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Charity begins at home and ends in the heart In The Westerner we regularly feature stories about some of the wonderful local people who do fabulous work in their local community – after all, I like to think of this publication as being a ‘good news newspaper’. Whether it’s raising money for charities by riding a dirt motorbike thousands of kilometres across Australia (see our story on Stuart Ball on page 5) or trekking through Spain for one month (see Nicole and David Anderson’s story on page 6), many locals ‘put their money where their mouth is’ by getting out and about and completing heroic tasks to support a worthy cause. We don’t often hear the other side of the story – that is, the end result of these great acts of kindness. On page 8 of this week’s edition we have two stories about the recipients of the goodwill of people in the Samford community and also members of another community – a sporting club at Bunya. It’s said that charity begins at home. The real reward is knowing that this charity brings great happiness into the homes and hearts of others. – Lee Oliver, Editor
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PAGE 3 GIRL Hi, I’m Bella. My mum calls me a terrorist but really I’m a Jack Russell Terrier. I’m only eight months old and, yes, I’ve been adorable my whole life. My doggie brother, Roman, and sister, Baillie, are both Dogue de Bordeaux and weigh about 60kg each. But I’m bigger than they’ll ever be. I love playing with Max the cat and the big dogs and gardening, with my specialty being digging up Dad’s lawn. I’m very good at chasing chickens and Mum doesn’t like it when I catch them and try to make them run again. I don’t think the chickens like it much either. Mum took me to something called ‘dog obedience’ a few times where I got to meet heaps of other big dogs like me (Bentley the Saint Bernard was my boyfriend) and she gave me lots of treats when I did things she wanted. That doesn’t happen anymore – she said I was too smart for my own good, whatever that means. Ciao, love Bella.
Luna Members of the Mt Nebo community are battling to save a much-needed outside school hours childcare service in their village.
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oncerned Mt Nebo parents fear that the imminent withdrawal of Federal Government funding for a local childcare service could have wider repercussions for their community. The award-winning, non-profit Mt Nebo Outside School Hours Care service (OSHC) operated by Mt Nebo State School’s P&C Association and run by volunteers could close if Community Support Programme funding isn’t reinstated. Overseen by the Department of Social Services, the funding scheme supports childcare services that “might not otherwise be viable or able to meet the unique requirements of the community”, such as in regional and remote areas. However, Mt Nebo State School P&C spokesperson Sally Foster said its annual ‘transitional’ funding support of $11,500 will cease at the end of this school term, meaning the only childcare in Mt Nebo – one frequented by up to threequarters of the school’s 36 students each day – would likely close. It is due to Mt Nebo being reclassified from ‘Inner Regional’ to the ‘Major City’ category in the last Australian Census of Population and Housing, despite the area being “treated as rural/regional when it
comes to... almost every other service”. The closest alternate childcare options, located in Samford and The Gap, are at least 25 minutes drive away. “At the end of the day if we don’t have childcare one day we might not have a school; if you don’t have a school you have no families anymore and then you don’t have much left,” Ms Foster said. Parents argue there is a “mismatch between the political rhetoric of providing access to quality, affordable childcare and workforce participation”. “Our only childcare service is being shut down by the bureaucracy, forcing parents to move or quit their jobs to care for children. “This is a critical and urgent matter for our community. There are jobs and livelihoods at stake.” Ms Foster said her volunteer committee had been fighting a “large, ongoing battle” with little support from the office of Federal Member for Dickson, Peter Dutton. “They don’t seem to think they can do anything to help,” she said. Mr Dutton said he has raised the issue with the Minister for Social Services and “advocated strongly” on behalf of Mt Nebo OSHC. He added the former Labor Government changed funding eligibility criteria for the Community Support Programme in 2013.
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In the community Naomi Mackenzie, Bunya
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Plea to motorists as koalas dying on roads By Damian Staveley
K Naomi is the new President of the Leo Club of Samford, a community service group for young adults run by young adults, aged 12 to 18 years. The goals of Leo Club of Samford… We like to make little changes in our local community. We help out at the soup kitchen, sponsor a horse at the RDA, hold face-painting fundraisers, and sell raffles and sausage sizzles. As my mum loves to quote from Mother Theresa, “Do small things with great love.” That’s really what we do. Just small things, but they can really make someone’s day! What I like most about the club... I love our face-painting fundraisers. Being an art student, I love painting and it’s extremely fun creating masterpieces on excited little faces! Plus, the Leos are like my second family, we always have so much fun together. Samford Leo Club’s most satisfying achievement… Our latest English Rose High Tea is our most satisfying achievement. We raised more money than we ever have before and for the important cause of childhood cancer research. It is important for young people to be active in their local community… You learn so many real life skills. It’s a fantastic opportunity for teenagers who love helping other people and making their day. The fact it looks great on a resume and counts for school community service hours is a bonus! In my spare time I enjoy… drawing, reading, watching TV shows and eating chocolate. If I’m in the mood, I love cooking cakes and sweet things. I have a bit of a sweet tooth! If I were Prime Minister I would make Australia a better place by... legalising gay marriage, decorating our streets with more art, improving public transport and directing funds to unis and health care, rather than spending it on flashy jet fighter planes. Something most people don’t know about me… I play the tenor saxophone. Also, I have a pet turtle named Murtle.
For information on joining the Leo Club of Samford go to www.samford leoclub.org.au
oalas are increasingly at risk of being hit by cars, according to wildlife rescuers who are urging motorists to remain on the lookout for the threatened species. David Horstman from Pine Rivers Koala Care said “stacks” of koalas are currently being killed on roads, making motor vehicles the second greatest killer of the native animal, after disease. Pine Rivers Koala Care reports they have had 60 car hits on koalas so far in the 2014-15 period, while in 2013-14 they had 66 incidents. Mr Horstman said that August through to November and December is peak koala breeding time. “They (koalas) are obviously losing their habitat areas,” Mr Horstman said. “That just creates the big issue and problem that koalas are going to be on the move even more. “When they’re on the move they’re then putting themselves in danger of crossing roads, being hit by cars and traversing suburban blocks. “Whether people are just complacent, don’t care, I can’t tell you, I don’t know the answer.” Mt Mee resident Tracie Thompson encountered a dead koala on Eatons Crossing Road near Samford last week. She said rather than stopping to help, the motorist who had hit the animal with their vehicle kept driving. “It’s just disgusting. I mean, accidents happen, but if you hit something: stop,” Ms Thompson said. “A lot of people now have smart phones. I ‘googled’ koala rescue, it came up with Moreton Bay (Koala Rescue) and Pine Rivers (Koala Care) on my phone and I rang them. Basic problem solving.” Jenny Mason from Moreton Bay Koala Rescue said as male koalas seek to service as many females as possible during the
breeding season, they are being forced to cross roads and fences, where they are at risk of dog attacks. “We have had some car hits this week and those koalas have passed away as a result of their injuries,” she said. “Even though we’ve been on the scene within half an hour it’s too late. “People just need to be aware that koalas are everywhere where there are habitats and even though they think there might not be any there, there usually is.” Ms Mason and Mr Horstman both encouraged people who have hit a koala to call either of their organisations rather than the RSPCA, as they can respond faster and most times the RSPCA will refer the case to dedicated koala care groups. Ms Mason said people should also report sightings of koalas that are not injured, so they can receive a health check. “Because of all the development that is going on there’s quite a few koalas out there that are sick, but to the public’s eye they can’t really tell if the koala’s sick,” she said. “But if we go and attend and sight the koala, we can tell just by looking at them because we’ve seen so many before. “A lot of them have chlamydia, or cystitis, or conjunctivitis and that needs to be treated at the wildlife hospital, and if it’s not it can become fatal.” To report an injured koala call Pine Rivers Koala Care on 0401 350 799 or Moreton Bay Koala Rescue on 0401 080 333. Visit prkoalacare.com.au and moreton baykoalarescue.org
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In Insurgent, the second film of the Divergent series, the stakes are raised for Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) as they search for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Kate Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite, they race against time to find out why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris and Four face impossible challenges as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world. Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has five prize packs, with an Insurgent DVD, dog tag and t-shirt, to give away. For your chance to win tell us who wrote the Divergent book series – Veronica Roth, Elmore Leonard or Suzanne Collins? 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 31 August.
The government is spying on everyone. But who is spying on the government? In Bernard Keane’s Surveillance, a ruthless online activist group hacks into top-secret Cabinet information and goes public with it, creating a widespread panic and embarrassing a government that will stop at nothing to hunt the hackers down. When journalist and cyber-expert Kat Sharpe breaks news of the operation, she becomes the media sensation she has always longed to be. But as she gets closer to the activists and its circle of supporters, she can’t shake the feeling that something doesn’t add up. Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has five copies of Surveillance (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 31 August.
Winners: Irrational Man movie tickets: L. Wood (Petrie), A. Price (Cashmere), J. Cooper (Strathpine), T. Pullen (Dayboro), A. Hunter (Camp Mountain), G. Meredith (Kallangur), S. Withers (Samford Valley), M. Walter (Camp Mountain), J. Hodge (Chermside West), L. Lee (Ferny Hills); The Man Who Saved Smithy books: J. Daffurn (Brendale), R. Meillear (Arana Hills), R. Morrison (Samford Village); Dangerous Game book: L. Goebel-Brown (Dayboro).
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Participants in the Great Australian Ride prepare for another day of riding through the outback in the name of charity.
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n Eatons Hill man is leading a convoy of motorbike riders on an epic journey between Australia’s most eastern and most western locations. Stuart Ball is currently on the Great Australian Ride, raising money for SIDS and Kids. Twelve riders departed Byron Bay on 8 August are expected to reach their destination – Steep Point in Western Australia – at the end of next week. A test of man and machine, the 7500km ride passes through towns such as Alice Springs and Birdsville, crosses the Gibson and Simpson Deserts and takes in iconic sites such as The Olgas and Uluru.
The endeavour started four years ago when Ball raised $5200 via a successful solo ride from Byron Bay to Steep Point. Since then adventurous off-road motorcycle riders have raised over $150,000 for SIDS and Kids, an organisation dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children and supporting bereaved families. “The charity aspect (of the ride) seems to draw good-hearted guys looking to help out and give something back to the community,” Ball said. “It might be a baker from Byron Bay managing to raise $12,000 for SIDS or a lawyer from Sydney who has always
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POLICE BEAT Serious traffic crash, Kallangur: Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred in Kallangur on 12 August. Around 1.10pm, a cyclist and a car collided on Andrew Street. The rider of the bike, a 22-year-old woman, was taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital with serious head injuries. Anyone with information which could assist police with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers. 50 In My Street: Strathpine Neighbourhood Watch Group will launch a new road safety initiative on 21 August. Neighbourhood Watch, Queensland Police Service, Moreton Bay Regional Council and the residents of Wirraway Street, Strathpine have joined forces to provide a colourful prompt to remind all motorists of the 50km/hour speed limit for suburban roads – by attaching large stickers with the graphics “50 in my street” to wheelie bins. New police for local stations: Thirteen new police officers have been assigned to Brisbane’s northside, some of 87 new First Year Constables. One new police recruit has been assigned to each of Ferny Grove, Albany Creek and The Gap Police Stations. The Palaszczuk Queensland Government has also pledged to deliver 1000 new and replacement police vehicles and more than $6 million over three years for the roll-out of body-worn video cameras.
Queensland Road Safety Week: Taking your eyes off the road for just one second can have devastating consequences. In 2013, driver distraction contributed to 19 fatalities and 1343 hospitalised casualties on Queensland roads. Despite the dangers and illegality, approximately 76 per cent of Queenslanders use their mobile phone illegally in the car. During Queensland Road Safety Week (17-21 August), police are urging motorists to switch their phone to silent, keep their phone out of sight, and to pull over safely before grabbing their phone or GPS. Visit jointhedrive.qld.gov. au/road-safety-week for more information and to ‘Speak up for Road Safety’. Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Amongst the break-ins during the past fortnight were offences at Ramsey Road, Clear Mountain, Bult Court, Brendale, Binnowie Street, Bray Park and Goldberg Place and Thiess Drive at Albany Creek. Items such as a vehicle, bicycle, jewellery, passport, mobile phones and CCTV were stolen.
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Barrie Fuller and his wife Evelyn, centre, with Toastmasters International President Elect Mike Storkey and Bunya Toastmasters President Miles Kitts.
Club toasts stalwart’s big milestone
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hen salesman Barrie Fuller was looking for a way to improve his communication skills, he stumbled across his local Toastmasters group. And he’s still there, 40 years later. The 73-year-old Brendale resident is celebrating four decades of service with the Bunya Toastmasters Club this month. He discovered Toastmasters, which helps improve people’s communication and leadership skills, in 1975 via a leaflet distributed at a shopping centre. “It’s been a wonderful experience. Even to this day some of those people that I met on that (first) evening are still involved... or are still friends,” Mr Fuller said. Highlights of Mr Fuller’s “varied journey” include being presented with Toast-
masters International’s highest award – a Presidential Citation – and being appointed to oversee a section of Toastmasters in Australia and New Zealand. He believes having good communication skills is “more important than ever”. “It doesn’t matter what job you’re in... you’ve still got to communicate with people,” Mr Fuller explains. “The more skills you have got to communicate with, the better employee or employer you will be.” Toastmasters from around Queensland gathered to celebrate Mr Fuller’s 40-year milestone at Aspley AFL Club on 5 August. Guests included World Champion Toastmaster Mark Hunter and Toastmasters International Vice President Mike Storkey, who recited his poem, Ode to Barrie Fuller.
Camino walk inspires local trekkers
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Nicole and David Anderson of Samford Village and Eatons Hill’s Gordon Forrest are some of the approximately 200,000 people who will undertake the famous Camino de Santiago trek this year.
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hat inspires some Australians to fly 16,000km to Europe and then walk about 800km through rural France and Spain? The Camino de Santiago, or ‘The Way of St. James’. Over the past two decades the number of pilgrims walking for weeks to the shrine of the apostle St. James in north-western Spain has increased ten-fold. Each year more than 200,000 people undertake the trek, including Samford Village’s David and Nicole Anderson and Eatons Hill’s Gordon Forrest who completed pilgrimages in recent months. Reverend Nicole Anderson, of St Paul’s Anglican Church at Samford, is “quite reserved when it comes to adventure”, yet a film inspired her to do a trek that began as a Christian pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. “Three years ago I was quite ill, watching the movie The Way inspired my recovery,” Rev. Anderson recalls. “It gave me a goal to work towards.” The Andersons walked for 38 days to raise more than $10,000 for Home Away from Homelessness. “In the first four days every conceivable physical challenge was thrown up against us,” Rev. Anderson recalls. “Bunk beds in rooms of 20 pilgrims... shared ablutions, a
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heavy pack, blisters, black toenails, tiredness and homesickness all began to take its toll. “(I was) dehydrated, my feet were sore and swollen, I was sure I would never walk again. I wasn’t sure if I was physically able to do this trek, but even so this wasn’t a concern. I had this sense all along that I just needed to keep my heart open, to live in the moment and take in the beauty that surrounded me.” Gordon Forrest, a 54-year-old management consultant, started walking from St John Pied de Port in France and arrived in Santiago in Spain one month later. “I have always wanted to take a sabbatical and walk this pilgrimage and I am now at a time in my life where I am able to take quality time out to focus on some important things I have always wanted to do in my life,” he explains. The “seasoned adventurer” says the trek is both a physical – “the single most important asset you have is your health” – and a spiritual journey. “The Camino was very ‘physical’ in the first week or so as your body is having to adjust to walking each day with all your possessions in your pack on your back,” he said. “The middle part of the journey... you
need to focus on your mental strength, as the journey is long and you need to have the mental fortitude to get up each day and walk long hours in all kinds of weather. “The last third of the journey is spiritual. Your body is adapted, your mind is strong and your fortitude and resilience have got you to a point where you know you will accomplish the journey. “You now see the beauty and light and wonder of the Camino and this beauty and enlightenment and spiritual awareness grows the closer you come to Santiago.” While she has finished the Camino “in a physical sense”, Rev. Anderson explains, “in a spiritual sense I am still walking.” “The many lessons learnt on the Camino are life lessons that are grounded in the daily routine of life, a discipline that I hope will become embodied in my being,” she said. Mr Forrest said the Camino “showed me the true beauty and real humanity and compassion and empathy of people.” “I walked with people from all over the world, young and old... gypsy people, religious people, atheists, troubled excriminal and drug affected people, senior executives, retirees, housewives, families, brothers, fundraisers, walking addicts, local people. It was amazing,” he said. www.thewesterner.com.au
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community Uniform effort links communities
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hen a Bunya-based sports club realised it had a surplus of unused uniforms, a solution was found around 1800km away. The Pine Hills Football Club committee pondered what to do with a large number of unused and out-of-date uniforms and club shirts that had accumulated in recent years. One committee member, who last year travelled throughout remote Aboriginal communities in far north Queensland, suggested a solution. The club decided to donate uniforms to the rural communities of Mossman Gorge, Aurukun, Doomadgee, Coen and Hope Vale. The team kits arrived in the Cape York region last month. Pine Hills Football Club President John Easley said a couple of hundred pairs of shorts, socks and about 40 jerseys and club shirts were donated to groups in Queensland’s top end. He said the donation would help sports teams throughout Cape York to “look and feel like more of a team” when they play
The generosity of Samford locals helped Jaclyn Curtis and children Ethan, Jacob and A’lise after they were evacuated from cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu.
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A David Glasgow and Katerina Gibson with one of the jerseys donated by Pine Hills Football Club to rural communities in far north Queensland.
at school or in local competitions. “Pine Hills Football Club... has for many years invested back into our local communities through assistance in soccer programs at local schools,” Mr Easley said. “It is important that our club creates a culture of promoting fairness and good sportsmanship. What could say that more than giving back to those that otherwise might miss out on the opportunity to participate in organised team sports?”
mother has expressed her gratitude to Samford locals who helped her family get back on its feet after a cyclone devastated her home. Back in March, Jaclyn Curtis and her family was living in Vanuatu when a Category 5 tropical cyclone with winds of up to 250km/hour devastated their home of seven years. With her husband working on the Gold Coast and unable to get back into Port Vila, Mrs Curtis and her children “spent a harrowing night at my mother-in-law’s” during ‘Cyclone Pam’. They were evacuated to Brisbane on a Hercules plane “with four backpacks of clothes between us” following one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Pacific. “To arrive back in your home country
after seven years away and feel like a refugee is a humbling experience and one I will never forget,” Mrs Curtis recalls. Then something wonderful happened. Members of the Samford Buy and Sell page on Facebook began “dropping donations of clothes, toys, books, washing machine and a TV” for the Curtis family to “restart life” in Australia. “The kindness my family received could never be put into words,” said Mrs Curtis, who now lives in Boonah. “Strangely the smallest gifts with hand-written cards were for me the most important. “Most of them (donators) have no idea how much their kindness means to me. I will pay this kindness forward. “Many of our household items have already been donated in Vanuatu.”
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amford Valley businesses look set to benefit from a large influx of garden-loving visitors to the region attending the Samford Valley Garden and Lifestyle Expo in September. Expo co-ordinator Chris Ellis said there would be something for everyone at the two-day event. “The expo will host hundreds and hundreds of people coming to see the enormous variety of plants, outdoor furniture, pavilions, sculptures, mowers, composting systems, seedlings, roses and much, much more,” Mr Ellis said. “We believe the area that truly sets our expo apart from the rest are the detailed demonstrations and talks by renowned experts in small groups, which encourage participation and interaction. We have a huge two-day agenda which is detailed under ‘talks and demonstrations’ on our website.” Mr Ellis said the level of interest from sponsors has been especially satisfying. MKN Kitchens of Brendale was the first business to become a major sponsor of the event. Equally important, they are
building a state-of-the-art kitchen on-site over the weekend and giving information talks on designing your perfect kitchen. “Locals with businesses surrounding the garden, outdoor lifestyle and art (industries) are also welcome to become an exhibitor at the event, to showcase their talents and products to a wide range of customers, as there are still a few exhibitor spaces left,” Mr Ellis said. The Samford Garden and Lifestyle Expo will be held on Saturday 12 September from 8am to 4pm and Sunday 13 September from 8am to 3pm at the Samford Showgrounds. There is plenty of free parking and entry is $10 for adults, with under 18s free. Buy online and save – tickets are $9 at www.samfordgardenexpo.org.au All proceeds of the expo will be shared by local state primary schools for emotional wellbeing and support programs for young people, as part of broader school chaplaincy work. For more visitor information or for businesses wishing to be involved visit www.samfordgardenexpo.org.au
o you love orchids or do you want to find out more about these intriguing plants? Do you have a spare $3? A couple of gold coins is all you’ll need to gain entry to the Australasian Native Orchid Show this weekend, where you can discover the awesome flowering plants, including the very flashy ‘King Orchid’. Show organiser Rob McAllister said his organisation, the ANOS (Queensland) Kabi Group, “actively promotes the conservation and the preservation of our orchid heritage”. “Our society will have a wonderful display of Austral-asian orchids which should thrill not only the orchid enthusiast but also the general public,” Mr McAllister said. “Through our show we hope to educate the general public and let them see the wide range of colours, shapes and sizes that exist in our own orchids.” The Australasian Native Orchid Show is on at Bald Hills State School hall, 2156 Gympie Road, Bald Hills on 22-23 August, daily from 9am. Entry is $3 for adults with accompanied children free. For more information and to view photos of winning orchids from previous years go to www.ourshopfront.com/kabi
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lbany Creek mother and businesswoman Elizabeth Dallaston will stand for Division 9 at next year’s Moreton Bay Regional Council election. “Residents deserve better from Council. We need fairness, transparency and a real advocate for our community,” she said. “Many of my friends and neighbours have told me they feel disengaged and ignored by Council. “We need councillors with practical, real-life experience who can represent and re-engage the community.” Ms Dallaston, pictured, has worked in small business management and operates a marketing and economics consultancy with her husband. She serves on her daughter’s kindergarten committee and as a qualified volunteer telephone counsellor. She grew up in Bray Park and attended Bray Park State primary and high schools
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local community interest group has started an online discussion forum which will allow voters to raise matters relating to council dealings and the environment, ahead of the next local government elections. The Moreton Bay Eco-Alliance is currently involved in hosting the Facebook page ‘MBRC Elections 2016’, to open up public discussion of issues of concern to the Moreton Bay community, in the lead-up to the Moreton Bay Regional Council election to be held next year. The page aims to facilitate an open discourse on issues relevant to the region, such as town planning, environmental concerns, council transparency and public consultation processes, council rates and surcharges. Moreton Bay Eco-Alliance spokesperson Robert Edwards says the organisation has invited incumbent Moreton Bay Region councillors and new candidates to join interested individuals and community organisations in using the forum. Established in 2012, the Moreton Bay Eco-Alliance is a collective of 12 voluntary environment and community groups such as the Mango Hill and North Lakes Environment Group, Moreton Bay Koala Rescue and the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association. You can view the Moreton Bay Regional Council election forum at www.facebook. com/pages/MBRC-Elections-2016/918201748216169
and St Paul’s School. The Albany Creek resident is married with two children. She is seeking election for the Moreton Bay Division 9 which includes the suburbs of Eatons Hill, Albany Creek and Brendale and parts of Strathpine and Warner. For information on Elizabeth Dallaston and her candidacy phone 0420 362 016 or visit www.elizabethdallaston.com.au.
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have a councillor who puts them first. I am out in the community fighting for a better deal on water prices, safer streets and for our local area to get its fair share. Working with local residents, I have been successful in petitioning the State Government to freeze bulk water prices and have lobbied for flashing speed signs at Pine Rivers Special School, which will be installed later this year.
I am continuing to work with local residents to make our area even better. If there is anything I can do to help, please do not hesitate to contact me on 0448 015 957, by email chriskellydivision8@gmail. com or post: PO Box 196, Lawnton 4051. If you would like to keep in touch and learn more please follow my Facebook page by visiting facebook. com and searching ‘Chris Kelly for Moreton Bay Regional Council’.
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Roasted Peaches with Mascarpone SERVES 4
Peaches 4 peaches, halved & stones removed 5 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves picked 2 tbs of honey Mascarpone 250g of mascarpone 1 tbs of icing sugar 1 tsp of vanilla paste 4 slices of brioche, toasted at time of serving 1. PEACHES – Preheat oven to 180°C and line a flat tray with baking paper. 2. Place the peaches on the tray and top with honey and thyme. Roast in oven for 15 to 20 minutes. 3. MASCARPONE – Combine the ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. 4. Toast brioche. 5. Spread the vanilla mascarpone over the brioche, top with roasted peach half, drizzle with a little more honey and thyme. Serve immediately.
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Meat & Sweet showcases the exciting flair that My Kitchen Rules winners Dan and Steph Mulheron bring to home cooking. Dan is known as the sausage connoisseur and it is Steph who loves creating bold desserts, so they have divided the recipes according to their personal tastes for Meat & Sweet. The first half of the book features Dan’s mouthwatering meat dishes, which are then complimented by Steph’s visually stunning and delicious desserts. The Westerner has one copy of Meat & Sweet (New Holland Publishers, RRP $40) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: Eating In Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500. Entries close 31 August.
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amford Valley Steiner School’s popular festiValley event is back with a day of fun and creativity. From 11am to 5.30pm on 29 August the bushland grounds of the school’s campus will be transformed into an exciting marketplace of activities and entertainment. Try your hand at silk painting, candle making and rock-wall climbing. For younger children, there will gem fossicking, flower garlands and felted butterflies. Teens and adults can get into the festive spirit with henna tattoos, second chance www.thewesterner.com.au
items, or take a stroll through the creative stalls at the artisan markets. Festival-goers can bid on items at the silent auction or sit back and listen to musicians including local group Soldiers of Sound, while enjoying a selection of healthy and nutritious food and wood-fired pizzas, mouth-watering cakes, chai tea, organic coffee and juices, and Tibetan momos. festiValley is on at Samford Valley Steiner School at Narrawa Drive, Wights Mountain. Visit www.facebook.com/festivalley
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Holding the Man Just months after his death from an AIDS-related illness in 1995, Timothy Conigrave’s memoir, Holding the Man, was published. The bestseller recounts the 15-year relationship between Conigrave and his lover John Caleo. Playwright Tommy Murphy subsequently adapted it into a celebrated stage production, and then penned the script to its cinematic adaptation, directed by Neil Armfield. Holding the Man is almost a rite-of-passage for gay men; nevertheless the story, both heart-wrenching and heart-warming, should have broad appeal. Timothy (Ryan Corr) and John (Craig Stott) fall in love at their all-boys Catholic high school. While John captained the football team, Timothy was aspiring to be an actor and admiring from afar. The film, with a finely tuned soundtrack to accompany, captures the excitement of the moment. It is 1976; homosexuality is still illegal, but the two are so caught up in their own love they never seem too concerned. The film packs plenty of humour into the early years of the story. Eventually, the walls come crashing down. There are struggles with parents who refuse to accept them, then comes for both of them a diagnosis that they are HIV positive. Holding the Man, unlike so many other attempts at portraying queer relationships, does not make any attempt to water down the story. The portrayals of their struggle with the illness are at times brutal. The laughter dies down when the film enters this more serious territory, albeit with some well-placed black humour here and there. The film is mostly memorable for the performances of the cast, particularly the two leads. Corr and Stott’s chemistry is always simmering beneath the surface of every one of their scenes together. There is also an amusing cameo by Geoffrey Rush as a drama teacher. Those who saw the Holding the Man theatre production will sense a similar melodramatic tone in certain scenes and there are definitely some elements to the film that never quite sit right. The most notable example would be the scenes of Timothy in Italy, which book-end the film. While the film will always remain relevant, one cannot help but think that perhaps there are slightly more contemporary, more diverse queer stories to be told. Nonetheless, a mainstream queer film is refreshing and hopefully this signals a willingness to create more. Holding the Man is one of the best Australian films in years. 8/10 Thanks to Transmission Films, The Westerner has five double passes to Holding the Man to give away. Enter at the competitions page at www.the westerner.com.au. Entries close 26 August.
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US rockers Hellyeah will play at Eatons Hill Hotel during its third visit to Australia.
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mutual respect between the band and Australian fans has Hellyeah poised for a show to remember at the Eatons Hills Hotel next week. The heavy metal supergroup, featuring members of Pantera, Mudvayne and Nothingface, is making its third trip to Australia in its nine-year history, touring fourth album Blood For Blood. Speaking to The Westerner from Dallas, vocalist Chad Gray has been “blown away” by the response of fans during Hellyeah’s previous visits here. “We’ve been treated with
nothing but graciousness by people in Australia,” he said. “It feels like a home away from home and we’re beyond excited to be able to come back.” Gray, who also came to Australia twice with Mudvayne, is bemused why some bands don’t tour down under. “If you’re going to sell a record you better be ready to go and play it anywhere, otherwise it’s a disservice and a discredit to your fans and a discredit to the band,” he asserts. “We spend our lives touring
and the world’s a great big place. We’re not big fans of just touring in America. We want to service our fans everywhere. “It’s a great big world but inside that great big world there’s this community that is heavy metal, and that community stretches (across) and encompasses the world.” The singer says it is “overwhelming” and “an honour and a privilege” to perform with exPantera drummer Vinnie Paul. “Absolutely I was a big fan of Pantera and probably saw Pantera (live) about 12 times…
and I can remember every show,” Gray said. “He (Paul) is just such a cool dude, he’s real laidback and he’s a ferocious drummer, still to this day. “His technique is flawless and the way that he creates beats and the way that he writes is absolutely astonishing. It’s amazing to be able to compose music with him.” Hellyeah will perform at the Eatons Hill Hotel on 28 August. Read the full interview with Chad Gray at www.the westerner.com.au
Page with billionaire poet for festival
Art group seeks entries
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he Arts Alliance of Pine Rivers is seeking entries for its winter competitions, in the fields of photography, fine arts and writing. The ‘Give Us Your Best Shot’ competition invites everyone to submit his or her best photo taken on any device – smart phone, camera or other. ‘Peace as I see it’ is the theme for the fine arts prize, while the theme for the writing competition is ‘A field of battle’. Entries for those with literary talents could be a short story, poem or a script. Entries for all three competitions will close on 31 August. The Arts Alliance, in association with Yuinart, is also running a competition to find the three best young indigenous artists living in the region. Acclaimed local indigenous artist Lloyd Hornsby is funding the competition, for artists aged eight to 18 years. For details on how to enter any of the Arts Alliance of Pine Rivers competitions go to www.artsalliancepr.org
t’s not often that a creative artist can say they will be performing alongside a billionaire. But that’s exactly what award-winning Cashmere poet Vanessa Page will be doing at the Queensland Poetry Festival. From 28-30 August the festival will bring together an eclectic mix of poets, performers and songwriters to share their stories on stage at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Fortitude Valley. “I might be biased being a local, but the Queensland Poetry Festival is the premier poetry festival in the country,” Page said. “Performers come from all parts of Australia as well as from overseas to perform.” Page, pictured, will take to the stage on the final day of the festival, alongside fellow Australian poets Michael Farrell
and David Brooks in the performance session Better the Devil You Know. Kicking off the festival’s opening night will be US poet-in-residence Kate Durbin, Canada’s C.R Avery and Quan Yeomans, from Brisbane band Regurgitator. Other highlights are former TISM frontman Damian Cowell and his acclaimed Melbourne Comedy Festival show Hara-karaoke, the Australian Poetry Slam Queensland final, the nation’s greatest living poet Les Murray reading from his new collection, as well as poetry from billionaire and Federal MP Clive Palmer. “I think there’ll be a lot of curiosity about Clive’s performance,” Page said. “He wrote and published a book of poetry when he was a young man.” Find out more about the festival at www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com
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Tyson Evans Youth Art Scholarship winner Oliver Armstrong accepts his prize from Koliana Winchester.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia – it kills more men than breast cancer kills women. Equally concerning is the stoicism of men, attitudes of ignorance and solitude that can only make the battle so much harder. Below the Belt is filled with stories and poetry from men who have been courageous enough to share their experiences with prostate cancer: a library of information that is educational but also shows the importance of seeking support – and that it’s not a fight that need be undertaken alone.
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photorealistic puzzle painting and a shell-inspired sculpture carved from Hebel block have won a Clear Mountain resident a $2000 art scholarship. Oliver Armstrong has been named the recipient of the Tyson Evans Youth Art Scholarship for 2015. The Genesis Christian College student enjoys “experimenting with different mediums”. His portrait of American painter and photographer Chuck Close was created as a jigsaw puzzle, symbolising the artist having prosopagnosia – the inability to recognise faces. The art scholarship, sponsored by Moreton Bay Regional Council, is named in honour of Tyson Evans, an award-winning Redcliffe artist who passed away in 1997, aged 15. Moreton Bay Region councillor for the Redcliffe district, Koliana Winchester, said the scholarship is an opportunity for the region’s young artists “to have their works professionally displayed” and “to receive financial assistance to pursue their creative studies”. Entrants, who must be aged between 12 and 18 years and live in or attend a school in the Moreton Bay Region, submit two pieces and a folio of work for judges’ consideration. The winning artworks will be on display with other selected pieces at the Redcliffe City Art Gallery, 470 Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe until 12 September.
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ith Hearing Awareness Week around the corner, Australian Hearing is calling on the country to come together and prioritise their hearing as part of the first nationwide Big Aussie Hearing Check. Australian Hearing anticipates up to 10,000 people will pass through the doors of community halls, RSLs, pharmacies and health centres around the country, upon hearing about the Big Aussie Hearing Check on 25 August. Gina Mavrias from Australian Hearing said the event aims to give Australians an
easy way to care for their hearing. “Research shows that getting our hearing checked is one challenge we are not willing to take on, because we’re either too embarrassed or in denial about our hearing loss,” she said. “We know that typically people wait for seven to ten years to seek help, which often not only affects the person with hearing loss, but also their family and friends.” Hearing Awareness Week runs from 2329 August. To find your closest Big Aussie Hearing Check location visit www.hearing. com.au/bigaussiehearingcheck
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DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000. DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: Screen third Saturday of month at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, BIRD WATCHING: along the South PIne River. $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie Meet second Wednesday of month at 7.30am at schedule email dayboro.lions@gmail.com Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Court Drive, DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, Eatons HiIl. To register phone 3325 1577 or 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a email catchmentcoordinator@prca.org.au bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & 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
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. 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. CHARITY FUNDRAISER: Enjoy an afternoon of musical entertainment with delicious afternoon tea at the Mary McKillop Centre, St. William’s Catholic School, Dawson Parade, Grovely on 29 August at 2pm. Raising money for Project Love and Care charity, founded in 2005. To date a team of 20 volunteers have supplied 44,600 care packs to 750 distribution centres statewide to children going into foster care. Why not arrange a social outing to this concert? Tickets $15. Phone Pat on 3289 1121. @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.
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NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: Meetings and demonstrations 3rd Sat of month from 9am12pm. Next meeting: 19 September at Dayboro CWA Hall. Ph 0419 842 250, like us on Faceplants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. book or visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com Contact 3425 2456 or 3425 2260. All monies PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of raised go to chosen charities and community. month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new involvement with other community groups. friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or Don 0407 321 or Joy 3285 5989. 770 or email dayboromensshed@gmail.com PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: DAYBORO PLAYERS: New production “The Activities relating to integrated catchment Last Resort” by Judith Prior on 11-12 September management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at at Dayboro Community Hall. Tickets $30 (inc. Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, two-course meal) from Rendezvous in Dayboro Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 3264 5485. café. Phone 3424 1353. DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553. Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. EARLY AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL DANCE: Contact Val 3289 6443. in The Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford Village, Sunday 23 August from 2-4pm. Music by QUEENSLAND STEAM AND VINTAGE the Moreton Bay Symphony Orchestra. No MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie experience, costume, partner required. Tickets: Town, Dayboro Road, Petrie. Open 9am - 1pm $10, concessions $5. For more info phone 3289 Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first Sunday of month, when we 4708 or visit www.colonialdance.com.au MEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in fire up the boilers and run big engines as they Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the were meant to operate. Experience the sights old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp and sounds of steam power. Ph Chris 3353 Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night. 2349. Beginners welcome. $5 donation requested. SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Phone 3298 5094. Tuesday at 9.30am for morning tea and chat at MT MEE MARKETS: First Sunday of month. the Shed, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. Indoor/outdoor. BBQ breakfast, country kitchen, Activities include art, computers, golf, woodproduce, arts & craft, jams, pickles, local coffee, work, metalwork. Web: www.samfordshed.org. watch batteries etc. Tables $7 indoor/$5 outdoor. au, Email: info@samfordshed.org.au or Ph. 0487 232 328. Ph 5498 2154 or 5498 2068.
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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. Ph 3289 3113. Web: www.thehutsamfordartandcraft.com SAMFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL & 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. SAMFORD HASH: meets every Sunday at 4pm. One hour social walk or run followed by drinks & meal. All levels of fitness welcome. Web: www.samfordhash.blogspot.com SAMFORD MONSTER GARAGE SALE: Saturday 29 August at the Samford Valley Community Church, 44 Mt Glorious Rd, Samford Village from 7am-2pm. Thousands of pre-loved items for sale. An event made possible by the community – for the community! Ph 3289 2832. SAMFORD RSL: A pension officer attends every Tuesday & Thursday, 9am - 12pm at 6 Progress Street, Samford Village. A J.P. 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: 2nd Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am-12pm, cnr Mt Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford. Fresh produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls new ones 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. Web: www.samfordwriters.org 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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29 AUGUST Monster Garage Sale Huge selection of pre-loved items for sale at Samford Valley Community Church, Mt Glorious Road, Samford Village from 7am. Phone 3289 2832.
29 AUGUST festiValley A day of fun and creativity at Samford Valley Steiner School at Wights Mountain from 11am to 5.30pm. www.facebook.com/festivalley
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Ph Andrew 0416 123 123
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Name: Isabella Shuttleworth Club: Pine Hills Football Club Team: Under 12 Division 2 Boys Position: Goalkeeper What age did you start playing football and why did you choose this sport? I started playing when I was six, mainly because a lot of my friends at school were playing it too. What is your biggest achievement in football to date? Just a fortnight ago, I was selected to play for Queensland at the Pacific School Games in Adelaide in November. What is your training programme? Training two nights a week for an hour and a half and then there is a game on Saturday. I also train with school for district athletics, which helps to keep me really fit. What is your favourite or best football skill? I love to make great saves, and have managed to save the odd penalty too! What is your pre-game routine? I generally have quite a long warm-up before the games, which includes sit-ups and rolls to get the stomach and back warmed up for the dives I might have to make. What are the best things about football? Fitness, my teammates, which includes two other girls, and the opportunity to play representative level. What attributes do you need to be a good football goalkeeper? Fitness, good reflexes and a strong voice to call out the plays to my teammates. Who is your sporting idol? Lionel Messi, #10 for Barcelona, who shares my birth date… and he’s not a bad player too! What are your goals for football? In the short-term, I hope that the Queensland team does well in Adelaide in November, but my long-term goal is to play for the Matildas one day. What advice would you give to other people looking at playing your sport? Just to get into it, try your hardest, but most of all, enjoy the experience and have fun. What are your three favourite sports teams? Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Brisbane Roar.
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Samford soccer ace puts best foot forward in Holland
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t’s said that when one door closes another door opens. For Kenneth Dougall, he found a window of opportunity to tackle a professional sporting career more than 16,000km away from his home. The 22-year-old from Samford Valley has just kicked off his second season in the second division of Dutch football. His Sparta Rotterdam team, the oldest professional football club in the Netherlands, began its season with a 1-1 draw with RKC Waalwijk last weekend. Frustrated by the lack of opportunity in his homeland the Samford Rangers junior, named Brisbane Roar’s youth player of the year for 2010, looked to Europe. “I knew if I wanted to make it professionally my only chance was to go overseas as chances domestically are very limited,” said Dougall, a ball-playing centre midfielder who can also play as a defender. Drafted to play for Brisbane Roar’s youth team as a 16-year-old, Dougall envisaged
a career playing in orange but couldn’t get a start with the club’s champion A-League team. After leaving Roar in 2013 after four years at the club, Dougall’s career stalled after “dropping back” to play for Brisbane City in the Queensland Premier League. “After football seemingly going nowhere in Australia, I got in contact with a few people and I was able to arrange trials in the Netherlands,” he said. Dougall signed for Telstar and made his Dutch second division debut last October – coincidently against his current club. “Telstar… are quite a small family club, which in fact was perfect for me and helped me to adapt to life overseas as well as at a new club because the expectation from the supporters wasn’t high,” he said. After courting interest from several other Dutch clubs he signed with Sparta Rotterdam, a team dubbed the ‘Red-White Gladiators’ and established in 1888. Dougall explains that performing for a
Samford’s Kenneth Dougall on the run for Dutch team Sparta Rotterdam. Photo by Carla Vos Sportfotos.
bigger club seeking a return to the Dutch top flight – the Eredivisie – for the time since 2010 is “a challenge I am relishing”. “Everybody both here in Rotterdam and around the Netherlands respect Sparta because they have produced so many talented players,” he said of Sparta, which
placed eighth out of 20 teams last season. “It’s about establishing myself at a new club and the various challenges that come with that. I’m looking to maintain my performances that I got recognised for and play a leading role in the team.” – Lee Oliver
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