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It’s said that everyone loves a winner, and there are plenty of those in our local area. In the field of both academics and sport, several locals have been chasing a dream in recent months. And some of them have won the ultimate accolades. Six students from Pine Rivers State High School – this edition’s cover stars – have recently returned from the world final of the Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge in England. After months of hard work, including working through all their school holidays, the Wombat Warriors were crowned world champions. Also in this edition you can read about some of the athletes and coaches from our district who have reached the pinnacle of sport – the Olympic Games. Some will be representing Australia in Brazil in August, while some have shared their experiences of competing at past Olympics with The Westerner. Speaking of athletes and local legends, Mary Albrow from Dayboro competed at the World Transplant Games on four occasions. On the eve of DonateLife Week, read her touching story about the importance of organ donation on Page 8.
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John Blunt portrays Freddie Mercury in a new British TV docudrama about the late Queen lead singer. Photo by EMB Photographics.
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Liam stars in Little Women, the new production from Pine Rivers Musical Association based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.
The Little Women musical… essentially delves into the universal theme of family and how families can remain resilient through thick and thin. Why the Little Women story remains popular… I think it remains popular because of how transcendent the story is. The plight of the antagonist wanting to pave her own way in the world, it is an ideal that we all live by to this very day. What inspired me to act… It has always been about creating that world in which your character lives and telling wonderful stories for all to experience. Nowadays what inspires me are stories like Little Women where the characters have been penned centuries ago and we still find relevance in them today. My first theatre performance... was as a narrator in a pantomime. I was five and could barely read. My mother actually had to dictate my lines to me so I could learn them. My dream role in a musical... Either Melchior in Spring Awakening or Peter in Bare. My career ambitions for musical theatre... After graduating my BA in music theatre and performing in Melbourne and Singapore I want to focus my sights on London. I feel there is so much undiscovered opportunity there. The best piece of advice I have been given… Don’t wait for anything to come to you on a silver platter; you’ve got to work hard, get rejected and build yourself back up to be credible. You’ve gotta eat nails. In ten years’ time… I will be performing on London’s West End. Little Women: The Musical is on at Act 1 Theatre at Strathpine from 2224 July. Visit prima.org.au for show times and ticket information.
ohn Blunt has revealed he frequently suffered anxiety attacks while starring as his music idol in a new British teleision production. The Ferny Grove man has completed filming of a biographical docudrama about the late Freddie Mercury, the singer for British rock group Queen. The two-hour ITV program, The Great Pretender: Freddie Mercury Revealed, is due to be released in September to coincide with the 70th birthday of the singer, who died in 1991. Blunt, who performs as Mercury in the lauded Queen tribute act the Killer Queen Experience, had anxiety attacks “all the way through” the filming of the production in London. “I’m very aware of the legacy (of Freddie Mercury) and I’m very aware of what the fans are going to think of this movie,” Blunt said. “It is the very first time an actor has represented Freddie in the role of his life so this is a very, very big thing for me to have been given this opportunity. “The anxiety came from making sure that I did the best job I possibly could do.”
Blunt said the “very, very hectic” twoweek shoot for The Great Pretender, which “covers a wide variety of Freddie’s life”, was “the highlight of my career thus far.” “I was filming in Kensington the day I got off the plane and I was blocks away from where Freddie lived,” said Blunt, who was earmarked for the role after being spotted by a talent agent at a look-a-like competition in France in January. “We’re just hoping that everyone enjoys it when they see a bit of what Freddie possibly could have been like.” Blunt used to portray film characters at
the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast and always aspired to be an actor. “I had goals to do that, however finding the means to really be correctly trained… was always out of my reach,” he recalls. “(The Great Pretender) has been something that’s very, very surreal for me. That I’ve got to do something quite this big on this scale overseas, it’s been amazing.” Blunt is used to the pressure of portraying a music legend in Killer Queen Experience, which recently toured Thailand, Singapore and Macau and will perform at Pine Rivers Bowls Club on 29 July. “The hardest thing about being in a tribute band is pleasing the fans because their love for their heroes... is intense, it’s very strong,” he said. “Especially when that hero has passed on you’ve got to get it right. There’s a lot of pressure and fans will let you know if you’ve got it wrong.” Blunt believes there is the “very strong possibility” that people will want to see him sing in Killer Queen Experience after having watched The Great Pretender. – Lee Oliver
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With a nod to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, the debut novel from Sarah Mainer is a vivid triumph of intriguing storytelling and dark mystery. The House Between Tides is a captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery. Following the deaths of her last living relatives, Hetty Deveraux leaves her strained marriage behind in London and journeys to Scotland to inspect her inheritance: her ancestral home, now in ruins. As Hetty dives headfirst into the repairs, she discovers a shocking secret protected by the house for a hundred years.
Thanks to Crown & Andrews and Goliath Games, The Westerner has two Gooey Louie games (RRP $39.99) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner Gooey Louie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Gooey Louie competition. Entries close 1 August.
The Westerner has two copies of The House Between Tides (Allen & Unwin, RRP $29.99), to give away. For your chance to win tell us how many books has Sarah Maine written – one, five or eight? 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 1 August.
Winners: The Frankenstein Chronicles DVDs: T. Shanahan (Closeburn), N. Van der Walle (Joyner), N. Chapman (Warner); The Memory Code books: C. Chapman (King Scrub), L. Rasmussen (Dayboro), H. Roberts (Warner); Hystopia book: C. Caruana (Yarraville); Love & Friendship tickets: M. Fallis (Warner), L. Conroy (Oxley), K. Ward (Bald Hills), A. Hillier (Mt Crosby), M. Robitaille (Indooroopilly), M. Hodge (Chermside West), J. Phillips (Albany Creek), B. Randle (Holland Park), S. Warren (Samford Valley), P. Infanti (Albany Creek); Farm Fantastic tickets: G. Scaife (Closeburn), S. Nugent (Mt Mee), L. Reiske (Joyner), J. Grey (Closeburn), B. Wadman (Ocean View), K. McGauley (Camp Mountain), J. Bew (Highvale), J. Morrissey (Mt Mee), K. Ross (Closeburn), B. Rich (Mitchelton).
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n aspiring wildlife scientist from Eatons Hill has been awarded a $2000 scholarship from Moreton Bay Regional Council. Savannah Morall was awarded the Don Perrin Environmental Bursary, offered each year to a first-year university student from Moreton Bay who is studying an environment-based degree. Ms Morall, who is studying for a Bachelor of Wildlife Science and a Certificate 4 in Captive Animals at University of Queensland, will use the bursary to assist with tertiary education expenses including tuition fees and text books. After graduating from her three-year university course, the 18-year-old hopes to pursue a career that will aid animal conservation. “I’ve always loved animals as a kid but I think as you grow up you hear all the stories about the poachers and all the bad stuff that happens and the lack of education surrounding it,” Ms Morall said. “The poor welfare (of animals) in some industries inspired me to say, ‘People need to know what the problems are so they can fix it.’ “I hope to travel overseas and see the functionality of animal systems and maybe work with tigers further on in my life… and do research to help bring them back from being endangered.” Moreton Bay Regional Council Deputy Mayor Mike Charlton believes Ms Morall, an Albany Creek State High School graduate, will make an “excellent environmental ambassador for the Moreton Bay Region”. He also praised Ms Morall’s volunteer work with animal welfare organisation RSPCA and community projects such as Operation Christmas Child and Destiny Rescue, which aims to rescue and protect children from human trafficking. “Savannah has not only demonstrated a strong commitment to the community through her volunteer work, she’s also exhibited a passion for preserving the region’s environment through her studies and profound knowledge of the region’s local wildlife,” Cr Charlton said. The Don Perrin Environmental Bursary is named after Don Perrin, who was instrumental in the foundation of the Redcliffe Botanic Gardens. For more information on the Don Perrin Environmental Bursary visit www.moretonbay. qld.gov.au/donperrinbursary or phone 3205 0555.
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THIS WEEK IN 2010: One of Australia’s most popular music festivals, Splendour in the Grass is on again in Byron Bay this weekend. But for two years the multi-day music extravaganza was held in the Moreton Bay region. The show moved to Woodford in 2010 and 2011, while festival organisers were seeking a new July, 2010 Thursday, 29 site in northern New South The Wales at which to host the event. Big name acts such as Coldplay, Kanye West, Pulp, The Strokes, Pixies, Florence and the Machine, Jane’s Addiction, Scissor Sisters, Ben Harper, The Living End, Regina Spektor and Mumford and Sons all performed at Woodfordia, while The Westerner spoke to the D WOODFOR likes of Grizzly Bear from SET FOR New York City. British band SPLENDID WEEKEND Mumford and Sons, whose s breakthrough single Little Lion step NG TI RENOVA Man reached number three u Home Guide dhotel.com.a www.samfor S on the Australian charts in - PULLOS HOTEL u m.a EY .co LL tel fordho www.wood SAMFORD VA 2009, also played a low-key E DFORD VILLAG Opera HOTEL OO W and intimate pre-festival show day HOTEL/MOTEL sun 29th August com.au pm-Dusk www.samfordhotel. 2:30 at the Woodford Hotel. hotel.com.au rner. www. theweste
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POLICE BEAT Armed robbery, Lawnton: Police are investigating after a 31-year-old man was robbed at Lawnton on 11 July. He was walking along Ellis Street around 7.50pm when he was approached by a man armed with a knife who demanded personal items and cigarettes. The man complied, and the armed man fled the scene on foot. The victim was not physically injured. Police are looking for a man described as being Aboriginal in appearance, approximately 160cm tall with a medium build and black hair. Police are also appealing for anyone that may have been in the area or travelling on Ellis Street around the time of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers. Break and enters, Eatons Hill: Eatons Hill was a hot spot for thieves from 12-13 July, with eight homes and one business premises in the suburb targeted, most during the day. Break-ins were reported at Valencia Court, Bettina Court, Snow Wood Drive, Phoenix Court, Minerva Court, Bunya Park Drive, Pascali Crescent and Tammy Street. Items stolen included a chainsaw, laptop, computer items, cash and jewellery. Three Eatons Hill homes were broken into from 4-10 July.
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Break and enters, Pine Rivers: As well as 12 sites at Eatons Hill, a further 18 homes and businesses at Mt Nebo, Highvale, Mt Pleasant, Albany Creek, Warner, Joyner, Cashmere, Strathpine, Bray Park and Brendale were also targeted by thieves during the fortnight ending 17
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The culinary skills of Tyson Nelson and Warner’s Matt Garside, right, were recognised in the recent Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Awards.
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e never felt comfortable in a university lecture theatre but Matt Garside is in his element in the kitchen. The Warner man recently had his cooking skills recognised at the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award cook-off challenge. Mr Garside, 19, teamed with Tyson Nelsen to win a bronze medal in the culinary competition, which saw 36 of Brisbane’s best up and coming young chefs step up to the plate. “You had to work with a set amount of ingredients and you have to write up your main and dessert,” Mr Garside said. “It’s pretty nerve-wracking but as soon as you’re in the kitchen… all the nerves fade and you just end up cooking straight away and it felt natural.” A second-year apprentice chef at The Summit Bar and Restaurant at Mt Coot-tha, Mr Garside says judges’ critiques is more daunting than feedback from diners. “Diners at a restaurant will go out and have food and they will enjoy it but I guess you’re more judgmental if you’re in the world of cooking,” he said.
“Every restaurant you go to ever since you started working in the industry, if you have a passion for it you’ll tend to critique and be a bit hasher about it. “If you drop your standards your food quality is going to go down, so you always need to have high standards that you’re going to be proud of.” The 19-year-old enrolled in university after finishing at Albany Creek State High School but his focus has always been on food. “I went to uni for a year and the whole time all I wanted to do was cook... and that’s all I thought about,” he said. “I (once) became more money orientated but I said, ‘No, stuff it, I’ll do what makes me happy” and left uni straight away and became an apprentice chef. “It’s a lot of fun. I want to go around overseas and cook and learn about different cultures.” First held in 1965, the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award is the longest running culinary competition in Australia for young chefs. – Lee Oliver
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rom heartache comes opportunity; from death comes renewed life. Mary Albrow was devastated when her son Pete passed away in February this year, but she is proud that his selflessness in death is helping others. Pete was an organ donor. It has given six other people a chance at a better life. “It (Pete’s passing) knocked us around but one good thing that we can take comfort from is that he has saved other people,” Mrs Albrow said. “He was a giver in life and a giver in passing. Could you imagine being blind and not see your family? He (Pete) gave his eyes so that someone can see.” Mrs Albrow knows very well the value of organ and tissue donation, having received a liver transplant 21 years ago. It saved her life and enabled her to compete in athletics competition at four World Transplant Games, held in Thailand,
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where the potential donor had not registered and the family had no prior knowledge of their kin’s will to donate organs. Registering your decision is important because it leaves your family in no doubt of your decision to save lives as a donor. Mrs Albrow has a simple message for anyone wanting to pledge to donate organs but who hasn’t signed up to the Australian Organ Donor Register: “Why wouldn’t you do it?” “You’re going to go in the ground or up the chimney (when you die); why not give someone else a second chance to live?,” she said. “It could happen in your family. Nobody asks to be sick. “Even though it was a killer losing Pete you can get comfort from knowing that he has helped someone else.” Find out more about joining the Australian Organ Donor Register at www.donate life.gov.au.
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Peter Dutton Federal Member for Dickson Wombat Warriors of Pine Rivers State High School celebrate winning the Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge world final, part of an Australian one-two in England.
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he Gieskens household now boasts two world champions. Three years ago Beau Gieskens was a member of the A1 Racing team that won the world final of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge in the USA. This month his brother Taj and his Wombat Warriors team was crowned world champions of F1 in Schools’ sister competition, the Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge. The team also featured fellow Pine Rivers State High School students Kienan Wagner, Grayson Lamprecht, Lucas Stephens, Lily Eiseman and Marcus Solman. The Wombat Warriors outperformed 130 students from 12 countries to win the coveted world champion’s crown. Held in Coventry in England, the Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge world final saw teams remotely drive a self-designed and manufactured 1:16 scale four-wheel drive vehicle on various courses. Teams were also judged on criteria such as vehicle design and engineering skill, team presentation, branding and marketing. “Winning the world finals was an absolute privilege as it recognised the enormous amount of hard work each and every person put into this project,” Ms Eiseman said. “From marketing and promoting our sponsors to making the vehicle that won it outright, it truly has been a long six months but boy, was it worth it!”
Lily Eiseman, Kienan Wagner, Taj Gieskens and Beau Gieskens were also members of the Wombat Warriors team that finished behind two English teams to place third at last year’s world final. “When we placed third in the world finals in 2015, we knew we wanted to come back and win it for Australia,” Ms Eiseman said. “We knew we would need a better vehicle that worked to its best abilities on the track but also stood out from any other vehicle at the competition. “The most satisfying part of winning the world finals would be standing up on the first place podium and realising the weekends and holidays we spent at school really were an experience that we would hold on to forever.” Team Zircon from Dubbo College in New South Wales made it an Aussie one-two in Coventry, finishing runner-up to Wombat Warriors. “To have Australia coming first and also second was massive for Australia, seeing as it was only the second year we have participated in the 4x4 in Schools competition,” Ms Eiseman said. It is the fourth time since 2010 that Pine Rivers State High School students represented Australia in the world final of one of the two international school technology competitions. Pine Rivers High teacher Corey Gieskens, the father of Taj and Beau, oversaw both the school’s world title-winning teams of students – Wombat Warriors and A1 Racing.
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More than 100 alpacas will be in competition at the Farm Fantastic Expo this weekend.
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hey are cute, intriguing and there will be more than a splash of colour among the 120 alpacas competing in the Queensland Alpaca Association Colourbration at the Farm Fantastic Expo at Caboolture this weekend. Show convenor Judy Durkin hopes to spread the word about her favourite breed of livestock, already sought after by stud breeders, hobby farmers, lifestyle seekers and shrewd investors. As a hobby breeder on small acreage, Mrs Durkin has 18 alpacas, including Caesar, Yuki and Cherry Blossom varieties, roaming on her five-acre Moonshine Stud at Ocean View. She is one of Queensland’s 110 registered breeders with some of the larger breeders in the region running upwards of 200-plus animals. “The aim of holding an alpaca competition at Farm Fantastic
is to give smaller farmers and indeed larger landholders of other livestock breeds information and an opportunity to learn how and why they could perhaps consider alpacas as a farming option or simply an enjoyable and rewarding hobby,” Mrs Durkin. “This, in turn, then helps to boost the alpaca numbers in Australia so the industry can be deemed commercially viable. “All our work is about raising the profile of animals in the area, because the more people that see the alpacas the more they become part of the psyche and the landscape. “Alpaca owners love to talk about their animals and have a wealth of information to share including offering the opportunity to inspect hundreds of alpacas on-farm, giving you an insight into their feeding and fencing requirements. “Alpacas produce luxurious
fleece but did you know how much fun there is in breeding them?” There are two types of alpaca, the Huacaya, which has fleece like a merino sheep and the Suri, which has long, dreadlocked fleece. Mrs Durkin is hoping the alpacas will capture more than a few hearts in the show ring at Farm Fantastic, with events from Friday to Sunday. In a Queensland first, Illawarra Prime Alpaca will offer taste testing in Destination Food throughout the Farm Fantastic Expo. Illawarra Prime Alpaca CoDirector Ian Frith says alpaca meat is lean, high in protein, high in iron, low in cholesterol and delivers a beautiful taste between lamb and veal. Mr Frith and his wife Annette own the largest alpaca farm in the southern hemisphere and a processing plant near Ulladulla, in New South Wales.
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The Luke’s Reptile Kingdom shows, every half hour across the three days of Farm Fantastic, are interactive and educational and deliver valuable safety messages. Mr Cheyne will explain what to do if you come across a snake, and what to do if you are bitten by a snake, with a stepby-step first aid procedure. “Our demonstrations will provide knowledge on reptile biology and behaviour focused on expelling myths about snakes,” Mr Cheyne said. “By emphasising the vital role reptiles play in our ecosystem we will help change people’s negative opinions... of these fascinating creatures.”
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Violin virtuoso Attilla Sautov and Ukrainian pianist Oleg Poliansky will perform at Mt Mee on 7 August.
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Mee. Violin virtuoso Attilla Sautov will join the Ukrainian pianist Oleg Poliansky for a Sunday afternoon concert at Mountain Top Community Church on 7 August. The concert will feature solo and duet performances of music from composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Gluck, Kriesler, Bazzini and Paganini. “I select songs which appeal to people, and my favourite composers are Bach and Paganini,” Sautov explains. “This music is spiritually uplifting and their works tell an incredible story.” A Redcliffe-based master violinist who was born and trained in Uzbekistan and has since performed in 40 countries, Sautov met Poliansky in Cologne, Germany 16 years ago. The pair has previously performed together in France, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Poliansky has won multiple international piano competitions between 1986 and 2003, including the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow and prizes in Italy, Japan, Canada and France. With violinist Anna Moores, Sautov and Poliansky are on a
seven-week, 42-date tour of Queensland and New South Wales, taking in an area from Goulburn, to Cooktown and to Mt Isa. “This is the largest and most rigorous Australian tour I have done,” Sautov said. “I decided to take classical music to regional areas because it broadens the horizon of country people and (so) they do not have to travel far to see such a performance, for example in the big cities. “Classical music is timeless, beautiful and something not a lot of regional areas have much access to. “Performing classical music is my passion, and I love bringing it to all parts of Australia and the people in regional areas are always so welcoming. “Everyone who comes to the concerts are very appreciative that we are bringing music to their community. They always hope that we will return.” Attilla Sautov, Oleg Poliansky and Anna Moores will perform at the Mountain Top Community Church, 42 Settlement Road, Mt Mee on 7 August from 2pm. Tickets cost between $10 and $30 are are available from www.attillasautov.com.
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Goldstone In 2002, Queensland director Ivan Sen made a mark on the Australian cinema scene with his debut feature, Beneath Clouds, a film that deftly mixed character study and social realism while addressing issues facing some indigenous Australians. His last film, Mystery Road (2013), expanded on those concepts by tackling issues of culture and identity in a western-style detective story set in the Aussie outback. Goldstone further develops this concept and continues the story of Mystery Road’s protagonist, indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen). Loving the bottle more than his work, he arrives in the outback town of Goldstone on a missing persons enquiry. Asking the questions nobody wants to answer, he soon stirs up trouble in the mining community. Goldstone’s police officer (Alex Russell) is at his throat, the local mine boss (David Wenham) doesn’t like his snooping and neither does the mayor (Jacki Weaver, channelling her Animal Kingdom character Janine Cody but with a veneer of charm). Goldstone is a slow burn film but it is just as engaging as its filmic predecessor. It has some great dialogue, superb cinematography and stunning outback locations, and rather than being action driven (apart from a smartly made, action-packed climax), the emphasis is on the reaction, and sometimes the inaction, of its well-written and engaging characters. Sen tackles a gamut of wide-reaching social issues, including indigenous land rights, small town politics, people smuggling, Aboriginal spirituality and environmental concerns, all without burdening his audience. For mine, Goldstone wins the gold medal for best Australian-made film of the year so far. 8/10
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in the local area. We have regular activities and NATIVE PLANTS QUEENSLAND: Samford events throughout the year. Go to www.creative Branch meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 7.15pm at the CWA Hall, samford.com for full details. Main St, Samford Village. Email: sgapsamford@ DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams outlook.com. Visitors most welcome. Pine Rivers Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily Branch meets on the third Sunday of each month 10am - 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 at noon at various garden and parks. Ph. Jan 2000. 3285 3322. DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “The Jungle Book” screening 20 August at Dayboro NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: Meetings and Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm. Cost demonstrations 3rd Sat of every month from $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For 9am. Next meeting: 18 June at Dayboro CWA movie schedule email dayboro.lions@gmail. Hall. Ph 0419 842 250, like us on Facebook or com. visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & Activities relating to integrated catchment plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at Contact Steve 3425 2456 or Lexie 3425 2260. Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, All monies raised go to chosen charities and the Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 0415 127 959. local community. PINE RIVERS CROQUET CLUB: Social DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays croquet players welcome at the clubs grounds at 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & Joe David Park, Brendale on Tuesday, Thursday involvement with other community groups. or Saturday mornings, 8.30am to 11am. All Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or email equipment provided. Ph Carolyn 3298 5576. dayboromensshed@gmail.com. DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553. month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, LAWNTON POULTRY CLUB: Meetings first 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Tuesday of month from 7.30pm at Pine Rivers Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new Showgrounds, Gympie Rd, Lawnton. Ph 5499 friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 0553 or email secretary.lawntonpc@gmail.com. or Elizabeth 3886 4937. MEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night. Contact Betty 3351 4572. Beginners welcome. $5 donation requested. Phone 3298 5094. QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers groups inc. dining out, reading, craft, photography, and run big engines as they were meant to golf, theatre & more. Ph Len 0488 744 706. operate. Experience the sights and sounds of www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au. steam power Ph Chris 3353 2349.
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7 AUGUST What’s Cooking in the Garden? Enjoy a day of botanical bliss at Redcliffe Botanic Gardens, corner Victoria Avenue and Henzell Street, Redcliffe from 9am. www.whatscookinginthegardens.com.au.
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A funny theatre restaurant play, written by Judith Prior and directed by Terry Frawley, at Act 1 Theatre at Strathpine. www.act1theatre.com.au.
20 AUGUST Dayboro Lions Family Movies The Jungle Book screens at the Dayboro Community Hall, at Bradley Street, Dayboro at 7pm. Doors open 6.30pm. Phone 0466 619 660.
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Name: Graham Lee Suburb: Samford Valley Organisation: Football Queensland Position: Chief Operating Officer What age did you start playing football and why did you choose this sport? I was six when I first played. I think my Mum thought it was safer than league as I grew up in a rugby league heartland. What is your biggest achievement in football to date? On the field, playing in a grand final at the ripe old age of 45. Unfortunately, we lost on penalties. Off the field, definitely being given the opportunity to work in the sport for a living. It’s a great privilege to be in a position to help make football the sport it has always promised to be. What was your first role in football administration? Vice President of the Samford Rangers Football Club. Attributes needed to be a good football administrator. Being able to listen, respect for the sport’s volunteers, a determination to see our kids benefit from participating in team sport, and a desire to grow the sport as a whole. The best things about my job. Working in sport, for a sports fanatic like myself, is just fantastic. It’s like doing your hobby every day. What is your favourite football skill? The volley; it’s such a difficult thing to get right. Tim Cahill’s one of the best in the world at this skill with a goal in the World Cup against the Dutch... then he followed that up with a bicycle kick against China in the Asian Cup – awesome. What have been your favourite football experiences? Definitely going to the FA Cup semi-final, Liverpool v Portsmouth in 1992 at Highbury in England. The atmosphere was just electric and the whole experience of singing the songs I’ve heard on TV... was just unforgettable. Who is your sporting idol and why? I don’t really have an idol but I respect people involved in sport – whether player, coach or administrator – that view their involvement in sport as a privilege and have a sense of the impact or legacy that they leave behind for the kids that follow in their footsteps.
er playing career “finished before I ever got started” but now a local volleyball product is set to coach for Australia at the Olympics. A decade after retiring from playing, Lauren Soderberg will coach the pairing of Nicole Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the women’s beach volleyball competition on the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in August. Soderberg, who grew up at Bray Park and is now based in South Australia, said to coach an Australian team to the Olympics was “an amazing feeling, one that’s difficult to describe”. “It has been a dedicated goal of mine for many years and it’s just fantastic to have the opportunity to represent Australia. I’m both proud and honoured,” she said. Introduced to volleyball while attending Pine Rivers State High School, Soderberg competed at state level for indoor and beach forms of the sport and later played on Australia’s beach volleyball tour. A back injury and blood clots curtailed her playing days, before Olympic gold medal-winning coach Steve Anderson suggested a career side of court. “I was only 21 years old when I retired due to injury and really finished before I ever got started,” Soderberg recalls. “He (Steve Anderson) suggested that I give coaching a go. I did take more than
a little convincing, however once I got started I haven’t really looked back since. “I discovered quickly that there was a possibility to achieve everything I had hoped to do as a player, as coach, and that the role is very challenging and rewarding.” Australia qualified for the Olympics by beating Vanuatu, the team 32-year-old Soderberg previously coached for five years, in the Continental Cup in Cairns. While Soderberg enjoyed the “amazing journey” of taking an “unseeded and relatively unknown nation” to a top-10 finish at the 2013 beach volleyball world championship, she is “very connected” to delivering success for Australia. “Of course after so many years together I have a strong connection to the Vanuatu girls and their goal of representing their country at the Olympics, but at the same time I have been working with my Australian team since 2014, striving towards the same goal,” Soderberg said. “It was always my goal to represent Australia at the Olympics and I did not think I would get the opportunity so early in my (coaching) career, so I’m extremely grateful and proud of what I have been able to achieve so far. “Watching the Olympic qualification final play out with the two teams whom I
Olympic beach volleyball coach Lauren Soderberg with her players Nicole Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar. Photo by HJH Media.
have spent almost a decade with was really special.” Australia won medals in women’s beach volleyball at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics but hasn’t won a medal since. Despite Australia’s two current women’s teams being ranked 13th and 24th in the world, Soderberg says our players “have the podium in their sights”. “We have a proud Olympic history in beach volleyball. That being said three of our athletes who are competing in this Olympics are very young for our sport and this will be their first Games,” she said. “Our aim is to... play our best game of volleyball every single time we step out on to the court in Rio. “My prediction is that we will see some of the Aussie beach athletes from Rio on the Olympic stage and podium in years to come as well.” Soderberg’s pairing of Laird and del Solar, the 2014 under-23 world champions, is in the same pool as teams from Switzerland, China and USA – winner of the three previous Olympics – for the 24-team competition in Rio.
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ane Sampson admits he was overwhelmed by the experience of his debut Olympic Games four years ago. It contributed to him finishing at the tail end of the field in his three shooting events in London, with his best result a 37th in the three-position rifle discipline. Knowing what to expect in an Olympic competition, coupled with good form, has Sampson confident of a much imroved showing in Brazil. Sampson, 29, pictured, said that his shooting had
improved “a huge amount” since he misfired in London. “The experiences from the last four years has made (me) able to control myself in all situations,” he explains. “I am (in) very good form; I have covered all aspects of what I need to do to be prepared. Preparation, attitude and approach are some of the most important things so if I do these right then I give myself a much better chance to achieve. “It really just comes down to the day, I will do
my best and if my best is good enough to win then that will be great.” The long-time Arana Hills resident, who now trains in South Australia, will contest three events in Rio – 10m air rifle, 50m rifle three-position and 50m rifle prone. “My goal for Rio is to make a final, from there it’s anyone’s game,” he said. “Air rifle and prone are my best events but 3p (three-position) is coming along nicely, so there is a chance in all three events. “I am performing better than ever and everything is tracking well so I have given myself the best chance to win a medal. To shoot a personal best would be nice too.” Sampson said he had not been affected by controversies surrounding Australia’s shooting team leading up to Rio, including the barring of two-time gold medallist Michael Diamond from Olympic selection. www.thewesterner.com.au
Olympic Memories Tamika Glover, Camp Mountain Synchronised Swimming – 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics
Rina Hill, Samford Valley Triathlon – 2004 Athens Olympics What are your favourite memories of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens? It would have to be the opening ceremony, when the crowd went crazy over the anticipation of the Greek team about to walk out on the tartan track. The atmosphere was heart thumping and gave me shivers. Also to experience a few days of life in the athletes’ village was fantastic. With Athens being the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympics did it make the experience extra special for you? Being able to take part in the 100th Games back where it all began had significant emotional feelings of truly having a very unique experience of the Olympics. At one stage it appeared you might represent New Zealand and not Australia at the Olympics. What do you think competing for a country other than Australia would have been like? Now thinking back, to have competed for another country would not have felt anywhere near the same as for the country you were born and lived in all your life. I still have a special bond with New Zealand as my husband and his family are New Zealanders.
You didn’t do as well in your Olympic race as you had hoped, placing 33rd. But you must be pleased to have represented Australia in a sport for which making an Olympic team is a great achievement? Athens certainly was disappointing racewise as I didn’t perform anywhere close to how I had been racing previously. A number of things played into that with one being my guilt at having left my young child and husband behind for so long. I’d also made a big mistake with my (bicycle) gears on that particular course. The hill that we had to ride over five times was steeper than anything we had experienced before. I had not done the trial race over the course. I’m still forever grateful to have had the (Olympic) experience. You competed at the Olympics soon after having a baby at the 35. What was your reaction to being dubbed a ‘super mum’? Being a new mum and making the team proved to be a point of fascination to a lot of people but I didn’t think about it much as I had myself in a good rhythm with training and racing around my baby girl. This did become a problem though when I had to leave for so long before the Games to go into camp. I dreaded leaving my little family and if I had my time again, I would have taken them with me.
Australia has never been a powerhouse nation in synchronised swimming. What was it like to help the Australian team reach a level where it could take on the world’s best at the Olympics? Australia unfortunately isn’t well known for its synchronised swimming team. A lot of the reasoning behind this is due to the fact that there is no funding or support for our sport. Our (Olympic) journey was completely self-funded. Considering this I think we did a pretty good job of getting our team to a world championship level. You were only 18 when you competed at your first Olympics. Was that a daunting experience for a teenager? Yes and no. I was 10 years old when I started synchronised swimming and I think when you learn to be dedicated to something at such a young age it moulds you in a way to become a more mature kid. I always knew I wanted to compete at the Olympics so I guess mentally I was as prepared as any 18-year-old could be. I tend to have quite a laid back personality too so I think that helped. In saying that, there were certainly times that were very daunting, but nothing I couldn’t handle. You quit sport after the 2008 Olympics but made a comeback 18 months later and competed at the 2012 Olympics. Did
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you second guess retiring after London? I think when you put so much time and effort into something like training for and competing at the Olympics you need a break once it’s over. After competing at my second Olympics I was well and truly done. Competing for our country once again was a massive accomplishment, however when your sport is completely based on self-funding – and I hardly had any time to work because we would train for nine hours of the day – my parents were the ones who completely funded all of my living, training and competing costs. I couldn’t ask them to continue to do this for me anymore. You went through primary school with future Olympic swimmer Bronte Barratt. Was it surreal having two people from Samford in the pool at two Olympics? Bronte has been one of my best friends since we were three years old. It’s funny, as we got older, I would always see Bronte more often overseas when we were representing our country then back at home due to our busy training schedules. It was always nice to know she would be there for me to cheer me and my team on and vice versa.
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