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Pine no longer in the cold In the past I have been critical of Moreton Bay Regional Council for not hosting enough entertainment events in our area. Australia Day events at Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine have been cancelled, so too has the traditional Pine Rivers Festival. Meanwhile, Caboolture has its annual Urban Country Music Festival, Redcliffe the Sails Festival, while Council acquired the Woodford Folk Festival site. However, council-run festivals have been lacking in the Pine Rivers district for a few years. That was until late last year when Council unveiled its Decades Festival, with a concert featuring The Seekers and John Farnham. This year they are trying to attract a younger crowd, with Cold Chisel, The Living End and Something For Kate to perform at Strathpine in October. To show that locals appreciate big events in their neighbourhood, residents need to support this event en masse. Hopefully this will encourage Council to also run youth music festivals, similar to the Rapid Festivals which were held at Strathpine and Lawnton last decade. Decades Festival is a good start towards entertainment equity amongst the three districts of Moreton Bay.
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her first dance school in her hometown of Beaudesert “as a young girl of about 17 he matriarch of the Moreton Bay or 18 (years)”. dance scene has been honoured She later ran her dance school at the with an award named after the Sunshine Coast and then at Albany Creek, matriarch of the where she lived with British royal family. her late husband Pat Dance educator Conroy for more than and founder of 40 years. the Conroy Dance For four decades Centre at Brendale, the Conroy Dance Jan Conroy, is Centre has been a recipient of a located in Brendale, Medal of the Order helping to produce of Australia (OAM), some of the country’s for service to the best dance talent. arts, in the Queen’s “Having learnt it Birthday Honours. (dance) all my life and The 73-year-old being very privileged said she felt “very and lucky to be able privileged and very to do that... the main honoured to be thing I ever wanted given this award”. to do was to pass on “It’s been a my love of dance to wonderful life and young children,” said (dance) is still my Mrs Conroy, who was love and takes up Conroy Dance Centre founder Jan Conroy a dance examiner for all my time and I has been recognised in the Queen’s more than 30 years. love every minute Birthday Honours. “I’m a very particof it,” she said. ular person in any“I never would have dreamed that my thing I do – I’m one of these perfectionists. life of doing what I love... has come to me I believe what you do you do well or you being honoured in such a special way.” don’t do it at all, so the children excelled. Mrs Conroy, who has been teaching “We’ve got kids that are doing everything dance “for well over 50 years”, established in the performing arts around the world.”
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Sue, along with the likes of Kelti Barber from Dayboro and Warner’s Michelle Clarke, are taking part in Stadium Stomp, running up and down more than 5000 steps at the Gabba sports ground, to help raise money for charity.
What inspired me to take part in Stadium Stomp… I am a Fitness Trainer with enarji Health Coaching, specialising in mothers’ health and wellbeing and thought it would be great to give my mums the opportunity of doing something a little different. The biggest challenge of the event… Finding time to train for the hundreds of stairs we will be running. Fitness is important to me… because of the overall health and wellbeing for life. I want to grow young, not old. My training regime for the event… Tabata, strength training, running stairs. I haven’t had time to find someone to train with! My favourite sporting memory at the Gabba… I have never been; first time and very close up! Apart from running and other fitness activities I enjoy… time with my family, outdoor activities and a thrilling movie. If I could form a social sporting team with any four athletes… (Ultra marathon runners) Turia Pitt and Cliff Young, (Olympic swimmer) Ian Thorpe and (Olympic sprinter) Usain Bolt. Something most people don’t know about me… I used to smoke. When I was young the job I wanted to do when I grew up… Fashion designer. If I could make the world a better place… Treat everybody as a human being regardless of where they come from or their beliefs. We are all human. If a movie was made about my life I would be played by… Melissa McCarthy.
Stadium Stomp is on 21 June. Entry is $20 and open to people of all levels of fitness 12 years of age and older. Register for the event online at www.stadiumstomp.com.au/Gabba
ast year it was Farnsey – this year it’s Barnesy. Australian rock ‘n’ roll royalty will christen the revamped Pine Rivers Park Ampitheatre in October, with Jimmy Barnes and his band Cold Chisel to perform at the second Decades Festival. It follows John Farnham and The Seekers sharing the stage for the first time at last year’s inaugural Decades Festival concert, which attracted around 5500 patrons. Moreton Bay Regional Council will give the amphitheatre a $444,000 upgrade ahead of the performance of Cold Chisel, The Living End and Something For Kate at the Strathpine venue. In a bid to help attract larger events, the amphitheatre’s existing roof will be extended. The upgraded roof will feature a 12 tonne loading capacity truss and permanent infrastructure to allow venue hirers to attach lighting, projectors, sound and other stage equipment. Moreton Bay Region Deputy Mayor Mike Charlton said the upgraded venue, which hosts events such as Christmas in the Park, would “help attract even more events for residents and visitors”. “Last year, thousands of people filled
will host Aussie Pine Rivers rock legends Park to watch Cold Chisel and u n fo r g et t a b l e The Living End per formances right here in by John Farnham and Australian band Cold Chisel will perform at Pine Strathpine.” Rivers Park in October following an upgrade to With a reputatThe Seekers, the Strathpine venue’s amphitheatre. ion for blistering demonstrating concerts and a catalogue of iconic songs its potential as an entertainment venue,” such as ‘Khe Sanh’, ‘When the War Is Over’, Cr Charlton said. ‘Saturday Night’, ‘Bow River’, ‘Flame Trees’ “The extended roof and dedicated and ‘Cheap Wine’, Cold Chisel was inducted connection points will give event organisers into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1993. and performers greater flexibility to use Since the release of their iconic single the site for a variety of events including ‘Prisoner of Society’ in 1997, The Living concerts, shows and movie screenings.” End songs such as ‘All Torn Down’, ‘Save Work on the ampitheatre is due to be the Day’, ‘One Said to the Other’, ‘White completed by late September, ahead of Noise’ and ‘What’s On Your Radio?’ have the Decades Festival on 31 October. peppered the Australian charts. Between them, Cold Chisel, The Living Driven by singles such as ‘Three End and Something For Kate have released Dimensions’, ‘Déjà Vu’, ‘Monsters’ and 18 Australian top-10 albums, eight of ‘Cigarettes and Suitcases’, all three of which reached the number one spot. Something For Kate’s albums released All three bands have works featured from 2001 to 2006 reached number one in The 100 Best Australian Albums, a or number two on the Australian charts. compendium of the best music releases Tickets for the Decades Festival concert of the 50 years spanning 1960 to 2010. are on sale now at www.decadesfestival. Moreton Bay Mayor Allan Sutherland com.au/buytickets. said: “It’s mind-blowing to think our region
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We all know the music, but few know the true story of musical genius Brian Wilson and his struggles with brilliance and balance. Starring John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Dano and Paul Giamatti, Love & Mercy paints an unconventional portrait of The Beach Boys artist by interweaving seminal moments from his youth and later life, exploring the many challenges Brian has faced. Thanks to Icon Film Distribution, The Westerner has five double passes to Love & Mercy, in cinemas 25 June, to give away. For your chance to win tell us which film wasn’t a Hollywood music biopic – Great Balls of Fire, This Is Spinal Tap or Walk the Line? 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 22 June.
Tim Sharp was three years old when he was diagnosed with autism. Told Tim would never speak or go to school, his mother Judy struggled to communicate with her son – until one day Tim picked up a pen and paper and started to draw. Twenty years later Tim’s joyful artworks and drawings involving his superhero, ‘Laser Beak Man’, have been exhibited around the world. A Double Shot of Happiness is Tim and Judy’s inspirational story. Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has three copies of Judy Sharp’s A Double Shot of Happiness (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 BC, 4500 or email lee@thewesterner. com.au, Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 22 June.
Winners: Laggies DVDs: J. Mayer (Dayboro), M. Limbert (Draper), H. Kaufmann (Bunya); Black Widow books: B. Downey (Samford Valley), W. Gordon (Albany Creek), H. Gregory (Warner); Cooking With Kale book: A. Swiryt (Warner); Harder Than Football books: R. Gosper-Cooper (Strathpine), R. Henry (Clear Mountain); State of Origin: 35 Years 1980–2014 books: C. Clements (Samsonvale), R. Jackson (Bray Park).
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Stalwarts geared up for Dayboro Rodeo
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he Dayboro Rodeo is back – and these two blokes will be there once again. Petrie’s Dale Tokely and Dayboro’s Selwyn Barr have both been involved with the rodeo for around 40 years. Mr Tokely attended his first Dayboro Rodeo at the age of nine and is now the event’s ringmaster and ground announcer. He said over the past four decades the event has grown in size and experienced improvements in safety. “Riders don’t take as many chances as what we used to in the old days. A lot of safety gear is used now,� said Mr Tokely, who added the event is ingrained into the identity of Dayboro. “We’re the largest event that gathers funds for all the local charities and clubs. We’re pretty proud of that,� he said. “It’s a really good family-oriented day. That’s what we went for.� After the rodeo was postponed due to the flooding rains experienced in May, the beloved event will return on 14 June. Mr Barr, who has been involved with the rodeo since it began in the 1970s, is tipping a big turnout. He said crowds were typically larger after the rodeo had been postponed due to wet weather. His partner, Lee Tapper, has spent the better part of the last 10 years working at the rodeo, serving drinks to appreciative patrons.
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She said people come “from all over the place� to the rodeo, noting, “we get regulars who come back every year without fail.� Ms Tapper said the event has always given back to the community. “I think the most important thing is, after all expenses are paid, all funds raised go back into our local community,� she said. “It goes to all the little community groups who assisted on the day.� Dayboro Rodeo Association President Jacqui French said the rodeo usually sees about 4000 people descend on Dayboro. She said the event is a day of “full impact entertainment� but is still great for families, with professional bullfighters – or rodeo clowns, as they are sometimes known – protecting participants. “A bull is a wild animal so it will chase a few people and we don’t want anybody ever to get hurt,� she said. “The bullfighters do an amazing job and they will take on a bull so people don’t get hurt.� The Dayboro Rodeo will be held at the Dayboro Showgrounds, Mt Mee Road, Dayboro on 14 June from 10am. Admission ranges from $5 to $15, with free parking available. For more information phone 0400 099 119, visit www.dayboro rodeo.org or search for Dayboro Rodeo on Facebook.
DAYBORO SHOW GROUNDS 10am to 5pm After the Rodeo the very talented Sharryn Bell will be performing For more information go to www.daybororodeo.org or Phone Jacqui 0400 099 119
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POLICE BEAT Traffic crash, Murrumba Downs: Police are seeking witnesses to a traffic crash that occurred at Murrumba Downs on 5 June. Initial information indicates that around 7am a Black Nissan Almera sedan was headed north on the Bruce Highway just past the Pine Rivers Bridge. The driver lost control of the vehicle and veered across the median strip and into the path of two oncoming cars.
Stolen mobile phones located, Pine Rivers: Pine Rivers Police have had success when investigating stolen mobile phones. This has been achieved by using phone/tablet ‘find my phone’ apps. Almost all android phones can now be remotely located, without an app required to do so. Pine Rivers Crime Prevention encourages owners to install ‘find my phone’ apps to phones and tablets. Keeping a record of serial numbers and taking photos of valuables also helps police return property quicker and easier if it is stolen. Murder charge, Caboolture: Police have charged a woman with murder after the death of a man in Caboolture on 7 June. At around 1.15am a 26-year-old man walked into a Lower King Street service station with an apparent stab wound. He was transported to Caboolture Hospital but died a short time later. A 22-yearold Caboolture woman appeared in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on 8 June. Investigations are continuing.
Security warning after business hacked: Police are issuing a strong warning to businesses following a serious hacking attack on an international company based in Brisbane in recent months. The company’s computer system was hacked and data pertaining to sensitive operations involving the business was stolen. The hackers demanded a ransom be paid in Bitcoin, equating to thousands of dollars. The company complied. Following this a further extortion demand for a larger amount was made of the business. The business refused and contacted police.
Fatal traffic crash, Keperra: A 17-yearold Ashgrove man died following a single vehicle traffic crash in Keperra on 6 June. Around 12.40am a vehicle that was travelling on Settlement Road left the road a struck a tree. Earlier, police attempted to intercept the vehicle on Samford Road but pulled over to the side of the road when the vehicle failed to stop. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.
LEGO is a shared passion for Anita Eenink, Abigail Henry and Matt Henry.
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hese three LEGO enthusiasts are proof that the family that plays together, stays together. The iconic little building blocks are a shared passion for Anita Eenink, Abigail Henry and Matt Henry. “We tried working out the actual number of (LEGO) bricks we have recently and we got to somewhere between 250,000 and 300,000 pieces,” Matt said. This weekend Anita and Matt will show off their creations at the BrisBricks Pine
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nyone who manages a horse on a property knows that it is a labour of love – and not a cheap one. Horse owners often say that their highest costs are feed bills, and with so many feed, supplement and hay choices it can be tricky to know what your horse needs. The best place to start is to ensure you have healthy grasses, a nutritious and relatively cheap feed source for horses. SEQ Catchments will run courses in Samford designed to help locals keep pastures and horses healthy, even in winter, and save them money in the long term. Running over two to three months, the easy-to-follow courses take landowners through the steps of everything they need to know about managing their property. Program co-ordinator Greg Leach has been helping landholders make the best decisions for their land for over 20 years. “Paddocks can quickly degrade and you end up spending a lot of money on feed and supplements,� Mr Leach said. “As soon as your pastures become run down, you lose essential minerals, which
means you have to fork out even more on supplements. “Grazing your horses on degraded pasture can also lead to colic, greasy heel, parasites and poisoning from weeds.� One of the best ways to care for your horse is to care for your land so it can provide healthy pastures all year round. “With it looking likely that an El Nino will bring drier, warmer conditions, planning ahead will become more critical than ever,� Mr Leach said. “But by following a few simple tips, you will start to see healthier pastures for longer throughout the year and reduced feed costs.� The ‘My Land, My Home’ courses in Samford commence 12 June and start at $308 per course. For bookings visit www.myland myhome.com.au
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id you know that more than 100 types of birds call a patch of pristine bushland at Eatons Hill home? The Birders of the South Pine River group has released a new book it hopes will encourage locals to get out and about and learn more about our feathered friends.
what the birds are doing.� Back in 2002 only 62 bird types were spotted near the Kumbartcho Sanctuary environment reserve at Eatons Hill. Continued restoration of riparian land at the ‘Eatons Reach’ section of the South Pine River has seen the number of bird
Brendale Produce Cashmere’s Rita Larsen and the Birders of the South Pine River group have released a book about bird species which can be sighted in the area.
Eighty-nine birds are profiled in Birds of the South Pine River, a 70-page colour book that includes photographs and information including the best months of the year to spot each animal. “A lot of the birds are here all the time and some of the birds are migratory so we only ever see them seasonally,� Birders of the South Pine River co-ordinator Rita Larsen said. “Some birds are terrific to see because they are so rare. Samford is known as the home of the powerful owl and just down on the river, 20 metres from the step, we saw a powerful owl. “And yes, we did rub our eyes and ask, ‘Are we really seeing this?’, because it’s such a big, powerful bird. It was amazing to see. “We really like to see the unusual, rare types of birds but we also love to see
species more than double to 137. “We had heard anecdotal evidence that the birds were coming back‌ so we thought if we did a survey every month we could see,â€? Mrs Larsen recalls. Mrs Larsen said birders “are like a clanâ€? and membership of her group has tripled since it was established four years ago. Birders hope to share their passion via Birds of the South Pine River, which will be distributed to local libraries, schools and environment centres. “It’s not a high energy level or physical activity but it keeps the brain going and gets your legs going,â€? Mrs Larsen said. “It’s a social (pastime) because you can chat to anybody in any location in Australia about birds, and it’s terrifically rewarding.â€? Copies of Birds of the South Pine River are available from the Pine Rivers Catchment Association. Phone 3325 1577.
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Peter and Karen McCurley, Andrew Slack, Darren Lockyer and Lee Kenny will again tee up for the Samford Valley Rotary Club Charity Golf Day.
Tee up good cause at golf course
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ave you got the balls and the game to raise money for Cancer Council Queensland? Whether you’re a top swinger like Adam Scott, Rory McIlroy or Karrie Webb or a Happy Gilmore hacker, join some of Queensland’s top former footy stars on the golf course – in support of a great cause. The annual Samford Valley Rotary Club Charity Golf Day is held in memory of Samantha McCurley, who lost her battle with a brain tumour at the age of 16. Funds raised will support Team Sam, a Relay For Life team founded by Samantha’s parents, Peter and Karen, to raise money for Cancer Council Queensland. Samford Rotary Fundraising Co-ordinator Lee Kenny hopes more than $10,000 will be raised to assist Team Sam with its charity fundraising efforts. “At Rotary we are passionate about raising funds locally, so that we can help people in our very own community,” he said. “Our family knew Samantha and I lost my brother to the same form of cancer last
year, so this is a cause close to the heart.” Sign up for the charity golf day and you could be teeing off for a round at Keperra Country Club with State of Origin greats such as Darren Lockyer, Wally FullertonSmith, Colin Scott and Adam Mogg. Former Australian Wallabies rugby union international player Andrew Slack and former Australian rugby league representative Graham Eadie have also signed on to support the event. “It will be a great golfing event, supported by a number of great Australian sporting heroes,” Mr Kenny said. Tickets to the charity golf day on 19 June are $120 per person, which includes breakfast, green fees, golf cart hire and a catered lunch. All tickets must be pre-purchased by contacting Lee Kenny on 0417 196 427. Cancer Council Queensland’s annual Moreton Bay Relay For Life will be held at Pine Rivers Showgrounds at Lawnton on 31 October. To register visit www.relayfor life.org.au or phone 1300 65 65 85.
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Book offers helping hand to carers
Mt Samson’s Joan Wilson-Jones has written a self-help guide for carers of terminally ill loved ones.
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hen Joan Wilson-Jones’ partner Philip discovered he had an aggressive cancer she predicted they had a tough road ahead – and she was right. “His prognosis was very poor and he expressed a strong wish to remain at home throughout his treatment and, should the prognosis be correct, to die at home,” Ms Wilson-Jones recalls. “Caring for a loved one who is seriously ill is an enormous task and I was scared about the role I was taking on.” Seeking information to help prepare her for a carer’s role, her search found that “vital information for carers is sadly lacking.” “I was unsuccessful in finding anything specifically directed to the carer and certainly nothing that included useful strategies and ideas for how to provide the support and care needed, as well as being able to continue to look after yourself,” Ms Wilson-Jones said. After being diagnosed with a metastasised prostate cancer, Philip passed away
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five years later, at the age of 49. “In Philip’s final months I was (his) head nurse, hospital orderly, kitchen staff and laundry staff. There was no time for goodbyes,” Ms Wilson-Jones recalls. “In the five years of his illness I had only a handful of proper night’s sleep, as I was constantly managing night medications and undertaking other medically related tasks.
“I know it doesn’t have to be this hard.” The Mt Samson resident has written a book she hopes will offer a helping hand to carers of a seriously ill loved one. Ms Wilson-Jones says Who Cares is the “self-help guide” she needed to read when she became a carer. “It includes suggestions for the carer that they can implement for themselves and, most importantly, ideas for people around the carer so that they can offer real, helpful support,” she explains. “The statistics and research consistently shows that with Australia’s aging population, and distressing cancer rates, that the number of people caring for a seriously ill loved one at home could rise dramatically over the next few decades. “If this book helps one person then I will be happy.” Joan Wilson-Jones will launch Who Cares at the Relaxation Centre, 15 South Pine Road, Alderley on 19 June at 7pm. The book is out through Balboa Press, available as both an e-book and in hard copy from bookstore.balboapress.com
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Free yourself from all stress and use this bridal guide, featuring professional local businesses, to assist you in getting into shape and organising all your arrangements and purchases – to make your day perfect and momentous in every way.
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Bridal Showcase Evening Friday 19 June • 5pm to 8.30pm Free entry and complimentary glass of sparkling wine for all Brides Lots of exhibitors with great offers from Celebrants, DJs, Photographers, etc. Mini makeovers from top Make Up Artists. Professional Photographers on hand to capture your look! Image courtesy of Sheila Sissons Photography
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Deons Are you engaged and not sure where to start? Deons is a Bridal Consultancy that can help you, the bride, achieve the look you have always dreamed of on your wedding day. Nanette will use her knowledge, experience and passion to help design or find you the perfect dress and assist with the minor bridal details. For more information: www.deons.com.au
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on the colour wheel, such and green and blue, or try yellow, peach and orange. To produce a vibrant, energising combination, choose colours that lie opposite one another on the colour wheel. For example, on a colour wheel yellow is on the exact opposite side of purple. Contrasting colours seem to ‘pop’ and create fun, lively combinations. You may also want to choose two colours from one of the opposing colours. For example, if yellow is your main colour, you may choose light lavender and dark purple as your two complementary shades. Beautiful! For a fun, fresh, and happy combination, try some colours that are equidistant on the colour wheel. If a line were drawn from three ‘points’ of each colour, the lines would create a triangle. If you use yellow and purple in this case, then fuchsia would become your third colour. Remember to use only one colour as your main colour and the other two as accent colours only. Tetrad is the use of four colours spaced equal distance on a colour wheel. An example would be purple, yellow, red and green. If yellow is your main colour you may have tablecloths of yellow, with centrepieces of red and purple flowers, mixed with greenery. Stunning! – Rose Haller, Isnare
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Laura Murry, with Samford State School Deputy Principal Lorelle Holcroft, Principal Bradley Clark and P&C President Brendan Gilmour, oversaw the running of the school for one day last week.
ittle Jessica Vacher is one of the many human faces of blood donations. The eight-year-old from Samford Valley was diagnosed with a rare, lifethreatening immune deficiency, WHIM Syndrome, three years ago. To live young Jessica requires monthly transfusions of immunoglobulin, a blood product made from plasma and containing disease-fighting antibodies. “Her immune system doesn’t function as it should so she’s more at risk of infection,” Jessica’s mum Sharon Vacher explains. “The reason why (Jessica requires blood transfusions) is she is effectively borrowing the immune system of blood donors.
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Justin and Sharon Vacher regularly donate blood to assist people like their daughter Jessica.
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Good morning, Ms Murry.” That was a common greeting from students at Samford State School last week when one of their own sat in the principal’s chair for a day. Laura Murry assumed the duties of regular principal Bradley Clark during Student Principal for a Day on 3 June, an event run by the Principals Australia Institute in 176 primary and secondary schools across the country. Laura’s duties included a meeting with the school’s P&C President, morning tea duty, class visits including helping Prep students, approving the school newsletter and also running a staff meeting. “Talking in front of 40 teachers, I was so nervous that I forgot what I was supposed to say,” the Year 6 student said. “The best thing for me was that I was in the office for the majority of the day and students aren’t normally permitted behind the admin desk and I was in the staff room. “I wanted to learn the leadership role of the principal and also be the voice for the students, so that the principal knows what the students want. “They want a safe school, they want a bully-free school, they want to learn by playing and learning outside and they also want some cool resources like 3D printers.” Laura said her experience had convinced her to eventually become a school principal. “It’s lots of fun doing jobs around the school, talking to the students and staff and making our school a place to learn, grow and be,” she said. Mr Clark said Student Principal for a Day enabled students to “see two sides of the story” on the school campus. “For us it’s a great way to get a student voice into our school, to hear how a student would run a school, and for a student to see the day of a life of a school through a different set of eyes,” he said.
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For your chance to win a copy of “Good Enough For a Sheep Station” (Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, RRP $24.99) send your name and contact details to: School Talk competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500. Entries close 22 June.
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bad infections so she ended up getting a staph infection in her spine and an infection in her bone. “It’s a lifelong condition that she’s got... and one unfortunately she’s not going to grow out of.” Speaking on the eve of World Blood Donor Day on 14 June, Mrs Vacher said her daughter is “going to need to rely on people donating blood for life”. Mrs Vacher and her husband Justin are now regular blood donors and through the Australian Red Cross Blood Service have set up a group called ‘Team Jess’. It is part of the ‘Red 25’ initiative, which is seeking donors to provide 25 per cent
“She needs it every four weeks because obviously over time her (immunity) levels wear off and she needs a boost, so she needs another treatment.” WHIM Syndrome is so rare fewer than 100 people have been diagnosed with the condition worldwide. “(Jessica) was really unwell as a child and had a lot of recurrent infections,” Mrs Vacher said. “As she got older she had some pretty
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of the Red Cross’ blood needs. “Prior to this (Jessica’s diagnosis) I knew how important blood donation was... but for me it wasn’t a real priority,” Mrs Vacher said. “You don’t really realise how important it is until you’re faced with it yourself and you rely on those blood products.” To donate blood phone 13 14 95 or visit www.donateblood.com.au and search for ‘Team Jess – Donate Life’ on Facebook.
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Bush poets make tracks for Dayboro and Samford
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ome of Brisbane’s top bush poets are heading west in June and July. Award-winning members of the North Pine Bush Poets group will be performing a mixture of traditional, modern and original poetry at Dayboro on 14 June and Samford Village on 12 July. The Dayboro concert will feature Strathpine’s Kevin Dean along with John Pampling, Mal Beverage, Gordon Clarke and Jim and Lin Kennedy. Performing at Samford Village will be Ron Leikefett from Lawnton, Suzanne Honour, Dot Schwenke, Cay and Barry Ellem, and Wally and Mary Finch, also
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Renowned Morayfield bush poet Wally Finch will perform at an upcoming concert in Samford Village.
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known as The Drop Bears. The performers are members of the North Pine Bush Poets, which has been regularly performing bush poetry at Old Petrie Town since 1996. Finch said the group of poets “share Australian heritage and modern life in fun filled verse”. He encouraged local residents to come to the upcoming concerts at Dayboro and Samford Village to “see how our pioneers entertained themselves”. “(You can) see and hear some of your favourite old poems mixed in with some very interesting new ones you may not be
familiar with, most of it with an emphasis on comedy,” Finch said. “Be prepared to laugh out loud as you enjoy an art form from our heritage. Don’t miss it unless you hate to laugh.” The shows are on at the Dayboro Community Hall, Bradley Street, Dayboro on 14 June from 1.30pm, and the Samford Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford Village on 12 July. “While you mingle with the performers, enjoy an afternoon tea included in the $15 admission price,” Finch said. For tickets and information phone 5495 5110 or email wmbear1@bigpond.com
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ocal gardens are featured in a new art exhibition. Habitat: Artworks and Stories of Pine Rivers Gardens is a collaborative project between Brisbane photographic artists Renata Buziak and Lynette Letic. The gardens of homes at Mt Glorious, Yugar, Wights Mountain, Cedar Creek, Bray Park, Clear Mountain, Ferny Hills, Lawnton, Strathpine, Everton Park and Closeburn are represented in 11 artworks. Photographic artist Renata Buziak and a new work by Lynette Letic, far right.
Through visits and conversations, the artists worked over the course of the two years to develop the exhibition and a catalogue of artworks, photographs and stories of these gardens. Letic photographed both the gardeners and their gardens and conducted interviews about “the history of the garden, what they plant, and why”, while Buziak created her artworks using a collection of plant matter from each garden.
“The way I make the artwork is I combine the plant matter with the photographic materials, and I work with paper and film,” Buziak said. “It’s all about the composition, decay and renewal, the cycle of life.” The Habitat project was documented via a dedicated internet blog in order to reflect the artists’ process and progress, from meeting with participants to preparing for the exhibition at Pine Rivers Art Gallery. “Accompanied by a catalogue and blog, the aim of this exhibition is to offer viewers an insight into the gardens the artists spent time in, the people they spoke to, and the stories that were shared,” Letic said. The exhibition is on at Pine Rivers Art Gallery, at 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine until 18 July.
Are voices inside your head telling you what to do? Are creatures in your brain controlling your actions, speech and emotions? There are, according to Inside Out, the latest and one of the greatest animated movies from Disney Pixar, makers of the wonderful Ratatouille, Up, Wall-E, The Incredibles and Toy Story films. Inside the mind of 11-year-old Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias) and everyone she knows are characters who control five core emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). The normal balance is disrupted when Riley and her mother (Diane Lane) and father (Kyle MacLachlan) move from her childhood home in rural Minnesota to big city San Francisco. Struggling to fit in at a new school and missing her friends from the Midwest, the young girl’s relationship with her parents begins to splinter when an accident at Riley HQ sees her happiness guide Joy and the gloomy Sadness being accidentally sent out into the netherregion of Riley’s stored memories. If Joy and Sadness can’t navigate their way through a world where old memories fade and die, the normally cheerful Riley will turn into a girl whose personality will be dictated by Anger, Fear and Disgust. Inside Out operates on two different levels: for kids it’s an exciting adventure but for adults (and parents in particular) it’s a tender and contemplative tale about lost childhood that can bring a tear to the eye. Some of those aforementioned Pixar movies such as Up and Wall-E had key scenes that tugged at the heartstrings, and Inside Out has plenty of those moments. But like those films Inside Out is also damn funny, so you can sneakily pass off any ‘paternal pathos tears’ as being tears caused by laughing so hard. The voice work from the Inside Out cast is on song because many of the actors are virtually reprising their best-loved roles. Poehler’s sprightly, efficient, motivated and overly positive Joy is seemingly a caricature of her Parks and Recreation character Leslie Knope. Sadness acts, sounds and looks just like Smith’s timid characters from Butter and Bad Teacher, while Kaling, a fellow graduate of the American The Office TV show, presents her usual sassy self as seen in many of her films and television shows. Inside Out also presents the most imaginative and dazzling animated world devised for the big screen since the various ingenious ‘inside a video game’ settings of 2012’s Wreck-It Ralph. Inside Out is a must-see for children and their parents this upcoming school holidays. 8/10
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ARANA HILLS SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB: Meets Fridays 9.30am at council hall, Dawson Parade, Arana Hills. Bingo, hoy, displays, concerts, guest speakers, cards, indoor bowls, day bus trips. New members welcome. Ph 3355 9674 after 4pm. ARANA VIEW CLUB: Luncheon meeting at Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Pde, Keperra on Wednesday 1 July at 10.30am. Guest speaker marathon runner Darren Basford, bring & buy table, two-course luncheon $24. Bookings: Ph 3351 5196 by 29 June at 4pm. AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY (QLD.) KABI GROUP Inc. meet 7.45pm on Second Tuesday each month (except January) at Bald Hills Memorial Hall 2126 Gympie Road, Bald Hills. Ph 0414 761 367 or 3399 9208, web www.ourshopfront.com/kabi BIRD WATCHING: along the South PIne River. Meet second Wednesday of month at 7.30am at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Court Drive, Eatons HiIl. To register phone 3325 1577 or email catchmentcoordinator@prca.org.au BRENDALE EVENING VIEW CLUB: meets for dinner with a guest speaker on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Wantima Country Club, 530 South Pine Road, Brendale. Fun and friendship for women of all ages as well as supporting The Smith Family. Ph 3264 2213. BUNYA TOASTMASTERS CLUB: meet 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 7pm at Aspley AFL Club, Graham Rd, Carseldine. Develop leadership & communications skills in a supportive, friendly environment. Ph 3889 6335 or 0409 053 455. CARAVAN CLUB: trips away for 1 week each month. Destinations within 300km of Brisbane. Use your caravan more often, make new friends and enjoy an active lifestyle. Ph Annette 3264 1309 or Jean 3882 6748. @CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www. creativesamford.com for full details.
MT MEE MARKETS: First Sunday of month (except Jan). Indoor/outdoor. BBQ breakfast, country kitchen, produce, arts & craft, jams, pickles, local coffee, watch batteries etc. Tables $7 indoor/$5 outdoor. Ph Anne 5498 2154 or Jeanette 5498 2068.
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DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams St & NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: Mt Mee Rd, Dayboro. Open daily 10am - 3pm. meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000. Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “Big interest groups inc. exercise, dining out, reading, Hero 6” screening Saturday 20 June at the craft, photography, movies, golf & more. Ph 3264 Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 1509. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: Meetings and demonstrations 3rd Sat of every month from dayboro.lions@gmail.com 9am-12pm. Next meeting: 20 June at Samford DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, Community Centre. Ph 0419 842 250, like us on 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a Facebook or visit www.northpinepoultryclub. bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & com plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of Contact Steve 3425 2456 or Lexie 3425 2260. month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, All monies raised go to chosen charities and the 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st local community. Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & or Joy 3285 5989. involvement with other community groups. PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or Don 0407 321 Activities relating to integrated catchment 770 or email dayboromensshed@gmail.com management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 3264 5485. month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553. SAMFORD & SURROUNDS ARTS TRAIL & EARLY AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL DANCE: OPEN STUDIOS: 30 local artists exhibiting in The Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford works in 19 venues at Samford, Highvale, Camp Village, Sunday 28 June from 2-4pm. Music by Mountain, Mt Glorious, Yugar, Cedar Creek, Mt Moreton Bay Symphony Orchestra. No Samson, Ocean View, King Scrub, Cashmere. experience, costume or partner required. Tickets: Every weekend in June, 10am to 3pm. Visit $10, concessions $5. For information phone www.facebook.com/samfordartstrail 3289 4708 or go to www.colonialdance.com.au SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every MEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in Tuesday at 9.30am for coffee and a chat, with Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the guest speaker last Tuesday of the month, at old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp Samford Showgrounds pavilion. Activities Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night. include woodworking, steelworking, gardening, Beginners welcome. $5 donation requested. photography, computers. Email: info@ Phone 3298 5094. samfordshed.org.au. Ph 0487 232 328.
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Wrestle mania coming to local Pine Rivers venue Continued from page 8 Cyprien Carter has been wrestling for seven years and used to make the six-hour round trip from Hervey Bay to Bray Park to do wrestling training at Pine Rivers PCYC at Bray Park. Now based at Petrie, he has fought around Australia and is excited to be competing in his own neighbourhood at Homecoming II this month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love being a superhero,â&#x20AC;? said the self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;solider of seductionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrestling is a show like no other. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there to entertain people while putting on an athletic display,â&#x20AC;? Mr Moon said. Homecoming II is on at Pine Rivers PCYC, Francis Road, Bray Park on 27 June from 6pm. Tickets cost $15 (general seating) or $20 (ringside seating) for adults and $10 or $15 for children. Book tickets on 0421 578 342 or at www.stickytickets.com.au/26358 and visit www.facebook.com/awa.live.events. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lee Oliver www.thewesterner.com.au
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en days, two national championship gold medals. That was the medal haul for young water polo goalkeeper Octavia Bellekens during a dream trip to Sydney last month. The 17-year-old led her Queensland team to victory in the Australian under-20 national titles, by beating New South Wales 11-10 in the championship final at Sydney’s Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. A few days later her Brisbane Barracudas team claimed the women’s National Water Polo League (NWPL) crown with a 10-8 penalty shootout victory over the Sydney University Lions. The result saw the Brisbane Barracudas draw equal with the Fremantle Marlins with a league-high five NWPL premiership wins. “It kind of still hasn’t sunk in. I still haven’t got my head around it,” Bellekens said of her dual achievements. After finishing the regular season in fifth position, the Barracudas advanced to its seventh straight national league final after beating the UTS Balmain Tigers and Fremantle Marlins in sudden death playoff matches. “We were actually in a redevelopment year this year because we had a lot of our older girls leave and move on… so we had a really, really young team this year,” said Bellekens, Brisbane Barracudas’ reserve goalkeeper. “We went in (to the NWPL semi-finals) thinking we could
Cedar Creek’s Octavia Bellekens, in red cap, celebrates with teammates after the Brisbane Barracudas won the National Water Polo League grand final in her debut season. Photo by Anthony Pearse/Pearse Photography.
beat the Balmain Tigers because that was our goal, but we kept going until the final.” The Cedar Creek resident said her “first year in the hot seat” guarding the Barracudas goal was “pretty exciting”, although she describes her NWPL debut against Hunter Hurricanes in Brisbane as “pretty scary”. “It was the last quarter and we were up by a few (goals) and my coach put me in,” the Barracudas rookie recalls. “I remember I was so shaky and I was trying to count down the (shot) clock and my voice was stuttering as I was so nervous. “The ball finally came down my end and I got a good save and after that my nerves were kind of chilled.” Sitting behind Kelsey Wakefield as the Barracudas’ firstchoice goalkeeper, Bellekens has learnt a lot from the Australian representative shot-stopper.
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p until four years ago Matthew Eckford had never run in a marathon. Now he is a world championships medallist. The Camp Mountain resident was a member of the first Australian team to win a medal in the teams ultra running event at the IAU 24 Hour World Championship. Australia beat traditional ultra marathon super power Germany to claim a silver medal in Turin, Italy. “For an individual sport it gives me goosebumps to think of how well the team came together and what it feels like to be a part of a moment when the Aussie spirit is being displayed to the world,” Eckford said. Eckford finished 10th overall and was the best-placed Australian athlete after running a total of 255km. He rates placing in the top 10 in the world more highly than finishing as Australia’s number one runner in Italy. “I was the third seeded Australian entering the race, but it was just my day,” Eckford said. “I was running second in the world at 21 hours with three hours to go, before I dropped off the pace. “I now know I can compete with the best in the world and still have a lot of room to improve.” While ultra runners typically peak between the ages of www.thewesterner.com.au
40 and 45 years, Eckford was the youngest athlete in the Australian team at 35. “I ran my first marathon in 2011 with my wife, having never been a runner,” he explains. “I’d trained and competed in mixed martial arts and boxing for over 10 years prior to that but neck injuries were preventing me from being able to continue. I then pursued ultra running as an alternative sport.” A special training regime helped prepare Eckford for his maiden ultra marathon world championship event, which was won by Great Britain. “I train 13-day fortnights, twice a day for 12-week blocks leading up to an event,” he says. “After each I have three weeks recovery with no running. “My weeks range from 15-hour to 25-hour totals and 100km to 200km. I also cross train with leg weight lifting twice per week.” Eckford is now setting his sights on the 2017 ultra running world championships.
Matthew Eckford won an ultra running world championship medal at his first attempt.
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