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While every care is taken in the publication of The Westerner, we cannot be held responsible for omissions, errors or their subsequent effects.

Who would have thought that a place as small as Draper, the rural area located between Samford and Bunya/Eatons Hill (population: not that many at all) would be the breeding ground for four potential world champions who will represent Australia in their chosen sports overseas within a few days of each other?BMX siblings Sarah and Lachlan Harvey and orienteering duo Laurina and Krystal Neumann are all from Draper and will compete at their respective world titles – the Harveys in Belgium and Neumanns in Scotland – this week (see page 23).While a ticker tape parade along Eatons Crossing Road if they win a gold medal is highly unlikely, it’s great to see their small area represented on the world stage.Fellow locals Nicole Bartley from Bunya and Matthew Pascoe from Cashmere are also fl ying the Aussie fl ag and wearing the green and gold, with the pair competing at the Special Olympics World Games in the USA this month (see page 5).Good luck to all our local athletes who will compete for Australia this year and in future years.

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MPs divided over merits of budget By Damian Staveley

A war of words has begun between politicians within The Westerner region over the State Budget, with

the LNP’s Member for Everton accusing Labor of ignoring the area.

Although a budget with no frills was promised, Member for Pine Rivers Nikki Boyd said the Labor Government has nonetheless delivered.

But LNP’s Everton MP Tim Mander said Labor’s budget has ignored local schools, shunning the work the LNP did to clear the maintenance backlog in his electorate.

“E.P.S.H.S. (Everton Park State High School) desperately needs modernisation and the LNP had a funding solution that the school community was happy with,” Mr Mander said in Parliament.

“But Labor has ignored all the hard work that has gone into planning for the school’s future and the school risks lang-uishing again.

“While in government, the LNP worked hard to clear the maintenance backlog and as the local member I ensured that schools in this area got their fair share of the capital works budget.”

However, Mr Mander was “encouraged” that the Government had agreed to fund projects for his electorate brought about while LNP was in power, which will see units built at Albany Creek and Mitchelton to provide housing for adults with a disability.

The big ticket item for the Pine Rivers electorate is the $15 million upgrade to

Strathpine train station as part of a $212 million commitment to upgrade key south-east Queensland train stations over the next fi ve years.

The upgrade will include new shelters and footbridge and improved toilet facil-ities, lighting and CCTV. Ms Boyd said the upgrades would ensure the station is accessible without the use of stairs.

“This will signifi cantly improve for elderly travellers, people with disabilities, parents with prams, anyone with injuries or even simply those carrying luggage,” she said.

Other budget items that Ms Boyd said would benefi t her electorate include $300,000 to commence the North Pine Dam Spillway Bridge upgrade, as well as money put into specialist homelessness services and Community Care funding.

As a result of Labor’s election promise to commit to 875 new teachers, part of a 2500 total in this term of Government, the Pine Rivers area is expected to receive up to fi ve new fulltime equivalent teacher resources over the next three years.

Dayboro is also seemingly a big winner in the budget, set to receive much-needed upgrades to its water supply infrastructure, fl ood mitigation works at Dayboro Creek Showgrounds and completion of works at the auxiliary fi re and rescue station.

“Locals in Dayboro often tell me about the devastating impacts that fl ood events have had on the community, and this budget delivers funds to protect the town’s water supply infrastructure into the future,” Ms Boyd said.

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Kate is one of the organisers and stallholders of the monthly Samford Markets, featuring up to 50 stalls with a range of goods and services.

My earliest memories of going to community markets… Good coffee and relaxed atmosphere.

Why I became involved with the Samford Markets… It was something that evolved over time.

What I like most about the markets… Meeting people, both stallholders and visitors.

Some surprising fi nds at the Samford Markets… Great local produce, hand-made items, plants, gluten free baking that tastes fantastic, delicious cupcakes and the kids’ market are just a few among many.

What I sell at my stall... Chickens and accessories.

My other involvements in the local community… Mt Samson State School and St Paul’s Anglican Church Samford.

The best things about living where I do… The best of both worlds – close to everything but still rural.

Something most people don’t know about me… I would like to write a book.

The job I wanted to do when I grew up… A farmer.

If a biography were written about me it would be called… My Story: Living Life With a Smile.

The best piece of advice I have been given… Don’t wish away life, treasure the small things and appreciate each day.

In my spare time I enjoy… Being home, reading, movies and spending time with family and friends.

The next Samford Markets are at the grounds of St Paul’s Anglican Church, 12 Mt Samson Road, Samford Valley on 8 August from 7am to midday. Interested stallholders can phone 0414 550 302, 3289 4922 or 3289 6900.

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CompetitionsGAME COMPETITIONA super cool bunny has planted a carrot garden around his hill. The only way to get him to jump off the hill is to pick the right carrot. By fl icking the spinner see how many carrots to pull from Jack’s bunny hill, until the winner pulls out the carrot that makes Jack jump. Catch him to win! Jumping Jack is suitable for ages 4 and up, available at major retailers.Thanks to Crown & Andrews, The Westerner has two Jumping Jack games (RRP $34.99) to give away. For your chance to win tell us who starred in the 1986 movie Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Ian McKellen, Whoopi Goldberg or Pauly Shore? Send your answer with your name and contact details to: The Westerner Game competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Game competition. Entries close 3 August.

BOOK COMPETITIONJeremy Oxley was diagnosed with schizophrenia aged 22, at the height of his fame as singer of the popular band Sunnyboys. Terrifi ed and in denial, he tried to hide his diagnosis from family, band mates and friends. Following harrowing experiences with mental health services, Jeremy took himself off his prescription drugs and self-medicated with alcohol, becoming a hermit living in a small town. Then he met nurse and Sunnyboys fan, Mary Griffi ths. Here Comes the Sun is an inspirational and heart-wrenching memoir of fame, schizophrenia, struggle and love.Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has four copies of Here Comes the Sun (RRP $29.99) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 3 August.

The Labor Party’s newly endorsed candidate for Dickson predicts local polling for the next Federal Election will be so close it could be decided by a few votes.

Michael Gilliver believes voting in Dickson could be closer than in 2007, when LNP incumbent Peter Dutton defeated Labor’s Fiona McNamara by just 217 votes.

“Elections in the Moreton Bay Region often come down to the wire and determine who holds government; I expect this time will be no different,” Mr Gilliver said.

“The election in Dickson will be closely fought and will likely come down to the last few votes.

“My plan is to fi ght for every one of those votes and take nothing for granted.”

A father of three who attended Bray Park State High School and has called the Dickson region home for 20 years, Mr Gilliver believes Prime Minister Tony Abbott is “out of touch with the needs of modern Australians”.

Mr Gilliver says the Government is “making it harder and harder for local people to get ahead”, also criticising Mr Dutton’s “unwill-ingness to stand up for the people of Dickson”.

“Jobs and education remain enormous issues for the people of Dickson,” Mr Gilliver said.

“Unemployment has increased while our most vulnerable are under cost of living pressures and are facing savage budget cuts.

“Dickson is now also facing cuts to family tax relief, hikes on university fees, attacks on pensioner incomes, increased costs for GP visits, and the non-delivery of the National Broadband Net-work.

“Good people here have earned their pensions, rely on their penalty rates, and were promised better broadband and no cuts to health and education, and yet when attacks on these have come our local member (Mr Dutton) has stayed quiet.”

It is the second time that Mr Gilliver, a 34-year-old school

teacher from Murrumba Downs, has run for the seat of Dickson, after losing to Mr Dutton in the 2013 election.

“The last political campaign taught me, more than anything else, that politics is not about Canberra navel-gazing, it’s about our local people and the things that affect their lives,” he said.

“I love my family and I love my community and there is just something in me that cannot stay quiet when their futures are threatened.

“I know the opportunities that I received in life helped me get where I am today and I am worried my children will not have those same opportunities if Tony Abbott remains Prime Minister.”

Michael Gilliver will run for the Federal seat of Dickson again.

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For Nicole Bartley and Matthew Pascoe sport is about fun, fi tness and friendship.

Winning gold medals while representing Australia is a cool bonus.

Nicole and Matthew are in Los Angeles preparing to compete at the Special Olympics Summer World Games starting 25 July.

It’s the third World Games for Nicole, following winning efforts at the 2007 Summer Games in China and the 2013 Winter Games in South Korea.

The Bunya local is one of the region’s most versatile sportspeople, having won one gold and one silver medal for tennis in Shanghai, and two gold and one silver medal for alpine skiing in Pyeong Chang.

This time the 30-year-old, who has also represented Australia in basketball, will swim for her country in California.

Nicole said the secret to her success was enjoying sport, a love of competing and “lots of determination”.

“I have great coaches, friends and my

parents to support me,” she said.“I train hard; seven to eight swimming

sessions per week for two to two-and-a-half hours each session. (I) swim about 4km each session plus two gym sessions a week for core strength and cardio.”

Matthew is running at the biggest sport-ing event for people with an intellectual impairment for the second time, after claiming a silver medal in the 400m and gold in the 4 x 400m relay at the 2011 World Summer Games in Greece.

“I am hoping to do my personal best and go for gold,” the Cashmere resident said ahead of his 200m and 400m events.

As well as competing, the 25-year-old expects “making new friends and meeting athletes from all over the world” will be highlights of his trip to the USA.

“I am very proud to wave the (Australian) fl ag and wear the uniform,” he said.

Nicole’s goal is to win gold medals in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle swimming events “but if that doesn’t happen, just to do my best will be good.”

Of the 7000 athletes representing 177 countries in Los Angeles, 76 athletes will compete for Australia in tenpin bowling, aquatics, sailing, golf, gymnastics, tennis, softball, equestrian, football, basketball, athletics and bocce.

Athletes going for gold in the California sun

Cashmere’s Matthew Pascoe and Bunya’s Nicole Bartley will represent Australia at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.


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Armed robbery, Warner: Police are searching for a man following the armed robbery of a drive-through bottle shop at Warner on 18 July. Around 9pm the man entered the Everest Street premises on foot before producing a fi rearm and demanding a female staff member hand over cash from the till. As the man bent down to obtain the money, he discharged his fi rearm into the ground. He then grabbed the cash and fl ed the scene on foot. No one was physically injured during the incident. The man is described as Caucasian in appearance with a slim build.

Search and Rescue, Mt Nebo: On 12 July, Ferny Grove Police were alerted to six Explorer Scouts, who had been on an overnight navigation exercise on Mt Nebo, were identifi ed as overdue and possibly lost. Police commenced an immediate search and rescue operation involving police helicopter POLAIR2 and Mt Nebo locals. After an initial search the Scouts were located by POLAIR2 using the infrared camera and night sun spotlight. Search and Rescue Mission co-ordinator Sergeant Robert Colthorpe said that a good plan prepared by the Scouts and lodged with police allowed for rapid identifi cation of the essential information required to commence the search.

Stealing investigation, Strathpine: Police have released CCTV still images of

a woman who may be able to assist with their i n ves t iga t i ons into a series of thefts from a shopping centre at Strathpine. On three occasions a woman has entered a bottle

shop located inside the shopping centre on Gympie Road and removed a single bottle of alcohol each time. The incidents occurred just before 3pm on 19 June, around 2pm on 22 June and around 11.45am on 10 July.

Break and Enters, Pine Rivers: Break-ins into homes at Laidlaw Street, Dayboro, Amanda Jane Close, Joyner, Leonard Crescent and Kremzow Road, Brendale, Graham Road, Strathpine and Bauple Street and Explorer Drive at Albany Creek occurred during the week ending 17 July.

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Queensland’s police and fi re services will be represented at the Combined Emergency Services Expo at Samford Village.

Emergency meeting at Samford

A massive gathering of emergency service groups and personnel is coming to Samford.

The Rural Fire Service Queensland in conjunction with Moreton Bay Regional Council is hosting the Combined Emergency Services Expo on 2 August.

Part of a state-wide campaign to get people ready for the bushfi re and storm season, enjoy a great day out with fi refi ghters, police, paramedics and State Emergency Service volunteers, who will be on hand to provide advice on safeguarding your home and prop-erty against severe weather events.

Yellow and red fi re trucks, police dog squad, mounted police and the police pipes and drums band will be there, while organisations such as Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, charity organisation Givit and the Military Cadets will also be represented.

The free event will also feature a jumping castle, face painting and sausage sizzle.The expo will be held at John Scott Park, at the corner of Main and Station Streets,

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A $1.9 million home at Samford Valley has been named Brisbane’s best.The Currell Court residence was adjudged the House of the Year at the Master

Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards on 10 July.Architects and builders were commissioned to deliver an expansive and luxuriously

appointed resort-style home infl uenced by the tropical North Queensland lifestyle, while embodying Samford’s country town feel.

Constructed by JBS Building over 12 months, the home features fi ve bedrooms with guest wing, master suite with walk-in-robe, ensuite with views, powder room, three bath-rooms, grand chef’s kitchen with 4m stone island bench, and large home cinema,

The design also comprised a 1030m2 fi ve-car under-roof car garage and six-car shed, fully automated, external remote access technology for security and appliance operation, and Australia’s largest custom-made gas residential fi replace.

Award judges noted the dwelling “combines the latest in modern technology and construction techniques with the highest quality fi ttings and building materials”.

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Fun and fashion to save horses

An afternoon of high tea, fashion, Champagne, guest speakers and live entertainment at Samford

in August will raise funds to help save neglected horses.

Amanda Vella from Save A Horse Aust-ralia rescues sick and starving equines and takes them to her sanctuary, where she returns them to good health and adopts them out to loving homes.

“Horses have brought much joy to my life. Since becoming aware of the amaz-ing and tireless efforts of Amanda Vella... I have wanted to fundraise for her cause,” event organiser Leanne Boyd said.

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arenas his top bull – known as Game On – is yet to be conquered by a rider with an eight-second ride.

“Game On has been bucked 90 times and never been ridden,” he said. “Lots of riders want to (ride him) but they haven’t been able to as he’s thrown everyone off.

“It is possible but the bull has got to have a bad day and the riders have to have a good day.”

Mr King and his wife Kerri, beef cattle breeders from Mundubbera, a small town in the Wide Bay-Burnett region, take their bull stock to rodeos all around the state.

In the two weeks before visiting Dayboro Rodeo on 9 August the Kings would have been to Woodford, Acacia Ridge, Lawnton and Logan Village with their animals.

They also supplied bulls for last week’s Professional Bull Riders event at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, featuring leading riders from Australia, USA and Brazil.

Mr King said top rodeo riders in the USA can earn up to $1 million, while top prize money is Australia is closer to $10,000.

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“Most bulls are bred for it these days,” said Mr King, who has about 80 bulls he uses for rodeo events.

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Visiting the Dayboro Rodeo is an annual homecoming for the Kings, who lived at Armstrong Creek until about 20 years ago.

The Dayboro Rodeo at Dayboro Show-grounds, on Mt Mee Road, Dayboro on 9 August will feature 12 events from 10am.

Organisers are hoping for clear skies as the rodeo has twice been cancelled, in May and again in June, due to heavy rain.

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The family patriarch moved from Ireland to Australia in 1852, before arriving in Samford in 1870 to oversee thousands of acres of pastoral land.

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A Samford horse riding group for people with disabilities is set to host its fi rst open day on the offi cial birthday of the horse.

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Genesis Christian College will host the Genesis Carnival at its campus at Youngs Crossing Road, Bray Park on 25 July.

The event will feature cake, bake and sweets stalls, a dedicated kids’ area, amusement rides and entertainment, food stalls and a market zone.

A day full of fun, rides, stalls, food and entertainment, the Prince of Peace Winter Fete returns to Everton Hills on 1 August.

The fete will feature a range of rides and entertainment, from laser tag to bouncing castles, plus novelty stalls and games of skill.

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Health authorities are urging people to get their fl u shots after it was revealed that the number of fl u cases in Australia this winter are up by around 5000 cases compared to the same time last year.

Minister for Health Sussan Ley said new statistics show the number of fl u cases in Australia are up by over 50 per cent in 2015, compared to the same time last year.

Minister for Health Sussan Ley said 14,124 fl u cases had been reported across Australia for the six months to 8 July. There were 9258 fl u cases for the same period in 2014.

“Last year’s fl u season was one of the worst on record and we have already seen a 50 per cent increase or almost 5000 additional cases across Australia so far this year,” Ms Ley said.

Ms Ley said vaccination was the single most effective way to protect against the fl u, which contributes to over 3000 Australian deaths annually.

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Bill Condon – it’s good to have you back!After directing the brilliant Gods and Monsters (1998) and Kinsey (2004), Condon’s career took a nosedive when he directed two dire instalments of the Twilight saga.After unsuccessfully sinking his teeth into the teen vampire genre the director is back doing what he does best, creating interesting fi lms about well-known characters.While The Fifth Estate, his story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, was a bit of a misstep, Condon hits the target with Mr. Holmes.Recently there has been an abundance of ‘origin’ stories on cinema screens, particularly in the fl ourishing super-hero movie genre, but Mr. Holmes offers a clever post-script to the life and lore of the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.Based on Mitch Cullen’s novel, the movie features Ian McKellen as the aged detective. Now in his 90s, the super sleuth has retired to a quiet English coastal farmhouse where he tends to his bees while trying to the stave off the onset of dementia.After returning from Japan where he sought a memory-saving elixir, Holmes befriends Roger (Milo Parker), son of a widowed housekeeper (Laura Linney). Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, he tries to pen a rebuttal of the fanciful writings on him by his former cohort, John Watson, while recounting an unsolved case involving a young woman.Condon is a director who knows how to get the best out of his actors, and his two Mr. Holmes stars – McKellen and Linney – have been nominated for Academy Awards under his direction.Like his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Holly-wood director James Whale in Gods and Monsters, here McKellen plays another fading icon with aplomb, delivering a great mix of poise, vulnerability, humour and pathos.As expected, he owns the screen and delivers a fantastic performance as the title character during two different time frames. My high expectation of his work reuniting with Condon is met by his marvellous on-screen presence and delivery.Unfortunately, Linney’s role doesn’t allow her to reach the same heights as her Oscar-nominated Kinsey role, and McKellen and Parker outshine her. Hattie Morahan, playing the subject of Holmes’ fi nal investigation, makes quite an impact despite her limited screen time.Mr. Holmes is an intelligent and elegant fi lm, a clever examination of the legacy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic character that deserves inspection by Sherlock fans and by those appreciative of fi ne acting.

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Kate Barzdo won’t be offended if her music puts listeners to sleep. She wants her songs to inspire tranquillity.

The Camp Mountain musician says the eight songs on her debut album Sun and Moon, some running as long as nine minutes, are designed to “inspire deep peace through move-ment, mantra and meditation”.

The album, released under the name Kate B, features “an eclectic mix of a few different genres”.

“Primarily my style is folk, with the instruments of guitar, harp and ukelele fi tting beautifully into that category,” Kate said.

“Folk is probably the simplest style of music to write and perform as there is a level of simplicity and storytelling inherent.

“There is one song on the album (Earth Turning) which echoes the time I spent playing more of a blues style and I’m really glad I included it.”

A yoga teacher, Kate also included chanting and mantras to “bring a level of ambiance and presence to the music”.

“The tricky part was keeping the balance right, making the mantras enjoyable for people to hear and or sing with and also keeping the balance with the music to support them,” she said.

“Sometimes just one more or less bar of a line was enough to hit the sweet spot.

“Lyrically the themes are more of an invitation towards peace and connectivity with nature and each other as humans.

“Music certainly is a spiritual experience for me but more so a spiritual practice.

“When I play with others there is a tangible experience of connectivity as we create music together.

“This kind of experience can remind us that we’re all conn-ected and we’re all the same, if we let it.”

Kate said she has received some “awesome feedback” about Sun and Moon.

“‘It’ll be on high rotation’ is probably the best feedback a girl can get other than, ‘It put me to sleep… in a good way!’”

Kate B will launch Sun and Moon at Sattva Yoga Centre, 225 Mt Glorious Road, Samford Valley on 1 August at 7pm.

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Peace through song for spiritual musician

Is it curtains for Samford’s fi rst community theatre group, or will the show go on?

A meeting will be held on 29 July to determine the future of the Samford Valley Theatre Group.

Since 1999 the theatre troupe has presented one-act and full-length dramas and comedies and theatre restaurant shows and competed in drama festivals in Queensland and Norfolk Island.

However, it has been three years since the group’s last show, House Guest, was staged at the Samford Community Hall.

Samford Valley Theatre Group’s fi rst President and one of 11 foundation members, Noeleen Taylor, said a “perceived lack of interest” in the drama group had brought its future into question.

“Falling membership numbers and a lack of directors to steer productions to a successful outcome have obviously contributed to the group’s decline, but perhaps there are a lot of potential new members who could get involved and make it a thriving theatre group once again,” she said.

“We hope that this meeting may bring out a wave of support from past and new members alike who may want to keep our beloved Samford Theatre Group going.

“Personally I would like to see live theatre continue to grow and prosper within our community.”

Ms Taylor rejected suggestions the emergence of another Samford-based drama group, Spadewerx, in recent years had impacted on the viability of Samford Valley Theatre Group.

“I personally feel that one of the key issues for the longevity of the theatre group is the hope of eventually fi nding a proper, dedicated ‘home’ in our community, suitable for theatrical productions,” she said.

“It has become increasingly diffi cult to stage theatrical prod-uctions, complete with stage sets, when you also have to meet the needs of so many other groups and schools who also use the same venue (Samford Community Hall).”

The public meeting on the future of the Samford Valley Theatre Group will be held at Samford Community Hall, School Road, Samford Village on 29 July at 7.30pm. Phone 0419 782 558.

Actors Errol Barnett, Chrissie Russell and John Sayles in a production of Deathtrap by the Samford Valley Theatre Group, which is in danger of folding.

Kate Barzdo’s debut album Sun and Moon is an eclectic mix of folk-based music and meditative mantras.

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CARAVAN CLUB: trips away for 1 week each month. Destinations within 300km of Brisbane. Use your caravan more often, make new friends and enjoy an active lifestyle. Ph Annette 3264 1309 or Jean 3882 6748.

@CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www.creativesamford.com for full details.

DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am - 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000.

DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “Home” screening 15 August at Dayboro Community Hall. Doors 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email [email protected]

DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. Contact 3425 2456 or 3425 2260. All monies raised go to chosen charities and community. DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & involvement with other community groups. Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or Don 0407 321 770 or email [email protected] TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553.EARLY AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL DANCE: in The Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford Village, Sunday 23 August from 2-4pm. Music by Moreton Bay Symphony Orchestra. No experience, costume or partner required. Tickets: $10, concessions $5. Phone 3289 4708. Web: www.colonialdance.com.auMEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night. Beginners welcome. $5 donation requested. Phone 3298 5094.MOUNT PLEASANT HALL: Hollywood Theme Ball, Saturday 25 July, 7.30pm. Admission $10, supper included. Music by Trevor Chalk Band. Ph 3425 1231. Next dance 15 August.MT MEE MARKETS: First Sunday of month (except Jan). Indoor/outdoor. BBQ breakfast, country kitchen, produce, arts & craft, jams, pickles, local coffee, watch batteries etc. Tables $7 indoor/$5 outdoor. Ph Anne 5498 2154 or Jeanette 5498 2068.NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest groups inc. exercise, dining out, reading, craft, photography, movies, golf & more. Ph 3264 1509. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au

NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: Meetings and demonstrations 3rd Sat of every month from 9am-12pm. Next meeting: 15 August at Samford Community Centre. Ph 0419 842 250, like us on Facebook or visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com

PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: Activities relating to integrated catchment management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 3264 5485.

PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 or Joy 3285 5989.

PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. Contact Val 3289 6443.

QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers and run big engines as they were meant to operate. Experience the sights and sounds of steam power Ph Chris 3353 2349.

SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Tuesday at 9.30am for morning tea and chat at the Shed, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. Activities include art, computers, golf, woodwork, metalwork. Web: www.samfordshed.org.au, Email: [email protected] or Ph. 0487 232 328.

SAMFORD ART & CRAFT ASSOC: at the Slab Hut, John Scott Park, Main St, Samford. Wide selection of locally produced art and craft items. 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. New members welcome. Ph 3289 3113. www.thehutsamford artandcraft.com

SAMFORD HASH: meets every Sunday at 5pm (summer) or 4pm (winter). One hour social walk or run followed by drinks & meal. All levels of fitness welcome. www.samfordhash.blogspot.com

SAMFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL & MUSEUM SOCIETY: Museum open Wed and Sun 10am-3pm, Station St, Samford Village. Local & family history, research & displays. Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph: 3289 2743, web:. www.samfordmuseum.com.au. New members welcome.

SAMFORD RSL: A pension officer attends every Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 12pm at 6 Progress St, Samford Village. A JP is usually in attendance during those hours. Please call 3289 6928 for an appointment. Email to [email protected] re: our meetings and functions.

SAMFORD VALLEY MARKETS: 2nd Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am-12pm, cnr Mt Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford. Fresh produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls - new ones welcome. Ph Kate 0414 550 302.

SAMFORD WRITERS GROUP: meets the 1st Thursday of month. First-time or experienced writers, all genres. New members welcome. Email essential. Phone Barbara Cook on 3289 3046 or email [email protected] or [email protected]. www.samfordwriters.org

WOODFORD MUSEUM AND ART CENTRE: Open 10am-3pm each holiday Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and 3rd Sunday (Market Day) of each month. Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph Shirley Wallis 5496 1389 or Ron Trim 5496 1092.

ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS: improving the lives of women & children locally & globally. Dinner meetings 2nd Wed of each month (except January), 6.30pm at Eatons Hill Hotel. Dinner $25pp. Phone 0413 451 764 or 0417 615 405 or email [email protected]


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on the jobTRADES & SERVICES

Name: Mal WhyteBusiness: ComputerprotecEstablished: 1995 Based at: Strathpine

What services does your business offer? Sales and service of new and refurbished PCs and laptops, system upgrades, mobiles, computer services, Internet setup, virus removal and much more.

What sort of clients does your business provide services to? All types of clients from home users to small and large business assistance

Where do your clients come from? Sun-shine Coast to Gold Coast, Deception Bay to Redland Bay, and out to Ipswich. I travel wherever I’m required.

Why is a business like yours so important? Computers/laptops have become a lifeline for our businesses and lifestyle, we need them for many day-to-day things and to have them not working for any period of time can be very frustrating. Businesses like mine take a little stress away from that.

What was your company’s fi rst job? Fixing my own family computer and a friend’s before

they passed my name on to others.

What do your customers most appreciate about your services? The no-tech talk just easy to understand talk with friendly, polite and reasonable prices.

What is the most unique job your business has done? Unique jobs come from the ever-increasing changes. Viruses and spyware evolve so I am trying to stay one step ahead and ready for them.

How did you make your fi rst dollar? Many years ago by cutting lawns, pushing trollies for Woolworths and parking cars at the races.

How did you get into your current line of work? I always enjoyed working with electronics and bought a computer in the 1980s for my then music business, and when it crashed I just started looking in to how they worked.

What have been the biggest changes in your industry since you started? The evolution of the PC to the cloud, and still there is so much more. What was once science

fi ction now becoming the future.What is the best part of your job? Meeting my customers and assessing their needs and seeing their problems resolvedBefore your current job, what were your previous occupations? I had a music shop in Kensington Village, worked in the hospitality industry, pubs, clubs and also the Brisbane Casino. I always enjoyed meeting new people.What advice would you give to someone who is considering entering your line of work? You just need to know exactly what and where you can help, know the products, the problems and to listen. It’s hard to expel the knowledge that has taken years to learn and I am still learning.How do you spend your spare time? Away from a computer – usually far away! There’s always something that needs doing, but my laptop is never far away even when on holidays.

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Hockey stalwart Darryl Richards has been honoured with a trophy game contested by two clubs he collect-

ively gave more than 30 years service to.Easts beat Pine Rivers St Andrews 3-2 at

Carina on Saturday, to claim the inaugural Darryl Richards Memorial Cup.

The Cup is named in honour of the stal-wart of both clubs who died from sarcoma cancer in April 2014, at the age of 63.

Richards played for the Saints from the early-1970s to 1983, winning a top-grade premiership in 1975. He joined Easts in 1984, playing for the Tigers for 20 years.

Darryl’s brother Warren Richards said the trophy was “recognition of the time and

involvement he put into both clubs.”“The trophy signifi es strong but fair

competition with a never give up attitude which were attributes of Darryl’s game and life in general,” he said.

Pine Rivers St Andrews Hockey Club stalwart Don Richards said his friend and former teammate was “a perfectionist, very competitive and a leader within each team he played”.

“He was a fi erce competitor, always set a high standard with his preparation (and) presentation and displayed a high work-rate,” he said. “He was intense with his activity but always displayed fairness in the competition.”

Simon Bell (Easts) and Tom Madden (Pine Rivers St Andrews) with the cup named after the late Darryl Richards, right.

Clubs honour stalwart


My sportinglifeSiblings lead

title assault

Belgium beware: Pine Rivers is coming.

The Pine Rivers BMX Club has the greatest number of athletes of any Australian club competing at the BMX world championships in Zolder this week.

Fifteen riders from the Brendale-based club will fl y the fl ag for Australia on track against the world’s best.

Spearheading the local assault is Warner’s Thomas Tucker and Draper siblings Sarah and Lachlan Harvey.

Tucker will be aiming to make it an astonishing three world championship crowns in a row when he lines up in the 10-year boy’s division.

He said he was pleased with his training and will enter the event in peak condition as he looks to achieve the rare champ-ionship three-peat.

“My preparation has been going pretty good and I am pretty strong at the mom-ent,” said Tucker, who won his age division at world championships in New Zealand in 2013 and Netherlands in 2014.

“I think that I can do it again, I’m hungry to win another world one plate.

“I’m really quite proud that I once again

have the opportunity to be representing Australia at the world titles.”

Also chasing world championship plates and rainbow jerseys – the coveted title awarded to the world champion in each race category – are Sarah Harvey and her brother Lachlan.

Lachlan, 18, is riding in the junior men’s category with Sarah, 19, debuting in the elite women’s class at her sixth world titles.

“It’s going to be pretty hard because it’s the fi rst (international) elite women’s race I’ve been in and I’ll be competing against

around 50 riders,” said Sarah, one of fi ve Australians in the elite women’s class.

Lachlan is aiming to make the top-eight fi nal for the fourth time in fi ve world championship appearances.

Fellow local riders competing in Belgium include Warner trio Joseph Tucker, Lorsyn Affoo and Kye Affoo and Albany Creek’s Benaia Thomas.

The other Pine Rivers BMX Club athletes in Belgium are Luke Joosten and seven members of the Botfi eld family – Hamish, Kiana, Tenniele, Vada, Lincoln, Julia and Michael.

She is as good at navigating her way around airports as she is at navigating through forests around

the world.Athletic prowess and skill with a map in

hand has seen Krystal Neumann compete in countries such as Denmark, New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, England, Poland, Ireland, Czech Republic and Scotland.

Now the 24-year-old is set to represent Australia in Scotland again at the World Orienteering Championship starting 31 July.

The school teacher from Draper will be stepping up to the senior world championship stage for the fi rst time following junior world championship appearances in 2008 (in Sweden), 2009 (Italy) and 2011 (Poland).

Neumann had almost two years away from orienteering after she competed at the 2011 junior world championship, to concentrate on her university studies.

“After I fi nished juniors I realised that if I wanted to make the step up to seniors I had to put in a lot of time and effort and training, and at the time I wasn’t really prepared to do it,” she explains.

“I needed a bit of a mental break and I came back to it when I felt I could make

the step up, and it’s worked really well for me.”

More than focusing on results, Neu-mann’s main goal for her sprint orienteer-ing world championship event in Forres, near Inverness, is to have a “clean run”.

“I’d like to make the fi nal and I’d like to be happy with my result but if anything I’d like a clean run,” she said.

“I want to be navigationally clean and I want to be happy with my run.”

Adding to the Samford fl avour at the world championship, Neumann’s older sister Laurina, 27, who is now based in Sweden, is also in the 11-member Australian orienteering team.

It will be just the third time in the past seven years that the sisters have represented Australia at the same international competition.

Krystal, who competed with the Australian University orienteering team in the Czech Republic last year, never anticipated that her sporting prowess would take her around the globe.

“I originally thought it was something I could do around Queensland and then I eventually realised that I could go interstate,” she said.

“I realised again I could go to New Zealand, and it all went from there.”

Next year the former Samford State School student hopes to get a teaching job in Switzerland or Germany and cont-inue her orienteering career abroad.

Krystal to keep it clean in Scotland

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Draper BMX riders Lachlan and Sarah Harvey are competing at the world titles.Draper BMX riders Lachlan and Sarah Harvey are competing at the world titles.

Krystal Neumann will compete at the senior World Orienteering Championship for the fi rst time in Scotland this month.

Name: Jane HargreavesClub: Dayboro Dodgers Netball ClubTeam: Opens Position: Centre

When and why did you start playing netball? I began netball in early primary school. I joined as we moved areas and it was a way to make friends and keep busy.What is your biggest achievement in netball? Coaching and nurturing our young players in our community, and seeing their hard work prevail in the grand fi nals. What is your training programme? As a player it could be said I have an extremely relaxed approach to training!What is your favourite netball skill? I enjoy mid-court and feel most at home attacking. I like to think I have twinkle toes, but alas I believe I’m more Dorothy the Dinosaur!What is your pre-game routine? Have a chat with the team, warm up and take to the court.What are the best things about netball? Netball enables all personalities to thrive. Not only do the strong leaders have an opportunity, a team also needs strong, quiet constants. The sport encourages team spirit and fosters some of the same foundations needed in real-life situations.What are the best things about your club? It is an amazingly supportive club that rally around their families on and off the court. Although we are a smaller club we have a highly driven committee and passionate members. Who is your sporting idol? My daughter. In the last two years she has suffered a sudden onset of a challenging medical condition and has used netball as her release. She has taken to the court or come to assist coaching directly after hospitalisation. When she was playing she pushed for early discharge on numerous occasions to get to the courts, even when still in pain.What are your goals for netball? To continue to be a part of our club and supp-ort the sport’s growth in our community.What advice would you give to other people looking at playing your sport? Get yourself a supportive pair of shoes and have a crack!

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