The
July 2021 ISSN 1327-676X
Western Echo Western
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Happy 100th Birthday Shirley!
Shirley Davison a Carinity Hilltop - Kelvin Grove, aged care resident celebrated her 100th birthday on June 25. Shirley, a mother of three, grandmother to five and great grandmother to four has had a long and eventful life and seen many changes over the past 100 years. She is an avid reader and keen sports fan - particularly tennis and rugby league. Many happy returns Shirley - and we hope you had a wonderful birthday. Story Page 3
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ADVERTISER’S DIRECTORY MUSIC TUITION
ACCOUNTANT R G Goodman Phone: 3289 1700 pg 14
AUTO AIR CONDITIONING Wyatt Automotive Phone: 3300 2077
pg 8
BATHROOMS Steve Froggatt Phone: 0402 730 177 pg 11
BEAUTY The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32
BISTRO/CAFE Angel & Bear Bistro T h e G a p Vi l l a g e
pg 20
BRICKLAYING PAVING Inness Green Phone: 3300 1555 pg 25
CHOIR/CHORAL Voices of Birralee Phone: 3367 1001 pg 12 CLUBS/GROUPS Taylor Range Country Club Phone:3366 1560 pg 9
COMMUNITY SERVICES Communify Phone: 3368 3723
pg 17
GARDENING Good Deal Mowing Phone: 0439 734 142 pg 25
GUTTER VACUUM Big Boys Gutter Vacuum Phone: 0407 737 400 pg 11
LAWYERS Hollingworth & Spencer Phone: 3123 5700 pg 14
MASSAGE Bernard Evens Remedial & Sports Phone: 3366 9997 pg 16
MEDICAL CENTRE Keperra Family Practice Phone: 3351 0323 pg 16
MORTGAGE ADVISOR Mortgage Choice Ashgrove Phone: 3463 0500 pg 10
The Gap Piano Studio Phone: 3166 8353 pg 23
PHARMACY The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32
PLUMBER Pandanus Contractors Phone: 3300 3934 pg 25 Plumbers We Are Phone: 3351 0016 pg 25
POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT Jonty Bush Phone: 3554 9100
pg 5
Cr. Steven Toomey Phone: 3407 1900 pg 4
PRINTER CARTRIDGES
VETERINARIAN
Cartridge World Ashgrove Phone: 3366 5111 pg 14
The Gap Veterinary Clinic Phone: 3300 1533 pg 15
REAL ESTATE Brisbane Inner West Realty Phone: 0417 756 280 pg 1 & 7 Harcourts Inner West Phone: 3511 0666 pg 10
RESTAURANT La Belle Vie - Bardon Phone: 0435 200 282 pg 13 SHOPPING CENTRE The Gap Shopping Village Phone: 3300 3377 pg 11 TYRE & MECHANICAL Wyatt Automotive Phone: 3300 2077 pg 8
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VOLUNTEER DRIVERS MAY BE NEEDED SHORTLY We are anticipating a need for more volunteer drivers. It can be for as little as a few hours each month. We deliver each morning: Monday to Friday, from around 9.30am until noon.
Can you help us? If you are interested, please phone Carolyn on 3366 4299 between the hours of 8.00am and noon.
Ashgrove Meals on Wheels 524 Waterworks Road
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WALKING FOOTBALL Walking Football Brisbane Phone: 0432 967 829 pg 26
WEIGHT LOSS Winning with Food Phone: 0403 085 640 pg 16
WORLD EMBROIDERY DAY Embroiderers' Guild Qld Sunday 25 July 2021 pg 8
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Kelvin Grove great-grandmother turns 100 Shirley Davison reckons the secret to reaching 100 years of age is “good luck and good genes.” The avid sports fan and bookworm, who lives at the Carinity Hilltop aged care community in Kelvin Grove, turned 100 on 25 June. The oldest of three siblings, she was born Shirley Flower in Camden, an outer suburb of Sydney, in 1921. Her father was a banker so Shirley moved around country New South Wales a lot when she was a child. Shirley went to boarding school in Gunnedah, which she enjoyed. She recalls being a good student who relished learning new things. Like her father, Shirley worked in the banking industry as a bank clerk, but she didn’t really enjoy it, so she undertook secretarial work for a solicitor which was much to her liking. The days were long for
Shirley during World War II. After working her day job, she would undertake farming duties. “During the war I continued to work as a bank clerk but after hours I worked harvesting hay as the men were all away at war. I enjoyed the work a lot. It was fun,” Shirley recalls. Shirley’s fiancée, an Australian Army soldier, sadly passed away during World War II. Soon after, Shirley met her future husband Clifford Davison and the couple lived in Sydney. They had three children – two sons and a daughter – and Shirley also has five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. “I am very fond of my family and friends. I have very loving and supportive family and friends,” Shirley said. Shirley, who moved to
Carinity Hilltop aged care resident Shirley Davison celebrated her 100th birthday on June 25.
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Brisbane from Nowra around 20 years ago, loves watching sport. You will often find her in front of a television enjoying a game of rugby league. “Even though I was born in New South Wales, I am a Queensland State of Origin supporter now. It is because I became a fan of Johnathan Thurston when I moved here,” Shirley explains. “I enjoy watching football and tennis too, especially Roger Federer.” Shirley is also an avid reader who enjoys historical
novels and Agatha Christie mysteries. She has many other favourite authors and will try any book recommended to her. “I have always enjoyed reading and consider myself to be very well read of all sorts of genres,” Shirley said. When asked what she thinks the secret to living a long life is, Shirley replied: “I think it’s is a combination of good luck and good genes. Most of all, have fun.” Shirley was inducted into the Carinity 100 Club for centenarians on her birthday.
Inside the July Issue...
Arana VIEW Club...........................................................30 Art in Bark Assoc......................................................................25 Ashgrove Forum..................................................................21 Ashgrove Historical Society...........................................9 Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club...........................................26 Brisbane Tramway Museum..................................................31 Chess T’Minit.......................................................................27 Embroiderers' Guild of Qld...............................................19 Enoggera Historical Society............................................24 Men of the Trees...............................................................30 Mitchelton Garden Club................................................28 National Seniors Association The Gap/Ashgrove...........................12 National Tree Day SOWN and PPNN.............................24 Norths "Eagles" Hockey Club.............................................27 Paten Park Native Nursery (PPNN).............................................28 Picabeen Community Association.........................................31 Principal’s Points..............................................................22 ; 23 & 25 RNA Queensland Show - Ekka...............................................18 Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap..................................10 Serenata Singers..............................................................21 SOWN (Save Our Waterways Now)...........................................29 State Update - Jonty Bush - Member for Cooper.....................5 The Gap Garden Club..............................................................29 The Gap Historical Society...............................................16 The Gap Neighbourhood Watch.............................................6 The Gap Probus Club.............................................................11 The Gap RSL Sub Branch......................................................8 Voices of Birralee..............................................................12 Ward Happenings.........................................................................4 The Western Echo July 2021 Page 3
WARD HAPPENINGS WITH
Cr Steven Toomey
Councillor for The Gap Ward The Gap Ward 2020-2021 Budget Year
The Schrinner Council has provided support to many community groups during the COVID19 pandemic. This support has enabled our community and sporting groups to continue to operate over the past year. Very early we suspended large item collections across Brisbane, during the pandemic this would have put the collection crews at risk of COVID19, these diverted financial resources benefitted community groups such as the Brisbane Tramway Museum, the Girl Guides and Scouts, The Gap Football Club, Arana Contract Bridge Club and Communify. As we move out of COVID19 the Schrinner Council has taken action to support local business through the recovery by suspending small business fees, turning off parking meters, increasing deep cleaning for public transport and changing procurement requirements to preference local traders, contractors and suppliers. In the 2020-21 Financial year the Schrinner Council has invested over $680Million on suburban services and infrastructure across Brisbane. We are doing our part to ensure Brisbane’s economy is healthy and ready to prosper as we exit the COVID19 pandemic. This year, one of the many projects the Schrinner Council completed, was the Beech Street Pedestrian Bridge Project that connected a link across Cedar Creek to the local schools and residents to local amenities. Over 30 roads were resurfaced throughout the ward as well as active travel links and the continuation of the Keperra connected footpath program. You can view the 2020/21 completed projects map on my webpage www.steventoomey.com.au
Green Happenings in The Gap Ward The Schrinner Council continues its commitment to support over 30 registered bush care groups in every suburb throughout the ward. These groups are funded via the Habitat Brisbane Program and it is our goal to grow and connect our natural areas to protect our rich and unique biodiversity. I would like to thank all of our volunteers who dedicate their free time to work along our waterways through Enoggera and Kedron Brook catchments. The financial year 2020-2021 work has continued to rehabilitate the Keperra Saddle. The acquisition of property in O’Quinn Road is part of our program to increase bushland habitat and the City’s biodiversity. The Schrinner Council is dedicated to ensuring the Green Future Fund will continue to support our Green Suburbs Program.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of this budget please do not hesitate to contact me at the ward office.
L-R: Cr Steve Toomey, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner & Ferny Grove State School students at the opening of the Beech Street Bridge
Corbie Street Bushcare Group Ashgrove
Community Corners Saturday 24 July 2021
Bring along your current or recent rates notice to receive your voucher for two free trees from Paten Park Native Nursery, 57 Paten Road, The Gap. • 9–10am Harry Street– Outside Coles Shopping Centre, Ashgrove • 10:30–11:30am Waterworks Rd The Gap – Footpath Craig Ray Solicitors, The Gap Village Shopping Centre • 12:30–1:30pm McGinn Road & Archdale Road – Ferny Grove Shopping Centre • 2–3pm Dallas Parade, Keperra
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SATURDAY 17 JULY Stalls from 10am | Speakers from 11am
Jonty’s Eco Forum The Gap State Primary School 1111 Waterworks Road, The Gap Towards net zero: sustainable and local action Hosted by Jonty Bush MP, Member for Cooper cooper@parliament.qld.gov.au 07 3554 9100
Special Guest Meaghan Scanlon, Minister for Environment Keynote Speaker Jerry Coleby-Williams Panel Discussion with speakers including the Clarke Brothers Wide range of stalls, exhibits and workshops from ecoBiz, Substation 33, Wacky Wildlife Sisters, Boomerang Bags, SOWN, Paten Park, Smart Grid Solutions and more! Bring along electronic waste and pool inflatables to the recycling stations! website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
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Neighbourhood Watch The Gap 4061 Break-in to Unit and Accommodation Unit Garages – Acting Sargent Paul Bagnell Inner West Police wish to advise residents that there has recently been an increase in the number of incidents where thieves have gained unlawful access to open and secure car parks of unit complexes and apartment blocks in Inner West suburbs. The thieves are generally entering the garage area by sneaking in through an open garage door. In some cases, the thieves have used physical force to break the padlock or have been simply able to enter the storage area or vehicle due to it being left unlocked. Items being targeted include: Bicycles, vehicle registration plates, tools, sporting equipment, luggage, personal documentation and household items. Police recommend the following for GARAGE AND VEHICLE SECURITY TIPS: • Avoid storing excess belongings piled up in unsecured garage areas • Property located in storage cages should be hidden from view by using screening material
• Use a quality padlock attached to a strong thick metal chain to limit the success of bolt cutters • Always secure your bicycle and/or motorbike to something solid • Never leave valuables in your vehicle including your garage door remote. • Always lock your vehicle • Check the garage door is closed completely so potential offenders can’t sneak in • Beware of any suspicious behaviour and report it to the police or building manager • If you’re accessing the complex and a stranger approaches for entry, don’t allow them in. If you feel confident, ask them about the purpose of their visit and refer them to the building manager • If a stranger requests entry through the intercom system, don’t allow them access to the building • Legitimate visitors may still be potential offenders. Avoid allowing them unsupervised access to communal areas of the building. You are responsible for your visitors. • Close any communal doors that are open and unattended • Don’t prop doors open
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• Don’t lend keys to alert to anything out of the anyone. ordinary as often this kind of If you and your neighbour information about suspicious are aware of one another’s incidents has helped avert general habits, you can help many break-ins and deterred prevent crime by being offenders. Your Suburb, Your Home, Your Family, Your Community 4061 www.fb.com/neighbourhoodwatchthegap neighbourhoodwatchthegap@yahoo.com.au www.nhwq4061.com
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The Gap Sub-Branch RSL Why an RSL ? It was pretty simple really. In 1916 troops returning from WWI wanted to preserve the spirit of mate-ship formed amidst the carnage and horror of battle, to honour the memory of the fallen and most importantly to help each other whenever required. This was the start of the concept of “welfare”. Originally called the Returned Sailors and Solders Imperial League of Australia ( RSSILA ), over the years and with several name changes, it has become today’s Returned Services League of Australia, our RSL. The underlying philosophy of the League is mate-ship and this is as true now as it was in 1916. In 1916, there was no formal government welfare service for veterans and the RSL committed itself to provide for the sick, wounded and needy among those that
had served including their dependants: ie Welfare
What does the RSL do now? Still the same. The emphasis is still on welfare. This welfare ranges from the 28 or so large nursing and retirement homes run by the RSL, to the personal one-onone welfare activities at the branch level.
Like many an organisation the RSL’s major asset is its people and this is no more evident than at the branch level, and a good example is our Welfare Officer Mrs Karen Minns. Karen and her team are constantly checking on the well-being of our elderly members, including our beloved War Widows, contacting family and friends of deceased members, chasing
Shoulder to shoulder, Always
medical appointments, and social services; in other words helping any or all in need,even if they are not members of the RSL. If we can’t help, we will refer you to someone who can. Pretty simple really. Lest WE Forget Pictured left to right, Welfare Officer, Mrs Karen Minns, briefing President David Esler and Secretary Mrs Susan Le Rossingol on current welfare activities
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We welcome Drew to our team at Wyatt Automotive. Drew has worked in the industry since 1989, 28 of those years with roadside assist. You will All RACQ your motoring needs find Drew at the reception, come and undersayone roof G’day
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Ashgrove Historical Society Ashgrove Historical Society’s next meeting will be held at Ashgrove Library on 7 August at 10am. If you would like to attend, pleased be aware that, in accordance with the Queensland government’s COVID-19 restrictions, you need to book. To find out the topic for the presentation and to register your attendance, please contact the secretary, Julie, at ahs.secretary@bigpond.com or call 3366 4621. Ashgrove War Memorial Playground and Child Care Centre The roots of what is now known as Ashgrove Memorial Community Kindergarten stem from a public meeting held on 27 March 1945. There were hopes to establish a community playground in Ashgrove on the same lines as the ones in Paddington and Spring Hill which were very popular. In 1946, the Ashgrove Playground Association was canvassing door-to-door to raise initial funds for a child welfare centre near Kadanga Street. However, plans were being hampered by the fact that members of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) were on the committee. [Following WW2, many citizens feared that communism would undermine Australian plans for a peaceful and secure future. Having communists on the committee severely affected the public’s support]. A motion at the October 1948 meeting, asking the CPA members to resign, was carried 8 votes to 4 with two members abstaining. When the communists refused to resign, Mr Morris (MLA, Member for Enoggera and committee member) gave notice that at the next meeting on 2 November, he would move that the committee disband, and that certain persons be appointed trustees until the committee was reformed without CPA members. Subsequently all positions were declared vacant at the November meeting. The resolution was passed and four people left the hall (though not quietly according to a Courier Mail report). New officials and a committee were elected and a new constitution was written, excluding members of the CPA from membership. Once the communist issue was addressed, public support increased and progress was made. An interim child-care centre opened in the Ashgrove Avenue Methodist Church hall on 25 February 1949. It operated on Fridays with facilities for 30 children. In August 1950, the foundations for the Ashgrove War Memorial Playground and Child Care Centre were laid. A group of volunteers constructed a brick and timber building near Kadanga Street. The two-storey centre contained a kitchen, playrooms, laundries and lockers. The Courier Mail reported that the centre was being built as a war memorial. The development of ‘living memorials’ was gathering momentum at the time and was seen as a more fitting way to honour those who gave their lives whilst serving their country. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
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The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/ The Gap
CARMEN BRIGGS Number 1 Agent in The Gap Awarded the Number 1 Agent for Harcourts Queensland 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2018/2019 CONTACT CARMEN Real Estate Agent | Justice of the Peace M 0418 742 511 P 3505 4444 carmen.briggs@harcourtssolutions.com.au www.carmenbriggs.harcourts.com.au Harcourts Solutions Group The Gap • Inner City • MItchelton • Everton Park
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This is the start of another Rotary year for the Ashgrove/ The Gap Rotary Club under the guidance of newly inducted President Peter Kamau and his Board. It is to be hoped that this coming year will be more settled than the last and life can achieve some normality. Last year the club donated some $22,800 to various community organisations both local and overseas. We joined forces with The Gap Neighbourhood Watch group and have available “Safety Bag Tags” for all students in our local schools. These Tags contain contact details and help lines for children who may be feeling stress from bullying, relationship problems, harassment or home problems. This project was supported by our Federal and State Members, Julian Simmonds and Jonty Bush’s predecessor Kate Jones. We plan to hold the GRIPPS concert later in the year, “Carols in the Park” if possible and of course the Santa Sleigh in December. Naturally, Rotary would not be complete without our popular raffles, Father’s Day, Christmas and Easter. We also maintain our “Facebook” page and web site. www. rotaryashgrovethegap.org.au Mitch Koroloff - Immediate Past President
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The Probus Club of The Gap The guest speaker at the June meeting was Sara-Jane Dean, from the Australian Institute of Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Queensland, supported on her very first public presentation by her colleague Kamyra Laurenson, IMB’s Director of Advancement. Sara-Jane gave us a fascinating verbal and visual tour of the research, and pointed out that we could book a real-life tour of the labs if we wished (full personal protective equipment needed). In search of further intellectual stimulation (hah!) a doughty team of six members competed in the annual Probus Inter-club trivia competition, and were not disgraced (or successful, either). After the first hour of questions, and the generous morning we were just starting on the second half when two brand-new club members pitchforked into the team at the last minute due to the illness of others suddenly realised that they had studied obstetrics together at St Margaret’s in Darlinghurst, Sydney, in 1968/69. They had been friends, gone their own ways through life, and now met for the first time in over fifty years. How’s that for Fun and Friendship? A more relaxed outing saw us take ourselves to Bellbird Grove for a picnic on a delightful sunny day, and enjoy some peaceful quiet conversation. Our next guest speaker will be Rodney McDonald of Queensland Fire and Rescue, who will talk about safety assessments and fire precautions. Especially relevant in winter with heaters and electric blankets going. The club program for the year includes more guest speakers, outings, dine-outs, and small social events. More information at https://www.probussouthpacific.org/microsites/ thegapc/ If you are interested in joining Probus, or just giving it a try, we would welcome your enquiry. Just call our Membership Officer Rhoda on 0409 484 219. Places are available – no waiting list – and we’d love to put you on the mailing list and include you in the clubbishness!
Show Dates 5 July - Puppet Show 19 July - Magic Show 2 August - Balloon Twisting 16 August - Arts & Crafts 30 August - Pin Wheel Making
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Call Maurie on 0407
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Think Fun, Think Sing, Think Birralee Recycled! Vo i c e s o f B i r r a l e e is delighted to announce the renaissance of its adult community choir, Birralee Recycled. 2021 will mark the 5th season for this giveit-a-go adult community choir project which brings together people of varied experience in an encouraging and fun environment. 2020 presented significant challenges to the world and clearly showed the human need for positivity and connection, singing in a choir provides both according to Voices of Birralee’s newly appointed Artistic Director, Paul Holley OAM. “The mental health benefits of singing are considerable and at Voices of Birralee we provide a safe
space for members to enjoy the camaraderie, creativity and sense of belonging that choir life offers”, said Mr Holley. He added that the happiness all our singers feel when working together and delivering their music is worth bottling and recycling. “We are also encouraging young people to join for our semester two intake as we have limited vacancies in our training choirs and signature children’s choir. It is a great time to join us and reap the singing rewards as we move into the next part of the year and beyond”, said Mr Holley. Birralee Recycled will be once again led by renowned Brisbane-based conductor, Peter Ingram and will run over
seven weeks commencing Monday 16 August, with the performance on 17 October 2021. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7-9pm at Windsor State
School. More information on all Voices of Birralee programs is available on www.birralee.org or by calling the Voices of Birralee office on 3367 1001.
The Gap/Ashgrove National Seniors Association
Despite the cold winter change that we have had, The Gap/ Ashgrove National Seniors Association are back having fun. We have moved our meetings to the Red Hill Community Sports Club (next to the Broncos club & part of the Bowling Club). We meet once a month, on the third Tuesday at 9.30am for a 10 am start Some of our recent trips have been a Champagne BBQ at Slaughter Falls, & a bus trip to the Caboolture Historical Village, & of course our regular enjoyable get-together over lunch at The Gap Tavern. 16th July will be our “Christmas in July” bus trip to the Lockyer Valley, where we will enjoy some country hospitality at the Queensland National hotel. Look forward to meeting you at our next meeting on 20th July! If you have any queries, please give Helen a call on 0409 878 089.
Quote of the Day Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas A. Edison The Western Echo July 2021 Page 12
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Queensland Health Congratulates their Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, who Queensland Health and Queenslanders statewide have come to recognise Dr Young as the woman who has steered the state safely through the COVID-19 pandemic. From press conferences to radio, Dr Young has been a source of confidence and calm during an unprecedented time. Over her 16 years as Chief Health Officer, Dr Young has advised Queensland through natural disasters including Tropical Cyclones Larry and Yasi and the 2010-11 floods. She has tackled record-breaking influenza seasons, threats of MERS, swine flu and dengue fever as well as climbing obesity rates. Her Majesty the Queen has approved Dr Young’s appointment to become the next Governor of Queensland where she will continue to serve Queenslanders. She will be sworn in on November 1. “This is an enormous honour and one I am so pleased to accept...I have been truly privileged to remain as Queensland’s Chief Health Officer over the last 16 years and I believe we have achieved so much,” Dr Young said. “It will be a real privilege to go across our wonderful state and talk to Queenslanders throughout the state because it has been Queenslanders who have done this over the last 18 months. They have given up so much for us to be where we are and for me to have that true honour and privilege to go out and talk to people is unbelievable.” website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
Introducing Dr’s Rob Wilkinson and Luken Rijnbout It gives me great pleasure to introduce you our new veterinarians at The Gap Veterinary Surgery, Dr’s Robert Wilkinson and Luken Rinjbout. I have spent a protracted period of time hand picking veterinarians with the technical skill, clinical experience, compassion and good humour that our patients and clients deserve. It has been worth the wait. Rob graduated from the University of Queensland Bachelor of Science program in 2006 with majors in Zoology and Entomology. He graduated from the Veterinary Science program in 2011 and started his career in Bundaberg. Over Gap Vet Doctors - (Left to right) Rob, Scott and Luken his three years there, he developed a passion for surgery and anaesthesia, which were put to good use when he returned to Brisbane to work as an overnight emergency veterinarian. From here he returned to daylight small animal practice, where he has been ever since. In 2019 he started a Master’s degree through the University of Edinburgh in the area of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. In 2021 Rob applied to join the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Outside of being a vet, Rob likes scuba diving, camping, DIY and spending time with his kids. Luken is a Brisbane boy who left home for adventure and whimsy in Far North Queensland over a decade ago, graduating with a Veterinary Science degree from James Cook University in 2012. Enamoured with the charms of FNQ, he stayed on and worked in many towns both as a full time clinician and as a locum (which he insists makes him a wandering gunslinger vet for hire). After recently realising he had been away for so long that he now referred to it as ‘Brisvegas’, he has hurried back to reacquaint himself with his hometown, with two cats, one dog, and a muscovy duck in tow. Luken enjoys soft tissue surgery and has a penchant for good long yarns during routine pet vaccinations. He was recently voted ‘best hair in the clinic’, though there seems to be confusion amongst the other staff as to when this poll took place. I’m proud of our team of vets and nurses – come and meet us!
Regards, Scott
Services we offer :-
• Veterinary treatments, surgery and hospitalisation • Small animal Dentistry • Veterinary diagnostic pathology and radiology • Sales of Pet products, food and accessories • PennHIP scheme accreditation • Cat Boarding • Loads of friendly advice!
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The Gap Historical Society Inc.
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COMING OF AGE... Some 21 years ago in July 2000, following the printing of Richard Speechley’s Reflections articles in The Western Echo over a number of years which gleaned a faithful and interested following, a group of dedicated Gap residents got together and decided that the unique history of this suburb was worth researching and preserving for the benefit of future generations. The Gap Historical Society Inc. was born, under the Presidency of founder and local historian Richard Speechley, with over 70 members signing up. Many early members were direct descendants of families who first settled in The Gap back in the 1800’s, and there were several founding families whose children married the children of other founding families. It is pleasing to note that quite a few of the foundation members are still active within the society. From its humble beginnings, the society quickly set about the task of gathering, recording and preserving The Gap history. Families provided hundred of photos to the collection, research was carried out – some of which depended purely on peoples’ memories – and gradually the history was committed to paper. Richard Speechley will be well-known to Echo readers for his long-running series of ‘Reflections’ which told The Gap story. The society was responsible for a number of public displays, one in particular at The Gap Village where a photo display was presented for several days so newer residents could gain an insight into the suburb they now called home. In 2017, the society commenced the development of its website, making The Gap history available to a wider audience. Several hundred photos, accompanied by historical information, became available at the touch of a button. The website is: www.thegaphistory.com. The society will commemorate its 21st Birthday with a special Annual General Meeting coupled with a BBQ luncheon to be hosted by Vice President George Stoddart. This meeting will be held on Saturday 24th July commencing at 11.00 am. Past members are very welcome to attend and catch up with other members. However, for catering purposes, if you wish to come along, please ring me, Don Willsher, on 0408 012 689 before Wednesday 21st July.
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Ombudsman launches mental health program awareness campaign A national awareness campaign about a free tailored mental health support service for small business owners has begun, amid new research revealing the emotional toll on small business owners during the past year. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says the awareness campaign will raise awareness about Beyond Blue’s New Access for Small Business Owners program, which offers free one-onone telehealth sessions with specially trained mental health coaches. “It is vital small business owners know that help is available if they need it” Mr Billson says. “New Access for Small Business Owners offers free one-on-one telehealth sessions with specially trained mental health coaches providing evidence-based advice on strategies for managing stress.
“Crucially, the New Access for Small Business Owners program is delivered by coaches that have experience in small business. It really helps to know that the person you’re speaking with understands what it takes to run a small business. “We know many small business owners have been hit hard throughout the pandemic, particularly with going in and out of lockdowns and restrictions, and that has understandably taken a toll. “New research released by Xero has found almost 7 out of 10 (68%) of 500 small business owners surveyed reported the past 12 months have been more emotionally draining than any other year they’ve been in business. “It also found small business leaders have collectively lost more than eight million hours of sleep each week due to the demands of running their small business. Trouble sleeping can be a sign of stress.
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“It’s important small business owners understand if they look after their mental health, they can also help their business. “Our My Business Health web portal is an excellent support tool for small business owners and it links with the New Access for Small Business Owners program,
while also providing easyto-read, practical tips on the day-to-day tasks of running a small business.” B e y o n d B l u e ’s N e w Access for Small Business Owners program is available now. Visit My Business Health at mybusinesshealth. gov.au
What you can expect during the program
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Comeback Ekka — The Ekka is back! After such a challenging year, the Royal Queensland Show look forward to bringing you a COVID Safe event for the community to enjoy The Ekka will be the biggest event staged in Queensland since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since December 2020, they have worked very closely with Queensland Health to safely bring the country and city back together. There is wonderful community sentiment for the show, which has been held annually since 1876, with the exception of 2020. Exhibitors, competitors and the public can’t wait for
the historic 'Comeback Ekka'. All the unique Ekka traditions the public know and love will be back. The Ekka showcases the best of Queensland, attracting more than 21,000 competition entries from woodchop to giant vegetables, 10,000 animals from beef cattle to cats and dogs, world-class live entertainment, awardwinning food and wine, carnival rides and showbags, family shopping, educational activities and much more. Competitions, exhibits, animals, food, sideshow alley, kids’ carnival, fashion parades, showbags and entertainment will be on offer once again.
To ensure we can all come back together safely again a series of COVID Safe measures will be introduced. Since last year the RNA has been working closely with Queensland Health and there are a series of measures we will introduce this year to ensure the people of Queensland come back together safely. These include: Capped daily numbers Online tickets only Real time crowd monitoring – indoor pavilions Roving COVID Safe Marshalls Increased hygiene and cleaning measures High touch areas – round the clock cleaning by Hygiene Officers More than 70 per cent of Ekka is outdoors, from our main arena to baby animal nursery, sideshow alley, kids’ carnival areas and many competition venues, which are not subject to the indoor number restrictions. The 2021 Ekka will take place from 7 to 15 August – with the Ekka Public Holiday on Wednesday 11 August.
The biggest change at Ekka this year will be how people can buy their admission tickets – you must buy your tickets online. There will be no tickets on sale at the gate. To ensure RNA manage capped daily numbers, the public must nominate the day they wish to come to the show and disclose full details for contact tracing. The RNA will always act in the best interests of public health, which has been their top priority in planning this Comeback Ekka. It is also up to the community to do the right thing too, so if you are feeling unwell and displaying COVID-like symptoms please, don’t come to the 2021 Comeback Ekka. The RNA is delighted to be able to bring the country and the city together again at this year’s Comeback Ekka. After its historic cancellation last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the "People’s Show" is back and organisers have planned a COVID Safe event for the whole community to enjoy. Make sure to secure your tickets online - visit www. ekka.com.au
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Celebrate World Embroidery Day at The Embroiderers’ Guild, Queensland Inc. Proudly sponsored by
149 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
Sunday, 25 July 2021
World Embroidery Day was first celebrated in 2011, in Vismarlõv, Sweden. It was spearheaded by a local group of Broderiakaemin (Sweden’s Embroidery Guild), which took the initiative to plan and create a special day to celebrate embroidery. That day, now called World Embroidery Day, is 30 July and The Embroiderers’ Guild, Qld will celebrate it this year on Sunday 25 July.
Come and enjoy our heritage-listed building and experience
• Embroidery treasures from around the World • Demonstrations • Secondhand Rose stall – great opportunity to add to your stash • Gifts for sale • Free stitchery gift pack • Raffle drawn on the day
Two sessions are available — bookings are essential
Session 1: 10.30 am – 12 noon Session 2: 1.30 pm – 3.00pm
To reserve your place at this free event :-
Email info@embroiderersguildqld.org.au and provide your name, preferred session and contact details. Privacy is protected.
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
As the COVID-19 situation is changeable, applicable Queensland and Federal restrictions valid on Sunday 25 July 2021, will be applied. If you wish to wear a mask, even when not required by law, this will be quite acceptable. Refreshments will not be available. For any changes, contact info@embroiderersguildqd.org.au or check our website embroiderersguildqld.org.au
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Mobility issues
The Guild is a two-level, heritage-listed building. The majority of activities are on the ground floor, but wheelchair access is difficult and is not recommended. Parking and how to get to 149 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley Free parking is available on Sundays in the nearby streets. The Guild is a 5-minute walk from the Brunswick Street train station and a bus stop is close. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
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The Gap Celebrates Daniel's 75th Birthday Happy Birthday Daniel, Big 75! Daniel and Phy Celebrated at their Angel & Bear Bistro on the afternoon of 15 June from 2pm to 4pm. Patrons and friends were treated to free entertainment for the kids, live music and a statuesque croquembouche birthday 'cake' – made by Daniel himself - to celebrate! Daniel and Phy would like to thank The Gap patrons, for the great support of Angel & Bear Patissorie Bistro. Those attending enjoyed the live music supplied by vocalist/guitarist Tané-Rua Beatty-Smith and flautist Isabel Yamazaki, balloon twisting – with a few pops and explosions and offerings of free croquenbouche & coffee. Phy arranged a magnificent floral arrangement (featuring
‘flowers’ created from banknotes) from Kay at Woody Pear Florist, which was utterly stunning.
Angel & Bear's Phy and Daniel celebrating Daniel's 75th
Amnesty International Amnesty International This extremely vulnerable
defines a refugee as a person who has fled their own country because they are at risk of serious human rights violations and persecution there. The risks to their safety and life are so great that they feel they have no choice but to leave and seek safety outside their country because their own government cannot or will not protect them from those dangers. While they have the right to international protection, unfortunately after taking the difficult decision to leave their own country in search of safety and security, many are faced with on-going danger, persecution and in particular detention from authorities.
group of people faces these circumstances without the support systems that most of us take for granted, such as friends, family or community. With the growing number of refugees around the world, it is all too easy to dehumanize these people, which leads at best to lack of sympathy for their plight, and at worst to racism and xenophobia. However, we should be directing our attention to the causes that drive refugees to leave their homes and what governments can do to help. We must make sure that all refugees are safe and protected. The Helen Black Amnesty International group meet
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between 9-11am on the second Monday morning of the month in The Gap and would love to hear from anyone interested in joining the group. Please contact Di on 33001861.
The Ashgrove Amnesty International group meets on the first and third evenings of the month and can be contacted by calling Sally on 3366 2046 or 0476 006 990.
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Serenata Celebrates! The Serenata Singers presented a belated 50th anniversary concert for family, friends and former members of the choir at The Gap Uniting Church on Saturday afternoon, 29 May 2021. In 1970, The Gap and District Musical Society
was founded. In 2020, it achieved its 50th anniversary
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For more information on Forum Communicators public speaking association, please visit the website www. beconfident.org.au The 2021 Annual General Meeting of Ashgrove Forum Club was held on 16 June. Unlike the 2020 AGM, which was held via the Zoom platform due to the Covid-19 restrictions, this year members could attend in person. In her Report, outgoing President Ronda Nix OAM outlined the many challenges Covid-19 presented to a public speaking club such as
Forum in the past year and congratulated members on their resourcefulness. The incoming office bearers for the next 12 months are: President Carmel Towler, Vice-President Ann Davies, Ronda Nix Secretary, while Willo Riley will remain as Treasurer. Following the AGM, the 953rd General Meeting of Ashgrove Forum was held, during which the Incoming President Carmel outlined the speaking program she has drawn up for the first six months of her tenure. Members are sure to be
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under the name Serenata Singers. Just as activities to observe the occasion were being planned, COVID-19 arrived in Australia and it became necessary to defer any celebrations. Indeed, 2020 saw the choir cancel all its scheduled performances. Better late than never! The choir was keen to return to performing and relished the opportunity to sing in front of an appreciative audience. Under a slide show of photos from the choir’s history, the choir presented a varied program of medleys from Broadway musicals, folk and rock songs. A highlight was the choir’s performance of “Singing with Friends”, an original composition composed for
the choir by Lynette Reville. Guest performances included a violin solo by Ran Luo, a saxophone number from Angus Campbell, and a piano duet by Lois Cutmore and Alison Siemon. The audience joined in enthusiastically with the community sing-a-long numbers. After the concert, there was a ceremonial cutting of the anniversary cake and much conversation and catching up over coffee, tea and cakes (following COVID-safe guidelines of course). A chronology/history of the choir and photos/ images from past years can be accessed on the choir ’s website (https:// serenatasingers.org.au/).
extended and challenged to improve during the coming session. Ashgrove Members will be joining with members of other Forum Clubs for lunch on 29th July in Cleveland to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the formation of Forum as a public speaking organisation. A member representing each of the Forum Clubs in attendance will speak on the topic “The Age of Wisdom”. The Forum Public Speaking Bursary applications closed on 2 June and are currently being
assessed by a panel of three Forum Members. The 2021 winner, who will receive $1000.00, will be announced in mid-July. The next meeting of Ashgrove Forum Club, the 954th General Meeting of the club, will be held on Wednesday 21st July at 6.30pm, in the Ashgrove Library meeting rooms at 87 Amarina Avenue, Ashgrove. Visitors and prospective members are always welcome to attend Ashgrove Forum meetings without obligation. For enquiries, please ring 0409 615 514.
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It always seems impossible, until it is done. - Nelson Mandela The Western Echo July 2021 Page 21
.....Principal's Points.......Principal's Points...... Payne Road State School 50TH SCHOOL FAIR – A RESOUNDING SUCCESS Along the journey of our great state school – our deep core values have continued to move us forward – Creativity, Celebration, Collaboration, Curiosity, and Excellence – and these were in abundance at our 50th School Fair! So what has endured since day 1 in 1970? To support our values, our great school motto has endured – AIM EVER HIGHER - formulated in our foundation year, with 88 students and with founding Principal Clive Cook, in Australia’s Bicentennial Year. The school was built on farmland owned by the Murray family, it had previously hosted a Circus, and maypole dancing was a feature for our locals. We were initially called the Gap South SS but this was quickly changed to our distinctive Payne Road SS – and Mr Cook proudly painted the school sign himself. 50 years on, we have a flashy and creative electronic sign that illuminates and advertises from our front gate! An amazing contribution by our always very passionate P&C Community – who continue to be our intimate partners. 50 years on, our staff continues to work collaboratively and deliberately for one common cause – our students’ learning and wellbeing! So what has evolved since 1970? Here we celebrate in a myriad of ways: From clunky hand held bell, to electronic bell, to today’s musical bells with tunes that calm the senses!
From 30 school rules to 3, with proactive socialemotional programs that promote student wellbeing, and supported by our new P&C Wellbeing Committee. From exercise books covered in brown paper, to today’s accommodating speech to text technologies – and our online learning platforms during COVID! From those emerging computer labs to today’s accessible ipads, coding and microbits, spheros and dash robots that stretch us in STEM. From observing Mt Coot-Tha’s 3 Towers to our STEM Club showcasing their 3 Towers Designs at the Queensland CurioCity Festival, and now located in our new Yugari Muk Garden (proudly Toorbul for Spirit of Creative Energy; supporting our First Nation perspectives). From starting school in Year 1, then Prep and now flourishing in our Payne Road Tykes Playgroup where Play and oral language drive our early learning. From Art and Music lessons to enrichment through our Kaleidoscope Arts Showcase, GRIPPS and Strings, Drama Club, Art Space and our enhanced P&C Arts Group. From classroom discussions to competitive team challenges state and nation wide – winners in Optiminds, and first time N a t i o n a l Wi n n e r s i n Brainways 2020. From simply walking to school, to our Active School Travel and Safe Traffic promotions, and our distinctive Tour De Payne just next Friday. From our beautiful green environment to our distinctive sustainability strategy, our
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Horticulturist Environment Officer, our Environment Club student-led and futurefocussed initiatives – an example of student voice at the helm and creating our future! We are all openly proud to have so much to celebrate in our journey at Payne Road SS. I must whole-heartedly thank our PR 50th Fair Leaders Kym Bierenbroodspot, Lotus Phoenix, Joanne Church and Nerida Grogan for their dedication, leadership and hours of voluntary work leading to our anticipated Fair today. I sincerely thank all of our diverse school staff for their ongoing dedication and collaboration toward the learning and wellbeing of our students and for supporting our fair today. I excitedly thank all of 280 our students for their contributions and active voice, and for joining in the fun at our fair. Nicky Brazzale - Principal
St Peter Chanel School With much excitement we recently welcomed our 2021 Writer in Residence, Ms Michelle Worthington. As an award-winning Australian author, it was a delight to see Michelle work with all classes and inspire the students’ creative writing. This initiative was in partnership with our Parents and Friends Association and provided our students with rich opportunities to develop their literacy skills. Thanks to the support of our Adopt-a-Cop, Detective Sergeant Greg Bishop, we enjoyed a visit from the Queensland Mounted Police Unit. This proved to be a wonderful opportunity for the students to learn about policing in the community,
safety and the talents of the very well-trained horses. The horses and their riders showed us how they are trained, ready for police jobs. The mighty Mr Laurie Hallam accepted the challenge to race one of the horses and its rider down the oval. This was great learning and fun all round! On World Environment Day, a small number of school families were joined by a great contingency of local environmental enthusiasts, including those from the Save Our Waterways Now (SOWN) group. Our aim was to plant 250 shrubs which we far exceeded, bedding down 410 native plants along our creek! We had 21 volunteers, plus school children. Many thanks to school mum Renee for her leadership with this initiative. Much gratitude is also extended to our groundsman Mark, the SOWN volunteers, our superstar local residents Glenys and Janet, and our school community volunteers – especially our aspiring young green thumbs. In June, we supported Brisbane orienteering in its offering of a series of introductory orienteering events around the area. Experienced and budding orienteers, from as far afield as Toowoomba, ventured to our school to enjoy an afternoon of exciting adventure around our grounds. Armed with a map and a checkpoint device, they moved from point to point around the school, discovering various natural and man-made features marked on a specially drawn map. We had runners and walkers from all ages, who also basked in the glorious sunshine on the day. Many thanks to school mum Fiona and Enogeroos Orienteering club for organising this family friendly event. A huge congratulations (Continued on page 23)
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Principal's Points...... St Peter Chanel School (Contd.) (Continued from page 22)
to our Zone Cross Country Team who recently came second in the Zone 4 Carnival, competing against local Catholic Primary schools. After months of training (including before school) our squad of runners, under the enthusiastic coaching of Physical Education teacher Mrs Kelly Jenkinson-Rock, gave of their best. All involved can feel mighty proud of their efforts. Our students in Years 5 and 6 who are part of the Nurture group recently supported valuable research work being undertaken by the University of Queensland. We collected soil samples to send to the UQ Soils for Science project, presenting a wonderful opportunity to assist with the discovery of life-saving medicines. Congratulations to the following students who recently took part in the Inter-School Tennis Cup o rg a n i s e d b y T h e G a p Health and Racquet: Max E, Elouise W, Charlotte P, Ellie M-S, Isabella P, Pedro C and Isaac E. Our players performed admirably across three categories and come in second place on the Red Ball (Years 1-3) ladder. Our next Open Morning will be Thursday, August 26, when Discovery Tours will be led by our Year 6 students. Please spread the word around your neighbourhood and with friends who live in the area. Registration is available via our website or through our school Facebook page. Principal-led tours are also available, on request. Enrolment applications for Prep 2022 are now being accepted and interviews have commenced. Children born
between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, are eligible to enrol. Margo Carwardine – Principal
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Last month our incoming leaders for 2021-2022 were announced at a whole school assembly. These students have stepped up in numerous ways to demonstrate their character strengths and willingness to lead with kindness and integrity. Congratulations to these students, we know they will do a fantastic job in leading our great school. One of the projects of our Year 11 cohort at The Gap SHS is to attempt to end period poverty. Women’s sanitary products will be free and easily accessible in bathrooms throughout the school allowing girls to feel more comfortable within the school community. The students are relying on our wonderful families to kindly donate these items. Over the past month our school has had solar panels installed on four blocks and the Sports Hall. This is a major step in offsetting the carbon emissions from the air conditioning which was added over twelve months ago. Throughout the term our Year 10 Drama class have been working hard on their Gothic performance of Walton Creek. It’s an original play written especially for the performance and is themed around the history of The Gap and some of its pioneering characters as well as some lesser known facts about our local streets and haunts. The performance was held over two nights where it was very well received by students, parents and The Gap community.
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more info on: www.thegappianostudio.com Our Launch+ program started in mid June. Launch+ is a student led STEAM after school program for students in grades 5-12 and they get to choose from workshops such as Mars Explorers, Robotics a n d C h e m i s t r y. T h e s e workshops focus on handson activities, teaching skills such as problem solving in a relaxed and fun environment, led by a passionate and committed team. Anne McLauchlan – Principal
The Gap State School In the last weeks of this past term, families of our music students have enjoyed attending our mid-year instrumental and choral music concerts. The concerts showcased students’ learning this semester and celebrated the joy of making music together. From our beginning learners in Year 3, to the expertise of our seniors, we as a community
have shared the excitement, connection and pride in these programs of excellence. We are grateful for the support from all our families to ensure our students have thrived, taking full benefit from the learning opportunities they have been given. Our special thanks to our hard-working Music Supporters’ Group of parents whose assistance and support is invaluable and of course our exceptional music staff who collectively extend themselves to ensure they offer the best they can every week for our students. We look forward to our students’ growth and performance opportunities in the semester ahead. Year 6 student, Emma S was recently selected in the Met North Hockey team and travelled with the team to compete at the Queensland School Sport State Hockey Championships in Toowoomba. Congratulations Emma, on your selection in the Met North team. (Continued on page 24)
Term 2 2021
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Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc. Helping the Local Community Discover its History! Everton Park High turns 60! The Society would like to send a special ‘shout out’ this month to the wonderful Everton Park State High School – which turns 60 years young in 2021! The school was originally gazetted in September 1960 as the Stafford State High School. It was renamed in December that year to Everton Park State High School and opened to students – at its location on Stafford Road – on 23 January 1961. Over the years the school has been home to some notable students, including Oscar winner and former Australian of the Year,
Geoffrey Rush, rugby league identities Paul Vautin and Adrian Lam, professional squash players Michelle and Rodney Martin, and former bass player with the Masters Apprentices and John Farnham manager, Glenn Wheatley. On Saturday, 31 July the school will have its official 60th anniversary celebrations with a Market Day from 10am to 1pm and a Gala evening in the Performing Arts Centre from 6pm. For enquiries please call 3354 0222 or email sgall129@ eq.edu.au Well done, Everton Park
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High on all you do to ‘Create Bright Futures’! Do we have any past students, teachers or support staff out there who have memories of their time at Everton Park State High School? We’d love to hear from you. Please visit our Facebook page or email enoggerahistory@gmail.com
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Joint Nurseries National Tree Day Fair 1st August Join Save Our Waterways Now (SOWN), Paten Park Native Nursery and Men of The Trees (MOTT) with support from Brisbane City Council in a community celebration of National Tree Day on August 1st. The Fair will start at 10.00 am at Paten Park, The Gap with Welcome to Country and will be followed by tree plantings at two different locations from 10.30 am. A Wildlife Demonstration (by NS Snake-catchers) and talk on native bees by expert apiarist Tim Herd follow at 12.00 and 1.00pm respectively. Throughout the day (10.00 am – 2.00pm) a variety of community groups, e.g. Balaangala, Payne
Road State School, The Gap Sustainability Group, Bushfoods Queensland and Bugs Education, will present information. Creative workshops will be available for children and guided tours of SOWN and PPNN nurseries will be conducted on demand. A Lions Club sausage sizzle and coffee van will be on hand to keep everyone fuelled up.
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Principal's Points...... The Gap State School (Contd.)
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On 10 June, nine of our students represented the school at the Metropolitan North Gardiner Chess Competition at Nundah State School. They were among approximately 200 competitors, playing across several divisions and completing eight rounds of chess each, throughout the day. After all rounds concluded, students were presented awards for both individual and team placings. Congratulations to Lachlan S for his perfect eight wins from eight games to earn the first place medal in Division C! Success also in Division C with second place medals
in the team competition awarded to Lachlan S, Elsa C, Mitchell M and Alex P, as well as individual Merit ribbons for Mitch M and Alex T. In Division B, Thehan J was also awarded a Merit ribbon for his individual result. Well done to all students who participated in this competition. Our students all agreed that they enjoyed the challenge and learnt more about playing chess by participating on the day. I wish everyone a safe and restful school holiday break and look forward to seeing our families back to school at the start of Term 3 on Monday, 12 July. Warm regards, Joanne Nicholls - Principal
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Community open times: Please come and see our garden for yourself. You are welcome to visit us during the following community times: Dec-Mar: Sundays, 4.00-6pm Apr-Nov: Sundays, 8.00-10am Just turn up, bring your hat, water bottle & gloves. One of our members will meet you, show you around, and provide information if you'd like to get involved. And join us for a cuppa afterwards. Hope to see you soon!
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Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club
As the old Lions year ends and a new one begins we can only reflect on what has gone before. This past year has been like no other and has forced Ashgrove/The Gap Lions into embracing modern technology in regards to how we communicate with each other and how we fund raise. Over the past year our outgoing President, Susie Green, and her team have done a remarkable job of encouraging the club to ‘think outside the square’ and, no doubt, many of these new concepts, such as the use of Zoom for our board meetings, will continue into the future under the guidance of our president elect, Peter Cooper, who will be ably supported by his new executive. That is not to say we have abandoned all our traditional ways of doing things, such as our support for other organisations by offering them the use of our barbeque trailer and club members to assist them in their events. At the end of last month we worked with both Track2 Health and SOWN in this way. The club also offered our assistance in a variety of ways to the Payne Road State School’s fair, which was held recently and was a great success. However it is our use of technology that has allowed us to raise money in a more creative way. One example of this is our collaboration with the Payne Road School to hold an on-line raffle. Another example of the club looking for new ways to fundraise was aided by the generosity of a Lions club member, Di Briscoe, who auctioned her artworks online through Facebook. This enabled the club to donate over $1800 to the Lions Medical Research Foundation. Thank you to all those club members who worked hard to make both of these ventures such a success and thank you also to those of you in our local community who supported their efforts. There are many other activities that are booked in for the next few months but Ashgrove/The Gap Lions club is not just about raising money; fellowship is also an important part of our club. Our final social outing for the year was a wonderful breakfast at the Mt Coo-tha Botanic Gardens, attended by some of our members and their partners. It was a beautiful winter’s morning and the breakfast, which was catered for by ‘Why Cook’, was delicious. This was followed by an interesting and informative tour conducted by some very knowledgeable Botanic Gardens volunteers. What a wonderful way to end such a challenging year! If you would like more information about Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions club please visit our Facebook page or the Lions website: www.Lions.org.au
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Aleisha set to realise Olympic dream
The long wait is almost over for Aleisha Neumann – she is heading to her first Olympics. A member of Northern Suburbs Hockey Club at Ashgrove, Aleisha will umpire at the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games when the women’s hockey tournament commences on July 25. “It is a little surreal and very exciting for it to be finally happening. After the uncertainty last year there was a little bit of doubt that it would happen,” Aleisha says. “Being involved in international hockey again and seeing my friends from all over the world again, some of whom I haven’t seen since the World Cup in 2018, is exciting.” It wasn’t difficult for the 31-year-old to keep motivated and stay fit after the Olympics were postponed by 12 months due to COVID-19. “It hasn’t been hard at all. Training is a normal part of my routine and lifestyle so it’s really no different. The harder part has been the patience required to wait for the Olympics to happen,” she says. Aleisha started umpiring hockey in Toowoomba when she was 14, but she always had aspirations to represent Australia as a player. “Like every little girl I wanted to play in the Hockeyroos. Growing up in Toowoomba and watching the dominance of the Toowoomba players at the time, they were my main motivator,” she says. “When I was finishing high school, I thought that I maybe wasn’t going to make it as a player and thought I could make it to the London Olympics as an umpire. Turns
out it took a little longer to get there.” Aleisha has an impressive hockey resume. She has u m p i r e d a t t h e Wo r l d Cup and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and is the reigning Hockey Queensland Umpire of the Year. She created history in February 2020 as the first woman to umpire an international men’s match when New Zealand played Belgium. The school teacher is also a talented player. She has represented Australian Country, played for Brisbane Blaze in the Hockey One national league, and was named in Norths Women’s Hockey Club’s ‘Team of the Half Century’. Aleisha considers her achievements as a hockey player and hockey umpire to be of equal importance. “I don’t rank one over the other because they are so different. I am immensely proud of what I have been able to achieve in both aspects,” she explains.
Norths Hockey Umpire Aleisha Neumann. Photo Andrew Blanchard
“The Olympics has to be my top achievement. It is the biggest event on the sporting calendar.” Twelve countries will contest the women’s hockey
tournament at the Tokyo Olympics: Argentina, Australia, China, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain.
CHESS T'MINIT With Covid-19 restrictions now being relaxed, physical tournament and social play at The Gap Chess Club has recommenced with Covidsafe play rules in place. Game night starts 7.30 pm on Friday nights at Room B6, The Gap State High School. The club has a web page, https:// www.thegapchessclub.org. au/ with updates on club play, local chess news and puzzles. The Stuart Wilson (hour) tournament is now underway, with 12 players contesting a 7 round swiss tournament. The Maiden Trophy is awarded to the
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highest finisher in the Stuart Wilson Trophy among those who have never previously won a major tournament at the club. 8 players are eligible for this trophy, including Ian Li and Bradley Sachse, who are among the 4 leaders with 1 ½ points from the two games played. Following the completion of the hour tournament in August there will be some rapid play tournaments. This month’s problem comes features a 12 year old Magnus Carlson playing white, finding a lovely way
to win quickly. Solution to last month’s puzzle 1 b8=N is check, and after capturing the black queen on move 2 white is a clear piece up. Solution: 1. Qa7 is the surprising move, as 1… Rxa7 2 Rxc8+ Qd8 3. Rxd8 Kxd8 4. Nxf7+ and 5. Nxh8 wins a lot of material.
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The Common Silkpod 3300 6304
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One of the distinguishing features of a rainforest is the presence of longstemmed woody vines, or lianes, that grow in the soil but climb around other plants. The more tropical the rainforest, the greater preponderance of these vines. Typical of the dry rainforest around Brisbane is the common silkpod (Parsonsia straminea) which climbs using adventitious roots that arise from
the stem and a twining habit to support itself on its host plant. This vine is found along Australia’s east coast, from north-eastern Queensland south to southern NSW. It prefers to grow in well or partially shaded spots in rainforest and rainforest margins, and can tolerate a variety of moist soil types – from rich basalts to shale. The leathery, elliptical leaves, which are glossy green above and paler on the underside, come off the stem opposite each other. During spring and summer clusters of small, perfumed, tube-shaped cream/pink flowers are produced. These are followed by cigar-shaped, woody seed pods that contain numerous seeds with fine silky hairs. This is a significant wildlife plant. The flowers attract a variety of insects such as native bees, wasps, the red clown
bug and butterflies (blue tiger, swamp tiger, varied eggfly and dusky blues) as well as honey-eaters and possums. The leaves are food for the caterpillars of both the blue tiger and common crow butterflies and for possums. Ringtail possums nest in older vines. In natural conditions these actions control the rampant spread of the vine. The common silkpod lives to a great age and can quickly cover a pergola, fence or bank. If a tree is used for a support, the vine can be kept in check by pruning or cutting through the main stem. Indigenous people used the vine for string and rope construction.
Mitchelton & Districts Garden Club
If Covid restrictions are not in force then, the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club will meet at the Enoggera Memorial Hall on Thursday, 5th August. The guest speaker, Barbara Beerling, will talk about Roses in General. Barbara is a qualified horticulturalist who specialises in roses, fruit trees, pruning, disease control and plant identification. So here’s an opportunity to have your queries solved if you attend this meeting. This month, July, begins a new financial year. Every financial year the Brisbane City Council’s Free Native Plants Program makes free native plants available to eligible members of the community and to community groups. Those with a residential rate notice should take this notice to a B.C.C. regional centre or library where they will be given a voucher and a list of participating nurseries from which the plants are available. More details are given on www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/freenative-plants-program. At this time of year, to maintain steady growth in your garden, apply liquid fertilizer to your vegetables and flowering plants. Look for swelling
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on branches of citrus trees. This could indicate the presence of the citrus gall wasp and should be pruned away and deposited in the rubbish bin, not the compost heap. If you want to plant deciduous trees and shrubs or citrus trees, now is a good time to do it. Take care to make sure the union where the tree has been grafted to the root stock is well above the mulch level, and do not feed them for 4 to 6 weeks. Otherwise the new growth could end up with leaf burn. Watch out for powdery mildew on your soft leaf plants or vines. A spray with one part full cream milk and ten parts water should correct this, or use a fungicide. At the June meeting the exhibitors presented a beautiful display of choice material. A Highly Commended Award was given to Bernice
Corvi for her cut of an Orange Triumph Rose. The hall is situated in Trundle Street, Enoggera and is accessible by wheelchair. Meetings commence immediately after morning tea which is served at 9.45am. Visitors and new members are most welcome.If more information is required, please phone the president, Pat, on 3356 1256.
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SOWN visits Myall Park Botanic Gardens Myall Park Botanic Garden, near Glenmorgan in Western Queensland, is famous as the birthplace of the Robyn Gordon Grevillea. In the 1950s, grazier and amateur botanist, Dave Gordon, began to collect and plant native species from all over Australia. Dave experimented with hybridising desirable Grevillea species and this resulted in the creation of the well-known Robyn Gordon and Sandra Gordon plants, named after two of his daughters. Before his death in 2001, Dave excised 132 ha from his property and with community friends established the Myall Park Botanic Garden. A not-forprofit company and many volunteers are now working to keep Dave’s dream alive. Dave’s wife Dorothy, a well-known botanic artist, painted many rare and beautiful plants in the garden. Myall Park became a focal point for local artists and Dorothy’s paintings are now housed in the Myall Park Gallery. The
recently created, purple Dorothy Gordon Grevillea is spectacular and has been named after her. SOWN nursery manager, Dick Harding, has been volunteering at Myall Park Botanic Garden for about eight years and has been propagating and planting arid region plants. Dick organised for eight volunteers from SOWN to visit in June. ‘Planting a single plant at a botanic garden in semi-arid land is quite time-consuming’ Dick told us. This proved to be an understatement. In three days of solid work, we planted 57 plants. ‘This would have taken two hours before morning tea on Enoggera Creek’, SOWN President John Abbott said. Despite the hard work and some bad behaviour by mice, everyone from SOWN enjoyed the crisp mornings, roaring fires, starry nights, 75 bird species seen, and great company. A haven for rare plants, artists and wildlife, Myall Park Botanic Garden is well worth a visit. See the website at myallparkbotanicgarden.com.
Dick Harding (red) and SOWN volunteers deciding where to plant
The Gap Garden Club Established 1963 The July meeting of The Gap Garden Club will be held on Tuesday, 27th July commencing at 9.30am. Our last Field Trip went to Queens Park, Ipswich for morning tea and then on to The Little Pee Dee Nursery on Obum Obum Road, Kalbar. Many purchases were made and members were delighted with the inexpensive prices of the plants. We then travelled on to Boonah to visit the local shops and to have lunch. Our last stop was at The Oxley Nursery, 174 Dowding Street Oxley. A great day in the country was had by the 43 members on the trip. Our Field Trips usually happen on the second Tuesday of the month but this month we will be going on Friday 9th July to Nambour for The Queensland Garden Expo. This is an annual event which is very exciting for gardeners and one which is very much anticipated. On Tuesday 4th June thirty-six members attended our fourth Garden Clinic of the year and enjoyed wonderful hospitality at the amazing, inspirational, cottage style garden created by one of
our members over many years. It was an absolute joy! It was our last chance to visit this exceptional garden as the owners are moving on. We look forward to their new venture. The next Garden Clinic will be held on Tuesday, 6th July – a productive garden which will inspire those who love to grow their own vegetables – a true kitchen garden on a suburban patch. A Bring and Buy Spring Affair is planned for September. This will be discussed at coming meetings. Our Garden Club meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Rivercity Church, 59 Settlement Rd, The Gap at 9.30am.
If interested in our club visit our website www.thegapgardenclub.org.au “I think of my garden as a living theatre with a different show every season.” - Nancy Goslee Power
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MOTT Working with Other Groups to Plant Trees
One of the pleasures of working to restore native forests, is making the most of opportunities that arise to work with other likeintended groups. In the last few months the Men of the
Trees (MOTT) was invited by other organisations to assist with plantings at three major and very interesting sites. The first of these projects, in April, was a large planting of 2500 native species at a
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Our next Meeting is on Wednesday 4th August at the Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Keperra, 10.30 for 11.00am start. We will have our usual lucky door and raffles prizes to support our Learning for Life Students. At our June meeting we heard about the wonderful holidays available with Queensland Rail from Amanda Harvey. The guest speaker this month is Libbie Escolme Schmidt OAM. Libbie will be talking about the evolution of the air hostess, which I am sure will interest everyone. The August meeting is also our next “Make, Bake and Grow” table so bring along all those items that you have been busy creating. Please contact Carol on 3355 5349 if you intend attending the meeting by 12 noon on Monday 2nd August. New members are always welcome and we enjoy a variety of other social activities each month as well as our monthly meeting. The Western Echo July 2021 Page 30
beautiful neck-of-the-woods worth visiting for those who have not yet done so, called Ross Road Park in Upper Kedron (just drive or hike to the end of Ross Road, to enter). This project to increase wildlife habitat and biodiversity in the area was initiated by Combined Rotary Clubs and Birds Queensland, who supplied most of the planting volunteers, along with the MOTT group. (Councillor Steve Toomey has covered this project in his previous monthly report for the Western Echo.) The second project was one in which MOTT took part as the major planting group. This planting in May was to help with the restoration of bushland in an area once occupied by a school which has completely disappeared, and is now known as the Bunya Old School Reserve, in Bunya Road, Bunya. The planting was initiated by the local residents’ association, and 1000 trees and understorey species were planted, with all volunteers enjoying the well-earned feeling of accomplishment, and the morning tea supplied by MOTT and other contributors. The third project the following week in May was working at the Enoggera Army Barracks to augment the bushland Memorial Gardens Walk with a further 75 trees.
This flourishing planted bushland forest adjoining the well-conserved forest of Enoggera Hill is a credit to the Army’s commitment to both the memorialisation of our soldier heroes and to the conservation and restoration of habitat for wildlife, and for human restoration and enjoyment. Special mention must be made of the fact that the first planting mentioned was made possible by the Brisbane City Council, who, besides supplying the site itself, also provided all the site preparation, and plants and tools, and will address all the requirements of maintenance. The second project was also provided for in the same way by the Moreton Bay Regional Council. In both of these plantings, the volunteers were spoilt by the Councils’ digging the planting holes in advance, by mechanical auger. The third planting was made possible by the Army and BCC working together, and by donation of plants by the Paten Park Native Nursery (PPNN), and the Save our Waterways Now (SOWN) Nursery. MOTT acknowledges its sponsors and enablers. The Motto of our organisation is “Twahamwe,” meaning “All pull together” in Swahili. It is an inspiration that has always (for a hundred years, next year) led us in the right direction.
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Brisbane Tramway Museum Hope Springs Eternal in Ferny Grove News and views from a Tramway Muse - David Fryer
When Alexander Pope coined the phrase “Hope springs eternal” in his thumping 2,300-word philosophical poem of 1734, little did he know that it would be used to promote hitech electric buses in Brisbane over two centuries later. To be fair, Pope had never heard of Brisbane because it didn’t officially exist at the time, though he probably heard rumours of Hoogh Landt - a strange continent in the southern hemisphere first described by Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon in 1606. It is better known as Queensland today. And Pope certainly had no concept of electrically powered transport because the first example – a railway locomotive built by Scottish chemist Robert Davidson – didn’t appear until 1837, almost a century after his death in 1744. However, fellow countryman - Charles Hope - was certainly fascinated with innovative transportation and it’s here that the story gets interesting for Brisbane readers. Charles Lowther Hope was born in 1892 in rural Gloucestershire, a sprawling county in the south-west of England. Gloucestershire is famous for magnificent mangelwurzels, prodigious pigs, Pam Ayres and Prince Charles, but it also yielded the world’s first rotary lawnmower with a patent lodged by Edwin Budding in 1830. (He also invented the adjustable spanner, or “shifter” as we say in Australia). Hope was determined to succeed despite being the son of impoverished and illiterate parents. At the age of 17 he helped out at a local blacksmith’s forge whilst studying engineering at night.
Then, two years later, he was apprenticed to a local coach-building factory. It was here that he gained useful skills for construction of motor car and bus bodies. The skills were further honed after joining the prestigious coachbuilder Hooper and Co., manufacturers of high-quality carriages for Queen Victoria and Edward VII. (Hooper also built luxury bodies to order for Rolls-Royce and Daimler). But it still wasn’t enough for an ambitious young man. Hope moved to Sydney in 1912 hoping to make his fortune, but opportunities were limited and after a succession of unrewarding jobs he opened his own business, Charles Hope Ltd, in Lismore in 1914. The company made sulkies and springs for motor cars and in 1924 Hope expanded by opening Monarch E n g i n e e r i n g Wo r k s i n Brisbane. By the late twenties he boasted to supplying 80% of vehicle springs for Australia. The Great Depression of 1929 impacted heavily, but Hope was undeterred and with the help of his brother, Harold, Hope’s Body Works Pty Ltd was formed in Brisbane in 1932. By the late-thirties, Hope had agents in Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane and it was at this time the slogan - Hope Springs Eternal - first appeared. Hope introduced a kerosene-powered refrigerator for the domestic market in 1939, but production was short lived and they switched to servicing American military vehicles during WW2. Manufacturing resumed immediately after the war and by 1953 over 100,000 households used Hope Cold
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Flame refrigerators. Bespoke coach building also prospered thanks in part to a Brisbane City Council contract for a fleet of bus bodies. Hope certainly springs eternal at the Brisbane Tramway Museum because t h e f i r s t H o p e el ect r i c trolleybus still survives. The platinum-silver people parcel
is celebrating a Platinum Birthday (her seventieth) this year, so don’t miss the Cavalcade of Electric Vehicles, past and present, on the 22nd of August. David Fryer maximalist@ bigpond.com T h e B r i s b a n e Tr a m w a y Museum is proudly sponsored by the Brisbane City Council.
Picabeen Community Assoc.
The Picabeen Community Association Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation located in North West Brisbane and is the only community centre in the North West Brisbane Corridor. Picabeen has many programs and activities running every week at 22 Hoben Street Mitchelton. All groups and activities have a small fee or free. Scrabble group Friday at 10am. Anyone is welcome, our facilitator welcomes expert players or those wishing to learn. Gold coin donation. English conversation group Friday at 9.30am. Our facilitator aides people from a non-English speaking background with general English texts. Free to attend. BBQ lunch Tuesday 12pm. A hot BBQ lunch with members of the community. Gold coin donation is appreciated to help this activity continue. Sewing circle Thursday at 10.30am. BYO project, use of sewing machine available. Gold coin donation. Art Class Friday 1pm-3.30pm. This senior art class welcomes those with artistic knowledge that may like to develop their skills or BYO project. $5 a class. Playgroup Monday and Friday 9.30am-11.30am. Our playgroup coordinators set up various activities on the day for children 0-5 and parents/caregivers. Always good to have clothes that can get a bit sandy or painted! Gold coin donation. We are also seeking volunteers to help us run programs: Beginners Art and Craft Class Thursday at 10am. We are seeking a facilitator who is happy to create art and craft projects on a weekly basis. Bread collection Saturday at 5pm. We are seeking someone to collect donated bread and deliver to our centre. The Change Room at 65 Gilston St Keperra is run by a fabulous team of volunteers. This charity op shop, where people can donate and buy good quality affordable clothes and accessories, with the knowledge that they are supporting their local community through Picabeen’s outreach programs and services. To contact Picabeen please call 07 3354 2555, or email on info@picabeen.org.au The Western Echo July 2021 Page 31
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