The
Western Echo
June 2018 ISSN 1327-676X
Published by: Hot Metal Publications Phone: 3300 1846 - Email: editor@westernecho.com.au Over 15,700 Copies delivered each month to homes, businesses and clubs in the Western Suburbs
GSHS New Building Set to Open in 2019
Student Leaders Lachlan Varley, Lilli Corrias-Smith, Hon. Kate Jones State Member for Cooper, Principal Anne McLauchlan, Ailsa Lei and Robert Porter outside the construction zone for the new building at The Gap State High School. Story page 3
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ADVERTISER’S DIRECTORY AUTO AIR CONDITIONING Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077
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BANKS
HOME CARE Communify Phone: 3128 0110
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LAWYERS
Bank of Queensland The Gap Phone: 3300 1044 pg 1
Hollingworth & Spencer Phone: 3123 5700 pg 14
BARBER
MASSAGE
George’s Barber Shop Phone: 3366 7435 pg 6
Bernard Evens Remedial & Sports Phone: 3366 9997 pg 16
BEAUTY
MEALS ON WHEELS
Blooms Beauty Salon Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32
Intune Beauty Therapy Phone: 3300 9710 p g 16
BUTCHER MeatU@Home Phone: 3161 5021 pg 18
CLUBS/GROUPS Taylor Range Country Club Phone:3366 1560 pg 13
DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE Communify Phone: 3510 2707
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ELECTRICIANS Pearson Electrical Phone: 0409 623 970 pg 8
EXERCISE for Over 65s On The Move - Communify Phone: 3128 0110 pg 31
FINANCIAL ADVISOR Taylor Financial Advice & Solutions Phone:3510 1333 pg 19
GUITAR TUITION Rob’s Guitar School Phone: 3289 8020 pg 25
GUTTER VACUUM Big Boys Gutter Vacuum Phone: 0407 737 400 pg 9
Meals on Wheels Ashgrove Phone: 3366 4299 pg 3 & 12
MEDICAL CENTRE Keperra Family Practice Phone: 3351 0323 pg 17
MORTGAGE ADVISOR Mortgage Choice Ashgrove Phone: 3463 0500 pg 9
MOWING Good Deal Mowing Phone: 0439 734 142 pg 23
MUSIC TUITION The Gap Piano Studio Phone: 3166 8353 pg 25
REAL ESTATE Harcourts Inner West P h o n e : 3 5 11 0 6 6 6 p g 8
PHARMACY
TYRE & MECHANICAL Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077 pg 11
Blooms The Chemist The Gap Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32
PHYSIOTHERAPY Physiologix Phone: 3511 1112
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PLUMBER Pandanus Contractors Phone: 3300 3934 pg 23 Plumbers We Are Phone: 3351 0016 pg 23
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POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT Kate Jones Phone: 3366 6000 Jane Prentice, MP Phone: 3378 1599
Cr. Steven Toomey Phone: 3407 1900
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PRINTER CARTRIDGES Cartridge World Ashgrove Phone: 3366 5111 pg 14
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VETERINARIAN Ferny Hills Veterinary Surgery Phone: 3351 2122 pg 14 The Gap Veterinary Clinic Phone: 3300 1533 pg 15 WARDROBES Specialized HS Phone:0419 437 470 pg 23
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Gap State High School’s New Building On Schedule to Open for New School Year 2019
The skyline and topography along Waterworks Road has certainly seen some enormous changes over the last decade or two. The current building of a new classroom block at The Gap State High School has certainly been a cause for much speculation and discussion among local residents and businesses owners. Work commenced on the new Science Block at the front of the school during the Term 1 holidays - April 2018. The building will consist of a three storey STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), robotics and senior schooling building and will cater for ongoing growth in our community and student enrolment. The plan is for the building to be ready for the start of the 2019 school year. A construction fence has been erected around the perimeter of the construction site, this will limit access to the Eastern entrance - Gate 1 which is closest to The Gap Village Shopping centre - as was experienced by those gathering for the Gap RSL Sub Branch ANZAC Day March on 25 April. The $10 million building is on schedule to open for the 2019 school year.
The three storey building will provide STEM, robotics and senior schooling classrooms and laboratories and is scheduled to open for the new school year in 2019
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Inside the June Issue... Amnesty International The Gap...............................................12 Arana VIEW Club....................................................................16 Ashgrove 500 Club...........................................................27 Ashgrove Forum..................................................................9 Ashgrove Historical Society................................................8 Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club..............................................22 Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed..................................................23 Balaangala Community Group................................................12 Chess T’Minit.......................................................................27 Communify..................................................................10/27 Enoggera Historical Society..............................................14 Federal Update - Jane Prentice........................................7 Hear and Say........................................................................20 Ithaca Probus......................................................................17 Mitchelton Garden Club....................................................28 National Servicemen’s Association of Aust. (Qld Branch)........31 Paten Park Native Nursery (PPNN).............................................29 POWERtalk Brisbane Central...................................................16 Principal’s Points............................................................24 & 25 Qld. Family History Society.............................................27 Red Nose Day 29 June..............................................................13 Reflections..........................................................................30/31 Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap.....................................19 Shed Happens for Men of Ashgrove/The Gap.......................................26 SOWN (Save Our Waterways Now)...........................................29 State Update - Kate Jones - Member for Ashgrove......................5 St John’s Wood History Group ...................................................17 The Gap/Ashgrove National Seniors...........................................8 The Gap Garden Club............................................................28 The Gap Historical Society...............................................14 The Gap RSL Sub Branch..................................................6 Walton Bridge The Gap Brownies.........................................18 Ward Happenings Cr Steven Toomey..................................4 The Western Echo June 2018 Page 3
Ward Happenings with Councillor Steven Toomey Cr Toomey can be contacted at The Gap Ward Office on Phone: 3407 1900
The Gap RSL Library I am very pleased that The Gap RSL now has a lending library located at their premises under The Gap Pastime Club in Glenaffric Street The Gap. Funded by The Lord Mayor’s Suburban Initiative Fund this library has a great collection of Military history and general interest volumes. Access to the library collection is available via an online catalogue supported by the library program Librarika, you only need an email address to join The Gap RSL library. To join please email gap_rsl@ bigpond.com
Walton Bridge Reserve – Stage 2 Stage 2 of Walton Bridge Reserve has commenced and I joined members of The Gap RSL to commemorate ‘turning the sod’ at the Reserve. Stage 2 includes relocating the memorial at the corner of Jevons and Waterworks Road to the remembrance precinct as well as formalising access with accessible footpaths from both Glenaffric Street and a new pedestrian entrance gate from Waterworks Road. New informal amphitheatre seating will be installed and planting of shade trees, garden beds and landscaping will define the remembrance precinct. The ‘Pillars of The Gap’ artwork will be reinstated to the corner of Jevons and Waterworks Road. I welcome suggestions for new plaques to be added to the pillars acknowledging the contribution of Gap residents to our local community. Please contact me at The Gap ward office on 3407 1900.
Left to right Kate Hunter who catalogued library via LMSIF grant, Cr S Toomey and Mr Anthony Everett from Gap RSL
IT’S A WRAP Thank you to the residents who have submitted their ideas for the new artwork to be installed outside The Gap ward office. Please keep those designs coming in! Here’s a sneak preview of one of the artworks received. Entries close 30 June 2018. Artwork to be submitted on A3 portrait format.
Activities4Activities Enoggera Walk T h e G a p S H S Activities4Activities walk at Enoggera Reservoir which was to be held on 27 May has been rescheduled for 10 June due to wet weather. Look for the Avtivities4Activities signs in and around Walkabout Creek - they will direct you to the meeting point. Choose from either the 5km walk or the more challenging 10km circuit . This fundraiser will be held on Sunday 10 June 2018, 7am to 10am. Costs: $10 adult, Children Under 12 $5 or $20 per family.
The Gap RSL Sub Branch members Anthony Everett, Christine Everett, Doug Parry, Cr Steven Toomey, Matthew Bright, Cathy Sweet, John Pepper, Rod Adamson.
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State Update
Kate Jones MP
Member for Cooper
Happy Birthday Ashgrove / The Gap Lions Congratulations to the Ashgrove / The Gap Lions Club on their 55th Birthday this year. Thank you for inviting me to celebrate this major milestone and to recognise the great work of Lions club members. I know that since our two local clubs amalgamated in 2007, our local Lions have gone from strength to strength. If you would like to join our local Ashgrove / The Gap Lions Club and help contribute to our community please contact Peter Cooper on 0488 069 089
The Gap State High School's new STEM building
The new $10 million STEM Building at The Gap State High School is on track to open in time for the 2019 school year. With seven classrooms, four science laboratories, two robotics laboratories and three flexible learning areas, the new building will be truly world class. The Gap State High School is a truly great school with a reputation for delivering quality education and this new building will provide new opportunities for students interested in science, technology, engineering and maths. While at the school I also had the opportunity to drop into the Year 12 Legal Studies class to congratulate the four students who participated in the recent Youth Parliament. I really enjoyed Legal Studies during my time at school and it was clear from the quality of questions I received that it provides real value to our students.
Lion Michael Pope and Kate celebrating the Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions Club’s 55th Birthday
What’s coming up? The State Budget is handed down on Tuesday, 12 June but we have already announced that QPAC will get a major upgrade with a new 1700 seat theatre to be built. This will make QPAC the largest performing arts space in Australia. On Saturday the 16th of June Sacred Heart Catholic Church Rosalie is holding its centenary mass. Don’t forget that from 1 July all single-use, lightweight plastic bags will be banned. I know some of our local supermarkets have plans to phase in the change earlier than the official date so keep an eye out for the signage at your local shops.
Thank you Finally, I just wanted to say a quick thank you to all the volunteers who have been (or still are) organising all the fetes, fairs and festivals in our local community. Your dedication make these events a success, help raise much needed funds for our local community groups and make our community a great place to live. Your work is appreciated and we all thank you for it.
If there is a local matter you would like to discuss with me, please contact me.
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The Gap RSL Sub-Branch - RSL Queensland - Employment Program The Gap Memorial Park Upgrade
The Queensland RSL recently launched an employment initiative aimed at assisting ex-Defence members and their partners transition into civilian employment. The RSL Employment Team can provide you with career counselling, training and development, translation of Defence skills for the civilian job market and a range of other support avenues. If you would like more information about the program or for a member of the RSL Employment team to contact you, please visit: https:// www.rslqld.org/Our Services/ employmentprogram/ employment-program-exdefence
If you have been driving along Waterworks Road near Walton Bridge Reserve you may have noticed the landscaping works being undertaken near the memorial (they’re hard to miss!). This is Stage 2 of the Brisbane City Council’s Walton Bridge Reserve upgrade which includes improved access to the memorial, consolidation of all the memorials in the one area, new memorial gates, amphitheatre seating, more trees, bushes and other site landscaping. You can view the full project plans on the BCC website. It’s pretty exciting, with the aim to have it all completed for you before Remembrance Day on the 11th of November, 2018 (construction conditions and weather permitting).
members and supporters participate in Stomp Brisbane, which is a walk from ANZAC Square in the CBD to various RSLs around Brisbane in honour of the ANZAC Spirit. The Gap RSL’s Stomp is a leisurely walk of about 12.7km along the Kedron Brook bicycle track, with water and rest breaks along the way, ending at the Walton Bridge Reserve. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, 12th August. To register and learn more about Stomp, visit: https://www.stomps.com.au/ thegapashgrovestomp.
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To keep up to date with all The Gap RSL’s activities and events, please follow us on Facebook (@TheGapRSL). If you have any enquiries, please contact us via the details below: Phone: (07) 3300 9439 Email: gap_rsl@bigpond.com Post: The Gap RSL, PO Box 122, The Gap QLD 4061 Facebook: @TheGapRSL
Lest We Forget
Quinn Receives Youth Achiever Award
The Gap RSL – Stomp, 12 August 2018 Every year The Gap RSL
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Quinn Sweeney, left, received the Young Achiever Award, Cr. Darren Grimwade, Sue Flinders and Terry Heinemann, who accepted the award for Resident of the Year on behalf of Ben Stafford who was unable to attend on the day, Peter Dutton Federal Member for Dixon, Karen Naylor Dirty Hairy’s Barber Saloon who received the Business Recognition Award, Nikki Boyd State Member for Pine Rivers and Mayor Allan Sutherland - Moreton Bay Regional Council at the 2018 Dayboro Day Festival
The Dayboro Day Festival and Antiques & Collectables Fair, organised by the Dayboro District Progress Association Inc. annually since 1991, is a celebration of the town of Dayboro, and everything that makes it one of the best places in Queensland to live and visit. The 2018 Dayboro Day was held on Sunday 27 May with the official Opening and Awards Ceremony taking place at 11am at the Roderick Cruise Park Stage. As part of the celebration, the DDPA present the Dayboro Community Awards - Resident of the Year; Young Achiever; and Business Recognition Awards. Congratulations to Marist College Ashgrove Year 11 Student, Quinn Sweeney who was awarded the 2018 Dayboro Young Achiever Award. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
Hon. Jane Prentice MP Federal Member for Ryan
Federal Update 2018 Budget
The 2018 Budget details the Coalition Government’s plan for a stronger economy. Under the Government’s Economic Plan jobs are being created. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017 saw the strongest year of jobs growth on record, with 415,000 jobs (more than 1,000 a day) created; three quarters of which were full time. A stronger economy is enabling us to deliver record support for services – including $24.5 billion of extra funding for schools over a decade (on average, 50 per cent more per student) and $30 billion in additional funding for hospitals over five years (a 30 per cent increase). Budget measures include providing responsible tax relief for low and middle income earners, ensuring more than 64,000 taxpayers in Ryan will keep more of their hard earned income; supporting small business by extending the instant asset writeoff; investing in congestion-busting infrastructure projects; supporting more older Australians in Ryan to stay in their homes; guaranteeing the NDIS; and fully funding The National Health Agreement. Our record of financial responsibility means that under our plan, Australians can plan for their future with confidence. For more information on the 2018 Budget, please visit budget.liberal.org.au.
continues to support our Chappies through extending the National School Chaplaincy Programme on a permanent basis. There are 22 schools across Ryan that will benefit from a $247m Budget funding boost so that chaplains can continue their vital role supporting the health and wellbeing of young people. This funding means school chaplains can continue to provide important pastoral care and run programs such as breakfast clubs and other volunteer activities within their school communities. The Programme will have a greater focus on bullying, specifically cyberbullying, with chaplains required to undertake training to ensure they are fully equipped to deal with these challenges.
Make the Switch to the New Child Care System
Almost 6,500 families in Ryan will soon benefit from the Coalition Government’s new child care package and additional $2.5 billion investment to provide more support for more families. I encourage families to start their transition to the new system as soon as possible via MyGov or www. education.gov.au/childcare to ensure they continue receiving subsidies when the new package commences on 2 July.
School Chaplaincy Funding
I have seen firsthand the positive impact the National School Chaplaincy Programme has in Ryan schools and the strong community support they receive. I am pleased the Government
Wonderful community support for AEIOU Foundation’s ‘Family Fun Day’. Thank you Rotary Clubs of Brisbane River City and Ashgrove/The Gap for a delicious sausage sizzle
... Real Action for Ryan
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Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. Many thanks to everyone who attended the S o c i e t y ’s 1 5 t h anniversary lunch on 12 May. It was a great afternoon of friendship and memories. Thanks also to the staff of The Gap Tavern for their friendly service and delicious meals. On Saturday 7 July, the international author, best seller and speaker, Susanna de Vries OAM, will talk about one of her books, Heroines of World War One. The book details the real life stories of eight women as told through their letters, secret diaries, photographs and maps. This presentation promises to be a fascinating account of some remarkable women given by an outstanding writer. Susanna’s many publications include: Females of the Fatal Shore, Blue Ribbons, Bitter Bread and The life of Joice NanKivell Loch – Australia’s most heroic woman. The presentation will be held in the Ashgrove Library meeting room at 10am. Visitors are most welcome. Copies of the very successful Lost Ashgrove ($25) will be available for purchase as well as the Society’s other publications. A display of new photos showing The Changing Face of Ashgrove can be viewed during morning tea following the presentation. The Society meets on the first Saturday of the month FebruaryDecember. Membership is $10 per annum, $15 couple/family which includes the bi-monthly newsletter, Tram Stops. Monthly topics can be found on the Society’s website and Facebook page.
The Gap/Ashgrove National Seniors Association If anyone would like to met some happy, fun loving seniors, come along to The Gap/Ashgrove Branch of National Seniors. We met on the third Tuesday of the month at The Ashgrove Bowls Club at Yoku Road Ashgrove. We have friendly morning teas with interesting guest speakers; fun filled bus trips & lunch with friends and easy off street parking. We are currently having a membership drive as we have lost a few of our members due to age or from moving away. In August we are having a bus trip to the Kooroomba Vineyard and Lavender farm at Mt. Alford near Boonah. The Latin name for lavender is “LARARE” which means to wash, but now a days there more uses for lavender oil. It is used as an anti inflammatory & lavender oil can help scalp conditions & even lower heart rate & blood pressure. I’m looking forward to sampling lavender scones, lavender ice cream and maybe even a lavender cocktail or two. For further information, phone Helen on 0409 878 089 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
Ashgrove At the Annual General Meeting of the Ashgrove Forum Communicators Club held on Wednesday, 16 May 2018, the following Office Bearers were elected: President: Ann Davies; VicePresident: Dr Pat Pepper; Secretary: Pam Nugent: and Treasurer: Ronda Nix OAM The AGM was followed by the 929th monthly meeting at which visiting presenter Betty Kenny conducted an enjoyable ‘Laughter Yoga” workshop before members participated in an amusing impromptu speaking session in which members selected at random by the Chairman each had to make up a segment of a continuous story and end it with “and suddenly!”. Applications for the 2018 Forum Communicators Bursary have now closed.
The winner will be decided on 30 June and an announcement made in early July. The next Ashgrove Forum meeting will be held at 6.45pm on Wednesday 20 June 2018 in the meeting room at the back of the Ashgrove Library, 87 Amarina Avenue, Ashgrove. The speaking session will be “speaking in pairs”. Members have been paired off and given a topic which they may debate in opposing views, or speak alternately in support of the topic, or use an interview format. They will be assessed on the fluency of the exchange between the two speakers as well as their content and delivery. Visitors and prospective members are always welcome at Forum Meetings. For information call Pat on Mob: 0458 696 267.
Pictured above Left to right: Pam Nugent, Pat Pepper, Ann Davies and Ronda Nix
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Ashgrove Memorial Kindy’s Top Marks Studied at University The outstanding education being provided at Ashgrove Memorial Kindergarten is being studied as part of a national research project by the Queensland University of Technology and Charles Sturt University. The Gowrie affiliated, not-forprofit kindergarten is one of the top early childhood centres in the country, receiving the rating “Exceeding National Quality Standard” in every one of the 7 areas in the Australian Children’s Education and Care Authority grading system. Director Carol Braunack, who has been at the centre for 34 years, says it’s the quality of teacher and child interaction that sets the centre apart. “Within the framework of the national curriculum we tailor individual programs for each child. We work with parents to help address any issues and to improve strengths,” says Ms Braunack. The Exemplary Early
Childhood Educators at Work: A multi-level investigation is a 3 year study, aiming to find out what great educators do differently and to use that information to improve early childhood programs and teacher education. “There’s plenty of research that shows the early years are absolutely critical in laying the foundations for a person’s life trajectory and clear evidence that having a highly qualified educator makes all the difference,” says QUT’s lead researcher Dr Megan Gibson. Early findings of the research show excellent educators have a high level of multi-tasking, are rapidly changing activities throughout the day and have a high level of work satisfaction. “We need to bring visibility to the complexity of educator’s daily work. Being able to hold together curriculum, policy and regulation takes very skilled individuals,” says Dr Gibson.
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Ms Braunack says the educators at Ashgrove Memorial Kindergarten all have a shared ethos, believing in the importance of their roles and are constantly striving for excellence. “We don’t just supervise. We interact, facilitate and scaffold learning. We intentionally teach social skills and model behaviour,” says Ms Braunack. The educators at Ashgrove Memorial Kindergarten used a smart phone app to record what they did throughout the day for the first phase of the study. When complete, the research will be the largest data base ever collected about the work of early childhood educators. Ashgrove Memorial Kindergarten has been operating for almost 70 years and is now caring for a second generation of students, with many past pupils enrolling their children at the centre. Lucy, 4, with Director Carol Braunack
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Amnesty International Local Groups Meet in Ashgrove & The Gap There are two Amnesty International groups in this area, one in The Gap and one in Ashgrove. To contact the group in The Gap, phone Di on 33001861 and for the Ashgrove group, phone Sally on 33662046 or 0476006990. The Ashgrove Amnesty group meets in the evening on the first and third Thursdays of every month. The meetings are in a private home and supper and drinks are supplied. The Gap group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 9am. Letter-writing to advocate for the rights of prisoners is the main focus of the meetings. All the information and help you need is supplied and you can start writing in support of people around the world who Amnesty has found to be illegally detained. In addition to regular letter-writing, The Gap group got together to watch “Guilty” at their last meeting. This was the ABC reconstruction of the last days of Myuran Sukumaran’s life. Special events like this are held regularly. For more details, phone Sally on 33662046 or 0476006990, or have a look at the Amnesty facebook page. The Amnesty International website contains details on all the campaigns around the world.
Balaangala Community Group Balaangala Community Group is celebrating National Reconciliation Week. A panel of First Nation speakers will be sharing their perspective on this year’s theme - “Don’t Make History a Mystery”. Guest speakers include Dr Mary Graham and Balaangala chairperson Maurice Serico who will share some local stories. Balaangala member Michelle Peile said “so much of the whole history of our nation is unknown, particularly by nonIndigenous people. I’m sure everyone who comes along will learn something”. The event will take place on Sunday, 10th June at 1.30pm in the Balaangala garden, 98 Yoorala St, The Gap. This is a free event, however places are limited, so bookings must be made by emailing balaangalathegap@gmail.com Balaangala acknowledges the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Reconciliation Qld for supporting this event.
Catholic Bushwalkers Join the Catholic Bushwalkers in all varieties of walks – city, local bush, mountains, rainforest, and creeks. Some areas are seasonal depending on the weather and time of year. The Club also programmes “beginner’s walks” to let visitors find out if they like walking distances – a bit more than the morning fitness walk around the block. For the beginners, we try to stay near the city. For more information ring Greg on Ph: 3351 4092. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
Red Nose Celebrates 30 Years of Saving Babies’ Lives In 30 years almost 10,000 Australian children’s lives have been saved, but still nine children die every day – why you should support Red Nose Day on June 29th 2018. This year, Red Nose Day is celebrating a significant milestone, its 30 year anniversary of saving Australian babies’ and children’s lives. Ongoing public support for Red Nose Day across these decades has enabled Red Nose to make a powerful impact in reducing sudden and unexpected death in infancy, but they rely on continued support to progress this life-saving work - so Red Nose are urging Australians to get behind Red Nose Day on 29 June 2018, with A Little Give, For a Little Life. Every day in Australia, nine children under the age of four die suddenly and unexpectedly, with causes including stillbirth, SIDS and fatal sleep accidents. Red Nose’s goal is to reduce this number to zero.
Since its inception 30 years ago, Red Nose’s work in critical research and education programs have proven effective by the fact there has been an 85% decrease in sudden unexpected deaths in infancy in Australia, saving an estimated 9,967 lives. However, there is so much more that needs to be done to reduce these deaths to zero, and Red Nose relies heavily on public support of Red Nose Day to continue their work. Funds raised through Red Nose Day fundraising activities go to Red Nose’s advocacy and research programs into the causes of all sudden, unexplained and preventable childhood deaths, educating the community on safe sleeping practices, and supporting families who have been devastated by the sudden and unexpected death of a child. Red Nose are inviting Australians to get involved in Red Nose Day in a number
of different ways. People can purchase a red nose or other Red Nose Day product, make a donation, host a children’s fundraising disco or set up an online fundraising page. Funds raised will be fundamental in helping Red Nose reduce the number of deaths of Australian babies and children from nine per day, to zero. Red Nose Day products available this year include the iconic red noses, car noses, truck noses, adorable plush toy characters as well as pens and wristbands.
Show your support this June by purchasing a Red Nose Day product, donating to Red Nose or starting your own fundraising campaign. A Little Give, For a Little Life is all it takes. Go to www.rednoseday. com.au for further information on how you can get involved.
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Whether it's swimming, tennis, squash or barbecuing that takes your fancy this Winter the Taylor Range Country Club has the lot. Nestled away on the Enoggera Creek, Ashgrove you won't find a better location to spend quality time with friends and family. A limited number of memberships are currently available at very reasonable rates, so get in quick to avoid missing out. The club also has a function hall that can be booked out for a variety of occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, fitness classes and work conferences.
For more information contact Mike or Serena at the Club, we look forward to hearing from you.
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The Gap Historical Society Inc. Est. 2000 May has been a relatively quiet month for the Society. The main item occupying our time has been the relinquishing of our lease of the Nullagundi Centre. Due to our declining membership, this has become a luxury we can not really afford. We will continue to meet at the centre, however, after June 30. We thank Logan Historical Society for offering to house and display our ‘museum’ items, at least in the short term. Saturday 2nd June will be our ‘packing up day’. On Sunday 20th May, we attended the AGM of umbrella group History Queensland in Warwick. Apart from anything else, this was a great opportunity to learn from other historical societies/ museums and thus gain new ideas for outings, speakers etc. Our speaker this month was David Jones, who gave an entertaining and informative talk on the SS KOOPA, fondly remembered by thousands as the only way to get to Bribie Island for many years prior to the bridge being built. David recently also gave this talk to the Ashgrove Historical Society. The next meeting of the Society will be on Saturday 30 June at 2pm at the Nullagundi Centre, corner of School and Waterworks Roads, The Gap. For more information on joining the Society, historical talks or hall hire, please call Jack Proctor, President, on 3300 3996; Don Willsher, Secretary, on 0408 012 689 or email Don deejjay36w@gmail.com
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The society wishes to advise that its research library on the corner of Wardell and Trundle Streets is opened and will remain so every Thursday morning from 9.30 to 1pm. An alternative visiting time can be arranged. Researchers, students and new members are very welcome. Guest speakers are available to address community groups and schools on the local history of the former shire of Enoggera that now covers an area between Upper Kedron and Newmarket. Entrance to the hall is wheelchair friendly. Parking is available in Trundle Street, reachable by either Glen Alva Terrace or Pratt Street. Council buses 350, 390, 598 and 599 stop adjacent to the hall and Enoggera railway station on the Ferny Grove line is two minutes walk away in the direction of Samford Road. Our four publications are available on demand as are copies of our 2018 calendar. For further enquiries phone Dave on 3366 3191.
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Does Your Dog Have Selective Hearing? Think Again. Ear canal infections (otitis externa) are common, occurring in 3.5% of all dogs, approximately 10-20% of those ending-up at the Vet with itch and pain. We frequently identify quite serious ear canal infections in dogs during a routine physical examination in patients with apparently no symptoms at all! This latter group of dogs (often the “floppy-eared” set) are particularly concerning, because by the time the problem is identified, they may have extension of their infections into the middle ear via ruptured ear drums (otitis media). Extension of the infection into the middle ear can be difficult to cure, and may require major surgical intervention such as total removal of the ear canal and curettage of the bony middle ear cavity. What is often overlooked is the fact that the having “floppy ears” is not enough to cause an ear canal infection. 40-55% of dogs with pollen and grass allergies (“Atopy”) will have external ear canal infections, and as many as 5% of dogs with Atopy will have ear canal infections as their only symptom! 80% of food allergic dogs have ear canal infections. Metabolic disorders such as underactive thyroids and sex hormone imbalances can predispose to otitis externa. Over-treatment of the ear canals with oily or aqueous medications can also lead to further problems such as pooling of the medication against the ear drum, leading to a “soggy” ear drum that eventually gives way. Effective management of the existing infections is clearly the number one priority, and increasingly we are using compounded preparations that “stick” to the ear canal lining rather than pooling. The result has been more effective treatment of the infections, less of a struggle with your dog at home (one “dose”, administered at the time of the consultation, is effective for a week) and fewer medication-related side effects. As you’ve probably already guessed, the secret to long-term control of these infections is to correctly identify and treat the underlying problem. This may require food allergy trials, oral medications for pollen/grass allergies or blood testing for metabolic/hormone disorders. Selective hearing? – I think not!
Kind regards, Scott and Chris
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‘Voice, Interests and Education of Women’ Arana VIEW meeting for July is on Wednesday 4th July at the Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Grovely. Doors open at 10.30 and the meeting commences at 11.00am. Cost of the 2-course lunch is $27.00, with tea and coffee included. As the 4th July is American Independence Day we are having a guest speaker from the United States Chamber of Commerce in Brisbane. At our July meeting we are also having our Annual Cent Auction, so bring along any good items to go in the auction and of course the money to purchase those lucky tickets. All proceeds of the day go towards supporting our learning for life students. New members and guests are always welcome to our meetings and the social activities we hold during each month. Please phone Carol by 4.00pm Monday 2nd July on 3355 5349 to book.
POWERtalk Brisbane Central invites you to Grow with Us Did you know the fear of speaking in public is so common, there is a medical term for it? It’s called ‘glossophobia’. Many of our members started their membership feeling quite glossophobic, but with our support and assistance have grown into competent and confident speakers. If you want to beat your fear, we’d love to help you. But fear is not all we deal with. Sometimes it’s just a matter of finding out the skills required or getting great feedback. Sometimes people join just because we are so friendly. Sometimes it’s because English is not their native tongue, and they want to get better at speaking in English. Whatever your reason, we’d love you to pop along as a guest and see for yourself how fabulous and welcoming we are - and that won’t cost you a cent [limit three free meetings]. So, who are we? POWERtalk Brisbane Central is part of an Australian Not-ForProfit organisation, and international Network of speaking clubs that have for over 80 years been assisting people grow in speaking and leadership skills. Rain, hail or shine, we meet as a club on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays February to November, and the 1st Tuesday in December at the Grange Library Community Meeting room. Our meetings are programmed to a theme and allow our members the opportunity to practice their speaking and be evaluated in a constructive, nurturing environment. Our scheduled June meetings are on 5th and 19th, our first July Meeting is on 3rd July. Arrive at the Community Meeting Room, Grange Library [Evelyn St] 6.45pm for a 7.00pm start. Enquiries, phone Mary 0438 624 667. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
St John’s Wood History Group St. John’s Wood History Group present the first in a series of historical notes on St. John’s Wood. This edition will focus on Indigenous history and the Original development. Indigenous history The St Johns Wood and wider area (Ashgrove’s native name is “Kallindarbin”) was originally inhabited by the indigenous Turrbal or “Duke of York” clan. The main thoroughfare, Waterworks Road, was built on a Turrbal pathway that led to Mount Coot-tha, a place of the “Honey-Bee Dreaming”. The water holes along Enoggera Creek and its tributaries, with their dense fringing scrubs, met many of the needs of a hunter-gatherer society. With its rainforests, eucalypt forests and connection to the Brisbane River, it would have provided a source of freshwater and food for the Turrbal people.
The rainforests yielded yams, black beans and wild figs, all of which still grow along the creek today. Everyday life for the tribe consisted of hunting and gathering food, with time for games, and other social and spiritual activities. Inevitably with the expansion of European influence the balance of land use changed and this led to the eventual displacement of the Turrbal from their traditional base. Original development The first Europeans were presented with well watered alluvial flats along Enoggera Creek, partly covered with scrub and presumably seen to include land suitable for cultivation. The land beyond the creek flats and in the foothills of the Taylor Range had better soil derived from the granite and was suitable for grazing. These were the factors
Ithaca Probus Club Celebrates 18th Birthday The Ithaca Probus Club is a very active club, well known for our regular high quality guest speakers, our great monthly outings and our welcome for visitors and potential new members. Established in 2000, the Ithaca Probus Club will celebrate its 18th birthday with an annual birthday lunch following the club’s general meeting this month. The Ithaca Probus Club has recently been including walking tours in its monthly outings. So this month our outing will be a nature walk starting from the Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre exploring the Araucaria Track with a return walk around the dam then meeting for Devonshire Tea at the Walkabout Café at the Wildlife Centre. Our scheduled guest speaker for June will be Club Member, Brian Hampton recognizing the 30th anniversary of Expo 88 with his talk “Recollections of Expo”. He will cover important Expo topics such as, What happened to the bronze statue “Chair”? , What was the dance we did at the Munich Festhaus?, What beer did they serve at the UK Pavilion?, Why did the New Zealand Pavilion attract such long queues?, What was the Human Factor all about?, Why was the Young At Heart Restaurant so popular?, and many others. Our Club meets every second Thursday of the month at 9.45am at the Ashgrove Bowls Club for a meeting with morning tea, talks on member’s interests and a variety of guest speakers. The club currently has vacancies for new members and we would be delighted to welcome you to our meeting. If you are interested in joining us at our 18th birthday June Club Meeting or any other meeting in 2018 as a guest or as a prospective member, please phone our Club Membership Officer, Anne Evans Ph (0402) 630 993. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
that set the pattern for the sale of firstly leasehold and then freehold land by the crown in the pre-separation period. The earliest known formal occupancy and use of the area by Europeans dates from 1849 when the first crown leases along Enoggera Creek were offered at public auction. The annual rent was 10 shillings per square mile. The area grossing 7020 acres which contained St Johns Wood was
taken up by Darby McGrath in 1851 and was known as ‘The Gap Station’ on which he ran sheep. It is presumed that the lease of ‘The Gap Station’ was later extinguished by the crown as the granting of freehold land tenure spread along Enoggera Creek from 1856. (Sources for this work can be found on the St. John’s Wood Queensland site on Wikipedia.)
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2nd Walton Bridge The Gap Brownies Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea
First Birthday Celebrations - wow that year went fast! We turned had our first birthday last week and celebrated with a huge cake for staff and customers – we hope everyone got to have a slice. The last year has gone so fast, with what we hope were positive changes to the shop, and we are so thrilled to see so many faces now that were there to welcome us in May 2017.
The boys have been very busy gearing up for winter cooking now that the weather is getting cooler so there is no shortage of ideas for your casseroles, soups, slow cooker recipes etc and if you are in a hurry, don’t forget we have ready to eat soups in plentiful supply.
Jerky Anyone? We are now selling our own beef jerky, made here at the store by out talented new butcher, Mick. Available in Smoky BBQ and Chilli, it is definitely worth a try! We look forward to seeing you at the Village soon, Julie & Gary Read & the friendly Team at MeatU@Home
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2nd Walton Bridge The Gap Brownies who meet at The Guide hut in Paten Park, The Gap every Thursday afternoon, have been very busy during the first few weeks of the term. We were set a challenge with the ANZAC Day badge and we had to cook a recipe from the war years so we made ‘spamghetti’ and rock cakes.Some girls were a little wary about tasting the spamghetti but the rock buns were very popular. Another challenge was to play some old fashioned games from the same era so we all learnt “Oranges and Lemons” and how to play marbles. The girls were asked what sort of things they would pack in their suitcase if they were being evacuated from home which is what happened in London during World War 2 and of course the last challenge was to participate in an ANZAC Day Service and Commmemoration. A number of our girls and leaders participated in The Gap ANZAC March some as Brownies and some with their school. Another afternoon each girl was given a white pillowcase and some fabric pens and asked to decorate her own pilowcase which could be taken to camp. We discovered that we had some very talented artists! “Robogals” who are engineering students from the University of QLD visited us and we had a very interesting afternoon learning about the different types of engineers and the girls experienced it through the use of Lego Mindstorms. Robogals are doing workshops particularly to encourage girls to become engineers as at the moment there is only one girl to every three boys studying engineering. Last weekend our leaders and Brownies went to our Girl Guide campsite “Joondooburrie” which is on Bribie island. The weather was perfect and we spent time at the beach where three girls each caught a fish which was gutted and cooked for them to taste. We made volcanos and played some other beach games. On the Saturday afternoon we invited the “Walton Bridge The Gap” and “Kenmore” Guides and Brownies to join us for a Royal Wedding afternoon tea which was lots of fun particularly as we dressed up in our Union Jack crowns and glasses! website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
Australian Rotary Health The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/ The Gap has just forwarded its latest contribution ($2,000) to Australian Rotary Health, (ARH), which is one of the largest independent funders of mental health research within Australia. ARH, now a project of the Rotary Districts of Australia, was founded in 1981 by Ian Scott, a member of the Rotary Club of Mornington in Victoria, originally to combat the impact of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). This resulted in the establishment of the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, which initially supported research into SIDS. ARH has expanded to provide funding in four focus areas – General Health Research,
Mental Health, Indigenous Health scholarships and Rural Medical and Nursing scholarships. Australian Rotary Health has awarded eight prestigious PhD scholarships in the aim of finding treatments, preventions and cures for mental illnesses. Ian Scott PhD Scholarships are named in honour of the founder
of Australian Rotary Health. They provide a maximum of $29,000 per year to PhD students for up to 3.5 years. ARH is supported by Rotarians Australian wide. Today Australian Rotary Health is Australia’s largest nongovernment funding body of mental illness research. In addition, it supports research into a wide range of other health problems with Funding Partner Grants, which involve Rotary Clubs
raising money for specific projects and ARH providing matching support. A new ARH funded study suggests an improvement in knowledge of Colorectal Cancer risk factors over the last five years. Most of the funds provided by ARH have come from donations by Rotarians. In order to broaden the donor base, ARH launched Hat Day in 2011 as an annual fundraising event aimed at the general public.
Are you prepared for life’s financial turning points? We face a series of widely-shared financial turning points during our lives. Yet how we handle them obviously differs widely. Financial turning points include receiving our first pay, joining our first super fund, leaving home for the first time and entering a personal relationship. Among the others are buying our first (second or third) home, dealing with serious illness in our families, coping with a partner’s death, losing our job and eventually retiring. A decision to begin saving seriously to meet our long-term goals and the creation of our first financial plan are high among our key financial milestones. Thinking about the feasibility of ‘downsizing’ to a smaller home as we age is becoming more common and finding suitable age care is climbing higher in the list of life events with the ageing of the population. There are straightforward ways to help prepare for financial turning points such as budgeting, saving, investing, obtaining adequate insurance, considering quality professional advice when necessary and estate planning. How we cope as investors with sharply rising or sharply falling investment markets can be a life-changing event. Investors who set an appropriatelydiversified strategic portfolio, and who remain disciplined and focused on their long-term goals are best-placed to cope with market upheavals. This month, as well as our regular Grow Your Money Workshop at 10am on Wednesday the 13th of June, which is focused on saving for retirement, Taylor Financial Advice and Solutions with be running a Cashflow Management Workshop at 5pm on the 12th of June, around topics of budgeting and saving. If you’d like to attend, please call us on 3510 1333, or email admin@tfaas.com.au.
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Hear and Say supporters take a leap of faith Fly like a butterfly for Hear and Say on Friday 25 May On Friday 25 May Hear and Say supporters took a leap of faith swinging off the iconic Goodwill Bridge in South Bank. The leap was in support of children with hearing loss, raising much needed funds for local Ashgrove-based charity, Hear and Say. Not only is this Brisbane’s only bridge swing event; this bucket list, ‘money can’t buy experience’ is only possible to do as a fundraising event. Each ‘swinger’ on the day raised a minimum of $1,000 for Hear and Say helping to support children with hearing loss to hear, listen and speak. Hear and Say ‘swingers’ included local Ashgrove and Rosalie butcher, Meat @ Billy’s; Tim, a father of two children with profound hearing loss, and Hear and Say CEO, Chris McCarthy. Guess which of the swingers above took the leap dressed as a cow? Mr McCarthy said, “On behalf of me, and my fellow swingers, we are very thankful for the support we have had from families, friends and colleagues who have donated to Hear and Say,” So far Team Hear and Say have raised over $7,000 and there is still time to reward their bravery. Donations can be made at https://hearandsaygoodwillswing.everydayhero.com/au/tim
Hear and Say CEO Chris McCarthy gets ready to fly like a butterfly off the Goodwill Bridge
We know pigs can’t fly, but cows certainly can - especially Meat@Billy’s fundraising bovine!
Fundraiser dad Tim with CEO Chris below the Goodwill Bridge
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The Physiologix Corner Pain at the side of you hip? Are you doing the best thing for it? Pain at the side of the hip can often be as a result of aggravation of the gluteal (buttock) muscle tendons as they run over the bone, the trochanter. Names such a trochanteric bursitis and tendonopathy may have been used. Sometimes it is misdiagnosed as sciatica or pain from the back. The pain can be as disabling as severe osteoarthritis. The pain over the outer aspect of the hip is worse often with lying on the affected side, getting up after sitting, walking or running especially if uphill or up stairs. If this is you, it may well be you are suffering from “gluteal tendinopathy” or “trochanteric pain syndrome”, the terms now used medically Until recently little was know about this condition, and even less about how to treat it. Physiologix is one of Brisbane’s leading hip injury clinics. They were one of just a few physio practices gathering data on this condition for a worldwide, first of its kind, massive trial running in Brisbane and Melbourne. The study compared 3 groups over a year. 1: exercise and education group, 2: a cortisone injection group, 3: a wait and see control group. The results have just been published in one of the worlds leading research journals, The British Medical Journal The results demonstrated at 6 weeks that the ex and education group had far better results than the other 2 groups. Often cortisone is seen as the quick fix - for this condition, 6 weeks of very specific results exercises coupled with education teaching you strategies on how to avoid pain, is far better. Studies have looked at general exercise versus cortisone in the past with little benefit from exercise, so we know it is incredibly important to use only exercises looking to rehabilitate the damaged tendon. These improvements continued for a year, when frequency of pain was least again in the exercise and education group. They also reported best function and quality of life. So if you have pain over the side of your hip, the first thing is to get a correct diagnosis: all our physios are highly trained in diagnostics to confirm gluteal tendinopathy. They will then spend considerable time educating you on how to start protecting and looking after your tendons, for example, never stretch the leg across the body. Specific exercises will be started and progressed as able, through to a level where you can return to doing all the things you want to be able to. To consult with a physio that knows hips, call us at Physiologix, upstairs at The Gap Health and Racquet club, on (07) 3511 1112, or email us from the “contact us” on our website www. physiologix.com.au website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
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NOTICE TO READERS
We wish to advise that distribution of the Western Echo can not be legally made to letterboxes displaying Australia Post Only or Authorised Mail Only. For those residents who wish to collect a free copy, we have newstands located at: • Enoggera News - Corner Samford Rd & Wardell St • Stewart Road News Ashgrove
Copies are also available at the Ashgrove Library, The Gap Village Shopping Centre Gerbino’s Italian Bakery Ashgrove Avenue, The Gap Ward Office, Ashgrove Electorate Office, The Friendly Grocer Illowra Street The Gap & Great Western Super Centre Management.
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Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club Celebrate! Ashgrove /The Gap Lions club recently celebrated a double anniversary: the 55th anniversary of the formation of the Ashgrove Lions Club; the 50th anniversary of The Gap Lions Club. In January of 2007 both of these clubs amalgamated to become the club we know today. The concept of the Lions services club was conceived in Chicago, USA in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a 37 year old business man. He felt that members of his local business club should reach beyond business issues to better support their communities and the world in general. The members agreed. Other business groups throughout the United States were contacted and in June 1917 Lions International was formed. (The name was taken from one of the invited groups, the Association of Lions Clubs). In October that year a national convention was held in Dallas, Texas and a constitution, by-laws, objectives and a code of ethics were approved. From these humble beginnings Lions Service Club spread throughout the world becoming Lions International in 1920. Since then it has become the world’s largest service club, with
over 1.4 million members. However it wasn’t until 1947 when the first Lions Club was established in Australia. The Ashgrove Lions club was chartered in November 1962 by the Brisbane Lions Club. At first the meetings were held at the Wests Old Boys League Club (now known as The Broncos). They then moved to the Italian Club in Newmarket but later return to Ashgrove and were held in the Ashgrove RSL until its closure necessitated a move to their current location at the Ashgrove Golf Club. In April 1968 the Ashgrove club chartered The Gap Lions club. Initially this new club had 22 members, which grew to 41 by the end of the first year. Throughout the years both of thesel Lions clubs involved themselves in various projects and in support of the local community. Some of the
Guests and Lions past and present at the 50th and 55th birthday celebration dinner
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State Member for Cooper, Hon Kate Jones with current and past members at the Anniversary dinner
projects are still very much part of our Lions year: The annual garage sale was originally held in the home of a member of the The Gap Lions Club but as it grew it had to move to larger premises. In recent years it has been held at The Gap Football Club. Youth of the Year: A member of the Ashgrove Club was very involved with establishing this project as a national competition. Over the years both the Ashgrove Club and The Gap clubs have supported this project by putting forward participants from the local schools. Today this worthwhile program is still strongly supported by the combined Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club. The Southern Qld and Northern NSW Lions Medical Research Foundation was formed in 1963. The Gap Lions was one of the clubs involved in the establishment of the Miss Personality Quest in 1969. Both The Gap and the Ashgrove Clubs regularly sponsored a contestant, with all proceeds going to the Foundation. (Currently the Quest is under review and is temporarily discontinued). In between running these major projects both clubs have always been very active with activities such as: sausage sizzles; selling raffle tickets; supporting various charities
and schools and, of course, selling the famous Lions Christmas cakes and puddings. They have also offered their support with such things as the floods in 1974 and more recently in 2011; resettling three families from Darwin into Brisbane after Cyclone Tracy and helping to build and maintain a youth camp called Camp Duckadang in the Brisbane Valley. It was due to a significant drop in the number of members of the Ashgrove Club that in 2007 the decision was made to amalgamate this club with The Gap Lions Club. This decision was not taken lightly but has since proved to benefit both clubs in strengthening the club’s position in the community. Together these two clubs have continued to evolve to make them an integral part of the local community. The formation of the Leos clubs to encourage young people to develop their leadership skills and to involve themselves in local issues and also accepting women as full members of the club has insured the Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions Club continues to be as relevant today as it was back in the 1960’s. If you would like more information on Lions Clubs or feel you would like to join the Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club please contact: Peter Cooper: 0488 069 089.
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WARDROBE SPECIALIST The Men’s Shed is not always an all male affair. Certainly the twice weekly get-togethers at the Shed are - naturally enough. However, we do conduct a range of outings and events throughout the year that are inclusive of wives and partners. These include the annual Christmas break-up social event, boat trips, bus and train trips to gardening expos and festivals, film and theatre nights, special walks and an annual camp at various localities around the south-east. This year’s camp was recently at the delightful Elanda Point Everglades Ecocamp on Lake Cootharaba, north of Noosa. Twelve members and partners camped out over four days of magnificent autumn weather in caravans, camper vans and tents. It wasn’t all about relaxing with happy-hour drinks and conversation around the camp fire. Rather, and despite not being so young any more, we took on most of the challenges the facility and surroundings had to offer. There were both short and long very long - walks, and a canoe trip up the river to Harry’s Hut. Actually, Harry’s Hut proved elusive - we blamed the signage rather than our navigation - but we did see plenty of everglades and gave the shoulders and thighs an extra workout as we tried to fathom where we had gone wrong. A few of the most adventurous even climbed Mount Cooroora at Pomona. That was a commendable effort indeed, even if the King of the Mountain record for the climb remained safe. A more relaxing highlight of the camp followed the vigorous walk through Noosa National Park - sipping champagne on the sunset ferry trip back up the river to Tewantin. For information about the broad range of Shed activities, please see our website at ashgrovethegapshed.com. Primary Shed contacts for further information are either our Secretary Murray on 0449144826 or our Community Liaison Officer Bill on 0419845251 or email bbconry@ecn.net.au.
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.....Principal's Points.......Principal's Points...... Marist College Ashgrove Congratulations to the following students on their outstanding achievements: Wi l l i a m A r m s t r o n g (7F) who has been selected to represent Football Queensland’s Brisbane North team to play in the Football Queensland Community Cup to be held in Mackay in the June/July school holidays. Tyler Galligan who played in the Brisbane North U16 AFL team which won the State Championships on the weekend. Tyler Newell, Cooper Cabot, and Luke Barnard on their selections in the Met North 19 years Hockey team. The following boys on the results at the Australian National Age Swimming Championships in Sydney: Matthew Magnussen 200m Backstroke Place 10th in a time of 2:14.32, 400m Freestyle Placed 9th in a time of 4:18.88, 100m Backstroke Placed 9th in a time of 1:02.23 and 200m Freestyle Placed 17th in a time of 2:02.12 Alex Bibo 100m Freestyle Placed 25th in a time of 54.94, 400m Freestyle Placed 11th in a time of 4:12.03, 400m IM Placed 16th in a time of 4:49.57, 200m Freestyle Placed 15th in a time of 1:58.67, 200m Breaststroke Placed 21st in a time of 2:36.12 and 200m IM Placed 23rd in a time of 2:17.79 Jack Goyen 100m Freestyle Placed 22nd in a time of 58.21 and 50m Freestyle Placed 8th in a time of 25.89 Angus Bathe 800m Freestyle Placed 16th in a time of 9:15.60 Thomas Garbellini (12S) who has been selected to compete in the Australian Orienteering team, the Bushrangers, in New Zealand in June.
Nicholas McPhee (12S), 1st XI Cricket Captain, who has been selected in the Queensland Under 17 cricket squad The MCA Basketball team who competed in the Marist Basketball Carnival in Canberra last week. The team was undefeated in its pool matches and had a narrow defeat in the semifinal before finishing third in the competition. The team comprised Tom Connolly, Will Gray, Hamish Geary, Noah Sterling, Jordy Brooks, Eddie Legge, Jack Gibson, Jordan Sing, Ben O’Rourke and Henry Rogers, Congratulations must also go to coach Dean Aspland, assistant coach Murphy Baldry and manager Michael Connolly. I believe that this is our best result ever. Hamish Geary (12S) who was selected in the Marist All Australian 1st V Team at the Basketball Carnival. Five players were selected from all students at the carnival, so this was a major achievement. Mr. Peter McLoughlin Headmaster
Mount Nebo State School Our school in the mountains above The Gap may be small but we are always busy and have exciting things happening with our students and their learning. We are always delighted to join with our Mount Coot-tha Cluster schools for activities and events with other students and the teachers from these nearby schools. Two of our Year 6 students, joined other student authors from our cluster for a week of writing at the Mount Coot-tha Young Writer’s Workshop hosted at Rainworth SS. They have been excited about going to this event since they were in Year 4. In the middle of the term
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on 28 May we welcomed visitors into our school to join us for our Forest School Open Day. These special days are held at the mid-point of each term and give all of our students the opportunity to showcase our Monday morning routine when we take our first session of learning for the week in the outdoors with our Forest School in all types of weather. If you are driving past our school you may also notice our ‘Harvest Table’ run by our entrepreneurial students where we stock produce of vegetables, herbs and sometimes fruit and eggs from our school and home gardens. The month of June is always a busy one in schools with the track and field events. We will be holding ours on Wednesday 6 June where we can see sportsmanship and skills on display with our students in the teams of Wattle and Waratah. We join with our small school cluster on Wednesday 20 June for our combined small school track and field day held at Newmarket State School. We always have a wonderful time meeting with our broader community and enjoying these times together. Yours in lifelong learning, Elaine Tibbles - Principal
Payne Road State School Every child has an eagerness to learn and engage in the world around them. At Payne Road State School we foster this love of learning by providing students with opportunities to engage with their learning through academic, creative and athletic pursuits. One of the many opportunities that Payne Road children get the chance to participate in is the yearly EcoMarine Ambassadors trip to Tangalooma. Thank you
to our Environment Captains, Katherine and Zahara, along with our other EcoMarines Rohan and Lucinda who represented our school brilliantly. Over the day they learned about protecting our coral reef, discovered how to use film to promote sustainability practices in school, networked with other schools and had the unique experience of feeding wild dolphins. We are excited to see what sustainable programs they implement in our school throughout the year. Well done to all our participants at District Cross Country last week. Payne Road State School was well represented by Zara, Genevieve, Lilly, Charley, Seth, Jared, Sienna, Cyrus, Tye, Cooper, Olivia, Oliver, Clara and Katherine. Payne Road State School students are heavily involved in a number of other Mount Coot-tha cluster, state and national events. Good luck and well done to Jessica and Thomas who will be involved in Mount Coot-tha Young Writers later this term and also to Hazel, Evie, Rohan and Olivia who represented our school in the Mount Coottha Spelling Contest held at our school. We had big numbers this year participating in ICAS, an independent assessment program run by UNSW Global, in areas of Digital Technology, Science and Spelling. The Arts won’t miss out as preparation and planning is under way for our Greatest Show performance event and Art Show in Term 3. Payne Road State Schools’ Prep enrolment information morning is coming up on 28 June at 9am in our library. This session will be for general information about the school and answer any questions about enrolment and what to expect in Prep for those new to schools. Stephen Rowe - Principal (Continued on page 25)
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The Gap State High School
May is a hive of activity at The Gap State High School. Here are just a few of the activities our students have been involved in during the month of May: Students participated in District and Regional Cross Country Instrumental and Junior Drama students performed at the Ashgrove State School Fete Our students participated in Motivational Media presentations Year 7 and 9 students participated in the NAPLAN tests over three days. NAPLAN – National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy has now become a way of life in our schooling system. One of the most important elements that NAPLAN brings to our education system is the National Minimum Standard (NMSS) of attainment for all students. Instrumental students participated in the Junior Ensemble Camp held over two days, finalising with a concert to showcase what they had learnt. Our students participated in the BIG Science Experiment Our Open Evening was held on Thursday 24 May. This is an important opportunity for primary students to come along with their parents to see what The Gap High has to offer, particularly for those who are still considering a future high school for their children. Our Year 10 students attended a Year 10 Career’s and Transitions to help them in their decisions about future studies and careers. Year 9 leadership students attended an Altitude Leadership Day O u r Vo l l e y b a l l e r s participated in the Intermediate
Schools Cup in Toowoomba As well as the many excursions that compliment classroom learning In the school’s tradition of supporting the local community, every year our school presents a ‘Christmas in July’ Concert for the senior citizens in our community. At this free concert our special guests are entertained by our students, provided with afternoon tea and receive a small gift from Santa. This year’s concert will be held on Saturday 28 July from 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm in the J A Robertson Hall. Anne McLauchlan - Principal
The Gap State School Girls’ Choir Success It was an honour and pleasure to listen to the beautiful singing of our Girls’ Choir last Friday night. Competing in the Queensland Youth Music Awards, our choir sang ‘Going Down the Shore’ by Amy F Bernon and ‘Sandcastle Underneath the Sea’ by Katherine Ruhle. This performance of ‘Sandcastle Underneath the Sea’ was the world premiere of the song written by our conductor, Katherine Ruhle. I am very proud to say that our choir received first place in the competition. The adjudicator, Mr Peter Ingram, complimented the Girls’ Choir on their blend, solid harmonies, attention to detail, phrasing and discipline. We thank Mrs Katherine Ruhle for the expertise she brings to her role. Katherine brings out the musical best in each student in our choirs. Thank you to Mrs Kerrie Beaumont as accompanist, for her fine job in supporting our students. A big thank you also to Mrs Deb O’Shea, our Music Department Co-ordinator, for her ongoing commitment,
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more info on: www.thegappianostudio.com dedication and passion for our music program. Sporting Success Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent the District or Region in sport. Lyyli, Charlotte, Tully, Ethan (North West District Cross Country), Matthew (North West District Rugby Union) and Orla who is heading to North Queensland to represent the Metropolitan North Region, participating in the Squash State Titles. Thank you School Chaplain Our Chaplain, Mrs Jocelyn Hayes is committed to encouraging students in the development of life skills and coping strategies that will enable them to make good choices and maximise
their school and life experiences. Mrs Hayes’ goal is to build strong relationships with students and parents through active participation in school activities and events. Wo r k i n g w i t h o t h e r members of the school’s support team, Mrs Hayes cares for students struggling with issues that impact on their relationships and learning at school. Mrs Hayes makes time for parents and staff and provides a listening ear and practical help when needed. There is no doubt that our school is a stronger community because of the work of Mrs Hayes. She plays an integral role in the social and emotional wellbeing of our students and is much loved by all. Joanne Nicholls - Principal
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Shed Happens for Men Ashgrove/The Gap This month Ross McKinnon conducted interviews of Stephen Dangerfield and Peter O’Connor. Stephen spoke specifically to the demographics of The Gap. Some interesting material was uncovered during that discussion including the fact that The Gap is the suburb in Brisbane which has the highest number of homes that have been completely paid off. The average price for a home in The Gap is now $660,000 and the average weekly rent paid by renters is $550 per week.
The Gap clearly is a desirable place to live for a number of reasons including the fact that we have excellent schools there being 4 primary schools and a well respected high school.
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Community organisations are being called on to help combat loneliness and social isolation in the Ryan electorate, with the Turnbull Government committing $46.1 million to the national Community Visitors Scheme. Hon Jane Prentice MP, Federal Member for Ryan, said the new funding would support local organisations to recruit volunteers to provide vital friendship and companionship, through regular visits to residents receiving Commonwealth-subsidised aged care services. “Sadly, many aged care residents do not have family members or friends who come
to visit them,” Mrs Prentice said. Mrs Prentice commended local volunteers who were already providing visitor services. “We would like as many local community groups as possible to consider applying for Community Visitors Scheme funding.” The funding covers the period from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2021. Applications close at 5pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 12 June 2018. Information about how to apply is available through the Government’s grants information system: www. grants.gov.au
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There are a number of parents who are seeking to buy into The Gap so as to ensure that their children are in the relevant catchment. We have also got many natural beauties including the Enoggera Reservoir and the walks through Brisbane Forest Park and Mount Coot-tha. We all know The Gap is a unique and beautiful place to live and it does have a real village feel to it. Our second speaker Peter spoke about his career as a Quantity Surveyor starting
in New Zealand coming to Australia and then spending a large amount of time in Papua New Guinea. The challenges of working in Papua New Guinea were interesting to say the least. Next month in June we will be having only one speaker, Mr Geoff Hilder a local identity, and Geoff will be speaking about the history of The Gap. The Hilder family are one of the long term residents of our suburb and we are looking forward to Geoff’s interview about our history, The Gap past, present and future.
Homestays Required for Short Study Tour The Gap State High School requires homestay families for short term study tours during July/August 2018. These study tours range in length from 1-2 weeks. Students are aged between 14-17 years old. Your responsibility is essentially to provide a bedroom and 3 meals/day as well as supervision to and from school and of course to provide a warm, welcoming homestay experience! You will receive remuneration for your hospitality. If you are interested in home staying for short term study tours OR would like more information please contact: international@ thegapshs.eq.edu.au
Quote of the Day
The secret of genious is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm. - Aldous Huxley
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Celebrating Acts of Good This week (National Volunteer Week, 21 to 27 May 2018) we’re saying a huge thank you to the people who take action and make our country a happier place. Volunteering happens in all kinds of ways. Like the simple act of sharing a social media post about supporting newly-arrived migrants which, when thousands of others share, can have a huge impact. Other kinds of volunteering require a bigger commitment, like driving elderly isolated people to regular medical appointments and social outings, and can have a profound effect on the lives of individuals. At Australian Red Cross, volunteers are a lot like our engine room; they support communities when natural disasters hit, make daily phone calls to isolated people, greet customers to our op shops, donate blood, and fundraise for us. This week we’re celebrating not just our volunteers in Queensland, but everyone who takes action to make our society stronger, more connected and supportive. Thank you for your generosity and making Queensland and Australia a better place. Find out more about volunteering at redcross.org.au/volunteer
“Yarning in the Park” Saturday 9 June
CHESS T'MINIT with The Gap Chess Club The Gap Chess Club hour tournament is now underway, and will continue until July. A couple of games remain to be played in the Flood Cup, where Rex Scarf is leading with 5 points from 6 games. Rex has already won the Handicap Prize for this tournament, where the handicap is based on each players chess rating. The Gap Chess Club (affiliated with the Chess Association of Queensland) meets at 8.00pm on Friday nights at Room B6, The Gap State High School. New members are welcome. All standards are catered for, whether you wish to play socially, or in our tournament play. For further details contact Andrew Robinson on 3862-8178 or visit the club’s website at: http://www. thegapchessclub.org.au/ . The club now has a Facebook Page, “The Gap Chess Club”, with
updates on club play, local chess news and puzzles. The position for this month’s problem comes from a European Club Cup game played between Grandmasters Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik in 1996. Black to play and win. For a solution for this months and many previous chess puzzles, visit the club’s website. Solution to last month’s puzzle. Qh6 Kxh6 2. Rh4 Kg7 3. Bh6 is a very pretty checkmate
10am to 3pm at Walton Bridge Reserve Join hundred of knitters and crocheters around the word all kintting on the same day! Knitters and crocheters of all levels are welcome, come along for as long/short a time as you like. Even if you have never tried before there will be plenty of people to guide you through your first stitches! The aim is just to enjoy the company of fellow yarners. The Lions’ shelter has been booked so rain or shine we will be able to enjoy each other’s company! Please bring some food to share, a comfy chair and a project to work on. If you are a beginner there will be some yarn, hooks and needles for you to use – a gold coin donation would be great.
Ashgrove/The Gap 500 Card Club
The 500 Card Club meets every Wednesday night, come join us for a fun filled night with folk who enjoy the game playing cards and a chat, a very friendly group who make new comers welcome. Meet Wednesday nights 6.45pm until 10.00pm. Ashgrove Bowls Club, Yoku Road, Ashgrove. Cost $4.00 with supper included. Further information phone Joe 33662458 , Wednesday evenings.
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Researching Cemeteries X marks the spot: Researching Cemeteries Presenter: Helen Vince Discovering the graves of our ancestors can be extremely rewarding. This workshop looks at the resources available for finding those grave sites. As well as examining online resources, the workshop will provide practical tips and traps for the unwary. Are they really in the cemetery? What does the terminology mean? Are there errors on the headstones? Where: Queensland Family History Library and Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue Ave, Gaythorne, QLD 4051 When: Friday 8 June 2018 10.00 am - 11.30 am Cost: $11 member - $15 non member Book your place online at: https://www.qfhs.org.au/events/ fridays-qfhs/ The Western Echo June 2018 Page 27
Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club On Thursday, 5th July, the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club meets at the Enoggera Memorial Hall, situated at the junction of Trundle and Wardell Streets, Enoggera. The guest speaker is Margaret Morrow, a foundation member of this club, and she will talk about Camellias, touching on the history and cultivation of this plant. Camellias have become very popular. There are so many varieties with features that
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cover whatever the gardener desires e.g. shrubs, pot plants, hedges, bonsai, dwarf, etc. An added advantage is their flowering season - winter - a time when other flowering shrubs are in the process of getting ready for new growth. The flower shapes come in many forms such as flat, bowl or cup shaped. Some have large outer petals with a centre comprising of mixed petals and stamens - all set among rich green glossy leaves. Camellias produce a profusion of buds and to avoid overcrowding of the blooms it is a good idea to disbud when the buds are small so the plant can put more energy into creating well shaped flowers. The roots of camellias are close to the surface which should be kept moist bot not water-logged. This plant likes a semi-shaded position which does not receive morning sun. Petals of opening buds are often burnt by the sun.
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A stunning hedge - Camellia Japonica
Do you know that every time you drink a cup of tea, it is made from leaves of a particular camellia - Camellia Senensis ? This club meets on the first Thursday of the calendar month. Visitors and new members are most welcome. The meeting commences after morning tea which is served at 9.45 am. The hall is close to public transport and accessible by wheel chair.
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The Gap Garden Est 1963 Club Inc. Our meeting in May was well attended, with 103 members present. Our guest speaker, Cec Crees gave a very informative talk about growing orchids, which will assist all the orchid growers in the club. We are heading to Esk on Saturday 16th June to visit the Esk Garden and Lifestyle Fair organised by the Valley of the lakes garden club. There will be gardening demonstrations and over 100 stalls to keep everyone busy for the day. Plans are also under way for our July trip to the Nambour Garden Expo at the Nambour Showgrounds on Friday 13th
July, always a wonderful day to catch up with the latest in gardening information and beautiful plants to buy. Our meeting in July will be a special Friendship Day to celebrate the club’s 55th birthday, when representatives from other garden clubs in SE Qld will attend, to help us celebrate this milestone. Our next meeting is on Tuesday 26th June, when the guest speaker will be Bruce Ham talking about Easy Grow Veggies and Fruit. For more information o u r w e b s i t e i s w w w. thegapgardenclub.org.au
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Local Nut Makes Good Do you have a Macadamia tree in your backyard? Then congratulations, you are growing a plant native to Enoggera Creek catchment. Found in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales, Macadamia Nuts were one of the first indigenous native Australian plants to become a commercial crop. Named Macadamia by GermanAustralian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1857, they were traded to settlers in the 1860s by King Jacky, an Aboriginal elder of the Logan River clan. In 1888 Charles Staff planted the first commercial orchard near Lismore but it was the Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Station which saw their commercial potential encouraging planting from 1910. For most of the twentieth century, Hawaii was the world’s major grower of Macadamias with a brand called Royal Hawaiian taking America by storm in 1953. Since then Australia has overtaken Hawaii in production. South Africa is also a major grower as well as Brazil, New Zealand, Israel and several other countries. With global production of 160,000 tonnes per year, you’d think Macadamias would be safe, but not so. In fact, Macadamias are vulnerable in the wild as our forest areas shrink due to land clearing. There are four species of Macadamia. The most common is Macadamia integrifolia. Along with Macadamia tetraphylla these two varieties are grown commercially. Macadamia tetraphylla is more knobbly in appearance but tastes best. The other two varieties Macadamia jansenii and Macadamia ternifolia contain cyanide which makes them poisonous and taste bitter. All types of Macadamias are toxic to dogs.
Macadamias propagate readily but as our Save Our Waterways Now Nursery will testify, rats find them particularly delicious and will eat germinating seeds. Macadamia integrifolia can be found growing by natural recruitment in our local backyards, parks and waterways. The genus Macadamia is
Macadamia Nuts are vulnerable in the wild PHOTO: Robert Whyte
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Invariably gardens have some shaded areas, from buildings or established trees, that are difficult for growing many plants. The walking stick palm (Linospadix monostachya), which is native to the rainforests of North-east NSW and Southeast Queensland, could be just the plant to fill in that difficult shady space. Although slow growing it will reach a useful height of 3m, with a width of 2m, when mature and will make a wonderful filler pant in the right position. The dark green fronds and long, showy pendulous spikes of cream flowers followed by edible red fruit the length of the spike, will add colour across the seasons. This plant thrives in slightly acidic moist soil so adding compost to the soil prior to planting and mulching well around the plant base assists in maintaining these conditions. The site needs to be well selected since this palm does not transplant readily.
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It is also an attractive indoor plant. It is recommended that a deep pot be used. Initially this should only be three quarters filled with a good quality potting mix. As the palm grows more potting mix can be added to provide a stronger root system. Using a deep pot also reduces the number of times the plant needs to be re-potted. During the nineteenth and early twentieth century our rainforests were heavily raided for these palms which were dug up to make walking sticks. The trunks, which only have a 3cm diameter, were an ideal width for a walking stick. The roots were cut off and the swollen base of the trunk formed the knobbly handle. Since the seed take about six months to germinate and quite a period of time for the palm to reach half a metre height, regeneration is a slow process in the natural habitat. The Western Echo June 2018 Page 29
Reflections... Media Articles I recently read an article wherein a teenage lad arrived in the city to stay with his grandmother as he attended university. One day, his grandmother noticed a pair of jeans hanging up on the handle of his bedroom door. She observed he must have had some form of an accident as the knees of the jeans were just about torn up. Having been reared in an age when even hems of clothing were repaired, she was taught by her mother the art of making their own clothing and to darn the heels of socks, belonging to her father and brothers, when worn out. Seeking to assist her grandson by carrying out repairs to the kneeless jeans, she carefully selected a small basin into the leg and carried out the delicate task of bringing the tattered edges together by weaving and darning resulting in a most efficient repair. Greatly satisfied with her efforts, she ran her iron over the jeans and spread them triumphantly on his bed. Later that day he was heard to exclaim “Oh! Gran! what have you done to my most expensive item of clothing?” As one sits and observes pedestrians this passing fad is observed in a great variety of ways as I recently saw a woman wearing jeans with different shapes cut out in the legs and body area. Worn over a red coloured set of tights it looked pretty original - especially the two red hearts showing on the rear! By wearing different coloured tights, this outfit could have many changes. When writing of jeans with the knees out, I do recall that as teenagers in the 1940s many were referred to as ‘bodgies’ or ‘widgees’ because of the style of clothing worn and the length of hair. Unlike those known as skinheads, who sawed their hair off. Two of my local mates and I did wear light
blue jeans with the bottoms turned up and white t-shirts which had to be a size or two smaller than required so that every part of your torso had the appearance of being super fit. Many summer evenings were spent at Greenlanes swimming pool (now the Taylor Range Country Club) in the lower pool, where trying to chat up some local girls, we would be told “My parents said we were not to speak to you boys!” Appearance is only the front of a person, as Ron was an apprentice dental mechanic and Roy and I were both serving police cadets which did require a certain standard of behaviour. As cadets back then, where possible, we recorded our offwork movements, especially on weekends, in case the call went out for a search of some missing person. With a good head of wavy hair reaching down over the collar, I remember that following a visit by the Commissioner, my Inspector told me he suggested that cadets get a haircut, to which my chief replied, “He’s a valued member of my team and I request he leave it meantime.” I do recall many snide comments from local bus travelers to this day. My friends and I also owned one pair of skin-tight black pants to wear with blue shoes with a heavy crepe sole as the jive and quick moving dancing was making an appearance. To relieve the look of the pants being just black and to make a change, we would settle on a colour. Getting hold of a large darning needle and a length of Mum’s wool in the selected colour, we would spend time of a Saturday threading the wool in and out about a half an inch apart down the outside seam of the leg. As we hit the dance floor of the Police Youth Club building down near the Ithaca Swimming Pool, our trick with wool did create a talking point.
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by Richard Speechley
Later we all grew up, married, had a family and hopefully became worthy citizens. In the paper today I read that on the 20th June stores will be ceasing to provide ‘single-use’ plastic bags, as a means to help save the environment. Being old enough to recall life prior to the advent of plastic, vinyl etc., the problem of packaging to take certain items of food in a kit bag to Scouts camps always was a problem. Items such as powdered milk came in tins if we were not camped on a dairy farm to obtain fresh milk. Sugar (both brown and white) along with rolled oats and biscuits came in paper bags, so after being placed in a set of canisters the bags were smoothed out and kept to place some of the particular types of food in when required and then would be burnt after the bag had outlived its usefulness, leaving no trace as the campfire was covered with earth. When flour and some other items came in calico bags, after use my Mum would wash and we could carry many articles in the bags, tied off with a rubber band and fitted into our kit bag. This was especially useful with dried fruit and dry drink mix. The arrival of a Scout who had spent a deal of time in Singapore saw the introduction of stir-fry and sauces, which saw a great deal of change to camp menus. Rules required we have at least two meats and three vegetables per day
with Windsor sausage and bacon being the preferred meats and potatoes for mash, chips or scallops; cabbage for the compulsory greens and tomato with the bacon or salad. As mentioned in a previous article, my attempt to take a live rooster to camp and kept on a tether to later be killed and cooked in a camp oven never happened as it became such a well-fed pet by the boys my life would have been in jeopardy had I proceeded with my plan, so the rooster returned home only to lose his life at some later date. Another article I read recently was of the inability of young children to be able to tell the time of day on the round dial of a timepiece or clock. My mind immediately flew back to when I was a Cub Master and Scout Master all those 50-60 years ago. Being unfamiliar with programs taught these days about certain knots and square and diagonal tieing whereby we could construct all types of chariots for racing and equipment for games and camping utensils, Cubs were taught to tell the time on clocks by learning the 5 minute spaces plus the quarter and half hours as perhaps only 1 in 10 boys owned a watch and then worn only on special occasions. Very few lads aged 8 knew how to tie a shoelace, which (Continued on page 31)
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did take some time to master, being long prior to the arrival of the velcro used as fasteners in most children’s shoes these days. The teaching of Auslan (in days gone by, known as deaf/ dumb sign language) from the A, E, I, O and U vowels on the left hand, to semaphore on signal flags and the ability to relay messages meant games could be run from a distance in complete silence. Games such as sitting in a dark room with a torch to turn on when a selected time was up, or into a room with 12 to 20 items on display for a short time, then go and write a list, I felt greatly improved the minds of the many boys who passed
through. I am aware of some who became engineers, good servicemen and doctors along with a ship’s captain. Two very important events during my Scouting time will forever be etched in my memory. Firstly the day I invested an 8 year old boy into the movement with my whole pack using very basic sign language in front of his proud parents; and taking my troop to Ayers Rock for 28 days in August, including a 13 year old lad discovered with a bone cancer and passing away early in February of the following year. His family’s gratitude for helping him live life to the full, I will never forget. Indeed! Newspaper articles do get one thinking!
National Servicemen’s Association of Australia (Queensland) Inc by Dave Livett
The Association’s Brisbane North West branch meets on the third Sunday of every month at Gaythorne RSL, commencing 10.15 a.m. Following the meeting there is the opportunity to lunch in the friendly atmosphere of the RSL bistro. NSAA exists for the benefit, welfare and social contact of Australian ‘nashos’ who served in either of the two schemes operating between 1951 and 1973 and wives/widows thereof. Conscripts who served countries other than Australia may join as associate members. To find a branch near you; to learn the benefits of joining the Association, or to apply for both medals to which all Australian former nashos are entitled, phone 33241277 or scroll web page www.nashoqld.org.au. For more information on Brisbane North West branch phone Dave 33663191.
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