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Unlike its neighbours at Brisbane City Council, party politics has never been a feature of the local government machinations within the Moreton Bay Regional Council. Until now. Sort of.Former Deputy Mayor of Redcliffe City Council, Dr Peter Houston, is heading a new group called Your Community First, which is calling for candidates for next year’s Moreton Bay Council election.It is not a registered political party but rather a “cross-party group with no single political persuasion”, though candidates must support its policies. Much like a political party.Some Moreton Bay Region councillors, such as Adrian Raedel, Mick Gillam and Koliana Winchester, are members of political parties. However, councillors and challenging candidates running in our local elections don’t make a habit of broadcasting their political leanings.Like all political challengers, Your Comm-unity First wants change. For the record, 10 of the 12 Moreton Bay councillors have held their positions since the amalgamation of the former Pine Rivers, Redcliffe and Caboolture councils back in 2008.

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A man who unsuccessfully stood to be the fi rst Mayor of Moreton Bay is rounding up candidates to run

as councillors at the next election.Dr Peter Houston is the

Chair of a new community group on the hunt for candidates to represent the association at the Moreton Bay Regional Council election, due to be held early next year.

Your Community First is a combination of several community groups such as the Ratepayers Action Group, Caboolture First and Save Redcliffe.

Your Community First, which is not registered as a political party, is a cross-party group with no single polit-ical persuasion.

Dr Houston, pictured, who lost to Allan Sutherland for the mayoralty of Moreton Bay following the amalgamation of Pine Rivers, Redcliffe and Caboolture councils in 2008, said Your Community First’s intention is “to have an open, honest and approachable council”.

Your Community First’s policies include an immediate freeze on rates increases for 12 months, reintroducing early pay-ment discounts for rates and refusing

property developer donations. “To accept them (donations) is illegal

in New South Wales and one can see why when these people are dependent on Council for their livelihood,” Dr Houston, former Deputy Mayor of Redcliffe said.

Dr Houston said the group would also seek to appoint a councillor to the board of Unitywater, as well as consult with the State Government to return control of water and sewerage to the council.

“It comes down to we need a sympathetic council to make these changes and this current Council has done nothing about the price of water, or the various other charges they’ve instituted,” he said.

Dr Houston, who will not be seeking election, said Your Community First candidates would need to be willing to put the time and effort into being a local member and support its policies.

“This will be what is assessed… (to determine) the most capable and talented candidate in each position,” he said.

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Maria is the secretary of the Dayboro District Progress Association and the co-ordinator of its biggest annual event, the Dayboro Day Festival.

Why I became involved in promoting Dayboro to the wider community… My husband Mark and I moved to the area in 1998 and thought joining a group would help us meet people. There was an article in the local paper asking for helpers with the upcoming Dayboro Day so we went along. Five words to describe the Dayboro Day Festival... Smiles, fun, community, friends, laughter.My role with Dayboro Day involves… pulling everything together. Keeping everyone happy – the non-profi t groups, the businesses, stallholders and the public on the day. We have lots of help from the community and a wonderful committee.It is important for people to get involved in their community… You really get to know the people and the people are what make a community great. If you become involved, the town becomes a part of you.My favourite parts of Dayboro Day… The smiles on the kids’ faces. The fun we have watching the raft race and the pineapple pie contest – just hilarious. The get-together we have that night with all the volunteers (that are still standing), vowing we won’t do this again next year.My fi rst memories of living in Dayboro... are of the wonderful country atmosphere and the friendliness of the people.When I was young the job I wanted to do when I grew up… I thought being an air hostess would by exciting. Pity I don’t like fl ying!If I could invite any three people to dinner… they would be the Dalia Lama, Elvis Presley and Stephen Fry.The best piece of advice I have been given… is to treat others as you would like to be treated yourself.In my spare time I enjoy… Spending time with my seven beautiful grand-children.

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A fi nancial injection couldn’t have come at a better time for the one of the district’s smallest sports clubs.

Pine Rivers Croquet Club has received a $31,900 grant through the Gambling Community Benefi t Fund for an upgrade of its facilities at Brendale.

The grant will provide shade shelters to the club’s two playing lawns, which will be upgraded. The funding was announced one week after vandals in a four-wheel drive vehicle damaged one of the playing lawns.

Pine Rivers Croquet Club President Sep Hines said the grant was vital as the club, which created the second playing lawn to cater for an increase in member numbers, doesn’t have regular revenue streams.

“Because we’ve got no poker machines

or a bar for alcohol (sales) it’s very hard to raise money,” Mr Hines explained. “This (premises) is bigger than a football fi eld and to maintain it, it’s not cheap.”

Secretary Carolyn Ribone said in her time at the club, which she says has “a lovely spirit”, it had never received funding greater than $10,000.

“I’ve made an application (for funding) four years in a row and fi nally our number came up,” she said.

Mr Hines said the club would spend its grant money within the local community.

“One of the good things about the grant is when we spend this money we’re going

to spend it locally, it won’t be imported stuff,” he said.

Other local Gambling Community Benefi t Fund grant recipients include Dayboro’s Hay Cottage Arts and Crafts, the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Pine Rivers, Meals on Wheels and Ferny District cricket, Lawnton swimming and Arana netball clubs.

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Sep Hines and Carolyn Ribone from Pine Rivers Croquet Club, which has received its biggest funding boost in memory.

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Three years after it was established, the Samford Area Mens Shed now has a permanent home.

The group’s activities will no longer be held in members’ garages and sheds after its new premises was opened at Highvale.

The scent of tea and coffee and the sound of men’s laughter will fi ll the shed when the group’s 80 members undertake metalwork, toy making, woodwork and furniture rejuvenation activities.

Samford Area Mens Shed Secretary Warren Mack said there had been “a lot of water under the bridge” between the group’s fi rst meeting in 2012 and opening the shed at the Samford Showgrounds.

“The last few years whilst the (Samford) Mens Shed’s been going we’ve been operating out of private sheds,” he said.

“Now that people can see this tangible structure on site, I think that’s garnered a lot more interest in the community.”

Built on land leased by Moreton Bay Regional Council, the shed was funded by local and State Government grants and contributions from the community.

“We’ve been very fortunate that a lot of

what is in that shed has been donated to us,” Mr Mack said.

Mr Mack said the Mens Shed movement is all about “fellowship.”

“A lot of what the Mens Shed is about is getting guys out and about and to promote their health and wellbeing,” he said.

“Men are quite different from the ladies. The ladies will go out and socialise and have their coffees in groups but the men

almost need a bit of a shove.“They don’t share a lot of their secrets

and a lot of their emotions the same ways women do.

“The guys come down here and have a chat… (and) work shoulder to shoulder.”

Find out more about Samford Area Mens Shed and its activities, which also include art, photography and computer classes and golf trips, at www.samfordshed.org.au

Aged care service provider Ozcare will help the community celebrate Queensland Week by hosting an

open day at Samford Museum on 5 June.The event celebrates Queensland and

will also provide an opportunity for locals to reminisce about the ‘good old days’.

The Samford Museum has a variety of fascinating collections including an old school room, worker’s hut, general store, and the old Ferny Grove train station.

On the day there will be demonstrations of traditional blacksmithing and wood-working skills and live music.

A homemade morning tea including scones and old-fashioned lemonade will

be available, with a sausage sizzle for lunch for a gold coin donation to raise funds for the Samford Lions Club.

Ozcare will provide short presentations and information about dementia. Ozcare spokesperson Sarah Chapman said it is vital to get out and about as we get older.

“It is important as we age to continue to socialise and remain active to stay healthy and independent,” Ms Chapman said.

“This community event is a wonderful opportunity to share stories, reminisce and enjoy a day out as we ‘step back in time’.”

The event at Samford Museum, Station Street, Samford Village is on 5 June from 10am to 2pm. Entry by gold coin donation.

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Samford Area Mens Shed secretary Warren Mack, treasurer Greg Goad and chairman Jim Liddle at the group’s new premises at Highvale.

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Attempted murder charge, Petrie: A 58-year-old Petrie man has been charged with attempted murder after an 88-year-old Petrie man was driven to the Prince Charles Hospital on 27 April with a life threatening condition after having allegedly consumed a quantity of medication. Police will allege the medication was consumed earlier in the day. The man is due to re-appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 7 September.

Home security, Albany Creek: Police are urging residents to ensure they lock house doors and windows even when they are home, particularly in Albany Creek and surrounding areas following a spate of robberies. To make it diffi cult for someone to walk on to your property and take your belongings, police advise people to: place items such as car keys, cash, wallets, laptops and mobile phones in cupboards and drawers to make it hard for the thieves to fi nd; ensure front doors and garages are locked, or suitable security doors fi tted while you are home; do not leave external doors open when out in the yard or in a back room of your house; always lock accessible garage doors and windows even if you’re just going out for a few minutes; store ladders and wheelie bins securely away from windows; install sensor lighting that turn on automatically when someone approaches. It is also important to report any suspicious activity to police.

Attempted armed robbery, North Lakes: Police are investigating the attempted armed robbery of a service station at North Lakes on 18 May. Around 11pm a man stood outside the Flinders Parade store before producing a knife and making gestures for the employee to open the doors. The attendant refused to allow him access and the man fl ed the scene on foot. He is described as being Caucasian in appearance, about 190cm tall with an average build, wearing a dark jacket, blue trousers or jeans, blue shirt, light coloured beanie and carrying a black bag. Detectives are investigating whether the man is responsible for any other similar incidents in the area.

Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Homes at Corvus Drive, Cashmere and Paramount Drive, Halpine Parade and Hillary Drive at Warner were targeted by thieves in recent weeks. Items such as a motor car, TV, house keys, scaffolding, medication, cash and gift cards were stolen.

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Get in early to avoid disappointment – or else you could fi nd yourself all dressed up with nowhere to go.

That’s the advice from organisers of the English Rose High Tea in support of young cancer sufferers.

Last year’s inaugural event, hosted by the Samford Leo Club at Samford Home-stead Restaurant, sold out in three weeks.

The event raised almost $2500 for the Lions Medical Research Foundation.

This year’s gathering of guests in cock-tail wear will be held at a bigger premises, the opulent Topiaries venue at Beaumont House at Samford, on 21 June.

All proceeds from the afternoon of live entertainment, guest speakers, raffl es and socialising will go to the Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation.

The organisation has allocated around $9 million to support scientifi c programs and clinical research trials into cancer.

The Samford Leo Club’s English Rose High Tea fundraiser is on at Topiaries Beaumont House, 961 Eatons Crossing Road, Draper on 21 June from 2pm.

RSVPs are required by 8 June on 0412 575 642. Tickets can be purchased for $35 from Bendigo Bank Samford or by emailing [email protected]

Group teas up cancer fundraiser

Naomi McKenzie, Erin Cunningham, Isabella Borchert-Jonker, Finn McQuoid and Olivia Harris will serve up high tea for a children’s cancer fundraiser.


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They were some of more than 100 ponies involved in research by Queens-land University of Technology (QUT) to treat Equine Metabolic Syndrome and prevent laminitis.

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In its early days in Australia, alpacas were viewed by many as simply a passing curiosity.

Now local breeders of the soft-fl eeced South American livestock are helping to create opportunities abroad as part of a growing market.

The Australian Alpaca Association (AAA), formed to focus breeders on developing the potential of the animals revered for their high quality, fi ne fl eeces, is celebrating 25 years of farming innovation.

AAA President Michelle Malt said Australia’s pioneering alpaca breeders had a clear vision: to create a distinctly Australian alpaca.

“Our early breeders were explorers, looking for ways to borrow from the expertise of our sheep industry and map out a genetic path for alpaca that would be strong enough to build the industry into the business we see today,” Ms Malt said.

The industry has grown from small

initial shipments to a national herd of more than 160,000 animals and a farming industry serving elite breeding, luxury fi bre and gourmet meat industries.

Australia, with its advanced register of alpaca bloodlines, is helping with developing the alpaca breeding industry in Asia, Ms Malt said.

“Last year we sent more than 500 Australian alpacas to China in the

largest known alpaca export to that textile powerhouse, which is founding it’s national breeding program with our quality genetics,” she said.

“Turkey chose Australian genetics to start its alpaca industry via a shipment of

pregnant females from New South Wales, and another

promising market also opened up in Korea.

“Our industry has never looked better, with international demand for the fi ne quality of Australian alpaca genetics and luxurious fl eece now at its highest and most far-reaching.”

Local breeders of the “animals with environmentally friendly credentials” include Paltarra Park Alpacas and Moonshine Stud, both at Ocean View.

Alpaca industry celebrates milestone

Maxfi eld’s Wastewater has established itself as the Moreton Region’s premier company when it comes to all things

septic.HSTP installation and servicing, septic

trenches and pump replacements – anything septic, Jamie Maxfi eld and his team have it covered.

A resident of the area, Jamie believes that the key to good service is communication.

“I always like to assess a problem based on what is needed and what the home owner wants also,” he says.

“There are a number of options these days with septic tanks and wastewater treatment systems, so communicating with people and fi nding out what is going to suit them best is the key as far as I’m concerned”.

Jamie says a lot of Maxfi eld’s Wastewater’s business comes from word of mouth referrals.

“I’ve found when you do a good job for people, they don’t mind telling their friends and neighbours. It’s a big part of my business,” he said.

Phone Maxfi eld’s Wastewater on 0427 374 392 or email jamie@maxfi eldswastewater.com.au for any rural wastewater needs.

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Northern Territory, Daughter of the Territory is the amazing life story of Jacqueline Hammar, who married a stockman and

moved to a vast property in one of the most inaccessible areas of Australia, which they turned into a prosperous million-acre

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South East Queenslanders come along

each year to see what is on offer from

a wide variety of rural, home and

lifestyle businesses. Living up to all

expectations the Farm Fantastic Expo

offers a fabulous retail experience with

a huge range of professional services,

farming and machinery, health and

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Farm Fantastic Retail Expo features

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Caboolture Showground. You can

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Farm Fantastic has slowly transformed

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and those who have a smaller back

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“We have

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“Our projects in 2014 received

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“Families are our strong focus this year

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Grow your business in one weekend

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Rodeo back in the saddleAfter the big wet washed out

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Rodeo enthusiasts can enjoy seven hours of country sports action at the Dayboro Showgrounds on 14 June.

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Low back pain ranks second in Australasia and seventh in the world, according to the World Health Organisation’s latest Global Burden of Disease study.

Neck pain is also problematic ranking ninth in Australasia and 21st in the world.During Spinal Health Week, which runs from 25–31 May, Australians are being

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pain and headaches, limiting their ability to work and engage in an active healthy life,” Chiropractors’ Association of Australia President Dr Laurie Tassell said.

One explanation for this is the negative impact an increasingly sedentary lifestyle has on postural fi tness.

“Poor posture increases pressure on your spine which can cause low back pain, neck pain, headaches and fatigue,” Dr Tassell said.

“More importantly these problems can lead to a reduction in a person’s overall wellbeing.”

Chiropractic care focuses on the relationship between body structure, primarily the spine and pelvis, and functions coordinated by the nervous system, and how this relationship can restore and maintain health.

Dr Tassell said chiropractic care is an increasingly common and effective treatment for back pain, neck pain and headaches, without the need for drugs or surgery.

“Helping patients make positive changes with respect to nutrition, exercise and well-ness is also fundamental to maintaining normal spinal function,” he said.

“Adopting healthy habits today, such as improving postural fi tness, can signifi cantly reduce the risk of injury or pain in later years, positively impacting on our self-esteem, social relationships and mental health.”

To learn more about spinal health and chiropractic care visit the Spinal Health Week website at www.spinalhealthweek.com.au

Many medical professionals who the public turns to for help are overworked, stressed, depressed,

dependent on alcohol or other substances and are at risk of suicide.

Jeff Kennett, Chairman of depression awareness organisation beyondblue, said a Four Corners program that screened on ABC-TV this week highlighted the pressure Australian doctors face in the workplace.

The investigation followed the sudden deaths of four young doctors this year and reports of improper working conditions and bullying within the health system.

A 2013 beyondblue survey of doctors’ and medical students’ mental health discovered they experience higher rates of suicidal thoughts and psychological distress than the general community.

Since the release of its survey two years ago, beyondblue has met with different medical bodies to try to create change.

“This includes briefi ng governments about the unintended consequences that mandatory reporting laws for reporting ill health may have on doctors needing and seeking help,” Mr Kennett said.

“The time has come for Australia to realise this is a serious problem and to have the medical colleges, hospitals and governments come together to fi x this situation as a matter of national urgency.”

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Believe the hype. Mad Max: Fury Road isn’t just the best fi lm of 2015 so far, it’s one of the best fi lms made in maybe a decade.

George Miller, visionary director of the original Mad Max trilogy, has returned after 30 years to make his best fi lm to date. What makes it so good is it isn’t interested in just being another post-apocalyptic action fi lm; it wants to reinvent the genre.

The new Max, played by Tom Hardy, asks, “Who was more crazy? Me, or everyone else?” Miller answers it with the latter. No longer are the people of Max’s world mere scavengers for petrol; they have been transformed into creatures of circumstance who speak violence because they were bred from violence.

The plot gives little background other than a reminder that oil wars have destroyed the earth and a lone man with a tragic past tries to survive one day at a time.

The character of Max has become the Australian equivalent of Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Man With No Name’ from the Sergio Leone pictures. A loner, a wanderer, a man defi ned by his actions and not by his words, always surrounded by characters far more interesting than himself.

With no links or direct references to the previous Mad Max fi lms, Fury Road begins with Max being kidnapped by a scavenger named Nux (Nicholas Hoult), who serves his cruel overlord, Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne). One of Joe’s minions, Furiosa (Charlize Theron), kidnaps his “breeders”, young women kept prisoner to create a male heir, causing Joe to send his men after them.

Max eventually gets involved in the chase to save these women and the fi lm becomes what could easily be called the greatest sustained chase scene in fi lm history.

With the exception of a few monologues, the fi lm takes place almost entirely on the move and with as little dialogue as possible; just cars, trucks and people speeding, chasing, bouncing, and exploding across Miller’s scorched landscape.

Sounds boring? Sounds tiring? It’s not. Unlike other fi lms with relentless brain numbing action (eg. Transformers), Miller has us in the palm of his hands from the very fi rst frame. This isn’t action for action’s sake; it’s about fi nding redemption in a mad world.

Hardy is very good as Max although I predict his performance will be neglected because of the fi lm’s overwhelming visuals. He has the star presence of Mel Gibson and the right goodlooks to be the next big thing. With his recent work in The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Warrior, Hardy has just been waiting for the right project to put him on the map, and this is it.

When Mad Max: Fury Road went over budget and had its release postponed by 12 months many people assumed the fi lm was going to be a disaster. How wrong they were.

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Mad Max: Fury RoadMad Max: Fury RoadA Mt Glorious artist says she was “delighted” to win one of

the major prizes at the Moreton Bay Region Art Awards at just her second attempt.

Athene Currie has been announced as the winner of the $1000 local artist prize for her photographic portrait entitled 8.

The winning image, which features her daughter Hiraani, is part of a series of photographs of the same title about growing up.

“One never really knows (why an artwork is appealing) for certain unless you ask, but perhaps my skill in black and white fi lm photography and the subject and location,” Athene said.

Brisbane-based artist Simon De Groot and Tasmanian Paul Snell won the two $7500 major prizes of the art awards, which have been held since 1993.

De Groot won for his abstract oil painting Cove Dupont, while Snell’s digital photo work Intersect #201502 appealed to the judges.

Amongst the nine merit award winners was Ann O’Connor of Mt Glorious, for her whimsical ceramic work Out Driving.

Moreton Bay Deputy Mayor Mike Charlton presented the awards at a ceremony at the Strathpine Community Centre on 15 May.

“These winners were selected from an outstanding pool of entries that really showcase the extraordinary talents of artists in our region and throughout Australia,” Cr Charlton said.

Cr Charlton said the winning works would become part of the Moreton Bay art collection, which contains more than 1100 pieces.

“Having works in a public collection such as this is an important milestone for any artist, and these winners should be very proud of their achievement,” he said.

What does 30 divided by 19 equal? An exciting new arts event for Samford and the

surrounding districts. Four years in planning, the inaugural Samford and Surrounds

Arts Trail and Open Studios endeavour features 30 local artists showing works at 19 venues, from Cashmere to Mt Glorious and from Camp Mountain to Ocean View.

Every weekend in June, art lovers, day tripping tourists and the plain curious can have their artistic adventure mapped out, and view works from some of the region’s top creatives.

Some of the artists exhibiting works include Moreton Bay Art Award winner Jennifer Redmond, internationally renowned textile artist Wendy Bailye and sculptor Graham Radcliffe, and painter Dianne Minnaar, whose works feature in collections in South Africa, USA, India, New Zealand and China.

As well as art studios, works by painters, sculptors, illustrators, textile artists, woodworkers, photographers and furniture makers will be placed in venues such as halls, shops, hair salons, tourist sites and private residences.

The concept for the art trail, the brainchild of the Creative Samford group, developed from surveys of Samford residents undertaken back in 2011.

One of the exhibiting artists and art trail hosts, Dianne Kime from Camp Mountain, said the art trail and studio program was a showcase to promote some of the region’s top artistic talent.

“It’s about getting the awareness out to the wider community as there’s so many artists in the (Samford) Valley who are working in their garages or the corner of their lounge and no one really knows they’re there,” she said. “There is such a wide variety of creative people doing so many different things.”

Artists will open their studios to the public every Saturday and Sunday in June from 10am to 3pm.

Some studios will be hosting workshops and demonstrations and there are also opportunities to meet the artists and discuss their work, some of which is for sale.

“The concept of open artists’ studios enables the public not only to view an artist’s work but also to see and ‘feel’ the ambience of the artist’s creative environment,” Dianne said.

More details about the Samford and Surrounds Arts Trail and Open Studios, including artist profi les, can be found at www.creativesamford.com and www.facebook.com/samfordarts trail.

Currie’s hot shot the judges’ choice

Athene Currie and her daughter Hiraani, who features in the award-winning artwork entitled 8. Photo by Mick Richards.

Artists blaze a trail for creative connoisseurs

Susan Mullen, Gaetano Moschella, Dianne Kime and Philip Pronger are participating in an arts endeavour that is new to Samford.

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Name: Peter MansiniBusiness: Phoenix LandscapesEstablished: 1984Based at: Bunya

What services does your business offer? All aspects of soft and hard landscaping.

What types of clients does your business provide services to? All residential and low-density home- owners.

Where do your clients come from? North-west Brisbane.

What do your customers most appreciate about your services? Experienced, high quality workmanship and creative solutions.

Why is a business like yours so important? Queensland is all about outdoor living and our business provides a practical, yet beautiful outdoor environment for outdoor living.

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Before your current job, what were your previous occupations? Public Service Cadet Draftsman for the Main Roads Department at Spring Hill.

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If you didn’t work in your current job, what job would you like to do? I’d have loved to have become a professional golfer or pro surfer. My idea of the best of both worlds.

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PROPOSAL TO INSTALL NEW TELSTRA FACILITIES TO AN EXISTING MOBILE PHONEBASE STATION

Site Address: Mount Nebo Road, MT NEBO, QLD 4520RFNSA Reference: 4520004

1. The proposal consists of upgrading the existing site with LTE700 technologies. The upgrade works may involve the installation and or replacement of antennas, ancillary equipment and works within the existing enclosure.2. Telstra regards the proposed installation as a Low-impact Facility under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 (“The Determination”) based on the description above. 3. Further information can be obtained from Phil Hull of Metasite Pty Limited on 02 9439 1006, [email protected] and at www.rfnsa.com.au/4520004 4. Written submissions should be sent to: Metasite Pty Limited, PO Box 31, Crows Nest, NSW 1585, by 5pm Friday 12 June 2015.

PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE A MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION AT113 Kriesch Road, SAMSONVALE QLD 4520 (LOT53 on SP200289)Telstra plans to upgrade a telecommunications facility at 113 Kriesch Road, SAMSONVALE QLD 4520 (LOT53 on SP200289)1. The proposal consists of the the installation of two (2) new panel antennas, the installation of

two (2) twin mounted amplifiers (TMAs) behind the proposed antennas and the installation ofancillary equipment.

2. Telstra regards the proposed installation as a Low-impact Facility under the Telecommunications(Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 (“The Determination”) based on the description above.

3. Further information can be obtained from Ryan O’Leary, Senior Town Planner on behalf of Telstra, (07) 3852 8137, ryan.o’[email protected] and at www.rfnsa.com.au/4520007

4. Written submissions should be sent to:Ryan O’Leary, Senior Town Planner

Visionstream Pty Ltd PO Box 735, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006

By 09 June 2015

Australian servicemen have long been renowned for their unfaltering courage,

sense of mateship and strength of character, the same values that are apparent in our indigenous game of

Australian football. Of the almost 2500 players who served from the

Boer War to World War II, 156 gave their lives in service.

With stories of courage, resilience and survival, along with acts of bravery and sacrifi ce that display the ‘Aussie spirit’, Barbara Cullen’s Harder Than Football

illustrates how football has shaped Australians who have gone to war

– and how war has shaped Australia’s national game.

WIN

The Westerner has two copies of Harder Than Football (Slattery Media, RRP $49.95) and two copies of State of Origin: 35 Years 1980–2014 (Rockpool Publishing, RRP $29.99) to give away. To enter nominate the book you would like to

win and send your name and contact details to: Sport Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Sport Competition. Entries close 8 June.

State of Origin: 35 Years 1980–2014 is a fascinating celebration of rugby league and the legendary State of Origin series, one of Australia’s most widely followed sporting events since it was established in 1980.

Liam Hauser’s book refl ects on the triumphs, the pain, the controversies and the incidents that have shaped rugby league’s greatest spectacle. Every game of each series is explored in detail with over 250 pictures, match statistics, results, teams, man of the match award winners, referees and venues.


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A Warner basketball player jumped through hoops to make his time at college in America a success – on

and off the court.Mitchell McCarron’s hard work paid off,

with the 22-year-old winning awards for his prowess in the classroom and with ball in hand during his fi nal year at Metropolitan State University in Denver.

He was named the Rocky Mountain Athletics Conference (RMAC) player of the year and was selected in the National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division 2 All-America team.

The guard averaged 20.2 points, six rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as the Metro State Roadrunners won its third consecutive RMAC championship.

“The player of the year award kind of shocked me, just because there are so many good players... in the country. To be recognised with the award just took me by surprise,” McCarron said.

“I thought I had a really productive season and I defi nitely developed my game a lot. I was confi dent that I could

compete with whoever we came up against but I certainly didn’t expect to named as an All-Star.”

A Sports Industry Operations major, McCarron also won the Summit Award for the athlete with the highest grade point average across the top eight RMAC teams.

“I really took it as a challenge to myself to see how well I could do academically, and thankfully the extra work has paid off with some recognition,” the former Genesis Christian College student said.

“I have actually enjoyed the balance

(of basketball and study). It was a great opportunity to take accountability for my schedule and to achieve in the classroom as well as on the court.”

McCarron hopes to follow former Metro State players from Australia, such as Mark Worthington, Jesse Wagstaff, David Barlow and Luke Kendall, and play professional basketball.

“It’s everybody’s dream to play in the NBA, but realistically I’m not at that level as of yet, and I would be more successful aiming for a strong career in Australia or Europe,” he said.

McCarron, who played alongside men from USA, Senegal, Serbia and Mexico at Metro State, would consider playing for a Brisbane team if it was granted re-entry to Australia’s national league.

“Playing in the city where I grew up is incredibly appealing but it has to be the right decision as well,” he said.

The Australian junior representative has just returned to Brisbane to play for the Northside Wizards and to trial for the Australian University team.

McCarron scoring on and off court

In 50 days time these avid football fans will be part of a 50,000-strong chorus singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

Liverpool FC supporters will pack into Suncorp Stadium on 17 July when one of the world’s most popular teams plays in Queensland for the fi rst time in its 123-year history, taking on Brisbane Roar.

Amongst them will be Stuart Macalister of Warner, Sarah-Jane Heighway of Mt Samson and Tracy Johnston of Arana Hills, who have all been supporting the English Premier League team since childhood.

Tracy was “like a kid on Christmas morning” when she heard that her cher-ished team was coming to Brisbane.

“I’m hoping for a Liverpool win. No matt-er what the score, it’s going to be brilliant seeing LFC in my hometown,” she said.

One of Stuart’s favourite football experiences was seeing Liverpool play in Melbourne in 2013, as 94,000 people sang the team’s iconic theme song, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

Sarah-Jane believes Liverpool has such passionate supporters “because they create an atmosphere of passion, not hostility – except when Manchester United or Everton come around.”

Read more about Tracy, Stuart and Sarah-Jane’s passion for Liverpool FC in the full story at www.thewesterner.com.au

Local Liverpool fans on red alert

Local Liverpool FC supporters Melissa Johnston, Anthony Nobbs, Sarah-Jane Heighway, Sidnee Macalister, Amanda Macalister and Stuart Macalister.

Mitchell McCarron of Warner in action for the Metropolitan State University basketball team. Photo by Metro State Athletics.

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