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LNP vote increases

NUMBERS UP IN ALL THREE SEATS

The LNP has increased its vote in Toowoomba

North, Toowoomba South and Condamine, as

Annastacia Palaszczuk and her ALP government

increased its vote and numbers of members generally

across Queensland.

Indeed, the LNP also retained the neighbouring

seats of Southern Downs, Scenic Rim, Nanango,

Lockyer, Callide, and Warrego, as the Government

was returned to power with increased numbers.

In Toowoomba North, considered the most at

risk seat in the region, Trevor Watts increased his

margin, against Labor challenger Megan O’Hara

Sullivan who will now return to her position as a

Toowoomba councillor.

Mr Watts won Toowoomba North in 2012, defeating

Labor MP Kerry Shire, and then again in

2015 and 2017.

The LNP’s Pat Weir recorded a large swing to

him in the safe LNP seat of Condamine, and said

he will be fighting for Acland stage three and the

hundreds of jobs threatened by Annastacia Palaszczul’s

go slow on approving the project.

David Janetzki, the LNP’s member in Toowoomba

South also had a clear win in the safe LNP seat.

Other nearby LNP wins included Jim McDonald

in Lockyer, James Lister in Southern Downs,

Deb Frecklington in Nanango, Colin Boyce in

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History of district policing

POLICE BARRACKS BUILT AT CABARLAH IN 1875

Highfields Police Station sergeant

Stephen Gillinder opened

the doors to the previous owner

of most of the land where the

new station is located, Highfields

man John Kleve.

The duo, with Toowoomba

Catholic Diocese chaplain, Michael

Cooney, shared a cup of

coffee and exchanged stories and

information of the region’s past

and policing.

Mr Kleve moved to Highfields

50 years ago, owning a

house on the corner of Mitchell

Road and the New England

Highway, where he used to run a

dairy farm on 215 acres.

He said back then he used to

run between 80 to 200 head of

cattle at a time - before he decided

to stop farming due to the

1994 drought.

Sgt Gillinder said it was interesting

to hear how much a car

would cost and the cost of living

in the past.

Back in the 1930s and 40s police

would use old Fords which

Mr Kleve said would cost about

$900, while the average wage

was about $500 a year.

Historical records show policing

in the area dates back to

1875 when a police barracks

- that also served as a Court of

Petty Sessions - was built at Five

Mile Camp which is now known

as Cabarlah.

In the early 1900s the Cabarlah

police station was moved to

Meringandan.

“Policing has changed quite

considerably since then, there

would be one sergeant to 50

people back then, where now it

is one sergeant to 9,500 people,”

Sgt Gillinder said.

“Even though there is a higher

population density in Highfields

now, we still endeavour to be involved

with the community.”

- Sean White reporting

Sgt Stephen Gillinder, John Kleve, former owner of the land on

which the police station is built, and chaplain Michael Cooney

Highfields aged care centre nears completion

NO NEED TO MOVE FROM ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS

Construction of a new 96-bed

aged care building in Highfields

is nearing completion.

Roofing is being finished, to

be followed by the installation of

more than 1350 solar panels, fitout

of the interior and external

landscaping works.

Work on the Carinity aged

care community on Highfields

Road, adjacent to the existing

Brownesholme retirement

village, is expected to be completed

in March 2021.

The seniors’ community

is operated by Carinity, a

Queensland not-for-profit which

also offers home care services

around the Toowoomba region.

Paynters is building the new

aged care site.

It is the Brisbane-based

company’s fourth major

collaboration with Carinity

in five years, following

construction of aged care sites

in Townsville, Gold Coast and

Brisbane.

Paynters currently has 70

local sub-contractors working at

Highfields on stage one of a $67

million expansion of the seniors’

community.

Carinity’s vision is integrated

services for seniors through

the co-location of retirement

villages and residential aged

care and access to inhome care.

Carinity Aged Care Regional

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“Carinity is committed to

seniors’ communities that offer

adaptive living, giving the peace

of mind of knowing you won’t

need to leave the community

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should you need additional

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additional support of aged care

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More than 90 local staff

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Coops celebrate 15 years - looking back with pride

ALL WORK TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

Local construction company CEO David

Cooper looks back at his fleet of plant, vehicles

and equipment with pride.

From grass roots, David has built this

business up and is extremely proud of the

diverse range of services they are now able

to offer.

Mr Cooper started the company from

scratch in 2005 with the mission of ensuring

all work was completed to the highest possible

standard.

Over the past 15 years, Mr Cooper and

his team have provided a range of services

which include civil construction, earthworks,

property maintenance, sandblasting,

construction and exploration field operations.

This wide range of work has seen the

Coops team travel from the Western Downs,

to Southern Downs, Brisbane, Gold Coast

and many destinations in between.

CROWS NEST COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LTD

Crows Nest Community Solutions Ltd (CNCS Ltd) is undertaking

community consultation on a proposed assisted living project

being developed within the Crows Nest region.

Chaseley Park Assisted Living is a community project that will

see the potential for the provision of diverse accommodation

needs within the communtiy. This important project has been

under development for a substantial number of years.

CNCS Ltd would like to invite members of the community to

attend this community consultation meeting, where the unveiling

and subsequent discussions will be held on the Chaseley Park

Assisted Living project.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday the 17th of November

commencing at 7pm and will be held in the Crows Nest

Community Centre located in William Street Crows Nest.

RSVP’s are requested by Friday the 13th of November and can

be sent by either email to chaseleypark@gmail.com or by calling

0428 926 212.

Please ensure you RSVP to ensure the numbers attending the

meeting fit within the current COVID-19 guidelines.

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the Community.

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Mr Cooper said, being a smaller company,

he believed this offered a more personalised

approach to contracting, offering rapid responses

and quality service.

“We achieve this through safety and using

key personnel with effective skills and

allocating our resources efficiently,” he said.

“Our procedures, equipment and outcomes

are constantly reviewed as we strive

for excellence in workmanship and safety.”

The equipment used by Coops Queensland

ranges from excavators, dozers, trucks,

backhoes, to forklifts and more.

Mr Cooper said the company enjoyed

helping locals in the region and seeing the

finished results of their work.

David and many of his staff play integral

roles in local community groups, always

willing to help out and go the extra step to

help the community.

The company has recently employed a

new chief operations officer to assist through

a stage of growth, diversification and an

abundance of positive changes.

Matthew Sommer-Ball joined the Coops

team just a short few weeks ago and has already

shared his wealth of knowledge and

shares the Coops’ vision to achieve outstanding

results in the safest yet most efficient

way possible.

“Our new construction co-ordinator is

filled with ideas, creativity and outside the

square thinking.

“When we find people who align with us,

we know it’s sure to be a success,” Mr Cooper

said.

As a local business employing more than

40 staff, Coops Construction is very proud

to service the region and would love to hear

from you and help make your ideas come to

fruition.

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Woman crushed by cow

The Toowoomba-based

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter

has flown a woman to

hospital, after she was reportedly

crushed by a cow, last Friday

night.

The rescue chopper was called

to a private property, north east

of Cooyar, at 6:50pm.

The pilot was able to land the

aircraft in a paddock, close to the

scene.

It’s believed the patient,

aged in her 60s, was in a cattle

yard, when a 300 kilogram cow

pinned her against a fence, before

stomping on her.

Other family members witnessed

the incident and raised

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scene and treated the woman for

upper body and head injuries.

The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue

aeromedical team worked

alongside the QAS paramedics,

before airlifting the patient to

Toowoomba Hospital, in a stable

condition.

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Hair with Heart supporting

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Sarah Ripps, 20, from Geham

has taken the leap and shaved

off all her hair for the Hair with

Heart fundraiser.

Funds raised through the initiative

go to Variety Children’s

Charities in support of disadvantaged,

sick, or special needs

children.

Donating her hair for wigs for

chemotherapy patients or those

with Alopecia Areata and other

diseases that result in hair loss,

Miss Ripps has helped at least

six children with her trim.

Holding the event at the iconic

Meringandan Hotel, Miss Ripps

said the final cut had been a few

months in the making.

“I always saw stories of children

going through cancer treatment

and losing all their hair,”

she said.

“But I recently had a friend

go through chemotherapy, and

in turn losing her hair as well.

I guess that was what pushed

me over the edge and take the

plunge.”

Going from hair well below

the waist, to clean-shaven scalp,

Miss Ripps said the last time she

had short hair was over 10 years

ago.

“I don’t care too much for

personal appearance and mine

will grow back fine, unlike the

people this is going to,” she said.

“I was more surprised with

how supportive the community

has been which has made it all

the more worthwhile.”

Celebrating her 20th birthday

yesterday, Miss Ripps said she

also saw the charity cut as a little

present to herself.

“If anyone is considering donating

or is simply going in for

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Political winners ignore Acland

NEW HOPE PREPARES TO SACK

150 MORE WORKERS

AND 70 FROM

ADMINISTRATION

The State election has been run and won and, except in the three

Toowoomba electorates, the plight of the Acland coal mine seems to

have been dismissed.

The New Hope Group is now preparing for sacking of yet another

150 or more workers, and about 70 from New Hope’s administration

and management.

As Australia seeks to grow jobs and business to overcome the

pandemic induced economic recession, many cannot understand

that after 12 years of consideration of the Acland application, for a

mine that has existed for about 100 years, the only decision that has

been made is a political go slow.

Coal miners from Central Queensland attended the Oakey rally

in support of the Acland mine, and with them is Rockhampton

based Queensland senator Matt Canavan, top third from left.

Kulpi family Jason and Bec Murphy calling for the State Government to approve stage three

of the project and save the jobs of another 170 or so workers and families. Bec drives trucks

and graders at the Acland mine and with them are children Danika, Briella and Jackson.

Changes at Crows Nest Tourist Park

Crows Nest Tourist Park

has gone through considerable

changes to make it more inviting

for tourists and the local community.

Park owner Gerald Searle said

taking over the business two

years ago, one of the focuses had

been making a space for families

to stay when they were visiting

relatives in the region.

“We have undertaken many

upgrades to ensure this is a family

friendly destination,” he said.

Upgrades include a solar

heated pool, spacious lots and

cabins, new playground equipment,

laundry facilities, licensed

restaurant and more.

“We have it all here. This

makes it a great destination

for families from as close as

Toowoomba and Dalby to stay

for a weekend getaway. Those

from Gold Coast and Brisbane

can have an extended stay.

“We know that we have people

in the area who have families

from all over South-East

Queensland and it has been a

focal point for us to be an affordable

central location.

“This makes it easier for families

to visit relatives in the region.

The Crows Nest Tourist Park

boasts 28 onsite cabins, eight ensuite

caravan sites, 100 powered

sites, and 50 non-powered sites.

“Our sites have a little more

room than what is expected at a

caravan park which allows travellers

and their pets to stretch

their legs,” Mr Searle said.

He said another aspect was

having the park accessible to the

local community.

“Wanting to use the space the

park has, we try and hold events

on the weekends such as the

Cars and Coffee Crows Nest and

National BSA Rally,” he said.

“These events not only bring

more people to Crows Nest but

also help highlight what the

town and the surrounds have to

offer - many destinations to visit

such as the Crows Nest Cordial

Factory, the Museum and Historical

Village and the Bunya

Mountains.”

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Among the 20 or so speakers at the pro Acland mine rally in Oakey on Sunday are from

left, Oakey contractor David Cooper, CEO of Queensland Resources Council Ian Macfarlane,

Mayor Paul Antonio, Andrew Langton from Oakey Chamber of Commerce, Mick Harten from

CFMEU, Senator James McGrath, Federal Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt, and

Acland chief operating officer Andrew Boyd.

Crows Nest Tourist and Caravan Park - Family friendly

destination

Drive-in movie

coming to

Crows Nest

The Toowoomba Regional

Council will open up the Crows

Nest Showgrounds for a special

drive-in cinema experience this

Friday night when the family

friendly movie Peter Rabbit will

be shown.

Gates will open at 5.30pm

and the movie starts at 6.30pm,

a working FM car radio is also

required to view the movie.

Smartphone apps and Bluetooth

speakers will not receive

the FM transmission. If your vehicle

does not contain a radio, it

is recommended to bring a portable

FM radio.

• Tickets costs $15 a car and

all tickets must be pre-purchased

at toowoombatickets.com.au/

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Council backs regional education body

In a bid to become a national

and international education destination,

Toowoomba Regional

Council has thrown its support

behind Study Toowoomba.

With education and training

one of the largest industries in

the Toowoomba Region, Mayor

Paul Antonio said the establishment

of this program would not

only benefit the education sector,

but also the entire region.

“Our region is serious about

being an education hub and

the establishment of Study

Toowoomba will initiate a major

campaign to attract students

from within Australia and internationally,”

he said.

“We’ve been working with the

Toowoomba Region education

and training industry to establish

an independent organisation that

will function as the peak industry

body and work on increasing

the industry’s contribution to the

economy.

“Because of the importance

of education to our region, the

council has partnered with University

of Southern Queensland,

TAFE Queensland, and other

regional education and training

sector stakeholders to establish

one voice for the education and

training sector.

“While we would have loved

to see this program up and running

already, there have been a

number of challenges to overcome

to get it to the point where

we are now.”

To help get the group up and

running Cr Antonio was elected

by the members as interim chair

and with plans now having progressed

further, Cr Antonio has

stepped aside with Cr Nancy

Sommerfield selected as the

council’s representative on the

Study Toowoomba Management

Committee.

“As a former employee in the

education sector in Toowoomba,

I’m fully aware of how important

the industry is to this region,”

she said.

“We currently have 2154 international

student enrolments in

the Toowoomba Region which

provides 636 jobs and $96 million

to our economy.

“This is an exciting concept

and by being on the committee,

the council will have the opportunity

to help in the strategic

direction and management of

Study Toowoomba.

“Study Toowoomba will

hold its inaugural annual general

meeting later this month.

I look forward to seeing how

we can work together to ensure

our region prospers for years to

come.”

The launch of Study

Toowoomba has been made

possible through a grant of

$145,000 over two years from

the Queensland Government under

the International Education

and Training Partnership Fund,

with matching funding provid-

Cr ANTONIO

One voice

ed by the council and USQ. As

a founding member, the council

has provided $35,000 a year for

three years to Study Toowoomba.

Goombungee-Haden show society back on track

BEEF CLASSIC, SHOW AND RODEO

Most of this year’s events had been hamstrung

by the pandemic, but the Goombungee-Haden

A.H. and P. Society looks forward to its future

prospects of next year.

The annual general meeting Saturday, October

24, decided to go ahead with its three annual

events which are the Oakey-Goombungee-Haden

Beef Classic, the show, and the rodeo.

President Errol Luck said the group was excited

to hold these events for 2021.

“This year we were able to hold our cattle

sales in February but once COVID happened, the

wheels fell of the wagon,” he said.

“Unfortunately, we had to cancel the show and

the rodeo, which was disappointing, because we

put on the show as something for the community

to enjoy and the rodeo is one of a largest fundraisers.”

The Goombungee Rodeo is always scheduled to

be held on the first Saturday of November, which

the show society cancelled on social media in July.

“At the time when we needed to organise the

rodeo, it was chaotic which would have been a

logistical nightmare to organise,” Mr Luck said.

“These events just couldn’t be done this year.”

Mr Luck said the group was grateful to sponsors

for staying with them through the cancellations.

“All of our sponsors have been great for letting

us put away the money meant for this year’s

events and storing it for 2021,” he said.

“Planning for the 2021 functions, we have ordered

sanitising stations.

“We’re excited to get back on track and we hope

the people will come and support us next year.”

- Sean White

Mr LUCK

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Jondaryan hall brings

back memories

QUEEN of the BALL in 1950s

Mrs Cath Iseppi, nee Baldock,

of Highfields brought her ballgown

back to the Jondaryan Hall

centenary celebrations on Saturday,

October 24.

Cath wore this pretty blue

frock of nylon tuille the night

she was crowned Queen of the

Ball during the 1950s.

Cath’s father was a hall committee

member for a number of

years and a talented musician

who played in a family dance

band.

Her grandfather, Herbert, was

a local carpenter, and her grandfather

owned one of the hotels of

the early 1900s.

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Artist captures kindergarten spirit

BELONGING, BEING AND BECOMING

David McCarthy has unveiled

his latest art work at Kingsthorpe’s

Little Kookas Childcare

Centre.

The mural was placed on the

wall at the entrance of the centre

on Thursday.

Little Kookas Childcare Centre

assistant director Laurel Peters

said the mural idea had been

floated for the past 15 months.

“Originally we wanted to do

our own mural with the help of

the children directly on the wall,

but that was shelved,” she said.

“It took so long to find the

right artist to capture what we

were after and David was able to

do that.”

Little Kookas Childcare Centre

sustainability and cultural

educator Zoe Munn said Mr Mc-

Carthy’s mural incorporated the

mission of the centre.

She said belonging, being

and becoming was the centre’s

framework which Mr McCarthy

featured in the mural.

“The circle in the middle of

the painting represents the Little

Kookas home with the U shapes

as the children sitting, listening

Artist David McCarthy, sustainability and cultural educator Zoe

Munn and centre owner Kerry Cowley. Picture contributed

and learning from the teachers

who are the women in the art

piece,” Ms Munn said.

“The carpet snakes represent

the Jarrowar Giabal country

land Little Kookas was built

on.”

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Mrs Peters said she was

amazed when the art piece was

unveiled.

“This was exactly what we

wanted and it ticks all the boxes,”

she said.

- Sean White

Cabarlah

Fishing

Club AGM

Cabarlah Fishing Club held

their annual general meeting

on Sunday at the Meringandan

Hotel.

With the retirement of current

president Doug Gale after 9

years at the helm, Chop Muir

was elected as the new president.

Other officebearers are vice

president Trevor Gill, treasurer

Ron Gwydir, secretary Noel

Purcell, committee Doug Gale,

Dennis Bullpit, John Freeman,

Chris Mogg, Peter Delima, Cliff

Jurd, Vincent Cormack.

The club Christmas Party

this year will be held in the

beer garden at the Meringandan

Hotel on Saturday, December 5

starting at 7pm.

The members acknowledged

retiring president Doug Gale’s

tremendous work for the club

during his presidency.

Lions Club Australia Oakey

president Lois Thorne said the

group simply wanted to make it

through to next year.

With a rise in community support

for the group, the chances

are looking pretty good.

“We have just had three new

members join up which is just

fantastic, as we were already

down on members from the beginning

of the year, and it just

went downhill from there,” she

said.

“Needless to say, some more

members wouldn’t go amiss

as it has been a very tough five

months without any fundraising.”

Beginning the year with the

smallest pool of members the

club had ever had in its 60-year

history, Mrs Thorne said the situation

became even worse when

they lost four executive members

including their president

Craft group prepare gifts for aged

Each year, the In-Tune Craft Group ladies at Crows Nest prepare

a gift for the residents at the Kooltoopa Aged Persons Hostel in

Grace Street.

This year, the group has decided to make cards, including birthday,

sympathy, thank you and get-well cards all in a pack of 12.

In-Tune member Enid Macdonald said the group had been giving

the gifts for quite some time, but this year provided extra challenges.

“With the restrictions with what is allowed at the home, these

cards were one of the few options that we had left, so we have tried

to make them as special as we can,” she said

“In the past, we have made gifts like little packs of toiletries and

sweets and little plaques that residents could put on the doors of

their rooms where they could write messages.”

Meeting every Friday, the In-Tune Craft Group is always looking

for new members.

Oakey Lions survive the year

Ron Thompson, Caroline Engle, president Lois Thorne, Katie VonHoff, secretary Jenny Wieck

and Past District Governor Carmel Goldsworthy.

and secretary by July.

“I think it was a combination

of coronavirus and the fact that

membership wasn’t really progressing

as much as we would

like,” she said.

“I stood up to keep things going

and try to get new membership.

Hopefully, someone will

come in and take over my role,

but until then we will just keep

pottering along.”

Mrs Thorne said she was so

happy to welcome their three

newest members Caroline Engle,

Katie VonHoff and Ron

Thompson.

“Caroline was already a volunteer

for quite a while and

made the decision to join up this

year which is great,” she said.

“Katie is a regular supporter

of the Oakey Lions Club market

days and she too felt the need to

join.

“Ron is a gentleman who used

to live here years ago and decided

to join and meet some new

people.”

Hosting their markets every

third Sunday of the month, Mrs

Thorne said the club was starting

to receive the community

support they have been needing.

“It seems the community is

starting to recognise that we are

still here and in desperate need

of help,” she said.

“We are just so lucky to have

wonderful members and another

group of very supportive volunteers

that are trying their best to

keep us on our feet.”

The Oakey Lions Club will be

selling the famous Lions Christmas

cakes and puddings along

with a raffle at the Oakey supermarket,

to raise funds for the

coming year.

For more information, the

club can be contacted via their

Facebook page.

Storm season kicks off

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that recent

storms were the start of this year’s storm season.

BOM meteorologist James Thompson said the

majority of the early storms that soaked the region

originated at Dalby and moved down to the

Toowoomba range.

“Because the storms have been moving in a fast

pace, most of places affected by them avoided severe

rainfall,” he said.

Over the course of the past two weeks, the following

towns in the region received the following

amount of rain Goombungee 45mm, Crows Nest

56mm, Highfields 71mm and Oakey 77mm.

The people of Crows Nest, Grapetree, Blackbutt,

Pechey, Geham and Cabarlah received hail

storms last Saturday afternoon.

Pictures of hail the size of a twenty cent coin

were posted on social media, with some even fitting

in the palm of hand.

“We’re sort of in the middle of the storm season

which usually starts in September, but there

is a potential for more storms in the future as they

are usually more severe at the end of October and

through November,” Mr Thompson said.

The bureau predicts Tuesday and Wednesday

will be sunny, while the rest of the week will be

partly cloudy with a 20 to 30 per cent chance of

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Catholic Schools celebrate an exceptional year

HONOUR THE TALENT, GENEROSITY AND PROFESSIONALISM OF STAFF

Toowoomba Catholic Schools has held

its annual Excellence Awards, celebrating

the achievements of its members during this

year.

The awards recognise members of

Toowoomba Catholic Schools whose outstanding

contribution has assisted staff,

students and their families to experience

exemplary places of learning and academic

success in a distinctly Catholic environment.

Toowoomba Catholic Schools Executive

Director Pat Coughlan said as was often the

case with award programs, one high performing

recipient was selected from a list of

many worthy nominees.

“This year more than 140 nominations

from across the diocese were received,” he

said.

“In what has been a tumultuous year, it

is fitting that we had an opportunity, as the

year draws to a close, to gather and honour

the talent, generosity and professionalism of

staff that has been on display so publicly this

year.”

Dr Coughlan said no system could rise

above the capacity of its staff.

“We thank all of our finalists and recognise

the invaluable contribution they make

to move our system of schools from great to

excellent,” he said.

The awards covered 10 categories across

three areas.

Excellence in education support - Teaching

and learning support award - Anne

Woodcroft-Brown from Mater Dei Primary

School, Toowoomba.

Administration, finance and facilities

support award - Belinda Hayward from St

John’s School, Roma.

Volunteer support in a school setting

award - Belinda Saal from St Stephen’s

School, Pittsworth.

Excellence in teaching and learning. Early

career teacher award (less than three years’

teaching experience) - Rebecca Smith, St

Patrick’s Primary School, Mitchell.

Primary expert teacher award - Amanda

Thompson, St Joseph’s School, Stanthorpe.

Secondary expert teacher award - Amanda

Wighton, St Joseph’s College, Toowoomba.

Professional Learning Community award

- St Joseph’s School, Chinchilla. Excellence

in leadership - Emerging leader award -

Eleighta Hannam from St Mary’s College,

Toowoomba.

Middle leadership award - Kerri-Ann

Manthey, Holy Name Primary School,

Toowoomba. School leadership award -

Chris Bartlett from Mater Dei Primary

School, Toowoomba.

• Belinda Hayward from St John’s School, Roma, Administration, finance and facilities support award, with Mr Pat Coughlan,

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Luncheon raises more than $1500

for breast cancer research

Crows Nest Museum

and Historical Village

president Leanne Murphy

was surprised with

the results of the charity

luncheon that was organised

on such short

notice.

Forty people arrived

to the morning

tea on Friday, October

23 to raise awareness

about breast cancer and

funds for Toowoomba

non-profit organisation

Blush Cancer Care, raising

$1655 overall.

Mrs Murphy said the

event was organised

only two weeks before

it happened.

“With how quickly

we put this together, today’s

event went above

and beyond what was

expected,” she said.

“We did initially plan

for around 80 to 100

people, but the 40 people

we had this morning

was a nice number. It

made for a really lovely

and intimate event.”

Blush Cancer Care

vice president Claire

Howden attended as

a guest speaker at the

morning tea.

“I am standing here

and thinking to myself,

how amazing it is that

even during these covid

times, such a wonderful

group of ladies can get

together and support

Blush,” she said.

“We’re a fairly young

group, only starting in

2015, but it’s a group

that touches a lot of

lives of the women in

the breast cancer community

in Toowoomba

and the surrounds.

“Funds donated from

charity events like the

Carol and Dennis Brown

Leanne Murphy and Claire Howden.

one this morning go

towards our programs,

with the main three being

the wages for our

breast cancer nurses

at St Andrew’s and St

Vincent’s, Fight Back

with Fitness, Blush care

packages and more.”

Mrs Howden said

due to the effects of

covid, Blush was not

able to hold any of its

Ann Ryan, Pat Kidman and Carmel Galvin

fundraising events this

year.

“We didn’t want to

risk our breast cancer

community with the

pandemic going on, so

we have been solely

relying on fundraising

events like this mornings,”

she said.

“We have been

blown away with the

community’s generosity.”

- Sean White

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Remembrance Day ceremonies going ahead

After COVID-19 saw an interruption

to ANZAC Day ceremonies earlier

this year, RSL sub-branches across

Queensland were relieved as restrictions

began to ease - just in time for Remembrance

Day.

Both the Highfields and Crows Nest

RSL sub-branches will hold their own

Remembrance Day ceremonies on

Wednesday, November 11.

Crows Nest RSL secretary Brent Willoughby

said the ceremony would begin

at 10.45am in Centenary Park.

Open to all veterans and the public,

Mr Willoughby said the ceremony would

be able to fit up to 100 people while

following social distancing measures.

“It will seem just like a regular ceremony,

complete with catafalque party, guest

speakers and laying of the wreaths,” he

said.

“However, normally we would have

well over 300 students come from Crows

Nest State School, but with coronavirus

restrictions, that sadly can’t happen

which is a real shame.”

Highfields RSL Sub-branch secretary

David McCarthy said the Highfields ceremony

would begin at 11am, but with a

reduced format due to outside factors.

“Unfortunately, we don’t just have

coronavirus to worry about as there are

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“Other than the condensed time frame,

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Renee Yetman, Heidi-Rose Yetman and Matthew Olsson celebrating buying

Flick Food and Coffee Bar in Oakey. Picture: Contributed

Flick Food and Coffee owner Renee Yetman

said it had always been her dream to run her own

business.

Ms Yetman and her partner Matthew Olsson

acquired the business eight weeks ago after moving

to Oakey from Calliope earlier in the year.

“We moved here for Matthew’s work and at

the time, I was looking for work, then COVID

happened and there was not a lot to choose from

as an entry level applicant,” she said.

“That was until the café up for sale and we decided

to buy it.”

Ms Yetman said she had been working in the

hospitality industry since she was 16.

“From the age of 16 to 19, I was managing a

fast food restaurant and worked at various cafes

beforehand,” she said.

“This has always been a dream. I wasn’t scared

taking that plunge into owning my own business.”

Since operating Flick Food and Coffee Bar, Ms

Yetman and her staff have been serving delicious

coffee and fresh handmade food.

She said she was fortunate to re-open the cafe

a couple of weeks after COVID restrictions were

lifted.

“If we opened a few weeks early, we would

have been affected by the lockdown,” Ms Yetman

said. “We opened at the perfect time.”

Ms Yetman said she wanted to be able to cater

for everyone and to have vegetarian and gluten

free options available to customers when she

took on the café.

“We were also lucky to have an experienced

barista join our team and my mother cooking

amazing food in the kitchen,” she said.

“I have been fortunate enough with an amazing

team that work so well together. After their

first shift, it felt like everyone had worked with

each other for years.”

Moving forward, Ms Yetman said she planned

to change the interior of the store.

“I want to change the vibe of the interior in the

future,” she said.

“We are grateful of the support from the Oakey

community has shown since we have opened.”

By-election candidate

COMMITTED TO ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES

The people of Groom are

gradually learning about a tall

engineer who is to be the LNP’s

candidate for the by-election for

the Federal seat of Groom.

There were half a dozen or

so candidates to fill the LNP

vacancy left by the resignation

of John McVeigh.

Some were well known, and

there were favourites.

But the LNP chose Garth

Hamilton, neither well known

nor a favourite.

Garth Hamilton grew up in

South East Queensland.

His father was a concreter and

Garth says some of his happiest

memories are helping him pour

slabs and driveways throughout

Queensland’s growing communities.

Garth earned a scholarship

to Ipswich Grammar School

before following his passion

for building things, studying

engineering at the University of

Queensland.

Garth has since worked on

significant projects across the

world.

He’s had responsibility

for delivering major water

infrastructure, rail and sporting

facilities in Saudi Arabia, tube

stations and an airport terminal

GARTH HAMILTON

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in London, and mining projects

in Western Australia.

Locally, Garth has helped

deliver mobile phone towers in

South East Queensland.

He has also been responsible

for leading organisational change

in Racing Queensland, which

has led to more infrastructure in

regional racecourses including

at Ipswich Race Club.

Recently, he has overseen

research to improve the

productivity of the mining

industry.

His wife Louise brought

Garth back to her hometown

of Toowoomba, where they

are raising their three children,

Adeline, Everard and Claude.

Garth is a committed volunteer,

including as a coach at

South Toowoomba Junior Rugby

Club. He is as passionate about

teaching kids sportsmanship, as

he is teaching them skills.

He is also committed to the

LNP Government delivering

for this region, including the

Toowoomba Second Range

Crossing, new MRI services,

upgraded mobile phone

coverage and Inland Rail.

While Garth is no longer a kid

pushing a wheelbarrow, but an

accomplished professional, he

still “gets excited about building

things.”

He is committed to rolling up

his sleeves and ensuring a bright

future for this region.

Importantly, Garth knows we

face a huge challenge supporting

the local economy and local jobs

as we recover from COVID-19,

and he said Groom needs a

strong voice in the Morrison

Government, and with the

community’s support, he will

fight for the region and its future.

- Contributed

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OAKEY: The Oakey Soccer Club kicked off

the final games for the season, complete with

award ceremony and a thanking of sponsors.

Club president Raymond Cooper said it was a

great relief after a considerably rough year.

“We want to recognise the effort that the members

and sponsors have put in to make all this possible,”

he said.

“We lost about 20 per cent of our players during

the Coronavirus break, and getting things back up

and running was a real challenge.”

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the children they had lost last year, going from 70

to 40.

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“It was an especially crucial game for our under

14s and 15s as the premiership was on the table.”

“The sponsors have been invaluable this year.

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300 entries in Landcare photo competition

Gomaren and Doctors Creek Catchment

Landcare 2020 photographic competition

received almost 300 entries in

the open and under 18 categories, the first

year that entries were submitted online.

Six entries were received in the primary

school category and seven in the Nicki

Laws perpetual trophy Landcare category.

Judges for the competition were Ann

Alcock, Julie Ramsay, Kara Glenn-Smith,

Joan Van Kuijck and Costa Georgiadis.

Entries this year were welcomed from

people living outside the Toowoomba

Regional Council area on the Darling

Downs, the Southern Downs, and the

Western Downs and the Condamine

Catchment region.

The overall winner of best photo went

to Michael Hawley for his entry “Keeping

the Hand In.”

The Nikki Laws Perpetual trophy for

the best visual presentation promoting a

Landcare activity in the region was won

by Allora Landcare Group.

The winner of the “On Our Selection”

category for images from the 1800s to

2000 and which was decided by popular

vote by visitors to the Royal Bull’s Head

Inn during the Carnival of Flowers week

was won by Nancy Kenway.

First and second and a highly commended

prize in the primary school section

Why We Love Where We Live went

to Gowrie State School. Second was Kulpi

State School and Goombungee State

School was highly commended.

Individual category winners were:

Just Add Water - Open Amy Houston.

Under 18 Gracie Harris.

Rural Landscape - Open Mike Ford.

Under 18 Gracie Harris.

Working on the Farm - Open and overall

winner Michael Hawley. Under 18 Riley

Scheurle.

Best Farm Buddies - Open Graham

Cooke. Under 18 Taylah Bogg.

Wildlife on the Downs - Open Wendy

Robertson and under 18 Lily Pope.

Drone Images - The Big Picture - Open

Wayne Langley and under 18 Riley

Scheurle.

The presentation was held on Saturday

at the Highfields Pioneer Village with

Highfields Lions Club catering for the

event with a sausage sizzle.

Organising committee member Jean

Gundry said, “This has been a very challenging

year so being able to hold a social

event to share what it is we love about

living in this region has been a very important

way of connecting community

members.”

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HIGH COUNTRY

FARMING

Above average crops in Oakey Show winter competition

The Oakey Show Society

has completed a

very good winter crop

competition with all

crops assessed of above

average potential.

Society president

Mrs Judy Byers said

the competition had

just been completed,

and she was ecstatic

to hear that 14 entries

were received across

the wheat, barley and

chickpea categories.

She said the

heavy storm rain

from mid-January to

mid-February added to

the plant available water

in the soil profile.

However, the patchy

winter rain during the

growing period through

to maturity did lead

to mixed fortunes for

graingrowers.

“While there were

many instances of

failed crops across the

district, all inspected

crops had an above average

yield potential,”

Mrs Byers said.

“All participating

growers have expressed

their pleasure with the

ability of the current

varieties to grow and

perform in a range of

MILES NOLLER REPORTING

conditions, thereby

leading to very satisfactory

yields.

“Additionally, the

disease pressures appeared

to be minimal

Ron Rosenberger, Silverleigh, in the winning barley crop of Compass

primarily due to the

and all entrants for their Leabrook and Grundy Grundy Farming with

close monitoring by

participation.

Farming with Planet. Gauntlet.

growers and advisers,

In the barley section,

first place was For the prime hard category, first place

In the durum wheat

and absence of winter

crops in 2018 and

the Rosenberger family wheat category, the was won by Girraween

2019.”

with Compass. Second winner was Peter Anderson

with Reliant variety.

Farming with Aurora

Mrs Byers congrat-ulated

the winners

place was a tie between

Girraween Farming and and second place was Though there were

Cattle market runs hot

Peter Anderson, Kingsthorpe in the winning crop of Reliant wheat

few chickpea crops

across the district in

2020, Grundy Farming

presented the winning

crop with the Hat Trick

variety.

Mrs Byers said the

adoption of contemporary

farming practices,

good varietal selection,

in conjunction with

good nutrient management

and crop husbandry

had been a critical

factor with the very

welcome results.

The winners of the

prime hard wheat and

barley categories will

now represent the district

at the 2020 RASQ

Darling Downs Field

Wheat and Barley competitions.

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

The cattle market continues to run

hot as those seeking cattle to grow

and fatten and prepare for the feedlot,

are being forced to pay more for

a smaller selection.

There are reports cattle producers

from as far away as Victoria are seeking

stock from Southern Queensland

and are prepared to run B-double

trucks to collect them.

One Benalla cattleman had

planned to attend the Elders sale in

Toowoomba last week, but the yarding

of just 150 head or so was not

enough to make it worthwhile.

The sale provided an opportunity

for Darren Hartwig of Plainby to reduce

his numbers.

Until last weekend’s rain, his property

was being affected by dry conditions

and he started hand feeding

cattle again.

Cattle prices were the best he had

seen in 23 years of involvement in

the market.

- Miles Noller

Darren Hartwig with his Limousin cross heifers which sold for 435.2

cents/kg live. The black Limousin, Charolais Limousin, and apricot

Limousin heifers about eight months old, otherwise might have been

prepared for led steer/heifer and other competitions.

Council approves kombucha project

Toowoomba Regional

Council has approved a

development application

to allow Merritts Creek

citrus farmers Twin

Pine Limes to transport

extracted water off the

property.

Twin Pine Limes currently

has a water licence

of 18 megalitres granted

by the Department

of Natural Resources,

Mines and Energy.

After losing 150

tonnes of produce this

year to due to the pandemic,

Twin Pine Limes

owner Mark Herlaar

shifted focus from limes

to water.

Mr Herlaar’s shift

away from fruit growing

has led him to take

on a sustainable farming

and removing half of the

orchard, saving eight

megalitres.

During the meeting

it was reiterated that the

application was lodged

to diversify the farm’s

operations to supplement

its income.

It was also heard that

the original intent was to

sell the water for bottling

but, after finding out

they would only receive

0.008 cents a litre, the

farmers decided to make

their own kombucha instead.

Kombucha is a fermented,

lightly effervescent

sweetened black

Councillors heard the

farmers had conducted

trials of their kombucha

at local markets, selling

80 litres which is equivalent

to selling 160,000

litres for bottling.

The council report

states the water is proposed

to be extracted

from an existing licensed

bore which is currently

used to irrigate an existing

citrus orchard and

would be stored in an

above ground tank to

await collection.

It was also noted

that the council could

not prohibit the farmer

from taking ground

water which falls under

the State Government’s

Department of Natural

Resources, Mines and

Energy. - Sean White

reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale

Booking Agent

for Toowoomba,

Dalby & Warwick

Cattle Sales

David O’Sullivan

0412 501 116

Paul O’Sullivan

0400 910 088

osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au

ZELLER & CO LIVESTOCK

Report for Sat, October 31

With 170 head of cattle on offer this

week at the fortnightly Zeller & Co Cattle

Sale, prices remained strong with the

following results.

A bull account the Patch Family, Emu

Creek sold for $2160 and cows for $1650.

Their young Euro steers made $1470 and

heifers $1310.

Evon Genrich sold Angus X steers from

$1260 to $1410 and Murray Grey cows

with calves at foot for $1450.

Wayne Stark sold 8 month old

Droughtmaster steers for $1150.

A pen of light Droughtmaster steer calves

(5 months) made $1100 and light Angus.

heifers to the trade made $1020.

Next Sale – Saturday, November 14 – 10am

at Rocky Dip Yards, Crows Nest

Private Sale – Extremely quite Jersey

Cow with calf at foot (can be milked

anywhere) $1500.

Additionally we are looking for

properties to sell. If we can assist

you in any way please give us a call.

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

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Harristown Saleyards, Monday, October 26

Reduced numbers today due to good rainfall

in the supply area, saw local producers

active in the market place competing with

interstate buyers to see all values improve.

• Best bulls: Wendy Reithmuller sold a Limousin

bull 1170kg to return $3524.

• Very few heavy steers yarded, A/C Woodward

sold to 361.2c to return $1986 with heifer

mates weighing 650kg selling to 349.2c to

return $2269

• Cows A/C B & E Brown Thornville sold to

286.2c to return $1602. Store Limousin cow

ex Plainby returned to the paddock at 294.2c

to return $1559

• Feeder steers to the trade ex Rockmount

weighing 276kg sold for 461.2c to return

$1275

• Cows and calves A/C B & E Brown Thornville

sold to $1940

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

HeavyCows 520+kg 253-286 269 N/C

Heavy heifers >400kg 338-370 358 N/C

Bulls > 600kg 289-301 355 N/C

Feeder Strs 400-500kg N/A N/A N/A

Weaner Strs 200-280kg 448-461 453 +2

Weaner Hfrs 200-280kg 420-432.2 428 N/C

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

Gerald Gersekowski

24.10.36 - 6.11.2019

In our hearts you will always stay,

Loved and remembered every day

A tender thought that brings a tear,

A silent wish that you were here.

Theresa, Gaylene and Tony, David

and Dale, Jan and Mark and Kell

and grandchildren

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

HADEN MARKET DAY

and

CAR BOOT SALE

Saturday, November 21

8am to 1pm – Haden Hall

– BBQ, food and drinks available –

Craft, jewellery, plants and niknaks and more

Entertainment: John Koehler

and Toowoomba Bush Poets Group

Free jumping castle and face painting

Raffle with proceeds to Blush Cancer Care

Sites from $10

Phone 4698 8291 or 0427 382 578

Music at Peacehaven

Sunday, November 8, 2020

The Friends of Peacehaven Botanic Park

invite you to live music at

Peacehaven, 56 Kuhls Road Highfields,

starting at 1:00pm.

The featured band is Ted Edwards Trio

This South East Queensland based trio plays popular hits

from the 60s to the present with power, passion and full

instrumentation. Nothing pre-recorded here, what you hear

is what you get. Come and watch some of the region’s

finest instrumentalists live in action. Bring your friends. It’s

going to be fun.

This program is supported by Progressive

Community Crows Nest Ltd. and is sponsored by the

Heritage Highfields Community Branch.

Bring your family and PLEASE COMPLY WITH

COVID19 RULES FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING

(1.5m) AND FAMILY GROUP NUMBERS (40 Max,

current October 16) in Peacehaven Botanic Park.

Open

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Every Wednesday 9am-10am

Gowrie Junction

Phone Kelly on 0438 735 303

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Try Tai Chi for health

Effective and gentle exercise

– no matter your age or abilities

Weekly classes during school terms

Highfields – 6-7pm,

Lutheran Church Hall,10519 New England Hwy.

Crows Nest – 9.30-10.30am

QCWA Hall, Thallon Street

Goombungee – 6-7pm

Lutheran Church Hall, Mocatta Street

$10

per class

Highfields Branch

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POSITIONS VACANT

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Crows Nest Senior Citizens

Annual General Meeting

November 18 – 9.30am

Crows Nest Caravan Park

Afterwards complimentary

Christmas morning tea for club members

Names by November 11

to Valda 4697 9290 or Pat 4698 1607

Second Monday each month

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Second Tuesday each month

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November 3

November 5

November 6

November 7

November 9

If your name is listed here,

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High Country Herald

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Worship

Times

Call 4615 4416

Christ Lutheran Church

New England Highway, Highfields

Rev Dylan Miegel 0404 067 454

Barry Darr 0428 958 555

ST ANNE’S HIGHFIELDS

“Offering services online and in person”.

Quiet Communion: Sat 5pm

Holy Eucharist: Sun 8:30am

Contemplative Prayer: Wed 7pm

Baptisms welcome!

Church of Christ

Pre-denominational

Meeting at 49 Rome Street,

Newtown

Sunday Worship 9.30am, Bible Class 11.00am

Listen to 102.7 FM each Sunday – 8pm

Let the Bible Speak

Free DVDs many interesting Bible topics

Contact 46307315 - All welcome

Worship Times:

St George’s Crows Nest every Sunday

at 9.30 a.m

St Mark’s Goombungee

1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday at 5.00 p.m

Barry 0409 874 147 Denise 0419 736 493

Worship Services:

Sunday Mornings @ 9am

Sunday Nights @ 6pm

55 Highfields rd.

Rev. Marius Kruger

0447 161 457

Georgia Roberts

Chynna Oakley

Aidan Panzram

Amy Nothdurft

Ambrosia Leicht

Jessica Henderson

Brandon Parsons

WORSHIP

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November 8 - 4pm

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Church Service

POSTPONED Sundays 10amUNTIL

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Highfields State School Auditorium

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CROWS NEST: October 28 - Social bowls

afternoon was easily taken out by Mick Chandler

and Roger Brashaw, runners-up went to Roger

Haldane, Tony Ryan and John Michelmore.

No intraclub matches were played on October

24, so that we could host a fun social visit from

the Cooyar Hotel’s regular patrons. A few dozen

visitors enjoyed themselves on the green and in the

bar until the rain forced all inside. Many thanks to

the Cooyar Crew, you’re welcome back anytime.

Games called for November 7 - 2019-20 Club

pairs final - Bevan Wingett and Bret Cannon vs

Daryl Fraser and Alex Cannon; 2020-21 Open

singles - Tony Collins vs Tony Ryan; 2020-21 B

singles - Lachlan Barnes vs Mick Chandler.

October 25 - Rick Zeller & Co Day was washed

out, and will be rescheduled as soon as we can.

The club’s popular Tuesday Night Burger

Bowls has restarted and is set to run each Tuesday

evening for six weeks. No experience necessary

- we’ll supply the bowls, just bring your appetite

and some soft-soled footwear.

November 8 - Clay 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.

Remember, new bowls players and visitors are

always welcome at Crow’s Nest - feel free to get

in touch with Gary Baker bakescrowsnest@live.

com.au or phone 4698 2197.

You could also log onto our website www.

crowsnestqldbowlsclub.com.au to learn more

about us.

If you’re new in town, or just passing through

and looking for a friendly game on a Wednesday

or Sunday afternoon in future, just ring the club

4698 1450 before midday to get your name in on

time. You’d be most welcome.

GottaLoveBowls! - Gary Baker

OAKEY MEN’S: October 24 - Senior singles

final G. Fenton d. K. Pickering.

October 21 - Winners D. Owen’s team, runners-up

J. McGahan’s team. Best round R. Chicken’s

team.

October 31 - 2020-21 competition starts. A singles

P. Viney v. G. Nash (D. Dreyer), P. Maker v.

D. Barfield (L. Hudson), M. Hall v. S. Cosgrove

(C. Beesley), C. Lucht v. P. Boyton (J. Harrison),

P. Rudken v. P. Wolski (W. Patterson).

November 1 - Oakey v. Clifton at Oakey. Midday

start.

Annual subs of $90 are now due. - Sam Lorrimer.

TOOWOOMBA CITY LADIES: October

30 - TCBC will hold its re-scheduled fundraiser

day starting at 9am.

Eight visiting teams and four club teams will

play for the perpetual trophy as well as prizes provided

by our sponsor, Burstows. We are looking

forward to a great day of fun and friendship.

November 27 - Quarterly meeting after bowls.

- Helen Moore

NORTH TOOWOOMBA LADIES: October

28 - A singles V. Mahony def S. McManus; D.

Dann def D. Clark.

Consistency singles A. Jones d. H. Gscheidle;

N. Costabeber d. L. Mott; C. Benson d. M. Hinz.

November 10 - Competition called to start 9am.

Championship fours S. McManus v. K. Weir; V.

Warren v. D. Dann.

Called on or before for November 10, 2020 –

competition to start 9am. B singles C. Benson v.

S. Connors. Consistency singles G. Clayton v. V.

Mahony. Markers N. Costabeber, M. Wheaton.

Umpire T. Thomas.

Social available 8.30am for 9am start. - Marilyn

Wheaton

OAKEY LADIES: Results last week - Pairs

Elaine Priaulx and Doreen Ciesiolka drew with

Beryl Buckley and Shirley Chard.

Triples Hazel Harvey, Rhondda Lawrie, Barbara

Poole d. Veta Allen, Audrey Wolski, Shirley

Hudson.

October 27 - Bowls at 8.30am.

November 10 - Monthly meeting with bowls to

follow. - Elsie Voll

BOWLS

TOOWOOMBA CITY MEN’S: November

3 - 1pm - 3pm: The is no practice/roll-ups due to

the running of the Melbourne Cup.

November 4 - 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 D. Wall. Office roster D. Lucas.

November 6 - 9am. Ladies mixed Friday. The

men are welcome to join the ladies. Names in or

be there by 8.30am. Green fee $13 includes light

refreshments.

November 8 - 2pm. Round 2 of the Corporate

Carnival. Bar roster J. Castles. Greenkeeping roster

M. Bianchi.

Results of play last week: Wednesday social

Mick Bianchi, Bill Hogan and Bruce Wright.

Sunday Corporate Carnival: Round 1 saw 10

teams on the green for the start of the November

Corporate Carnival playing for the Hospice

Shield.

Round 1 winners were Ryans Smash Repairs

followed by Toowoomba Bearings and Steads Autos.

Round 2 is next Sunday.

Club Championship results: Mixed pairs - R.

Griffin and M. Frappell d. J Fisher and C. Lippi, T.

Lewis and L. Marshall d. Graham Milsom and K.

Beanham. Men’s fours - R. Zimmerle, C. Otto, D.

Irvine and J. Castles d. B. Humphrey, D. Wall, K.

Gleeson and P. Rashleigh.

Club championship matches drawn for play:

Wednesday, November 4, 12.30pm: Mens Ttiples

D. Lucas, J. Fisher and C. Otto v. BJ King,

S. Cook and D. Cone. M. Bianchi, T. Lewis and

A. Watkins v. W. Hogan, D. Wall and C. Bowman.

November 7 - 12.30pm: Men’s fours - M. Bianchi,

T. Lewis, W. Hogan and D. Cone v. BJ King,

J. Fisher, W. Tedford and C.Bowman. Mixed pairs

J. Cosgrove and S. Martin v. R. Griffin and M.

Frappell. Men’s triples final. - Mick Bianchi

RIFLE SHOOTING

SOUTHERN DOWNS: October 25 - F

open 600 yards. Richard McK. 122.9 (max 126),

Kevin J. 118.9, Dave T. 118.2, Bruce McA. 116.1,

Margaret T. 110.5, Neil S. dnf.

Target rifle - David Broadbent 89 (max 105.)

The rain held on long enough for the competitors

to complete their shoot last Sunday.

Richard continues with his good form to lead in

open class ahead of Kevin second. In target rifle

class, David had a good morning.

November 1 - We will be at the 300-yard

mound for our F class and military rifle combined

shoot. Sign on 7.40am for 8am start.

Contact Margaret 4666 1018 for more information.

GOLF

CABARLAH LADIES: OCTOBER 27 - Ladies

American foursomes.

Winners were Janese Lloyd and Lotte Pedersen

761/8 net followed by Petae Frazer and Coleen

Lewis 767/8 and third Trish Shannon and Paula

Heelan 771/8.

Trophy presented by the club. - Pam Campbell

OAKEY: October 21 - Ladies 18-hole stroke

in conjunction with the October monthly medal.

Winner Division 2 and monthly medal Yvonne

Jackson 70 net.

Winner Division 2 Iris Thompson 75. Winner

front 9 Iris Thompson 20.

Winner back 9 Dawn Bradford 16. Pins 3 Hazel

Harvey, 12, donated by Andrew King, Dawn

Bradford. Putts Hazel Harvey 30.

October 28 - Ladies 18-hole stroke in conjunction

with the medal of medalist.

Qualifiers Sheryl Barlow, Kathy Fenton, Iris

Thompson, Marlene Deans, Dawn Bradford ,

Daphne Webster, Joan Fisk, Margaret Muir, Hazel

Harvey and Yvonne Jackson.

October 24-25 - Members 18-hole stroke in

conjunction with the November monthly medal.

Winner Division 1 and monthly mug George

Fenton 68 net.

Division 2 winner Ian McDonald 72, runner-up

John O’Keefe 69.

Rundown Wayne Wirth 70, Ian McDonald 72.

Pins 3 Marcus Welk 8, Ian McDonald 12, donated

by Andrew King, Marcus Welk.

October 31 - November 1 - Oakey Rugby

League Day. 18-hole stroke.

Winner of the medal of medalist for 2020

George Fenton 68 net. - Marlene Deans

CROWS NEST: October 21 - Sporters winner

N. Comer 35, runner-up J. Somerville 34. Putting

J. Somerville 20. Pins 7/16 R. Burgess, 8/17

G. Dukes.

October 24 - Second round TCB at Toogoolawah.

Game played in much needed rain. Overall winner

R. Daunt Crows Nest 35.

Ladies winner A. Robinson 30. Crows Nest

winner J. Burnett 32.

Toogoolawah winner L. J. Marchke 33. Blackbutt

winner J. Green 33.

Totals after second round Crows Nest 654,

Toogoolawah 646, Blackbutt 590.

October 25 - L. Kruger trophy. Winner J. Burnett

40, runner-up C. Clunie 40, D. Harper 32.

Pins 3/12, 8/17 D. Harper.

October 31 - Third round TCB at Blackbutt.

11am shotgun start.

November 1 - G. Dawes and C. Watts stroke

event + monthly medal.

November 8 - Jack and Sarah Thorpe stableford

event. - John Somerville

GOOMBUNGEE: October 22 - Men’s single

stableford, club trophy. Winner Steve Elfverson

35. Approaches 1/10 and 3/12 Wayne Nemeth.

Ladies single stroke, medal of medalists playoff

for Dulcie Skuse trophy. Winner and medal of

medalists Ann Cass 70 net on count back from

Kathy Egan. Pins 4/13, 9/18 Ann Cass.

October 25 - Men’s and ladies foursomes, club

trophy. Gross winners men Matty Burgess and

Murray McLeod 108, ladies Ann Cass and Val

Hartland 137.

Winners men Steve Elfverson and Zack Thornley

100 net. Winners ladies Ann Cass and Val

Hartland 109¼ net. Winner single stableford

mixed Kathy Egan 41. Rundown Nathan Bonney,

Aaron McCluskey, Matty Burgess, Murray Mc-

Leod, Mark Peters, Nino Capuzzo. Pins men 4/13,

8/17 Matty Burgess. Team approach 6/15, 9/18

Matty Burgess and Murray McLeod.

Pins ladies 8/17 Ann Cass. Team approach 2/11

Ann Cass and Val Hartland.

Members draw - 3 Glyn Skuse, not present.

Next week $65.

October 29 - Men’ssingle stableford, club trophy.

Ladies stableford Sharlane Elfverson trophy.

November 1 - Goombungee v. Kumbia, single

stableford, club trophy. 10am for 10.30am shotgun

start. - Murray McLeod

TABLE TENNIS

TOOWOOMBA: A grade: Souths d. Easts 9-2.

For Souths Ellis Jensen and Luke Jahnke won three

singles matches. Simon Mills won one singles match.

For Easts Zhen Huang and Marlon Mallari won

one singles match. Zhongwei Zhang had no win

this week.

Norths d. Wests 10-1. For Norths, both Virgoe

Buckland and Alan Chen won three singles matches,

while William Ma won two singles matches.

For Wests, Barry Driver won one singles

match, Marshall Muller and Michael

Noroozi won no matches this week.

B grade: Meteors d. Planets 7-4. For Meteors,

Marlon Mallari won three singles

matches. Steven Deighton won two singles

matches. Ken Bell won one singles match.

For Planets, Craig Smit won two singles matches,

David Sun won one singles match. Warren Riethmuller

had no win this week.

Stars d. Suns by 6-5. For Stars, both Shabbir

Mujib and Andrew Patryarcha won two singles

matches. Rod Lemin won one singles match.

For Suns, Greg Dinsey won three singles matches,

Yasser Caunhye won one singles match. Marjorie

Watson had no win this week.

Team standings up to week 8. A grade:

Norths 28.6, Souths 25.5, Wests 17.6 and Easts

9.9. B grade: Meteors 23.0, Planets 22.4, Suns

18.2 and Stars 18.0.

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PAST PRESIDENTS: November 9 - Lunch

meeting at Drayton Bowls Club at noon. Please

bring your own lunch. P. Harrison raffle. Carmel

Wooldridge lucky door.

December 14 - Christmas party at Glenvale

Hockey Club at noon.

No December quarterly meeting. - Elsie Voll

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What you need to do ahead of severe storms

Queenslanders are used to extreme weather

with flash flooding, mini-twisters and large hail

rocking southern parts of the State this week.

But not everyone may be ready for the oncoming

storms.

University of Southern Queensland experts

in disaster preparedness have created the ultimate

storm checklist based on extensive research

and work with emergency services.

Dr Barbara Ryan, a disaster and emergency

communications researcher, said storms were becoming

more intense and evidence showed that a

lack of hazard preparedness had led to many otherwise

preventable deaths, injuries and damage.

“From 1987 to 2016, storms in Australia

killed 89 people, injured 360, caused 15,500

people to become homeless and directly affected

over four million people,” Dr Ryan said.

“Yet many communities mostly remain unprepared

for the impact of natural hazards, even in

areas at high risk of storms like all of us in South-

East Queensland.

“We also need to get ready for cyclones moving

further south. Most of us are nowhere nearly

as ready as North Queenslanders for cyclones and

bad storms.”

Dr Ryan joined forces with the University of

Southern Queensland statistician Dr Rachel King

to compile a list split into four key themes:

High achievers relieved as difficult school year comes to an end

Highfields State Secondary

College Dux Rachel Reukeis and

Proxime Accessit Sophie Volp

have had, much like the rest of the

2020 cohort, quite an interesting

year to end their schooling.

However, the girls did not allow

the pandemic to halt their studies

as they put in the effort necessary

to win such prizes.

“I feel like I speak for both of

us when I say we had to make a

lot of sacrifices, not just this year

but throughout our schooling life,”

Sophie said.

“Getting these awards doesn’t

come out of nowhere, we are of

course lucky to be academically

inclined, but we had to put in a lot

of work. And this year especially

was a huge challenge.”

Both girls said they were grateful

the Queensland Curriculum

and Assessment Authority gave

the students a bit of leeway and

cut one of the assignments during

the lockdown.

• Getting ready to keep yourself safe

• Getting your house ready.

• Getting ready to evacuate if the worst happens

and • Preparation for what happens after the storm

“Normally, we would have

three internal assignments and this

year we only had two, which was a

nice breather,” Sophie said.

This year is the first year of

the ATAR system in Queensland,

and students across the state will

be the first graduates put through

the system. “It’s a lot, but you just

sacrifice what you need to get the

mark,” Rachel said.

“We have been thrown in the

deep-end and our teachers have

been thrown in the deep-end when

it comes to this new system and we

are really trying to figure it out as

we go, which is both exciting and

scary for such a new school.”

Sophie said there had been frustration

at both ends, but the support

given to the students by the

teachers had been invaluable.

For the award recipients and the

rest of the HSSC Year 12 group,

graduation is soon approaching,

and it is being met with nerves and

relief.

“I had always been at schools

that were super old, with such a

rich history of graduates. Being

the second group to go through the

school is just crazy to me,” Rachel

said.

“It has been an amazing experience.

As the school has grown,

we took part in making the values

that the students try to exemplify.

Overall, it’s going to be really sad

to leave.”

“We are still figuring out our

leadership system, I mean both

of us are leaders in roles that simply

didn’t exist for our school last

year,” Sophie said.

“There continues to be a lot of

finetuning, but it has been amazing

to be part of building the foundations

of what is essentially an entire

school.”

Now holding their graduation

ceremony on November 16 at Rumours

International Convention

Centre in Toowoomba, the graduates

are hopeful they will still

when there is no power and roads could be blocked. .

The list was refined and tested in a series interviews

with locals in a storm-susceptible

communities in the Toowoomba region.

be able to invite their parents and

have them involved.

“For me, my parents are instrumental

in my life, and not having

them as involved as they want to

be this year has been a shame,”

Sophie said.

“Even in terms of the awards

evening, it was strange not having

all the guest speakers at the

beginning, let alone two separate

ceremonies and no parents,” Rachel

said.

For Rachel, Dux is something

she was never actively working

for.

“I just work really hard. I study

ever day and every weekend. I

didn’t hang out with friends. My

future lies in maths and science

and I wanted to ensure I could get

there,” she said.

“Many our age, live for the socialising.

But for Rachael and I, I

guess we lived this year to fulfill

our goals and be self satisfied,”

Sophie said. - Quinn Macdonald

“Based on data from

households in Highfields

and Hodgson

Vale, most participants

had taken steps to prepare

their house for a

storm, yet were less

likely to have a stressfree

evacuation plan for

family and pets if their

house was badly damaged,”

Dr Ryan said.

Sophie Volp Proxime Accessit

and Rachel Reukeis Dux

New HQ for old machinery group

“Getting ready works

in with our in-built

attraction to achieving

goals - and this is

Dr RYAN

the reason the State Checklist

Emergency Service,

the Red Cross, and your insurance company

will have a list of things to do on their websites.

“Yet, our research also showed us that if the task

looks too big some people won’t even consider

doing it, so here’s three things to make a priority:

• Recognise that everyone in Queensland is at

risk of being impacted by wild storms.

• Download the Get Prepared App or print off

the Get Prepared guide from the Red Cross website.

• Do as much as you can from the app or the

guide this weekend. • Don’t procrastinate.”

A new shed con-structed at the Oakey

Showgrounds will en-hance the activities

of the Toowoomba and District Old Machinery

Society and provide the group

with a home base.

The facility, which cost about $60,000,

also marks the 24th year of TADOMS,

established in 1996 to help those who

collect, restore and display old tractors,

vehicles, machinery and engines.

For the past few years TADOMS has

held a rally at the Oakey showgrounds,

after conducting a number of events at

Toowoomba showgrounds. President

Bob Buckley said the group moved to

Oakey because it had flat display land

and jokingly said it never rained there, as

rain fell on the 18m by 12m facility.

Member for Conda-mine Pat Weir and

Mayor Paul Antonio who attended the

open-ing, each spoke about their connections

with old tractors, Mr Weir with

an LA Case, and Cr Antonio with a steel

wheeled Fordson.

He also referred to his family’s connections

with the Miitze family which

pioneered the change from bag to bulk

grain handling.

Cr Antonio said there was something

special about the preserving of old machines

which repre-sented the best of engineering

at the time, and acknowledged

the craftsmanship of machinery builders.

TADOMS has about 90 members. The

shed will be used for meetings, as a First

Aid room, and for the storage of materials

used at the groups rallies.

- MILES NOLLER

• Kev Pauli, building co-ordinator, Bob Buckley, TADOMS president, Rex Gretton, TADOMS vice president, Pat Weir,

Member for Condamine, and Mayor Paul Antonio.

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