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Uncertainty surrounding the future of the Brookside Shopping Centre worries Neale Cross and other small business owners.
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Bunya business owner and his staff face an uncertain future as one of north-west Brisbane’s largest shopping sites seeks to replace a major tenant. Neale Cross has run the Pacific Catch eatery at Brookside Shopping Centre at Mitchelton for 17 years. He claims the imminent closure of Myer in January, Brookside’s biggest shop since the retail precinct opened in 1971, has other tenants worried. Mr Cross said last weekend marked 100 days until his business’s lease – and possibly his 30-year association with the shopping centre – expires. He says the leases for the majority of eateries in the shopping centre’s food court also elapse on 29 January – the same day that Myer will close. “I’m afraid it (Myer’s closure) is going to have a domino effect… an awful scenario really,” said Mr Cross, who opened his first shop at Brookside in 1986. “It’s not only them in the food court, it’s the butcher, the newsagent, the chemist and the other franchisees… who are family owned. What’s going to happen if nobody’s going to come (to the shopping centre)?” Mr Cross said he, his staff and other Brookside workers would continue to face
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Gardening helped Samford Valley’s Lakshan Chaturi overcome a traumatic personal ordeal. Now she wants the community to share in the beauty of her plants.
Alena Roos, Bracken Ridge Alena is the director of the PRIMA musical production Saturday Night at the Movies, featuring the best songs from Hollywood and currently touring regional Moreton Bay. The show comes to Samford on 5 November. What inspired me to sing and dance… I started dancing when I was six years old, doing ballet and Jazz. It is a wonderful feeling to be able to bring happiness to an audience through song and dance. Memories of my first on-stage performance… My first on-stage performance does not differ too much from any recent performance. You still get the exciting buzz, mixed with nerves and butterflies. Being able to act out different characters is a fulfilling experience. My favourite songs in Saturday Night at the Movies… My favourite group number is Footloose; it is a fun, upbeat number that everyone can groove along to in their seats. My favourite solo piece is Young and Beautiful; Jessica Bielby is only 15 years old and has an incredible voice. Motivation for bringing the show to Samford… PRIMA wanted to reach outside our usual performance area of Strathpine but not too far for our regular attendees. Samford is a beautiful town and it is great to be able to bring a different sort of musical entertainment to the area. If I could share the stage with any performer… It would be an honour if I could have had the opportunity to perform alongside Michael Jackson. He was not in musical theatre but he is one of my all-time favourite performers, being a brilliant singer and dancer. In ten years’ time I hope to be… surrounded by loving family and friends. There is not much point going through the motions of life if you don’t have great people to share it with.
Saturday Night at the Movies is on at Samford Community Centre on 5 November at 7.30pm. Tickets cost $20, on sale at www.prima.org.au or via 0448 774 626.
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ardening helped Lakshan Chaturi emerge from a dark place in her life. Now she wants to share her place of peace – her garden – with others. Ms Chaturi was shot during an armed robbery of a convenience store in Darwin 19 years ago. “I had died. I don’t know why I lived, but I survived,” she recalls. “I had two minutes to live, I had lost all my blood. “It was a traumatic experience and I could no longer find it easy. I could not see the light and it was a very difficult journey after that.” After moving to Brisbane – “I couldn’t stay in Darwin anymore because it was going to kill me” – she relocated to Samford Valley. Moving to “one of the worst blocks” in her street in 1998, she started developing
her garden, which has helped her to “achieve my health.” “I love the beauty of the landscape and I love the beauty of colours (of plants),” Ms Chaturi explained. “The colours really give me a lot of loving feeling.” The 83-year-old says gardening, along with a change of lifestyle incorporating yoga and meditation, has helped to “heal” her. “It (gardening) has strengthened my physical side and my mental and emotional side because when I came (to Samford) I was not in my best health,” she said. The retired schoolteacher, now a children’s book author, “writes in the morning and I go in the garden in the afternoon.” As well as a large variety of plants and flowers, her garden features fish ponds,
a water fountain, rainforest, manicured lawns, rockeries and statues. Ms Chaturi, who grew up on a sugar cane farm in Fiji, greatly enjoys the expanse of her 1.5-acre Midwood Court property. Now she wants to share the garden with others for free use. “I want to share my things, whatever I have, it is so important,” Ms Chaturi said. “I want people to use it for weddings, to get married here and have a photo shoot. “It is wonderful to walk around and if people want to enjoy it, they’re welcome. If I don’t share it, I’m being selfish.” Anyone interested in viewing the garden can phone Lakshan Chaturi on 0477 276 209. See photos of the garden at www.easy weddings.com.au/locations/grandmasgarden. – Lee Oliver
Competitions Nocturnal Animals is a haunting romantic thriller of shocking intimacy and gripping tension that explores the thin lines between love and cruelty, and revenge and redemption. Academy Award nominees Amy Adams (American Hustle, The Fighter, Big Eyes) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler, Zodiac, Brokeback Mountain) star as a divorced couple discovering dark truths about each other and themselves, after they receive an unsolicited package in the mailbox. Thanks to Universal Pictures, The Westerner has 10 double passes to Nocturnal Animals, in cinemas 10 November, to give away. For your chance to win tell us how many times has Nocturnal Animals star Amy Adams been nominated for an Oscar award – one, five or eight? 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 7 November.
Great Australian Journeys is master storyteller Graham Seal’s fascinating collection of some of Australia’s most dramatic journeys from the 19th and early-20th century: epics of exploration, survival and tragedy, tales of some of the bravest and most foolhardy men and women. From perilous sea voyages to the distant south land, to forays across vast deserts on horseback, they are stories of endurance and misadventure, survival and loss. The Westerner has four copies of Great Australian Journeys (Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, RRP $29.99), to give away. For your chance to win send your 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 7 November.
Winners: Hell or High Water tickets: I. Gray (Samford Valley), K. Williams (Cedar Creek), B. Downey (Samford Valley), J. Cooper (Strathpine), S. Withers (Samford Valley); Guinness World Records 2017 book: D. Hartley (Laceys Creek); Welcome to Wanderland book: A. Salvati (Albany Creek); True Grit DVD: R. Hermansen (Griffin); The Power of Flour book: K. Frances (Warner); Rubik’s Spark games: A. Honner (Samford Valley), F. Rutherford (Cashmere); Ali: The Greatest books: B. Wadman (Ocean View), M. O’Leary (Camp Mountain).
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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.
The historic Gantry building at Mt Mee has closed due to safety concerns.
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he last remnant of Mt Mee’s former timber industry could soon be history. There are concerns that the Gantry shed building, located in the D’Aguilar National Park and constructed in 1958, could be demolished. An examination of the structural integrity of the building, which once housed a hoist to lift timber at the sawmill, identified a number of issues. The Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing (NPSR) has since closed the structure, located in a popular picnic area, “due to safety concerns”. The Mt Mee District Historical Society and Dayboro District Historical Society are calling on the community to support the retention of the Gantry. They want the Queensland Government to “spend whatever it takes” to repair and re-open the building. They are calling on concerned locals to sign a petition for the Gantry’s retention to be presented to Queensland Parliament. Carmel Bond from the Dayboro District Historical Society, whose father helped construct the building, fears that without public support the structure could be demolished. “The Gantry building is the last remaining relic of what was once a huge timber industry in Mt Mee,” Mrs Bond said. “Should the building be demolished,
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there will be no visual reminder of that industry for future generations. “There is a possibility that the gantry building is being earmarked for demolition although no definite decision has been made at this stage.” The Gantry operated for 30 years until the sawmill’s closure in 1981. It has since been a popular picnic and tourist destination, attracting thousands of people to the Gantry day use area, off Sellin Road, each year. State Member for Glass House Andrew Powell said calls from “very concerned Mt Mee residents” about the future of the Gantry prompted him to immediately contact NPSR to clarify the situation. He said NPSR is currently assessing the feasibility and costs of fixing the Gantry. Mr Powell said he was given assurances that no decision would be made until discussions were held between the NPSR and interested parties. “We’re very keen for it to be preserved,” Mr Powell said. A petition to save the Gantry, sponsored by Mr Powell, will close on 18 November and be presented to Queensland Parliament on 29 November. Sign the petition in person at Dayboro Cottage, 27 Williams Street, Dayboro or online at www.parliament.qld.gov.au/workof-assembly/petitions/e-petition?Pet Num=2650.
THIS WEEK IN 2009: A small Dayboro sporting club proved that even the tiniest dogs will have their day. The Dayboro and District Football Club, nicknamed the Dingoes, was named as the inaugural winner of Football Brisbane’s Junior Club of the Year award back in 2009. With only 77 players on its books, the Dayboro Dingoes beat out more than 60 Brisbane region soccer clubs, some news with more than 1000 junior players, to win the accolade. The award was based on a number of criteria ranging from on-field results and player discipline, to the efficiency of football club administrators. In 2012, another local sporting dogs a licking organisation, Pine Hills Lightning ve soccer’s big gi es go in D Baseball Club at Bunya, was named a joint winner of the O Baseball Australia Diamond Award, presented to the country’s best baseball club each year. At ford Valley and Serving the Sam s with surrounding area and Quality Products the time Pine Hills was just the urly Service hbo Personal Neig second Queensland club, following the Redcliffe Padres in 2009, to be SERVICES OPEN HANDYMAN elin” named Australia’s top baseball club “Sam Cromm 7DAYS by Australian Baseball Federation. Hanna player Emslie underDayboro soccer rship-winning Dingoes and her premie celebrated the 12 team has inaugural ll Brisbane’s being Footba of the Year. Club Junior
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POLICE BEAT Fatal traffic crash, Bardon: An Arana Hills man died in a traffic crash in Bardon on 22 October. Preliminary inquiries indicate around 8.30am a car towing a trailer was turning into Arthur Terrace when it collided with a motorcycle travelling south along Jubilee Terrace. The 61-year-old male rider from Arana Hills was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police are appealing witnesses to the incident or the actions of the vehicles leading up to the crash to contact Crime Stoppers. Fatal traffic crash, Bald Hills: A 43year-old man died in a traffic crash that occurred at Bald Hills on 20 October. Preliminary information suggests around 5.30am a motorcycle travelling along Kluver Street lost control and struck a fence. The male rider from Bald Hills was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating. Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Amongst reported break-ins into homes and business premises across The Westerner district during the two weeks ending 23 October were incidents at Ocean View Road, Ocean View, Daimler Court, Joyner, Tosca Street, Cashmere, Swan Parade and Centurion Crescent, Warner, Schubert Street, Strathpine, Circa Crescent and Gaskill Court, Albany Creek, and Talisman Court, Eatons Hill. Items stolen included jewellery box, jewellery, computer, camera, electronic equipment, wallet, handbag, money, gift vouchers and per-
sonal cards. Light bulbs, fittings, towel and hand towel racks, toilet roll holder, smoke alarm and dishwasher were stolen from a Leitchs Road, Albany Creek dwelling. Electronic traffic infringement notices: Motorists will now be able to receive traffic infringement notices (TINs) electronically after a new Queensland Police Service (QPS) application was launched on 20 October. Instead of handwriting TINs or issuing them through the post, officers equipped with QLiTE devices will be able to issue e-tickets. QPS is undertaking a community awareness campaign to encourage the public to be aware of potential scams relating to the electronic issue of tickets. Dayboro Police Trivia Night: Over $8000 was raised through the annual Dayboro Police Charity Trivia held on 22 October. The money raised goes to the Dayboro Lions Sheriffs Fund, supporting community initiatives such as Scouts first aid courses, an upcoming ice cream day at Dayboro State School, and the visit of a video games trailer on 26 November.
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new $600,000 adventure playground has opened at the popular Strathpine park where Moreton Bay and Brisbane meet. Accessible modular net obstacles, gyroscopic structures and hexagonal links are some of the specially-designed pieces that have been installed in the sensory play space at Pine Rivers Park. Moreton Bay Regional Council Deputy Mayor Mike Charlton said the play space, designed in conjunction with the not-forprofit Seven Senses Foundation, would encourage children and parents of all abilities to take part in challenging but safe experiences. “Accessible and inclusive playgrounds foster inclusivity and gives everyone the chance to get outdoors and involved with their surrounds and one another,” Cr Charlton said. “It’s all part of council’s approach to playground design, which aims to create more challenging and inclusive facilities for our region’s young people by constructing engaging spaces that go beyond traditional playground design.”
Landscape architect Tobias Volbert, who is also co-founder of the inclusivity group Seven Senses Foundation, praised the Playscape Creations project. “Through this project both council and Playscape Creations have been able to create more inclusive and accessible environments for everyone,” he said. “This multifunctional play space will encourage people of all ages and all abilities to challenge their senses and interact with their environment.” Moreton Bay Councillor Mick Gillam (Division 8) said the 900m2 playground, officially opened on 15 October, was one of the first specially-designed universal playgrounds in the region. “The Moreton Bay Region already has a number of accessible play equipment, such as an inclusive parkour space at Woody Point and wheelchair accessibly carousel at Scarborough,” he said. Cr Gillam said the new Pine Rivers Park playground was part of council’s $32.5 million investment in sports, recreation and community facilities during the 2016/17 financial year.
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elieve it or not, rolling a lawn bowl down the green can help prevent and solve crime. A barefoot bowls fundraiser at Dayboro Bowls Club on 28 October will raise money to support Crime Stoppers. The event is being hosted by the Pine Rivers Volunteer Area Committee branch of Crime Stoppers Queensland. The group’s chairperson, Sunny Sharpe, said the committee covers an area stretching from McDowall to Redcliffe, and west to rural areas such as Dayboro and Samsonvale. “Crime Stoppers has a state office and from there they have about 31 of these volunteer area committees within the state,” Mr Sharpe said. “Our main role within our area is promotion and fundraising, and the money we raise goes towards the rewards program for Crime Stoppers. “When people call in and report crime or of they have any information which leads to an arrest, then they are able to claim a reward.” Funds raised at tomorrow’s barefoot bowls event will also help to promote awareness of Crime Stoppers throughout the region. “It might be billboards or flyers or we recently installed around 50 signs along footpaths and bike paths around the new rail link service, between Petrie and Rothwell,” Mr Sharpe said. “We recently did a project with Cleanaway, where we had (Crime Stoppers) stickers installed on to the side of all the garbage trucks. It’s really just about making sure that people are aware that the service is available.”
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Sunny Sharpe from Pine Rivers Crime Stoppers with Terry Morley and Graeme Hayes from Dayboro Bowls Club, which will host a charity barefoot bowls day on 28 October.
The barefoot bowls charity day at Dayboro will include a barbeque lunch, novelty events, raffles and entertainment. Mr Sharpe is looking forward to the event as the Pine Rivers Volunteer Area Committee “haven’t focused on any major event out at Dayboro” and “we don’t get out this way a whole lot.” The event is on at Dayboro Bowls Club, Bradley Street, Dayboro on 28 October from 12pm. Tickets cost $15 per person and $50 for a team of four, available online from www.trybooking.com/233148. For more information email pinerivers@csql.com.au.
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project at Samford Valley is giving young job-seekers and the longterm unemployed the skills to gain employment. A partnership between Marist Youth Care, Samford Commons and the Housing Industry Association, the ‘Building the Commons’ project see trainees repair neglected buildings and community infrastructure on the old CSIRO site on Mt Samson Road. Trainees are engaged in carpentry, paving, painting, plumbing, concreting, fencing, guttering, glazing and sanding. Member for Ferny Grove Mark Furner
said the project is part of the State Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, comprising $33.3 million in funding this financial year, to help disadvantaged Queenslanders to become job-ready. Megan Smith-Roberts from Marist Youth Care, which was awarded $599,100 under round one of Skilling Queenslanders for Work to deliver the project at Samford, said it would assist 30 disadvantaged job seekers over a 12-month period. “We have a diverse bunch of trainees from a range of backgrounds who are looking to gain the skills they need to secure stable jobs,” Ms Smith-Roberts said.
dance to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare will be held on 4 November at Samford Village. The event is being hosted by Cedar Creek dance historian Heather Clark. “Dance was incredibly important in Shakespeare’s world – it was an everyday recreation, from the court to the tavern,” Mrs Clark said. “Nearly all his plays included dances, so what better way to commemorate this significant year than with dancing? “We have five dances on the programme, three of which were popular in Shakespeare’s day: Half Hannikin, Upon a Summer’s Day and Cuckolds All Awry.” Mrs Clark said the Elizabethan era in which Shakespeare lived was “a truly captivating period in history”. “The age of the Renaissance, with new thinking and ideas: advances in navigation and exploration, tremendous innovations in science, and an extraordinary blossoming of the arts,” she said. The historic dance, featuring live music
Cedar Creek’s Heather Clark, who runs historic dances such as this one at Old Government House, will host a dance in honour of William Shakespeare at Samford Village. Photo by David de Groot Photography.
by Phillip’s Dog, will be held at the Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford Village on 4 November from 7.30pm. Entry is $10. Visit www.colonialdance.com.au.
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rom writing songs in his bedroom at Eatons Hill to touring the world, music has taken Tim Nelson and his band Cub Sport on a whirlwind journey over the past five years. Nelson and bandmates Zoe Davis, Sam Netterfield and Dan Puusaari have had a career-defining year in 2016, with the release of lauded debut album This is Our Vice and touring overseas mid-year. “We played a handful of shows in the UK and the Netherlands before heading to the US, where we played 17 shows in 21 days,” Nelson recalls. The indie-pop band’s fan base has grown thanks partly to radio airplay in America. “We’ve been fortunate with college radio support across the US, so that had helped
get our name out there a bit,” Nelson said. “It’s always been a goal of ours to have a global vision and to try (and) be active in other territories around releases. “Having said that, Australia is my favourite place in the world so to be huge here would be a dream come true.” Nelson said the “amazing” reception to This is Our Vice exceeded his expectations for the album. “The way people have connected with the album is exactly what we had hoped for, times 100,” he said. Released three years after the band’s last EP Paradise, the songwriter said This is Our Vice is a by-product of him maturing. “We did a lot of growing up between releases and I think that probably shows
in the songs,” Nelson said. “I was inspired to be more honest with my writing after my dad loaned me a book of Leonard Cohen lyrics. “I think that that ended up having a pretty significant impact on the overall tone of the album. “In the past we’d always recorded songs from scratch in the studio but this time I demoed all of the tracks at home beforehand, then we layered parts onto them. “Playing around with sounds, parts and arrangement while I was recording the demos gave me more of an opportunity to experiment and develop our sound.” Nelson is looking forward to “playing for our friends” when Cub Sport plays at Brightside, Fortitude Valley on 10-12 November.
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snapshot of Jennifer Redmond’s celebrated art career forms a comprehensive new exhibition. The award-winning Highvale artist said the Exploration Through Art exhibition is “a celebration of past, recent and diverse paintings” which she produced between 1997 and 2016. The exhibition comprises 55 images, ranging from large pieces to very small pieces of “different mediums and works on canvas and paper”. Redmond said the “human condition” – the “blend of fragility, beauty, hidden substance and strength” – is a common theme throughout her paintings. “Over the years I feel my work has become stronger, especially through the interpretation of the subject I am working on,” she said. “I will spend time researching many of my subjects, from which the paintings then evolve.” Redmond, who did a degree in Fine Arts at Queensland College of Art, went on to win the Moreton Bay Region Art Award and no fewer than 13 other awards. Her works are housed in private collections around the world and owned by the
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likes of opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Despite her great success as an artist, displaying her works in public doesn’t sit easily with the artist. “I am always apprehensive showing my work but once the exhibition is on I feel there is nothing more I can do,” Redmond said. The Exploration Through Art exhibition is on at the Stage Door Gallery at Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Downs Street, Redcliffe until 14 November. Entry is free. Art lovers can meet Redmond at the gallery on 10 November from 10am-11am.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Jack Reacher (2012) was a taut and efficient action film. It also did the unthinkable: making me forget about Tom Cruise the weirdo and think of him as Jack Reacher the character. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is not as exciting as the original; it’s got more action but it feels less urgent. If the first film made you keen to see more Jack Reacher adventures, this one makes you content to stop. The plot is irrelevant. It’s a military thriller like The Presidio, where people are introduced, someone is the villain, there’s a cover up, the military is cloaked in secrecy etc. Taking a key point from the books, Reacher has an ongoing phone relationship with Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), commanding officer at a base in Virginia. When he finally gets there to ask her for a date, Reacher is told that Turner has been arrested for espionage. He’s also told that he owes child support for a teenager, Samantha (Danika Yarosh), who may or may not be his daughter. He is also implicated in a death. There’s a lot of going on here, maybe too much. The first Jack Reacher film was a clear and focused murder mystery; this one is a romance, spy, cover-up, family comedy picture all in one. Action films are not be graded by the depth of their plotting but by the excitement in their set pieces. There are some good chases here, some brutal fights and the usual amount of suspense. But the film cannot help shake the fact it feels half finished, or worse yet, like a telemovie with a bigger budget. Jack Reacher should be a great movie series that could go on forever. The first one sold that premise, the sequel loses it. Third time’s the charm? 5/10
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Dan makes pitch for World Cup
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ine Hills Lightning pitcher Daniel Nilsson is in Mexico, preparing for Australia’s opening match of the Under-23 World Cup for baseball. Australia opens its campaign against tournament debutants Austria in Polideportivo on 28 October. Nilsson, 22, said his selection in the Australian Under-23 side for the 10-day tournament was “definitely one of my biggest achievements to date”. “Team goals are always going to be win and come home world champions,” he explained. “(My) personal goal is to do what I can to help the team to achieve our goal.” Australia will face Austria, Nicaragua, Chinese Taipei, Argentina and Japan in its pool matches, played at Polideportivo, Monterrey and Saltillo. The other nations competing at the 12team World Cup are Panama, South Korea,
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Venezuela, Czech Republic, South Africa and hosts Mexico. Nilsson tips Chinese Taipei and Japan to “definitely” be Australia’s toughest matchups, given the Asian nations are defending World Cup champions and this tournament’s top-ranked team, respectively. Australia (world number 13) is seeded third in Group A behind Japan (world number 1) and Chinese Taipei (world number 4). Chinese Taipei beat Japan in the World Cup final in Taiwan in 2014. Nilsson represented Australia at under17 level back in 2009, and he says that experience of playing at an international baseball tournament will serve him well in Mexico. “That was my last experience playing for Australia,” Nilsson said. “(The) biggest thing to learn was still playing your own game and not being overwhelmed by everything
going on around you.” Last summer Nilsson played for the Adelaide Bite side that made the final of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). The Bite lost to Brisbane Bandits in the championship series, and Bracken Ridge local Nilsson will join his hometown outfit this ABL season, which starts in November. At Brisbane he will link with his uncle, Bandits manager, ex-Milwaukee Brewers star and two-time Olympian David Nilsson, and his cousin and Bandits player Mitch Nilsson, who has played professionally in USA and the Czech Republic. “Adelaide was a very good experience, however the influence of home and work kept me in Brisbane for this coming season,” Nilsson explained. A Redcliffe Padres product, Nilsson made 11 strike-outs in 10 games played for Adelaide during his debut ABL season. www.thewesterner.com.au
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Name: Isabella Fossa Suburb: Highvale Club: Samford Swim Club At what age did you start competitive swimming and why did you choose this sport? I started at age seven and I chose it because I enjoyed lessons and wanted to improve. What is your biggest achievement in swimming to date? Swimming at the Queensland Sprint Championships multiple times. What is your training programme? train once or twice a week.
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hree local sporting talents have helped Queensland create hockey history in New Zealand. Eatons Hill’s Harry Kettewell and Connor Yates and Cashmere’s Kylie Scott played in Queensland Under-19 Schools teams that completed unbeaten tours abroad. Queensland Schoolboys won all eight of its matches, by an average scoreline of 6-1, while the Queensland Schoolgirls won seven and drew one game. It was the first time in 13 years that a Queensland team hasn’t lost a match on the annual tour. “By our last game, we had been playing and living together for 11 days,” Kettewell explained. “That really helped us come together to play as a team and to rise to the challenge. “Being the first Queensland team to go through undefeated is certainly a great outcome that we are all proud of, but results are only a small part of the tour. “Win or lose, this tour was about gaining some new experiences and finding mates from all over the state.” Yates said playing hockey overseas and “experiencing another culture” was “one of the best experiences I have had so far.”
Harry Kettewell, Connor Yates and Kylie Scott completed the first undefeated tour of New Zealand by Queensland Schools hockey teams.
“(It) was great to play with a really great bunch of guys. Coming away undefeated made it just that much more memorable,” he said. “It gave me a sense of pride to be a part of such a great achievement and something so special within the history of Queensland School Sport.” The Queensland Schools teams played youth sides from Wellington, Auckland, North Harbour and Hawkes Bay, as well
as the Maori Under-21 outfits. “My favourite experiences playing hockey there were probably versing a different variety of teams and watching their different styles of hockey and their skills,” Scott said. “The physicality was a bigger part of the game in New Zealand and all the teams worked better together, rather than in club hockey where you have a few standout players.”
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What is your favourite/best swimming stroke? My best stroke is backstroke. How do you prepare for a race? Eat pasta the night before, drink lots of water and stretch. What are the best things about swimming? I get to go to lots of carnivals and verse people all over Brisbane and Queensland. The attributes needed to be a good swimmer. To keep on trying and to work your hardest at training and races. The best things about my club. atmosphere and committee.
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Who is your sporting idol and why? The Campbell sisters (Bronte and Cate) because they are such good swimmers and aren’t stuck up about it. What are your goals for sport? To try my best and beat my personal best times. What advice would you give to people keen to swim for club? Just give it a go and if you don’t like it that’s fine, just find the sport you enjoy. What are your interests outside of swimming? I play hockey in the winter at Pine Hills. What are your three favourite sporting teams? Australian Dolphins swim team, Hockeyroos and FC Barcelona.
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