The Western Echo September 2022 Page 1website: http://www.westernecho.com.au The Western Echo Over 15,700 Copies delivered each month to homes, businesses and clubs in the Western Suburbs Published by: Hot Metal Publications Phone: 3300 1846 - Email: hotmetal@aussiebroadband.com.au Western EchoWestern Echo September 2022 ISSN 1327-676X Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of St Peter Chanel School's commitment to education, Year 5 and 6 students hosted, manned, created, cooked and served the most nutritious, sustainable and well-marketed breakfasts for the guests, parents, the school community and other members of the community on Friday 26 August. Story page 3 Students Compete for “My Class Rules” Mechanical -Tyr es - Batteries *All Mechanical Repairs *Log Book Servicing *Safety Certificates *Brake & Clutch Repairs *Air Conditioning *Wheel Alignments *Tyres *Batteries wyattauto.com.au sales@wyattauto.com.au 3300 2077 Located at BP The Gap, 850 Waterworks Road, The Gap 4061 Trading Hours: Monday to Friday 7am to 5.30pmAU17393
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 2 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au ADVERTISER’S DIRECTORY The Western Echo is produced monthly by Hot Metal Publications PO Box 270 The Gap Ph: 3300 http://www.westernecho.com.au1846 editor@westernecho.com.auProudlyPrintedby Ph:Printcraft0732912444 Distributed by IVEPh:Distribution1800670727 ACCOUNTANT R G Goodman Phone: 3289 1700 pg 11 AUTO AIR CONDITIONING Wyatt Automotive Phone: 3300 2077 pg 1 BATHROOMS Steve Froggatt Phone: 0402 730 177 pg 11 BEAUTY The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32 BRICKLAYING PAVING Inness Green Phone: 3300 1555 pg 20 COMPOUNDING PHARMACY Keperra Compounding Pharm. Phone: 3355 3905 pg 17 GARDENING Good Deal Mowing Phone:0439 734 142 pg 20 HAIRDRESSER Elevate Salon Phone:3189 4648 pg 15 LAWYERS Hollingworth & Spencer Phone: 3123 5700 pg 10 MEDICAL CENTRE Keperra Family Practice Phone: 3351 0323 pg 16 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 20 Plumbers We Are Phone: 3351 0016 pg 20 Same Day Trades Phone: 3062 2339 pg 6 OP SHOP Picabeen Op Shop Phone: 3354 2555 pg 25 ORTHODONTIST Olivia Rogers Phone: 3515 0176 pg 14 PHYSIOTHERAPY Physiologix Phone: 3511 1112 pg 18 www.facebook.com/pages/The-Western-Echo You can now read The Western Echo ONLINE - click on the links on either our website www.westernecho.com.au OR our facebook page PODIATRIST ProHealth Podiatry Phone: 3076 7306 pg 19 POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT Elizabeth Watson-Brown Phone: 3378 1599 pg 7 Jonty Bush Phone: 3554 9100 pg 5 Cr. Steven Toomey Phone: 3407 1900 pg 4, 13 & 27 REAL ESTATE Harcourts Inner West Phone: 3511 0666 pg 6 COPYRIGHT: All advertisements appearing in The Western Echo are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced except with the written consent of the owner of the copyright. No guarantee is given to the positioning of the advertisements and the publisher takes no responsibility for errors or omissions or the accuracy of articles published. The Western Echo is delivered, by private letterbox distribution, to 15,700 homes and businesses in: Ashgrove, Ashgrove West, St. Johns Wood, Dorrington, The Gap, and selected areas of Bardon, Red Hill, Enoggera, Keperra and Mitchelton Deadline for October 2022 5pm Tuesday 20th Sept. 2022 Advertisers/contributors please note: NOTICE TO READERS We wish to advise that distribution of the Western Echo can not be legally made to letterboxes displaying ‘Australia Post Only’ ‘Authorised Mail Only’ or ‘No Junk Mail’. For those residents who wish to collect a free copy, we have newstands located at: • Night Owl Enoggera - Cnr. Samford Rd & Wardell St • Stewart Road News Ashgrove • Ashgrove Library • Jonty Bush’s State Electorate Office • Cr. Steven Toomey’s Gap Ward Office Copies are also available at Red Hill APO, West Ashgrove APO, The Gap APO, The Gap Village, The Friendly Grocer The Gap, Wyatt's bp The Gap, & Ashgrove Golf Club REAL ESTATE (Contd.) Leanne Burns Freedom Property Phone: 0401 391 326 pg 21 TYRE & MECHANICAL Wyatt Automotive Phone: 3300 2077 pg 1 WALKING FOOTBALL Walking Football Brisbane Phone: 0432 967 829 pg 25 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS MAY BE NEEDED SHORTLY We are anticipating a need for more volunteer drivers. It can be for as little as a few hours each month. We deliver each morning: Monday to Friday, from around 9.30am until noon Can you help us? If you are interested, please phone Carolyn on 3366 4299 between the hours of 8.00am and noon. Ashgrove Meals on Wheels 524 Waterworks Road Ph 3366ASHGROVE4299
Mr John Greenham, Year 5/6 teacher said, “The creative ideas, teamwork and collaboration that I have seen has been incredible.” St Peter Chanel is celebrating its 50th Birthday this year and so the Market Stall Day was the perfect way to open the schools’ celebrations.
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 3website: http://www.westernecho.com.au InsidetheSeptemberIssue... Students ... Get Ready ... Set ... Cook! Amnesty International..................................................................16 Arana VIEW Club.........................................................................29 Ashgrove Forum......................................................................16 Ashgrove Historical Society..............................................................9 Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club....................................................8 Brisbane Tramway Museum.......................................................31 Chess WardTheTheTheTheStateSOWNSerenataRotaryRedPrincipal’sPicabeenPatenOlderNorthsNewmarketNeighbourhoodMitcheltonLibby'sIthacaEnoggeraT’Minit.......................................................................24HistoricalSociety.......................................................21ProbusClub................................................................12Latest-NewsfromRyan......................................................7GardenClub..........................................................28WatchTheGap..............................................................6BocceClub.......................................................................31HockeyClub....................................................................11Women'sNetworkMitchelton...........................................16ParkNativeNursery(PPNN).............................................28CommunityAssociation.............................................25Points....................................................................22-24HillBowls,SportsandCommunityClub...............................................30ClubofAshgrove/TheGap.......................................................14&15Singers..........................................................................................26(SaveOurWaterwaysNow)...........................................29Update-JontyBush-MemberforCooper.........................5GapHistoricalSociety......................................................26GapProbusClub.................................................................20GapSubBranchRSL...........................................................................9GapSustainabilityInitiative...............................................................10Happenings...............................................................................4,13&27
Anticipation brewed as the Year 5/6 Senior Students of St Peter Chanel Primary School waited for their eager customers to arrive! then completed the survey to determine who would win. In the lead up to Friday, students learnt all about sustainability, marketing, budgeting and nutrition. The packaginghad to be sustainable, biodegradable or recyclable. Students also sourced the most affordable and accessible way to run their stall. Items chosen were healthy and extremely delicious.
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the school, the Senior Students hosted a ‘My Class Rules’ Market Stall Breakfast on Friday 26 August to begin the festivities.Eachclass designed shirts with a logo to distinguish their stall and battled it out for the most nutritious, sustainable and well marketed breakfast. From brekky bowls to croissants and delicious juices, students managed their stall with enthusiasm to take out the ultimate title of ‘My Class Rules Winner’ for 2022.The Year 5 students focused on sustainability, Year 6 students were in charge of manning the stalls and plating up their three healthy breakfast options. Guests, families and the community shared in tasty drinks, small and larger breakfast items Following the breakfast, the school celebrated with a Welcome to Country, a Community Mass, buried a time capsule and unveiled a whole school photo and an incredible new artwork. The artwork was a collective piece that all members of the school contributed to with the help of local artist Natarscha Schneider. Each part of the day allowed past members of the community to share memories with the current students.TheSenior Primary Year Teachers started with the goal of creating a unit to engage student learning; which turned into a whole school community breakfast full of incredible learning opportunities for all students. This experience will be one memory to share with future students as they look back on such a memorable time in St Peter Chanel’s journey.
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 4 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au Councillor for The Gap Ward Cr Steven Toomey facebook.com/TheGapWardTheGap.Ward@bcc.qld.gov.au34071900 Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner Cr Steven Toomey and Yoorala St Community Garden invite you to Spring Morning Open Day SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER • 9AM TO 11AM 98 YOORALA ST, THE GAP Free Geckoes Wildlife Presentation 9.30am to 10.30am Free seeding activities Coffee Cart will be onsite (first 100 coffees for free) Chutney & Jams from the garden for sale Yoorala St Community Garden Scones by gold coin donation Guided tours on the day, join us to learn more about your local community garden
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Well done Cooper on Containers for Change!
Last month in Parliament we heard from the Environment Minister, Meaghan Scanlon that people in our electorate have diverted 6 million containers from landfill, through the Containers for Change program! What an incredible effort – this is a wildly successful program, not only reducing waste but providing small business opportunities in our local electorates throughout Queensland. You can find a refund point, or find out how to turn your cans into cash at www.containersforchange.com.au
Cooper celebrates Book Week Book week is my favourite week of the school year, and it was wonderful to visit a number of schools this year for their parades. Clearly Harry Potter is still popular, I saw a few Where’s Wally’s, Roald Dahl fans and of course the Diary of a Wimpy Kid still features. Well done to all our creative parents, neighbours, teachers, friends and students out there. I also took the opportunity to donate a book from local author Cate Storey and illustrator Sarah Matsuda to some of our schools for their libraries. Snuggled Away is a gorgeous book featuring native wildlife, and I know our kids are going to love getting up close and personal with the creatures within these pages.
Community BBQ in The Gap
Meat U At Home is legendary. Not only are they friendly, professional and local but they’re meat pies are nationally acclaimed. Literally… Meat U At Home has again taken home a gold, silver and bronze at the 2022 Australia’s Best Pie competition for the second year in a row. What’s more, they have tripe for Pho – which they tell me is a bit of a local favourite! If you haven’t been into The Gap Village to check them out then make it a priority.
What makes our suburbs so special, is our people. Some of us were born and have grown up in these parts, while others have only recently moved into the area. Regardless of our history – our future will be greater if we have strong local connections with others. This is why I host regular community street BBQs, giving locals a chance to meet their neighbours, an opportunity to meet with me and to connect with other business and community leaders.
Throughout this year, I have spoken out about the use of sunset clauses by property developers, to terminate property contracts on ‘off the plan’ sales. There are a small number of developments in our electorate being affected by this right now, and I’ve worked with impacted families to shine a light on some pretty ordinary behaviour by developers. The Palaszczuk Government is now asking both home buyers and property developers to have their say on these residential property laws. The consultation will close on 14 September 2022. Contact my office if you are interested in making a submission.
Thanks to everyone who recently popped out to Nicholas Park in The Gap. Our next BBQ will be in November in Ashgrove. If you would like to get a reminder about that contact my office.
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The Western Echo September 2022 Page 5website: http://www.westernecho.com.au State Update Jonty Bush MP Member for Cooper Jonty Bush - working hard for us Shop 2/230 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove Q 4060 t 3554 9100 e cooper@parliament.qld.gov.au f www.facebook.com/jontyforcooper
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 6 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au Neighbourhood Watch The Gap 4061 An important message from Inspector Corey Allen ->Source: My Police Brisbane West. A safer ride starts with youPolice will be targeting hot spots and driver/rider behaviours that are linked to injuryFactorscrashes. that may contribute to a crash include crossing over to the wrong side of the road, riders overestimating their capabilities, speed, and inexperienced riders who are unfamiliar with the Someroad.things you can do to maximise your safety on the road include: • Ensure you are riding to the prevailing conditions Mount Zero: preventing harm on mountain roads • Wear adequate protection • Ride safely – don’t push yourself • Be familiar with your bike and ride according to your skill level • Ensure your bike is roadworthy and well maintained • Avoid the Fatal Five factors such as speed, drink and drug driving, fatigue and distractions which can also contribute to the severity of crashes • Ride so you and your motorcycle can be seen by other road users. Listed below is the correct method of reporting police related matters to Police: Call Triple Zero (000) Emergency • If a crime is happening now, • When a life is threatened; or • When the event is time criticalCall Police Link (131 444) Non-Urgent Assistance • For all non-urgent police assistance; or • Report a non-urgent PoliceOnlineMatterReporting (police. qld.gov.au) Non-Urgent Assistance • If you have the internet, you can submit an online report for: • Non-urgent police assistance; or • Non-urgent police matterOur kids are spending more and more time online to keep in touch with friends and loved ones they can’t visit in person.Hereis some important information from ThinkUKnow Australia to keep our kids safe when online.Parents and carers need to be aware of potential challenges and equip themselves with the tools needed to protect their child from online child sexual exploitation.Tohelp families have these important discussions at home, ThinkUKnow have created a resource to guide you and your child through learning about online interactions, identifying suspicious behaviour and onlineForgrooming.yourcopy, visit carersindex.php/for-parents-and-www.thinkuknow.org.au/https:// Your Suburb, Your Home, Your Family, Your Community 4061 neighbourhoodwatchthegap@yahoo.com.auwww.fb.com/neighbourhoodwatchthegap www.nhwq4061.com $0 Call out in Your Area Blocked Drain Expert Hi, I'm Local Senior WaterFastUpfrontDiscountsPricingPlumberJet&CCTVü ü ü ü EmergenciesPlumbing 24/7 3062 2339 condtions apply* Same Day Trades BRIGGS Carmen Real Estate Agent | Justice of the Peace M 0418 742 511 P 3505 carmen.briggs@harcourtssolutions.com.au4444
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The Greens and I have also been working hard to push the government to take the action we need on climate change. We negotiated to amend Labor’s climate bill, ensuring that the 43% target is a genuine starting point that can go higher. The next step is to stop new coal and gas projects. While we can have a conversation about how long it takes to transition from existing fossil fuels, we can’t take meaningful action on climate change while still adding to the problem.
By the time you read this, I’ll be back in Canberra for the second sitting of the 47th Parliament. I feel an incredible sense of responsibility, representing you all there, and I am so grateful to everyone who has been in touch, keeping me connected with what matters to the electorate. My office is now fully up and running at 188 Moggill Rd, Taringa! So please pop in if you are in the area, or if you want to chat to one of my team. I’ll also use every moment I can to get out into the community so I can make sure I’m hearing from Ryanites all over. I held my first pop-up office in Keperra in August and it was a real pleasure to be greeted warmly by locals! These pop-ups are going to be a regular feature of the calendar so keep a lookout for them on my Facebook page. I’m also regularly attending community events, and I welcome invitations. From my chats with locals it’s clear that many of us are heading into some tough times. With the cost of living skyrocketing and wages not keeping pace, many families are feeling increasingly squeezed. The Greens have some solutions: Firstly we are pressuring Labor to not spend $224 billion in tax cuts for the mega-rich, and instead invest that money in things like bringing dental into Medicare. Secondly, it’s time for cheap or even free public transport, with better and more frequent routes, so we can get cars off the road and all spend less on petrol!
Ryan Volunteer Grants
Applications are now open for the 2022-2023 Volunteer Grants. Non-profit organisations in Ryan that are at least 40% volunteer run can apply for grants of $1000-$5000 to buy small equipment for volunteers, for reimbursement of volunteer transport, training or screening costs, to promote volunteer opportunities and to make your workplace COVID-safe for volunteers. EOIs are due by 5pm on 19 September. Our Voice in Parliament I am participating in the Raise Our Voice campaign, and will give a 90 second speech to parliament in November written by a young person in Ryan, on the topic “What should Australia’s new parliament achieve”. Applications are due 19 October. more information visit my Facebook page www.facebook.com/ElizabethWatsonBrownMP
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The Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation (ALCCRF) was officially established in 2009 with our prime focus being to increase survival rates of childhood cancer by supporting cancer research efforts not just here in Australia, but around the world 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 Michael Pope compopeandfalconer.1@bigpond.atorcall0438384780.
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On 7th August our club held a successful Community BBQ organized by Member for Cooper Jonty Bush, it was held at Nicholas Park in Tandara Street in the Gap. Quite a few members of the community and their families attended and enjoyed the BBQ and an opportunity to talk to others in our community, also on Sunday 21st August we held a BBQ in Wittonga Park on behalf of SOWN in support of their tree planting in theOnregion20thAugust our club started selling raffle tickets in our annual Father’s Day raffle at Ashgrove Golf Club and at Bunning’s at Keperra, culminating with the draw of the raffle prize on Saturday 3rd September. Congratulations to the winner and thank you to all in our community who supported our fund raising
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On 23rd August we hosted Save Our Waterways Now at our Monthly Partners and Friend Meeting at Ashgrove Golf club where President Renee McGlashan was our Guest Speaker. Our club has recently held BBQ’s for them to support their enormous work with the environment which Lions International support as one of their Global CausesAbig day on our calendar each year is supporting Cancer Council Daffodil which we have done for the last 6 years. This year was a great success where we sold daffodils at Ashgrove Marketplace and The Gap Village on 25th & 26th August, which gave our club the opportunity to meet with our community but also to support such a worthy cause as Cancer Research Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club in conjunction with Queensland Police and Neighbourhood Watch in The Gap conducted a project called “Safe Plates “on Saturday 27th August at Bunning’s Keperra where for the cost of a gold coin we will be assisting our partners to install security screws in number plates of vehicles which will assist security in thatOnarea2nd September our club assisted Hear & Say at Ashgrove for their Ladies Long Lunch where they assist children and adults with hearing difficulties which may result in having Cochlear Implants
7th, 13th & 14th September our club will be conducting BBQ’s for Trek2 health at their Trek House in The Gap for Queensland Police when they return from their11thtrekkingSeptember Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club will be conducting a BBQ at Bunning’s at Keperra, so please come along and support our fundraising effort 27th September, we will be welcoming the CEO of Muscular Dystrophy as the Guest Speaker at out monthly Partners & Friends Dinner MeetingDid you know that Lions Australia is one of the most trusted organizations in Australia; we have a proud history of supporting Australian communities, whenever and wherever they need us. From disaster relief to community service, the Lions are dedicated to serving our local communities. For the past 30 years Australian Lions have been spearheading the fight against childhood cancer in Australia. 17 years ago, we formalized our commitment to supporting children with cancer by establishing the Lions Cord Blood and Childhood Cancer Research Appeal.Since then we have raised more than $12 million dollars for childhood cancer research.
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Long may our Defence nurses continue this noble tradition
We Will Remember Them LEST WE FORGET
Vivian Bullwinkel AO MBE with her medals
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Captain Vivian Bullwinkel giving testimony at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
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This month, September, we pay tribute to nurses; all nurses in general and particularly nurses who have served or are serving now In the Australian Defence Force. We might see the peak of cases of COVID and the flu , with a peak in patients being hospitalised and members of The Gap RSL Sub-Branch record our respect and gratitude to members of the nursing profession ,especially of course to those who have endured long hours, COVID, months and months without leave to continue to help protect our community in their noblest tradition.
One nurse survived, Vivian Bullwinkel who although shot in the side, lay motionless in the water until the Japanese disappeared She survived the war to go on to an illustrious career in both military and civilian nursing.
Described as “one of Australia’s best known women in history” and “an enduring source of inspiration in nursing, in fact, she can be an inspiration to all of us, regardless of our lot inHerlife.”perseverance during her lifetime is perhaps most poignantly understood through the words of Irene Drummond, Vivian’s own Matron and one of the 21 nurses killed on the beach of Banka Island. When wading into the surf, confronted with the certainty of what was about to happen, Irene told her nurses: “Chin up, girls! I’m proud of you and I love you all.”
We especially commemorate the dedicated and unselfish service nurses have provided since Australian troops have been involved in conflict. We are inspired by the continuing contribution of Defence nursing staff, as they are currently mobilised to help in civilian facilities, especially in aged care facilities . We are also inspired by the past heroism of our nurses as we note the eightieth anniversary of the tragedy on Radji Beach, Banka Island in Sumatra when 22 Australian Army nurses were marched into the sea and machine gunned by Imperial Japanese Forces.
Other initiatives of the school include water and waste management. The school has invested in seven water tanks with over 900K litres of water capacity, serving the school sports fields and gardens. Waste is separated into paper, recyclables, organic and landfill waste and while this streaming of waste has resulted in an additional cost, the school is pleased with the strategic outcome which is a large reduction of landfill and education of students.
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Our next meeting is a working group event and will be on the 20th of September, with some groups meeting virtually beforehand to move their agenda along. Please let us know by email if you would like to join one of our three working groups
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Thank you to all those who have already initiated their membership, and we welcome new members to join. 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.
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Phone: grateful have had Mr James Fox, Business Manager at Marist College Ashgrove join us as guest speaker on the 16th August.
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Mr Fox first presented a reflection on the transformational journey the school has taken to become a more sustainable organisation. Key to the success of the program was the early work to incorporate sustainability outcomes in the school’s strategic plan. The college has made significant capital investments including the procurement of 1,125 solar panels and other means of electricity savings, such as pool blankets to reduce the need for water heaters, and power factor correction units. This forward-looking commitment by the board has paid off environmentally and financially, with reduced energy bills in (~$200K per annum). The college has been supported by local resident Mr Stuart Richards, an expert advisor and electrical engineer specialising in helping households and businesses to reduce their power bills.
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School students are very actively involved in the sustainability agenda, especially those engaged in the ‘Green Ash’ group. This year the group has set themselves the goal to create habitat for several native beehives. The audience was very impressed with these outcomes, and there was active discussion especially amongst the principals of several local schools who are also leading their communities towards greater sustainability.
Northern Suburbs Hockey Club at Ashgrove has celebrated the success of members on opposite sides of the world. Aleisha Neumann, pictured below, registered another career highlight when she umpired at the two biggest tournaments for women’s hockey held in 2022. She officiated at the FIH Women’s World Cup in Spain in July, culminating with her umpiring the semi-final between Argentina and Germany.
A trio of Norths talents helped guide Queensland to twin national titles at the Australian Country Challenge tournament held in Albany, Western Australia.
Elke Swain, Holly Gilbar and Dylan Pember
It has been an amazing past 12 months for Aleisha, who also umpired at the Tokyo Olympic Games last August.
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Elke Swain coached the Queensland Country women’s side which beat New South Wales 1-0 in the tournament final to claim a fourth consecutive national championship win. Holly Gilbar from Norths was the team’s assistant coach. Dylan Pember and the Queensland Country men’s team defeated home side Western Australia 5-0 in its gold medal game.
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Australian Country Hockey Championship winners
Aleisha then travelled to England to umpire at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where she ended up blowing the whistle in the women’s bronze medal match between India and New Zealand.
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Gold medal efforts by Norths hockey stars
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.
Ithaca Probus Club maintaining morale
Amnesty International has always been committed to the protection of human rights, in particular the rights of vulnerable people, and with the help of Amnesty International supporters in Australia and around the world, some amazing progress for refugee rights has been made in 2022. Some examples of these wins include accepting New Zealand’s offer of resettling refugees from Australia’s offshore detention centers; enabling the remaining refuges placed in Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) to be released into the community while they wait for a longterm solution to their cases; an expanded and improved refugee sponsorship program; and the announcement of an increase to the refugee and humanitarian intake by the Home Affairs and Immigration Minister. We are now calling on our supporters to keep pressure on the new Albanese government to continue increasing and reforming the Refugee and Humanitarian Program.
The topic for the 1 October meeting is Leaving Home –Emigration and Clydesdale Horses. AHS member, Richard McAdam, will present the tale of the migration of his great, great grandparents, John and Janet Barr, on the David Clarke. The vessel was chartered to bring the first assisted immigrants from Scotland to the colony. The ship departed Greenock in June 1839, sailing to Port Phillip Bay via Rio de Janeiro, taking over four months to complete the voyage. This story intersects with another, that of bringing Clydesdale horses to Victoria by Richard’s great grandfather, a subject of continued research.
The society’s latest publication, Local Government in Ashgrove: A History by John Laverty is available for purchase at our meetings or by contacting the secretary, Julie by email: ahs.secretary@bigpond.com or phone: 3366 4621. The price is $30 for Ashgrove Historical Society members and $35 for non-members. We have other books for sale including Lost Ashgrove which makes a wonderful, easy-to-read gift for anyone interested in Ashgrove’s history. Members $20, nonmembers $25. 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.
August saw members enjoy an outdoor picnic lunch at Ironbark Gully and a more formal lunch at the Litze Restaurant in Keperra. Day bus trips, which are always popular,are harder to organise on a regular basis with Covid still around, overall fewer numbers, and ever-increasing costs. But we hope to be able to visit Toowoomba in September for the Carnival of Flowers. 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. 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.
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.
The Probus themes of Friendship, Fellowship and Fun continue to guide the activities of Ithaca Probus Club. As we all keep on getting older regular group social activities become even more beneficial.
The Helen Black Amnesty International group meet between 9-11am on the second Monday morning of the month in The Gap and would love to hear from anyone interested in joining the group. Please contact Di on 33001861. The Ashgrove Amnesty International group meets on the first and third evenings of the month and can be contacted by calling Sally on 3366 2046 or 0476 006 990.
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Our regular monthly general meetings include short talks on topics of personal interest by our members, plus a variety of guest speakers covering topics of wider interest. Our scheduled guest speaker for August had to withdraw at the last minute, but we hope to get her back later. We were very fortunate that next April’s proposed speaker was able to move forward at short notice as a replacement. We were enthralled by an excellent account of the history and activities of the RFDS by long time volunteer supporter Val Marlow. Our July guest speaker Carlie Jeffrey returns in September for Part 2 of her exploration “Under the Lino,” no doubt revealing more hidden treasures.
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The Western Echo September 2022 Page 13website: http://www.westernecho.com.au IT’S A WRAP! 2022 ART COMPETITION First Name: Last Name: Artwork Title: Contact Number: Tell us about your artwork: 2020 Winner: ‘Thank you for Keeping Us Safe’ by Daisy L. Mary 2021 Winner: ‘The Amazing Gap by Eva P What inspires you as a resident in The Gap Ward? 2022 It’s a Wrap is to be themed around the Creeks that connect our suburbs and enhance our beautiful environment. * The Gap Ward office may publish the artwork in newsletters, and social media. The artwork may be used to promote future competitions. • Winner will receive a $250 voucher from a local business. • The winning artwork will be enlarged to 1.2m x 2m and displayed outside The Gap Ward office for one year. • Entries must be A3 portrait, artwork will be scanned so do not include any textured pieces or sculpture. • Entries close Thursday 1 December 2022, judged by an independent panel of 3 judges within The Gap Ward Community. Cr Steven Toomey Councillor for The Gap Ward 3407TheGap.Ward@bcc.qld.gov.au1900 @TheGapWardwww.StevenToomey.com.au477 Waterworks Rd, Ashgrove, QLD, 4060 Facebook.com/TheGapWard Cr Steven Toomey and Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner HOW TO ENTER Email a high resolution scan of your artwork, along with this completed form to TheGap.Ward@bcc.qld.gov.au or Drop into the office at 477 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove (9am to 4pm Monday to Friday) VOUCHERWIN$250 2019 Winner: ‘The colours of Sunset’ by Bella
— Rotary in Action GRIPPS 2022 — from many of the schools together with approximately 15 professional musicians work with the students to hone their skills during a fourday music camp at The Gap State High School.
• A Massed Choir • Band • Orchestra GRIPPS 2022 is to be held on Thursday 8th September commencing for 6.00pm for a 6.30 concert start, at The Gap State High School J A Robertson Auditorium. In 2022 we look forward to another successful GRIPPS program open to the community to attend and enjoy seeing and hearing the outstanding musical talents of our youth. Admission is $5.00 per person payable at the door by either cash or by credit card.
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This acronym stands for Gap Region Instrumental Primary Performers School. This year marks a special notation for 30 years of continued service to our primary school musicians and to the community, who have continued to support the GRIPPS program.
Each year GRIPPS creates an even greater awareness with the local state schools and the community where young folk get experience and training by a number of committed and devoted music teachers, supporting thisTheevent.concert is made up of:
Bob Newey Rotary GRIPPS Convenor Mobile 0416467122 bobnewey15@gmail.comEmail
Local students will again participate in GRIPPS in September 2022 - after interruption to the annual school over recent years, due to Covid-19
What is GRIPPS?
In 1992 Ashgrove/The Gap Rotary Club inc. and a number of local Primary Schools commenced an exciting event for primary schoolApproximatelypupils. 160 children from 13 schools representing both state and private primary schools in The Gap/Ashgrove and surrounding suburbs are selected after a comprehensive auditioning process. Music and instrumental music teachers
“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have” – Winston Churchill “When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot be extended, wealth is useless and reason is powerless.” – Herophiles.
Arlen Specter Wise words from wise people, which have stood the test of time – and place! The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap has just made a $5000 donation to this very worthy cause, helping Australian Rotary Health become the largest funder in Australia of mental health - an achievement of which we are justifiably proud! Australian Rotary Health (ARH) is a charity, originally registered in 1981 and funded by Australian Rotary Clubs and generous
Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap donors, that supports vital research projects into many health issues including SIDS, cancer, heart disease, children’s health, Motor Neurone disease, diabetes, clinical depression - and more.Altogether, Rotary has donated more than $50 million through its four main areas of health support –these(1)being:Mental Health Research – ARH funded the first study of the mental health of asylum-seeker children and their caregivers who are living in the community following resettlement.
(2) General Health Research – as listed above (3) Indigenous Health Scholarships – our club has financially supported an indigenous student’s medical studies at Qld. University. (4) Rural Medical and Nursing Scholarships – ARH has developed programs to identify and fast-track suitable and interested individuals from remote and rural areas, to train as nurses and medical practitioners - with incentives to return to practice in these locations.Since 2000, ARH has increased its focus on the mental health issues of young Australians, funding research covering diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and this year ARH is additionally funding special research into the mental health of children aged 0-12 years of age. Now for a couple more insightful quotes . . .
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“It is health that is real wealth, not pieces of gold and silver.” Ghandi “The greatest wealth is health.”“ThereVirgilisnothing more important than good health – that’s our principal capital asset.”
On Wednesday 28 September at 10am, due to the closure of the Panther’s Den at the Leagues Club, we will be having a Techno Coffee Morning. Our normal monthly meeting will recommence 26th October 2022 Our full list of upcoming events are:
The Forum Communicators Bursary for Public Speaking, awarded annually to a First-Year tertiary student, has been awarded to Olivia Chissell. Valued at $1000, the bursary was presented at a ceremony at Parliament House hosted by the National Council of Women of Queensland in the presence of Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland.
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Olivia Chissell awarded Forum Communicators Bursary for Public Speaking 2022 For more information on Forum Communicators public speaking association, please visit the website www.beconfident.org.auForenquiries,please ring the Secretary, Pat Pepper on 0458 696 267. NEWS
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Olivia is studying a Bachelor of International Studies majoring in International Relations and French at the University of Queensland. In her final year at school, she was awarded Outstanding Representative in Public Speaking, Cultural, Academic and Citizenship Excellence. Olivia demonstrated her ability in communication through her leadership role in school, presenting speeches to crowds of over 2000 people, debating, delivering speeches at her local ZONTA and Rotary clubs, and winning awards in the Lions Youth of the Year public speaking competition. The bursary will contribute to the completion of Olivia’s degree, by helping to fund the required exchange component to be completed in France in her final year of study. Olivia aspires to a career in International Relations and Australian foreign policy.
The 976th General Meeting of Ashgrove Forum Club was held at 6.30pm on 17th August at the Ashgrove Library. Members delivered a series of prepared speeches on the set topic “Questions”, followed by a series of short impromptu speeches by members on topics given to them with just one minute’s notice on the night. All were assessed, and constructive feedback given for improvement.
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The next meeting of Ashgrove Forum will be held in the Ashgrove Library Meeting Room at 6.30pm, Wednesday 21 September. Visitors are most welcome to attend without obligation.
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.
Sat 10th Sept Lunch Arana Leagues Club 12pm Tues 13th Sept Coffee Cafe Lagarto Samford Valley 10am Sat 17th Sept Coffee Birds & Bees, Everton Hills 10am Tues 20th. Sept Techno Coffee Arana Leagues Club 10am Wed 28 Sept Techno Coffee Morning Leagues Club 10am Tues 4th Oct Techno Coffee Morning Leagues Club 10am Sat 8th Oct Lunch Leagues Club 12pm
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.
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What about a running assessment?
Key Point: recovery is essential to help prevent running injuries Should you stop running with a running injury
For some people, especially novice runners, or for those with a long lasting injury, a running assessment may be warranted. There are some key things to assess in a running assessment, and potentially change in your running style, to improve efficiency and reduce the risk of injuries.
Why do Running injuries occur?
Running Injuries and load increase
The road to recovery is not without bumps but at Physiologix, our Sports and Exercise Physiotherapists are here to help you along the way, to provide you with the best support and guidance through your recovery to return to running pain free. Our goal is to keep you active while you recover, and to support you in being the best runner you can be.
Some injuries can be harder to improve and may require physiotherapy. Treatment will depend on the structure injured and the severity of injury. Bone injuries such as a stress fracture may require some time off running and specific exercises to progressively expose the injured bone back to loading and consequently safely back to running.
What is an increase in load? This may be
For most running injuries, treatment will be exercise based. This is to slowly introduce the injured structure to load that will be then progressively increased as tolerated. This will allow the injured area to adapt, and thus the tissue (tendon, muscle, bone) to get stronger and more also more resilient.
You can book an appointment online at physiologix.com. au (we are upstairs at the Gap Health and Racquet Club) or call us on (07) 3511 1112.
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Most injuries will allow you to keep running and can even improve with a slight change in the running routine to give your body time to recover and adapt to the training load. Load management is key to recovery from, and to overcoming a running injury. If not, your injury can go on to become longlasting and recalcitrant.
· a sudden increase in pace or doing more speed training,
Spikes, or sudden increases in training loads are usually the culprit in causing running injuries. Understanding what load means in the running context is important if you are to manage your running program well and run pain free.
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· adding hills training, · starting to run with a running partner (who runs faster than you, which you make you push your training harder), · new shoes, · returning from a break with no running such as holidays or if recovering from an injury or illness.
Other injuries such as ITB syndrome, patellar or achilles tendinopathy should require no rest, rather, resistance exercises to work on weak muscles and other types of exercises such as jumps and hops. Jumps and hops are important and target the springs in your body (tendons) aiming to improve tendon load capacity, required for running.
An imbalance between how much you do know as training load, and how much you rest, known as recovery, will shift the scales towards an injury rather than towards adaptation, that is, getting better and more used to how much running you are doing. Knowing when to add the more intense sessions or when to add rest sessions or light/recovery sessions can be the gold nugget to keep you running pain free.
KEY POINT: Any changes in your running program or how you run need to be done slowly and progressively, to avoid a running injury. Recover to prevent running injuries
Treatment for running injuries
Running injuries can occur in different areas of the leg and can vary from a muscle strain, to tendinopathy, to a bone stress fracture … and they don’t always mean you have to stop running. Despite the odd ankle sprain, the majority of running injuries are due to overload. Overload means doing more than your current capacity can cope with.
Running injuries: what to do? Should you stop running? Will everyone benefit from a running assessment?
At ProHealth Podiatry we want you to achieve pain free, healthy, good looking feet. Friendly local Podiatrist Brisbane specialising in diabetesMembersmanagement.ofthe team include Podiatrist Trang Trinh and Dietician Grace Kim.
Owner and founder of ProHealth Podiatry, Aadila Dada
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 19website: http://www.westernecho.com.au Pro Health Podiatry Red Hill from left Trang Trinh - Podiatrist, Aadila Dada - Founder, and Grace Kim - Dietician Helping you take the first steps towards a happier, healthier life • info@prohealthpodiatry.com.au • www.prohealthpodiatry.com.au • Tel: 3076 7306Tel: 3076 7306 1 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill Q 4059 • Lunula cold laser for fungal nail infections • Swift Microwave therapy for warts • Shockwave for all tendinopathies • MLS laser for recent/ long-term pain Flexible appointments and urgent care Monday - Saturday 8am to 5pm Friendly local podiatrist specialising in diabetic management Aadila Dada, who has been providing exceptional podiatry for the past 15 years has recently opened her new family practice on Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill – directly opposite the Red Hill Cinema comlex.Aadila has a keen interest in treating Heel Pain, Ankle sprains, Ingrown Toenail, Arthritis/Chronic Disease – particularly diabetes, Family Podiatrist Now Open at Red Hill Growing pains and caring for weekend warriors. Special features the clinic offers include: • Lunula cold laser for fungal nail infections • Swift Microwave therapy for warts • Shockwave for all tendinopathies • MLS laser for recent/ long-term pain management
If you are experiencing problems with your skin or nails, have foot, ankle or knee pain, ProHealth Podiatry can help find the cause of the problem and treat it quickly to get you back to being able to enjoy life. You only have one pair of feet to last you a lifetime and there is no time like the present to start looking after them.
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One might think that such a subject, to an audience mostly of elderly people, would be dry, or depressing, or both. But Brian made it so lively and punctuated the information with such vivid tales of families and companies caught in the trap of “they had done nothing about it” that we were enthralled, informed, amused and entertained all at the same time. More than one member has since bought his book online.
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As a complete contrast, we held an open-air “bake-off” at Bellbird Grove, with members bringing a wide variety of picnic food to enjoy in the perfect almost-Spring weather and the fresh air. Some members even committed bowls on the meadow – pretty rough for a bowling green, but who’s counting the score, eh?
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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!
The Probus demographic is of older people enjoying an “active retirement” with “fun, friendship and fellowship” as our motto sys, so it was entirely appropriate that our August guest speaker, Brian Herd, was a lawyer and author specialising in Elder Law. His basic message was that doing nothing about the inevitable ageing and eventual dying can cause huge problems for the rest of the family, and it is vitally necessary to attend to wills, health declarations, powers of attorney and the like early on, to ensure peace of mind later.
The Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc. (EDHS) welcomes continuing contributions from local residents about stories and identities, for our region, from years gone by. This month, we relay some information about Dr Tom Bancroft and his tannery. During the Boer War, Dr Bancroft was based at Deception Bay and had a contract to supply the Australian Government with tinned meat for soldiers. In 1906 he moved to the Alderley-Enoggera area and lived in a house at the present day ‘triangular’ location bordered by Pickering Street and South Pine Road. He started a long-running tannery nearby. While the tannery continued its operations, Dr Bancroft also pursued Government medical work, the collection of natural science specimens and photography. In later life he lived for a while on the Atherton Tablelands before eventually settling in Eidsvold in the BurnettNearregion.the tannery on Kedron Brook, a Mr Simpson ran a knackery. He later moved the Bancroft house, for his own residence, to land which became known as Royal Parade Estate (now the vicinity based on present day Royal Parade, Alderley). Bancroft Park, Kelvin Grove is named after Dr Tom Bancroft’s father, Joseph –another earlier settler in North WestKeepBrisbane.thosestories coming in! Visit the Enoggera Memorial Hall any Thursday morning between 9.30am and 1pm. Or visit our Facebook page. Take care, everyone.
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Zone 4 AthleticsCongratulations to all our athletes who competed at the Zone 4 Track and Field competition last Thursday 18th and Friday 18th August at Mt Maria Playing Fields, Mott Street, Gaythorne. Thank you also to all of our support staff and in particular Mrs Clare Fyans prepared our athletes in the lead up to this event.
to life with a purpose! The following week they were able to engage the visiting Kindy students in their “Peek into Prep” Curiosityvisit.is a strong school value at Payne Road State School and we intentionally target this across the school in a range of learning areas.
Science Week 2022, themed with ‘Glass -More than Meets the Eye’, saw our Technology classes break apart and explore old pieces of technology such as hair dryers and turn tables! A brand new Green Screen in our STEAM Hub is stimulating creative designs and videos in Media Arts and Drama! Our Breezeway has become a gallery of creative thinking around artistic representations of “Message in a Bottle”, “Problems that Matter to Us” and “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder” dioramas in Surrealism! Curiosity is alive and well at Payne Road SS!
In pairs (a character building challenge for some), they designed and made an enclosure for their chosen animal. They had to provide it with everything it would need to stay alive (Science) – food, water, shelter, maybe shade. Some even had viewing areas and small Lego people watching. One had a zoo keeper with a shovel to keep the enclosure clean. Certainly a lot of thought, conversation and learning evolved spontaneously and purposefully.Thestudents made signs for their enclosures as well as tickets. Some asked the teacher aide to help them build a toilet bock and then added their own signs. Then one student said they needed a map for visitors – which they excitedly made (HASS –Geography – mapping!) The next week they investigated what else they needed to do to keep the animals healthy (Science).
Student curiosity stimulates meaningful learning!Our Prep classes, in particular, are instigating and leading their learning based on curiosity and experiences of high interest!
To illustrate….a group of Preps asked if they could change their library corner into a vet, but they actualy really wanted to include lots of animals. So after a much discussion between students and teacher, a class decision was made … they decided to collaboratively make a zoo!
Nicky Brazzale - Principal St Peter HappySchoolChanelBirthday St Peter Chanel - We were all extremely excited and had been very much looking forward to our 50th Birthday Celebration held here on Friday 26th August. The day
QCMF – Qld Catholic Colleges Music Festival 2022 - Congratulations to our band on receiving a Bronze medal at the recent QCMF conducted recently at Villanova College. Thank you to Miss Amelia Lane for working with and preparing our band for this event.
Paul McGlone - Acting Principal The Gap State High School Congratulations to TGSHS students Dylan Bryant and Thomas Caristo for their outstanding
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Subsequently the students were very keen to create a challenge by designing a treasure hunt for young children because when they do visit places like a zoo. And so this treasure hunt came lived up to all expectations and was thoroughly enjoyed by both past and present members of the community alike. A big thank you to Mrs Kathryn Willis our Assistant Principal for all of her efforts in organising a superb program of events. It was most pleasing to meet all of our visitors who have had links to our wonderful school over the last 50 years. The day got of to a great start with our breakfast market stalls which had been organised by our SPY students and their teachers. The enormous crowd at the market stalls was a testament to the organisational efforts that our senior primary students put into preparing for this event. The highlight of the day was of course our Mass which we celebrated together in Charity Hall. We are most grateful to Fr Terry Nueva and Fr Ray Chapman who led us in this wonderful celebration. Some of the other events that happened on the day were the welcome to country, a commissioning of our time capsule, planting of a commemorative tree, the unveiling of our 50 Year artwork and 50 Year photo. A big thankyou to all of our staff, students and community members who contributed to making the day a day to remember.
Teaching and Learning - It has been pleasing to see all of the wonderful learning that has been taking place across our school on my regular classroom visits. I particularly enjoyed visiting Mrs Foxcroft’s 1 Maroon today to see all of the wonderful writing, pictures and plant growing that they have been working on as part of their new learning cycle which focuses on the text “Isabella’s Garden”. I would also like to congratulate our SPY students who took part in an Entrepreneurship day run by the group First Pivot. The winning team will be competing at the Brisbane Catholic Education “Pitch” Competition at St Agatha’s Clayfield next Tuesday. Best wishes to our winning team I am confident you will do us proud.
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Girls discover property careers - The Property Council of Australia recently hosted 12 TGSHS girls at its Queensland Girls in Property event at West Village in Brisbane. Along with girls from MacGregor State High School, they explored the many pathways to careers in property and construction.
Students mind their own business -Our year 11 accounting students certainly know how to mind their own business following in-depth mentoring from corporate professionals. The chartered Accountants of Australia & New Zealand hosted the students in a twoday ECOMAN workshop, which guided them through the intricacies of operating a business. The students were each given leadership roles in competing ‘companies’ and under the guidance of experienced Queensland Private Enterprise Centre (QPEC) facilitators,accreditedtheyused students have been selected to represent Metropolitan North School Sport at the Queensland School Sport StateIt’sChampionships.littlewonderfollowing the talent on display at our sports carnival where there were many outstanding performances.Congratulations to Freeman House, which won the day and our age champions for 2022. B. won the Gift race where the fastest competitors from each age group in the 100m sprint are invited to compete.
Year 11 GSHS students attended the ECOMAN Workshop
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 23website: http://www.westernecho.com.au Principal's Points...... ph: 3166 8353 Mob: 0409 204128 more info on: www.thegappianostudio.com Individual piano tuition Mariella Farrugia MTAQ (prof) LLCM, ALCM, 30 years teaching experience Online lessons available via ‘FaceTime' or ‘Zoom' The Gap State High School (Contd.) (Continued from page 22) (Continued on page 24) performances in the recent Queensland Schools Orienteering Championships. Dylan won both the sprint and long-distance events and was second in the Hagaby (one-person relay). Meanwhile, Thomas was placed fifth in the longdistance event and sixth in both the Hagaby and sprint events. As a result, Dylan has been selected for the Queensland team to compete with 19 other Queenslanders in the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships in Victoria during the September school holidays. And, Thomas has been named as a reserve for the team. They were among 91 students to compete from across Queensland in the events conducted at Bremer State High School and University of Southern Queensland Ipswich and at Mount Crosby and Deebing Creek.Orienteering is a competitive international sport that combines racing with navigation. Participants use very detailed maps to select routes and navigate through diverse and often unfamiliar terrain in the fastest time. Besides needing excellent map reading skills, an orienteer needs great concentration and the ability to make quick decisions about the best route under pressure while running at high speed.
Success in Chinese speech competition - Two TGSHS students, Zahri in Year 12 and Isabelle in Year nine, have been successful in the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Queensland state-wide 2022 Chinese Speech Competition. Isabelle took second prize in the years 9 and 10 category and Zahri a merit price after coming fourth in the years 11 and 12 category. Great performance by Year 7 debating team Congratulations were also due to our Year seven debating team of Nathan , Harvey , Isabella and Charlie on their performance in the Queensland Debating Union competition. Competing against year eight teams, they punched above their weight, making it through two knockout final rounds before losing by just by one point. They were affirmative against St Joseph’s College and the topic was Parents should pay their children for getting good grades. These students have been wonderful representatives of The Gap SHS as they and we are looking forward to seeing what topics next year’s competition brings.
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Athletics talent abounds - A total of 18 TGSHS
12 years Female – Adalita M.; 12 years Male – Oliver J.; 13 years Female – Erin S.; 13 years Male – Ethan D.; 14 years Female – Leela C.; 14 years Male – Benson W.; 15 years Female – Tully S.; 15 years Male – Harvey S.; 16 years Female – Maya S.; 16 years Male – Aidan D.; Open Female – Kate B. ; Open Male – Will N. Congratulations also to Joel
The Gap State High School (Contd.) page 23) The Gap State School After two rained-out carnival dates for our Prep to Year 3 students, it was a wonderful sight to see our enthusiastic early phase students participating in their annual athletics carnivals in early August. Their camaraderie and support for each other was on display as well as a healthy dose of competitive spirit. I was also thrilled to see a large number of parents and family members who came to proudly support their child’s efforts and experiences. Parents and family members gathered around the events as their children moved to each activity. I was so impressed to see the observers, genuinely cheering and clapping every student. At the long jump the cheers did not waver as each child gave it their best to run and jump (sometimes walking, sometimes skipping) into the long jump pit. When the sprint races were taking place, it was clear that all parents and family members were there to cheer every student in every race. It was a beautiful sight to see the support and encouragement given by all spectators and it certainly added to the success of the carnivals.
Gap State High School student Isabelle took second prize in the years 9 and 10 category of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Queensland state-wide 2022 Chinese Speech Competition
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At the end of July, we took a team of 42 students to compete at the North West District Track and Field trials. Students qualified for the two-day carnival which saw our them compete against the top track & field athletes from around the District. The day was a huge success with many of our students achieving personal bests in their events. Our 4x100M teams showed that hard work and commitment get results, with all teams finishing in the top 5 schools in the district for relays. Our 10 Years 4x100M Boys Relay Team placed 3rd, 11 Years Girls 4x100M Relay team placed 2nd and our 12 Years Girls 4x100M relay team placed 3rd. Several students from our school were selected in the NWD Track & Field team to compete at the Met North Regional Trials in August at UQ. Congratulations to Lucas, Cassandra, Charlie, James, Ellie, Josie and Mindi on your selection in the team. Congratulations to all our students who have competed at these carnivals. At the end of July, our Year 4-6 Sustainability Club representatives attended with students from other local schools, the MCC Environmental Leadership Workshop at Payne Road State School. Students participated in various activities during the day, including a walk to the local creek to see how it was impacted by the recent floods. Students took the time to close their eyes to visualise what the creek would be like without human interaction and destruction from natural disasters, reporting back that it looked ‘happy’. During the day students were involved in discussion about how they can reduce clothing waste and participated in the hands-on activity of making a bag from an old t-shirt brought with them from home, showing that you can turn something old into something new. Other activities included planting seedlings to take home and safely searching through general waste bins to check what could be recycled rather than disposed of. Students watched a presentation about waste on our beaches and the impact waste makes on our wildlife and oceans, then rounded off the day by brainstorming ideas to make our school more sustainable. I look forward to seeing the students’ ideas come to fruition.Warm regards, Joanne Nicholls - Principal computer modelling to track the performance of their companies over four years. They presented their annual results and company outlook to “shareholders” at the company’s annual general meeting. Well done our future CEOs! Science and books in their DNA - TGSHS students thoroughly embraced Science Week with activities covering all the disciplines explored enthusiastically. A highlight was extracting DNA from strawberries!Andjustas enthusiastically embraced was Book Week with a full program enticing students to the library and beyond to the world of the written word. Anne McLauchlanPrincipal 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 continues at the club and with 6 players is now being conducted as a double round robin, with games being completed through September. 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, thegapchessclub.org.au/https://www.with updates on club play, local chess news and puzzles. This month’s puzzle is a curiosity – a hard to find checkmate in 1 for white. Can you see Solutionit? to last month’s puzzle. White can simply play 1. Kc5 allowing black to get a queen, then 2. Kb6 and checkmate is inevitable.
Picabeen youth team have a regular LGBTQI+ drop-in on Wednesday from 3.30pm. The group is aimed at 12-18 year old’s. The Picabeen centre is a safe space and welcomes all people from the LGBTQI+ and their allies. The youth team are also running Gays and Grey workshops on Wednesday afternoons. This intergenerational social group welcomes people of all genders, sexualities, identities and allies over 12 years. The workshops are from 3pm-5pm Wednesday and have activities like badge making, pillowcase making and more. For further details please head the Picabeen_youth_team on Instagram or call the community centre on 3354 2555. All activities are at the Mitchelton community centre 22 Hoben street.
Our wonderful volunteers, Margaret and John - pictured above, are just part of the team that make up our staff at the op shop. They are there to help you with your preloved fashion and accessories, in our new store at 8 Dallas Parade Keppera. Our new shop hours from 1st September are 9am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Satrudays. So drop in and have a chat with our friendly helpful team. Look forward to seeing you soon.
I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. - Carl Sagan
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Our Concert Booking Officer has long had a close relationship with The Gap Uniting Church Friendship Group. We have entertained this group a number of times, and they are always very positive in joining in and making us welcome as they did on Monday 08th August.
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The Western Echo September 2022 Page 26 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au The Gap Historical Society Inc. Est. 2000 ‘It Can Be Hard Keeping a Straight Face as a Court Reporter’ These are from a book called “Disorder in the American Courts”, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that WITNESS:morning?Hesaid: “Where am I ATTORNEY:Cathy?’ And why did that upset WITNESS:you?My name is myastheniaATTORNEY:there.WITNESS:sexuallyATTORNEY:andWITNESS;ofwereATTORNEY:Susan!____________________Whatgearyouinatthemomenttheimpact?GuccisweatsReeboks.Areyouactive?NoIjustlieThisgravis,doesit affect your memory? WITNESS: ATTORNEY:Yes.And in what way does it affect your WITNESS:memory? I thedoesn’tpersonisn’tATTORNEY:WITNESS:ATTORNEY:WITNESS:ATTORNEY:WITNESS:beenifATTORNEY:ofCanATTORNEY:forget.Youforget?yougiveusanexamplesomethingyouforgot?Doyouknowyourdaughterhaseverinvolvedinvoodoo?Webothdo.Voodoo?Wedo.Youdo?Yes,voodoo.Nowdoctor,ittruethatwhenadiesinhissleep,heknowaboutituntilnextmorning?
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WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. ATTORNEY: All your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go WITNESS:to?
ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
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started at around 8.30 pm. ATTORNEY: And Mr Denton was dead at the WITNESS:time? If not, he was by the time I finished. Real life episodes with greater impact than fiction!!
On this occasion, we sang an Irving Berlin medley, some Simon and Garfunkel, and a selection from Fiddler on the Roof. As usual, we invited the audience to join us in some community singing with “Georgy Girl”, “Singin’ In The Rain” and other popular tunes. If you would like to join this friendly community choir, please contact us at serenatasingersthegap@gmail.com - no professional skills required, just a willingness to listen, learn and enjoy!!
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Best wishes from The Gap Historical Society –Mind and Love The Gap George Stoddart - President Serenata Singers entertainMorningSeniorsTea
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The Western Echo September 2022 Page 27website: http://www.westernecho.com.au Cr Steven Toomey Councillor for The Gap 3407TheGap.Ward@bcc.qld.gov.auWard1900 Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner Growing Old and Living Dangerously To secure your spot, contact The Gap Ward Office on 3407 1900 MorningTea Wednesday 5 October 9.30am to 11.30am Walkabout Creek - 60 Mt Nebo Road Guest speaker Councillor Vicki Howard - Chair of Community, Arts and Nightime Economy to speak further of the Growing Old and Living Dangerously program run by Brisbane City Council. Along with representatives from Rotary, Probus, Lions and Meals on Wheels.
Thursday, 6th October is the date of the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club’s next meeting at the Enoggera Memorial Hall This meeting marks the club’s 58th anniversary and it will have a different format. A guest speaker has not been engaged. Instead, those present will participate in a Questions and Answers session. Those attending are requested to have a gardening question ready with a specimen if needed, so someone in the audience may respond with an answer. If a question cannot be solved, then a technical device will Black apple (Planchonella australis) is a fast-growing tree native to the Illawarra region of New South Wales and Southern Queensland. The large, leathery, thisitsGrowingaondarktheemergediamond-shapedsomewhatleavesalternativelyalongstems.Theyareshiny,greenaboveandpalertheundersideandformdense,evergreencanopy.to25minheightinnatural,rainforesthabitat,treeusuallyonlyreaches
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Spring began this month (September). This means there’s lots to do in the garden. Shrubs and plants need extra nutrition. If sprinkling a fertiliser on the garden, always make sure that the soil is moist, and then water in the fertiliser well.. Take care.with fertiliser containing phosphorus. Keep it away from any natives. It’s time to prune Poinsettia. Avoid getting any of the sap on your skin. The cuttings will propagate easily. Make them in lengths of about 20 cm. Cut straight across the stem at the end to go in the ground and make a diagonal cut at the other end. Wait a couple of weeks to let a scab form over the cuts before planting the cuttings. Orchids should be coming into full bloom around this time. Attend local orchid shows, as much knowledge and new plants, etc. may be gained from this. Entrance to the Memorial Hall is at 36 Trundle Street, Enoggera. The hall is close to public transport and accessible by wheelchair. Meetings commence 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.
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Mitchelton & Districts Garden Club
10 – 15m in garden situations. The beautifully fluted trunk is covered in rough brown bark. Black apple trees are protogynous – they have separate male and female flowers on each plant. The small, white female flowers appear first in early spring and are followed soon after by the male flowers. This promotes pollination between different trees and thus genetic variability within the species. The fertilised female flowers produce fruit that ripen to a purplish–blue/black colour by November. These sweet, plum sized fruit have a fibrous white flesh tinged with purple-red hues. They can be eaten raw or used to make pies, jam and cordials. This tree is easy to grow and adapts readily to cultivation in a variety of sandy, loamy or clay soils with a pH from mildly acidic to mildly alkaline. It does, however, prefers moist conditions with good drainage. It may be grown in full sun or part shade and responds well to extra fertilising. The black apple will tolerate mild frosts.
Although a wonderful shade tree for a large garden or acreage property, the tree can be pruned to moderate size or grown in a pot. It is excellent in revegetation projects as it provides wildlife habitat. The flowers attract bees and other pollinating insects, the fruit is eaten by a variety of birds and the seeds by native mice andBlackinsects.apple is prized as one of the best carving woods in Australia and is a source of high-quality commercial timber for cabinet making and so is often cultivated as a specialist timber crop. Since the tree fruits between 3 to 5 years of age, it also has potential as a commercial bush food crop. provide the solution.
“There’s a shared knowledge that is invaluable when it comes to things such as habitat revegetation and how to put on successful events,” she said.
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Planting continues in Wittonga Park 98 Yoorala St, The Gap www yscg com au yscgsecretary@gmail com www facebook com/yooralastreetcommunitygarden It's a place we really dig! Have you visited Yoorala St Community Garden? Visitors welcome! Grow your own fresh produce Make new friends An active community group Enjoy family time outdoors Learn gardening skills & tips No gardening experience required Access friendly raised garden beds Social events & on site workshops Private plots available for lease What we love about our garden: Dec Mar: Sundays, 4 00 6pm Apr Nov: Sundays, 8 00 10am Just turn up bring your hat water bottle & gloves One of our members will meet you, show you around, and provide information if you'd like to get involved And join us for a cuppa afterwards Hope to see you soon!
SOWN President Renée McGlashan congratulated the Wittonga Park Bushcare group leaders Natalie Costanzo, Katherine Cooke and Diane Allen on a brilliant job.“It was great to see the new planting extend the SOWN 25th anniversary planting which was done almost three years ago,” she said.Federal MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown attended and the local Lions Club was on barbecue duty with sausages donated by State MP Jonty Bush.“We had hoped to bring a cross section of The Gap community together – all abilities, all ages to have some fun and contribute to greening our wonderful suburb. We are thrilled with how successful the event was,” said Diane.
“The collaboration between groups such as SOWN and Habitat Brisbane volunteer groups like our Wittonga Park group is really starting to pay dividends.
More information at sown.com.au.
Community members continue the revegetation of Wittonga Park which has been going on since 2000.
PHOTO: Renée McGlashan
Arana VIEW Club’s next meeting is on Wednesday 5th October. We meet at the Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade Keperra, 10.30 for 11.00am start. Cost is $30.00 and includes a 2-course lunch with tea and coffee and we will have our usual lucky door prizes and raffles to support our Learning for Life students through the Smith Family. Our guest speaker at our October meeting will be Tom Law. Tom is a Physical Fitness Trainer and might be what we need to be ready for the Christmas Festivities. We have held our spring fashion parade at the September Meeting. Fashions were by Portofino What a wonderful day with lots of members and visitors present and some lovely fashions modelled by some of our members. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s purchases at coming meetings. Planned outings for the rest of the year include a tour of the Roma Street Parklands, and a visit to the Brookfield Gardens Nursey followed by a delicious High Tea. A recent boat cruise on the Brisbane River was enjoyed by several of our members. Please contact Carol on 33555349 by noon on Monday 3rd October if attending. We would love to see more ladies coming to enjoy our company.
October Meeting
Eighty community members volunteered to plant 1700 native plants on the banks of Fish Creek at Wittonga Park in The Gap on Sunday 21 August 2022.
When Wittonga Park first became a bushcare site in 2000 there was very little remnant vegetation along the creekOnebanks.ofthe first major projects was to revegetate an open drain running through the park. Early volunteer Bernie Stockill said it was a big job to turn a drain into a waterway.“Council helped us. They dug out the drain with machinery and then mulched. Then we started planting lomandras in the thousands and lots of trees,” he said. These days Wittonga Park has mature revegetation along the waterways with recent plantings designed to consolidate, extend and widen the older plantings.
The Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club is a local ‘hidden gem’ right next to the Broncos Leagues Club, that has an extensive range of facilities including a full bar area, 100 seat auditorium and a state of the art commercial kitchen. You might also want to combine your function with playing barefoot bowls while playing your own music and enjoying some much deserved pre-dinner refreshments
The Club also runs regular social, coaching and competitive bowls events and is home to many of Queensland and Australia’s best lawn bowlers.
Many local community clubs, including Not for Profit & Charitable organisations currently use the Red Hill premises for meetings, recreational activities and artistic pursuits. There is ample parking for visitors and disabled access amenities are Theprovided.RedHill Committee has been particularly busy recently with the completion of several new ‘clubhouse improvements’ and the development of a strategic plan that will ensure the Club’s financial and operational future going forward.
A great way for new players to get started in Bowls is to come along to one of our ‘Turkey Triples’ events held on the first Sunday of each month. Alternatively just head on down for a (very affordable) refreshment on Friday afternoons from about 3pm and talk to one of our friendly staff members about joining the Club for as little as $5 a year. Call us on 0412 765 805 for more details.
Our rates are very reasonable and enquiries can be made by emailing info@redhillbowls.org.au
We are presently carrying out renovations to the dog friendly community café at Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club and we are hopeful that by Christmas this year that the café will be fully functional for those in our community to enjoy
Our club also participates in Championships and different Pennant Bowls through Brisbane District Bowls Association. Red Hill Bowls, Sports & Community Club has just finished playing in the home and away Pennants games for Ladies and Gents. Our Ladies Team combined with West Toowong to reach the final but was beaten by Ferny Grove. Our Division 1, 2 & 4 Men’s Pennant Teams have reached the Semi Finals and hopefully the Final which will be played over two Saturday’s in Late August and Early September If you are interested in playing completion bowls please contact our club for further details https://m.facebook.com/RedHillCommunitySportsClub
The Western Echo September 2022 Page 30 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au Local Club is a hidden gem with loads on offer 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. For more information contact Philippa Wightman on Ph: 3300 1846 or 0408 496 737 or mail: PO Box 270, The Gap Q 4061 THE WESTERN ECHO ADVERTISING RATES 1/8 A4 page $53.90 Casual advertisement (one off or sporadic advertising) Size: $50.60 Subscribed for 3-5 issues* 8.5cm W x 5.8cm H $47.30 Subscribed for 6 issues* Spot Colour additional $45.50 - Full Colour additional $68 1/4 A4 page $103.40 Casual advertisement Size: 17.5 W x 5.8 H $96.00 Subscribed for 3-5 issues* or 8.5cm W x 12cm H $91.30 Subscribed for 6 issues* Spot Colour additional $62 - Full Colour additional $93 1/2 A4 page $206.80 Casual advertisement Size: 17.5cm x 12cm $188.10 Subscribed for 3-5 issues* or 8.5cm x 24.5cm $181.50 Subscribed for 6 issues* Spot Colour additional $79 - Full Colour additional $120 Full Page A4 $414.70 Casual advertisement Size: $376.20 Subscribed for 3-5 issues* 17.5cm x 24.5cm $365.20 Subscribed for 6 issues * Spot Colour additional $159 - Full Colour additional $238 * per issue for the period of the subscription/contract The Deadline for the OCTOBER 2022 Edition Tuesday 20th September 2022 Phone: 3300 1846 email: editor@westernecho.com.au
Another important anniversary occurred recently – a site for the Brisbane Tramway Museum was identified in 1972 and, as they say, the rest is history. Sadly, the museum also suffered a catastrophic fire when an out-of-control blaze swept through from the adjoining bushland. Fortunately, the buildings were spared, but an outdoor storage area was badly impacted and precious exhibits were destroyed.
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Another successful competition was held on Wednesday 27 July. We had dinner before the game catered by Silvia and Orlando from Loria Deli. 24 bocce players in teams of three played precision bowls. Now this game was the brainchild of the Veneto Club in Melbourne some 12 months ago. It was developed as a social game and an introduction to bocce for new players.
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Great Fire of Paddington - Latrobe Terrace, Paddington at Willawong for coffee and biscotti. It was a great day at the farm, enjoying an organised tour and tasting camel milk and cheese. We then ventured to the Royal Hotel in Harrisville for a fantastic lunch provided by the new publican, Jade. We then headed back to Brisbane via the Scenic Rim. It was enjoyed by all and we look forward to the next bus trip. Couple of photos, for you to enjoy.
Mario
Secretary of the Newmarket Bocce Club
The Brisbane Tramway Museum is proudly sponsored by the Brisbane City Council.
Anyway here are a few photos for you to enjoy. If you want to see some great history on display, the museum has a dynamic collection of working trams that operate most Sunday afternoons. © David Fryer. maximalist@bigpond.com
Sunday 22 July was another great day for club members, who participated in our bus trip, this time to Harrisville to visit Summerland Camel Farm. On the way we enjoyed morning tea
Bocce Australia adopted it and the game went viral. Basically a number of rings you mark in each end of the court and you bowl a ball into the rings. Highest score wins. It’s that simple. We play with the clubs composite balls so every player is on the same starting line. Great time for all.
Conspiracy theories abound to this day, but the fire is believed to have started in a storage area. Thick deposits of oil and grease fuelled the intense blaze that lasted for almost a week despite valiant efforts from heroic fire fighters.
News and Views from a Tramway Muse, David Fryer September 28th marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Great Fire of Paddington when sixty-five trams, or one fifth of the entire fleet, were destroyed in a catastrophic fire. It occurred at the Paddington Tram Depot on Latrobe Terrace and it marked the beginning of the end for Brisbane’s tramway system.
Newmarket Bocce Club News by De Marco.
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