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Happy birthday, Dayboro Day Congratulations to the Dayboro District Progress Association and all the former organisers of the popular Dayboro Day festival, which turns 25 this month. It’s unlikely that the organisers or patrons of the first Dayboro Day in 1991 would have envisaged that the event would host crowds of over 15,000 people a quarter of a century later. Small towns like Dayboro have always had agricultural shows to shine a light on achievements within the district, but an event like Dayboro Day is a way to showcase a proud town to outsiders. Dayboro Day is much like a reunion of old friends and a chance to make new friends – in people who visit the town. Friendly hospitality from locals makes Dayboro feel like a home away from home. Dayboro Day may be celebrating its silver anniversary this year, but it’s the volunteers and sponsors of the event who are as valuable as gold to the town. Chances are outgoing Dayboro Day organisers Mark and Maria Hansen and Lexie Bell, retiring after 15 years and 10 years of service, could be named the Dayboro Citizens of the Year some time soon. Check out our Dayboro Day feature on pages 11 to 16. – Lee Oliver, Editor

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the police raid at the Ocean View property. The arrests follow several other police raids, locating drugs and guns linked to suspected outlaw motorcycle gangs, in The Westerner area over the past six months. In March, police located drugs and a loaded handgun during a Task Force Maxima raid on a Cashmere residence. A 34-year-old Cashmere man, a longterm Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang associate, faced court on dangerous drugs and unlawful weapon possession charges. In January, five people were charged with drug offences after crystal meth, MDMA and cannabis were located at Bray Park. Task Force Maxima detectives had executed a search warrant on an address suspected on being used by a Rebels gang member for the production of illicit drugs. Last October, a raid at Clear Mountain located two semi-automatic rifles, a submachine gun, sawn-off rifle, three pistols, silencer, ammunition and weapons parts. Police suspect that weapons were being manufactured and assembled at the residence. Following the search, which also resulted in the location of cocaine, cannabis and ‘ice’, two 33-year-old men were arrested and faced court. Sgt Robinson encouraged people to report suspicious or suspected criminal activity in their area, particularly around secluded rural areas, as “information from the public is vital to police being effective”. “Police obviously can’t be everywhere all the time and people are often more likely to recognise something or someone out of place in their own area,” he said. “Reporting suspicious behaviour may be the start of further investigation or another piece that goes together with previous intelligence.” Report suspicious or criminal activity to Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

he police crackdown on the criminal activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs has extended to the Dayboro district. Two Ocean View men were arrested and charged on 28 April after detectives from Task Force Maxima and the State Crime Command seized illicit drugs and steroids, valued at approximately $200,000. A police search of the Ocean View address, following investigations of links between the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang and the illegal production and supply of drugs, also allegedly resulted in the location of crystal methylamphetmine (‘ice’) and around 3000 ecstasy pills. Other drugs including LSD, cocaine, steroids, cannabis and gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) were allegedly located with ammunition, fireworks and $1000 in cash. Two Ocean View men, aged 54 and 23, were bailed to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court in June on a combined 16 charges, including producing and trafficking a dangerous drug and possessing proceeds of a drug offence. Acting Detective Inspector Russell Jones from Task Force Maxima said the arrests and seizure of illegal drugs from the criminal networks of outlaw motorcycle gangs “makes the community safer”. “We will continue to use our full arsenal of capabilities for the purpose of exploiting every opportunity to proactively target the highest risk outlaw motorcycle gangs and detect their criminal activity,” he said. “These gangs need to understand the Queensland Police Service and Task Force Maxima will be unrelenting in our efforts against those involved in criminal activity.” Sergeant Ken Robinson from Dayboro Police declined to comment on whether a tip-off from a member of the public led to

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A Jack Collinwood, Brendale Jack is a member of Clear Mountain Rural Fire Brigade, one of around 36,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers across Queensland. My motivation for joining the Clear Mountain Rural Fire Brigade… My father (pictured, left) has been a volunteer at the RFB for 16 years and a career firefighter as well so I have been around fire trucks since I was four years old. When I turned 16 it was a natural progression, as I have known all the volunteers for a long time. Why I volunteer for a Rural Fire Brigade when I live in the suburbs… I live on the fringe of the urban and rural area and have spent much of my holidays growing up travelling the outback so the rural environment is very familiar to me. My most memorable experience with the brigade… My first deployment to a big fire. We went to assist with a large fire in the mountain area north-east of Kilcoy, where the fire had already burnt out thousands of hectares. Attributes needed to be a good rural firefighter… Three main attributes come to mind: a team player, community minded, and be prepared to put in some hard work. Fighting wildfires is hot, dirty and can be physically exhausting. Through the brigade I have worked… all over south-east Queensland from Kilcoy down to the Gold Coast hinterland. Why more people should volunteer for their local brigade… To learn skills and knowledge about fire behaviour and work with people with the same ideals and make friends for life. The best piece of advice I have been given… Be good to your father. He is also your boss at the fire station. Something some people might not know about me… I am 2m tall and no, I don’t play basketball – the most commonly asked question.

National Volunteer Week is on 9-15 May. For information on becoming a rural firefighter visit www.ruralfire. qld.gov.au/volunteering or call 5420 1333.

Samford Valley man is using a $10,000 scholarship to help drive positive social change through economics. Zan Fairweather is one of the first Australians to receive an Asian Exchange scholarship from the Westpac Bicentennial Foundation, which supports undergraduate students to build business and contribute to Australia’s success in Asia. The 19-year-old, who studies economics at the University of Melbourne, wants to “bridge the gaps” between nations through economic trade, commercial co-operation and cultural exchange. He is on a study exchange at the National University of Singapore, where he aims to “further my understanding of economics in a completely new regional context”. “I want to get deeper into the field of economics, particularly development and microeconomics,” Mr Fairweather said. “(The) exchange here in Singapore gave me a platform to study at one of the region’s best universities and build important relationships that will drive Australia’s future in Asia.

Zan Fairweather of Samford Valley is one of 100 recipients of a Westpac Bicentennial Foundation scholarship.

“I’ve had a fantastic opportunity to study Asian Economies here with some of the leading professors in their fields.” While in Singapore, Mr Fairweather has undertaken a research project with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and met Australia’s high commissioner and highranking officials, which has “given me a brilliant insight into where I might end up”. The Westpac Bicentennial Foundation has partnered with Australian universities to support new initiatives that are focused on technology and innovation, to strengthen Australia-Asia ties. Westpac has allocated $100 million to award 100 Westpac Bicentennial Foundation scholarships each year. Learn more at www.bicentennial.westpacgroup.com.au

ore volunteers are being sought for the new Samford Visitor Information Centre, now open at John Scott Park. The tourist information hub, operated by Moreton Bay Regional Council and relocated from Strathpine, recently opened its doors next to the Slab Hut Gallery in Main Street, Samford Village. Councillor Darren Grimwade (Division 11) said the visitor centre complemented Samford’s culture and history. “Samford is the gateway to the Moreton Bay Region’s hinterland areas,” he said. “The visitor information centre is open seven days a week and is fitted with displays and an iPad to help people make the most of their visit to Samford and the Moreton Bay Region.” The Samford Visitor Information Centre will be officially opened on 25 May at 10am. People who enjoy meeting others and sharing their knowledge of Samford and the Moreton Bay Region are encouraged to become volunteers at the Samford Visitor Information Centre. Anyone interested can phone 3205 0555 or apply online at www.moreton bay.qld.gov.au/volunteering.

Competitions Queen of the Desert is the new film by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, based on the extraordinary life of British explorer and adventurer Gertrude Bell. A curious and adventurous young woman eager to explore the world outside of England, Gertrude undertakes a life-long adventure amongst the beautiful but misunderstood peoples and cultures of the Middle East. Along the way, her path intersects with the British Consul General in the Ottoman Empire and the archaeologist T.E. Lawrence – also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Queen of the Desert, which stars Nicole Kidman (The Hours, Australia), James Franco (Spring Breakers, 127 Hours) and Robert Pattinson (Water For Elephants, Twilight), releases in cinemas on June 2. Thanks to Transmission Films, The Westerner has five double passes to Queen of the Desert to give away. For your chance to win tell us for which film was Werner Herzog was nominated for an Academy Award – Fitzcarraldo, Encounters at the End of the World or Rescue Dawn? Send your answer, name and contact details to: The Westerner Movie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner. com.au, Attn: Movie competition. Entries close 23 May.

Suspenseful, pace-filled and packed with romance, Second Chance Town is the new novel from bestselling author Karly Lane, about fulfilling your dreams in life and love. For single mother Lucy Parker, raising her teenage daughter Belle in the small town of Bundah, where everyone knows everyone else’s business, is both daunting and challenging. When a spate of teenage drug overdoses starts to divide the locals, there are whispers they might be connected to the town’s reclusive new publican who has a dark and mysterious past. The Westerner has three copies of Second Chance Town (Allen & Unwin, RRP $29.99), to give away. For your chance to win to us which book wasn’t written by Second Chance Town author Karly Lane: Poppy’s Dilemma, Bridie’s Choice or Karen’s Nightmare? Send your answer, name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 23 May.

Winners: Kingdom DVDs: V. Herron (Warner), P. Inglis (Ocean View), J. Hunter (Camp Mountain), R. Stewart (Dayboro), D. Chapman (King Scrub); The Amazing Mrs Livesey book: C. Hetheman (Samford); Bastille Day tickets: M. Fallis (Taigum), E. Heathfield (Arana Hills), A. Price (Cashmere), K. Beloff (Bunya), J. Hill (Strathpine); Phantom Wings Over the North books: C. Fitzgibbon (Cashmere), J. Durkin (Mudjimba); Ned Kelly’s Helmet book: G. Meredith (Kallangur); The Beekeepers’ Secret book: S. Cornish (Warner); Movie Star By Lizzie Pepper book: M. Wilson (Armstrong Creek), What’s For Dinner? books: C. Kuhr (Cashmere), M. Williams (Warner), E. Huth (Mt Samson).

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In 2016, The Westerner community newspaper celebrates its 20th birthday: two decades of informing and entertaining the residents of Pine Rivers, and later the Moreton Bay Region. To celebrate the milestone, this year we are going back through the archives to revisit some of the biggest and most entertaining stories printed over the past 20 years.

Laceys Creek’s Gemma Schuhmann and Petrie’s Tayla Welsh have travelled to Sweden to attend the Eurovision Song Contest.

Music fans pop over to Europe for songfest

ow far would you go to see your favourite live music? Gemma Schuhmann has travelled 46,000 km. The Laceys Creek resident and her friend Tayla Welsh, from Petrie, have journeyed to Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest. They are in Stockholm, home of Eurovision’s most famous winners, Abba, for the 61st staging of the popular ﬁve-day international pop music competition. It is the third time Ms Schuhmann has attended Eurovision, after travelling to Denmark in 2014 and to Austria last year. She had long known about “the world’s biggest non-sporting event” but didn’t become one of its 200 million viewers until ﬁve years ago. “I just thought it was the most spectacular show,” Ms Schuhmann recalls. “It was just so bizarre but brilliant. I was hooked.” The 22-year-old says Eurovision “brings Europe and the world together through music” that is “not as cheesy and corny as everyone thinks”. “Initially I loved all the different types of music coming from all these different countries,” Ms Schuhmann said. “Now I love how it brings all these countries from all over Europe together. “Unlike a sporting event where every-

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one has their rivals, Eurovision is all about the love. Everyone is there to have fun.” A total of 43 countries will contest Eurovision 2016 including Israel and Australia, represented by Logan singer Dami Im. “Over the years more and more countries have been included in the contest as new countries have evolved,” Ms Schuhmann said. “In the coming years both Kosovo and Kazakhstan will enter the contest. “Eurovision is a massive party for Europe where everyone can sing and dance while waving your country’s ﬂag. There is nothing else like it in the world. “Europe doesn’t understand our (Australia’s) fascination with the contest but they love that we are there.” Katrina Leskanich, whose band Katrina and the Waves won Eurovision 1997 with the song Love Shine a Light, is cheering for Australia this week. “For the second year Australia will be taking part in the glorious event that the Eurovision Song Contest is, and that’s really shaken things up for the event,” Leskanich told The Westerner. “I just want you guys to go ahead and win it.” Eurovision 2016 will be televised on SBS from 13-15 May.

THIS WEEK IN 2009: The Westerner spoke to teenage Eatons Hill sportsman Josh McGuire after he played his first game in the National Rugby League, with the Brisbane Broncos. The then 19-year-old likened the occasion of his debut match in Auckland against the New Zealand Warriors – the team he supported growing up – as “being like a kid asking for a star player’s autograph”. Six years later, in May 2015, the former tiler made his State of Origin debut for Queensland, the first of his two appearances for the Maroons, before suffering sport a season-ending Achilles tendon injury. Last Young week McGuire Bronco represented stampedes Australia for the into rugby first time, helping league’s the Kangaroos elite to defeat New Zealand 16-0 in Newcastle. McGuire, who has played almost 140 NRL games, has also represented Samoa, honouring his mother’s heritage. uire ent Josh McG Eatons Hill resid post a winner every has made t for his NRL debu New since making Broncos in the Brisbane h. mont Zealand last

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POLICE BEAT Robbery, Arana Hills: A Ferny Grove man will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 16 May after being charged with robbing an Arana Hills service station. It will be alleged that the man entered the Dawson Parade business on 28 April around 12.20am, took a food item from a shelf and walked out without paying for it. When a male shop attendant confronted the man he was allegedly assaulted and pushed to the ground. Around 12.40am the same man allegedly returned to the store, again assaulted the attendant and stole more items before fleeing. The shop attendant received minor injuries. A 28year-old Ferny Grove man was charged with two counts each of robbery with violence and entering a premises to commit an indictable offence. Drugs arrests, Wavell Heights: A Dayboro man was one of two people charged with drug offences following an incident at a Wavell Heights residence on 26 April. Police enacted an emergency declaration after receiving information of a man being armed inside a Newman Road residence, but no weapons were located. Two men and a woman were taken into custody and the emergency declaration was revoked. A Dayboro man, 18, was issued with a Notice to Appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on one count each of possessing dangerous drugs, possessing a pipe, trespass, receiving tainted property and contravening a direction from police.

Break and enters: Fourteen break-ins into homes, clubs and businesses at Joyner, Warner, Cashmere, Brendale, Strathpine, Bray Park and Ferny Hills during the fortnight ending 8 May were reported to police. Items stolen included vehicles, car keys, plastering tools, mobile phone, food, cash, wallet and TV. A carton of soft drink was stolen from a sports club at Samsonvale Road at Strathpine, and a puppy stolen from a Willsmith Street home at Bray Park. Vehicles were stolen from Fairlane Street, Joyner, Leitchs Road and Kremzow Road, Brendale, Swan Parade, Warner, Buckby Street, Strathpine, and a trailer stolen at Avondale Road, Warner. Operation Pre-Emptive Strike: Pine Rivers Police enacted Operation PreEmptive Strike this week, due to an increased level of property offences in the area, many of which saw the offenders access insecure homes through open or unlocked doors, windows and garage doors. Police are patrolling the suburbs and stopping to speak to residents who haven’t secured their property.

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People and poultry to flock to Dayboro The Rowe family – Savanna, Maci, Kristian and mum Kristy – are poultry enthusiasts who will exhibit their animals for the first time at Dayboro this Sunday.

oultry is a passion for the Rowe children from Laceys Creek. Kristian Rowe (10) and his sisters Savanna (9) and Maci (4) lovingly care for several chickens and cockerels and joined Lawnton Poultry Club a couple of months ago. Their mother Kristy Rowe said owning and caring for chickens gave her children a sense of responsibility. “It gets the kids into a totally different hobby and more into the agricultural side. I would love for the kids to be able to do farming and work the land,” she said. “You need something small for the kids that they’re really interested in. The chooks are beautiful and placid and they’re gorgeous. You give to them (the poultry) and they give a lot back.” Savanna and Kristian said they liked the colours of their gold laced and blue laced Wyandotte and silver spangled Hamburg breeds, which are “quiet and friendly”. This weekend the Rowes will display their feathered friends in competition for the first time. The Lawnton and North Pine Poultry Clubs have combined to present a Rare Breeds and Rare Variety Show and Expo at the Dayboro Showgrounds on 15 May. The show has entries for more than 450 rare birds, including chooks, turkeys, ducks, geese and Guinea fowl from around 50 exhibitors, including several junior exhibitors. Visitors can expect to view breeds, colour patterns and feather types of water birds and poultry that they have never seen before, as well as Heritage Breed Fowl, currently on the rare and endangered poultry list. The expo will also feature information stands for poultry equipment and feed suppliers as well as raffles for a handmade chicken tractor cage and three Rhode Island Bantams donated by local breeder Linda Jones. The Rare Breeds and Rare Variety Show and Expo, to be held in the main pavilion of the Dayboro Showgrounds at Mt Mee Road, Dayboro, will be open to the public from 8.30am. Admission is free to the public. There will also be raffles and food will be available from the kitchen all day. The show and expo close with an awards ceremony to be held around 3pm. For further details and to find out more about the North Pine and Lawnton Poultry Clubs visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com and www.lawntonpoultryclub.yolasite.com.

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Run by Brisbane Marketing, Brisbane Greeters is part of The Global Greeter Network and is one of more than 100 greeter programs throughout the world. Brisbane Marketing’s Brett Fraser said since the Brisbane Greeters program was launched in 2012, volunteer numbers had grown from 12 to more than 200 people. “(They) have welcomed more than 30,000 visitors and new residents to the city,” Mr Fraser said. Mr Fraser said the program offered a “real point of difference for Brisbane” in delivering “friendly, tailored experiences” for visitors. To volunteer for Brisbane Greeters or to experience Brisbane through a local’s eyes go to www.brisbanegreeters.com.au.

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partnership between a Samford business and a Gold Coast-based agricultural products manufacturer has helped a local community organisation. Stapylton business Barmac and Bell Laboratories ran an Australia-wide promotional event, with a percentage of sales of its Tomcat mouse baits donated to a local charity or non-profit group of the resellers’ choice. Gleam O’ Dawn Rural Store at Samford Valley nominated Samford Riding for the Disabled (RDA) to be the beneficiaries of money raised locally through the promotion. Samford RDA Treasurer Carmel McGrath, recently presented with a cheque for $71.60, said the funds would be used to help with the care of the organisation’s retired horses. Barmac Business Manager Neels Van Rensburg said he was delighted to be able to bring such a worthwhile community promotion to the marketplace.

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1 pm Kumbartcho Nursery Find out how you can plant out your garden with bird, bee & butterfly attracting plants. Talk by Donna who is a qualified horticulturalist from Kumbartcho Nursery. She is happy to answer all your queries. 12.30 pm Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad with an insight into the legislation regarding livestock and an overview of SARCIS.

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hat started as a small event run by passionate locals to help promote the Dayboro community beyond the 4521 postcode has reached a major milestone. For the past 25 years the annual Dayboro Day festival has showcased all that the beautiful, quaint and historic country town and its residents has to offer. Since it began back in 1991, the year the Gulf War in the Middle East ended, Paul Keating replaced Bob Hawke as Australian Prime Minister, Beverly Hills 90210 was the hottest postcode on TV, and Bryan Adams, Ratcat and Daryl Braithwaite and his Horses topped the Australian music charts, Dayboro Day has grown to attract over 20,000 visitors each year.

Not bad for a host town whose population is about one-tenth that size. The street parade, Waterless Raft Race and Pineapple Pie Eating Competition have been staples the festival that celebrates the ‘town of yesteryear’, and organised by the Dayboro District Progress Association. The popular Dayboro Antique and Collectables Fair was added to Dayboro Day in 2007. All the good fun and friendly hospitality from locals makes Dayboro feel like a home away from home. Dayboro Day may be celebrating its silver anniversary this year, but it’s the volunteers and sponsors of the event who are as valuable as gold to the town.

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The winners will be drawn at the Roderick Cruice Park stage at 2.15pm. Dayboro Bakery also sponsors another fun Dayboro Day tradition, the Pineapple Pie Eating Contest. Bakers from the bakery make tasty pineapple pies for the contest, gobbled up by sweet-tooths as fast as they can. The event, which pays homage to Dayboroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once fruitful pineapple growing industry, will take place at the Roderick Cruice Park stage at 2pm.

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ince 1995, top volunteers and important people around the Dayboro district have been officially recognised through the Dayboro Community Awards.

Dayboro a better place to live. Awards are given to community service stalwarts, enterprising young residents and local business owners at a ceremony held during the Dayboro Day festival each year. The peak Dayboro Community Award is the perpetual trophy presented to the Dayboro Resident of the Year. Twenty-four locals – 11 men and 13 women – have won Dayboro’s prized civic award over the past 21 years. The Young Citizen of the Year and Business named of the Year will also be Diane Bell from Samsonvale was r in 2012. presented at the 2016 Dayboro’s Resident of the Yea Dayboro Community Organised by the Dayboro Awards, to be held during District Progress Association, the the official opening of Dayboro Day awards honour the contribution of at Roderick Cruice Park in Williams the tireless local legends who make Street, Dayboro on 29 May at 11am.

DAYBORO RESIDENT OF THE YEAR – HONOUR ROLL 1995 – Marjorie Barnett 1996 – Selwyn Barr 1997 – Alison Taylor & Kevin Taylor 1998 – Norma Butler 1999 – Verne Barnett 2000 – Marian Krause 2001 – Bill Rowe 2002 – Carmel Bond 2003 – Joy Weston 2004 – Pauline Cruice 2005 – Greg Easlea 2006 – Tom Williams 2007 – Joanne Hohns 2008 – Craig Doyle 2009 – Richard Hawkins 2010 – Edna Wruck 2011 – Paul Inglis 2012 – Diane Bell 2013 – Kay Murchie & Ann Turner 2014 – Ian Flinders & Sue Flinders 2015 – George Thompson

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he Dayboro Day festival is a celebration of community, and a chance for local organisations to spruik their activities and raise important funds. One such group is the Dayboro Uniting Church, which will do its usual fundraising this Dayboro Day. This year its stall will comprise an old fashioned café with cakes and sandwiches, a book stall, a trash and treasure stall, and a street stall. Funds raised through Dayboro Uniting Church stalls on the day will help the non-profit organisation to keep the resources and capability to continue its work within the Dayboro community. The church runs programs such as a Conversation Club, Mainly Music group and Dayboro Churches Together

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erny Hills youngster Haylee Simpson isn’t finished creating awareness of people living with dementia. The seven-year-old, pictured, won the recent Miss Junior Diamond Australia pageant in Brisbane, after raising more than $1500 for Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland over the past six months.

She continued her fundraising efforts by taking part in the Brisbane Memory Walk at University of Queensland last month. Haylee’s motivation for raising money for Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland is simple: her grandfather Stanley Deakes was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia four years ago. “I know grandpa is sick and has dementia,” Haylee said. “I want people to know

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more about dementia and how it affects the whole family.” Almost 354,000 Australians, including more than 64,000 people in Queensland, are living with dementia. “It’s been horrible to watch my dad deteriorate and there is nothing anyone can do,” Haylee’s mother Melinda Deakes said. “If only we could find the cause then maybe we could find a cure.” Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland CEO Victoria Beedle thanked Haylee and her supporters and family “who have greatly assisted the ongoing awareness and fundraising efforts” of the organisation. “The selfless efforts of people like Haylee don’t go unnoticed and continue to make a huge difference in many people’s lives,” Ms Beedle said. “It’s encouraging and heart-warming to see someone so young express such great consideration for others.” Haylee said the inaugural Miss Junior Diamond Australia pageant, dedicated to charity work and celebrating the beauty and diversity of females, was “fun”. “I made heaps of new friends and one even wanted to take me home all the way to Launceston,” she said.

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Year 4 students at Mt Samson State School dressed in Star Wars costumes last week to deliver an important message to the school community.

t was back to school for both the good and evil sides of the universe last week. The likes of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Kylo Ren, Chewbacca and Rey were spotted at local primary schools, including Mt Samson State School. International Star Wars Day – May the 4th – saw students dress as their favourite characters from the science fiction films. Year 4B students at Mt Samson State

School hosted the school’s weekly assembly dressed as Star Wars characters. They delivered a special presentation that reinforced the school’s six ‘Pillars of Character’: fairness, respect, caring, trustworthiness, responsibility and citizenship. The performance culminated in a dance routine the class had learnt during their Footsteps dance program at the school.

Twilight Open Day Expo 2016 Tuesday 24 May From 3:15pm Tours and other activities start at 3:15pm followed by a Year 6 into 7 information session in the library at 6pm. Our very ﬁrst Careers Expo is also on in the Assembly Hall from 1-5pm! We’d love to welcome you to the Bray Park State High School community. See you there!

Contact: Lavarack Road, Bray Park 4500 Telephone: 3881 6666 Email: theprincipal@brayparkshs.eq.edu.au Web: www.brayparkshs.eq.edu.au

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The student leadership group at Mt Mee State School for the 2016 academic year comprises Elaine, Tamsin, Lochlen, Charley, Mathew, Alessandra, Jeremy, Chloe, Ethan, Zoe, Sam, Ryan, Trinity and Jazmyn.

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Jazmin Newell and Tom Gurnett are Senior School Captains of Albany Creek State High School for 2016. Junior School Captains are Isaac Thornton and Jasmine Thuell.

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participate in science experiments, fitness activities, art, drama and languages activities and meet the school’s farm animals. A highlight of the expo at twilight will be festive coloured flood-lighting illuminating pathways to various displays and activities, a feature of the event over the years. Food, drinks, a barbeque, cake stalls and snacks will be available on the night. School Principal Mark Breckenridge said that the school staff and students looked forward to sharing with prospective parents and students the many ways in which Ferny Grove provides an exceptional educational experience for every student. The Twilight Expo will be held from 3.30pm to 7pm at the school campus at McGinn Road, Ferny Grove. Phone 3550 5777 or email info@fernygroveshs.eq.edu. The Westerner, Thursday 12 May, 2016

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Bastille Day In the action-thriller Bastille Day, an American pick-pocket in Paris gets more than he bargains for when his criminal actions blow up in his face – figuratively and almost literally. After Michael Mason (Richard Madden) steals a bag from Zoe Naville (Charlotte Le Bon), he is implicated in a suspected terrorist plot when a bomb hidden in a stuffed toy in the bag he later discards detonates, killing several people. Soon CIA agent Sean Briar (Idris Elba) is on Mason’s tail, and the two become allies as they follow a trail of clues to reveal a conspiracy that – you guessed it – leads all the way to the top. The burgeoning terrorism threat coupled with drastic police intervention in identifying suspects via racial profiling, sees ethnic tensions and civil unrest mount in the lead-up to Bastille Day, France’s annual National Day celebrations. Zoe is key to Briar and Mason averting a major catastophe, but some crooked cops are also hunting her. Meanwhile, Briar’s CIA superiors are reluctant to admit knowledge of a US spy operating out of bounds on French turf. Bastille Day writer-director James Watkins, who directed his own script for award-winning thriller Eden Lake and co-wrote clever ‘reality horror’ My Little Eye, knows how to craft an effective lower budget film with lots of thrills. As well as being a quality, fast-paced and realistic action movie without James Bond pretentions and White House Down-type excess, Bastille Day is also a topical film (terrorist bomb blasts in Europe) that wryly has something to say about the state of the modern world. Bastille Day is a fairly clever and entertaining terrorism tale – minus the prejudice. 7/10

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he doesn’t have any dialogue and has limited stage time but a Samford Valley local is likely to be one of the stars of a theatre show opening tomorrow night. Mollie the dog will appear in the cast of Blithe Spirit, the new ‘BYO theatre-picnic production’ from Samford-based amateur theatre group SPADEwerx. In the comic Noel Coward play, novelist Charles Condomine invites eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance. A Shitzu pooch, Mollie made her acting debut in SPADEwerx’s production of the Oscar Wilde play An Ideal Husband before an appearance as a vampire dog in the pantomime Robyn Hood and the Hoodies. “It’s amazing how many people stop me (and Mollie) in the street and say, ‘That’s the dog from the plays!’,” Mollie’s owner and Blithe Spirit actor Amanda Davey said. Mollie’s latest role in Blithe Spirit is as a muse to the spirit medium who consults

Cedar Creek’s David Roberts, Samford Valley’s Peter Davey and Angela Davey and Mollie the dog conjure up laughs in SpadeWERX Theatre’s production of Blithe Spirit.

crystal balls, recites spooky verses, goes in and out of trances and conducts the séance at Charles’s home. “The séance makes ‘contact’ and the very attractive spirit of his first young wife Elvira comes to stay,” Blithe Spirit director Jo Roberts said. “Charles finds he’s become a sort of ‘astral bigamist’, which he rather enjoys. Not so wife Ruth who begins to guess at Elvira’s long-term plan. “Her attempts to exorcise Elvira don’t work so how can their otherworldly ménage à trois ever be resolved?

“Noel Coward has a wit which sparkles and surprises at every turn, from crazy séance to delicious twists in the plot.” Blithe Spirit is on at the Samford Farmers’ Hall, at the corner of Main Street and Cash Avenue North, Samford Village on 13, 14 and 21 May from 7.30pm. Tickets are $19 or $15 for concessions, available from Samford Copy Centre or at the door, with tables and chairs provided for the BYO theatre-picnic event. All profits from the three Blithe Spirit performances will be donated to Picabeen Community Centre at Mitchelton.

commissioned, Ms Baker is more excited Retitled as Snake Sheila for 170 foreign n Eatons Hill local says the success about the show helping to dispel myths markets, the show has been successful in of her hit television show has been a about snakes by “showing them in a countries such as South Africa, Brazil, New win-win – “for us and for snakes.” realistic and educational way”. Zealand, Hungary and United Kingdom. Snake catcher Julia Baker is the subject “It is totally possible for us all to live “The show has been a huge success all of Snake Boss, which has been scaling together and my biggest wish is to take the over the world and I’m getting... messages the heights of TV around the world. fear around snakes away and The highest rating series for people to see what they to ever screen on Animal are really about,” she said. Planet Australia, the show “They play an extremely sees Ms Baker relocate important part in our ecounwanted slithering snakes system and venomous and reptiles from Brisbane snakes only wish to use their houses and backyards. venom for prey, not on us “To find out that we have (humans).” the highest ratings ever on The former children’s enterrecord for Animal Planet just tainer said finding out young blew me away,” she said. families are her show’s main “I was of course hoping audience was a “huge thrill”. it would be successful, but “Mostly parents tell me never dared to even dream about how much their family that it could have this amount of success. The Snake Boss television show, hosted by Eatons Hill’s Julia Baker, loves watching the show and often the children will watch “It’s certainly a dream has been commissioned for a second season. recorded episodes over and come true in my mission to over again,” Ms Baker said. every day from many of the countries that help people understand and accept our “I absolutely adore kids, they are so are airing it,” Ms Baker said. reptile wildlife through the show. open minded and kind hearted when it Whilst “absolutely thrilled” that a second “High ratings means lots of people are comes to wildlife.” season of Snake Boss has recently been watching and learning.”

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ct 1 Theatre at Strathpine has assembled a cast of experienced and talented performers for its new comedy, Private Lives. John da Conceicao and Fran Smith play the newly married Elyot and Sybil Chase, in France for their honeymoon. Victor and Amanda Prynne, played by Stewart Kirkland and Brenda Keith-Walker, have also arrived at the same hotel to celebrate their nuptials. Neither couple know the consequences that will unfold after a chance meeting between one of the men and one of the women, who were married ďŹ ve years earlier. Private Lives director Lilian Harrington said the play, which premiered in 1930, offers a â&#x20AC;&#x153;romantic view of a classical era with its music, dance and conďŹ&#x201A;ictsâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the play hints that its characters might have a darker side to their rich life in society it deals with this in a way that is both revealing and concealing,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Brenda Keith-Walker stars as Amanda Prynne and John da Concierciao is Elyot Chase in Private Lives, in which a divorced couple unexpectedly honeymoon at the same place with their new spouses. Photo by Will Downes.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also touches on the romance of the day. And it captures a true believability through the characters.â&#x20AC;? Stars such as Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Joan Collins, Elizabeth Taylor, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Kim Cattrall have appeared in major stage productions of the Noel Coward play, which Harrington believes â&#x20AC;&#x153;sums up a lifestyle of the 1930s and the spirit of the new decadeâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In times of trouble in the 30s it provided a lighthearted and optimistic view on how things might work out,â&#x20AC;? she said. Harrington explained that the world of the Prynnes and the Chases depicts both humour and conďŹ&#x201A;ict and the play â&#x20AC;&#x153;focuses

on a disconnect between what is reality and what is an alternative lifestyleâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The satin-covered, clipped and wellgroomed Amanda Prynne and Elyot Chase display a modern and futuristic attitude to a new age of change,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their exploits would no doubt be on social media today, like other celebrities such as the Kardashians.â&#x20AC;? Private Lives is on at Act 1 Theatre, corner of Gympie Road and Hall Street, Strathpine on Friday and Saturday nights until 21 May. A matinee show will be held on 15 May from 2pm. For ticket bookings phone 0458 579 269 or visit www.act1theatre.com.au.

arah Howells from Triple J radio called it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best festival Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to in ages.â&#x20AC;? Faster Louder called it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A welcome change to overpriced and over-crowdedâ&#x20AC;? music festivals. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is Red Deer Fest, Mt Samsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own outdoor music and arts festival. Limited discount easy bird tickets for the boutique BYO festival, to be held on 22 October, went on sale last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early bird tickets are a chance for the Red Deer faithful to save a pretty penny and last year they sold out in a matter of hours,â&#x20AC;? Red Deer Fest founder and organiser Julian De Maria said. Since 2010, the festival has featured acts such as Regurgitator, The Grates, Kingswood, Frenzal Rhomb, Clare Bowditch and Mt Samson local come international touring musician Danny Harley, aka The Kite String Tangle. Festival organisers are seeking energetic and enthusiastic volunteers and food vendors, market stallholders and local businesses wishing to be a part of the sixth staging of the event. Find out about volunteering, camping and tickets at www.reddeerfest.com.au.

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Cashmere-based musician Adam Weston, second from right, and his rock band Birds of Tokyo recently won two major music awards.

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for the most award wins of any country. Past Australian winners in the International Songwriting Competition have included Vance Joy, Eskimo Joe, Kasey Chambers, Goyte, Augie March, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Living End, Guy Sebastian and Missy Higgins. Birds of Tokyo was also a big winner at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Awards held in Sydney last month. Anchor, from the EP of the same name, won Rock Work of the Year, the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth APRA Music Award win.

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BUNYA TOASTMASTERS CLUB: meet 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 7pm at Aspley AFL Club, Graham Rd, Carseldine. Develop leadership & communications skills in a supportive, friendly environment. Ph 3889 6335 or 0409 053 455. @CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www.creative samford.com for full details. DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000. DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “The Good Dinosaur” screening 21 May at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email dayboro.lions@gmail. com. DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. Contact Steve 3425 2456 or Lexie 3425 2260. All monies raised go to chosen charities and the local community. DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & involvement with other community groups. Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or email dayboromensshed@gmail.com. DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553. LAWNTON POULTRY CLUB: Meetings first Tuesday of month from 7.30pm at Pine Rivers Showgrounds, Gympie Rd, Lawnton. Ph 5499 0553 or email secretary.lawntonpc@gmail.com. MOUNT ALVERNIA COLLEGE ALUMNAE: is seeking past students for a college reunion on 22 May. Looking for students who started at Mount Alvernia in 1963, 1972 (Class of 1976), 1982 (Class of 1986), 1992 (Class of 1996) and 2002 (Class of 2006). Register your interest by emailing cadsh@bigpond.com.

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PINE RIVERS CROQUET CLUB: Social croquet players welcome at the clubs grounds at Joe David Park, Brendale on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings, 8.30am to 11am. All equipment provided. Ph Carolyn 3298 5576. PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 or Elizabeth 3886 4937. PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. Contact Betty 3351 4572. QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers and run big engines. Ph Chris 3353 2349. SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Tuesday at 9.30am for morning tea and chat at the Shed, Samford Showgrounds, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. Web: www.samfordshed.org.au Email: info@samfordshed.org.au.

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NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest groups inc. dining out, reading, craft, photography, golf, theatre & more. Ph Len 0488 744 706. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au. NATIVE PLANTS QUEENSLAND: Samford Branch meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 7.15pm at the CWA Hall, Main St, Samford Village. Email: sgapsamford@ outlook.com. Visitors welcome. Pine Rivers Branch meets on the third Sunday of month at 12pm. Ph. Jan 3285 3322. PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: Activities relating to integrated catchment management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 0415 127 959.

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Ramp Up skate/scooter clinics Free clinics for 7-17 year olds to learn tricks for skateboard (at Bray Park Skate Park from 9am) and scooter (at Albany Creek Skate Park from 10am). Phone 3205 0555.

21 MAY Dayboro Community Movies The hit Pixar animated movie The Good Dinosaur screening at Dayboro Lions Family Cinema at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Phone 0466 619 660.

UNTIL 21 MAY Private Lives

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UNTIL 29 MAY Explore Moreton Bay

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en Pine Rivers BMX Club members will ride for Australia against the world’s best in South America. Included in Australia’s team to ride at the World BMX Championships in Colombia from 25 May are Warner’s Lorsyn and Kye Affoo and Thomas and Joseph Tucker. Thomas Tucker is seeking a fourth straight world title, while younger brother Joseph will be

Warner’s BMX world champion Thomas Tucker. Photo by Ray Watterson.

competing at his fourth world championships. Kye Affoo and his sister Lorsyn, fourth at the 2015 world championships in Belgium, finished second in their respective competitions at the Australian titles in Bathurst in March. Other Pine Rivers BMX riders competing at this month’s world championships are Fraser Vaughan, Vada Botfield, Bailey Willis, Courtney Stevenson, Julie Botfield and Simon Willis.

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Warner’s Emily Ferguson represented Australian at the acrobatic gymnastics world championships in China. Inset: Ferguson during a routine with teammates Oceane Rousseau and Laura Tyson. Photo by Winkipop Media.

great and I feel so privileged to be one of the few that get to represent their country in sport,” Ferguson said. “I had an amazing experience meeting people from other countries and experiencing a completely different culture to ours. “I have now made many friends from all over the world and we all have this experience of worlds in common.” Ferguson said while she would miss the “performance and fitness aspect and the social side” of ‘acro’ gymnastics, she wouldn’t miss the 70km round trip for training at Tingalpa six days a week. “Acro has taught me about perseverance, hard work, commitment, time management and teamwork,” the Albany Creek State High School student explained. “I don’t think there is very much that this sport hasn’t taught me and the lessons I have gained from the sport have always helped me in everyday life.” Her gymnastics team’s final performance together was in front of the cameras for the filming of a segment for the Totally Wild television show at the Robertson Gymnastics Academy last month. The team of Nicole Richards (Mt Samson), Emily Driver (Samford Village) and Abby Burnett (Arana Hills) was also selected to represent Australia at the acrobatic gymnastics world titles but did not travel overseas.

mily Ferguson will step away from acrobatic gymnastics after competing successfully at the pinnacle event of her career. The Warner resident is having a break from the sport she has been involved in for eight years, to “focus on my schooling and pursue other goals”. The 16-year-old rounded out her involvement in acrobatic gymnastics by representing Australia at the world championships held recently in Putian, China. Ferguson teamed with Laura Tyson and Oceane Rousseau to finish a credible 15th overall out of 21 teams in the 13-19 years women’s trio event. The trio’s world championships preparation was hampered by pneumonia, a sprained ankle, a shoulder injury, an appendix operation and stress fractures in one of the gymnast’s backs. “Our team had some major setbacks in the lead-up to worlds so our preparation was not as good as it could have been,” Ferguson said.

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“We have only been together as a group for 10 months and in that time we have had to face some pretty serious injuries. “We fought through the setbacks. We achieved 15th for our balance routine and eighth for our dynamic routine. “It would have been great to make finals but I am happy with our performances especially because of the rocky lead-up to the competition.” Both Rousseau, 13, and Tyson, 19, competed at the previous world championships but the competition in China was Ferguson’s first time competing overseas. “Competing on the world stage was nerve-racking but

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epresenting your country in Hawaii – it doesn’t get much better than that. Bunya locals and Pine Rivers Dragons players Nick Scanlan and Aiden Catakovic are preparing to play for Australia at the Inline Hockey Junior Olympics to be held in Hawaii in July. Australia will be represented in seven male and female divisions at the four-day tournament at the Kapolei Inline Hockey Arena, from under 12s to open men. The Australian teams will tackle local club sides and international outfits from the USA, China, New Zealand, Canada, Taiwan and Great Britain. As well as “checking out the local beaches and having fun”, Catakovic, 12, intends to use his sporting experience in Hawaii to improve his inline hockey game. “We’ll get to see other countries train and play. We’ll see if we can bring any of those skills back to the Pine Rivers Dragons,” he said. “We’re always looking for new plays that

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Aiden Catakovic and Kobie Hocking are set to represent Australia in inline hockey.

can give us an edge over the competition. “I play defence but I also enjoy forward as well. I need to be able to guess what play the other team is going to use.” Kobie Hocking, Grace Carbone, Joey Carle, Craig Gilpin and Matt Gilpin from Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club will also represent Australia at the Inline Hockey Junior Olympics. “I can’t wait to play against different countries and check out how good USA are,” Hocking, 12, said. “They’re considered to be the best in the world.”

Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club President Kerry Scanlon said the Australian players could “expect to play some hard and fast hockey” at the tournament, hosted by the American Athletic Union. “It really is a great benchmark to show where Australia sits amongst the best junior hockey teams in the world,” she said. “Last time in 2013, the Australian under12s won gold, so we’re hopeful of at least repeating that and even having more age division teams bringing home medals.” www.thewesterner.com.au

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Name: Kye Affoo Suburb: Warner Club: Pine Rivers BMX Club Age: 15 What age did you start riding BMX and why did you choose the sport? I started racing BMX at the age of three and I chose this sport as my Dad also rode and raced BMX most of his life.

Saints pair marches to state title

ine Rivers St Andrews Hockey Club duo Paul Comerford and Zac Day helped Brisbane claim the Hockey Queensland State Open Championship in Cairns earlier this month. Brisbane beat Cairns, featuring Pine Rivers St Andrews player Mark Wilcox, in a penalty shootout in the championship final after scores were tied 2-2 at fulltime. Albany Creek resident Matt Argent was also a member of the Brisbane team. The Brendale-based Pine Rivers St Andrews club had a sizeable representation of players compete in Cairns.

As well as Comerford, Day and Wilcox, Ryan Gibbs represented Mackay and Craig Smith, Nathan Case, Brent Garske, Max Harding and Corey Guse turned out for Toowoomba. Case helped the Australian Country team win the Hawkes Bay Festival of Hockey Affiliates Tournament in New Zealand in March, beating Hawkes Bay 7-1 in the final of the seven-team competition.

Brisbane’s Matt Argent holds off a Cairns opponent at the Queensland hockey titles. Photo by Jayson Edmonds.

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