25years of Community Service Mount Nebo- Mount Glorious Rural Fire Brigade #476The following is an excerpt from the Chairman’s report AGM 1982. “For the information of all present your Bush Fire Brigade registered under the Rural FiresBoards is #476, was inaugurated on the 1st September, 1981, with the first committee meeting being held on the 11 September 1981. It was on that evening thatplans for the construction of the first fire fighting unit got under way and it was initially used at the first brigade practice held at Terry Bradford’s property on the21st November.”

The elected executive at that first meeting were: Chairperson – Gary Naylor, First Officer Terry Bradford, 2nd Officer Barry Summers, Secretary/ treasurer JennyConway. Terry Bradford is the only member who has unbroken involvement from the inaugural committee.

A concise report on Brigade #476 (April 1984) indicates that the brigade was first inaugurated 18/2/1967; amended 06/03/1971; and then re-organised 1/09/1981.Paperwork dated 3/09/1975 indicates that there was a Mt Glorious Bush Fire Brigade with Officers elected 1st Officer AT McCosker (Forest Officer) 2nd Officer MZendler 3rd P Gibbons and Fire Warden Forest Overseer Mt Glorious; Secretary Ken Stevenson.

Undated correspondence indicates their intention to join in with the Mt Nebo Brigade that had been active for several years – from the content of the letter wedate this to be around 1983-84.

16 August 1982 the Rural Fires Board was advised of the appointment of two fire wardens. TA Bradford Mt Nebo Town 1st Officer and AH Bradford Mt Glorious3rd Officer. This was submitted to Minister for approval gazetted in November 82. (letter dated 1/12/82) Terry has remained the fire warden for Mt Nebo. AlanBradford resigned in January 1986 and was replacement was Rod Nicklin. Rod resigned in 2001 and was replaced by Bob Snowdon the current Fire Warden forMt. Glorious.

The first fire-fighting unit in 1981 was a trailer built and fitted out by Alan and Terry Bradford with help from other members of the community and local serv-ices. Total cost of trailer construction, tanks reels, pump and fittings ($1070.27) Letter dated 10/12/81. This unit was sold in 2006. Initially the Brigade – bor-rowed a tank, which was put on a ute; and purchased a pump. By 1984 the brigade had the following equipment: One ex army 4wd Landrover converted into afire-fighting unit. One locally made fire tender trailer with 100 gal tank and pump unit. Six ex forestry department radio units, all mobile. One mobile pumpunit, 10 hp. Three established auxiliary water filling points, gravity fed 1000gal tanks in Blocks area. Miscellaneous knapsacks, rakehoes, axes, brushhooks, drip-torches, water and petrol tins and tools. Helmets, overall and boots. Fire brigade shed and fittings.

All of the above was achieved by fundraising at shopping centres, raffles, community events, and subscription drives. The subscription/ donation drive ended in2004 and was replaced by collection with council rates notice in 2005/06 financial year.

From 1981 to around 10 years ago the main training exercise was a hazard reduction burn at the Enoggera Army reserve with members gaining invaluableknowledge in this extended event. This event also generated the majority of income for the brigade and enabled the brigade to upgrade equipment to a betterstandard and provided the finances for a shed at Mt Glorious and for a future shed at Mt Nebo.

Since 1984 the brigade acquired 2 used landcruiser units, which were altered by the brigade to be suitable for fire fighting purposes. The original landrover wasdecommissioned in 1989. The landcruisers were replaced under the veteran vehicle replacement scheme in March 2003 with a Nissan Patrol mopup unit with400lt water capacity and in July 2005 with an Isuzu unit with 2000lt water capacity. The brigade purchased a Mazda unit with 1700lt water capacity in

1995. The Nissan resides in the brigade shed at Mt Glorious while the other two units are kept at Mt Nebo. 1982 – issue of another access track to the blocks wasraised. Council widened roads within blocks in 1986. Council minutes show the Council resisted a road exit from the Blocks on council land and Council sug-gested that an exit be put through private property. This was subsequently undertaken. Council minutes 14th October 1986 emergency access from Jarrot road isengineeringly feasible. Quashed again by residents within the blocks. Issue was raised again and approval finally given and construction done in May 1999.Australia Day 1987 Queensland Achievement Medallion was presented to Mount Nebo Regional Bushfire Brigade for teamwork and community spirit. (As quot-ed from the Australia Day Annual Report 1986-87)

The brigade has been involved in lots of minor events over the year’s mainly motor vehicle accidents (mva’s), car fires, housefires, grassfires, and hazard reduc-tion burns. Major events have been the fires around Mt Nebo in 1986, Mt Glorious 1993, and the windstorm event October 2003. Looking back through the recordsthe brigade has consistently had an active membership of 25 – 30 people (our current active membership is 30). All members of the brigade since inception havebeen volunteers and they all deserve a pat on the back for the time and effort they have committed to this worthwhile cause. The Brigade is continually strivingto improve the skill level of all members of the brigade through active training events, which are offered throughout the year, and through promotion of fireawareness to the wider community.

The brigade is always looking for new members who are willing to take up the challenge. If you are interested please contact First Officer Terry Bradford 32898181 or secretary Daphne Elsley 3289 8319.

Well Done Mt Nebo / Mt Glorious Brigade on 25 years of committed community effort!!

Daphne Elsley Hon. Secretary

Community news from Mt Nebo and Mt Gloriouswww.gloriousnebo.org.au/MTN/

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Letters

The Mt Nebo Residents' Association would like to thank all thebusinesses, organisations and individuals who contributed

towards our Spring Dance fund-raising event.

We are very grateful to the following for kindly donating prizes:

BP - The Gap, The Coffee Club at The Gap, Unicom, Cynthia Nicklin,The Gap Hardware - Mitre 10, Geoff Wilson MP, Councillor Bob Millar,Four Seasons Samford, Brisbane Forest Park (Walkabout Creek WildlifeCentre).

Yvonne s Feral Cat Trap

Now I know we all forget the odd thing and sometimes even needto make lists as reminders. I have lent my feral cat trap out

many times to mountain folk -this time I can’t remember who I lent itto last - quite a while ago. I need the trap back urgently and have noidea who has the trap at the moment.

If this has jogged your memory and you think, “Oh, my gosh, I forgotto return it!” Could you please pop it into your car and deliver it back-don’t worry if I am not home just leave it at the kitchen door - or youcould give me a ring 3289 0238 and I will pick it up.

Just goes to show that maybe “old timers disease’ is alive and well. Ithink I have a touch of it. Would love to see my much needed trap soon.

many thanksYvonne

We would like to keep the local residents of Mt Glorious and MtNebo informed of a road safety initiative which will com-

mence on Sunday 29 October and which will be held at MaialaRainforest Teahouse and Restaurant, 1850 Mt Glorious Road, MtGlorious.

Present will be Morgan & Wacker Rider Training, Samford FirstResponders, Queensland Police and Queensland Transport. Prizes of upto $1,000 will include rider safety gear and rider training courses. Allproceeds from these will be donated to the Samford First Responders forvital life saving equipment.

Visitors will be able to see first hand what the Accident InvestigationSquad is about, and the operation of the mobile radar. QueenslandPolice will be able to answer your questions. Fred Davies from Morgan& Wacker Rider Training will be on hand with a display of trainingmotorbikes and safety courses. The First Responders play an integralrole in times of accidents by all vehicles on the mountain. QueenslandTransport will also have a display and information booth.

We, at Maiala, are keen to promote our time and resources to height-ening awareness of road safety on Mt Glorious and trust you will sup-port this initiative. We thank Morgan & Wacker Rider Training,Queensland Ambulance Service, Queensland Police and QueenslandTransport for their ongoing support.

We will commence selling tickets within the next fortnight and willdraw the raffle prizes on 29th October.

If you'd like to talk to us further about this public interest initiative,please don't hesitate to talk to Rod or Marilyn on 3289 0100 or call into the Teahouse and have a coffee with us.Rod & Marilyn

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Mt Nebo Residents Association: Presidents ReportThe “Spring Dance” is the Residents Associations major fundraiser, theproceeds help cover the cost of insurance both public liability andinsurance on the hall itself. We don’t have the exact figures, but it lookslike we may have raised enough to cover the insurance for anotheryear; I would like to thank everyone who helped out on the night, dur-ing preparation and cleanup.

Thank you to all the bar staff, cake donators, food staff, the bands andchoir, people who made raffle prize donations, those who helped withthe door and raffle tickets and everyone for coming along; specialthanks to Terry and Florence for organising and donating the food forthe BBQ, special thanks must also go to Bill for organising the bar, Robfor organising the music and Marita for all her “behind the scenes”hard work. In spite of the rain, those who came enjoyed themselveswith good food, drink and excellent music.

I recently contacted the Councillor for Gap Ward (BCC) GeraldineKnapp in regards to the condition of Mount Nebo Road and I wasinformed that we would have to wait for the “grader” to come by likeany other rural roads; I then explained that the pot-holes were in bitu-men and that they are responsible for approximately 9km of this road.

After our discussion, Councillor Knapp phoned back and informed methat $80,000 had been allocated to carry out maintenance work in thenear future.

Whilst talking to the Councillor about the bus-stop parking at BillFursman Park, the Councillor explained that this is the second mostused bus-route in Brisbane and Translink requires them to upgrade thebus facilities.

Parking will still be available on the side of Waterworks Rd with prob-ably 9 parks provided. This is probably less parking than what wasavailable prior to this upgrade.

Lastly, I would like to thank Marita Pattemore, our secretary for her

help throughout the year, unfortunately she cannot continue as secre-tary as she is relocating temporarily, we look forward to her return.

See you all at the next meeting, Wednesday October 4th at 7:30pm.

Neville Bradford — President

October 2006 3

R OAD RAMBLINGS Results of the survey we conducted have been compiled and are includ-ed in this issue of the Mountain News. They will be forwarded toCouncils and Police.

Please don t tailgate - Apart from speeding, the majorconcerns the survey found were tailgating, vehicles cutting corners andnot driving to road conditions. If you want to pass, don’t tailgate, justflash your lights so the person knows you want to overtake and then bepatient and wait for them to find a safe place to slow or pull over. Mostlocals will readily allow safe overtaking.

Hot Spots - Slow down on Bateson Road. Cars have been seendriving too fast and also not stopping at the stop sign. Cars have alsobeen seen travelling too fast down View Street near the after school carebuilding.

Good News - Haven’t heard of any fatalities on our local roads fora while, but accidents continue to happen. Please keep sending inreports of incidents. These are collated and sent to Police/Council.

Energy and ideas - If you have any energy or ideas to assist inmaintaining a safe and harmonious road environment please talk tous or join our group. The Traffic Consultation Group includes peoplefrom across Glorious Nebo and meets regularly at one of the Mountaincafes. Next meeting is Saturday 21 October 10am at Boombana.Contacts: Robert Lachowicz 3289 8250 or Ann Bateson 3289 3939

The Mountain Traffic Consultation Group distributed around 400 sur-veys in June 2006. There were responses from only 28 households. Aprior survey conducted from Cosmos to the tennis courthouse earlier in2006 are not included in this report. Summary of answers to survey questions

Although this is a very small sample the survey may indicate some gen-eral themes. In answer to the 9 questions, the responses were as follows.Most (68%) felt they had safe vehicle access to their property. Most(57%) thought village speed limits were too high. 32% said about right.One person (4%) said speed limits were too low. To the question aboutspeed limits on the Mt Nebo/Glorious Road 43% said˜too high”, 46%said “about right”. Two people said too low. 50% thought visibility aproblem on the road, 39% said “no”, 3 didn’t respond. About half(46%) thought current signage not suitable and 43% thought it suit-able. Most (71%) believed they had safe pedestrian access to their prop-erty. 14% said “no” and 14% didn’t respond. Most (78%) had experi-enced safety issues on Mt Nebo/Glorious Rd. Half (46%) had experi-enced road safety issues on the Goat Track and just over half (54%) hadexperienced road safety issues on Darcy Kelly/Forestry Road.Most common concerns

No 1 concern was vehicles speeding and not driving to road conditions.Other main concerns included tailgating and vehicles cutting corners.2 Greater police presence, more enforcement. 3 More pull-over zones,adequately signed. 4 Clearing of vegetation at sides of road by counciland local land holders. 5 Inadequate signage/ too much signage. 6Divided Road signage. 7 Road habits of cyclists, motorcyclists and otherroad users. 8 More driver education. 9 Consistent signage through toThe Gap - some for 70 k some for 80k. 10 Speed through the villagesneed to lowered.

A number of areas have been identified as 'trouble spots.' These areaswill be identified later in the report.

Comments in response to Survey Questions

1. Safe vehicle access. Cars parked at side of road in villages obscuringview when exiting property. Driveway entrance too narrow. Trees andfoliage on footpath hindering vision. Speeding cars.

2. Village speed limit. Both villages suggested 40-50k zone through vil-lages. Speed bumps. Extension of 50k zone in some areas.Neighbourhood speed signs. Extension of chicane and more advisorysigns. 30k in Blocks

3. Mt Glorious/Nebo speed limit. Inconsistent signage, more advisorysigns. Several residents said speed should be 80k throughout- severalsaid should be 70k throughout. More passing lane with appropriatesignage. Driver education. Drive to conditions. Safety concerns such astailgating, corner cutting. Road surface issues. Lower speed on theweekend. 80k too fast tourist drive- 80k too slow should be open. Speedlimit needs to be enforced

4. Visibility. Poor on some corners. Vegetation on roadside.

5. Current signage suitable. Insufficient speed signs. More visualreminders of danger spots. Tourist signs minimised or combined withother signage. Too much signage. Wildlife signs. School speed signsungraded. Hidden junction signs. Encouragement for tourists to slowdown on approach to village.

6. Pedestrians. Need footpaths in Glorious.

7. Safety Issues Nebo Glorious. Speeding day/night. Tailgating. Cuttingcorners. Motorbikes hugging centre line. Cars driving on wrong side ofdivided road. Cyclists habits - large pack and in middle of road. Poorroad marking and surface. Drivers not dimming lights at night.Dangerous overtaking including on blind corners. Driveways withgravel spilling on to road. Areas in front of cafe.

8. Safety issues Goat Track. Unsafe, needs speed bumps. Access both onand off Goat Track dangerous.

9. Safety issues Darcy Kelly/Forestry Rd. Speed lowered. Inappropriateovertaking. Vehicles cutting corners. Poor visibility. Decrease speedlimit. Problem telegraph pole. Certain times for large vehicles.Driveway from new house spilling on to road.

Mountain Traffic Consultation Group

4 October 2006

Councillor’s column

50 KPH SPEED CHANGE FOR MT GLORIOUSVILLAGE ???

After several years of lobbying by the Mt Glorious Residents Association,Council and residents individually, I now understand that theDepartment of Main Roads are giving serious consideration (and pos-sibly favourable at that) to a lowering of the posted speed limit throughthe Village. Council expects to hear from the Department shortly onthis matter.SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY

In conjunction with Queensland Transport, Council officers have beeninvestigating ways to improve traffic safety around school precincts anda trial of new school zone threshold treatment is to be undertaken attwo or three schools within Pine Rivers. I had requested that Mt Nebobe included as one of the trial schools and have now been advised thatthese works which will be funded from my Divisional roads budget arescheduled to be completed over the September school holidays (possi-bly completed as you read this).MORE FOOTPATH WORK

I have been endeavouring to allocate funds progressively to upgradingthe paths around the higher pedestrian traffic areas in Mt Nebo. As Iwrite, a further 60 metre section between the Rose farm and the busstop is being reconstructed. This $28,000 project will contribute to theultimate completion of an improved link from the blocks to the school.PATHWORK AT SCHOOL.

A new gate recently installed by Q Build to improve the safety of chil-dren moving towards View Street from the front entrance gets childrenout of the school grounds but is in need of a path in the road reserve tofinish the job. Following discussions with the Acting Principal, MrsBiffin, I have agreed to allocate Council funds (ratepayers money)towards completing a path along the outside of the school fence. I amsure that many parents will breath a sigh of relief at these improvedarrangements.RELAY FOR LIFE TAKES OFF FOR 2007

The hugely successful fundraising event facilitated by Council lastMarch and supported by several hundred participants who collectivelyraised over $120,000 for the Queensland Cancer Fund will be on againin 2007. Council recently committed to supporting the event to be heldon 24/25 March 2007 and has budgeted $5000 to help defray organi-sational costs. All those teams who participated in the 2006 event willhave received a letter containing information about the 2007 event andif you, your friends or any community groups that you are involvedwith would like to be a part of this exciting activity please register yourinterest with Council on 3480 6666/ the Queensland Cancer Fund orregister to attend an information evening at the Council ChambersStrathpine at 6.30pm on Monday 9 October. More information on whatRelay for Life is all about is available on the Australian CancerCouncil’s website at www.relayforlife.org.au

I consider it a great honour to be re-elected as the Member for Ferny Grove.This will be my fourth term of office, and I am looking forward to onceagain, represent the Ferny Grove electorate in the Queensland Parliament.As most people will know by now, I have been appointed as the Minister forMines and Energy. There will be stimulation and challenges associatedwith this new role.

My work with the local community will remain a high priority for me. Asalways, please do not hesitate to call my electorate office if you are seekinginformation or help with any State Government matter. Telephone me on3851 1570, fax me on 3851 1261, email me on ferny.grove@parlia-ment.qld.gov.au, or check out my website, www.geoffwilsonmp.com. MyElectorate Office is at 3/6 Nepean Avenue, Arana Hills.

Note to residents especially in The

Blocks area Mt Nebo

Halloween is coming Tuesday 31st October; and we know that the kidson the mountain love getting dressed up and trick or treating. To

save embarrassment and harassment I would like to make a suggestion forthis year. Since Halloween is actually on Tuesday night (after consultationwith a couple of parents); I suggest that the event occur on the Saturdayafternoon / evening 28th October. In this way the children and parents canenjoy a later fun night without stressing about getting the children homeand to bed for school. The younger children will probably be out and aboutlate afternoon, while the high schoolers will probably be around at night.With prior warning there is no need for you to give money to any of thechildren– this is not the idea! And maybe we can get some tricks going!! Ifyou wish to take part in the Halloween festivities maybe you could put alantern or light at the front of your house to indicate that you are willingto participate; this way hopefully the children will only go to those housesthat are willing to participate. I am making these suggestions in the hopethat all can have a good time and that residents do not feel pushed into thisactivity.

Remember kids – for this to be a success then you need to be on your bestbehaviour and remember the “please” and “thank you” and respect thoseresidents that do not wish to take part in this event.

Thanks for reading and hopefully we will have a good time. Daphne

First Aid on the Mountain

I have been in contact with First Aid trainers and am arranging a time fortraining to happen in January 2007, probably the weekend before schoolstarts. Information so far:

CPR update – 2hrs in morning - $49/ person

Senior First Aid refresher – all day - $85 / person

New Senior first aid – self paced – you will receive a manual and work-book to work through. Then when all done you can attend the course forall day and be assessed on the day. Cost $122.00 You need to contact menow if you wish to do the course this way as you need to get started beforethe date.

If you can let me know of your interest that would be great – as whether ithappens depends on the numbers I get.

Thanks, Daphne 3289 8319

The Wilson Report

October 2006 5

School NewsMount Nebo State School is a place bustling with activity. The last fourweeks of Term 3 saw our Principal, Sue Biffin off on leave. When shereturns in Term 4 she will be able to view the wonderful Art creationbeing undertaken by the P-3 group as part of the school’s success in the2005 Pine Rivers Art Awards. All the students in our P-3 class have con-tributed to the design and creation of our ‘Crazy Critter’ under thewatchful eye of our Artist in Residence Wendy.

Our Year 4-7 group have completed their ‘Space’ projects using a vari-ety of technological skills including Powerpoint and Publisher. We willbe able to show Mrs Biffin our own space crafts designed and made aspart of our homework over the last three weeks. The students have hadthe opportunity to develop their individual ideas and present them tothe entire class whilst completing self evaluation.

Our vege garden continues to thrive due no doubt to the wonderfulshowers and tender loving care provided by the students. We hope to beable to use our own vegetables for tuckshop in Term 4.

Lawrie and Liam Wenck did us proud competing at the GreaterBrisbane North Regional Athletic Titles. They competed in the 200mand 800m and Long Jump and 100m respectively. Each boy performedwell on the two days with both setting personal bests. Well done Boys!

Swimming begins for all Year 1-7 students on the first day of Term 4.We will be travelling to The Gap State School to undertake our lessonswith expert coaching from our Phys. Ed teacher Mrs Clancy.

Janet Bannah A/Principal

6 October 2006

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NorthwestProperty and Garden

MaintenanceMowing, Brushcutting, Pruning,

Hedging,Weeding, Rubbish removalLand clearing for Firebreaks,

Landscape maintenance Timber deck rejuvenation,

Pressure CleaningLocal Operator, Reliable Service

Quality WorkFully Insured, Competitive Rates.

Call Trevor - 3289 33970409 613 844

Mt Nebo Playgroup Presents......Sunday October 22

Fundraiser BrunchTo be hosted by local chef Blake Singley

$15 per head including glass of champagneMt Nebo Hall 10am

Bookings essential ph 32898002

Photo ExhibitionTo showcase competition entries and winners

Free entryMt Nebo Hall 10 - 12

Mt Nebo ResidentsAssociation

All residents welcome to attend monthlymeetings to discuss the management of the

Community Hall and issues affecting our localcommunity.

Please come along to a Working Bee and helpmaintain your Community Hall.

RESIDENTS MEETINGS

1st Wednesday of the month - 7.30pm at the community hall

OCTOBER 4th

NOVEMBER 1st

DECEMBER 6th

WORKING BEES (HALL & GARDEN MAINTENANCE)

2nd Saturday of the month 10am - 12 midday

OCTOBER 14th

NOVEMBER 11th

DECEMBER 9th

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During the course of this year I have tracked downand stopped a number of offenders dumping largeor unacceptable loads of rubbish at the transferstation. These people have been contacted by theP.R.S.C. and warned they could be facing a heftyfine ($1,800). Some of these loads, but not all,

have been driven up from Brisbane and surrounding areas anddumped, either because there is no charge or nobody’s about to checkon them. But they all leave clues.

The latest on-going episode is the amount of old furniture, especiallybeds and settees, being left at the tip face or leaning against TreasureIsland. Most are beyond use and extremely heavy to move, especiallyafter being left in the rain for a couple of days. I have a report from aresident that they have been seen coming up from Enoggera. Theselarge useless items quickly fill the bin which is for household wasteonly. If more bins are ordered in, you - as ratepayers - get the bill whilethe offenders pay nothing. So, I ask for your help.

Has anyone seen these items being driven to the Tip after dark, or earlymornings, usually over the weekends? They are always there onMonday mornings. If you have any clues, give me a call (ph: 32890249) and I’ll do the rest.

I’ve included two photos this month. One shows the amount of furni-ture, etc., the other is the state of Treasure Island on Monday mornings.This lot takes ages to sort (usually dumped). Again, somebody justthrows the whole lot over the table and underneath. It’s normallyabsolute rubbish.

Again, I ask for your assistance. I cannot be in attendance all the time.So, if anybody sees people off-loading a fairly large amount of junk onthe weekends, please give me a call. I would greatly appreciate it.

In the next few weeks the P.R.S.C. will be putting down a surfacearound the Simsmetal scrap bin. This is to help the driver retrieve thefull bin during wet periods as there have been difficulties reported bytheir drivers after heavy rains. So, you will be seeing the scrap metalbin situated nearby whilst the area is surfaced.

Finally, my thanks to Dee Hunt for once more helping to compile therecycling sheet issued in last month’s "Mountain News". Thanks Dee.

Keep sortin’ yer piles,Vic xxx

Looking after Life on theMountains ask MEPAMEPA (Mt Nebo/Mt Glorious Environment ProtectionAssociation) is a not-for-profit association concerned withenvironmental issues in our mountain communities. MEPAanswers your questions about bush regeneration, weeds, localplants _ etc! Email questions to askmepa@yahoo.com.au orwrite to ASKMEPA, PO Box 29, Mt Nebo, QLD 4520

Q. I’m trying to establish a garden but the dry weather is worry-ing me. Are there local plants that can tolerate this drought and

are generally tough?

A. Mountain residents have lots of reasons to worry about water inthe garden. City slickers, used to unlimited cheap water on tap,

are rapidly coming to grips with low-water gardening that has longbeen practiced on the Mountain. There are a number of local plantsthat are as tough as boots and adapted long ago to variable rainfall.The native grasses, Tussock Grass (Poa labillardierei) and KangarooGrass (Themeda australis), make beautiful feature plants and aremuch loved by finches (Poa) and butterflies (Themeda). They haveadapted to die down a bit over our dry winter and so have a naturalresponse to drought. When the rain comes they put on lots of lush softgrowth before flowering.

Local Mat Rushes, (Lomandra logifolia, Lom. Hystrix, etc.) are ever-green tufting rush-leafed plants that many consider fine specimenplants (growing to 1 m ). Have a look at a garden shop (GreeningAustralia, the Gap, or the Pine Rivers Kumbartcho Nursery) and see ifyou like them. They are tough enough to live along the new sections ofthe South-East Freeway en route to the Gold Coast in large lush plant-ings on local rainfall. Dianellas (Dianella caerula), are another low-growing tough, blue-flowering local native.

Mid-storey plants (2 _ 5 m) include local Hoveas , Palm Lillies(Cordyline rubra, C. petiolaris, C. stricta), and Wattles (Acacia fimbri-ata, A. irrorata) all add colour to the garden despite these dry condi-tions. The opinions and viewpoints expressed in these articles arethose of the individual writer and do not necessarily representthose of MEPA members.

MEPA AGM 2006

MEPA had its 2006 AGM on September 16th. I’ve already talked aboutour activities in the August Mountain News so I won’t repeat myself.There’s a lot happening and local government and non-governmentagencies are providing lots of support, so the news is pretty good all‘round.

To help us in the coming year, your joining as a member would be ahuge help. For just $5 (single), $10 (family) you can join for the year.And the more members we have, the easier our job is when lobbying onyour behalf to protect our local environment. (Name, address, emailand money to PO Box 29, Mt Nebo Post Office).

The new Executive is: Dominic Hyde (Pres.), Maggie Scattini(Secretary), Kristin Hyde (Treasurer), with additional Committeemembers: Howard Harker, Bill Scattini, and Alan Dale. Our thanks tothe outgoing Secretary John Hillcoat for his work.Dominic Hyde - MEPA

8 October 2006

FREE RANGE EGGS - $4 a dozen. Phone Matt orSue 3289 0020FOR SALE - Bed, Single, wire base 20cm clean littleused. Posturepaedic mattress, stable wood turned endsand legs $40. Trailer, wooden, old, sturdy.Tyres OK$50. Lounge Chair Set of 5 pieces silver-green fab-ric one corner piece 2 pieces with arm ends $40.Phone - 3289 8018GIVE AWAY - 12 casement windows some silkyoak, some pine, painted, poor condition. 3289 8018FOR SALE - Cast Iron shower bath 900mls sq + 2sided glass shower screen (inc folding door) Porcelainbathroom sink - offers. Please phone 3289 8309Northwest - Property and Garden Maintenance.Services: Mowing, Brush cutting, Pruning, Hedging,Weeding, Rubbish removal, Land clearing forFirebreaks, Landscape maintenance,Timber deck reju-venation, Pressure Cleaning. Local Operator, ReliableService, Quality Work, Fully Insured, CompetitiveRates. Call Trevor - 3289 3397 or 0409 613844GIVE AWAY - Double aluminium sliding glassdoors, lengths of pvc down pipe, and a large pile of oldtimber (lots of nails, some is okay, some for burning...)and other bits and pieces in my back yard... Call me3289 8348 Louise.FOR SALE - Double bed, slat base, colonial timberstyle, good condition $50. Phone 3289 0297CHILDMINDING - Reliable, responsible 14yr oldlocal girl available for babysitting. $7.50p/h. PhonePhoebe 3289 8281

PlumbingSolutions

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ClassifiedsSunday October 22 - Playgroup fundraiser at Mt Nebo

Hall. Mountain Kids Photo Exhibition, 10-12am, free entry. Brunch $15 per head,bookings essential ph 3289 8002

1st.Wednesday of the month - Mt Nebo ResidentsAssociation meeting at the Hall. 7:30pm

Every Wednesday - Playgroup every Wednesday, 10amnoon at Mt Nebo Hall, $2 per family, babies,toddlers, preschoolers welcome, please bringa plate to share.

2nd Saturday of the month — Working Bee at theCommunity Hall 10 am — 12 midday. Pleasecome along and help maintain the hall & gar-dens - jobs for everyone to help with.

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