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LETTERS 

Cancer Council is calling on 

Queenslanders to show their 

support for Daffodil Day in 2018, 

by volunteering a few hours of their 

time to help save the life of someone 

they love. 

Cancer Council’s most iconic 

fundraising event, Daffodil Day, 

will take place on Friday, August 24, 

2018 to raise funds for lifesaving 

cancer research. 

Over the past 20 years, more than 

61,000 lives have been saved by 

improvements in cancer prevention, 

screening and treatment right across 

Australia as a result of ongoing 

research. With the help of volunteers 

To find out more details, 

please call 131 872 or 

visit www.tr.qld.gov.au 

Daffodil Day blooms again 

selling daffodils to raise funds, many 

more lives will be saved. 

Cancer Council Queensland CEO 

Ms Chris McMillan encouraged 

locals to turn the state yellow and 

spread hope by volunteering on 

Daffodil Day this year. 

“Daffodil Day is one of 

Queensland’s most iconic events, 

bringing hope and joy into the lives 

of locals affected by cancer,” Ms 

McMillan said. 

“The daffodil is the international 

symbol of hope – with every daffodil 

sold, we can invest in research that 

will give hope to Queenslanders 

every minute, every hour, every day. 

Updates from the 

Toowoomba Region 

Council Meetings 

The next meetings of Council’s Standing 

Committees will be held on 14 and 15 August 

commencing at 9am. The next Ordinary 

Meeting of Council will be held on 21 August 

commencing at 10am. All meetings are at City 

Hall, 541 Ruthven St, Toowoomba. 

National Tree Day 

Plant a tree and help grow a forest! Come 

along to the National Tree Day planting at 

Thiess Park, 76 Luck Street, Toowoomba, 

29 July, 8.30am – 11.30am. RSVP to 

info@tr.qld.gov.au or call 131 872. 

Mort Street Temporary Closure 

A section of Mort Street between Thackeray 

St and Hogg St will be temporarily closed 

from 8 July - 22 July to allow the installation 

of stormwater services south from the Mort 

St-Hogg St intersection. The works cannot 

be done under traffic due to the location 

and depth of the trenching works. Traffic 

will be detoured via Hogg/Holberton/North 

Streets or Griffiths/Ruthven/North or Jellicoe 

Streets. Local access will be maintained for 

northbound traffic through to Thackeray St 

and also for businesses and properties in the 

section between Thackeray St and Hogg St 

but not for through traffic. 

“This year we’re seeking around 

1200 people to volunteer their time 

to sell thousands of daffodils from 

300 sites across the state. 

“Whether you can volunteer 

for a few hours, or a full day, your 

contribution will help us raise vital 

funds that can be invested back into 

research. While cancer research 

has made some extraordinary 

breakthroughs over the years, with 

treatments improving all the time, 

there are still cancers with low 

survival rates and limited treatment 

options. One Queenslander is still 

diagnosed with cancer every 20 

minutes, more than 27,000 people 

each year. Support for Daffodil 

Day ensures that we’re investing 

in cutting-edge, lifesaving research 

that will bring a cancer free future 

closer.” 

This year Daffodil Day celebrates 

32 years, with Cancer Council 

Queensland aiming to raise more 

than $1 million from the initiative. 

“We want to encourage everyone 

to get involved in Daffodil Day, and 

know that their involvement could 

save the life of someone they love,” 

Ms McMillan said. 

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Escarpment to improve your fitness and the 

environment. The 9 week program starts 18 

July, Hartmann Bushland Reserve, 4 Alderley 

St, Rangeville, 9am - 11.30am. The program suits 

people aged 18-80 at the cost of $10 per 

family. Bookings are required, please visit 

www.tr.qld.gov.au/change for more information. 

Community Grants 

Applications for the next round of community 

grants are open now until 1 August. The 

program covers applications for the Sport 

and Recreation, Event Support, Community 

Support, Community Economic Development, 

Environment, Cultural and Arts Support and 

Sports Tourism grants. Call 131 872 to arrange 

a consultation with relevant staff or visit 

www.tr.qld.gov.au/grants for more information. 

New Waste Facilities 

Cooyar and Evergreen waste facilities are 

now open. All customers will require a PIN to 

access the facilities which can be obtained by 

completing the form Request for Access to Tier 

5 Waste Facility. Call us on 131 872, visit your 

local customer service centre or complete the 

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Picnic Point burn 

Toowoomba Regional Council 

is planning a fuel reduction burn in 

areas of the Picnic Point parkland on 

Toowoomba’s eastern escarpment in 

conjunction with Queensland Fire 

and Emergency Services. Council 

officers and QFES officers are 

scheduled to start a controlled burn 

this week at Picnic Point, conditions 

permitting. 

Cr Joe Ramia said a final 

decision to burn will be made on the 

morning of July 16. If conditions 

are unfavourable the burn would be 

delayed until later in the week. 

Cr Ramia said the controlled 

burn would be contained in Council 

property and was scheduled to take 

up to five days. 

“Low rainfall in the past 12 

months has meant vegetation is 

dry enough to burn and the low 

winter temperatures will result in 

cool burns, which are preferred 

to help protect the surrounding 

environment,” Cr Ramia said. 

“It is important to seize the 

chance to conduct these cool burns 

to reduce fuel loads in the coming 

weeks to lower the risk of wildfires 

later in the warmer months. 

“Council has notified landholders 

in the area immediately around the 

bushland park. 

“Walking tracks such as the 

Firetail Walk, Fantail Walk and 

Pardalote Trail will be closed 

to the public and will be signed 

accordingly. 

“Depending on the wind 

speed and direction, residents in 

surrounding areas are advised to 

be aware of smoke in the area, 

which could settle due to the cold 

conditions at night and early in the 

morning. 

Our singer at the Proms concerts 

Meringandan soprano Sarah 

Talbot will be on stage at the 

Royal Albert Hall in London 

later this month and in early 

August for the famous Proms 

Concerts. 

Before she moved to the UK 

in 2016, Sarah, the elder daughter 

of Paul and Penny Talbot of 

Meringandan West, had been 

involved in Toowoomba Choral 

Society and Empire Theatre performances 

since 2008. 

The Promenade Concerts 

called the Proms is an annual 

music festival held daily, over 

eight weeks at various venues in 

London. 

Concerts are mainly orchestral 

classical music celebrating 

and showcasing composers of 

historical renown or of great 

achievement. 

Proms concerts have been 

played since 1895, at the Royal 

Albert Hall. 

Sarah said many consider the 

Proms season an important musical 

event, the epitome of classical 

music. 

Orchestras from around the 

world often come to play. 

Rehearsals are under way for 

Sarah’s first concert on July 22, 

which will feature Mahler’s 8th 

Symphony with the London 

Symphony Chorus and the BBC 

National Orchestra of Wales. 

This will be followed on August 

7 by Brahm’s Requiem 

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Sarah, who has been teaching 

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her singing career, plans to 

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Council to approve draft Highfields 

town centre plan 

The Central Highfields 

Master Plan is set to be adopted 

by Toowoomba Regional 

Council today, Tuesday, July 

17, following a sometimes 

difficult year with the process 

of convincing residents of its 

intentions. 

The process started a 

year ago when the council 

presented a plan for the town 

centre, plus a plan for the 

opening up many cul-de-sacs 

in the “old” Highfields area, 

and adding a new road to link 

the New England Highway 

near Highfields State Primary 

School through the residential 

area, through the Kuhls Road 

sports fields to Clarke Road 

and the Highfields Village 

Shopping Centre. 

A protest meeting of about 

300 residents in the Cultural 

Centre took the council 

representatives by surprise 

because at least 90 per cent of 

the people were opposed to the 

council plans. 

The council then deferred 

consideration of the design 

of the Highfields town 

centre, and agreed that any 

future consideration involve 

early engagement with the 

Highfields community. 

The council implemented 

a staged consultation process 

which sought to identify 

community values and a vision 

for the Central Highfields area. 

The council prepared three 

master plan options, and, two 

months ago, presented the 

community with a draft master 

plan based on community 

feedback. 

It is this draft plan that 

the council’s Planning and 

Development Committee 

considered last week, and 

recommended that Council 

adopt the plan. 

A catalyst in being able 

to actively plan for a town 

centre design occurred late 

last year when Council acted 

on a proposal by Cr Paul 

Antonio that Council buy 19ha 

of land from developer Clive 

Berghofer. 

This land, bounded by 

O’Brien Road, Highfields 

Road, and Clarke Road, is 

opposite the Highfields Village 

Shopping Centre and was the 

site of a stock feed mill. 

Council has listed nine 

refinements to the draft plan, 

which were asked for by 

community members during 

recent consultations. 

The Council decided not to 

include the majority of these 

refinements to the design. 

Because the council owns 

the central Highfields land, 

it will be able to decide how 

and when it is developed, and 

the next stage of the project 

will be structure planning, 

when detailed plans will be 

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OAKEY NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS PICTORIAL 

Women at the centre of NAIDOC celebration 

NAIDOC Week 2018 celebrated the 

invaluable contributions that Aboriginal and 

Torres Strait Islander women have made, and 

continue to make, to communities, families, and 

to the nation. 

As pillars of society, Aboriginal and Torres 

Strait Islander women play active and significant 

roles at the community, local, state and national 

levels. 

As leaders, trailblazers, politicians, activists 

and social change advocates, they have fought 

and continue to fight, for justice, equal rights, 

rights to country, for law and justice, access to 

education, employment and to maintain and 

celebrate indigenous culture, language, music 

and art. 

They continue to influence as doctors, 

lawyers, teachers, electricians, chefs, nurses, 

architects, rangers, emergency and defence 

personnel, writers, volunteers, chief executive 

officers, actors, singer songwriters, journalists, 

entrepreneurs, media personalities, board 

members, accountants, academics, sporting 

icons and Olympians, the list goes on. 

They are mothers, elders, grandmothers, 

aunties, sisters and daughters. 

Sadly, Indigenous women’s role in our 

cultural, social and political survival has 

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NAIDOC activities at Oakey included performances by Galamaay Dance Troupe, guest speakers, 

DDHHS awards, Goondir awards, cake cutting ceremony, youth activities and petting animals. 

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Richelle Robinson, Corben Moodie and Adelayde McKellar. 

The Coalition Government 

is always looking for ways 

to support regional and rural 

communities, and this month 

saw the announcement of 

major projects under round 

two of the government’s 

$200 million Building 

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Infrastructure Projects 

Stream. 

I am pleased to say that 

the Groom electorate did not 

miss out. 

Our community was 

successful in attracting $4.8 

million under BBRF for the 

RSPCA’s new Toowoomba 

Animal Care Campus. 

This wonderful new 

facility, which they hope to 

have up and running within 

12 months, will be able to 

house up to 200 animals and 

provide a whole new range 

of services and options to 

care for animals in need. 

Of course, there will also 

be more opportunities for 

families and individuals 

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I am very proud to see 

these two important local 

organisations receive support 

under the Builder Better 

Regions Fund. When we 

work together it is amazing 

what we can achieve. 

The two successful 

projects in our patch, are 

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Lower taxes for workers 

The Turnbull Government has 

delivered income tax relief for all 

Australian workers. 

Member for Groom John 

McVeigh said that by passing 

the Coalition’s Personal Income 

Tax plan through the Parliament, 

the Government has ensured all 

Australians paying tax will be better 

off. They will be paying less tax, and 

will be rewarded for their hard work 

both now and into the future. 

“Taxes in Australia will now be 

lower, fairer and simpler. 62,478 

people and their families in our 

electorate of Groom will benefit 

from tax relief of up to $530 in 

2018-19,” Member for Groom Dr 

John McVeigh said. 

“This is a win for all working 

Australians who want to get ahead. 

You will have the certainty that 

when you earn more, get a pay rise 

or work more hours, you won’t face 

ever-increasing tax rates,” he said. 

“Under our plan, 94 per cent of 

Australian workers will not face 

higher marginal tax rate of more 

than 32.5c in the dollar, with our 

first priority low and middle income 

earners because we understand the 

benefits of a stronger economy have 

not yet flowed to all.” 

The Turnbull Government’s 

legislated plan has three steps: 

• Tax relief for middle and low 

income earners now. In 2018-19, 

over 10 million Australians will 

get tax relief, with 4.4 million 

Australians receiving the full $530 

benefit. 

• Lifting tax brackets, to protect 

Australians from the impact of 

‘bracket creep’, taking the $87,000 

tax threshold to $90,000 in 2018-19 

and then to $120,000 in 2022-23. 

Tax relief provided under the 

offset in step 1 will also be locked in 

Haden fire 

appeal 

Haden Public Hall Committee 

are conducting an appeal 

for John and Freda Baldwin 

who lost their house in 

Boundary Street, Haden, in a 

fire on July 7. 

Donations of money or 

vouchers would be appreciated 

and can be either dropped 

off at Haden Stores or posted 

to the committee at Boundary 

Street, Haden Qld 4353. 

Donations of money can 

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USQ celebrates role of Aboriginal and Torrres Strait nurses 

The 2018 NAIDOC Week theme, “‘Because 

of her, we can,” reverberates throughout 

the University of Southern Queensland as it 

honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 

women and the significant role they have 

played in Australian communities. 

For Toowoomba-based lecturer, researcher 

and author Raelene Ward, the journey to 

NAIDOC 2018 from her hometown of 

Cunnamulla has been filled with hard work 

and sisterhood. 

“There are goose bumps on my arms as I 

think about the company of women who will 

feature at these events. I’m honoured to be 

part of that tradition,” Mrs Ward said. 

She will join organiser Associate Professor 

Odette Best, Professor Tracey Bunda, Dr 

Kathryn Gilbey and Aboriginal activist 

Professor Gracelyn Smallwood at a panel 

discussion at USQ Springfield. 

It follows a ‘NAIDOC - Honouring Elder 

Professionals of Nursing and Midwifery’ 

event at USQ Ipswich on July 9. 

“I hold these women in such high regard. 

It has been people like Professor Smallwood 

who have lobbied for better conditions and 

responsibilities for our community,” Mrs 

Ward said. 

“I’ll certainly grow from their knowledge, 

their experience and their support.” 

Mrs Ward has spent her time at USQ 

imparting expertise honed by her work as 

a registered nurse and practice manager in 

Aboriginal Health. 

Her contributions to textbook Yatdjuligin: 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing 

and Midwifery Care helped to attract 

accolades from the prestigious Educational 

Publishing Awards. 

“We’ve recently produced a second 

edition, an extended version, which is used 

in our current nursing program at USQ as 

Mr McVEIGH 

Bracket creep protection 

from 2022-23 by taking the $37,000 

tax threshold to $41,000, and lifting 

the low income tax offset to $645. 

• Ensuring more Australians pay 

less tax by making personal taxes 

simpler, removing an entire tax 

bracket, that will mean around 94 

per cent of taxpayers are projected 

to face a tax rate of 32.5 per cent or 

less. 

“In contrast to the Labor Party, our 

plan is not about creating winners 

and losers. We are not putting up 

taxes on some Australians to pay for 

tax relief for other Australians,” Dr 

McVeigh said. 

“Under the Government’s 

legislated plan, the tax system 

works for all Australians.” 

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National lamington day 

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around the country will stop 

and pause to mark the coming of age 

of an Australian classic, the humble 

lamington. For National Lamington 

Day, this Australian icon has gone 

gourmet to cater to the changing 

tastes of Australians. 

The sweet treat has been 

delighting Australian tastebuds for 

more than 100 years, and now sees 

flavours like jaffa, lemon, raspberry 

and passionfruit as some of the most 

popular. 

“While the classic chocolate 

lamington will always be a firm 

favourite, consumers today are 

taking a new bite from a traditional 

favourite, and we’ve seen demand 

for flavours like jaffa soar,” says 

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that it will remain on Australian 

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well other nursing programs throughout 

Australia,” she said. 

Mrs Ward’s own story starts in south 

west Queensland, as a Cunnamulla student 

dreaming of becoming a nurse. 

“I found healthcare to be a place where 

I could excel and also give back to the 

Aboriginal community in some way. 

“That was my passion,” she said. 

“Since then, I’ve brought my gained 

knowledge into university life to pass on to 

our future generations of nurses. 

“Among my greatest achievements is being 

able to mentor Aboriginal health workers who 

then became registered nurses themselves, 

and also helping to embed Indigenous 

perspectives in curriculum as we teach upand-coming 

health professionals.” 

NAIDOC Week is held in July each year 

and is an opportunity to celebrate the history, 

culture and achievements of Aboriginal and 

Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

The lamington cake was first 

made in Toowoomba in 1900, most 

likely for the wife of Queensland’s 

eighth governor, Lady May 

Lamington. 

Made by either the Lamingtons’ 

well credentialed French patisserie 

chef, Armand Galland, or well 

known Brisbane cookery teacher 

Amy Schauer, regarded as the 

Nigella Lawson of her time, 

the sponge cake was dipped in 

chocolate and liberally sprinkled 

with coconut. 

Lord and Lady Lamington were 

said to be so impressed by the cake, 

that it was regularly requested at 

Lamington House. 

For the first time in 117 years, 

lamingtons were briefly off the 

menu at Old Government House in 

Brisbane, however demand has seen 

it recently bought back to the menu. 

In celebration of National 

Lamington Day, a range of 

lamington flavours, including classic 

chocolate, jaffa and raspberry, can 

be purchased from Coles stores 

nationally. 

Annual U3A seniors expo 

The annual U3A Seniors Information 

Expo is on Wednesday, 

August 22, at the HumeRidge 

Church of Christ complex, 461 

Hume Street, Toowoomba. 

The Toowoomba Regional 

Council is sponsoring this community 

expo and once again it 

will be the key Seniors Week 

event in the Toowoomba Region. 

Council sponsorship enables 

free entry to the public. 

This year, 70 organisations, 

including several who have not 

attended previously will happily 

share information with you and 

the diverse activities Seniors can 

participate in. 

The doors are open from 

8.30am until 2.30pm. Devonshire 

teas and light lunches will 

be on sale at the cafe. 

Parking attendants will direct 

you to free car parks and a 

courtesy vehicle is available for 

transport to the front door of the 

Expo. 

Contact: Irene 4636 3316, 

Rhonda 4613 6559 or Trish 4687 

7659. 

Painting day at Argyle Homestead 

Artists of Crows Nest members 

and friends were recently treated 

to a painting day at Ross and Julie 

Smith’s Argyle Homestead. 

The weather was not quite perfect 

for outdoor work but most 

found a sheltered spot and captured 

their chosen vista with camera and 

brush. 

The inspiration material varied 

widely and if only a small percentage 

of the number of photos taken 

on the day ever make it as a painting 

there will be enough to fill an art 

gallery dedicated to Argyle. 

During the pen and wash workshop 

in June, local artist Bill Morton 

shared his tips for using watercolour 

as ink and applying it with 

differing strokes from a dip pen. 

The resulting sketches were a 

surprise to most who had not used 

this particular technique previously. 

Bill was generous with his 

knowledge and shared pointers on 

colour and composition throughout 

the session. 

USQ nursing lecturer, researcher and author Raelene Ward. 

80th birthday 

Robin Darracott and wife Barbara celebrating Robin’s 80th 

birthday at the Danish Flower Art Cafe Highfields, attended 

by members of his family. Photo contributed by Geoff Neville. 

Artists and friends outside the studio of Ross Smith at Argyle 

Homestead. 

Anyone who would like to learn 

more about working in oils should 

attend the next workshop with Jim 

Diegnan on Saturday, July 21. 

Jim is an accomplished artist in 

watercolour and oils and is an experienced 

tutor. Some materials will 

be supplied and more information 

will be given as bookings are made. 

Another watercolour workshop 

with Jane Hoffman is planned for 

August 11. 

Works in the Nest Café will 

change in August and members will 

be preparing works to fit the theme 

of ‘Atmosphere’. 

A general meeting will be held 

on Monday, July 23 at 6.30pm in 

the glass room of the Community 

Centre. 

WORKSHOPS - 9am to 4pm - Supper Room, 

Crows Nest RSL Community Centre 

Techniques for oil painting - July 21 - Jim Deignan 

Watercolour painting - August 11 - Jane Hoffman 

Cost for the day $30 - morning tea and some materials provided 

To book contact secretaryaocn@gmail.com or 

workshop organizer Pam Shipman 0408 799 587 


Council works enhance Goombungee war memorial surrounds 

Plans for the State Heritage 

listed War Memorial Precinct at 

Goombungee were developed 

following extensive consultation 

with the community and key 

stakeholders, such as the RSL. 

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The most recent work that 

was completed this month has 

preserved the memorial’s historical 

significance, while enhancing 

the memorial setting and the 

immediate surrounds. 

Council has removed the 

garden bed and associated wall 

surrounding the memorial to 

provide a more open view of the 

memorial, including the lower 

memorial footings, while also 

relocating the flagpole to offer 

a more accessible and suitable 

setting for public memorial services. 

A new plaque has been installed 

commemorating the unveiling 

of the original Goombungee 

Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial in 

December 1920. 

Some other minor memorial 

rectification works were completed 

at Goombungee and four 

other regional war memorials in 

recent years with the assistance 

of Queensland Government 

grant funds. 

Toowoomba Regional Council 

recently completed improvement 

works in Mocatta Street, 

Goombungee. 

Ph: (07) 4615 5600 

The initial work in mid 2017 

included the installation of a 

concrete footpath between Lilly 

and Edward Streets fronting the 

Goombungee State School and 

Recreational Reserve. 

Additional work included the 

construction of a smaller section 

of concrete footpath fronting St 

Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 

along with the installation of two 

bus shelters on Mocatta Street in 

the vicinity of Kann Street and 

the Girl Guides building. 

Council has asphalt overlayed 

Mocatta Street from Edward 

Street to George Street and provided 

disabled parking bays and 

included median crossings to 

improve mobility access along 

the street. 

• The plans were designed 

following consultation with the 

community to improve road 

safety along Mocatta Street for 

all road users. 

INLAND RAIL LOCKYER VALLEY 

COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE 

CHAIR’S SUMMARY 

Chair’s summary 

The Lockyer Valley Community Consultative Committee 

(the committee) held its third meeting in Forest Hill on 

Monday 25 June 2018. 

Eleven of the 14 members of the committee attended, as 

well as two invited guests from Gowrie Junction 

and Calvert. There were 52 members of the public 

in attendance. 

ARTC provided an update on the Gowrie to Helidon and Helidon to Calvert 

projects, including: 

the current status of technical investigations and feasibility design, particularly 

in relation to the technical review of alignment, flooding assessments and level 

crossings 

upcoming geotechnical investigations, environmental studies and the Social 

Impact Assessment 

the community feedback received during consultation sessions in May. 

The key topics of discussion related to the alignment and how this was being 

assessed and finalised, the proposed location of crossing loops on the H2C 

alignment, as well as the methodology for flood modelling. 

The committee expressed the view that the crossing loops should be located 

outside of townships to minimise impact on residential areas in the Lockyer Valley. 

The committee, and observers in attendance, provided a summary of community 

concerns raised in relation to crossing loops, consultation activities that have 

occurred, the use of the Collaborative Map system and the lack of promotion of 

the Social Impact Assessment survey. 

A member of the committee presented on the history of flood events in Forest 

Hill and nearby areas and the relevant design standards and legislation that he 

considered should be taken into account as part of flood studies for Inland Rail. 

Another member presented about a proposed change to the Inland Rail alignment 

to avoid impact on agricultural land in the Lockyer Valley and considerations 

around the existing rail line and the potential impact on flooding. 

The committee passed a number of motions during the meeting, including: 

Extending the closing date of the Social Impact Assessment community survey 

for an additional six weeks, from the current closing date of 1 July 2018. 

Request for ARTC engineers to meet with engineers engaged by Forest Hill 

committee members for the purposes of handing over flood data and research. 

Request for meeting between Inland Rail CEO and engineers and Minister 

for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey, Federal Member for Wright Scott 

Buchholz, State Member for Lockyer Jim McDonald and Lockyer Valley 

Regional Council Mayor Tanya Milligan to discuss expansion of the study area 

to enable consideration of alignment alternatives outside of the current 

study area. 

Minutes of the meeting will be made available on the ARTC website in July 2018. 

Dr Mark Hohenhaus, Chair 

Lockyer Valley Community Consultative Committee 

2 July 2018 

Interested community members are welcome to attend committee meetings as observers. For more information please contact the Inland Rail Community Engagement team. 

Phone: 1800 732 761 

Email: inlandrailqld@artc.com.au 

Website: www.inlandrail.com.au 

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Year of consolidation for QCWA branches 

Combined 

annual 

general 

meeting 

The combined annual general 

meeting for the QCWA 

took place last Tuesday, July 

10, at Crows Nest. 

The meeting saw women 

from the brancehes of 

Kingsthorpe, Crows Nest 

and Goombungee come together 

to discuss everything 

that had happened in the past 

year. 

Darling Downs division 

president Phoebe Mitchell 

said it was a year of growth 

and consolidation for the 

Crows Nest branch that had 

come close to seeing the end 

of its local CWA group in 

previous months. 

“Now we can look forward 

to the future and what it 

holds for each branch. 

“We are continuously 

looking for new young 

members to keep the QCWA 

going strong well into the future,” 

she said. 

• Jack Waters reporting 

Kingsthorpe branch: President Dorothy Dorries, secretary Del Timms, 

treasurer Betty Weedon, vice presidents Appelien Stride, Lorraine Jensen 

and Debbie Humbler, international officer Roseanne Fritz.. 

Crows Nest branch: President Kathy Lacey, vice president Rita Kruger, 

secretary Lorna Higgs, treasurer Sandy Sharp, international officer Robin 

Johnson, hall convenor Nancy Parker, press secretary Mary Fleming. 

• In the photos are members 

of each branch with 

the State Vice President of 

Southern Region QCWA 

Elaine Kieseker, Member 

for Condamine Pat Wier 

and Darling Downs Division 

president 

Goombungee branch: President Barbara Harth, vice presidents Anne Wardill, Lorelle Hodgkinson, secretary Dorothy Mair, treasurer Freda Garrett, 

international officer Cynthia Canard. 



Nominations called for 

grandparent of the year 

Nominations are now open for the 

annual Australian Grandparent 

of the Year award. 

Grandparent of the Year 

award has been designed to raise the 

profile of grandparents in Australia by 

recognising the extraordinary contribution 

by a grandparent to the family and the 

community. 

Entry is via the official entry 

form which can be found on the 

Grandparents Day Magazine website 

www.grandparentsdaymagazine.com candidate. 

and should be the original work of the 

author, consisting of 500 words or less 

about “Why (my) grandparent should be 

Australia’s Grandparent of the Year or 

Community Service Grandparent of the 

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Year”. A brief overview of the nominee, 

highlighting their outstanding attributes 

along with examples citing the long-term 

benefits of the nominee’s contribution to 

the family and the community should be 

included. 

(A grandparent is defined as any older 

adult who fulfils a grandparenting or 

senior citizen mentor role for a child. A 

familial relationship is not necessary to 

meeting this requirement.) 

Anyone can nominate a suitable 

Nominations are now open 

and will be received no later than 

midnight on Thursday, September 27, at 

www.grandparentsdaymagazine.com 

Winners will be announced on 

Wednesday, October 31, 2018. 

In the New Testament in the 

Holy Bible we read in Paul’s 

letter to the Galatians 5 - 22: “But 

the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, 

peace, long-suffering, kindness, 

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, 

self-control. Against such there is 

no law.” 

Those words are like an oasis in 

the desert, as far as this world is 

concerned. Where do we find such 

fruit in the world around us? 

Well, I don’t intend to go into 

statistics of all that is wrong with the 

world. Any half-intelligent person 

would be foolish to say the world is 

getting a better place. 

Nevertheless, we in the free 

CHRISTIAN COMMENT 

A world full of beauty 

By TONY FREEAR Prison Fellowship 

world as it stands, still have access 

to such beautiful words, such as we 

find in the Bible that believers call 

the Word of God. 

This is the same God who created 

a world full of beauty. One only has 

to look at nature to prove that. 

The Spirit spoken of in His word 

is called the Holy Spirit. 

When God’s Son left this world 

physically He left us this beautiful 

Spirit. 

We can access this Spirit in our 

own lives personally by believing in 

His Son, Lord Jesus Christ whose 

blood was shed on the cruel cross on 

Calvary some 2000 years ago. 

When we answer the call as 

believers we are able to walk in that 

Spirit! 

Think how good God is! 

He not only gave us His Son to 

die for our sin, (separation from 

God) but He gave us His wonderful 

nine fruits and the power to enact 

them - to give to the wold the very 

things it needs: love, joy, peace etc. 

This very witness that would keep 

jails empty, fix broken marriages, 

feed the poor and homeless. 

Why, with such wonderful gifts 

to be had, would one not call on the 

blessed name of Jesus, to save them 

and transform them into beautiful 

people, walking through this world 

clothed, baptised in the Holy Spirit. 

Scottish night at Drayton 

The Toowoomba Caledonian 

Society is holding their next 

Ceilidh in the Drayton Hall on 

Saturday, August 25, starting at 

7pm with the pipe band marching 

in. Come along and enjoy a 

great night for the whole family. 

All dances are called. Please 

wear comfortable shoes for 

dancing. 

Cost is $10 adults, children 

over 13 $5 and under 13 free and 

a plate of food for supper. 

For larger groups please 

phone Marg 0429700217 to reserve 

a table. 

Garden club 

annual 

meeting 

About 60 members of the 

Highfields Garden Club attended 

the annual general meeting at the 

Cabarlah Hall on Wednesday, 

June 20. 

The hall was decorated for the 

occasion with beautiful camellias 

from the gardens of Margrit 

Tapner and Glennys Seccombe 

and members enjoyed morning 

tea before the meeting began. 

The election of office bearers 

was conducted by guest chair 

Mike Wells, well known local 

horticulturalist and TAFE lecturer 

who later gave an interesting 

lecture on tips for drought proofing 

the garden. 

President John Herbert stood 

down after two years in post. 

Judy Watts was elected as his 

successor. 

There were several other 

changes to the committee with 

posts being filled from the membership. 

Following the meeting, a delicious 

‘bring and share’ lunch 

was served. 

The next meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, July 18, at 112 

Geham Station Road, Geham. 

The guest speaker will talk 

about a certified organic liquid 

fertiliser being made on the Sunshine 

Coast. 

Christmas 

in July 

The Crows Nest Local 

Ambulance committee will 

host a Christmas in July 

event at the Crows Nest Anglican 

Hall this Saturday, 

July 21 starting at 10am. 

A three-course meal will 

be provided along with 

morning tea, entertainment, 

tombola and raffles. 

The cost is $25 per person 

and bookings are essential. 

Tickets are available at 

Chic Shoe Store until Thursday. 

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2018 Toowoomba Camellia Show & Garden Expo 

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Less watering is required for upkeep, 

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and the garden shed need no longer 

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Most of the advice given regarding 

garden health and maintenance revolves 

around composting, mulching 

and both soluble and slow-release fertilising. 

No mention is ever made of minerals 

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Bunya Mountains Markets (last Sunday of month) 

Stanthorpe Markets (2nd Sunday of month) 

Toowoomba Camellia Show Garden Expo (July 21-22) 

Colours of the Lockyer (18 August) 

Carnival Of Flowers (September) 

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To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - July 17, 2018 - 9

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our music and movement early literacy story time. 

This interactive program uses songs, musical instruments, 

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Work starts on lifestyle village at Crows Nest 

Earthworks have started on the Parklands 

Lifestyle Village development in Crows Nest. 

The project, to be constructed in seven 

stages, will include 181 house sites with 

building planned to start in 2019. 

The first stage will include 16 home sites, 

two display homes and community centre 

with swimming pool, bowls green and productive 

garden. 

It has been designed as a retirement estate 

by the developers B. and P. Woodhead, D. and 

K. Haskings and M. N. Vogler adjacent to the 

master planned Parklands Estate. 

They believe the Village will provide a 

high standard of affordable new dwellings 

along with community facilities which will 

allow the residents to enjoy an active and engaged 

lifestyle. 

A selection of home styles would be available, 

including two or three bedrooms with 

car accommodation. David Haskings said 

they were trying to make the homes as affordable 

as possible and anticipated that prices 

would start from $295,000. 

Residents will own their home and pay a 

weekly site rental that provides exclusive 

access to all community facilities and the 

on-going maintenance of the village. 

Eligible residents may be entitled to receive 

Commonwealth rental assistance. 

Mr Haskings said the earthworks and construction 

of dwellings and the community 

centre would be undertaken using local builders 

and other contractors. 

The Village will be developed on an eight 

hectare site which will be bordered by a tree 

corridor, lake and wet lands. 

The site is part of the overall Parklands Estate 

which was bought by the developers in 

1992 and over the years has seen the development 

of over 150 residential lots and the 

construction of 130 homes. 

The developers, as long term local residents, 

hope the project will provide an economic 

boost to Crows Nest as well as an enjoyable 

lifestyle for new Village residents. 

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Affordable new dwellings and active and engaged lifestyle. 



HIGH COUNTRY 

FARMING 

Council toughens rules for biosecurity on private property 

Toowoomba Regional 

Council is in the process 

of adopting tougher rules 

to deal with landholders 

who are not controlling 

declared and noxious 

weeds and feral animals. 

Council today 

(Tuesday, July 17) is 

expected to adopt a 

recommendation permitting 

council officers 

to enter a property for 

biosecurity purposes, even 

if the land owner said “no” 

to a Council request. 

Last week, the Council’s 

Environment and 

Community Committee 

recommended these rules 

be strengthened. 

A report to the Council 

Environment and 

Community Committee 

said the new rules would 

help it meet its legislative 

obligations with respect 

of the Biosecurity Act 

2014, and would facilitate 

the entry of council pest 

management officers onto 

properties to carry out 

surveillance programs. 

Council wants to ensure 

that landholders are 

meeting their individual 

obligations of managing 

plant and animal pests. 

Notice to a landholder 

that an officer wishes to 

enter his property, must 

still be given. 

While Council officers 

will conduct surveillance 

for weeds and feral 

animals across the 

Toowoomba Region, in 

2018-19, they will give 

priority to two areas near 

Pittsworth, and one in 

the Charlton/Kingsthorpe 

area. 

Council’s principal 

conservation and pest 

management officer Mark 

Ready said pests were a 

growing issue, and African 

Boxthorne and Tree Pear 

were major pests. 

He said in the north 

(Crows Nest and Cooyar) 

lantana was now endemic 

and grew on most 

properties and on the 

roads, and less effort was 

put into its control. 

Mayor Paul Antonio 

said tree pear (not to be 

confused with prickly 

pear) was a big problem in 

many areas, and Harrissa 

Cactus was also becoming 

a major problem. 

He said Harrissa Cactus 

was grown at the Western 

Creek homestead west 

of Millmerran, to protect 

the homestead, and it has 

spread to many locations. 

Council was told 

that prickly pear was 

generally controlled by 

the cactoblastis insect, but 

it did not attack the tree 

pear. 

Cr Antonio said the 

State Government seemed 

to have dropped the 

ball with regard to pest 

management, and was 

slowly withdrawing from 

pest control programs. 

He said State 

Forest areas have lost 

experienced staff, and 

suggested the council 

should seek talks with the 

State Government about 

the management of its 

land. 

Mr Ready said Council 

officers did not routinely 

inspect State Government 

land and National Parks 

(which can be a refuge for 

feral animals and harbour 

pest plants). 

“But we can now 

issue notices on the State 

Government,” he said. 

He suggested the Local 

Government Association 

might be able to assist 

in getting the State 

Government to better 

manage pests on its road 

and rail reserves. 

- MILES NOLLER. 

Harristown Saleyards, Monday July 9, 2018 

CATTLE SALE: 686 head yarded at Elders 

Harristown Saleyards today Monday 9th July 

2018. Market improved for export quality cattle 

with all other categories remaining firm. Best bull 

a/c John and Karol Wilkes sold to $2002, same 

vendor sold bullocks to 304.2c/kg to return $2149, 

same family also sold topped priced heavy heifers 

to 219.2c/kg to return $1807. All categories of 

cows sold to improved rates on last week. Heavy 

feeder steers a/c Greg Kahler, Geham weighing 

493kg returned $1327. Trade heifers a/c Venvale 

Partners sold to 258.2c/kg to returning $1156. 

Trade weight steers a/c AH & LB Brown, Pittsworth 

sold to $1240. Light weight trade feeder steers 

a/c Anne McNally, Crows Nest sold in pen lots at 

$872. Santa steers G Smith, Gowrie Junction sold 

to 274.2c/kg to return $931. Vealers to slaughter 

sold in a range from 200-215c/kg. 

PIG SALE: 187 pigs yarded at Harristown Pig 

sale today Monday, 9th July 2018, pork and bacon 

again sold on par to last week, sows sold a little 

cheaper, store pigs came forward in the largest 

numbers penned for months and with two buyers 

buying heavily stores sold much dearer. 

Prime pork $154, prime light bacon $145, Boars 

$48, sows to $126, stores $138, weaners $90 and 

suckers $58. 

NEXT SALE: Monday, July 23 

FOR BOOKINGS 

Contact Darren Hartwig 0428 736 470 

Tree pear and African Boxthorn. 

Selling on each Monday at 

Harristown Saleyards at 7.30am 

Full buying panel covering export, feeders, 

trade and store descriptions. 

Please note:- All livestock payments 

in 10 days 

For best results consign your 

livestock to 

LANDMARK TOOWOOMBA 

Toowoomba Office Phone 07 4637 3000 

Fax 07 4637 3022 

Branch Manager: Guy Pitman 0428 740 151 

Livestock/Auctions Plus: Andrew Costello 0429 485 191 

Livestock/Auctions Plus: Simon Booth 0438 756 245 

Stud Stock: Colby Ede 0417 265 980 

Merchandise: Rob Wiemers 0407 736 198 

Livestock Finance: Rob Moncrieff 0408 296 952 

Insurance: Ceri Martin 0429 685 847 

Insurance: Jolean Danneberg 0409 036 799 

Livestock Administration: Jenny Radke 07 4637 3013 

African Boxthorn plant showing its distinctive red berries. 

NFF national congress 

The NFF’s 2018 National Congress will 

be held on October 17 - 18 at the Australian 

Institute of Sport, Canberra. 

The theme is Diversify. The program will 

highlight how diverse thinking can shape 

the farm sector’s future in a range of areas, 

including our people, our farms, our leaders 

and our markets. 

More information will be available soon. 

Ag Dept admission 

live-ex permit 

invalid 

The Federal Department of Agriculture has admitted 

that decisions granting a permit to Emanuel Exports to 

export 58,000 Australian sheep to the Middle East in 

June were made unlawfully. 

In the course of preparing for the highly-anticipated 

Federal Court trial, brought on by Animals Australia, 

the Department has conceded that the export permit 

it granted to Emanuel Exports was invalid due to the 

official granting the permit not having the delegated 

authority to do so. 

“This admission of legal error by the Department 

heightens existing concerns about their ability to 

regulate the live export trade,” said Animals Australia’s 

Legal Counsel, Shatha Hamade. 

“That a Department currently under review could 

allow 58,000 sheep to be exported on the basis of a 

legally-flawed export permit decision adds to their 

litany of regulatory failures.” 

Animals Australia was to argue a number of 

significant legal grounds in this case, including that the 

required animal welfare standards cannot be met during 

live sheep voyages to the Middle East in the Northern 

summer months, and thus, that this export permit should 

not have been granted. 

“Animals Australia continues to believe that required 

animal welfare standards cannot be met on sheep 

shipments during the Northern summer. As such, 

we will not hesitate to challenge other Department 

decisions that we believe are not compliant with the 

regulatory regime. ” 


HIGH COUNTRY 

FARMING 

Cattle prices firm, supply 

plentiful for the moment 

By MILES NOLLER 

The cattle sale at the Crows Nest 

dip yards maintained firm prices with a 

smaller yarding last Saturday. 

There were just 130 head of mainly 

younger cattle in the offering, but even 

though most were in the five to 10 

months old category, it was suggested the 

total offering averaged about $100 a head 

better than recent sales in other places. 

Selling agent principal Rick Zeller 

said among the best was a pen of 

Droughtmaster steers, six to eight 

months old, from Anduramba. The 15 

head of steers in the pen sold for $725 a 

head which was about $3.20 a kg. 

Mr Zeller, who conducts a sale at the 

dip yards just north of Crows Nest every 

two weeks, rain, hail or shine, said steers 

at the moment were not cheap. 

Steers were in a strong market, 

although heifers were sometimes harder 

to place, he said. 

Mr Zeller agreed there could be a 

shortage of cattle in a few months should 

rain fall in Spring. 

But at the moment feedlots were 

“chock-a-block.” 

Every day the big feedlots were 

sending cattle to processors, and they 

were able to get replacement feeder 

cattle. 

Even Rick Zeller’s livestock business, 

which was a smaller operation than some, 

was able to supply a number of decks of 

feeder cattle to feedlots each week. 

Mr Zeller was able to draw cattle from 

a wide area beyond the Crows Nest and 

Darling Downs area. 

This complemented the fortnightly 

auction at the dip yards which was able to 

supply younger cattle for those wanting 

to grow steers and heifers to the feeder 

stage. 

The Rick Zeller team auctions a pen of 15 Droughtmaster steers 

for $725/head. The six to eight month old steers were offered by 

Crystal Stark of Anduramba. 

Auctioneer RICK ZELLER 

Drawing cattle from a wide area. 

Reserved barley, sorghum and straw helps Haden lot feeder 

Lot feeder Mark 

Genrich is pleased he 

was able to store grain 

and straw from past 

years for his operation 

at Haden. 

On Satuday he 

bought 16 heifers in 

three lots at the Rick 

Zeller sale at the Crows 

Nest dip yard, to replace 

a draught sold for 

processing. 

Mr Genrich said 

his farm received 

25mm of rain 10 days 

ago in a storm, and it 

has freshened up the 

kikuyu, Rhodes and 

couch pastures, and will 

help oats that has just 

been planted. 

However, he is now 

feeding barley that 

was harvested in 2016, 

sorghum harvested in 

2017, and straw that 

was put away in 2015. 

Mr Genrich said he 

bought heifers because 

they suited the market 

he is supplying. 

He bought seven 

Hereford/Hereford 

cross heifers for $565/ 

head, four Limousin 

cross heifers for $580/ 

head, and five black 

weaner heifers for $555/ 

head. 

He thinks that should 

the dry conditions 

continue, there could be 

a shortage of fat cattle 

in three to four months, 

and he is hoping he will 

have enough feed to 

seen him through. 

Mr Genrich recently 

went on a beef industry 

tour of Kentucky in the 

USA and Brazil and 

Chile in South America. 

He said he saw large 

enterprises, with some 

that were high tech, but 

there were many that 

were technologically 

backward, and 

employed many people. 

Unskilled workers in 

Brazil were paid about 

$3/hour. Truck drivers 

received $5/hour. 

The tour was 

organised by feed 

supplement 

All Tech. 

company 

Mark Genrich, Haden, with a pen of Hereford/Hereford cross heifers that he bought at the Rick Zeller 

sale for $565/head. They were eight to nine months old from Cooyar. 

reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale 

Booking Agent 

for Toowoomba, 

Dalby & Warwick 

Cattle Sales 

David O’Sullivan 

0412 501 116 

Paul O’Sullivan 

0400 910 088 

osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au 

CROWS NEST SALE 

Cattle remain firm to dearer at 

the Zeller & Co Livestock Cattle 

Sale held on Saturday July 14 

with the following prices 

Cows & calves from Tabletop sold to 

$1,160.00 

Droughtmaster X Heifers from the same 

vendor sold to $950.00 and $890.00 

Euro X Steers made $900.00 

Chrystal Stark from Anduramba sold a pen 

of Droughtmaster Steers (15) for $725.00 

Trevor Vonhoff sold Limousin Calves for 

$700.00 

Peter Brazier sold a pen of Hereford Steers 

Calves for $690.00 

The Gillies Family sold a pen of Hereford 

Calves making $680.00 

And mixed bobby calves bought $370.00 

The next Crows Nest Cattle Sale will be held 

at the Rocky Creek Dip on Saturday July 28 

Early Bookings: 

15 x Braford Weaners - account the breeder 

20 x Droughtmaster mixed cattle – account 

the breeder 

30 x Euro X Calves 

Thanking you for your ongoing support 

Don’t forget we sell in Dalby every Wednesday 

For bookings & info, please phone Rick 

0428 879 531 or Gavin 0427 979 527 

Real Estate 

Caroline 0427 134 636 

BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE 

Fax: 4698 2580 

E: rick@zlp.net.au 

Your local agent 



DATE CLAIMER 

MARKET DAY and CAR BOOT SALE 

SEPTEMBER 23 

HADEN PUBLIC HALL 

Bookings 

0427 382 578 or 4698 8291 

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT 

MURPHYS CREEK 

MARKETS 

MURPHYS CREEK GROUNDS 

This Saturday, July 21 

7am to 12.30pm 

Sausage 

Sizzle and 

Campfire 

in the Bush 

Saturday, July 28 

Venue change – 15 Palmtree Rd, Palmtree 

Sausage sizzle – 6pm – 7.30pm 

Music – 7.30pm – 10.30pm 

Featuring Jim Strohfeld and others 

Admission - $10 per head 

Free camping, byo drinks and chairs 

Sausage sizzle $5, includes tea and coffee 

Enquiries 0418 879 206 or 4697 8293 

New stallholders and 

car boot sales welcome 

 

Market stall enquiries 

Lyn 0429 403 535 or Yvonne 4632 1821 

lyndy.kemshead@bigpond.com 

Markets held third Saturday each month 

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT 

Christmas In July 

Crows Nest Local Ambulance 

Saturday, July 21 

Crows Nest Anglican Hall 

Doors open 10am 

Morning tea, entertainment, tombola, raffles 

Three course hot meal - $25 per person 

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL 

Tickets at Chic Shoe Store by Thursday, July 19 

Enquiries Kay 46981291 

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK 

Munro Tramway Walk 

Join us for a walk through Ravensbourne 

Forest. Meet at 351 National Park Rd, 

Palmtree. 

Saturday 21st July 9.00am 

Access: from Esk-Hampton Rd via Shearer Rd. 

Bring: water, hat, warm jacket, first aid kit, 

insect repellant and morning tea. 

Be prepared for tracks with variable surfaces 

and exposed tree roots. 

Munro Tramway Historical Group 

Inc 

CLASSES and TUITION 

KINDERMUSIK CLASSES 

• MUMS • BUBS 

• TODDLERS • KINDY KIDS 

Call Leisa 0488 776 565 

www.leisasmusicplace.com.au 

FLORIST 

HIGHFIELDS 

FLORIST 

Tel/Fax 

4615 5056 

www.highfieldsflorist.com.au 

HOUSES FOR REMOVAL 

HOUSE FOR REMOVAL 

CROWS NEST 

• 1 b/room cottage $8000 

Kitchen/bathroom/verandah in front 26’ x 24’ 

• 5 room 40’ demountable donga $8000 

Includes kitchen block, 3 x toilet/bathroom 

ablution block, laundry block 

Robert 4698 1778 or 0419 708 920 

PETS and PET CARE 

Laney’s Doggy Coats 

Tailor-made to fit your best friend! 

0407 883 344 

(07) 4615 5561 

lorraineschorn@gmail.com 

POSITIONS VACANT and WANTED 

Toowoomba Regional Council administers a 

diverse and dynamic region rich in resources and 

opportunities. Sympathetic to the work life balance, 

Council offers stable and expanding employment 

options to its 1800 employees. 

TOOWOOMBA 

Environmental Health 

Compliance Officer 

Contact Ianessa Hoffmann on 4688 6207 during 

business hours for more information. 

Closing Date: 11.45pm, 30 July 2018. 

Brian Pidgeon – Chief Executive Officer 

To find out more details, please call 131 872 

or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/jobs 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

PERMANENT 

FULL-TIME 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Ravensbourne Perseverance Fire Brigade 

Saturday, August 11 

1pm for 1.30pm start 

At station, 3919 Esk Hampton Road 

All residents in brigade area most welcome to 

attend and contribute to brigade’s future. 

Tea and coffee available 

0428 726 421 for all enquiries 

WORSHIP TIMES and MEETINGS 

Christ Church Lutheran Church 

New England Highway, Highfields 

Worship every 

Sunday 8.30am 

TRC_170718_10x2_HCH 

Jenny 4696 8875 Inala 0422 606 184 

Tuesdays 9am 

55 Highfields Rd, Highfields 

Call 0457 183 406 or email: 

info@thehighfieldshub.com.au 

Open 10am-4pm Daily 

Vintage Cars, Trucks and 

Tractors, Billy Tea & Damper, 

Ambulance and Fire Museums 

4696 6309 

Run entirely by 

Volunteers 

73 Wirraglen Road, HIGHFIELDS 

www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au 

Church of Christ 

Pre-denominational 

Meeting at 49 Rome Street, 

Newtown 

Sunday Worship 9.30am, Bible Class 11.00am 

Listen to 102.7 FM each Sunday – 8pm 

Let the Bible Speak 

Free DVDs many interesting Bible topics 

Contact 46307315 - All welcome 

HEALTH and WELLBEING 

• Great support to cheer you on 

• Information on good nutrition 

• Be assigned a personal coach 

• Get a free meal plan 

• You could even win a 

Cash Prize if you are one 

of the top achievers in your 

challenge 

0448 998 964 

Down to 

70.3kgs 

www.highfieldscommunitychurch.com.au 

HIGHFIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH 

COME AS YOU ARE! 

Family focused 

Service 9am 

every Sunday 

THE HIGHFIELDS HUB 

(Old Bowls Club, Highfields Road) 

Rev. Marius Kruger – 0447 161 457 

Presbyterian Church 

GEHAM 

2 nd & 4 th Sundays - 9.30am 

MERINGANDAN at Lilyvale Oval 

1 st & 3 rd Sundays - 9.30am 

Contact: 4632 4879 or 0407 171 024 

A ministry of the Uniting Chruch of Australia 


ACCOMMODATION 

SHORT TERM 

ACCOMMODATION 

Self-contained, 

private, queen bed 

+ fold down sofa bed 

Reasonable rates 

Highfields 

0431 510 056 

DOMESTIC and 

CLEANING SERVICES 

WORK 

WANTED 

Crows Nest-Toowoomba 

All domestic cleaning 

and chores. Very 

thorough. Including 

childminding, school 

pick-ups etc. Have Blue 

Card and Yellow Card. 

Hours negotiable. 

0420 213 355 

ELECTRICIAN 

ELECTRICIAN 

Small 

installations 

and electrical 

repairs 

Phone John 

0449 908 487 

Licence: 74180 

FIREWOOD 

A1 

FIREWOOD 

IRONBARK 

Highfields 

Meringandan 

Crows Nest 

ALL AREAS 

Immediate delivery 

0408 716 147 

Crows Nest 

Blooms and 

Bouquets 

Your 

local 

florist 

FLORIST 

0402 186 270 

FOR SALE 

EVERHOT 150 

COMBUSTION 

STOVE 

Fully Reconditioned 

$2100 

Ph: 4698 1464 

• SQUATTERS 

CHAIRS 

• SAW HORSES 

• MYNAH BIRD TRAPS 

Highfields 

Mens Shed 

Richard 0412 687 338 

or Tim 0412 530 077 

GARDENING and 

LANDSCAPE SERVICES 

TOP SOIL - GRAVEL 

DECOMPOSED GRANITE 

Rhino Machinery Hire 

• Bobcats • Excavators 

• Slashing 

Ryan - 0409 721 778 

PLANTS 

FOR SALE 

38 HARTWIG ST 

GOOMBUNGEE 

HANDYMAN 

SERVICES 

WORK 

WANTED 

• Handyman 

• Painting 

• Exterior house 

cleaning 

• Mowing 

No job too small. 

Very reasonable rates. 

John 

0439 953 081 

LIVESTOCK and 

POULTRY 

GOATS 

WANTED 

Also old cows 

and bulls 

Crows Nest 

Meatworks 

0447 143 149 

LOST and FOUND 

LOST 

Mobile phone 

in folio case at or 

near Crows Nest 

QCWA Hall 

around noon 

Wednesday, July 4 

4698 1727 

LOST 

Alexandrine Parrot 

‘Shrek’ 

From Haden Store 

Tame and talks 

Lost early July 

Phone Scott 

0417 072 081 

July 17 Nickolas Hearn 

July 18 Jonty Taylor 

July 20 Lucas Yaxley 

July 22 Charlie Carpenter 

If your name is listed here, you are 

entitled to receive a Heritage Bank birthday 

gift pack on presentation of this coupon at the 

Heritage Bank in either Highfields or Crows Nest. 

To register a birthday, send the name, address, 

phone number and birth date to 

High Country Herald 

PO Box 242, Highfields or email 

herald@highcountrynews.net.au 

Crows Nest 

& Highfields 

PETS and 

PET SERVICES 

HORSE RUG REPAIRS 

Dog rugs from $15 

Crows Nest 

0468 993 886 

RURAL and 

FARM SUPPLIES 

FOR SALE 

EXTON STUD 

ANGUS BULL 

3.5 years old, 

very quiet 

$2000 

Goombungee 

4696 5572 

HAY FOR SALE 

4x4 round bales 

shedded 

• Grass • Grassy 

Lucerne • Red 

pannicum 

$90 plus gst 

Some cheaper lines 

available 

4630 0227 

RURAL and 

FARM SUPPLIES 

• Animal Health Products 

• Liquid Supplements 

• Nutritional Advice 

• Seed & Fertilizers 

• Rural Merchandise 

• Landscape Supplies 

4698 2299 

10 Industrial Rd, Crows Nest 

info@peadonrural.com.au 

www.peadonrural.com.au 

OATS 

In 

Bulka bags 

Cleaned and graded 

planting seed. 

Germination tested. 

From $880 per tonne 

Can supply in 50kg 

bags 

for extra charge 

Oakey 

0428 987 272 

WANTED 

Tractors, 

farm machinery, 

earth moving 

equipment and 

cherry pickers 

Dead or alive! 

Cash paid! 

0423 204 218 

TILT TRAY SERVICE 

MJO 

TILT 

TRAY 

FOR HIRE 

Kingsthorpe based 

TOWS $1/km 

$80 minimum 

Container moves 

0412 543 365 

DEADLINES 


ACCOUNTING SERVICES 


TAX 

ACCOUNTANT 

“I make your business my business” 

• Tax • Accounting 

• Business Services • Bookkeeping 

LDA 

accounting 

E: leanne@ldaaccounting.com.au W: www.ldaaccounting.com.au 

BUS and TRAVEL SERVICE 

Our BUSOA 900 510 698 

Private Chartered 

Bus transporting 

children to all schools 

• Highfields • Goombungee 

• Kingsthorpe 

Private Charters welcome 

TONKIN 

ACCOUNTANTS 

Chartered Accountants 

& Business Advisors 

SERVICES: 

• Accounting 

• Audit 

• Tax Returns 

• Business Advisory 

• Cash Flow Control 

• Financial 

Management 

Bookkeeping 

ServiceS 

At Your Office Bookkeeping Services providing 

professional financial services for your business 

DaviD HaSkingS 

pH: 0429 220 963 

E: david@ayobookkeeping.com.au 

PO Box 192 • Crows Nest QLD 

ABN 1606 3677 636 


• Primary 

Production 

• Succession 

Planning 

• Superannuation 

• Business 

Structures 

1 Highfields Road, Highfields 

4615 4079 

tonkinaccountants.com.au 

11 Kleinton Rd, 

Kleinton 

P: 4596 3061 

ABN 65 645 004 073 

Family Run Business 

0499 277 571 or 0411 875 014 

CROWS NEST BOOTSCOOTERS 

FIRST LESSON FREE!! 

Each Saturday 1.30pm 

Great Fun 

Great Exercise 

Great Music 

Easy 

Dances 

Starting 

Now! 

DANCE CLASSES 

Crows Nest Lutheran Church Hall 

New England Highway, Crows Nest 

All enquiries Lyn 0487 328 321 

LEGAL SERVICES 

OPTOMETRIST 

Heron Optometrists 

visit 

Crows Nest Medical Centre 

Second and Fourth Monday from 9am 

Next visits 

July 23 & August 13 

Crows Nest 

Appointments 

Phone: 4698 1176 

PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 

TerryWhite Chemmart Highfields 

Highfields Rd, Highfields. 

Ph: 4615 4426 

TAXI SERVICES 

FREE 

to urban and 

rural homes 

Circulation 

11,976 

Recommended retail price $1.00 

Display Advertising 

BOOKINGS - 12 noon Wednesday prior to publication 

COPY and MATERIAL TO BE SET - Thursday prior to publication 

PRINT READY ARTWORK - Friday prior to publication 

PHONE: 4615 4416 - EMAIL: herald@highcountrynews.net.au 

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 12 noon Friday 

Circulation 12,308 

CBA Audit, March 2018 

HIGH COUNTRY HERALD, JULY 17, 2018 - 15

ANTENNAS and DATA CABLING 

TV – WiFi – Data - Phone 

Wall mount TV 

Extra TV points 

TV tuning 

C.C.T.V. 

Bridge tap removal 

NBN modem/phone 

relocation 

Mobile phone repeaters 

Home/Office/Vehicle 

WIFI boosters/repeaters 

Domestic & Commercial 

Seniors discount 

Air conditioning installation 

ANTENNA SERVICES 

ArcTick 

AU45291 

Fully licensed 

and insured 

Call Brad 

0447 836 350 

No extra charge for Oakey & Crows Nest 

EFTPOS & Credit card accepted 

Commmercial & 

Residential Service 

Specialist 

HIGHFIELDS, TOOWOOMBA 

& SURR0UNDS 

BUILDER 

BUILDER 

QBCC Lic. No. 1019392 

Quality Workmanship with a personal touch 

• Residential • Commercial 

• Extensions • Alterations • Sheds 

Over 35 years experience 

0428 734 196 

Phone: 4696 9038 

email: cavanoughbuilders@bigpond.com 

www.cavanoughbuilders.com.au 

BUILDER 

CARPENTRY and RENOVATIONS 

• Property 

Maintenance 

• Carpentry 

• Gyprocking 

• Painting 

• Tiling 

Up to $3300 incl. GST 

Servicing Highfields, Toowoomba & surrounds 

Phone Mike: 0423 699 720 

E:homestyle1@live.com.au 

CARPET CLEANING and PEST SERVICES 

CARPET CLEANING and PEST SERVICES 

CARPET CLEANING 

& PEST CONTROL 

EARTHMOVING 

EARTHMOVING 

CAN DO 

Contracting 

• Skid Steer Loader • 12T Tipper & Dog 

• 5T Excavator • Tilt Tray Hire 

CARRY OUT ALL ASPECTS OF 

EARTHWORKS 

incl. Gravel Driveways, Trenching, Level sites, 

Bore Postholes, Dig Footings, Slashing 

Graham Kahler 

Ph. 0409 342 213 

EARTHMOVING 

Earthworx SEQ 

0407 748 168 

or 4696 6235 

• Digital Antenna Installations • Satellite Installations 

• Phone & Data points • Home Theatre 

• Indoor & Outdoor Speakers 

Call Pat NOW for a FREE Quote 

0417 751 828 

AUTO ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

AUTO ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

• Full auto 

electrical 

service 

• RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CARPENTRY 

• MAINTENANCE • LABOUR HIRE 

0431 162 535 

kyle@kylefienbuilders.com.au 

QBCC 15038578 

BUILDER 

CARAVAN REPAIR and SERVICE 

www.stainbusters.com.au 

COMPUTERS and IT SERVICES 

COMPUDON 

Established 1997 

Over 20 years IT Experience 

For all 

Computing 

and IT needs 

37 Montrose Road, 

CABARLAH QLD. 4352 

“We built a 

business on the 

stains others 

give up on” 

PC Systems 

Laptops 

PC & Laptop Repairs 

Peripherals 

Installation & Configuration 

Upgrades 

Internet Setup 

Smartphone etc Setup 

Networks 

Media Streaming 

WiFi 

Consultation 

P: (07) 4596 3934 

M: 0407 372 282 

Email: compudon@bigpond.com 

Workshop & Salesroom open by appointment only 

COMPUTERS and IT SERVICES 

• Driveways, bitumen and gravel, dams, lantana clearing, 

drainage, house pads and all earthmoving projects 

• Excavators, bobcat, dozer, roller, grader, truck and dog 

• Gravel supply and placement 

• No job too big or small 

• Experienced, professional operators 

www.earthworksseq.com.au 

EARTHMOVING 

MACCAS MINI LOADER 

Post Holes, Stump Grinding, 

Concreting, Trenching, 

Cement Garden Kerbing, 

• 

Garden Shed Installation 

and much more 

Highfields and Surrounding areas 

Web wwwmaccasminiloader.com 

Email maccasminiloader@gmail.com 

M: 0447 471 966 

ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

Auto Electrical 

• Fully 

qualified 

auto 

electrician 

2/1 Darian St, Highfields 

Ph: 4596 3716 

www.highfieldsoffroad.com.au 

BLINDS and SECURITY 

VAN & TRAILER 

REPAIRS & SERVICE! 

Winjana RV now offer caravan, trailer, horse 

float, and 5th wheeler services and repairs 

at our local Toowoomba factory. 

Book your van in today: 

(07) 4638 3576 

DRILLING SERVICES 

ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS 

Domestic - Commercial - Industrial 

Adrian Zanette 

PH: 0402 562 685 

EMAIL: admin@aztechelectricalsolutions.com 

Licence Number: 84037 - Member of Master Electricians 

ELECTRICAL SERVICES INDUSTRIAL 

Lic no: 78795 

DOMESTIC - RURAL 

COMMERCIAL 

INDUSTRIAL 

Installations, Service and Repairs 

BLINDS and SHUTTERS 

Australian Made 

Plantation Shutters 

(installed in 4 weeks) 

Winjana RV - 2 Buchanan St, Toowoomba 

www.winjana5thwheelers.com.au 

CARPENTER 

“Renovations and Extensions our Specialty” 

CONCRETING 


– – – – – 24 Hour Service – – – – – 

www.lrelectrical.com.au 0439 702 789 


Lic.No. 71476 

For all your internal and external blinds, 

shutters and awning requirements 

Call Edwin for a quote 

0418 743 267 

BLINDS - EXTERNAL 

TOOWOOMBA’S BEST 

EXTERNAL BLINDS 

FREE 

QUOTE 

• Ziptrak® Blinds 

• Slidetrack Blinds 

• PVC Patio Blinds 

• Canvas Awnings 

• Cord & Pulley Blinds 

• Mesh Blinds 

• Aluminium Louvres 

526 Alderley St, Toowoomba 

• Gear Box Blinds 

• Aluminium Roller 

4633 1338 

• Shutters 

toowoombablindsandawnings.com.au 


CARPENTRY BUILDING MAINTENANCE 

Connal Clifford 

0437 248 603 

CARPENTER 

ABN 65 842 458 680 

QBCC 1184281 

ctcprojects@bigpond.com 

Established 2004 QBCC. 710980 

M: 0408 168 734 

www.danenglundcarpentry.com 

DECKS and PATIOS 

rewiring 

new houses 

switchboards 

smoke detectors 

air conditioners 

light industrial 

ceiling fans 

safety switches 


SIQ 

ELECTRICAL 

Electrical and Air Conditioning Installation 

Chris Sutton 

Mobile: 0427 959 398 

Meringandan QLD 4352 

email • chris@siqelectrical.com 

ABN - 97 612 738 093 

Licence - 81549 ARC licence - L135139 

Domestic 

Commercial 

Light Industrial 

Upgrades 

Ceiling Fans 

Smoke Alarms 

Additions 



LANDSCAPE and GARDEN SUPPLIES 

PEST CONTROL SERVICES 

SEPTIC SERVICES 

FENCING 

LANDSCAPE and PAVING 

QBCC Lic: 726298 

Pest Management Lic: pmt-0-1877 

• All pest treatments: Ants, Cockroaches, Spiders, Termites 

• Timber Pest Inspections • Rodents 

Call for a competitive quote 

Call Bob 0428 478 389 

Email: thegarners10@bigpond.com 

PAINTER and DECORATER 

TANK CLEANING SERVICES 

FENCING 

FLOORING and BLINDS 

CARPET TIMBER LAMINATE VINYL BLINDS 

Locally owned 

Ph: Ph: 07 07 4632 3555 

&& operated by 

25 Prescott 25 Prescott St, St, Toowoomba 

David David & Roslyn Feurer Feurer (next (next to Clark to Clark Rubber) 

solomons.com.au 

GLASS SERVICES 

WOLSKI GLASS 

& SECURITY 

Q.B.C.C. NO. 1177897 

Free measure 

and quotes 

Phone: (07) 4691 2587 

183 Bridge Street, Oakey Qld. 4401 

Fax: (07) 4691 2187 Mob: 0408 151 628 

Email: janine@wolskiglass.com.au 

HANDYMAN and PAINTER 

HIRE EQUIPMENT 

4698 7282 

HANDYMAN and PAINTER 

Local Handyman 

• General House Maintenance • 

• Carpentry 

Tiling Welding Flat Pack Assembly 

• Fencing • Painting Etc 

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Eagles juniors in national title win 

Two Highfields Eagles junior rugby league players 

were in the under 15s championship winning 

Queensland team at the National Secondary School 

Championships earlier this month. 

Blake Cesari, left,and Xavier Va’a had an outstanding 

carnival and topped off their solid performances with a 

grand final win over NSW in Mackay. 

Va’a captained the winning Queensland team and 

was unlucky to miss out on making the Australian merit 

team, an achievement earned by his team mate Cesari. 

Both boys play for the under 15s Eagles team after 

Va’a recently joined the club moving from Dalby. 

Cesari has been playing with the Eagles since under 

8s. - Jack Waters. 

Footy Tipping 

Competition 

RESULTS - ROUND 18 

QLD 18 d. NSW 12 

Sharks 24 d. Panthers 12 

Knights 18 d. Eels 16 

Rabbitohs 24 d. Bulldogs 6 

Storm 14 d. Sea Eagles 13 

Raiders 38 d. Cowboys 12 

Warriors 26 d. Broncos 6 

Tigers 20 d. Dragons 16 

Roosters 20 d. Titans 12 

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Eels 

Sharks 

Panthers 

Knights 

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THURSDAY: 

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Round 18 score: 6 

Progressive score: 77 

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Broncos 

Titans 

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Storm 

Roosters 

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Randall second to nation’s best 

Chloe Randall, Cabarlah, finished second in the Garmin 4km Junior Dash at the 40th annual 

Gold Coast marathon on Saturday, June 30. Randall, 14, finished with a time of 13:33, placing 

behind Imogen Stewart of Sydney who set a course record of 12:48. There were more than 

1500 runners in the Junior Dash Races at the Gold Coast marathon. - Marathon photos.com 

FISHING 

Low hauls at Chinchilla Weir 

CABARLAH: The June trip 

was to Chinchilla Weir with this 

being the annual competition between 

Cabarlah, Chinchilla and 

Taroom. 

All members who attended 

put in a solid effort on the water. 

Saturday saw beautiful weather 

in comparison, to previous 

years quite mild. One club member 

did, however, help the local 

economy by ducking in to town 

and buying himself an electric 

blanket. 

The sausage sizzle was well 

attended with the Chinchilla ladies 

generously supplying desserts 

and potato bake. 

Gary also supplied a trailer 

full of firewood for us throughout 

the weekend which, along 

with the use of the ski club 

grounds, is greatly appreciated. 

Plenty of carp removed for 

the weekend but the Yellowbelly 

were harder to find. 

Those that did were all good 

size though. 

Chinchilla won the shield 

against Cabarlah and we retained 

the shield against Taroom. 

With the low numbers caught, 

the scores were close across the 

board. 

Biggest Yellowbelly Doug 

Gale 1.80kg. Most fish caught 

Doug Gale 2 Yellowbelly, Jake 

Gill 1 Yellowbelly. Biggest Jew 

Nil. Biggest Silver Perch Nil 

Total number of fish caught 

for the weekend 3 Yellowbelly. 

Members attendance draw 

won by Keith Smith. 

The club’s July trip was to 

Boondooma Dam last weekend. 

- Anthony White. 

Tony Henriksen, president Chinchilla Fishing Club and Doug 

Gale, president Cabarlah Fishing Club, 

Harry Johnson, president Taroom Fishing Club and Doug 

Gale, president Cabarlah Fishing Club. - Photos contributed. 


SPORT 

BOWLS GOLF 

FISHING 

CROWS NEST: July 11 - Men’s 

social bowls was won by Roy Bell, 

Bevan Wingett and Peter Coman, 

runners-up Tony Ryan, Roger 

Brashaw and Billy the Kid Schier 

from Drayton BC. 

July 7 - Pairs Dennis Russell and 

Col Tonscheck d. Shane Case and 

Andrew Tabor. 

Intraclub matches called prior to 

the AGM will need to be “play sub 

or forfeit” in order to finalise the 

year’s timetable. 

July 8 - Peter Kerr’s Meats and 

More afternoon was won by Shane 

Case and Bret Cannon, runners-up 

Daryl Fraser and Alan Greenwood. 

Many thanks to Peter Kerr for 

continuing to support this annual 

event. Much appreciated Pete. 

July 22 - President and Members 

Day. July 29 - Crows Nest Men’s 

Network arvo. August 5 - Life 

Members’ Day. 

The next management committee 

meeting is tentatively scheduled for 

Sunday, August 19 at 9.30am in the 

clubhouse. 

The 2018 pennant season will 

re-start from Saturday, August 11, 

to October 6. Add your name to the 

noticeboard list if you would like 

to be involved. Nominations are 

now open for all positions on the 

committee. The AGM will be held 

on Sunday, August 12 - same time, 

same place. 

New bowlers and visitors are 

always welcome at the Crows Nest 

Bowls Club. Contact Gary Baker 

on bakescrowsnest@live.com.au or 

on 4698 2197. GottaLoveBowls! - 

Gary Baker. 

OAKEY: July 14 - B singles 

final P. Wolski d. V. Rush in a 

close match. Well done to both 

Peter and Vince. 

July 22 - Triples R. Henry, 

L. Hudson and P. Maker v. M. 

Bradford, I. Hedge and P. Rudken, 

S. Cosgrove, P. Wolski and 

W. Patterson v. G. Sprott, J. Harrison 

and S. Bradford. 

July 28 - Club pairs D. Pokarier/S. 

Bradford v. J. Harrison/P. 

Maker. C singles M. Hall 

v. P. Wolski (R. Krause). 

July 21 - Visit from Far North 

Coast Past Presidents. Triples 

(combined). Names on the 

board if you wish to play, men/ 

women. 1pm start. 

July 29 - Burke/Missen 

Shield at Oakey. Noon start. We 

now have enough players. 

Pennants 2108 - First round 

is August 11. Teams will be in 

a later edition. - Sam Lorrimer. 

OAKEY LADIES: No 

bowls last week owing to the 

cool weather. 

Thank you to all who played 

in our life members and past 

presidents day on July 15. 

A great day had by all and 

thanks president Barb for arranging 

it. 

Today, Tuesday, bowls at 

9am. July 24 - Ladies AGM at 

9am. July 20 - Team going to 

City fund raiser. - Elsie Voll. 

DDLBA: Last week saw 

the conclusion of the DDLBA 

champion of club champion 

singles played at Drayton, with 

some excellent bowls being 

played. The standard was very 

high. Congratulations to the 

winner, J. Allen-Best (North 

Toowoomba). Runner-up, C. 

McGuire (Laidley). Equal third 

K. Jenkins (Drayton) and J. 

Coutts (Pittsworth). 

Updated information for 

the quad masters challenge at 

Algester Club on Sunday, August 

5. There will be a coach 

for this day which will leave 

Rome Street at 5.45am. Cost 

for players will be $30 which 

includes the coach fare. Teams 

are - Singles J. Allen-Best. 

Pairs L. Blaine/S. McManus 

and B. Shea/V. Mahony. Triples 

J. Thomas, M. Podmore, I. 

Brumpton. Fours J. McGeorge, 

D. Clark, K. Livingstone, J. 

Slattery and J. Pauli, J. Baldock, 

D. Petersen, T. Thomas. 

Closing date with the DDL- 

BA district secretary for the 

DDBA/DDLBA mixed pairs 

will be July 20 and played on 

the weekend of July 28-29, to be 

conducted at West Toowoomba 

Club with the winners advancing 

to Laidley Club on Sunday, 

August 19. The eventual winners 

will then proceed to South 

Suburban (Mackay) for the State 

playoffs on October 13-14. 

Entries received for the DDL- 

BA champion of club champion 

fours to be played at West 

Toowoomba commencing July 

25, roll call for the draw to be 

done at 8.30am. Skips names 

only R. Eddie (Drayton), D. 

Clark (North Toowoomba), K. 

Livingstone (West Toowoomba), 

J. Muggleton (Pittsworth), C. 

Plater (Toowoomba), A. Colborn 

(Millmerran), B. Shea (South 

Toowoomba), M. Anderson 

(Laidley). 

Nominations for the novice 

singles close on August 3 with the 

district secretary and played on 

August 11-12 at West Toowoomba 

Club. - Joyce McGeorge. 

TOOWOOMBA BOWLS 

CLUB LADIES: Team for 

Toowoomba City BC fundraiser 

day July 20, Margaret Watt, Vilma 

Rogers, Rhonda Cook and Diane 

Cunningham. Morning tea 9am. 

Graded and drawn triples which 

was to be played on July 13 will 

now be played on July 27. Graded 

and drawn pairs will be played 

on August 3. Members wishing 

to play, names to games director. 

Consistency singles competition 

date to be advised. 

Start of pennants competition 

starts week of August 27. 

Annual Springtime Gala - Friday, 

September 7. Members from all 

clubs and districts are most welcome 

to submit a team of 4 lady 

players. Nominations to secretary. 

CITY BOWLS CLUB: July 18 - 12.30pm. Club or 

self-selected triples, mixed or otherwise. Have your name in 

by 11.30am (phone 4639 2273). Sheet open. Office roster T. 

Lewis. Bar roster R. Zimmerle. 

July 20 - 5pm. The usual Friday night social. 

July 21 - 10am. RDO round 5 at Souths. See below for 

details. 

July 22- 12.30pm. Heritage Bank 2-bowl triples. Self-selected 

triples (mixed or otherwise). 2 x 16 end games and 

afternoon tea. Heritage Bank is providing winner and runners-up 

prizes. Board open for teams/names. Bar roster J. 

Moulden. 

Coaching by club coaches Graham Healy and Jim Cosgrove 

is conducted each Tuesday from 2pm - 3:30pm. Rollups 

are also welcome. 

Winners last Wednesday Sid Cook, Denis Wall and June 

Irvine. 

Results of competition matches last week: Mixed pairs R. 

Smith (D. Lucas sub), N. Apelt d. B. Wright, T. Jones. R. 

Griffin, K. Beanham d. C. Clifford, S. Martin. Mens pairs R. 

Zimmerle, N. Mudge (G. Woods sub) d. P. Harrington, W. 

McMillan. 

Laser Electrical jackpot pairs was played in perfect winter 

weather on July 15. 

Winners on the day were Ralph Townsend and Graham 

Woods. The jackpot did not go off and will stand at $300 at 

the next Laser Pairs on Sunday August 12. 

Competition matches this coming week - July 18. 12.30pm. 

Mens triples - R. Griffin, P. Harrington, D. Schultz (Sub) v. D. 

Lucas, T. Lewis, B. Hogan. 

July 21 - 12.30pm. Mixed pairs – G. Healy, J. May v. winner 

B. Wright, T. Jones/R. Smith, N. Apelt. 

RDO team for round 5 at Souths on 21 at 10am - Team 1 

J. Cosgrove (capt), S. Martin, C. Clifford. Team 2 D. Davis, 

S. Cook, C. Lippi. Team 3 W. Tedford, D. Wall, K. Beanham. 

Team 4 M. Bianchi, W. McMillan, J. Irvine. - Mick Bianchi 

NORTH TOOWOOMBA 

LADIES: Social - Sarah/Del d. 

Jan M/Gloria. Fay/Val W d. Genny/Lucy. 

Scanlan Shield tomorrow, 

Wednesday, starting at 9.30am. 

Two bowl triples, 2 games x 13 

ends. 

Congratulations to Julia winning 

the DDLBA champion of 

club championship singles. 

Champion of club championship 

fours start on July 25 at West 

Toowoomba. Our champions 

competing - L. Mott, J. Leerentveld, 

T. Smith, D. Clark. Good 

luck. 

Congratulations to our members 

chosen for the quad master 

challenge this year playing at Algester 

Sunday, August 5. Singles 

Julia Allen Best. Pairs Lorraine 

Blaine/Sue McManus and Val 

Mahony T2. Fours Del Clark No. 

1 team and Joy Pauli, Jan Baldock, 

Theresa Thomas No. 2 team. 

Teams away - A team to City 

F/R July 20. Millmerran F/R August 

1 - 2 Teams - L. Blaine, J. 

Baldock, T. Thomas, S. McManus 

and S. Morrow, J. Leerentveld, L. 

Mott, D. Clark. Souths F/R August 

7 - V. Warren, M. Wheaton, 

L. Mott, D. Clark. 

AGM Wednesday, August 15 at 

9.30am. All Subs need to be paid 

for voting rights at the meeting. 

Secretary needs all committee 

badges to be returned ASAP. Trophy 

day is after the AGM at the 

club with lunch at the Toowoomba 

Sports Club. 

August 8 - 9.30am. Trevor 

Watts will present a Webber barbecue 

for our Fiesta. Morning tea 

afterwards. Club Uniform to be 

worn. As many members as possible 

to come if they can make 

the morning. Pennant season will 

soon be upon us - August 27 to 

September 21. If you would like 

to be considered for a team, name 

on white board please, even if you 

can’t play for the whole season. 

DDBA/DDLBA mixed pairs 

play-offs at West Toowoomba 

week-end of July 28-29. Winners 

to proceed to Laidley on August 

19. Roster this week - Team 3 L. 

Mott, J. Barnes, J. Leerentveld. - 

Reynelde Bradford. 

TOOWOOMBA BOWLS 

CLUB : Congratulations to Jai 

Singh, winner men’s consistency 

singles. July 10 - Open jackpot 

pairs winners V. Mahony and B. 

Shea. Jackpot not won. 

Pennants practice is to be held 

on July 14 and 28 at 12.30pm each 

day. All members nominated for 

pennants are requested to attend. 

Those unable to play are requested 

to advise either Russell Stewart 

0417 742 012 or Peter Radcliffe 

4528 2033. 

July 21 - RDO challenge. Place 

names on sheet at club. 

July 22 - Jack Taylor mixed 

triples day sponsored by Peter 

Roberts Honda and Specsavers. 

Two games of 19 ends. Play starts 

9.15am. Winners v. winners and 

losers v. losers. Overall winners 

$720, runners-up $360. First and 

second round winners $240. Winners 

of losers $240. 

Nomination $75 a team. Morning 

tea and lunch included. Morning 

tea 8.30am. Play will start 

9.15am. Sheet at club. Nominations 

close noon Friday, July 20. 

July 29 - Clifton friendship 

clock day at Clifton. Commence 

11am. BBQ lunch and bowls. 

Cost $15. If interested place 

names on sheet at club. As this 

event has been resurrected from 

previous years we would like to 

see a good roll up to compete for 

the clock trophy. 

Those interested in playing 

Premier 7s place names on sheet 

at club. 

Annual memberships are now 

due. A working bee is to be held 

on August 4-5 at club. All members 

are asked to attend and help 

on the day. Choose your times 

9am to 1 pm or 12 to 4pm. Sausage 

sizzle at 12.30pm. Place 

names on sheet or phone Rod 

McLean 4637 8731 or John Lloyd 

4613 0543. 

Annual general meeting to 

be held on Saturday, August 

18.Practice Mondays and Thursdays 

3.30pm to 5.30pm. All members 

welcome. Barefoot bowls by 

arrangement. Phone club 4632 

3174. - Mike Kelly. 


CABARLAH: July 4 - Kev 

Bailey trophy winner B. Northwood 

+8, runner-up J. Gardener 

+6. Rundown K. Bailey +5, P. 

Callaghan +5, P. Hunt +5, M. 

Woodcock +3, J. Loury +3. Pins 

1st J. Buckley, 5th G. Gunther, 

10th R. Weldon, 14th P. Callaghan, 

17th M. Redman. July 

7 - Single stableford winner B. 

Marney 39, runner-up J. Loury 

38. Rundown A. Pienaar 37, D. 

Coates 36, J. Herden 36. Pins 1st 

T. Keen, 5th L. Jocumsen, 10th 

B. Aitken, 14th T. Fulloon, 17th 

J. Herden.July 8 - Single stroke 

winner P. Lamb 70, runner-up J. 

Gardener 70. Rundown C. Reich 

71, G. Coonan 72, G. Barge 73, J. 

Coorey 73, M. Kearnes 74. Pins 

1st G. Coonan, 5th M. Goddard, 

10th B. Goulding, 17th C. Aitken. 

July 14 - Mixed foursomes 27 

holes, with a single stableford for 

players without partners. July 15 

- ostponed monthly medal for trophies 

donated by Stu Finlen and 

Tom Fulloon. July 21 - Threes 

stableford, which requires a team 

of three, so organise your team for 

a great day. Names on the time 

sheets before midday Friday. 

CABARLAH LADIES: July 

10 - Stroke competition, with putting, 

for the monthly medal, and 

trophy by Muriel Mohr. Welcome 

to all the relatively new ladies who 

played, swelling our field. Grass on 

the fairways is no longer green due 

to frosts, but the approaches and 

the greens are as beautiful as ever, 

thanks to the grounds staff. Winner 

with a net 72, was Pam Campbell, 

followed closely by Pat Walker on 

73, n countback to Meg Chadwick 

on 73. Jessella McConnell 74, 

Janelle Kruse 75, Carole Duncan 

78. Putting won by Lotte Pedersen 

29 putts on count back. Pins 1/1 

Lotte Pedersen, 4/6 Polly West, 4/15 

Chris Tannock and 2/17 Janelle 

Kruse. Monthly medal winner Pam 

Campbell. July 17 - Single v. par, 

with the club providing the trophy. 

Mixed foursomes over 27 holes will 

take place on Saturday July 14. - 

Pam Campbell. 

OAKEY: July 11 - Ladies hosted 

66 ladies from around the district 

to their annual open day which was 

sponsored by Black Toyota. Winner 

best net Robyn McKenzie 64. Gross 

winners (a) Ann Cass 84 (b) Pam 

Jeffrey 89 (c) Cheri Hobi 90 and 

(d) Val Hartland 102. Net winners 

(a) Joan Fisk 68, (b) Iris Thompson 

70, (c) Sandra Speers 65, (d) 

Daphne Webster 67. Stableford 

winners (a) Marlene Deans 38, (b) 

Margaret Muir 38, (c) Sarah Blond 

41, (d) Rita Lindgren 39. Thursday 

Sporters was won by Terris Muir 

25 pts. Pin Des Bradford. July 

14 - Members 18 hole stableford. 

Winner Hazel Harvey 40, runner-up 

Mark Carter 36 on count back. Pin 

3 Michael Rietveld, 8 Col Fisk.July 

15 - Members mixed foursomes 

championships over 27 holes. Winner 

gross and the honour board Joan 

Fisk and Patrick Fisk 129, runner-up 

gross Marlene Deans and Terris 

Muir 132. Winner net Kathy Fenton 

and John Grawich 98½ net, runner 

up Jaynie Brown and Douglas Fisk 

100¼ net. Pins 3 Andrew King, 8 

Joan Fisk. Approaches 5 ladies Joan 

Fisk, 6 men Terris Muir, 16 men 

Patrick Fisk.The scheduled day to 

be held on July 22 with the social 

club will be postponed till later in 

the year when the weather warms 

up and we are starting earlier.July 

21-22 - Members 18 hole stableford. 

- Marlene Deans. 

CROWS NEST: July 4 - Sporters 

winner C. Jenkins 32, runner-up R. 

Kennedy 31. Putting R. Kennedy 21. 

Pins 7/16 C. Jenkins, 8/17 R. Gardner. 

July 11 - Winner C. Jenkins 33, 

runner-up R. Gardner 31. Putting R. 

Burgess 21. Pins 7/16 R. Burgess, 

8/17 C. Jenkins. July 8 - Rex Kennedy 

4bbb draw for partners. Winners B. 

Freeman, G. Campbell 48, runners-up 

G. Dawes and K. Christensen 44. 

Pins 1/10 J. Burnett, 2/11, 4/13, 5/14, 

8/17 G. Dawes, 3/12, 7/16 G. Campbell, 

6/15 K Cox, 9/18 C. Watts.July 

15- Club trophy, stableford. winner 

T. Weis 45, runner-up R. Burgess 42. 

Rundown K. Cox 40, D. Cox 39, B. 

Freeman 39, J. Somerville 39, L. Kruger 

37. Pins 3-12 D. Humphrey, 8-17 

T. Weis.July 21 - TCB at Crows Nest. 

10.30am shotgun start. July 22 - Burstows 

Funerals - stroke event.- John 

Somerville. 

Jerry Weir with a Murray Cod caught on the trip to St George 

CROWS NEST: The club Wingett - Flathead 1.25kg, 

trip for June was to St George or Freshwater no recordings. 

Moonie. Nine members attended 

St George. Due to predict- 

are attending, bookings can be 

July 20-22: Toorbul. If you 

ed inclement weather, several made byphoning 5498 8701. 

members decided not to attend August 17-19: Evans Head. 

due to the risk of getting stuck. September 14-16: Noosa 

A wise decision as around North Shore. 

30 ml of rain on Sunday made Members of the 30-year 

it impossible to move for 48 sub-committee Matt Kruger, 

hours. Despite members’ best John Wingett, Peter Schefe, Ty 

efforts, and fishing in between Rieck, Belinda Rieck and Michelle 

Edser meet regularly and 

the showers, only one fish was 

caught during the entire trip. It invite you to pass on your ideas, 

was a 11.2kg Murray Cod. The photos or stories for an event to 

junior members spent their time mark the occasion in early 2019. 

playing cards and paddling in A fundraiser bus trip to 

the kayak. Nights were spent Nanango races is being held on 

around the campfire listening to Saturday, August 4. Contact one 

music and telling stories. of the office bearers to confirm 

During the month Arthur and your seat. 

John Wingett spent time fishing The next club raffle date at 

at Toorbul and recorded four the Grand Old Crow is Friday, 

Flathead and four Bream. Al Limus 

on a recent trip to Copton It would be great to see as 

July 23. 

Dam failed to catch any fish. many members there as possible 

Winners for the month: Club to support and promote the club 

trip Gerry Weir - Murray Cod The next meeting is to be held 

11.2kg first, attendance draw at the Grand Old Crow Hotel on 

Bridgette Weir, saltwater John Saturday, July 14, at 2pm. 

RIFLE SHOOTING 

SOUTHERN DOWNS: 

July 15 - 500 yards F Class. F std 

Kevin J. 122.8. 

F open Bruce McA. 122.8, Rob 

S. 109.3, Margaret T. 106.2. 

After a very chilly start the 

competitors had an almost perfect 

day for shooting. Well done 

INDOOR 

TOOWOOMBA INDOOR 

BOWLS: Friday night winners 

St Marys 29½, St Pats 29. , Rangeville 

2 24 (2 wins and 1 loss). 

Lucky teams St Pauls 1, Rangeville 

1, Drayton, Westbrook 2. 

Next week bowls will be 

hosted by Drayton and these will 

be large bowls. 

HOCKEY 

TOOWOOMBA: July 13 - 15: 

A1 men: Newtown 6 (J. McPaul 

2, H. Edwards, J. Lush, B. Garske, 

A. Kenealy) d. Past High 0. A1 

women: Newtown 2 (C. Manhire, 

A. Griffiths) d. Past High 1 

(A. Silcock). A1 men: Rangeville 

6 (T. Jackson 2, B. Messenger 2, 

K. Bradfford, R. Williams) d. East 

3 (T. Woodford 3). A1 women: 

Rangeville 2 (M. Staff, K. Wolstein) 

d. Swifts 0. 

OAKEY: On the weekend we had the Queensland Indoor Cricket, 

13 boys and 14 girls come and train and they had a game against 

each other. - Nick James. 

Welcome to 

Highfields 

Tennis Club Inc. 

• Adult and 

Junior Social 

• Coaching 

• Venue Hire 

• Pro Shop 

• Re-stringing 

available 

to Bruce and Kevin for winning 

their classes, with Bruce scoring a 

perfect first round. 

Next week we will be at the 600 

yard mound. Sign on at 8.30am 

for 9am start. Contact Margaret 

4666 1018 July 29 - Fly shoot at 

600 yards. 

ST MARY’S INDOOR 

BOWLS: July 18 - We have 

two teams playing at the Salo 

Centre in Rome Street. 

Players are Marie Kelly, 

Heather Thomsen, Betty Williams, 

Marie Fitzpatrick, Selwyn 

and Margaret Tronc, and 

Beryl Eising. 

July 20 - Players for Annand 

Street are Betty Williams, Marie 

Kelly, Selwyn and Margaret 

Tronc. Good luck for both 

nights. 

We hold practice every Thursday 

afternoon at Groom Park 

Hall, Neil Street. New players 

are most welcome. I 

f you would like to learn to 

play indoor bowls please turn up 

or phone Selwyn 0408 716 684. 

We would like all players to be 

there by 12.15pm for 12.30 start. 

Please come and join us in an 

afternoon of fun an friendship. 

NIGHT 

COURT HIRE 

Members 

$10/hour 

Non-Members 

$15/hour 

Contact us 0400 907 265 

highfieldstennis@gmail.com 

www.tennis.com.au/highfields/ 


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Online sign-ups are now open where players can 

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