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A show for the Decades Did you get along to Pine Rivers Park on 31 October to see some of Australia’s bestloved bands perform at Decades Festival? Festival organisers from the Moreton Bay Regional Council did a fine job of putting together a great line-up of live music talent, including Cold Chisel, The Living End, Björn Again, Something For Kate, Suze Demarchi and some rockabilly acts, representing popular music spanning the 1950s to the 1990s. Organisers didn’t plan as successfully the best way for punters to get drinks or to drive away from the venue, but these are teething problems for a fledgling event. With an attendance of 10,000 people the event will no doubt be back bigger, better – and perhaps even louder – next year. Who should play at Strathpine in 2016? For mine, you couldn’t beat a line-up of the Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Screaming Jets, reformed Brisbane indie-rock icons Custard, local country-rockers Halfway, and The Killer Queen Experience, an internationally renowned tribute show honouring Freddie Mercury and his band. If you have ideas for next year’s event then make your suggestions at Decades Festival’s facebook page. – Lee Oliver, Editor

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The vineyards of Ocean View Estates winery were stripped of grapes during a damaging hailstorm late last month.

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ocal businesses are still counting the costs after a fierce storm ravaged areas around Dayboro a fortnight

ago. The storm moved across Ipswich, Fernvale and north Brisbane, with areas such as Mt Pleasant, Ocean View and Laceys Creek in its path. It brought strong winds and blanketed the area with large hailstones, which some residents reported were the size of golf balls. Kate Honnef from Ocean View Estates said damage from the storm, the “scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life”, has cost her award-winning winery around $1 million in revenue. “We lost the whole crop so equivalent to around 30,000 bottles of wine or 30 tonne of grapes,” Ms Honnef said. “We had three fulltime people employed looking after them, and to have them totally devastated was pretty huge. “With a quarter of the crop there’s a lot of damage to the actual vine so we think (it will take) probably three years to recover. “We don’t want to be too negative about it but our passion is actually growing and making everything on site, but for the next two vintages we will have to buy grapes and put it (the wine) under a different label.” The winery’s restaurant closed for more than a week after it was “smashed” in the storm, with Ms Honnef saying 70 per cent of its windows were destroyed.

The restaurant’s timber floors had to be replaced and furniture and the winery’s cellar door were also damaged. Ms Honnef said her business, which was insured for the restaurant damage but not the loss of crops, would now focus on developing a craft beer brewery on the Ocean View property, due to open by April. Jacki Hinchey from the Blue Dog Farm at Ocean View, a small market garden that grows high-end fresh produce for restaurants, lost six weeks of income due to the storm. “I’ve got a quarter of an acre of fast growing salad leaves and herbs and edible flowers and it’s gone,” Ms Hinchey said. “It’s brought the end of my (growing) season forward with a bang. “As far as income goes it’s $1200 (lost), which probably doesn’t sound like much but considering it’s a $10,000 a year business, it’s a big chunk. “We’ve got a farm gate stall which I just can’t open anymore because I don’t have enough greens to put out there. “Customers, the people who are sitting at the restaurant table, should know that their food is affected by the weather, and that it all isn’t grown in greenhouses and with hydroponics.” Windows were broken and trees felled at Ron Ellis’s Ocean View home during the “hectic five minutes” on 26 October. Ms Hinchey believes the storm was “Mother Nature’s way of reminding us that she’s the boss.”

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aking a shot at a “one in a million” career path has paid dividends for an actor from Samford. Melina Vidler is one of the stars of 800 Words, the top-rating new Australian comedy-drama series broadcast on the Seven Network. She stars opposite Logie and AFI Award winner Erik Thomson, in a story about a widower who quits his job as a top newspaper columnist and moves his family to a remote town in New Zealand. It is a breakthrough role for Vidler, who long had aspirations to act. “I had always been really fascinated with TV and film and it always excited me and I loved the whole drama aspect,” said Vidler, who lived in Samford Village and Highvale until she was 18. “When I was 11-years-old my friend said it’s a one-in-a-million chance you’re going to succeed in this industry. “I guess that implanted in my brain it (acting) is something I wanted to do, even if it is a one-in-a-million chance that you’re going to get a role that is going to be big and is going to provide you with enough money to live.” That big role sees the former Samford State School student play teenager Shay Turner in 800 Words, which has just been

commissioned for a second season. Shay is the daughter of the character played by Thomson, from TV favourites All Saints and Packed to the Rafters and acclaimed Australian films The Black Balloon and Somersault. “He’s been around for ages and he knows his stuff so when you’re working opposite him you just pick up little things that he does… and how he prepares for each scene is really interesting to watch,” Vidler said. “When you work opposite him you really step up to his level.” A 22-year-old Ferny Grove High School and QUT film school graduate, Vidler said filming 800 Words in New Zealand and Sydney, which then premiered to 1.22 million Australian viewers, was “a different world” to her previous acting roles. “When more money is being poured into a production you do have to be more professional and available and be willing to give it your all,” she said. “The response (to 800 Words) has been

incredible, the ratings have been great… and everyone’s loving it.” Vidler said future goals for her acting career are to explore new characters and to “continue working constantly”, possibly in Hollywood films. “I’m ecstatic with where I am at this point… but there’s just always more characters I want to explore and more people I want to meet and work with,” she said. “My five or 10-year goal would be to be able to do film, TV and theatre constantly, working all the time and exploring new characters. When I’m Cate Blanchett’s age if I have lived a career that’s she lived I would be just so happy. “I also hope to get into writing and maybe write my own series and get to cast my friends in it. That would be the goal.” Season one of 800 Words was released on DVD last week by Beyond Home Entertainment. – Lee Oliver

Competitions Based on the best-selling book series by Michael Connelly, the Emmy-Award nominated TV series Bosch follows Detective Harry Bosch of the Los Angeles Police Department, who finds himself chasing a murderer after a dog brings home a human bone in the Hollywood Hills. Bosch: Season One, starring Titus Welliver, is out now on DVD and digital through Entertainment One. Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has three copies of Bosch: Season One on DVD (RRP $44.95) to give away. For your chance to win tell us how many of Michael Connelly’s novels star Detective Harry Bosch – 11, 20 or 42? Send your answer with your name and contact details to: The Westerner DVD competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com. au, Attn: DVD competition. Entries close 23 November.

In the thriller The Crossing, the 20th novel from bestselling author Michael Connelly starring Harry Bosch, the legendary detective teams up with the ‘Lincoln Lawyer’, Mickey Haller. After leaving the LAPD, Bosch is soon back where he belongs: right in the centre of a puzzling murder mystery. The difference is, this time Bosch is working for the defence, aiming to prevent the accused from being convicted. Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has one copy of The Crossing (RRP $32.99) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 23 November.

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oreton Bay Regional Council has launched an interactive smartphone app about World War I to coincide with Remembrance Day. The new Once Upon a Wartime app, launched last week, features three fictional characters based on the First World War experiences of real life Moreton Bay residents. The interactive, virtual storybook is narrated by Will Short, an 18-year-old draftsman from Redcliffe who boards the train to Sydney to enlist. He tells the story of a labourer from Burpengary who joins up as a driver with the Light Horse Field Ambulance, and a young mother left to run the family farm at Strathpine when her husband marched off to war. The educational app, based on four years of research by Moreton Bay Libraries, was made possible by the State Government’s Queensland ANZAC Centenary Grant Program. The app can be downloaded for free from www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/apps

wo helping hands – one from the government and one from a local business – has made it easier for Samford’s Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) to maintain its home. Samford RDA has been given a top-ofthe-range mower for use at its facility at Highvale. The ride-on mower was purchased via an $11,000 grant from the Queensland Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund and a $5000 subsidy from local business Mower Mart Samford. The Hustler X1 zero-turn mower has replaced a well-worn five-year-old mower and will be used to maintain the Samford RDA’s centre and its associated horse paddocks at the Samford Showgrounds. State Member for Ferny Grove Mark Furner, who recently presented the mower to Samford RDA, said he was pleased that the hard working group was a beneficiary of the latest round of grants distributed by the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. Samford RDA uses horse riding to help develop the physical strength, balance and co-ordination, interpersonal skills and self-esteem of children and adults with disabilities. Mr Furner also praised Mower Mart Samford and its business owner Peter

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dedication to the Pine Rivers community. Cecelia Serchen has over 9000 volunteering hours and was presented with a Gold Award, which is the top award a VIP can receive. Peter Daff received an award for working over 1600 volunteer hours. Acting Senior Sergeant Peter Long was nominated for the Neighbourhood Watch Police Liaison Officer of the Year award and Helen Furness received a certificate for Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer of the Year. Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Eighteen break and enter offences in Eatons Hill, Albany Creek, Cashmere, Strathpine, Warner, Brendale and Bray Park were reported to police over the past fortnight. Six of the offences occurred at Eatons Hill, at homes at Roundelay Court, Peer Court, Sunblest Court, Eden Drive, Kimberley Court and Valencia Court. Items stolen included two vehicles, cash, cigarettes, iPod, wallet, speakers and a card game.

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“I have always worked on the principals of listening, acting and then delivering. I feel it is very important to listen to the community to ensure you are aware of the issues that matter to them.” He believes Council is responsible for balancing Moreton Bay’s growth while preserving its assets. “As one of Australia’s fastest growing regions in Australia, the major challenges will be to ensure that this growth does not undermine the lifestyle that has brought many of our residents to the region and that, in meeting this challenge, Council, along with other levels of government, works hard to deliver the community infrastructure and services that the community requires,” Mr Grimwade said. “It will also be important to protect and improve the extensive natural areas and waterways we are lucky to have.”

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e has performed everywhere from Russia to Spain and from Canada to Israel, and now violin virtuoso Attilla Sautov is coming to Samford. Known in equal measures for his flamboyant stage presence and command of the violin, the Uzbekistan-born, Redcliffe-based musician was a child prodigy. He played his first Bach and Vivaldi concertos at the age of six and went on to perform in 40 countries. Sautov believes the best thing about classical music is “playing music that has been around for centuries and yet still strikes a chord with people”. “It is extremely rewarding being able to convert the black dots on a page into music which evokes such emotion in the listener,” he said. “Being able to tell the story of great composers in history through

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push to establish a “new focal point for the mountain” was the genesis for a new art event which will debut at Mt Glorious this month. Art With Altitude will see 17 renowned artists from the Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious areas display artworks over two days at Mt Glorious Community Hall. “The Mt Glorious community is small but spread over a wide area, and needed a focus. The hall has provided that,” art show convener Rose Cuthbertson explains. “Given the number of artists on the mountain, an art exhibition (at the hall) seemed a logical choice.” Art With Altitude will showcase works by internationally renowned sculptor

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merging artists who have been honing their craft for many years are set to display their creative wares for public consumption for the first time. Several students of art classes held by renowned local artist Janina Liddell will exhibit their works at a special pop up gallery display at Samford Village this weekend. The exhibiting artists range from Cashmere high school student Sam Kiley, to Samford Valley retiree Alex Dalmau. A former teacher, Dalmau will exhibit her art publicly for the first time after having attended Liddell’s weekly art class at her Samford Valley studio for the past five years. “It is daunting and it is exciting indeed… and this is a wonderful opportunity to see how I go in the (art) market,” Dalmau said. “After many years of teaching I’m used to being critiqued but in this new venture that’s where the excitement lies, because it is something totally different. “It’s lovely to have the support of the girls and doing it together, and I think that’s part of the joy of this (exhibition).” Liddell, who will also display some of

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Robyn Hannan, Gayle Thomsett, Janina Liddell and Alex Dalmau will display artworks in Samford Village this weekend.

her work at the pop up art show, said this weekend’s initiative was a “good learning opportunity” for the aspiring artists. “The people who have chosen to participate are all people who have got enough experience and they’re ready to show their work,” Liddell said. “It also gives them an opportunity to stand back and see their work up and be able to stand back and appraise the work, and get a belief in where they might be going with their art. “I’m doing this having been prompted by my students, ‘Why don’t we have an exhibition?’ “It’s also a perfect time to consider

choosing a Christmas present for yourself or others.” Other artists exhibiting in the pop up gallery this weekend are Stafford’s Robyn Hannan, Gaythorne’s Gayle Thomsett, The Gap’s Denise Lassig and Bardon’s Helen Cumming. The pop up art show will be held in the Old Catholic Church on the corner of Samford and Camp Mountain Roads, Samford Village on 14-15 November. Small and large artworks will be available for purchase at the display, open from 10am to 4.30pm on both days. Entry is free. For more information phone 3289 3703.

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ocal romance writers are feeling the love from fans after being shortlisted for awards. Samford Valley’s Amy Andrews and Kobble Creek’s Leigh Hutton are finalists in the AusRom Today Awards, a readerbased competition honouring Australian romance authors. “I was surprised and incredibly honoured to be nominated alongside some of Australia’s best romance writers,” said Hutton, a Best New Author finalist. “The support and encouragement I’ve been receiving from our local community and my amazing readers in this final round of voting… has been incredibly gratifying and confidence inspiring.” Rev Girl and Jump Girl, the first two stories in Hutton’s The Go Girls Chronicles series, are young adult novels set against the backdrop of the sports of motorcycle racing and show jumping. Andrews, who has had a “particularly crazy prolific year” with 11 titles released, is one of ten AusRom Today Awards Author of the Year nominees. “The fact… that readers nominated me is extra special,” the award-winning author said. “An award such as this validates that

I write stories readers enjoy.” Andrews, whose book No More Mr Nice Guy reached the prestigious USA Today bestseller list last year, has had her works translated into over a dozen languages. “Romance novels are popular because they privilege women’s experiences,” said Andrews, who has published more than 50 titles. “They’re female centric. They’re about women written by women. Romance novels say women can be sexual beings without having to throw themselves under a train or wear a scarlet letter around their neck.” Kylie Kaden, who grew up at Arana Hills, has been nominated for AusRom Today’s Book of the Year award for Missing You. “Writing is an isolating occupation so to be acknowledged as having produced something people are connecting with is very reassuring,” she said. “Writers aren’t normal employees. We don’t have office managers lurking about providing feedback on our efforts daily, so any signpost that you might be doing your job right is always appreciated.” Public voting for the AusRom Today Reader’s Choice Awards, at www.facebook. com/AusRomToday, closes 30 November.

Spectre How do you top the greatest James Bond film ever? The short answer is: you can’t. The previous Bond movie, Skyfall (2012), was sublime. Not only was it the premiere Agent 007 movie, it was also one of the greatest ever entries into the entire spy film genre. Sam Mendes’s film had it all: superb action, intense drama, a nemesis the equal of Bond, unexpected and shocking plot twists, the death of a key character, superb cinematography, all bottled up in an explosive molotov cocktail of cinematic excitement. Skyfall reestablished momentum after Casino Royale (2006) made Bond relevant and exciting again after another J.B. – Jason Bourne – upped the ante for the genre. Now Mendes is back to steer Bond film #24, Spectre, with entertaining yet not entirely mindblowing results. He’s supposed to be incognito but like an itch that always needs scratching, Mr. Bond (Daniel Craig) can’t help but follow the trail of a would-be terrorist and other adversaries around the globe. The latest 007 adventure takes the spy from London to locations such as Morocco, Mexico and Austria, on the trail of Marco Sciarra, who planned a terrorist attack. Again, Bond has to eventually save the girl (Léa Seydoux) and kill the bad guy (Christoph Waltz). No surprise. Meanwhile, the ‘super secret’ branch of the MI6 secret service, the Double-0 program led by M (Ralph Fiennes), is at risk of being dismantled, to make way for an intelligence cooperation agreement between nine nations. Moments in Spectre had this cinemagoer contemplating if James Bond was becoming redundant in other ways. Spectre features common strands of the 007 DNA – car chases, seducing women (when saving a world in peril would likely be a hero’s main priority), witty one-liners – that are as clichéd as they are a staple of the Bond tradition. The acting is good and the opening sequence in Mexico City and the film’s conclusion are high points in a film interspersed with the obligatory over-the-top action sequences, fast cars and hi-tech gadgetry. It’s undoubtedly better than some Bond films of old, and having the convoluted story grounded in a semblance of realism helps the entertainment factor. You won’t find garbage such as tsunami kite-surfing from the 2002 Bond entry Die Another Day here, nor the nonsensical implausibility of laughable action sequences as in the juvenile Fast and Furious 7, to disengage viewers from an engaging story. Spectre is a solid James Bond film and a good espionage movie, but not one that will have Mr. Bourne looking over his shoulder. 7/10

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Closeburn’s Kelsey Hartnett won a Queensland off road racing title her first time sitting in the navigator’s seat. Photo by Judy Hartnett.

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elsey Hartnett was “born into” motor racing. Now she is the youngest Queensland navigator competing in the Australian Off Road Championship. Her parents, Russell and Judy Hartnett, have been racing buggies on dirt tracks since 1988. “Mum and Dad have been involved in off road racing since before I was born, so I was sort of born into it,” Kelsey said. “Mum took me (to race meets) in a pram when I was really small and I have travelled with the family to events ever since.” Having turned 15 in September, Kelsey made a winning start serving the team in the cockpit, rather than in the pits. This month she helped her father pilot their Hartnett Motor Racing buggy to victory in their category in a recent race in Goondiwindi, the fastest 1650cc vehicle to complete five laps of the 80km course. She was also the first female home for her category in the Queensland championship. It was Kelsey’s first race as a navigator in a vehicle that reaches speeds of 170km/hour. “In off road (racing) the course is marked with arrows, so you need to look ahead and help the driver to see where the track goes, especially when it is dusty,” Kelsey explains.

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“A good memory helps as we do several laps of the same course. You need to trust the driver and not be scared of going fast on dirt tracks. “A lot of my friends don’t really understand what the sport is and the speeds we reach. They think it would be scary but it isn’t.” Kelsey said winning the Queensland Super 1650 title at her first attempt was “pretty special”, as is the camaraderie between race teams. “Together as a family team we have won a national championship in our class but Dad has never won the Queensland championship, so helping him win this was extra special,” she said. “I love the people (in the sport). Everyone knows everyone and it is fun to catch up four or five times a year. “Even those at the top of the sport like Shannon Rentsch (Australian outright champion) say ‘hi’ when you see them at races. Everyone helps each other no matter who you are. It is a great sport.” A Ferny Grove State High School student, Kelsey is also a great sport out of the car. A talented tennis player, she was also named player of the year for the Brisbane Division 5 senior women’s hockey competition, playing for Valley Hockey Club.

Club: Wantima Country Club What age did you start playing golf and why did you choose this sport? I started playing golf when I was 10 and I chose to play it because my family was highly involved with golf. What is your biggest achievement in golf to date? My biggest achievement in the time that I have played golf would be coming runner-up in the Cam Smith Junior Challenge and coming runner-up in the ladies club championships this year. I have also been selected into the Glass House Mountains Junior Golf Development squad. What is your training programme? Stretching, hitting golf balls on the driving range, chipping and putting. What is your favourite or best golf stroke? I like to use a driver because it is my favourite club. What is your pre-game routine? Get to the practice range an hour before I tee off, hit golf balls at the range for 30 minutes, chip for 15 minutes and putt for 15 minutes so I am warmed up completely. What are the best things about golf? You meet lots of people, it challenges yourself and you get exercise while playing. Attributes needed to be a good golf player. To be a good golfer you need to have a positive mind, hand-eye coordination, flexibility and lots of time to be able to practice. The best things about my club. It has a very good junior program and it is a family club. Who is your sporting idol and why? Cameron Smith is my idol because he has achieved so much at a young age. What are your goals for golf? To keep on improving. What advice would you give to people considering playing competition golf? Train hard and don’t let what you had on your previous hole affect the rest of your game. What other sports do you play? Netball and Oztag. What are your three favourite sporting teams? Queensland Firebirds, Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys.

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