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I have never represented Australia or played sport at the highest possible level. Like most of us, I most likely never will.In this edition of The Westerner we speak to some local high achievers in their chosen fi eld of sporting endeavour who we should all be proud of.There’s 12-year-old Casey Hoole, a boy with the DNA for tennis greatness in his system who will represent Australia in a tournament in France.Teenager Tayla Harris is doing great things to promote women’s Australian Rules football – both on and off the fi eld – and she will again play in the marquee game for female footy players in Melbourne.Behind every sports champion there’s a great coach and Stephen Moss, who has guided triathletes to medals at Commonwealth Games and World Championships, is now a winner himself.We also feature inspirational local mum Melanie Newton, who has starred in marathon and triathlon events just a few months after giving birth to her kids.Be sure to jump online and check out our new website at www.thewesterner.com.au

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Construction will soon begin on new fl ood infrastructure in Dayboro, but residents have been warned it will

not stop fl ooding in the town centre. The works will see existing culverts on

Heathwood Street upgraded to better mitigate fl oodwaters.

Moreton Bay Region Councillor Bob Millar (Division 11) said the project, combined with work already completed on Williams Street and at Terrors Creek, would further bolster Dayboro’s fl ood defences.

“Putting this major drainage infra-structure in will signifi cantly reduce the likelihood of fl oodwaters coming down Heathwood Street and back into Williams Street,” Cr Millar said.

“By getting more of those culverts under the bridge… it will let more water fl ow around the back of the IGA, under the bridge off into the distance towards the dam.”

However, Cr Millar said the issue of fl ooding in Dayboro’s main street, which most recently occurred during heavy rain-fall earlier this month, would never be totally solved.

“Because of the nature of the village we’ll never totally stop fl ooding,” Cr Millar said. “It’s like saying you’ll stop fl ooding in Gympie or Rockhampton or Bundaberg. You’ll never do that.”

Nicole Day, owner of the Dayboro Tea House on Williams Street, does not think the new fl ood mitigation works will be enough to stop fl ooding of her business property.

She suggested Council should also look at cleaning up Sugarmill Creek, which she believes would allow water to fl ow and drain through more quickly.

“The creek is really rotten and it’s dreadful and there’s people complaining about it all the time,” Ms Day said.

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c o m m u n i t yIn the community

Ray is the author of The Weeping Willow, which follows four teenagers – two British and two Chinese – set against the Malayan Emergency in the mid-1950s.

The inspiration for The Weeping Willow... A newsletter that I came across during my National Service in Malaya in the 1950s contained an article on the shooting of a female Communist terrorist. A love-letter was found on her body and one line – “The willow in Springtime is joyously reviving” – moved me to write a poem.My stories and characters are based on... People, incidents, newsletters and newspaper articles I came across during my time in Malaya during the Emergency – ‘The Forgotten War’.The hardest part of writing a novel is... getting started! Then, once I get started, maintaining some kind of discipline in the time spent writing.The feeling of seeing my work in print... Great satisfaction. Then the realisation that I am a very small fi sh in a very large pond!My favourite genre... Poetry writing. I have always felt that poetry is language at its best.A book that I return to for repeated readings… is D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love – mainly because of the language which, I feel, is poetic prose at its best.The best opening line in a novel... The opening of Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock is a worthy candidate – “Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him.”The best things about living where I do... The rural location in the foothills of three Mounts, which have provided the inspiration for my next novel, From the Mountain Top.The best piece of advice I have been given... An Aborigine saying – ‘Those who lose their will to dream are lost.’Away from writing I enjoy... Reading, crosswords, chess, singing, ‘limited’ gardening, trips to the coast and the Granite Belt, and watching my grandson playing football.

Ray Wilson will launch The Weeping Willow at Albany Creek Library on 23 May from 10am–11.30am. Bookings are required on 3264 5267.

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CompetitionsDVD COMPETITIONIn the vein of crime classics Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge of the Green Dragons follows two immigrants who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining a Chinatown gang. A brilliant mix of Hong Kong action fi lm and New York City crime thriller, Revenge of the Green Dragons portrays the gritty, intense and never-before-told true story of The Green Dragons.Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has three DVD copies of Revenge of the Green Dragons (RRP $24.95) to give away. For your chance to win tell us who directed Mean Streets – was it Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann or Clint Eastwood? Send your answer with your name and contact details to: The Westerner DVD competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: DVD competition. Entries close 25 May.

BOOK COMPETITIONViolet Beckett made the mistake of falling for the wrong McKellan brother and both she and her younger sister paid the price. Eight years later, fate has brought Violet and her daughter back to the house the sisters grew up in. Can Violet fi nd lasting happiness with the brother of the man who broke her heart so many years ago, in Nicole Hurley-Moore’s McKellan’s Run?Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has three copies of McKellan’s Run (RRP $29.99) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 25 May.

Casey Hoole is well on his way to becoming an international tennis star. Next stop: Paris, France.

The 12-year-old will play on clay under the Eiffel Tower while representing Australia in the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament starting 28 May.

“It’s a tournament where they pick one boy from 16 different countries around the world and it’s a round of 16 knockout draw, so it’s a pretty big tournament,” the Eatons Hill local said.

“I guess I’ll just try and train hard and see how I go.”Casey says representing his country outweighs being Australia’s

top-ranked junior player for his age group.“It’s a great honour and it’s a great experience and opportunity

to be able to play against everybody else that’s representing their country,” he said.

Casey, who lists Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Grigor Dimitrov and Lleyton Hewitt as his favourite players, has already played tennis overseas, during a four-week Tennis Australia tour of Italy and Germany last year.

The former Albany Hills State School student enjoys “being in tight matches” and “being able to travel with tennis.”

“I like to compete and I like being around the competitive nat-ure of the sport,” Casey said.

“I like it as an individual sport as I feel it’s harder and if you don’t perform there’s not really anybody that can help you.

“I want to be playing on the (ATP) tour hopefully and be compet-ing with the best players in the world.”

Tennis is a family affair for the Padua College student.“Mum and Dad, my uncles, my grandparents all play tennis so

there were always racquets and balls lying around, and I used to pick them up and just play with them,” he recalls.

Casey’s uncles, Scott and Mark Draper, are former professional tennis players, with Mark now coaching his nephew.

“They’re obviously a good inspiration,” said Casey, who trains fi ve days a week.

“They’re trying to get me to play what’s going to work when I’m older, not just now.”

The Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament features players from Australia, Mexico, Poland, China, Singapore, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Germany, Japan, UK and USA.

While in Paris, Casey will participate in the Longines Academy training camp with coaching from former professional player Arnaud Clément and attend French Open matches at Roland-Garros, before heading to Barcelona.

– Lee Oliver

Set for a smashing time, Casey courts Paris

Eatons Hill’s Casey Hoole will play tennis under the real Eiffel Tower in Paris

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Relatives of Amrit Khatri lost Relatives of Amrit Khatri lost their homes when a devastating their homes when a devastating

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The world was shocked when images of Nepal devastated by earthquakes were beamed around the globe.

Around 8000 people were killed and another 20,000 people injured when the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit on 25 April.

One of the heartbroken is Amrit Khatri, who moved to Brisbane from Nepal in 2009.

The worst natural disaster to strike Nepal in 81 years has left many of the 1.4 million victims homeless, including some of Mr Khatri’s relatives.

“We (family of victims) are not affected physically but we are affected mentally,” Mr Khatri said. “Nepal needs a lot of money to rebuild and they are suffering and need

medicine and food and shelter.”Mr Khatri, who works at Natureworks

at Highvale, is a member of the Nepalese Association of Queensland, which is run-ning an earthquake appeal.

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“In that village there’s nothing at all: no hospital, no school and no houses,” Mr Khatri said.

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Fatal traffi c crash, Draper: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffi c crash that occurred near the junction of Eatons Crossing Road and Hodge Street at Draper on 30 April. Initial information suggests that around 4.15pm a single vehicle lost control and crashed into trees. The vehicle then caught alight. A person was located deceased at the scene. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Crime Stoppers.

Armed robbery, Albany Creek: Police are investigating an armed robbery at Albany Creek. Around 10pm on 2 May two men believed to be in their 20s, one armed with a knife and the other armed with a tyre iron, threatened staff and demanded money at a fast food shop on Old Northern Road. Staff complied with the demands and the men fl ed with cash in a white utility vehicle. Police are investigating whether the incident may be linked to another robbery involving two men that occurred around 45 minutes later at Kenmore.

Traffi c crash, Bray Park: A 47-year-old Brighton man will face court after he allegedly crashed a vehicle into a house at Bray Park on 9 May. Initial investigations indicate that about 2.20am a four-wheel drive travelling along Sparkes Road veered off the road and crashed into a house on Pinches Court, causing extensive damage. Three people were asleep inside the house at the time but were not injured. The driver

then allegedly reversed out of the house, drove away and was later stopped by police in Lawnton. He has been charged with one count of driving under the infl uence of liquor and is due to appear in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 25 May.

Scam warning, Moreton Bay: Police are warning the local community of scammers trying to get money out of locals following the fl ood event of 1 May. Redcliffe police are aware of an incident in which a Deception Bay woman received a phone call last week from a man claiming to be from the Department of Communities. The man advised the woman she was entitled to several thousands of dollars in fl ood relief funds. The man, who knew the woman’s name, asked her for personal information including bank account details. The Department of Communities advises its staff would not ‘cold call’ people to discuss fl ood relief payments. Further information and tips in relation to scams can be found at www.scamwatch.gov.au

POLICE BEATPoultry fans to fl ock to Dayboro

Phil McIntosh’s kids love chooks as much as he does.

His love of feathered creatures started while growing up in rural Goomeri, west of Gympie.

“I always had a bit of a passion for it as a kid as I always had chooks and ducks on the farm,” Phil said.

“We moved back down here and almost everyone on the street had ducks and chooks so I decided to get back into it.”

Now Phil’s children, Charlie and Georgia have adopted their dad’s passion for the poultry that roosts on their Mt Samson property, particularly their Black Langs-hang Bantams.

“It is a common hobby, it’s a lot of fun with the breeding cycle and you get plenty of fresh eggs,” says Phil, who cites the Silver Laced Wyndotte as his favourite breed of chicken.

The McIntosh family will exhibit their poultry for the fi rst time at the North Pine Poultry Club Show in Dayboro on Sunday.

Phil said the expo, featuring roosters, chickens and waterfowl like ducks and

geese, allowed breeders like him to “show your exploits and learn from other people as well”.

As well as breeding competitions for both children and experienced breeders, the expo will feature poultry and poultry keeping equipment for sale.

Visitors can also win a custom-made chook tractor, chicken keeping equipment and three Rhode Island Bantams, donated by local breeder Linda Jones.

The North Pine Poultry Club Show is on at the Dayboro Memorial Showground on Mt Mee Road at Dayboro on 17 May from 9am. Visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com

Charlie, Phil and Georgia McIntosh will display their poultry in competition for the fi rst time at Dayboro this Sunday.

A community project at Samford Valley that is “unique in Australia” will be launched with a family fun day next weekend.

Samford Commons is a collaborative community scheme designed to grow the local economy through sustainable living and working projects.

Spokesperson Vanessa Chadwick said the new Samford Commons precinct, set on a former CSIRO research station secured by Moreton Bay Regional Council, would be “a place to grow knowledge, food, skills, community involvement, employment (and) ideas”.

“The main drawcards initially will be the urban farm, school excursions, the arts and a small community hub,” Ms Chadwick said.

It is anticipated the site will boost local tourism by hosting festivals, performing arts events and exhibitions, seasonal markets and sports programs, as well as workshops, sport clinics, student camps and art retreats.

Samford Commons will also incorporate arts, education and business development and environmental research, promote local authors and community owned enterprises, and be a centre of excellence for ecology, renewable energy, and urban farming.

The agriculture project will be run by Millen Farm, which will produce locally grown food and promote sustainable farming in an urban environment.

“Samford Commons is a living example of how govern-ments, the community, private enterprise, public institutions and society can join forces to create and deliver a visionary concept with potentially strong economic outputs, signifi -

cant community and social benefi ts and enviable environ-mental integrity,” Ms Chadwick said.

“Economic modelling by Samford Commons shows a fi nancial benefi t of over $15 million fl owing into Samford over the next 10 years.”

Ms Chadwick said Samford Commons was a unique concept in Australia though a “close fi t” to CERES, a not-for-profi t educational enterprise based on rehabilitated landfi ll in East Brunswick in Melbourne.

The Samford Commons launch event is on 24 May from 10am to 2pm at 2204 Mt Samson Road, Samford Valley.

The day will feature entertainers, food, tours, activities, a discussion forum and a 3D model of proposed develop-ments to the site. Visit www.samfordcommons.org.au

Commons grounds for celebration

Moreton Bay Region councillor Bob Millar with Samford Commons’ Howard Nielsen and Millen Farm’s Peter Kearney.

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Dayboro resident David Quinn also believes that Sugarmill Creek needs to be cleaned up.

Mr Quinn said Council is only taking care of fl ooding upstream, ignoring what’s happening downstream.

He said the new works would just make it easier for the water to fl ow right down the centre of town.

“And then it just can’t get away. It’s got nowhere to go,” Mr Quinn said.

Ms Day said after the heavy rains a fortnight ago she and Dayboro Tea House staff were knee-deep in water when they stepped off the back stairs of their building.

“It’s always a nuisance, because you have to close your doors. What can you do?” she said.

“We’ve been here since October. This is the second time it’s happened to us.”

The new culverts are the latest in a series of construction projects undertaken to help Dayboro cope with fl oods.

Previous works have included an earthen levee along a section of Terrors Creek adjacent to Mt Mee Road at a cost of about $41,000 and an upgrade to the Williams Street Bridge for $1.2 million.

“This is the fi nal stage of what has been a signifi cant investigation and investment over several years,” Cr Millar said.

The latest project will cost $777,500, with construct-ion set to begin in June for completion by September.

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He has taught future MPs and sports stars and even his own children.

After four decades as an edu-cator Allan Rollo exited the classroom at Albany Hills State School for the fi nal time last week.

Commencing his teaching career at Grovely State School in 1974, he went on to teach at Ferny Hills, Bracken Ridge and Boondall primary schools and also at Dajarra, near Mt Isa.

Mr Rollo described Albany Hills School, where he taught children including his two daughters over the past 27 years, as “a wonderful place to come to work each day”.

“The kids are great, the families are supportive, the colleagues I’ve had to work with have been fantastic, a supportive administration, and you’re allowed to do what you wanted to do – to get the best out of your students,” he said.

“It (the goal) was to engage them in their learning and to help them in any way you could. I wanted to be fair, encouraging and also supportive to kids, because they come from all different backgrounds.”

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when I taught at Boondall so he’s one I can claim, I suppose,” Mr Rollo said.

“Others made their mark on the sporting fi eld and went on to represent Australia… and I’ve coached kids to national titles in track and fi eld and AFL and sports like that.”

The Eatons Hill resident also served on Albany Hills State School’s P&C comm-ittee, was the school union representative and head of Queensland Primary Schools AFL.

During his teaching career he met his wife Alison, who retired from teaching at Albany Creek State School last year.

Mr Rollo’s advice to teachers is to fi nd a good work–life balance.

“It is diffi cult to fi nd that balance be-cause you could do the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you allowed yourself to,” he said.

“You’ve got to fi nd that balance of what you can do and what you can’t do.”

In retirement Mr Rollo plans to travel with his wife and help care for his elderly mother and mother-in-law.

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Allan Rollo has retired from teaching at Albany Hills State School. Inset: Mr Rollo at the school back in 1991.


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If you’re a woman who wants to be fi t after you give birth, be sure to keep active during pregnancy.

That’s the advice of triathlete and marathon runner Melanie Newton.

The Camp Mountain mum placed third in the Noosa Triathlon just 12 weeks after giving birth to her son, Max in 2010.

She emulated that effort last year, earning another bronze medal 14 weeks after the birth of baby number two, Levi.

Melanie says the secret to her sporting feats just a few months after giving birth was “keeping fi t and active throughout both of my pregnancies”.

“I was able to continue running, cycling and swimming throughout pregnancy and right up until I gave birth,” she said.

“My obstetrician was fantastic and kept an eye on everything. I was fortunate to have uncomplicated pregnancies and births with both boys.”

Melanie’s “gradual return” to fi tness after labour began with Pilates and physio-therapy to “re-stabilise everything”.

More strenuous exercise pursuits follow-ed, with Melanie “returning to cycling very quickly, then swimming and eventually running.”

“(There was) certainly not as much time spent training, but the focus was on quality,” she said. “I’m a big believer now in post-pregnancy hormones working in an athlete’s favour.”

The use of underwater treadmills, which enable low-impact running while “body joints are supported by water”, also helped Melanie.

Between babies Melanie competed in the Ironman World Championship in Las Vegas and broke the course record for the women’s half-marathon at the Great Wall of China Marathon at her fi rst attempt – nine months after Max was born.

This weekend – nine months after giving birth to Levi – the 40-year-old will contest her fi rst full-length marathon, the Great

Ocean Road Marathon, joining around 6000 other athletes running along the iconic Victorian coastline.

“The Great Wall (event) is known as the toughest run in the world with over 5600 steps and kicking off with a 5km hill climb just to reach those steps,” Melanie says.

“The Great Ocean Road Marathon is also very hilly and a little longer than the standard marathon at 44km. So I guess I like the challenge of the tougher races.”

Melanie says Samford area families are “blessed” to have access to bush trails for walking, running, riding and horse riding.

“I love to run – it gives me clarity, time to think, gets your blood pumping and your brain ticking – not to mention how good it is for your body,” she said.

Melanie Newton in training at Camp Melanie Newton in training at Camp Mountain for this weekend’s Great Mountain for this weekend’s Great Ocean Road Marathon in Victoria.Ocean Road Marathon in Victoria.

Marathon mum running up fi tness

Spirited help for mind and body

Lee Ovenstone, Lani Pawlowski, Lesa Berridge, Allan Eyears and Danielle Carty are ready for the Mind Body Spirit Fair to be held at Samford Village later this month.

Spiritual guides will promote better

health for the body and the mind

in Samford, while donating their

time and skills for a worthy cause.

The Mind Body Spirit Fair is an annual

fundraiser of the Samford branch of

the Church of United Spiritualism of

Australia.

The event on 30 May will feature tarot

and angel cards readings, psychics, clair-

voyants, healers and stalls for everything

from crystals and massage services, to

detox and new age products.

Money raised will go to Operation PTSD

Support, which helps families of military

veterans and fi rst responders who have

been affected by post-traumatic stress.

The Mind Body Spirit Fair is on at the

Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford Vill-

age on 30 May from 9am to 4pm.

For more information phone 0404 059

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8.30am Moreton Youth Music Ensembles Concert Band

9.00am Dayboro State School Band & The Dayboro Voices

9.20am Songbird Music Education Centre - student performers

10.30am Sharryn Bell

11.00am OfficialOpeningandAwards

11.30am Soul Dance School

11.45am Dueling Jugglers

12.00pm Bonnie’s Canine Allsorts Team

12.15pm Bai Rui TaeKwon-Do Dayboro

12.30pm Katie Ahnna

12.50pm Zumba with the Cooky’s

2.00pm Pineapple Pie Eating Contest

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9.30 amGuide Dogs for the Blind – Learn about the journey of a guide dog from puppy to trained guide dog assisting vision impaired people of all ages. Hear about their training and how they become confident Guide Dogs and family pets when out of harness.

1 pmKumbartcho Nursery - Donna Farrell will talk about weeds which are a problem in all gardens. She holds a Cert III in horticulture and is known as the ‘Woodford Weed Woman’ because of her weed clearing at the Festival site. Donna is a consultant at the Kumbartcho Nursery.

10.30 amQld Parks and Wildlife - See and learn about some wonderful Australian species with rangers from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. They will bring along pythons, lizards and other reptiles some of which you can handle.

11 amDayboro Ambulance - CPR Demonstration by our local ambulance service.

11.30 amQld Uni Vets - UQ Vets have been serving the local community and surrounds for over 25 years. Dr Meghan Scrivens will speak about pet cows and cows on acreage.

12 noonJason Stankoski - North Pine Poultry Club members will speak about backyard chickens and have live chickens on the day.

12.30 pmQld Parks and Wildlife - same as 10.30 am

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Dayboro’s day to shineWhen a community festival consistently

draws a crowd that is around 10 times bigger than the population of the host town, you know that event is something special.

Each year around 20,000 people visit the small rural village of Dayboro for its annual festival, which is now in its 24th year.

On 31 May the country town on Brisbane’s back door will come alive for the Dayboro Day Festival, organised by the Dayboro District Progress Association.

Like reuniting with an old friend, festival staples such as the street parade, Waterless Raft Race, Pineapple Pie Eating Competition and Kids Passport to Fun are back, along with some exciting new programme features

such as Dayboro Conversations, featuring presentations from six experts in fields such as pets, horticulture and wildlife.

Fittingly, another highlight of the festival that celebrates the ‘town of yesteryear’ is the popular Dayboro Antique and Collectables Fair, which has been held since 2007.

Leading dealers will exhibit fine antiques while experienced valuers can assess the value of those precious family heirlooms.

Other highlights will be a historic pictorial display on 60 years of the Dayboro Show, to be held at Hay Cottage, helicopter rides, animal farm, vintage tractors and stream machines, amusement rides, markets, live entertainment and the Dayboro Day Community Awards.

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Vintage treasures now in DayboroA new shop in Dayboro is a wonderful

treasure trove of hand-crafted home-wares and vintage treasures.

Local artisan Susan Volz, pictured, has recently opened her first bricks and mortar store in Dayboro, Our Kitchen Garden.

It follows Susan running a successful Our Kitchen Garden pop-up store at Samford Valley just before Christmas last year.

The rustic trappings of provincial Europe resonate in Our Kitchen Garden’s collection of recipe boxes, pasta trees, bread boards, crates, twine holders, bird houses, egg carousels, trugs, baskets, seed boxes,

pot pals, p l a n t e r s , plant labels, chalk boards, and even gum-boot stands.

Each distinctive piece is lovingly hand-crafted with an innate respect for the traditional craftsmanship of years gone by.

Our Kitchen Garden is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm in the Old Butter Factory at 1/38 Williams Street, Dayboro. Phone 0407 168 916 or visit www.ourkitchen garden.com.au.

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An eye on the pie prizeThere are two iconic events that

sets Dayboro Day apart from other community celebrations in the Moreton Bay region – and probably everywhere else in Queensland, for that matter.First staged in 2003, the Waterless Raft Race sees teams representing local community groups run down Dayboro’s main street – while carrying a fake boat.Another favourite – and messy – Dayboro Day festival event responsible for deliver-ing plenty of laughs over the years is the Pineapple Pie Eating Contest, pictured.

Scott Wiggins and the bakers from the Dayboro Bakery make the tasty pineapple pies for the culinary contest, which are then gobbled up by sweet-tooths as fast as they can.The event also pays homage to a staple agricultural industry of Dayboro from the last century – pineapple growing.As well as creating the fruit-filled treats for the competition, Scott and his bakers work for 24 hours before Dayboro Day, baking thousands of bread rolls and loafs for stallholders to serve festival patrons.

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With its stunning decor and attention to retro detail, stepping into Dirty Hairy’s Barber Saloon feels like you’ve walked on to the set of a Hollywood cowboy movie.

The saloon offers an exciting and unique grooming experience, where men can get a haircut while watching a classic western.

Living in rural Dayboro, combined with her love of the movies, inspired Dirty Hairy’s owner and operator Karen Naylor to open the funky hair saloon last year.

Adding to the authenticity of the old west experience, Karen, pictured, even keeps her hair dryer and clippers in a gun holster!

Drop in for a trim or style at 2/38 Williams Street at Dayboro, in the Old Butter Factory precinct, or phone 0403 190 642.

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with Damian StaveleyREELTIME

Ex MachinaEx Machina

Alex Garland, the well-known novelist and screenwriter, can now add fi lm director to his repertoire with his debut, Ex Machina, proving to be both engaging and enthralling. The science fi ction thriller begins with Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer for search engine giant Bluebook, winning a company lottery. The prize: spending a week with its founder and CEO Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Upon arrival Nathan tells Caleb, who comes across as dewy-eyed despite his sharp intellect, that he has invented an artifi cially intelligent robot. Nathan asks Caleb to test the machine to see if it is in fact indistinguishable from a human. The robot, called Ava (Alicia Vikander), completes the trio of main characters in the fi lm. Ava is sleek. The face of Vikander attaches to a metallic mesh outer-layer, which covers her insides. The only other parts of Ava to be covered by ‘skin’ are her hands. Yet her machine body betrays her fl uid movements and her facial expressions are as delicate as the hardware – and wetware, as her brain is referred to – inside of her. The performances of Gleeson and Isaac are equally as good and together the three leads make the fi lm’s extraordinary story easier to swallow. Nathan is an egotistical Silicon Valley type with an alcohol abuse problem. He is a petulant nerd who thinks of himself as a god. Ava lives in a locked room, has never been outside, and Caleb is the fi rst person other than Nathan she has interacted with. Caleb speaks to Ava through a glass wall, asking her questions in an attempt to evaluate her humanity, as Nathan watches and listens. This adds to a general feeling of claustrophobia that is present throughout the entire fi lm. Their talk is innocent; however, during a power cut that inhibits Nathan’s ability to listen in, Ava warns Caleb of a hidden agenda: Nathan is not to be trusted. This mark’s the fi lm’s tumble down the rabbit hole – into a world where Caleb begins to question almost every-thing, while growing ever closer to Ava. Ex Machina leans heavily on questions of existence and human nature, which Garland, who also wrote the fi lm, continually throws at the audience in each session with Ava. This provocative concept in connection with strong performances and a sublime fi lm score work together to keep you intrigued, even though the fi lm moves at a somewhat slow pace. The attention to the fi lm’s technical aspects is impressive. The concepts raised in Ex Machina are by no means new. They have been fodder for many years. But Alex Garland’s take on them is fresh, visually stunning and menacing.

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Life – what’s it all about? As a young man Stuart Buchanan wanted to fi nd out the answer to the beguiling

puzzle that is ‘the meaning of life’.He read the works of all the great

philosophers, but the likes of Nietzsche, Plato, Kant and Aristotle couldn’t supply him with adequate or fulfi lling answers.

So began a lifelong quest which has now been crystallised in the author’s sixth book, A Blank Canvas: One Man’s Journey to Discover the Meaning to Life.

Buchanan says the book isn’t a defi nitive explanation of the meaning of life, rather it describes the meaning of life for him.

“When I was in my late teens I began wondering what life was all about,” the Wights Mountain resident recalls.

“I read many of the great philosophers but not much of it made sense to me.

“My friends seemed reluctant to discuss the subject. I had to fi nd out for myself.”

After pondering the meaning of life for decades, the A Blank Canvas book came to fruition following the passing of Buch-anan’s wife.

“When my wife died I sat down and did the boring bucket list and there were three things I wanted to do, and I’ve done them,” he said. “This (book) was the third one.”

“The reason why I wrote it was when I was 18 I wished someone would talk to me about it (life), but no one would.

“I thought if ever I learn what it is all about I’d love for some 18-year-old person to come up to me and say, ‘What’s it’s all about?’”

Buchanan says his book isn’t a spiritual guide – “I’m an atheist and I decided that many, many years ago” – but rather an aid for people who have similar questions about life to the ones he once had.

“Using the methods I use in this book… it gives them a guide, an aim, a direction to head in,” he explains.

“It might just help some people realise that they’re not just a voice in the wilder-ness.”

The 71-year-old believes some of the ingredients for a happy life are to follow your dreams and to “live simple”.

“How long and how hard do you work to get stuff you don’t really need? That’s the way I look at it,” he says.

A Blank Canvas: One Man’s Journey to Discover the Meaning to Life is available from Angus and Robertson bookstore at Brookside and Mary Ryan’s at Milton.

Stuart Buchanan will be signing copies of the book at Angus and Robertson Brook-side on 23 May from 11am to 2pm.

Win a copy of A Blank Canvas at the competitions page at www.thewesterner.com.au

What you can’t see is scarier than what you can see.

That’s the premise for Light Out Vol. I, which combines the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories by candle-light with the concept of the radio play.

Set on Christmas Eve, 1888, a British family evoke the power of ghost stories: their ability to draw us into a world we wouldn’t want to visit in real life.

Performing in a candle-lit, darkened parlour room in the back of a West End bookshop, the show’s four-person cast retells ghastly tales written by 19th century authors like E. Nesbit and Bram Stoker.

Light Out Vol. I cast member Renae Scot-son is enjoying presenting an old enter-tainment format to a modern audience.

“I think the best thing about it is it’s really engaging and it’s different and it takes you back (to another time),” the 21-

year-old Albany Creek actor said.“We’re so used to all the other mediums

and so this is really cool.”Scotson said the venue for the perform-

ances of Light Out Vol. I – a quirky book-shop – was fi tting.

“It’s a really cool shop that does tarot reading and fortune telling and they cast spells there as well,” she said.

Adding to the atmosphere of the ghastly tales are sounds of rats and mice in the walls, squeaky doors and fl oorboards, a wailing wind and a wild storm.

“We want to make them (the audience) feel a bit on edge but ultimately enjoy it,” Scotson said.

Part of the Anywhere Festival, Light Out Vol. I will be performed each Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night until 23 May.

All performances are at Ecclectica Eso-teric Books and Curiosities, 163 Boundary Street, West End.

For show times and to purchase tickets, which cost $15, go to www.anywherefest.com/light-out

Ghost stories feature in a new show starring Tahlia

Jade, Dave Fraser, Renae Scotson and

Nathan Schulz.Photo by Stuart Hirth.

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What services does your business offer? Supply and installation of all types of high quality security doors and screens, insect screens, blinds, awnings and patio enclosures.What sort of clients does your business provide services to? Our ever-increasing client base continues to grow, relying heavily on clients’ friend and family referrals, whether it be a new build, family home or commercial shop.Where do your clients come from? All areas. On request we have completed houses from Sunshine Coast to Blackbutt, to Warwick and Toowoomba.What do customers most appreciate about your services? Defi nitely the comfort and aesthetics provided by our products. Personal customer service from fi rst phone call to completed order.What was your company’s fi rst job? One of our fi rst new homes to secure was

Sean Lipsett’s from Above All Pest Control, another great local business.What is the most unique job your business has done? Recently we turned a large deck into the main living area of the house with stainless security and outdoor shutters, just in time to see the Christmas tree lit and presents stacked. No more air-conditioner!Why is a business like yours so important? Ours is a service that provides fi nishing touches and comfort to people, whether it be a new home or their residence of many years.How did you get into your current line of work? A good friend had a family business in the same line and I took time to learn from the best about 25 years ago.Before your current job, what were your previous occupations? Before starting on our own as Samford Security I was a

sub-contractor installing the same style of product.How did you make your fi rst dollar? Afternoon milk run in Everton Park in the late 1970s.What is the best part of your job? Developing a valued clientele base through repeated customer referral.What advice would you give to anyone considering doing a trade? It pays to follow in the footsteps of a tradesman whose work and ethic you admire.If you didn’t work in your current job, what job would you like to do? I have been at this so long I really don’t know. Perhaps farming.How do you spend your spare time? As long as it involves my boys being active I’m happy!

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She produced one of the highlights of the AFL women’s exhibition game last year and Tayla Harris is set to be

in the spotlight in Melbourne once more.The Cashmere teenager will again line

up for the Melbourne Demons in its clash with the Western Bulldogs on 24 May.

Melbourne won last year’s meeting at Etihad Stadium by 46 points with 180cm full-forward Harris, the youngest player in the Demons team, kicking a team-high three goals.

“It was a bit intimidating because you felt like if you stuffed up a kick or missed a goal people would be disappointed,” Harris recalls of playing in front of thousands of fans.

“For the fi rst quarter and a half I was a bit overwhelmed… and then I got more involved.

“I’m just glad that people came out and actually got to see it (women’s AFL).”

Harris took a stunning high-fl ying mark during last year’s Demons-Bulldogs game, footage of which features in the AFL’s tele-vision commercials promoting the 2015 competition.

Her spectacular grab is cut between shots of AFL superstar players Gary Ablett, Dane Swan, Jeremy Howe and Cyril Rioli.

Harris, who works with AFL Queensland to grow female participation in the sport, is happy to be a role model for young girls.

“It’s cool that all these little girls come

up and want autographs and pictures,” the 18-year-old said.

“I heard a quote that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’. I took it as if you don’t have an idol, you’re kind of trying to pave the way yourself.

“But if there’s someone who has already done something you want to do, you can be like, ‘I want to be like them’.”

The annual Demons-Bulldogs women’s AFL clash has expanded to a two-game series this year, with the fi rst game to be played at the traditional home of Australian football, the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The second match will take place at Etihad Stadium on 16 August, with both clashes to be played as curtain-raisers before the Demons-Bulldogs AFL contests.

There are plans to launch a national women’s league by 2020, though AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has stated he would like to have a women’s competition in 2017.

“Hopefully it happens because then I’ll be able to do it while I’m young, if I get picked,” Harris said.

Footy Demon to star again

Cashmere’s Tayla Harris plays for the Melbourne Demons women’s AFL team.


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s p o r t sReputation growing for coach Moss

Stephen Moss is proof that you don’t need to be a star athlete before you become a star coach.

The 45-year-old has only competed in a handful of triathlons but is now revered as one of the sport’s top coaches.

That reputation was confi rmed when the Bunya resident was named Triathlon Australia’s High Performance Coach of the Year for the fi rst time last month.

As head coach at Pine Rivers Tri Sports Club and the Queensland Academy of Sport, Moss oversees Warner Olympian Emma Jackson and fellow Commonwealth Games representative Dan Wilson.

He also trains World Cup winner and under-23 world championships silver medallist Gillian Backhouse and rising stars Sophie Malowiecki and Matthew Roberts, who will represent Australia at the junior world championships in Chicago in September.

Speaking to The Westerner before heading to South Africa for yet another

overseas triathlon meet, Moss said receiv-ing his accolade at Triathlon Australia’s Celebration of Champions dinner on the Gold Coast was “very humbling”.

However, ever striving to get the best results for his athletes, the coach wasn’t entirely satisfi ed with the achievements of the last triathlon season.

“I feel we still had unfi nished business from last year and fell short of our own expectations,” Moss recalls.

“But in refl ecting on the year we did achieve a signifi cant amount and it (the

award) is really a refl ection of the team including... support staff lead by myself.”

A schoolboy track athlete, Moss “fell into” triathlon coaching 17 years ago after training socially in the sport for 12 months.

“An opportunity arose (as) some people needed help. I knew very little about coaching and had never done swimming or riding previously,” he said.

“I fell into it, so to speak. I have only competed in six or so triathlons in my life.

“The highlights (of coaching) are having athletes on Olympic and Commonwealth Games teams and being there as a coach with them.

“But some of the greatest successes have been making all the athletes better people as well as better athletes.”

Moss puts his success as a coach down to “dedication and desire”, “years of unrel-enting work” and “a very special wife (and) family support network.”

– Lee Oliver

Award winning triathlon coach Stephen Moss with one of his athletes, Emma Jackson, after her bronze medal win at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games last year. Photo by Hanson Media.

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