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CHIT CHAT• No doubt everyonehopes to back a winnertoday on the MelbourneCup. It’s amazing how many ways thereare to pick a horse - by colours, bynumbers, by names, by chance in asweep, by jockey by stables and somepeople even do it on the horse’s form!What ever way you pick your horse, goodluck!• The Redcliffe City Orchestra invitesyou all to join them in the Hall at ClontarfBeach State High School, Isobel Street(opp Weaber St) on Saturday 17thNovember at 2:00 pm to enjoy thecelebration of their 30th Birthday,featuring popular Show Tunes. Tickets$12, $10, high school students $7,primary and under free. For mroeinforamtion call Carl Jones 3203 7867.• The Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centreis planning to send all the over 50s backto the Roaring Twenties with a Gala Ballat the Bramble Bay Bowls Club. (I hateto say it, but that includes me!!!) The Ballis to be held on 8 December 2007 andit’s a great chance to dress up and havefun! Tickets, which are only $20 andinclude a buffet dinner, can be obtainedat the Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centre inLamington Drive, Redcliffe or from theClub.• It’s time to think of the 2008 Australiaday Awards. This year there are twocategories - Citizen of the Year andYoung Citizen of the Year (under 28 yrsas at 26 Jan 2008). These categoriesacknowledge the outstanding personalachievements and/or remarkablecontributions individuals are making toMoped, Bike &Page 2 - Vol 3 No 43 November 6 2007withHearing Problems?their community.Nominees for these awards shouldreflect values that Australians respectsuch as the pursuit of excellence; acommitment to a tolerant and diversesociety; a fair go and committedcommunity involvement.The following questions should beanswered in your nomination:How has the person made an outstandingcontribution to the local community?How is the person an inspirational rolemodel for the community?Why do you believe that this personshould receive an Australia Day Award?To download the application form go tohttp://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/award%20Nomination%20Form.doc.There are so many worthy people in ourcommunity that deciding who to nominateshould be the problem!• Good luck to all those Year 12students who are now doing their finalexams.• The relocation of the peninsula’s firestation to Kippa Ring is getting closerScarborough State School teacherLynda O’Keefe died last week leaving alegacy of inspiration and commitment.Mrs O’Keefe succumbed to leukaemiaon Wednesday evening.School principal Peter Walsh wrote toparents and caregivers at the school toinform of the sad event.“Mrs O’Keefe was appointed toScarborough State School in 1985 andfor the past 22 years has touched thehearts and minds of thousands of childrenin our school,” said Mr Walsh.“She was a person who always choseto see the good and the potential in her• FREE Government Hearing Aids toVets Affairs, Pensioners and DisabilityPension Clients.• Pension Review Hearing Test forVets Affairs Clients.• Hearing Tests & Evaluations toPrivate Clients• Hearing Aid Fittings to Private Clients• Tinnitus EvaluationsShawn Richardson 3883 4990lynda@redcliffecity.com.auSad occasion for Scarborough State School communitystudents – she was thatsort of teacher.“Her colleagues andher friends alwaysadmired that quality inher and were inspiredby it as well as thepassion andalthough it’ll still be quite a while beforeit is ready for operation. I wonder whatwill happen to the old Redcliffe FireStation. There are lots of ideas out there!• I’m enjoying having a morning chatwith Michael Monk from 99.7fm everyWednesday. We catch up at 8:15am tofind out what’s going on in our local area.Michael also chats to the Redcliffe Citycouncillors and representatives fromCaboolture and Pine Rivers. He’s got agood sense of humour, so tune in - youmight get a mention!!!• The Scarborough Christmas Lightsgroup has got some great ideas aboutextending theit festivities and RedcliffeCity Council will be discussing them atthe next General Meeting on 12 November2007.• The Australian Electoral Commissionis getting ready for the Federal Electionon 24 November 2007 with the samenumber of candidates as at the 2004election! 1421 people have put up theirhand to represent the people of Australia.That’s quite a choice - so vote carefully!commitment she demonstrated to herprofession.“She was an inspiring teacher. Aconsiderate, caring and supportivecolleague and a true friend.”The school’s Parents and CitizensAssociation placed a card in the foyer ofthe school’s administration blockenabling families to express theircondolences to Mrs O’Keeffe’s family.(Editor’s Note: As a previous presidentof the Scarborough State School’s P &C Association I would personally like toadd my family’s condolences to those ofthe school community)Top FloorCominos Arcade,Redcliffe Pde, RedcliffeREAL ESTATE SALES, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS1 Marine Parade, Cnr MacDonnell Road, Redcliffewww.gatewayproperties.com.au
The winds of November blew a few jobsinto the hands of Coast Guard volunteersrecently. Among them a tow assist of ayacht with engine failure, back intoScarborough Harbour, a tow of a vesselup the Caboolture River and activationfrom the water police to assist aswimmer in trouble. Fortunately theswimmer was found near QueensBeach before Freight Plus and her crewmade it to the scene. Special thanks tothose on shore who assisted.Active Full Time Coast GuardVolunteers can attend a 2 night classentitled “Apply Seamanship Skills andTechniques when Operating a SmallDomestic Vessel” with Graham Dennienas the instructor. This course is beingheld over two nights starting on Friday9th November and being completed onMonday 12th November 2007. Thecourse starts at 7pm and usually runsto about 10:30pm and is one of theBleaches all contain strong oxidizingagents such as hydrogen peroxide,calcium hypochlorite, sodiumhypochlorite, sodium perborate or sodiumcarbonate. Some bleaches are speciallyformulated for laundry use and containquaternary ammonium salts asbactericides, as well as water softeners,brighteners and so on. Very largeamounts of bleach are used inmanufacturing textiles and paper.Chlorine bleaching in pulp mills produceschlorinated dioxins and furans; bothclasses of compounds are targeted forelimination globally under the PersistentOrganic Pollutants treaty.Health Effects: Household bleach isoften very alkaline and will damage theskin. If bleach is swallowed, it will causevomiting,. Milk, egg white or milk ofmagnesia should b used as an antidote.When chlorine bleach is mixed with acids,such as are contained in some toiletcleaners, highly toxic chlorine gas canbe generated.Environmental Effects: The bleachingaction of household bleach does notpersist in the environment, but in highconcentrations it will kill vegetation. Theproducts of the bleaching reaction ofchlorine can be highly toxic and arepersistent chlorinated organiccompounds (POPs). When these areSea BiscuitsBy Paul Baldwin,Redcliffe Coast Guardrequired units in order to attain CompetantCrew status.Biscuit: Standard Operating Proceduresor SOPS help Coast Guard Volunteerslearn how to do this consistantly and ina way that is easily understood by others.One of the many SOPS at CG Redcliffeis that of logging on vessels through theradio room. The purpose of these SOPSis to provide Radio Operators withsufficient information to log vessels onand off for safety monitoring. It alsoaddresses the information required to bereceived for entry into the radio log book.Some of the information required from aon a vessel logging in with Coast Guardis to include:Fast broadband a step closer in RedcliffeThe first services of the new CoalitionGovernment-funded high speed broadbandnetwork will be switched on in selectedareas over the coming weeks.Federal Member for Petrie TeresaGambaro said the state-of the-art networkwould provide near blanket high speedbroadband coverage across the electorateof Petrie by mid 2009, eliminating most ofthe remaining blackspots.The new ADSL2+, fibre and WiMAX networkwill extend high speed broadband to 99 percent of the population by 2009, at a retailcost of between $35 and $60 per monthMargate’s Going Green - Climate Change and Bleachesproduced on a large scale, as they arein the pulp and paper industry they canbe very damaging to the environment. Iflaundry water incorporating the bleachsodium perborate is used on plants, highlevels of boron may accumulate whichwill kill vegetation, although overallsodium perborate bleach is lessdamaging to the environment than theothers.Alternatives: Sunshine will whiten* Naturopathic advice & professional clinic *Herbal dispensary * Good Health Club Savers*Vitamins & Supplements * Herbal teas *Gluten Free Breads & Foods * Organic yeastfree breads * Organic chicken & meats, dairy,eggs, grocery * Chem free personal & homecare * Protein powdersExclusive - Gain Health withGo Vita Margate HealthyWeight Program Launched20th Oct. Enquire now.OPEN 7 DAYSGo Vita Margate Health& OrganicsShop 8B, Margate Village,MARGATE 4019Ph: 3283 8677• Destination, Number of persons onboard, Estimated time of arrival, ETA• Estimated time of return, ETR,registration details and a description ofthe vessel.Associate members using their MobileNumbers do not need to provideregistration numbers or vessel details asit is recorded in the register.The log book is to be monitoredfrequently for vessel safety movements.If vessel fails to log off or is “overdue”,then another SOP is followed until thesituation is resolved.* * * * * * *Don’t leave your own and your familiessafety to chance. Check your gear, theweather and make a plan before youtravel out to sea.Join the Coast Guard as an Associatemember and enjoy the benefits. Call thebase at 3203 5522.”Safety by all Means”with the remaining one per cent of thepopulation in remote areas to receive a$2750 subsidy for a 2-way satellitebroadband service.“In Redcliffe, two exchanges will beupgraded from basic ADSL to very fastADSL2+ (up to 20Mbps) broadband,Redcliffe and Rothwell,” said Ms Gambaro.By Lesley Parker anpacotton and linen fabrics. Alternativecleaning products are available, such asGreen Aussie Cleaner(www.greenaussiecleaner.com) which areless toxic and equally effective incontrolling bacteria. (Sourcewww.tec.org.au/safersolutionsUnbleached paper products such astoilet paper, coffee filters and stationeryare now available. Merino is a companythat collects office paper waste andrecycles it into clean soft toilet paper. Therecycling process uses about half thewater in processing than tree processorsuse, and a lot less fuel. A flow on benefitis that this paper is not going to landfill.There are companies who urgeconsumers to buy soft, white paper, butthis type of product can be achieved onlywith chlorine bleaches. When you do pickup a pack of Merino toilet paper (SAFE),take it home in a biodegradable or yourown, carry bag. The plastic bags at thesupermarket are not free – they areactually adding an estimated $173 millionyear to Australia’s grocery bills. (Source;www.planetark.com )The consumer has the real power. Ourbuying choices at the market place canshape commercial reality. We can feelempowered by making informeddecisions, and voting with our wallets.Visit the websites for more information.Vol 3 No 43 November 6 2007 - Page 3
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