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Did you get along to Pine Rivers Park on 31 October to see some of Australia’s best-loved bands perform at Decades Festival?Festival organisers from the Moreton Bay Regional Council did a fi ne job of putting together a great line-up of live music talent, including Cold Chisel, The Living End, Björn Again, Something For Kate, Suze Demarchi and some rockabilly acts, representing popular music spanning the 1950s to the 1990s.Organisers didn’t plan as successfully the best way for punters to get drinks or to drive away from the venue, but these are teething problems for a fl edgling event.With an attendance of 10,000 people the event will no doubt be back bigger, better – and perhaps even louder – next year.Who should play at Strathpine in 2016?For mine, you couldn’t beat a line-up of the Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Screaming Jets, reformed Brisbane indie-rock icons Custard, local country-rockers Halfway, and The Killer Queen Experience, an internationally renowned tribute show honouring Freddie Mercury and his band.If you have ideas for next year’s event then make your suggestions at Decades Fest-ival’s facebook page.

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Local businesses are still counting the costs after a fi erce storm ravaged areas around Dayboro a fortnight

ago.The storm moved across Ipswich,

Fernvale and north Brisbane, with areas such as Mt Pleasant, Ocean View and Laceys Creek in its path.

It brought strong winds and blanketed the area with large hailstones, which some residents reported were the size of golf balls.

Kate Honnef from Ocean View Estates said damage from the storm, the “scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life”, has cost her award-winning winery around $1 million in revenue.

“We lost the whole crop so equivalent to around 30,000 bottles of wine or 30 tonne of grapes,” Ms Honnef said.

“We had three fulltime people employed looking after them, and to have them totally devastated was pretty huge.

“With a quarter of the crop there’s a lot of damage to the actual vine so we think (it will take) probably three years to recover.

“We don’t want to be too negative about it but our passion is actually growing and making everything on site, but for the next two vintages we will have to buy grapes and put it (the wine) under a different label.”

The winery’s restaurant closed for more than a week after it was “smashed” in the storm, with Ms Honnef saying 70 per cent of its windows were destroyed.

The restaurant’s timber fl oors had to be replaced and furniture and the winery’s cellar door were also damaged.

Ms Honnef said her business, which was insured for the restaurant damage but not the loss of crops, would now focus on developing a craft beer brewery on the Ocean View property, due to open by April.

Jacki Hinchey from the Blue Dog Farm at Ocean View, a small market garden that grows high-end fresh produce for restaurants, lost six weeks of income due to the storm.

“I’ve got a quarter of an acre of fast growing salad leaves and herbs and edible fl owers and it’s gone,” Ms Hinchey said.

“It’s brought the end of my (growing) season forward with a bang.

“As far as income goes it’s $1200 (lost), which probably doesn’t sound like much but considering it’s a $10,000 a year business, it’s a big chunk.

“We’ve got a farm gate stall which I just can’t open anymore because I don’t have enough greens to put out there.

“Customers, the people who are sitting at the restaurant table, should know that their food is affected by the weather, and that it all isn’t grown in greenhouses and with hydroponics.”

Windows were broken and trees felled at Ron Ellis’s Ocean View home during the “hectic fi ve minutes” on 26 October.

Ms Hinchey believes the storm was “Mother Nature’s way of reminding us that she’s the boss.”

Storm wreaks havoc

The vineyards of Ocean View Estates winery were stripped of grapes during a damaging hailstorm late last month.

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In the community

Emily is the co-founder of Burm and Emily’s Elephant Sanctuary (BEES) in Thailand. She is the guest speaker at a fundraising dinner for the organ-isation at Keperra this month.

What inspired me to establish the elephant sanctuary… alongside my husband Pornchai ‘Burm’ Rinkaew was that we both had seen the devastating effects that the tourism trade had on elephants and recognised a need for more to be done to improve animal welfare. We work to bring an end to cruelty and improve lives.

The animals at the sanctuary… include rescued cats, dogs, sometimes injured wildlife (birds, lizards, tortoise) that we work to release back to the wild, and of course elephants.

What I like most about elephants… is that they are such amazing and majestic creatures. They are sentient beings and can teach us so much about love, life and friendships.

My background with animals… I was very lucky to have family that worked in National Parks and Wildlife and growing up we had many beautiful pets and opportunities to enjoy wildlife.

Something people might not know about elephants... is that although considered thick skinned they are highly sensitive and covered in fi ne hairs. They can feel every touch, even when the slightest insect land on and bite their skin.

An animal personality that closely mirrors my own... is possibly a butterfl y as I love to explore and eat sweet things!

Apart from caring for animals... I enjoy teaching English in the local community, planting trees and having clean up days.

My autobiography… would be called something like Life With Giants.

All funds from the dinner at Arana Leagues Club on 21 November will support BEES projects. Tickets are $80 for a three-course meal, raffl es, door prizes, auction and live music from Rob and Kelly Black. Ticket sales close 16 November. Visit www.bafa.org.au or email [email protected].

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Word out on rising Samford television star

Taking a shot at a “one in a million” career path has paid dividends for an actor from Samford.

Melina Vidler is one of the stars of 800 Words, the top-rating new Australian comedy-drama series broadcast on the Seven Network.

She stars opposite Logie and AFI Award winner Erik Thomson, in a story about a widower who quits his job as a top news-paper columnist and moves his family to a remote town in New Zealand.

It is a breakthrough role for Vidler, who long had aspirations to act.

“I had always been really fascinated with TV and fi lm and it always excited me and I loved the whole drama aspect,” said Vidler, who lived in Samford Village and Highvale until she was 18.

“When I was 11-years-old my friend said it’s a one-in-a-million chance you’re going to succeed in this industry.

“I guess that implanted in my brain it (acting) is something I wanted to do, even if it is a one-in-a-million chance that you’re going to get a role that is going to be big and is going to provide you with enough money to live.”

That big role sees the former Samford State School student play teenager Shay Turner in 800 Words, which has just been

commissioned for a second season.Shay is the daughter of the character

played by Thomson, from TV favourites All Saints and Packed to the Rafters and acclaimed Australian fi lms The Black Balloon and Somersault.

“He’s been around for ages and he knows his stuff so when you’re working opposite him you just pick up little things that he does… and how he prepares for each scene is really interesting to watch,” Vidler said. “When you work opposite him you really step up to his level.”

A 22-year-old Ferny Grove High School and QUT fi lm school graduate, Vidler said fi lming 800 Words in New Zealand and Sydney, which then premiered to 1.22 million Australian viewers, was “a different world” to her previous acting roles.

“When more money is being poured into a production you do have to be more professional and available and be willing to give it your all,” she said.

“The response (to 800 Words) has been

incredible, the ratings have been great… and everyone’s loving it.”

Vidler said future goals for her acting career are to explore new characters and to “continue working constantly”, possibly in Hollywood fi lms.

“I’m ecstatic with where I am at this point… but there’s just always more characters I want to explore and more people I want to meet and work with,” she said.

“My fi ve or 10-year goal would be to be able to do fi lm, TV and theatre constantly, working all the time and exploring new characters. When I’m Cate Blanchett’s age if I have lived a career that’s she lived I would be just so happy.

“I also hope to get into writing and maybe write my own series and get to cast my friends in it. That would be the goal.”

Season one of 800 Words was released on DVD last week by Beyond Home Enter-tainment.

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Melina Melina Vidler with Vidler with fellow fellow 800 800

WordsWords cast cast members members

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Samford RDA has been given a top-of-the-range mower for use at its facility at Highvale.

The ride-on mower was purchased via an $11,000 grant from the Queens-land Government’s Gambling Community Benefi t Fund and a $5000 subsidy from local business Mower Mart Samford.

The Hustler X1 zero-turn mower has replaced a well-worn fi ve-year-old mower and will be used to maintain the Samford RDA’s centre and its associated horse paddocks at the Samford Showgrounds.

State Member for Ferny Grove Mark Furner, who recently presented the mower to Samford RDA, said he was pleased that the hard working group was a benefi ciary of the latest round of grants distributed by the Gambling Community Benefi t Fund.

Samford RDA uses horse riding to help develop the physical strength, balance and co-ordination, interpersonal skills and self-esteem of children and adults with disabilities.

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“With a subsidy by Mower Mart Samford, the RDA volunteers have been able to up-grade to a commercial grade mower that will make maintaining the centre much easier and faster,” Mr Furner said.

Mr Spellacy said Mower Mart Samford’s previous contributions to the community include being the number one supporter of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation.

Last year fi nancial assistance from the State Government and Moreton Bay Regional Council helped Samford RDA build a roof over its riding arena.

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Fatal traffi c incident, Dayboro: A 36-year-old man died in a single vehicle crash at Dayboro on 7 November. Initial information suggests the utility vehicle he was travelling eastbound along Dayboro Road in crossed to the other lane and collided with an embankment at the inter-section of Strong Road, just before 6am. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. Dayboro Road was closed for several hours as emergency services responded and the police Forensic Crash Unit began its investigations, which are continuing.

Serious assault, Everton Hills: Police are appealing for public assistance following a serious assault outside a bottle shop in Everton Hills last month. Offi cers were called to the scene following reports of an altercation between two men in the car park outside the business on Camelia Avenue around 6.30pm on 10 October. It will be alleged a man assaulted a 66-year-old man, striking him around the face and head. He sustained cuts to his head and face and was treated by ambulance offi cers at the scene. The male offender is described as being in his mid-20s, Caucasian in appearance, approximately 180cm tall, of solid build, and with long hair and a full beard.

Pine Rivers Volunteers in Policing: Local Volunteers in Policing (VIPs) have been recognised for their hard work and

dedication to the Pine Rivers community. Cecelia Serchen has over 9000 volunt-eering hours and was presented with a Gold Award, which is the top award a VIP can receive. Peter Daff received an award for working over 1600 volunteer hours. Acting Senior Sergeant Peter Long was nominated for the Neighbourhood Watch Police Liaison Offi cer of the Year award and Helen Furness received a certifi cate for Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer of the Year.

Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Eighteen break and enter offences in Eatons Hill, Albany Creek, Cashmere, Strathpine, Warner, Brendale and Bray Park were reported to police over the past fortnight. Six of the offences occurred at Eatons Hill, at homes at Roundelay Court, Peer Court, Sunblest Court, Eden Drive, Kimberley Court and Valencia Court. Items stolen included two vehicles, cash, cigarettes, iPod, wallet, speakers and a card game.

POLICE BEAT c o m m u n i t y

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has reorganised its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex

(LGBTI) Liaison Program, but there are calls for more effective action.

By introducing dedicated Liaison Coord-inators for each of the 15 police districts, the QPS provides centralised management of liaison offi cers within each district.

The move also sees the introduction of dedicated emails – the local one being [email protected] – meaning the community can contract a LGBTI Liaison Offi cer at any time.

“Some members of LGBTI communities for a range of reasons are hesitant to attend their local station and this is where our LGBTI liaison offi cers are best placed to provide additional support,” a QPS spokesperson said.

However, other than managerial struct-ure, there has been no expansion of, or changes to, the LGBTI Liaison Program, which began in 1997.

Emile McPhee, Director of Brisbane’s

only dedicated LGBTI legal service, said while the program is a “great step” it needs to be “ramped up”.

“We still have a number of clients who either don’t know about the program, or don’t feel it has helped,” Mr McPhee said.

He said it is “critical” that police liaison offi cers make more of an effort to engage with LGBTI community organisations.

“Unfortunately, there are still many in the community who have a distrust of the police, and we still hear stories of people being dismissed when they approach police,” Mr McPhee said.

“The program also needs to have an internal focus, training other offi cers on issues which affect the LGBTI community and how they can better assist them.”

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Little Haylee Simpson is on a big mission: to raise $1000 for a cause close to her heart.

The six-year-old from Ferny Hills is raising money for Alzheimer’s Australia (Queensland).

Haylee decided to raise money as her grandfather Stan Deakes was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, a form of Alzheimer’s Disease, three years ago.

He is one of more than 46 million people worldwide living with dementia, a progressive and irreversible disease.

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Haylee kicks off her fundraising with a disco for primary school children at Ferny Hills State School on 21 November.

Entry is $5 per child. To purchase tickets go to www.eventbrite.com.au and search for ‘Alzheimer’s Ferny Hills’.

Haylee’s fundraising is part of her role as a fi nalist in the Miss Diamond Australia Pageant, to be held in April.

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The most common complaint from the punters was that it took some attendees up to hour to purchase an alcoholic drink.

Read the full review, an interview with The Living End and photos from the festival at www.thewesterner.com.au

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The 35-year-old from Narangba, pictured, is currently employed as a real estate agent but longs to further serves his community following his three-year term in State Parliament.

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Lovers of antiques and other visitors to the Deception Bay PCYC will be able to buy items from yesteryear to add to their collection or to decorate their homes.

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The fair will also offer an opportunity for children and young adults to learn more about Australia’s early pioneering days.

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Bianca Murphy’s musical talent is taking her all the way to America.

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She will join student musicians from Australia and America for the Western International Band Clinic, a reciprocal program between youth music entities in Queensland and Washington State.

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A member of the Young Conservatorium, a pre-tertiary program of Griffi th University, Bianca had to audition to win a partici-pation scholarship for the Pacifi c Honours Ensemble Program.

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Brisbane soprano Anna Butterworth will also perform on the night as a guest artist.

“Anna has a beautiful coloratura voice, similar to Maria Callas’, and always rec-eives high praise from the audience follow-ing our performances,” Sautov said.

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A push to establish a “new focal point for the mountain” was the genesis for a new art event which

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artists from the Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious areas display artworks over two days at Mt Glorious Comm-unity Hall.

“The Mt Glor-ious community is small but spread over a wide area, and needed a focus. The hall has provided that,” art show con-vener Rose Cuth-bertson explains.

“Given the number of artists on the mountain, an art exhibition (at the hall) seemed a logical choice.”

Art With Altitude will showcase works by internationally renowned sculptor

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Around 470 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Queensland each year. In 2012, 453 Queenslanders died from pancreatic cancer.

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“These include pain in the upper abdomen, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, changes in bowel motions and jaundice.

“If you or someone you love has any of these symptoms, don’t delay talking to your GP.”

Pancreatic cancer has the second lowest fi ve-year survival rate of all cancers in Australia, at 6.1 per cent – a survival rate that has not improved for nearly 40 years.

Ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day on 13 November, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, one of Australia’s top biomedical research institutes, is calling on Australians to recognise and support this ‘forgotten’ cancer type, which is largely under-funded and under resourced.

Researchers are developing approaches to early diagnosis and targeted treatments for pancreatic cancer by understanding the role of genes and molecular processes.

“With more than 2700 Australians pre-dicted to die from pancreatic cancer this year there’s a clear need for more effective treatments,” Garvan Research Foundation CEO Andrew Giles said.

“Garvan’s researchers are determined to identify who is at risk, and approaches to diagnosing it early, as well as break-through treatments for pancreatic cancer.”


with Casey LoganREELTIME

SpectreSpectre

How do you top the greatest James Bond fi lm ever? The short answer is: you can’t.The previous Bond movie, Skyfall (2012), was sublime. Not only was it the premiere Agent 007 movie, it was also one of the greatest ever entries into the entire spy fi lm genre.Sam Mendes’s fi lm had it all: superb action, intense drama, a nemesis the equal of Bond, unexpected and shocking plot twists, the death of a key character, superb cinema-tography, all bottled up in an explosive molotov cocktail of cinematic excitement. Skyfall re-established momentum after Casino Royale (2006) made Bond relevant and exciting again after another J.B. – Jason Bourne – upped the ante for the genre.Now Mendes is back to steer Bond fi lm #24, Spectre, with entertaining yet not entirely mindblowing results. He’s supposed to be incognito but like an itch that always needs scratching, Mr. Bond (Daniel Craig) can’t help but follow the trail of a would-be terrorist and other adversaries around the globe.The latest 007 adventure takes the spy from London to locations such as Morocco, Mexico and Austria, on the trail of Marco Sciarra, who planned a terrorist attack. Again, Bond has to eventually save the girl (Léa Seydoux) and kill the bad guy (Christoph Waltz). No surprise.Meanwhile, the ‘super secret’ branch of the MI6 secret service, the Double-0 program led by M (Ralph Fiennes), is at risk of being dismantled, to make way for an intelligence co-operation agreement between nine nations.Moments in Spectre had this cinemagoer contemplating if James Bond was becoming redundant in other ways. Spectre features common strands of the 007 DNA – car chases, seducing women (when saving a world in peril would likely be a hero’s main priority), witty one-liners – that are as clichéd as they are a staple of the Bond tradition. The acting is good and the opening sequence in Mexico City and the fi lm’s conclusion are high points in a fi lm interspersed with the obligatory over-the-top action sequences, fast cars and hi-tech gadgetry. It’s undoubtedly better than some Bond fi lms of old, and having the convoluted story grounded in a semblance of realism helps the entertainment factor. You won’t fi nd garbage such as tsunami kite-surfi ng from the 2002 Bond entry Die Another Day here, nor the nonsensical implausibility of laughable action sequences as in the juvenile Fast and Furious 7, to disengage viewers from an engaging story.Spectre is a solid James Bond fi lm and a good espionage movie, but not one that will have Mr. Bourne looking over his shoulder.

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Emerging artists who have been honing their craft for many years are set to display their creative wares

for public consumption for the fi rst time.Several students of art classes held

by renowned local artist Janina Liddell will exhibit their works at a special pop up gallery display at Samford Village this weekend.

The exhibiting artists range from Cashmere high school student Sam Kiley, to Samford Valley retiree Alex Dalmau.

A former teacher, Dalmau will exhibit her art publicly for the fi rst time after having attended Liddell’s weekly art class at her Samford Valley studio for the past fi ve years.

“It is daunting and it is exciting indeed… and this is a wonderful opportunity to see how I go in the (art) market,” Dalmau said.

“After many years of teaching I’m used to being critiqued but in this new venture that’s where the excitement lies, because it is something totally different.

“It’s lovely to have the support of the girls and doing it together, and I think that’s part of the joy of this (exhibition).”

Liddell, who will also display some of

her work at the pop up art show, said this weekend’s initiative was a “good learning opportunity” for the aspiring artists.

“The people who have chosen to participate are all people who have got enough experience and they’re ready to show their work,” Liddell said.

“It also gives them an opportunity to stand back and see their work up and be able to stand back and appraise the work, and get a belief in where they might be going with their art.

“I’m doing this having been prompted by my students, ‘Why don’t we have an exhibition?’

“It’s also a perfect time to consider

choosing a Christmas present for yourself or others.”

Other artists exhibiting in the pop up gallery this weekend are Stafford’s Robyn Hannan, Gaythorne’s Gayle Thomsett, The Gap’s Denise Lassig and Bardon’s Helen Cumming.

The pop up art show will be held in the Old Catholic Church on the corner of Samford and Camp Mountain Roads, Samford Village on 14-15 November.

Small and large artworks will be avail-able for purchase at the display, open from 10am to 4.30pm on both days. Entry is free. For more information phone 3289 3703.

Local romance writers are feeling the love from fans after being short-listed for awards.

Samford Valley’s Amy Andrews and Kobble Creek’s Leigh Hutton are fi nalists in the AusRom Today Awards, a reader-based competition honouring Australian romance authors.

“I was surprised and incredibly honoured to be nominated alongside some of Aust-ralia’s best romance writers,” said Hutton, a Best New Author fi nalist.

“The support and encouragement I’ve been receiving from our local community and my amazing readers in this fi nal round of voting… has been incredibly gratifying and confi dence inspiring.”

Rev Girl and Jump Girl, the fi rst two stories in Hutton’s The Go Girls Chronicles series, are young adult novels set against the backdrop of the sports of motorcycle racing and show jumping.

Andrews, who has had a “particularly crazy prolifi c year” with 11 titles released, is one of ten AusRom Today Awards Author of the Year nominees.

“The fact… that readers nominated me is extra special,” the award-winning author said. “An award such as this validates that

I write stories readers enjoy.”Andrews, whose book No More Mr Nice

Guy reached the prestigious USA Today bestseller list last year, has had her works translated into over a dozen languages.

“Romance novels are popular because they privilege women’s experiences,” said Andrews, who has published more than 50 titles.

“They’re female centric. They’re about women written by women. Romance novels say women can be sexual beings without having to throw themselves under a train or wear a scarlet letter around their neck.”

Kylie Kaden, who grew up at Arana Hills, has been nominated for AusRom Today’s Book of the Year award for Missing You.

“Writing is an isolating occupation so to be acknowledged as having produced something people are connecting with is very reassuring,” she said.

“Writers aren’t normal employees. We don’t have offi ce managers lurking about providing feedback on our efforts daily, so any signpost that you might be doing your job right is always appreciated.”

Public voting for the AusRom Today Reader’s Choice Awards, at www.facebook.com/AusRomToday, closes 30 November.

Pop in for classy art

Robyn Hannan, Gayle Robyn Hannan, Gayle Thomsett, Janina Thomsett, Janina

Liddell and Alex Liddell and Alex Dalmau will display Dalmau will display

artworks in Samford artworks in Samford Village this weekend.Village this weekend.

Romance writers on same pageKobble Creek Kobble Creek author Leigh author Leigh Hutton has Hutton has been nominated been nominated for a literary for a literary award.award.


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PROPOSED Permanent ROAD CLOSURE

Attention is directed to an application for the Permanent Closure of an area of unnamed road adjoining Lot 12 on RP111103 as shown on Drawing Number 15/173, in the manner specified in the Government Gazette of 6 November 2015.A copy of the notification and of the drawing in illustration may be viewed at Moreton Bay Regional Council 220 Gympie Road, Strathpine, and the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM), Caboolture Office, Level 4, 33 King Street, Caboolture QLD 4510.Objections to the application must be in writing and submitted to Department DNRM Caboolture Office, PO Box 1080, Caboolture Q 4510, no later than 17 December 2015.Any objections received may be viewed by other parties interested in the proposed road closure under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009.If you lodge an objection, please include in your objection letter whether you would like to be consulted if this issue becomes the subject of an access request under the Right to Information Act 2009.For further details contact the DNRM Caboolture Office, on 5433 7713 quoting reference number 2015/005984.

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Name: Kaylee Swann

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What age did you start playing golf and why did you choose this sport? I started playing golf when I was 10 and I chose to play it because my family was highly involved with golf.What is your biggest achievement in golf to date? My biggest achievement in the time that I have played golf would be coming runner-up in the Cam Smith Junior Challenge and coming runner-up in the ladies club championships this year. I have also been selected into the Glass House Mountains Junior Golf Development squad.What is your training programme? Stretching, hitting golf balls on the driving range, chipping and putting.What is your favourite or best golf stroke? I like to use a driver because it is my favourite club.What is your pre-game routine? Get to the practice range an hour before I tee off, hit golf balls at the range for 30 minutes, chip for 15 minutes and putt for 15 minutes so I am warmed up completely.What are the best things about golf? You meet lots of people, it challenges yourself and you get exercise while playing.Attributes needed to be a good golf player. To be a good golfer you need to have a positive mind, hand-eye coordination, fl exibility and lots of time to be able to practice.The best things about my club. It has a very good junior program and it is a family club.Who is your sporting idol and why? Cameron Smith is my idol because he has achieved so much at a young age.What are your goals for golf? To keep on improving.What advice would you give to people considering playing competition golf?Train hard and don’t let what you had on your previous hole affect the rest of your game.What other sports do you play? Netball and Oztag.What are your three favourite sporting teams? Queensland Firebirds, Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys.

Dirt roads lead to state titleDirt roads lead to state title

Kelsey Hartnett was “born into” motor racing. Now she is the youngest Queensland navigator competing in

the Australian Off Road Championship.Her parents, Russell and Judy Hartnett,

have been racing buggies on dirt tracks since 1988.

“Mum and Dad have been involved in off road racing since before I was born, so I was sort of born into it,” Kelsey said.

“Mum took me (to race meets) in a pram when I was really small and I have travelled with the family to events ever since.”

Having turned 15 in September, Kelsey made a winning start serving the team in the cockpit, rather than in the pits.

This month she helped her father pilot their Hartnett Motor Racing buggy to victory in their category in a recent race in Goondiwindi, the fastest 1650cc vehicle to complete fi ve laps of the 80km course.

She was also the fi rst female home for her category in the Queensland champion-ship. It was Kelsey’s fi rst race as a navi-gator in a vehicle that reaches speeds of 170km/hour.

“In off road (racing) the course is marked with arrows, so you need to look ahead and help the driver to see where the track goes, especially when it is dusty,” Kelsey explains.

“A good memory helps as we do several laps of the same course. You need to trust the driver and not be scared of going fast on dirt tracks.

“A lot of my friends don’t really under-stand what the sport is and the speeds we reach. They think it would be scary but it isn’t.”

Kelsey said winning the Queensland Super 1650 title at her fi rst attempt was “pretty special”, as is the camaraderie between race teams.

“Together as a family team we have won a national championship in our class but Dad has never won the Queensland championship, so helping him win this was extra special,” she said.

“I love the people (in the sport). Everyone knows everyone and it is fun to catch up four or fi ve times a year.

“Even those at the top of the sport like Shannon Rentsch (Australian outright champion) say ‘hi’ when you see them at races. Everyone helps each other no matter who you are. It is a great sport.”

A Ferny Grove State High School student, Kelsey is also a great sport out of the car.

A talented tennis player, she was also named player of the year for the Brisbane Division 5 senior women’s hockey comp-etition, playing for Valley Hockey Club.

Closeburn’s Kelsey Hartnett Closeburn’s Kelsey Hartnett won a Queensland off road won a Queensland off road racing title her fi rst time racing title her fi rst time sitting in the navigator’s seat. sitting in the navigator’s seat. Photo by Judy Hartnett.Photo by Judy Hartnett.

“Boxing in Australia” refl ects on the greatest fi ghts, triumphs and controversies of Australian boxing history. Packed with fascinating stories, profi les and statistics, it’s a comprehensive insight into the fi ght game, from its colonial past to the present. Grantlee Kieza shares the true stories of Australian boxers who rose above humble beginnings to become international champions, such as Lionel Rose, Anthony Mundine, Kostya Tszyu, Les Darcy, Jeff Fenech and Danny Green.The Westerner has one copy of “Boxing in Australia” (NLA Publishing, RRP $39.99) to give away. To win send your name and contact details to: Sport Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500. Entries close 23 November.

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@ The SamfordOutdoor Eagles Tribute Concert

Saturday 21st NovemberTickets $25 (Limited Tickets)Tickets available from The Samford Valley Hotel

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