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By Jocelyn WattsBy Jocelyn WattsBUDDING chefs looking for ap-BUDDING chefs looking for ap-

prenticeships could be in luck if they prenticeships could be in luck if they spruce up their resumes and give spruce up their resumes and give them to Paul Crawford at the Sham-them to Paul Crawford at the Sham-rock Hotel on Walker Street, Marybor-rock Hotel on Walker Street, Marybor-ough.

The pub’s new owner said he would The pub’s new owner said he would be employing at least two apprentice be employing at least two apprentice chefs when the historic hotel re-chefs when the historic hotel re-opens in early September.opens in early September.

Mr Crawford and his family are Mr Crawford and his family are bringing a touch of Ireland back to the bringing a touch of Ireland back to the Heritage City and currently renovating Heritage City and currently renovating the Shamrock. the Shamrock.

How many more employees he How many more employees he can enlist depends on how well the can enlist depends on how well the revamped pub is received. revamped pub is received.

“The more people who frequent “The more people who frequent the place, the more trade we’ll have, the place, the more trade we’ll have, and the more opportunities for more and the more opportunities for more employees.”employees.”

In the meantime, local tradies and In the meantime, local tradies and sports clubs are benefi ting from the sports clubs are benefi ting from the renovations. renovations.

“Local tradies are doing our painting “Local tradies are doing our painting and electrical work and we’re donat-and electrical work and we’re donat-ing all the old furniture to local sports ing all the old furniture to local sports clubs.

“All being well, with council’s ap-“All being well, with council’s ap-proval, we’ll also have a decking area proval, we’ll also have a decking area outside and we want to turn the up-outside and we want to turn the up-stairs area into backpacker or budget stairs area into backpacker or budget accommodation with 44 beds, which accommodation with 44 beds, which

The Irish are back to stay

Paul Crawford, the new owner of the Shamrock Hotel in Maryborough . . . the biggest thing about an Irish pub is not so much about what’s in it but about the welcome, how you’re looked

after and how you felt.

BUDDING chefs looking for ap-prenticeships could be in luck if they spruce up their resumes and give them to Paul Crawford at the Sham-rock Hotel on Walker Street, Marybor-

The pub’s new owner said he would be employing at least two apprentice chefs when the historic hotel re-opens in early September.

Mr Crawford and his family are bringing a touch of Ireland back to the Heritage City and currently renovating

How many more employees he can enlist depends on how well the revamped pub is received.

“The more people who frequent the place, the more trade we’ll have, and the more opportunities for more

In the meantime, local tradies and sports clubs are benefi ting from the

“Local tradies are doing our painting and electrical work and we’re donat-ing all the old furniture to local sports

“All being well, with council’s ap-proval, we’ll also have a decking area outside and we want to turn the up-stairs area into backpacker or budget accommodation with 44 beds, which

The Irish are back to stay

Paul Crawford, the new owner of the Shamrock Hotel in Maryborough . . . the biggest thing about an Irish pub is not so much about what’s in it but about the welcome, how you’re looked Business

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Working for Maryborough

Campbell Newman’s 6-month Plan for Education and Training

• Announce initial projects under the $115 million Building our Future

Schools fund

• Announce the first round of university scholarships for women in male

dominated career and skills shortage areas

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Fraser Coast Mayor

Gerard O’Connell

Trade Training Centre a

win on many levels

The development of the Trade Train-

ing Centre in Maryborough is a win

on many levels, Fraser Coast Mayor

Gerard O’Connell said.

“The centre represents the coming to-

gether of schools, TAFE and industry,”

Cr O’Connell said.

“It is not just the significant investment

in the building and outfitting the centre;

it is the level of co-operation between

all sectors that is fantastic and will reap

great benefits for students.

“By remaining at school students will

have the opportunity to stay engaged

and continue with their studies, while

at the same time they will acquire the

skills they will need to gain employ-

ment.” Cr O’Connell said he was particularly

impressed with the backing that the

Trade Training Centre had from Mary-

borough businesses such as Downer

EDI, QCMS Razor and AIMNet.

“Wth the backing of all education

sectors and industry, the centre, and

students, will have credibility and be

sought after,” Cr O’Connell said.

“It is perfect economic development:

training our youths for jobs here in a

training centre that has the confidence

of the local companies which are indus-

try leaders in their fields.

“We have great teachers, the best

training equipment and students who

want to learn; I am sure that its reputa-

tion will put the centre at the forefront of

training providers.

“It offers students a career path and

the perfect opportunity to get ahead.

“I am sure that as its reputation grows,

other areas will want to build on that

success and we will see a trade train-

ing centre open in Hervey Bay as well.”

By Jocelyn Watts

KATIE Thorburn had

two careers in mind last

year when she chose

her Year 11 subjects at

Maryborough State High

School. One involved

microdermabrasion skin

scrubbers, the other plas-

ma cutters and lathes.

Beauty and engineering

have some parallels with

machinery but other-

wise the industries are

worlds apart, particularly

when it comes to shoes.

Katie chose steel-capped

workshop boots over high

heels and has no regrets.

More than eight months

later, Katie has more than

just stepped up to the

mark. She is completing

a Certificate II in En-

gineering at the Mary-

borough Trade Training

Centre and as a high

achiever she participates in the AIEM network’s Engi-

neering TALENT program.

Maryborough Trade Training Centre

manager Richard Jack (inset) said that

under the TALENT program, higher

achieving students were employed by

MRAEL Group as a School-Based Train-

ee who were placed within numerous

AIEM Engineering employers, whereas

normally they were involved with just

one employer.

Katie is among about 500

students receiving industry-

standard training at the

Maryborough Trade Training

Centre, which will be of-

ficially opened on Thursday,

September 6. An Open Day

is planned for later this year

when visitors will be able to

see what’s inside the building.

The state-of-the-art centre

on the corner of Ferry and

Sussex streets was built in

2010 after a consortium of four public and private schools – Mary-

borough State High School, Aldridge State High School, Riverside

Christian College and St Mary’s College – received funding from the

Federal Government and an old TAFE building on the site was demol-

ished. “Maryborough Trade Training Centre is no

white elephant,” Mr Jack said. “From the out-

side it may appear as though nothing much is

happening yet but inside it’s a hive of activity.

Industry is very impressed and there are excit-

ing times ahead.”

Certificates I and II in engineering, boat building, furnishing

and furniture making are offered at the centre.

“We are now delivering these qualifications through a Wide Bay

TAFE partnership.”

Mr Jack also said the community organisations were being invited

to use the centre after school hours. For more information phone

MSHS on 4120 9333 and ask to speak with Mr Jack.

FRONT PAGE: Katie

Thorburn and Trent Fuchs

from Maryborough State

High School at the Mary-

borough Trade Training

Centre that will be offi-

cially opened on Thursday,

September 6. Katie holds

a cut-out she made using

the centre’s plasma cutter.

Beauty out

to master

tradies’

domain

Trade Training

Centre official

opening

September 6

Sean Upton adjusts the drill press.

NEXT time you’re nib-

bling on a delicious gour-

met bruschetta or cocktail

sized sushi roll at a

function in Marybor-

ough, chances are it

has been prepared

by one of Gabri-

elle’s students under

the supervisions of

Cecilia Esterhuizen

(pictured).

The Maryborough State

High School hospitality

teacher’s flare for interna-

tional cuisine is influencing

the students’ work so much

the school’s restaurant food

is now so popular they’ve

had to turn down some

jobs.

“We’re so busy, “Mrs

Esterhuizen said. “We have

constant bookings through

the year but at the moment

we’ve scaled down on the

functions be-

cause our Year 12

students needed

to prioritise their

work and study.”

Gabrielle’s

Restaurant runs

as a small busi-

ness, opening

its doors to

community and

corporate func-

tions as well

as catering

for fundrais-

ers, theatre

restaurants,

the annual

Maryborough Technology

Challenge and the school’s

internal events.Ms Esterhuizen

said Aldridge State

High School hospital-

ity students also used

the MSHS industrial

kitchen, the only pub-

lic school kitchen of

its type in the area.

Certificate II in Hospitality

(Operations) and Certificate

III in Tourism (through Wide

Bay TAFE) are included in

the school’s program and

give students the opportu-

nity to do work placements

and traineeships while still

at school.

“As a reward for Year

12 students, I usually take

them to Palazzo Versace

which is a five-star on the

Gold Coast where they get

to experience both front and

back of house operations,”

Ms Esterhuizen said.

Hospitality students

mean big business

River Body

shows the

chocolate

sundae he made

recently at

Gabrielle’s

Restaurant.

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Bob won’t give up on troubled teensWHILE being rejected for State Govern-

ment funding has been a blow to Operation

Hard Yakka, chief training officer Bob Davis

is hopeful the military-style boot camp will

continue to rehabilitate wayward youths with

corporate support. Mr Davis is no stranger to “hard yakka”

and he is determined to do whatever hard

yards are needed to secure financial sup-

port for the program that has transformed

the lives of more than 80 troubled teens

since 2008.Already he has gained support from the

Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce, Fraser

Coast Mayor Gerard O’Connell and the

Young Professionals.“If more businesses were prepared to

sponsor Operation Hard Yakka it would take

the pressure off parents to find the money to

help their teenagers,” Mr Davis said.

Currently, the 18-day Hard Yakka course

costs parents more than $4000. The next boot camp at the Susan River

site starts on September 15 with partici-

pants attending from Perth, Sydney and

Townsville. Bob can be contacted on 0407 769 124.

TO DELIVER YOUR MESSAGE viaGLOBE NEWSContact IAN SMITHon 0418 877 308

HERVEY BAY

You never know who you are go-

ing to meet.This is exactly what has hap-pened for Michaela Poole recently

when Glendyne Education and Training Centre’s Hospitality Department Glen- DINE catering services were asked by Lance Stone from the Maryborough Chamber of Commerce and Fraser

Coast Regional council to cater for

the exhibitors at the 2012 Careers

Expo at the Hervey Bay PCYC. Glendyne Hospitality students

saw this as great opportunity to showcase their culinary and cus-tomer service skills while linking with

employers from the community. The hospitality team was broken

into two with some students busily

working in the Glen-DINE Commer-

cial training kitchen to prepare and

pack the menu items for delivery to the PCYC while the others were

responsible for customer service. Michaela’s personal presentation

and pleasant disposition inevitably

held her in good stead when she was noticed by Heather Reid from

MEGT. Heather immediately men-

tioned Michaela to Shirley Madin

HR and Training Manager for one

of the region’s leading hospitality companies Clayton Enterprises as

a possible candidate for an employ-

ment opportunity at their Hervey Bay venue, the Bayswater Hotel, Urangan. Michaela was successful in se-

curing a school based traineeship

in Certificate III Hospitality. This has been a win win for all

concerned highlighting the need for

businesses within the community working together to support our

youth to transition into the workforce.

Congratulations Michaela.If your staff or business could ben-

efit from up -to-date training funded

by the government (subject to eligi-

bility) contact Heather from MEGT

Apprenticeship Services on 0404 824

605.

Opportunity knocks for Bay girl

New trainee Michaela Poole shares her joy

with Heather Reid (MEGT), left, Shirley Madin

of Clayton Enterprises, and Donna West of Glendyne.

Bob Davis is determined to do whatever hard

yards are needed to find financial support to

help troubled teens.

The late Ned Churchward OAM was a leading figure in Bundaberg’s

sugar cane industry so it’s fitting that an annual $1000 scholarship

reflecting his name will encourage students enrolling in the Bachelor

of Science (Agricultural and Food Science specialisation) program at

CQUniversity.The EH & FC Churchward Sugar Industry Trust Scholarship was

presented to first-year student Tim Behrens this year. But it will be

awarded to a worthy second-year student in future years.

Apart from rewarding academic achievement, those selecting the

recipients will prefer students who express an interest in pursuing a

career within the sugar cane industry, or agriculture in general within

the Bundaberg region.The scholarship will provide a strong incentive for students to live,

work and study at university level locally, and to become an active

participant in their region’s future.

Sugar cane industry scholarship

WORKING with nuts, bolts and grease has become famil-iar territory for some Marybor-ough Special School students.

In recent weeks, the students have been visiting the Mary-borough Trade Training Centre learning how to disassemble, recondition and reassemble mowers donated by the Fraser Coast Council Recycle Centre.

On Day One of the course, Trade Training Centre Man-ager Richard Jack explained what all the working parts of the mowers were. Week Two, Three and Four involved pulling the motor off the base

to expose the working parts and during Week Five the students went on an excur-sion to Wilson’s mower centre to purchase parts ready for reconditioning. “Once the students have a

fine-tuned running machine they will receive a Certificate of Attainment in Lawn Mower Awareness and a very useful life skill,” Mr Jack said.

The mowers will be available to purchase by the students but if they choose not to buy, the mowers will be raffled to raise funds for the Marybor-ough Special School.

Kenny Williamson (left), Corey McCutcheon and

Matthew Mosher from the Maryborough Special

School learn the nuts and bolts of mower mechan-

ics at the Maryborough Trade Training Centre.

Absent: Shannon McCutcheon and Shaun Mills.

Special School students learn new skills

A new lifesaving initiative is being undertaken by the Rotary Club of Hervey Bay - The Emergency Medical Information Booklet (EMIB).The EMIB, available from most medical centres in Her-vey Bay, is to be filled out and placed on your refrigera-tor.Should an emergency occur at home and an ambu-lance is called, they have immediate access to your medical information from your EMIB. This will save wait-ing for tests at the hospital.Each book contains medical information on one person.Anyone wanting to buy a booklet for $2 can call John Walker on 4124 2092.For more information go to www.emib.org.au

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AN OVERWHELMING response to the first edition of Globe News last month has confirmed that our mission to provide businesses and educa-tion, training and government depart-ments with opportunities to deliver their messages and highlight how they support the region’s long-term growth is on the mark.

Many enquiries have been received from not only the Fraser Coast region but also Bundaberg and beyond.

We at Globe News sense there is a great future for the new monthly publication and the part it will play in helping to boost local employment opportunities. The more education and training opportunities that are provided here, the more chances we have for our young people to either find employment or create jobs for themselves in small business, mature-age people to forge new careers and established companies to secure highly-trained, quality employees. With better incomes and job security comes better lifestyles for everyone to enjoy.

This month, showing that practical, hands-on training can be a tonne of fun (not just for students but also parents and teachers) is the RACQ Technology Chal-lenge, Queensland’s largest youth and technology event that brings over 2000 students from primary and secondary schools to Maryborough every year to race human-powered vehicles, smilie pushcarts, CO2 dragsters, solar boats and cars.

In other news, the Maryborough Trade Training Cen-tre officially opens and Aldridge State High School science and engineering students challenge their Queensland counterparts in a state-wide competition.

Globe News is distributed through the participating sponsors local businesses and stores, and is also ac-cessible online – look for the link at www.globenews.com.au. Papers can also be collected from the Globe Building at 190 Cheapside Street, Maryborough.

Potential sponsors can find out how they can be part of this exciting new venture by contacting Globe News marketing manager Tony Bonner on 0433 234 483 or [email protected]

Jocelyn WattsEditor

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I Recently moved to Hervey Bay , with limited skills and knowledge about the Hospitality Industry.

Throughout my course with BEST I have learnt a great deal in regards to working in a café, including waiting tables, preparing and serving consis-tent coffee, plating and decorating food for café customers and enhancing my customer service skills.

My dreams for the future are to man-age a 4 -5 star restaurant, although I do realise I am going to have to continue to develop my passion for the hospitality industry and will continue to pride myself on my quality customer service.

The training provided through BEST Employment Support & training has al-lowed me to realise my dream job. This was made possible due to the practical component of the work at the training café which is open to the public and enabled me to have the interaction with customers as I would in the workforce and develop my confidence within a comfortable surrounding where I am encouraged to grow within myself as a person.

– Andrew Rogers

Epic Employment (Maryborough) jobseekers have completed their Certificate II in Engineering. The program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders was delivered by AIEMNET (Australian Industry Engineering and Manu-facturing Network and TESS (Fraser Coast Training and Employment Services) in association with DEEWR (Department of Employment, Education Workplace Relations). Epic staff: Employment consultant Julie Carberry (left), Regional Manager Samantha Garden and Maryborough manager John Ward are pictured with graduates Jesse Bonnick (left), Raymond McIntyre, Jessy Bourke, Robert Booth, Pearce Booth and Carl Jensen.

Certificate II engineering graduates

Aerospace course takes offAS part of their Aerospace Studies course,

senior students at Maryborough SHS have been investigating the factors that influence the flight of rockets.

Students start off designing rockets using simulation software. They then build and launch fuel powered versions to test their designs. The test flights are captured on video cameras. The images are then analysed using another soft-ware package to produce data on each flight. These data then allows students to modify their designs to improve rocket performance.

The aerospace course covers many aspects of aviation including the theory of flight, airport operations, air traffic control, air crash investiga-tions and careers in aviation. The school has developed close links with a range of aviation industries and tertiary institutions. Many past students are studying or working in the aero-space field.

YOU know the best butcher, baker and coffee shop in Maryborough. Isn’t it time you knew the best Bank Branch Manager.

Meet Dan Oakhill. Dan brings in-depth knowledge of community and local busi-ness to our branch. Dan can help you with a full range of banking needs. Come in and meet Dan and his team at the Maryborough Sun-

corp Bank branch at 213 Adelaide Street, or phone him on 4122 5188.Various products and services are provided by different entities of the Sun-corp Group. The different entities in the Suncorp Group are not responsible or liable in respect of products or services provided by other entities in the Suncorp Group. Suncorp-Metway Ltd ABN 66 010 831 722.

Meet Dan Oakhill, Suncorp’s manager in Maryborough

Scholarships for womenAPPLICATIONS have opened for the first

round of the Queensland Government’s Sup-porting Women Scholarships.

500 scholarships of up to $20,000 will be available over four years for women who study subjects in male dominated industries and go on to work in those fields.

Women who are just finishing school, wom-en looking to change careers and women who are out of the workforce and returning to study are all eligible to apply.

With scholarships available to support study from Certificate IV through to postgraduate level, both professional and semi-professional pathways are an option.

To apply go to www.skills.qld.gov.au/sup-portingwomen. Applications close October 12.

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On his recent visit to the region, Queensland Minister John-Paul Langbroek was impressed with the concept of Creations Cafe in Main Street, Hervey Bay.

The Minister for Education, Training and Employment expressed delight at the way that the Cafe was operating when he visited the Fraser Coast to discuss the de-velopment of an innovative education hub.

The fact that it employs job-seekers from a range of ages and backgrounds made BEST’s Cafe model even more attractive to the Minister.

Best Employment, Support and Training and its affiliates has an 87% success rate of helping job-seekers to gain

employment within three months of them completing their training.

The cafe boasts excellent cuisine at everyday low pric-es; customers enjoy lunches for less than ten dollars on a

daily basis served by train-ees trying to complete their hospitality qualifications. The trainees gain skills in cus-tomer service, Barista, RSA, RGS, kitchen operations and a large number of courses.

Three cheers for Urangan State High School

Our school cheer squad - The Urangan State High Rockets has just finished its competition season with the Asia Pacific Grand Finals in Brisbane on the 21st of September. Out of six competed categories we managed a 4th for Pom, 3rd for cheer, 2nd for contemporary, jazz and group stunt and a 1st for hip hop.

Also out of all the hip hop routines performed on the night we scored the highest making us grand champions of that style. In the squad we have 22 girls and 1 guy. Since beginning the squad in late 2008, the extra curricular activ-ity is always growing. Executing a lot harder stunts and improving technique within styles.

Students are selected from a tryout of about 40 plus students at the beginning of each year.

We train every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm.This year we have entered in 4 different events - World Cup

Cheer and Dance, Central Queensland Regional Challenge, Cen-tral Queesnsland Regional Championships and the Asia Pacifics Grand Final. As well as the Aussie Gold International Cheer and Dance Championships. We have brought home many trophies from each camp.

The students put in a lot of hard work and dedication to the squad. Although it is a long season from tryouts in February to their final comp in September, the squad show determination to succeed at every event. Rhani Ashford- Coach

Creations Cafe makes good impression

John-Paul Langbroek talks with trainee Peter Nielsen (centre), Creations Cafe manager Wayne Brooke and BEST Employment, Support and Training owner Mary Nield.

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One of the toughest things for jobseekers who have been out of work for a while is regaining their confidence.

Christie Robinson knows this only too well. Although she was very keen to work, and would be an asset to any workplace, her confidence was low. This, coupled with her anxiety and lack of belief in herself held her back from long term employment.

Red Cross Employment Services Pialba be-gan working with Christie, ascertaining what she would like to do, and where she would be most comfortable. Red Cross Employ-ment Services began speaking to employers about Christie’s keen nature, and her valu-able experience.

One of these employers was Torbay Re-tirement Villages Limited at Torquay. Torbay was looking for employees to fill domes-tic roles and asked to meet with Christie. Although Christie was not suited to this particular position, Torbay’s HR Department immediately saw potential in Christie and of-fered her the opportunity to take on the role of kitchenhand. Christie’s positive nature de-spite having low confidence and knockbacks was contagious.

Christie has been with Torbay since July this year, working as a kitchenhand in one of Torbay’s section kitchens and loving it. She has now been given the opportunity to be trained as a cook.

She continues to flourish, and is now a valued team member of the Torbay team and hopes to be for many years to come.

From left: Jodie Clough (Red Cross Employment Services Pialba) and jobseeker Christie Robinson with Karen Howlett (Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Torbay Retirement Villages Limited).

Christie’s story

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FIFTY-FOUR staff and the donation of more than $25,000 to local chari-ties – that’s big bikkies for a family-owned store in Childers, population 6500.

Since buying the Childers Foodworks store and changing it to IGA about two years ago, Deb and Bruce Mahoney have defied the global economic turmoil and gone gang-busters on the local business scene.

Their secret? Family, which extends from their own family unit to the com-munity, staff, the IGA super-market chain nation-wide.

“We’re part of the whole IGA family,” Bruce said. “It’s indepen-dently owned and has locals in mind. We’ve had some tough times but IGA has given us direction and we’ve worked with the community; because of their support, we’re growing.”

To Deb and Bruce, “working with the community” means employing 54 local staff including nine permanents, adult casuals and high school students, as well as supporting local charities.

In their first 18 months, Childers IGA returned $25,000 to organisations and groups from the Isis High Chaplaincy to the Isis Devils, QWCA, SES, flying club, rodeo and many more. The past six months of donations is yet to be tallied.

Deb said there was a strong family relationship in the IGA organisation.

“We’re all friends, from the boss of the board to the casual workers. It’s important to us that our high school

casuals get a good education and learn good work ethics. They usually go on to do great things at university or else-where and many drop in when they come back on holidays.”

To Deb and Bruce’s credit, when they sold their former store in Bundaberg, five per-manent staff moved shop with them.

“The new owner had his own staff so ours all came with us, but we had to find places for them because this store came with its staff too,” Bruce said. “It’s not all about money. It’s about supporting people.”

So what’s ahead for Childers IGA?

“We’ll be doing a total reno-vation, and perhaps there might be a second store sometime in the future,” Bruce said.

One thing is certain, the couple won’t be leaving Childers, located 53km north of Maryborough.

“We love Childers, we love what we do and we love our customers. We’ve bought land here so we’re definitely staying in the area.”

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ties – that’s big bikkies for a family-owned store in Childers, population 6500.

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IEP (Indigenous Training & Employment Program) provides training opportuni-ties and employment support to fifty(50) Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islanders in Certificate II Engineering, and aims to ‘open pathways’ to future permanent employment during 2012 – 2013.

AIEMnet has en-gaged Fraser Coast Training Employment Support Service (TESS) to deliver the training Cert II Engineering; Construction White Card; Job Search skills and numeracy and literacy sup-port.

This current program, Intake 2, began on 2nd July with seventeen (17) participants enrolled dur-ing the first four (4) weeks of the program. To date, two (2) have relocated to other regions to live, and two (2) have now been employed, with the remaining thirteen (13) students attending on various days.

The graduation for this group will be held on Wednesday 14th November at the TESS Rocky Street Shed.

Industry visits fill an important gap for students to identify op-portunities for skill transfer and to speak directly with those who work in the Engineering and Manufacturing industry.

AIEMnet members have been assisting the IEP Project by host-ing visits at their worksites which, so far, have included; Downer Engineering and Global Manu-facturing Group.

So far, the comments from the managers/owners of these busi-nesses have been very positive. Work experience has been of-fered to any of the students who have shown interest and who want to gain ‘first-hand’ knowl-edge and skills in the engineering industry.

The start date for Intake 3 is Tuesday 20th November 2012. The participants on this program will have a short break over the Christmas/New Year holiday sea-son, and will start back in early January.

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Simple Solutions students are set to break new ground in the collection of evidence of their care skills as part of the assessment process for their aged care and disability studies under an exciting new project that is being conducted by Simple Solutions under the National VET eLearning Strategy.

Video Assessment for Care Skills will provide aged care students and disability support train-ees with the opportunity to capture and submit video assessment for their practi-cal skills during vocational placements and in their workplace.

Students who participate in the project will be using portable technologies which are unobtrusive and do not impact on the “natural” care environment and relation-ship.

Technologies that will be used will include Point of View glasses, camera

phones and “flip” video cameras.

Of course, these technolo-gies can’t simply come into use without a lot of planning and so their introduction will be supported by clear and comprehensive consent guidelines which will be de-veloped in collaboration with industry to ensure that the privacy of the care recipi-ent is preserved at all times and that consent is obtained correctly prior to the under-taking of any assessment activities.

This is the first time that a project of this type has been

undertaken in Austra-lia and the guidelines developed through this project will pro-vide a framework for training organisations throughout the country to collect more high quality assessment evidence for people undertaking training in care skills.

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Maryborough Open House (MbOH) will un-lock some of the city’s significant buildings for the public to explore- for free! on October 27.

Residents of Maryborough and visitors to the city will be granted the opportunity to take tours and gain entry to places that are not al-ways accessible, such as the Dale and Mey-ers (old Hyne) Mill and the interiors resource centre in the Brennan and Geraghty’s store and cottage complex.

People will be able to take a sneak peek inside houses such as Charlcombe, Rosehill and 296 Lennox Street and enjoy exploring some of the other participating buildings, all of which are of architectural or historical significance or have unique or interesting features.

This is a joint initiative of the Fraser Coast Regional Council and the National Trust Queensland.

Nurse, mechanic, waiter, horticulturalist, engineer, hairdresser, fitness instructor or drug dog handler – these were just some of the exciting careers presented to young minds at University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Fraser Coast recently.

About 500 Year 4-6 students participated in the activities during the second Smart Steps: Jobs to Go Expo run by USQ, TAFE and local employers.

Students learnt to braid hair, treat wounds, carry trays of drinks and mix a mocktail.

Smart Steps Project Manager Graham Young, from USQ Fraser Coast, said the expo was inspired by the success of the pilot event in May.

“The program is designed to intervene at an early age to raise students’ aspiration levels and their drive to achieve at school and beyond,” Mr Young said. “The Smart Steps goal is to build a ‘culture of possibil-ity’, allowing students to ‘dare to dream’.

Mr Young said students from the Fraser Coast region had a low participation rate in post-school education and training.

He said there were significant levels of social disadvantage in the region and one of the highest levels of youth unemployment in Queensland.

Smart Steps is funded by a three-year (2012-14) Federal Government grant ($546,000) under the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

Mr Young said Smart Steps: Jobs to Go expos would be held again next year, with more schools participating.

Jobs expo inspires childrenLEFT: Alyssa Staples (left), Isabella Gordon-Horne and Dylan Tralau from Sunbury State School with Marybor-ough Correctional Cen-tre Dog Squad Supervi-sor Peter Baumanis and 7-year-old Tyson (drug dog).

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ABOVE: Samson Yates and Mikayla Jensen from Tinana State School at the Bunnings display.

BELOW: Ishbelle Imrie (left), Aimee Butler, Skylan Marsh, Bailey Hawker and Ryan Frederiksen from Maryborough Central State School learn-ing about automotive courses at Wide Bay Institute of TAFE.

THE TRANSFORMATION from uncertain people to confi dent, skilled citi zens ready for work over three months was incredible, said Simple Soluti ons trainer Tanya Murphy on graduati on day in December.

Trent Smith, Carrol Dover, Brandon Lehr and Laree Bell each graduated with a Certi fi cate III in Aged Care on December 20, 2012, aft er completi ng a 12-week Simple Soluti ons course in partnership with EPIC Employment.

The course included two weeks’ vocati onal placements – Trent and Brendon with Churches of Christ Care Fair Haven Aged Care Services, and Carrol and Laree at Blue Care Community Care.

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and EPIC Employment had received fantasti c feedback regarding the vocati onal placements and staff were hopeful all graduates would secure

jobs early in 2013.

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surprised themselves with the quality of work they handed in. They had doubts at the start and went from being almost like startled rabbits at the beginning to confi dent, skilled workers. They’ve all submitt ed job applicati ons as Assistants in Nursing (AIS).”

To the graduates, Tanya said: “Well done, you rocked it! “

Rodney Brown from EPIC said this course was a fi rst for EPIC Employment working

in partnership with Simple Soluti ons.

“This course ran well and the parti cipants were fantasti c – we’re very proud of them. We’ve had nothing but positi ve feedback from the vocati onal placements. They’ve each found their niches and passions.”

Former labourers Trent and Brendon said they both gained a lot from the course.

“I found it easy to get along with clients and enjoyed getti ng to know them,” Trent said. “I’d like to do further study for Certi fi cate III in Disabiliti es and become a Registered Nurse.”

Brendon said he enjoyed working with other people and learning something new from each of them.

Rodney Brown from EPIC, Trent Smith, Carrol Dover, Brandon Lehr and trainer Tanya Murphy from Simple Solutions. Absent: Laree Bell.

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Tendering for Government Business Workshop

The Queensland Government is holding a workshop for existing and potential suppliers of government departments and agencies on how to tender for government business.

For more informa-tion and to reserve your spot at this workshop in Bundaberg, please got to http://www.business-bundaberg.com.au/events/tendering-for-government-business-workshop.

Reviewing the Australian Innovation SystemThe Australian Innovation System Report 2012 has revealed that

compared with fi rms that do not innovate, innovative Australian fi rms are:• 42 per cent more likely to increase profi tability• Three times more likely to export• Four times more likely to increase the range of goods or services offered• More than twice as likely to create new jobs

More than three times more likely to increase training opportunities for their employees.

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Small Business owners can nominate for the Australian Small Business Champions Awards.

Now in their 15th year, the Awards are one of the largest recognition programs for small businesses in Australia, with awards in 30 categories from cafes to child care centres and fashion stores to pharmacies.

In addition, two small business owners will be named Australia’s Young Small Business Champion Entrepreneur and Small Business Champion Entrepreneur at the awards night in April.

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IT WAS love at fi rst sight for a Yeppoon couple when they recently found Pavilion by the Pier in Hervey Bay.

“They looked up and down the coast before seeing this venue and fell in love with it straight away,” owner Marie Ashworth said.

The charming beachside restaurant is nestled in Pier Park overlooking the Great Sandy Strait and the historic Urangan Pier. It offers a re-laxed, elegant indoor/outdoor dining experience with beauti-fully presented modern Aus-tralian Cuisine and personally selected wine – perfect for weddings.

Marie said couples from throughout Queensland often chose Pavilion by the Pier for their wedding receptions, not just for the venue itself but also because of its excellent location.

“The location provides couples with the choice of a beach or park wedding ceremony, metres away from their reception. Along with this the immediate surrounds provide fantastic photo opportunities with the Iconic Pier as a prop.”

“A number of accommoda-tion venues are nearby so guests can walk here, have a few drinks without worry-ing about driving, and walk straight back to their rooms.

Marie said Pavilion by the Pier catered for up to 80 people sit-down style, and 150 stand-up cocktail style.

“Our function menu’s have a wide variety of choices , we are fl exible and can adapt to meet the needs of clients and their guests including special dietary re-quirements such as vegetar-ian and gluten intolerant.

“Feedback from our cus-tomers is that Pavilion by

the Pier is very reasonably priced – the Yeppoon couple couldn’t believe how afford-able we were compared to other venues they looked at. They also liked the fact we didn’t require a minimum number of guests as required by other venues. “

If the wedding is small enough, they can even have the ceremony in the restau-rant itself while guests enjoy champagne and canapés as the service is in progress.”

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LEFT: Pavilion by the Pier prides itself on beautifully presented Australian Cuisine such as seared Kangaroo, buttered dutch carrots served with beetroot parsnip puree and pistachio nuts.

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Perfection

Fraser Coast employers seeking ca-sual or part-time job applicants have a pool of quality contenders right on their doorstep at University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Hervey Bay.

USQ Fraser Coast’s Graduate Em-ployment Offi cer Tracy-Madonna Wylie said the university was ideally placed to put businesses in touch with young and mature-aged students who were looking for industry-specifi c work to serve as stepping stones toward their dream careers.

“USQ is not a job-matching service but it is an amazing resource for local businesses looking for casual and/or part-time employees,” Mrs Wylie said. “We can let our students know about work opportunities and assist them with interview skills.”

Having recently fi lled three human service positions with USQ applicants, Natalie Sell from Simple Solutions Training and Consulting, Pialba, was keen to spread the good word about recruiting from USQ’s student pool.

“One of our clients was looking for three quality recruits for its respite service,” Ms Sell said.

“Nursing and community services are specialised fi elds involving full 24-hour shifts. Not too many suitably qualifi ed people are just sitting around in this region so it was diffi cult fi nding the right people.

“They needed to have the right mo-

tivation – to be looking at the human service industry as a career choice not just a job. They also needed to be properly compliant with the appropriate licences, such as Blue Cards, and be available to work fl exible hours.”

Ms Sell said Simple Solutions ad-vertised the positions through various sources. However the quality of ap-plicants coming from the USQ student pool far exceeded the others.

“The same advertisement was placed elsewhere but the general qual-ity of applicants from USQ was vastly superior. The USQ students were an ideal fi t. They had made conscious de-cisions to work in the industry, making fi nancial commitments by enrolling in university programs, and the shift work fi tted into their university lifestyles.”

Ms Sell said the recruits were partially skilled and enthusiastic, had up-to-date education, and wanted real-world experience while completing their degrees with the aim of securing long-term employment.

“Dealing with USQ was a simple pro-cess and to have targeted people with the right skills and personal values needed for those positions consider-ably reduced our administration time and related costs.

“I can highly recommend it to local business owners who are looking for casual and part-time employees.’’

Ms Wylie said gaining casual or

part-time employment while attending university was an ideal way for stu-dents to prepare for full-time work after graduating.

“It suits young students as well as mature-age people who also have to balance study and work with fam-ily life. They’re gaining confi dence, building workplace relationships and

placing themselves well with quality referees who can testify to how well they performed.”

To fi nd out more about USQ Fraser Coast student employment opportuni-ties, contact Graduate Employment Offi cer Tracy-Madonna Wylie on phone (07) 4194 3125 or email

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Natalie Sell (right) from Simple Solutions Training and Consulting, Pialba, talks with USQ’s Trace-Madonna Whylie.


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Gary Jensen owner of Green and Clean Team won a contract to provide cleaning services to the Scout Jamboree for the shower and toilet amenity blocks.

The week before Christmas he found out he needed 40 plus staff for two shifts a day to work news year’s eve and new year’s day and the fi rst two weeks of the year

Gary Jensen contacted JOB SERVICES AUSTRALIA members EPIC Employ-ment and Sarina Russo Job Access to fi nd suitable staff in the short timeframe. Both

service providers screened and matched suitable job seekers and conducted infor-mation sessions for those who were keen. Everyone was told it would be hard work but they were willing to give it a go.

Feedback from Gary and the new employees has been positive. Both EPIC Employment and Sarina Russo Job Access were proud to assist Gary fi nd suitable and capable people.

Everyone involved stepped up and did themselves and their community proud.

EPIC staff members pictured with Gary Jensen (second right) and cleaners before another shift at the Scout Jamboree.

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Safeguard your vision for the future

OCT scanning now available at Haman OpticalOptical Coherence Tomography or OCT as it is more commonly

known is a sophisticated scanning system that produces highly detailed images of the internal structures of your eyes.

Often likened to an MRI or x-ray of the eye, an OCT scan allows us to view 3D, cross-sectional images of the retina, the innermost layers of your eyes.

Whilst other testing procedures show the surface of your eyes, an OCT scan differs in that it reveals what is below the surface of your eye.

Using this cutting edge technology, we can more accurately di-agnose and then refer appropriately to ophthalmologists for treat-ment of eye diseases including glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and optic nerve damage.

As these conditions can cause vision impairment and even blindness, early detection and management can help to safe-guard your vision for the future.How does it work?

A special camera using laser light takes a 3 dimensional picture of your retina and instantly uploads the OCT images onto a com-puter for us to review and discuss with you.

We can store your OCT images electronically ready for compari-son on future visits to monitor any changes over time.

Where appropriate, we can also provide results to other medical professionals involved with your health management.How will you benefi t?

It is natural for your eyes to go through changes as you age.With OCT scanning technology, we can often identify eye health

problems before you experience any noticeable symptoms.This is important, as early detection and treatment of many eye

diseases can greatly reduce their severity and progression.In addition, we can also monitor some eye conditions locally,

minimising the need for referrals.Our objective at Haman Optical is to preserve the long term

health and wellbeing of your eyes. The investment we have made in OCT technology ensures that we can deliver the best care pos-sible.

Medicare covers your initial eye examination but there is an ad-ditional fee of $75 for OCT scanning (not covered by Medicare).Appointments can be made by telephoning 4123 4477.(*Information courtesy of Provision)

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Council has extended its am-nesty period for pet registration due the weather crisis on the Fraser Coast.

Pet owners will now have until Friday 8 February to register their pets without penalty.

Councillor Robert Garland said the clean up after the wild weather was Council’s main priority.

The amnesty period includes all areas of the Fraser Coast.

Council has started door knocking across the region to check cat and dog owners’ animal registration information is up to date.

The move is part of a push to

cut the number of animals being euthanized.

“Last year Council euthanized 348 dogs and 407 Cats which represents 23% of the dogs impounded and 60% of the cats impounded,” he said.

During 2011/12, 1509 dogs and 675 cats were impounded; 50% of the dogs and 9% of the cats were returned home; 23% of the dogs and 60% of the cats were euthanized with the re-mainder given to welfare groups to rehome.

There are currently 16,438 dogs and 2825 cats registered on the Fraser Coast.

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By Jocelyn Watt s

AFTER stints in Darwin, Coffs Harbour and the Gold Coast, Denice Holmes joins the staff at Chris Loft and Associates, bringing a wealth of accountancy experience back to Maryborough.

Welcoming her to the team, Chris Loft said Denice’s expertise with small business and individual tax returns would be invaluable in guiding clients through the process of maintaining

appropriate records, thereby elimi-nating the stress of that end-of-year mayhem.

The Maryborough-born accountant’s previous employment includes seven years at Gerard McGrath Quality Accounting, Coffs Harbour, and two years at Crowley Calvert and Associ-ates on the Gold Coast.

Denice is the daughter of Alan Holmes of Holmes Coaches, a previ-ously well-known Maryborough busi-ness from the 1980s. She attended

Maryborough Central and Marybor-ough High schools before moving north.

“After Darwin and Coffs Harbour, my husband Kim and I moved to the Gold Coast,” Denice said. “We always thought we’d move back to Marybor-ough and about 12 months ago we bought a house at Island Plantation. We’ve been travelling up and down from the Gold Coast every fortnight but now I have a job here, we’ve moved permanently.

“Tim works at Moranbah for ABI Group Constructions – he’s a Fly In Fly Out worker.”

In her spare time, Denice enjoys outrigging, ski paddle and swimming. Her aunty, Fraser Coast Show Society executive offi cer Pat Lenthall, has also commandeered her to lend her ac-countancy expertise to the society.

To book an appointment with Denice, either visit The Globe Build-ing, 190 Cheapside Street, Marybor-ough, or phone 4121 4726.

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Council is looking to the region’s youth for inspiration.

Following the success of the Young Inno-vators Summer School, Councillor Darren Everard said Council was now looking to

engage some of the participants in youth advisory roles.

“I was lucky enough to be a guest speak-er over the fi ve day course and it was great to hear some different perspectives from younger people,” he said.

“There was a very diverse range of stu-dents that attended the course and it was very interesting listening to them speak confi dently about their passions and what the future holds.”

The Young Innovators Summer School covered a number of subjects over the fi ve days including: Software for the Brain + Lateral Thinking Training The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs The Amazing Brain + Toxic Thinking The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs The Innovators Action Plan + Extensive Thought Software Training

Community, Cultural and Family Services Portfolio Councillor, George Seymour said the program was designed to help young people build confi dence and improve their leadership and public speaking skills. “The program was open to local youth

aged 15-18 years and I hope as a Council we can engage with them further in the future.

For more information contact FCRC Youth and Community Development Offi cer Ele Jenkins on 1300 79 49 29 or email

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School psychologists and counsellors are concerned that overbearing parents are rais-ing children unable to cope with failure and life outside of home, a new QUT study shows.

A survey of nearly 130 parent-ing professionals across Austra-lia found 27 per cent had seen ‘many’ instances of overparenting while almost 65 per cent reported having witnessed ‘some’ inci-dents.

Only 8 per cent of psycholo-gists and counsellors surveyed reported no incidents of overpar-enting.

QUT PhD researcher Judith Locke, a clinical psychologist and former teacher, said although ‘helicopter’ and ‘lawnmower’ parents were popular colloquial terms, her study proved that professionals recognised it was a problem.

“Parents are typically doing the best job they can do and this type of parenting is done with the best of intensions and out of love,” she said.

“However, more effort doesn’t necessarily produce a better child. There may be a point at which effort can become harm-ful.”

Examples of excessive parent-ing cited in the study included a parent cutting up a 10-year-old’s food, forbidding a 17-year-old to catch a train to school or con-fronting other parents about why their child was not invited to a classmate’s birthday party.

Ms Locke said ‘overparent-ing’ could be classed into three categories:• very high responsiveness: a

parent tries to become best friends with the child, thinks their child is always right, or is

in constant contact with them;• low demands on a child: a par-

ent helps their child avoid an unpleasant life by driving them everywhere or catering to all of their requests, or a parent demands the child’s school alters its policies in areas such as discipline to suit their child;

• high demands on a child: a parent places high emphasis on their child’s achievements in their school and social life and overschedules the child’s time.“Parenting professionals are

concerned overparenting re-duces a child’s resilience and life skills because they’ve never had to face any diffi culties,” Ms Locke said.

“It could also create a sense of entitlement in children. If they have someone constantly making their life perfect, they expect ev-erybody to make their life perfect for them.”

Ms Locke said the paper, which was published in the Aus-tralian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, showed that schools were struggling with the demands of overly enthusiastic parents.

“Experts are saying that the school then becomes responsible for the child having a charmed life,” she said.

“This is having a huge impact on schools. Not only are schools responsible for teaching stu-dents, but they have to manage parents’ extreme expectations as well.”

Ms Locke said although over-parenting had always existed, she believed it was more wide-spread.

“These days overparenting is virtually perceived as being ideal parenting,” she said.

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for the fridge, (no problems), my load was assessed and I was given common sense directi ons where to unload.

Then I was assisted by another worker with the recyclables and with unloading the fridge. This all happened promptly and effi ciently, again with a smile and professionalism.

During this hot weather, work at the facility must be hard, but I feel these guys deserve credit and recogniti on; it’s probably not the most glamorous local government job , but it is very impor-tant.

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By Jocelyn WattsSteering Miss Gladys into

the city reach of the Mary River was a proud moment for Bill Langer of Langer’s Broadway Shoe Store, and for Maryborough.

Two days after the store celebrated its 87th birthday, Mr Langer steered the 75-year-old timber boat, built by his grandfather Henry and named after his aunt Gladys (who died in early adulthood), from Saltwater Creek to the Mary River Marina.

“It was great honour,” Mr Langer said after docking at the marina on Sunday, Janu-ary 13.

“My grandfather would have been very proud and Dad

would have been too. We came from the Hervey Bay Boat Club this morning and I steered from Saltwater Creek.

“I had a runabout a few years ago but I’ve never steered this kind of boat be-fore. It’s also the fi rst time I’ve been on Miss Gladys because she was commandeered by the Royal Australian Navy dur-ing World War II.”

The 44-foot boat, hand-crafted over six years from Queensland Karri timber off Fraser Island, was launched in Wharf Street, Maryborough, in 1937 as a Langer family fi shing boat.

Today, the timber vessel is hiding her age well, which is a strong testament to the ship-building expertise of Marybor-ough’s Mr Langer.

Current owner Brad Bishop said his father bought Miss Gladys from an advertisement published in Brisbane and lived on her until his death.

“It’s a privilege for me to now own the one-of-a-kind handcrafted boat,” Mr Bishop said.

“I had her restored in 2007. Most renovations were cos-metic with no structural work other than the replacement of

a couple of planks in the stern.“She was rumoured to have

carried Z Special Unit com-mandos* to Fraser Island during the war.”

Peter Olds from Olds Engineering said he was not surprised Miss Gladys had stood the test of time, given the quality of timber and work-manship of the hull.

“The hull is like the foun-dation of a building. If you haven’t got a good hull, it’s not going to stay around. This boat is more than 70 years old and still very strong.”

Miss Gladys is now named Eros and is a Bishop fam-

ily pleasure boat, based at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Brisbane.

“She is well-known in Bris-bane and many people follow her,” Mr Bishop said.

Made in Maryborough, made to last

Miss Gladys comes home

Cousins Gordon Kemp (left) and Bill Langer of Maryborough help bring Miss Gladys back to Marybor-ough with current owner Brad Bishop (right). Gordon and Bill’s fathers helped Bill’s grandfather Henry build the timber boat. Photos: Jocelyn Watts





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AIEMnet relocates to Maryborough TAFE

This month Australian Industry Engineer-ing and Manufacturing Network (AIEMnet) is relocating offi ces in Maryborough from “The Globe” on Cheapside Street to the Nagel Street campus of the Wide Bay Institute of TAFE.

AIEMnet is an industry-based alliance focused on securing additional work and building supply chains for its members, while building economic growth and creating ad-ditional employment outcomes.

AIEMnet has also elected to perform an additional role in the development of micro, home-based and small business in the Wide Bay Burnett region through the provision of incubators and advisory services.

For further information about AIEMnet please contact Brian Arnold on 4121 7856 or 0447 217 856.

The council has teamed up with the Fraser Coast Health Service to help people learn basic cooking, meal planning and budgeting skills.

As part of the new Fraser Coast Foodies program, volunteers are being trained to help participants learn new skills in the kitchen.

FCRC Healthy Communities co-ordinator Nicole McBride said the program was a great way to kick start a healthier lifestyle.

“We are looking to recruit volunteers who enjoy cooking with people in small groups,” she said.

“They don’t have to be chefs to volunteer; good people skills are more important than

being a great cook.” Every Foodie will be fully

trained, provided with practical re-sources and will have access to an ingredients fund and cooking kit.

“The aim of the program is to teach people healthy cooking, nu-trition and budgeting skills, which they can then pass on to friends or family and people who will benefi t.

Councillor for Health, Education and Training, Robert Garland said getting healthy meal on the table each night can be a challenge for some people.

“Over the last 12 months, it’s something we’ve worked hard to address.

“The Fraser Coast Foodies will be an ongoing initiative and a permanent fi xture on the Fraser Coast. It’s very exciting,’’ Cr Garland said.

The next Fraser Coast Foodies cooking class will be held this month and is free of charge.

For more information or to register as a Fraser Coast Foodies volunteer, contact Council’s Healthy Communities Coordi-nator Nicole McBride on 1300 79 49 29 or Fraser Coast Health Service Community Nutritionist Danielle Holt on 4122 8733.

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Go Social - Don’t Get Left BehindGoogle hates you ... it’s a fact.By Stuart Livesey“The internet is fast becoming a “cesspool” where

false information thrives. Brands are the solution, not the problem. Brands are how you sort out the cess-pool.” Eric Schmidt. CEO, Google, October 2008

And that means that keeping your site ranking well in Google is becoming harder and harder and more and more small business websites are disappearing into pages deeper in the listings ... pages where no one goes.

So what do you do? How do you keep on attracting traffi c to your website and to your business?

Well you could waste thousands of dollars on one of the many businesses out there that “guarantee” you a fi rst page listing ... but never quite seem to manage to get you that listing.

You could also try advertising on Google using what is known in the industry as pay-per-click adver-tising ... but that can get very expensive and you can burn a lot of money for not much result.

Or you can go social and use the power of social media to spread the message about your business and what it can do for others. And there’s a real benefi t in using social media ... it doesn’t have to cost you and arm and three legs ... you can do it yourself.

It will take time to get established but then it comes down to just a few minutes a day but I have to tell you that it’s no more of a magic bullet than Google ever was ... but you can make it work for you if you’re prepared to be patient and not try any shortcuts.

Making a start: Choosing the right social media platform is vital ... there are plenty to choose from ... but not all of them are right for your business and what may work for you won’t necessarily work for the business next door.

To make it simple for our clients we recommend a choice of just three social media platforms and those are Facebook, Pinterest or LinkedIn. As I said a mo-ment ago, each have their strengths and weaknesses and we’ll talk more about those next time but if you’re in a rush to start tapping into the social world give us a call on 4191 4413 and we’ll help you make the right choice and make the right start too.

Stuart Livesey is a consultant to Total Website Management. He’s been making money online for himself, and for his clients, since 1998.

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Metal Detectorists Uncovering Hidden Treasure And Valuable Relics NOT to be confused with our “Aussie Diggers”, the brave men associated with our armed forces

Australian Diggers use state-of-the-art metal detectors to uncov-er artefacts including coins, jewellery and other valuable items in

the backyards of everyday Australians.

If you have a property that you think may hold hidden treasures ring us to negotiate access to your property. It costs nothing for us to have a look as we work on a revenue or “fi nd” share ba-sis. That means we can either split the items or sell them and

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You never know what you will fi nd!

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Do you have a business with overseas customers and are willing to share some of your online tactics for international success?

A QUT researcher has launched a national survey into small to medi-um enterprises (SMEs) and is keen to hear from businesses with up to 200 employees who have delved into the international market.

Charmaine Glavas’s PhD study with the QUT Business School is examining how Australian fi rms

have acclimatised to a changing global marketplace, particularly via their web presence.

“Small and medium sized fi rms play a signifi cant role in the Austra-lian business economy, accounting for 98% of enterprises and 84% of jobs,” Ms Glavas said.

“Despite this, most research in this area tends to focus on large multinational corporations.

“It used to be very diffi cult for smaller businesses to export their

goods or services internationally but the internet has changed all that.

“Now there is a lot of academic research that suggests you really aren’t competing as a fi rm if you don’t exist in an online environment.

ow small and medium-sized fi rms have used technology and the internet to get into the global mar-ketplace, and how these fi rms are sustaining successful international business.”

SMEs already involved in the study range from manufacturing and retail businesses to fi nance and professional business consultants.

Ms Glavas said her national online survey was open to Austra-lian business owners with 1 to 200 employees who export their goods or services to international markets.

To obtain a link for the 10-minute survey, email [email protected]. Surveys should be completed by the end of February.

Member for Maryborough, Anne Maddern has announced applica-tions are now open for the Get Started component of the State Government’s $18 million grassroots funding support program.

Mrs Maddern said $6 million had been allocated to the Get Started pro-gram over the next three years, which would provide up to 40,000 vouchers.

“Get Started is designed to help kids who can least afford, or would other-

wise benefi t from getting involved in sport, with vouchers of up to $150 to help pay for membership and partici-pation fees at a registered club,” Mrs Maddern said.

The funding will be distributed in two rounds each year on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis.

Application forms for Get Started, as well as information on the Get Going and Get Playing components

of Get in the Game, are now avail-able online at www.nprsr.qld.gov.au.

“Get Going will see $10,000 grants paid directly to local sporting clubs to help them grow through the pur-chase of new sporting equipment or the promotion of new membership initiatives,” Mrs Maddern said.

“The Get Playing program will provide $100,000 grants for clubs to upgrade or replace existing facilities and infrastructure.

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The shop on the corner of John and Churchill streets, Maryborough, cur-rently owned and operated by Gordon and Isobel Dale, has a long history.

Back in the 1930s it was known as Lunds.In 1958 it was owned by Jack Casey, and was known as Bay Road Used

Cars.In the 1980s the business was called Rudy’s.Gordon and Isobel thought it was in keeping with the history to name their

shop Dale’s Mini Mart.The store has been expanded and the stock increased for your conve-

nience. Isobel and Gordon are proud to offer hassle free shopping, easy access and off-street parking. Gordon said the customers love the new look store and the fact that they don’t have to go down town.

A lot of history in Dale’s Mini Mart

ABOVE: 2013 - Gor-don Dale outside Dale’s Mini Mart. Inset: Lunds in the 1930s.

RIGHT: Jack Casey’s car business in 1958.

LEFT: Rudy’s service station in the 1980s.

The legacy of sorrow endured by thousands of Australians following World War I is revealed in a National Archives of Australia touring exhibition now open at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.

The exhibition is accompa-nied by Mapping our Anzacs,

an innovative and popular website encouraging users to explore the collection and cre-ate and share content.

Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice explores the personal impact of war on Australian men, women and children, and the nation’s

attempts to recover from the loss or injury of almost three-quarters of its soldiers serving overseas.

It shows how the nation channelled its grief into public commemoration, honouring the fallen with national monu-ments and ubiquitous small town memorials.

The exhibition features photographs, personal letters, service fi les and memorabilia from the National Archives collection.

Mapping our Anzacs pres-ents information on service-men and their communities in a fundamentally different way, using Google Maps technol-ogy. Visitors can explore some of the Archives most popular records, in particular World War I service records, and learn how to add per-sonal photos, letters and other mementos using the online scrapbook.

Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice is on view until 23 March at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, in the

Fraser Coast Cultural Centre, 166 Old Maryborough Road, Pialba (car park entry via Charles Street).

The gallery is open 10am to 4pm daily and entry is free. For enquiries, telephone 4197 4206.

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This 1919 photograph of a millinery class for war widows shows how the Australian Government tried to assist families of killed and wounded servicemen after World War I. It features in Shell-Shocked: Australia After Armistice, a National Archives of Austra-lia touring exhibition on display at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.

A ward for the totally and permanently incapacitated in an Anzac Hostel, 1919, one of the fascinating images in the National Archives of Australia touring exhibition, Shell-Shocked: Australia After Armistice, on display at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. Photo courtesy NAA: A7342, Album 1.

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