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LNP fights to maintain political hold over region By Damian Staveley and Lee Oliver

he Australian Labor Party (ALP) is hoping to reclaim its former stronghold over three electorates in The Westerner region held by the Liberal National Party (LNP) when Queenslanders go the polls on 31 January. Tim Mander, Seath Holswich and Dale Shuttleworth hold the seats of Everton, Pine Rivers and Ferny Grove, respectively, following a huge voter swing against the ALP in the 2012 election. The three ALP candidates said locals are concerned about proposed asset sales/ leases, the rising cost of living and high levels of unemployment. Jeff Frew, the ALP candidate for Everton, said the LNP implemented its economic plan with too much haste. “Local families believe (Premier) Campbell Newman made too many cuts, too fast, and simply doesn’t listen to their concerns, which is why he is pushing ahead with privatisation,” Mr Frew said. ALP candidates for Ferny Grove and Pine Rivers, Mark Furner and Nikki Boyd, both claim the current local LNP MPs are rubber stamps for the Premier. “There has been a lack of willingness to stand up for what locals actually want,” Mr Furner said. “In doorknocking more than half of the Ferny Grove electorate in the last seven months people have told me time and again about how they or a family member has been forced out of work.” Mrs Boyd also took aim at the LNP’s plan to lease State assets for periods up to 99 years, which the ALP argues is the equivalent of an asset sale. “I am committed to not selling out State-

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Emma is the new manager of the Samford community pool. She is just the third operator of the complex since the pool opened in 1991. How I came to manage the Samford pool… I have been working at the pool for the last 18 months and the opportunity came up when the pool went up for government tender, so I thought why not give it a go! My personal history with the pool... I had my first swimming lesson at the age of three at the pool, I joined the Stingrays Swimming Club when I was six years old, and I had my first after school job here doing cleaning and kiosk work when I was 13 years old. My fondest memories of going to the Samford pool as a child... Winning age champion in the school swimming carnivals. The best things about working where I do... I enjoy working in the local community and the smile on the kids’ faces when they have achieved their goals. Services and activities offered by Samford Aquatics... Learn to swim program from six months to adults, swim squads, aqua aerobics, casual swimming. Sporting and recreational pursuits I enjoy… Anything involving water! Swimming, water skiing, water polo, underwater hockey. Highlights of my sporting career... Travelling to Europe with the Australia Under 21 water polo team and stopping five-metre penalty shots from Hungarian national players. When I was young the job I wanted to do when I grew up… Vet. The best advice I have been given… You don’t know until you have given it a go! How I made my first dollar… Baby sitting. In ten years time I hope to be... having fun with the people in my life. The Samford community pool, trading as Samford Aquatics, is located at School Road, Samford Village. Phone 3289 3815 and find Samford Aquatics on Facebook.

uliette Wright says her Australian of the Year Award recognition has revitalised and enhanced her passion for helping others. The Camp Mountain resident is the founder of the Givit.org.au website, which helps link items sought by charities and people in need with the people who are in a position to donate those goods. The recipient of Queensland’s Australian Local Hero award, Mrs Wright is now in line for the national award, which will be presented in Canberra this weekend. “Givit’s been a lot of hard work. When I was a Queensland finalist I had this very proud feeling and then realised that people noticed I was working really hard,” Mrs Wright said. “It (the award nomination) gave me more energy and when I was acknowledged (as the winner) it gave me even more energy. “It revitalised me and made me go into fifth gear again. I’ve got so much energy going into 2015.” Mrs Wright said Givit, which has partnered with the Queensland Government to help people in need following natural disasters, had exceeded expectations. “When I first started Givit I did not know if people wanted to give directly and then from the moment I launched I just had to

manage phenomenal growth,” she said. “It’s been so heart-warming and overwhelming and wonderful to have such an incredible amount of donors. “People are just driven to make sure (other) people… get what they need. I think the Queensland floods (of 2011) really ingrained in me that we (Australians) are among the most generous people in the world. “I’m just lucky that I get to witness that through the Givit platform and I’m really grateful.” Mrs Wright is appreciative of not only the people who have donated items via Givit, but also the charity’s volunteer workers. “I have 15 volunteers and Givit would not be possible without them, so I am very aware that I am just representing Givit,” she said. The Australia Day Council has organised for Australian of the Year finalists to have morning tea with Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and lunch with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, before Saturday night’s awards ceremony.

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In The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show Skylark Tonight. When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimise themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them to assassinate the North Korean leader. Thanks to Sony Pictures, The Westerner has 10 double passes to The Interview, in cinemas 12 February, to give away. For your chance to win tell us which other Hollywood comedy was based around a North Korean leader – North Country, Team America: World Police or Kath and Kim? Send your answer along with your name and contact details to: The Westerner Movie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Movie competition. Entries close 2 February.

In a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world. Based on Lois Lowry’s cult young adult novel and starring Academy Award winners Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep and Queenslander Brenton Thwaites, The Giver is a powerful tale of a dystopian future where perfection can be deadly. Thanks to Roadshow Entertainment, The Westerner has five copies of The Giver on DVD (RRP $39.95) to give away. To enter send 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 2 February.

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POLICE BEAT House fire charges, Strathpine: A 67year-old man has been charged following a house fire at Strathpine on 18 January. Emergency services were called to a house on Bateman Street just before 11pm following reports of a fire at the rear of the house. The blaze was extinguished and a number of rooms were damaged as a result of the fire. The man has been issued a notice to appear at Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 16 February. Break and enter charges, Strathpine: A man has appeared in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court following a break and enter at a Strathpine home on 10 January. Around 2.45pm police were called to an address on Samsonvale Road where a man armed with a screwdriver allegedly forced his way into the home before assaulting a man and a woman inside. The 43-year-old male occupant suffered minor bruising. A 38-year-old Morayfield man was charged with one count each of entering a dwelling with intent, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed and common assault.

tackling the offender in the grounds of a nearby school before police arrived. New way to report minor crashes: Motorists involved in a non-injury minor traffic crash can now report the incident via the Policelink smart phone app or online, instead of waiting for police to attend. Download the Policelink smart phone app by completing a form online via the Policelink website or by calling Policelink on 131 444. Crime Stoppers Trivia Night: Start thinking of your team trivia name and test your knowledge against the Pine Rivers Crime Prevention Unit Team. Help Pine Rivers Crime Stoppers support the organisations that support us and keep our community safe. The trivia night is at Pine Rivers United Sports Club at Bray Park on 7 March. Entry is $10 per person or $50 for a table of six. For bookings contact pinerivers@csql.com.au

Armed robbery, Kenmore: A 29-yearold Lawnton man has faced Brisbane Magistrates Court following an armed robbery at Kenmore on 17 January. Police alleged the man, armed with a knife, entered a Moggill Road pharmacy around midday and demanded cash from a male employee. The offender ran off empty handed and three bystanders gave chase,

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Closeburn’s Trevor Ryan rides his 130-year-old penny-farthing bicycle, which will feature at Australia Day celebrations at the Samford Historical Museum on Monday.

t’s amazing what treasures you can find buried in strange places. Trevor Ryan has been smitten with penny-farthing bicycles for more than 50 years. One of his high-wheeler bikes, distinguished by a large front wheel and a small rear wheel, was built in Britain in the 1880s. The Closeburn resident acquired the machine more than a century later in fortuitous circumstances. “This one was pulled out of the mud of the banks of the Brisbane River when they were building the new airport,” Mr Ryan recalls. “The handlebars were sticking out of the mud of Moreton Bay and the bulldozer driver pulled it out. I got it off him directly and had it built up from that.” Mr Ryan will show off his restored penny-farthing bike when the Samford Historical Museum opens its doors for Australia Day celebrations on 26 January. “People are always interested and there’s always smiles on their faces, and that’s why I like riding it,” he said. “I’ve just always loved old machinery. I’ve been riding them since I was about 19 and I’m 71 now. “I only ride once or twice a year now but I used to ride them down at Evandale in Tasmania, where they have an annual (penny-farthing bike) race.” There will be plenty of hallmarks of eras past at the Australia Day event at the Samford Historical Museum, from vintage motorbikes and sidecars and rug and butter making, to a Medieval blacksmith working at his forge. Other attractions will include a model railway, which visitors can operate, Bob the Beeman, a music machine, treasure hunt, tattoo man and entertainment from the Royal Bounty Bush Band and flyball dogs. Visitors can also enjoy refreshments such as tea and coffee, delicious treats and a true blue Aussie tradition – sausage sizzle and steak burgers. Admission is $12 for families, $6 for adults and $2 for students and children. The Samford Historical Museum is at Station Street, Samford Village. Phone 3289 2473 or 0417 610 983.

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community Dayboro’s Lee Tapper was named the 2014 Rural Fire Service Volunteer of the Year. Photo by Nadine Andersen Photography.

“I came from a rural background and my father was a fire captain many years ago… and I’ve just always been a communityminded person,” she said. “I lost my husband in 2001 and I just decided then and there to get up off my backside and go and join a community group. “I wandered up the road to the Ocean View Rural Fire Brigade and was welcomed with open arms and these people became my guardians and my mentors… and it’s gone on from there.” Dayboro and District Rural Fire Brigade Chairman Glen Bell said Mrs Tapper’s dedication to the Rural Fire Service extended beyond the Dayboro area. “Lee is a very competent operational fire-fighter plus a Volunteer Community Educator (VCE) for the Rural Fire Service in the Brisbane region,” Mr Bell said. “She will turn up at agricultural shows, fetes, retirement villages – you name it – to spread the word about rural and urban fire safety.” Mrs Tapper said she the loved volunteering for the community “in the company of friends”. “I’ve just met the most amazing, down to earth, honest, caring people and you’re constantly absorbing everything that they have to offer, and their knowledge and dedication becomes quite contagious,” she explains. “Out in the community you meet lots of other people... who all dedicate so much time in ensuring that our communities are kept at the safest level that we can possibly achieve. “You never stop learning and with me you can never stop giving, because it’s what you believe in.”

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The Greens: Michael Berkman

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a Ferny Grove local. My wife and I have settled here for the long term and really want our kids to grow up in a vibrant, safe and sustainable community. I work as a public interest environmental lawyer at a community legal centre based in West End. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve recently worked primarily on litigation to protect our Great Barrier Reef and address the environmental impacts of the Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resource sector on our precious farmland. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also worked in the Queensland Public Service and private legal practice which, along with my work in the community sector and legal training, has given me a good understanding of the workings of government and business. I have the necessary skills and am eager to play an active role in government if elected, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m certainly not a career politician. A lot of Queenslanders are clearly not prepared to put up with another term of LNP Government â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen too much poor decision-making in the interests of a few, not the broader public interest. We know that the planned privatisation of our electricity assets will just lead to further increases in power prices. Meanwhile, the LNP is unwilling to pay households a single cent for the electricity generated on our rooftops, which we know is taking pressure off the power grid. We all know Queensland is an amazing place to live, but we deserve a better government. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important this election to remember that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to vote for one of the major parties to bring about change. A vote for the Greens supports a party with integrity and a vision for a fair, sustainable future. It also sends a clear message that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tolerate a government that serves a narrow set of interests. The Greens will continue to fight for real action on climate change and support the industries of the future.

Aidan Norrie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Greens candidate for Everton

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need better access to public transport and cyclist infrastructure. We need sustainable growth that will lead to long-term jobs and a justice system that makes people feel safe.â&#x20AC;?

John Marshall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The candidate for Pine Rivers

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to put our community first â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not big business with ties to the major parties. I want integrity in politics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not policies led by the highest bidder.â&#x20AC;?

Mr Taverner said he would make a good representative because he is already actively involved in the community as a member of the local chamber of commerce and regular participates in charity events. Dianne Gittins, who is running as an Independent in the same electorate, said her freedom from the dominant parties means she is able to view every policy in an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unencumbered atmosphereâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recent times have seen so much taken from the arts, education and disability programs in Queensland,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the assistance of the Ferny Grove community, I plan to restore the balance and secure an inclusive and creative Queensland for all.â&#x20AC;? Thor Prohaska, who is running as an Independent in Pine Rivers, said he would not get bogged down in politics, approaching each issue with an open mind and ensuring he consults with his electorate before taking a stance. Read full candidate profiles for the Ferny Grove, Everton, Pine Rivers and Glass House electorates at www.thewesterner. com.au

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Liberal National Party: Tim Mander

’ve lived in the Everton area my whole life and I’m passionate about making sure our special part of the world remains the best place in Queensland to live and raise a family. Thanks to the LNP’s strong economic management, locals are seeing real progress in health and education, a stronger economy, better roads and less crime. Albany Creek State High School now have a $7.2 million Performing Arts Complex, eight local schools now have flashing lights to keep kids safer, drivers are benefiting from the resealing of Old Northern Road, commuters now have trains every 15 minutes on the Ferny Grove line and fares have been reduced by five per cent. Sporting clubs have also been big winners, with more than $700,000 delivered for new dressing rooms, floodlights and vouchers to help families pay club fees for their kids. In health, surgery waiting lists have been slashed and the long dental waiting list has been reduced to zero. We have

more ambulances and our nurses have received a 10 per cent pay rise. Everton is also a safer place to live thanks to the LNP’s crackdown on crime. Today, Queensland has 800 more police on the beat and criminal gangs are being driven out of the state. The reported crime rate has plummeted – with robbery down 27 per cent, breakins down 20 per cent and car theft down 19 per cent. But while plenty has been achieved, we still have a long way to go. If Everton and the rest of Queensland goes off track now, the progress we are starting to see will be at risk. If re-elected I will fight to ensure Everton continues to benefit from the LNP’s strong economic management. I’ll be fighting for a major upgrade to relieve congestion at the intersection of Stafford and South Pine Roads, more buses in Albany Creek and better parking and amenities at Bunyaville State Forest. Only voting for the LNP’s strong plan will keep Everton on course for a brighter future.

Voters require proof of identity

oters are reminded that proof of identity requirements are in place for the Queensland State Election on Saturday 31 January. Legislation was introduced mid-2014, which requires all Queensland voters to produce a proof of identity document in order to cast an ordinary vote at pre-poll or on polling day. Every elector will be sent a voter information letter in the mail. This voter information letter is a form of acceptable identification and voters are encouraged to bring their letter with them when they go to vote. Other acceptable proof of identity documents include a drivers licence or proof of age card, passport, Medicare or health care card, utility bill such as a rates notice or phone bill, and a bank statement or credit card. Voters who cannot produce an acceptable proof of identity document will still be able to vote by completing a declaration vote.

Dale Shuttleworth – LNP candidate for Ferny Grove

“Whether it’s volunteering at tuckshop duties, sausage sizzles and the Rural Fire Brigade service or lobbying hard for local clubs... I’ve worked hard to make Ferny Grove a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Seath Holswich – LNP candidate for Pine Rivers.

“I choose to live in Pine Rivers, to raise my family here and I have a vested interest in ensuring our community is a great place to live, work and play.”

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Facilities Upgrade Package

Securing funding to upgrade the facilities (including BBQs, picnic tables, walking tracks and toilet blocks) at the Bunyaville State Forest to enhance the experience of locals and tourists visiting the Forest.

Upgrade for Mitchelton Soccer Club Provide up to $400,000 for a world class synthetic ﬁeld at Mitchelton Soccer Club, promoting junior and women’s soccer.

Tackling the Cost of Living

A re-elected LNP Government will reduce cost of living pressures for families by introducing a new cost of living fund that will reduce the average household electricity bill by $577 over the next ﬁve years.

Relieving Household Costs We will make sure that pensioners and vulnerable Queenslanders continue to receive concessions and rebates worth hundreds of dollars to help with electricity and gas bills to provide relief on household costs.

Helping keep Kids Active In the next term we will provide ‘Get Started’ vouchers of up to $150 to eligible children and young people to help pay for sport club membership and/or participation fees.

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Australian Labor Party: Mark Furner

here is a better way – Mark Furner. For over six months now I have been doorknocking people in the Ferny Grove electorate. During that time the blunt message that I have been hearing from locals is that you have not been treated fairly and you did not get the government you expected. I believe it is time to restore fairness to Ferny Grove. It is time to stop the cuts and to start re-investing in the future of our local area. If elected, Labor will reverse the TAFE course closures and the property sell-offs. We will restore a proper ratio of nurses-to-patients in hospital wards. And we will ensure that essential services such as the rural fire brigade are properly resourced. The people I have spoken to have been very clear on privatisation. I accept that the Labor Party has made mistakes with privatisation in the past but we have listened and will not make that mistake ever again. At present Queensland’s assets deliver good returns to the state budget and employ tens of thousands of Queenslanders in highly specialised jobs that provide essential services. If elected, I will NEVER support placing your Queensland assets into private hands.

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Q Nikki Boyd – Australian Labor Party candidate for Pine Rivers

“I am a person who has always stood up for what I believe in. I won’t be afraid to speak up against decisions that hurt our community.”

ueensland’s peak real estate industry body has called on the state’s political leaders to abolish stamp duty, amongst reforms to promote growth in the residential property sector. Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) CEO Antonia Mercorella said a broad legislative program was needed to create an even stronger local real estate industry. REIQ has called for the abolition of stamp duty on property transactions, reinstatement of first home owner grants for existing housing, and allowing first homebuyers to access their superannuation to purchase property. “Queensland’s residential real estate sector is in recovery mode and it’s important to build on this momentum,” Ms Mercorella said. “Real estate is crucial to the Queensland economy, contributing more than $8 billion towards Queensland’s gross state product and supporting almost 50,000 jobs throughout the state.”

Commons commitment sought

Jeff Frew – Australian Labor Party candidate for Everton

“I understand the importance of jobs, education and skills in our local community. The families of Everton need a representative, not a rubber stamp.”

amford Commons, a community project for urban farming, the arts and sustainability education, is seeking a pre-election commitment from the two major political parties in the lead up to the Queensland election. Samford Commons is seeking a pre-election commitment of $2 million, which will match a provisional contribution from Moreton Bay Regional Council. Samford Commons spokesperson Kate vanderVoort said LNP Member for Ferny Grove Dale Shuttleworth has already expressed strong personal support for the project. “The project is a shining example of what the Queensland Plan aims to do so we are very hopeful of a strong commitment from the Member for Ferny Grove…. and Premier Campbell Newman,” she said. Mark Furner, the ALP candidate for Ferny Grove, has also been asked to consider his party’s commitment to Samford Commons.

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hree local high school students will embark on the journey of a lifetime in April after winning the Premier’s ANZAC Prize. Albany Creek pair Bailey Roth and Lachlan McLean and Jack Hill, from Ferny Hills, are three of 70 Queensland teenagers who will travel to Turkey to attend the centenary commemorations of Australian troops fighting at Gallipoli. “The ANZACs played a massive part in Australian history and all those values they (Australian troops) showed overseas fighting against other nations is basically what Australia is built around and is the backbone of our nation,” Lachlan said. “It’s going to be quite emotional especially for the families of the people who have fought there.” Two of Jack’s relatives died in conflicts in Europe. “I’m very interested in all the history and I think it’s going to be a fantastic opportunity to commemorate that, especially as I have relatives that have served in those earlier World War I and World War II conflicts,” Jack said. “One was shot down over Berlin in World War II and another one is earmarked as potentially a grave to visit while we’re over there. “He was a soldier in World War I and was killed on the battlefield in France.” The significance of the milestone ANZAC Day is also not lost on Bailey, whose father serves in the Australian Army and Great Great-Grandfather served in WWI. He is extremely grateful that he has been offered the chance to participate in the ‘money can’t buy’ ANZAC Day experience. “They said there’s about 38,000 Australians on the waiting list

Jack Hill, Lachlan McLean and Bailey Roth will honour fallen soldiers at Gallipoli in April.

(to attend the Gallipoli ANZAC Day service) and the students who entered the competition and won get a front row seat, so it’s very exciting,” Bailey said. During their overseas trip the Premier’s ANZAC Prize winners, who created video essays about the ANZAC legacy, will also visit sites of significance for Australia’s war-time history located in Belgium and France.

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J Still Alice Forgetfulness, words on the tip of your tongue that cannot be articulated; they present an ominous warning of things to come for Alice Howland. A high profile professor of linguistics at Columbia University in New York City, with a loving husband and three intelligent children, Alice’s life is seemingly perfect. Soon after Still Alice’s eerie beginnings, Alice is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Its classification as “familial” means Alice likely inherited the gene from her father, who died some time ago from liver problems related to his alcoholism. It also means there is a 50 per cent chance of Alice’s children carrying the gene. There is a hefty amount of emotional material presented in this film. Julianne Moore, whose talents are on display here in all their nuanced glory, deftly portrays Alice’s rapid deterioration. The film was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, adapted from the novel by Lisa Genova. The pair does not feel the need to over indulge in just how awful the disease is. It may be argued they took a soft approach to their filmmaking, showing only as much as was needed to instil the relevant emotion in the audience. But they manage to express the effect of the disease on Alice in different ways. In addition to Alice’s actions and behaviour, the effects are explored through means such as through a speech Alice gives to an Alzheimer’s charity function and through conversations with her family. The film is essentially built on the Moore’s performance. One of the more haunting moments is Alice’s attempts to follow an instructional video left by an earlier, more lucid self, on how to end her life. Alec Baldwin, who plays the husband, along with Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish and Kristen Stewart as the three children, are perfectly adequate in their roles but are not given as much to work with, despite opportunities for more to have been done. For example, scenes where the children learn whether they carry the Alzheimer’s gene are dealt with via a brisk telephone call, deflating any tension that could otherwise have developed. Stewart is probably the most worthy of a special mention of the four main supporting characters; however, for the most part the audience is left to invent their characters. While the script may let Still Alice down occasionally, Moore’s performance is enough to hold your interest. The emphasis is on change; as the disease takes hold, Alice’s relationships with her work and her family are all slowly impaired. The one constant is Alice’s fight to retain as much as her old self for as long as possible. 7/10

ohn Hickman says his new book is best described as a true life Fawlty Towers – but without Basil. Sex, Lies & Crazy People tells the bittersweet true story of his family’s involvement in a hotel in Kent, England during the 1960s. “It’s a wry and candid take on life in post-war England with lashings of self-deprecation, florid working class turns of phrase and colourful anecdotes,” Hickman explains. After tackling the “serious and controversial” subject matter of his father’s involvement in World War II as a Lancaster bomber pilot in Reluctant Hero, Hickman took a more light-hearted approach for his second novel, Tripping Over. The author from Eagleby, pictured, says Sex, Lies & Crazy People is his first comedy book, a “completely politically incorrect” story of his youth. “I believe comedy is more difficult to write than drama but I take heart from what I call the ‘giggle gauge’,” Hickman explains. “I tell readers to apply the scale when reading my

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One day Alice Howland, a college professor, wife and mother of three grown children, sets out for a run along the route she always takes, but soon realises she has no idea how to find her way home.

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comedy: ‘0’ is unfunny, up to ’10’ is hilarious. “I get mixed responses. If I’m asked, ‘Where was the funny bit?’, I’d have to give myself ‘0’ or maybe a ‘3’ for effort. A few (readers) have given me top marks, and so I remain encouraged.” The author started writing his novels in retirement due to his “inability to play golf”. “I’m proud of the legacy I’ve managed to craft in my twilight years, regretting only that Dad and Gran didn’t get to see it,” he said. John Hickman will appear at Strathpine Library on 3 February at 10.30am, at Albany Creek Library on 7 February at 10am and at Arana Hills Library on 11 February at 2pm. Copies of Sex, Lies & Crazy People are available from www.authorjohnhickman.com The Westerner has one John Hickman book pack, featuring copies of his three novels Sex, Lies & Crazy People, Reluctant Hero and Tripping Over, to give away. Enter at the competitions page at www.thewesterner.com.au. Entries close 5 February.

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TOP 10 1. Boyhood 2. The Grand Budapest Hotel 3. Her 4. Calvary 5. Tracks 6. Pride 7. Gone Girl 8. Only Lovers Left Alive 9. Interstellar 10. 22 Jump Street

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SAMFORD HASH: meets every Sunday at 5pm (summer) or 4pm (winter). One hour social walk or run followed by drinks & meal. All levels of MEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new fitness welcome. www.samfordhash.blogspot. Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 com old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp or Joy 3285 5989. SAMFORD RSL: A pension officer attends every Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night. Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 12pm at 6 Progress Beginners welcome. $5 donation requested. PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford St, Samford Village. A JP is usually in attendance Phone 3298 5094. Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. during those hours. Please call 3289 6928 for an MILLEN FARM AT SAMFORD: is seeking Contact Val 3289 6443. appointment. Email to samford@rslqld.org re: presenters for permaculture and gardening our meetings and functions. workshops and home gardens to host ‘fruit QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE tree’ workshops. Email Jenni@millenfarm.org; MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie SAMFORD VALLEY MARKETS: 2nd Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am-12pm, cnr Mt www.facebook.com/millenfarm Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford. Fresh Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first MT MEE MARKETS: First Sunday of month. produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers Indoor/outdoor. BBQ breakfast, country kitchen, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls produce, arts & craft, jams, pickles, local coffee, and run big engines as they were meant to new ones welcome. Ph Kate 3289 4922. watch batteries etc. Tables $7 indoor/$5 outdoor. operate. Experience the sights and sounds of steam power Ph Chris 3353 2349. SAMFORD WRITERS GROUP: meets the 1st Ph 5498 2154 or 5498 2068. Thursday of month. First-time or experienced NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: SAMFORD AND DISTRICT CARRIAGE writers, all genres. New members welcome. meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek DRIVERS: meets third Thurs of month. Driving Email essential. Phone 3289 3046 or email Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at rallies & events held monthly. Come & see what barbcook1@gmail.com. www.samfordwriters. 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest a great, fun, friendly sport carriage driving is. Ph org groups inc. exercise, dining out, reading, craft, Marilyn 3289 2509. photography, movies, golf & more. Ph 3264 WOODFORD MUSEUM AND ART CENTRE: SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Open 10am-3pm each holiday Monday, Tuesday, 1509. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: meets 3rd Tuesday at 9.30am for coffee and a chat, with Wednesday, Friday and 3rd Sunday (Market Saturday of every second month starting January guest speaker last Tuesday of the month, at Day) of each month. Group visits & tours by 2014 at CWA Hall, Delaney St., Dayboro at Samford Showgrounds pavilion. Activities appointment. Ph Shirley Wallis 5496 1389 or 10am. A club for beginners, poultry fanciers and include woodworking, steelworking, gardening, Ron Trim 5496 1092. exhibitors. Ph: 3889 0079 or visit www. photography, computers. Phone 0450 712 127. ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS: improving the northpinepoultryclub.com.au SAMFORD ART & CRAFT ASSOC: at the Slab lives of women & children locally & globally.

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ARANA HILLS SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB: Meets Fridays 9.30am at council hall, Dawson Parade, Arana Hills. Bingo, hoy, displays, concerts, guest speakers, cards, indoor bowls, day bus trips. Ph 3355 9674 after 4pm. ARANA VIEW CLUB: meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Arana Leagues Club, 10.30am for friendship. Two-course luncheon $24. Guest speakers, bring & buy table. Bookings by 4pm Monday to Dorothy 3351 5196. 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. 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. COUNTRY MARKETS: every Sunday at Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Rd, Kurwongbah, 8am to 2pm. Market stalls, shops, food & fun. Ph 3285 5934. @CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www. creativesamford.com for full details. DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000. DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & involvement with other community groups. Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or Don 0407 321 770 or email dayboromensshed@gmail.com DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. Contact Steve 3425 2456 or Lexie 3425 2260. All monies raised go to chosen charities and the local community. DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553. FREE BRIDGE LESSONS: Arana Contract Bridge Club at Ferny Grove Parklands, Tramway Street, Ferny Grove is offering free bridge lessons commencing Thursday 5 February. Two sessions: 9-11.30am & 7-9.30pm. 9 week course. Phone Jo McKitrick 3351 8898 or Tony Agar 3851 1362. www.aranabridgeclub.com GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY: Queensland Community Care Network is looking for people who can spare one hour a fortnight to visit older Australians in aged care facilities. Ph 3040 0287 or email kieran@qccn.org.au HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT GROUP: Fortnightly meetings. Pesticide use in Moreton Bay Regional Council area. State laws. Visit www. healthyenvironmentgroup.org HELP REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS: Be better informed of the situation so many refugees and asylum seekers face. Information sharing afternoon at Mt Glorious Hall, 1874 Mt Glorious Road, Saturday 7 February at 2pm. RSVP to bev.fitzgerald@bigpond.com

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Pine Hills Lightning product David Sutherland is a key player for the Brisbane Bandits in the Australian Baseball League. Photo by SMP Images/ABL Media.

Bandits’ pitch to steal playoffs berth

hey already have more wins than they tallied last season but the Brisbane Bandits’ chances of claiming a maiden Australian Baseball League (ABL) playoffs berth teeters on the knife-edge. With one week remaining in the regular season the Bandits, the only side to not make playoffs since the ABL re-formed five years ago, sit in third position in the standings with a 21-21 win-loss record. Ahead of the three-team playoffs series just four wins separate the teams sitting second and fifth on the ladder. Brisbane heads west for a four-game series against defending champions Perth Heat (24-20) this weekend and also has two catch-up games Canberra Cavalry (20-22) to complete the regular season. Bandits first base player David Sutherland said his team, which finished bottom of the ABL standings last summer with an 18-28 record, is desperate to play post-season baseball for the first time. “At the start of the year we spoke about how we were desperate to have a team to make the finals because so far we’re the only team that hasn’t made finals,” he said. “Last year was a tough year and we came last but the guys on the team are getting more experienced and a bit older and they (the Bandits) have done well with the imports they’ve brought in, with American, Japanese and Taiwanese guys. “I definitely think we’ve got a good enough team to come through and make finals… and destiny is still in our own hands.

“We really need to take three (games) off Perth. We’ve battled Perth very hard all season.” The 29-year-old, a Pine Hills Lightning product who spent five years with American Major League organisation the Los Angeles Dodgers, said the Australian Baseball League is “very tough”. “The league every year gets harder and harder with more guys who are playing professional baseball overseas,” Sutherland said. “There’s only a couple of guys like me who don’t play overseas so it takes a little bit to get back into the swing of things.” Another local Bandits team member keen for playoffs baseball is Ryan Battaglia, a former Lightning player who grew up at Albany Creek. Battaglia, who plays in the third tier of US professional baseball with Cleveland Indians minor league team the Carolina Mudcats, said guiding the Bandits to the ABL playoffs would be a career highlight. “Everyone believes that we can do it but it’s not going to be easy though because it (the competition) is so tight,” the 22-year-old catcher said. “If we won it (the league) it would be one of the best things I’ve ever done but I think it would just be good to have a playoff game in Brisbane, because it hasn’t happened in a long time. “It would only make the sport more popular and get more fans in Brissie and that’s what we need to do.”

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everal local sporting clubs have scored funding to help them reach their goals for the upcoming season. State Government grants, awarded through the Get in the Game initiative, has allowed clubs to purchase equipment, conduct membership drives, host skills programs for players, conduct training and mentoring for committee volunteers, provide coach and referee accreditation and develop representative programs for players.

Grant recipients include Pine Rivers netball, Dayboro rugby league, South Pine touch football, North Brisbane water polo, Albany Creek swimming, Pine Rivers PCYC, Arana-Ascot hockey, Pine Rivers inline hockey, Ferny Grove and Pine Rivers bowls and Albany Creek Excelsior football, pictured. Sport Minister Steve Dickson said since the Get in the Game initiative kicked off in 2012 around 67,000 vouchers had been issued “to assist kids who can least afford to participate in sport or recreation.”

Whether your sport of choice is rugby league, Aussie Rules, netball, tennis, hockey, soccer, lawn bowls, BMX, horse riding, tug of war or motor sport, don’t drop the ball and miss out on advertising what your club has to offer local kids and families. Pine Hills hockey players celebrate a grand final win last season.

n upgrade of the South Pine Sports Complex at Brendale is getting closer to kicking off thanks to a funding boost. The State Government has provided a $1 million grant to allow Moreton Bay Regional Council to construct a fullsize, flood-lit Australian football field, multi-sport clubhouse and associated facilities. The project also includes the construction of additional car parking and a new internal road. “Sport and recreation clubs are an important part of the community, providing health and social benefits, so it is important that they have the right facilities for members,” State Member for Pine Rivers Seath Holswich said. “I am thrilled that locals will benefit from this project which will deliver a clubhouse with meeting and office spaces, kitchen and canteen, function room, gymnasium and storage facilities, as well as other facilities to play and exercise.” AFL Queensland Chief Executive Officer Michael Conlan said the new field and amenities would provide a major boost to the sport. “Participation in Australian football continues to grow across Queensland, and I have no doubt this upgrade will encourage even more kids locally to get involved in the sport,” Mr Conlan said “The footy clubs in the area have been crying out for a facility of this kind, and it will really help to ensure those clubs continue to attract members and ensure a viable competition.” Moreton Bay Regional Council has allocated $10.5 million to the project. Funding support is also being provided by AFL Queensland and the Aspley Hornets AFL club.

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f your goal is to find a sport that is fast, exciting and safe and which the whole family can play, then hockey is the game for you. “The best things about hockey are anyone – any age, any ability – can play,” Robyn Sutherland from Pine Hills Hockey Club explains. “It is a great sport for the whole family and for the whole of life. “It has wonderful opportunities for players to play at a highly competitive level with great role models playing at elite level and teams that are the best in the world.” One of two hockey clubs in the district

– the other is the Pine Rivers St Andrews club at Brendale – Pine Hills is celebrating its 30th season in 2015 with a new playing surface at its home ground at Bunya. “We aim to make the club a happy place so that all players have the best experience possible,” Ms Sutherland said. New junior players who sign up to play for Pine Hills Hockey Club before 31 January will receive a free hockey stick, ball, shin guards, mouthguard, singlet and bag. The club will host a Hook in2 Hockey come and try program on Friday evenings for three weeks starting 6 February.

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Dayboro Cowboys junior rugby league players Kade and Kurt Jones enjoy a book co-written by a former NRL star.

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O Lindsey Kiliwnik is the youngest member of the Australian under-18 women’s ice hockey team. Photo by Phil Taylor.

Ice queen pucks up for victory

indsey Kiliwnik could not have asked for a more thrilling conclusion to her first major ice hockey competition. Her Australian under-18 team lost the first two games of its five-match series against New Zealand in Melbourne in December, but fought back to tie the series two games apiece. Australia then clinched the series with a dramatic 4-3 win in the deciding clash. “It went into overtime and we scored when there was one or two minutes left,” said Kiliwnik, who played right wing. The youngest member of the Australian under-18 side, the 12-year-old faced the toughest challenge of her career to date. And it wasn’t just the fact that Kiliwnik and her small frame was dwarfed by opponents up to six years her senior.

“They use a lot more body contact and they all had harder shots and they were faster at skating,” she said. Australian team coach Tamra Jones said Kiliwnik, who started playing ice hockey at the age of five in her hometown Winnipeg, Canada, was a rising star of the sport. “Lindsey is a talented two-way hockey player who demonstrates significant potential with her development,” Jones said. “She has been identified as a rising star who works hard, listens well (and) is coachable.” After transitioning from Patricks Road State School to Ferny Grove State High School, Kiliwnik will play at a tournament in Canada in February, with her long-term goal to captain a team in the Australian Womens Ice Hockey League.

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ften it’s hard for parents of sports mad children to get their kids to drop the ball, come inside the house and read a book. National Rugby League premiership winner and Queensland State of Origin player Scott Prince may have a solution. Prince and David Hartley have written two Deadly D and Justice Jones rugby league themed adventure books about a boy, who transforms into a fully-grown man whenever he gets angry, who attracts the interest of the Brisbane Broncos. Sally-Ann Sellin, whose sons play rugby league for Dayboro, said Deadly D and

Justice Jones were the first books her boys “let me read through without them saying stop, they’d had enough”. “As most mothers of two boys would know it is near impossible to get them inside sitting still reading a book,” she said. “They would much prefer to be outside kicking the footy, riding bikes and getting into mischief.” The Dayboro Cowboys Junior Rugby League sign-on is on 1 February. Children who sign up to play for the Dayboro Cowboys for the 2015 season will receive a copy of Deadly D and Justice Jones: Rising Star signed by Scott Prince.

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Shamini Flint’s popular Diary of a… children’s comedy book series follows the adventures of a boy named Marcus, whose dad thinks he can achieve anything he sets his mind to. The trouble is Marcus is a maths whiz who is not that good at sport! In his latest stories he gets into the swing of golf and has a shot at basketball. Thanks to Allen & Unwin, The Westerner has one copy of Diary of a Golf Pro and one copy of Diary of a Basketball Hero (both RRP $9.95) to give away. To enter nominate the book you would like to win and send your name and contact details to: Sport competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500. Entries close 2 February.

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ark Stokes has won the Australian Reserves Chess Championship before, but it was the nature of his latest victory that made his third national title extra special. Seeded 13th for the tournament, for competitors with a chess rating less than 1600, the 57-year-old stormed to the top prize for the country’s best non-professional chess players. Stokes won nine of his 11 games – including the first seven in a row – and drew the other two in the competition, the amateur section of the Australian Chess Championships held in Sydney from 2-11 January. “It’s the first time I’ve been undefeated so it’s a pretty big achievement,” he said. Stokes finished with 10 points for the tournament, noting: “to win it by 2 ½ points was rather remarkable.” Inspired to play chess after watching the classic World Championship match-up between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972, Stokes has been competing for almost 40 years and won his first Queensland Reserves Chess Championship as a teenager. “People think you’ve got to think ten moves ahead to play good chess and it’s not true,” Stokes said. “You don’t have to have an incredibly gifted mathematical brain to play chess, you just have to be able to recognise basic patterns

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Strathpine’s Mark Stokes won the Australian Reserves Chess Championship after going through the tournament undefeated.

and look two or three moves ahead. “Just like anything you’ve just got to practice a bit.” Stokes is president of the City of Redcliffe Chess Club, which meets at Grace Lutheran College at Rothwell each Wednesday night and is seeking more members. Phone 0431 419 136.

Ever wondered what it really takes to be a champion sportsperson? From Ian Thorpe and Rafa Nadal to Michael Johnson and Michael Phelps, all we see is smooth progression to gold but their paths are somewhat like ‘Snakes and Ladders’, with success and failure. Ben Oakley’s Podium sheds new light on the biological, environmental and psychological influences that can shape a champion’s rocky path to the top. Find out how science, along with parents, siblings, coaches, sports organisations and the athlete’s own mindset contribute to their likelihood of success – and transform ordinary people into extraordinary athletes. The Westerner has one copy of Podium (Bloomsbury Sport, RRP $29.99) to give away. To enter send your name and contact details to: Podium competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500. Entries close 2 February.

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oller derby fans are getting their skates on to put Moreton Bay Regional Council’s new $51,000 outdoor rink to the test. Councillor Mick Gillam (Division 8) said the rink at Rob Akers Reserve at Strathpine had been built to the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association’s international standards. “For roller derby enthusiasts it delivers a safer environment to practice their skills in preparation for the rough, tumble Moreton Bay councillor Mick Gillam with skaters Andrew Hebron, Kate Cremin-Rose and Damien, Tricia, Aidan and Jordan Sheather.

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and spectacle of amateur competition,” he said. Cr Gillam added the outdoor rink could be used by any member of the community with a pair of roller skates or roller blades, regardless of skill level. The rink features a 620m2 coloured concrete skating surface and handrails to help beginners stay on their feet. The sport of roller derby is also played indoors at the South Pine Sports Complex at Brendale.

Diehard Eagle lands at Samford

e played with the likes of Des Hasler, Paul Vautin, Noel Cleal, Phil Blake and Kerry Boustead, and now Steve Hegarty is set to impart 30 years of rugby league wisdom to players in his local team. The former Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Valley Diehards player has signed on to coach the Samford Stags open men’s team for season 2014.

like to see them (the players) improve, whether it’s that training session or that game or that season,” he explains. “I like to see them better at the end of the day or the week or the month or the year than they were before.” While a Brisbane Second Division title is the goal for 2014 Hegarty’s ultimate aim is ensuring Samford’s continued success until the end of the decade.

A grand final is the goal for Samford Stags players Braydon Harris, Michael Graham, David Cooke and new coach Stave Hegarty.

Closeburn’s Judy Hartnett with tennis superstar Roger Federer in Brisbane.

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mother and daughter from Closeburn spent their New Year in the company of tennis superstars. Judy Hartnett served as a member of the Court Services team at the Brisbane International tournament this month. “We did net changes when needed, stocked the drinks fridges, changed the towels, prepared ice bags and ice towels for the players, emptied rubbish bins, tidied up the practice courts,” she said. “(We) then sat nearby and watched tennis in case the umpires needed any-

A Manly junior, the goalkicking fullback was the Sea Eagles’ top scorer in the Sydney competition in the 1984 season and later won Brisbane top-grade premierships with Valley. He then coached Valley’s top team in the Brisbane Rugby League competition and guided the Queensland Rangers senior representative side. In recent years he coached Norths Devils sides to premierships in the Cyril Connell Cup (under 16) and Mal Meninga Cup (under 18) junior competitions. Hegarty is aiming for similar success at Samford and witnessing continued improvement within his squad. “In my coaching I like to teach and I

“I think they’ve got a good nucleus group that we can build on and we’re looking to expand on that into the next three to five years,” he said. “The goal is to go through and win it (the premiership) this year and build on player numbers. “We think if we can get two sides then we can be more successful over the next couple of years.” Samford opens its Pine Cup campaign against defending champions the Dayboro Cowboys at Mathieson Park, Petrie on 7 February. The clash will double as the Jack Lawson-Earl McDonald Shield game, played annually by the two clubs.

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thing. Not a bad gig.” Judy met tennis legend Roger Federer at a luncheon to recognise and thank the volunteers who worked at the Brisbane International. Her teenaged daughter Kelsey was a ball-person at the eight-day tournament. She worked during the Federer versus Grigor Dimitrov semi-final and the Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth centre court clash, and in matches featuring Alex Dolgopolov, Kei Nishikori and Grand Slam winners Martina Hingis and Maria Sharapova.

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