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Champions are winners for community to celebrate I have never represented Australia or played sport at the highest possible level. Like most of us, I most likely never will. In this edition of The Westerner we speak to some local high achievers in their chosen field of sporting endeavour who we should all be proud of. There’s 12-year-old Casey Hoole, a boy with the DNA for tennis greatness in his system who will represent Australia in a tournament in France. Teenager Tayla Harris is doing great things to promote women’s Australian Rules football – both on and off the field – and she will again play in the marquee game for female footy players in Melbourne. Behind every sports champion there’s a great coach and Stephen Moss, who has guided triathletes to medals at Commonwealth Games and World Championships, is now a winner himself. We also feature inspirational local mum Melanie Newton, who has starred in marathon and triathlon events just a few months after giving birth to her kids. Be sure to jump online and check out our new website at www.thewesterner.com.au
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Flood project won’t plug water worries By Damian Staveley
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onstruction will soon begin on new flood infrastructure in Dayboro, but residents have been warned it will not stop flooding in the town centre. The works will see existing culverts on Heathwood Street upgraded to better mitigate floodwaters. Moreton Bay Region Councillor Bob Millar (Division 11) said the project, combined with work already completed on Williams Street and at Terrors Creek, would further bolster Dayboro’s flood defences. “Putting this major drainage infrastructure in will significantly reduce the likelihood of floodwaters coming down Heathwood Street and back into Williams Street,” Cr Millar said. “By getting more of those culverts under the bridge… it will let more water flow around the back of the IGA, under the bridge off into the distance towards the dam.”
However, Cr Millar said the issue of flooding in Dayboro’s main street, which most recently occurred during heavy rainfall earlier this month, would never be totally solved. “Because of the nature of the village we’ll never totally stop flooding,” Cr Millar said. “It’s like saying you’ll stop flooding in Gympie or Rockhampton or Bundaberg. You’ll never do that.” Nicole Day, owner of the Dayboro Tea House on Williams Street, does not think the new flood mitigation works will be enough to stop flooding of her business property. She suggested Council should also look at cleaning up Sugarmill Creek, which she believes would allow water to flow and drain through more quickly. “The creek is really rotten and it’s dreadful and there’s people complaining about it all the time,” Ms Day said.
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community Eatons Hill’s Casey Hoole will play tennis under the real Eiffel Tower in Paris later this month. Photo by Damon Chapman.
Set for a smashing time, Casey courts Paris
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Ray is the author of The Weeping Willow, which follows four teenagers – two British and two Chinese – set against the Malayan Emergency in the mid-1950s. The inspiration for The Weeping Willow... A newsletter that I came across during my National Service in Malaya in the 1950s contained an article on the shooting of a female Communist terrorist. A love-letter was found on her body and one line – “The willow in Springtime is joyously reviving” – moved me to write a poem. My stories and characters are based on... People, incidents, newsletters and newspaper articles I came across during my time in Malaya during the Emergency – ‘The Forgotten War’. The hardest part of writing a novel is... getting started! Then, once I get started, maintaining some kind of discipline in the time spent writing. The feeling of seeing my work in print... Great satisfaction. Then the realisation that I am a very small fish in a very large pond! My favourite genre... Poetry writing. I have always felt that poetry is language at its best. A book that I return to for repeated readings… is D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love – mainly because of the language which, I feel, is poetic prose at its best. The best opening line in a novel... The opening of Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock is a worthy candidate – “Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him.” The best things about living where I do... The rural location in the foothills of three Mounts, which have provided the inspiration for my next novel, From the Mountain Top. The best piece of advice I have been given... An Aborigine saying – ‘Those who lose their will to dream are lost.’ Away from writing I enjoy... Reading, crosswords, chess, singing, ‘limited’ gardening, trips to the coast and the Granite Belt, and watching my grandson playing football.
asey Hoole is well on his way to becoming an international tennis star. Next stop: Paris, France. The 12-year-old will play on clay under the Eiffel Tower while representing Australia in the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament starting 28 May. “It’s a tournament where they pick one boy from 16 different countries around the world and it’s a round of 16 knockout draw, so it’s a pretty big tournament,” the Eatons Hill local said. “I guess I’ll just try and train hard and see how I go.” Casey says representing his country outweighs being Australia’s top-ranked junior player for his age group. “It’s a great honour and it’s a great experience and opportunity to be able to play against everybody else that’s representing their country,” he said. Casey, who lists Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Grigor Dimitrov and Lleyton Hewitt as his favourite players, has already played tennis overseas, during a four-week Tennis Australia tour of Italy and Germany last year. The former Albany Hills State School student enjoys “being in tight matches” and “being able to travel with tennis.” “I like to compete and I like being around the competitive nature of the sport,” Casey said. “I like it as an individual sport as I feel it’s harder and if you don’t perform there’s not really anybody that can help you. “I want to be playing on the (ATP) tour hopefully and be competing with the best players in the world.” Tennis is a family affair for the Padua College student. “Mum and Dad, my uncles, my grandparents all play tennis so there were always racquets and balls lying around, and I used to pick them up and just play with them,” he recalls. Casey’s uncles, Scott and Mark Draper, are former professional tennis players, with Mark now coaching his nephew. “They’re obviously a good inspiration,” said Casey, who trains five days a week. “They’re trying to get me to play what’s going to work when I’m older, not just now.”
The Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament features players from Australia, Mexico, Poland, China, Singapore, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Germany, Japan, UK and USA. While in Paris, Casey will participate in the Longines Academy training camp with coaching from former professional player Arnaud Clément and attend French Open matches at RolandGarros, before heading to Barcelona. – Lee Oliver
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In the vein of crime classics Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge of the Green Dragons follows two immigrants who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining a Chinatown gang. A brilliant mix of Hong Kong action film and New York City crime thriller, Revenge of the Green Dragons portrays the gritty, intense and never-before-told true story of The Green Dragons. Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has three DVD copies of Revenge of the Green Dragons (RRP $24.95) to give away. For your chance to win tell us who directed Mean Streets – was it Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann or Clint Eastwood? 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 25 May.
Violet Beckett made the mistake of falling for the wrong McKellan brother and both she and her younger sister paid the price. Eight years later, fate has brought Violet and her daughter back to the house the sisters grew up in. Can Violet find lasting happiness with the brother of the man who broke her heart so many years ago, in Nicole Hurley-Moore’s McKellan’s Run? Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has three copies of McKellan’s Run (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 25 May.
Winners: Northmen: A Viking Saga DVDs: J. Daffurn (Warner), A. Elliott (Ocean View), D. Swinton (Carseldine); Stay With Me book: J. Hunter (Camp Mountain); Smoked book: M. Thomas (Dayboro).
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Helping to mend Nepal heartbreak Relatives of Amrit Khatri lost their homes when a devastating earthquake struck Nepal last month.
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he world was shocked when images of Nepal devastated by earthquakes were beamed around the globe. Around 8000 people were killed and another 20,000 people injured when the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit on 25 April. One of the heartbroken is Amrit Khatri, who moved to Brisbane from Nepal in 2009. The worst natural disaster to strike Nepal in 81 years has left many of the 1.4 million victims homeless, including some of Mr Khatri’s relatives. “We (family of victims) are not affected physically but we are affected mentally,� Mr Khatri said. “Nepal needs a lot of money to rebuild and they are suffering and need
medicine and food and shelter.� Mr Khatri, who works at Natureworks at Highvale, is a member of the Nepalese Association of Queensland, which is running an earthquake appeal. So far the appeal has raised around $40,000, of which $17,000 has already been donated to the Dhading district, near the epicentre of the earthquake, to supply food for 125 families and construct semipermanent shelters to protect them from the forthcoming monsoon season. “In that village there’s nothing at all: no hospital, no school and no houses,� Mr Khatri said. Turn to page 18 for more details on how to donate to the earthquake appeal.
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POLICE BEAT Fatal traffic crash, Draper: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred near the junction of Eatons Crossing Road and Hodge Street at Draper on 30 April. Initial information suggests that around 4.15pm a single vehicle lost control and crashed into trees. The vehicle then caught alight. A person was located deceased at the scene. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Crime Stoppers. Armed robbery, Albany Creek: Police are investigating an armed robbery at Albany Creek. Around 10pm on 2 May two men believed to be in their 20s, one armed with a knife and the other armed with a tyre iron, threatened staff and demanded money at a fast food shop on Old Northern Road. Staff complied with the demands and the men fled with cash in a white utility vehicle. Police are investigating whether the incident may be linked to another robbery involving two men that occurred around 45 minutes later at Kenmore.
then allegedly reversed out of the house, drove away and was later stopped by police in Lawnton. He has been charged with one count of driving under the influence of liquor and is due to appear in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 25 May. Scam warning, Moreton Bay: Police are warning the local community of scammers trying to get money out of locals following the flood event of 1 May. Redcliffe police are aware of an incident in which a Deception Bay woman received a phone call last week from a man claiming to be from the Department of Communities. The man advised the woman she was entitled to several thousands of dollars in flood relief funds. The man, who knew the woman’s name, asked her for personal information including bank account details. The Department of Communities advises its staff would not ‘cold call’ people to discuss flood relief payments. Further information and tips in relation to scams can be found at www.scamwatch.gov.au
Traffic crash, Bray Park: A 47-yearold Brighton man will face court after he allegedly crashed a vehicle into a house at Bray Park on 9 May. Initial investigations indicate that about 2.20am a four-wheel drive travelling along Sparkes Road veered off the road and crashed into a house on Pinches Court, causing extensive damage. Three people were asleep inside the house at the time but were not injured. The driver
Flood project won’t plug water worries Continued from Page 3 Dayboro resident David Quinn also believes that Sugarmill Creek needs to be cleaned up. Mr Quinn said Council is only taking care of flooding upstream, ignoring what’s happening downstream. He said the new works would just make it easier for the water to flow right down the centre of town. “And then it just can’t get away. It’s got nowhere to go,” Mr Quinn said. Ms Day said after the heavy rains a fortnight ago she and Dayboro Tea House staff were knee-deep in water when they stepped off the back stairs of their building. “It’s always a nuisance, because you have to close your doors. What can you do?” she said. “We’ve been here since October. This is the second time it’s happened to us.” The new culverts are the latest in a series of construction projects undertaken to help Dayboro cope with floods. Previous works have included an earthen levee along a section of Terrors Creek adjacent to Mt Mee Road at a cost of about $41,000 and an upgrade to the Williams Street Bridge for $1.2 million. “This is the final stage of what has been a significant investigation and investment over several years,” Cr Millar said. The latest project will cost $777,500, with construction set to begin in June for completion by September. 6
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Poultry fans to flock to Dayboro
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hil McIntosh’s kids love chooks as much as he does. His love of feathered creatures started while growing up in rural Goomeri, west of Gympie. “I always had a bit of a passion for it as a kid as I always had chooks and ducks on the farm,” Phil said. “We moved back down here and almost everyone on the street had ducks and chooks so I decided to get back into it.” Now Phil’s children, Charlie and Georgia have adopted their dad’s passion for the poultry that roosts on their Mt Samson property, particularly their Black Langshang Bantams. “It is a common hobby, it’s a lot of fun with the breeding cycle and you get plenty of fresh eggs,” says Phil, who cites the Silver Laced Wyndotte as his favourite breed of chicken. The McIntosh family will exhibit their poultry for the first time at the North Pine Poultry Club Show in Dayboro on Sunday. Phil said the expo, featuring roosters, chickens and waterfowl like ducks and
Charlie, Phil and Georgia McIntosh will display their poultry in competition for the first time at Dayboro this Sunday.
geese, allowed breeders like him to “show your exploits and learn from other people as well”. As well as breeding competitions for both children and experienced breeders, the expo will feature poultry and poultry keeping equipment for sale. Visitors can also win a custom-made chook tractor, chicken keeping equipment and three Rhode Island Bantams, donated by local breeder Linda Jones. The North Pine Poultry Club Show is on at the Dayboro Memorial Showground on Mt Mee Road at Dayboro on 17 May from 9am. Visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com
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community project at Samford Valley that is “unique in Australia” will be launched with a family fun day next weekend. Samford Commons is a collaborative community scheme designed to grow the local economy through sustainable living and working projects. Spokesperson Vanessa Chadwick said the new Samford Commons precinct, set on a former CSIRO research station secured by Moreton Bay Regional Council, would be “a place to grow knowledge, food, skills, community involvement, employment (and) ideas”. “The main drawcards initially will be the urban farm, school excursions, the arts and a small community hub,” Ms Chadwick said. It is anticipated the site will boost local tourism by hosting festivals, performing arts events and exhibitions, seasonal markets and sports programs, as well as workshops, sport clinics, student camps and art retreats. Samford Commons will also incorporate arts, education and business development and environmental research, promote local authors and community owned enterprises, and be a centre of excellence for ecology, renewable energy, and urban farming. The agriculture project will be run by Millen Farm, which will produce locally grown food and promote sustainable farming in an urban environment. “Samford Commons is a living example of how governments, the community, private enterprise, public institutions and society can join forces to create and deliver a visionary concept with potentially strong economic outputs, signifi-
cant community and social benefits and enviable environmental integrity,” Ms Chadwick said. “Economic modelling by Samford Commons shows a financial benefit of over $15 million flowing into Samford over the next 10 years.” Ms Chadwick said Samford Commons was a unique concept in Australia though a “close fit” to CERES, a not-forprofit educational enterprise based on rehabilitated landfill in East Brunswick in Melbourne. The Samford Commons launch event is on 24 May from 10am to 2pm at 2204 Mt Samson Road, Samford Valley. The day will feature entertainers, food, tours, activities, a discussion forum and a 3D model of proposed developments to the site. Visit www.samfordcommons.org.au
Moreton Bay Region councillor Bob Millar with Samford Commons’ Howard Nielsen and Millen Farm’s Peter Kearney.
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Allan Rollo has retired from teaching at Albany Hills State School. Inset: Mr Rollo at the school back in 1991.
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e has taught future MPs and sports stars and even his own children. After four decades as an educator Allan Rollo exited the classroom at Albany Hills State School for the final time last week. Commencing his teaching career at Grovely State School in 1974, he went on to teach at Ferny Hills, Bracken Ridge and Boondall primary schools and also at Dajarra, near Mt Isa. Mr Rollo described Albany Hills School, where he taught children including his two daughters over the past 27 years, as “a wonderful place to come to work each day�. “The kids are great, the families are supportive, the colleagues I’ve had to work with have been fantastic, a supportive administration, and you’re allowed to do what you wanted to do – to get the best out of your students,� he said. “It (the goal) was to engage them in their learning and to help them in any way you could. I wanted to be fair, encouraging and also supportive to kids, because they come from all different backgrounds.� Amongst his pupils over the years was
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Australia’s current Immigration Minister. “Peter Dutton was an ex-student of mine when I taught at Boondall so he’s one I can claim, I suppose,â€? Mr Rollo said. “Others made their mark on the sporting field and went on to represent Australia‌ and I’ve coached kids to national titles in track and field and AFL and sports like that.â€? The Eatons Hill resident also served on Albany Hills State School’s P&C committee, was the school union representative and head of Queensland Primary Schools AFL. During his teaching career he met his wife Alison, who retired from teaching at Albany Creek State School last year. Mr Rollo’s advice to teachers is to find a good work–life balance. “It is difficult to find that balance because you could do the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you allowed yourself to,â€? he said. “You’ve got to find that balance of what you can do and what you can’t do.â€? In retirement Mr Rollo plans to travel with his wife and help care for his elderly mother and mother-in-law.
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f you’re a woman who wants to be fit after you give birth, be sure to keep active during pregnancy. That’s the advice of triathlete and marathon runner Melanie Newton. The Camp Mountain mum placed third in the Noosa Triathlon just 12 weeks after giving birth to her son, Max in 2010. She emulated that effort last year, earning another bronze medal 14 weeks after the birth of baby number two, Levi. Melanie says the secret to her sporting feats just a few months after giving birth was “keeping fit and active throughout both of my pregnancies”. “I was able to continue running, cycling and swimming throughout pregnancy and right up until I gave birth,” she said. “My obstetrician was fantastic and kept an eye on everything. I was fortunate to have uncomplicated pregnancies and births with both boys.” Melanie’s “gradual return” to fitness after labour began with Pilates and physiotherapy to “re-stabilise everything”. More strenuous exercise pursuits followed, with Melanie “returning to cycling very quickly, then swimming and eventually running.” “(There was) certainly not as much time spent training, but the focus was on quality,” she said. “I’m a big believer now in post-pregnancy hormones working in an athlete’s favour.” The use of underwater treadmills, which enable low-impact running while “body joints are supported by water”, also helped Melanie. Between babies Melanie competed in the Ironman World Championship in Las Vegas and broke the course record for the women’s half-marathon at the Great Wall of China Marathon at her first attempt – nine months after Max was born. This weekend – nine months after giving birth to Levi – the 40-year-old will contest her first full-length marathon, the Great
Melanie Newton in training at Camp Mountain for this weekend’s Great Ocean Road Marathon in Victoria.
Ocean Road Marathon, joining around 6000 other athletes running along the iconic Victorian coastline. “The Great Wall (event) is known as the toughest run in the world with over 5600 steps and kicking off with a 5km hill climb just to reach those steps,” Melanie says. “The Great Ocean Road Marathon is also very hilly and a little longer than the standard marathon at 44km. So I guess I like the challenge of the tougher races.” Melanie says Samford area families are “blessed” to have access to bush trails for walking, running, riding and horse riding. “I love to run – it gives me clarity, time to think, gets your blood pumping and your brain ticking – not to mention how good it is for your body,” she said.
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Old Mill Veterinary Surgery Old Mill Pet & Livestock supplies To Showgrounds FREE PARKING Dayboro Antiques & Collectables Fair
9.30 am Guide Dogs for the Blind – Learn about the journey of a guide dog from puppy to trained guide dog assisting vision impaired people of all ages. Hear about their training and how they become confident Guide Dogs and family pets when out of harness. 10.30 am Qld Parks and Wildlife - See and learn about some wonderful Australian species with rangers from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. They will bring along pythons, lizards and other reptiles some of which you can handle.
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NOTICE OF TRAFFIC DISRUPTION Sunday 31 May, 8.30am-3.30pm. Williams St closed from McKenzie & Bradley Sts t-junction to Railway Parade intersection. Access through town via road next to community hall. McKenzie St closed at Delaney Rd & Williams/Bradley Sts intersection. Traffic to and from will be through Don Kerr Memorial Drive, through showgrounds to Mt Mee Rd.
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Sunday 31st May 11 am Dayboro Ambulance CPR Demonstration by our local ambulance service.
11.30 am Qld Uni Vets - UQ Vets have been serving the local community and surrounds for over 25 years. Dr Meghan Scrivens will speak about pet cows and cows on acreage.
12 noon Jason Stankoski - North Pine Poultry Club members will speak about backyard chickens and have live chickens on the day.
12.30 pm Qld Parks and Wildlife same as 10.30 am
1 pm Kumbartcho Nursery Donna Farrell will talk about weeds which are a problem in all gardens. She holds a Cert III in horticulture and is known as the ‘Woodford Weed Woman’ because of her weed clearing at the Festival site. Donna is a consultant at the Kumbartcho Nursery.
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such as Dayboro Conversations, featuring presentations from six experts in fields such as pets, horticulture and wildlife. Fittingly, another highlight of the festival that celebrates the ‘town of yesteryear’ is the popular Dayboro Antique and Collectables Fair, which has been held since 2007. Leading dealers will exhibit fine antiques while experienced valuers can assess the value of those precious family heirlooms. Other highlights will be a historic pictorial display on 60 years of the Dayboro Show, to be held at Hay Cottage, helicopter rides, animal farm, vintage tractors and stream machines, amusement rides, markets, live entertainment and the Dayboro Day Community Awards.
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new shop in Dayboro is a wonderful treasure trove of hand-crafted homewares and vintage treasures. Local artisan Susan Volz, pictured, has recently opened her first bricks and mortar store in Dayboro, Our Kitchen Garden. It follows Susan running a successful Our Kitchen Garden pop-up store at Samford Valley just before Christmas last year. The rustic trappings of provincial Europe resonate in Our Kitchen Garden’s collection of recipe boxes, pasta trees, bread boards, crates, twine holders, bird houses, egg carousels, trugs, baskets, seed boxes,
pot pals, planters, plant labels, chalk boards, and even gumboot stands. Each distinctive piece is lovingly handcrafted with an innate respect for the traditional craftsmanship of years gone by. Our Kitchen Garden is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm in the Old Butter Factory at 1/38 Williams Street, Dayboro. Phone 0407 168 916 or visit www.ourkitchen garden.com.au.
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here are two iconic events that sets Dayboro Day apart from other community celebrations in the Moreton Bay region – and probably everywhere else in Queensland, for that matter. First staged in 2003, the Waterless Raft Race sees teams representing local community groups run down Dayboro’s main street – while carrying a fake boat. Another favourite – and messy – Dayboro Day festival event responsible for delivering plenty of laughs over the years is the Pineapple Pie Eating Contest, pictured.
Scott Wiggins and the bakers from the Dayboro Bakery make the tasty pineapple pies for the culinary contest, which are then gobbled up by sweet-tooths as fast as they can. The event also pays homage to a staple agricultural industry of Dayboro from the last century – pineapple growing. As well as creating the fruit-filled treats for the competition, Scott and his bakers work for 24 hours before Dayboro Day, baking thousands of bread rolls and loafs for stallholders to serve festival patrons.
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Ghost stories feature in a new show starring Tahlia Jade, Dave Fraser, Renae Scotson and Nathan Schulz. Photo by Stuart Hirth.
year-old Albany Creek actor said. “We’re so used to all the other mediums and so this is really cool.” Scotson said the venue for the performances of Light Out Vol. I – a quirky bookshop – was fitting. “It’s a really cool shop that does tarot reading and fortune telling and they cast spells there as well,” she said. Adding to the atmosphere of the ghastly tales are sounds of rats and mice in the walls, squeaky doors and floorboards, a wailing wind and a wild storm.
Tur ing the page with life lessons A quest to discover the meaning of life forms the basis of Stuart Buchanan’s sixth book.
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“When I was in my late teens I began wondering what life was all about,” the Wights Mountain resident recalls. “I read many of the great philosophers but not much of it made sense to me. “My friends seemed reluctant to discuss the subject. I had to find out for myself.” After pondering the meaning of life for decades, the A Blank Canvas book came to fruition following the passing of Buchanan’s wife. “When my wife died I sat down and did the boring bucket list and there were three things I wanted to do, and I’ve done them,” he said. “This (book) was the third one.”
“We want to make them (the audience) feel a bit on edge but ultimately enjoy it,” Scotson said. Part of the Anywhere Festival, Light Out Vol. I will be performed each Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night until 23 May. All performances are at Ecclectica Esoteric Books and Curiosities, 163 Boundary Street, West End. For show times and to purchase tickets, which cost $15, go to www.anywherefest. com/light-out “The reason why I wrote it was when I was 18 I wished someone would talk to me about it (life), but no one would. “I thought if ever I learn what it is all about I’d love for some 18-year-old person to come up to me and say, ‘What’s it’s all about?’” Buchanan says his book isn’t a spiritual guide – “I’m an atheist and I decided that many, many years ago” – but rather an aid for people who have similar questions about life to the ones he once had. “Using the methods I use in this book… it gives them a guide, an aim, a direction to head in,” he explains. “It might just help some people realise that they’re not just a voice in the wilderness.” The 71-year-old believes some of the ingredients for a happy life are to follow your dreams and to “live simple”. “How long and how hard do you work to get stuff you don’t really need? That’s the way I look at it,” he says. A Blank Canvas: One Man’s Journey to Discover the Meaning to Life is available from Angus and Robertson bookstore at Brookside and Mary Ryan’s at Milton. Stuart Buchanan will be signing copies of the book at Angus and Robertson Brookside on 23 May from 11am to 2pm. Win a copy of A Blank Canvas at the competitions page at www.thewesterner. com.au
Ex Machina Alex Garland, the well-known novelist and screenwriter, can now add film director to his repertoire with his debut, Ex Machina, proving to be both engaging and enthralling. The science fiction thriller begins with Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer for search engine giant Bluebook, winning a company lottery. The prize: spending a week with its founder and CEO Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Upon arrival Nathan tells Caleb, who comes across as dewy-eyed despite his sharp intellect, that he has invented an artificially intelligent robot. Nathan asks Caleb to test the machine to see if it is in fact indistinguishable from a human. The robot, called Ava (Alicia Vikander), completes the trio of main characters in the film. Ava is sleek. The face of Vikander attaches to a metallic mesh outer-layer, which covers her insides. The only other parts of Ava to be covered by ‘skin’ are her hands. Yet her machine body betrays her fluid movements and her facial expressions are as delicate as the hardware – and wetware, as her brain is referred to – inside of her. The performances of Gleeson and Isaac are equally as good and together the three leads make the film’s extraordinary story easier to swallow. Nathan is an egotistical Silicon Valley type with an alcohol abuse problem. He is a petulant nerd who thinks of himself as a god. Ava lives in a locked room, has never been outside, and Caleb is the first person other than Nathan she has interacted with. Caleb speaks to Ava through a glass wall, asking her questions in an attempt to evaluate her humanity, as Nathan watches and listens. This adds to a general feeling of claustrophobia that is present throughout the entire film. Their talk is innocent; however, during a power cut that inhibits Nathan’s ability to listen in, Ava warns Caleb of a hidden agenda: Nathan is not to be trusted. This mark’s the film’s tumble down the rabbit hole – into a world where Caleb begins to question almost everything, while growing ever closer to Ava. Ex Machina leans heavily on questions of existence and human nature, which Garland, who also wrote the film, continually throws at the audience in each session with Ava. This provocative concept in connection with strong performances and a sublime film score work together to keep you intrigued, even though the film moves at a somewhat slow pace. The attention to the film’s technical aspects is impressive. The concepts raised in Ex Machina are by no means new. They have been fodder for many years. But Alex Garland’s take on them is fresh, visually stunning and menacing. 8/10
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ARANA VIEW CLUB: luncheon meeting at Arana Leagues Club, Keperra, 3 June at 10.30am. Queensland Day theme: wear maroon/ gold. Guest speaker David Gibson on Queens land history. Raffles & two-course lunch inc. tea/ coffee $24. Book on 3300 3733 by 1 June. AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY (QLD.) KABI GROUP Inc. meet 7.45 pm 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. Phone Trish 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.creative samford.com for full details. DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000. DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “Penguins of Madagascar” screening Sat 16 May at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email dayboro.lions@gmail.com
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MEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night. Beginners welcome. Phone 3298 5094. MILLION PAWS WALK: 17 May at John Scott Park, Main St, Samford Village. “Heroes and Villains” fancy dress theme, prizes for best dressed dog & human, coffee van & sausage sizzle. Funds raised to support RSPCA Qld programs, services & campaigns. Registrations from 7.30am; walk commences 9am. Phone 3426 9943.
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MT MEE HALL: presents Symphony on the Mountain, Sunday 31 May at 2pm. The Brisbane City Pops Orchestra presents “Postcards”, a programme of popular music selected from around the world. Entry is $25 or $20 for concessions. Book on 5498 2104 or 3425 3049. 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. NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: meets 2nd Friday of month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest groups inc. exercise, dining out, reading, craft, photography, movies, golf & more. Ph 3264 1509. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: Ph 0419 842 250, like us on Facebook or visit www.north pinepoultryclub.com PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 or Joy 3285 5989. PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: Activities relating to integrated catchment management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 3264 5485. SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Tuesday at 9.30am for coffee and a chat, with guest speaker last Tuesday of the month, at Samford Showgrounds pavilion. Activities include woodworking, steelworking, gardening, photography, computers. Email: info@ samfordshed.org.au. Ph 0487 232 328. SAMFORD ART & CRAFT ASSOC: at the Slab Hut, John Scott Park, Main St, Samford. Wide selection of locally produced art and craft items. 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. New members welcome. Phone 3289 3113. Web: www.theslab hutsamfordartandcraft.com.au
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SAMFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM SOCIETY: Museum open Wed and Sun 10am-3pm, Station St, Samford Village. Local & family history, research & displays. Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph: 3289 2743. Web. www.samfordmuseum.com.au. New members welcome. SAMFORD HASH: meets every Sunday at 5pm (summer) or 4pm (winter). One hour social walk or run followed by drinks & meal. All levels of fitness welcome. www.samfordhash.blogspot. com SAMFORD RSL: A pension officer attends every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 12pm at 6 Progress Street, Samford Village. A JP is usually in attendance during those hours. Please call 3289 6928 for an appointment. Email to samford@rslqld.org re: our meetings and functions. SAMFORD VALLEY MARKETS: on second Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am12pm, corner of Mt Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford Valley. Fresh produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls. New stalls welcome. Ph Kate 0414 550 302. SAMFORD WRITERS GROUP: meets the 1st Thursday of month. First-time or experienced writers, all genres. New members welcome. Email essential. Phone Barbara Cook on 3289 3046 or email theproofreadingguru@gmail.com. Web: www.samfordwriters.org WOODFORD & DISTRICT POULTRY CLUB: welcomes new members. Enquiries to Di Neale 5498 9788. WOODFORD MUSEUM AND ART CENTRE: Open 10am-3pm each holiday Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and 3rd Sunday (Market Day) of each month. Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph Shirley on 5496 1389 or Ron on 5496 1092. ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS: improving the lives of women & children locally & globally. Dinner meetings 2nd Wed of each month (except January), 6.30pm at Eatons Hill Hotel. Dinner $25pp. Phone 0413 451 764 or 0417 615 405 or email pinerivers@zontadistrict22.org
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1. The works will include: the installation for four (4) new antennas and associated infrastructure, and the removal of four (4) existing antennas. 2. Telstra regards the proposed installations as a Low-impact Facilities under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 (“The Determination”) based on the description above. 3. Further information can be obtained from Ellen Thompson, 3173 8395, ellen.thompson@aurecongroup.com and at www.rfnsa.com.au RFNSA Site Number: 4520005 4. Written submissions should be sent by Thursday 28 May 2015 to: Ellen Thompson, Aurecon Pty Ltd, Locked Bag 331, Brisbane QLD 4001
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For sale PLANKS & TRESTLES, ALUMINIUM Planks - 6mt $210, 5mt $190, 4mt $160, 3mt $120, rubbers on both sides. End caps fully welded. Trestles - 3.6mt $450, 2.8mt $360, 2.4mt $340, 2.0mt $310. Ph Barry 3205 3002 or 0417 781 021 www.trestlesandplanks.com.au SOLAR POWERED GATE OPENERS: 20 watt solar panel, 3 remotes, stainless steel arms, 12 months warranty. $700. Phone Barry 3205 3002 or 0417 781 021 www.thatsright.com.au
Lost and found LOST DOG: $500 reward. Missing from Samford. Reo is a red cattle/American staffy x, tan & white with white tipped tail, minus his collar but chipped. He is friendly but shy and may need coaxing with food. Please ring 0438 598 983 or Samford Vet 3289 1322.
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he produced one of the highlights of the AFL women’s exhibition game last year and Tayla Harris is set to be in the spotlight in Melbourne once more. The Cashmere teenager will again line up for the Melbourne Demons in its clash with the Western Bulldogs on 24 May. Melbourne won last year’s meeting at Etihad Stadium by 46 points with 180cm full-forward Harris, the youngest player in the Demons team, kicking a team-high three goals. “It was a bit intimidating because you felt like if you stuffed up a kick or missed a goal people would be disappointed,” Harris recalls of playing in front of thousands of fans. “For the first quarter and a half I was a bit overwhelmed… and then I got more involved. “I’m just glad that people came out and actually got to see it (women’s AFL).” Harris took a stunning high-flying mark during last year’s Demons-Bulldogs game, footage of which features in the AFL’s television commercials promoting the 2015 competition. Her spectacular grab is cut between shots of AFL superstar players Gary Ablett, Dane Swan, Jeremy Howe and Cyril Rioli. Harris, who works with AFL Queensland to grow female participation in the sport, is happy to be a role model for young girls. “It’s cool that all these little girls come
Cashmere’s Tayla Harris plays for the Melbourne Demons women’s AFL team.
up and want autographs and pictures,” the 18-year-old said. “I heard a quote that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’. I took it as if you don’t have an idol, you’re kind of trying to pave the way yourself. “But if there’s someone who has already done something you want to do, you can be like, ‘I want to be like them’.” The annual Demons-Bulldogs women’s AFL clash has expanded to a two-game series this year, with the first game to be played at the traditional home of Australian football, the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The second match will take place at Etihad Stadium on 16 August, with both clashes to be played as curtain-raisers before the Demons-Bulldogs AFL contests. There are plans to launch a national women’s league by 2020, though AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has stated he would like to have a women’s competition in 2017. “Hopefully it happens because then I’ll be able to do it while I’m young, if I get picked,” Harris said. www.thewesterner.com.au
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Award winning triathlon coach Stephen Moss with one of his athletes, Emma Jackson, after her bronze medal win at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games last year. Photo by Hanson Media.
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tephen Moss is proof that you don’t need to be a star athlete before you become a star coach. The 45-year-old has only competed in a handful of triathlons but is now revered as one of the sport’s top coaches. That reputation was confirmed when the Bunya resident was named Triathlon Australia’s High Performance Coach of the Year for the first time last month. As head coach at Pine Rivers Tri Sports Club and the Queensland Academy of Sport, Moss oversees Warner Olympian Emma Jackson and fellow Commonwealth Games representative Dan Wilson. He also trains World Cup winner and under-23 world championships silver medallist Gillian Backhouse and rising stars Sophie Malowiecki and Matthew Roberts, who will represent Australia at the junior world championships in Chicago in September. Speaking to The Westerner before heading to South Africa for yet another
overseas triathlon meet, Moss said receiving his accolade at Triathlon Australia’s Celebration of Champions dinner on the Gold Coast was “very humbling”. However, ever striving to get the best results for his athletes, the coach wasn’t entirely satisfied with the achievements of the last triathlon season. “I feel we still had unfinished business from last year and fell short of our own expectations,” Moss recalls. “But in reflecting on the year we did achieve a significant amount and it (the
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