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Editor/Journalist: Lee OliverSales Manager: Lorraine BaileyDesigner: Sheryl LucasDirector: David Paterson

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The Westerner is distributed to the letterboxes of Armstrong Creek, Bunya, Camp Mountain, Cashmere, Cedar Creek, Clear Mountain, Closeburn, Dayboro, Draper, Highvale, King Scrub, Kobble Creek, Laceys Creek, Mt Glorious, Mt Mee, Mt Nebo, Mt Pleasant, Mt Samson, Ocean View, Rush Creek, Samford Valley, Samford Village, Samsonvale, Warner, Wights Mountain, Yugar and the acreage areas of Albany Creek, Eatons Hill, Joyner and Upper Kedron. Bulks drops are made at Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Brendale, Bunya, Cashmere, Eatons Hill and Strathpine.

While every care is taken in the publication of The Westerner, we cannot be held responsible for omissions, errors or their subsequent effects.

Congratulations to the Dayboro District Progress Association and all the former organisers of the popular Dayboro Day festival, which turns 25 this month.It’s unlikely that the organisers or patrons of the fi rst Dayboro Day in 1991 would have envisaged that the event would host crowds of over 15,000 people a quarter of a century later.Small towns like Dayboro have always had agricultural shows to shine a light on achievements within the district, but an event like Dayboro Day is a way to showcase a proud town to outsiders.Dayboro Day is much like a reunion of old friends and a chance to make new friends – in people who visit the town. Friendly hospitality from locals makes Dayboro feel like a home away from home.Dayboro Day may be celebrating its silver anniversary this year, but it’s the volunteers and sponsors of the event who are as valuable as gold to the town.Chances are outgoing Dayboro Day organ-isers Mark and Maria Hansen and Lexie Bell, retiring after 15 years and 10 years of service, could be named the Dayboro Citizens of the Year some time soon. Check out our Dayboro Day feature on pages 11 to 16.

– Lee Oliver, Editor

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By Lee Oliver

The police crackdown on the criminal activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs has extended to the Dayboro district.

Two Ocean View men were arrested and charged on 28 April after detectives from Task Force Maxima and the State Crime Command seized illicit drugs and steroids, valued at approximately $200,000.

A police search of the Ocean View address, following investigations of links between the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang and the illegal production and supply of drugs, also allegedly resulted in the location of crystal methylamphetmine (‘ice’) and around 3000 ecstasy pills.

Other drugs including LSD, cocaine, steroids, cannabis and gamma hydroxy-butyrate (GHB) were allegedly located with ammunition, fi reworks and $1000 in cash.

Two Ocean View men, aged 54 and 23, were bailed to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court in June on a combined 16 charges, including producing and traff-icking a dangerous drug and possessing proceeds of a drug offence.

Acting Detective Inspector Russell Jones from Task Force Maxima said the arrests and seizure of illegal drugs from the criminal networks of outlaw motorcycle gangs “makes the community safer”.

“We will continue to use our full arsenal of capabilities for the purpose of exploiting every opportunity to proactively target the highest risk outlaw motorcycle gangs and detect their criminal activity,” he said.

“These gangs need to understand the Queensland Police Service and Task Force Maxima will be unrelenting in our efforts against those involved in criminal activity.”

Sergeant Ken Robinson from Dayboro Police declined to comment on whether a tip-off from a member of the public led to

the police raid at the Ocean View property.The arrests follow several other police

raids, locating drugs and guns linked to suspected outlaw motorcycle gangs, in The Westerner area over the past six months.

In March, police located drugs and a loaded handgun during a Task Force Maxima raid on a Cashmere residence.

A 34-year-old Cashmere man, a long-term Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang associate, faced court on dangerous drugs and unlawful weapon possession charges.

In January, fi ve people were charged with drug offences after crystal meth, MDMA and cannabis were located at Bray Park.

Task Force Maxima detectives had executed a search warrant on an address suspected on being used by a Rebels gang member for the production of illicit drugs.

Last October, a raid at Clear Mountain located two semi-automatic rifl es, a sub-machine gun, sawn-off rifl e, three pistols, silencer, ammunition and weapons parts.

Police suspect that weapons were being manufactured and assembled at the resi-dence. Following the search, which also resulted in the location of cocaine, canna-bis and ‘ice’, two 33-year-old men were arrested and faced court.

Sgt Robinson encouraged people to report suspicious or suspected criminal activity in their area, particularly around secluded rural areas, as “information from the public is vital to police being effective”.

“Police obviously can’t be everywhere all the time and people are often more likely to recognise something or someone out of place in their own area,” he said.

“Reporting suspicious behaviour may be the start of further investigation or another piece that goes together with previous intelligence.”

Report suspicious or criminal activity to Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

Gang crime arrests near Dayboro

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this week:

CompetitionsCompetitionsQueen of the Desert is the new fi lm by legendary fi lmmaker Werner Herzog, based on the extra-ordinary life of British explorer and adventurer Gertrude Bell. A curious and adventurous young woman eager to explore the world outside of England, Gertrude undertakes a life-long advent-ure amongst the beautiful but misunderstood peoples and cultures of the Middle East. Along the way, her path intersects with the British Consul General in the Ottoman Empire and the archaeologist T.E. Lawrence – also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Queen of the Desert, which stars Nicole Kidman (The Hours, Australia), James Franco (Spring Breakers, 127 Hours) and Robert Pattinson (Water For Elephants, Twilight), releases in cinemas on June 2.

Thanks to Transmission Films, The Westerner has fi ve double passes to Queen of the Desert to give away. For your chance to win tell us for which fi lm was Werner Herzog was nominated for an Academy Award – Fitzcarraldo, Encounters at the End of the World or Rescue Dawn? Send your answer, name and contact details to: The Westerner Movie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Movie competition. Entries close 23 May.

Suspenseful, pace-fi lled and packed with romance, Second Chance Town is the new novel from bestselling author Karly Lane, about fulfi lling your dreams in life and love. For single mother Lucy Parker, raising her teenage daughter Belle in the small town of Bundah, where everyone knows everyone else’s busi-ness, is both daunting and challenging. When a spate of teenage drug over-doses starts to divide the locals, there are whispers they might be connected to the town’s reclusive new publican who has a dark and mysterious past.

The Westerner has three copies of Second Chance Town (Allen & Unwin, RRP $29.99), to give away. For your chance to win to us which book wasn’t written by Second Chance Town author Karly Lane: Poppy’s Dilemma, Bridie’s Choice or Karen’s Nightmare? Send your answer, name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 23 May.

In the community

Jack is a member of Clear Mountain Rural Fire Brigade, one of around 36,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers across Queensland.

My motivation for joining the Clear Mountain Rural Fire Brigade… My father (pictured, left) has been a volunt-eer at the RFB for 16 years and a career fi refi ghter as well so I have been around fi re trucks since I was four years old. When I turned 16 it was a natural progression, as I have known all the volunteers for a long time.

Why I volunteer for a Rural Fire Brig-ade when I live in the suburbs… I live on the fringe of the urban and rural area and have spent much of my holidays growing up travelling the outback so the rural environment is very familiar to me.

My most memorable experience with the brigade… My fi rst deployment to a big fi re. We went to assist with a large fi re in the mountain area north-east of Kilcoy, where the fi re had already burnt out thousands of hectares.

Attributes needed to be a good rural fi refi ghter… Three main attributes come to mind: a team player, community mind-ed, and be prepared to put in some hard work. Fighting wildfi res is hot, dirty and can be physically exhausting.

Through the brigade I have worked… all over south-east Queensland from Kil-coy down to the Gold Coast hinterland.

Why more people should volunteer for their local brigade… To learn skills and knowledge about fi re behaviour and work with people with the same ideals and make friends for life.

The best piece of advice I have been given… Be good to your father. He is also your boss at the fi re station.

Something some people might not know about me… I am 2m tall and no, I don’t play basketball – the most commonly asked question.

National Volunteer Week is on 9-15 May. For information on becoming a rural fi refi ghter visit www.ruralfi re.qld.gov.au/volunteering or call 5420 1333.

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Samford visitor centre now open

More volunteers are being sought for the new Samford Visitor Information Centre,

now open at John Scott Park.The tourist information hub, operat-

ed by Moreton Bay Regional Council and relocated from Strathpine, recently opened its doors next to the Slab Hut Gallery in Main Street, Samford Village.

Councillor Darren Grimwade (Divis-ion 11) said the visitor centre comple-mented Samford’s culture and history.

“Samford is the gateway to the More-ton Bay Region’s hinterland areas,” he said. “The visitor information centre is open seven days a week and is fi tted with displays and an iPad to help people make the most of their visit to Samford and the Moreton Bay Region.”

The Samford Visitor Information Centre will be offi cially opened on 25 May at 10am.

People who enjoy meeting others and sharing their knowledge of Sam-ford and the Moreton Bay Region are encouraged to become volunteers at the Samford Visitor Information Centre.

Anyone interested can phone 3205 0555 or apply online at www.moreton bay.qld.gov.au/volunteering.

A Samford Valley man is using a $10,000 scholarship to help drive positive social change through

economics.Zan Fairweather is one of the fi rst

Australians to receive an Asian Exchange scholarship from the Westpac Bicentenn-ial Foundation, which supports undergrad-uate students to build business and contribute to Australia’s success in Asia.

The 19-year-old, who studies economics at the University of Melbourne, wants to “bridge the gaps” between nations through economic trade, commercial co-operation and cultural exchange.

He is on a study exchange at the Nation-al University of Singapore, where he aims to “further my understanding of econom-ics in a completely new regional context”.

“I want to get deeper into the fi eld of economics, particularly development and microeconomics,” Mr Fairweather said.

“(The) exchange here in Singapore gave me a platform to study at one of the reg-ion’s best universities and build import-ant relationships that will drive Australia’s future in Asia.

“I’ve had a fantastic opportunity to study Asian Economies here with some of the leading professors in their fi elds.”

While in Singapore, Mr Fairweather has undertaken a research project with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and met Australia’s high commissioner and high-ranking offi cials, which has “given me a brilliant insight into where I might end up”.

The Westpac Bicentennial Foundation has partnered with Australian universities to support new initiatives that are focused on technology and innovation, to strength-en Australia-Asia ties.

Westpac has allocated $100 million to award 100 Westpac Bicentennial Found-ation scholarships each year. Learn more at www.bicentennial.westpacgroup.com.au

Scholarship funds teenager’s Asian learning experience

Zan Fairweather of Samford Valley is one of 100 recipients of a Westpac Bicentennial Foundation scholarship.

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In 2016, The Westerner community newspaper celebrates its 20th birthday: two decades of informing and entertaining the residents of Pine Rivers, and later the Moreton Bay Region. To celebrate the milestone, this year we are going back through the archives to revisit some of the biggest and most entertaining stories printed over the past 20 years.

TheWesterner Flashback

THIS WEEK IN 2009: The Westerner spoke to teenage Eatons Hill sportsman Josh McGuire after he played his fi rst game in the National Rugby League, with the Brisbane Broncos. The then 19-year-old likened the occasion of his debut match in Auckland against the New Zealand Warriors – the team he supported growing up – as “being like a kid asking for a star player’s autograph”. Six years later, in May 2015, the former tiler made his State of Origin debut for Queensland, the fi rst of his two appearances for the Maroons, before suffering a season-ending Achilles tendon injury. Last week McGuire represented Australia for the fi rst time, helping the Kangaroos to defeat New Zealand 16-0 in Newcastle. McGuire, who has played almost 140 NRL games, has also represented Samoa, honouring his mother’s heritage.

How far would you go to see your favourite live music? Gemma Schu-hmann has travelled 46,000 km.

The Laceys Creek resident and her friend Tayla Welsh, from Petrie, have journeyed to Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest.

They are in Stockholm, home of Euro-vision’s most famous winners, Abba, for the 61st staging of the popular fi ve-day international pop music competition.

It is the third time Ms Schuhmann has attended Eurovision, after travelling to Denmark in 2014 and to Austria last year.

She had long known about “the world’s biggest non-sporting event” but didn’t become one of its 200 million viewers until fi ve years ago.

“I just thought it was the most spectac-ular show,” Ms Schuhmann recalls. “It was just so bizarre but brilliant. I was hooked.”

The 22-year-old says Eurovision “brings Europe and the world together through music” that is “not as cheesy and corny as everyone thinks”.

“Initially I loved all the different types of music coming from all these different countries,” Ms Schuhmann said. “Now I love how it brings all these countries from all over Europe together.

“Unlike a sporting event where every-

one has their rivals, Eurovision is all about the love. Everyone is there to have fun.”

A total of 43 countries will contest Euro-vision 2016 including Israel and Australia, represented by Logan singer Dami Im.

“Over the years more and more count-ries have been included in the contest as new countries have evolved,” Ms Schuh-mann said. “In the coming years both Kos-ovo and Kazakhstan will enter the contest.

“Eurovision is a massive party for Europe where everyone can sing and dance while waving your country’s fl ag. There is nothing else like it in the world.

“Europe doesn’t understand our (Aust-ralia’s) fascination with the contest but they love that we are there.”

Katrina Leskanich, whose band Katrina and the Waves won Eurovision 1997 with the song Love Shine a Light, is cheering for Australia this week.

“For the second year Australia will be taking part in the glorious event that the Eurovision Song Contest is, and that’s really shaken things up for the event,” Leskanich told The Westerner.

“I just want you guys to go ahead and win it.”

Eurovision 2016 will be televised on SBS from 13-15 May.

Music fans pop over to Europe for songfest

Laceys Creek’s Gemma Schuhmann and Petrie’s Tayla Welsh have travelled to Sweden to attend the Eurovision Song Contest.

s p o r t

He’s dubbed by teammates as “The

Big Show” and now one of the

region’s hottest sporting prospects

is making his mark on one of the biggest

stages in rugby league.

Eatons Hill resident Josh McGuire made

his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos

against the New Zealand Warriors –

coincidently the side he supported growing

up – in Auckland last month.

McGuire backed up his winning display in

Brisbane’s 26-10 victory, in which he made

more metres per carry than representative

teammates Sam Thaiday and Joel Clinton,

by helping the Broncos to wins over the

Sydney Roosters and Penrith.

The 19-year-old front rower, who was

a member of the Broncos side beaten by

Canberra in the grand � nal of last year’s

inaugural Toyota Cup national under-

20 competition, said the challenge of

graduating to rugby league’s elite level was

no myth.

“It (the NRL) is de� nitely as tough as

what everyone says and playing against

grown men instead of guys your own age

you get beaten up a bit,” McGuire said.

d and Joel Clinton

age, so I can’t even start to gauge myself

against them.

“I just want to play as much NRL as I can

– I don’t know how much time I’ve got so

I’m just out to improve.”

McGuire likened the excitement of

tackling the Warriors forwards to “being like

a kid asking for a star player’s autograph”.

“The whole experience playing for the

Broncos was awesome, but I actually grew

up supporting the Warriors,” he said.

“So it was great being able to play against

Stacey Jones and Steve Price, players that

are so highly regarded in the NRL.”

McGuire said he hadn’t rated his

chances of being called up by Broncos

coach Ivan Henjak from Queensland Cup

side the Norths Devils to make his maiden

“I was de� nitely surprised when I found

out I’d be playing as I didn’t think I’d be

playing NRL at all this year,” McGuire said.

“I had no expectations (for the season)

except to just play good football.

“Whether Ivan gives me two seconds or

two minutes on the � eld, I’m just happy to

be getting a run.”

And just how did the former Australian

Schoolboys star, the son of an army

sergeant and one of six brothers, come to

be called “The Big Show” by his teammates

at Red Hill?

McGuire clari� es it wasn’t through any

self-promotion boasting of the physical

prowess of the 180cm, 103kg teenager.

“I got my nickname from (former Bronco)

Barry Berrigan when I was working with

him as a tiler (in 2007) and a couple of the

boys have been giving it me ever since,”

McGuire said.

“Sam Thaiday has been passing the

word around and giving me � ack because

I’m a rookie.”

Two other locals hoping to break through

into the big show of the NRL are Camp

Mountain’s Lachlan Creighton and Aaron

Hammett, from Arana Hills.

The pair currently play in the Toyota Cup

competition with the Gold Coast and South

Sydney, respectively.

Creighton has scored three tries from six

games for the Titans this season, including

crossing the line twice in his side’s 48-16

win against North Queensland in Townsville

a fortnight ago.

The 18-year-old Samford Stags junior,

who has represented his state in both rugby

league and rugby union, turned down a

possible union career with the Queensland

Reds to follow his NRL dream.

Hammett, 19, a relative of former

Brisbane and current St George-Illawarra

coach Wayne Bennett, played 24 games for

the Rabbitohs in the inaugural Toyota Cup

competition last year.

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Robbery, Arana Hills: A Ferny Grove man will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 16 May after being charged with robbing an Arana Hills service station. It will be alleged that the man entered the Dawson Parade business on 28 April around 12.20am, took a food item from a shelf and walked out without paying for it. When a male shop attendant confronted the man he was allegedly assaulted and pushed to the ground. Around 12.40am the same man allegedly returned to the store, again assaulted the attendant and stole more items before fl eeing. The shop attendant received minor injuries. A 28-year-old Ferny Grove man was charged with two counts each of robbery with violence and entering a premises to commit an indictable offence.

Drugs arrests, Wavell Heights: A Dayboro man was one of two people charged with drug offences following an incident at a Wavell Heights residence on 26 April. Police enacted an emergency declaration after receiving information of a man being armed inside a Newman Road residence, but no weapons were located. Two men and a woman were taken into custody and the emergency declaration was revoked. A Dayboro man, 18, was issued with a Notice to Appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on one count each of possessing dangerous drugs, possessing a pipe, trespass, receiving tainted property and contravening a direction from police.

Break and enters: Fourteen break-ins into homes, clubs and businesses at Joyner, Warner, Cashmere, Brendale, Strathpine, Bray Park and Ferny Hills dur-ing the fortnight ending 8 May were reported to police. Items stolen included vehicles, car keys, plastering tools, mobile phone, food, cash, wallet and TV. A carton of soft drink was stolen from a sports club at Samsonvale Road at Strathpine, and a puppy stolen from a Willsmith Street home at Bray Park. Vehicles were stolen from Fairlane Street, Joyner, Leitchs Road and Kremzow Road, Brendale, Swan Parade, Warner, Buckby Street, Strathpine, and a trailer stolen at Avondale Road, Warner.

Operation Pre-Emptive Strike: Pine Rivers Police enacted Operation Pre-Emptive Strike this week, due to an increased level of property offences in the area, many of which saw the offenders access insecure homes through open or unlocked doors, windows and garage doors. Police are patrolling the suburbs and stopping to speak to residents who haven’t secured their property.

POLICE BEAT

Poultry is a passion for the Rowe children from Laceys Creek.Kristian Rowe (10) and his sisters Savanna (9) and Maci (4) lovingly care for

several chickens and cockerels and joined Lawnton Poultry Club a couple of months ago.

Their mother Kristy Rowe said owning and caring for chickens gave her children a sense of responsibility.

“It gets the kids into a totally different hobby and more into the agricultural side. I would love for the kids to be able to do farming and work the land,” she said.

“You need something small for the kids that they’re really interested in. The chooks are beautiful and placid and they’re gorgeous. You give to them (the poultry) and they give a lot back.”

Savanna and Kristian said they liked the colours of their gold laced and blue laced Wyandotte and silver spangled Hamburg breeds, which are “quiet and friendly”.

This weekend the Rowes will display their feathered friends in competition for the fi rst time.

The Lawnton and North Pine Poultry Clubs have combined to present a Rare Breeds and Rare Variety Show and Expo at the Dayboro Showgrounds on 15 May.

The show has entries for more than 450 rare birds, including chooks, turkeys, ducks, geese and Guinea fowl from around 50 exhibitors, including several junior exhibitors.

Visitors can expect to view breeds, colour patterns and feather types of water birds and poultry that they have never seen before, as well as Heritage Breed Fowl, currently on the rare and endangered poultry list.

The expo will also feature information stands for poultry equipment and feed suppliers as well as raffl es for a handmade chicken tractor cage and three Rhode Island Bantams donated by local breeder Linda Jones.

The Rare Breeds and Rare Variety Show and Expo, to be held in the main pavilion of the Dayboro Showgrounds at Mt Mee Road, Dayboro, will be open to the public from 8.30am. Admission is free to the public.

There will also be raffl es and food will be available from the kitchen all day. The show and expo close with an awards ceremony to be held around 3pm.

For further details and to fi nd out more about the North Pine and Lawnton Poultry Clubs visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com and www.lawntonpoultryclub.yolasite.com.

The Rowe family – Savanna, Maci, Kristian and mum Kristy – are poultry enthusiasts who will exhibit their animals for the fi rst time at Dayboro this Sunday.

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Di Neumann and John Goodship, who live on the same street in Ferny Hills, are eager participants in the Brisbane Greeter initiative.

The program involves passionate local ambassadors introducing visitors to Bris-bane to the sights and history of the city.

Mr Goodship started volunteering for Brisbane Greeters two years ago and sees it as a great way to give back to the city he loves.

“I grew up in Brisbane, and participating in the Brisbane Greeters program lets me showcase Brisbane’s past and present achievements,” he said.

“It’s great to be part of such a success-ful and important program and I love that I can mix the old with the new when describing to others what it is I love so much about Brisbane.”

Mrs Neumann conducts walking tours around Brisbane’s inner city and South Bank to give new arrivals a “brief overview of the city”.

“I started volunteering after I retired because I missed the contact with people that I used to have in my job,” she said.

“You get a lot out of it in return. You meet people from all over the world and learn a lot about their lives.

“We also have had Brisbane people who might not have been in the city for a long time.”

Run by Brisbane Marketing, Brisbane Greeters is part of The Global Greeter Network and is one of more than 100 greeter programs throughout the world.

Brisbane Marketing’s Brett Fraser said since the Brisbane Greeters program was launched in 2012, volunteer numbers had grown from 12 to more than 200 people.

“(They) have welcomed more than 30,000 visitors and new residents to the city,” Mr Fraser said.

Mr Fraser said the program offered a “real point of difference for Brisbane” in delivering “friendly, tailored experiences” for visitors.

To volunteer for Brisbane Greeters or to experience Brisbane through a local’s eyes go to www.brisbanegreeters.com.au.

When good neighbours become tourists’ friends

Neighbours Di Neumann and John Goodship from Ferny Hills are volunteers for the Brisbane Greeters program.

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A partnership between a Samford business and a Gold Coast-based agricultural products manufacturer has helped a local community organisation.

Stapylton business Barmac and Bell Laboratories ran an Australia-wide promotional event, with a percentage of sales of its Tomcat mouse baits donated to a local charity or non-profi t group of the resellers’ choice.

Gleam O’ Dawn Rural Store at Samford Valley nominated Samford Riding for the Dis-abled (RDA) to be the benefi ciaries of money raised locally through the promotion.

Samford RDA Treasurer Carmel McGrath, recently presented with a cheque for $71.60, said the funds would be used to help with the care of the organisation’s retired horses.

Barmac Business Manager Neels Van Rensburg said he was delighted to be able to bring such a worthwhile community promotion to the marketplace.

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Funds raised by Million Paws Walk events across the state this weekend will help to fund RSPCA Queensland programs, services and campaigns and assist with the care of animals.

Kristy Kuhnert from Samford Valley Veterinary Hospital has been organising the Samford Million Paws Walk, which sees pets and their human friends raise money by walking 2km, 4km or 6km, for the past fi ve years.

“Each year the (Samford) walk attracts over 500 people and last year we raised over $18,000 for the RSPCA,” Ms Kuhnert said. “I’m hoping we beat last year’s number (this Sunday).”

RSPCA Queensland hopes to raise $600,000 from Million Paws Walks this month, to help Queensland’s animals.

Samford Million Paws Walk, featuring a ‘sports carnival’ fancy dress theme, is on at John Scott Park, Station Street, Samford Village on 15 May.

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Live music will follow the walk with competitions, inc-luding best-dressed dog, best-dressed human, best-dressed group and waggliest dog tail, from 11am.

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Exclusive Million Paws Walk merchandise, including

water bottles, t-shirts, dog jackets, pens and soft toys, is available for purchase from Samford Valley Veterinary Hospital at 10 Main Street, Samford Village. Phone 3289 1322.

Ferny Hills local Amanda Duff, holding her pet pooch Sassy, and Yugar’s Kristy Kuhnert, with canine mate Chevi, are ready for the Samford Million Paws Walk on Sunday.

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10.30 amMadonna - Wildlife Rescue - Hear about wildlife rescue in our local area. Madonna will have some baby animals with her.

11 amPine Rivers Koala Care - Talk about all things relating to koalas in our area.

11.30 amUQ Vets – UQ Vets have been serving the local community and surrounds for over 25 years and promise an interesting talk by Dr Meghan Scrivens on the effect of toxic plants on large animals.

12 noonNorth Pine Poultry Club - Chickens - Learn how to look after chickens in your backyard. Chickens will be on display.

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Celebrating 25 years of Dayboro’s big dayWhat started

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For the past 25 years the annual Dayboro Day festival has showcased all that the beautiful, quaint and historic country town and its residents has to offer.

Since it began back in 1991, the year the Gulf War in the Middle East ended, Paul Keating replaced Bob Hawke as Australian Prime Minister, Beverly Hills 90210 was the hottest postcode on TV, and Bryan Adams, Ratcat and Daryl Braithwaite and his Horses topped the Australian music charts, Dayboro Day has grown to attract over 20,000 visitors each year.

Not bad for a host town whose population is about one-tenth that size.

The street parade, Waterless Raft Race and Pineapple Pie Eating Competition have been staples the festival that

celebrates the ‘town of yesteryear’, and organised by the Dayboro District Progress Association.

The popular Dayboro Antique and Collectables Fair was added to Dayboro Day in 2007.

All the good fun and friendly hospitality from locals makes Dayboro feel like a home away from home.

Dayboro Day may be celebrating its silver anniversary this year, but it’s the volunteers and sponsors of the event who are as valuable as gold to the town.

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The Hansens have been planning and overseeing Dayboro Day and other events in the district for 15 years, while Mrs Bell has been for involved for around 10 years.

The Hansens answered the call for new Dayboro Day volunteers because, “We thought it would be

a great way to meet people as we hadn’t long moved into Dayboro”.

Mrs Hansen loves seeing the excitement on the faces of children attending Dayboro Day, as well as “the way the whole town comes together to promote Dayboro”.

“There really isn’t an association in town that hasn’t got something to do with the day,” she said.

“There are different struggles (organising Dayboro Day) each year but it all sorts itself out on the day.

“Many rules and regulations have changed since we fi rst took on Dayboro Day. When we were fi rst involved, cars parked in the street

and drove up and down the street with the festival going on around them. Today the streets are closed.”

Mrs Hansen will miss the comrade-ship of her fellow Dayboro Day organ-isers and urged others to get involved in running events in the town.

“I would recommend it to everyone who wants to be part of their community,” she said. “Ask if you can help out, whether it be Dayboro Day, Dayboro Show or the rodeo – you won’t be sorry.”

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of the country township for an activity full of fun and learning – the Kids Passport to Fun, sponsored by the Dayboro Bakery.

Children can pick up one of 400 Kids Passport to Fun bags from the Dayboro Conversations tent, near the tennis courts.

They then make their way to eight designated stops around town to pick up more goodies and to have their passport stamped.

Once they have collected all eight stamps on their passport, kids can enter into the draw to win one of 20 $25 QBD bookshop vouchers.

The winners will be drawn at the Roderick Cruice Park stage at 2.15pm.

Dayboro Bakery also sponsors another fun Dayboro Day tradition, the Pineapple Pie Eating Contest.

Bakers from the bakery make tasty pineapple pies for the contest, gobbled up by sweet-tooths as fast as they can.

The event, which pays homage to Dayboro’s once fruitful pineapple growing industry, will take place at the Roderick Cruice Park stage at 2pm.

A happy winner of the Kids Passport to Fun competition at last year’s Dayboro Day. Photo by Nadine Andersen Photography.

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at a ceremony held during the Dayboro Day festival each year.

The peak Dayboro Community Award is the perpetual trophy presented to the Dayboro Resident of the Year.

Twenty-four locals – 11 men and 13 women – have won Dayboro’s prized civic award over the past 21 years.

The Young Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year will also be

presented at the 2016 Dayboro Community Awards, to be held during

the offi cial opening of Dayboro Day at Roderick Cruice Park in Williams Street, Dayboro on 29 May at 11am.

It was one day ago today that Steve and Janine Bassett took over the popular Dayboro Café.The couple moved to Dayboro last June

after taking over the eatery at 6 Williams Street on 12 May, 2015.

“We have had 30-plus years in the seafood industry so this has been a bit of a challenge learning new things,” Janine said.

“We thought that the Dayboro Café could be a new challenge for us and the move from the Sunshine Coast would bring us closer to our children.

“We felt that if the rest of the locals were as warm and friendly as (former Dayboro Café owners) Adam and Katie… we couldn’t go wrong.

“The fi rst few months were hectic and exhausting, including our fi rst Dayboro Day only weeks after taking over.

“It took a little while to feel like we fi tted in but more and more we now feel part of the community that we are proud to live in.”

The Bassetts “wanted to put our stamp”

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“We have made many cosmetic changes, removing walls, painting and installing some new equipment, especially our beautiful Italian coffee machine,” Janine

said.Janine feels that

all food should be prepared with some love and care to really taste good, so her aim is to consistently provide great food with excellent service.

Janine and her team of 10 fantastic staff strive to use local produce.

“It’s important to us to use Australian produce if we can, so we try to

source as much as possible,” Janine said.“All our meat and bread comes from local

Dayboro businesses and our milk comes from the Scenic Rim and our coffee beans freshly roasted on the Sunshine Coast.

“We have sourced a wide range of gluten-free products, allowing us to offer a large choice of options including crumbs and batter for fi sh and chips.”

Diane Bell from Samsonvale was named

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Brayden Henzell and Janine Bassett from Dayboro Café will serve up food, drink and ice-cream on Dayboro Day.

Café owners celebrate

1995 – Marjorie Barnett1996 – Selwyn Barr1997 – Alison Taylor & Kevin Taylor1998 – Norma Butler1999 – Verne Barnett2000 – Marian Krause2001 – Bill Rowe2002 – Carmel Bond2003 – Joy Weston2004 – Pauline Cruice2005 – Greg Easlea2006 – Tom Williams2007 – Joanne Hohns2008 – Craig Doyle2009 – Richard Hawkins2010 – Edna Wruck2011 – Paul Inglis2012 – Diane Bell2013 – Kay Murchie & Ann Turner2014 – Ian Flinders & Sue Flinders2015 – George Thompson

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The Butter Factory building opened adjacent to the Terrors Creek Creamery in Williams Street in 1903, as part of the burgeoning dairy industry in Dayboro and surrounding districts.

The factory, later run by a co-operative of local dairy farmers, was destroyed by fi re in 1929, and then reopened. The factory closed for good in 1965, after which most of the factory’s 90 suppliers sent their milk direct to Brisbane.

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Fun in store at stall

The Dayboro Day festival is a celebration of community, and a chance for local

organisations to spruik their activities and raise important funds.

One such group is the Dayboro Uniting Church, which will do its usual fundraising this Dayboro Day.

This year its stall will comprise an old fashioned café with cakes and sandwiches, a book stall, a trash and treasure stall, and a street stall.

Funds raised through Dayboro Uniting Church stalls on the day will help the non-profi t organisation to keep the resources and capability to continue its work within the Dayboro community.

The church runs programs such as a Conversation Club, Mainly Music group and Dayboro Churches Together

welfare activities.A lot of work goes into preparing the

church’s stall for Dayboro Day, and organisers are calling on the Dayboro district community to help them in the lead-up to the big event on 29 May.

As well as requiring helpers on the day, the group is seeking donations of good quality, second-hand items to sell, books for its bookstall, handmade crafts and gifts, and homemade cakes, biscuits, slices, jams and chutneys.

Contact Leisa Lance on 0409 635 644 or email leisa@fastmail.fm if you can help.

Dayboro Uniting Church is seeking volunteers for its Dayboro Day stall.

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Dine on great food in a quiet and picturesque rural setting while taking in views stretching from Dayboro to Brisbane City, and enjoy the themed café’s extensive collection of motoring and pop culture memorabilia.

The café is also a popular stop-off for

car club members and their prestige classic vehicles. Pitstop Café is at 2070 Mt Mee Road, Ocean View, open Friday to Sunday. Phone 3425 3652.

The Westerner has three Pitstop Café dining vouchers, each to the value of $50, to give away. The vouchers are valid for use until 31 December 2016.

To enter send your name and contact details to Pitstop Café Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500. Entries close 6 June.

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Star students send forceful message

Year 4 students at Mt Samson State School dressed in Star Wars costumes last week to deliver an important message to the school community.

It was back to school for both the good and evil sides of the universe last week.

The likes of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Kylo Ren, Chewbacca and Rey were spotted at local primary schools, including Mt Samson State School.

International Star Wars Day – May the 4th – saw students dress as their favourite characters from the science fi ction fi lms.

Year 4B students at Mt Samson State

School hosted the school’s weekly assem-bly dressed as Star Wars characters.

They delivered a special presentation that reinforced the school’s six ‘Pillars of Character’: fairness, respect, caring, trustworthiness, responsibility and citizen-ship.

The performance culminated in a dance routine the class had learnt during their Footsteps dance program at the school.

Ferny Hills youngster Haylee Simpson isn’t fi nished creating awareness of people living with dementia.

The seven-year-old, pictured, won the recent Miss Junior Diamond Australia pag-eant in Brisbane, after raising more than $1500 for Alzheimer’s Australia Queens-land over the past six months.

She continued her fundraising efforts by taking part in the Brisbane Memory Walk at University of Queensland last month.

Haylee’s motivation for raising money for Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland is simple: her grandfather Stanley Deakes was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia four years ago.

“I know grandpa is sick and has dem-entia,” Haylee said. “I want people to know

more about dementia and how it affects the whole family.”

Almost 354,000 Australians, including more than 64,000 people in Queensland, are living with dementia.

“It’s been horrible to watch my dad deteriorate and there is nothing anyone can do,” Haylee’s mother Melinda Deakes said. “If only we could fi nd the cause then maybe we could fi nd a cure.”

Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland CEO Victoria Beedle thanked Haylee and her supporters and family “who have greatly assisted the ongoing awareness and fund-raising efforts” of the organisation.

“The selfl ess efforts of people like Haylee don’t go unnoticed and continue to make a huge difference in many people’s lives,” Ms Beedle said.

“It’s encouraging and heart-warming to see someone so young express such great consideration for others.”

Haylee said the inaugural Miss Junior Diamond Australia pageant, dedicated to charity work and celebrating the beauty and diversity of females, was “fun”.

“I made heaps of new friends and one even wanted to take me home all the way to Launceston,” she said.

Haylee’s heroics help dementia awareness

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Ferny Grove State High School will be proudly on display at its annual Twilight Expo on Wednesday 18 May.

It will provide families of prospective students with the chance to attend inform-ation sessions, talk with the Principal and school staff, take a look at the school’s state-of-the-art facilities, and to partici-pate in interactive displays and activities in all curricular and co-curricular areas.

Parents and caregivers who have had their enrolment applications accepted for Year 7 in 2017 will also be able to make enrolment interview bookings.

Visitors will be entertained by ensembles from the school’s highly acclaimed Instru-mental and Choral Music Program and the Performing Arts Department.

Students will have the opportunity to

participate in science experiments, fi tness activities, art, drama and languages activ-ities and meet the school’s farm animals.

A highlight of the expo at twilight will be festive coloured fl ood-lighting illuminating pathways to various displays and activities, a feature of the event over the years.

Food, drinks, a barbeque, cake stalls and snacks will be available on the night.

School Principal Mark Breckenridge said that the school staff and students looked forward to sharing with prospective par-ents and students the many ways in which Ferny Grove provides an exceptional edu-cational experience for every student.

The Twilight Expo will be held from 3.30pm to 7pm at the school campus at McGinn Road, Ferny Grove. Phone 3550 5777 or email info@fernygroveshs.eq.edu.

St Paul’s School’s Middle School Captains Brooke Carson and Vidur Sehgal are fl anked by Senior School Captains Sarah Balmer and Riley Mitchell.

The student leadership group at Mt Mee State School for the 2016 academic year comprises Elaine, Tamsin, Lochlen, Charley, Mathew, Alessandra, Jeremy, Chloe, Ethan, Zoe, Sam, Ryan, Trinity and Jazmyn.

Jazmin Newell and Tom Gurnett are Senior School Captains of Albany Creek State High School for 2016. Junior School Captains are Isaac Thornton and Jasmine Thuell.

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In the action-thriller Bastille Day, an American pick-pocket in Paris gets more than he bargains for when his criminal actions blow up in his face – fi guratively and almost literally.

After Michael Mason (Richard Madden) steals a bag from Zoe Naville (Charlotte Le Bon), he is implicated in a suspected terrorist plot when a bomb hidden in a stuffed toy in the bag he later discards detonates, killing several people.

Soon CIA agent Sean Briar (Idris Elba) is on Mason’s tail, and the two become allies as they follow a trail of clues to reveal a conspiracy that – you guessed it – leads all the way to the top.

The burgeoning terrorism threat coupled with drastic police intervention in identifying suspects via racial profi ling, sees ethnic tensions and civil unrest mount in the lead-up to Bastille Day, France’s annual National Day celebrations.

Zoe is key to Briar and Mason averting a major catastophe, but some crooked cops are also hunting her. Meanwhile, Briar’s CIA superiors are reluctant to admit knowledge of a US spy operating out of bounds on French turf.

Bastille Day writer-director James Watkins, who directed his own script for award-winning thriller Eden Lake and co-wrote clever ‘reality horror’ My Little Eye, knows how to craft an effective lower budget fi lm with lots of thrills.

As well as being a quality, fast-paced and realistic action movie without James Bond pretentions and White House Down-type excess, Bastille Day is also a topical fi lm (terrorist bomb blasts in Europe) that wryly has something to say about the state of the modern world.

Bastille Day is a fairly clever and entertaining terrorism tale – minus the prejudice.

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She doesn’t have any dialogue and has limited stage time but a Sam-ford Valley local is likely to be one

of the stars of a theatre show opening tomorrow night.

Mollie the dog will appear in the cast of Blithe Spirit, the new ‘BYO theatre-picnic production’ from Samford-based amateur theatre group SPADEwerx.

In the comic Noel Coward play, novelist Charles Condomine invites eccentric med-ium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance.

A Shitzu pooch, Mollie made her acting debut in SPADEwerx’s production of the Oscar Wilde play An Ideal Husband before an appearance as a vampire dog in the pantomime Robyn Hood and the Hoodies.

“It’s amazing how many people stop me (and Mollie) in the street and say, ‘That’s the dog from the plays!’,” Mollie’s owner and Blithe Spirit actor Amanda Davey said.

Mollie’s latest role in Blithe Spirit is as a muse to the spirit medium who consults

crystal balls, recites spooky verses, goes in and out of trances and conducts the séance at Charles’s home.

“The séance makes ‘contact’ and the very attractive spirit of his fi rst young wife Elvira comes to stay,” Blithe Spirit director Jo Roberts said.

“Charles fi nds he’s become a sort of ‘astral bigamist’, which he rather enjoys. Not so wife Ruth who begins to guess at Elvira’s long-term plan.

“Her attempts to exorcise Elvira don’t work so how can their otherworldly mén-age à trois ever be resolved?

“Noel Coward has a wit which sparkles and surprises at every turn, from crazy séance to delicious twists in the plot.”

Blithe Spirit is on at the Samford Farm-ers’ Hall, at the corner of Main Street and Cash Avenue North, Samford Village on 13, 14 and 21 May from 7.30pm.

Tickets are $19 or $15 for concessions, available from Samford Copy Centre or at the door, with tables and chairs provided for the BYO theatre-picnic event.

All profi ts from the three Blithe Spirit performances will be donated to Picabeen Community Centre at Mitchelton.

Puppy boasts acting spirit in spades

Cedar Creek’s David Roberts, Samford Valley’s Peter Davey and Angela Davey and Mollie the dog conjure up laughs in SpadeWERX Theatre’s production of Blithe Spirit.

An Eatons Hill local says the success of her hit television show has been a win-win – “for us and for snakes.”

Snake catcher Julia Baker is the subject of Snake Boss, which has been scaling the heights of TV around the world.

The highest rating series to ever screen on Animal Planet Australia, the show sees Ms Baker relocate unwanted slithering snakes and reptiles from Brisbane houses and backyards.

“To fi nd out that we have the highest ratings ever on record for Animal Planet just blew me away,” she said.

“I was of course hoping it would be successful, but never dared to even dream that it could have this amount of success.

“It’s certainly a dream come true in my mission to help people understand and accept our reptile wildlife through the show.

“High ratings means lots of people are watching and learning.”

Retitled as Snake Sheila for 170 foreign markets, the show has been successful in countries such as South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand, Hungary and United Kingdom.

“The show has been a huge success all over the world and I’m getting... messages

every day from many of the countries that are airing it,” Ms Baker said.

Whilst “absolutely thrilled” that a second season of Snake Boss has recently been

commissioned, Ms Baker is more excited about the show helping to dispel myths about snakes by “showing them in a realistic and educational way”.

“It is totally possible for us all to live together and my biggest wish is to take the

fear around snakes away and for people to see what they are really about,” she said.

“They play an extremely important part in our eco-system and venomous snakes only wish to use their venom for prey, not on us (humans).”

The former children’s enter-tainer said fi nding out young families are her show’s main audience was a “huge thrill”.

“Mostly parents tell me about how much their family loves watching the show and often the children will watch recorded episodes over and

over again,” Ms Baker said.“I absolutely adore kids, they are so

open minded and kind hearted when it comes to wildlife.”

The Snake Boss television show, hosted by Eatons Hill’s Julia Baker, has been commissioned for a second season.

Will Rhodes is an award-winning correspondent, on assignment at a luxury Argentinian resort. His life is about to be turned upside down

when a new fl irtation turns into something far more dangerous. From Chris Pavone, bestselling author of The Expats and The Accident, The Travelers is a compulsive thriller about marriage, deceit, betrayal and the secrets we should watch out for.

The Westerner has one copy of The Travelers (Faber, RRP $29.99) to give away. To enter send your name and contact details to Arts Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500. Entries close 6 June.

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Sarah Howells from Triple J radio called it, “The best festival I’ve been to in ages.”

Faster Louder called it, “A welcome change to overpriced and over-crowded” music festivals.

‘It’ is Red Deer Fest, Mt Samson’s own outdoor music and arts festival.

Limited discount easy bird tickets for the boutique BYO festival, to be held on 22 October, went on sale last week.

“Early bird tickets are a chance for the Red Deer faithful to save a pretty penny and last year they sold out in a matter of hours,” Red Deer Fest founder and organ-iser Julian De Maria said.

Since 2010, the festival has featured acts such as Regurgitator, The Grates, Kingswood, Frenzal Rhomb, Clare Bowditch and Mt Samson local come international touring musician Danny Harley, aka The Kite String Tangle.

Festival organisers are seeking energetic and enthusiastic volunteers and food vendors, market stallholders and local businesses wishing to be a part of the sixth staging of the event.

Find out about volunteering, camping and tickets at www.reddeerfest.com.au.

Rush is on for Red Deer tickets

Act 1 Theatre at Strathpine has ass-embled a cast of experienced and talented performers for its new

comedy, Private Lives.John da Conceicao and Fran Smith play

the newly married Elyot and Sybil Chase, in France for their honeymoon.

Victor and Amanda Prynne, played by Stewart Kirkland and Brenda Keith-Walker, have also arrived at the same hotel to cel-ebrate their nuptials.

Neither couple know the consequences that will unfold after a chance meeting be-tween one of the men and one of the wom-en, who were married fi ve years earlier.

Private Lives director Lilian Harrington said the play, which premiered in 1930, offers a “romantic view of a classical era with its music, dance and confl icts”.

“While the play hints that its characters might have a darker side to their rich life in society it deals with this in a way that is both revealing and concealing,” she said.

“It also touches on the romance of the day. And it captures a true believability through the characters.”

Stars such as Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Joan Collins, Elizabeth Taylor, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Kim Cattrall have appeared in major stage productions of the Noel Coward play, which Harrington believes “sums up a lifestyle of the 1930s and the spirit of the new decade”.

“In times of trouble in the 30s it provid-ed a lighthearted and optimistic view on how things might work out,” she said.

Harrington explained that the world of the Prynnes and the Chases depicts both humour and confl ict and the play “focuses

on a disconnect between what is reality and what is an alternative lifestyle”.

“The satin-covered, clipped and well-groomed Amanda Prynne and Elyot Chase display a modern and futuristic attitude to a new age of change,” she said.

“Their exploits would no doubt be on so-cial media today, like other celebrities such as the Kardashians.”

Private Lives is on at Act 1 Theatre, cor-ner of Gympie Road and Hall Street, Strath-pine on Friday and Saturday nights until 21 May. A matinee show will be held on 15 May from 2pm.

For ticket bookings phone 0458 579 269 or visit www.act1theatre.com.au.

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Anchor’s a way to win awards

Cashmere-based musician Adam Weston, second from right, and his rock band Birds of Tokyo recently won two major music awards.

Cashmere musician Adam Weston from popular rock band Birds of Tokyo has added some more

awards to his trophy cabinet.The ARIA Award-winning band’s comp-

osition Anchor was recently announced as one of 22 International Songwriting Competition fi rst place winners.

Over 18,000 entries from almost 120 countries were submitted for what is considered the world’s most prestigious competition recognising and honouring excellence in songwriting.

Australia was second only to the USA

for the most award wins of any country.Past Australian winners in the Inter-

national Songwriting Competition have included Vance Joy, Eskimo Joe, Kasey Chambers, Goyte, Augie March, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Living End, Guy Sebastian and Missy Higgins.

Birds of Tokyo was also a big winner at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Awards held in Sydney last month.

Anchor, from the EP of the same name, won Rock Work of the Year, the band’s fourth APRA Music Award win.

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Brenda Keith-Walker stars as Amanda Prynne and John da Concierciao is Elyot Chase in Private Lives, in which a divorced couple unexpectedly honeymoon at the same place with their new spouses. Photo by Will Downes.

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UNTIL 21 MAYPrivate LivesAct 1 Theatre presents the popular Noel Coward play Private Lives at Strathpine. www.act1theatre.com.au.

21 MAYDayboro Community MoviesThe hit Pixar animated movie The Good Dinosaur screening at Dayboro Lions Family Cinema at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Phone 0466 619 660.

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14 MAYRamp Up skate/scooter clinicsFree clinics for 7-17 year olds to learn tricks for skateboard (at Bray Park Skate Park from 9am) and scooter (at Albany Creek Skate Park from 10am). Phone 3205 0555.

ARANA VIEW CLUB: Luncheon meeting Wednesday 1 June at Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Keperra, 10.30am for 11am. Guest speaker from the RACQ, trading table & raffles. Two-course lunch inc. tea/coffee $25. Bookings: 3300 3733 by 4pm, 30 May. Arana VIEW welcomes new members and visitors to meetings and social activities each month. Arana VIEW supports The Smith Family: www.the smithfamily.com.au/view.AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY (QLD.) KABI GROUP Inc. meet 7.45 pm on Second Tuesday each month (except January) at Bald Hills Memorial Hall 2126 Gympie Road, Bald Hills. Ph 0414 761 367 or 3399 9208, web www.ourshopfront.com/kabi.BIRD WATCHING: along the South Pine River. Meet second Wednesday of month at 7.30am at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Court Drive, Eatons HiIl. To register phone 3325 1577 or email catchmentcoordinator@prca.org.au.BRENDALE EVENING VIEW CLUB: meets for dinner with a guest speaker on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Wantima Country Club, 530 South Pine Road, Brendale. Fun and friendship for women of all ages as well as supporting The Smith Family. Phone Anna on 3425 2937 or 0400 557 082.BRISBANE BOOK AUTHORS: Non-profit, social networking/information sharing for published authors. Group meets at 6.30pm on 3rd Wednesday of each month at varying Brisbane venues. For more information or to register your interest email Carolyn Martinez at editor@hawkeye publishing.com.au or find Brisbane Book Authors on Facebook.

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.@CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www.creative samford.com for full details.DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am - 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000. DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “The Good Dinosaur” screening 21 May at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email dayboro.lions@gmail.com.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 MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & involvement with other community groups. Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or email dayboromensshed@gmail.com.DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553. LAWNTON POULTRY CLUB: Meetings first Tuesday of month from 7.30pm at Pine Rivers Showgrounds, Gympie Rd, Lawnton. Ph 5499 0553 or email secretary.lawntonpc@gmail.com.MOUNT ALVERNIA COLLEGE ALUMNAE: is seeking past students for a college reunion on 22 May. Looking for students who started at Mount Alvernia in 1963, 1972 (Class of 1976), 1982 (Class of 1986), 1992 (Class of 1996) and 2002 (Class of 2006). Register your interest by emailing cadsh@bigpond.com.

NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest groups inc. dining out, reading, craft, photography, golf, theatre & more. Ph Len 0488 744 706. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au.NATIVE PLANTS QUEENSLAND: Samford Branch meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 7.15pm at the CWA Hall, Main St, Samford Village. Email: sgapsamford@outlook.com. Visitors welcome. Pine Rivers Branch meets on the third Sunday of month at 12pm. Ph. Jan 3285 3322.PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: Activities relating to integrated catchment management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 0415 127 959.PINE RIVERS CROQUET CLUB: Social croquet players welcome at the clubs grounds at Joe David Park, Brendale on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings, 8.30am to 11am. All equipment provided. Ph Carolyn 3298 5576.PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 or Elizabeth 3886 4937.PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. Contact Betty 3351 4572.QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers and run big engines. Ph Chris 3353 2349.SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Tuesday at 9.30am for morning tea and chat at the Shed, Samford Showgrounds, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. Web: www.samfordshed.org.au Email: info@samfordshed.org.au.

SAMFORD ART & CRAFT ASSOC: at the Slab Hut, John Scott Park, Main St, Samford. Wide selection of locally produced art and craft items. 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. New members welcome. Ph 3289 3113. www.thehutsamford artandcraft.com.SAMFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL & MUSEUM SOCIETY: Museum open Wed and Sun 10am-3pm, Station St, Samford Village. Local & family history, research & displays. Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph: 3289 2743; web: www.samfordmuseum.com.au. New members welcome.SAMFORD RSL: A pension officer attends every Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 12pm at 6 Progress St, Samford Village. A JP is usually in attendance during those hours. Please call 3289 6928 for an appointment. Email to samford@rslqld.org re: our meetings and functions.SAMFORD VALLEY MARKETS: 2nd Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am-12pm, cnr Mt Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford. Fresh produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls - new ones welcome. Ph Kate 0414 550 302.SAMFORD WRITERS GROUP: meets the 1st Thursday of month. First-time or experienced writers, all genres. New members welcome. Email essential. Phone Barb 3289 3046 or email barbcook1@gmail.com. Website: www.samford writers.org.TRUE BLUE CARAVAN CLUB: We are a small Club on the north side of Brisbane with a very friendly group of people. We have a rally once a month of one week duration. Destinations within 300-400km of GPO. Use your caravans more often, make new friends and enjoy an active lifestyle. Ph Carol 3882 3227 or Lesley 3264 5053.ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS: improving the lives of women & children locally & globally. Dinner meetings 2nd Wed of each month (except January), 6.30pm at Eatons Hill Hotel. Dinner $25pp. Phone 0413 451 764 or 0417 615 405 or email pinerivers@zontadistrict22.org.

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Ten Pine Rivers BMX Club members will ride for Australia

against the world’s best in South America.

Included in Australia’s team to ride at the World BMX Championships in Colombia from 25 May are Warner’s Lorsyn and Kye Affoo and Thomas and Joseph Tucker.

Thomas Tucker is seek-ing a fourth straight world title, while younger brother Joseph will be

competing at his fourth world championships.

Kye Affoo and his sister Lorsyn, fourth at the 2015 world championships in Belgium, fi nished second in their respective comp-etitions at the Australian titles in Bathurst in March.

Other Pine Rivers BMX riders competing at this month’s world champion-ships are Fraser Vaughan, Vada Botfi eld, Bailey Willis, Courtney Stevenson, Julie Botfi eld and Simon Willis.

BMX’s best ride to world champs

Warner’s BMX world champion Thomas Tucker. Photo by Ray Watterson.

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Emily Ferguson will step away from acrobatic gymnastics after competing successfully at the pinnacle event of her career.

The Warner resident is having a break from the sport she has been involved in for eight years, to “focus on my schooling and pursue other goals”.

The 16-year-old rounded out her involvement in acrobatic gymnastics by representing Australia at the world championships held recently in Putian, China.

Ferguson teamed with Laura Tyson and Oceane Rousseau to fi nish a cred-ible 15th overall out of 21 teams in the 13-19 years women’s trio event.

The trio’s world championships preparation was hampered by pneu-monia, a sprained ankle, a shoulder injury, an appendix operation and stress fractures in one of the gym-nast’s backs.

“Our team had some major setbacks in the lead-up to worlds so our preparation was not as good as it could have been,” Ferguson said.

“We have only been together as a group for 10 months and in that time we have had to face some pretty serious injuries.

“We fought through the setbacks. We achieved 15th for our balance routine and eighth for our dynamic routine.

“It would have been great to make fi nals but I am happy with our perform-ances especially because of the rocky lead-up to the competition.”

Both Rousseau, 13, and Tyson, 19, competed at the previous world champ-

ionships but the competition in China was Ferguson’s fi rst time competing overseas.

“Competing on the world stage was nerve-racking but

great and I feel so privileged to be one of the few that get to represent their country in sport,” Ferguson said.

“I had an amazing experience meeting people from other countries and experiencing a completely different culture to ours.

“I have now made many friends from all over the world and we all have this experience of worlds in common.”

Ferguson said while she would miss the “performance and fi tness aspect and the social side” of ‘acro’ gymnast-ics, she wouldn’t miss the 70km round trip for training at Tingalpa six days a week.

“Acro has taught me about perseverance, hard work, commitment, time management and teamwork,” the Albany Creek State High School student explained.

“I don’t think there is very much that this sport hasn’t taught me and the lessons I have gained from the sport have always helped me in everyday life.”

Her gymnastics team’s fi nal performance together was in front of the cameras for the fi lming of a segment for the Totally Wild television show at the Robertson Gymnastics Academy last month.

The team of Nicole Richards (Mt Samson), Emily Driver (Samford Village) and Abby Burnett (Arana Hills) was also selected to represent Australia at the acrobatic gymnast-ics world titles but did not travel overseas.

Warner’s Emily Ferguson represented Australian at the acrobatic gymnastics world championships in China. Inset: Ferguson during a routine with teammates Oceane Rousseau and Laura Tyson. Photo by Winkipop Media.

Warner gymnast hits new heights

Representing your country in Hawaii – it doesn’t get much better than that.

Bunya locals and Pine Rivers Dragons players Nick Scanlan and Aiden Catakovic are preparing to play for Australia at the Inline Hockey Junior Olympics to be held in Hawaii in July.

Australia will be represented in seven male and female divisions at the four-day tournament at the Kapolei Inline Hockey Arena, from under 12s to open men.

The Australian teams will tackle local club sides and international outfi ts from the USA, China, New Zealand, Canada, Taiwan and Great Britain.

As well as “checking out the local beaches and having fun”, Catakovic, 12, intends to use his sporting experience in Hawaii to improve his inline hockey game.

“We’ll get to see other countries train and play. We’ll see if we can bring any of those skills back to the Pine Rivers Dragons,” he said.

“We’re always looking for new plays that

can give us an edge over the competition.“I play defence but I also enjoy forward

as well. I need to be able to guess what play the other team is going to use.”

Kobie Hocking, Grace Carbone, Joey Carle, Craig Gilpin and Matt Gilpin from Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club will also represent Australia at the Inline Hockey Junior Olympics.

“I can’t wait to play against different countries and check out how good USA are,” Hocking, 12, said. “They’re consid-ered to be the best in the world.”

Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club President

Kerry Scanlon said the Australian players

could “expect to play some hard and fast

hockey” at the tournament, hosted by the

American Athletic Union.

“It really is a great benchmark to show

where Australia sits amongst the best jun-

ior hockey teams in the world,” she said.

“Last time in 2013, the Australian under-

12s won gold, so we’re hopeful of at least

repeating that and even having more age

division teams bringing home medals.”

Top Dragons talent in line for medals

Aiden Catakovic and Kobie Hocking are set to represent Australia in inline hockey.

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WINTER WARMERSName: Kye AffooSuburb: WarnerClub: Pine Rivers BMX ClubAge: 15

What age did you start riding BMX and why did you choose the sport? I started racing BMX at the age of three and I chose this sport as my Dad also rode and raced BMX most of his life.

What is your biggest achievement in BMX to date? Placing second at the 2016 National Championships.

What is your training programme? I train fi ve to six days a week, which includes track sessions, strength and conditioning sessions and also racing each week.

What is your pre-race routine? My pre-race routine involves a warm-up ride to get the legs moving and then a warm-up/stretching session to prepare the muscles for racing.

What are the best things about BMX? The best things about BMX is the atmosphere, friends, and the reward of winning after all your hard work each week. Most of all, I am always having fun when I am doing BMX.

Attributes needed to be a good BMX racer. The attributes needed to be a good BMX racer are strength, power, and a determined mindset to reach goals.

The best things about my club. The best thing about my club is the great families there, and my close friends.

Who is your sporting idol and why? Anthony Dean (BMX rider) because he is a nice guy and has worked so hard for all that he has achieved.

What are your goals for sport? My goals in BMX are to make it to the Olympics, and hopefully make a career doing what I love in the USA.

What advice would you give to people considering trying BMX racing? If you love to have fun while going extremely fast, try BMX!

What are your interests outside sport? My interests outside of BMX are downhill mountain biking, hanging with my friends and watching live motor sport.

My sportingMy sportinglifelife Saints pair marches to state title

Pine Rivers St Andrews Hockey Club duo Paul Comerford and Zac Day helped Brisbane claim the Hockey

Queensland State Open Championship in Cairns earlier this month.

Brisbane beat Cairns, featuring Pine Rivers St Andrews player Mark Wilcox, in a penalty shootout in the championship fi nal after scores were tied 2-2 at fulltime.

Albany Creek resident Matt Argent was also a member of the Brisbane team.

The Brendale-based Pine Rivers St Andrews club had a sizeable represent-ation of players compete in Cairns.

As well as Comerford, Day and Wilcox, Ryan Gibbs represented Mackay and Craig Smith, Nathan Case, Brent Garske, Max Harding and Corey Guse turned out for Toowoomba.

Case helped the Australian Country team win the Hawkes Bay Festival of Hockey Affi liates Tournament in New Zealand in March, beating Hawkes Bay 7-1 in the fi nal of the seven-team competition.

Brisbane’s Matt Argent holds off a Cairns opponent at the Queensland hockey titles. Photo by Jayson Edmonds.

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