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TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN NEWS VOL. 1306, JUNE 28, 2011 – 1

TuesdayJune 28, 2011

Vol. 1306

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FLOWER readings, Reiki, Meditationand Chi Ball demonstrations were

enjoyed by all who attended the newBodhi Café this week. The activities area part of a fundraiser by Bodhi Healthand Healing. Held on the first Mondayof every month - a fabulous morning teato raise funds for local schools andcharities. For just $5 enjoy a tea orcoffee and cake, as well ascomplimentary therapies of one's choice.Organiser, Susie Cox , explained it is amorning for everyone to relax, enjoythemselves, meet new people and makesome friends and have a taste of what'son offer at Bodhi Health and Healingand Bodhi Café.

From the large yoga studio whichadjoins the Bodhi Cafe, Amanda Cahillintrigued her audience with individualflower readings and Q & As. Julie Smithoffered a beautiful meditation to thegroup, while Reiki Master Patricia Aroraprovided individual Reiki sessions.Dagmar Van der Lem demonstratedharmony and movement to music of theChi Ball mind body exerciseprogramme. Class information andtimetables can be viewed on the website:www.bodhihealth.com.au

The centre is unique with alternative

natural therapies upstairs such asTherapeutic Massage, CranioSacralTherapy, Naturopathy, Rife, Infra-redSauna treatments etc. Downstairs is alarge Studio which holds a number ofdifferent classes and workshops, such asYoga, Chi Ball, Kids Yoga, Dance,Meditation, Inner Child Healing,Intuitive Development, Nia – the joy ofmovement, and Tribal Blossom BellyDancing. Walk from the Studio through adoor to the aroma of freshly groundcoffee in the Bodhi Cafe where you can

enjoy your choice of delicious Glutenand Dairy free cakes, coffee and hugeselection of teas.

The ‘Kids activity room’ is in themaking too, so mums and dads can sitback and relax.

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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Editor,Scenic Rim Regional Council “BridgeStrategy”

Scenic Rim Regional Council maintains135 bridges with an asset value (currentreplacement cost) in excess of $45,000,000.The majority of these structures (96 bridges)are traditional timber bridges and will remainin the network for the foreseeable future.Bridge service restrictions can havesignificant economic and social impacts.Council, quite rightly, has identified the needto manage the on-going investment in thebridges. The Council plan has been based onthe requirements of bridge renewals over a 20year period and a yearly funding of$3,864,000. I was wondering why the 20 yearperiod rather than say 30 years which mayhave reduced the yearly funding requirement.I therefore wrote to the CEO seeking a copyof the Risk Assessment report which wouldhave provided reasons for the 20 year period.I was provided a link to the Bridge StrategyReport. Unfortunately, there was no Risk

Assessment report but the Bridge Strategyreport did say:

“...maintaining an up to date knowledge ofthe condition of the timber bridge network isa key element in the prioritisation of worksand the assessment of adequate funding. Inthe 2009/2010 budget year the need to assess85 timber bridges was identified and funded.

The key is to continue this inspectionprocess into the future...”

I look forward to seeing the report on the85 bridges and the reasons for the 20 yearperiod for bridge renewals.

As an afternote, I wrote recently on theCouncil’s Organisation Review and theCouncil’s promise for transparency. I attendedthe Council’s committee meetings recentlyand it was very disappointing to see theagenda item “Organisation and ServiceReview and Proposed Reform to Structure”was to be held in closed session. We can onlybut hope for true transparency.

Nigel Waistell

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Dear Editor,If Robert Frohm (T.M. News 14th June

2011) took the trouble to read the oldTamborine Mountain Development ControlPlan (the DCP) or its replacement LocalArea Plan he would know that the TMPAopposes only those would-be developmentapplications that contravene those planswhich themselves were the result ofresident surveys conducted on thismountain.

As a case in point TMPA won in thePlanning and Environment Court most ofwhat it sought concerning the proposedHyacinth development because of breachesto the planning regulations. SimilarlyTMPA sided with the Council in opposingthe proposed supermarket at Bakers Acresbecause it too depended on overriding the

planning regulations to be viable. In thiscase the Judge sided with the developer butthis did not mean TMPA (or the Council)was wrong in opposing it.

As I have said at public meetings (wasMr Frohm in attendance I wonder?) ifdevelopers and Council always stuck to thelaid down planning regulations, TMPAwould be able to concentrate on otherworthwhile projects like supporting localcharities and community groups as it oncedid. Unfortunately some developers seeonly dollar signs where most residents seethe value of our village ambience andunique biodiversity. If urbanization of thisplateau were to continue unabated, thatwhich would be lost would be gone forever.

Roland LindenmayerTMPA

Dear Editor,To all the ratepayers of the Scenic rim

Regional Council area this letter is to informyou that, contrary to Council wishes for thefuture, I sent a letter to Simon Crean MP,Minister for Regional Australia, regionalDevelopment and Local Government, alongwith relevant documents pertaining to theBeaudesert Centre Revitalisation project,protesting against a $4.5 million FederalGovernment grant to build a new library andcarpark taking precedence over much neededrepair to the rundown state of our roadnetwork and the massive $40 million bridgerepair bill facing ratepayers of this Council inthe future as well as having to fund the $2.1million dollar shortfall for the BeaudesertRevitalisation plan of this arrogant and deaf-to-opposition Council.

They have not listened to the call to stopunnecessary expenditure to the detriment of

their ratepaying constituents, who are in facttheir employers, and who, it would appear,are being governed by the unelected CEO ofa Corporation foisted on all by an uncaringGovernment; although, credit where due, Iam in receipt of a letter from Paul Lucas,Deputy Premier and Attorney General,Minister for Local Government and SpecialMinister of State informing me that my letterbringing these matters to his attention isunder his investigation.

I am awaiting a reply from Simon Creanregarding his stance on the matter.

I plead for your assistance in order to saveyou, the ratepayers, from seeing your roadnetwork falling into further disrepair becauseof the shortage of funds due to diversion tothis library. Speak to your electedCouncillor, also your State and FederalMembers to intervene on your behalf.

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Dear Editor,The Scenic Rim Council is again dividing

the TM Community due to its procrastinationand inaction over a new location for the greenand other waste site.

Only months remain before Council shouldclose the existing facility according to theterms of its lease and also honourcommitments made to various TM residents.

Phil Giffard an informed and thoughtfulcommentator on Council affairs has suggesteda new site might be located somewherebetween Esme St and Normandy Court.

One letter writer, in his passion to discountthis possibility on the NIMBY principle statedthat this location is less than 1.5k from hisproperty. It seems to me that both Phil and theletter writer might know of an ideal locationwhich should be investigated by Council posthaste.

All this is good community discussion;however I am disappointed the letter writersought to discredit Phil Giffard and themonumental contribution he makes as aCouncil watchdog on matters pertaining toTamborine Mountain.

I appreciate his informed views on Councilmeetings, procedures, attitudes, decisions andsometimes lack of decisions.

I am convinced that the present Mayor andhis followers often deserve the condemnationthey receive from our mountain community.

Part of my purpose in writing this letter is toencourage Phil to continue with the work hedoes because I have known him for 46 yearsand would like to let everyone know that in hisprofessional life he was an internationallyrespected engineer, an energetic sportsparticipant and in his retirement, reincarnatedas Council representative, then commentator.Phil’s tireless intellect has led him to shun theindolent and second-rate and at times toforcefully express his views. Never have Iheard him question the right of others tosimilarly express theirs.

Back to the first paragraph we all agree withMr. Langdon’s statement that all mountainresidents should be informed of Council’sintentions NOW. I personally fear a pressrelease stating that for various reasons,economic and others, Council will not beproviding a waste facility on the mountain andresidents can use an alternative facility locatedat Canungra. This would move a significantcost from Councils books, but impose a costprobably 10 times greater on the Mountainresidents.

Athol Paterson

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Dear Editor,Humane Cattle Slaughter; Banning IsNot The Answer.

The violent emotion that erupted inAustralia after the screening of the ABC4Corners episode of cruel abattoir killingwas as predictable as it was intended, bywell orchestrated animal-rights activists.

This is not an excuse for the cruelty thattook place but it is not difficult to findcruelty to animals in SE Asia and it is notnew.

If we are serious about preventing thiscruelty, completely banning this industry, inwhich Australians have invested hundredsof millions if not billions of dollars is theworst way we could go about it.

We can’t escape the fact that SE Asia, asits becomes wealthier is going to kill more

animals for food and they can always obtainthem from other sources yet the Australianswho have invested this money go to greatlengths to ensure that best practice iscarried out.

It is not perfect but it is improvingrapidly and there are over a million peoplein Indonesia who are reliant on the regularincome from silage supply and other feed-stuffs who also have an interest insustainable best practice.

It is in everyone’s interest to lift this banand make sure that these Australians are notsent to the wall if we are genuine aboutpreventing this cruelty.

Maintaining the ban will only have thereverse effect.

Jim Inglis

Dear Editor,Years ago, before organic food had

caught on, I heard a radio discussion inwhich a panel of scientists agreed theywould rather take their chances with thepesticide residues of conventional farming,than with the microbiological hazards oforganic farming. As soon as I heard aboutthe German E. coli deaths I thought oforganic manure as the likely cause.

Organic farming has become part ofmodern orthodoxy, and some people willthink this letter is irresponsible – but befair! There has been intense propagandaagainst agricultural chemicals, and thesteady rise in life expectancy suggests that

the dangers from using them have beenexaggerated.

Considering that the E. coli outbreakinvolves human fatalities, the discussion ofits cause has been strangely muted.Compare it with the reaction to thosepictures of animal cruelty in Indonesia,which has gone far beyond discussion andis devastating an Australian industry!

Crops can be produced withoutchemicals, without even the fossil fuelneeded for tractors, but no one shouldpretend that they are cost effective, or saferthan crops produced by conventionalmethods.

John Leisten


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Campaign Launch –Derek for Mayor

AROUND 200 people assembled at CedarCreek Winery on Friday, June 17 to help

launch Cr Derek Swanborough’s campaignfor the mayoralty of Scenic Rim RegionalCouncil. Local Government elections are dueto be held in March, 2012. In his presentationCr Swanborough undertook to concentrate oneight key policy pillars:-• Open meetings, transparency and financial

disclosure• Empowering councillors to represent their

communities through the establishment ofdiscretionary funds that can be allocated bythe councillors

• A focus on environment and land useresponsibility

• A focus on cost efficiency and providingvalue for money to ratepayers

• A guarantee to undertake genuineconsultation on Council projects

• Improving front line services and withoutgrowing the organisation

• Capping rates at CPI levels for four years• Improving customer service and the culture

among the staff at Council.Cr Swanborough also spoke of the $6.6

million Beaudesert Revitilization (Library)Project which, he said, was planned prior toany consultation with ratepayers, and whoselater input was then largely ignored.

Among other speakers were Gold CoastCouncillor Eddie Sarroff and IpswichCouncillor Paul Tully. Both encouraged CrSwanborough in his campaign, Cr Tullypointing out that his Council had chosen notto adopt the undemocratic and controversialCode of Conduct for Councillors which theSRRC had put in place and which preventedcouncillors from freely speaking out. GoldCoast City Council has also rejected the Codeof Conduct, thus allowing its councillorsfreedom of speech.

Cr Swanborough’s intention to re-establishdiscretionary funds is an interesting one.These funds were an essential part of Councilpolicy for many years, and enabled VanessaBull when in Council to assist many localorganisations.

Pictured, l-r: Sue and DerekSwanborough, Ipswich Cr Paul Tully, andGold Coast Cr Eddy Sarroff.

Request for information fromLong Beach, California

TAMBORINE Mountain has received a request forassistance from Dr. Ray Sumner, Professor of Geography

at Long Beach City College, California (pictured).She writes, “In September 1922 a solar eclipse offered

scientists their best chance to provide definite proof ofEinstein’s controversial General Theory of Relativity and thebest place in the world to make the observations wasAustralia.” One important observation point among a fewmentioned was the Mountain’s Knoll Road.

She will be travelling to this area late July 2011 and said “I would like to find stories of localcitizens, personal family anecdotes from grandparents perhaps, diaries, notes and local news”.

If you can help please contact Dr Ray Sumner via email [email protected] Smallwood

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A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday 2 July for the late DON MEACHAMat the North Tamborine cemetery at 2pm. Personal memories welcome.

The Tamborine Mountain Natural History Association will plant a tree in Don’smemory at Holt Park. This is expected to take place at about 2.30-3pm.

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THE Tamborine Mountain ambience iscontinually under threat from incompatible

development. There is incremental removal ofwhat makes the Mountain the Mountain. Eachstep destroys a little more of the irreplaceablevalue to residents and visitors. Particularly incommercialised areas such as Gallery Walk, treesplay a critical role.

Therefore it is regrettable that Council droppedthe ball and failed to take the necessary actions toprotect the notable Black Booyong tree on theeastern side of Gallery Walk. It is just north ofthe Eagle Heights Road roundabout. The block iseasy to identify since it has just about beenscraped clean other than for the surviving tree onthe front alignment. I understand this Booyonglandmark is about 100 years old and is one ofonly about seven on Tamborine Mountain.

The saws and chippers had got to work onFriday the 17th. Clearing of the block proceededquickly and word got to Cr Swanborough late inthe day, by which time the Booyong had alreadylost some branches. Negotiations were difficultsince the owner apparently had Council approval.Fortunately Cr Swanborough was able to confirma stay of execution until Monday morning. Therewas a good representation of rather cold locals at7am but Cr Swanborough was able to have thematter referred back to Council and the slightlybattered and lonely tree still survives. ThankyouCr. Swanborough. However, some very seriousrelated aspects became clear:

Firstly, apparently the owner intends to erectsome sort of fake castle on the site. If ourplanning schemes do not provide protectionagainst such incompatibility with ourcharacteristic ambience, then there is obviouslysome inadequacy in the planning schemes or intheir administration. Council should take the leadin attending to this.

Secondly, it seems that Council officers hadn’tbothered to make an inspection before theapplication to remove the tree was approved. Ifthere had been, it would have been realised thatthe tree, as well as being of great significance, isapparently partly on the road reserve. It is thenquestionable whether Council even has the powerto authorise the tree’s removal. Long Road is aMain Road at this point and the Department ofTransport and Main Roads could have theultimate authority.

The third aspect is very important indeed andtypifies the present Council’s usual opaquenessand lack of transparency. There has been a moveto more and more building-related approvalsbeing granted by Council officers under authoritydelegated by Council. This can be justified by thedesirability of expediting approvals and nothindering the process by linking its timing to theCouncil meetings that have become rarer underthis administration. This wasn’t too bad whenapprovals under delegated authority were listedin reports presented to Council meetings. Thesereports gave residents some opportunity tobecome aware of approvals that could affectthem. But, after a while, presentation of thesereports simply stopped. There was a fileaccessible at the Council public service desks,but it too disappeared. A recent check confirmed

that the only way to query such developments isby inquiry to the Planning Department. However,the stumbling block is that potentially affectedhouse holders and business operators aregenerally entirely unaware of such potentiallydamaging work until it has been committed andactivities have commenced on site. By then it isobviously too late. The present example is a casein point.

Council needs a fundamentally differentapproach to such critical community priorities. Itthen is no surprise that we are facing aninteresting election in 2012, with Cr Swanboroughconfirming his intention to run for Mayor. At hiscampaign launch he outlined policies whichreflected the concerns he has continually, thoughgenerally unsuccessfully, expressed about theway present Council affairs are conducted. Thedetails will no doubt be reported elsewhere.

After such minor dramas we are faced with thenew Shire Budget. At time of writing I have onlyseen Council’s Media Release and it raises someinteresting questions. Everyone would agree thatCouncil has been faced with huge problems witha road and bridge network needing massiveinvestment to bring it up to a satisfactory state.And that was even before the additional damageresulting from unusually heavy rainfall andflooding. Notwithstanding these handicaps, theMayor and CEO are very upbeat particularly withregard to Council’s ongoing work towardsfinancial sustainability and having worked hardto ensure the organisation is running effectivelyand efficiently. But I am the first to admit that Iam not expert at identifying the subtleties buriedin pages of financial statements and I lookforward to more expert comments on the fullversion accessible on the Council website.

However, the Media Release leaves somesignificant questions unanswered with strangevagueness about the details of the General Rate.The Mayor has stated that the Budget providesfor an average General Rate increase of justunder 5% but gives no indication how thisaverage is calculated. Then, for calculating therates payable, properties are divided into 20Categories with eight of these applying toresidential and rural residential properties.Understandably in previous Budgets, eachCategory had specified the sum payable on eachdollar of the relevant valuation. But in this Mediarelease, all that is stated is the Average GeneralRate payable in each Category. For example, anaverage of $1471 for valuations between$210,001 and $315,000. Once again, there is noindication how this average is calculated.

On top of that, of course, are the other servicecharges which have also been subject to someincreases. The end result is further clouded by therecent new valuations which have brought somemassive changes, both up and down. To cushionchanges in rates payable, I gather that it isplanned to average valuations over three yearsfor each property.

To understand the impact on our personalaffairs, it seems we will have to wait for theRates Bill due in early August.

Ed. Note: see also Councillor Comments,page 16.

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And now for a change of pace

KEITH Peggram (above) recently joinedthe Tamborine Mountain Historical

Society as a volunteer. When joining Keithmade it clear he did not want to be involvedwith any administrative stuff, he said “I needa change of pace and would prefer to dosomething with my hands”. A quick look atKeith’s background reveals why.

Born in England, he attended the NauticalTraining College, H.M.S.Worcester butKeith’s career almost ended while training asa cadet. His vessel struck a mine in the BalticSea and nearly sank.

He immigrated to Australia and joined theAustralian National Line where he sailed onbulk and general cargo vessels aroundAustralia. He also resumed his naval sea-going career as a Lieutenant Commander inthe R.A.N.R. He received the Reserve Medalfor services rendered in the R.N.R and laterthe Australian Defence Medal for service inthe R.A.N.R.

He subsequently was appointed as anoverseas consultant for P&O. Over the nextthree years, he worked in Karachi, Pakistan,Buenos Aires, Argentina, Santos, Brazil,Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maputo,Mozambique and South Africa. Since hisretirement to Tamborine Mountain he hasbeen the President of the Natural HistoryAssociation and President of Probus Club. Inthe Natural History Association he led manyof the walks of the Bushwalker’s Group. Heis also an R.S.L. service member.

Keith now especially enjoys his time at theHistorical Society renovating machineryexhibits and chatting with the othervolunteers about early mountain history. Themachinery and implements Keith is workingon were all used and donated by pioneerfamilies.

The Historical Society is open everySunday between 11am and 3pm at theWongawallan Road Heritage Centre. It iswheelchair friendly and has lots of displays tokeep the kids interested too.

Tony Smallwood, Historical Society

Tamborine MountainCreative Arts News

THE Creative Arts centre has beenrejuvenated with the installation of new

blinds in the buildings, replacing themismatched and well worn curtains, verticaldrapes and in some cases bare glass. Richardand Jim from Tamborine Blinds and Awnings,with their usual professional service, suppliedand installed the blinds which have beenadmired and well received by the members.We would also like to thank The Scenic RimRegional Council who provided some of thefunds under their community grants schemeto help us with the purchase of the blinds.

Our Biggest Morning Tea was held on the1st of June and as usual was a fun morning.Once again our mystery auction was well

supported and bidding was very lively underthe command of our auctioneer Janet Walsh.The morning highlight though was the skit,“Have your mammies grammed” performedby Sonia Wagstaff, Jan McKinnon and AmberMailer, who delighted many with herpreviously undiscovered talent.

Many members provided plates for displayin the categories of old, decorative andcreative with those members attending theBiggest Morning Tea voting for the best ineach category on the day. The choice wasdifficult in all categories but the final tallyawarded the best to Sonia Wagstaff and ChrisDavison. Congratulations to those ladies.

All the proceeds from the morning weredonated to the Cancer Council.

J O’Reilly


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I don’t know about you, but I have beenlighting the fire every night and dreaming of awarm winter holiday.

After a short flight you can enjoy the balmyweather of the Pacific Islands, Asia or for thatmatter northern Australia. These two specialsare great value at good quality hotels. Bothdestinations offer basic to luxury resorts soplease pop in to discuss the options thatwould suit you.

After a short 3 hour flight the delightfulsmiles of the Fijian people greet you onarrival and introduce you to the relaxed,friendly atmosphere of the Pacific Islands.Sonasali is located south of Nadi towards theCoral Coast – why not upgrade to a thatchedbure for that very tropical feel. If you cantake a longer holiday why not combine it witha 7 nights for the price of 4 Blue LagoonCruise to the outer islands?

Bali is another favourite with Australiantravellers. The tropical gardens and scent ofperfumed flowers welcome you. No doubtyou will find a few tempting items in themarkets and designer shops. Be adventurous,take a bike ride down through mountainvillages or a white water raft trip. There areseveral areas to stay. Why not combine a visitto the upcountry cultural and arts centrevillage of Ubud with a relaxing stay at thebeaches of Sanur, Nusa Dua, Seminyak orKuta?

We have all travelled to Fiji and Bali so wewill be delighted to help you plan your dreamholiday.

OUR solar system iscentred on the Sun, and

life as we know it dependsupon the constancy of theSun. However the Sun isneither static nor constant.

The Sun is classified as ayellow dwarf star, althoughcompared to Earth it ismassive – with a diameter of1,392,000 km and a masssome 330,000 times greaterthan Earth.

Although the Sun is the centre of our SolarSystem, it is over 26,000 light years from thecentre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Starsorbit their galactic centre. The sun completesone galactic orbit in approximately 250million years.

Like Earth, the Sun rotates on its own axis,however because the Sun is composedprimarily of hot plasma rather than solids, itspoles and its equator rotate at differentspeeds. The equator completes a rotation inabout 25 days while the poles take about 34days to complete a rotation. This differentialrotation causes twisted magnetic field loopsto develop on the Sun’s surface.

The sun and its atmosphere constantlychange. Areas of strong magnetic activity onthe surface of the Sun produce sunspots; theseappear as dark patches on the Sun’s surfacebecause they are cooler than the surroundingarea. These areas also produce solar flareswhich are sudden, sporadic, high energy, highspeed ejections of clouds of thermal and radioemissions, X rays, cosmic rays and plasmathat are released into space. Flares areassociated with a phenomena called a coronalmass ejection (CME) in which massive solarwinds propel solar material outward intospace at speeds of more than one millionmiles per hour.

Sunspot activity waxesand wanes in anapproximately 11 year cycleas a result of the hydromagnetic flux caused by theregular reversal of the sun’smagnetic fields: every 10 to12 years, north becomessouth, and south becomesnorth. NASA predicts that inthe current cycle, sunspotactivity will peak in 2013.

The last large solar stormto hit Earth occurred in 1859. Spectacularauroras could be seen at the equator;transmission cables were electrified andtelegraph offices were set on fire. Since then,minor solar storms have caused isolateddamage to satellites, and incidents such as agas pipeline explosion in Siberia and a powerblackout in Quebec in 1989.

Recently, on 7 June 2011 a solar flareerupted creating a large cloud of chargedparticles which covered much of the Sun,fortunately it created only minor disruption tothe Earth’s magnetic field. We now depend soheavily on high tech infrastructure that theeffects of a major solar storm would provedevastating. Cosmic bombardment couldcause satellites to fail, producing majordisruption to facilities such astelecommunication, television, GPS, aircraftflights and power grids.

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Probus discovers Goat Track Theatre

AT the Tamborine Mountain Probus Club guest speakers oftentravel considerable distances to attend the club’s monthly

meetings. Andrew Wright director of the Goat Track TheatreCompany and this month’s guest speaker holds the record for theshortest distance ever travelled to join us. Unknown to mostmembers, Andrew and The Goat Track Theatre Company are locatedjust downstairs and to the rear of The Vonda Youngman CommunityCentre right under the Club’s meeting space.

Known as ‘The Basement’ the area contains a generous workshopand rehearsal space, suitable for small showings/performances/exhibitions and classes.

Andrew Wright spoke with infectious enthusiasm of the manysuccessful events and mentioned one project entitled “Crash” whichexplored the events leading up to a tragic car crash and theconsequences for the individuals, families, friendships and closecommunity of the mountain. It has cemented Andrew as a noteworthyplaywright and he continues working on theatrical projects and thedevelopment of a regional youth and adult theatre. TamborineMountain is fortunate to have someone of his calibre and talent.

Tony Smallwood, Probus Club

Is it possible to have 61 Circus Acts in60 Minutes?

ONE of Australia’s most innovative circus teams, CIRCA, is going toprove you can at the Centre, Beaudesert on Tuesday 5 July at 7pm.

This year, CIRCA will tour this show to 26 different locations acrossfour states with a total of 51 performances.

The concept was developed by Yaron Lifschitz. This fast and furiousshow is set to upbeat music and features five multi-skilled performers. 61Circus Acts in 60 Minutes has been a hit with families across the globe.

The CIRCA acrobats will have audiences marveling at their daring andbeing amazed at their skills as they battle the clock in the 60 minute timeframe they have set themselves.

CIRCA has a unique vision of circus as a delightful, challenging andcontemporary art form. “Circus without the boring bits” as it has beendescribed.

Wherever CIRCA has taken this breathtaking show, audiences haveflocked to see the impossible happen.

Prices are adults $22, concessions $18 and students at $15, there isalso a family price for two adults and two children at $65.

Earlier in the day, the children of the Scenic Rim have the opportunityof participating in a circus workshop where elementary circus skills willbe taught. This workshop is for any children seven years and over. Thecost of the workshop is $20 and if the popularity of a similar workshop inJanuary is anything to go by, spaces will fill quickly.

Bookings for both the workshop and the performance can be madeonline at www.liveatthecentre.com.au, in person at the Cultural Centrebox offices or by phoning 5540 5050.

The tour is managed and coordinated by arTour, and supported by theQueensland Government through Arts Queensland.


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Tamborine Masonic Lodge

Abig night was had by all those who attended Tamborine MasonicLodge last Saturday evening (11 June 2011). Very Worshipful

Brother Phil Cohen was installed as the new Master of the Lodge inthe presence of the Deputy Grand Master of Queensland Freemasons,Right Worshipful Brother Dr Gary Bacon.

The Installation Banquet, which was attended by 60 members,guests and ladies, was held at the Vonda Youngman Centre where theLodge gave substantial donations of $14,000 to local and Queenslandcharities.

The students at Tamborine Mountain State High School received$8,000 to go towards new seats and shelters at the school. RoslynLodge Nursing Home received $2,000, HIKE (Hearing Impaired Kids)received $1,500 and the Grand Master’s Flood Appeal received$2,500.

The deputy Grand Master also presented a 60 Years’ Service Jewelto Very Worshipful Brother Allan Rosser, a long time mountainresident.

Tamborine Lodge, which now includes the members from CanungraLodge still conducts its weekly sausage sizzle outside Mitre 10 everySaturday morning. This also provides much needed funding for manycharities on the mountain.

Tamborine Masonic Lodge meets at the Masonic Centre in KnollRoad on the first Thursday evening of each month and alwayswelcomes new members. For enquiries, please call the Master on 55438300 or the Secretary on 5545 4924.

Photos, clockwise from top left: (L-R) Worshipful Brother IanGoble; the new Master, Very Worshipful Brother Phil Cohen; theDeputy Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Dr Gary Bacon andWorshipful Brother Henk Winkeler; Worshipful Brother Henk Winkelerpresenting the cheque to Ms Julie Norris, Manager of Roslyn LodgeNursing Home; Very Worshipful Brother Phil Cohen presenting thecheque to the Tamborine Mountain State High School Principal, MrsTracey Brose. Right Worshipful Brother Allan Rosser receiving his 60Year Jewel from the Deputy Grand Master, Right Worshipful BrotherDr Gary Bacon.


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Fourth round ofCommunity Grantsapproved

COUNCIL today approved the fourthround of Community Grants for the

2010/11 financial year. A total of $35,726.79 in funding will be

provided to 28 community groups as part ofthe 2010/11 Community Grants Program.

Applications were received from all partsof the region and covered a wide range ofgroups including sporting, cultural, welfare,youth and service organisations.

Corporate and Community ServicesChairperson, Councillor Richard Adams saidthe diverse group of applications will delivera range of projects and programs for thebenefit of the community.

“These grants are designed to assistprojects that benefit the community and areone way that Council works to support ourvaluable community groups,” Cr Adams said.

“Incorporating this round of funding,Council has provided approximately$500,000 in community grants over the pastthree years,” Cr Adams said.

“It is important to continue supportingthese community groups who deliver valuableservices in our region.”

The funding under this program is availablequarterly with recommendations made toCouncil for a final decision.

The community grants to be funded forlocal groups in this round are listed below:Tamborine Mountain Chamber of Commerce:$2,000 – Host annual Scarecrow Festival.

Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain:$1,000 Celebrate 75th Anniversary of StLuke’s Anglican Guild.

Tamborine Music Club:$1,000 – Purchase a trailer.

Tour de Tamborine Inc:$1,000 – Purchase timing equipment.

North Tamborine Community Centre Inc:$2,500 – Upgrades to the kitchen atCommunity Centre.

Council prepares to takecoal mining concerns toPremier

COUNCIL today resolved to send a letterwith a supporting submission to the State

Premier in regard to coal and coal seam gasmining in the Scenic Rim region.

The letter from Council will request ameeting with the Premier, Deputy Premierand Treasurer to discuss the State takingaction under the Mineral Resources Act 1989to prohibit mining within areas of the ScenicRim region.

The proposed amendment would prohibitgranting and applying for a prospectingpermit, mining claim, exploration permit,mineral development licence and mininglease.

“We understand that there is a lot of unrest

in regard to the issue of mining in the ScenicRim and Council is taking proactive measuresto lobby the State Government in relation tothis issue,” Councillor Richard Adams,Chairperson of the Corporate and CommunityServices Committee said.

Council agreed that they would write aletter and supporting submission from theMayor to the Hon Anna Bligh MP, Premier ofQueensland, and also to the Leader of theQueensland Liberal National Party.

Mining in the Scenic Rim has beenidentified as being in direct conflict with anumber of key industries and land uses in theregion, including strategic cropping land,World Heritage Listed National Parks,Indigenous culture and heritage, tourism, thewine industry and land based recreation toname a few.

At the Special Meeting held on 11 March2011, it was resolved: “That Scenic RimRegional Council is firmly opposed to miningdevelopment that conflicts with ourCommunity's vision reflected in our PlanningSchemes and other Council policies. We seekto change State laws and explore existingavenues to give more authority to localcommunities to protect their values in relationto such developments.”

Council to stay withQueensland UrbanUtilities

SCENIC Rim Regional Council todayindicated its decision to continue its

participation with Queensland Urban Utilities(QUU) for the benefit of ratepayers.

The decision comes after the StateGovernment gave South East Queenslandcouncils the option to continue to participatein the three distributor/retail entities or takeback control of water and sewerage functions.

Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dave Cockburnsaid the decision was based on futuresustainability and with Scenic Rim residentsin mind.

“The current operation of water andsewerage under Queensland Urban Utilities inthe Scenic Rim region allows for residents tobenefit from the combined expertise andsystems within QUU relating to strategicgovernance, management and planningfunctions,” Cr Cockburn said.

“Council doesn’t believe it necessary toundo what was done through the StateGovernment’s water reform process and isreluctant to waste ratepayers’ money onanother restructure.”

QUU is the largest of the threedistributor/retail entities created as part of theSouth-East Queensland water reform processand serves 1.3 million people across morethan 510,000 water connections supplying105,000ML of potable water each year.

QUU is also responsible for providingwater and sewerage services to customers inBrisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley andSomerset regions.

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‘Maridahdi kids’ are just like other home-schooled children,however they have the added advantage of having a ‘second home’; aplace where their families can go to play and learn with otherchildren, collaborate on group projects, and combine learningresources. We are a small group, with children aged from Prep toYear 6, with many different interests and talents.

So far this year, ‘Maridahdi Kids’ have enjoyed learning throughmore traditional means as well as from countless ‘real-life’opportunities. Along with their parents, they are regular visitors to thetown centre (we’ve learnt a lot about numeracy at IGA!), the library,the Visitors Information Centre, the greengrocer’s (thanks to Josephfor explaining where all of your produce comes from!), and of coursethe sports ground and soccer fields! We have toured the HistoricalSociety (big thanks to volunteer Margaret), visited the creepycrawlies at Deadly Australians, watched film crews at work, and evenhad a tour of the inside of an ambulance thanks to one of ourdedicated local paramedics. Some families have visited theQueensland Museum, State Library, and the Gallery of Modern Art inBrisbane. This week we were very excited to spend the day at theMaridahdi Community School in Toowoomba, the school thatinspired our group and whose educational philosophies we areclosely aligned with.

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Our theme this year is “Lost World” and includes a play aboutchildren on a walk in a rainforest, who meet smugglers, and muchmore! There will also be singing with a live band, craft, sport, games,and on Friday a special treat, a rainforest walk and picnic at the Knoll,which parents are welcome to join.


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I am required by Scenic Rim RegionalCouncil policy to make the followingstatements:• These are my personal views.• When a Council votes on a decision, they

count the votes and the decision is madebased on the side that gets the most votes.

NARDOO LAVENDER SHOP RECEIVESNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD.

Congratulations to James and Anna Tysonand their great staff for winning the DawnBaudinette Tourism Award (Retail) forAustralia’s best Lavender Shop at the NationalLavender conference in Tasmania. A greatachievement. From my perspective you can’tbeat the atmosphere, range of interestingantiques, lavenders and memorabilia and thefriendly staff at Nardoo on Lahey Road. Itreally is a Mountain treasure trove. COUNCIL BUDGET AT A GLANCE

Council has introduced rates averaging butit won’t affect you if your valuation has gonedown. It has also re-jigged the bandingparameters to try and get the bulk ofratepayers paying an average of 4.9% increaseplus an 8% increase in wheelie bin charges. Ifyou previously paid on time and got thediscount, Council has taken away the discountof 5% on this service. This budget’s focus isroadworks, flood and bridge restoration. TheValuer General has found that some largeproperties around the eastern escarpment hadbeen overvalued for many years and hascorrected these, some valuations falling by50%. Little comfort for those who have noredress for the high rates paid unnecessarily inthe past.

My view was that the rate increases are toohigh and Council is not listening to theratepayers, who want some belt tighteningduring these hard economic times. Councillorsand Executive management were determinedto maintain a high rating regime. Forwardestimates are for even higher increases in thenext 4 years, compounding at nearly 5.7%. Alower increase to CPI levels was easilyachievable, but there was no agreement to dothis. Instead Council will put on up to 5 newstaff including a Change Manager at arecurring cost of $100,000 per year.

As far as what we can see for the Mountainin relation to Capital Works. The main projectfunded was $300,000 for improving parkingaround Gallery Walk, but this does not increasethe number of parking bays, and is not asolution to its problems. At last a dishwasherfor the Vonda Youngman Community Centre!Council won’t continue the contractmanagement of our tip site, as it has workedout it can do the job a lot cheaper using daylabour.

It is disappointing that the only significantcapital expenditure on Sport and Recreationwas a payout of $40,000 this year, and$40,000 next year to the BoonahHydrotherapy Pool committee to extinguishtheir debt. This will enable the privateindividuals who have lent them the money to

be repaid and the debt extinguished. Thejustification is that Council has given extramoney for the Zamia Theatre cost overrunsand to other community projects like AratulaSports Centre. There is some merit in this but Iam fully aware that this argument has a lot ofinconsistency. Also when applied to othercommunity run and funded operations rightacross the shire it may seem ad hoc andinconsistent. There was no report done on theissue. My colleagues will have to run thisdebate because I’m not sure all theimplications of this decision were thoroughlyinvestigated. It may or may not turn out to bea good decision. Cr Heather Wehl declared amaterial personal interest in the budgetdecision, being a debenture holder, somethingI was not previously aware of until the budgetmeeting. More on the budget in my nextcolumn in a fortnight.MAIN ROADS ISSUES

I reported on my visit to the District DirectorMain Roads on a number of issues on 26th Mayand have been advised they are still investigatingmatters raised so I have nothing to report.

However I can advise that in relation to mye-petition lodged on my behalf by AidanMcLindon, Member for Beaudesert,concerning the supermarket roundabout, 187signatures were lodged.

The Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace hasresponded saying that his Department willtake into account the concerns of theCommunity regarding lighting and vegetationremoval in any future design of the works. Ihave referred the letter also to the DistrictDirector Paul Noonan and thanked theMinister for his favourable response. A fullcopy of the letter can be found on my Websitewww.DerekforMayor.com or my Facebook page.TREE CLEARING GALLERY WALK

There is sufficient information reported onthis matter already right across the Scenic Rim.

I just want to add that there is sometightening required in Council’s PlanningScheme Laws and it has become apparent thatthe 2007 Beaudesert Shire Planning Scheme isa disaster for the Mountain and offersinadequate protection for trees and vegetation.The previous protections granted underTemporary Local Planning Instruments andthe former Planning Scheme and DCP did nottranslate into the new 2007 scheme. Actionwill be taken immediately to correct this.

If we don’t protect our natural environmentthen our livability and amenity will decline toeveryone’s detriment. MAYORAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

Thanks to everyone who attended myMayoral Campaign Launch at Cedar Creekwinery on Friday 17th and the team thathelped bring it all together. I wanted to invitea cross-section of people from all our townsand communities right across the Region.With numbers limited to 220 the venue waspacked and we couldn’t accept many requeststo attend. My apology if you missed thisoccasion. Thanks for all the donations towards

COUNCILLOR COMMENTSDerek Swanborough, Division 1

Have you been eating organic fruits andvegetables? Or even “natural” foods grown withoutthe use of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, andsynthetic fertilizer?

Just like food, if your clothing, bedding andtowels are made from non-organic cotton and wool,or synthetics, they may contain a whole range ofharmful chemicals. These are retained in the fibresfrom both the farming and manufacturingprocesses.

Non-organic cotton for example uses moreinsecticides than any other single crop.

Your skin is the largest organ in your body. Itabsorbs. Whatever it absorbs can get into yourbloodstream and internal organs. And that includesthe chemicals retained in textiles.

So it’s no surprise that many people are shiftingtheir purchases to organic and eco-friendly clothing,bedding and towels. This is especially important ifyour household has children and babies. Babieshave the weakest immune systems and are the mostsensitive to external toxins.

There is nothing more important for individualhealth than the quality of the air we breathe, thewater we drink and the food we eat. For withoutthese in a pure, healthy form, life itself would notexist.

RealtalkBy John Breckon-Thomas

1/ With which animals did Hannibal cross theAlps to Rome?

2/ Which British Field Marshall received thatGerman surrender in 1945?

3/ Which countries fought the Hundred YearsWar?

4/ Who became president of South Africa in1994?

5/ Who was the first president of the USA?6/ Which Soviet foreign minister gave his name

to a petrol bomb?7/ Which war was fought over “the Union” and

the emancipation of slaves?8/ Name the 11th century survey documented in

two volumes and kept in London’s PublicRecord Office?

9/ Which war made Florence Nightingalefamous?

10/ Which Scottish queen was executed in 1587?

Quote of the Week: ‘The most intense hatreds arenot between political parties but within them’

Phillip Adams

QUICK QUIZCompiled by John Breckon-Thomas.

Answers p.23


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the campaign. The offers to help have beenoverwhelming and an automated register is inoperation on my Website to volunteer in anyway. Everyone thought Cr Eddie Sarroff fromGCCC and Cr Paul Tully from Ipswich CCwere terrific speakers and our local band,Shadez of Blue, was a hit attraction. If anyonewishes to donate towards the campaign detailsof how to do this and an automated Paypalfacility is also on my website.

My campaign is about getting a Council forthe People, Change for the Better, and I amworking at keeping rates down to CPI levelsfor the next 4 years.

CONSULTATION IN LIBRARYJust a reminder that I meet with residents at

the Tamborine Mountain Library on the secondWednesday of the month from 4:00 to6:00pm. I will be there next on Wednesday13th July 2011. Please call me or leave a textmessage if you require an appointment orsimply drop in. My mobile number is 0447206 006. I am always available for on-sitemeetings to address residents’ issues asrequired.

The best email address to make a personalappointment is at [email protected].

POLICE NEWSby Sgt Mick Jones, North Tamborine Police

Agood friend said to me today: “If everymother went with her gut instinct it

would save a world of hurt and tears!” Howtrue this is. I have used the same comment topeople asking for advice from all manner ofsituations about people in their lives. Havingtwo children of my own, I am also learninghow difficult it can be to judge situations thatarise as no doubt others before will attest andthose to follow will learn!

Ahhhh life! So it’s the same as “if it soundstoo good to be true then it probably is!”ALWAYS TRUST YOUR GUT INSTINCTS,if you’re wrong about the situation considerwhat’s the worst thing that can happen whencompared to the alternative? YOUTH AT NIGHT

We at the police station are beingcontinually frustrated and disappointed by theongoing youth particularly on Friday andSaturday nights attending the bakery at aroundmidnight and 1am in the morning for the verypopular and locally branded ‘bakery run’.

How many times we have interceptedvehicles in the wee hours with 13 to 16 yearolds cruising the streets with young drivers intheir cars attending the bakery for a midnightfeed. In my humble opinion no child underthe 17 should be anywhere near the bakery(unaccompanied by a responsible adult) atmidnight and I would argue this case withanyone when you consider the problems thatwe are having with street stupidity such asthe beautiful olive trees knocked over inMain Street and hooning in the wee hoursthat has been a frustrating (infuriating to uspolice) and ongoing concern.

Incidentally who did knock over the potsas I have absolutely no idea!??? SLEEP-OVERS!

I’ve mentioned this before and will drop itin again – please, parents, when your kids areorganising sleep-over and party visitsparticularly over the holidays ensure that theplans are crossed-checked with theparent/carers of all those involved as all toooften we come across youngies who arestaying at each others’ houses while in realitythey are attending the party of another withno intention of sleeping at either house! Thelook on mum’s face when we rock up with avomiting 13-year-old princess is not good so

make sure the kids are where they say theyare and I also recommend a 2am check on theroom for the ones that sneak out. Trust me, ithappens every weekend.OPERATION COLD SNAP –INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE

Please be aware that on-road policeenforcement will be heightened over theschool holidays so watch your speed on thehills, buckle-up front and back and please besafe on the roads. God speed to those that aretravelling away (for the record God’s speed isofficially 2km/h under the designated speedlimit and you can always tell the car as it’s theone with the big line of frustrated trafficbacked up behind too afraid to overtake andconfused about what to do) and come homesafe for a great second half to 2011.SCHOOL WATCH

Please all keep an eye out on our schoolsover the holiday period. No person isallowed on School grounds and can becharged with trespass if located on schoolproperty at any time without reasonableexcuse. This includes kicking a football onthe oval, it is not permitted and expect to beadmonished accordingly!KEEP CALLING IN THE HOONS

We absolutely love the intelligence that iscoming in from the public regardingdangerous driving activities of some. Someof you out there may have received a letterfrom me in the mail outlining a minor trafficinfringement that has been reported to us andnot quite warrant a full investigation. OthersI can tell you have been visited andenforcement actions taken so keep up thegood work people. POLICE CAR FLASHING YOU

By now many people may have beenflashed with the headlights by our police car(Toyota Kluger AWD) and possiblywondered what it was about. Can I just say ifyou see us flash your car when you aredriving toward us, have a look at your speedoand adjust it accordingly please (we like tosee brake lights in our rear view mirror) andconsider our alternative option at that time?

Be safe, be kind to each other and to all ourhard working teachers and school staffENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS!!!

Sgt Mick


Grodecki to run forGreens in State Election

THE Scenic Rim Greens today announcedthat Andy Grodecki has been successful

in his bid for pre-selection for the State seatof Beaudesert. Andy was chosen by thelocal branch as their candidate and thatdecision has been ratified today by theGreens State Council.

Branch spokesperson Mark Munningssaid, “Andy is a great community memberin this seat of Beaudesert. He is an excellentlistener and advocate for this communityand we are really pleased to have chosenAndy is our candidate for next StateElection.”

Andy recently helped to organise agathering of over 200 people opposed to theidea of coal and coal seam gas mining in ourlocal area. Andy believes that this is one ofthe top issues confronting the electorate inthe upcoming State Election.

Andy spoke about the big picture contextthat this battle for the Scenic Rim takesplace in. “The 2010-2011 floods have costQueensland over $16 billion. Unfortunately,as the change in our climate accelerates, wewill be facing similar devastating floods andstorms more often. The next QueenslandGovernment needs to get serious onreducing Queensland’s contribution toclimate change with a planned withdrawalfrom coal and coal seam gas in favour ofrenewables,” he said.

“We need major investment in publictransport for those most affected by everincreasing fuel costs from the worldwidedecline in oil production.

“We must prepare and reorganise oureconomy by investing now in our farmersrather than miners, in renewables rather thancoal and gas terminals, and in our localmicro-businesses rather than multi-nationalcompanies.”

Changing the direction of Queensland’seconomy and preventing the madness ofcoal and coal seam gas development acrossmost of Queensland at the expense of ourfarms and aquifers can only occur if theQueensland Greens are given the balance ofpower in the next Queensland Government.

Gold Coast Memories

DO you remember the A.A. Milne poemcalled "Sand Between the Toes"?

Whenever a good nor-wester blowsChristopher is certain

of sand between the toes.My Gold Coast is a place of happy

memories of my early married life, and evenearlier - of beach holidays, sand between thetoes, games of beach cricket, walks to findshells and driftwood; memories of a modestbeach house with old lino on the floor, coldshower under the house, cane chairs in thesleepout, a wind-up gramophone to play ourFrench records - what better than CharlesTrenet singing "La Mer"? On Saturdaynights we went to the hop at the Sans SouciGuest House, or on special occasions to theSurfers Paradise Hotel, jiving to JohnnieGoldner's Band.

We came from Brisbane on a meandering,third-rate road, stopping for pies at Yatala, orby train right into Southport to the old stationunder the Moreton Bay Fig trees. Years latermy children went with their grandfather onthe last train trip from Southport to Beenleighbefore the line was closed. Now we know itwasn't the last train ride, after all!

Southport was really just a country townwith a little old Post Office on stumps, andacross the road a horse trough under acamphor laurel tree. The beach centres likeBurleigh and Broadbeach were little villagescut off from each other in those days by bush.

Mermaid Beach was just a collection ofcaravans on stumps. Surfers Paradise andCoolangatta were the relatively swingingholiday centres.

The low-level Jubilee Bridge spanning theBroadwater to link Southport with thebeaches was a rickety affair with a hump inthe middle. In those days it was easy to catchcrabs anywhere in the Broadwater bydropping a dilly from the bridge or a jetty.Not only were pelicans numerous, but blackswans nested in great numbers on thesandbanks off the Spit - a marvellous sight!

One of the simple joys was to buy a poundof fresh prawns and some bread and butter atthe fish shop in Nerang Street, and take thesedown to the old wall by the water. No grandrestaurant meal could have tasted better!More sophisticated entertainment could behad at the local picture theatres, all but onehaving the old-style slung canvas seats.Later we found these seats admirable forbedding down our children on the occasionalnight out at the movies when they weresmall.

Perhaps there are still seaside resorts inother places that have canvas seats at thepictures, cold showers under the house andcrabs for the catching; where the haunts ofwaterbirds are not usurped by water-skiers,and where Christopher Robin could still findseashells on the seashore as he sings his songof sand between the toes.

Pam Giffard

Above: Then (ca. 1960). Below: Now


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MAIN GOLF CLUBSATURDAY 11TH JUNE 201142 players contested today's Single VSS event.Winner & runner up were: Rob Teasdale +6from Roger Way +5. Nearest the pin &approach winners were: 6th David Rankine,14th (Pro pin) Liam Moloney, 15th Tim Kerr,17th Sandra Wernekinck, 12th approachBrendan Atkins & 16th approach Vern Page.There was no winner for the 5th. Ball run downwent to Square. Congratulations to all thewinners.

The Junior raffle not drawn.

SATURDAY 18TH JUNE 201155 players contested today's TamborineMountain Cup - Single Stableford event. 2011Tamborine Mountain Cup Champion is ZackRutenberg 39 points, Zack is one of new Juniorrecruits from the Junior Sign on day earlier thisyear - Congratulations Zack. Runners up were;John Youngman 37 (OCB) & Leon Radunz 37(OCB). Best Lady score was returned by SandraWernekinck 33 & Best Junior Tom Kerr 35, AsZack was the overall winner it was decided toaward this prize to the second best Junior.Nearest the pin & approach winners were: 2nd,5th & 13th Darren McLarnon, 3rd Tom Kerr,6th Terry Austin, 7th Rod Schulte, 8th NickBlom, 12th Brett Clisby, 14th (Pro pin) RossHodgson, 15th Terry O'Donnell, 16th MartinGrealish & 17th Kristo Bradley. There were nowinners for the 1st, 4th, 9th, 11th & 18th. Ballrun down went to 34. Winner of the Bradmansaward, sponsored by Andy Koureas was NickBlom. Congratulations to all the winners.

The Junior raffle not drawn.

PLEASE REPAIR ALL DIVOTS & PITCHMARKS. CHECK OUT THE CLUB'S WEBSITE @ tamborinemountaingolfclub.com FORALL RESULTS & NEWS.

JUNIOR GOLFSATURDAY 11TH JUNE 20118 Juniors today for 3 holes of practice.

SATURDAY 18TH JUNE 201116 Juniors today, including two new JuniorsHarrison Battye & Nicklaus Van der Meer -welcome to the club, for 3 holes of practice.

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A RUNNING SUCCESS

ON Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 165 studentsfrom Tamborine Mountain College put on

their running shoes to participate in the adidasSchool Fun-Run. The students put in a fantasticeffort to raise $ 930.85 to go towards buyingnew Sports Equipment. A special thanks goes tothe highest fundraiser Gabbi Wilson for puttingin a tremendous effort by raising $ 290.90

Brendan Hopp, General Manager of TheFundraising Group, the company behind theadidas School Fun-Run, said “The adidas SchoolFun-Run is a healthy fundraiser that ensures allschools have a viable alternative to junk-foodfundraising. The event encourages all students toget involved and have fun while teaching themabout fitness, health and goal setting”.

Olympic Athlete and adidas School Fun-RunAmbassador Craig Mottram said “adidas andmyself are thrilled to be uniting with schoolsright across Australia. Together withparticipating schools we hope to inspire a nationto better health and wellbeing”.

By participating in this event, TamborineMountain College will now be in the running towin a Sports Day with the Stars, where CraigMottram and other adidas elite athletes will visitthe school. To top it off, all students that raised$50.00 or more will be entered into a draw towin a family holiday to Hawaii.

adidas will continue to support TamborineMountain College in 2011 by donating partproceeds from footwear sales at The AthletesFoot to the school. Details on how thecommunity can be involved in this initiative arelocated at www.schoolfunrun.com.au

Congratulations Tamborine Mountain Collegeon the success of your adidas School Fun-Run!

Chloe Brearley, Project Manager of theadidas School Fun-Run


TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS DIRECTORYTAMBORINE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ACCOUNTING

ANTENNAS

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

BUILDERS (CONT’.)

BUILDING DESIGNPh 5543 3331 Mob 0409 729 107

TV & VCR Tune-ins, Digital Decoders& Antennas, Extra TV PointsSupplied & InstalledFREE QUOTES

John NicholsonʼsAPPLIANCE REPAIRS

• Washers • Dryers • Microwaves• Cooktops • Ovens• Dishwashers• Washing Machines5543 6858

Agent for:Hoover - Dishlex

Kleenmaid - Fisher& Paykel - Asko Asea

ARBORIST

Peter DietzelBUILDERPh 5545 2557 Fax 5545 2555Mobile: 0407 764 715 or 0408 180 481

Qld Bldg. Reg No. 24096 NSW Bldg. Lic. 30085

Harding-Smith BuildersBSA 701147 ACN 057 427013 Pty Ltd

House & General Builders

Mobile: 0408 772 250

A/h Mark 5545 2063 • David 5545 1620

BUILDERS

Peter Newman (Reg’d T.E.S.A Member)

TAMBORINE TV & ANTENNA

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN

BUILDING DESIGN

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS

Building Design & Energy Efficiency ReportsBSA Lic 40718 Bers Accr BA 329

Paul Wootton Ph/Fx: 5545 2546 Mob: 0408 989 961

STEPHEN HALL & ASSOC. P/LAccounting on the Mountain

• Taxation/BAS Returns • Business Advice• Business Advice • Tax Planning• Bookkeeping • Payroll Services

Chartered & CPA Qualified StaffSHOP 3, 15 MAIN WESTERN RD NTH TAMBORINE

PHONE (07) 5545 2588

CLEANING & CARPETS

Eagle HeightsCleaning ServicesAffordable RatesFree QuotesMob: 0400 452 054 Ph: 5545 2054For all your Domestic & Commercial Cleaning Needs

Yes, you can.Hire your buildingequipment from

MITRE 10North Tamborine

Phone 5545 1170OPEN 7 DAYS

BUILDING EQUIPMENT HIRE

DENTAL PROSTHETIST

DENTURE CLINICJOE RUSSELLRegistered Dental Prosthetist

DENTURES - RELINESREPAIRS - MOUTHGUARDS

Shop 10 Eagle HeightsShopping Village

Veterans AffairsProvider

5545 3128

DECK RESTORATION

ELECTRICALG.J. Baldwin & Associates P/L

Tamborine Mtn ElectricalACN 010980695 Lic. 36447

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSDomestic/Farm/Commercial

Shop 4, Tamborine PlazaPh: 5545 1207

EARTHMOVING

ExcavatorsBobcats

Trucks

• postholes • pads • trenching • tank holes• clearing • burnoffs • landscaping

Specialising in:

DRIVEWAYS

Ph: 5545 1979

24/7Repairs & Service

TRACTORS • BULLDOZERS • EXCAVATORS• BOBCATS • GRADERS, ETC...

QUICK RESPONSE BREAKDOWN SERVICEHydraulic Expert Available; Field Servicing,

Fault-finding and Repairs; Fast On-siteResponse Team; Qualified Diesel Fitters. WE REPAIR AND SERVICE: Diesel/Petrol

Engines, Hydraulic valves, Cylinders, Pumps,Motors. On the spot Welding etc.

N.B. CALL EARLY TO BOOK YOUR SERVICE.Pickup and delivery for major repairs.

Office: 1300 604 603 • Mobile: 0407 494 854

CABINETMAKING

PETER BERGMANS Lic 50168

COMPLETE HOME INTERIOR SERVICEKitchens, Bathrooms, Laundries, Wardrobes,

Interior Walls, Furniture, Built-ins.Renovations, improvements, make-overs,

appliance installations, repair and maintenancePhone Peter on 0437 436 552


PACKAGING

All Tamborine StoragePACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

INCLUDING CARTONS,BUBBLE WRAP ETC.

108 Main Western Rd., Tamborine MtnPh. 0417 001 536

MOWING & SLASHING

Acreage MowingPrompt Reliable Service

Now Available atTamborine Mower Repairs

5545 18920428 451 892

Tamborine Mower RepairsSuppliers of new & reconditioned

• Mowers • Brush CuttersJOHN DEERE

Spares & ServicePh 5545 1892 or 0428 451 892

Ph 07 5545 0499Shop 6, 15 Main Street,

North Tamborine

MOWER REPAIRS

GAS SUPPLIES


GLASS

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN GLASS

Ph 5545 3793 • 0407 696 068

All Glass ReplacementGlass & Mirror cut to size

Security Screens - Shower Screens

Insurance Work WelcomeFree Quotes

HAIRDRESSING

FRAMING

andTOTAL PICTURE FRAMING SERVICE

Ph 5545 2402 – Opp. St Bernard’s Hotel Open Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm

Saturday 9am – 12pm

FINE ARTFRAMING

and

FIVE STARSECURITY & ELECTRICAL

Lic. No. 59907

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSDomestic • Commercial • Farm

Installation • RepairsPhone: 5545 2166

Shop 4, 15 Main Western Rd, North Tamborine (opp. Pharmacy)

BANKCARD, VISA, MASTERCARD

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TAMBORINE TURF Est. 1966

GROWERS OF:Premium Blue Couch, Greenlees Park and Kikuya Turf.

• Farm pick-up or delivered • Weekend pick-ups mustbe ordered by Friday • Inspection Invited.

Ph: All Hrs 5543 6133/5543 8441

CLIPPERS NESTLadies & Men’s HairdressingShop 4, Southport Ave, Eagle Heights

Ph Michelle 5545 1291 for appt

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN NURSERYLet us price your landscape plant

needs. Buy direct from the producer.Quote comparison welcome.

OPEN 7 DAYS. 176 Long Rd, Eagle Heights • 5545 4999

Affinity LandscapesAffinity LandscapesIs your garden ready for spring & summer

entertaining?Would you like to attract wildlife?

Do you want envious friends & neighbours?

Local horticulturalist & lic’d structural landscaper• Design • Water features • Stonework • Planting

• Paving & retaining walls• Contemporary, native & formal gardens

MOB: 0411 805 589 – AH: 5545 3360

PROFESSIONALREFLEXOLOGIST

HEALTH FUND REBATES • Helen, 0413 919 212

Aching/burning feet,bunion pain, sore legs,sciatica, headaches, tension,general pain, women’s health

(RAA, ATMS, ICR, FNTT) – Mountain Resident

CoiffureHAIR DESIGN

P: 5545 4783 M: 0413 233 530

For hair that looks good beyond the salon doors

ELECTRICAL (CONT.’)

24/7Mower RepairsALL MAKES AND MODELS

Qualified Tradesmen – Same-day Service

WE COME TO YOU:FIELD SERVICING & REPAIRS

Pickup and delivery for major repairs.

N.B. CALL EARLY TO BOOK YOUR SERVICE.Office: 1300 604 603 • Mobile: 0407 494 854

HEALTH

KITCHENS

eco paintersbsa licence 1043639

domestic/commercialpaint finishes • colour consultingPhone Derek0414 478 787tel/fax: 5545 4726

Major Credit Cards Accepted

PLUMBING

Specialising in:-• Maintenance• Plumbing • Draining• Roofing • Gasfitting

Ph: Dave Angel at Nth TamborinePh: 5545 2369 all hoursMobile No: 0419 677 008

Lic No 047179



PLASTERER

Ian Lloyd Licensed Plumber

• Plumbing• Drainage• Roofing• Guttering• Pumps

QBS Lic No. 62248

LICENSED BACKFLOWPREVENTION

Ph: (Mob) 0417 437 143A/H 5543 6884

PANEL BEATER

ALLAN HAYESTAMBORINE MOUNTAIN

PANEL & PAINT

PH: 5545 2319Private and insurance work

Total Car Care

FREE WINDSCREENSQUOTES BRAKESPICK UP RUSTDELIVERY FOR R.W.C.

1 HAYES RDOFF TAMBORINE OXENFORD RD

Gyprock, ornate & suspended ceilings,fancy cornices, ceiling roses.

All Aspects of TradePhone BRETT CLEARY

5545 0115

PUMPS

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

PUMPS & FILTRATIONSales • Service • RepairsHouse, Bore & Pool PumpsWater Filters • UV Sterilizers • Tank Liners

0403 419 482for Professional,Reliable Service

PLUMBING

REMOVALISTLocalCountry

InterstatePre-packing

Vic Palmer

REMOVALSIncorporating Tamborine Mtn Removals

Ph: 07 3287 4326Mobile 0408 743 244

RETAINING WALLS

Rock and TimberRetaining Walls

• Expertly Built • All Earthworks• Engineer designed, when required

• Certification • BSA Licenced 1111939Office: 5543 8584 • Mob: 0432 281 075

Email: [email protected]

SPARE PARTS

Spare parts for cars,trucks, motor bikes,

tractors, mowers& garden equipment

OUR PRICES ARECOMPETITIVE WITH

THE COAST

24 Main StNth Tamborine

5545 1988

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING

Septic ~ Treatment Plants ~ Grease trapsHolding tanks ~ Sullage Tanks ~ Sullage Pumps

24/7 SERVICE – Tamborine Mountain residentPHONE: 5545 2692

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VALUER

VALUER – MALCOLM BISHOPPIndependent Property Valuer, all purposes.Assessments market value, compensation,

property settlement, stamp duty, GST.Registered Valuer Queensland No. 734.

Member Australian Property Institute (Valuers)PO Box 107, Eagle Heights 4271

Phone 5545 0022 Fax: 5545 0200

VETERINARY SURGEON

VETERINARY SURGERYEstablished on the Mountain since 1990

Andrew Paxton-Hall BVSc.

Chris Corcoran BVSc. (Hons)

Small & Large Mon - Fri 8am - 6pmAnimal Practice Saturday 8am - 1pm

A fully equipped veterinary hospital right here onthe Mountain providing quality service including

home visits, x-ray, ultrasound, in-house bloodtests, surgery, pet grooming, hydrobath and a full

range of pet food supplies.

2 Main St, Nth Tamborine

5545 2422 all hoursA/H Emergency Service Always Available

CanungraCnr Pine Rd &

Franklin St5543 5622

All HoursMon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm. Sat 8.30am-11.30amA.H. EMERGENCY SERVICES ALWAYS AVAILABLE

FREE QUOTES David Gibbons

D & D DECORATORSPAINTING &

PAPERHANGINGCONTRACTORS

Domestic,Commercial,

IndustrialLic. No. 062240

Ph: 5545 1952Mob: 0407 757 960


UNPARALLELLED OPPORTUNITY WORKING FROMHOME – PART OR FULL TIME – ABSOLUTELY NO RISK –GENUINE OPPORTUNITY SELDOM KNOCKS TWICE!FREE TRAINING & SUPPORT. CALL 0409 771 885.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS: Marc Lambert:Washing machines, dishwashers, dryers, electricstoves & cooktops. Cash and pensioner discounts.Same day service. Ph: 0438 745 350.

ATTENTION!! What’s on the bottom of yourwater tank? Dead rats, snakes, toad or worse.Minimum water loss extraction cleaning systemnow available by The Tank Doctor 0407 649 659or 5545 3693.

CHIBALL EXERCISE CLASSES @ MT.TAMBORINE A mind body exercise program tomusic, that blends ancient & modern movementdisciplines; Tai Chi Qi-Gong, ChiBall Dance,Yoga, Pilates, Relaxation and Meditation. Every Wednesday at 9.30am @ the Bodhi Studio,88a Alpine Terrace, Mt. Tamborine . Suitable forall ages; beginners welcome. $10 per class.Contact: Dagmar, M: 0434 547 184, or just showup and start your journey.

CHOOKMOBILE is a fully-equipped chook pen,completely fox-proof and with a superb mobilitysystem. Models for 4 or 7 hens. Come and checkthem out. Phone 0418 758 925 or 5545 2206.

FOR SALE TORO MOTOR MOWER, new cord,just serviced, $180 Phone 5545 2100

MOBILE MASSAGE: Qualified Therapist.Maintain the health of your body with a regulartherapeutic massage. Service also avail. to some off-Mountain areas. Anja Cameron 0405 347 900

MOUNTAIN-WIDE PAMPHLETS Distributionservice. Advertise your business. Ph 0438 452 587.

MULCH: Excellent quality. Aged, clean mulch.$25/metre delivered. Ph: 5545 0467.

NATUROPATH, Nutrition advice, herbalist, 0417630 615 www.ntpages.com.au/therapist/11495

TAI CHI & QI GONG New Beginners’ classescommencing now, Eagle Heights & Beaudesert.Kinesiology & Massage by appointment. Improveyour health. See www.ttcak.com or phone Gai55452409 or 0409066501.

TRADITIONAL REIKI CLASSES Reiki,massage, iridology by appointment. Change yourlife for the better. Phone Jan 5545 4005. 20 yearsexperience.

WANTED: TRACTORS and bulldozers, anycondition 3201 5099

QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS1. Elephants 2. Viscount Montgomery ofAlamein 3. England and France 4. NelsonMandela 5. George Washington 6. Molotov7. American Civil War 8. Domesday Book9. Crimean War 10. Mary, Queen of Scots.

Rates: $6 for first 10 words, then 10 cents foreach additional word. Classifieds may be leftin the boxes at NORTH TAMBORINENEWSAGENCY. Place your ad & money inan envelope & drop in box.

CLASSIFIEDS

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and Crematorium

Winner Qld SeniorsExcellence Award

EnquiriesWelcome 5593 4777

EMERGENCY NUMBERSAlcoholics Anonymous..............5545 3331 ..........................................or 0416 155 456Energex .........................................13 62 62Fire (ask for Southport Control) ........000Fire (T.M. Rural F.B.) ..........0407 747 999Fire Permits ..........................0408 199 271Police ..........................................5545 3473Ambulance ............................................000Ambulance (non-urgent) .............13 12 33Domestic Violence (24 hrs)...1800 811 811Child Protection (24 hrs) .....1800 177 135Lifeline ............................................13 111413 HEALTH ............................13 43 25 84S.E.S. .............................................132 500Local SES ControllerBrendan Guy ...............................5540 5131T.M. Community Care Service: Home Careand Transport needs. Ring.........5545 4968

Blue Nursing Service ..........(07) 3287 2041Roslyn Lodge ..............................5545 7822T.M. Medical Practice .................5545 1222QML Pathology Nth Tamborine .5545 3873Chemists:North Tamborine.........5545 1450

Eagle Heights..............5545 1441Tamborine Mtn Physiotherapy & SportsInjury Clinic ...............................5545 0500Tamborine Mountain OptometristNicky Carr..................................5545 0277Dentists:Dr Don Harvey .........................5545 2788Dr Claudia Rodriguez ................5545 2522

Podiatrist:.......5545 3311 or 0418 963 969Veterinary Surgery ......................5545 2422Beenleigh Comm. Health ....(07) 3827 9811Beaudesert Hospital.....................5541 9111

LIBRARY HOURSMonday – Friday 9.00am–5.30pm.Saturday 9am–12noon. Phone: 5540 5473.

T.M. RURAL FIRE BRIGADEFor burnoff notifications, membership andgeneral enquiries.......................................Phone: 0407 747 999

For Fires and Emergencies ...........Phone: 000

Training Meetings are held at 7.00pm eachWednesday at the Rural Fire Station, Knoll Rd.

Tamborine Mountain News is publishedfortnightly. The paper is compiled by voluntaryworkers and printed by the Beaudesert Times.

EDITORIAL TEAM:Eve Curtis 5545 1231

George & Joan Fisher 5545 1986Mike & Elizabeth Russell 5545 3601

John Aagaard 5545 1371

EMAIL: [email protected]

TM News acknowledges a grant from the GamblingCommunity Benefit Fund for the purchase of

equipment to assist in production.

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