The Western Echo October 2022

ACCOUNTANT

R G Goodman

Phone: 3289 1700 pg 15

AUTO AIR CONDITIONING

Wyatt Automotive

Phone: 3300 2077 pg 1

BATHROOMS

Steve Froggatt

Phone: 0402 730 177 pg 9

BEAUTY

The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy

Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32

BRICKLAYING PAVING

Inness Green

Phone: 3300 1555 pg 21

COMPOUNDING PHARMACY

Keperra Compounding Pharm. Phone: 3355 3905 pg 17

COMPUTER TUITION

Brisbane Seniors Online Phone: 3393 2225 pg 18

GARDENING

Good Deal Mowing

Phone:0439 734 142 pg 20

LAWYERS

Hollingworth & Spencer

Phone: 3123 5700 pg 15

LEASE - THE GAP

Commercial/Restaurant Site

Phone: 0411 355 230 pg 15

MUSIC TUITION

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 21

Plumbers We Are Phone: 3351 0016 pg 20

Same Day Trades Phone: 3062 2339 pg 8

ORTHODONTIST

Olivia Rogers

Phone: 3515 0176 pg 14

ORGANIC PRODUCE

The Gap LOCO

www.thegaploco.com pg 19

PODIATRIST

ProHealth Podiatry

Phone: 3076 7306 pg 16

POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT

Elizabeth Watson-Brown

Phone: 3378 1599 pg 7

Jonty Bush

Phone: 3554 9100 pg 4 & 5

PROPERTY LEASE

Commercial/Restaurant Site

Phone: 0411 355 230 pg 15

REAL ESTATE

Harcourts Inner West

Phone: 3511 0666 pg 9

Leanne Burns Freedom Property

Phone: 0401 391 326 pg 25

Team Dangerfield

Phone: 0422 564 007 pg 12

SECURITY SCREENS/DOORS

K&B Security

Phone: 3200 9152 pg 21

RESTAURANT

La Belle Vie

Phone: 0435 200 282

SHOPPING CENTRE

The Gap Village Shopping Ctr

Phone: 3300 3377 pg 11

TYRE & MECHANICAL

Wyatt Automotive Phone: 3300 2077 pg 1

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Norths celebrate successful hockey season

Norths has rounded out a fantastic year on Brisbane hockey fields – but the season isn’t quite over for some of the club’s oldest players.

The Ashgrove-based club won six grand finals in 2022 – the Eagles’ best effort in nine years – and also claimed six minor premiership trophies. Norths’ Masters 4 and Masters 5 men’s teams tasted grand final success, as did the women’s DP2 team and the unbeaten women’s Masters 4 side.

The club’s Under 11-1 and Under 13-2 boys both went through the season undefeated, an extraordinary effort which saw the teams share the Col & Hec Cormie Shield, awarded to the best junior boys team in Brisbane.

Fourteen Norths young guns rounded out the season by playing at Queensland Under 15 Championships held in Mackay (boys) and Maryborough (girls). Brisbane players Quin Carey, Thomas Quine and Riley Bisseling and Warwick representatives Emily Dowden and Pheobe Schweitzer won gold medals.

Riley Nixon, Hayden Scholes, Isaac Pratt, Lucas Mendes, Charlie Lang, Sam Mackley, Harrison Lunn, Maddie Missenden and Claudia Carroll also represented Brisbane, with Maddie winning a silver medal.

For some of Norths’ best older hockey players, their season will end at the Australian Masters Championships. As ‘The Western Echo’ went to print, 20 Norths members were representing Queensland at national titles.

Jack West, Adam Day, Neil Schiller, Ken Wigmore, Robert Sweeney, Gary Adsett, Russell Rendell and Norths’ oldest male player – 70-year-old Mick Gibbs – were competing for Queensland on the Gold Coast.

A dozen Norths members were representing Queensland at the Australian Masters championships for women in Cairns. They were players Carla Garces, Trish Hughes, Susana Matus, Raina McCarthy, Lisa Boyd, Storm Schouw, Nolene Dennien, Kayleen Smith and Marthy Watson, and coaches Elke Swain, Sandra Beirne and Judy Hartnett.

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Amnesty International..................................................................30

Arana VIEW Club.........................................................................26

Ashgrove Historical Society..............................................................12

Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club....................................................10

Ashgrove Rangers...................................................................23

Brisbane Tramway Museum.......................................................30

Chess T'Minit.............................................................................24

Enoggera Historical Society.......................................................20

Ithaca Probus Club................................................................28

Libby's Latest - News from Ryan

Mitchelton Garden Club..........................................................29

Neighbourhood Watch The Gap..............................................................6

Newmarket Bocce Club.......................................................................31

Newmarket Probus Club

Older Women's Network Mitchelton...........................................30

Paten Park Native Nursery (PPNN).............................................28

Picabeen Community Association.............................................26

Principal’s Points....................................................................22-24

Red Hill Bowls, Sports and Community Club...............................................27

Repair Café The Gap.........................................................................27

Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap

SOWN (Save Our Waterways

State Update - Jonty Bush - Member for Cooper.........................5

The Gap LOCO...............................................................................19

The Gap Historical Society......................................................15

The Gap Probus Club.................................................................21

The Gap Sub Branch RSL...........................................................................9

The Gap Sustainability Initiative

West Brisbane Orchid Society.......................................................................25

The Western Echo October 2022

Norths player Jodie Coffey accepts the DP2 women’s premiership trophy from Bron Morris of Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association. Photo by Andrew Blanchard

Trish Hughes of Norths in action for the Queensland Over34 team at the Australian Masters Championships in Cairns. Photo by Vili Photography

State Update Member for Cooper

Queensland Housing Summit

Queensland is currently facing enormous housing pressures. The Property Council of Australia’s recent report indicated that Queensland’s population grew by almost 750,000 between 2011 and 2021, with close to 90 per cent settling in the south-east. This increase in domestic migration, coupled with a reduction in skilled labour, supply shortages and multiple weather events are all contributing to the problem of housing shortages across the State. The Premier has announced she will personally host the upcoming Housing Summit on Thursday 20 October. Stakeholders and community groups who would like to share their ideas leading into the Summit should write to housingsummit@premiers.qld.gov.au

The Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We woke on September 8, to the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had passed away. True to her word, she remained in service to the public every day of her life and will be missed by many. As a mark of respect, the Premier cancelled our next September Parliamentary sitting week, to allow for a period of mourning, in line with the Australian Parliament. To make up for those days, an extra day will be added to our next three sitting weeks. In the upcoming session of Parliament, along with some of my colleagues, I will be speaking to the condolence motion for the Queen. I would love to hear from those in our community who have personal stories of the Queen, perhaps from when she visited Government House in 1954. And if anyone would like to leave a message of condolence you can do so on the Queensland Parliament website: https:// www.parliament.qld.gov.au/

Review into Queensland’s Blue Card System

– Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill 2021

As a member of the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, I recently travelled to Mt Isa, Palm Island and Yarrabah, to attend Public Hearings and hear directly from Indigenous community members, their thoughts on the Bill. The objectives of the Bill are to provide a new Blue Card framework that empowers Indigenous communities to make decisions which best serve their interests in relation to child protection and employment of community members. These proposals represent significant changes to the Bill and require detailed, careful consideration. Our Committee is due to table its report on 31 October 2022. Transcripts of the proceedings are published on the Parliamentary website for anyone who is interested in finding out more: https://www. parliament.qld.gov.au/

Getting Storm Ready

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that we are now entering our third La Nina season in a row. I know this information makes us all nervous, particularly those living in accommodation that has flooded before. If you have made an application to the Queensland Government Resilient Homes program and would like my help in following this up, please contact our office. Now is the time to get flood ready. There are some great resources on www.getready.qld. gov.au which cover areas like carrying out home maintenance; checking insurance policies and knowing what a potential evacuation plan would mean for your household. You can register for severe weather alerts at www.ewa.brisbane. qld.gov.au and for those impacted by Enoggera reservoir releases you can register for notifications of this via www.seqwater.com.au

Do you have a child in Grade 3 or 4?

We have a free event on the 19th October 2022; 3:15-6:15pm which will be run at Walton Bridge Park.

It will be run by QPS officers in conjunction with NHW and will consist of interactive activities finishing with a pizza dinner with families.

Parents can sign up their kids; for all the information please head to www. nhwq4061.com/nhwjunior there are 45 spots available and there’s an opportunity to waitlist for future events too, should all spots be filled.

Activity 1: Be aware of your surroundings – being a good witness; safety for walking to school

Safety when walking to and from school

• What is a witness?

• Who can be a witness?

• Discuss the fact that all senses can be used when you are a witness.

Activity 2: Fingerprint Activity: How

to dust for fingerprinting, ink fingerprinting

• Where at a crime scene would they be most likely to be found? Why?

• Discuss the different Basic types of fingerprints (Loop, Arch, Whorl and Composite)

• How to dust for prints.

• Discuss home safety Activity 3: Cyber Safety

• Identify safe sharing of content/images online

• Describe and use strategies to protect their content/images online

• Understand risks of friending strangers online

• Recognise when to seek help with online dilemmas

We hope to see you there!

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PROBUS CLUB OF NEWMARKET INC

What an enjoyable day we had at our September Meeting. After the usual business was attended to, President Alison had the pleasure of inducting Four new Members to the Club. Over and cup of tea during the following Morning Tea break, the new Members were congratulated and made welcome by all

This set the tone for the rest of the day as we were entertained by the Springfield Sparklers Dance Group who had us singing along as they danced.

Sparkling costumes were changed numerous times to suit the particular song, even a Yellow Polka Dot Bikini made an appearance as did a tap dancing Shirley Temple, and we were all invited to join the ladies for an impromptu Hula lesson. Their finale was a rousing Can Can which was a great conclusion to their program as was shown by the audience applause.

If you’d like some further information on joining our Club or perhaps coming along to a Meeting as a visitor please contact Judith on 0438 335 314 or Alison on 0403 584 728

Walton Bridge Reserve - The Gap

Libby’s Latest

Dear Ryanites,

Spring has sprung! It’s the best time of the year in my humble view; the new green shoots and blossoms bursting forth… I hope you, like me, are feeling the energy of renewal and new beginnings!

However, as I’m sure you have heard, we are in for another wet season. Sadly, this means it’s highly likely that some of you will again be affected by flooding, as the ground is already saturated and the dam levels are high. My team has put some helpful tips online to help you prepare – so check out my website. If you know you’ll be safe, but would like to help affected community members, you can also sign up to volunteer.

We were warned that a changed climate would mean a cascade of crises, one after another, and we are seeing that already in our own communities. It is essential that we stop adding more fuel to the fire. In early September I was proud to support a Greens bill that would effectively ban major new coal and gas projects. The two major parties remain committed to new coal and gas, but we fight on!

We have other big challenges. Hikes in interest rates, rent, petrol and the cost of basics like fruit and veg, have more Ryanites struggling to make ends meet. Labor’s Stage 3 Tax Cuts could fund so many important things like bringing dental into Medicare and raising the pension, but instead they want to give quarter of a trillion dollars to the mega-rich.

Good public transport would provide real relief from the soaring cost of running a car, but public transport in Brisbane is too expensive and too inconvenient to provide a real alternative. My team and I have just launched a survey into people’s transport needs, to gather the info we need to fight for more frequent, connected and cheap or even free public transport - which would have the added advantage of getting more cars off the road. I’d also encourage residents to engage with Brisbane City Council’s transport review: consultations are due from October to December.

I love getting out into the community for real face to face conversations, Canberra schedule permitting. If you don’t see me at a community event, my next pop-up office is at the Indro Shopping Centre on 17 October. Drop by if you’d like a chat!

Warm Regards, Libby

NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2022

TGSI held a working group event on the 20th of September which brought together local residents keen to progress community action on three specific projects:

• Elevate the awareness and impact of local volunteer organisations

• Platypus project

Energy independence

• The Elevate Existing Capabilities group made good progress in defining its value statement and also identified a number of networking and connection opportunities to bring people together over the next few months. “Providing information support and guidance to people in the Gap community who want to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.”

The Platypus Group is well organised and has regular working group meetings. The group undertook a guided walk into the D’Aguilar National Park on the 10th of September to view possible Platypus habitat and assess the work required to weed and remove feral

animals in order to make the habitat viable for this native monotreme. Thank you to Mr Peter McMahon and Mr Bob Dale for organising and leading the walk.

Members identified the need for a detailed survey of the creek by a professional water quality expert to measure its health.

The Energy independence group had an engaging discussion about the meaning of independence, how batteries work to maximise the benefits of solar energy generation, and shared ideas on what measures the suburb could take to improve its environmental impact related to energy generation and consumption.

NEXT EVENTS:

On the 18th of October, TGSI will hold a community seminar on the topic of waste reduction and management plans. Look out for us at the upcoming ECO forum and planting events scheduled for October around The Gap. Details of these events will be advertised on our website and Facebook.

Our AGM will be on the 3rd of December at the

Walton Bridge Park Lions Club shelter, followed by a barbecue and get-together. We hope you can join us to and we welcome non-members and those interesting in becoming members at all events.

MEMBERSHIP:

The membership fee is $5 per annum to cover costs such as insurance, website hosting fee, room hire and facilitated meetings. Please use our Bank Account Name: The Gap Sustainability

BSB124001 Account No: 23277186 and send us your name, DOB, and address to thegapsustainability@gmail. com for the membership registry.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Please stay updated about our activities by visiting our website www. thegapsustainability.org. We now also have an active presence on Facebook.

The Gap Sustainability Initiative Mgt Committee

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.

The Members of TGSI Platypus Group on the guided walk, conducted by Peter McMahon and Bob Dale, through D'Aguilar National Park on 10th September

On the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month we celebrate Remembrance Day and remember all those who have served in all theatres of conflict, especially those who have made the supreme sacrifice.

Remembrance Day Ceremony 2022

To be held in the Memorial Gardens, Glenaffric St., The Gap President and MC Mr. David Esler Order of Service

08:00 to Peak 10:35 Assembly

Flag to Half Mast - Flag Orderly

Honour Guard Mount - Mr Ron Ward Welcome and Address - President

Recital - ‘Flanders Fields’ - The Gap High School Captains Prayer of Remembrance - Chaplain Invitation to lay a floral Tribute - MC Lament Played The Ode 11:00 Last Post One Minute Silence Rouse (Flag to Peak)

National Anthem - All Benediction - Chaplain Concluding Remarks - President

18.00 Lowered

A warm and welcome invitation is extended to all of the community to attend the 2022 Remembrance Day Ceremony.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

LEST WE FORGET

Ashgrove / The Gap Lions Club News

On Friday 2nd September our club had a number of members supported Hear & Say selling raffle tickets and assisting with their annual Ladies Long Lunch fundraising event at Portside Wharf in Hamilton.

Prior to Father’s day on 4th September, our club had a Father’s Day fundraiser, selling tickets in a huge raffle at Ashgrove Golf Club & Bunnings at Keperra. The winner was a resident of The Gap and a member of Ashgrove Golf Club.

On the 7th, 13th & 14th September our club conducted BBQ’s for Trek2 Health at the Trek House in The Gap for Queensland Police on their return from a trek.

Then on Sunday 11th September Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club conducted a very successful BBQ at Bunnings at Keperra, where we raised funds to assist those in need in our community.

In late September, we will be welcoming the CEO of Muscular Dystrophy as the Guest Speaker at out monthly Partners & Friends Dinner Meeting.

Upcoming Events

On 9th October our club will conduct a BBQ Breakfast early in the morning for the Queensland Police Midnight Walk supporting Trek2Health. Our BBQ consisted of Bacon & Egg Burgers and a Sausage Sizzle

On 19th October our club will be presenting a Senior Excellence Award in Public Speaking at The Gap State High School

21st, 22nd & 23rd October

we will be selling Tickets in our annual Melbourne Cup Trifecta Fundraiser at Ashgrove Marketplace and The Gap Shopping Village.

23rd October we will be conducting a BBQ at the Trek House in the Gap for Reece Plumbing proudly supported by Trek to Health

25th October Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club welcomed the Clinical Nurse Manager from the Choices Program at the Wesley Hospital as our Guest Speaker at our Monthly Partners & Friends Dinner Meeting. Our club has supported this program at the Wesley Hospital by selling Christmas Cakes there to raise funds for the program to assist those suffering from cancer.

From 28th to 31st October we will be selling tickets in our Melbourne Cup Trifecta at Ashgrove Marketplace & The Gap Shopping Village.

5th November Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions Club will be celebrating 60 years of service to our local community. If you are a past club member, or if you know of someone who would like to join this special celebration, please contact Ashgrove The Gap Lions at lionatg19@gmail. com

Another great project

that our club has supported is Australian Lions Hearing Dogs. For over 40 years, Australian Lions Hearing Dogs (ALHD) has been providing Australians who are deaf or hard of hearing a set of ‘furry ears’ free of charge. In 2020, ALHD delivered just over 650 Australians a professionally trained Hearing Assistance Dog. One in six Australians suffer from some form of hearing loss and this number continues to rise. Currently, more than 400,000 Australians are suffering from severe or profound hearing loss. Factors impacting these difficulties range from our aging population to noise or occupation induced hearing loss. Many are deaf from birth as well.

Hearing difficulties hurt more than just the individuals inflicted, it flows onto their friends and families. This is where Australian Lions Hearing Dogs makes a real difference.

If you would like to find out more about Lions and the involvement we have in our community or if you would consider joining Lions or become a friend of Lions please email Peter Cooper at lionatg19@gmail.com or call 0488 069 089.

Cooking up a barbecue breakfast for Trek2Health members

The Father's Day raffle ticket sales at Bunnings Keperra were well supported by shoppers

Ashgrove Historical Society

Visitors are encouraged and very welcome at the Ashgrove Historical Society meetings held at the Ashgrove Library on the first Saturday of the month 10am-noon.

The topic for the 5 November meeting is John Newfong - Indigenous Activist. Guest speaker, Dornell Wylie, attended Wynnum State High School and was in the same cohort as John Newfong, graduating in 1961. John was a journalist and an activist involved in everything from the 1967 referendum and the Redfern Health Centre to the Tent Embassy and James Cook protest. His father was a champion boxer, his mother played cricket against England. John and his family were passionate activists their entire lives.

There will be a shared morning tea following the

presentation which provides the opportunity to meet the guest speaker and other people interested in local history.

If you’re beginning to think about Christmas, the society’s publications make great gifts. All publications can be purchased at our meetings or by contacting the secretary, Julie by email: ahs.secretary@ bigpond.com or phone: 3366 4621. Local Government in Ashgrove: A History by John Laverty (published this year) is available for $30 for Ashgrove Historical Society members and $35 for non-members. Other books include Lost Ashgrove, an easy-to-read pictorial record of Ashgrove then and now (members $20, non-members $25); the revised Ashgrove Heritage Tour (2019) $10; Ashgrove 150 Timeline ($6)

provides added information on the plaques that are in place along the Enoggera Creek bikeway (Ashgrove Sportsground section); Brisbane: People and Places of Ashgrove (2010) $15.

After no stalls in 2020, 2021 and most of 2022, we hope to once again have a sales and information stall outside Woolworths Ashgrove in early December. Be sure to stop by and share your Ashgrove memories and view our publications and display.

If you would like to become an AHS member

or purchase membership as a gift, fees are $10 single per annum (1 July - 30 June), or $15 couple/family. Membership includes the quarterly newsletter, Tram Stops. Please contact the secretary, Julie, (ahs. secretary@bigpond.com) and she will let you know the EFT details or come along to a meeting. Funds raised from memberships, raffles and sale of our publications supports the research, preservation and recording of Ashgrove’s history.

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This month our club enjoyed first-hand contact with participants in a very special program which we have proudly supported for years – Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment – or more simply – RYPEN.

Aviv Oddy from The Gap State High School, and Olivia Hill – now one of our own valued Rotarians – presented to us, as invited guest speakers at a recent meeting, their engaging PowerPoints and reports about their positive experiences as a participant (Aviv) and as a previous participant and now Youth Leader (Olivia).

The program, open to all

young people in the 14 – 16 year age range, extends over an intensive two and a half days’ residential week-end camp, where, in a supportive and safe place, they are exposed to inspirational speakers, and engage in a broad spectrum of innovative, interesting, challenging, team-building fun activities, some individual but most in teams, designed to develop valuable life skills that will assist them in their transition to adulthood and life after school.

Through such activities as indoor rock climbing, raft making, yoga, and archery students develop courage, confidence, creativity and friendships as well as

Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap

valuable skills in leadership, communication, relationship and stress management, goalsetting, decision-making, enhancing self-esteem, developing values . . .and much more!

RYPEN is supported by Rotary Clubs, local businesses, and participant’s families. If you know – or know of – a young person who you believe may benefit from a RYPEN experience, then please contact a local Rotary Club and they will advise you further. All Participants must be ratified by a Rotary Club.

Quote of the Day

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Helen Keller

The Gap Historical Society Inc. Est. 2000

Over the past couple of years, the Society has been building up a Timeline of events that had an effect on The Gap, no matter how remote that effect may have been.

The Timeline is nearing completion now, waiting for a few more pieces of information and some final checking for accuracy. There are nearly 500 items listed on the main document with several appendices. These appendices include lists of Governors-General, Governors of Queensland, Members of Parliament (both State and Federal), Prime Ministers and, in particular, a list of major Real Estate Developments that transformed The Gap from a farming community to a major residential suburb.

When the Timeline, titled as “a Journey Through Time” is completed, the finished article will be made available in a number of forms. We will obviously install it on our website – possibly in two or three different formats for easier access and downloading – and in paper document form and probably on DVD as well.

The information contained in the Journey Through Time timeline has come from many sources and it is timely to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the project. Much of the detail came from the books written by our late founder of The Gap Historical Society, Richard Speechley.

Sadly, once this project is completed, the Society will quietly close its doors and fade away.

Until then Love and Mind The Gap.

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Volunteers Sought for Days for Girls Sustainable Personal Health Solutions

Days for Girls (DfG) is a non-profit organisation that prepares and distributes sustainable menstrual health solutions to women and girls who do not have easy access to sanitary products. DfG was founded in 2008 by American woman Celeste Mergens after visiting an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya and discovering that menstruating girls were missing school during the days of their periods.

DfG has a network of teams around the world. The local team Brisbane Northside Qld has this year to date distributed 440 kits to Timor Leste, PNG and the refugee camps in Somalia. These are distributed with a health education presentation.

Our team is seeking more volunteers to sew components. We also require volunteers for non-sewing tasks which include packing, cutting, ironing and folding undies and washers. Members of the community may also help

School distribution to girls in Liquica Timor Leste by donating funds, raising awareness by asking us to speak at their club or organisation, host a fundraising event.

We meet monthly for sewing and packing of kits at Rosalie Baptist Church Hall, cnr Ellena St and Fernberg Road Paddington.

For further information please contact Cathy on brisbanenorthsideqld@ daysforgirls.org

Or visit our website https://www. daysforgirls.org/australia/

NOTICE TO READERS

We wish to advise that delivery 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:

• Night Owl- Corner Samford Rd & Wardell St

• Stewart Road News Ashgrove • Ashgrove Library

• Brumby's Bakery, 974 Waterworks Road, The Gap

Copies are also available at The Gap Village, The Gap Ward Office, Cooper (Ashgrove) Electorate Office, Red Hill Australia Post, Ashgrove West Australia Post & the Great Western Super Centre Management The Friendly Grocer The Gap and bp The Gap.

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Brisbane Seniors Online seeking new learners and volunteer mentors

Brisbane Seniors Online (BSOL) has been operating and helping vulnerable seniors and over 50s with their computers and the internet in the Greater Brisbane area for over 20 years. Most areas would welcome new learners as well as more volunteer mentors. As of the latest ABS 2020 Census, 449,226 over 50s resided in the Greater Brisbane area that BSOL covered that were potentially vulnerable and could benefit from BSOL. Lessons are provided in the learner’s own home on their own device by an empathetic volunteer mentor.

During coronavirus when residents have been more confined to their homes, this has resulted in the greater uptake of computers and the internet to undertake online transactions. With the closure of shopfronts like banks and other businesses, the expansion of online shopping and home delivery, seniors and over 50s need to be confident to use technology and be able to identify scams and fraudulent activity that has cost Australians hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Unfortunately, scammers have become more skilled at developing sophisticated scams through phone calls, emails and text. Computer and internet users should not be deterred by this as BSOL mentors can teach learners how to detect these scams and avoid being caught.

There are no paid staff with BSOL and this keeps operational costs down and tutoring costs affordable.

Brisbane Seniors Online is divided into 10 hubs each managed by a hub coordinator who matches learners to a suitable mentor. Male and female mentors are available and can be requested by new learners. New mentors are always welcome to tutor but also arrange promotional opportunities for BSOL. In some areas of Brisbane, BSOL requires more learners and in other areas, mentors are desperately required. Mentors who can confidently teach any of the following systems or devices- Windows, Android, Apple and smart phones are welcome to apply. After an induction process, mentors if deemed suitable will be allocated a learner by the hub coordinator. All mentors and learners normally must be a minimum age of 50. The average age of learners is currently 76.

Ongoing training is available to allow mentors to upskill and a mentor support group helps with any technical issues mentors experience whilst they are tutoring. In addition, three other special interest groups operate monthly that all BSOL members can attend. These are Senior Shutterbugs digital photography, Linux and Apple. Applications for learners and other positions can be done online through the BSOL website.

Brisbane Seniors Online is appreciative of the support and funding provided by Cr Steven Toomey from the Lord Mayor’s Community Fund and The Gap Ward.

Contact Brisbane Seniors Online on 3393 2225 or www. bsol.asn.au Facebook.com/BrisbaneSeniorsOnline

Mal Supports The Gap LOCO

The Gap LOCO is one of a handful of worker cooperatives in Queensland.

It has for the last 10 years supplied The Gap and surrounding areas with fresh certified organic fruit and vegies and other certified organic groceries. As well as offering home delivery it also has a pop up shop on Mondays between 9am and 3pm at 15 High St Ashgrove.

The LOCO has built up a small but committed band of regular customers which they refer to as supporters. We recently caught up with one of them to find out more about why they like to shop at the Gap LOCO.

Mal says he is committed to shopping there because it is local people working together as a co-operative, and because everything is certified organic. Mal said “I know how important it is to have bees, birds and butterflies to keep the planet

going. Regular, non-organic or chemical farming is leading to the decline in bee numbers and impacting on birds and insects. If we lose the bees, birds and insects then we won’t survive either.” While on a pension, Mal is happy to pay a bit more for certified organic produce because he knows it is looking after the environment and also the long term future of his family and friends. Mal also likes the friendly staff at the Gap LOCO. “They know and remember me which is very nice and they are always so helpful and generous. They often give me a good deal on seconds or what some think is a bit marked or ugly.”

Mal has always been attracted to the idea of cooperatives as he values the ideal of equality where everyone is respected and valued. He believes we all would be a lot happier if we could work together in

co-operative ways and avoid the need for bosses. Selfmanagement is so important to try to prevent people trying to control one another. In 1980, with the help of a few other likeminded people, Mal started the Red Hill Paddington worker cooperatives which made wooden furniture and toys from recycled timber, handmade soap, paper, honey and which did odd jobs for local people. Mal was a well know figure in the area pushing his barrow around the steep hills selling all the co-op’s locally made produce. Mal (and others) also started the Edible Landscapes nursery.

Mal is keen to form a little group of Ashgrove residents who might want to work on some projects to try to address climate change. He is interested in community gardens, off-grid solar panels, methane digesters and bee

rescuing. If you would like to get in touch with Mal you can do so via the LOCO email thegaploco@gmail.com.

For Mal, finding The Gap LOCO has been a refreshing reconnection to worker co-operatives and he is so pleased that the worker coop movement is still alive. The Gap LOCO is also very proud to have Mal, a worker co-op legend, as one of their supporters.

Supplying great tasting, fresh, Certified Organic Produce to The Gap & Neighbouring Suburbs for 10 years.

For a current price list and details about ordering email thegaploco@gmail.com or visit thegaploco.com

We are a community owned, local, worker run, registered worker co operative.

Deliveries are on Mondays and we also run a pop up shop between 10am and 5pm on Mondays at 15 High St Ashgrove (in the Oakleigh Scouts car park)

Deliveries are on Mondays and we also run a pop up shop between 10am and 3pm on Mondays at 15 High St Ashgrove (in the Oakleigh Scouts car park)

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Following public interest from last month’s article on Dr Tom Bancroft, this edition we have some info about his father!

As Brisbane traffic roars along Kelvin Grove Road, motorists may wonder after whom Bancroft Park is named.

It is named for Dr Joseph Bancroft, who was born in Lancashire in the mid1800s, studied medicine in Manchester and at age 19 married Ann Oldfield.

They set sail for Australia and in 1865 Dr Bancroft commenced practicing medicine in Brisbane. He purchased land in inner north west Brisbane known as ‘Three Mile Scrub’. He

Kelvin Grove and Bancroft Park

re-named the area ‘Kelvin Grove’ by which the suburb is known today.

Dr Bancroft became known for his experiments improving food and fabric outputs for the local colony. He invented new surgical instruments and used native plants for medicinal purposes.

Later, he served as President of the Queensland Medical Board, the Health Officer for the City of Brisbane and was the first medico to set up professional rooms (property then called ‘Carlton’) in the now wellknown Wickham Terrace medical precinct.

Above is a photo of Dr Bancroft at his Carlton medical facilities.

The Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc. (EDHS) welcomes continuing contributions from local residents about stories and identities, for our region, from years gone by. Visit the Enoggera Memorial Hall any Thursday morning between 9.30am and 1pm.

Take care, everyone.

Andrew McMickingPresident

The Probus Club of The Gap Inc

The Club inducted two Life Members and four brand new members in August. We like to recognise those members who have given many years of service to the club, and both Jean Potter and Frank Long AM qualify in Spades! Having reached advanced ages they are no longer as active as they once were, but over the years members have benefited greatly from their tireless efforts – either behind the scenes such as auditing the accounts or in full view such as running the book club.

Having new members is always a sign of vitality in a club, and September proved this mightily, with no fewer than four people welcomed into the community of Probus.

Our speaker was none other than the very popular Spenser Howson, who has been entertaining Brisbane on the radio for decades. A lively and vivacious talk, backed by real substance, kept us enthralled. For a radio personality, it might be considered incongruous that Spenser’s love is for the very visual medium of photography, but the combination of great visuals, great storytelling, and great humour made for a splendid afternoon. As an added bonus his pictures of favourite foods sent us out to our afternoon tea with good appetites.

If you are interested in joining Probus, or just giving it a try, we would welcome your enquiry. Just call Rhoda on 0409 484 219. We are inducting four new members at our next meeting, but places are still available – no waiting list – and we’d love to put you on the mailing list and include you in the clubbishness!

And much more just give us a call ... 3300 3934 Mobile: 0488 782 650

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The Gap State High School

Legal studies students get court

The Gap SHS Year 11 Legal Studies cohort saw first-hand the operation of our judicial system when they visited the Supreme and District courts in the city. Students observed trials and sentencing, question time with a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Freeburn, and learned about legal research and juries. They also heard from Youth Advocacy and LawRight speakers. Pictured are some of the year 11s during this great day out.

Year 12s display creativity

The Gap SHS 2022 Artskape exhibition was an

Artscape Opening highlights the work of Year 12 students outstanding display of the talents of the school’s Year 12 visual arts students.

Their inspiration started with a walk from the school, through the streets of The Gap

to the Enoggera Reservoir and resulted in a body of work for their assessment, and their graduating exhibition. Visitors to the exhibition commented on the depth of diversity of subject matter.

Moot points for budding legal counsel

It would be no surprise if two of The Gap SHS gun year 12 Legal Studies students go on to be leading legal counsel after reaching the semi-finals of the QUT Law School’s moot court competition.

Zahri and Abigail performed exceptionally well, arguing their case four times against different opponents, and before different judges. Teams argued each side of their cases at short notice. The case this year involved a complex tort problem with elements of detinue and trespass. These are legal concepts that are not taught as part of the Legal Studies course, so the students had to research the law, read relevant cases, then prepare and present legal arguments. Abi and Zahri received very complimentary feedback from all the judges they appeared before. They were particularly praised for their extraordinary ability to calmly respond to questions from the bench – a skill many experienced barristers find challenging.

It was a sterling performance by The Gap SHS Paganini Senior String ensemble at the recent Fanfare State Final.

Gracing the Conservatorium Theatre stage, the young musicians and their wonderful conductor Mrs Jamie-Lee Zhang, were thrilled to be on stage making music with four other talented school ensembles showcasing the best of instrumental music in our state schools.

The adjudicators

awarded Paganini Strings a combination of platinum and gold standards across the four assessable areas: programming and presentation; blend, balance and tone across the ensemble; technical accuracy and musical interpretation.

Some of the comments from the three adjudicators included: The enthusiasm and gusto to the sound is infectious; there is a great sense of the joy of music making. A really gutsy,

Paganini Strings shine at the Fanfare State Finals

Zahri left and Abigail in action

Corey Middeljans with his Treeparty work representing colonisation

Paganini Strings mid performance during Fanfare. Photography by Naz Mulla

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The Gap State High School

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rich sound of this excellent group, bravo! Bravo for bringing much intention and personality to contrasting moments. The excitement of the occasion translated into the music making - it was marvellous to see you all respond to the audience atmosphere in this way. A lovely program that has challenged and engaged the students.

Fanfare is a biennial statewide festival of bands and orchestras for Queensland state schools. This muchloved program provides high-profile performance opportunities and feedback through professional adjudication for school ensembles.

It’s gold ... again!

Meanwhile, our junior string ensemble, Vivaldi Strings, has struck gold again! It was the second time this year the ensemble had achieved a gold award when they competed in Music Fest at Coorparoo Secondary College. Under the baton of Mrs Nadine Dinnis and supported by Ms McMullen and Mr Mears, the ensemble performed with great enthusiasm and musicality. The adjudicator was impressed by the cohesion of the ensemble

and how attentively they followed their conductor. Congratulations Mrs Dinnis and Vivaldi Strings!

Successful launch

Creative sparks were flying when about 80 years 7 and 8 students attended The Gap SHS Launch convention.

Launch is a student-led STEAM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) held at The Gap State High School in Brisbane, hosting various activities and events throughout the year. Students from other metropolitan Queensland schools are invited to attend workshops ranging from robot building to artistic masterpieces.

More Launch activities are planned for term 4.

Great results after rocky ride

The Gap State High School mountain bike team performed very well in the recent Rocky Trail Academies Sunshine Coast and Brisbane race events.

With 20 students taking part and representing the school at each event, there was tight racing across all year levels and age groups.

Congratulations to Zac who placed third in the Sunshine Coast race and continued the great results with a second place the following week in the Brisbane race.

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Honourable mentions went to Pedro for seventh and eighth place finishes at each event and Corey for a sixth place finish at the Brisbane race.

The team is looking forward to competing at more events next year and hopes to continue the great results.

Volleyball success

Congratulations to our Specialist Volleyball Program (SVP) athletes Caitlin C, Alex K, Harvey S and Wil F who competed with the Queensland team at National Volleyball Championship during August. Overall Caitlin, Alex and Harvey came home with a Gold medal and Wil finished just out of the medals in fourth. Further to their team success Caitlin and Harvey were selected in an honourary ‘All Australian’ team. The SVP and The Gap SHS are proud of the achievements of these fine athletes.

Lights, camera, action!

The Gap SHS rolled out the red carpet for its annual Reelies Film Festival during the month. ‘The Reelies’, celebrates the visions and reflections of the Year 12 film, TV and new media students. The films premiered to a packed auditorium. The students were both excited and humbled by the attendance and recognition, and the feeling in the audience was one of anticipation and awe.

Good for the long run

Excellent results from The Gap SHS students in the Queensland Orienteering Long Distance Championships. The championships were held in the South Burnett region, around Kingaroy, on the weekend of 27-28 August 2022 and involved a challenging two-event competition.

Thomas achieved third place in the M14A class and Joshua achieved second place in the M20AS class. Dylan did a great job as was the course setter for both events. Orienteering is a challenging adventure sport, combining running with navigation and we are delighted with the success of our up-andcoming juniors. Josh’s result especially bodes well for Queensland Orienteering as, together with Dylan, they will compete as part of the Queensland Schools Team at the Australian Championships in Victoria later this month

For the first time, alumni of The Gap SHS Film, TV and New Media course, affectionately known as The Gap Film School Kids, were invited back to judge and present the inaugural Reely Relative Returns award.

The films selected to screen at Reelies this year showcased truly exceptional and mature works written, produced, directed, filmed, and edited by our talented emerging filmmakers.

The Gap State High School’s Vivaldi Strings

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The Gap State School

Sixteen students from Years 5 and 6 recently participated in the annual Middle School Literacy Olympics challenge held at Wavell State High School. Working in teams of four against over 50 other middle phase team competitors, our students were challenged with literacy-based tasks to complete under test conditions. Achieving competitive results our teams enjoyed the challenge with like-minded peers and the fun and enthusiastic encouragement of the event facilitators, complete in themed fairy tale costumes! Well done to the students for their preparation with Teacher Aide, Mrs Peters prior to the event and their fine representation of our school on the day - Thomas, Noon, Ava, Laura, Anika,

Indigo, Liam, Joseph, Lucy, Mitchell, William, Emma, Audrey, Georgia, Lucy and Sophie.

Over recent months, a group of students in Years 5 and 6 have competed in a number of debating competitions as part of the Queensland Debating Union competition. Both teams have had a very successful debating season and I am proud to inform our community that both teams won their last debate of the year. Congratulations to members of both teams.

In August, twenty students from Year 5 and 6 attended the Districts Maths Tournament competition at Albany Hills State School. This highly competitive event is the most demanding of the team challenges offered to our students each year. Working in groups of five, our students equipped themselves well, tackling

CHESS T'MINIT

With the are relaxation of restrictions, physical tournament and social play has recommenced with Covid-safe play rules in place. The Stuart Wilson (hour) tournament has been completed with Andrew Robinson winning with 6.5 points from 7 games played. Elizabeth Williams, who came third with 4 points from 5 games played won the maiden trophy for the best player who had not won a tournament at the club. Following this tournament there will be a rapid (Allegro) tournament and the Martin Laizans Cup to end the year of chess. Anybody interested in playing in club tournaments should contact the club through its webpage. 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.

This month’s puzzle is credited by some chess aficionados as the best ever series of moves, and was the conclusion of a game played between Esteban and Aguado in 1933. Black to move and win.

all rounds with enthusiasm and seeking to draw on the strengths of the members within the team. Our thanks to Year 6 teacher, Mr Mahoney for preparing our students and supervising on the day as well as to our parent drivers and team supervisors. Whilst our teams did not win their respective categories on the day, all reported that the problems they were asked to solve extended their usual application to maths, with teams enjoying the challenge of competing against other schools. Well done to Noon, Ava, Liam, Alex, Anika, Laura, Harry, William, Remy, Sophie, Mitchell, Lachlan, Alex, Georgia, Henry, Tom, Tyler, Joseph, Sophia and Lucy.

Year 6 student, Isaac recently competed at the Met North Cricket trials. Congratulations Isaac on your selection into the North West District Cricket team to compete at this event.

The Sustainability Club has set up four new Aerobins in preparation for our exciting composting program. We would like to acknowledge the generous donation from The Gap Handyman store supplying 36 pavers for the area, and our groundsman Mr Heyes who has been working diligently to prepare the site so the foundation is level and safe for our students. Thank you! We look forward to using the compost to improve our gardens and look forward to

working with the students and parent community to achieve this goal that will have the added bonus of reducing our organic waste sent to landfill. Our students are also finalising their ‘design the sign’ competition for our new classroom composting bins. It will be a busy Term 4 ahead!

During Book Week this year, our school community once again embraced the celebration of children’s literature in a myriad of ways. Throughout the term students were introduced to the 2022 short listed books in the respective categories of the Children’s Book Council Awards. In addition to exploring the techniques and joy of storytelling, our students were invited to vote on their preferred winning titles. The official winners and school-preferred titles were announced to enthusiastic receptions at the Junior and Senior assemblies, followed by the upbeat book character parade by each year level. Parental contributions and the obvious delight shared with their children creating clever costumes was most evident and much appreciated. To conclude our celebration of learning, students were captivated by the authorship and illustration processes shared by our author in residence for the day, Katherine Battersby.

Warm regards, Joanne Nicholls - Principal

Ashgrove Rangers

It will be a busy month for Ashgrove Rangers. This year is our 60th birthday and we are celebrating!

The anniversary will be marked with a buffet dinner at Bronco Leagues Club on Saturday 8 October. We would love to see past and present members there and will heartily welcome future members as well.

Tickets can be purchased at: https://tinyurl.com/4uzdkkat

It will cost $55 for adults, $15 for children up to 12 yrs with 4 yrs and below free.

Part of the celebrations at the Anniversary Dinner will be the launching of the Club’s new book, ‘Ashgrove Rangers Athletics Club The First Sixty Years’.

We will also be instituting a major change. From next month, the iconic Flying 4 race will be free. It is a wonderful family event with courses for Under 10’s, Under 14’s and Open.

Details can be found at:

https://ashgroverangers.org/events/flying-4/

Meanwhile, athletics continues. Rob Hurley won the annual September Flying 4 Handicap. First across the line in the U18’s was Sonny Adam and in the U14’s was Ashleigh Preston. Congratulations to all three and to all who competed.

Seb Croke came in 19th (4th Queenslander) and Perry Croft a close-up 37th at the National Cross Country on a very muddy course at Oakbank in the Adelaide Hills.

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African Violet Society of Qld Inc Annual Show & Plant Sale ONE DAY SHOW

Saturday 15th OCTOBER 2022 - 9am to 3pm

Held at the Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong

This is the largest display and sale of African Violets and related Gesneriads in Qld – this is a special event for ONE DAY ONLY.

Advice on growing, Potting supplies, leaves and plants of all sizes for sale. Crafts made by members for sale, books and leaflets on growing available. Credit/Eftpos card payments are accepted.

Admission – Adults $4– Children free Complimentary tea or coffee with entrance fee For details contact the Society Ph 07 3264 4612 (Althea & Barry)

Email africanvioletsocietyqld@gmail.com

Visit our webpage http://www.africanvioletsocietyqld.happyo.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AfricanVioletSocietyOfQld/

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Picabeen is 30 years young this year!

We are holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the Tuesday 18th October at 6pm at our Centre in 22 Hoben Street Mitchelton. This meeting is expected to take no more than 30 minutes.

From 6.30pm we will be holding our 30th anniversary event to celebrate Picabeen Community Centre’s 30th year! Please come down and celebrate with us.

Picabeen Change Room

We have started trading from 9am-4.30pm Monday-Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday. This is in response to community interest, and we are so thankful. We have some lovely spring clothing items in store at our Dallas parade address and hope that you pop in and say hi!

Hope to see you soon.

Arana VIEW Club

The end of the year is fast approaching with only 2 meetings left for the year. Arana VIEW Club’s November meeting is on Wednesday 2nd November at the Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Keperra 10.30 for an 11.00am start. The cost for lunch is $30.00 for a 2-course lunch with tea and coffee.

This meeting is our last “Make, Bake and Grow” table for this year. There is sure to be wonderful items for everyone to purchase. Remember Christmas is just around the corner, so this could be your chance to buy some gifts.

This meeting is also our Annual Cent Auction with more chances to purchase those Christmas Gifts. So have a look through your cupboards and bring along any unwanted items that could be added to the auction. This will be our last real fundraiser for the year to support our 14 Learning for Life Students with the Smith Family together with a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle on 14th September.

Our Fashion Parade at the September meeting was a huge success. Members purchased many items so everyone will be looking very smart at upcoming meetings. Another September outing was a trip to City Hall to view the Margaret McKinney jewellery collection followed by a high tea at Kerrie Craig Emporium. Four of our members travelled to Adelaide for the VIEW National Convention and thoroughly enjoyed all the activities.

Please contact Carol on 3355 5349 before 12 noon on Monday 31st October if you are attending this meeting. New members are always welcome.

Bowls more for our community to enjoy

Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club have just competed in the Bowls Pennant Season in Divisions 1, 2 & 4, which resulted in our Division 1 team reaching the final where they played New Farm at Windsor Bowls Club and lost by 1 point overall to become the Runner Up in this Division. Bowlers in Divisions 2 & 4 reached the Semi Finals but were defeated prior to the final

Our Club is presently carrying our renovations to areas of the club which include a new toilet block and the dog friendly community café at Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club, it is hoped that these works will be completed by the end of the year so that our community can enjoy the facilities

Would you like to be a member of our club for a very reasonable price, where we play Social Bowls every Wednesday and Friday afternoon and Barefoot Bowls at different times? On the first Sunday of the month, Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club invites people who would like to play Bowls to play in our Turkey Triples Bowls Day

TOSS IT? NO WAY!

REPAIR IS EVERYWHERE!

Saturday, 15th October is International Repair Day. Each year, on the third Saturday of October, Repair Cafés and other repair organisations throughout the world promote and celebrate the value of fixing. This year’s theme is Repair is Everywhere. It also coincides with Repair Café The Gap’s monthly workshop!

Late last year, a group of local residents started the volunteer-operated, not-for-profit community group, Repair Café The Gap (RCTG), adopting Repair Café International’s philosophy of ‘TOSS IT? – NO WAY!’. Their mission is to help the community repair their broken items instead of throwing them away - to extend the life of consumer goods, preserve the precious resources they contain, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Each month, the community can bring their broken household items to RCTG at The Gap Scout Den, Paten Road, to be fixed by experienced and qualified volunteer repairers. Since their first repair event in March 2022, over 150 items have been brought along, ranging from small items such as toys, clocks and clothing, to larger ones like bicycles, lawn mowers and microwaves. By far, the most popular items have been electrical goods - lamps, battery chargers, Mixmasters, CD players and toasters, to name just a few.

Almost 60% of items were successfully repaired and another 13% partially fixed – either to be completed at home based on the repairer’s advice, or at the next RCTG event once the required parts were obtained. The remainder were deemed non-fixable due to their design or unavailability of parts. Over 250kgs of items have been kept out of landfill!

This repair service is offered for free, however residents may need to purchase parts. Donations are greatly appreciated to help the community group pay for basics like insurance, venue hire, and consumables, without which, they cannot operate. There is also a kitchen café selling drinks and a

on a Sunday morning which includes raffles, prizes and lunch. Call 0412 765 805 for further details or visit our face book page at Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club | Facebook

Red Bowls, Sports & Community Club now have a brand new website which has recently gone live where you can find out lots of information regarding Function Bookings, Bowls Programs, Sponsors and lots of other important information about our club. Please visit https://www.redhillbowls.org.au

variety of delicious snacks and treats, with proceeds supporting RCTG’s expenses.

Repair really is everywhere, with nearly 2500 Repair Cafés operating around the world (with seven in Brisbane alone) by an estimated 36,840 volunteers, repairing around 44,000 items each month! RCTG collaborates with these other Repair Cafés by recording their results in the Global Repair Monitor database. This database is accessible by all Repair Café members, and is a great resource to learn about the repairability of various brands of products. RCTG also supports the efforts of Griffith University’s Australian Repair Network, which is working with governments to change national laws to give consumers the “Right to Repair” and force manufacturers to improve the repairability of their products, by providing better access to repair information and allowing them to be repaired by anyone.

To celebrate International Repair Day, Repair CaféThe Gap will be holding special demonstrations to teach a range of simple repair skills, as well as our usual repair workshop. More information will be available on Facebook closer to the date. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/RepairCafeTheGap to keep up-to-date!

Volunteer repairer Alec, with satisfied customer Luca (3)

Emu foot

It is often difficult to find a ground-cover plant that does well in the shade but emu foot fits the bill.

Naturally occurring in dry eucalypt forests, Cullen tenax is very adaptable with respect to soil type, grows in full sun or shade and is drought and frost tolerant. This trailing perennial, although only growing 30 cm tall, will spread about a meter and so a few plants will cover a large area. As emu foot is self-seeding, the growing zone is soon extended. Being a member of the pea family, it has the added advantage that its roots have nodules containing bacteria that are able to convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates necessary for plant growth,

Busy month for Ithaca Probus Club

September saw a diverse range of activities continue to engage the interest of members of Ithaca Probus Club. The fascinating findings under the lino as revealed by local historian and author Caylie Jeffery in July were extended to include what is sometimes hidden behind wall panels when Caylie returned for part 2 of her presentation at the club’s September general meeting. The history theme continued later in the month with a visit to the Museum of Brisbane, with the morning topped off by lunch at the Shingle Inn. Even more socialising with another lunch at the Blind Tiger Restaurant in The Gap. Then some of our members joined a bus trip to the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.

Long time club members Robyn and Len Zaver were given a rousing cheer at the general meeting to acknowledge their 66th wedding anniversary.

Retired journalist Michael Beatty will entertain us at our October general with anecdotes from his life as an overseas journalist. Our monthly newsletters continue keeping members connected, and more very important social interaction continues with our card days and poetry reading days.

We are delighted that we will be welcoming new members in coming months. With October being Queensland Seniors Month it would be an opportune time for more retirees in our community to come along and join us. New members are always most welcome at our meetings at 9.30am on the 2nd Thursday each month at the Red Hill Bowls and Community Club in Fulcher Road, Red Hill, and on any of our outings. If you would like to give us a try, please phone either of our Club Membership Officers Sue Vivian on 0413 544 202 or Janelle Rhodes on 0412 628 646.

thereby enhancing soil nutrients.

Both the leaf and flower stalks are relatively long. Each leaf is composed of several leaflets spread in a palm shape, which along with its long stalk, somewhat resembles an emu’s foot. The flowers cluster along their stalk to form a mauve or bluish spike. Each flower on the spike is typically pea-shaped with five petals, two of which join together to form a keel. Flowering,

predominantly from August to March, some flowers may occur throughout the year.

Not only is the emu foot an attractive addition to the garden, it is a great wildlife habitat. The flowers attract insect pollinators such as the blue-banded native bee. As a host plant for the chequered swallowtail, common grass blue and long-tailed pea blue butterflies, the leaves provide food for their caterpillars. The seeds are edible raw, roasted or in cakes.

Senior’s Month & Be Connected Week

Celebrate with the Hills & Districts Senior Committee

Lunch & Techno Session - $25.00 p/p

When: Thursday 20 October 2022

Time: 12pm to 3pm. Doors open 11.30am

Where: Arana Leagues Club Foundation Room

Menu: Buffet Roast with baked vegetables, Dessert, Bread Rolls, Tea and Coffee

How to Book for the event: Go to the website www.hillschamber.org.au

Click on Events and Go to Senior’s Lunch & Technology Session. Click on Get Ticket with the number you wish to purchase then follow the prompts.

If you are coming to both events, fill in both booking forms please.A Welcome is extended to All Seniors for this event

Contact Judith 0431 159 921 or Leonard 417 883 688

Chequered swallowtail caterpillar

Last plants from the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre

An era has ended with Dick Harding and John Abbott from SOWN recently collecting the last load of native plants from the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre (AGCC) nursery.

SOWN has operated a very successful nursery partnership with AGCC for 12 years with the prison nursery producing a total of 850,500 high-quality native plants.

Over this period, SOWN’s nursery manager Dick Harding has run the program in conjunction with Kobus Havenga from AGCC.

“That’s an absolutely colossal number of plants that have been planted over the years of the partnership,” Dick said.

He thanked Kobus for his unwavering support.

“We made a great team,” Dick said.

In 2014, the SOWNAGCC nursery partnership won the Healthy Waterways community award and the overall Minister’s grand prize.

The native plants produced by the partnership have been distributed through the SOWN nursery and to other creek catchment and bushcare groups doing revegetation work in SouthEast Queensland.

“This partnership with AGCC has made a huge contribution to SOWN and to revegetation programs in South-East Queensland, thanks to Dick and Kobus,” said SOWN President,

Mitchelton & Districts Garden Club

The November meeting of the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club will take place at the Enoggera Memorial Hall on Thursday morning, 3rd November,. provided there are no restrictions in place.

Bonsai is the topic of guest speaker, Bruce Harkness. In August the Brisbane City Council opened a new Bonsai House at the Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens where one of the largest publicly owned Bonsai collections is housed.

“Bonsai” comes from the Japanese language - a word which means “plant in a tray”.

It’s the skill and artistry of its creator that makes Bonsai look aged and so fascinating. Do you know Bonsai may take on the age of the plant from which it is propagated?

That means a cutting grown from a fifteen year old shrub

and trained to grow in bonsai style could be called a fifteen year old bonsai. While Bonsai may be displayed indoors for a couple of days, they are not indoor plants and should be grown outdoors.

For those who make their own compost, if you can turn the heap each week it will help make prunings and other vegetation decompose rapidly. More heat will be created if you add some blood and bone fertilizer, and odours will disappear as more oxygen passes through the mixture. Any weed seeds or other pests will be destroyed by the heat. Plant hardy summer annuals such as zinnia, marigold, petunias, etc. and plant vegetable seedlings periodically to ensure a continuous supply, rather than have the whole

Renee McGlashan.

The program has also benefited prisoners coming through AGCC by teaching them horticulture and giving them nursery skills through hands-on experience.

Production peaked in 2017 when 150,000 plants were produced in one year.

Although the partnership with AGCC has finished, SOWN is working with Queensland Corrective Services to establish a new

partnership and nursery at the Borallon Training and Correctional Centre near Ipswich.

SOWN wishes to acknowledge the ongoing support of the Queensland Government and Queensland Corrective Services in the operation of the SOWNAGCC nursery partnership and in establishing the new facility at Borallon.

More information at sown.com.au.

patch come to maturity at the same time. Here are two tips shared by Barbara Beerling, guest speaker at the September meeting. She said to leave lettuce seeds in the refrigerator for a few days prior to planting and to always wash tomato seeds you want to save, Apparently there’s a fermenting element in the tomato juice which interferes with germination..

Entrance to the Enoggera Memorial Hall is at 36 Trundle Street. The hall is close to public transport and accessible by wheelchair. Meetings commence immediately after morning tea which is served at 9.45 am. Visitors and new members are most welcome. For more information please phone the president, Pat, on 3356 1256.

SOWN Nursery manager Dick Harding unloads the last plants from Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.

PHOTO: John Abbott

One of the many stunning bonsais on display at the Bonsai House

Child Protection

We are all concerned about child safety - at home, in school, on the roads. We hold our child’s hand, watch out for them. We see documentaries on TV, read of the dangers children face, but we can’t imagine our own children at risk. We take good care of them. They are vulnerable.

However, how many of us are aware that there are children – still some as young as 10 years – who are in detention centres where there are multiple cases of children being locked up or abused?

Royal commissions and commissions of enquiry have found that such places are not safe for children.

The first week of September was National Child Protection Week. Amnesty International called upon State and Territory governments to take decisive action to protect vulnerable children and to support the existing alternatives of successful community-led diversion programs. Most importantly there is a need to raise the age of criminal responsibility and it needs to be done soon.

The Helen Black Amnesty International group meets between 9-11am on the second Monday morning of the month in The Gap and would love to hear from anyone interested in joining them. 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.

OWNQ NEWS Mitchelton

The Mitchelton Branch of the Older Women’s Network Qld Inc (OWNQ) meets formally and informally throughout the month and you are welcome to join us for any or all of our get togethers.

We get together each week and the list for October is:

Sat 8th Lunch Arana Leagues Club 12pm

Tues 11th Coffee Cafe Lagarto Samford Valley 10am

Sat 15th Coffee Birds & Bees, Everton Hills 10am

Tues 18th Techno Coffee Cafe 63 Stafford City 10am

Wed 26th Lunch at the Arana Leagues Club 12pm. No Monthly meeting

Brisbane Tramway Museum Australia On The Move

News and Views from a Tramway Muse

When Neil Chesney opened a modest caravan factory at Stafford in 1960, little did he know that Chesney would soon grow to be the biggest manufacturer of caravans in Queensland and the third biggest in Australia.

The first caravan took six weeks to build, but demand was overwhelming and a second factory was opened at Lawnton. A third expansion to larger premises on Gympie Road, Lawnton, saw the workforce increase to 450 with another 100 support and sales staff around Australia. At that point, Chesney were producing 22 caravans a day (110 per week).

The Stafford factory diversified to build horse floats, buses, and portable accommodation for mining companies and the Australian Army. A single order for 500 caravans from the Gladstone alumina refinery reinforced their status as the principal manufacturer in Queensland.

A specially-built advertising tram contributed to the success by carrying a Chesney caravan around the streets of Brisbane. Interestingly, the tram featured a detachable roof to accommodate the high load.

Chesney was bought out by Monier in 1973, but sales slumped and the company folded in late 1977.

Vintage caravans are in big demand today and many mothballed Chesneys were recommissioned during the Covid crisis when overseas travel was all but impossible for most people.

The accompanying photograph was taken six decades ago, in 1962. It is not know if this particular caravan survives, but the tram chassis is silently rusting away behind a storage shed at the Brisbane Tramway Museum. Sadly, lack of funding and a shortage of volunteers means that it is unlikely to be restored.

© David Fryer maximalist@bigpond.com

The Brisbane Tramway Museum is proudly sponsored by the Brisbane City Council

Tues 1st Nov Techno Coffee Morning Leagues Club 10am

Tues 8th Nov Coffee Cafe Lagarto, Samford Valley 10am.

The aim of our group is to provide information to women relating to a healthy outlook on ageing and to meet in a friendly, social atmosphere. OWNQ Mitchelton is part of a state-wide organisation with groups in 3 states of Australia, as well as a National Branch. There are also Older Women’s Networks in the UK and the USA among other countries. We are a part of a great organisation.

For more information about Mitchelton OWNQ ring Judith on 0431 159 921.

Quote of the Day

Some people are always grumbling that roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Alphonse Karr

— Newmarket Bocce Club News —

by Mario De Marco. Secretary of the Newmarket Bocce Club

Team Australia who will compete in the World Bocce Titles to be held later in 2022

Bocce Australia are delighted with the progress being made by the junior and senior ‘Bocce-roo teams’ as they prepare for the World Titles later this year.

A lot of work is involved, not only for the players but also for the support team, as Bocce Australia organise the training of the players located across six cities, three states and four training hubs.

With the largest Team Australia contingent ever, of more than 30 people (including players, coaches, family and friends), the logistics are complex and needs to be correct so that players arrive at the four different host venues in time and without any incident.

The four events are:

• The Denis Ravera International Challenge, in Monaco.

• The World Junior Titles, in France.

• The Senior Men Bocce Volo World Titles.

• The Men and Women World Bocce Raffa Titles, both in Turkey.

Bocce Australia have started posting player profiles on their Facebook page, so look out for these and read all about the players as they prepare for the World Titles.

Bocce Australia has also started fundraising to help support these young athletes.

You can find more information on Bocce Australia webpage.

Newmarket Bocce Club wishes all players the best in the upcoming world titles.

Bocce Australia are delighted to announce that the beloved sporting personality and AFL legend Robert DiPierdomenico (aka: ‘Dipper’) has been appointed ambassador for Bocce Australia

Read all about it in Bocce Australia webpage: https:// www.bocceaustralia.com.au/ 22 22 22

Ambassador for Bocce Australia AFL legend Robert ("Dipper") DePierdomenico