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MEET THEBIS CONTENTS:

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Winners Announced

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Island Attributes

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Poems

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Community Commentary 6 Testimonials

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Barry Clark

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Nikita Chee

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Art Centre

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Choosing a Pup

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Bribie Winelander

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Dining Out

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Pin-up Map

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Photography Club

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Church Unveilng

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Cranky Old Man

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U3a Centre

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Trades & Services

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Sandstone Tavern

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Reel Life

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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It always amazes me and most of you too no doubt, how quick Christmas and the new year comes and goes? What are your new years resolutions and what plans

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These seem to be the most common ones but I wonder how many of you have thought about your local businesses and the community in general?

There is an image making the rounds that reads: DID YOU KNOW: IF EACH OF US SPENT $100 A YEAR MORE ON LOCAL BUSINESS INSTEAD OF CHAIN STORES, IT WOULD PUT AN EXTRA $3 MILLION A YEAR INTO OUR ECONOMY, NOT ONLY THAT IT WOULD CREATE THOUSANDS MORE JOBS EVERY YEAR. Bribie is one of the most tight-knit communities in Australia — and that’s why we love it! Even our big businesses like Browns Mitre 10 are franchises — so please support Michael & Samantha along with IGA. They’re still as local as it gets!

We are proud to accept DVA referrals, and Bulk Bill EPC (Medicare) referrals.

So how about this year we take it upon ourselves as a community, to keep our hard earned dosh where it belongs.. right here. Why don’t we keep it local!?

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ISLAND ATTRIBUTES

MARJORIE WEBBER // IMAGES: MARJORIE WEBBER FLORA

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Australian Bluebell Wahlenbergia gracillis

Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaccum

BRIBIE ISLAND

HAROLD MESTON

O, Bribie Isle, queen of the sea – what is to become of thee ? nestled safely in the bay where many other islands lay; rising from the ocean deep, where Neptune’s kingdom lays asleep while oceans roll and strong winds roar, steeped in ancient native lore.

Great feasts took place upon your shore yet, sad to say, they are no more, for greed and its acquired taste put the fertile fields to waste – fields which native tribes had trod, long ere white man walked this sod; now no tribe is to be seen, nor little sign of where they’d been.

The Australian Bluebell is a tiny, very pretty, blue and sometimes white, native flower.

It is a hardy, star shaped flower with five lobes and grows to about 30 cm high.

Because it is such a common sight it often goes unnoticed.

It grows in clumps on ground which has been cleared, or on footpaths.

While it prefers the full sun it also grows in partly shaded areas.

Western Australia is the only state where it is not found.

The Australian bluebell profusely on Bribie Island.

grows

I took these photos on a vacant allotment in Bongaree.

The male Mistletoebird is a tiny black, white and crimson bird.

The female, a much less colourful bird, builds its pear-shaped nest of cobwebs and lichen and lays 3 to 4 white eggs.

They have a tubular tongue for gathering nectar but their main diet consists of the berries from the Mistletoe plant.

These are swallowed and whilst passing through the gut the fruit is extracted and the seeds go on through the body in a very short time.

The bird wipes the sticky vented seed onto a branch. The seed sticks and so another clump of mistletoe is formed.

This ensures the future food supply for the Mistletoebird and also survival of the plant. They rely on each other for survival. It would be interesting to know which came first - the mistletoe or the Mistletoebird.

Wherever mistletoe grows in Australia these birds are common but are usually hard to spot as they spend most of their time high in the trees.

I was very lucky to be able to photograph this male bird at Sylvan Beach as the mistletoe was growing on a low branch which brought the birds down to feed.

In the photograph below, the bird has just vented a seed which can plainly be seen sticking to the branch.

Where mighty gums and wattles grew, alas, today there are so few – where kangaroos and ‘possums ran lay the artefacts of man – where once, in the surrounding sea, there was so much for man to see where whales and dolphins played their games, as natives called them by their names.

Homes now stand where trees once were – how long, I ask, will they endure – the past has disappeared from view and what we have, will vanish too.

If to a future time I’m sent, I’d wonder where the present went – as all things that I now hold dear, would no longer be seen here.

What hides behind your chequered face, still fragile as the finest lace – the Sphinx, which lays beyond the Nile, envies you your cryptic smile; man, with all his strength and power, cannot create a single flower, nor stop the rising tide awhile – is this the reason for your smile ?

O, Bribie, could you rise once more and be as gracious as before – if you could be as you had been, there’d be no blemish to be seen, just mighty dunes on which to gaze and golden sands on which to laze – a fruitful sea – a fertile land – untouched, by mans ungracious hand.

-----------© HAROLD MESTON 1996

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FOR FAMILY, & THE COMMUNITY JANE BLUFOUND // IMAGE: PROVIDED Derek Cornett of our Cornett’s IGA is now retired after 70 years of retail service, as many of you may already know. He now spends his time with family

BUSINESSES THANK THEBIS FOR SUCCESSFULLY KEEPING IT LOCAL TheBIS has been proven to work well with the locals. How could it not though? It’s printed over 14, 000 times every single month!

Here’s what some of our advertisers have to say:

and the wider community.

Derek opened one of his most successful ventures, our local Bribie store, at Easter of 1978. Initially stocking a very limited range, the Cornetts Supermarkets attracted all sorts, with people coming from as far away as Ipswich!

“As the owner of Bribie’s health food store, I was overwhelmed by the response of my ad in the Bribie Islander.

down. The community was there to help pick up the

Following the ad on the Monday I had six appointments booked and people were bringing in the clipping from the paper into my shop.

pieces though, as Derek and Cornetts IGA has done

Thanks Richard”

for so many of our local comrades.

(JO OF BRIBIE SIMPLY HEALTHY)

Tragedy struck in 2005 when Cornetts IGA burnt

longer holds the position, he still supports the establishment by drinking their beer!

It is Graham Booysen, the majority shareholder, who has taken over the 35 stores Derek is retiring from.

Graham is following the big footsteps laid down by Derek and the wider Cornetts community.

He plans to continue supporting the smaller Queensland neighbourhoods, like Bribie, through charity and by putting money back into the

Dear Richard, Like you we are "Imports" to Australia! Although I was born in Australia, I had lived in South Africa since a teenager. I returned to OZ in 2012 due to the crime level in a previous wonderful country i.e. South Africa. What a wonderful decision! Bribie is like heaven & we hope to see the rest of our days in this "magic Island" It was a big move due to our age, both my husband & I are in our 70's but I wanted to live our remaining years in peace! How wonderful it is to have read your December issue of the Bribie Islander, especially the article by John O'Brien regards Xmas & it's true meaning, I hope people that are critical regards the religious meaning of Xmas read it thoroughly as there is so much truth in his excellent article no matter what religion thy be.

I say "Peace & Goodwill to all men & of course women & children" They should all appreciate what a wonderful country we live in & how lucky we are!

Please could you drop off or advise me where I can collect at least 4 copies of your excellent News paper to give to my family in Brisbane & send on to friends in South Africa, the wisdom in this article should be spread around the world!!

Michael & Jennifer

“M.E Tiling has been a successful business here on Bribie for many years.

Although I took a three year break from tiling, on my return I decided to advertise with The Bribie Islander.

I’ve had a fantastic response, I’ve gathered many new customers and it has been great way to let all my previous clients know I’m back.

I really like the uncluttered look of the classifieds and a feel that this has been the most effective advertising that I have had after many years of trading.

Meanwhile, we at The Bribie Islander wish Graham

To all the people I know who might be considering advertising here, I Say: Go For It!

Booysen a long run of success!

Regards Mike Early”

community..

If you have anything you’d like to submit, please do! thebribieislander@gmail.com

Kind regards & Xmas Cheer,

A true Bribie local, Derek was even the president of Bribie Island RSL for 12 years. Although he no

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY

‘Dear Richard, staff and contributors, John O’Brien’s “Christmas , Already” highlighted ‘our Politically correct (sic) world watering down the message of Christmas.’

When celebrating someone’s birthday, we acknowledge the person, i.e. Mary, Jane, Jack or John.

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the Christ child.

The majority of Christmas Cards and commercial advertising display, “Father Christmas” – “Three Wise Men” – “Stars” – “Cakes and candles” and everything else except the very person whose birth we are celebrating.

I for one, would rather see a Nativity Scene on the front page of your Paper than a maritime animal with a red cap. The animal has no relationship whatsoever to Christmas apart from being a part of the creation.

Perhaps your advertisers might also like to feature some of the great Mother and Child or Holy Family scenes that have been pained over the centuries.

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Thank you for your prompt response to my email regarding Gwenny – your phone call was much appreciated.

As mentioned to you I have for many years been writing and presenting poetry and as your paper is local and new I have attached a poem about Bribie Island which I wrote some years ago – I thought that this could become a regular feature of your paper as there are many fine writers in the local area and you could ask them for submissions.

Once again, thank you and may your endeavours bear fruit.

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“I used to advertise in the other paper but it never really achieved much business for me.

Cornetts IGA has been very generous towards our little community, hosting many fundraising days & events

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This is in regards to the quote at the bottom of page 11 (Issue 5).

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Secondly shame for you’re pathetic attempt to pass or spread your inflictions to others, you must be miserable and/or confused.

Thanks! Danny” (DANNY NICHOLS OF BRIBIE BOAT SALES) We really take care of both our contributors and advertisers here at The Bribie Islander. That’s because we’re made by locals, for locals.

We’re here for you!

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Harold – Beachmere.

To contact Harold please call: 0425 477 639 email: thebribieislander@gmail.com Post: PO BOX 116, Bribie Is, 4507

Firstly shame on this news paper for encouraging the use of alcohol to treat what seems to be depression and/or alcohol dependency, if one requires alcohol to feel better than I am sorry for you.

Please read over the quoted words of Robert Mitchum again with common sense and logic and I hope you see how shameful and disturbing this is to be showing the people of the Bribie region, you have a responsibility when compiling this news paper and I must say once again shame, shame, shame.

I would appreciate a revise or something in the next issue with attempt to remedy this awful article and it’s condoning of drug use in order for one to "feel" better, shame.

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A BRIBIE CHRISTMAS PAST — REMEMBER OR FORGET? BARRY CLARK ­— BRIBIE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY There are aspects of our history, and our past social attitudes, that we need to be reminded of at this season of Christmas and goodwill.

It was only a generation ago that public feelings and prejudice towards some minority groups was common and acceptable behaviour. Some people had to deny or hide their personal background and heritage.

Nowadays, anyone who can trace even a slight link to "Convict" ancestors in Australia feels somehow proud and keen to let it be known.

That has not always been the case, and for over 100 years until about the 1950's, many people worked hard to conceal this aspect of their own heritage.

Now it is quite the opposite, and modern technology leads people to discover the most tenuous links to distant descendants who came to this country as convicts. An interesting reversal of "prejudice" in our society.

Aboriginal people were also subject to great prejudice for many years, despite the fact that they had lived in harmony with this land for countless generations long before white man came and took it from them.

Aboriginal occupation of this area goes back thousands of years to a time before Moreton Bay even had any water in it, and the coastline was over 50km further east, on the other side of Moreton Island. This coastal route was a recognised pathway for Aboriginal people, and archaeological evidence of this can be found throughout the region.

When Bribie Island was eventually formed by the rising sea, it was a rich and plentiful area providing a variety of foodstuffs from the coastal swamps and waterways.

The local indigenous "Joondoburrie" people enjoyed a wonderful seasonal diet of plants, animals and seafood that included kangaroo, possum, goanna, snakes and birds, as well as oysters, prawns, crabs, and fish throughout the year.

BRIBIE ISLAND, A LAND OF PLENTY It was indeed an island of plenty that may have supported more than 600 people in various locations around the island. With the coming of the white man it took less than 100 years before these proud and traditional people were wiped out.

When they were eventually reduced to a desperate group of about 40 men, women and children in this whole area, the first Aboriginal reserve in Queensland was established right here on Bribie Island in 1877, in the area known as White Patch.

Under the direction of Tom Petrie as the visiting manager, they grew a few basic crops and were provided with flour and sugar and fishing nets to support themselves. Needless to say, it didn't last very long, and within a couple of years it was disbanded.

A few years later, in 1891, a Mission School was established for local children at what is now Mission Point. This too lasted only a short time before being relocated to Myora on Stradbroke Island.

There was little respect for the few remaining

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Aboriginal people in those days, but the increasing number of mixed-blood people were even more despised by both the whites and full-blood Aboriginals.

Archibald Meston had the job of protecting the Aboriginal people in this area, and in 1891 he reported that there were very few remaining, and specifically mentioned a lady named Kal-Ma-Kuta from Bribie Island.

This remarkable lady died in 1897 and she was the last of the Joondoburrie people of Bribie Island. Her story is an interesting one that highlights and recalls the prejudices and values of our recent past.

Kal-Ma-Kuta married white man Fred Turner,and they lived at Ningi for 23 years where they had eight children. One of their children was at Mission Point School when it closed and was moved to Myora.

At Christmas time, exactly 120 years ago in 1894, Fred and his wife requested the Colonial Secretary to allow two of their children at Myora to be allowed home for Christmas. The request was refused!

IT WAS A SAD AND LONELY CHRISTMAS IN 1894 Fred Turner was the son of William Turner and his wife Eliza, who came out from the UK with two sons in 1862 and settled in Ningi. Fred was 8 years of age and had been born in UK in 1854.

When Fred grew older he met and fell in love with a local Aboriginal girl named Kal-Ma-Kuta whom he married, and they set up their home at "Turners Camp" on Ningi Creek where she became known as Alma Turner.

They had eight mixed-blood children and over the subsequent years all of their children, grandchildren and even some great grandchildren were taken away from their mother "for their own good".

During their 23 years living at Turners Camp they were officially responsible for maintaining the navigational Pilot Light on Toorbul Point ,where the new tavern is now being constructed.

Every evening Fred or Alma would walk around the beach to the light, with a bottle of Kerosene balanced on their head, and fill and light the light.

Each morning they would walk back and put it out.

They did this every day for over 20 years to provide safe passage and navigation for the many ships travelling up Pumicestone Passage.

THE LAST "JOONDOBURRIE" OF BRIBIE ISLAND However, it took 65 years before Kal-Ma-Kuta was recognised for her remarkable life with Fred, and her contribution to the area.

When the Bribie Island Bridge was being constructed and approach roads built at Toorbul Point, the Caboolture Historical Society decided to erect a memorial cairn to tell her story and mark the burial site.

Most of the Toorbul Point land had been owned by the Clark family for many years, and had been a military training camp during the war, but the site was made available for the memorial to be erected.

The new Bribie Island Road had to be divided into two carriageways and the memorial site and fig tree were located in the centre of the road reserve. The memorial was erected and unveiled in 1962, immediately prior to the completion of the new bridge.

It remained virtually unnoticed for many years and in recent times was looked after by local taxi owner George Goold, out of respect for this significant aboriginal lady.

Kal-Ma-Kuta and her husband Fred started a large family tree with their eight children, which today numbers more than 200 direct descendants.

These include great granddaughters Daphne Dux and Leisha Krause, who has joined the committee of the Bribie Island Historical Society.

In 2004, Daphne Dux asked the then Caboolture Shire Council to erect a monument at the Turners Camp site. A wonderful stone carving was commissioned that portrayed the old navigation light encrusted with oysters. However, the wording on the erected plaque gave no indication that Alma Turner was in fact aboriginal, and the last of the Joondoburrie people. Such was the public dilemma even just ten years ago, in giving recognition to this heritage. A subsequent and additional plaque was added in 2006 to correct that omission.

The "Turners Camp" memorial sculpture and plaque can be seen on Turners Camp road, a left turn off the Bribie Island Road, just before the Kal-Ma-Kuta memorial.

Prior to the huge rainfall and floods of 1893, Pumicestone Passage was a major waterway for many large vessels from Campbellville timber mills.

The Turner’s home site was originally on a small island which years later became part of the mainland when the military built the road from Caboolture to Toorbul Point.

Alma Turner was a much respected and admired lady, born Kal-Ma-Kuta she died in 1897 as the last of the Joondoburrie people.

She was buried in the traditional way, and the site marked with a fig tree, which later became the resting place of three other descendants, including a box containing the ashes of her daughter Florence who died in 1961. Florence was the daughter who was at the Mission Point School, and was refused permission to go home for Christmas to be with her family back in 1894.

Left: Turners Camp Memorial Sculpture Right: Memorial to Kal-Ma-Kuta On Bribie Island Rd

Just prior to her death in 1897 Kal-Ma-Kuta had made a beautiful woven basket which is now held by the Queensland Museum.

If you are ever in Brisbane you should try to see this remarkable piece, as it is one of the few tangible remains of this remarkable lady and the life of the Joondoburrie people, who were here long before us.

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NEW YEAR, NEW EYES NIKITA CHEE // IMAGE: CC CZIFRA Our eyes are amazing. Did you know that our eyes can detect the faintest light possible, a single photon of light – and can also work with 10 billion photons of light. Ten billion colours!

And that’s just the beginning of the trillions of functions capable of the human eye.

It’s not an accident, we’re meant to see beautiful things and isn’t it wonderful when you can be grateful for seeing something beautiful? Or seeing something unexpected, maybe something even rare?

Those times are certainly very special occasions, but there are things even rarer and special that are unseen; there are hidden treasures to be found; jewels and they’re right at our gates.

Yet they are not willingly being hidden, in fact, they’re eager to be found! But it takes a certain type of person to discover them... a courageous and kind explorer, willing to step out of the usual and into the new. An explorer with a heart of truth and a set of fresh eyes.

Marcel Proust once said: “The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

When I was a lot younger and smaller, I could not see everything my parents and craning brothers and sister saw.

Not in the same way anyway.

They could see above and beyond what I could and therefore could take it in more in a multi-faceted way. For example, you can see a lot more from

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the top of a mountain rather than at the base (Or can you?). But it was more than that; they could enjoy it on a wider scale.

I used to wonder why my Mum could stroll quietly and slowly just looking at houses and scenery and not get bored. The concept of sight-seeing, especially in places like suburban streets, seemed like a very tame thing to do.

Then one day after finishing an intense year 11, Mum took me to a little place that we like to call the half-beach along Bongaree Esplanade. If one day you have nothing else to do and you decide to go for a walk along the esplanade you might discover this gem, it looks like it sounds but not particularly from a distance, you have to go up close and personal.

Anyways, so she takes me to this quaint little beach with a few locals dotted about and for the first time I was taken aback, permanently and happily aware of the beauty that for so long was hidden.

The water was deep and crystal clear, something I didn’t think was possible on little ol’ Bribie. “Clear Island looking water? Hey I live on an island, woohoo!”.

That was something of my thought process; actually that happens quite a lot now even when driving to work thinking, “I’m going to work and I work on an island!”.

I am constantly being reminded of how blessed we are to live, work and rest in this place. I didn’t always appreciate Bribie like this though, the gratitude that I now have came out of time spent exploring with a child-like

sense of adventure.

Sometimes we get so busy working to live or studying to get a job to work to live that we just don’t live. It’s tricky, I know.

So to be honest, it is worth taking the time to enjoy the things around you that so often get overlooked because they are very valuable. I even call them life-changing because there are so many small things that I can take joy in now that I would not have even seen before. Everywhere I go it’s the same.

Sometimes it fascinates me when I look at a twig stuck in the ground with smooth sand surrounding it and think that that’s one special shot! It’s pretty exciting.

So what is true exploration? It’s in having new eyes. That is: changing your perspective of things. That can not only mean that once before you saw a twig stuck in sand and didn’t give it a second thought maybe even tripped over it and gave it ‘the

look’ and now you see a full-blown masterpiece of perfect balance and proportion, but also that you can see a life situation differently.

Like getting your teacher to look at a math problem; they see it clearer so they can help you solve the problem.

Perspective gives you understanding.

So to mark the beginning of 2015, pursue a different kind of a resolution: to have a good balance of vision. To be able to thoroughly enjoy the now and the things laid before you but also have expectancy and hope for the future is a very good thing.

I want to enjoy the best of what I have and not get distracted by the allure of what things I don’t need. We all like the simple things and there are so many of those that are free! And how valuable they are.

These are things that maybe no one else has yet found; they are treasures laid up for those who have eyes to see and guess what? You are one of them.

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WOODFORD VISITS BRIBIE, THAT’S THE SPIRIT! SANDRA CONTE // IMAGES: CONTE & GEER WOODFORD VISITS BRIBIE

which ran from December 10 to 21.

So it’s a new year and that means the Woodford Folk Festival in the Moreton region has just wrapped up.

With the latest iteration, the Moreton Bay Region Environmental Artist Mentorship Project was something that needed to be seen to be believed.

Artists, as they were mentored, acquired skills and training in weaving, along with techniques of working with natural materials; experience working in large scale festival environments – festival installation processes, safety, logistics; artistic guidance and support; creative connections and networks.

Wanting to get Bribie artists involved, a letter of support was penned for the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) application along with a call out for volunteer applications.

This meant Bribie got a guernsey on two fronts. The project got up which meant artists could be recommended for involvement and a snapshot installation of the outcomes was negotiated to show at the centre.

Meg Geer was recommended as fitting the criteria and a willing participant who came on board to work directly in a mentorship and learning environment alongside fibre and sculpture artist Kris Martin, and members of his ARTISEAN collective at Woodford.

The project was about working with natural materials, design, construction, large-scale installation, bamboo, weaving and ‘green arts practice’.

As a festival punter, Meg immerses herself in the annual Woodford Folk Festival each year, but was particularly thrilled to this year be part of the creation in this intensive mentorship

Mostly, being a part of the Woodford Folk Festival — Australia’s largest gathering of artists and musicians and the largest festival of its kind in the Southern hemisphere.

Projects such as this are hugely beneficial to artists looking to extended their professional skills and creative networks.

Opportunities to work in large scale professional arts environments such as the Woodfood Folk Festival are few and far between, and can provide profound impacts to an artists practice and the way in which they can transfer the learnt skills and experiences back into their own creative work.

A slice of the installation has now come to the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, and was installed on Saturday January 3.

The two oversized mushroom sculptures were produced in part by island artist Meg Geer, and the umbrella was her fabrication alone.

Kris Martin and Meg Geer with her Woodford umbrella fabrication, produced under Kris’ watchful guidance and installed at the centre through January.

Meg Geer, The Sentinels, hand-felted with jewelled mandalas, 1.5m x 25 cms x 3, 2014, photo courtesy the artist.

THAT’S THE SPIRIT

cultural tourism.

Meg Geer will also be having an exhibition at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre in February with a solo show entitled Moreton Spirit.

The exhibition will appeal to all age groups and be accompanied by merchandise related to the display pieces. Workshops will also be available but require four week’s notice, so teachers are encouraged to contact the artist with all members of the public invited to meet her on February 6, 6.30pm at the gallery, 191 Sunderland Drive Banksia Beach.

RSVP: meg@laetaloca.com.

Running from February 3 - 15 at the Matthew Flinders Gallery, the mainly three dimensional work will transform the space into an installation of wonder, showcasing the artist’s work as inspired by the natural beauty of the Moreton Bay region.

It also represents the transitional phase in the artist’s oeuvre as she moves from the status of emergent to mid-career artist, developing larger scale sculptures with a view to touring the show in the interests of

Both the Woodford project with Kris Martin, and the ‘Moreton Spirit’ project by Meg Geer received grants from the Regional Arts Development Fund, a Queensland Government and Moreton Bay Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.

Lucanella by the beach

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RESCUED IS MY FAVOURITE BREED! JACKIE OF SANDSTONE POINT VET CLINIC

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS — POSITIVE CHANGE?

During the holiday season, many pets are abandoned. Did you know there is a very active pet re-homing group right here, on Bribie Island?

BEKS THOMPSON So maybe you’re thinking about making a New Years’ resolution, there’s something you’d like to change in your life and a new year feels like a chance for a fresh start.

There is a shop front near the Central Bellara Post Office (next door to the noodle bar and opposite to the BP) where you can arrange to have a lost pet scanned for a microchip and the database searched for the owner?

Here you can also read advertisements for pets in need of fostering or rehoming, and even arrange to place an ad yourself. You can also shop for bric-a-brac.

There is always a bowl of fresh water outside for pets to drink after walking their humans down to the animal welfare shop.

The group relies on a network of volunteers who foster pets in their homes, avoiding the need for cages.

All re-homed pets are vet checked, and kept up to date with all vaccinations and flea treatments etc. and come with a de-sexing voucher (if not already de-sexed).

Many experienced or older pet lovers

The way we go about New Year’s resolutions will fuel our success or failure. If you wish to succeed, it is vital to do some self enquiry to discover more about who you really are. prefer to give a pet (sometimes an older pet) a new start and most of us need a new start at some stage of our lives!

There has been some amazing success stories… it really is a great, soul-warming thing to do.

Drop into the animal rescue shop (in the Woolworths Centre outside) or phone Alan or Angie on 0435 246 006.

Rescued is my favourite breed!

Written by Dr Jackie of Sandstone Point Vet’s 0400 699 704

CHOOSING A PUP

PUPPY SOCIALISATION & TRAINING — PART TWO YVONNE BISHOP // IMAGE: CC HOW DO PUPPIES LEARN?

more than a couple of minutes at a time. Training should, though, be part of his daily life. It’s about teaching your puppy to be well mannered and to live in harmony within the household.

Training should occur in different environments such as different rooms in the house, backyard, front yard and every place you take him to. It should also be done throughout the day, and not just at certain times.

Puppies are continuously learning, whether we intend them to or not, so we should teach them what we want, not what they want. They learn by watching us.

They learn by watching members of their own species as well as members of other species. Learning is faster when the reward is very desirable.

We can shape their behaviour by repeatedly rewarding behaviours that are closer and closer to the one we want – reward baby steps.

We can make a bad behaviour go away by ignoring it, for example jumping up on us.

With all commands be consistent, be patient and persevere. Every member in the household should use the same command and hand signals. Never repeat the command more than twice if the puppy already knows the command.

If you repeat yourself too often, the puppy will learn to ignore the command or may become confused — thinking that is what he is doing.

An example would be saying sit half a dozen times whilst he is standing, he may end up thinking the word for standing is sit.

Training Tips

In my classes I prefer to teach hand signals first as this is how animals learn and then introduce a word cue later.

Training puppies should be based on operant conditioning: training an animal to perform a task to receive a reward. Basically, positive reinforcement with food, praise and patting.

Most important of all, don’t take training too seriously. It’s about having fun and discovering what can be achieved and establishing a close bond.

Puppies have very short attention span, so training should be for no

Next issue I’ll be covering the main commands to teach your puppy.

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CONSCIOUS LIVING

Most often the things we set about wanting to change are a result of our past behaviour, for example: we may want to lose weight, get fit, get a promotion or create a more harmonious work/life balance.

However, the reason we find ourselves in our current situation is largely due to our habits, beliefs, fears and conditioning from past experiences – it is these thoughts, emotions and tendencies that need to be explored if we really want to create positive change.

The truth is we each tend to think and act in very individual but predictable and repetitive ways, grooving those reactive pathways deeper and deeper, which makes it hard for us to climb out of the trench we’ve created to forge new and different tracks.

Glasshouse Mountains in peace and gratitude for life.

We don’t always have to go digging for answers. Often when we allow room for expansion beyond the rational mind, answers effortlessly arise by themselves!

Why change anyway? Often we desire change because our suffering has become intolerable and that may lead us to have the thought pattern of ‘getting away from the suffering’, however that thought keeps us in a negative mindset.

“Look within and see if you are still bound by the same old habits that people have recognized year after year. If you are, take the sword of wisdom and cut out those habits... you are the light in this body” Paramahansa Yogananda.

It is far better to affirm the positive of what we wish to become or achieve ‘I am ......’, this way we are starting to recondition our mind to a more beneficial belief. The more we can affirm this mentally or out loud to ourselves, the more conviction, emotion and therefore power we bring to the statement.

How do we shine the light of truth on a mind/body that is always trying to delude us? You know how that little voice goes – ‘I’ll start tomorrow’, ‘I’m not good enough’, ‘why bother’, ‘everyone relies on me’, ‘I must keep busy’ or ‘I’m too tired’.

As Paramahansa Yogananda so eloquently said, “Words saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith and intuition are like highly explosive vibratory bombs, which when set off, shatter the rocks of difficulties and create the change desired”.

To live our authentic, radiant self we must carve out space in each day to sit honestly with who we are and view the ways in which we limit, deceive, pressurise and deprecate ourselves – always observing from a calm place of love and understanding (without judgement!). This can be as simple as five to 10 minutes of every morning and evening in quiet reflection of the day, or watching the sunset over the

Beks Thompson is a Physiotherapist and Yoga Teacher with a special interest in Yoga as therapy and living mindfully.

“WORDS SATURATED WITH SINCERITY, CONVICTION, FAITH AND INTUITION ARE LIKE HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE VIBRATORY BOMBS, WHICH WHEN SET OFF, SHATTER THE ROCKS OF DIFFICULTIES AND CREATE THE CHANGE DESIRED”

Beks holds regular Yoga classes on Bribie as well as seeing clients one on one in her Bongaree clinic.

For enquiries, contact: p: 0468 832 193 www.bribiephysiyoga.com

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2. If you have a high rental income as well as your salary, then the banks are much more likely to lend you extra money to buy more properties, helping you grow your portfolio.

3. This means you are usually purchasing less expensive properties.

The ones with higher rental yields are usually found in the outer suburbs or away from the city centres. This helps you build a more diversified portfolio

2. Banks prefer to lend on these types of properties as they are usually in blue chip suburbs around the inner city and tend to attract higher and more stable capital growth.

3. Because capital growth properties will often generate less rent which lead to a difference between the rent and the mortgage. These cash flow losses are tax deductible and can be offset against salary income which is very appealing to higher income earners.

4. These properties are also more stable investments.

Inner city properties are in short supply but the demand is always increasing.

This means you have a more stable investment that is likely to hold its value in the tough times and then grow in the good times.

If you would like more information on investment properties or where to start then please give me a call on 0423 383 859 or email me at madelaine@c21premia.com.au.

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Dear Sheriff George and your band of merry men and women who keep things running so beautifully. Many thanks to you all for providing such a pleasant, wonderful service which has helped me tremendously.

I am so appreciative.

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HAIR:DO LUCY TETLEY My name is Lucy and I’m the owner at Madame D’s Hair & Beauty Salon in Sandstone Point.

Madame D’s itself has been around for five years, but I took over the salon in the May of 2014. I am a beauty therapist with more than seven years experience and my team consists of two hairdressers with more than 30 year experience in the industry.

We use awesome products that not only look good

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but also go the mile. Our colour range — LK Colour Creme Colours are anti-ageing and long lasting.

We also stock the styling product range called Play, which is built to fit LK colours. Play provides you with the power to create the style you desire.

We can do just about anything down at Madame D’s.

Our extensive service list includes waxing, remedial massage, pedicures, manicures, ear piecing, and spray tanning.

Of course there’s also style cuts, colours (including foils), perms, men’s cuts, kid’s cuts, and sets.

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Pop in and say hey next time you’re in the area.. we are always happy to provide advice before your next appointment!

Madame D's Hair & Beauty Salon 3/204 Bestmann Rd, Sandstone Point ph: 5429 5577 We are open: Monday to Friday 8:30am — 5pm Saturdays 8:30-12:30

Time are exciting at the moment, as we are slowly redecorating the salon, working up a beachy theme to fit in with our beautiful island surroundings.

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ISSUE #6

THE BRIBIE WINELANDER PHILIP ARLIDGE // IMAGE: DE LAURENTIIS Now that we are into the new year, it’s out with the old and in with the new.

JANUARY’S SUGGESTIONS FOR AN EXCITING START TO THE NEW YEAR:

It is time to acquaint ourselves with some new kids on the block and perhaps along the way reacquaint ourselves with some old favourites and see what has happened to them.

WHITE WINES ∙ O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling ∙ Bleasdale Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris ∙ Vasse Felix Semillon Sauvignon Blanc.

Over the last few years, winemakers have returned to the old world of grape growing to diversify into some of the European grape varieties that never originally made it to Australian shores. We now have opportunities to try our palates out on some of these.

Sticking with the same style is a very safe way of making sure you don’t waste your hard earned cash on something you may not like but it can also be very boring. Remember when you discovered Sauvignon Blanc and that “eureka” moment which changed your wine experience forever?

Well, I welcome you to experiment yourself and here a few suggestions if you enjoy dry white wines. Viognier came to Australia in the late 1990’s and I remember Yalumba having billboards advertising its arrival with tongue-in-cheek humour.

Whilst we didn’t rush out and purchase huge quantities, it is still out there and makes for a very easy drinking flavourful dry white. There is some confusion when the variety also appears on labels of red wines and becomes Shiraz Viognier.

Although Viognier is still a white wine variety, blending just 5% with Shiraz softens the wine down, which as we discussed last month, at this quantity doesn’t always need to be shown on the label.

Thank goodness it has now been removed from most labels even though the variety probably is still there.

Other new grape varieties are Vermentino and Trebbiano. Expand your taste buds and look for these styles from wineries such as Brown Bros., or Pizzini from Victoria.

With red wines look for Tempranillo,

∙ Tyrells Semillon ∙ Xanadu “Next of Kin” Chardonnays RED WINES ∙ De Bortoli Bella Riva Sangiovese Sangiovese, Nero d’Avola, Nebbiolo and one of my favourites, Durif.

Durif isn’t strictly a new variety but is probably not familiar to many.

The wineries who do it well such as The Calabria’s of Griffiths Three Bridges Durif, DeBortoli’s Vat 1 Durif and Morris Durif from Rutherglen Victoria offer an alternative to your regular tiple and they can often be big and bold. These varieties can be cellared for twenty years or more.

With the diverse climate conditions in Australia we can grow almost any grape variety successfully somewhere and make a pretty good fist of it.

With the fairly attractive exchange rate at the moment it is also possible to buy imported wines with these grape varieties at reasonable prices and compare just how good our winemakers are.

It is also good to drink the grape variety of the original country with a food course to match, say a Tempranillo with a Paella, a Sangiovese with a beef lasagne, or a Trebbiano with an antipasti or seafood risotto.

Australian Riesling is another often overlooked quality wine. Due to the arrival of so many new varieties, it is possible to overlook some old favourites and one I often bore people with is Riesling and for good reason.

Australia makes fabulous dry wines from this variety.

DINING OUT BARRY NOYCE From the North-Western area of India we welcome the aromatic flavours of the Punjab region. Although being milder to the taste than that of southern India, there is no mistaking the full bodied distinctive spices used in each dish.

We still are the second largest planting worldwide to Germany and until the late 1980’s it was our largest planted white wine variety before we fell in love with Chardonnay.

It is said that the success of the four litre cask was to blame for it’s demise as it also carried the name Riesling when in fact the juice came from other varieties such as Sultanas and produced a less than dry fruity style — one far removed from the great wine true Riesling grapes can produce.

As it is now the new year, if you’re someone who enjoys a great dry white head down to your local liquor store and buy an Australian Riesling from The Clare Valley, The Eden Valley, The Great Southern in Western Australia, or Tasmania.

Look for names such as Killikanoon, Jim Barry, Bay of Fires, Grosset, Henschke and Leasingham. There are of course many more. The characters to look for are lemons and limes which make them perfect match with fish, oysters and anything that goes well a squeeze of lemon juice on it.

Good Rieslings will age gracefully and lose their citrus flavours replacing them with honey and sometimes oily characters.

Moving onto red, and specifically Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is an interesting but sometimes troubled grape variety in Australia. It was once said of 400

flavours of Punjab with many of your favourites along with chefs’ specials as an added extra experience.

For an entrée, a mixture of hand-made samosas and pakoras makes an exotic start to the meal.

Having selected the “Amritsari Goat”, prepared on the bone and served without, the true Indian spices made this a tasty and traditional rural Punjabi dish.

My companion, Madge, having difficulty choosing from the extensive menu, decided upon the mango chicken, which is a Tandoori style dish in a delicious, but not too sweet, creamy mango sauce.

Contrary to many beliefs, not all Indian cuisine is a curry - the tandoori selections — slow roasted in a tandoori clay oven, are moist and savoury, usually served with the appropriate dipping sauce.

For that extra culinary delight, add accompaniments of yoghurt raita, chutney or mixed pickle to enhance your main meal. Have them together with a naan bread from the impressive selection, freshly baked in the Tandoori oven.

Rangla Punjab India Restaurant creates the real

Having spent some time in this region of India, it is a

JANUARY 2015

∙ Brookland Valley Verse 1 Cabernet Merlot ∙ De Bortoli Gulf Station Pinot Noir ∙ Seppelt Chalambar Grampions Heathcote Shiraz

wineries that produced the wine that you could have 400 different styles ranging from rich and earthy to jammy and somewhat sweet.

Pinot Noir grapes originated in Burgundy in France where strict controls are in place to maintain the quality of the grapes. There Terroir is an important phrase used describing the importance of climate, soils and grape quality and this produces generous, rich, mouth filling wines.

In fact, a Grand Crus can cost many hundreds of dollars per bottle and are often sold out before the grapes are picked!

In Australia the better Pinot Noir wines come from cooler regions such as Gippsland, Macedon Ranges, The Mornington Peninsular, and The Yarra Valley in Victoria, and The Porongerups in Western Australia and Tasmania. Look for names such as Moorilla Estate, Mount Mary, Paringa Estate, Yabby Lake and Castle Rock to taste the best of this variety.

Cheers!

Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com.au

comfort knowing that we have this exquisite cuisine on our doorstep to savour and enjoy.

The Rangla Punjab offers both take-away and delivery, ideal for those special occasions at home without all the time-consuming preparations.

This well appointed B.Y.O. Restaurant with it’s unique traditional decor is open for dinner from 4.30pm, Tuesday through to Sunday.

The friendly staff are more than happy to talk you through the menu, recommending on request the chilli content in your selection which can be adjusted accordingly to suit an individual’s taste.

Take time out and experience the true and authentic tastes of India.

Rangla Punjab Indian Restaurant p: 3408 2009 229 Goodwin Drive, Bongaree

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Call Darren Q: 0418 884 600 or 3408 0070 Service with a smile!

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Our extensive service list includes waxing, remedial massage, pedicures, manicures, ear piecing, and spray tanning.

Banksia Beach Talking Monument Mathew Flinders Landing

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BRIBIE ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB The Bribie Island Photography Club was founded in 1992 by a group of local residents who shared an interest in photography.

We all share a common goal which is to learn more about our art and to continually improve our images.

Almost every month there is an in-club competition which is judged by an accredited Photographic Society of Queensland judge who critiques each photo in a positive and helpful way, gives it a mark out of ten and a placing.

These critiques are very educational and we learn innovative and different ways to create images.

In our competitions we have two methods of entering. The first is emailing our photos to the club.

These are prejudged and projected at the meeting.

Also on the same night we take along our prints to be judged and critiqued.

The categories are:- for the projected images, a theme which is a different topic each month, an open colour and a mono.

And what was all this ‘buzz’ about, you might ask? We were gathered as a church community to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the dedication of the present church building which took place on the 20th December 1964.

Exactly fifty years ago, on this day, the first Mass was celebrated and the church was dedicated to Saint Therese of Lisieux. ‘The Little Flower’, as she is known in the Catholic Church, is one of the most well-known and loved Saints, along with Saint Francis of Assisi.

From early morning, the hospitality ladies along with their loyal band of helpers, were busy preparing the High Tea which was to follow the formal side of the anniversary celebrations.

Archbishop Mark Coleridge from the Brisbane Archdiocese led us in the special Jubilee Mass assisted by a number of visiting priests who were all welcomed individually and their relationship with the Little Flower Community was shared as they entered the church.

Those who were not able to attend or who had passed on were also mentioned. All in all, some thirty priests have graced the community with their ministry over the fifty year period.

MARJORIE WEBBER

Excursions, mystery shoots, workshops, guest speakers and discussions are part of our agenda.

On Saturday, 20th December 2014, the Little Flower Catholic Church on Bribie Island was abuzz with excitement. For twelve months, the Parish Council, guided by our very able and capable Parish Secretary, Sharron, and lead by our Parish Priest and Spiritual Shepherd Father Wrex have worked tirelessly to bring this day of celebration to a successful fruition.

The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as photographed by Marjorie Webber on Bribie

lots of fun.

If you have a camera or photographic question, the BIPC is a good place to go to obtain an answer. The members are helpful and friendly and always willing to help a fellow photographer.

Meetings are held at: Studio Two, Bribie Island Community Arts Centre 191 Sunderland Drive,Banksia Beach (enter from the rear of the art’s centre through the back gate).

CONTACT: Email: bribieislandphotographyclub@gmail.com

Phone (president): Gordon Bentzen 07 3410 1279 - 0438 518 393

The famous Men’s Choir of the Little Flower Church, which has been ably led and tutored by talented organist and choirmaster John Clarke for many years, added a further dimension to the Jubilee Mass.

The Men’s Choir pose for a group photo

When the Bribie bridge was built in 1963 (51 years ago), Bribie Island became of age, so a new church became essential to cater for the growing population and the influx of tourists.

The Little Flower Church was built just 12 months after the bridge in 1964.

On the 20th December this year, we were not just celebrating a building, but a community.

A lovely tiled feature wall behind the altar was unveiled for the celebration.

The beautiful sandstone clad wall across the entire frontage of the church property has been a major construction project throughout 2013-14 in readiness for the Jubilee celebration.

A feature of the wall is a curved section directly in front of the church proper, on which a lovely image of St. Therese is featured above the raised lettering identifying the church. In-ground spotlighting highlights this beautiful feature.

The Archbishop paid a special tribute to Monsignor Bart Frawley and Fr Peter Gillam who built this church during their tenure as priests of the Scarborough Parish, and to Fr Frank Arthurs who was Parish Priest at Caboolture when Pastoral oversight of Bribie was handed over to Caboolture at the beginning of 1973, up to the present time. He also made special reference to the number of Religious Orders who have ministered to this community over this period.

It may be of interest to people who are not members of our Church community or for the many visitors who attend mass whilst visiting the island, that the wall is not just a feature.

Behind the façade is a columbarium built into the wall which provides a sacred site to house the ashes for those of our community who have died.

Archbishop Coleridge greeted the large crowd, in excess of 400 parishioners and visitors. He invited a Bribie Island Aboriginal Elder, Marg Grant and assisted by a wellknown didgeridoo performer, to enact an ancient smoking ceremony, creating a sense of togetherness and strengthening of identities.

Landscaping completes this restful area of repose where people can pray and reflect. Everyone is invited to inspect this dedicated columbarium.

Marg is a member of the Wakka Wakka Tribe which is connected to the local Joondaburri Tribe.

And for prints we have an Open Colour and a Mono category - one photo is entered for each category.

There will be a display by the Bribie Island Photography in the “Working Together” exhibition at the Art’s Centre 13th Jan. - 1st Feb.

The Gift of Water which had been drawn from the Pumicestone Passage, was brought forward in procession to the baptismal font where it was blessed.

These competitions are low key and

Come along and view our work!

The water which defines our island

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symbolises life and cleansing, and the blessed water was sprinkled on the congregation.

A memorial wall is also incorporated for families whose loved ones’ remains have been interred elsewhere.

Space does not permit me to enter into the life of St. Therese. Volumes have been written about this saintly young lady. She was born in France on the 2nd January, 1873, lived an unpretentious life; even as a small child, her love of God was inspirational.

Sadly, she died at the tender age of 24 years from tuberculosis. The cathedral in Lisieux was built and dedicated to her life.

Her shrine is visited by pilgrims from all over the world in numbers surpassed only by the shrine at Lourdes.

ISSUE #6

BRIBIE ISLAND SENIORS’ COMPUTING CLUB [BISCC] GEOFFREY CUTTS

25TH ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES PROBUS CLUB

Their motto summarises this BISCC

was

December

founded

1999

by

in Colin

Don’t muddle along on your own - come and muddle with the rest of us!

its 25th anniversary in February 2015.

Hodges and Geoff Cutts, and

If you want to know how the modern computer

has been running ever since in

age ticks, give them a call. There is no need to be

one form or another.

embarrassed or frightened, they operate in a warm

The name BISCC was chosen because, although they loathed the excessive use of acronyms, this one was easy to pronounce.

They chose to include seniors to help with the pronunciation, and to ward off those hooligans under 60 years of age who just wanted to play solitaire! (Their interpretation of seniors is fairly liberal in effect - anyone of mature age who wants to learn about computers for recreational purposes. At one stage, they had a young mother breastfeeding

The Probus Club of Pumicestone Passage celebrates

Club President Paul Deacon has said that the club plan to mark the event with an anniversary dinner.

and friendly environment specially designed for

The club is a mixed club that has a lively social

seniors.

calender, which includes groups for: theatre, coffee,

There are sessions for computers, Macs and PCs,

dinner and fishing. Visits to places of interest are

iPads and other tablets, and laptops. Most people

also arranged.

bring their own tablet or laptop, but there always

2014 saw amongst others, visits to the ABC Studios

some available to use in sessions.

in Brisbane, the Port of

There are a number of special interest groups for those interested in family history, compiling a database of recipes, designing a family newsletter

Brisbane, the Toowoomba Flower Festival and a tour of the newly renovated City Hall.

with a difference, composing a website, sending

Bi-monthly BBQs at sunset on the shore of

emails with music and pictures, checking what’s

Pumicestone Passage are another popular event.

her baby at one of their meetings!)

available on the Internet - you name it, BISCC can

The club meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the

They use programs for recreational skills - greetings

cater for it!

cards, calendars, family history, managing photos,

There are no registrations or annual fees, not even

etc. There are no exams, no pressure, no standards,

fees for classes/workshops; members donate a

all is relaxed. The classes are held in Geoff’s or

voluntary sum which is then used to buy equipment

Colin’s houses, which makes people feel good with

and stationery to which all members have access.

personal things around them, and some meetings

The club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday

at the RSL.

of the month - first one this year is on 28th January

One of the achievements of BISCC has been to

at 10:30 at the RSL in the auditorium.

bring seniors together who otherwise would not

Have

have met - it is proving to be a social club as much

www.biscc.com,

as a computer club.

3410 0076, or Colin on 5497 6749 at any time.

a

month in the Auditorium of the Bribie Island RSL at

look

at or

the ring

website

at

Geoff

on

9.15am for 9.30am, with morning tea is served.

The meetings feature a guest speaker and some of the topics covered over the past year have included Rotary Shelter Box, RACQ Careflight, Dragons Abreast, Fire Prevention, Identity Theft and Gary Youngberry from Channel 9.

The club welcomes visitors and new members.

Please

contact

Gerry

on

3408

1634

or Margaret on 3408 4540.

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THE DIFFERENCE IN REALLY LOOKING JANE BLUFOUND // ANONYMOUS

TALE OF TIME, PART TWO LISSA WINSTON

When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.

Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.

One nurse took her copy to Melbourne. The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas editions of magazines around the country, and even appears in magazines for mental health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent poem.

And this old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this 'anonymous' poem winging across the Internet.

CRANKY OLD MAN What do you see nurses? ... What do you see?

What are you thinking ... When you're looking at me?

A cranky old man, ... Not very wise, Uncertain of habit ... With faraway eyes?

Who dribbles his food ... And makes no reply.

When you say in a loud voice ... 'I do wish you'd try!'

Who seems not to notice ... The things that you do.

And forever is losing ... A sock or shoe?

Who, resisting or not ... Lets you do as you will, With bathing and feeding ... The long day to fill?

Is that what you're thinking? ... Is that what you see?

Then open your eyes, nurse ... You're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am ... As I sit here so still, As I do at your bidding, ... As I eat at your will.

I'm a small child of Ten ... With a father and mother, Brothers and sisters ... Who love one another.

A young boy of Sixteen ... With wings on his feet Dreaming that soon now ... A lover he'll meet.

A groom soon at Twenty ... My heart gives a leap.

Remembering, the vows ... That I promised to keep.

With the thought of a local calendar for Bribie Island stuck firmly in my mind for 2013, I knew I needed to start promoting the island on a smaller scale to begin. The local postcards seemed quite generic and very standard.

After some investigating I discovered a printing company, Victory Press, who's owners the Earner brothers had a firm family history on the island.

Their graphic designer at the time Marianne, suggested the oversized promotion card as ideal. This was the perfect size for a business envelope and had ample room on the reverse side to impart great tales of Bribie holidays.

I was then able to upgrade the point and shoot to a camera with larger megapixels, and a better image capturing system. The 2013 calendar was printed, and seemed to receive a favourable response from tourists and locals who were sending presents to relatives and friends.

The feedback that I received from the Bellara Newsagent and the markets "crowd" was invaluable.

Through the endeavours of another friend, my wares were then introduced to the Surfside Newsagent. Veronica and Sandy have been very helpful ever since.

When 2014 was starting to glow on the horizon and with the mention of an inaugural Bribie Island Festival, a new idea started to form. My Dad surprised me with the fact that his father had printed postcards for the island in the 1930's, sold at Winston Bros. store.

My mother also had photos of the barge and my Aunt Clare had photographs of the bridge opening in 1963. The 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge in September 2013 was the opportune time to share my family's historical images of Bribie Island for a 2014 Calendar.

It was received very well and many enjoyed the memories that were stirred by the calendar and the Heritage series postcards. The Seaside Museum were only too happy to have these items in their shop.

It was then that I realised that we would need to concentrate on 2015, but what to showcase in this edition was the question...

2015

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At Twenty-Five, now ... I have young of my own.

Who need me to guide ... And a secure happy home.

A man of Thirty ... My young now grown fast, Bound to each other ... With ties that should last.

At Forty, my young sons ... Have grown and are gone, But my woman is beside me ... To see I don't mourn.

At Fifty, once more, ... Babies play 'round my knee, Again, we know children ... My loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me ... My wife is now dead.

I look at the future ... I shudder with dread.

For my young are all rearing ... Young of their own.

And I think of the years ... And the love that I've known.

I'm now an old man ... And nature is cruel.

It's jest to make old age ... Look like a fool.

The body, it crumbles ... Grace and vigour, depart.

There is now a stone ... Where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass ... A young man still dwells, And now and again ... My battered heart swells I remember the joys ... I remember the pain.

And I'm loving and living ... Life over again.

I think of the years, all too few ... Gone too fast.

And accept the stark fact ... That nothing can last.

So open your eyes, people ... open and see.

Not a cranky old man ...

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Look closer — see ... ME! Remember this poem when you next meet an older person who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul within. We will all, one day, be there too!

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CONTACT LISSA WINSTON: LISSALEX@OUTLOOK.COM ISSUE #6

GET NEW ENERGY IN YOUR LIFE THIS YEAR BARRY CLARK // IMAGES: BARRY CLARK There are very many interesting people that retire and come to live on Bribie Island.

These R&R dance classes will be run on Thursday lunchtimes.

Maybe you are one of them reading this article.

Bribie Island’s University of the Third Age (U3A) offers a wide variety of things to do for people who wish to learn or teach something new, or indulge in something they already enjoy, now they have time on their hands.

Another "insight" will be given on the following Friday 20th February by Emeritus Professor of Leisure Studies at Griffith University, Peter Brown.

Every day of the week there are classes conducted at the U3A centre, and elsewhere on the Island, that attract over 1000 senior students.

For just $10 a year and $3 per class you can get involved in so many rewarding and informative things.

You can find a copy of the green timetable of classes for next year at the Library, Information Centre or Neighbourhood Centre.

Enrolment for all classes takes place at U3A Centre on First Avenue on Saturday 17th January and Wednesday 21 January between 9am and noon.

Some of the many language, craft, music, art and computer classes are already well subscribed, but if Spanish or Japanese conversation is of interest there are vacancies, also with Greek dancing, music making and positive thinking.

What can be learnt from the experience of other countries around the world, and what might the future look like in term of energy generation and costs for solar, coal, wind and even nuclear as energy sources. This will be presented by John Oxenford who has had an international career in Resources and Energy and lectures at the University of Queensland.

In addition to the regular weekly classes, U3A also offers one off "insight" presentations by people who have some personal experience and knowledge to share with others.

In February there are two experienced academics who have kindly agreed to give presentations to share important insights on subjects of interest.

The first is on Friday 13th February at 1pm when you can hear, in simple terms, about the energy industry in Australia and why it has become such an expensive and political problem. What strategy is appropriate for Australia, Queensland, and even Bribie Island.

He has recently retired to Bribie after a 30 year academic career researching and understanding "Work Life Balance". He has an international reputation for his research in sport, media, gender relations, leisure, physical activity and public health. He will share his insights on the subjects of 'How Australians use and experience time, work/life balance and women's well-being, the importance of "me" in time' and riding the work/life roller-coaster.

Local history has always been very popular and a special introduction class will be run again this year by local historian Barry Clark on Friday mornings during term one.

You will need to register your interest to attend these sessions, but they are all open to the general public and commence at 1pm and are followed by afternoon tea and discussion.

A new class to learn and enjoy the pleasures of "Rock and Roll" (R&R) dancing will be starting up this year for the first time.

These are just a few of the interesting things you can enjoy this year at Bribie Island U3A.

This is a great opportunity to relive some days of your youth and get some stimulating exercise as well.

JANUARY 2015

Get yourself a copy of the U3A Timetable and get along to the enrolment days on January 17 and 21, or phone 3408 1450 on those days with any questions.

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ISSUE #6

DEVELOPMENT ON-POINT MOSES WESTERA // IMAGES: TONY GERRING

block and tackle, although the workers on site did

Once again the BIS has been treated to the wonderful hospitality of Paul Comiskey, having toured the Sandstone Point entertainment venues for the second time.

Construction is proceeding to schedule with smooth running and only slight delays that are inevitable when creating projects of this size. The power to the main building is now connected with the remaining overhead power lines to be disconnected and placed underground in early 2015. All the main door’s are now being installed, along with a good portion of the internal doors.

Twelve semi-trailer loads of recycled bricks have been transported from Sydney, unloaded and at least 5000 already meticulously laid into their new permanent home.

These bricks had to be lowered two levels into the downstairs bar area, by seemingly old fashioned

have a mechanised system to help them.

The main concrete driveway leading into the all important drive-thru bottle shop is all but finished with a number of concreters pouring another section the day the BIS visited site.

Earthworks machinery was also busy all over the site, including the main stage area, which will eventually boast a seating capacity of 17500 now beginning to take shape.

Comiskey Developments are demonstrating their commitment to the environment by leaving large parcels of remnant vegetation, with the mangroves adorning the foreshore to remain as they are untouched, becoming a constant feature of the complex, where the local wildlife will be able to go on unhindered as they have for many years.

Positivity surrounds, with bookings already being

Above: Entertainment with an all natural view!

Below: Concreters working hard — this project has no less than 60 people onsite everyday!

taken for a national convention. This group are too large to complete their national convention at one venue and have booked a number of venues on Bribie for their purposes.

National

and

International

promoter’s

are

demonstrating keen interest to book their acts, which will attract many visitors to the island and surrounds.

This is exciting, as these visitors will stimulate the local economy for all during their stay.

Everything is taking shape and looking great!

Just a sample of the 12 semi-trailer loads worth of recycled brick helping the Sandstone Point Hotel to stand strong and look tops.

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∙ Deluxe paint, canopy, 30hp 4/stroke elec start, power tilt, trailer $13,950 Snapper around the 40 - 50cm mark are being caught from the mouth of Pacific Harbour and up around Gallaghers Gutter to the North.

Good whiting are still coming in from Red Beach, Woorim and most of the sandbars up and down the Pumicestone Passage. These are a great table fish and easily caught from most accessible locations along the foreshore. They will readily take most baits, but best results have been on worm, yabbies and prawns.

Bream can be caught right through the passage around rocky outcrops, oyster leases and in the canals. The best time to target them is early mornings, late afternoons and night on a variety of baits including prawns, squid and flesh baits such as mullet.

time fishing the passage this summer, it’s worth bringing your pots.

Offshore has been firing for those venturing out with snapper, mackerel, cod and mahi-mahi prevalent.

There is plenty of live bait around the passage for those looking to catch their own and we stock a selection of yabbie pumps, cast nets, jigs and aerators at Bellara Bait & Tackle.

For those that want the hard work taken out of their next trip we have live, fresh, frozen and cured baits on hand as well.

Hope you all enjoy the holidays and have a great new year

Savage 435 Scorpion

∙ Unpainted tiller steer, 40hp 2/stroke, live bait and live well tanks $14700 ∙ Unpainted side console, 40hp 2/stroke, live bait and live well tanks $15700 ∙ Deluxe paint side console, 40hp 4/stroke, live bait and live well tanks, sounder/gps $19700

Savage 485 Piranha SC

∙ Vinyl wrap, 75hp 4/stroke, alloy trailer, colour sounder/gps, live well and bait tanks $31,500

Savage 515 Bluewater

∙ 90hp 4/stroke, alloy trailer, colour sounder/gps, canopies $37,500

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