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The next Committee Meetings of Council

will be held 10 and 11 November

commencing at 9am. The next Ordinary

Meeting of Council will be held

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All meetings are held at The Annex, 541

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Expressions of interest for

the Regional Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Advisory

Committee

Expressions of interest are now open

to fill 10 community positions on the

Toowoomba Region Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Advisory Committee.

The voluntary committee will continue

to offer advice around fostering

leadership and direction on Indigenous

issues to Council.

Call us on 131 872 with any enquiries

and email expressions of interest

to info@tr.qld.gov.au or post to

Toowoomba Regional Council,

PO Box 3021, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350.

Applications close at 5pm, 30 October.

To find out more details, call 131 872

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A new temporary entrance to the waste

facility will be in place from 22 October

with the capping off of the existing Kleinton

landfill now completed. This temporary

entrance will be used while the final

alignment to the new facility is constructed.

Please follow all signage and we thank you

for your patience during construction.

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We’re coming into storm season which

means it’s a good chance to let mother

nature take care of watering the garden.

Before you water, check the forecast and

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I saw an advertising flyer

from the Labor candidate for

Toowoomba North, saying “I’ve

balanced our city’s budget,” together

with the phrase “keeping

Queenslanders safe” which was

printed three times.

The Toowoomba City budget

up until now has been balanced

but the Labor candidate for

Toowoomba North in fact had

very little to do with it.

Her claim to such financial

skill reminded me of our

Labor Premier’s hollow and

dishonest promise “to get

Queensland back on track” after

running it into the ground for the

last five years.

Having inherited a debt of

zero from the previous LNP government,

Labor turned that into

a debt of over $100 BILLION,

The economic plan put forward

by the Palaszczuk Labor

government prior to the upcoming

election is based solely on

borrowed money.

With no budget declared for

2020-21 and the statement ‘no

budget until after the election’

this government is flying blind

in an attempt to stay in power.

We can only assume that they

do not want the people to know

LETTERS

Hollow promise

Trevor Watts is the only

candidate for Toowoomba North

who lives in the electorate.

Being a resident as well as the

elected representative he can be

proud that he has delivered on

his promises.

He is well known to the voters

and has made himself accessible

to them right throughout his

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the financial mess they have created.

With interest payments on

borrowed money presently running

at 12 million dollars each

and every day this will only increase

under this plan.

The result will be more taxes

for Queenslanders to pay.

This plan begs this question,

what has the government being

doing for the past five years if

term of office, not just at election

time.

Toowoomba North needs a

strong and trusted representative

to support them properly.

All of the other candidates

have chosen to live elsewhere.

Trevor Watts lives in

Toowoomba North. - Ms Glenis

Batten, Cranley

Labor’s economic record

all this work is now required.

This has not been caused by the

COVID-19 virus.

Prior to this event, Queensland

recorded the highest unemployment

rate in Australia and youth

unemployment in Toowoomba

was a staggering 24 per cent.

Planning for a new hospital

for Toowoomba should have

started five years ago.

With the present hospital over

capacity it will take another five

years to have the new hospital

under construction.

The Palaszczuk Labor government

is a government with no

vision, is incompetent and mediocre

at best and doesn’t have any

idea how to create jobs without

increasing debt.

Another four years in government?

No way. - Jeffrey Eacersall,

Toowoomba

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drawn each

Monday

even before the Covid19 Virus,

with nothing to show for it but

the interest of $12 MILLION

paid every day just to service

that debt.

Furthermore, the Labor Government

refuses to produce a

state budget until after the election.

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Uncovering the histories of

Aboriginal nurses and midwives

An investigation into the hidden

histories of Aboriginal nurses

and midwives is the focus of a

research project led by University

of Southern Queensland historian

Professor Odette Best.

Professor Best, a First Nations

registered nurse, was granted

$116,000 to research the untold

stories of Aboriginal Queensland

women who trained as nurses

or midwives from the 1890s to

1950s.

The funding announced by

Minister for Education Dan Tehan,

is from the Australian Research

Council’s Special Research

Initiative scheme, focusing on

Australian society, history and

culture.

The three-year study, the university’s

first Indigenous-led ARC

project aims to address an important

gap in Australia’s history.

While First Nations nurses

and midwives who trained and

worked in the 1950s are celebrated

as pioneers in the professions,

Professor Best argues there had

been many Aboriginal women

who have trained before the 1950s

in nursing and midwifery.

“The notion that Aboriginal

women only started to be trained

as registered nurses from 1950s is

absolutely incorrect,” she said.

“During the 1950s, a policy

of assimilation came into play in

Australia, which made it easier,

but still difficult, for Aboriginal

women to enter hospitals to be

nurses and midwives.

“Before that, though, there is

little knowledge about Aboriginal

women who trained as nurses.

“Through my PhD, I uncovered

an Aboriginal woman by the name

of May Yarrowyck who qualified

as a midwife in 1906 at Crowne

Street Hospital in Sydney.

“I also found Aboriginal women

who trained as nurses in the

1920s, including one who worked

as a nurse on the ambulance trains

in Belgium and France during

World War 1.”

Toowoomba Regional Council’s

Water and Waste Committee

has recommended the

fast-tracking of a program to

undertake enhancement works

on the Mt Kynoch Water Treatment

Plant.


Chair Rebecca Vonhoff said this

was an important step to ensure

the current and future water

needs of those connected to the

Toowoomba water bulk supply

were met.

“Water is our number one priority

and the Mt Kynoch water

treatment plant is a crucial component

in the delivery of a safe

and reliable water supply to our

residents,” she said.

The research will advance

knowledge in the fields of health

care, labour force and the history

of Australia, and challenge the assumption

that First Nations women

could not access education or

employment in the late 19th and

early 20th century.

Professor Best has spent the

past 16 years researching and documenting

the contribution of Aboriginal

women to the nursing and

midwifery professions.

She and fellow chief investigator

Professor Tracey Bunda from

the University of Queensland will

undertake 13 community visits

across Queensland, meeting with

local elders, pore through archives

and conduct interviews.

“It’s incredibly important for

everyone to know this history, not

just Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander peoples,” she said.

“The significance for Indigenous

communities is it’s a chance

for their families’ stories to be told

and for these women to finally be

acknowledged and recognised.

“I hope this research will also

change the public’s perception

that before 1950, Aboriginal

women were without agency or

qualification, and were assigned

to a life as just domestics.”

Professor Best said the project

was timely given 2020 is the

“To ensure Council continues

this service to the community,

Council will call for expressions

of interest to facilitate the

fast-tracking of the delivery of

enhancement works through an

early contractor involvement

tender process.

“Given the age of the treatment

plant, a key objective of

the project is to develop and

deliver a scope that provides

value for money outcomes for

Council, while minimising the

operational risk and maintaining

service continuity during construction.

“Built in 1975, the existing

plant has had a number of upgrades

and maintenance carried

Professor Odette Best has received an Australian Research

Council grant to investigate the histories of Aboriginal

Queensland women who trained as nurses or midwives from

the 1890s to 1950s.

International Year of the Nurse

and Midwife, and the current

COVID-19 pandemic, which has

highlighted the importance of

critical healthcare workers on the

frontlines.

“It is quite possible that one of

the Aboriginal nurses we uncover

Originally set down for June,

Toowoomba’s World Environment

Day outdoor celebrations

have been postponed to Sunday,

November 1, due to COVID-19

restrictions.

The day will run from 10am

to 4pm at Lake Annand Park,

on the corner of Mackenzie and

Long Streets, Toowoomba.

Patrons will be required to

comply with the COVID-19 restrictions

then in place.

Fine spring weather ensures a

free family day in the park. Social

distancing rules will allow

much of the original program to

unfold.

Entries in the June World Environment

Day children’s poster

competition will be on display.

United Nations World Environment

Day celebrates the

natural and built environments,

Fast tracking water works

out with the site expected to

meet its capacity limit by 2022.

To undertake these works,

Council has committed $3 million

in this financial year’s budget

to begin a project which is

expected to cost about $19.5

million over three years.

“The treatment plant is just

one part of Council’s broader

suite of works to provide all

our residents with potable water

throughout the Toowoomba Region.”

If approved at council meeting

on October 22, the council

will move to the next stage of

this process by calling for expressions

of interest to facilitate

this work.

may have nursed in the last global

pandemic, the Spanish Flu, of the

1920s,” she said.

The Australian Research Council’s

Special Research Initiatives

provides funding for new and

emerging research and builds capacity

in important areas.

Environment Day to go ahead

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Council supports

economic development

for district towns

Toowoomba Regional Council

Planning and Development

Committee has recommended

grants of almost $178,000 in

infrastructure charges discounts

to businesses throughout the

Toowoomba Region.

Mayor Paul Antonio said the

council was keen to support

businesses, particularly those in

the regional areas.

“The vibrancy of our region

depends not only on an active

CBD in Toowoomba but importantly,

we need thriving local

economies throughout the entire

region,” he said.

“To ensure this happens,

we’re fully aware of the need to

support our regional areas and

this was reflected in the Planning

and Development Committee

meeting.

“Out of the $177,910.86

recommended for approval,

$167,920.86 of this is for our

regional areas which will be

a massive help not only to the

businesses in Crows Nest, Cambooya,

Greenmount, Pittsworth

and Hampton but also to the

communities in these towns.

“We have so many charming

and unique towns in the

Toowoomba Region and we

want to ensure the long term

growth for these areas.”

In supporting the recommendations,

Planning and Development

Committee acting chair

Cr Bill Cahill highlighted the

policies in place for businesses

throughout the Region.

“Council recognises the importance

of growth in our smaller

towns and to encourage economic

development, incentive

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policies are in place for the district

townships,” he said.

“We want all our communities

to flourish which is why we have

a range of ways we can provide

support to our business community.

“The details of these policies

are available on our website and

I would suggest that anyone who

would like more information to

contact one of our team members

in the planning section of

Council to discuss this further.

• The recommendations will

go to the council meeting on October

22 for consideration.

After seven months of closure,

swimming coaches Gail

Walker and Sandy McCarthy

have re-opened the pool to their

students. The Gail Walker Swim

School welcomed its students

back to the pool on Monday, October

14, after closing in March

in response to the pandemic

lockdown.

Ms Walker said the duo

missed the stimulation of teaching

during the lockdown.

“As a teacher or a coach, that

familiarity of the personal contact,

the development and the experiences

the students have were

the things we missed the most,”

she said.

“Opening up is certainly blowing

the cobwebs out. Because we

haven’t had to deal with children

for so long, there is nervousness

and excitement for us to take on

all these levels again.

“There has been an excitement

wondering if we could connect

after so long, but the same can

Watts vows to press for road

from Highfields to Wilsonton

Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts

was in Highfields last week, delivering the latest

electoral commitment from the Liberal National

Party.

The Opposition announced if elected it would

deliver a business case for a connection road from

Highfields to Wilsonton.

Mr Watts, pictured, said the LNP would commit

$3 million for the business case under the SEQ

Congestion Program, covered in the party’s plan

to lead the Queensland out of recession.

The proposed road will connect Old Goombungee

Road with Boundary Road. The purpose of the

case is to cost out the details to build the road and

the timeframe.

Mr Watts said the road would allow people who

work in west Toowoomba quicker commute times.

“It will help future-proof our road network and

meet the growing needs of the Highfields community,”

he said.

“For someone who works in the Wilsonton industrial

estate, this will save them as much as 15

to 20 minutes to and from work.

“This is the sort of project the LNP is really

interested in doing. We want to build roads, we

be said for the children, their

memories and how they cope.”

Ms Walker said lessons have

gone back to basics to ease everyone

back into swimming and

coaching.

“Our approach has been very

simplistic and easy for them,”

she said.

“A lot of the children had a

nervous excitement wondering

if they could still swim at the

level before the lockdown. Our

response has been let’s do it together

and that has been the fun

side of it.”

Ms Walker said she heard

from the parents that the children

were ready for their lessons

three hours before the class.

During the seven months the

school was closed, Ms Walker

and Ms McCarthy used that time

to work on the facility.

“We caught up on a lot of

work that we couldn’t get done

before hand.

“Things like maintenance,

want to build dams, we want to get Queensland

working again and this is the kind of project to get

that done.”

Pool re-opens after COVID break

In the worrying days of last

summer’s bushfires, when

smoke hung thick and threatening

in the air, Darling Downs

artist Iet van Vonderen was prepared.

She had packed a bag with essentials,

should she and her husband

be forced to flee, but she

also kept calm and kept creating.

Quilting, a passion Mrs van

Vonderen has pursued for the

past 15 years, was a welcome

distraction, and the country’s

terrible blazes became an unlikely

source of inspiration.

Spectacular and stark fiery red

and orange fabric landscapes titled

“Climate Change” and “Armageddon”

were the result.

They are among the colourful

pieces to be showcased in her

exhibition at the Rosalie Gallery

in Goombungee in November.

Inspired by travels through

outback Australia and by First

Nations Peoples, she has also

stitched dramatic rock formations,

winding rivers and vast

star-studded skies.

“There’s so much beauty,” she

said.

“Different shapes, colours, the

feeling of freedom. It is good for

the heart and soul. Mother earth

is amazing”.

The name of her exhibition,

Gaia, comes from Greek mythology,

celebrating the connection

between all living things.

GAIL WALKER and SANDY McCARTHY

Gail Walker Swim School

gardening and general beautification

of the place,” Ms McCarthy

said.

“Also in that time, we came

up with our COVID safe plan to

Colourful quilt exhibition

It will run from November 5

to November 28.

Entry is free and a COVIDsafe

plan is in place.

Come and meet the artist on

Saturday, November 7, from

10.30 till 3.30

The exhibition coincides with

Rosalie Gallery’s 15th birthday.

The gallery has a strong commitment

to local artists and is

widely known for its support and

encouragement of textile art.

“To be selected to exhibit

during the gallery’s 15-year celebration

is an honour,” Mrs van

Vonderen said.

Iet van Vonderen and her family

have lived in the tree-lined

ridges near Goombungee since

ensure we can open up again.”

• For more information about

swimming lesson at the Gail

Walker Swim School, phone

4696 8908. - Sean White

LOCAL TEXTILE ARTIST CREATING ART FOR THE HEART

the 1980s, after emigrating from

the Netherlands.

Goombungee is just 40 minutes’

drive from Toowoomba

and is at its most beautiful in the

Spring months when the jacaranda

and silky oak trees lining

the main street are in full bloom.

Bring a picnic or support one

of the local cafes and businesses.

What: “Gaia” quilt exhibition

https://user.tr.qld.gov.au/nextsix-months

When: November 5 to 28

Where: Rosalie Gallery, 89

Mocatta Street, Goombungee

4696 5600

Opening hours: 10.30 to

3.30pm Thursday to Saturday.

IET VAN VONDEREN

Art for the heart


Labor pledges millions

to schools to kick

start economy

LOCAL SCHOOLS, LOCAL JOBS POLICY

With the State election looming, Queensland

Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe

visited Highfields with Toowoomba Norths Labor

candidate Megan O’Hara Sullivan.

Mr Hinchliffe said the Toowoomba Regional

Council received $6.5 million funding to deliver

shovel ready projects which is in the State Government’s

Economic Recovery Plan.

The funding has come from the community

stimulus aspect of the government’s economic

funding.

Mr Hinchliffe said the funding would go to projects

such as amenities at Peacehaven Park and the

trunk water infrastructure improving the capacity

for Highfields to take further development.

“In response to the challenges of the pandemic,

some 112 jobs will be supported or created

through the projects funded by the Palaszczuk

Government in conjunction with the Toowoomba

Regional Council,” he said.

Mr Hinchliffe said the Labor Party’s announcement

of its Local Schools, Local Jobs policy, made

on Wednesday would see $45 million in funding

to support skills and vocational education in high

schools across the State.

“In this region, we will see eight million dollars

directed to facilities and capabilities of schools to

respond to local job needs,” he said.

Ms O’Hara Sullivan said Labor made an education

announcement for Toowoomba North two

weeks ago, with $11.9 million going into classrooms.

“We believe in education and getting the best

from our children,” she said. - Sean White

Michael Reiken, pictured,

started his own electrical business

in 1993, determined to deliver

quality electric, solar and

air conditioning solutions to the

people of the Toowoomba and

the Darling Downs.

During those 27 years, Excel

Power had been providing

a range of electrical services

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Bush band Cloud 9 turns 10

Well established five-piece

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their 10th anniversary

next year, providing bush-style

to new vogue dance music and

covers throughout the region.

Cloud 9 includes the talents

of lead singer Leanne Bateman,

guitarist Greg Spearritt, drummer

Dave Stannard, bass player

Michael Mckeon and Jo-Anne

Robinson on keyboard, mandolin

and violin.

Playing for dances like

the Toowoomba Spring Ball,

school events and dance

groups, Greg Spearrit said the

group was branching out into

other areas.

“A number of us had played

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for around 15 years, the Bando-Coots,

which is still going

around,” he said.

“Band-o-Coots was strictly

a bush band, which is why in

Cloud 9 we have been playing

Haden residents were worried the

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set to be held on November 21.

“From 8am to 1pm, the Haden

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event. Although it’s a very large area,

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and new vogue dances.”

With several originals under

their belt, Spearritt said Cloud

9 mostly enjoyed playing covers

of 60s to 90s rock’n’roll

and country music.

However, even with the

band’s exemplary reputation,

Spearritt said COVID-19 had

made it more difficult for the

group than most.

“We specialize in dance music,

that’s what we’re known

for,” he said.

“But this pandemic has halted

all forms of dances, there

have been no school events, no

church groups, and no sign that

any form of dancing will be allowed

anytime soon.”

Spearritt said on the plus

side, all off the members have

their own day jobs.

“Many of our member have

been or are music teachers, as

well as a council worker and a

member of the defense force,”

he said.

“Actually our lead singer has

just finished her PhD in archaeology

which we are quite proud

off.”

Spearritt said even before

the rise of COVID-19, the band

was never formed to make

money.

“It’s never been a money

earner. We have never relied

on it. We are a five-piece band

which is an irregularity in itself,”

he said.

“People don’t pay for large

bands any more, but that’s ok

because we are in it for each

other’s company and the freedom

to play.”

Before the pandemic, the

guitarist said the band was only

playing once a fortnight on

average, which he said was as

much as they were looking for.

“We are grateful for all the

opportunities we get to play,

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Haden markets will observe COVID-safe requirements

practices in place and social distancing

rules will still apply.”

Receiving a grant from the

Toowoomba Regional Council, the

markets will focus on entertainment

for the day.

“Last year we had live music and

bush poetry.

“This year we will have that and

more,” Mrs Voll said.

“For the children, we will have

jumping castles, face painting and a

little extra. We will also be featuring

local musician John Koehler.”

Hoping for around a dozen stalls,

and with an already good response

from the local community, Mrs Voll

said it was sure to be a good day out

for the whole family.

“We won’t be able to have our

community block party this year, but

the markets are staying strong.”

All the proceeds from the multi

draw raffle will go to Blush Cancer

Care.

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phone 0427 382 578 or 4698

8291. - Quinn Macdonald

The Crows Nest Museum and

Historical Village committee has

organised a special morning tea

to raise awareness on breast cancer

Ṫhe fundraiser will be held

this Friday, October 24, with the

proceeds of the event going to

Toowoomba non-profit organisation

Blush Cancer Care.

Crows Nest Museum and Historical

Village president Leanne

Murphy said the morning tea

was the first event the committee

had organised since it re-opened

at the start of the month.

“October is breast cancer

awareness month and the committee

thought it was appropriate

to hold a fundraiser for this

cause,” she said.

“Breast cancer affects not only

the women afflicted with the disease

but also the wider community.

We have lost women in our

community to this disease.

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“It has a ripple effect which

goes onto other people such as

family, friends and loved ones.”

Mrs Murphy said the museum’s

committee would like to

hold more events but the group

needed more volunteers for that

to happen.

Blush Cancer Care’s committee

executive Claire Howden

will be a guest speaker at the

event.

The not-for-profit organisation

provides education and supportive

services that positively

impacts the wellbeing of breast

cancer patients in Toowoomba,

Darling Downs and Lockyer

Valley.

The morning tea will start at

9am at the Crows Nest Museum

and Historical Village.

Tickets are $20 a person and

can be purchased at Chic Shoe

Store, 35 Toowoomba Road,

Crows Nest.

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more information, phone 0411

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Help for seniors to access

home care support

Cool and comfortable

Twenty-three thousand new

home care packages for seniors

were a feature of the recently announced

Federal Budget, however

additional support for more

older Australians is required.

Carinity Home Care Manager

Janelle Heyse said that Carinity

welcomes the Government

funding for additional home care

packages to support more seniors

to remain living safely and

independently in their home

“However, we would welcome

additional home care

packages to ensure more Australians

can get the best quality

care, while reducing waiting

times for those seeking home

care services,” she said.

Home care packages enable

older people to remain living independently

in their homes.

Tailored services include basic

support to keep seniors healthy

and safe, assisting with personal

and nursing care, and getting out

and about in the community.

Dave and Andrea Williamson

sought help from Carinity Home

Care for cleaning and gardening

around the house after Dave was

hospitalised following a fall.

Andrea says home care help

allowed her and her husband

to maintain their independence

and feel safe and secure in their

home, where they had lived for

almost 60 years.

Carinity Home Care also assisted

the Williamsons access

funding for a Government-subsidised

home care package, a

process they had found confusing.

“Negotiating Government paperwork

is difficult and trying to

decipher what they’re trying to

say is mind boggling,” Mr Williamson

said.

Andrea and Dave Williamson accessed a Government-funded

home care package with the support of Carinity Home

Care.

Locally-based Carinity Lifestyle

co-ordinators can visit seniors

in their home to help them

and their families understand

how home care packages work,

how to access Federal Government

funding, and discuss tailored

solutions Carinity Home

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“Whether you’re just starting

to look into available support or

feeling like you may require a

little extra help at home, Carinity

Home Care can answer your

questions,” manager Janelle

Heyse said.

Janelle said Carinity Home

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Rockhampton to the Gold Coast

and west to Toowoomba, is all

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their lives to the fullest.

“Whatever you or your loved

one wants to get out of life, we’ll

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Tom M. 118.7, Bruce McA. 114.4, Kevin J. 114.3,

Margaret T. 103.3. F standard Greg W. 117.3. Military

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Cabarlah Golf Club celebrated its

50th anniversary over the weekend

the, welcoming members past and

present to club house.

President Doug Coates said the

club held its annual carnival games

at the same time with a two-person

ambrose on Friday, a four-ball best

stableford medley on Saturday, and a

men’s single stroke on Sunday.

“The club has seen its fair share

of ups and downs during the past 50

years,” he said.

“Some of the highlights in the

club’s history include the club winning

the Division 1 pennants a couple

of years ago, having the club gain

its independence when it was incorporated,

and the steady flow of members

joining.

Golf club celebrates 50 years

CLUB STARTED WITH ONLY 2O MEMBERS - NOW 210

“I know there are quite a few older

members who looked forward to

catching up with past members who

either moved away or stopped playing

for medical reasons.”

Mr Coates said the club struggled

a little bit last year, but it was back

on track now.

“We used a different fertiliser

which some of the greens didn’t fare

too well in the sun with, but they

have recovered now and are back to

where we were,” he said.

“Looking back, when the club

started, it only had about 20 members.

Now there are around 210.

“The club has a very colourful and

interesting past. It was fantastic to

welcome former members.” - Sean

White

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Passion and sacrifice: Crows Nest artist shows life’s work

ALWAYS INCLUDE THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF DESIGN, BALANCE AND COLOUR

Rosalie Art Gallery

has the art exhibition,

All the Ps, by Crows

Nest artist Pierre Cloots

on display.

His exhibition includes

a series of

framed graphite pencil

drawings on Arches

paper from his college

days with the earliest

dating 1974, one of his

earliest life drawings

in pastel completed

in 1968, and his later

acrylic on canvas work

of the 1974 Ipswich

floods painted in 2016.

Cloots, born in Belgium

1935, has studied

art for most of his

life. With that devotion

came decisions he is

still unsure he chose

correctly.

“After I moved to

Australia I studied at

Seven Hills College in

Brisbane under the best

artists at the time,” he

said.

“Moving to Australia

was probably the toughest

decision I made. I

don’t want to go into

any detail, but it was a

sacrifice for the pursuit

of my passion I thought

was necessary at the

time.”

He said sacrifice was

something that artists

understood completely

when it was pursued as

a profession.

“It takes patience, in

the same way that anything

you do well does.

“There has never

been money in art and

there never will be,” he

said.

“To make money as

an artist, you have to

sacrifice the things you

enjoy about art. People

will want you to paint

them something for

commission yet is of no

interest to you. But you

have to keep going.”

For many years,

Cloots stopped painting,

fed up with the hypocrisy

surrounding his

passion.

“I moved to Crows

Nest 18 years ago and

that was when I started

painting again. I think

that living in a small

area with no one wanting

anything from you

was a lot better fit for

me,” he said.

Cloots said he

doesn’t think there was

any time in his life he

realised art was part of

who he was. He simply

knows he always enjoyed

it.

“My uncle was a sign

writer before he was

sent to war but that’s a

different story. I was a

house painter for many

years as well.

“I guess any form

of creativity is good

enough for me,” he

said.

“No one has ever

given me inspiration.

Art is in my nature and

I know what a cliché

that is. But I really do

believe it.

“However, my understanding

of art has

changed. I now know

it has to be creative, tell

a story, stand out, create

impact, and always

include the critical elements

of design, balance

and colour.”

He said he was unsure

what his next goal

in life would be after

the completion of his

exhibition

“I still have a lot of

canvases sitting around

and I need to fill them

somehow.

“If I’m being honest

with myself, I might

very well not wake up

tomorrow,” Mr Cloots

said.

“But you know, I

still have hundreds of

drawings that need to

be painted. So, I need to

get as much work done

as I can in my time

left.”

The exhibition is

open Thursday to

Saturday 10.30am to

3.30pm and is on display

until October 31.

- Quinn Macdonald

Mr CLOOTS

Art in his nature

ARTISTS OF CROWS NEST

The recent Colour Workshop

held at the RSL Community Centre

by member artist Bill Morton, was

attended by twelve keen local

artists who enjoyed a day full of

expert knowledge focussing on

mixing a myriad of greens from

earth colours. We look forward to

having Bill back to tutor at another

workshop soon.

Bill Morton shared his expert

knowledge of mixing a myriad of

greens from earth colours

The next 2 day workshop,

30 Oct & 1 Nov, is with artist

Rosemary Mibus and introduces

the fun and excitement to be

had with alcohol inks. Sunday

November 22 is set for a one day

drawing workshop with member

Max Caesar. Max tutored on this

topic in February this year and the

day was very popular. He has

illustrated two children’s books

so has a lot to offer. Master

pastellist Tricia Reust will be

here for two days in March 2021

to share her extensive knowledge

and techniques of mixed media.

Tricia is an energetic and well

organised tutor and was last here

in 2017. Numbers are limited and

spaces are filling already. For

more information look on the

events section of our Facebook

page or contact Pam Shipman -

see.03@bigpond.com or mob:

0408 799 587.

Artists of Crows Nest members

share their skill and knowledge

by conducting regular one day

workshops that aim to provide

affordable instruction and

inspiration to beginner hobby

artists.

These are open to the public and

provide some or all of the materials

needed to learn and practise a new

medium. Upcoming days with

Max (drawing) and Doug Lane

(Mosiacs) fall into this category of

$30 a day.

The new hanging at the Nest

Cafe, ‘Birds of a Feather’, displays

a variety of styles and mediums as

well as novel interpretations of the

theme. Robyn Drury, the featured

artist presents a delightful body

of work. The exhibit hangs for 8

weeks so make sure you call in to

view the varied works by our local

artists.

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Photo shoot for the undead

CARS OUT OF THE APOCALYPSE

Founder of car group Street Collective, Benjamin

Ellis and photographer Tyrone Teske will hold

their own apocalypse themed photo shoot outside

the abandoned Broncos Motor Inn, at Charlton

this Saturday..

Mr Ellis founded the group earlier this year,

saying he had always had an interest in hot rods

and low riders since childhood.

Although he has a love for all cars, there is one

in his possession that holds the top spot.

“My pride and joy is a 2005 Mazda 2. I have

spent five years working on it, modelling it after

similar car designs that have become prominent

overseas,” he said.

Ratzilla, as the artform is more commonly

known, features cars that look like they have

rolled directly out of the apocalypse.

Fast cars have almost become synonymous with

the apocalypse in today’s modern world. With film

series like Mad Max and various video games people

blow off some steam through vehicular carnage.

“I saw that Japan was transforming modern flat

rods by rusting them up and making them overall

a lot more rustic, straight out of zombie film,” he

said.

“The car was what I had at the time, and I had

never seen anyone modify a Mazda 2 before, with

people normally opting to deck out Skylines instead.”

Costing only $2000 in tinting and exhaust, the

rest of the car was made with recycled parts or

pieces made by Mr Ellis himself.

“Tyrone met me at one of our car meets and he

actually works with Curved Photography.

He took a liking to the car and asked if I wanted

a shoot,” Mr Ellis said.

“The shoot itself will be on Saturday, if people

are interested in being zombies, we ask that you

get there by 4pm to get you ready.

“It’s not going to be Hollywood quality, but we

think it will be a heap of fun.” - Quinn Macdonald

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Feral pigs wreak havoc in Carnarvon National Park

Devastation to one

of Queensland’s most

unique national parks

has been described as

if tractors have been

there with ploughs, as

visitors to Carnarvon

National Park leave in

shock at the destruction.

Feral pigs have infested

the Carnarvon

National Park, between

the Central Highlands

and Maranoa Regions,

and have been ruthlessly

feasting on the local

flora and fauna.

Swine were first introduced

to Australia

by the British in the

First Fleet of 1788, and

while originally intended

for domestic agricultural

production, they

have often escaped and

are deemed one of the

country’s most damaging

pests.

They can be especially

damaging to Carnarvon’s

unique and rare

flora such as cycads

(macrozamia moorei)

and the rare Carnarvon

fan palm (livistona nitida).

Professional horticulturalist

Alan Keen

said the soil was loose.

“It’s normally meant

to be held up with roots

and vegetation,” Mr

Keen said. “If there

was a big rain event up

there, that would exacerbate

the situation.”

Mr Keen has an

extensive history of

working with cycads

over the past 40 years

and was shocked to

discover wild pigs had

chewed the trunks of

these ancient plants

at Carnarvon, causing

many of them to fall to

the ground during wet

weather periods.

“They’re

eating

roots, insects, anything

they can get their hands

on,” Mr Keen said.

“I obviously talked to

all my hiking buddies

about it. Every group

that went up there from

February to now said,

‘yep, pigs are there.’”

The infestation of

wild pigs has reportedly

blown out of proportion

over the course

of 2020, with both the

State Government and

visitors noticing the

seriousness of the problem.

In the past two years

the Queensland Government

has spent

$100,000 on pest and

weed management at

Carnarvon National

Park.

However LNP MP

for Warrego Ann Leahy

said it was not enough

to protect the unique

ecosystem.

The Queensland

Parks and Wildlife

Services conducts regular

feral animal control

programs, with its

most recent feral pig

program conducted in

August 2020,

This baiting program

includes trapping and

aerial control.

“Across Queensland,

feral pigs are a serious

environmental threat

as they spread diseases

and pathogens, trample

vegetation, damage

wetlands, eat roots and

tubers and prey, on a

wide range of wildlife,”

a Department of Environment

and Science

spokesman said.

“Feral pigs can also

pose a threat to First

Nations’ cultural sites,

but generally do not

have an impact on those

contained in the Carnarvon

National Park.

Aspiring to

respectful

relationships

Internationally renowned

writer, speaker

and advocate Melinda

Tankard Reist, will be

in Toowoomba next

week to talk to parents

about helping children

resist harmful messages

from the media and pop

culture and aspire to respectful

relationships.

Speaking at The

Glennie School yesterday,

Toowoomba Value dignity

Ms Tankard Reist

parents were invited to for attention and judgement,”

Ms Tankard

attend Melinda’s informative

session. Reist said.

Ms Tankard Reist Principal Ms Mary

explained how children

and young people Tankard Reist explored

Anne Evans said Ms

are bombarded with how the proliferation of

hypersexualised messages

from the media messages contributes

sexualised images and

and popular culture and to a distorted view of

how even small children

are worried about and sexuality in young

bodies, relationships,

their looks and physical people, hampering their

appearance.

healthy physical emotional

and social devel-

She looked at how

the lives of young people

are increasingly “Melinda will guide

opment.

socialised, conditioned us through why it is important

that we all work

and informed by exposure

to porn-related together to address this

content online, with the toxic culture and raise

average age of first exposure

at 11.

silient young people

happy, healthy and re-

“Exposed to a pornified

landscape, young ty and self-worth and

who value their digni-

people are ‘acting out’ aspire to relationships

through social media based on respect and

and sexting, putting authentic connection,”

their bodies on display Ms Evans said.

“Wherever possible,

QPWS works collaboratively

with neighbouring

landholders,

other agencies, community

groups and local

governments, Traditional

Owners, and

Indigenous Rangers to

control feral pigs.”

Ms Leahy is also concerned

about the impact

of feral pigs in national

parks, promoting the

use of ancient Indigenous

land management

tactics to maintain the

environment.

“One area in particular

where the LNP


ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST DAMAGING PESTS

are committed to preserving

the natural

ecosystems is through

addressing the threat

posed by feral pests and

noxious weeds,” Ms

Leahy said.

“The Liberal National

Party is committed

to giving those

Queensland Parks and

Wildlife officers the

resources and directive

to care out their role in

managing these feral

pests.”

Ms Leahy said the

LNP highly valued the

role of the Indigenous

Rangers Program in

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managing weeds and

feral animals, as well as

preserving ancient heritage

sites.

She said the program

was of vital importance

and the LNP would look

at expanding the project

if they form government

in Queensland

after the upcoming state

election.

Ms Leahy believes

the State Government’s

‘hands-off’ approach to

biosecurity has led to

the neglect of native

wildlife in National

Parks.

“There is no doubting

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The Economic Recovery Plan will put more

money in the pockets of everyday Australians by

lowering taxes. Money that can be spent, with

local businesses in our communities that can

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STATUS QUO

FAILING

that the status quo when

it comes to managing

our feral and wild pests

in our State’s forests

and national parks is

failing Queenslanders.

“The Liberal National

Party consistently

hears from those landholders

directly affected

by these un-managed

feral pests that the

situation we currently

have cannot be allowed

to continue.”

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BIRDS with NOAH TILL

Breeding the Ringneck Dove

Maybe not the most spectacularly coloured

bird but makes up with its bright personality

and easiness to breed.

The Ringneck Dove has made appearances

across breeders aviaries over the many

years they have been domesticated, and no

doubt at all have been thoroughly enjoyed

by each of their keepers.

They can be very easily housed with all

other species of peaceful natured birds, and

in the past have been used to foster many of

the harder to breed dove species.

Along with their great disposition they

come in a fairly good range of mutations,

which are particularly prominent in overseas

breeders aviary.

White, pink and the occasional other variance

in mutations appear in Australia, which

all make attractive additions compared to the

norm. I currently keep the Pink mutation and

Normals.

Natural Distribution: Also known as the

Barbary Dove, the Ringneck Dove is found

in semi-arid scrub across East and South Africa.

Across this area, the species has been broken

up into six different subspecies where

the first was identified in the 1870s in the

arid interior of South Africa, and the most

recent identified in 1960 in Central South

Africa.

As I’ve mentioned many times in previous

articles with other species, in Australia we

have a mix of the majority of the subspecies

through accidentally hybridisation through

early aviculturalists actions.

Feeding: These birds are extremely easy

to feed. A good base seed mix such as a finch

mix or designated pigeon mix is fantastic for

this species.

Following the seed mix I add parrot pellets,

cracked corn, shell grit and cuttlefish

bone as supplementary items to keep the

Doves in good health and breeding condition.

Spinach, peas, and corn cut off the cob

is picked at and enjoyed by the birds. I’ve

found throughout my time keeping this species,

is that they are very big eaters, and will

easily polish off a tray of seed or pellets especially

very quickly.

If you are keeping Ringneck doves with

other species of birds, make sure to put out

an extra dish for the other birds.

Breeding: Ringneck Doves would breed

on your head if you stood there long enough.

Mine nest on a clump of grass on the floor

and raise young very happily in it.

A basic box with no lid on top with a couple

twigs on the ground on offer and they’ll

make a nest in no time at all. You’re doing

something seriously wrong if you can’t

breed these guys!

Once happy with their nest, they lay two

eggs in a fertile clutch (four eggs from one

pair and it means those eggs will be infertile)

and after 14 days of incubation they are then

raised until they fledge the nest at 16 days

old.

Eventually, once they reach maturity, they

can be sexed, as males ‘coo’ and females

don’t. They can also be sexed via the pelvic

bones but it takes a lot of practice and I’m

still having trouble figuring it out myself!

General comments: Ringneck Doves, and

just doves and pigeons in general may not

be everyone’s cup of tea, but they are truly

great birds once you get the chance to own

them. Take the plunge, give the humble dove

a go! Happy Birdkeeping

Lifeline launches new op shop

Lifeline retail co-ordinator

Barbara Dallinger said it had

taken some time for Lifeline to

get the store organised.

“It has been about two years

with various setbacks but we

were always going to be here,”

she said.

“The Highfields store is a new

looking shop, there has been a

lot of interest in the week lead-

Caring Thomas

Highfields Lifeline Op Shop

manager Karen Kerwitz and volunteer

crew have been hard at

work to have the store ready to

open on Saturday.

The new store is on the New

England Highway at the newly

built Highfields Central complex.

Ms Kerwitz said she intended

to become involved with the

community. “We want to pro-

ing up to Saturday’s opening.”

Explore vide a good Create service and the Get extras

Lifeline adds to its counsel-

Ms Kerwitz said the new loca-

Pro Photos, people, or groups

ling services,” she said.

“We had a great callout from

tion was better suited for people

who lived in regional communi-

5:00 PM volunteers PDT in Flickr the Highfields will be area unavailable ties. for maintenance. Learn more here.

setting up the store. It would “People won’t have to drive

have been a lot more work without

their help.”

gain,” she said.

to Toowoomba to look for a bar-

Profits from Lifeline stores “I’m grateful to be given the

help fund its counselling serviceses

of Lifeline.” - Sean

opportunity to be one of the fac-

White

• Heather Hass and Karen Kerwitz - Lifeline Highfields

Op Shop 2IC and manager

Council opens state-of-the-art

waste facility

Toowoomba Regional Council’s

newest waste management

facility is moving closer to opening

with the capping of the existing

Kleinton landfill completed.

Residents will be redirected

through a new temporary facility

entrance this Thursday.

Operational throughout construction,

the Kleinton waste

management facility is quickly

transforming into the region’s

first Tier 2 facility and is anticipated

to be open for operations

by the end of 2020.


portfolio leader Cr Nancy Sommerfield

said the council was

looking forward to the opening

as it would provide great environmental

benefits, including

increased opportunities for recycling.

“The new Kleinton facility is

providing a richer experience

plus greater opportunities for

improved waste management,

and all the while maintaining

our high level of service where

98 per cent of the population of

the region lives within a 20-minute

drive,” Cr Sommerfield said.

“Designed on a smaller scale

of the Greater Toowoomba

waste management facility, residents

will segregate their waste

throughout the new site at three

different zones - bulk materials

(concrete, timber, steel and greenwaste),

resources recovery

area, and residual waste.

“The new facility will be the

fifth project delivered under the

Waste Infrastructure Plan and

the council is looking forward

to assisting the community navigate

their way around it.

“Construction has steamed

ahead during this challenging

year and we’re delighted that

we’ve reached this project milestone

where years of landfill has

been successfully capped and

rehabilitated,” Cr Sommerfield

said.

“Rehabilitation involves capping

of the old landfill area with

1.5m of material, including a

geosynthetic clay liner, clay fill

and cover soil.

“This capping will provide a

permanent barrier for protection

of the groundwater below the

site.

“With the new temporary entrance

in place while the final

alignment is constructed, we ask

that residents obey all signage.”

Cr SOMMERFIELD

Environmental

benetits

I’m sure many readers would remember the excitement that came

with the opportunity for a show and tell.

Last week Kulpi Prep 2 student Thomas Ehrlich took full advantage

of his show and tell, opting to bring in a friendly visitor rather

than show of his newest toys like many a little boy would want to.

Thomas and his family have been caring for Bob the Galah ever

since a wild cat pushed him out of his nest.

Wild cats directly impact the survival of over 100 native Australian

species.

In a study last year, conservationists estimated there are at least 4

million feral cats loose in Australia.

Thomas has been trying his best to care for the young bird which

is unable to fly with a managled wing. - Quinn Macdonald

Council organises

drive-in movies

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Toowoomba Regional Council has organised three drive-in

movies throughout the region.

With screens in the showgrounds in Crows Nest, Toowoomba

and Clifton, the family film Peter Rabbit will be screened.

With catering available, a working FM car radio will be required

to listen to the movie or, alternatively, participants can

bring in a portable radio.

The gates for each area will open from 5.30pm, with a

scheduled start a 6.30pm.

Tickets are $15 a vehicle (up to five peole per car) and must

be pre-purchased.

Tickets can be bought through Toowoomba Tickets https://

toowoombatickets.com.au/ Tickets are limited.


Toowoomba hard rock band,

Annoying Neighbors, released

its first EP Waterhole at the start

of the month in Brisbane.

Annoying Neighbors with

guitarist and vocalist Jaidyn

Harrison and lead guitarist Jack

Pickering, have been performing

together since 2018.

The band started when Harrison

met Pickering at university,

and they began having regular

jam sessions.

“Jack was really a friend of a

friend who I had never met before,”

he said.

“He and I both wanted to start

playing gigs and that was the

start of it, I guess. Eventually,

we got asked to play at the Common

House in Fortitude Valley,

which is where we started our

public performances.”

For Harrison, it’s a dream

come true.

“We originally started as a

cover band, playing for private

house parties. I never though

people would like the music I

wrote,” Harrison said.

“So now we mainly play originals

and chuck in a cover or two

because their fun.”

Harrison said all the songs

in his EP were originals he had

written three years ago at 18 but

had simply never had the urge to

release.

“I’m not sure what you

would call Waterhole. It’s hard

rock as well. When I was 18 I

was a bit of party animal and I

went really hard in everything,

and I think that’s captured in

the album,” Harrison said.

“One of my big inspirations

throughout high school was the

band DZ Deathrays. They were

the first band that made me realise

how massive music could be

with just a small group.”

LOCAL MUSIC

Annoying Neighbors

release first EP

By QUINN MACDONALD

Selling out a Northlakes venue,

Harrison said it was a shock

at how quickly people came to

their support.

“I mentioned on social media

that there were 20 tickets left the

day before the performance, and

they sold out in an instant,” he

said.

“We actually had another 80

people who had tried to get in

but didn’t book quick enough.

If we didn’t have COVID-19 restrictions,

we would have had a

lot more.”

Harrison said it was weird

knowing people are coming for

their music rather than a cover.

“We never thought about it

like that, but this EP gig really

solidified it.

“We see people singing along

to our originals, they sing along

to our songs. That something I

wrote for fun can make people

happy is pretty cool.”

The EP, featuring the songs

Say, Skyn, Like Me and Waterhole,

offer the listener are hard

hitting and upbeat musical experience

that you can’t help but get

pumped up listening to.

Harrison admitted that the

group didn’t really know how

to make an EP at the beginning,

having had little experience recording

their music.

“I had met someone in Brisbane

after a gig called Michael

Hardy, he took us under his

wing, helping us produce our

songs,” he said.

“I’m not really sure what we

thought recording would be. I

think both Jack and I thought it

was just booking the studio, but

we quickly learned that wasn’t

the case.”

Waterhole can be found on

Spotify and Annoying Neighbors

on social media.

Councillors learn about local manufacturing

Toowoomba Region Deputy

Mayor Geoff McDonald and

Councillor Kerry Shine visited

Crows Nest’s businesses and

institutes.

Destinations on the visit included

the Crows Nest Museum

and Historical Village, the SES

headquarters, Twin Pine Limes

and more.

Cr McDonald said the trip

wasn’t an official council matter

but more of a personal trip.

“I think we as a council spend

a lot of time within four walls,

coming up and deciding on policies

that affect these regional

townships and it’s important to

visit these communities to hear

what they have to say,” he said.

“There is no better way to get

to know what is happening in

these regional townships.

“Another reason why we went

out there was because we heard

about the work from niche manufacturing

business ATD Manufacturing

making bullbars.

“It was an interesting hearing

the business owner Clayton

Mickelborough’s story.

“Manufacturing in Australia

has been declining but research

has shown niche manufacturers

have been on the rise.

“Seeing what is happening

with niche manufacturing shows

there is an opportunity for smaller

townships.”

Mr Mickelborough said manufacturing

in Australia was declining

because it was hard to

• Deputy Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald, Clayton Mickelborough and Cr Kerry Shine

a higher quality of standard in

Australian made products,” he

said.

“Also since COVID, more

compete with off-shore manufacturing.

“Even though off-shore manufacturing

is cheaper, there is

Business doubles its

fundraising goal

MULLETS FOR MENTAL HEALTH RAISES $2500

people are turning towards locally

made goods, which also

support Australian producers

and jobs.” - Sean White

Support the local

businesses who

support the area

where you live!

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LOCAL

SHOP

LOCAL

EAT

LOCAL

PLAY

LOCAL

READ

LOCAL

JAIDYN HARRISON and JACK PICKERING

Pumped up listening

MET Phys Highfields owner Sarah Mengel and

her brother Josh are stoked after doubling their

fundraising goal in last month.

During September the MET Phys crew were

raising money with their Mullets for Mental

Health, ending up with about $2500.

The money raised will go to the Black Dog Institute,

a not-for-profit facility for diagnosis, treatment

and prevention of mood disorders such as

depression, anxiety and bipolar.

Ms Mengel said the original goal set was $500

but after they achieved it, they bumped it up to

$1250.

“At the start of the month Josh said he would

dye his hair if we reached $250 and he would cut

it off if we reached the $1250,” she said.

“I was really surprised with the generosity of

people and how willing they were to donate to the

cause.”

Sarah and Josh Mengel - MET Phys, Highfields

Surprised by generosity - Sean White photo

Ms Mengel said exercise was an activity that

was beneficial to mental health.

“It has a huge impact in what people are able

to do.

“If you have someone who has been given a diagnosis

of major depressive disorder or they have

anxiety, a lot of those people will start with home

visits to build their confidence,” she said.

“It’s not about just doing exercise but the skills

exercises provide to help them cope better with

their condition.”

Upon having his colourful mullet shaved off,

Mr Mengel said he missed the classic hair style.

“It has been a drawcard not having it but it’s still

rough,” he said.

“Even though Mullets for Mental Health is over,

Black Dog will continue to raise money until the

end of the year.” - Sean White

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Reason why:

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you don’t become a

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• Locals give back to their

community, schools etc.

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DRUGS: September 2 - Highfields

Police finalised their investigation

into the locating of a large quantity

of cannabis and drug utensil during a

search warrant on August 27 at a Frontier

Drive, Gowrie Junction address.

A Gowrie Junction woman, 19, was

charged with seven offences including

the trafficking and supply of dangerous

drugs and will appear in the Toowoomba

Magistrates Court this month.

September 11 - Police attended a

Highfields address. Upon arrival, they

located a quantity of cannabis and drug

utensils. A Highfields girl, 14, was

charged with possessing dangerous

drugs and utensils and was dealt with

under the Provision of the Youth Justice

Act.

PERSON: September 8 - A road

rage incident occurred on the New

England Highway, Cabarlah. A female

driver was tailgated for several kilometres

before being forced to pull over by

the female driver of the offending vehicle.

The offender has approached the victim’s

sedan and assaulted her through

the window causing minor facial injuries.

An Ipswich woman, 43, was

charged with common assault to appear

in the Ipswich Magistrates Court this

month.

September 13 - Police attended the

carpark of the Highfields Tavern in

relation to a disturbance. A male offender

was located on Highfields Road

where he refused to comply with police

directions and had to be physically

restrained. A Murphys Creek man,

57, was charged with public nuisance

and obstruct police will appear in the

Toowoomba Magistrates Court in October.

September 27 - A female walking

along Highland Park Road, Meringandan

West was approached by a male not

known to her.

This male has struck the female in

the head several times before she was

able to flee and seek help. The female

received minor injuries. A description

of the male has been obtained by police

and investigations are continuing.

PROPERTY: September 3 - Offenders

over night have entered a house

under construction on Triller Street,

Meringandan West. Offenders have

pushed over a portable toilet before

damaging a glass door and several plasterboard

walls. Investigations are continuing.

September 9 - Offenders have removed

the front and rear number plates

of a vehicle parked outside a Plaza Circle

Highfields address.

Offenders have then attended the

Highfields 7 Eleven in a black Audi sedan

with stolen number plates attached

and filled the vehicle with $36.45 of

unleaded petrol before leaving without

paying.

A Toowoomba boy, 15, was charged

with multiple counts of stealing will

appear in the Toowoomba Children’s

Court this month.

September 9 - Offenders driving east

along Main Street, Meringandan, in a

silver sedan have thrown a large rock

from the vehicle which has smashed a

glass window of the Meringandan Pub.

Several patrons in the front bar area at

the time were injured by flying glass.

A short time later, the same offenders

driving south along the New England

Highway, Highfields and have thrown a

rock from the vehicle narrowly missing

several Ergon Energy employees.

HIGHFIELDS POLICE REPORT

A large amount of CCTV footage has

been obtained by Highfields Police and

investigations are continuing.

September 14 - Offenders have

gained entry into a Treeline Drive,

Gowrie Junction address via a locked

front door. Offenders have stolen a

handbag containing a purse. The stolen

handbag and purse were later located by

police in Toowoomba. Investigations

are continuing.

September 17 - Police executed a

search warrant on a Willis Road, Meringandan

West address. A search of

the dwelling located items of jewellery

which were stolen from the Terry White

Chemist Highfields in August.

A Meringandan West woman, 51,

was charged with stealing to appear in

the Toowoomba Magistrates Court in

October.

Offenders have attended the Highfields

7 Eleven in a Toyota Camry sedan

stolen from a Toowoomba address.

Offenders have and filled the vehicle

with $75.10 of unleaded petrol before

leaving without paying. A Toowoomba

woman, 30, was charged with stealing

and unlawful use of motor vehicle to

appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates

Court this month.

September 19 - An offender has attended

the Highfields United Petroleum

in a Holden Rodeo utility and filled

the vehicle with $50 of unleaded petrol

before leaving without paying. A

Toowoomba man, 27, was charged with

stealing to appear in the Toowoomba

Magistrates Court in October.

September 19 - Offenders have attended

a Kalimna Drive, Kleinton address

and damaged a window and door

frame in an attempt to enter the dwelling.

Investigations contiinue.

September 26 - Offenders have entered

the front yard of a Highgrove

Drive, Highfields address and stole a

trampoline. Investigations are continuing.

TRAFFIC: September 3 - Police

intercepted a Landrover Discovery

wagon on Lauder Drive, Highfields.

Checks revealed that the female driver

did not possess a driver licence. A

Highfields woman, 26, was charged

with unlicensed driving to appear in

the Toowoomba Magistrates Court this

month.

September 5 - Police attempted to

intercept a Holden Commodore sedan

bearing false registration plates on

Cawdor Road, Highfields after the driver

committed a stealing offence at the

7 Eleven. The sedan evaded police and

was last sighted driving at speed west

along Cawdor Road. A Toogoolawah

man, 22, was charged with evading police,

stealing and unlicensed driving to

appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates

Court this month.

September 6 - Police intercepted a

Toyota Rav4 wagon on Cawdor Road,

Highfields. Checks revealed the wagon

was unregistered. A $320 Infringement

Notice for using an unregistered motor

vehicle was issued.

September 8 - Police intercepted

a Mazda 323 sedan on Lauder Drive,

Highfields. Checks revealed that the sedan

was unregistered.

A Toowoomba man, 19, was issued

with a $320 Infringement Notice for using

an unregistered motor vehicle.


an Isuzu D-Max utility on Highfields

Road, Highfields.

The female driver provided a positive

alcohol reading of 0.05 per cent..

A Blue Mountain Heights woman,

24, was charged with low range drink

driving to appear in the Toowoomba

Magistrates Court this month.

September 15 - A two-vehicle traffic

crash occurred at the intersection of

Goombungee-Meringandan Road and

Peters Road, Meringandan West.

Investigations determined a Ford

Ranger utility had travelled onto the

wrong side of Goombungee-Meringandan

Road before colliding with a Toyota

Hilux utility traveling in the opposite

direction. Investigations are continuing.


a Suzuki Liana wagon on Kuhls Road,

Highfields.

Checks identified that a female passenger

was wanted on an arrest warrant.

A Harlaxton woman, 27, was charged

with failing to appear in accordance

with her bail undertaking and will appear

in the Toowoomba Magistrates

Court this month.


a Holden Rodeo utility on Oval Street,

Kleinton.

The male driver provided a positive

alcohol reading of 0.106%. A Crows

Nest man, 27, was charged with middle

range drink driving to appear in

the Toowoomba Magistrates Court this

month.

September 30 - About 5pm, Highfields

police intercepted a green Hyundai

Accent Hatchback, southbound on

the New England Highway, Highfields.

The vehicle was 35 days unregistered

and uninsured.

The Toowoomba resident female

driver, 47, from Toowoomba, was issued

TINS in relation to the offences.

Peacehaven Park popular with music lovers

Peacehaven Park in Highfields

was alive with music from local

band Cheap Wine (Shane Fingy,

John Rockman and Christopher

Edwards) performing for parkgoers

on Sunday afternoon.

For the past seven years, live

music has been performed in

the park in accordance with the

wishes of the late Stan Kuhl.

Drummer John Kochman

helped organising the event.

“I have been helping to organise

music for Peacehaven since

2013,” he said.

“Stan Kuhl, who donated the

land for Peacehaven Park, had

always wanted to have live music

in the park. So that is what

we have done. We make sure

there is music six times a year.

“Largely, it’s thanks to the

Heritage community branch as

they cover our costs and advertising.”

Kochman said a lot of local

groups have been involved over

the years, as well as a few from

Brisbane, all off which range in

musical style from jazz to pop.

Many were in attendance as

the trio performed hits that were

sure to appease even the most

niche of listeners, with hits like

April Sun in the mix.

Family picnics to doting couples,

there was something for

everybody in the afternoon sun

among the beautiful gardens of

Peacehaven Park.

- Quinn Macdonald reporting

Glenn Green and Ian Peters

Marrisa Douglas and daughter Brooklyn

Lauren Oates, Hamish Bowden and Howard the Groodle

Cheap Wine - Christopher Edwards and Shane Fingy

Jenelle Forbes

Jo Stevenson and Ben Hiley


SES Crows Nest headquarters open day

Representatives of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and

Toowoomba Regional Council have officially opened an upgraded

SES headquarters at Crows Nest.

TRC Mayor Paul Antonio said the SES was a vital service to our

community.

“The improved facility will build on Toowoomba Region’s resilience

to future disasters,” Cr Antonio said.

“The upgraded Crows Nest SES Headquarters is an excellent opportunity

to recognise the significant benefits of two levels of government

working together.

“The Queensland Government’s commitment to improving the

resources available to the region’s SES can only build on our future

resilience.

“The $180,000 construction cost included an accessible amenities

block, an upgraded car park, recladding of the existing shed,

a new kitchen, communications centre, training room and covered

area plus two new storage areas.

State Emergency Service Assistant Commissioner Andrew Short

said a strong partnership between Local Government and QFES was

vital.

“A close working relationship with the council ensures that SES

volunteers can respond to their communities in times of need.

Sixty thousand dollars was provided through the State Emergency

Service Support Grant, with the council providing the design and

Photos by SEAN WHITE

project management services to deliver to our volunteers a refurbished

headquarters,” Mr Short said..

“The upgraded facility provides our volunteers with a greater

level of comfort than was previously available, which is especially

important when responding to prolonged operations.

“Local SES headquarters tend to become a focal point during disasters

for the community and other responding agencies.

“The challenge of ageing accommodation was very apparent

during the 2019 Pechey and Ravensbourne fires.

“SES provided operational support in the original building at the

same time as it was being used as a distribution centre for supplies

to the fire lines.

“The upgrade and extension of the facility will now allow for

multiple operational uses during times of emergency.

“During all types of disasters and emergencies, there is an enormous

demand on our emergency services personnel.

“The volunteers are in all levels of the response, from the front

line to command and control to logistics.

“Our teams never know what might be asked of them when they

answer that call for assistance.

“Queensland SES Week runs from Saturday, October 17 to Sunday

25. The week is dedicated to recognising the significant contribution

our SES volunteers give to the Queensland community.

“South West Region hosted an awards ceremony on Saturday

in Toowoomba, during which presented several awards and service

medals to volunteers.

“Without the volunteers in those services, we would not be able

to respond in the way we do in times of disaster.”

FAIR SHARE OF NATURAL DISASTERS

Cr Antonio said the region had seen its fair share of natural disasters.

“In the past 12 months, we have faced drought, bushfire, minor

floods and a global pandemic. The SES is always there to help out

in times of trouble,” Cr Antonio said.

“The opening of this refurbished building provides us with an

opportunity to say thank you to our SES volunteers for their outstanding

contribution and service to their communities.”

The Queensland Government has funded the project through an

SES Support Grant program with $60,000, in partnership with the

council.

‘Get Ready’ Queensland Week began on Monday, October 12

and SES Week was the perfect time to open an improved SES facility.

“During this time, we want all Queenslanders to think about how

they can prepare for any surprises summer may have in store,” Mayor

Antonio said.

Toby Milne and auxiliary firefighter Russell Smith

Family outing for Mark and Julie Sweeney with their grandsons Henry and Theodore Metzroth

Crows Nest SES Group leader Shelley Scott and member Graham Moore

Bridges renewal program

Four projects across Groom

will receive a share of more

than $290 million in Australian

Government funding under

Round 5 of the Bridges Renewal

Program and Round 7 of the

Heavy Vehicle Safety and

Productivity Program.

The projects are upgrades to

Dalby-Nugil Road, Bowenville-

Moola Road, Oakey-Biddeston

Road, and a new concrete culvert

on Kingsthorpe-Haden Road.

Senator Paul Scarr said the

timing couldn’t be better to see

funding flow to deliver better

and safer bridges and freight

roads in Groom.

“This vital funding will

allow communities right across

the coun-try to fast-track their

highest-priority infra-structure

projects, providing a muchneeded

boost to local jobs and

the economy,” Senator Scarr

said.

“I am pleased to see four

projects across Groom will

receive a total of $3,993,749 to

do exactly that at a time where

it couldn’t be needed more,” he

said.

“Every single local job we

support in Groom by investing

in infrastructure projects means

one less worry for another

Australian and their family,

reliable work on the books for

local construction companies and

more cash flowing through local

businesses and communities

doing it tough.”

Deputy Prime Minister and

Minister for Infrastructure,

Transport and Regional Development

Michael McCormack

said these latest rounds would

support 350 projects across the

nation.

“I am pleased to deliver more

than $290 million in funding

to more than 350 projects

nationwide, which will upgrade

and replace bridges which

have been damaged or are

deteriorating and improve key

heavy vehicle infrastructure,”

Mr McCormack said.

““With nearly 80 per cent

of this funding going to

local councils, the outcome

will support local workers,

households and businesses

through a difficult time and

position the Australian economy

for a strong recovery.


SES member Paul Kerans, mascot SES the Crow, and deputy group leader Ann Winter

TUESDAY NIGHT

BURGER BOWLS

$5

$5

It’s back on again!

Starts next Tuesday, October 27

and runs for six weeks. Same format as last year,

and just as much fun. Bring along a friend or two.

Enjoy a burger with your bowls, or have a burger while you watch the bowls in action

– either way it’s an inexpensive and fun couple of hours.

Burgers are ready from about 6, and bowls starts at 6.30. No experience necessary, so

come along and join a growing group of locals on the green.

We’ll supply the bowls, mats and jacks – all you need to bring is yourself,

some soft-soled shoes and an appetite for something new.

Proudly sponsored by

Contact Gary 4698 2197 the High Country Herald


06.08.2020

JULY SPECIALS

HEAVY - WHEEL - RIMS

• 720 DIA

• 6M - SHEETS - $50EA

BUNDLES - 25

• 720 HIGH

• 300 K6/6A

TARPAULINS

NO EYELETS

25 - 12M X 3M - $60 EA

$70 ea

• 6.1M LENS - BUNDLES 21

•115 X 42 X 2 - $50/LEN

$330 ea

• MAKE A ROLLER

• FIRE PIT

6.5M - PAINTED RED

• 150NB - 4.9MM WALL - $180

FLOOR PLATE

2 - 5800 X 1420 X 8MM - $500 EA

8 - 3000 X 700 X 8MM - $100 EA

5 - 2000 X 570 X 8MM - $80 EA

11 - 3000 X 570 X 8MM - $100 EA

4 - 1000 X 1000 X 8MM - $80 EA

GALV - RHS - NEAR NEW

•100 X 100 X 3

• 3M - LENS

$50/EA

AUGUST

•115 X 42 X 1.8 - $44/LEN

BUNDLES - ONLY -

JOINERS - CAP - SADDLES

90MM O.D X 4MM WALL

• 2.4M GALV. $45/LEN

90MM O.D X 4.9MM WALL

• 2.5M - BLACK PAINTED - $50/LEN

BUNDLES ONLY - 19 LENS

DUE MID AUGUST

• 65NB - 3.6MM WALL - $80

• 40NB - 3.2MM WALL - $50

• 32NB - 3.2MM WALL - $40

Bundles Only.

2- 3000 X 1500 X 25MM - $1100 EA

• 40 X 40 X 2 PTD

• BUNDLES - 64 LENS

$4/LENS

• 38 X 38 X 3 PTD

• BUNDLES - 64 LENS

$6/LEN

2.4M/LENS

MASSIVE FENCE

POSTS BLACK

•180CM - 6’

• 3.5KG/M - 6.3KG/EA

• BUNDLES - 200

$14 EA

FARM SHED

• HEAVE DUTY

• SKILLION

• GABLE AUST MADE

ZINCALUME/

COLORBOND

HEAVEY CHANNEL

9M

75x40 - $125

100x50 - $170

125x65 - $231

150x75 - $335

200x75 - $440

12m

75x40 - $165

100x50 - $220

125x65 - $300

150x75 - $435

200x75 - $560

TOP HAT ROOF BATTENS

• 10’ - $80 • 12’ - $90

• 14’ - $110

Murgon QLD

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E: ncwebber79@live.com

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Size Thick Price/m

22mm .42 $3

40mm .55 $6

64mm .75 $9

64mm 1.00 $12

96mm .75 $11

96mm 1.00 $14

96mm 1.20 $17

120mm .70 $15

120mm 1.00 $16


HIGH COUNTRY

FARMING

When the blueberries are ready to pick

Family owned business Hampton

Blue Organic Blueberries has been

a bit luckier than other fruit picking

farms in the region, as international

travel continues to be held to a standstill.

Owned by Robert and Sue Groom

along with their son Andrew and

daughter-in-law Kirsty, the farm has

been operating since 1983.

Mrs Groom said as the farm moves

into picking season, they are relieved

to have local people willing and able

to help them out.

“A lot of picking farms house

backpackers, and some rely on

them,” she said.

“Our farm is no exception, as

many backpackers reach out to us,

mainly because of our organic certification.”

Mrs Groom said housing backpackers

was always a lovely experience

and to meet people from all

around the world.

But she also said they don’t rely

on them.

“It wouldn’t impact us if we didn’t

Selling on each Monday at

Harristown Saleyards at 8am

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

NUTRIEN 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: Brad Merrin 0409 036 799

Livestock Administration: Jenny Radke 07 4637 3013

have any, which is the case for many

farms at the moment because we always

have a steady supply of workers,”

she said.

Becoming an officially organic

farm 15 years ago, Mrs Groom said

she believes that fact, coupled with

their location with the beautiful

Hampton region, lends itself as an

attractive destination.

“It’s early work, 6am to lunch

time.

“I think its nicely balanced and

blueberries are super tasty - that is

always a bonus. We will sometimes

get in 10 to 20 tons, depending on

the season, which is quite a sizeable

yield for a smaller family business

like ours.

“Other farms will have around 150

pickers a day, while our biggest days

will have around 15 people.”

As the farm continues to expand,

Mrs Groom said they look forward

to hiring a more local workers and

remind people that there is always

steady work whenever picking season

comes around.

Supporting the supporters of farm recovery

Calling on farmers knowledgeable about farm and business

processes to support those who have experienced loss

or disruption and need a helping hand

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation is seeking

interested participants for involvement in a

wellbeing program to support farmers after natural

disasters to recover and remain resilient for future

events.

The program will create an industry support

network for farmers and aims to equip

them with the skills and resources they need to

help carry the burden and mentor

fellow farmers during recovery from a disaster.

QFF CEO Dr Georgina Davis said the

Queensland agriculture sector, its farmers

and rural communities were no strangers to

significant and continuing challenges,

with their resilience tested by droughts, floods,

cyclones, bushfires and everything in between.

“Natural disasters are part and parcel of farming

in Queensland, but no one knows and understands

the burden of recovering and rebuilding better

than a fellow farmer, so they are best placed to

provide a listening ear, an empathetic heart or just

some practical advice,” Dr Davis, pictured, said.

“QFF is calling on interested farmers who are

knowledgeable about farm practices and business

processes, to take on a supporter role to galvanise

those who have experienced loss or disruption as

a result of a disaster and who need a helping hand

as they recover.”

“It might be as simple as a phone call from

one farmer to another to encourage persistence

during drought, assisting with the organisation

of equipment in the initial cyclone clean-up

or helping to make confronting decisions on

salvaging stock after a flood.”

“Based on a program developed by QFF

member Nursery and Garden Industry. the

support network will utilise resources developed

by the Australian Red Cross in its highly regarded,

‘Supporting the Supporters’ program to provide

interested farmer supporters with the varied and

valuable skills they need to help their fellow

farmers during difficult times.”

“The program will also deliver a series of

workshops in the Burdekin, Hinchinbrook,

Townsville and Whitsunday regions, and

develop online resources and publications for the

Queensland farming community to improve the

agriculture sector’s disaster resilience into the

future.”

Farmers interested in participating in the

project can contact QFF Project Manager, Kerry

Battersby on 0419 614 765 or email kerry@qff.

org.au.

The project is funded through the Australian

nd Queensland Governments Disaster Recovery

Funding Arrangements 2018 and administered

by the Department of Communities, Disability

Services and Seniors as part of the Category C

Far North Queensland and North Queensland

Monsoon Trough Flexible Funding Grant.

reporting on Dalby Cattle Sale

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

Total Combined Yarding:

4521 head

Sale numbers increased as the dryer

weather continues to creep in.

The quality of the yarding improved from

previous weeks but showing little change in

prices on plainer types with the exception

of store cows being sourced by southern

operators.

All regular buyers were in attendance with

the added support of southern buyers.

Restockers were keen to purchase better

runs of weaners and replacement heifers,

some PTIC Cows & Hfrs sold to top dollars.

COVID-19 restrictions are in place at

Dalby Saleyards ..

AUCTIONS PLUS – RURAL REAL ESTATE

– CLEARING SALES

David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116

Paul O’Sullivan .... 0400 910 088

osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au


ZELLER & CO LIVESTOCK

Report for Sat, October 17

All cattle remain in high demand with

the following prices received at this

week’s sale

Cows sold from $1220 to $1380.

Feeder steers made $1280 to $1,410.

Quinlan Family sold 8 month old Angus

X steers for $1250 and Euro X heifers for

$1030.

A pen of 10 month old Droughtmaster

steers from Plainby made $1050.

The Tompkins family sold Droughtmaster

steers for $1070.

Light conditioned weaner steers sold from

$890 to $1030.

Next Sale – Saturday, October 31 – 10am

at Rocky Dip Yards, Crows Nest

10 x Droughtmaster steers

30 x Euro X steers

Many thanks to all for your continued support

For update, watch for our email Thursday night.

If not on our email list, let us know.

If you have cattle, book early for advertising

Properties sold Plainby and

Hirstglen.

If you wish to sell your

property, give us a ring.

WORKING FARMING PROPERTY

FOR SALE AT HADEN.

For all enquiries please call

Rick – 0428 879 531

or Caroline 0427 134 636

BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE

Mobile: 0428 879 531

Fax: 4698 2580

E: rick@zlp.net.au Your local agent

Your local agent

TOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKET

Harristown Saleyards, Monday

Yarding: 483 – Change: +281

Increased numbers on offer saw prices improve across

all categories. Store cattle in demand from local and

interstate competition.

• Best bullocks A/C DA & LW Janke, weighing 669kg

returned $2545.00

• Best bulls ex Westbrook weighing 860kg returned

$2607.00

• Heavy feeder steers A/C Lawrie Cooper 413.2c/kg •

Cows A/C Robyn Nobbs sold at 299.2c/kg to return

$1870.00

• Trade steers A/C Warren Folker sold at 444.2c/kg and

heifers to 420.00 c/kg

• Feeder steers A/C EC & MJ Scrivener sold in pen lots

to 416.2c/kg to return $1459.00

• Steers returned to paddock A/C JS & E Macqueen,

Highfields weighing 243kg sold to 524c/kg to return

$1273.00

• Light weight Angus steers ex Greenmount topped the

day at 530.2c/kg, weighing 222kg to return $1179.00

DESCRIPTION Range c/kg Avg c/kg Change c/kg

HeavyCows 520+kg 269-299.2 282 +8

Heavy heifers >400kg 299.2-340 328 +4

Bulls > 600kg 257-303 285 +10

Feeder Strs 400-500kg 366-384 379 +4

Weaner Strs 200-280kg 440-530.2 499 -25

Weaner Hfrs 200-280kg 394-448 428 +15

Prime Pork $270

Weaners

Sows

$130

$460

Suckers $78

Prime Light Bacon

Boars

Forward Stores

$225

$140

$170

Livestock, 429 South St, Toowoomba 07 4690 7777

Darren Hartwig - All enquiries 0428 736 470

Mick O’Keefe - Cattle 0409 621 019

Mark Gersekowski - Pigs/Calf/Cattle 0427 761 099

John Padman - Dairy Specialist 0417 802 543

Farm Supplies, 397 South St, Tmba 07 4636 8888


ANTENNA SERVICES

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TABLE TENNIS

BOWLS

GOLF

TOOWOOMBA: A grade - Norths D. Easts

9-2. For Norths, both Virgoe Buckland and Alan

Chen won three singles matches. William Ma won

one singles match. For Easts, both Zhen Huang

and Zhongwei Zhang won one singles match. Ray

Stoddart had no win this week.

Wests d. Souths 7-4. For Wests, both Barry

Driver and Marshall Muller won two singles

matches, while Michael Noroozi won one singles

match. For Souths, Luke Jahnke won two singles

matches. Craig Smit and Simon Mills won one

singles match.

B grade - Suns d. Meteors 6-5. For Suns,

Greg Dinsey won three singles matches,

Yasser Caunhye won one singles match.

Marjorie Watson had no win this week.

For Meteors, both Marlon Mallari and Steve

Jahnke won two singles matches, while Lazar Sretenovic

won one singles match. Planets d. Stars by

7-4. For Planets, Craig Smit won three singles

matches, David Sun won two singles matches.

Warren Riethmuller won one singles match. For

Stars, Shabbir Mujib won two singles matches,

Rod Lemin won one singles match. Andrew Patryarcha

had no win this week.

Team standings up to week 7. A grade: Norths

24.6, Souths 21.6, Wests 16.5 and Easts 8.7. B

grade: Planets 21.0, Meteors 19.3, Suns 16.7 and

Stars 14.4.

BOWLS

OAKEY LADIES: October 13 - Triples game

Rhondda Lawrie, Shirley Hudson and Barbara

Poole d. Elaine Priaulx, Hazel Harvey and Betty

Lorrimer.

October 20 - Bowls today at 9 am.

From October 27 bowls will start at 8.30am.

Please arrive at 8am and have your name in so we

can start play on time.

December 8 - Christmas break-up and party at

RSL Oakey. Please let president Barbara know if

you will be attending. - Elsie Voll

PAST PRESIDENTS: Our lunch meeting last

month was very well accepted and enjoyed by 14

Members.

November 9 - Meeting for lunch at noon at

Drayton Bowls Club. BYO lunch please. Raffle P.

Harrison. Lucky Door Carmel Wooldridge.

December 14 - President Jane has booked our

Christmas party at Glenvale Hockey Club at noon.

No gifts, donations to Royal Flying Doctors would

be appreciated. Please let secretary know if you

will be attending.

There will be no quarterly meeting in December.

- Elsie Voll

DDLBA: November 2 - Management meeting

at Drayton Club at 9.30am.

Nominations are being taken for the DDLBA

championship triples (ex Toowoomba master triples)

to be played at Toowoomba Club starting on

Monday, November 16 and played until completion.

Good bowling to those members who have entered

the State championships being played on the

Gold Coast. - Joyce McGeorge

TOOWOOMBA CITY: Social bowls each Friday.

Names in by 8.30, play 9am sharp.

October 30 - Our fundraiser. November 27 -

Quarterly meeting after bowls. - Helen Moore

CROWS NEST MEN’S: October 14 - Grand

Old Crow Hotel afternoon was taken out by the

Cooyar Hotel crew Paul Shilf, Tony Murphy, Steve

Ware and Karyn Williamson, runners-up The Cannonaters,

Bret Cannon, Lee Cannon, Alex Cannon

and Les Chikos. Many thanks to Phil Snook of the

Grand Old Crow for continuing to sponsor a terrific

lawn bowls comp. Really well attended, with 56

players on the green. Thanks to our trophy donors

and club volunteers who worked quietly behind

the scenes. October 10 - Intraclub matches. Open

singles Kerry Lovell d. Rex Kennedy, B singles

Bevan Wingett d. John Michelmore. No intraclub

competition matches have been called for October

24. October 31 - Final of club triples Roy Bell,

Lachlan Barnes and Mal Charlesworth v. Daryl

Fraser, Rex Kennedy and John Michelmore.

Mixed pairs Bevan Wingett and Dianna Zeller

v. tba. 2020-21 open singles Shane Case v. Stephen

Emmerton.

Consistency singles Bill Perry v. John Fowler.

Nominations for intraclub competitions have

now closed. The draws have been completed and

are available for viewing on the games director’s

noticeboard.

October 11 - Mixed social bowls Bevan Wingett,

Roger Haldane and Ian Prodger d. Ray Weis,

Brian Gleeson and Les Chikos. The club’s popular

Tuesday night Burger Bowls restarts on October

27 and is set to run each Tuesday evening for six

weeks. Check out the advertisement in the High

Country Herald for details.

October 25 - Rick Zeller and Co afternoon.

November 1 - E and E Waste arvo. November 8 -

Thorpe Plumbing Day.

November 15 - Crow’s Nest Bakery Afternoon.

Players are reminded to remain aware of hand

sanitising and social distancing requirements at all

times both on and off the green.

New bowlers and visitors are always welcome

at Crows Nest. Get in touch with Gary Baker

bakescrowsnest@live.com.au or 4698 2197 or

www.crowsnestqldbowlsclub.com.au. GottaLove-

Bowls! - Gary Baker

CROWS NEST LADIES: Crows Nest ladies

had a good roll up this week for Thursday bowls.

Ten players took advantage of the lovely weather.

Winners were Dennis Russell and Keith Melit.

Good to see the men supporting the ladies on their

day. Just a reminder that your annual fees are now

due and payable by December 1.

November 12 - Management meeting at

3.30pm. - Joyce McGeorge

TOOWOOMBA CITY MEN’S: October

20 - 1pm - 3pm. Roll-ups, coaching and practice.

Under our COVID-Safe Plan, start time

is strictly 1pm. October 21 - 12.30pm. Club or

self-selected triples, mixed or otherwise. Green

fee $15 includes light refreshments. Have your

name in by 11.30am. Bar roster J. Cosgrove. Office

roster R. Townsend. October 23 - 9am. Ladies

mixed Friday. The men are welcome. Names

in or be there by 8.30am. Green fee $13 includes

light refreshments.

October 25 - 1pm. O’Brien Electrical jackpot

pairs self-selected three-bowl pairs, mixed or

otherwise. The pot sits at $252. Names or teams

on the board please. Green fee $15. Bar roster D.

Wall. Greenkeeping roster B. Hogan.

Results of play last week: Wednesday social

Don Lucas, Ken Paulin and Kerry Gleeson. Saturday

2020 Peter Roberts Honda City Challenge.

A good field of 48 bowlers took to the green in

the 20th annual event. After 36 ends, the results

were very close. Mick Bianchi won overall with

49 points, one point ahead of Dianna Zeller, Sid

Cook and Tony Ryan, Crows Nest, in equal second

place on 48 points. A great day was enjoyed by all.

Many thanks to Peter Roberts for his continued

support. Club championship matches: October 21

- 12.30pm. Mens pairs M. Bianchi and J. Castles

v. R. Griffin and C. Bowman, R. Zimmerle and P.

Rashleigh v. B. Humphrey and C. Otto. October

24 - 12.30pm. Men’s fours R. Zimmerle, C. Otto,

D. Irvine and J. Castles v. B. Humphrey, D. Wall,

J. Cosgrove and P. Rashleigh, M. Bianchi, T. Lewis,

W. Hogan and D. Cone v. BJ King, J. Fisher, W.

Tedford and C. Bowman. - Mick Bianchi

OAKEY MEN’S: October 17 - Competition

results. Club pairs B. Burke (sub)/S. Bradford d.

K. Pickering/D. Dreyer. October 18 - Club pairs

final D. Pokarier/S. Bradford d. P. Viney/I. Hedge.

October 24 - Competition called for 10am. Senior

singles final K. Pickering v. G. Fenton (D.

Dreyer.) November 1 - Oakey v. Clifton at Oakey.

Midday start. Men and ladies. 18 players required.

Names on board please. 2020-21 competition begins

on Saturday, October 31. Oakey Bowls Club

is open every Thursday and Friday from 4pm for

everyone’s enjoyment. Visitors most welcome. -

Sam Lorrimer

CABARLAH: October 12 - Ladies golf competitions

9 hole stableford. Winner Margie Alcorn

20, second Hazel Milford 18. Rundown Pam

Campbell, Trish Shannon and Janelle Kruse 16.

October 13 - 18 hole monthly medal and putting.

Winner Judy Edwards net 70 and Division

1 monthly medal, second Petae Frazer 73, third

Trish Shannon 75 and Division 2 monthly medal.

First rundown Maryette Buckley 76 on count

back. Second rundown Paul Heelan 76, third rundown

Janelle Kruse 77. Putting Lynne McCleary

30. - Pam Campbell

OAKEY: October 14 - Ladies 18 hole stableford.

Winner Hazel Harvey 40. Front 9 Yvonne

Lebeter 17. Back 9 Yvonne Jackson 18. Pin 3 Hazel

Harvey, 12, donated by Andrew King, Dawn

Bradford. October 21 - Ladies 18 hole stroke in

conjunction with the October monthly medal.

October 18 - Members 18 hole stableford. Winner

George Wright 39, runner up Fabian Welk 37.

Rundown Alan de Ross 34 and Marcus Welk 33

on count back. Pins 3 Fabian Welk, 5/14, donated

by The Barn, Ken Darr, 8 Alan de Ross.

October 24-25 - Members 18 hole stroke in

conjunction with the November monthly medal.

Please note the November monthly medal is being

bought forward a week due to the Oakey Rugby

League day on Saturday, October 31.

October 25 - Members 2020 medal of medalist.

Qualifiers are Bob Costello, Danny O’Brien, John

O’Keefe, Rex Dearling, George Fenton, Holden

Norton, Mark Carter, Marcus Welk, Alan De Ross,

Ken Darr, Terris Muir, Dan Norton, Brian Milverton,

Ian McDonald, Andrew King, Michael Rietveld,

Fabian Welk and John Grawich.

Thank you to all the members who assisted with

the work on the greens on Friday and Saturday. -

Marlene Deans

GOOMBUNGEE: October 15 - Men’s single

stableford, club trophy. Winner Greg Buckley 37.

Approaches 2/11 Dave Lowe, 9/18 Greg Buckley.

Ladies single stableford, Leanne Alexander

trophy. Winner Rose Edmunds 48. . Pin 7/16 Ann

Cass and Gloria Scott.

October 18 - Single stroke, Mark and Karen

Peters trophy. Winner men Travis Peters 65 net,

runner-up Nino Capuzzo.

• Continued next column

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Winner ladies Robyn Drowley 74. Best gross

men Matty Burgess 70, ladies Robyn Drowley 95.

Rundown Carmel Cover, Dan Darlington, Trent

Peters, Dave Lowe, Damien Peters, Matty Burgess.

Pins men 4/13 Gary Linane. Approach 5/14

Greg Schull, 6/15 Nino Capuzzo, 7/16 Travis Peters,

9/18 Matty Burgess. Pin ladies 8/17 Robyn

Drowley, approach 5/14 Val Drowley, 3/12 Carmel

Cover. Members draw - 10 Nathan Bonney,

not present. Next week $60. October 22 - Men’s

single stableford, club trophy. Ladies stroke, medal

of medalists play-off, Dulcie Skuse trophy.

October 25 - Men’s and ladies foursomes, club

trophy. - Murray McLeod

CROWS NEST: October 14 - Sporters winner

C. Jenkins 33, runner-up G. Campbell 32. Putting

G. Udy 23. Pins 7/16 D. Woodley, 8/17 C. Jenkins.

October 17 - First round TCB at Crows Nest.

Overall winner C. Jenkins, Crows Nest 41, Crows

Nest winner I. Beutel 39, Blackbutt winner B.

Green 35, Toogoolaway winner M. O’Connor 39.

Ladies winner J. Reed 34, runner-up J. Marschke

32. Pins 1/10, 7/16 J. Reed, 2/11 T. Weis, 3/12 M.

O’Conner, 4/13 J. Thorpe, 5/14 L. Kruger, 6/15 I.

Beutel, 8/17 R. Gardner, 9/18 B. Wingett. Total

for round one Crows Nest 349, Toogoolawah 337,

Blackbutt 313.

October 18 - Club trophy stableford event winner

K. Christensen 36, runner-up A. May 36. Rundown

I. Beutel 34, B. Cox 33, L. Kruger 33. Pins

2/12 T. Weis, 7/16 A. Robinson, 8/17 J. Burnett.

October 24 - TCB at Toogoolawah. 11am shotgun

start. October 25 - Grand Old Crow Hotel

stroke event. October 31 - Third round TCB at

Blackbutt. 11am shotgun start. - John Somerville

INDOOR BOWLS

St MARY’S: October 22 - Indoor bowls at

Groom Park Hall starting at 12.15pm. New players

are most welcome. There are two teams playing

at TIBA on this Friday, October 23.

November 28 - Please keep the date free for

our Christmas night at Groom Park Hall starting

at 6pm. Caterers have been booked for the night.

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OCTOBER 11 - The Central Downs Cricket

Association fixtures commenced with the first

matches of the Fiechtner Family Shield.

In a grand final rematch Nobby thrashed Kulpi,

while Pittsworth were too strong for Southbrook

and the Bowenville young guns held their nerve to

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Nobby d. Kulpi - Kulpi won the toss and elected

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(60), David Sipple (58) and Brendan Schick (33).

FOW 55, 99, 112, 147, 147, 166, 185, 195, 195,

196.

Bowling for Nobby, James Cain 4/34, Cam

Moodie 3/7 (3), B McCarthy 1/40 (6), C. Barnett

1/32 (6) and M. Blight 1/44 (7) were all wicket

takers in a decent innings.

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Adrian Newton took the only wicket to fall

when the score was 195.

Pittsworth d. Southbrook - Pittsworth batted

first and made 7/244 in 40 overs.

Toby Berrigan (77), James ‘Jogger’ Ellison

(57), P.J. Brown (22) and Mark Holt (20) were all

key scorers for a well-fought 244.

FOW 27, 55, 56, 82, 216, 224, 238.

Bowling for Southbrook; Dwayne Mason 3/39

(8), Lachlan Birch 1/24 (6), Matthew Williams

1/47 (7) and Mitchell Roberts 1/16 (3).

When Southbrook took to the crease, it wasn’t

such an easy affair, only scoring 7/97 (all out) in

26 overs.

Ben Cavanangh (25), Matthew Williams (19),

and Dwayne Mason (15 n.o.) were the only notable

scores.

FOW 22, 36, 58, 69, 76, 79, 79, 97.

Toby Berrigan made good with his three overs,

collecting 3/5, while Mark Holt 1/8 (4), Troy

Kahler 1/18 (6), Chris Bauld 1/2 (1) and Lachie

Salgado 1/27 (4) all picked up a wicket each.

Bowenville d. Millmerran - The game may

have been the day after Millmerran’s James Sinclair’s

wedding, but that didn’t stop a good turnout

at the Millmerran Sports Complex for a nail-biter

against a young Bowenville team.

Batting first in a beautiful day, Millmerran set a

defendable score of 213, all out.

It was a slow start for Millmerran, but Luke Saddlier

(47), Alex Kahler (27) and Jack McCullough

(27) were able to build the innings before a brief

cameo from Brett French (32) at the end of the

innings, with Bowenville then making quick work

of the tail, bagging a team hat-trick in the process.

FOW 47, 102, 110, 135, 153, 160, 211, 213,

213, 213.

Wicket takers for Bowenville were Ajay Kumar

4/47 (7), Justin Reck 2/31 (6) and Brendan Kirk

1/34 (5) with a special mention to Jack Gardner

who bowled a very tidy six overs for only 11 runs

with three maidens.

With a gettable target in sight, Bowenville set

out on wrapping the game up, with Dave Connolly

(44), Mustafa Ghulam (33) and Justin Reck (31)

scoring decent runs.

However, a small collapse in the middle order

left the game in the hands of young gun Chaz

Cheatley who scored a gutsy 31 not out batting

through the tail the win in a thriller by one wicket.

FOW 63, 67, 67, 84, 152, 152, 185, 186, 188.

Mitchell Albury bagged 4/35 (7.4) bowling for

Millmerran with Mitchell Fowler 1/67 (6), Dom

Briggs 1/7 (4), Trent Mullins 1/24 (8), Joel Naumann

1/21 (3) and Alex Kahler 1/11 (1) all chipping

in.

Sundries were a big hindrance to Millmerran,

racking up over 50 in their defensive effort.

OCTOBER 18 - Round 2 was played out in the

Fiechtner Family Shield. Kulpi beat Southbrook

in a blowout, Millmerran battled to hold Nobby

out in a gutsy win and Bowenville beat Pittsworth

in a classic match between bat and ball.

Kulpi d. Southbrook - Southbrook were hosts

to Kulpi and with the visitors batting first and setting

a monumental total 4/320 in their 40 overs, it

was always going to be an uphill battle for Southbrook,

who lost by 106 runs.

With Corey Dioth falling cheaply early for Kulpi,

the Southbrook boys would have had an early

hop in their step, but from here it would be all bad

news.

The visitors were on the attack and had no intentions

of backing off; Craig Skuse (67), Marcus

Frizzell (43), Adrian Newton (41 not out) and

Dave Sipple (139 not out) dispatching the Southbrook

bowlers to every corner of the field in their

40 overs.

With wickets falling at 4, 80, 97 and 171, Brandon

Tonkin was the only bowler to have a fairly

tidy spell, his eight overs going for just 22 runs

and a wicket as well.

Hamish Birch, 1/38 (8); Josh Connolly, 1/50 (5)

and Michael Schmidt, 1/56 (7) were the only other

wicket takers in the inning.

Southbrook would not admit defeat and put up

a respectable fight, finishing with 6/214, reliable

batsman Lindsay Fiechtner (70 not out) carrying

his bat through the whole 40 overs.

There were some notable scorers in the chase;

Brandon Tonkin with a quick 50 and Jacob Balzer

a steady 27, but the run rate was too slow and

Southbrook were running out of men in the shed.

FOW 50, 71, 136, 138, 181, 188.

The fielding was sharp for Kulpi, all of their

wickets being claimed in the field with five catches

being taken and a run out too, the fielders made

it difficult for the Southbrook players to find gaps.

Best bowling for Kulpi was Phillip Reinke, 2/43

(8); Corey Dioth, 1/28 (6); Marcus Frizzell, 1/33

(5); and Adrian Newton 1/36 (3).

Millmerran d. Nobby - Millmerran made the

trek to south Toowoomba for a game against Nobby,

where some high scores are typically scored,

however, in a strange match from a scorer’s perspective,

it was Millmerran who came out on top

winning by 37 runs; 143 to 106.

Only setting 143 with the bat in the first innings,

Millmerran knew they would have to bowl their

best to have any chance of winning the game.

Arshvir Singh set the tone, scoring 49 from

opening.

His partner Luke Saddlier scored 26 in what

would be the only other notable score for Millmerran,

with a string of single-digit scores following.

FOW 72, 86, 86, 87, 88, 118, 127, 142, 142, 143

in 26 overs.

Bowling for Nobby; Michael Blight, 3/23 (5);

Cameron Moodie, 1/7 (2) and Brad Stewart, 1/14

(1) all shared wickets, and Matthew Budden

grabbed a fivefa, finishing with 5/34 (8).

In the second innings Nobby took to the ground

thinking of a regulation run chase, but it would not

eventuate with nobody able to build and sustain an

innings and four ducks in the score column.

Cameron Moodie came out the gates firing,

scoring 31 off just 15, but around him others fell,

Tim Dowe (22 of 13) and James Cain (26 not out)

the only other scorers in the Nobby chase.

Millmerran were able to wrap the game up by

drinks.

FOW 37, 60, 60, 64, 64, 66, 68, 98, 106 in a 21

over effort.

Grabbing wickets for Millmerran was Trent

Mullins, 3/11 (5); James Sinclair, 2/23 (5); Jack

McCullough, 2/40 (4); Ryan Donovan, 1/1 (1) and

Arshvir Singh, 1/31 (5).

Bowenville d. Pittsworth - In blowy conditions

at Pittsworth, Bowenville batted first in what

looked on paper to be a tight game.

The Villians were able to defend their first innings

total of 6/193 to win the game by 70 runs.

Rahul Suresh was the standout for the visitors,

scoring 74 opening as he and Chaz Cheatley (31

not out) built an innings against a tight bowling

attack from Pittsworth.

The reliable Justin Reck also chipped in a handy

29 before holding out into the wind at the long

straight boundary.

FOW 40, 50, 118, 124, 171 and 182 for a defendable

6/193 in 40 overs.

Isaac Sanders, 1/11 (4); Toby Berrigan, 1/16

(2); Lachlan Salgado, 1/25 (3); Jordan O’Shea,

1/29 (6) and Jogger Ellison, 1/30 (5) all picked up

wickets in what was a great battle between bat and

ball in the first inning.

With the chase ahead of them, Pittsworth sent

out the dangerous Mark Holt and PJ Brown to get

the ball rolling.

A couple of early wickets changed the dynamic

of the game though, before Jordan O’Shea (47)

steadied the ship in the middle order, showing grit

against the young Bowenville quicks.

As Bowenville toiled away at the batters around

O’Shea, it was looking good for a Bowenville win,

their second in a row, which puts them on top of

the table.

Mark Holt made a good, quick 28 opening,

pushing around opening bowling attack before

holding out to skipper Danny Johnstone, the

Bowenville fielding effort really putting a vice

grip on the Pelicans.

FOW 15, 34, 46, 46, 53, 92, 97, 109, 109, 123

for a total of 123 in 28.5 overs.

Ajay Kumar was the catalyst again for the Villians,

collecting 4/28 (8) with support from Daly

Guest, 2/18 (5); Chaz Cheatley, 2/24 (7); Mustafa

Abbasi, 1/9 (3.5) and Jack Gardener, 1/34 (4).

That’s a wrap on another Sunday of brilliant

cricket, with the next round commencing on October

25.

Pittsworth play Nobby at home, Kulpi will travel

to Millmerran and Bowenville will host Southbrook

for Round 3 of the Fiechtner Family Shield.

– Brendan Cahill.

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