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What makes a person a champion? Is it being the best at what they do? For me a champion displays resilience during adversity, keeps trying despite the odds being stacked against them, and thinks of others fi rst, rather than themselves.I remember the late Roslyn Passmore of Albany Creek who, despite having breast cancer, raised around $80,000 for cancer research and patient support programs.Another champion is Samford’s Catherine Mason, whose story we present on page 5. Her family has been through more hard-ship in the past seven years than a family should have to endure.Her sister Holly suffered brain damage after being kicked in the head by a horse, placing incredible fi nancial and emotional strain on the family, and now Catherine, 34, is undergoing radiation and chemo-therapy treatment for cervical cancer.Despite this, she wants to make a differ-ence by contesting the Lions Medical Research Foundation Personality Quest, to raise money to fi ght terrible diseases and “to be a voice in the community for those in need.” Please support Catherine, a true local champion.

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By Damian Staveley

Moreton Bay Regional Council is seeking expressions of interest from universities after purchas-

ing a former paper mill site at Petrie. But some have criticised Council’s bid

to turn the old Amcor Petrie Paper Mill site, bought by Council for $50.5 million, into a possible university as being too risky.

Mayor Allan Sutherland said acquisition of the 200-hectare parcel of land was a strategic move, with the region’s population expected to swell to more than 500,000 over the next 20 years.

“Parcels of land this size in south-east Queensland are extremely rare, let alone at the junction of two urban rail lines, with easy access to major arterial roads such as Gympie Road and the Bruce Highway,” Mr Sutherland said.

“With the right planning it could really shift the paradigm in our region’s favour, promoting less travel and congestion into the CBD with more local job and study opportunities for school-leavers and resi-dents already in the workforce.

“Acquiring this land lays the found-ations for the development of a major job-creating educational hub in the centre of the Moreton Bay Region.”

However, Dr Peter Houston, head of

opposition group Your Community First, has slammed the decision to purchase the land before securing a university partner.

“It seems they have paid for the site and… haven’t even got any university of note in tow, which again would be a great waste of ratepayers’ money and a waste of the site,” Dr Houston said.

“The secrecy and confi dentially surr-ounding this purchase is really beyond the pale.”

Chris Kelly, candidate for Division 8 at the next election, said since he is not privy to all the information Council has he could not say whether he was confi dent Council would fi nd a university partner.

“But it’s certainly my hope that now they’ve gone ahead and bought the site, universities are going to come to the party,” he said.

Mr Kelly said Council must ensure local businesses benefi t from any development and that it should be part of a broader vision for the area, including the Strathpine Gateway Project and upgrades to Youngs Crossing Road.

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Ross and his wife Rhonda are orchid growers who will be exhibiting at the annual Australasian Native Orchid Show at Bald Hills this month.

My interest in orchids began... I fondly remember my father and grandfather growing the King Orchid when I was a child. I suppose my love of the plants developed from there.

What I like most about Australian native orchids... They’ve evolved as very waterwise, drought resistant plants. They are much easier to grow than some of the exotics.

The most unique orchids... Dendrobium speciosum plants are so magic. When you get a large King Orchid in full fl ight – all in bloom and full of perfume – they are just simply inspiring.

The biggest misconception about orchids... If you look back 30 or 40 years, orchids were very expensive items. You could say that they were the choice of really well-to-do people. Today less than 10 per cent of the market comprises those enthusiasts.

The most satisfying thing about growing these plants… When you see an orchid that isn’t in fl ower, it looks very ordinary. There is no beautiful foliage or lovely colours. But then it fl owers. This magnifi cent bloom comes out of this very ordinary, ugly sort of a plant.

The upcoming Australasian Native Orchid Show... will have the best possible display of Australasian orchids, which should thrill not only the orchid enthusiast but also the general public. Through our show we hope to educate the general public and let them see the wide range of colours, shapes and sizes that exist in our own orchids.

In ten years I hope to be… still grow-ing orchids. I would hope to see that orchids are freely available and readily accessible to people in all walks of life and new orchids continue to evolve from orchid nurseries in Australia.

The Australasian Native Orchid Show is on at Bald Hills State School Hall, 2156 Gympie Road, Bald Hills on 22-23 August. Visit www.ourshopfront.com/kabi

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CompetitionsMOVIE COMPETITIONIrrational Man is Woody Allen’s wry, upbeat comedy about a brilliant but tormented philosophy professor in crisis. Abe (Joaquin Phoenix) arrives at a picturesque Rhode Island college feeling that his life is meaning-less. He soon attracts the attention of Rita (Parker Posey), a lonely professor who sees Abe as her escape from an unhappy marriage, and Jill (Emma Stone), a bright student who fi nds his tortured artistic personality irresistible. Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has 10 double passes to Irrational Man, in cinemas 20 August, to give away. For your chance to win tell us in which other Woody Allen fi lm did Emma Stone star – Easy A, Magic in the Moonlight or Blue Jasmine? Send your answer with your name and contact details to: The Westerner Movie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Movie competition. Entries close 17 August.

BOOK COMPETITIONPatrick Gordon ‘Bill’ Taylor was a pioneer of Australian aviation who was awarded the Military Cross as a fi ghter pilot during World War I. Returning to Australia after the war, he became a close friend of Charles Kingsford Smith. They formed an incredible fl ying partnership, setting records around the globe. It was on a fl ight across the Tasman in Smith’s famous Southern Cross that Taylor earned the Empire’s highest award for civilian bravery, the George Cross. The Man Who Saved Smithy is Rick Searle’s enthralling account of the pilot’s remarkable life and achievements.Courtesy of Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has three copies of The Man Who Saved Smithy (RRP $32.99) 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 17 August.

Trio bullish about Ekka prize hopesThey work in completely different

circles but there is a common link between Bronwyn Betts, Michael

Hawkins and Hilda Lange.They all hope that their bovines will

impress the judges at this month’s Royal Queensland Show.

Bronwyn and Michael of Camp Mountain have been breeding stud beef cattle for a decade and have entered fi ve bulls and three heifers into this week’s competition.

Following the path of her parents Jack and Thelma Betts, who established the Nindethana Droughtmaster Stud in the late-1970s, Bronwyn is exhibiting her live-stock at the Ekka for the fi fth time.

“Showing cattle can be hard work but it is also very enjoyable,” she explains. “We exhibit at a number of small agricultural shows each year and fi nish our show season with the Royal Queensland Show.

“If I had to identify the one thing that I enjoy most about Ekka it would be the opportunity to spend time with friends – all the other cattle breeders that come to-gether at these major agricultural shows, either to exhibit their animals or to watch.

“We have met a lot of wonderful people

in this industry and it is lovely to be able to spend time with them and to enjoy their company and that of the cattle.”

Cows inspire many of the works of King Scrub artist Hilda Lange, who has been painting since 1990.

She has entered three paintings into the Ekka, one of two cows chewing cud and another showing a cow with a tractor riding on its back, chasing a cattle dog and a chicken.

“A favourite subject in my paintings, apart from clouds are... animals. I have a very soft spot for cows,” Hilda said,

“I love the shape of cows, their eyes and their smell. They bring me back to the time when I was a little girl walking with my dad through the paddocks in the Netherlands.

“I feel for Australian farmers and the hard times the farmers have dealing with the drought and caring for their animals.

“Seeing them grazing their cattle... being away from their home for sometimes months, makes me realise the diffi cult times they are going through.”

Stud beef cattle breeders Bronwyn Betts and Michael Hawkins of Camp Mountain, top, and King Scrub artist Hilda Lange are amongst the local entrants in competitions at this year’s Royal Queensland Show, which starts in Brisbane tomorrow.


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There couldn’t be a more fi tting time for Karen Kendall to tackle the Ride to Conquer Cancer for the fi rst time.

The Cedar Creek resident will have “two very emotional milestones” during the 200km charity bike ride on 15-16 August.

“This ride will be in honour of my Dad as it will be two years since his funeral and his birthday is on the last day of the ride. He would have been 84,” Ms Kendall said.

“I will commemorate these (annivers-aries) with the thought of Dad all weekend and know that he will be proud of me for completing this ride.

“The start of the ride will be special and so will the fi nish line. I reckon singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to him crossing the fi nish line will sum it all up.”

Ms Kendall’s father, Bryan, who was an avid cyclist, passed away in August 2013 just three months after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Ride to Conquer Cancer entrants raise money to support cancer research pro-jects undertaken by the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.

One in two Australian men and one in three Australian women will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85.

“Cancer doesn’t discriminate; it affects people of all genders, age and race,” Ms Kendall said.

“It is a disease that causes so much pain and those that fi ght it fi ght it with such dignity. We won’t fi nd a cure for all of the different types of cancers without research.

“The money that I raise will be donated in memory of Dad and I reckon he would appreciate it and think what a great birthday present.”

As part of her preparations for the two-day Ride to Conquer Cancer ride, Ms Kendall has been doing personal training three days a week and participated in the 100km Brissie to the Bay bike ride in June.

“I bought a road bike in January this year to participate in this ride. Other than that the last time I had ridden a bike was when I was a teenager,” she said.

“I have ridden my bike at any chance I can get so I can be confi dent with it.”

Samford Valley’s Catherine Mason is an entrant in the Lions Medical Research Foundation Personality Quest.

On a quest On a quest for medical for medical researchresearch

Asked why she is representing the Lions Club of Samford in the Lions Medical Research Foundation Personality Quest, Catherine Mason replies: “I do not want anyone else to have to go through the pain that I have.”

Ms Mason has cervical cancer, and she explains that having radiation and chemo-therapy this year prompted her to “contribute to discovering new ways to treat all types of medical problems”.

“Sitting in a crowded waiting room and looking at the faces of others going through cancer treatment was very confronting,” the 34-year-old from Samford Valley explains.

“The treatments are like torture and there are a lot of people suffering through them. I hope to not only raise funds for medical research, but also to be a voice in the community for those in need.”

The money that Ms Mason raises will support the Lions Medical Research Foundation, which has funded research into Parkinson’s Disease, asthma, schizophrenia, diabetes, immunology, kidney disease, anti-venom, toxicology and cancer therapies since 1963.

Ms Mason has some exciting fundraising initiatives in the works, including a calendar and a gala event in Samford.

“We have a spectacular masked ball coming up in October, and plans for more fun local events over the coming year,” she said. “There will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to get involved.”

Stay posted on the fundraising events at www.facebook.com/LMRPQCatherineMason

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Attempted murder charges, Warner: Two teenage girls have faced court charged with attempted murder following an incident at Warner on 28 July. Police allege the girls broken into a home at Curlew Court around 2.45am and stabbed a 16-year-old girl, before fl eeing the house. The victim was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with what was believed to be non-life threatening injuries. A 19-year-old Kedron woman and a 17-year-old Strathpine woman were both charged with one count each of attempted murder and entering a dwelling with intent and were due to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 1 August.

Armed robbery, Albany Creek: Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Albany Creek on 31 July. Around 10.10am, a man entered an ice cream shop on Albany Creek Road armed with a fi rearm. He made demands for money, the attendant complied and the man fl ed with cash. The man drove away towards Old Northern Road in an older model white Hyundai hatchback. No one was physically injured during the robbery.

Burglary and assault of police charges, Arana Hills: A 27-year-old Morayfi eld man has appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on charges relating to an incident in Arana Hills on 27 July. Police were called to a club on Dawson Parade in Arana Hills in relation to a vehicle

allegedly stolen from Ferny Hills earlier that afternoon. A man identifi ed by police allegedly ran before threatening offi cers with a knife. In response an offi cer drew their fi rearm, instructing the man to drop the knife. The man then allegedly jumped over a fence before being detained. He has been charged with one count each of burglary, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, serious assault of police whilst armed, and possession of a knife in a public place.

Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Amongst 21 break-ins into homes in the Pine Rivers Police District during the fortnight ending 31 July were offences at Morris Street, Dayboro, where thieves stole a red 2006 Honda motorbike after gaining entry by cutting a pad lock, and at Saraband Drive, Eatons Hill, where offenders opened an unlocked rear sliding door then attempted to open a locked glass sliding door. Other offence locations included Albany Creek, Strathpine, Lawnton and Brendale.

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Two Draper brothers have proven their love of wildlife by transporting an abandoned baby emu to an animal

shelter four hours drive away.While camping with their family near

Texas, Elwin and Josias van der Schyff found a dead adult emu that had been hit by a car, and the baby emu nearby.

They caught the emu chick and took it to the RSPCA animal shelter at Dakabin, 330km away.

“Josias knows that emus are social animals and they like to be together in a group,” mother Elzane van der Schyff said.

“We made the decision to take it in to be with its one species.”

Claire McCarthy from RSPCA Queens-land’s Dakabin animal shelter said it’s “not every day” that the clinic’s desex veterinary team “get a baby emu through for a health check”.

The emu chick, nicknamed Eugene, was later transported to the RSPCA’s wildlife hospital at Wacol.

Mrs van der Schyff said her sons’ love of

and respect for wildlife began at a young age, adding they were “very privileged to experience wildlife in South Africa”.

“We have a farm next to the Kruger National Park and they know a lot about saving and protecting wild animals,” she said.

“I think Josias would love to take part in a program to help to look after injured animals and to relocate them back where they belong.”

Ms McCarthy said it was important to check injured or dead wildlife for babies, if safe to do so, and urged anyone who may fi nd injured wildlife to call 1300 ANIMAL.

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Josias and Elwin van der Schyff with the baby emu they rescued near Texas.


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past when in large groups of women, so I was so very happy that these ladies and gents accepted me as one of their own.

“The ladies and gentleman of Miss Pinup Australia are the kindest, most accepting and genuine people I’ve ever met and they are an extension of my family.”

The mother-of-two, who loves the “family feel” of the pinup culture, competed at the Miss Pinup Australia National Final in Melbourne a fortnight ago.

Judges score entrants on their outfi ts, presentation and skill at posing for photographs, harking back to the era of pinup models of the 1940s and 1950s.

“We are scored on the quality of each vintage outfi t and whether they fi t the era, a theme or storyline that can be seen to carry between each clothing category, and of course the pinup posing, which must look good photographically and be held for a minimum of four seconds each,” she explains.

The 36-year-old won the Miss Amity Pinup Australia award in Melbourne, a

Miss Congeniality-style award based on votes from the grand fi nalists.

“This title means a lot to me, knowing that I was selected by my fellow entrants,” she said.

Despite being runner-up at the Miss Pinup Queensland fi nal at just her second attempt, Ms Huffman said she didn’t have any expectations for the national fi nal “aside from doing my very best”.

Susan Huffman was a winner at the Miss Pinup Australia National Final. Photo by Red Boots Photographic.

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Raising and debating youth issues in a parliamentary setting is on the agenda for four local students who

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Anastasia Parry from Arana Hills is relishing the chance to repre-sent the people of Everton electorate and the “opportunity to interact with like-minded people inter-ested in today’s issues and politics”.

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committee has a couple of secret weapons. Brisbane media icon Ian Skippen will be gracing the stage

as main stage MC. Andrea Heath from Onstage Entertainment said she was “delighted to represent Ian in his support of local

activities like this.” A highlight of the Spring Festival will be the closing band, which is still

a very special secret. With teasing morsels of music throughout the day, the main stage will include highlights from students as well as entertainers,

from Tae Kwon Do to dance acts, and culminating in a foot-stomping, hand-clapping professional band closing festivities until 5pm.Festival organisers and volunteers have again worked to have great food at the

event, including Indian delicacies, pizza, handmade hamburgers and homemade cakes, along with a family friendly bar area to cater to everyone.As always, the rides will be a highlight for the littlies and not so little, with the usual

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with Noel ReevesREELTIME

Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible franchise has been a rocky journey precisely due to one of its best creative decisions. Each fi lm in the series is directed by an individual fi lmmaker with their own style and vision. Each fi lm is connected with the same characters, but the tones are all remarkably different. The fi rst fi lm was directed by Brian DePalma and, true to form, was an elegant display of style over substance. The second fi lm by Hong Kong action director John Woo was non-stop action and all anyone can remember is lots of things being blown up real good. The third, directed by JJ Abrams, probably the worst of the series, felt like a two-hour episode of his TV series, Alias, and almost killed the series. The fourth fi lm, from Brad Bird, was visually dazzling and helped rescue the series after the third fi lm’s box offi ce failings.Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is helmed by Christopher McQuarrie, who also directed Cruise in the greatly underrated crime fi lm, Jack Reacher. This movie is good, probably the best in the Mission: Impossible series, showing that even after 20 years people will still come back if you deliver the goods. But it’s not just a stunt show. The plot is not a complete throwaway either, trying to branch out in a way the franchise has alluded to but never properly explored. Here the Impossible Mission Force is being de-funded by the CIA, leaving Cruise and his team without the fi nancial and material support they need to capture the head of an international terrorist syndicate. They go rogue, so to speak.It seems pointless to discuss the plot in any detail given most of the fi lm involves screech-ing tires, gunfi ghts, knife fi ghts, motorcycle crashes and Cruise hanging to the outside of a plane, an actual stunt performed by Cruise, albeit with safety wires later removed. You’ll notice that I’ve referred only to Tom Cruise and not his character’s name, Ethan Hunt. Let’s be honest, some actors can transform into a character. They put on weight, they grow a beard, and they perfect an accent. Someone like Russell Crowe is an actual actor, or Leonardo Di Caprio or Meryl Streep. Tom Cruise only plays Tom Cruise; it’s his handicap as much as his strength. Rogue Nation is a lot of fun and has a great grittiness to it that the series hasn’t seen since the original. It isn’t Body of Lies or Spy Game, but I enjoyed the subtle moments of spy craft amongst the big car crashes and visual effects. A sixth Mission: Impossible fi lm is already in pre-production. Will it be the last or is this going to be a James Bond type series that other actors will take over? I doubt it. Even though he’s as mad as a cut snake, there’s only one Tom Cruise.

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Could this be Act 1 Theatre’s most Aussie theatre restaurant show yet?

The Cocky of Bungaree is the story of Flash Jacqueline from Gundagai – dubbed “the fastest shearing sheila this side of the rabbit-proof fence” – who takes on a greedy landlord.

When sheep farmer Cocky Bourke (Terry Frawley) falls on hard times, his devious and wealthy neighbour Sir Sydney Harbour (Peter Langshaw) does all he can to take over his farm.

Standing in his way are sheep shearers Jacqueline (Alix Rose) and Fingers (Gary Sommerville) – but will they be thwarted by Alexander McGregor (Errol Barnett), a Scottish thief and man of many disguises?

“It’s (set on) a sheep farm, a very decrepit sheep farm, and one’s that about to be lost unless they can sheer 100 sheep in a day,” said Frawley, who directs the show as well as appearing on stage.

Also featured in The Cocky of Bungaree’s

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“I’ve got two or three people who have been in pretty well every one of the theatre restaurants… that I’ve done over 10 years,”

Frawley said.He said Richard Tulloch’s clever script

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“The songs, and there’s about eight of them, are based upon mainly known tunes but the words are written for the script,” Frawley said.

“There’s no double innuendo stuff, no suss jokes. You can bring the kids to the show and they’ll have fun too.”

The Cocky of Bungaree opens on 14 August and runs on Friday and Saturday nights at 7.30pm until 5 September.

All shows are at Act 1 Theatre in the Old Shire Hall, corner of Gympie Road and Hall Street, Strathpine.

Tickets cost $35 per person for a show and a sumptuous, three-course Aussie meal. For bookings phone 0458 579 269 and visit www.act1theatreinc.com

Pamela See says she is not an artist but rather a “conduit” for her latest project.

The Brisbane artist is overseeing The Float, an international art venture on dis-play at the Pine Rivers Art Gallery.

For the collaborative art project, a story of a rubber duck was imagined by more than 100 students from Australia, Canada the USA and China, each crafting images using traditional Chinese art techniques.

“The Float is a community art project that developed through discussions be-

tween Karen Tyler from the Moreton Bay Regional Council and Kim Barry, who is a teacher at the CATS Academy in Boston,” See explains.

“We did 10 workshops across eight cities in four countries and an extra pilot one in Cairns, of which the images were not used.”

The project was inspired by the work of an American oceanographer who studies the movements of fl otsam – fl oating cargo lost from ships – in ocean currents, includ-ing a large consignment of rubber ducks

lost at sea two decades ago.“I have been interested in the work of

Curtis Ebbesmeyer for several years,” See said. “When I was young I responded to his research involving the tracing of itinerant rubber duckies for 15 artists, which is held annually at Redcliffe City Art Gallery.

“The shipment of 28,000 bath toys was en route to North America from southern China when it blew overboard in a storm in 1992. Subsequently working with comm-unities in both China and America made sense.”

See said The Float is “in part, about the impact of humanity on our oceans”.

“The oceans also sustain life above land which the children have preciously illust-rated,” she explains.

“I am really pleased that the children seemed to enjoy the (creative) process and they were delighted to receive their paper cuts at the end of it.”

As well as contributors from Vancouver, Toronto, New York City, Beijing and Boston, students from Redcliffe State High School, Kelvin Grove State College in Brisbane and Riverview State School in Ipswich also participated inthe art project.

The Float exhibition is on at Pine Rivers Art Gallery, 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine until 5 September. Phone 3205 0555.

Gallery oversees global duck tales of the seaGallery oversees global duck tales of the sea

Pamela See has overseen an art project compiling work by people from four countries.

Louise Swainston plays Diamond Lil and Peter Langshaw stars as Sir Sydney Harbour in The Cocky of Bungaree.

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Positions on the competition ladder count for little when the Samford Stags tackle the Dayboro Cowboys in the local rugby league derby match.

That was again proven to be true when the Stags, second last on the ladder, upset the second-placed Cowboys in their Brisbane Second Division Northside 1 match on 25 July.

Samford had won as many games as Dayboro had lost this season but the Stags triumphed 12-10 in front of its home crowd at Alan Cash Oval.

Tries to Nick Bradbury and Clayton Olbertz, which were both converted by Nick Millier including one kick from the left sideline, saw Samford lead 12-0 at halftime.

Dayboro pair Matt Albrow and John Hutchinson scored second-half tries but the Stags held on for a third win from four meetings with the Cowboys this year, starting with the pre-season Jack Lawson-Earl McDonald Shield match.

Helped by the arrival for former Penrith Panthers and Redcliffe Dolphins speedster Liam Georgetown, Samford beat Dayboro 32-8 in April, but the Cowboys won the rematch 24-0.

The Northside 1 home and away season concludes on 8 August with both local teams playing at home.

Samford, 24-12 losers to fi rst-placed Mitchelton last week, host Normanby at Alan Cash Oval at Samford Village at 4pm.

It is the fi nal game for Stags stalwart and premiership winner Dane Watson, who is retiring after eight seasons with the team.

Dayboro, last-start 28-18 winners over Normanby, take on bottom-placed Gaters at the Dayboro Sports Ground at 4pm.

See more photos from the Samford Stags versus Dayboro Cowboys game at www.thewesterner.com.au

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Believing sporting competition was the best antidote to tyranny, 33 athletes left Australia in May 1936 to compete in the Hitler Olympics in Berlin. Behind the scenes of the Olympic Games was cut-throat wheeling and dealing, defi ance of Hitler, and warm friendships among athletes.Larry Writer’s Dangerous Games drops the reader into a front row seat at the 100,000-capacity Olympic stadium to witness some of the fi nest sporting performances of all time.Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, The Westerner has one copy of Dangerous Games (RRP $32.99) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: Sport Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale BC, 4500. Entries close 17 August.

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Action from the Samford versus Dayboro local derby match, clockwise from above: Kane Zalewski sets up a Dayboro attack; Samford’s Mitch Singleton on the charge; Stags winger Christian Pang and Cowboys Ruben Sullivan, John Hutchinson and Blain Cleghorn scramble for the ball; Dayboro’s Danny Prentice-McLeod can’t stop Nick Bradbury from scoring a try.


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