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Div. 8 - Flyer No. 77 MICK GILLAM OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2019 Koalas on the move Please, please, please keep an eye out for koalas around the Moreton Bay Region in the coming weeks. Males are on the march as the breeding season reaches its peak between now and November. Council has erected banners and electric message boards warning drivers to slow down in known koala movement corridors including: Leis Park in Lawnton, John Davidson Park and Countdown has started to the opening of USC’s Moreton Bay Uni campus D-Day is February next year. With approximately 250 workers on site per day, the building’s facade, including windows and wall cladding are now well progressed. Internal fitout works for the auditorium, laboratories and other teaching spaces are currently being constructed. Power and water services required to run the building are nearing completion and cabling and infrastructure for the building’s hi-tech facilities are well under way. Council’s $10M Gympie Rd intersection upgrade for the ultimate entry is almost complete. The number of koalas located in the on-site koala monitoring and health-check program has also increased. There are now 72 koalas and 24 healthy and dependent joeys now being monitored, up from 56 two years ago. To provide safe movement for wildlife along the North Pine River, a wildlife underpass and overpass will soon be installed under Gympie Road. For more information on The Mill at Moreton Bay visit mbrc.qld.gov.au/The-Mill Best wishes till next Flyer, August: A koala using the Swan Parade fauna underpass off Kremzow Rd Warner) in the wee hours. Kensington Way in Bray Park and Wrights Reserve in Joyner. Council is also working with Energex and the Department of Transport and Main Roads to install banners on roadside light poles on Gympie Road in Lawnton, Old Gympie Road in Kallangur and South Pine Road in Albany Creek. Drivers need to do their bit as well and that means slowing down in these areas at dawn and dusk and keeping an eye out. Council has painted around 30 wildlife and koala zone stencils on roads throughout the region. Extra banners and electric message boards are also on display around the region from now until mid November when the koala breeding season comes to a close. Council has installed dozens of fauna rope bridges, underpasses and exclusion fencing at the intersecons of roads and wildlife movement corridors across the region since launching a 20-year Green Infrastructure Strategy in 2012. Green infrastructure helps improve habitat connecvity and reduces the likelihood of collisions between vehicles and wildlife, parcularly koalas. To judge whether green infrastructure works we installed cameras and on a weekly basis we are seeing evidence of that with our wildlife cameras capturing these movements taking place at night. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE July: A koala using the underpass on Old North Rd just north of Kremzow Road intersection.
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Div. 8 - Flyer No. 77
MICK GILLAM
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2019
Koalas on the move Please, please, please keep an eye out for koalas around the Moreton Bay Region in the coming weeks. Males are on the march as the breeding season reaches its peak between now and November.
Council has erected banners and electric message boards warning drivers to slow down in known koala movement corridors including: Leis Park in Lawnton, John Davidson Park and
Countdown has started to the opening of USC’s Moreton Bay Uni campus
D-Day is February next year. With approximately 250 workers on site per day, the building’s facade, including windows and wall cladding are now well progressed. Internal fitout works for the auditorium, laboratories and other teaching spaces are currently being constructed. Power and water services required to run the building are nearing completion and cabling and infrastructure for the building’s hi-tech facilities are well under way. Council’s $10M Gympie Rd intersection upgrade for the ultimate entry is almost complete. The number of koalas located in the on-site koala monitoring and health-check program has also increased. There are now 72 koalas and 24 healthy and dependent joeys now being monitored, up from 56 two years ago. To provide safe movement for wildlife along the North Pine River, a wildlife underpass and overpass will soon be installed under Gympie Road. For more information on The Mill at Moreton Bay visit mbrc.qld.gov.au/The-Mill
Best wishes till next Flyer,
August: A koala using the Swan Parade fauna underpass off Kremzow Rd Warner) in the wee hours.
Kensington Way in Bray Park and Wrights Reserve in Joyner. Council is also working with Energex and the Department of Transport and Main Roads to install banners on roadside light poles on Gympie Road in Lawnton, Old Gympie Road in Kallangur and South Pine Road in Albany Creek. Drivers need to do their bit as well and that means slowing down in these areas at dawn and dusk and keeping an eye out. Council has painted around 30 wildlife and koala zone stencils on roads throughout the region. Extra banners and electric message boards are also on display around the region from now until mid November when the koala breeding season comes to a close.
Council has installed dozens of fauna rope bridges, underpasses and exclusion fencing at the intersections of roads and wildlife movement corridors across the region since launching a 20-year Green Infrastructure Strategy in 2012. Green infrastructure helps improve habitat connectivity and reduces the likelihood of collisions between vehicles and wildlife, particularly koalas. To judge whether green infrastructure works we installed cameras and on a weekly basis we are seeing evidence of that with our wildlife cameras capturing these movements taking place at night.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
July: A koala using the underpass on Old North Rd just north of Kremzow Road intersection.
Get ready for a land of fun, excitement and adventure at Moreton Kids Festival, Sunday 13 October.Enjoy live stage shows, activities, roving performers, food trucks, market stalls and more! For tickets visit:
moretonkidsfestival.com.au
Moreton Kids Festival MBRC Scholarship
Get to Know Your Council
Celebrating our local heros
Every year council recognises the achievements of everyday people making extraordinary contributions to our community, through our Australia Day Awards.
Help us shine a spotlight on our region’s unsung heroes by nominating them for an Australia Day Award.
You can nominate online via council’s website or visit our customer service centres and libraries for a printed form.
Award categories include:
- Citizen of the Year - Volunteer of the Year - Sports Award - Youth Sports Award - Arts & Culture Award - Environment Award
Nominations close 31 October 2019. mbrc.qld.gov.au/aus-day-awards
Moreton Bay Region is now home to one of the most accessible beaches in South East Queensland.
Launched at Woorim Beach during Disability Action Week in September, a new accessible beach mat now paves the way across the sand for all ages and abilities to enjoy a day at the beach.
We’re incredibly proud to be working in partnership with the Bribie Island Surf Life Saving Club on the accessible beaches trial.
With approximately 1 in every 5 people living with some form of disability, council is passionate about ensuring our services, infrastructure and programs are inclusive and accessible for everyone to participate.
Council has also been working closely with Centacare Moreton Bay, to provide two beach wheelchairs, which can be hired through the Bribie Island Surf Life Saving Club for use on weekends and public holidays in safe weather conditions.
Since adopting our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan just over 12 months ago council has undertaken a number of projects to improve access and inclusion of people with disabilities in community life including new accessible toilets at Albany Creek and Redcliffe libraries.
In The Hills District, construction is currently under way on the largest purpose-built all-abilities recreation facility in the region. This follows the opening of the popular CREEC all-abilities playground at Burpengary last year.
We’ve also commenced design for a new pedestrian ramp at Redcliffe’s Suttons Beach, which will make way for the introduction of beach wheelchairs and matting at one of our most popular beaches.
A number of initiatives have also been delivered to improve the accessibility of council programs including introduction of a low sensory hour at the Redcliffe Museum and AUSLAN Storytime at libraries across Moreton Bay.
For more information or to provide feedback on the accessible beaches trial, visit mbrc.qld.gov.au/access-inclusion
With Mayor Allan SutherlandOur Moreton Bay Region
Paving the way for a more inclusive Moreton Bay
Meet local emergency personal from Fire Fighters to Marine Rescue, see live demonstrations and start thinking about your families ‘what if’ plan. The Combined Emergency Services Expo runs Sunday 13 October at the Bribie Island VMR.
mbrc.qld.gov.au/events
Bribie Island Emergency Expo
Applications for the MBRC Scholarship for students studying at USC Moreton Bay in 2020 close 30 November 2019. Open to students experiencing financial hardship, access $8,000 per year during your undergraduate degree.
mbrc.qld.gov.au/scholarship
Volunteer Surf Life Savers join Ashleigh Zwart to check out the new accessible beach matting at Woorim Beach on Bribie Island.
Things of interest for Div. 8
Swooping season Spring is prime time for native birds to begin swooping as a defensive behaviour to protect their young. While magpies are well-known for swooping, it’s estimated that only 9% of magpies swoop. Other swooping birds include plovers, butcherbirds, crows, noisy minors, pewees and noisy friarbirds.
NEW BOUNDARY for DIVISION 8 The next Council election is in March 2020. Before every election the Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ) asks Councils to report on their divisional boundaries with regard to the number of voters in each division and how many divisions are out of tolerance. Tolerance is plus or minus 10% above the average number of voters. MBRC had 4 out of the 12 divisions out of tolerance and one was very close.
As we had so many out of tolerance the ECQ called for public submissions as to how the boundaries could be realigned to achieve all divisions being in tolerance and, with an eye to the future, them still being so at the following election in 2024.
MBRC lodged a submission which had minor changes in most of the region but more significant changes to Divisions 10, 9, 8, 7 and 4.
There were submissions from members of the community as well. The ECQ did look at our submission and community comment then did their own reallocation which was even more futuristic.
I am very happy with the result which now sees the entire suburbs of Strathpine, Bray Park, Lawnton and Petrie in Division 8. This will make it very easy for voters on election day as all they have to know is the suburb in which they live. Pine Valley Estate from Joyner and a little bit of Kurwongbah up to Lakeside Raceway were also added in as they follow major road or rail boundaries.
These boundaries haven’t been officially announced as yet. (I’m writing this in late August) As soon as they are I will be sending all households a personal letter confirming the new boundaries.
It will be with regret that I farewell all the people in Warner, Joyner and Cashmere that I have got to know over the last 12 years but I look forward to the challenge of getting to know the new residents of the new division.
I am still the councillor on the old boundaries until the election so if you have any problems please still call me. The former areas of Division 8 in Warner, Cashmere and Joyner now go to Division 9.
SMOKE ALARM S - From 1 January 2017 for Existing Dwellings Existing smoke alarms manufactured more than 10 years ago must be replaced with photoelectric smoke alarms which comply with Australian Standards (AS) 3786-2014. (Note: the date should be stamped on the back) For more info visit Qld Fire & Emergency Services website www.qfes.qld.gov.au/community-safety/smokealarms/pages/default.aspx
General Info and Events
Contact Mick Gillam - Division 8
Representing the communities of: Strathpine East, Bray Park, Lawnton, Joyner, Warner North and North East Cashmere Po Box 159 Caboolture 4510 Office at 220 Gympie Rd Strathpine Ph: (O) 3480 6512 (M) 0408 878 517 Email: [email protected] Cr Mick Gillam Div 8 MBRC
STRATHPINE LIBRARY Sensory Baby Class - 1 November 9.30am-10am Boost your baby’s development with an incredible variety of sounds, smells, sights, textures, music, dance, singing and more. For parents and baby’s. Free. Booking required.
School Holiday Event - Bugs & Bad Guys 1 Oct, 10am - 10.40am Listen to Fairy Poppilina present The Very Hungry Caterpillar and What the Ladybird Hear. Activate your imagination with stories, music, movement & more! Best for ages 4-10. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
School Holiday Event - Very Hungry Caterpillar Yoga 3 Oct, 1pm - 1.30pm - Learn yoga, storytelling and mindfulness with Deb from Mindful Matters. Best for ages 3-5. Siblings welcome. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
School Holiday Event - Fantasy Cake Frosting 4 Oct, 2pm - 4pm - Take a trip back to your childhood and decorate a fantastic butterfly cake. Ages 11-17. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
School Holiday Event - Create Your Own Strengths Card Deck - 3 Oct, 5.30pm - 7.30pm Make a unique set of creative collage cards with art therapist Katherine Winlaw. Use shapes and colours to understand your emotions and learn how using your strengths can support your wellbeing. Ages 11-17. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
Learn to use Find My Past 17 October 6.30pm-7.30pm 28 November 6.30pm-7.30pm Learn how to start your online family history research using your library card to access free historical information. Free. Booking required.
Pine Rivers History 24 October 6.30pm-7.30pm Experience life in the early days of Moreton Bay, from the timber industry to our very own rum distillery, and annual homemade boat races. Free. Booking required.
Moreton Bay @ War 1939 - 1945 Strathpine Library, 12 November 9am-10am Peter Dunn from the well-known “Australia @ War” website will share interesting details and military locations during WWII featuring Camp Strathpine and surrounding areas. Free. Booking required.
Discovering Military Records Strathpine Library, 14 November 6.30pm-7.30pm This session will cover local Moreton Bay Region sources and places, and State Library of Queensland, Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia and Veterans Affairs websites. Free. Booking required.
Construction Club 4th Mon of month, 3.30pm - 4.30pm Bring your family and friends to build with LEGO™ bricks, blocks and other construction materials. Develop design thinking and engineering skills with building challenges and more! All ages. Free. Booking not required.
Register online or phone 3480 6698 For more details visit moretonbay.qld.gov.au/libraries
Workshops for local artists and crafters at Pine Rivers Art Gallery
Council offers a series of half to full-day workshops for local artists, crafters and hobbyists through our Cultivate the Arts program. Learn how to develop your skills, create arts and crafts and be inspired by peers, guest speakers and more. Bookings essential via mbrc.qld.gov.au/Cultivate-the-Arts/workshops Upcoming workshops include:
Saturday 12 October 10.15am to 1.15pm Preparing your Artwork for Exhibition Install Learn how to prepare your work for exhibition install, including placement of D-rings and preparing your artwork for safe travel.
Saturday 9 November 10.15am to 1.15pm Indigenous Art and Protocols - Learn protocols and procedures for working with Indigenous artists and artworks, including issues regarding cultural misappropriation.
Get up and active It’s a great time to check out the Healthy and Active Moreton calendar with more than 100 free or low-cost activities on offer per week until December! Find your next adventure at mbrc.qld.gov.au/healthy-active
Must-see fashion exhibitions From historical gowns to modern-day pieces, celebrate your love of fashion with three new Moreton Bay Region exhibitions continuing through to November: The Bowerbird and the Bride Experience the timeless beauty of bridal gowns from the 1880s to 1970s with a beautiful collection from award-winning costume designer, Marion Boyce. Beach Couture: A Haute Mess Featuring life-sized wearable pieces made of trash collected from beaches and oceans, this exhibition makes visible what is often overlooked. Brooching the subject Jewellers and artists make a fashion statement in this exhibition of brooches designed to draw attention. Visit mbrc.qld.gov.au/galleries-museums for more information.
General Info and Events
Contact Mick Gillam - Division 8
Representing the communities of: Strathpine East, Bray Park, Lawnton, Joyner, Warner North and North East Cashmere Po Box 159 Caboolture 4510 Office at 220 Gympie Rd Strathpine Ph: (O) 3480 6512 (M) 0408 878 517 Email: [email protected] Cr Mick Gillam Div 8 MBRC
STRATHPINE LIBRARY Sensory Baby Class - 1 November 9.30am-10am Boost your baby’s development with an incredible variety of sounds, smells, sights, textures, music, dance, singing and more. For parents and baby’s. Free. Booking required.
School Holiday Event - Bugs & Bad Guys 1 Oct, 10am - 10.40am Listen to Fairy Poppilina present The Very Hungry Caterpillar and What the Ladybird Hear. Activate your imagination with stories, music, movement & more! Best for ages 4-10. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
School Holiday Event - Very Hungry Caterpillar Yoga 3 Oct, 1pm - 1.30pm - Learn yoga, storytelling and mindfulness with Deb from Mindful Matters. Best for ages 3-5. Siblings welcome. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
School Holiday Event - Fantasy Cake Frosting 4 Oct, 2pm - 4pm - Take a trip back to your childhood and decorate a fantastic butterfly cake. Ages 11-17. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
School Holiday Event - Create Your Own Strengths Card Deck - 3 Oct, 5.30pm - 7.30pm Make a unique set of creative collage cards with art therapist Katherine Winlaw. Use shapes and colours to understand your emotions and learn how using your strengths can support your wellbeing. Ages 11-17. Free. Bookings open 12 September.
Learn to use Find My Past 17 October 6.30pm-7.30pm 28 November 6.30pm-7.30pm Learn how to start your online family history research using your library card to access free historical information. Free. Booking required.
Pine Rivers History 24 October 6.30pm-7.30pm Experience life in the early days of Moreton Bay, from the timber industry to our very own rum distillery, and annual homemade boat races. Free. Booking required.
Moreton Bay @ War 1939 - 1945 Strathpine Library, 12 November 9am-10am Peter Dunn from the well-known “Australia @ War” website will share interesting details and military locations during WWII featuring Camp Strathpine and surrounding areas. Free. Booking required.
Discovering Military Records Strathpine Library, 14 November 6.30pm-7.30pm This session will cover local Moreton Bay Region sources and places, and State Library of Queensland, Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia and Veterans Affairs websites. Free. Booking required.
Construction Club 4th Mon of month, 3.30pm - 4.30pm Bring your family and friends to build with LEGO™ bricks, blocks and other construction materials. Develop design thinking and engineering skills with building challenges and more! All ages. Free. Booking not required.
Register online or phone 3480 6698 For more details visit moretonbay.qld.gov.au/libraries
Workshops for local artists and crafters at Pine Rivers Art Gallery
Council offers a series of half to full-day workshops for local artists, crafters and hobbyists through our Cultivate the Arts program. Learn how to develop your skills, create arts and crafts and be inspired by peers, guest speakers and more. Bookings essential via mbrc.qld.gov.au/Cultivate-the-Arts/workshops Upcoming workshops include:
Saturday 12 October 10.15am to 1.15pm Preparing your Artwork for Exhibition Install Learn how to prepare your work for exhibition install, including placement of D-rings and preparing your artwork for safe travel.
Saturday 9 November 10.15am to 1.15pm Indigenous Art and Protocols - Learn protocols and procedures for working with Indigenous artists and artworks, including issues regarding cultural misappropriation.
Get up and active It’s a great time to check out the Healthy and Active Moreton calendar with more than 100 free or low-cost activities on offer per week until December! Find your next adventure at mbrc.qld.gov.au/healthy-active
Must-see fashion exhibitions From historical gowns to modern-day pieces, celebrate your love of fashion with three new Moreton Bay Region exhibitions continuing through to November: The Bowerbird and the Bride Experience the timeless beauty of bridal gowns from the 1880s to 1970s with a beautiful collection from award-winning costume designer, Marion Boyce. Beach Couture: A Haute Mess Featuring life-sized wearable pieces made of trash collected from beaches and oceans, this exhibition makes visible what is often overlooked. Brooching the subject Jewellers and artists make a fashion statement in this exhibition of brooches designed to draw attention. Visit mbrc.qld.gov.au/galleries-museums for more information.
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Get ready for a land of fun, excitement and adventure at Moreton Kids Festival, Sunday 13 October.Enjoy live stage shows, activities, roving performers, food trucks, market stalls and more! For tickets visit:
moretonkidsfestival.com.au
Moreton Kids Festival MBRC Scholarship
Get to Know Your Council
Celebrating our local heros
Every year council recognises the achievements of everyday people making extraordinary contributions to our community, through our Australia Day Awards.
Help us shine a spotlight on our region’s unsung heroes by nominating them for an Australia Day Award.
You can nominate online via council’s website or visit our customer service centres and libraries for a printed form.
Award categories include:
- Citizen of the Year - Volunteer of the Year - Sports Award - Youth Sports Award - Arts & Culture Award - Environment Award
Nominations close 31 October 2019. mbrc.qld.gov.au/aus-day-awards
Moreton Bay Region is now home to one of the most accessible beaches in South East Queensland.
Launched at Woorim Beach during Disability Action Week in September, a new accessible beach mat now paves the way across the sand for all ages and abilities to enjoy a day at the beach.
We’re incredibly proud to be working in partnership with the Bribie Island Surf Life Saving Club on the accessible beaches trial.
With approximately 1 in every 5 people living with some form of disability, council is passionate about ensuring our services, infrastructure and programs are inclusive and accessible for everyone to participate.
Council has also been working closely with Centacare Moreton Bay, to provide two beach wheelchairs, which can be hired through the Bribie Island Surf Life Saving Club for use on weekends and public holidays in safe weather conditions.
Since adopting our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan just over 12 months ago council has undertaken a number of projects to improve access and inclusion of people with disabilities in community life including new accessible toilets at Albany Creek and Redcliffe libraries.
In The Hills District, construction is currently under way on the largest purpose-built all-abilities recreation facility in the region. This follows the opening of the popular CREEC all-abilities playground at Burpengary last year.
We’ve also commenced design for a new pedestrian ramp at Redcliffe’s Suttons Beach, which will make way for the introduction of beach wheelchairs and matting at one of our most popular beaches.
A number of initiatives have also been delivered to improve the accessibility of council programs including introduction of a low sensory hour at the Redcliffe Museum and AUSLAN Storytime at libraries across Moreton Bay.
For more information or to provide feedback on the accessible beaches trial, visit mbrc.qld.gov.au/access-inclusion
With Mayor Allan SutherlandOur Moreton Bay Region
Paving the way for a more inclusive Moreton Bay
Meet local emergency personal from Fire Fighters to Marine Rescue, see live demonstrations and start thinking about your families ‘what if’ plan. The Combined Emergency Services Expo runs Sunday 13 October at the Bribie Island VMR.
mbrc.qld.gov.au/events
Bribie Island Emergency Expo
Applications for the MBRC Scholarship for students studying at USC Moreton Bay in 2020 close 30 November 2019. Open to students experiencing financial hardship, access $8,000 per year during your undergraduate degree.
mbrc.qld.gov.au/scholarship
Volunteer Surf Life Savers join Ashleigh Zwart to check out the new accessible beach matting at Woorim Beach on Bribie Island.
