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Critics fear council’s university plans could fail By Damian Staveley

oreton Bay Regional Council is seeking expressions of interest from universities after purchasing a former paper mill site at Petrie. But some have criticised Council’s bid to turn the old Amcor Petrie Paper Mill site, bought by Council for $50.5 million, into a possible university as being too risky. Mayor Allan Sutherland said acquisition of the 200-hectare parcel of land was a strategic move, with the region’s population expected to swell to more than 500,000 over the next 20 years. “Parcels of land this size in south-east Queensland are extremely rare, let alone at the junction of two urban rail lines, with easy access to major arterial roads such as Gympie Road and the Bruce Highway,” Mr Sutherland said. “With the right planning it could really shift the paradigm in our region’s favour, promoting less travel and congestion into the CBD with more local job and study opportunities for school-leavers and residents already in the workforce. “Acquiring this land lays the foundations for the development of a major jobcreating educational hub in the centre of the Moreton Bay Region.” However, Dr Peter Houston, head of

opposition group Your Community First, has slammed the decision to purchase the land before securing a university partner. “It seems they have paid for the site and… haven’t even got any university of note in tow, which again would be a great waste of ratepayers’ money and a waste of the site,” Dr Houston said. “The secrecy and confidentially surrounding this purchase is really beyond the pale.” Chris Kelly, candidate for Division 8 at the next election, said since he is not privy to all the information Council has he could not say whether he was confident Council would find a university partner. “But it’s certainly my hope that now they’ve gone ahead and bought the site, universities are going to come to the party,” he said. Mr Kelly said Council must ensure local businesses benefit from any development and that it should be part of a broader vision for the area, including the Strathpine Gateway Project and upgrades to Youngs Crossing Road. “Council has to make sure that local businesses can benefit in terms of local tradesmen getting work out of it, local restaurants can get catering contracts out of it, local mechanics and fabricators and even down to getting work out of it for motor vehicle fleets,” he said.

Luna Dumbledore would like to introduce you to his sister, Luna, who was born on 28 February. Luna’s ma Misty started showing signs of foaling at 7pm on 27 February, shortly after the vet had to attend as Misty was showing signs of distress. Misty presented with the foal upside down and a back leg over her head so it was necessary for the vet to turn the foal. Thankfully from then on Luna has shown to have numerous Dumbledore traits as a real fighter with lots of personality. Luna was talking and attempting to get on her feet within minutes of being born and is certainly displaying her right of the paddock over older brother Dumbledore.

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Ross and his wife Rhonda are orchid growers who will be exhibiting at the annual Australasian Native Orchid Show at Bald Hills this month. My interest in orchids began... I fondly remember my father and grandfather growing the King Orchid when I was a child. I suppose my love of the plants developed from there. What I like most about Australian native orchids... They’ve evolved as very waterwise, drought resistant plants. They are much easier to grow than some of the exotics. The most unique orchids... Dendrobium speciosum plants are so magic. When you get a large King Orchid in full flight – all in bloom and full of perfume – they are just simply inspiring. The biggest misconception about orchids... If you look back 30 or 40 years, orchids were very expensive items. You could say that they were the choice of really well-to-do people. Today less than 10 per cent of the market comprises those enthusiasts. The most satisfying thing about growing these plants… When you see an orchid that isn’t in flower, it looks very ordinary. There is no beautiful foliage or lovely colours. But then it flowers. This magnificent bloom comes out of this very ordinary, ugly sort of a plant. The upcoming Australasian Native Orchid Show... will have the best possible display of Australasian orchids, which should thrill not only the orchid enthusiast but also the general public. Through our show we hope to educate the general public and let them see the wide range of colours, shapes and sizes that exist in our own orchids. In ten years I hope to be… still growing orchids. I would hope to see that orchids are freely available and readily accessible to people in all walks of life and new orchids continue to evolve from orchid nurseries in Australia. The Australasian Native Orchid Show is on at Bald Hills State School Hall, 2156 Gympie Road, Bald Hills on 2223 August. Visit www.ourshopfront. com/kabi

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Trio bullish about Ekka prize hopes

hey work in completely different circles but there is a common link between Bronwyn Betts, Michael Hawkins and Hilda Lange. They all hope that their bovines will impress the judges at this month’s Royal Queensland Show. Bronwyn and Michael of Camp Mountain have been breeding stud beef cattle for a decade and have entered five bulls and three heifers into this week’s competition. Following the path of her parents Jack and Thelma Betts, who established the Nindethana Droughtmaster Stud in the late-1970s, Bronwyn is exhibiting her livestock at the Ekka for the fifth time. “Showing cattle can be hard work but it is also very enjoyable,” she explains. “We exhibit at a number of small agricultural shows each year and finish our show season with the Royal Queensland Show. “If I had to identify the one thing that I enjoy most about Ekka it would be the opportunity to spend time with friends – all the other cattle breeders that come together at these major agricultural shows, either to exhibit their animals or to watch. “We have met a lot of wonderful people

in this industry and it is lovely to be able to spend time with them and to enjoy their company and that of the cattle.” Cows inspire many of the works of King Scrub artist Hilda Lange, who has been painting since 1990. She has entered three paintings into the Ekka, one of two cows chewing cud and another showing a cow with a tractor riding on its back, chasing a cattle dog and a chicken. “A favourite subject in my paintings, apart from clouds are... animals. I have a very soft spot for cows,” Hilda said, “I love the shape of cows, their eyes and their smell. They bring me back to the time when I was a little girl walking with my dad through the paddocks in the Netherlands. “I feel for Australian farmers and the hard times the farmers have dealing with the drought and caring for their animals. “Seeing them grazing their cattle... being away from their home for sometimes months, makes me realise the difficult times they are going through.”

Stud beef cattle breeders Bronwyn Betts and Michael Hawkins of Camp Mountain, top, and King Scrub artist Hilda Lange are amongst the local entrants in competitions at this year’s Royal Queensland Show, which starts in Brisbane tomorrow.

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Irrational Man is Woody Allen’s wry, upbeat comedy about a brilliant but tormented philosophy professor in crisis. Abe (Joaquin Phoenix) arrives at a picturesque Rhode Island college feeling that his life is meaningless. He soon attracts the attention of Rita (Parker Posey), a lonely professor who sees Abe as her escape from an unhappy marriage, and Jill (Emma Stone), a bright student who finds his tortured artistic personality irresistible. Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has 10 double passes to Irrational Man, in cinemas 20 August, to give away. For your chance to win tell us in which other Woody Allen film did Emma Stone star – Easy A, Magic in the Moonlight or Blue Jasmine? Send your answer with your name and contact details to: The Westerner Movie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Movie competition. Entries close 17 August.

Patrick Gordon ‘Bill’ Taylor was a pioneer of Australian aviation who was awarded the Military Cross as a fighter pilot during World War I. Returning to Australia after the war, he became a close friend of Charles Kingsford Smith. They formed an incredible flying partnership, setting records around the globe. It was on a flight across the Tasman in Smith’s famous Southern Cross that Taylor earned the Empire’s highest award for civilian bravery, the George Cross. The Man Who Saved Smithy is Rick Searle’s enthralling account of the pilot’s remarkable life and achievements. Courtesy of Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has three copies of The Man Who Saved Smithy (RRP $32.99) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 17 August.

Winners: Jumping Jack games: C. Balfour (Albany Creek), C. Breckenridge (Ferny Grove); Here Comes the Sun books: B. Halcrow (Cashmere), L. Smith (Wights Mountain), C. English (Samford Valley), W. Sparkes (Woody Point).

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On a quest Cancer ride a for medical fitting tribute research Samford Valley’s Catherine Mason is an entrant in the Lions Medical Research Foundation Personality Quest.

A Karen Kendall will undertake the Ride to Conquer Cancer in honour of her late father.

here couldn’t be a more fitting time for Karen Kendall to tackle the Ride to Conquer Cancer for the first time. The Cedar Creek resident will have “two very emotional milestones” during the 200km charity bike ride on 15-16 August. “This ride will be in honour of my Dad as it will be two years since his funeral and his birthday is on the last day of the ride. He would have been 84,” Ms Kendall said. “I will commemorate these (anniversaries) with the thought of Dad all weekend and know that he will be proud of me for completing this ride. “The start of the ride will be special and so will the finish line. I reckon singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to him crossing the finish line will sum it all up.” Ms Kendall’s father, Bryan, who was an avid cyclist, passed away in August 2013 just three months after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Ride to Conquer Cancer entrants raise money to support cancer research projects undertaken by the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.

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One in two Australian men and one in three Australian women will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85. “Cancer doesn’t discriminate; it affects people of all genders, age and race,” Ms Kendall said. “It is a disease that causes so much pain and those that fight it fight it with such dignity. We won’t find a cure for all of the different types of cancers without research. “The money that I raise will be donated in memory of Dad and I reckon he would appreciate it and think what a great birthday present.” As part of her preparations for the two-day Ride to Conquer Cancer ride, Ms Kendall has been doing personal training three days a week and participated in the 100km Brissie to the Bay bike ride in June. “I bought a road bike in January this year to participate in this ride. Other than that the last time I had ridden a bike was when I was a teenager,” she said. “I have ridden my bike at any chance I can get so I can be confident with it.”

sked why she is representing the Lions Club of Samford in the Lions Medical Research Foundation Personality Quest, Catherine Mason replies: “I do not want anyone else to have to go through the pain that I have.” Ms Mason has cervical cancer, and she explains that having radiation and chemotherapy this year prompted her to “contribute to discovering new ways to treat all types of medical problems”. “Sitting in a crowded waiting room and looking at the faces of others going through cancer treatment was very confronting,” the 34-year-old from Samford Valley explains. “The treatments are like torture and there are a lot of people suffering through them. I hope to not only raise funds for medical research, but also to be a voice in the community for those in need.” The money that Ms Mason raises will support the Lions Medical Research Foundation, which has funded research into Parkinson’s Disease, asthma, schizophrenia, diabetes, immunology, kidney disease, anti-venom, toxicology and cancer therapies since 1963. Ms Mason has some exciting fundraising initiatives in the works, including a calendar and a gala event in Samford. “We have a spectacular masked ball coming up in October, and plans for more fun local events over the coming year,” she said. “There will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to get involved.” Stay posted on the fundraising events at www.facebook.com/LMRPQCatherineMason

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POLICE BEAT Attempted murder charges, Warner: Two teenage girls have faced court charged with attempted murder following an incident at Warner on 28 July. Police allege the girls broken into a home at Curlew Court around 2.45am and stabbed a 16-year-old girl, before fleeing the house. The victim was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with what was believed to be non-life threatening injuries. A 19-year-old Kedron woman and a 17-year-old Strathpine woman were both charged with one count each of attempted murder and entering a dwelling with intent and were due to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 1 August. Armed robbery, Albany Creek: Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Albany Creek on 31 July. Around 10.10am, a man entered an ice cream shop on Albany Creek Road armed with a firearm. He made demands for money, the attendant complied and the man fled with cash. The man drove away towards Old Northern Road in an older model white Hyundai hatchback. No one was physically injured during the robbery.

allegedly stolen from Ferny Hills earlier that afternoon. A man identified by police allegedly ran before threatening officers with a knife. In response an officer drew their firearm, instructing the man to drop the knife. The man then allegedly jumped over a fence before being detained. He has been charged with one count each of burglary, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, serious assault of police whilst armed, and possession of a knife in a public place. Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Amongst 21 break-ins into homes in the Pine Rivers Police District during the fortnight ending 31 July were offences at Morris Street, Dayboro, where thieves stole a red 2006 Honda motorbike after gaining entry by cutting a pad lock, and at Saraband Drive, Eatons Hill, where offenders opened an unlocked rear sliding door then attempted to open a locked glass sliding door. Other offence locations included Albany Creek, Strathpine, Lawnton and Brendale.

Burglary and assault of police charges, Arana Hills: A 27-year-old Morayfield man has appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on charges relating to an incident in Arana Hills on 27 July. Police were called to a club on Dawson Parade in Arana Hills in relation to a vehicle

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wo Draper brothers have proven their love of wildlife by transporting an abandoned baby emu to an animal shelter four hours drive away. While camping with their family near Texas, Elwin and Josias van der Schyff found a dead adult emu that had been hit by a car, and the baby emu nearby. They caught the emu chick and took it to the RSPCA animal shelter at Dakabin, 330km away. “Josias knows that emus are social animals and they like to be together in a group,” mother Elzane van der Schyff said. “We made the decision to take it in to be with its one species.” Claire McCarthy from RSPCA Queensland’s Dakabin animal shelter said it’s “not every day” that the clinic’s desex veterinary team “get a baby emu through for a health check”. The emu chick, nicknamed Eugene, was later transported to the RSPCA’s wildlife hospital at Wacol. Mrs van der Schyff said her sons’ love of

Josias and Elwin van der Schyff with the baby emu they rescued near Texas.

and respect for wildlife began at a young age, adding they were “very privileged to experience wildlife in South Africa”. “We have a farm next to the Kruger National Park and they know a lot about saving and protecting wild animals,” she said. “I think Josias would love to take part in a program to help to look after injured animals and to relocate them back where they belong.” Ms McCarthy said it was important to check injured or dead wildlife for babies, if safe to do so, and urged anyone who may find injured wildlife to call 1300 ANIMAL.

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usan Huffman can recall the reactions of friends and work colleagues when she began dressing in 1950s-era clothing and became immersed in the pinup scene. “When I first started to tell people they all told me how they liked my photos, but when I started dressing in 50s style in everyday life they didn’t really know what to say,” she recalls. “Now a few years later everyone who knows me can see the change in me, the happiness and confidence that I feel in this style, and they love it. “Others just put it down to an eccentric personality, which is maybe truer than not.” The Eatons Hill resident first competed in pinup competitions last year, under her stage name Vonnie Violet, after being inspired by a friend. “I saw how supportive all entrants and organisers were of each other,” she said. “I wasn’t very confident around others and have had negative experiences in the

past when in large groups of women, so I was so very happy that these ladies and gents accepted me as one of their own. “The ladies and gentleman of Miss Pinup Australia are the kindest, most accepting and genuine people I’ve ever met and they are an extension of my family.” The mother-of-two, who loves the “family feel” of the pinup culture, competed at the Miss Pinup Australia National Final in Melbourne a fortnight ago. Judges score entrants on their outfits, presentation and skill at posing for photographs, harking back to the era of pinup models of the 1940s and 1950s. “We are scored on the quality of each vintage outfit and whether they fit the era, a theme or storyline that can be seen to carry between each clothing category, and of course the pinup posing, which must look good photographically and be held for a minimum of four seconds each,” she explains. The 36-year-old won the Miss Amity Pinup Australia award in Melbourne, a

Susan Huffman was a winner at the Miss Pinup Australia National Final. Photo by Red Boots Photographic.

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The Samford State School Spring Festival is on again in September, and this year the organising committee has a couple of secret weapons. Brisbane media icon Ian Skippen will be gracing the stage as main stage MC. Andrea Heath from Onstage Entertainment said she was “delighted to represent Ian in his support of local activities like this.” A highlight of the Spring Festival will be the closing band, which is still a very special secret. With teasing morsels of music throughout the day, the main stage will include highlights from students as well as entertainers, from Tae Kwon Do to dance acts, and culminating in a foot-stomping, handclapping professional band closing festivities until 5pm. Festival organisers and volunteers have again worked to have great food at the event, including Indian delicacies, pizza, handmade hamburgers and homemade cakes, along with a family friendly bar area to cater to everyone. As always, the rides will be a highlight for the littlies and not so little, with the usual array of stomach churning, jumping, bouncing, sliding or wheel-spinning rides, plus animals, sideshow and more. The final new addition to the festival is a silent disco. Come along and join in the fun with multiple music tracks, headphones and no inhibitions to dance! The Spring Festival is at Samford State School on Saturday 5 September from 10am to 5pm. Find out more about the event at www.facebook.com/SamfordStateSchoolFestival.

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amela See says she is not an artist but rather a “conduit” for her latest project. The Brisbane artist is overseeing The Float, an international art venture on display at the Pine Rivers Art Gallery. For the collaborative art project, a story of a rubber duck was imagined by more than 100 students from Australia, Canada the USA and China, each crafting images using traditional Chinese art techniques. “The Float is a community art project that developed through discussions be-

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tween Karen Tyler from the Moreton Bay Regional Council and Kim Barry, who is a teacher at the CATS Academy in Boston,” See explains. “We did 10 workshops across eight cities in four countries and an extra pilot one in Cairns, of which the images were not used.” The project was inspired by the work of an American oceanographer who studies the movements of flotsam – floating cargo lost from ships – in ocean currents, including a large consignment of rubber ducks

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Through her work with IM Program, which helps children with intellectual disabilities learn to swim, Bartley got to swim in a fun relay with its founder and 18-time Olympic gold medallist, Michael Phelps. Pascoe, 25, leaves California with a gold medal after running to victory in the 400m. “I am very proud of this medal because it was an individual event,” he said. “I know I have to do my best and run really fast to get a medal. “Everyone has been so friendly here, and been very kind to us Aussies.”

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ositions on the competition ladder count for little when the Samford Stags tackle the Dayboro Cowboys in the local rugby league derby match. That was again proven to be true when the Stags, second last on the ladder, upset the second-placed Cowboys in their Brisbane Second Division Northside 1 match on 25 July. Samford had won as many games as Dayboro had lost this season but the Stags triumphed 12-10 in front of its home crowd at Alan Cash Oval. Tries to Nick Bradbury and Clayton Olbertz, which were both converted by Nick Millier including one kick from the left sideline, saw Samford lead 12-0 at halftime. Dayboro pair Matt Albrow and John Hutchinson scored second-half tries but the Stags held on for a third win from four meetings with the Cowboys this year, starting with the pre-season Jack Lawson-Earl McDonald Shield match. Helped by the arrival for former Penrith Panthers and Redcliffe Dolphins speedster Liam Georgetown, Samford beat Dayboro 32-8 in April, but the Cowboys won the rematch 24-0. The Northside 1 home and away season concludes on 8 August with both local teams playing at home. Samford, 24-12 losers to first-placed Mitchelton last week, host Normanby at Alan Cash Oval at Samford Village at 4pm. It is the final game for Stags stalwart and premiership winner Dane Watson, who is retiring after eight seasons with the team. Dayboro, last-start 28-18 winners over Normanby, take on bottom-placed Gaters at the Dayboro Sports Ground at 4pm.

Action from the Samford versus Dayboro local derby match, clockwise from above: Kane Zalewski sets up a Dayboro attack; Samford’s Mitch Singleton on the charge; Stags winger Christian Pang and Cowboys Ruben Sullivan, John Hutchinson and Blain Cleghorn scramble for the ball; Dayboro’s Danny Prentice-McLeod can’t stop Nick Bradbury from scoring a try.

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arner BMX world-beater Thomas Tucker has done it again. The 10-year-old, pictured, won his third straight BMX world championship in Belgium late last month. Tucker won seven of his eight races in Zolder, beating American Marco Vogel in the final, with Gold Coast’s Callum Howarth placing third. A total of 140 riders from 27 countries, including four Australians, contested the 10-year boys competition, in which Tucker was expected to dominate.

“I feel a lot of pressure but I like being the target because everyone knows me,” Tucker said. The Pine Rivers BMX Club ace says his most recent world championship win is his favourite as “being a three-time world champion is a rare accomplishment”. Tucker, whose younger brother Joseph also represented Australia, says he loves “putting on the green and gold jersey and showing off how fast our country is”. Warner’s Lorsyn Afoo finished fourth in the 14-year girl’s competition in Zolder.

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