Western Echo September 2016 by The Western Echo

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Western Echo

September 2016 ISSN 1327-676X

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Enoggera Reservoir Celebrates 150 Years

Jeff and Ann Hilder The Gap Pioneer and History Group, Shan Marshall(QPWS), Hon. Kate Jones, Kristie de Jong (QPWS) and Michelle Bordignon (SEQWater) celebrated with hundreds of locals on the Event Lawn at Enoggera Reservoir, where SEQWater hosted Opera in the Reservoir to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the reservoir.Story page 3

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ADVERTISER’S DIRECTORY AUTO AIR CONDITIONING Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077

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BARBER George’s Barber Shop Phone: 3366 7435 pg 7

BEAUTY Blooms Beauty Salon Phone: 3300 1555 pg 21

Intune Beauty Therapy Phone: 3300 9710 p g 18

BUILDER Nails & Screws Phone: 0427 314 864 pg 10

CLUBS/GROUPS Taylor Range Country Club Phone:3366 1560 pg 9

CONCERT GRIPPS Thursday 15 September pg 8

DENTIST Ferny Hills Dental Phone: 3351 2731 pg 16

JEWELLERS Arana Jewellers P h o n e : 3 3 5 1 1 2 11 p g 1 7

LAWYERS Hollingworth & Spencer Phone: 3123 5700 pg 14

MASSAGE Bernard Evens Remedial & Sports Phone: 3366 9997 pg 25

MEDICAL CENTRE Keperra Family Practice Phone: 3351 0323 pg 32

MUSIC TUITION The Gap Piano Studio Phone: 3166 8353 pg 23

NATUROPATHY

Blooms The Chemist The Gap Phone: 3300 1555 pg 21

Keperra Day & Night Chemmart Phone: 3351 7600 pg 32

PLUMBER

HANDYMAN Boutique Pet & House Sitters Phone: 3822 8216 pg 14

Cr. Steven Toomey Phone: 3407 1900

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PRINTER CARTRIDGES Cartridge World Ashgrove Phone: 3366 5111 pg

Harcourts Inner West P h o n e : 3 5 11 0 6 6 6 p g 11 Ray White Ferny Hills Phone: 3851 0011 pg 17

Allsports Physio The Gap Phone: 3300 6011 pg 19 Brisbane 7 Day Physiotherapy Phone: 3351 4388 pg 9 Physiologix Phone: 3511 1112 p g 21

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Kate Jones Phone: 3366 6000 Jane Prentice, MP Phone: 3378 1599

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THERAPIST / SPECIALIST Ashgrove Literacy Clinic Phone: 3366 6933 pg 20 TYRE & MECHANICAL Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077 pgs 13

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED

We urgently need 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 Deborah or Jason on 3366 4299 between the hours of 8.00am and noon.

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A Celebration of Enoggera Reservoir This year Enoggera Reservoir marked 150 years since its completion and to mark the event SEQWater hosted Opera at the Reservoir a celebration of water, past and present. The celebration was held on the Event Lawn at Enoggera Reservoir, Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre on Sunday 28 August between 2pm and 7pm. Master of Ceremonies Luke Kennedy kicked off the opening by welcoming everyone which was then followed by Act 1 at 2.30 when Stars of Underground Opera took to the stage - and interacted with the audience. On a picture perfect winters day, guests were collected from the well managed public car park facilities nearby in shuttlebuses and treated to a guided tour of Enoggera Reservoir while the guide outlined the history and points of interest before being driven to the main event arena. This proved an opportunity not to miss and the views across the reservoir from the top of the dam wall were spectacular. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service were on hand with information, advice and wildlife display - the bearded

dragon and blue-tongued lizard were popular with young and old alike. Guests were entertained with arias from La Traviata, Carmen and Lakme, then followed with some much loved favourites from Gilbert and Sullivan. As well as QPWS and SEQWater information stands, local historical group, The Gap Pioneer and History Group mounted a display which was well attended during the course of the afternoon. In addition, Cuisine on Cue provided refreshments and food - which was well received and all who sampled their offerings went away happy and sated. The sun shone down, the crowd relaxed on the lawn and the day was marked a great success by all who attended. For a detailed insight into the building of Enoggera Reservoir/Dam and its history, Richard Speechley’s Reflections Column (on pages 30 and 31 of this issue) will be of interest to readers. A huge and sincere congratulations must go to SEQWater for staging such a well organised, well thought out event which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.

Stars of Underground Opera Judit Molnar, Louise Dorsman, Darian Johns, Ashleigh Maclaine (front), Glenn Lorimer, Master of Ceremonies Luke Kennedy and Gregory Moore

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Inside the September Issue... Amnesty International ...........................................................20 Arana VIEW Club...........................................................20 Ashgrove Bowls Club...........................................................11 Ashgrove Historical Society................................................17 Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club.......................................24 Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed...................................................25 CCIQNWB ...............................................................................9 Chess T’Minit.......................................................................27 Enoggera Historical Society...........................................16 Federal Update - Jane Prentice...................................6 Ithaca Probus Club........................................................27 Mitchelton Garden Club....................................................29 Mitchelton Probus Club......................................................28 National Servicemen’s Association of Aust. (Qld Branch)........24 Newmarket VIEW Club...............................................28 Norths Hockey Club..........................................................19 POWERtalk................................................................16 Principal’s Points....................................................22&23 Qld. Family History Society...........................................25 Reflections..........................................................................30& 31 Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap..................................8 & 12 Shed Happens for Men at The Gap/Ashgrove..............................26 SOWN (Save Our Waterways Now)...........................................29 State Update - Kate Jones - Member for Ashgrove......................5 The Gap/Ashgrove National Seniors Assoc...............................26 The Gap Garden Club............................................................29 The Gap Historical Society...............................................14 The Gap Probus Club......................................................27 The Rev - Chris Perona..................................................10 Voices of Birralee Re-Cycled.......................................28 Ward Happenings Cr Steven Toomey............................4 The Western Echo September 2016 Page 3

Ward Happenings with Councillor Steven Toomey Cr Toomey can be contacted at The Gap Ward Office on Phone: 3407 1900 Park Upgrades in The Gap Ward The 2016-17 budget provides funding for a number of park upgrades across the ward. Over the past couple of months I held my first round consultations to gauge what you would like your neighbourhood park to look like. Meeting with the surrounding communities has provided me with great feedback and I look forward to presenting final designs that will see some exciting new spaces created and installed this financial year. Some of the parks that will be upgraded include: • Moses Adsett Park, The Gap; • Kings Park, Keperra; • Keperra Picnic Grounds, Ferny Grove; • Royal Parade Memorial Park, St Johns Wood;

• Wilcannia Park, Ashgrove; • Corbie Street Park, Ashgrove; • Jaloon Street Parklands, Ashgrove • Corra-Mulling Park, The Gap has had shade installed over the play equipment and we are presently scoping new shade sails for Tilquin Street Park, The Gap. • Walton Bridge Reserve – The Gap

Council is working towards a detailed design for Walton Bridge Reserve that will include the design and relocation of the amenity block within the Reserve. We aim to digitally retain the existing mural and look at opportunities to transfer the artwork to the new amenity block. This will be followed by the playground upgrade and I look forward to meeting with residents to discuss this exciting new space.

Paten Park Native Nursery Over the past couple of months I have been working

with Paten Park Nursery (PPNN) in their bid to be a provider under the Brisbane City Council’s Free Native Plants Program. I am very pleased to advise that PPNN, a not for profit nursery located at 57 Paten Rd The Gap, has been accepted as a participating nursery and will be able to supply free native plants to Brisbane’s ratepayers. If you would like to receive your two free trees per year, please bring your first rates notice of the year (July) to the Ward Office or a library for authorisation. Please support PPNN by visiting your local nursery and taking a look at the large range of native plants. Advice is given for free!

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State Update

Kate Jones MP

Member for Ashgrove

Ashgrove Literature Festival This year, the Ashgrove Literature Festival is expanding to include more authors, schools, teachers, parents and students. Authors such as Katherine Battersby, Jack Heath and Morris Gleitzman visited our local students in August to inspire their creativity and develop their skills. The Ashgrove Literature Festival is also partnering with the Queensland Government’s Online Literature Festival to create interactive sessions with more than 30 Australian and International children’s authors, illustrators, poets and performers. I know that a lot of local teachers and school staff have worked very hard behind the scenes to bring this year’s program to our students and I want to thank them all for their hard work.

Saving our Native Trees In August I voted to save our native trees and protect the Great Barrier Reef. It is disappointing that in 2016 we still have to try and explain the science behind climate change to politicians in Queensland. Our sensible and balanced tree clearing laws were a key part of UNESCO’s decision not to remove the Great Barrier Reef from the World Heritage Register. Even the Federal LNP Government was relying on our reforms to fulfil their environmental obligations. It is simply not sustainable to be clearing almost 300,000 hectares of Queensland trees every year with 100,000 hectares of that clearing directly located in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas. I will continue to stand up for our wildlife, our reef and our native trees.

Celebrating Ashgrove Literature Festival with author Morris Gleitzman

Art & Wellbeing Week Hilder Road State School’s Art and Wellbeing Week is a terrific initiative for our local community, with a week’s worth of events and activities aimed at expanding our knowledge, encouraging healthy behaviour and celebrating student art. I was excited to visit the school to see the art created by our local students and contribute a ‘happy hand’ to the Wellbeing Rainbow Wave. Thank you to the school and the P&C for all of their hard work putting this wonderful week together.

Cedric Does Us Proud Our local Olympic Decathlete Cedric Dubler has finished his campaign at the Olympics. As the second youngest decathlete in Rio (by a week), Cedric achieved a fantastic result by cracking 8000 points and finishing 14th. In a great sign for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, only two other commonwealth decathletes scored higher than Cedric. What a fantastic effort!

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Federal Update

from Jane Prentice MP Federal Member for Ryan

50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan I was honoured to attend the Battle of Lon g Tan Commemorative Parade at Gallipoli Barracks to mark the 50th Anniversary. The Parade was precision perfect and a moving way to honour the 60,000 Australians who served in the Vietnam War including the 521 who lost their lives. West Junior Rugby League In August we paid tribute to some very special members of our community and recognised their volunteering efforts over the years. The Wests Junior Rugby League Football Club named two ovals in honour of three tireless volunteers who have contributed to the club. Erica Quinn and Ron Raper were major fundraisers for the Club for many years. They were recognised for their “selfless service and dedication” to Wests Seniors and Brisbane Rugby League Football and had the bottom oval named in their honour. Margaret Carl had the top oval named after her in recognition of her 44 years of service to the club in various positions including; President,

Tax Help Presenting the Stronger Communities Grant cheque to P & F President, Andrew Keogh

Secretary and Treasurer. Margaret is still an integral part of the Club today. These three volunteering legends are an asset to our community and a reminder of the power of volunteers – our community would not be the same without their dedication.

Community Q & A I had two lively Q & A sessions with different members of our community in August. I visited The Gap State High School’s sociology class to discuss the recent Federal

campaign and some of the issues in the electorate. Later that week I also had a similar Q & A session on “the business of politics” with residents of the Keperra Sanctuary Aged Care Facility. These discussions are a great way to listen to the views of our community and I thoroughly enjoyed the energetic debates. It was very interesting that both generations had very similar views on the important issues; they just had different ideas on the ways in which these issues could be resolved.

The Governor General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove at Battle of Long Tan Commemorative Parade at Gallipoli Barracks

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New Community Space for St Joseph’s Bardon Approvals for Round Two of the Stronger Communities Grants are now coming through and I was delighted to visit St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bardon to congratulate them on their grant for a new Community Space and Outdoor Kitchen. I presented their P&F President, Andrew Keogh with their cheque for $17,621 and look forward to their first community BBQ! The school also held a special Opening and Blessing for their new Year 5 and 6 classrooms which are a wonderful addition to the school and provide modern learning spaces for the students. We celebrated in the traditional way – cupcakes for every student in the school!

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Australians urged to support Legacy during annual appeal

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Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan today paid tribute to Legacy for its important work supporting families of veterans. Mr Tehan will lay a wreath during a ceremony today at the Australian War Memorial to mark the launch of Legacy Week. “Legacy is a non-profit organisation established by the exservice community that is well known for the comfort it provides grieving families,” Mr Tehan said. “The Australian Government and Legacy share a common goal, which is providing the best possible care and support to ex-serving members of the ADF and their families. “During Legacy Week from 28 August to 3 September, I encourage Australians to make a contribution to assist Legacy continue its important work, which supports some 80,000 widows and 1,800 children, with services such as counselling, special housing, medical, advocacy and social support. “Legacy has made a real difference to the lives of thousands of families who have lost someone who served our country. It is important work and another way Australia honours the service and sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country.” Donations help support educational activities for children through contributions to school fees, books, uniforms and other activities. For more information on Legacy, including where to buy a badge, to donate or volunteer to collect, call 1800 534 229.

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GRIPPS - An Evening with Young Music Makers GRIPPS (Gap Region Instrumental Primary Performers School) will present a night of music featuring primary student music makers in The Gap State High School Auditorium on Thursday 15 September. The concert will run from 6.30pm to 8.30pm with drinks and barbeque available from 5.00pm. This year 172 children from local state and private

primary schools have been selected to perform after completing a four day music camp under the tutelage of professional musicians. . GRIPPS is growing each year and your support by attending the GRIPPS concert encourages the young people to hone their musical skills.’ Students from years 5 and 6 from Ashgrove State School, Bardon State School, The Gap State School, Hilder

Road State School, Ithaca Creek State School, Marist College Ashgrove, Oakleigh State School, Payne Road State School, Rainworth State School, St. Joseph’s and St Peter Chanel Primary School are involved this year together together with a stellar staff of tutors and conductors. The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap gratefully acknowledges the support and sponsorship of these local businesses: Arana Leagues Club; Councillor S t e v e To o m e y T h e G a p Ward; Harcourts Solutions Inner West; Hon.Kate Jones State Member for Ashgrove; Hon.Jane Prentice - Federal

Member for Ryan; Stuart Pullar – Mortgage Choice Ashgrove; The Gap Physiotherapy Centre; The Gap Tavern; The Gap Village Shopping Centre; Wyatt’s bp The Gap and Young Minds – Health and Development Network The Gap & Stafford - who supported GRIPPS in 2015 and who have committed to supporting the school in 2016. Should you wish to become a GRIPPS sponsor, please contact Bob Newey 0416 467 122, or Email bobnewey15@gmail.com by Friday 9 September. A concert definitely not to be missed, so mark your diaries and enjoy the extraordinary talent during the evening!

G.R.I.P.P.S. 2016 The Gap Region Instrumental Primary Performers School This event is staged by representatives of State and Private Primary Schools in The Gap, Ashgrove and surrounding suburbs and the Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap Inc.

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Chamber News for September This month we are profiling another of our members, Conversio. Conversio is a carbon accounting and reporting consultancy, specialising in providing effective carbon and energy management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Director Alex Stathakis has more than 8 years’ experience in the carbon and energy sector as an adviser, consultant and manager. Conversio is also the first Australian company to have signed the pledge to join the Climate Neutral Now initiative, led by the UNFCCC secretariat. Alex is based locally in The Gap. Find more information on Conversio at conversio.com. au or call Alex on 0432 080 251. Upcoming Events Tuesday 20 September – Meet and Mingle Venue – TBC Tuesday 18 October – Barefoot Bowls Enoggera Bowls Club For more information on our upcoming events, see our website: www.northwestbrisbanechamber.org.au, or our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NWBCC The North West Brisbane Chamber of Commerce represents businesses in Ashgrove, The Gap, and parts of Enoggera, Alderley, Newmarket, Red Hill, Bardon, Mitchelton and Keperra. We provide networking opportunities, compliance advice and protection, and a powerful voice for businesses in our region. To join the Chamber, please contact Craig Stampfli on 0400 439 871 or Stuart Pullar on 0414 408 535.

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“This is a great opportunity for some local families to join the club where previously a waiting list has been in operation” explained club manager Michael Wilson. “These memberships will not last long before we reach our capacity once more”, added Ideal for birthday parties and BBQs Michael. TRCC facilities include 3 swimming pools, 2 tennis courts, 4 glass-backed squash courts, function hall, halfbasketball court and numerous gas BBQ areas for club members and their guests to enjoy. With summer fast approaching this is the ideal time to join a club that offers you and your family healthy outdoor leisure opportunities, in a safe relaxed environment. Don’t miss out — contact the club today!

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Living with Anxiety www.revcar.wordpress.com Recently I watched a short animation* depicting what it is like living with fear. It is as though we have a little creature that sits on our shoulder which grows when we encounter what we fear, like being stuck in an elevator, speaking in public or seeing a spider. The twist in this animation is that sometimes fear protects us, like if we cross the road without fear we could be careless and get hit by a car. Fear is not always bad or unhelpful. Normally what happens is that it grows when we are in danger and afterwards shrinks back down again. But how do you live with fear when it refuses to shrink; when it won’t stop dominating your feelings and thoughts? In my own experience it is as though the volume dial on fear was turned too loud and then got stuck there. Fear in my case is not keeping me safe; it darkens my life and strips away hope, joy and peace. Unlike the animation I am not alone with my fear. Even though I’m currently walking through a season of uncertainty and vulnerability I shall not fear because Jesus Christ is with me (Psalm 23:4). I don’t always feel like he is with me, nor do I readily see his providence in my life but I do trust him. He often told his disciples not to fear because he was with them. Fear makes me want to either hide or fight, sulk or be irritable. Christ helps me live by what I know to be true and good, to turn up to work on time, to do my best at work, and to be kind - at work, and especially when I get home to my family. I find that it can be my family that bears the brunt of my fear so extra care is needed at home. It is hard to live with fear but not impossible. With Christ who strengthens me I am able to override my anxiety with love towards my family and my neighbour. * Vancouver Film School - “Fears” by Nata Metlukh Published 2015 https://youtu.be/ZX3rdZ5MiOY the Rev (Chris Perona) www.revcar.wordpress.com email: renewing@me.com

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What is on at the Ashgrove Bowls Club? On Sunday the 19 June 2016, Ashgrove Bowls Club was to host their annual Barefoot Bowls Open Day where the public are invited to come along and try bowls. Unfortunately we were forced to cancel the day due to very bad wet weather. The Club has now decided to hold this Open Day 11am to 4 pm on Sunday the 30th of October. This event will be combined with our annual Rotary vs. Lions Challenge. On this day we will also honour the late Neil Humphrey who was a very active member of this club. Neil passed away in 2014 with Prostate Cancer and we will be raising funds for Prostate Cancer Research. Donations will be greatly received. The Humphrey family and friends will be participating and we welcome all local Probus Clubs, community clubs, other Rotary and Lions Clubs and friends to take part. On this special day we will supply you with bowls and have our members available to show you the basic skills and should you wish to learn more, we can arrange free coaching. You are also welcome to participate in the Rotary Lions Challenge. This Open Day is sponsored by: Discover Travel& Cruise The Gap; Hon Kate Jones Member for Ashgrove; K.M. Smith Funeral Directors and Cr Steven Toomey The Gap Ward. For enquires for this event, contact Men’s President Stewart Wallace 3300 3689. Other club events: Part of The Gap High School’s Health and Recreation Program includes an opportunity for students to learn the basics of lawn bowls. At present there are approximately 50 students from the school participating in this six weeks program at our club and naturally. we hope that some will develop an interest in playing bowls. On the first Sunday of every month from 1pm to 4 30pm our members enjoy a special game of bowls called Bowls of a Difference where Men and Ladies have an enjoyable game of bowls. Visitors most welcome. The next Sunday Bowls is on 11 September. The contact is Rowley and Carmel Steer Phone 3355 4616. At present we have members participating in Club Championships and we have three teams participating in the BDBA Pennants,which finishes early September. On Saturday the 24th September 12.30 to 4 30pm we have our annual Past Presidents Day sponsored by our club Men’s Past Presidents. Bowlers from other clubs are most welcome to participate. Phone Ashgrove Bowls Club 3366 2458. On Monday the 3rd of October Ashgrove Bowls host the Veteran’s Club Carnival and on Sunday the 16th of October Ashgrove Bowls host and play the Teachers Club, whilie on Monday the 24th October the Ladies have their Financial Day On Friday night the 7th of October commencing at 7.15pm The Ashgrove Bowls Club is delighted to welcome back the Tatty Tenors for a great night of entertainment. Bookings are essential - for tickets contact Frank Long 3366 4488 ftlong@bigpond.net.au or phone Fran Wheate 33001755. We have an excellent function room and we are licensed for weddings and many other functions. For enquiries contact our Functions Manager Ian Pierce 0432 274 880. Those seeking to use our hall for meetings, training sessions etc should contact Andree Phillips at Communify Phone 0407 168 998 or email: venuesforhire@communify.org.au website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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— Rotary Club of Ashgrove The Gap — Rotary Programs:The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap is coming into a busy time in September with our Gap Regional Instrumental Primary Performers School (GRIPPS) coming up. A total of 172 children will participate, chosen from the following 11 primary schools: Ashgrove, Bardon, Hilder Road, Ithaca Creek, Oakleigh, Payne Road, Rainworth and The Gap State Schools, Marist College Ashgrove, St Josephs and St Peter Chanel Primary Schools. Participants will attend a four day camp at The Gap State High School, where they will receive tutoring from professional musicians. They will demonstrate their new-learned skills at the GRIPPS concert on the night of Thursday the 15th of September in The Gap State High School Auditorium. All welcome. O u r F a t h e r ’s D a y w h e e l b a r r o w r a ff l e h a s

now been drawn. Thanks to all members of the local community who supported us. The winning ticket for the wheelbarrow full of tools was number 1810, held by Mark Murphy of Ashgrove. Mark said he really only wanted the barrow and donated the tools back to the club for a future raffle. Second Prize – a basket of goodies went to ticket number 0022, held by Chandler Laffen of The Gap. We w i l l b e r u n n i n g a Sausage Sizzle with our barbecue trailer on the 10th of September at The Paddington C&K 100 year Anniversary Fun Day at Neil Macrossan Park behind Ithaca Pool. The District Governor of Rotary District 9600 Alan Stephens will attend our meeting on the 7th of September. During August two students from Mt St Michaels school were sponsored by The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap to attend the RYPEN

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(Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) camp at Luther Heights at Coolum on the Sunshine Coast Our Rotary Partners will be holding a High Tea on the 24th of September to raise funds to support Camp Quality.

The 30th of October is the Rotary v Lions barefoot bowls day at The Ashgrove Bowls Club’s Open Day. Always a good day so come along an barrack for the bowlers and support the Bowls Club.

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The Gap Historical Society Inc. Established 2000 Members enjoyed a most enjoyable talk by our guest speak and Vice President Elder Nurdon Serico last month on the history of x-rays in Queensland hospitals during his 49 years of service in the Queensland Health industry. Research Officer, Elaine Zendler, continues to dig into records having completed her research into the early Gap Shopping Centre and occupants of land holdings in the area. One such area was originally purchased by Lewis A. Bernays at the south western end of The Gap on 23 July 1875 at a price of £66 10/- containing 264 acres 2 roods and 23 perches. It was on a portion of this land, then owned by Elaine’s father Jack Dillon, that a huge dam was constructed to hold 2,450,000 gallons of water and in 1959 was awarded the Royal National Show Centenary Medal for their competition on ‘water harvesting’. The area is now surrounded by estate housing. Guest speaker at the Society’s September meeting on 24th at 2pm is David Earley author of “Under the Blades”. All are most welcome to attend this and other general meetings. For all enquiries on hall hire (permanent or casual basis), talks, visits or membership please contact Secretary Fran on 3300 1755 or write to PO Box 479, The Gap Q 4061.

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Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc. by Dave Livett

At EDHS we don’t have room to be a museum; by way of compensation we run monthly bus trips that include a visit to one of the many local history museums around the great south east, those at Redland Bay. Redcliffe, Landsborough, Samford and Beenleigh are some that come to mind offering recreations of pioneer cottages, transport, communications, personal recollections, maps, photos and stories of contact with the country’s original inhabitants; so much history is on show that you really need a whole day to see everything. Apart from honour boards from three wars that adorn our magnificent hundred year old hall, we are restricted to photos, books and maps; most of it donated by the public. The society continues to gain new members and what is even more encouraging, a younger age group has been

attracted to the research value of our collection and will hopefully take the society forward a generation to look back on two hundred years of European settlement when today’s computers and tablets will be probably be museum exhibits. Our team also seeks to motivate an even younger generation and during the remaining months of 2016 will be mounting historical displays at local schools. The society’s library at Enoggera Memorial Hall is open every Thursday from 9-1.30pm and at other times by arrangement. The hall is situated on the corner of Trundle and Wardell Streets (refidex 139A10); parking is readily available, approach via either Pratt Street or Glen Alva Terrace. The entrance is

wheelchair friendly. BCC bus routes 598, 599 and 350 stop close by and there is only a five minute walk from Enoggera rail on the Ferny Grove Line. Visitors and new members are welcome and copies of all our

local history publications are readily available. For more information phone Dave on 3366 3191 view the Enoggera historical Society website or email edhs.secretary@gmail. com.

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Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. At the monthly meeting of the Ashgrove Historical Society, Saturday October 1st, Dan Schull will talk about the history and early occupants of his house in Girraween Grove, Ashgrove. One of these occupants was Florence Brown, formerly Florence Heussler, Ladies Captain of the Ashgrove Golf Club in the 1940s and well known in Brisbane social circles. Her husband, Eric Brown, was the grandson of David Langland Brown, founder of the Brisbane trading company, Thomas Brown and Sons. Because it had close trade links with the German community, the company was familiar to Johann Heussler, immigrant agent to the Herbert Government, German Community leader, Member of the Legislative Assembly and first owner of Fernberg (1864-1875). In his

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for your Christmas stocking or tree, the book is called Lost Ashgrove. We hope copies will be ready for our display stalls in November outside of Woolworths, Ashgrove. Enquiries about the Society, including membership, can be made to the Secretary, Julie Moorhouse email ahs. secretary@bigpond.com or by telephone 3366:4621.

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Aussies urged: think FAST this Stroke Week The Stroke Foundation is urging local residents to think FAST and learn the signs of stroke this National Stroke Week. Stroke Foundation Chief Executive Officer Sharon McGowan said this year Stroke Week (September 12–18) was about educating the community that speed saves when it comes to stroke. “There will be more than 50,000 strokes in Australia this year and sadly many people miss out on accessing life-saving treatment as they don’t get to hospital on time,” Ms McGowan said. “We want the community to be aware that stroke is always a medical emergency. When you have a stroke, your brain cells start to die at a rate of almost two million per minute. “Being aware of the signs of stroke and knowing to call 000 as soon as it strikes is crucial in the fight against this terrible disease. “We need all Australians to get involved by helping us spread this important message this Stroke Week,” she said. This year more than 2500 Stroke Week activities are expected to be held across the country. Activities range from awareness morning teas, displays and talks, and health checks. Throughout the week, all Australians are encouraged to: • Organise an awareness activity • fundraise for the Stroke Foundation • Host a health check National Stroke Week participants can choose an activity that best suits them and the Stroke Foundation will provide a free resource pack to assist everyone who registers an event. Ms McGowan said National Stroke Week activities, whether community-wide or personal would have a real impact on improving the state of stroke. “With the community’s support we want to send a vital message to all Australians this Stroke Week: act FAST if you think you or a loved one is having a stroke,’’ Ms McGowan said. “Too many Australians are unaware that a speedy reaction to stroke could mean the difference between life and death. “Stroke doesn’t have to be a death sentence, it is treatable but people need to know the signs of stroke and get to hospital fast. “This Stroke Week we are encouraging community members to get involved and help us spread this life-saving message. “It is all about bringing people together to have fun, while raising awareness of stroke.” Think FAST this National Stroke Week and raise awareness of stroke. Find out more, register your event at www. strokefoundation.com.au. Free resource packs and information are available to assist with events; including posters fundraising ideas and information about stroke awareness. National Stroke Week runs from September 12 to 18. It is an annual event which aims to raise the awareness of stroke within the community and encourage Australians to take action to prevent stroke.

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Queensland and Australian honours for Norths hockey players Players from Norths Hockey Club will be swapping club jerseys for the representative uniforms of Queensland and Australia in the coming months. Five players from the Ashgrove-based club have been named in Australian Country hockey teams, following the recent Australian Country Hockey Championships held in Darwin. Lucy Balfour was named in the Australian Country Under-21 team to compete in a tournament in Fiji in December. Phil Dumpleton and Chris Mantell (Australian Country Open men) and Ellen Seaniger and Amy Smith (Australian Country Open Women) will tour Hong Kong and Vietnam in 2017. Bafour won a silver medal with the Queensland Country women’s team at the national titles, while Dumpleton was in the Australian Defence Force team that won silver in the men’s competition. Eight Norths players have been selected to represent Queensland at upcoming Australian Masters Hockey Championships. Aaron Griffin (Queensland Over 45), Bob Malcolm (Queensland Over 55) and Peter Quinnell (Queensland Over 60) will shoot for gold in Adelaide in September. Kylie O’Donohue (Queensland Over 35), Penny McShane (Queensland Over 45), Jane Straker, Noreen Walton and Liz Moffatti (Queensland Over 55) will compete in the women’s Masters tournament in Hobart in October.

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Amnesty International Local Groups Sadly, we have witnessed our country’s human rights violations being exposed. It started with the shocking revelations on 4 Corners of the NT’s Don Dale Detention Centre. This National shame brought to bare yet another example of Institutional abuse of our children in this country. This is not a new story because it has been reported before. Unfortunately it has taken images as proof for everyone to pay attention to the seriousness of the human rights abuses. The 7.30 Report on Thursday 18th August also exposed bullying and abuse at the Cleveland Detention Centre in North Queensland. This raises two issues: 1. The disproportionately high percentage of Indigenous youth in our detention centres compared to the rest of the youth population. 2. The age of criminality. Australia locks up 10 and 11 year olds when they should be in school. Amnesty Australia is calling on the government to raise the age to 12, in line with other western countries. Many of these children are in jail because they are on remand. What they need is support from their community, rehabilitation and diversionary tactics. Jailing a child for minor offences will expose them to more serious offenders. Being abused and assaulted by the very people that are there to look after the children leads to mistrust, depression, low self worth and in some cases, self harm. We need independent investigators for youth detention centres to stop this happening. Amnesty Australia calls for the Australian government to ratify the OPCAT agreement. This is the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture which Australia committed to in May 2008. Wanting to get involved in human rights? Amnesty Ashgrove Group meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 7pm at The Grove Bistro Waterworks Rd, Ashgrove. Phone Patricia 0468839567 The Helen Black Group meets second Monday each month at 9am at The Gap. Phone Di 3300 1861.

Arana VIEW Club Arana VIEW Club’s Luncheon Meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th October at Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Keperra 10:30am for 11:00am. Lucky door and Raffle prizes. All funds raised are donated to The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program supporting disadvantaged Australian children. Guest Speaker Rachelle Panitz’s presentation will focus on Breast Cancer Awareness month. So wear something PINK and Bring a Friend along. New Members and Visitors always welcome to join our Fun and Friendship monthly meetings and social activities. Tw o - c o u r s e l u n c h including tea/coffee $25. For bookings: Heather 3300 3733 by 4pm Monday 3rd October. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

The Physiologix Corner Understanding Lower Back Pain

Back pain - almost all of us has either had it or will experience it in our life time. In fact, four million Australians may be suffering from low back pain right now, and for around 40 percent of people that pain will persist and become chronic with devastating effects. But what if you could end the agony? The understanding of persistent pain is changing. What we now know is that pain may not be caused from a structural problem and it is a lot more complex. Pain in an acute injury is an essential alarm for survival to protect us from actual or potential damage. What happens in chronic pain is these alarm signals continue despite there being no inherent danger to the body. With continual messages the brain begins to adapt and often less input is required to set off the pain alarm. The important thing to know is the brain can adapt back to normal. Part of recovery is retraining the brain that these alarm signals are not required anymore. Pain does not have to last forever. Unfortunately there is no quick fix. Understanding pain is the first step on your road to recovery. At Physiologix we are up to date with the latest pain science and can help you with understanding your persistent pain. We also have plenty of resources available to help you learn. Don’t be afraid to ask questions as we know pain is complex and different for everybody. Taking your mind off the pain such as meditation, encouraging learning a new skill or hobby can help keep the brain active. Hands on massage and mobilisation techniques are great for dulling down pain signals that travel to and from the brain and can help relieve secondary effects of persistent pain such as muscle tension. Fear of pain can affect your posture, activity and the rhythm of your movement so part of your recovery is learning how to move properly and efficiently again. Physical activity is also proven to dull down the brain-pain response. Any activity is good for you but your Physiotherapist will be able to tailor a specific exercise program to your needs. This may include a walking program, core strengthening, Pilates or gym based exercises. With persistent back pain often the muscles around your back and core become deconditioned. At Physiologix we can assess your core muscle activity with ultrasound and make sure you understand how to switch on your core properly and appropriately. If you are struggling with persistent pain remember that it does not have to last forever. Call our friendly reception staff at Physiologix to make an appointment with one of our experienced Physiotherapists to help get you back on the road to recovery. We are based upstairs at the Gap Health and Racquet Club. Call us on (07) 3511 1112 or email from our website physiologix.com.au website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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.....Principal's Points.......Principal's Points...... Hilder Road State School Fish Creek is a beautiful creek that adjoins our school. We are so lucky to have had incredible P&C support to make this a special place of learning, care and enjoyment. We are extremely excited to be State finalists for the Showcase for Excellence Awards in the category of Community Engagement. Have you seen the wonderful website our parents made? You can check it out at – www.fishcreek4061. com.au This website integrates Science, History and Geography and has fantastic links to lessons and activities that can be done at school or at home. We have also just had another successful planting day involving around 225 students from Yrs 3-6. Thanks again go to Sharon Crabbe and her band of brilliant volunteers. Art and Well-Being week kicked off on Monday 22nd August. There was something for just about everyone; yarn bombing outside the library, making scarecrows, a wellbeing walk, yoga, drama, healthy lunch options and smoothies, eco-friendly art, making new friends and a colour run! And that was just before school and at lunchtimes. The evening program included a movie night, Women, Wine and Wellness (just for grown-ups), a photography evening, as well as the Corks and Canvas Art Show. The week was finished with an Art Exhibition and Fun day. Our many thanks go to Karen B for her unwavering enthusiasm, dedication and optimism for Art Week. She has led an amazing team of volunteers to make this such a successful event. The art work produced by each class was truly outstanding and a testament to the creativity of our community. I am hoping this becomes a regular event. A big thank you also to Chappy

Michelle for helping with so many activities across the week. Congratulations to recent winners of special awards – Hilder Heroes: Georgia H, Rhys M, Kilian M, Keely M, Joseph N, Sarah S, Tameem S, Lily G and James B; Mathletics Gold Certificates: Charles G, Hannah S, Brendon B, Levi M, Liam D, Eliana A. Acts of Kindness: Matthew M, Angus C, Quinn M, Max C, Maisie M, Elizabeth W, Keely M, Abigail C, Mason M, Carmen O, Sarah X, Tayissa C, Hunter S and Vivian T. Leadership Pins: Katie A and Bethany D. Congratulations to Matthew J (winner) and Thomas C (runner up) of the recent Green DivisionTennis competition at The Gap Health and Racquet Club Championships. Lauren D has made it into the Regional Softball team – well done! We are also excited for Holly T who has been offered a position next year with the Queensland National Ballet. We wish her well as pursues a career in dance. September promises to be just as busy as August, with Father’s Day (and associated shopping for dad), a visit by Michael Jeh for our Yr 6 students, Crazy sock day to raise funds for lunchtime sports equipment, Book Week, the Curriculum Leaders Maths Tournament, the Great Book Swap and GRIPPS! Best wishes, Amanda Cooper - Acting Principal

Marist College Ashgrove Uhlsport Cup Champions!! Congratulations to our 1st XI squad who won the grand final of the 2016 Uhlsport cup on Tuesday night against Ipswich Grammar. After dominating the early stages of the match the team was unfortunately down 1-0 but managed to regain control

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of the match and play some fantastic football scoring the next three goals to eventually win 3-1. The team showed what they were capable of winning a competition that contained GPS schools, AIC schools and several football schools of excellence. IEUA-QNT Awards for Excellence in Art Design - Alex Sgroi and Ben Ritter, recipients of Awards of Excellence or Highly Commended, will be presented their awards on 7 September at the QEUA-QNT Presentation and Exhibition Night. Peter Marsh Walk For Innocence - Many thanks to students, parents, friends and staff for your wonderful support of the “Peter Marsh Walk for Innocents” last Friday and making it a very successful afternoon. Also, thanks to Melissa Apelt and the team from ‘Innocents Relief’ and our own Mission Team for providing a sausage sizzle and drinks. We don’t as yet have the final count of money raised, but your support, as always, is very much appreciated. Ye a r 11 I m m e r s i o n s - Year 11 students had the opportunity to participate in two immersions during the EKKA break, one being to Timor-Leste and the other to Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory. In the September holidays students will travel to Kiribati and Vanuatu. Literary Festival - In the last week of August we celebrated Ashgrove Literature Festival - a week long celebration of literature in the Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove. Where there were presentations by authors, poets, filmmakers, illustrators and performers. Marist College Ashgrove was honoured to have renowned authors Oliver Phommavanh, Jack Heath, Brian Falkner, Matthew Condon, Mandy Lake, Frances Whiting and Cass Moriarty.

Illustrator Zombster, Filmaker Activate Entertainment and Performer Ian Zaro come and speak to the students and staff. The week ended with a terrific panel of literary champions and a wonderful lunch with friends. Thank you to everyone involved in the week, the students and staff at Marist College Ashgrove always enjoy this literature festival. Mr Peter McLoughlin Headmaster

The Gap State High School We are nearly at the end of Term 3. This is an important and busy time at the school especially for our Senior Students. The school hosted the Engineers Spaghetti Challenge, the final school dance for 2016 was held, the Year 11 Fashion Parade, Volleyball Competitions, Cabaret Night and the process for selecting senior leaders for 2017 has commenced. We welcomed overseas Study Tours, participated in North West District and Metropolitan North Athletics. The month concluded with our Year 12 students sitting for the Queensland Core Skills Test (QCST) on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 August. September commenced with school photos being taken on Friday 2 September, and the Year 12 Drama Performance a n d Ye a r 1 1 D r a m a Performance. Year 11 and 12 Block Exams will commence in the second last week, Year 10 Camps in the last week of term and of course the Year 12 Formal will be held on the final day of term. The school also hosts GRIPPS in the final week of school in September for musical students from our local cluster schools. As the Year 12 students are eagerly awaiting their Formal on the last day of term our (Continued on Page 27)

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The Gap State High School (Contd.) Year 10 students are eagerly anticipating their camps. Year 10 students were given the choice of sailing on the “South Passage”, hiking on Fraser Island, Conondale Great Walk Hike, Sea Kayaking M o r e t o n B a y, c a n o e i n g on the Nymboidia River, Learn to Surf Camp Lennox Heads, Scuba Diving Camp Stradbroke Island. . Students not attending a camp will be going to work experience or completing community service with a charity organisation. I am sure you will agree that students at The Gap State High School are given a wide range of choices to cover many areas of interest. Russell Pollock - Principal

The Gap State School At The Gap State School the aim of our Robotics Program is to give students opportunities to learn about the fundamentals of the construction and basic programming of robots. In preparation for the Robocup competition, members of this club were first given some simple programming tasks and then worked together in teams to program a robot. We are very proud of the students’ commitment to their task; spending many extra hours out of school, sharing of ideas and working together as a team. Team Run RNJ were elated by their first place win. Team 1 Run RNJ members were Riana Smith, Nathan Hwang and Jacob Hernandez and Team 2 Dance Invaders were Harry Cope, Nick Saneian, and William Kempe. On Thursday 28th July, our year 5 Debate team won their second debating challenge against Good News Lutheran College held at All Hallows. Debating team

members Isis Knight, Aliya Nichols, Louis Rogers, Lachlan Colen and Liam Roodhouse argued the negative side of the topic “That we should not keep pets.” Lachlan, Liam and Louis spoke eloquently and with conviction. The adjudicator complimented the team on their convincing arguments and clever rebuttal. This week five students from The Gap State School participated in the Regional Track and Field competition. Our all girl team consisted of Amber Norton, Charlotte McDade, Sophie Batchelor, Lily Cooper and Laura Lleshaj. Each girl put in their best efforts and represented our school and district with pride. I am pleased to announce that Laura Lleshaj won the 200 metre final and came second in the 100 metre final. Laura is now a member of the Metropolitan North Track and Field team and will compete at the State Championships in term 4. It is an outstanding effort to reach this level of the track and field program and we are incredibly proud to have a student from The Gap State School in the Metropolitan North team. Two teams from The Gap State School participated in the challenge that was hosted by the Mathematics and Science Department at The Gap High School during the recent Engineers’ Week. Each mixed year level team consisted of students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The students used engineering principles and spaghetti, to work collaboratively to construct a structurally sound truss bridge. The aim was to build a bridge that was both light and strong. The completed bridges were judged on their strength to weight ratio. Team 2 was placed second in the competition. Team 1 was placed ninth, but they constructed the lightest bridge in the competition. Very impressive team work was evident both during our

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Staby, Noah Elliot, Lizzie Kvyatkovska, Noah Medlin and Rosa Saneian Merit: Sony Adam, Yashvi Jogia Recent kindness awards include: Samira Laffan 3A for using kind words and actions with those she plays and learns with Nathan Niessl 2C Kindness including others in games Marsaili Melvin 3A being kind to people who are sad by making them feel happy again Nic Thomas 5/6B Kindness helping others with their learning. Maleia Boyd for sharing kindness with her friends. Matthew L’Enfant for being kind and letting others join his game. Floyd Jull for being kind sticking up for his friends Esther Mc Dade for always including others. Joanne Nicholls - Principal

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Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club News EKKA Parking - A big thank you goes out to those small businesses who allowed our Lions Club to utilise their parking spaces for patrons who visited the EKKA. The National Heart Foundation, Jensen and Bowers Surveyors, and Val Halla Artists provided their facilities near the entrance to the Exhibition grounds. Hundreds of local and out of town folks paid for the use of our parking areas. It was pleasing to see many of our previous customers, including visitors from country Queensland, return to use the parking provided at this year’s EKKA. This year we operated on Exhibition Wednesday, and the two weekends during the show. More than $4000 was raised. Thank you all for supporting our efforts during the EKKA. Daffodil Day - Lions sold dozens of fresh daffodils and yellow bears for the Cancer Council outside Woolworths Ashgrove on Thursday 25th August, Friday 26th August and Saturday 27th August. Thank you all for supporting such a good cause and helping Daff odil Day become a National Awareness Day and fund raising success.

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Annual Garage Sale Come one come all to the Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club Annual Garage Sale. Our 37th Annual Garage sale is scheduled for Saturday 15th October from 6.00am to 1.00pm. This is an annual highlight for the club and the local community. As in the past it will be held at The Gap Football Club, 25 Glenaffric Street, The Gap. Look out for our flyer in your letterbox. The club appeals for recyclable items in good condition, for sale to assist in raising monies for the local community. We are looking for items such as toys, books, small furniture items, kitchenware, baby gear, glassware, crockery and china, CD’s and DVD’s, pot plants, records, garden tools, hand tools, jewellery, sports gear, clothing in good condition, games and puzzles, Manchester, Pots and Pans, Fashion Accessories, Paintings etc. Unwanted Collectibles and Antiques are especially welcome. So go through your cupboards and have a good clean out and help our local community charities.

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The Association exists for the benefit of all Australian nashos called up for either of the two schemes operating between 1951-1973, or wives/widows thereof. Conscripts who served countries other than Australia are invited to be associate members. To discover the benefits of membership, to apply for both medals to which all Australian nashos are entitled or to find a branch near you, phone 3324 1277 or scroll website www.nashoqld.org.au Brisbane North West branch meets at Gaythorne RSL on the third Sunday of each month (next Sept 18) commencing 10.15. Visitors and new members are welcome. After the meeting you can enjoy Sunday lunch in the pleasant surroundings of the RSL dining room. For further information about Brisbane North West branch phone Dave on 3366 3191 or email dlivett@ optusnet.com.au The Western Echo September 2016 Page 24

Exchange Students Jonas from Germany on the left and Thibault from Belgium on the right are put to work cooking with Lions Members at the Ashgrove Aldi barbecue

Drop Off your items at the Gap Football Club, 25 Glenaffric Street,The Gap from Friday 14th October after 7.00am. All recyclable items should be in good condition for resale. Collection of goods may be arranged on Friday 14th provided a booking is made beforehand. Melbourne Cup TrifectaYes, it’s nearly time for Melbourne Cup again. Tickets will be on sale soon for our Melbourne Cup TRIFECTA. Tickets will be sold by our members at Dan Murphy’s at The Gap Tavern, Ashgrove Shopping Centre near Flight Centre and The Gap Shopping Centre. Dates of sale will be advertised in a future Western Echo Bulletin. A $1000 prize is guaranteed for the winner of this year’s event. Lions Barbecues Aldi Ashgrove - Lions would like to thank ALDI for inviting us to participate with a successful fund raising barbecues at the store. You will see us at the store over the next 3 months from July through to September. Youth Exchanges - Our club is currently hosting four youth exchange students with two students from Belgium and Germany, and two students from India and Finland. We welcome these Lions Exchange Students to Australia and hope they are

enjoying their stay with some good old local hospitality. The photo above shows the students lending a hand at the Aldi Barbecue at Ashgrove. Serenata Singers - Saturday 3rd September 2016 is the evening with the Serenata Singers at the Gap Uniting Church from 7.30pm. Come and enjoy your local choir and supporting acts for a wonderful evening of song and music. Tickets are $20 and available from Lions or the Serenata Singers and supper is included. Interested In Joining Lions? If you are looking for something to do, or maybe new to the area, or recently retired, and perhaps wishing to engage with your local community, or wanting to give something back to your local community using your expertise to help others, or if you just want to meet like minded people, we would like you to talk to us. There is a very social aspect to Lions as well as helping others. Become one of the million and a half Lions Worldwide involved in helping others. We welcome all enquiries from our local residents. Please give us a call by contacting our President Joyce on 33001662 or Denis on 33004773 Lions - We work with and for Our Community

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Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed Welcome Feedback - The following email excerpt was received from a family who live close to the Yoorala Street Community Centre: “We ….. received your recent letter drop regarding Men’s Shed parking. Thank you for your consideration of how the Men’s Shed is impacting our area. I think it is a wonderful addition to our neighbourhood and would like to voice my support. I don’t consider the increased traffic or parking to be a problem and the activities at the shed are certainly not noisy or inconvenient in any way. In fact it’s quite nice to hear the sounds of conversation, laughter and activity as you go about your secret men’s business! It’s great to see the facilities being put to such good use and I hope you feel welcome in our street.” Toy Repair: One of our members repaired a small toy van by making a replacement hinge using a 3D printer. If you are like me, 3D printing is close to incomprehensible and bordering on the dark arts. The lady commissioning the repair was delighted; she even gifted the shed with a tray of goodies for morning tea. Partner Events: A camping weekend with partners at Mt Barney is set for October 6-9. Well attended weekends like this are planned each year. Long Tan: Two of our Vietnam veterans were invited to speak briefly at the weekly discussion group followed by a minute’s silence to mark the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan. There are several veterans and ex-military in the Shed who find it a good fit. AGM: Our AGM is scheduled for mid-September. It will provide an opportunity to review the past year and plan for the future. Activities: Walks, cards, Petanque, Tai Chi, toy repair, discussion groups, social club and woodwork all continue to be well supported. September’s walks include Mt Coot-tha and Bulimba. Talks: Recent and coming topics from members of the Shed are Wills, EPA’s, Palliative Care AHD’s, DVA entitlements for military veterans and services offered by Communify. The website at ashgrovethegapshed.com reflects current activities, meeting times, and contact details for key people. A page at facebook.com/AshgroveMensShed has day to day posts. Community organisations are welcome to explore the option of sharing the facility at Yoorala Street. Anyone with a comment or query about shed activities, please contact Tom (Shed Community Liaison Officer) on 07 3511 6380 or email motseyah@hotmail.com. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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Fridays@QFHS is the name given to mini-seminars and workshops presented at the Queensland Family History Society Library and Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne on the second Friday in the month. These sessions comprise topics of interest to family historians. Coming up on Friday 9 September, 2016, Dr Graeme Browning will use an interactive Family HiStory Map to tell the story of his Scottish third great grandfather, William Slight, and his son, James, who were pre-eminent 19th century map engravers for the Victorian Government. There is a sporting twist to the story, and the tale will be followed by a brief explanation of what is involved in creating a Family HiStory Map of this type. This is a way to show your family history to the world and engage some of the younger generations of family historians. Graeme is a specialist in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and passionate about Family History. He is a moderator of the Genealogy and Family History Stack Exchange and also of the GIS Stack Exchange, which are Q&A web sites for enthusiasts and professionals. His genealogical interests are principally in England (Cornwall), Scotland, Wales, and South Australia. The session begins at 10.00 am. There is a small cost and bookings are required. You can find details about how to book on the QFHS website at http://www.qfhs.org.au/events. Check out our other events while you are there. You can also find information about QFHS on our website www.qfhs.org.au. For enquiries, contact the Secretary (email: secretary@qfhs.org.au). The Western Echo September 2016 Page 25

Shed Happens for Men at The Gap/ Ashgrove The August 17 Shed Night featured two interviews. Firstly Alan interviewed Rev. Dr. Stephen Lake D.Ed. who has had an extensive lifetime in Education and a professional background in Child Safety, Protection and Development. Stephen was born and went school in The Gap, was a Scout and Venturer at The Gap Scout Group and a member of the cast of the Brisbane Gang Show. D r. L a k e i s m a r r i e d to Stephanie Lake who is currently Deputy Principal at Hillbrook Anglican School at Enoggera. They have no children of their own but have provided a home in their own home at Clayfield for a number of young men and are now attending their weddings. They now have their first “grandchild”. Stephen began his working life as a primary School Teacher in various locations in Central Queensland. He later moved to Secondary teaching and was ultimately the Coordinator of the Secondary Retrieval Program in Blackwater a “ground breaking” program for disadvantaged young students. Along the way, Stephen was ordained a Deacon in the Anglican Church and explained to the blokes the

difference between the role of a Deacon and a Priest. C u r r e n t l y, S t e p h e n is Manager of the Browns Plains Child Safety Service. In the past two years he has had an extensive record in Child Protection - recognising that Child Protection and the current State Department and the Minister have taken a lot of “flak” recently. Shed Happens for Men will introduce a Boys’ Shed Night in March and October next year when we shall encourage blokes to bring along their sons, nephews, grandsons and other young (male) friends. Stephen’s response was that this was a great idea because his Doctoral Research confirmed that in the 11 to 15 age range, grandparents featured very highly in the lives of young boys growing up. August’s second interviewee was retired army Major Tony Pearse, now more recently a real estate agent at Gaythorne. Tony had more than 20 years in the Australian Army. He was born in New Zealand to a butcher father and a nurse mother. The family moved to Western Australia where Tony grew up - High School, in the Scouts, sea diving, surfing and using ‘off-road motor bikes’. Tony

joined the Army and trained as a Weapons Trials Manager. He and his wife Veronica and family have had postings in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, the UK and Brisbane twice. When his family moved to Brisbane in 2011 they lost all their household belongings, when the floods destroyed the storage unit housing them. Tony has been deployed to The Middle East and Afghanastan. He was involved in coordinating the military air search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 and was a member of the team which provided the Queensland Police with support during the G20. Transitioning into a civilian career, Tony has worked as a Project Manager in the IT industry. He is now in Real

Estate. Tony brought along and demonstrated IT, radio and a range of audio visual gear. Tony will provide IT support and music for our Community Shed Night at the Ashgrove Bowls Club on Friday October 28. On Thursday September 8, Shed Happens for Men at The Gap/Ashgrove will host its second Parliamentary Shed night at the Queensland Parliament with a Barbecue in the Speaker’s Courtyard, followed by a tripartite interview by Alan in The Red Chamber, with former ALP Cabinet Minister Hon. Pat Comben AM and former LNP Member Dr.Dennis Young. A bus will run from The Gap Scout Den from 5.30pm to and fro the Parliament. See us on facebook: The Gap/Ashgrove Shed Night or at our Website www.shed happens for men.com au

The Gap/Ashgrove Branch NSA Bev our Activities Officer organizes the best Day Trips. The next one is on Friday 9th September to the Majestic Theatre in Pomona to look at silent movies. This also will be a special day out and if you haven’t booked it is not too late. Contact Bev as soon as possible. For your diary: The last Day Trip for the year! Friday 4th November we travel into the Nunimbah Valley and up close and friendly with Mt. Warning, then lunch at the Kingscliff Bowls Club. Enjoy the scenery and the social aspect of another get-together with friends. Bring them all along! I hesitate to remind you but when you read this there will be 13 weeks to our Christmas Lunch at the Arana Leagues Club on the first Tuesday the 6th of December. The Branch meets at the Ashgrove Bowls Club on the third Tuesday of every month at 9.30am. Our next meeting is Tuesday 20th September. Our scheduled Speaker will present an update on pensions, assets and superannuation—this is subject to his availability. The alternative will be a Trivia morning—good prizes and lots of fun!! Come join our merry band, the invitation is extended. Our contact—3300 1226 and 3354 2466. The Western Echo September 2016 Page 26

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Probus Club of The Gap Two different kinds of security concerns at The Gap Probus this month! First, our August speaker was Sgt José Sarmiento of the Queensland Police Service, who was very eloquent and informative on the latest scams, frauds and thievery tricks. Also, for FREE, he refastened numberplates on some of our cars with non-removable screws. It seems thieves will take your numberplate just to fool security cameras when they are planning to fill up and drive away at a service station. Secondly, our outing was to Fort Lytton, built to protect us from the … Russians?

Americans? Germans? French? All of the above! We loved this lovingly maintained historical site at the mouth of the Brisbane River, and our volunteer guide led us around the fascinating grounds and let us play gunners. Don’t get in Ann or Rosemary’s way! Lunch later at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club with a beautiful harbour view. At the next meeting we get to give our opinions to Brisbane City Council about the Gap Neighbourhood Plan being developed. Besides the general meetings and the outings we also go to bowls carnivals,

Probus Club of Ithaca The Ithaca Probus Club is a very active club, well known for our regular high quality guest speakers, our great monthly outings and our welcome for visitors and potential new members. Following a very interesting talk by Tony de Kort on deceased estate planning last month, our guest speaker for September will be Katie Gould, a medical scientist with Mercy Ships which is a hospital ships charity “bringing hope and healing” to under developed countries around the world. Mercy Ships provide assistance following natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and the like. Katie was a volunteer on the hospital ship Africa Mercy for two tours of duty at Madagascar helping thousands of local people with all sorts of injuries and illnesses. She will describe the work of Mercy Ships throughout the world. The trip last month to the Gold Coast and Hinterland Historical Museum with lunch at the Royal Pines Resort was a great success. So in September we will be heading down Wynnum way where we will enjoy morning tea under the trees at Pandanus Beach, followed by a Guided Tour of the historic Fort Lytton and then lunch at the Royal Queensland Yacht Club. The Ithaca Probus Club meets every second Thursday of the month at 9.45am at the Ashgrove Bowls Club for a meeting with morning tea, talks on member’s interests and a variety of guest speakers. The club currently has vacancies for new members and we would be delighted to welcome you to our meeting. If you are interested in joining us at our September club meeting or any other meeting in 2016 as a guest or as a prospective member, please phone our Club Membership Officer, Caroline Graham Ph 3300 2641.

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Gunners at Fort Lytton, Anne and Rosemary

organise theatre block bookings (with a discount, therefore!), have dine-outs, run a book group, have coffee mornings, keep track of members’ welfare and in general seek to keep life interesting and the brain active. We have had a number of new members join recently but there is room for more, so if you are interested in joining, or just having a look, we would

welcome your enquiry – just call our secretary Rhoda on 3312 2283. Apart from the outings and trips and special occasions we meet at 2pm on the first Thursday of every month, at The Gap Baptist Church, by the traffic lights at the junction of Waterworks and Settlement Roads – handy to lots of buses, and with some spaces for car parks. Places are available – no waiting list.

CHESS T'MINIT with The Gap Chess Club The Gap Chess Club’s Stuart Wilson tournament, where each player has an hour to make all of their moves has been impressively won by Andrew Mather for the third time in succession. Andrew won each of the 7 games he played. Tony Morris took second place with 5 ½ points with Andrew Robinson third. Tony also won the John Granger maiden trophy for the player in the tournament who has the best standing but had not previously won a major event at the club. The Allegro tournament has now commenced and the club will be shortly welcoming the Bullwinkle chess club for an inter-club match later in the month. The Gap Chess Club (affiliated with the Chess Association of Queensland) meets at 8.00pm on Friday nights at Room B6, The Gap State High School. New members are welcome. All standards are catered for,

whether you wish to play socially, or in our tournament play. For further details contact Andrew Robinson on 3862-8178 or visit the club’s website at: http://www. thegapchessclub.org.au/ This month’s chess puzzle shows a curious position, where all but one of white’s moves is checkmate – find the exception. For a solution for this months and many previous chess puzzles, visit http:// www.thegapchessclub.org.au/ chess_problems/puzzle_index. htm . Solution to last month’s puzzle. Ra6! if the bishop moves then 2. Rxa7# , if 1 … bxa6 2. b7#

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Older-give-it-a-go choir Birralee Recycled gets set for exciting debut AFTER six fun and exciting weeks of rehearsal, Brisbane’s newest adult community choir, Birralee Recycled, will have its debut performance at concert, The Young & The Recycled on Sunday 11 September. The 61-voice-ensemble which is part of the Bardonbased Voices of Birralee, will perform at All Hallows’ School, joined by youth choirs Brisbane Birralee Voices and the Birralee Blokes. The event will also act as a sendoff for Brisbane Birralee Voices as the choir prepares for its New South Wales tour for the Belligen Music Festival in late September. B i r r a l e e R e c y c l e d ’s conductor Mr Peter Ingram, who is also Brisbane

Grammar School’s Head of Music and conductor of the Grammarphone’s, said the choristers had been enjoying the experience immensely since their first rehearsal on 1 August. “We were delighted to have 61 enthusiastic members of the Birralee and wider community join us for this new choir. Beginning a new ensemble is an interesting and exciting project and the choristers have been working hard since the beginning, while relishing the experience,” Mr Ingram said. “This has been a wonderful opportunity to work with people who are keen singers, whether they are experienced musicians or not. Some of our singers hadn’t sung in public before, so Birralee Recycled is a fantastic platform for them to

Newmarket VIEW Club Members of the Newmarket VIEW Club have enjoyed several different social outings over the past 2 months. The first event was a visit to the Brisbane City Hall when about 20 members saw the various war exploits which occurred during WW1 and what their families experienced back home in Australia. On the 2nd August was the Zone Walk held on the beach at Sandgate, with over 64 members of VIEW Clubs in our zone enjoying the company of others whilst they walked along the beach front. The next social outing which attracted a group of excited ladies was the extensive Costume Exhibition of “Miss Fishers Costumes” at Old Government House which was a wonderful experience for all who attended. Some of the ladies even had the chance to try on several of the costumes. All who attended this interesting exhibition were enthralled with the costumes on display there.. On the 23rd August at our VIEW Club luncheon we were entertained and delighted to be able to have Diane Lonergan attend as our guest speaker. Diane along with other staff from the Mater Hospital wrote a book with the true story about a tugboat which rescued a captain and his barge from the 2011 floods on the Brisbane River. The book titled ‘Mavis the Amazing Tugboat” was completed and ready for sale to the supporters of Mater Little Miracles some months later and also to the various libraries and schools in Queensland. Other plans for September have also been arranged with a visit to the Q.M.I.R Medical Research Centre on the 13th September and an annual VIEW Club Fashion Parade with the W. Lane store displaying their Spring and Summer Fashions for our members. The Western Echo September 2016 Page 28

experience the joy of singing in a choir and sharing beautiful music. “We’re looking forward to showcasing our work at the concert, showing the community what we’ve been up to over the past six weeks, and hopefully we can inspire others to sing – no matter their age or background.” The Young & The Recycled concert will be held on Sunday

11 September from 6:30pm at the Claver Theatre, All Hallows’ School, with parking via Dodge Lane. Tickets are available for purchase from www.birralee. org and are $15 for adults or concessions and $5 for children. For more information, call 07 3367 1001 or email contact@birralee.org.

Probus Club of Mitchelton Inc. Early in August, we had a three day trip to Hervey Bay, and what an experience it was. On day 1, we stopped at Gympie for morning tea, Maryborough for lunch with a historical tour of the city, courtesy of the Council. Our tour guide was dressed in period costume and was very informative about the history of her town. We spent the night at Hervey Bay and on day 2, boarded the Spirit of Hervey Bay for a whale watching experience, and what an experience it was. We cruised in the Great Sandy Straits, the stretch of water between Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, and the mainland. We did not need to venture into the ocean as we had plenty of whales to see in the Bay. We all felt very privileged to have witnessed such a magnificent spectacle. That was a very hard act to follow, so our visit to the Aquarium before departing for home was a little flat. We were still feeling euphoria from the day before. If you would like to come along to one of our meetings, there is always a warm welcome for visitors. Please contact our Secretary, Claire on 3355 1214 or e-mail: clarah@powerup. com.au. We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at The Gaythorne Bowls Club.

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Council awarded for empowering community to protect waterways The volunteer work which goes into restoring our local waterways is supported and resourced by Brisbane City Council’s Community Conservation Partnerships Program. The Program has been recognised at the 2016 Healthy Waterways Awards with Brisbane City Council awarded the Government Stewardship Award. More than 5,000 volunteers across the city have achieved numerous environmental and social outcomes. This includes helping to improve local waterway health through activities such as weed and rubbish removal, revegetation and bank stabilisation. Brisbane City Council Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chairman, Cr David McLachlan, said the awards reflected Council’s dedication to Brisbane’s sustainability and environment. “Brisbane’s open spaces and natural areas provide breathing spaces for our city, and Council is committed to enhancing and protecting our rivers, creeks and bay to ensure they can be enjoyed by all residents and visitors,” Cr McLachlan said. “Our city is built around its waterways, our 38 major creek catchments and 630 kilometres of waterways, not to mention the majestic Brisbane River and magnificent Moreton Bay, which provide great opportunities for people wanting to connect with their local environment. “As well as partnering with 11 catchment groups (including Save Our Waterways Now) as part of our Creek Catchment Program, Council’s Waterways Activation Map offers a handy online tool to find out what’s happening on and in the waters of our clean, green city.” Healthy Waterways Chief Executive Officer, Ms Julie

McLellan, said the annual Healthy Waterways Awards provide valuable recognition and highlight the benefits of collaboration between community, industry and government when taking action on waterway issues. “Our waterways underpin our lifestyle and are integral to our economy. I congratulate all Healthy Waterways Awards finalists and winners on their efforts to help protect and improve our waterways,” Ms McLellan said.

Double rainbow over the Glenella Park bushcare site on Saturday 20 August 2016. Photo: Anne Jones with an iPhone 4S.

Mitchelton & Districts Garden Club Inc.

For those who want to start touring or cruising or those who are looking for ideas about where to go, the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club on Thursday, 6th October, will be helpful. The topic of the guest speaker, Maree Peel, from Go See Touring, is “Useful Travel Tips” which will include packing tips, travel money cards, travel insurance, tour and cruise offers. She will also touch on upcoming Garden Tours available to various destinations. Maree has been 25 years in the Travel Industry and her favourite quote is: “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” September is a busy month for gardeners. Poinsettias, Hibiscus, and other related shrubs need pruning and fertilizing. Fertilizers should be applied to moist soils, and then watered in, making sure any fertilizer is washed off the foliage. Chrysanthemums need lifting and dividing, and now is the time to plant vegetable seedlings, such as tomato, lettuce, beetroot, etc, and seeds of sweet corn and pumpkin. For jam makers, rosella seeds or plants are on the list too. To brighten up the garden or outdoor area

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for Christmas, punnets of Phlox, Petunias and Marigolds planted now, will be in bloom by then. Water your seedlings with a sea-weed solution when planting to get almost 100 per cent chance of success. To protect them from the hot sun, give them some shade for about a week. Remember to check your lawn too, to see if any repairs are required. The Mitchelton and

Districts Garden Club meets on the first Thursday of the calendar month at the Enoggera Memorial Hall, corner of Wardell and Trundle Streets. Enoggera. Morning tea is served at 9.45am and the meeting commences at 10 a.m. Visitors and new members are most welcome. For more information please phone Pat, the president, on 3356 1256.

The Gap Garden Club Inc As Spring approaches the club will again be very active with several trips planned over the next few months. The monthly field trip for September will be on Friday 9th, when members will visit Laidley for the Spring Festival organised by the Laidley Garden Club together with the Lockyer Valley Orchid Society. We will also be visiting prize winning gardens in the area. Also in September, a number of members will be enjoying a few days in the Armidale area and a group will be visiting the Southern Highlands in NSW in October. Members are reminded that the club calendar for 2017 is now on sale at our meetings, featuring gardens of our club members together with dates of our 2017 activities. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 27th September when the guest speaker will be Carol Kerkin, President of The Perrenial Poppies Group, who will be talking about ‘Old Fashioned Roses.’ Our meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at The Gap Football Club, Glenaffric Street, The Gap commencing at 9.30am. Please contact Rae, the Membership Co-Ordinator on 33004364 for further information or visit our website www. thegapgardenclub.org.au New members are always welcome.

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Reflections...- Enoggera Reservoir by Richard Speechley

An early aerial photographic view of Enoggera Reservoir / Enoggera Dam

In the early days of The Gap Historical Group I wrote and the Society published an information booklet in 2002 on the establishment of the Enoggera Reservoir from 1864 to 1866 as an aid to local students to have a better understanding of their local area. With the celebration of the 150th anniversary of this event on 28 August 2016,

many members of the Society attended the Opera in the Reservoir and enjoyed a scenic tour of the Enoggera Dam. It is therefore timely to reprint this information for readers who are unaware of the history surrounding the reservoir. The establishment in 1824 of a penal settlement at Redcliffe, by a party of convicts and soldiers, proved to be unsuitable and upon

Bennett’s Road area of Enoggera Creek in flood

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searching for a better location to settle, fresh water was found 15 miles upstream of the Brisbane River, which was to become the City of Brisbane. It is significant that the creek - known as Wheat Creek - rose from behind the Boys’ Grammar School in an area known back then as Yorkes Hollow and flowed along, where the Roma Street Parklands exist today, with marshes and reeds, into an area called the “Horse Pond” where the City Hall stands today, and then into the Brisbane River near Creek Street. As the population of Brisbane grew, wells were placed away from the creek and around 1838 Andrew Petrie, who was a civilian engineer, installed an earthen dam near Tank Street. In 1839 the transportation of convicts to Australia ceased, which in 1840 saw many free settlers and squatters moving

to Brisbane from the Darling Downs area, greatly adding to the population and usage of the existing water supply. By 1845 the population of Brisbane had reached 812. In 1859, just prior to our State of Queensland leaving the Colony of New South Wales, the Municipal Council of Brisbane was formed. One of their first actions was to control the sources of supply - including the Tank Dam, Spring Hill and Yorke’s Hollow (now Victoria Park) to erect a tank on the edge of the dam and to license water carriers. The first years of the 1860s were drought stricken and by 1863 the situation was desperate. Thomas Oldham, an engineer who had a lot to do with Melbourne’s first water scheme, reported the two best options for Brisbane (Continued on Page 31)

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Reflections... - Enoggera Reservoir

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The School Road area of Enoggera Creek floods

were water by gravitation from Euoggera Creek OR Ithaca Creek to Windmill Hill (now Wickham Terrace). The original Euoggera spelling meant ‘running water ’ in the local Aboriginal dialect, becoming ‘Enoggera’ via an early printer’s error. In April of 1864, Joseph Brady was appointed to the Board and detailed planning commenced for Enoggera Dam. At The Gap during this period, the land where construction was to take place was owned by Moses Adsett who received £2 17/- for fencing and an area jointly owned by the Adsett and Paten families was awarded £150 5/for the land which was taken to create the Enoggera Dam. The Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, turned the first sod to get construction under way on 18th August 1864. The original dam was an earth bank with a puddled clay core and was 65 feet high by 1,100 feet long. Construction started from each end with the 125,000 cub yards of material in the dam being hand dug and the contractor had to use horse and carts to assist with

consolidation, as opposed to trucks on rails. Unseasonal heavy rain in September 1864 caused major flooding which swept away 18,000 cubic yards of fill. Conditions were tough wages paid were: Masons - 13 shillings per 8 hour day Blacksmiths - 11 shillings per 10 hour day Miners - 10 shillings per 8 hour day Fitters - 10 shillings per 8 hour day Labourers - 8 shillings per 10 hour day On Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th January 1865, the newspaper of the day carried the advertisement: - WANTED 50 good navvies Wages 7/6d to 8/6d per day. None but good hands need apply. The dam was completed in March 1866. After completing the installation of the reticulation system, water was finally turned on in Queen Street at the end of

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Enoggera Creek in full flood after rains

August 1866 to serve 94 chains of mains, servicing Queen, George and Edward Streets. The reservoir, being 208 feet above sea level, saw the underground pipes mostly following the creek (which flows down hill). To save almost two and a half kilometres of piping, from a spot 100 yards downstream from the School Road Bridge, it tunnelled through the hill to emerge where Whitehead Road meets the creek. This is known as “Adsett Tunnel No.

2” taking its name from Moses Adsett who owned the land at the time. Completed at a cost of £65,000 ($130,000) the Enoggera Dam - Reservoir has served the people of Brisbane well. Sources of Information: “One Hundred Years of Brisbane’s Water Supply” by G. Cossing & B.E. Amie (Australia) “Reflections - Memories of The Gap” by R. Speechley

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