Hornsby Parade, Bongaree. The man was issued with a Notice to Appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on July 11. Traffic Infringement Notices: A total of 18 Traffic Infringement Notices were issued by Bribie Island police. A total of 59 Random Breath Tests were conducted.

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REGULAR FEATURE decisions, you need to keep your sense of perspective. Don’t allow anyone to tempt you into unnecessary arguments or pessimism, and have faith in your feelings about what’s really going on. Although things seem intense, you’re being taken care of by a kindly sky.

YOUR ZODIAC FORECAST FOR J U L Y By Oscar Cainer

Discover why JULY has so many opportunities. Call 1900 959 005.

CANCER (June 23 July 23)

TAURUS (April 21 May 21)

No wonder so many ancient kings made themselves Sun Gods. It must be amazing to be the Sun; at the centre of everything, with all the other planets twirling as they circle around you at their varying speeds and distances. You’d be able to watch the patterns unfolding and repeating, knowing that you were the cause of this great cosmic dance. Yet you’d also be powerless to stop it. The drama evolving around you has an air of inevitability about it. Luckily, you can just allow it to happen. It will resolve itself. JULY is a powerful month for you. Find out more. Call 1900 959 005 Teletopia. Max call cost $1.32 per minute, including GST. Higher charges from mobiles/payphones may apply. Customer care: 1300 366 702. Remember when albums used to be musical journeys, building crescendos and creating light and shade? These days, when most people only listen to the hits, musicians put their best songs first. Since July begins with a powerful Solar Eclipse, how can the rest of the month hope to compare? Actually, with a Lunar Eclipse 62

and an astrological ‘kite’ formation, and Mercury turning retrograde before converging with the Sun and Venus, the opening fanfare will grab our attention, but the whole playlist is worth listening to. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Life, as Macbeth tells us, is ‘a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing’. In a month packed full of astrological action, it’s worth remembering Shakespeare’s words. As you witness dramatic moves and questionable

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With a Solar Eclipse heralding an action-packed astrological July, it’s time to break the rules, challenge tradition and question the norms. Well… some of them! This month, there are certain forces that you shouldn’t and mustn’t ignore or defy. Although you’re being gifted with strength and power, you’re not going to turn into an actual superhero. So, you need to assess what you can and can’t do; be respectful of boundaries that won’t shift, and focus on what’s possible. Then, success is guaranteed. There is inspiring news in your in-depth JULY forecast. Call 1900 959 005. GEMINI (May 22 - June 22) Why consult your forecast for the month when you just could toss a coin? Surely, if the cosmos wants to guide you in a certain direction, it can send you hundreds of signs to point you the right way. Come to mention it… that’s exactly what it is doing! That’s something I can confidently tell you. I also know that you already know the answer to your most important question. You just need to find enough self-confidence to trust what your heart’s telling you and be guided by it. Do that and you won’t go wrong.

Your in-depth forecast for the whole of JULY can really help. Call 1900 959 005. LEO (July 24 - August 23) This month, which begins with a powerful Solar Eclipse, promises to take you on an adventure. Yet, you can’t set off on an escapade and then start to moan when your life starts to get challenging. So, make sure that you investigate before throwing yourself head first into a venture. You don’t want to trick yourself, or be misled by anyone into making the wrong choice. You don’t have to remain implicated in a drama that’s already started to unfold either. Look for something that looks positive. Then, enjoy it! In JULY, the power of the planets can change your life. Call 1900 959 005. VIRGO (August 24 September 23) They tell us that ‘to err is human and to forgive’… well in order to do that we need to be superhuman. Don’t even think about the advantages of having super-strength, or the ability to fly. You already have the power you need to be able to turn July into a month that you’ll remember. It comes from the magical combination of your sensitivity and your compassion. Be encouraged by the energy of the Solar Eclipse. In order for miracles to happen, you just need to be prepared to go with the flow and let go. JULY brings great potential for change. Call 1900 959 005. LIBRA (September 24 October 23) Success isn’t just about hard work. You can pedal as hard as you like on a bike, but if the chain has slipped off the wheel, you

won’t get anywhere. Yet, if this were to happen at the top of a hill, you’d be able to coast to your destination, without having to put in any effort at all. This month, you can be inspired by the energy of the Solar Eclipse, and easily work out a strategy to cope with an unsatisfactory scenario. And, when you apply your mind to matters of the heart, you’ll find an easy route to the destination you desire. Four minutes on the phone can make JULY special. Call 1900 959 005. SCORPIO (October 24 November 22) Ta-dah! Here’s a top hat. I’m going to wave my magic wand and produce a rabbit! Now, here’s a tiny seed. I’m going to plant it in the earth and it will become a tree! The first of these is a magic trick; an illusion, and the second is an oftrepeated miracle – just part of the repertoire of our planet’s greatest magician, Mother Nature. Her tricks aren’t always fast, but they’re very productive. July, which begins with a powerful Solar Eclipse, brings opportunities to set wonderful things in motion. Give them space to grow. Inspiring times await you in JULY. Call your NEW forecast: 1900 959 005.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) July brings clarity where there’s been uncertainty. The month kicks off with a powerful Solar Eclipse which brings new understanding and enables you to start putting down roots and building stronger foundations. The sense of having to rush is slipping away, and you can take your time to make key decisions. Rose-tinted spectacles have never been your style; you prefer to see things as they truly are. So the undeniable feeling of romance you’ll experience this month can be acted upon with confidence. Be ready for the magic on offer to you in JULY. Call 1900 959 005. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) We hear people declaring that great changes are about to happen in their lives and we watch new beginnings unfold. Yet you’re not impressed by announcements. You have much more faith in action than promises. Yet the Solar Eclipse at the start of July heralds an exciting suggestion which is worth paying attention to. A delightful surprise is coming into your life which will begin to turn the wheels of change. Even though everything

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AQUARIUS (January 21 February 19) If you’re worrying that you’ve been pushing your luck too far recently, July brings reassurance. You could sit back and stop pushing and you’d still find yourself heading in the right direction. You know where you want to be, and you know the best route to get there. You’re willing and able to do everything within your power to assure success. But, with such a powerful cosmic helping hand coming your way, there’s a chance that your efforts could slow the process down. Take time to relax this month.

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Over the course of July, you’ll re-establish control in an area of your life that’s been out of balance for a while. The Solar Eclipse at the start of the month brings the realisation that you can no longer pour your valuable energy into trying to maintain the status quo. It’s your sense of loyalty which has made you feel responsible for something, and you don’t want to let anyone down. Yet, as a wave of change reshapes the landscape, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Most things in your life are more right than you think. Your in-depth forecast for JULY is ready. Call 1900 959 005.

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1 Oppose thrust to find material for bookbinding (7) 5 Cuffs around the feet? (5) 8 Expands what the bookie studies (7) 9 Somehow nervous in hiding landlord (5) 10 Categorising sect a hassle (5) 11 A moment at home with Stan the leader (7) 12 Poetic delivery about quote (6) 14 A punch - nasty - in the breadbasket (6) 17 Score with no advantage - Of course! (7) 19 Special wines for squealers (5) 22 Time for the Italian to be involved – and lively (5) 23 Signal one unfolds putting to sea (7) 24 These three characters are not present (5) 25 Fold sheet with both hands for shade (7)

1 Down to earth as the ABC is - or could be (5) 2 He ruled the Persian Empire and made us cry (5) 3 About representative being an indicator (7) 4 Crystal gazer gets misty with a copperhead (6) 5 Hosts dispense aperitifs (5) 6 Accommodate? - sorry, no I can’t (7) 7 Extend a jail sentence (7) 12 Begin again with Sartre, the first author? (7) 13 Shades of Crimean conflict (7) 15 Support for Australian curry, for example (7) 16 Cloister where the sister has a theory (6) 18 Subject he met with panache (5) 20 Not so bright - always beginning to assume and the like (5) 21 His enigma variations in regal setting (5)

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1 Dried product of a laurel tree, used in cooking (3,4) 2 3-D model representing a scene (7) 3 Unable to be rubbed out (9) 4 Drink to combine with alcohol (5) 5 Car body (7) 6 A lot (6) 11 By all means (9) 13 Baby hare (7) 14 Principality in the Pyrenees (7) 15 Relating to touch (7) 16 Human or animal manifestation of Vishnu (6) 18 Polish currency unit (5)

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VMR

BRIBIE ISLAND

YEAR TO DATE RADIO ROOM STATISTICS

Green and Yellow Zones and regulations that apply in these areas.

To Thursday 13th June 2019: 5,940 Calls, 1,634 vessels logged on, 110 Vessel Assists, 706 Sitreps, 230 Requests, 30 Overdue vessels, 15 Vessel Tracking, 3 Securite Broadcasts. 803 Radio Chec VHF calls 77.5%, - 27MHz calls 10.3%

VMRBI were tasked to move a sea pen from Birkdale to Bribie Island. The average speed of the tow was 6 knots and was conducted in near perfect conditions on Friday 24th May 2019

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR

Saturday 1st June 2019 2-5pm: 38 people attend this 3rd seminar with the aim of promoting marine safety awareness as well as familiarity with our local environment. Afternoon tea was supplied for a $2 donation. VMRBI Secretary and Commercial Coxswain Gary Voss ran the seminar giving boat owners helpful tips on understanding the channel markers in the local area and making sure they were aware of the 66

Post match banter at the bar – Allan Tranter and Bob Skinner in the foreground.

SEARCH & RESCUE

Sunday 9th June 2019,

Gary Voss addresses the seminar Gary had also further developed a “Beacon to Beacon” publication specific to The Pumicestone Passage and Moreton Bay, incorporating up to date local knowledge inclusions. These booklets are available for purchase from VMRBI.

Gary explains VMRBI area of operations.

STATE OF ORIGIN GAME ONE Wednesday 5th June 2019 38 Members and guests attended this function displayed on the large screen in VMRBI Function Room. Of those attending 6 were of blue persuasion, and they were pretty cocky at half time with the Blues leading 8-0. However, that was shortlived in the second half with the Maroons running away winners at 18-14. The ladies of the Social Committee served up traditional football fare of pies, hotdogs and toasted sandwiches.

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Coast Guard Mooloolaba received a MAYDAY call from a 5.2-metre vessel, rapidly taking on water at Caloundra 9 Mile, some 14km off the coast just after 1.30am Sunday morning and a major rescue operation was launched before dawn. Nine search vessels including VMR Bribie Island, Coast Guards Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Redcliffe, and the Water Police, Rescue helicopters and a search plane were scrambled. The search started off the coast of Caloundra before the sun came up and just before 8 am they were spotted by a tanker anchored off-shore and helped guide authorities to their location. The Rescue 500 Helicopter airlifted the young child and took him for medical assistance to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and transferred to Queensland Children’s Hospital, in an induced coma, for further treatment. The two men were taken to shore by vessel and subsequently to hospital and were treated for hypothermia and released on Monday. Paramedics say help arrived just in time, but that the boy’s helicopter rescue could have made his condition worse. “They were they’re all very lucky,” Queensland Ambulance Service supervisor Kristy MacAlister said.

The boy “was suffering from hypothermia because he had been in the water for quite some time. It is always a delicate operation when you’re winching a patient that’s potentially suffering from hypothermia because, as you winch them out of the water, the wind temperature can also decrease the body temperature further.” After their boat sank, the trio was forced to tread water for around six hours. Both adults took turns holding the boy out of the water in an attempt to save him from freezing conditions. It is understood that no one was wearing a life jacket and that they clung to buckets they grabbed as the vessel sank. There was also no EPIRB activated. Even though they had logged on with Coast Guard Mooloolaba, the area Caloundra 9 Mile is a very large area to search in an emergency.

Above and below search vessels comb the area searching for the missing trio.

Bribie 1 maintaining its part of the search grid.

This is the fluorescent dye marker called Orion that Rescue 500 Helicopter deployed to mark the rescue spot.

Rescue 500 Helicopter winches the child aboard.

Lessons to be learnt from this tragedy • Always wear your life jackets, or, have them in a position where you can access them very quickly at the last minute. • In open water always have an EPIRB, which when activated shows your exact location – saving valuable time when a rescue is required. • When logging on give as accurate location as possible, and update location when moving to another area. • Always prepare for the unexpected, especially at night. All boats operating beyond smooth and partially smooth waters must carry a 406MHz digital EPIRB when more than 2nm from land or when they are more than 2nm from the limits of partially smooth waters.

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VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE - REGULAR FEATURE EPIRBs and PLBs must: from 12 months to children under 12 in an • comply with the open boat less than 4.8m Australian Standards and underway; (4280.1:2003). • and must be highlighted • be registered with the by the owner/skipper in Australian Maritime relation to whereabouts Safety Authority (AMSA)— and how to wear; registration is free and • and must be stowed in must be renewed every 2 a location labelled “life years. Jackets”. The label should https://www.msq.qld.gov. be red text on white au/Safety/Distress-signals. background or white text aspx on red background; and • should carry information Coastal and about the applicable Australian Standard, SOLAS lifejackets currently AS 4758 These lifejackets have more although standards AS flotation than a Level 100 1512-1996, AS 1499-1996 lifejacket under AS 4758. and AS 2260-1996 still are They are bulky lifejackets acceptance providing the designed to keep the body jacket and label is in good afloat for long periods. They order. have reflective tape and a The most important thing whistle to attract attention. is to make sure it fits and is These lifejackets are mostly carried by commercial boats appropriate for the size of the wearer and the entire and recommended to be trip. Crotch straps are carried by boats operating recommended for children. long distances offshore. The life jacket checklist is as follows:

Life Jacket Rules The rules for wearing life jackets vary slightly from state to state. In Queensland, our law says that appropriate designed jackets for trip purpose: is mandatory by everybody aboard when crossing a coastal bar in an open boat less than 4.8m; • is mandatory for children

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breakdown assistance. vessel & contact details recorded in our database in case of emergency, access to first aid, radio, and navigation courses

• do you have the appropriate life jacket for the whole trip? • are the life jackets suited to the activity being undertaken? • do you have one jacket for everyone on board? • are the jackets in good condition and correctly labelled? • if boating at night, do the jackets have reflective tape on them? and • do you have an appropriate sticker/label showing where the life jackets are stored?

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plus safety and general boating information sessions; regular social events; reimbursement up to $100/per year for tows by other VMR or Coastguard units;

Lots of boaters still have their jackets still in their original packaging – this leads to lack of effective inspection and the deterioration of the straps. It also makes it difficult to fit in an emergency. The bottom line – life jackets should not be stowed and forgotten. They are difficult for a novice to put on in an emergency, and then it’s too late to realise they are inappropriate for the intended person in that emergency. Skippers should inspect each before each trip, show all passengers how to wear and have them easily accessible for use, preferably worn.

Safety Dave checking where his life jacket is located. VMRBI Mascot “Safety Dave” will feature in safety messages to all boaties in coming Issues – this week Safety Dave reminds you to log on with your local VMR or Coast Guard for your safety.

Senior Radio Operator Peter McNamara holds the microphone for Safety Dave in the VMRBI Radio Room.

and overnight/ weekend secure car & trailer parking at the base. Always remember to LOG ON and LOG OFF with MARINE RESCUE BRIBIE for your safety.

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FISHING REPORT Beautiful Kooringal at the bottom end of Moreton

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s the east Australian current over the next few weeks pushes cold water from the Tasman Sea our way, expect to see a lot more snapper, jew, pearl perch and yellowtail kings out offshore.

By Vin Donovan tempest at this time of year will produce some great snapper fishing. Pretty wellfished areas such as Smiths, Roberts, Brennans, Flinders and Hutchinsons Shoal will still produce plenty of fish if you fish smart. Jewfish, snapper, spangled emperor,

favourable for offshore fishing, it can also get quite busy out there on the weekend. So it pays to have a few marks away from the crowds or out a bit wider.

Drifting and casting plastics in 25-40m of water around the reef structure should produce some great snapper fishing for the next couple of months. Generally, the winter weather patterns are more

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cod, kingies, amberjack, cobia, mangrove jacks, tuskies and big trevally all getting taken. As the water temperature drops over winter, the sharks also become less of a problem with literally no fish getting taken by sharks. Where in summer you sometimes have to move a few times a day to escape the taxman. The whales also at the moment are making their annual trip up the east coast so always be aware of whales when fishing offshore overnight. Generally, we always keep an eye on whale migration movements as more than usual they will travel reasonably close to one another and travel up the east coast around certain depth and contour lines. Always keep a good eye out when anchoring up at night offshore, we try and

REGULAR FEATURE anchor up away from the whales if possible. In the passage there has been some nice bream, squire, jew and the tailor have just shown up also. Try lightly weighted pillies on 2 or 3, 3/0 gang hooks with swivels in between. Drifting around floatlining pillies is a great way to catch a feed of tailor. Also, keep an eye on birds diving and feeding on bait as this generally is where the tailor are. The longtail tuna are heading back up north at present also, with a few schools coming into the passage to feed on the bait schools and the mullet. Yes, we do longtail tuna in the passage. Along with the longtail I have caught mack tuna, spotted mackerel and even an 8kg Spanish mackerel taken in the passage. Muddies quietening off a bit but still a couple hanging around.

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Bogged SUV stuck in a rut The inland track is well packed down and relatively easy to travel as a result of the recent rain however with these great rains we come to another problem. As can be seen in the photo when lots of vehicles travel in the same tracks the rut gets deeper and deeper coupled with the fact that these rains have lifted the level of the water table, water breaks through the bottom of the track which soon turns to mud. Here is the simple fix, if you notice the tracks getting deep, make a new track before the water comes up. Members from the Bribie Island Historical Society (pictured) joined us on tour last week, extremely learned folk, it was great for us to share and to learn from them, one can never know everything, thanks, Barry and members.

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TIGER PRIDE AS CUBS CONNECT IN ALDI MINIROOS ROUND By Wendy Ennor Photo Credits: Dan Clancy and Jacob Hernandez

n Friday 14 June, Bribie Island Tigers celebrated the inaugural ALDI MiniRoos Round by having some of their next generation take the pitch in curtain-raisers ahead of the club’s senior games. President Dan Clancy said, “this event not only showcases our players, but it shines a light on how great the ALDI Miniroos program is.” Focused on fun, games are played in a relaxed environment where the aim is to teach new skills in an enjoyable way, allowing players to develop at their

SPORT own pace. The smaller field size, modified rules and fewer players’ means there are more opportunities to touch the ball, increasing the likelihood of an overall positive experience. “That the Tigers continue to go from strength to strength and 2019 will not be any different to our last few seasons,” he said. The club’s competition teams are on track to reach the finals with the Senior Men poised to finish the season on top of the ladder. Dan said, “right now our Senior Men are undefeated in 2019 and we couldn’t be prouder. We’ve seen this team really come together under the guidance of Coach Craig Davey and I’m confident that this team will take it all the way to the Grand Final.” “Our Senior Women, under the leadership of Brad

Litchfield, keep their form from the last two seasons and are also on track to finish in the top two. I know that the whole club will be cheering on this team to be Grand Finalists in 2019,” he said. “I’m also excited about the strong season our under 15 and under 12 teams are having. With only about ten weeks of the season left, Bribie Tigers is certainly punching above their

U11 Black weight in the Sunshine Coast Football Competition. I would not be surprised if there were more entries in our hall of fame for 2019,” Dan said. Spectators are encouraged to cheer on the teams at their home games. Just bring a chair and a blanket. Keep an eye on the Tigers Facebook Page for all the details.

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JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE Thank you to all our coaches for your continued support this year! Under 6 Coach - Antony Evans Under 7 Coach - John Wadley Under 8 Coach- Rodney Kopura Under 9 Coach - Chris Allom Under 10 Coach - James Te Kahu Under 11 Coaches - Ian Jenkins & Josh Goodall Under 12 Coach - Tony Jeppesen Under 13 Coach - Kirk Crouch Under 14 Coach - Luke Simpson Under 15 Coach - Tim O’Connor Under 16 Head Coach- Tim O’Connor We would also like to thank all our volunteer coaching staff (Assistant Coaches, Managers, First Aid Officers & League Safe) who will be assisting these awesome people this year.

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