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PUBLISHING 

ARRANGEMENTS 

The Herald office is now closed and 

will re-open Wednesday, January 2. 

The first issue in the new year will be 

published on Tuesday, January 8. 

We thank our readers, advertisers 

and contributors for the continued 

loyal support in 2018 and wish you all 

compliments of the season. 

From the Herald team 

Neil and Ann Lomas, Gavin Ryan, 

Miles Noller, Jack Waters, Lyn Collier 

and Ron Lomas. 

Thanks Santa 

Model: Judy Hobson. Concept, photography and design: Gavin Ryan 

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Lions in action at Crows 

Nest Christmas Festival 

Crows Nest Lions Club hosted a visit by 

Santa to Friday night’s Christmas Festival in 

Crows Nest and, in conjunction with Heritage 

Bank, sponsored gift bags for him to 

hand out to the children. 

Each child also received a native tree 

donated by Toowoomba Regional Council. 

Any left over Santa bags were donated to the 

CWA and Lions Drought Relief and children 

at the women’s shelters. 

Crows Nest Lions meet at the Crows 

Nest Bowls Club on the third Thursday of 

the month and are always looking for new 

members. 

Join the Lions family and have fun and 

satisfaction by helping us support those in 

need in our community. 

For more information phone membership 

chairman Yvonne Bradley 0408 181 146. 

Crows Nest Lions with staff from Heritage Bank who donated the free Santa bags 

for the children. - Photos contributed. 

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Updates from the 

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Lion Meg Hatfield with the winner of the Lions cake raffle Donna 

Porter. 

DAM LEVELS 

41.3% 

Australia Day competition 

Are you an aspiring poet? 

You too could be like Dorothea 

McKellar by writing a poem 

specific to life in Australia. 

The Crows Nest Australia 

Day planning committee is once 

again conducting a poetry competition 

open to amateur writers 

only. 

There is a section for up to 

grade 7, grades 7 to 12 and open 

(senior) with a chance in winning 

one of three $50 vouchers. 

The winners will be announced 

and presented with 

their prizes at the Crows Nest 

Australia Day ceremony on January 

26. 

Winning writers will have the 

chance to recite their winning 

entry at the morning ceremony. 

The competition is open to 

residents from Cabarlah north to 

Mt Binga and west to Haden and 

Thornville. 

The competition closes January 

11. 

• Entry forms are available 

from TRC Service Centre Crows 

Nest, Crows Nest Library, Community 

Arts and Craft, Bailey’s 

Key Hardware and Crows Nest 

News or by emailing Barry Miller 

bazza63@bigpond.com. 

Completed entry forms can be 

left at Bailey’s Key Hardware. 

Are you an aspiring Poet? 

You too could be like 

Dorothea McKellar by 

writing a poem which is 

specific to 

Life in Australia 

Council Meetings 

The next meetings of Council’s Standing 

Committees will be held on 12 and 13 February 

2019 commencing at 9am. The next Ordinary 

Meeting of Council will be held on 22 January 

commencing at 10am. All meetings are at City 

Hall, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba. 

Waste Audit 

We’re conducting an audit of the rubbish that 

goes into kerbside bins throughout the region 

over the next eight weeks. At randomly selected 

properties, our consultant’s crew will bag and 

tie rubbish early in the morning before regular 

collection trucks come through the street. 

Analysing the rubbish will help us understand 

the region’s waste disposal habits. All waste is 

kept confidential and disposed of in the normal 

way afterwards. If you would like to opt out of the 

audit, please call us. 

Activate Survey (prizes to be won!) 

We’d like to hear your thoughts and ideas on 

the future of sport, active recreation and healthy 

living in the Toowoomba Region. Have your say 

by completing our survey and go in the draw to 

win some amazing prizes to the value of up to 

$500! Surveys are open until 5pm on Friday 15 

February 2019. Complete one online via http:// 

yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/activate-survey or in hard 

copy at Council customer service centres. 

To find out more details, 

please call 131 872 or 

visit www.tr.qld.gov.au 

CHANGE Project Activities 

A range of low-cost opportunities are available 

in Highfields and Crows Nest each week to help 

residents get out and active. To join or find out more 

visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/change 

Emu Creek Road & Post Office 

Road Closures 

Emu Creek Hall Road, Crows Nest and Post Office 

Road, Ravensbourne will be temporarily closed from 

February to June 2019. These temporary closures 

will allow us to replace the existing structures with a 

new structure which will improve safety for motorists 

and allow for continued traffic flow. Local detours, 

additional signage and controls will be in place for 

the safety of motorist and construction crews. We 

would like to thank the community for their patience 

and cooperation during these works and apologise 

for any inconvenience these works may cause. 

When Trucks are About, 

Keep a Look Out 

In courts and dead ends, our waste trucks have to 

turn around and reverse, and the drivers can’t see 

all around them at the one time. Please be sure to 

supervise your children, particularly on bin collection 

days. It’s common for kids to ride bikes, skateboards 

and play games in the street. Remember that our 

trucks are big and kids are small, so please keep a 

safe distance from our vehicles. 

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Be WON 

Winners announced and prizes presented and 

all winning poems to be presented by authors 

at the Australia Day ceremony on January 26. 

Maximum 3 to 5 minutes 

Open to amateur writers only from Cabarlah north 

to Mt Binga and west to Haden and Thornville 

Competition closes January 11 

Entries available from: 

TRC Service Centre Crows Nest, 

Crows Nest Library, Community Arts & Crafts, 

Bailey’s and Crows Nest News 

Co-ordinated by the local Crows Nest Australia 

Day Planning Committee

Highfields ideal for high tech business 

- Denis Wagner 

By MILES NOLLER 

A Wagner group leader, Denis Wagner, says 

Highfields could become a technical hub of the 

Toowoomba region, but it would be different 

to the commercial hubs being developed at 

Wellcamp and Charlton. 

Mr Wagner said it was unlikely that big 

industry would be established in Highfields. 

But he said there was no reason that 

developments aligned with high tech industries 

and offices could not established in Highfields. 

Mr Wagner, however, did emphasise 

the importance of the trees and ambience 

of Highfields, and said Highfields had real 

opportunities with residential, and several lighter 

industries, associated with technology. 

Mr Wagner was addressing the December 

meeting of Highfields and District Business 

Connections. 

He detailed the decision making process that 

led to the construction of the Wellcamp Airport, 

Australia’s first major airport constructed on a 

greenfield site since Tullamarine in Melbourne 

in 1967. 

He explained that the development of an 

airport at Wellcamp came more than a decade 

after local and State governments developed 

plans for a heavy industrial area in the Wellcamp/ 

Charlton area including some of the Wagner’s 

3000acres of land at Wellcamp Downs. 

He said the industrial development was being 

planned by EDROC (Eastern Downs Regional 

Organisation of Councils) which included all 

eight councils that became the Toowoomba 

Regional Council, plus the Warwick and Gatton 

councils. 

Jondaryan Shire Council approved the 

development of a quarry at Wellcamp Downs 

in 1996, and in 2001 Jondaryan Council also 

rezoned the area for industry. 

In 2006 the Wagner family decided to develop 

a business park on their Wellcamp land, but found 

it difficult to attract businesses to it, because of 

the lack of connectivity to the Toowoomba area. 

This frustration led to the decision in 2012 to 

build an airport. Denis Wagner said the approval 

was relatively straight forward because of the 

rezoning and approvals of the Jondaryan Shire 

previously. The application to develop an airport 

was code assessable. 

Work on the airport started in March 2013 

and was completed in November 2014. This was 

despite scepticism by the public, the aviation 

industry, the southern media and others. 

“It proved to Australia that regions can 

achieve significant projects.” 

Now Wellcamp Airport has 90 passenger 

flights a week in and out of the airport, and it has 

a weekly freight service to Hong Kong that is 

now oversubscribed. 

Mr Wagner said it was hoped that Cathay 

Pacific would add more freight services each 

week to meet the demand. 

The Cathay 747-800 each Tuesday carries 138 

tonnes of freight to Hong Kong and southern 

China. Fresh beef loaded at Wellcamp at 5pm 

can be in a restaurant in Shanghai at 5am the 

next day. 

The 747-800 is 50metres longer than the 747 

passenger planes. 

The success of the Wagner group to secure a 

Qantas pilot training academy at Wellcamp is yet 

another major achievement. It is due to open in 

June, 2019 with buildings for accommodation, 

training and maintenance yet to be constructed. 

Qantas wants to be training 250 pilots 

at Wellcamp over 20 years. The Wagners 

would like it to increase to 500 pilots. Besides 

Wellcamp, training would also occur at eight 

smaller satellite airports including Toowoomba, 

Oakey, Dalby, Millmerran and Pittsworth. 

There are plans to take young pilots who have 

just learned to fly, and train them to commercial 

level, using training simulators in the program. 

When the inland rail is constructed on 

Wellcamp Airport’s western side, Wagners will 

connect it to their business park. They will then 

have the rare distinction of operating road, rail 

and air services from Wellcamp. 

Sea freight will be added when the Wagners 

complete a shipping terminal in the Brisbane 

River at Pinkenba. The combination of these 

four types of transport is likely to be a first for 

Australia, and maybe the world. 

Highfields and District Business Connections president Tess 

Bourke and Wagner Group director Denis Wagner whose 

address to the business group’s December breakfast meeting 

detailed the process that led to the construction of Wellcamp 

Airport and pointed to the positive future for the area that the 

developments planned by the Wagner Group will bring. 

The first Cathay Pacific 747-800 freight aircraft touched down at Wellcamp Airport on November 22, 2016 to load freight for Hong Kong. 

Since then Cathay Pacific has taken freight from Wellcamp on a weekly basis, but there is now more freight than aircraft space. Denis 

Wagner said it was hoped that more flights each week wiould be added to the Wellcamp schedule. 

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The owners of the newly opened Kingsthorpe Central 

Shopping Centre held a lucky draw on Saturday morning 

with prizes on offer for shoppers who had spent $30 

or more in shops in the centre during their first week of 

trading. 

The draw atrtracted a large crowd of onlookers. 

Tony Wilkes from the IGA store with the winner of $1000 

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Goombungee Golf Club 

installs water system 

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Open 6 days 

- closed on 

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Goombungee Golf Club president John Harth and Mayor Paul Antonio, on the 9th green with 

club captain David Cass, ladies champion Ann Cass, Cr Carol Taylor, Cr Chris Tait, Barbara Harth 

and Bernard Roberts, Toowoomba manager of Total Eden which installed the new water system. 

The Goombungee Golf Club has been successful in 

having a watering system installed, using water from 

a dam on Little Gomoren Creek which previously 

supplied water to the town before being connected to 

the Toowoomba water system. 

President of the Goombungee Golf Club John Harth 

led the project. 

Mayor Paul Antonio, when opening the new system, 

referred to John’s determination in overcoming 

obstacles to achieve what the club wanted. 

Cr Antonio thanked John Harth for his persistence 

that led to the installation of the system. 

Aldi opposition dropped 

Developer and surveyor Stephen Bowers has 

dropped his action against a planning application for 

an Aldi store at Highfields. 

Mr Bowers, a principal of the Avenues of 

Highfields development, said the construction of an 

Aldi store on Highfields Road near Mary MacKillop 

College would put a lot of pressure on traffic flow. 

There is to be a roundabout on Highfields Road near 

the intersection of Lauder Drive which runs between 

the Highfields Tavern and the fast food stores. 

This is also near the Mary MacKillop access to 

Highfields Road. 

Mr Bowers thought traffic could become 

Cr Antonio said sporting clubs were a significant part 

of a community, and the golf club was special to the 

Goombungee community. 

The Mayor said he hoped that predicted rain from excyclone 

Owen would fill the dam which was at a low 

level from drought conditions. 

The Goombungee dam is located just to the east of 

the golf course. A solar powered submersible pump was 

installed at the dam, pumping into two 5000 gl tanks on 

the course. Water for the greens and other parts of the 

course is pumped from these tanks. 

The State Government’s gaming benefit fund 

provided almost $35,000 for the project 

particularly congested during school drop down and 

pick up times. 

He thought that some students meet their parents 

at the shopping centre and needed to cross Highfields 

Road during these times. 

He thought a more appropriate location for the Aldi 

store would be on the Toowoomba Council’s 19ha 

site on O’Brien Road, where a town centre is to be 

developed. 

He had hoped that Aldi might rethink the decision, 

but Mr Bowers said he was just one person and 

decided to drop the action. 

I would like to wish all my loyal 

customers a very Merry Xmas and 

a Happy and Safe New Year. 

Chic store will be closed from midday Saturday, December 22 

and re-opening Wednesday, January 2, 2019 

We’re developing a Sport, Active Recreation and Healthy Living Plan for the Toowoomba 

Region. The Plan will help create healthier, more active communities by encouraging 

more people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to be active, eat well and live well. 

It will be in place from 2019 to 2026. 

We’d like to hear your thoughts and ideas on the future of sport, active recreation 

and healthy living in the Toowoomba Region. 

You can have your say by completing a survey online via http://yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/ 

activate-survey or in hard copy until 5pm on Friday 15 February 2019. 

Hard-copy surveys are available from Council Customer Service Centres. 

Everyone who completes a survey can go in a draw to win one these amazing prizes: 

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You’ll have an opportunity to comment on the draft plan in mid-2019. 

To find out more, please go to http://yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/activate-survey 

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CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS 

Saturday 22nd Dec 8:30am - 4pm 

Sunday 23rd Dec CLOSED 

Monday 24th Dec 8:30am - 6pm 

Tuesday 25th Dec CLOSED 

Wednesday 26th Dec CLOSED 

Thursday 27th Dec 8:30am - 6pm 

Friday 28th Dec 8:30am - 6pm 

Saturday 29th 8:30am - 4pm 

Sunday 30th Dec CLOSED 

Monday 31st Dec 8:30am - 6pm 

Tuesday 1st Jan CLOSED 

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Bowls Club has received a 

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The club will construct a 

9m x 6m undercover outdoor 

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defined area to increase access 

to facilities and bowls training 

programs in all weather 

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St Anne’s Anglican Church 

in Highfields welcomed its new 

priest last week with songs, poems 

and a delightful morning tea 

in the church. 

Reverend Deborah Bird, who 

enjoys being referred to as Rev’d 

Deb, was welcomed to the parish 

of Toowoomba on December 

9 where she was commissioned 

by Archdeacon Mark Carlyon to 

be assistant priest with the responsibility 

of St Anne’s. 

Rev’d Deb spent almost 20 

years teaching music for Edu- 

Wishing our loyal 

customers a safe and 

happy Christmas 

Rev. Deborah Bird with long serving parishioners Graham and Lynne Newton, keyboard 

player Sandy Whybird and young parishioner Harper Lanigan. 

cation Queensland, discovering 

along the way that she was 

teaching people how to be with 

each other and respond to each 

other, rather than just teaching 

the music itself. 

She said priesthood was an 

idea that she shied away from, 

but knew it was the right step for 

her to take. 

“I come to the region after 

three years in Buderim with 

mentors that helped me develop 

my love of the arts as spiritual 

practice, and a fantastic parish 

that encouraged me to engage 

in greater community conversations, 

justice work and develop 

different ways to encounter ideas 

of faith,” she said. 

“St Anne’s in Highfields and 

St James in Toowoomba offer 

some beautiful opportunities to 

gather and I’m excited to join in 

the way this parish explores how 

we live in the world. 

“Outside church life I love 

to grow vegetables, go walking 

with my camera, spend time under 

the stars, and, of course, visiting 

my young adult children.” 

“I’ve never spent time in the 

Darling Downs region before so 

there is much for me to discover 

here, along with the musical culture 

of this place that I hope I’m 

able to join from time to time.” 

- Jack Waters reporting. 

Birthday celebration at 

Goombungee 

Smallgoods 

all made and 

woodsmoked on 

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All marinades, sausages and steakettes gluten free 

Nitrate free ham and bacon available on request 

CUT UP OF PRIVATE BEEF, PORK and LAMB 

Susan Phillips of Crows Nest celebrating her 

birthday at Goombungee Antiques and Café with 

grand-daughters Grace and Gabrielle Phillips. 

new year’s eve 

New Year’s Eve is a time to party all around the world and Toowoomba 

Region is no exception! We invite you and your family to celebrate in 

Frogs Hollow, Queens Park on Monday 31 December. 

From 3.30pm: • Food stalls • Petting zoo • Free kids’ rides 

From 5pm: • Family fun activities with prizes 

From 7.45pm: • Fireworks spectacular 

The 

Fireworks 

Spectacular is 

sponsored by 

Orchy Fruit 

Juices. 

For more info call 131 872 

or visit tr.qld.gov.au/events 

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Feature artist 

Merry Christmas to 

all our Little 

Cobbers 

Feature artist at the MET Galleries, Highfields, soiree Bruce Griffiths who also conducted a 

pointing demonstration on the Village Green on Saturday morning. 

Gold Lotto now available 

at Highfields Plaza 

Jenny and David Whell - Jack Waters reporting. 

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One Stop Stationery Sup-plies in 

Highfields Plaza Circle Shopping 

Centre is now a Golden Casket 

agency, topping off a big year for 

the business which recently moved 

into a bigger shop near the entrance 

to Coles. 

Owner Jenny Whell said 

everything ran smoothly during the 

six-month process and they have 

already had plenty of new faces 

come in and say how excited they 

are with the new addition. 

Jenny, her husband David, and 

all the staff at One Stop Stationery 

Supplies are thankful for the support 

they have received. 

Join Cobb and Co, Lindsay Street, Toowoomba, 

to celebrate the last sessions of Little Cobbers for 

2018 with festive craft, Christmas crackers and a 

special treat for each child. 

With stories and craft this is a wonderful way to 

celebrate Christmas. 

Come wearing your favourite Christmas clothes. 

Designed for ages 3 to 5. 

No need to book. Just register at the museum 

front desk on arrival. A gold coin donation applies. 

Monday, December 17 - 9.15am. Wednesday 

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Fossil Downs rodeo appreciation 

Co-ordinator of the Fossil 

Downs Rodeo Gaye de Ruyter 

made a presentation to 

editor Neil Lomas in appreciation 

of the High Country 

Herald’s sponsorship of the 

2018 rodeo. 

The rodeo in September 

was the 11th time it has been 

held, and, according to Gaye, 

the best yet. 

A record attendance of over 

2400 came from all parts of 

Australia to compete. 

From the proceeds, generous 

donations were made 

to the Toowoomba Hospital 

Foundation renal and cancer 

care units and local Murphys 

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Santa visited Eclipse Park Vets and posed for photos with pets and their owners on Sunday, December 9. Funds were raised for the RSPCA. Activities included face painting, jumping 

castle, dog hydrobaths, raffles and a sausage sizzle. 

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Opening of Crows Nest information centre 

The latest project for the Crows Nest Historical 

Society has been the relocation of the old 

Queensland Rail grain shed from behind the 

Crows Nest Pharmacy to the front of the museum 

site on the New England Highway at the corner of 

Thallon and Oxford Streets. 

The addition of this new building will provide 

Crows Nest with an information centre as well as 

a reception area for the museum. To complement 

the newly renovated building, Queensland Rail 

are installing historical information boards on the 

site. 

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homeless. 

Mr Watts spent the morning 

preparing and serving meals at 

the Basement Soup Kitchen with 

founders Nat and Tiffany Spary. 

“The Basement Soup Kitchen 

serves lunchtime meals each week 

day, as well as providing access to 

essential services and resources for 

those who need it,” Mr Watts said. 

“Christmas is a difficult time of 

year for many people, particularly 

those who don’t have permanent 

accommodation and are struggling 

to make ends meet.” 

“Having a safe place to eat makes 

a world of difference to individuals 

and families who are homeless or at 

risk of homelessness.” 

Base Services social worker 

Tiffany Spary said Christmas is 

often the toughest time of the year, 

making many people feel alone or 

isolated. 

“The Basement Soup Kitchen 

hosts a special Christmas Day lunch 

where individuals and families who 

have nowhere to go and no one 

to celebrate with, can join us for 

Christmas Day lunch,” Tiff said. 

“We try to make sure everyone 

we work with knows they’re 

appreciated and cared about. 

“Each of our Christmas Day 

lunch guests will also receive an 

individualised Christmas hamper to 

make Christmas time a little easier 

and happier.” 

Members of the community 

can still help Base Services make 

a difference this Christmas by 

donating items. 

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Mr Watts commended Base 

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not-for-profit organisations across 

Toowoomba North for their ongoing 

work. 

“It’s heart warming to see so 

many volunteers and organisations 

coming together to offer support to 

those doing it tough this Christmas,” 

he said. 

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December 5: Single stableford 

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final. A grade winner T. 

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B grade winner G. Coonan 65. 

Runner up J. Thompson 65. 

C grade winner B. Hackwood 

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Best gross J. Thornton 71. 

2018 Medal of medalists winner 

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President of Crime Stoppers Dave Isherwood, Detective Inspector Lew Strohfeldt, 

and Acting Superintendent Stephen Angus. 

People were invited to a workshop run by local 

police at Northpoint Shopping Centre last Thursday. 

The police had coffee and a chat with people 

to stress the importance of the Lock it or Lose it 

campaign. 

Acting Superintendent Stephen Angus said the 

police need your help to better serve and protect 

the community. 

“We are trying to engage with the community 

through coffee with a cop so they can understand 

how important it is that they lock their homes and 

cars,” he said. 

“We have a large proportion of reported crime 

that relates to unlawful entry of a motor vehicles 

and there are numerous instances daily where vehicles 

have been left unsecured, and, sometimes 

keys left in the ignition.” 

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Carols at Peacehaven Park 

Tina and Esy Rudd, with Parsa, Mahsa and Samin, Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba. 

Council closes Cooby Dam 

Toowoomba Regional 

Council has closed Cooby Dam 

to the public until further notice. 

Toowoomba Regional Council 

Water and Waste portfolio leader 

Cr Bill Cahill said Council 

officers had detected an outbreak 

of cyanobacteria (blue green 

algae.) 

“Council will close entry 

gates to Loveday Cove and the 

Cooby Dam wall picnic areas 

and signage will be put in place 

indicating the areas are closed to 

the public until further notice. 

Cr Cahill said the test results 

meant Council had closed the 

facility as a safety precaution. 

“Council will conduct its 

regular testing regime to 

determine when the dam can reopen,” 

Cr Cahill said. 

“The cyanobacterial level 

exceeds primary and secondary 

recreational contact guideline 

limits. The cyanobacteria 

represent no risk to drinking 

water supplies as they are 

removed by the water treatment 

and disinfection process. 

Popular picnic spot at Cooby Dam 

“Council monitors the three 

dams on a weekly basis for algae 

and numerous microbiological 

parameters including E.coli. 

“We also test chemical 

parameters such as iron, 

manganese, alkalinity, hardness, 

ammonia, nitrate, colour, 

turbidity and phosphate. 

“The treatment process is also 

closely monitored (daily). 

“When the water leaves the 

treatment plant we conduct tests 

in the distribution system in 

accordance with our drinking 

water quality management plans. 

“These plans line up with 

the Water Supply (Safety and 

Reliability) Act 2008. 

“Even if we are not using 

a particular dam, but a test 

shows that levels are too high 

for primary contact, swimming, 

or secondary contact, boating, 

we inform Council’s Parks and 

Recreation Services branch 

about closing a facility to the 

public,” Cr Cahill said. 

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Major link to range crossing officially open 

A major connection to the 

Toowoomba second range crossing 

has been officially recognised with 

the opening of the Boundary Street 

upgrade on Friday. 

The upgrade, which took 

about two years to construct, was 

officially opened by Mayor Paul 

Antonio and Deputy Mayor Cr 

Carol Taylor. 

Cr Antonio said the project was 

designed to provide a connection 

from the TSRC to the Torrington 

industrial area and that Boundary 

Street would play a vital role in 

the growth of the region’s transport 

network. 

He said the project was a 

great example of the council and 

Queensland Government working 

together to create real benefits for 

the region. 

The upgrade project was predominantly 

funded by the council with 

support through the Queensland 

Government’s Transport Infrastructure 

Development Scheme. 

The council is also providing a 

connection to the TSRC at Mort 

Street. 

Cr Antonio said the upgrade 

from Bridge Street to north 

of Hermitage Road included 

construction of a new section 

of road between Bedwell and 

Pedersen streets and a major 

upgrade of the Boundary Street- 

Hermitage Road intersection. 

“Safety at the intersection has 

been greatly improved with the 

straightening of the old alignment, 

widening of intersections and 

installation of traffic signals.” Cr 

Antonio said. 

The project included road 

widening in the section from 

Pedersen Street to Bridge Street to 

create four lanes for the majority 

of that section, installation of 

street lighting for the length of 

the project, significant drainage 

upgrades to channel storm 

water and overland run-off, 

and installation of footpaths or 

provision for footpaths along parts 

of Boundary Street. 

“There has also been significant 

landscaping with about 30,000 new 

plantings and large sections turfed 

or hydromulched,” Cr Antonio said 



Greetings from your 

local Councillors 

Mayor Paul Antonio and the 

Antonio family thank you for your 

support throughout 2018 and extend 

our best wishes to the community for 

the festive season. 

May I take this 

opportunity to 

thank you for 

your support and 

wish you and your 

family a 

Happy and Safe 

Christmas and 

New Year 

Cr Nancy Sommerfield 

wishes all a 

Merry Christmas 

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with moments of love, 

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Thank you for being a part of a special year for me. 

Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful 

and enjoyable Christmas and a very 

Happy New Year. 

Cr Megan O’Hara Sullivan 

Toowoomba Regional Council 

Every best wish for 

a safe and happy 

festive season from 

our family to yours. 

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Councillor Anne Glasheen 

would like to wish everyone 

a safe and happy Christmas 

and looks forward to working 

alongside the community in the 

year to come 



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HIGH COUNTRY 

FARMING 

Pastures and right cattle helped in the drought 

MILES NOLLER REPORTING 

When you run Red 

Poll cattle, you have to be 

prepared for scepticism 

from others. 

When you take them to 

the saleyards, they might 

call them Red Angus or 

whatever because their 

computer program does 

not include Red Poll. 

But Greg and Jeanette 

Wehl are among the few 

who breed Red Polls and 

are pleased they do. 

They have properties at 

Cutella near Kingsthorpe 

and at Peranga and breed 

both Red Polls and 

Droughtmasters and their 

crosses. 

They believe the Red 

Polls helped to get them 

through the drought, 

particularly at Sugarloaf 

Mountain at Cutella 

which missed the rain 

last summer that Peranga 

received. 

“We find Red Poll 

cows have the ability to 

forage in dry seasons, and 

are always on the go to 

support themselves and 

their calves,” they said. 

“They are good doers,” 

Jeanette said. 

“We run breeders in 

scrub country, north of 

Peranga, and they supply 

high quality milk even in 

the driest of seasons. 

“They are quiet to 

handle, which provides 

us with quiet calves,” 

Greg said. 

Greg also believes 

that pastures established 

at Cutella over the years 

helped them get through 

the dry winter. 

A range of grasses and 

legumes were planted, 

but those that have 

persisted are bambatsi, 

purple pidgeon, 

katamboora rhodes, and 

premier digitaria. 

These grasses provided 

the dry bulk for their 

cattle, with an Anipro 

supplement, over the 

winter. 

Only in later months 

when the dry persisted 

into Spring, did they add 

cottonseed into the diet. 

Greg and Jeanette 

acknowledge that Red 

Polls are a medium 

bodied beef animal, and 

that crossing them with 

Droughtmasters adds 

some scale and size. 

Nominations sought for 

weeds pests committee 

Residents with a passion for controlling weeds and pests 

are invited to apply for one of up to four community positions 

on the Toowoomba Region Pest Management Advisory 

Committee. 

The role of the committee is to advise the council on all 

matters relevant to pest management. 

Cr Anne Glasheen, who will chair the Advisory 

Committee, said it was important for the council to listen to 

ideas and recommendations from a wide cross section of the 

community in relation to pest management. 

“Weeds and pests do not respect property boundaries and 

have an impact on the whole community,” Cr Glasheen said. 

“The committee will include representatives from 

Council, State Government, Regional Natural Resource 

Management bodies, industry and the community. They 

should have the ability to represent and liaise with sections 

of the community and relay issues of community concern to 

the Pest Management Advisory Committee and Council,” Cr 

Glasheen said. 

“They should also have an understanding of pest 

management and the legislative requirements relating to it. 

Nomination letters can be e-mailed to Parks&\n RecAdmin@ 

toowoombaRC.qld.gov.au or may be posted to PO Box 3021, 

Toowoomba Village Fair, 4350. 

Nominations close 5pm Thursday, January 31, 2013. 

They now run a commercial 

herd of Red 

Polls, a commercial herd 

of Droughtmasters, and 

a commercial herd of 

Droughtmaster/Red Poll 

cross, always using Red 

Poll bulls. 

After breeding Red 

Polls for 30 years, they 

are increasingly confident 

that the breed produces a 

quality carcase of good 

meat. 

Their weight gains are 

good, calving problems 

are rare, cows are good 

mothers with adequate 

milk, and temperament 

is good. 

They generally sell 

through the saleyards at 

Dalby and are pleased 

with their weights and 

prices. 

While the Red Poll 

remains outside the list of 

popular cattle breeds, the 

Senapol (a newer breed 

to Australia) is based on 

Red Poll, and Red Poll 

genetics are said to have 

been used by some Santa 

breeders for the poll gene, 

to maintain the rich red 

colour, and to introduce 

some of the other Red 

Poll characteristics. 

Greg and Jeanette say 

they never really chose 

Red Polls …the Red 

Polls chose them. 

Their first heifer was a 

gift on a special occasion, 

from a neighbour the late 

Eric Volker, at Mt Rascal, 

followed by another 

shortly after. 

They then set up a stud, 

and have been breeding 

Red Polls ever since. 

From taking a low 

profile because the 

breed is one of the least 

popular, their confidence 

in Red Polls as good 

commercial beef animals 

has continued to grow, 

and they now believe the 

breed has lots to offer the 

industry, even in drought 

conditions. 

Greg and Jeanette Wehl with Red Poll cows at Cutella. Pastures are regrowing after rain in October. 

RAY WHITE LIVESTOCK 

TOOWOOMBA 

Working with you to 

achieve the best results. 

Agronomist Glen Perkins with Jeanette and Greg 

Wehl in May at a Landcare inspection of their 

pasture at Sugarloaf Mountain going into winter. 

The dry feed with a supplement kept their cattle 

going, although the last couple of months before 

rain in October were difficult and they destocked 

selling some and moving some to Peranga which 

started the year in a better situation following 

summer rain. 

Harristown Saleyards, Mon, Dec 10, 2018 

CATTLE SALE: 720 head yarded with Elders clients 

achieving top prices in all categories on offer. Best 

heavy bulls sold at a top of $2360. Feeder bulls sold 

to a top of 287.2c Charbray bullocks a/c the Quinlan 

Family, Hodson vale sold in pen lots to $2077. Heavy 

steers a/c Travis Luscombe sold to a top of 322.2c 

Limousin steers ex Pittsworth sold to 314.2c weighing 

505kg to return at $1586 with heifer companion animals 

weighing 477kg sold to 306.2c to return $1462. Best 

cows a/c the Jan woods family trust topped the sale 

at 238.2c to return at $1631. Trade steers a/c P & G 

Grimes Wyreema weighing 411kg sold for 315.2c to 

return at $1295. Vealer calves sold from 200-230c trade 

weigh feeders steers a/c Mead & Fitch Haden sold to 

316.2c to return at $1003 restocker steers sold from 

250-283.2c 

Elders would like to thank their valued clients for 

their support during a trying 2018 wishing them a 

prosperous and wet 2019 

PIG SALE: 280 pigs yarded Monday 10th December 

2018, pork and bacon sold firm, sows also sold on par 

to last week, store pigs in large numbers came forward, 

but with all buyer operating to fill order stores sold to a 

much stronger rate. 

Prime Pork $220, Prime Light Bacon $200, Prime 

Bacon $200, Boars $60, Sows $152, Forward Stores 

$178, Weaners $118, Suckers $98. 

NEXT SALE: Monday, January 7 

FOR BOOKINGS 

Contact Darren Hartwig 0428 736 470 

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 

Service tailored to you and your 

livestock needs... 

• Weekly selling of cattle to saleyards 

• Property inspection (drafting) and presale 

marketing advice 

• On farm private sales 

• Direct to processing plants (butchers, 

wholesalers, abattoirs) 

• Direct to feedlots and backgrounding operations 

• Feedlot space at several feedlots on the 

Darling Downs 

• Performance monitoring in paddock and feedlots 

• Auctions plus – assessments 

• Professional buying service for clientele 

• Agistment and lease paddocks when available 

• NLIS scanning and transferring 

• Quality Bulls for hire 

• Guaranteed payment within 10 days from sale 

• Finance available to approved clients 

Contact: 

P: Wade Hartwig 0447 174 071 

E: wade.hartwig@raywhite.com 

P: Malcolm Berlin 0437 247 020 

E: malcolm.berlin@raywhite.com 

www.raywhitelivestocktoowoomba.com.au 

SPECIAL NOTE: 

We'll be holding a Store Cattle Sale 

at Crows Nest Showgrounds 

on January 19 – 9am start 

Thank you to all for your 

ongoing support. 

We would like to take this 

opportunity to wish you 

all season's greetings 

and see you at our 

first sale in 2019 

Next Sale 

January 12 

For all enquiries please call 

Rick – 0428 879 531 

Gavin – 0427 979 527 

BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE 

Fax: 4698 2580 

E: rick@zlp.net.au 

Your local agent 



Heritage charity golf day 

Local technician shines 

on world stage 

Service manager at Hughes Car Sales Adam Bradford with the award he won in the Asian 

competition in India. He now goes on to contest the world title. 

More than 200 golfers took part in the Heritage charity golf day. 

Funds raised at this year’s 

Heritage charity golf day 

will push total donations past 

$800,000 over the event’s 21 

year history. 

Heritage Bank celebrated 

their 2018 charity golf day at 

City Golf Club last Friday, December 

7, with more than 200 

members of the local business 

community teeing off for a great 

cause. 

For the past 21 years, funds 

raised from the event have been 

distributed via grants to different 

community and charity organisations 

right around southern 

Queensland. 

Heritage Bank CEO Peter 

Lock said supporting our people 

and communities was the 

core of Heritage. 

“It’s something that we are 

very passionate about and that 

translates through to the Golf 

Day. The funds raised go towards 

helping a huge number 

of local organisations continue 

doing their fantastic work in the 

community. Through the Golf 

Day, we’re delighted to bring 

the business community together 

for a great cause and for the 

benefit of all.” 

Mr Lock said the event continued 

to go from strength to 

strength over the past two decades. 

“We’re always amazed to 

see the camaraderie and goodwill 

from everyone involved in 

making the golf day a success 

year after year. Thank you to 

our generous sponsors, players 

and volunteer golf day committee 

for your efforts and continued 

support.” 

This year’s beneficiaries are 

Blush Cancer Care Inc., Compass 

Institute, Flexi School, 

Highfields North Eastern 

Downs Lions Club, Rosies - 

Friends on the Street, Share 

the Dignity, Sunrise Way, The 

Shack Community Centre, The 

Sycamore School and PCYC 

Toowoomba. 

Heritage will present the 

funds to the beneficiaries in a 

special presentation early in the 

New Year. - Contributed. 

A Toowoomba technician will travel back to India 

to compete in Mahindra’s Global Tech Test in 

February next year after he stunned the competition 

at the Asian competition in India three weeks 

ago. 

Adam Bradford, the service manager at Hughes 

Car Sales - Toowoomba Mahindra, 658 Ruthven 

Street, was originally pitted against the best Mahindra 

mechanics throughout Australia and was 

the dux of the competition, earning him the right 

to compete against the Asian regional winners in 

India. 

When he returns, he will test his knowledge and 

skills against the top Mahindra mechanics in the 

world and, in turn, represent Hughes Car Sales - 

Toowoomba Mahindra on the world stage. 

It’s an achievement that didn’t surprise his boss 

Russell Hughes who speaks highly of Mr Bradford 

and the staff who work around him. 

Mr Hughes took on the Mahindra franchise 

about eight years ago and focuses predominantly 

on late model used cars and commercials. 

He wants people to know that a low price 

doesn’t mean low quality and that the Mahindra 

offers pretty much everything you get in a ute over 

the $60,000 mark. 

“We have seen a dramatic increase in Mahindra 

sales in the past two years and that’s because of 

the new generation pick-up that’s been available,” 

he said. 

“Farmers really like the vehicle because of its 

reliability, its performance, its low-cost maintenance 

and, of course, its low purchase price which 

is about $35,000 including all the add-ons.” 

“We want to try and get the Australia public out 

of the thought process of needing to buy a Toyota 

or a Mitsubishi. 

“Adam’s award gives Mahindra owners or potential 

buyers the confidence of knowing we have 

a technician of this calibre and that they can freely 

talk to him at any stage.” 

The dealership also has a pastoral package and 

tradie package, allowing farmers and tradies to get 

into a Mahindra suited to their budget. 

To take one for a test drive or to find out more 

about them, contact Hughes Car Sales - Toowoomba 

Mahindra on 4638 5822 or visit their dealership. 

Operating hours over 

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 

Customer Service Centres 

All of our regional Customer 

Service Centres will be closed from 

5pm on Friday 21 December and 

Toowoomba’s Customer Service 

Centre will be closed from 5pm 

on Monday 24 December. 

All centres will reopen at 8.30am 

on Wednesday 2 January 2019. 

The 131 872 number will be available 

for all emergency calls during public 

holidays, weekends and general 

calls on all other days. 

Animal Management Centre 

Toowoomba’s Animal Management 

Centre will be closed from 4.30pm 

on Monday 24 December. The centre 

will be open to the public on Thursday 

27 December, Friday 28 December 

and Monday 31 December. The 

centre will reopen on Wednesday 

2 January 2019. 

To check opening hours for any 

services or facilities over the 

Christmas period, check out 

www.tr.qld.gov.au/christmashours 

Libraries 

Highfields Library will be closed from 

5pm on Friday 21 December. The 

library will reopen from Thursday 

27 December, closing at 2pm on 

Saturday 29 December. The library 

will reopen with normal operating 

hours on Wednesday 2 January 2019. 

Waste Collection 

and Waste Facilities 

Our bins don’t get a public holiday. 

Bin collection will continue as normal. 

Bins are to be out for service by 

6am on the collection day (by 5am 

in the Toowoomba CBD and on 

Christmas Day). 

Waste facilities will be open for all 

days except Christmas day when sites 

will be closed. 

When trucks are about, 

keep a look out! 

In courts and dead ends, our waste 

trucks have to turn around and reverse, 

and the drivers can’t see all around 

them at the one time. Please be sure 

to supervise your children, particularly 

on bin collection days. It’s common for 

kids to ride bikes, skateboards and play 

games in the street. Remember that 

our trucks are big and kids are small, 

so please keep a safe distance from 

our vehicles. 

PIK-UP A GREAT DEAL 

AT HUGHES CAR SALES 

“When the MAHINDRA PIK-UP first hit our shores around a decade ago, it revolutionised the way we looked at a 

WORK UTE in Australia. With a very ATTRACTIVE PRICE POINT and IMPRESSIVE CARRYING CAPACITY, the 

vehicle soon established itself as a TOUGH, RELIABLE WORKHORSE that wasn’t going to break the bank. Today, the 

Pik-Up is back, bringing with it a number of cosmetic and mechanical changes that will appeal to fans of the original 

offering and will just as quickly impress buyers new to the model. 

Extensive local testing has seen the Pik-Up strenuously put through its paces – and then adapted and modified to help 

it thrive in harsh Australian conditions. One of the big pluses is it has retained its LOW COST PRICE TAG and you’ll be 

spoilt for choice with two spec levels – the S6 (base model) with fabric seats, air-conditioning, steel wheels and a MP3/ 

radio and the S10 which comes complete with extras like 16-inch alloys, cruise control, central locking and a reversing 

camera, to name just a few. You’ll soon discover there’s A LOT MORE GRUNT as well, with the six-speed manual 

gearbox and more powerful engine giving the driver total confidence, no matter how rugged the terrain. The Pik-Up 

boasts an UPGRADED 2.2-litre, four-cylinder diesel engine with an improved 103kW and 330Nm to call on when 

needed. Peak torque is available from 1600rpm to 2800rpm. And with noise control and the added comfort of arm and 

head rests, you’ll soon forget it’s A WORK UTE and find it closer to a diesel passenger car instead. 

Everything from the vehicle’s exterior to its headlights and badging have been given a sleek new look while inside, 

you’ve a got a ROOMY AND SPACIOUS CABIN that offers EXCELLENT VISIBILITY To ensure new owners can tailor 

the vehicle to their exact wishes, there’s a host of QUALITY ACCESSORIES available including WINCH COMPATIBLE 

STEEL BULLBARS and STAINLESS-STEEL NUDGE BARS snorkels and a wide selection of trays in both colour-coded 

or galvanised steel (as well as aluminium). There’s also a SUSPENSION UPGRADE and TOWBAR OPTION. 

There are four colours to choose from – classic Arctic White, De-Sat Silver, Napoli Black and the striking Red Rage. 

For more information, or to test-drive the latest 

Mahindra Pik-Up, contact the team at Hughes Car 

Sales on 4638 5822 or call into the showroom at 

658 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba 

For more details, visit 

www.hughescarsales.com.au 

TOOWOOMBA 


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216 Margaret Street (Cnr Margaret & Duggan St), Toowoomba Qld 4350 

07 4632 4144 john.mcveigh.mp@aph.gov.au 




MEMORIAL SERVICE 

A memorial gathering to 

celebrate the life of 

SUE-ELLEN (Suzie) GRIEVE 

of Crows Nest 

will be held this coming 

Thursday, December 20 

at 1.30pm 

in the Pioneers Room at 

Burstow’s Funeral Care, 

Ruthven Street. Toowoomba. 

All welcome to attend 

DEATH NOTICE 

FINCH, 

Richard Trevor “Dick” 

Late of Dalby, passed away peacefully on 

6th December 2018, aged 94 years. 

Beloved Husband of Valmai (dec’d). Loved 

Father of Peter, Patricia, Janice (dec’d), 

Roger (dec’d), and Brian. 

A Funeral Service for Dick was held on 

Friday, 14th December 2018, in Dalby. 

TS Burstow Funerals Pty Ltd 

Dalby 07 4679 8200 

MONUMENTAL MASONS 

K.C. Monuments 

Monumental Stone Mason 

All cemeteries – All towns 

• 25 years experience • 

Phone Craig 

0427 228 957 

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT 

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 

OPEN 

HOUSE 

Doug and Shirley Sondergeld 

will celebrate their 

60th Wedding Anniversary 

at the Crows Nest Bowls Club 

Saturday, January 19 

from 1pm - 4pm 

Everyone invited. No gifts. 


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 

ADVERTISE 

YOUR GARAGE 

SALE 

From just $13 50 

Ph: 4615 4416 

BITUMEN DRIVEWAYS 

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BITUMEN DRIVEWAYS 

$ 

18 per m 2 

Ph 0407 184 523 www.trcbitumen.com.au 

//////////////////////////////////// 

FLORIST 

HIGHFIELDS 

FLORIST 

Tel/Fax 

4615 5056 

www.highfieldsflorist.com.au 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

Planning Act 2016 

Section 23 

Adoption of Temporary Local Planning Instrument 01/2018 

(Dual Occupancy) 

QBCC No: 55773 

PLANS and DRAFTING 

HOUSE PLANS 

ARC DESIGN & DRAFTING 

All building work 

Phone 0428 978 144 

Age Pension Discounts 

From the Churches 

Christ Church Lutheran Church 

New England Highway, Highfields 

Worship every 

Sunday 8.30am 

Christmas Eve 6pm 

Christmas Day 8.30am 

Jenny 4696 8875 Inala 0422 606 184 

Presbyterian Church 

GEHAM 

2 nd & 4 th Sundays - 9.30am 

MERINGANDAN at Lilyvale Oval 

1 st & 3 rd Sundays - 8.30am 

Contact: 4632 4879 or 0407 171 024 

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 


P 131 872 

Notice is hereby given under the Planning Act 2016 that on 18 December 2018, 

Toowoomba Regional Council adopted the Temporary Local Planning Instrument 01/2018 

(Dual Occupancy) (TLPI 01/2018). 

The TLPI 01/2018 will commence on 21 December 2018. The TLPI 01/2018 will cease to 

have effect on 21 December 2020 or when proposed Toowoomba Regional Planning 

Scheme Amendment No.16 comes into effect, whichever occurs first. 

The purpose of Temporary Local Planning Instrument 01/2018 (Dual Occupancy) is to ensure 

that development which is a dual occupancy creates pleasant, safe and attractive living 

environments while facilitating a range of housing types that sensitively blend with existing 

streetscapes and neighbourhoods and facilitate increased population within proximity to 

major centres. 

The TLPI applies to the whole of the Toowoomba Regional Council planning scheme area. 

A copy of TLPI 01/2018 is available for viewing on the Toowoomba Regional Council 

website, www.tr.qld.gov.au from 21 December 2018 and for inspection and purchase at 

Council’s customer service centres located at: 

• 4 Little Street, Toowoomba 

• 95 King Street, Clifton 

• 25 Emu Creek Road, Crows Nest 

• 89 Mocatta Street, Goombungee 

• 54 Hodgson Street, Greenmount 

• Community Court, Highfields 

• 2-16 Campbell Street, Millmerran 

• 64 Campbell Street, Oakey 

• 85 Yandilla Street, Pittsworth 

The TLPI 01/2018 is also available for inspection at the office of the Department of State 

Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland Government. 

Brian Pidgeon Chief Executive Officer 


Carols on the Green 

December 23 at 6.30pm 

Highfields Community Church 

Highfields Hub, Highfields Road 

“Join us in celebrating the 

birth of Jesus” 

Bring a rug or bean bag and enjoy a 

relaxing evening under the stars 

We have a wet weather venue 

Christmas Day service at the 

Highfields Hub at 8am 

FOR SALE 

FARM FRESH EGGS 

FREE RANGE 

GOOMBUNGEE 

Mark 0467 853 212 

Is your family or someone you know celebrating a special event. 

Mark the occasion and share the good news with a photo in the Herald 

Email to or drop it into our office 

at Plaza Circle Shopping Centre, 

Highfields 

TRC_SEC_1218_12x3_PN_HCH 

Highfields 

Baptist Church 

20 Kuhls Road, Highfields 

CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE 

8.00am 

For further information please phone 

Noel 0423 076 292 

St Anne’s Anglican Church 

Come and join us 

for Christmas! 

Christmas Eve 

service 

5.30pm 

Christmas Day 

service 

8.30am 

Corner Highfields & Kuhls’ Rds, Highfields 

www.highfieldscommunitychurch.com.au 

HIGHFIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH 

COME AS YOU ARE! 

Family focused 

Service 9am 

every Sunday 

THE HIGHFIELDS HUB 

55 Highfields Road 

Rev. Marius Kruger – 0447 161 457 

Sunday, December 23 @ 6.30pm 

CAROLS ON THE GREEN 

THE ANGLICAN PARISH 

OF CROWS NEST 

CHRISTMAS WORSHIP TIMES 

St George the Martyr, Crows Nest 

Sunday, December 23 Crows Nest 8.30am 

Christmas Eve, December 24 Crows Nest 7.00pm 

Christmas Day, December 25 Crows Nest 8.30am 

Sunday, December 30 Crows Nest 8.30am 

Goombungee 5.00pm 

A ministry of the Uniting Chruch of Australia

ACCOMMODATION 

COUNTRY 

CABIN 

25 minutes to 

Toowoomba 

With ensuite 

$150 per week 

+ electricity p/w 

0408 718 688 

DOMESTIC and 

CLEANING SERVICES 

WORK 

WANTED 

Crows Nest-Toowoomba 

All domestic cleaning 

and chores. 

Very thorough. Including 

childminding, school pickups 

etc. Have Blue Card 

and Yellow Card. 

0420 213 355 

FARM MACHINERY 

and EQUIPMENT 

FOR SALE 

MF AUTO HEADER 

for parts 

Price neg. 

4698 1625 

after 7pm 

LOST AND FOUND 

NOTICES 

are published 

FREE 

as a service to 

our community 

PREPAID CLASSIFIEDS 

FOR SALE 

Slatted double bed 

base and ends 

$50 

Pair square timber 

down lights 

$10 

a/c N.E. Downs 

Lions Club 

4696 6480 

COAT HANGERS 3 

dozen covered $2 each. 

4630 0262. 

HORNBY model rail 

magazines. Years 2008 

to 2016. 64 copies $30. 

0488 526 615. 

PANASONIC microwave 

1000w $100. 

4630 0262. 

SULLAGE pump used 

1 year $75. 4630 0262. 

TONKA truck and 

front end loader 1970s 

era $50. 4630 0262. 

GARAGE SALE 

CROWS NEST 

32 Eastside Rd 

FRIDAY-SATURDAY 

December 21-22 

Porta Cots and 

some antiques 

HIGHFIELDS 

14 CLARKE RD 

Saturday 

and Sunday 

December 2-23 

7am to 2pm 

Huge collection of 

antique bottles, 

shell collection, 

horse brasses, 

many more items 

plus bric-a-brac 

GARDENING and 

LANDSCAPE SERVICES 

TOP SOIL - GRAVEL 

DECOMPOSED GRANITE 

Rhino Machinery Hire 

• Bobcats • Excavators 

• Slashing 

Ryan - 0409 721 778 

HANDYMAN 

SERVICES 

Handyman 

available 

• Painting • Mowing 

• Exterior house 

cleaning 

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 

FOUND: Red knee 

rug after Peacehaven 

Carols on pathway to 

Kuhls Road. Contact 

the Herald 4615 4416. 

PETS and 

PET SERVICES 

PETS and 

PET SERVICES 

Karen’s 

Pet Care 

Offers: 

– Pet Care in your 

home 

– House Sitting 

– Or both 

Have your holiday 

with peace of mind 

Toowoomba & Surrounds 

From $15 per day 

0407 173 226 

Gillies Pet 

Feeding 

Service 

Highfields & 

Cabarlah 

We feed, water 

& check that your 

pets are ok at 

your home while 

you are away. 

You must supply 

your own food. 

100% reliable, 

looking for a 

permanent client 

base 

PH: 4696 6373 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

ADVERTISING and PROMOTION 

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Lutheran Church 

Highfields 

Julie Olbrich 

Qualified 

Counsellor 

LEGAL SERVICES 

OPTOMETRIST 

Heron Optometrists 

visit 

Crows Nest Medical Centre 

Second and Fourth Monday from 9am 

Next visit 

January 14 and 28 

Crows Nest 

Appointments 

Phone: 4698 1176 

PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 

TerryWhite Chemmart Highfields 

Highfields Rd, Highfields. 

Ph: 4615 4426 

TAXI SERVICES 

December 5 McKayla Jones 

December 19 Tasha-Jane Voss 

December 24 Siena Liesch 

Amy Gibson 

Noel Luck 

December 26 Riley Gibson 

December 29 Lachlan Schultz 

December 31 Josh Lush 

Lachlan Krahenbring 

Kaitlyn Vercoe 

HORSE RUG REPAIRS 

Dog rugs from $15 

Crows Nest 

0468 993 886 

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CRAVE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR 

Senior Constable Jo O’Neill with potential officers Sienna, Tom and Annabell Bond. 

Much of the success of the Crave Christmas Spectacular at Mary MacKillop College on Saturday 

was due to the work of some in this group. Back - Helen Williams, Emma Ehrich, Santa (Nicholas 

Joy), Leanne Andrews, and Brett Williams. Front - Santa’s helper Lucy Williams, Tess Ehrlich, 

and Carla Adams. 

Christmas Spectacular 

attracts good crowd 

The big Christmas event for many 

Highfields residents is always the Crave 

Christmas Spectacular, and on Saturday 

night a good crowd turned out for this year’s 

event despite the threat of wet weather. 

Crave is organised by the Mary MacKillop 

Catholic College Parents and Friends. 

The big attractions were 50 market stalls, 

more than 20 food venues, rides for children, 

and live music venues, and generally all the 

fun of the fair. 

Organisers were encouraged by 

predictions of storms to locate many stalls 

and rides under shelter, and the spreading 

layout provided people with more room to 

easily see what they wanted to see. 

It is the second year that Crave has been 

conducted by the P and F and has become a 

major fundraiser for them. 

The money raised is used to help with 

infrastructure at the school, and this year 

went to constructing permanent shade for 

year 1 and 2 students. 

- Miles Noller 

BOWLS 

Boys who completed Year 6 at Mary MacKillop College this year Hugh Ford, Isaac Miles, and Matt O’Dea. 

OAKEY: December 8 - Competition results. Fours B. 

Hall, E. Dornbusch, M. Hall and I. Groves d. M. Mahon, 

H. Sander, D. Voll and D. Dreyer. A singles P. Maker d. 

W. Patterson. B singles J. Harrison d. D. Pokarier, K. 

Pickering d. P. Viney. Senior singles P. Boyton d. V. Rush. 

December 15 - Fours R. Henry, C. Robinson sub, 

M. Bradford and P. Maker d. J. Byrne, S.Cosgrove, I. 

Hedge and P. Rudken. 

A singles P. Boyton d. N. Byers, D. Dreyer d. M. 

Hall. B singles V. Rush d. C. Federoff. 

C singles C. Fizzell d. D. Pokarier. 

Competition called for Saturday, December 22 - 

Champion pairs R. Stewart and I. Groves v, S. Cosgrove 

and W. Patterson. 

Triples D. Voll, B. Hall and K. Ciesiolka v. V. 

Rush, D. Barfield and B. Burke, M. Mahon, H. Sander 

and D. Dreyer v. K. Pickering, J. Harrison and S. 

Bradford. 

C singles C. Robinson v. P. Viney (R.Krause.) - 

Sam Lorrimer. 

DDLBA annual meeting 

The annual general meeting and Christmas lunch was 

held last week at Toowoomba Club. 

The following office bearers accepted their positions 

with badges presented by President Dawn. 

Immediate past president B. Gordon. Patroness 

B. Higgins. President D. Allison. S.V. president J. 

Leerentveld. J.V. president J. Allen-Best, secretary M. 

Morris. Assistant secretary Position not filled. Treasurer K. 

Jenkins, Assistant treasurer G. Russell. Match chair person 

T. Thomas. Match committee M. Anderson, G. Russell, 

M. Podmore. Selection chairperson T. Foster. Selection 

committee I. Brumpton, T. Thomas. 

Umpire panel representative I. Brumpton. Umpire panel 

I. Brumpton, K. Jenkins, B. Gordon, R. Farr. Coaching 

panel S. McManus, J. Allen-Best. Cont. next column 

From previous column 

Delegate to BQD Allison. Observer M. Morris. Life 

members D. James, B. Cullinan, M. Rixon and I. Brumpton 

who was bestowed this honour at the meeting: 

To those members who are travelling over the festive 

break, stay alert and safe on the roads for a safe return in 

2019. Merry Christmas to all. - Joyce McGeorge. 

TOOWOOMBA CITY MEN: December 18 

- Final coaching and roll-up day in 2018 and will 

resume when the grass green comes back into play 

in 2019. 

December 19 - 12.30pm. Last club or self-selected 

triples for 2018. Have your name in by 

11.30am. Sheet open. Office roster D. Irvine. Bar 

roster J. Moulden. 

There will be no further play in 2018. Play will 

resume on Wednesday, January 2 on the Denis 

Healy Green. 

The board is open for names for the 2019 Summer 

Sizzle Series to be played on Sundays, January 

6, 13, 20 and 27. Play will be in a round-robin 

tournament playing for the Chairman’s Shield. 24 

players are required so get you name down by Saturday, 

December 29. 

Nominations are called for the 2019 club championship 

closing on Wednesday January 16. It is 

expected that competition will start in early February. 

The nomination book is available at the 

games office. 

Result of play last week - Wednesday winners Bob 

Mar, Jim Castles and Mick Bianchi. 

Saturday singles not played. 

The Laser Electrical Jackpot Pairs on Sunday, 

December 16 was postponed due to the inclement 

weather. It will be rescheduled to a future date in 

2019. 

Merry Christmas to everyone and we will see you 

on the green in 2019. - Mick Bianchi. 

CABARLAH LADIES: This is my last of 

the golf news for the ladies at Cabarlah course for 

2018. It has been a rewarding year, with new members 

joining us in the field, and multiple handicap 

reductions through all grades. 

Consistent attendance by the members has been 

gratifying to see, and shows the committee members 

that they are doing things right with their encouragement. 

December 11 - Two-person ambrose with secret 

partners. Winners Lotte Pedersen and Carmel Lyall 

on 62½ net. Second place Sue Hayes and Pam 

Campbell on 65¼ and third was Chris Tannock 

and Coleen Lewis on 65½. 

Birdies went to Lotte Pedersen, Crows to Petae 

Frazer, Eclectic Division 1 Janelle Kruse and Division 

2 Pat Walker. Most consistent player was 

Petae Frazer. We will return to our golf at Cabarlah 

on Tuesday, January 22. 

Every good wish to you all for Christmas and 

New Year. A quote by Byron Nelson, the champion 

golfer, appeas to me. “Golf is a lot like life. 

When you make a decision, stick with it.” - Pam 

Campbell. 


GOLF 

OAKEY: December 13 - Sporters winner John 

Grawich 26. Pin Dave McMonagle who also had 

an eagle on 15. December 15-16 - Members VSS. 

Winner Yvonne Lebeter +6, runner-up Joan Fisk 

+4. Pins 3 Andrew King, 8 Mark Carter, 12 Mickie 

Rietveld. Division 1 approach Andrew King. 

December 22-23 - Members 18 hole stableford. 

Merry Christmas to all and good golfing in 

2019. - Marlene Deans. 

GOOMBUNGEE: December 13 - Men and ladies 

club trophy. Winner Dave Scutt 41. Approaches 

2/11 Matty Burgess, 3/12 Wayne Nemeth. 

December 7 - Chook run winner D. Pratley, runner-up 

W. Nemeth. 

December 16 - 4bbb stableford secert partner. 

Winners Mark Peters and Cory Grice 79 on count 

back, runner-up Gary Linane and Greg Schull 79. 

Third Dan Darlington and Barbara Weier 77. Pins 

men 3/12 Dan Darlington, 4/13 Matty Burgess, 8/17 

Nino Capuzzo. Approach 1/10 Dan Darlington, 2/11 

Glen Davidson. Pin shots ladies 4/13 Ann Cass. Approach 

1/10 Ann Cass, 3/12 Jannelle Wieck. 

Lucky draw - No 74 Dave Scutt. $5 - not present. 

Next week back to $10. 

December 20 - Single stableford - club trophy. 

Friday Chook run from 3pm. Close December 21 

to January 4. All welcome. 

December 23 - Two person ambrose. - David 

Cass. 

INDOOR 

OAKEY: December 11 - All the extreme junior 

indoor sports players had their presentation night for 2018. 

Cricket, netball, beach volleyball, dodgeball and more. 

Indoor cricket: Vikings, division 1 winners. 

Thanks everyone for coming we have had a great time 

and can’t wait for 2019. 

If you would like to get the children involved please 

phone 4691 1691. Cost is only $5 for primary school age. 

- Nick James.

SPORT 

PERSONALITY with JACK WATERS 

Take time to share the moment 

BOWLS 

DDLBA milestones 

Bowler of the Year Tracy Foster, West Toowoomba Club, with DDLBA president Bonnie Gordon, 

the donor of the trophy Patroness Bev Higgins, and Margaret Morris also a trophy donor. 

Gail Walker - Life is about evolving, opening up and trying new experiences. 

Q. Tell me about yourself 

and what you do. 

A. My name is Gail Walker. 

I have been in Highfields since 

2001 and my favourite hangout 

is the Gail Walker Swim 

School because we have a lot 

of fun down there. 

I have been a professional 

swimming coach and business 

owner for 40 years and started 

teaching when I was 13 years 

old when I taught my baby 

brother how to swim. 

I was a motor mechanic by 

trade and I have had lots of 

variable jobs and experiences 

which, in turn, have evolved 

me into the person I am now, 

happy and still growing. 

Q. When did you figure out 

that you may be able to make 

a living off being a professional 

swim coach? 

A. I was a swimmer and 

swam at state and national level. 

It all started unexpectedly 

when I had a severe car accident 

and was incapacitated for 

a considerable amount of time. 

Water played a large part in 

my recovery. During my therapy 

sessions one day the pool 

lessee was short staffed and 

asked for my help. 

I didn’t have a lot of use of 

my legs at the time so I asked 

him if he had a tyre tube and 

a couple of pieces of rope so I 

could pen the kids into a safe 

environment. 

From that moment I was 

hooked. 

I have been fortunate to represent 

our country and have 

taught overseas. 

I have enjoyed many a journey 

with babies through to 

adults and produced swimmers 

to regional, state, national and 

international level and those 

swimmers have gone on to win 

medals here and overseas and 

set records as well. 

Incredibly, some of my 

swimmers have achieved these 

levels out of a 13m pool. A moment 

in time. 

Q. How important is it to 

connect on a personal level 

with both the athletes and 

children you teach? 

A. My personal belief is 

that you need to become at 

one with the water and to do 

that you have to build a relationship 

with the swimmer on 

how their body responds in 

the water. You have to be very 

calm and patient and guide the 

person into building up their 

confidence. 

The one thing I pride myself 

on is to be a lateral thinker and 

keep an open mind to the experiences 

and try not to rush 

them. 

Q. What is one piece of advice 

you’d give to someone 

who wants to own their own 

business one day? 

A. Have fun, stay open 

minded and set realistic goals. 

A community is our village and 

our connection to each other. 

Life should be about people 

and when you get involved in 

a business you will find that 

when you open yourself up 

and come with a plan of being 

honest, true, excited and willing 

to learn then you will grow 

forward. 

Be unique, keep coming up 

with concepts and ideas and 

involve the community into 

your business. Be fair in your 

honesty and you will find that 

you will grow strong in yourself, 

business and community. 

Q. What is something you 

would change about Highfields 

to make it an even better 

place to live? 

A. Personally, I’d like to see 

roads built for pushbikes. Get 

people to walk and ride without 

being on the highway, have 

their own highway. I’d also 

like to see a train come back 

out this way, so we can actually 

sit, relax and enjoy the moments 

of travel. 

Q. Your family is known 

for being extremely sporty, 

did that help you chase your 

goals growing up? 

Absolutely. For every action 

there’s a reaction and for 

everything you try, it changes 

you into something new. 

Life is about evolving, opening 

up and trying new experiences 

and who better to share 

it with than family and friends. 

Q. What is there left to 

achieve for Gail Walker? 

I’m climbing the age calendar, 

but I still have a great passion 

for what I do. 

I also do a lot of work with 

rehabilitation and its been a 

lovely pleasure to do that. 

I’m very driven by people 

and I think the learning never 

stops. I’ve always come from 

the family background where 

its about giving and helping 

people. As long as I still have 

the passion, I will continue to 

do what I do. 

Newly appointed life member of the DDLBA, Imelda Brumpton, West Toowoomba Club, seated, 

with Karen Livingstone, Pauline Handley, Joyce McGeorge, West Toowoomba President Karen 

Pratt, Bev Higgins, DDLBA life member Betty Cullinan, and Tracy Foster. - Joyce McGeorge. 

Oakey indoor sport 

RIFLE SHOOTING 

CROWS NEST GOOMBUNGEE: December 

15 - 300 yards. It was a calm humid day with circling 

winds for the 11 members who shot. 

Target rifle: John G. 102.12, Ash B. 100.7, Nikk E. 

98.5, Darryll M.73.1. F standard: John L. 115.6, Neil 

A. 113.3, Doug T. 105.3, Paul O’G. 94. F Open/ FTR: 

Riley H. (FTR) 114.6, Rodger H. 113, Karon D. 111.5. 

The range is now closed until the New Year following 

the Christmas shoot on Sunday, December 16. 

SOUTHERN DOWNS: December 16 - 500 

yards F class. Neil S. 124.9 open, Bruce McA. 

122.8 open, Kevin J. 117.5 standard, Dave T. 

113.2 open, Daryl R. 110.5 standard, Margaret T. 

109.1 open, - Cont. next column. 

From previous column 

Gavin H. 105.4 standard, John D. dnf. 

A very hot, steamy morning with a chance of 

rain greeted the shooters last Sunday. Leading 

from the front, club captain Neil had a great day 

with an excellent score for first place with 

Bruce close behind with another good score. 

December 23 - Christmas fly shoot at 600 yards 

followed by a barbecue and prize giving at the 

clubhouse. 

Bring along a lucky dip prize about $10 value 

for the prize giving. Sign on at 7.30am for 8am 

start. Contact Margaret 4666 1018 for more information. 

Tuesday night all the extreme junior indoor sports players had their presentation night for 2018. Cricket, 

netball, beach volleyball, dodgeball and more. Thanks everyone for coming. We have had a great time 

and can’t wait for 2019. If you would like the children to be involved, phone 4691 1691. Cost is $5 for 

primary school age. - Nick James. 



Karen, Craig, Doug and Rachel would like to wish everyone 

a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year! 

Karen Allen 

0447 537 324 

Craig Allen 

0466 836 481 

Doug Allen 

0407 138 171 

8618 New England Highway 

Hampton Qld 4352 

Merry 

CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPYNew Year 

Support the local 

businesses who 

support the area 

where you live! 

LIVE 

LOCAL 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

EAT 

LOCAL 

PLAY 

LOCAL 

READ 

LOCAL 

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community 

newspaper 

Reason why: 

• Keep the town feel so 

you don’t become a 

nationwide box chain 

store 

• Locals give back to their 

community, schools etc. 

• A local business will 

cater to local needs 

• Friendly service because 

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be in your community 

December winner 

of Shop and Win 

in Goombungee 

Christine Ambrose from Goombungee Post and Presents 

drew the December winner of the Focus on Goombungee 

Shop and Win promotion. The prize, a $50 voucher at Goombungee 

Post and Presents, was won by Bronwyn Holland. 

Thank you for your support in 2018! 

We look forward to seeing you in our new office near Coles. 

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Phone: 4615 4416 

The Ray White Rural Crows Nest Team 

Wishes You & Your Family a Very 

Happy Christmas & a Prosperous 2019 

Christmas & New Year Opening Times 

24/12/2018 8.30 – 12.30pm (Mon) 

25/12/2018 Closed Christmas Day 

26/12/2018 Closed Public Holiday 

27/12/2018 8.30 – 5pm (Thurs) 

28/12/2018 8.30 – 5pm (Fri) 

Sales Enquiries 

Geoff Trost 0418 182 296 

Tammy King 0438 115 322 

Property Management 0438 770 922 

29/12/2018 8.30-12 noon (Sat) 

30/12/2018 Closed 

31/12/2018 8.30 – 12.30pm (Mon) 

01/01/2019 Closed Public Holiday 

02/01/2019 Open for Normal Trading 

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