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Yarraman which will replace the existing

landfill which is nearing capacity. The

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Community events

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Christmas events around

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Updates from the

Toowoomba Region

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Council meetings

A Special Meeting of Council to consider

a report relating to a development

application will be held 2 December

commencing at 2pm. The next Committee

Meetings of Council will be held 8 and

9 December commencing at 9am. All

meetings are held at The Annex, 541

Ruthven Street, Toowoomba and are

now livestreamed via our website, visit

www.tr.qld.gov.au/meetings

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LETTERS

Movember challenge complete

Last month, I put my hand up

to participate in the Movember

challenge, raising money and

awareness for men’s health issues

while undertaking my own

personal test. The trial I set aside

myself was to abstain from cigarettes

and fast food for the whole

month.

The first week into the challenge

was interesting to me with

how much my body craved fast

food over cigarettes. Giving the

ciggies a flick was not hard and

after three days the thought of

having one never crossed my

mind.

While I was undertaking my

own personal trial, I thought a

good way to raise awareness on

health issues was to talk to experts in their field

about various aspects of health.

MET Phys physiologist Sarah Mengel taught

me about the importance of maintaining your body

through being physically active.

Southern Queensland Rural Health clinical educator

in psychology Michelle Aniftos shared her

insights on how self-reflection can be used to monitor

one’s mental health.

Finishing off the month, I spoke with nutritionist

Lyn Wetzig about links between what we eat and

our wellbeing.

Chaseley Park clarification

I write to refute statements published in the Herald

regarding the Chaseley Park project.

Firstly, Crows Nest Shire Council did not sell

those three blocks at a heavily subsidised price. I

paid the asking price in 2004.

Many restrictions were made for building -

brick in keeping with the already built council

builds, floor area must only cover only 45 per cent

of the block.

With this assisted living project, will it only

cover 45 per cent of the area?

Are they in brick or the like?

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Even though quitting smoking

was easy for me, the addiction

to fast food was one of the most

difficult things I have ever experienced.

I would catch myself thinking

about having a burger or something

deep fried whenever I felt

hungry and that was the difficult

part of the challenge because

there are so many avenues making

fast food readily available.

Now I can’t sit in my office

while typing this editorial and

tell you I made it through November’s

30 long days without

faltering because I didn’t.

There were moments where I

failed myself and not only did

it make me feel physically bad

but also ashamed of myself. Reflecting on that,

I came to the realisation that as humans we will

waver in whatever endeavour we pursue but that

is ok, as long as you forgive yourself and get back

on your path.

I want to thank the wonderful women mentioned

previously for their time and knowledge

which has been instrumental in raising awareness

for men’s health. Finally, I thank everyone else

who had supported me whether that was through a

donation to my Movember page or by reading my

articles. Thank you - Sean White

Stated in the Herald on November 10 “for the

precinct, the purchase by CNCS was to ensure

the original vision and intent for the precinct of

Chaseley Park by the Crows Shire Council be fulfilled.”

Chaseley Park Retirement Village was the

Council’s vision so the aged of Crows Nest could

retire in town.

I agree that Crows Nest is a town of aged people.

This assisted living plan does not meet the

issue.

- Barbara Weier, Olsen Drive, Crows Nest

Police on the hunt for hoons

Hoon handiwork Kelvinhaugh-Yalangur intersection

Police are investigating recent

incidents of vehicles hooning/

doing burnouts along Kingsthorpe

Haden Road, Yalangur (at

the crossroads intersection with

Oakey Meringandan Road and

Kelvinhaugh Yalangur Road)

and also on the floodway at the

Yalangur Crossing and at the

intersection of Kelvinhaugh Yalangur

Road and Kingsthorpe

Silverleigh Road.

These incidents have been

increasing in frequency and inquiries

reveal they usually occur

at night.

The hooning can affect the

road surface which may lead to

a crash. It’s concerning that the

staggered intersection at Yalangur

crossroads being a fatal

crash zone in 2015, is situated

beneath the crest of a blind hill

presenting the very real prospect

of a serious injury or death crash

to the offenders and other road

users.

The offence of hooning (wilfully

causing smoke and or

noise) can result in an on the

spot fine of $427.00 or a court

appearance for Dangerous Operation

of a Motor Vehicle and

may lead to a forfeiture of the

vehicle involved.

Police are appealing to anyone

with information, including dash

camera footage, to ring local police

direct, Policelink on 131444

if they observe the offence occurring

or ring Crimestoppers

on 1800 333 000 to report any

information anonymously

Police are continuing their inquiries

and have yet to speak to

some persons of interest.

To find out more details, call 131 872

or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au

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Scouts and Guides take to the stage

FIRST TIME PERFORMING - QUITE NERVE WRACKING

The Highfields Scout Group attended the

27th Darling Downs Scout and Girl Guide

Revue performance in support of the annual

show and their fellow members who participated.

On the weekend of November 13 and 14,

Scouts and Girl Guides from all over the region

participated in the three theatrical performances.

This year’s performance was a first for

Highfields Scout Group youth leader Sarah

Koster.

“Ever since my time with the Highfields

Scout Group, I have gone to the Revue and

I always thought it would be fun to be involved

with it,” Sarah said.

“Being my first time performing, it was

quite nerve-wracking getting up there. I had

been involved with musicals with school,

but this was the first time I had solo pieces

to sing.

“But seeing other Scouts and friends in

the crowd helped with the nerves. Knowing

they were there to support us was a massive

help.

“This year we had 11 members out of the

34 in the production, which is fantastic.”

Highfields Scout Group leader Michelle

Guerin said she was impressed with the support

the group members provided to those

who performed.

“We had about 60 members attend the revue

to show their support over the course of

the weekend,” she said.

“Every year, the Highfields Scout Group

endeavours to support the Darling Downs

Scout and Girl Guides Revue.”

Scout Association of Australia Queensland

Branch assistant region commissioner Barry

Keleher said this year’s performance was

nearly not held this year.

“With the COVID-19 pandemic having

an impact - firstly on the cast auditions, then

rehearsals and a need to find a larger practice

space, there were a lot of challenges for this

year’s revue,” he said.

“The end result after all those challenges

was a cast of 27 Scouts, seven Girl Guides

presenting three performances in a theatre

built from scratch in a tin shed with a concrete

floor.

“An amazing transformation occurred at

the Founders Pavilion at the Royal Agricultural

Society of Queensland Toowoomba

Showgrounds which allowed us to put our

COVID Safe Plan in place.”

Mr Keleher said he had received a lot of

positive comments on the professional quality

of the performance.

“Well done to everyone who participated,”

he said.

GROOM BY-ELECTION

RESULT

LNP retains safe

coalition seat

The Federal electorate of

Groom has retained its reputation

as one of Australia’s safest

Coalition seats with the election

of LNP candidate Garth Hamilton

at Saturday’s by-election.

During counting of votes on

Sunday, Mr Hamilton had secured

38,451 votes or 58.86 per

cent, and ALP candidate Chris

Meibusch had 18,299 votes,

27.8 per cent.

The two other candidates,

Sandra Jephcott, Sustainable

Australia Stop overdevelopment

stop corruption, had 5310 votes,

8.01 per cent, and Craig Farquharson,

Liberal Democrats, 3596

votes, 5.33 per cent.

The two-party preferred figures

had the LNP on 66.45 per

cent and the ALP on 33.55 per

cent.

At the previous election, then

LNP member John McVeigh

gained more than 70 per cent on

a two parts preferred basis.

Mr McVeigh resigned as

Member for Groom in September.

However, at the last election,

the Greens candidate gained

7.06 per cent, Pauline Hansons

One Nation, 13.09 per cent,

Fraser Anning’s Conservative

National Party 2.99 per cent and

Clive Palmers United Australia

Party 3.96 per cent.

On Saturday, both the LNP

and ALP increased their comparative

votes because of the absence

of these candidates.

Mr HAMILTON

58.86 per cent of the vote

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Council and industry discuss water security with Deputy PM

Representatives from Too-

Regional Council, Toowoomba

and Surat Basin Enterprises, Regional

Development Australia

Darling Downs and South West

and local industry have met with

Deputy Prime Minister Michael

McCormack to request $5 million

to fund a regional water security

feasibility study.

TRC Mayor Paul Antonio said

water security was a national issue,

and with Federal Government

support, this could be tackled

at a regional level

“The broader region of the

Darling Downs and Northern

New South Wales is suffering

through lack of long-term water

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regional growth and potential

economic activity, particularly

from private sector investment.

“Local government should not

shoulder the full cost of regional

development and the provision

of long-term water infrastructure

that helps develop local economies.

“We believe that further investment

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“Regional water security

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alternative energy options.

Cr Antonio said there were

cross border issues with water

that need to be addressed.

“We are working with local

governments in Queensland and

New South Wales to try and find

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to work together to pursue longterm

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meeting on Thursday, November

26 to agree on the process to

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that member local governments

could progress.”

“The council believes that the

National Water Infrastructure

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opportunity for a Darling Downs

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this feasibility study.”

TRC Water and Waste chair

Cr Rebecca Vonhoff said the

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RDA DDSW chair Fiona Gaske

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solutions is conducted to

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in 2011.

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solutions in the 2011 study be reviewed

in light of new research,

innovations and a changing

landscape.

“We are looking forward to

working collaboratively across

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group of councils, business and

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Council seeks views on off-leash areas

Toowoomba Regional Council

is seeking feedback on proposals

to create designated off-leash areas

in Rosalie Walk Linear Corridor

Parkland, Kingsthorpe ana

Cory Street Park, Oakey.

Environment and Community

Services Portfolio Leader

Cr Tim McMahon said the

proposed areas would give dog

owners a place to train, socialise

and exercise their pets off-leash.

“Council currently provides

24 dog off-leash areas in parks

across our region where dogs

can be exercised and socialise

leash-free with other dogs and

dog park visitors,” Cr McMahon

said.

“Council aims to strike a balance

between dog owners who

love to walk their pets off-leash

at our parks and other members

of the community, particularly

families, who also use the parks.

“If the proposed areas are

approved, dogs visiting Rosalie

Walk Linear Corridor Parkland

and Cory Street Park will be required

to be under effective control

at all times and will not be

allowed off-leash until they enter

the off-leash areas.”

Council is now seeking community

feedback on these proposals.

You can have your say through

Council’s Your Say website or in

writing until Monday, December

14, 2020.

Submissions should state support

or objections to the proposals,

including the grounds of the

submission and the facts and circumstances

relied on in support

of the grounds.

Submissions can be made by:

• Completing the online form

via yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au

• Posting a hard copy to

Toowoomba Regional Council,

PO Box 3021, Toowoomba 4350

• Emailing yoursay@tr.qld.

gov.au.

Submissions will be included

in reports on each proposal

which will be considered from

early 2021.

For more information on the

proposed areas, visit yoursay.

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Innovation and creativity - keys to success at Downlands

The Downlands Junior School is as vibrant and

innovative as its students. With a creative curriculum

reflective of the needs and interests of a

young learner, the broad knowledge base prepares

students for success in high school.

After four successful years, we believe that

access to specialist educators in Humanities, Science,

French, Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts,

Health and Physical Education, Digital Technology

and Design Technology is the key to igniting

the passions of students in Years 4, 5 and 6.

With excellent academic support, a cross-section

of co-curricular activities includes robotics,

chess, cricket, touch, netball, Swim Club, Cattle

Show Team, choir, bands and orchestras, camps

and service activities, to name a few.

Students may also participate in our Sacramental

program, and other activities which help students

grow as people of heart, understanding and

Kulpi’s pen pal picnic

International travel has been

put on hold for the majority of

this year, but that hasn’t stopped

Kulpi State School from making

friends overseas.

Teacher Leah Carter treated

her prep students to the crème de

la crème of an English high tea,

celebrating their friendship with

their pen pals at St Bartholemews

in Longor, England.

“I put out a call asking to have

a pen pal school if you will, and

Bartholemews is the one that

picked it up,” Miss Carter said.

“It has really improved students’

writing and literacy skills

in a communication format,

which is in the Australian Curriculum

to begin with.

“We just put a twist by giving

them this pen pal opportunity to

make it more interesting.”

Miss Carter said the students

from both schools enjoyed discussing

the similarities and differences

between the two countries.

“Funnily enough, food was

one of the ones the children

seemed to really focus on. So I

treated them to an English high

tea,” she said.

Complete with scones, jam,

cream, marmalade sandwiches

and other tasty treats, Miss Carter

believes the Prep student’s

first taste of English culture was

a success.

“Most children had never

drunk tea before, and that ended

up a hit as they got through tea

pot after tea pot,” she said.

“Our letters this week include

recipes for Anzac biscuits and

lamingtons so that the St Bartholemew

students could enjoy

some Aussie tucker in a similar

fashion.”

The Kulpi students write and

receive a letter each week and

Miss Carter hopes the pen pal

idea will be continued into next

year.

“It really has been great for the

children,” she said.

“Who knows, maybe next year

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fields for the month to raise the

profile of men’s health issues.

For the last week of the

month, I spoke with Crows Nest

nutritionist Lyn Wetzig about the

importance of nutrition and diet

to our wellbeing.

“It is well known that there

is a link between our physical

wellbeing and our diets but there

is also one that connects our

mental health with the food we

consume,” Mrs Wetzig said.

“There is a two-way connection

between our stomachs and

our brains. Researchers have

found that our emotions and

moods can be linked to our gastrointestinal

tract for example

feeling like you have butterflies

in your stomach.”

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key hormone that stabilises people’s

moods, generate feelings

of wellbeing and happiness were

created in the stomach.

“Serotonin can be produced

from our diets by consuming

foods such as chicken, eggs,

peanuts, tofu, and soy because

they contain an essential amino

acid called tryptophan which is

essential in creating serotonin,”

she said.

“Other elements people

should look at adding to their

diet are vitamin-C, B-vitamins

and Omega-3.

“Humans are incapable of

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“It also helps prevent scurvy.”

But while I had been undergoing

my own personal challenge

of abstaining from fast food, I

realised how strong that addiction

was on the body.

Mrs Wetzig said there were

numerous factors that made fast

food addictive.

“There are several reasons

why fast food is addictive the

first is the convenience of it. It

is so readily available whether

it is at a store, ordered over the

phone or on a smartphone app,”

she said.

“Second the combination of

salt, fat and sugar is extremely

palatable which lights up the dopamine

pathways in our brains.

Dopamine is a hormone which

is associated with addiction such

as smoking, gambling and fast

food.

“Some ways people can address

their fast food intake can

be as simple as not having wholly

processed foods such as chips,

soft drink and ice cream in the

house.”

Another technique Mrs

Wetzig mentioned was the 19/21

method. The dieting method is

based on the fact that a person

has three meals a day and that 19

of those meals in the week being

healthy and leaving two to whatever

is desired.

“Usually by changing the diet

like this, people will eventually

stop eating bad food because

your body gets into a habit of

eating what is good for it,” she

said.

“What eople can do to be proactive

with their food is to read

the label of the contents in what

they purchase at the supermarket.

Look at the levels of sugar,

sodium, fats and carbohydrates

Bowenville State School principal

Sarah Holcombe suggested

last week the whole region must

have been having pies for dinner,

after raising $1086 during

the school’s four-week charity

drive for the Daniel Morcombe

Foundation.

“The student council had a

sit down and thought about the

next thing they wanted to do as

the end of the school year was

approaching,” she said.

“As a school, we had just recently

watched the Australia’s

Biggest Child Safety Lesson live

stream, and the children thought

it was a natural choice to choose

the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.”

Partnering with O’Donnell’s

Bakehouse in Toowoomba, the

students took orders from family

and friends for a variety of delicious

treats and savory meals.

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Pie drive exceeds expectations

Highfields State Secondary

College Year 7 student Charles

Maxwell showcased his dramatic

acting skills to the fullest

recently, achieving a high distinction

during his AMEB grade

2 exam.

After writing, and then performing

his own 15-minute play

for the exam, Charles said the

ample preparation time allowed

him to achieve his best.

“We had half a year to write

the play, and during that time

you are constantly fixing, retracting

and adding parts to

make it as good as possible,” he

said.

“It was quite a task, and the

most difficult part for me was

following the conventions and

norms of script writing that

needs to be followed for the

exam.”

Charles, pictured, said the

experience was much like writing

a film plot condensed into 15

minutes.

“My play was based around

and also be aware of the servings.

“When it comes to salt in our

diets, it’s recommended we eat

five grams a day, but on average

Australians consume nine. Excessive

sodium in our diets can

increase blood pressure which

in turn can lead to heart disease,

strokes and kidney disease.

“As excess salt is bad for

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“O’Donnell’s Bakehouse was

a great group to work with,” Mrs

Holcombe said.

“There was everything from

pies, cookies, sausage rolls and

even lamingtons all from sizes.”

The principal said overall,

it was an absolute hit with the

children’s families and the wider

community all the way out to

Dalby.

the idea of pests, what defines

a pest and playing around with

that idea in a comedic fashion,”

he said.

“It felt really natural performing

a piece I had written and

worked on for so long.”

Having been performing and

acting since grade 2. Charles remembered

writing his first script

in grade 4, titled David Attenborough

meets Harry Potter, and

that it was during that performance

he really felt himself click

with drama.

“I have had a natural affinity

for the stage since I can remember

really. I love acting and getting

into a character,” he said.

“I remember after my first eisteddfod,

I scared my educators

because of the barrier I put up

against myself and my audience,

they said it was like I was in a

completely different space.

“They ended up giving me a

bursary for that performance as

well. It really boosted my confidence

because I’m a shy person

our health the same can be said

for excess sugar. Research has

shown there to be links between

Alzheimer’s disease and excessive

sugar in one’s diet.”

Mrs Wetzig said if someone

wanted to improve their wellbeing,

they can start with their diet.

“By being conscious of your

diet, you help your future have

the best possible start,” she said.

“For a small school like us,

raising more than $1000 in anything

is a huge achievement,

especially through a pie drive,”

she said.

“Next time we will have to

make some rewards for students

who put in a big effort, because

we certainly didn’t expect it to

take of as well as it did.”

- Quinn Macdonald

High distinction in dramatic acting

when I am not on stage.

Charles said he looks forward

to pursuing a career in the arts,

and when he is not acting on

stage, he is either practicsng his

violin or picking his mandolin to

a blue grass tune.

“To me, the arts in general is

giving a gift to the audience, and

having a shared experience in

something beautiful,” he said.

“If I can dedicate my life to

achieving the goal of bringing

happiness through theatre and

music to as many people as I

can, then why not?” - Quinn

Macdonald


Housing growth astounds developers

The pace of growth in housing

estates in Highfields is astounding

experienced developers.

President of the Toowoomba

Chapter of the Urban Development

Institute of Australia,

Stephen Bowers, said that in 40

years in the industry, he has never

experienced the dynamic sales

and building figures that he has

seen in Highfields throughout the

Covid year of 2020.

Mr Bowers is project director

for the Avenues of Highfields

which has had to speed-up the

development of new stages of

the project to meet the increasing

demand.

Mr Bowers said that in a few

months, his development has

added $55 million to the Highfields

community, and his was

just one of a number of developments

in the area.

He said that if you valued a

completed home and land package

at $500,000 that totals $55

million for a 110 lot development.

But the Avenues of Highfields

has been selling more than this,

and Mr Bowers believes that

others including Clive Berghofer

have similar success records.

A catalyst for this activity was

the Federal Government’s home

builder grants of $25,000 plus

$5000 from the State Government.

First homebuyers were eligible

for another $15,000 making a

total of $45,000 for some.

He said a dozen or so lots

ready were quickly sold, and another

60 lots which had been approved,

were sold in six months.

There is demand for another

71 lots being prepared and another

75 lots were expected to be

available in a few months.

GED BRENNAN

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STEPHEN BOWERS

President of the Toowoomba

Chapter of the Urban

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Mr Bowers said buyers were

not just young families, but also

retired people, teenagers, and

some singles.

He said one couple had retired

to Hervey Bay but is selling to

resettle in Highfields.

Some couples who had been

in a retirement village, have

moved to Highfields.

He said the health facilities in

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the Toowoomba region attracted

some older people.

Ged Brennan, a respected

engineer with Toowoomba and

Crows Nest local authorities,

but who now has his own Highfields

engineering consultancy,

said these housing developments

were an economic benefit

for many tradesmen from land

developers, to builders, right

through to painters and carpet

and garden installers and furniture

providers.

The Highfields community

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on stunt fueled career

By QUINN MACDONALD

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Toowoomba teen James Webb

has an overly broad range of

skills. From martial arts, music,

film, photography, choreography,

acting and singing, Mr

Webb has got a foot in them all.

However, he has recently

set himself on a path in which

he hopes to include them all.

“I think I first wanted to become

a stunt performer when I

watched Singing in the Rain.

“Little five-year-old James

thought that the slapstick comedy

was pretty brilliant, and I

guess that has been one of my

major influences,” Mr Webb

said.

“It had always been sitting in

the back of my mind but finishing

my studies last year has really

set me on a much more direct

path to my goal.”

JAMES WEBB

Call to work with film

Mr Webb said all his interest come back to the central point of

narrative, whether it be through words, music, light or picture.

“I love film, in my opinion it is the single greatest way of telling

a story. Several of my siblings have become priests and nuns, but at

this point in time, I feel the call to work with films,” he said.

“Stories are incredibly powerful, and as working as a stunt man I

can help bring those stories to life. You can convey a lot of information

through some really good choreography as part of a fight scene,

and I have always had an interest in that.”

Mr Webb said after discussing his chosen profession with his

family, he was put in contact with the Gold Coast Stunt Academy,

where he was put through a trial day earlier this year.

“The little day course gave me a taste of everything, and if I had

any misconceptions beforehand, I had none after that experience,”

he said.

“They have asked me to come down for a two-week course this

December, where I will be run through the things that stunt performers

deal with almost daily. That include high falls, wire work,

sword fighting, hand to hand combat, being lit on fire and being hit

with a literal car.”

Although it would seem quite the daunting task for many others,

Mr Webb said he is raring to go.

Having practiced martial arts for 11 years in various areas like

escrima, kung fu, Muay Thai and becoming a first dan black belt in

Zen Do Kai, Mr Webb hopes that his proficiency in combat will help

him in some areas of stunt work.

“I am most excited about the process of working out

and performing choreography for armed and hand to

hand fights because that’s something I love,” he said.

“But there are also some challenges I am going to face along the

way. I am not the biggest fan of heights, and that is a big part of a

stunt performers work.

“However, the experiences I already had in my trial day from

jumping off the high tower and landing on an air bag was crazy.

Working through the fear and realising that there is no reason to

jump off and no reason not too as it was such a controlled environment,

was really freeing.”

Other than those aspects, Mr Webb said he also liked the idea of

getting hit by a car.

Mr Webb said being home schooled had definitely influenced

what he has focused on later in life.

“It gave me the opportunity to focus on the areas I enjoy, like

music, martial arts and films. It gave me a sense of individuality that

I don’t think I would have had in a school environment and now that

has opened this opportunity,” he said.

If Mr Webb performs well in his two-week trial, he will be put

in to contact with stunt co-ordinators around Australia for films as

early as next year. - Quinn Macdonald

Toowoomba non-profit organisation

Friends of the Escarpment

Parks, with the help of the

students from the Toowoomba

Christian College, were hard at

work restoring the local parkland

to its former glory.

At the beginning of last week,

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at the Highfields Falls removing

noxious weeds such as privet

and lantana from the ecosystem.

To the untrained eye, broadleaf

privet could be assumed

to be a small tree that belongs

to ecosystem but this invasive

species, native to Europe, Africa

and Asia, quickly outcompetes

native vegetation.

Friends of Escarpment Parks

president Rob Brodribb said

work at the Highfields Falls park

started around April/May after

the lockdown.

“We were working at the

council nursery at Ramsay Street

and when they stopped volunteers

from working there, Jane

Butler suggested we work out

here,” he said.

“The FEP works in a whole

lot of different council bushland

parks with the primary aim of

weed removal to give these natural

resources a chance to re-establish

itself as a native endemic

environment.

“Privet has totally destroyed

the environment along the escarpment

because it is such a

monoculture and nothing else

can grow underneath it.”

Eager customers waited for

the doors to the new Highfields

KFC to open, to get their fix of

deep fried chicken.

The fast food outlet opened

its new location situated on

the New England Highway on

Wednesday last week.

KFC South West Queensland

area coach Trent Brigginshaw

said it was a very much anticipated

plan to open the Highfields

location.

“It’s been in the works for a

while to get the store up and running,”

he said.

“Construction time was great.

We were ahead of schedule.

“We weren’t meant to open

until next week but, because of

the great weather and construction

team, we were able to open

ahead of the expected time.”

The development of the new

fast food store was monitored by

the local community on social

media, with some levelling criticism

and others showing strong

support.

Mr Brigginshaw said KFC

had hired 60 local team members

for the new store.

FEP Highfields Falls co-ordinator

Jane Butler said because

privet was so dominant and, being

conscious of the native bird

population, the organisation was

planting local native species for

their revegetation effort.

“The plants we have picked

for the revegetation process include

kamala red, tree ferns, poison

peach and more. We’re hoping

once we have cleared this

area, these trees will be re-established,”

she said.

“We have also been cautious

of causing erosion and destroying

canopies for birds, which

is why we only work in small

patches at a time.”

Toowoomba Christian College

teacher Dan Graham said

this time every year, the school’s

students provide volunteer work

for the community in the region.

“All the students from Year 7

to 11 go out and do some form

of work in the local community,”

Mr Graham said.

“Today we have nine students

helping the Friends of the Escarpment

Parks clear this noxious

weed.

“It’s important for us as a

school that we are involved with

the local community and provide

a service however we can.”

Mr Brodribb said he was

thankful of the work the TCC

students put in at the Highfields

Falls.

“We have hired staff members

ranging from the ages of 14 to

30 and have transferred 13 people

from stores in Toowoomba,”

he said.

The new Highfields location

marks the fifth site for the

franchise in the Darling Downs,

with the other four stores in

Toowoomba.

During the development of

the restaurant, false rumours had

drawn concerns from the community

that the restaurant would

operate on a 24/7 basis.

Mr Brigginshaw confirmed

that the store would be open

from 10am to 10pm.

“We’re glad to be open now

and start selling some finger

licking good chicken,” Mr Brigginshaw

said.

• The new KFC is the latest of

several new businesses to come

to the Highfields area.

Queensland X-Ray opened

in October and Freedom Fuels

back in August, both on Highfields

Road.

A new Aldi store, also on

Highfields Road, is set to open

on December 12. - Sean White

Local holiday options to suit everyone!!

• Cabins & Cottages

• Ensuites, Powered/non powered sites

• RESTAURANT & CAFE

(Workplace Christmas Break-ups)

• Fabulous pool

• Camp kitchens

• Picnic areas plus Barbecue

• Playgrounds

• Laundry facilities

• Pet friendly

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Shirley Dundson, Max Henderson, Thomas Walker, Hayden

Agnew, Caleb Murphy and Dan Graham - FEP and TCC working

together - Sean White photos

Jane Butler, Will Oliver, Miles Graham and Rob Brodribb

“We’re always looking for

more members to help us preserve

these magnificent locations,”

he said.

“We’re here for the long term,

but we also need more hands to

help w ith res toring thes e parks .”

- Sean White

KFC herbs and spices come to Highfields

OPENING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE - 5th STORE ON DOWNS

Amber Harding-Dolan and Trent Brigginshaw, KFC Highfields

manager and South West Queensland area coach

Venue change

for Mass

A change of venue for Mass

for Mary of the Southern Cross

Catholic Parish, Highfields, will

see them heading for St Theresa’s

Parish Centre, on the corner

of Campbell and Curzon Streets

during the school holidays.

Access to Mary MacKillop

College’s hall, where Mass is

celebrated every Sunday at 8am,

will be restricted by roadworks

within the college grounds.

The Parish will have its own

Mass time, still at 8am, at St

Theresa’s.

Phone 4639 4688 to book.

Christmas Eve Mass will be

at 4pm and Christmas Day Mass

8.30am. Use TryBooking to

book. The link is https://www.

trybooking.com/BNBFT


Crows Nest State School awards 2020

ALL STUDENTS RECEIVED THE TANIA EHRLICH AWARD - EXEMPLIFYING THE SCHOOL MOTTO

Crows Nest State School held its annual awards ceremony

on Tuesday honoring the hard work and dedication of the

students.

The biggest change to the ceremony was its venue, which

is normally held at night in the Crows Nest Community and

RSL Centre, but this year, the ceremony was held in the

school’s multi-purpose building in the morning.

With only parents of Year 10 students allowed to attend

with the student, many thought the ceremony would suffer

from small numbers.

However, Crows Nest State School principal Scott Edmunds

said it was the first time in recent history that every

student had attended an awards ceremony.

During his opening speech, Mr Edmunds made another

huge announcement that came as a shock to all.

Mr Edmunds said all students would be recipients of the

Tania Ehrlich Memorial Award as they all exemplified the

school motto I Can Overcome during the difficult times of

this year.

- Quinn Macdonald reporting

Matilda Herron, Pat Weir Enthusiasm Award, Grade 7

Mathematics and Business Studies Subject prizes. Academic

Silver Award.

Dux Jeremy Polzin

Oliver Maughan, winner of the SW Ryan Award, Close and

Moller Primary Science Prize, Year 6 Academic Achievement,

Academic Gold Award, Primary Instrumental Music Award,

Primary Achievement Award

Joshua Brown

and Chiffy Currie

French House

captains

William Smith Literary Award

Mara Dorman

Japanese Subject Prize

Alexis Weblin, Courtney

Smoothy Memorial Award

Jasmine Fruk

Masonic Bursary Award

Abigail Brooks, ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork

Award, English, HPE, Civics and Citizenship and Dance

Subject prizes

Caleb Kruger, Doris Walker

AO Memorial Award, Silver

Academic Award

Makaela Taylor, Geoff Nunn

Memorial Award, Rodney

Smith Mathematics Prize,

Visual Arts Prize, Academic

Silver Award

Noah Weis and Isabelle Corcoran

Tulloch House captains

Orion Ollier, Caleb Kruger and Shenae Christensen

2021 school captains


Aynslea Littleton

Crows Spirit of Determination award 10C


Lions Club - invites you to enjoy the finer tastes in life

Highfields North Eastern Downs Lions

Club has partnered with Victorian company

Prospect Wines for a fundraiser in a bid

to make up for the club’s lost opportunities

throughout the year.

Club treasurer Marie Bee said Prospect

Wines was a lifesaving find after the problems

the club had been presented by COVID-19.

“From our partnership to sell Prospect

Wines, we have a selection of nine different

wines that people can choose from,” she said.

Small business owners often

miss out on Christmas festivities

as they may be the only person

in their business, or have a small

team and having a Christmas

office party is simply not an option.

But this year, they’re all invited

to an event that brings them

together to celebrate the challenging

year that has been 2020

and to celebrate Christmas with

other small business owners.

The event is organised by

Toowoomba business owner and

Ten Thousand Dreams founder

Terri Adams-Munn who said

this would be the second year

the event had run.

“As a small business owner

and the only person locally in

my business, I recognise that

this time of year is one for celebration,

but without a team to

celebrate it with.

“I and other small business

owners simply skip through December

without taking time to

have an office party or Christmas

celebration,” Ms Adams-Munn

said.

ESSENTIALLY A PIE DRIVE FOR ADULTS

“This year has been a tough

year and this is a great opportunity

to celebrate the year that

was and Christmas. We’ve

made it through, so let’s come

together to celebrate.”

Ms Adams-Munn runs a

monthly networking group

through the Meet Up platform

and the Christmas event is an

extension of this.

“They say it takes a village to

raise a child, and it takes a community

to assist you to build a

successful business,” she said.

“Small business owners benefit

from a community that offers

support and connection, and

where they can explore ideas

and chase their dreams. Having

access to this leads to better

businesses.”

The event also supports the

charity Blush Cancer Care with

a multi-draw raffle.

The main prize for the raffle

is a cake made by locally renowned

cake maker Merivale

Cakes and Crafts.

“This is an important local

event and I hope we can reach

“All of the wine sold from our web page

comes in bottles bearing the club’s custom

labels, as well as giving the club income of

$40 for every dozen bottles sold.”

The wines, available in orders of 6, 12, 18,

and 24 bottles, include: Clare Valley Cabernet

Sauvignon, Coonawarra Shiraz, Yarra Valley

Pinot Noir, Barossa Valley Chardonnay,

Marlborough NZ Sauvignon, Victorian Reserve

Pinot Grigio, Victorian Reserve Rosé,

Meet Up business invite

TERRI ADAMS-MUNN

Community connection

many local businesses to let

them know they’re not alone.

“They can celebrate their

business and Christmas in a

supportive and connected community

and build new business

connections at the same time,”

Ms Adams-Munn said.

• The event will be held on

Friday, December 4, from 6.30

to 9.30pm at the University of

Southern Queensland.

Victorian Sparkling Prosecco and Barossa

Valley 8-year-old Tawny Port.

“The best part about the whole process is it

is all done online,” Ms Bee said.

“The wine itself is posted and arrives at

your door safely and COVID-19 free.

“It’s essentially a pie drive for adults really,

but will certainly help us into the new year.”

The group can be supported online at

prospectwines.com.au/product/highfieldsned-lions-club/

- Quinn Macdonald

Lions club custom label

The Bureau of Meteorology

says the duration of the heatwave

that came in at the end of

November was uncharacteristic

of others in the past.

Last week’s heatwave, which

started on Saturday, is predicted

to last until tomorrow and breaking

on Thursday with a chance

of a thunderstorm.

BOM meteorologist Livio Regano

said the heatwave was not

only reaching high temperatures

but it was unusually long.

“It’s concerning but not surprising.

This heatwave will go

on unabated for five days which

has led to a lot of bone dry

weather,” he said.

“People in the western Darling

Downs could expect hotter

temperatures.”

BOM predicts temperatures

Concerns over

five-day heatwave

BONE DRY WEATHER

in Toowoomba as high as 37 today

and 39 tomorrow, while in

Oakey it is supposed to increase

to 40 today and 42 tomorrow.

Queensland Ambulance

Service acting director Lachlan

Parker said the increase

in temperatures in South East

Queensland would cause

heat-related illnesses.

“While most Queenslanders

are familiar with the risk of heat

related illness, it’s important we

don’t become complacent,” he

said.

“It is important to be aware of

our high risk groups that include

our elderly which are people 65

and over, neonates or newborns

and patients with respiratory issues

or cardiovascular problems.

“Some ways to avoid heat-related

illness include drinking

plenty of water, wearing loose

fitting clothes, staying indoors

with air-conditioning.”

Mr Regano said the bureau

did not anticipate the heatwave

to increase the fire danger.

“Even though it has been really

hot, there has been little wind

and the high humidity will keep

the fire danger from going to severe

or catastrophic,” he said. -

Sean White

Christmas in Crows Nest

Friday, December 11 – 6-9pm

In light of COVID this year, it was decided to cancel Crows Nest’s Christmas in the

Park, however Crows Nest Lions, Crows Nest Tourist and Progress and

Toowoomba Regional Council decided to run a COVID safe Christmas activity.

On 11th December between 6pm and 9pm, we will have a Christmas Gift Bag Drive

through between the Crows Nest Soft Drinks and Tyre Service buildings.

The first 100 vehicles will receive one Christmas Gift Bag, these bags are limited to 100

so we apologise if we run out before you arrive.

Toowoomba Regional Council has generously transferred the Crows Nest Day 2020

funds to this event.

Colouring Competition - Crows Nest News

Lights Competition

Terms and Conditions can be found on the

entry forms at Crows Nest News

Prizes for:

Residential – $150

Business – Perpetual Trophy

Community group – $150

Brightest – $150

Novelty – $150

Neighbours/hood – $200 BBQ package

Best decorated mailbox – $50 voucher

Peoples Choice

Entries close December 7

Judging 8-9-10 December

CROWS NEST

The Village in the High Country

Contact: 0428 331 570 for more details

*Tune into 88FM for festive music and messages from your community on Friday 11th Dec between 6 and 9pm


Christmas at Boodua hall - welcome reprieve

Christmas is coming to Boodua, a welcome reprieve

after a difficult year for members of the Boodua Public

Hall.

Boodua Public Hall member Vivienne Bullock said

Christmas seemed a fitting celebration as both their first

and probably last event of the year.

“We are looking to hold our own Christmas Party on

December 11,” she said.

“We have been supported by the Toowoomba Regional

Council and we have put it all towards entertainment

for this party.”

Mrs Bullock said it had been a hard year for the members

of the Boodua Hall and the hall in general.

“This is our first event all year, thanks to the halt

COVID-19 has brought,” she said.

“A not-for-profit community group like our Boodua

Public Hall got crushed,.

“We had a little in the bank that managed to keep us

afloat throughout the year, but all the money just goes

straight back to the hall.”

Open since 1909 and coming up to its 120th anniversary

next year, Boodua Hall will host entertainment for the

whole family to enjoy.

“As happens every year, Santa will come to pay us a

visit. Also this year we will have activities for the children,

including laser skirmish, a supervised jumping castle

and face painting,” Mrs Bullock said.

“There will be a barbecue and other food available,

along with chairs and table so you just have to bring

yourself.”

Mrs Bullock said abiding by COVID-19 safe practices

was still very important, with sanitisation stations and

strict social distancing measures.

“It’s a shame that the children won’t be able to sit on

Santa’s knee this year, but he needs to stay safe too,”

she said.

“We are unsure how many people we will have attend,

so we are playing it by ear.

“My estimate is we could have around 60 people from

the local community.

“But then again, with so few things on at the moment,

we may have people willing to make the trip to have a

fun day out. “

The party will be held within and outside of the Boodua

Hall, kicking off at 6pm with free entry.

- Quinn Macdonald

Volunteers at Rogers Reserve

The delicate little fringe lily

are starting to flower again.

Although the individual flowers

are only about 2 cm across,

their colour lets them stand out

among the grasses.

These belong to a family of

many species, most of which occur

only in Australia, some quite

common from Queensland to

Victoria, although not present in

all our bushland and paddocks.

If people are mowing or grazing

too much, they may not see

them. Also, in some bushland,

the weeds are strangling these

small natives.

Volunteers weeding in Charles

and Motee Rogers Reserve,

Highfields, will be there again

Friday, December 4 when we

aim to help these sort of native

plants survive and thrive. - Dougal

Johnston, Hampton

Delicate native fringe lily - Help native plants survive and

thrive

$5

TUESDAY NIGHT

BURGER BOWLS

$5

LAST NIGHT TONIGHT

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.

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HIGH COUNTRY

FARMING

Chickpeas and flame damage

GUESSING - NOT GOOD WITH RESIDUAL HERBICIDES

By PAUL McINTOSH

Industry Development Agronomist - Northern Region

for Pulse Australia and the Australian Herbicide

Resistance Initiative

There is no doubt with the overuse pressure being

applied to basic knockdown herbicide products

like paraquat and glyphosate, that the farming

community is swinging more to using residual

products, to keep on top of our weed burden.

Weeds of any type can really drain precious

moisture and expensive inputs like nutrients from

the soil to the detriment of current or future planted

crops.

This weed control process also includes volunteers

from previous crops in that particular farming

system.

Sounds fairly easy to just replace one herbicide

with another herbicide doesn’t it.

Not so, say many of us. These residual herbicides

may do a reasonable job controlling the weed

spectrum listed on the label. However, they have

this other attribute called residual activity length

and plant back times or re-cropping intervals.

Let’s look at the photo depicted here from a

friend of mine in Queensland. This is a paddock

of chickpeas from June 2019 and they are gappy

at best and, of course, why are they gappy, which

is a very technical term about plants missing in

the row.

They appear to also have phytotoxicity or phyto

damage issues.

In this part of the paddock it is very gappy in

plant counts or even is just plain bare ground and

you have to ask yourself why is this so.

The full story was that a decision was made to

apply in November, a residual herbicide with the

active ingredient Imazapic, to provide the summer

months fallow weed control, after a very average

wheat harvest in 2018.

The next crop in the following winter of 2019

would need an awful lot of rain to fill the soil profile

to get the go ahead on any planting opportunity,

whatever 2019 winter crop option was chosen.

This was perfectly legitimate thinking and advice

that I would have given a thousand times.

The significant rain total amount over the summer

had degraded and most likely pushed the

Imazapic down into the soil profile a few cms and,

of course, some of the chickpea roots picked up

some of this remaining residual herbicide to their

detriment.

The total rain amounts were well in excess of

the label advised amount I might add.

This agronomic figuring is entirely logical and

defendable in my eyes and the label agrees.

So it is fairly painful to see a patchy chickpea

result like this where the Imazapic has not broken

down enough to enable a chickpea crop to not suffer

any damage.

As you can see, some parts of the paddock are

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fine and other parts of the block have been badly

affected.

Another story I know is mine alone and is about

the residual product Atrazine.

Some many decades ago, my farmer client applied

5lt to the hectare of Atrazine 500 - 2.5kg of

active Atrazine - to some future grain sorghum

ground in January 1984.

He never got a small part of 60 acres planted

with the grain sorghum due to some untimely rain

showers.

So he had 60 acres of very clean country thanks

to the Atrazine residue in this true brigalow soil

country.

As happens when in big blocks without distinctive

fence lines, this Atrazine treated fallow area

was planted to Hartog wheat six months later in

June.

Now it was only 60 acres and the intent was not

to plant wheat into this strangely very bare part

block. So it was some amazement that the wheat

grew very well without any phyto or damage

showing and actually yielded nearly three tonnes

to the hectare. Why is this so when you observe

residual herbicides have such a different results?

Obviously, the rainfall on the chickpea block

was not quite enough to facilitate complete herbicide

breakdown and, of course, the soil type there

was very different to my brigalow soil in 1983.

True, the chickpeas have a tap root compared

to the wheat fibrous root system and usually tap

rooted crops can make it a safer growing option

for many of these residual soil herbicides.

My conclusions in 1984 were that the rainfall

events timings and the amounts were good enough

to have the microbial action swing into action

against the atrazine, to successfully break it down

before the June wheat sowing six months later.

Long stories but true ones and they should encourage

us all to know your herbicides and know

your weed spectrums sensitivity to various herbicides.

Soil types are also critical pieces of assessment

along with your agronomic experience.

Walking around a paddock assessing sensitive

weed growth, that has had a herbicide applied

with residual activity, complements our product

labels minimum listed plant back periods.

Notice I said minimum re cropping timings or

plant backs on labels and the more herbicide resistance

or just plain tough weed spectrums we encounter,

the more we are going to be pushed into

using residual herbicides.

Guessing is not good in our ag industry and with

these residual herbicides. You need to have a plan

B that allows you to plant a non-sensitive crop,

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


even after significant rain events promote microbial

degradation and not just assume from the labels,

that one day after the listed re-cropping time has

elapsed, that any labelled planting opportunity can

be undertaken.

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ZELLER AND CO

Report for Saturday,

November 28

Another wonderful sale.

Prices remained extremely strong

with the following results:

Evon Genrich from Emu Creek sold

Murray Grey cows for $1670 and

Murray Grey heifers for $1080.

The Abraham family from Crows

Nest sold Angus steers for $1530.

Williams Family from Hampton sold

Santa steers for $1550.

Mark Salmucci from Toogoolawah

sold Angus steers for $1020 and

Angus heifers for $1010.

Thanks to all for your ongoing support.

Join us for the last 2020 cattle

sale to be held on Saturday,

December 12 starting at 10am

Rocky Dip Yards, Crows Nest

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

Additionally we are looking for

properties to sell. If we can assist

you in any way please give us a call.

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

TOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKET

Harristown Saleyards, Monday, November 23

Cows slightly easier with all other categories

firm for quality yarded

- Bullock A/C Collin Cooke, Jondaryan sold to a

top of 374.2c to return $2514

- Heavy heifers A/C Donohue Family, Mt Darry,

sold in pen lots to 388.2c to return $1730

- Heavy cows A/C Barbara Lindsay weighing

825Kg, returned $2187

- Heavy feeder steers David & Rose Aquilini,

sold to 444.2c to return $1978

- Heavy trade steers A/C B & E Dull, Gowrie

Mountain weighing 405Kg sold to 434.2c to

$1758

- Santa steers A/C Marion Weidemann, Back

Plains, weighing 298Kg sold to 494.2c to

return $1476 with their lighter draft weighing

260Kg sold to 500c

- Lightweight Speckle Park calves A/C Sabe

Trust, Boodua, returned to the paddock at

$910

- Brahman and Brangus cows with calves at

foot made $1650

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

HeavyCows 520+kg 260-293 276 -8

Heavy heifers >400kg 325-388 357 +7

Bulls > 600kg N/Q N/Q

Feeder Strs 400-500kg 331-438 385 +8

Weaner Strs 200-280kg 330-500 420 +5

Weaner Hfrs 200-280kg 360-446 407 +14

Prime Pork $248

Weaners

Sows

$162

$385

Suckers $116

Prime Light Bacon

Boars

Forward Stores

$230

$120

$210

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


EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

Open

10am-4pm

Daily

Billy Tea & Damper

Ambulance & Fire Museums

Mini-Train last Sunday of the month

Home of the Big Cow

Run entirely by

4696 6309 Volunteers

73 Wirraglen Road, HIGHFIELDS

www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au

Ravensbourne Landcare

community event

Come and join us for a

barbecue followed by a frog

identification evening along

Perseverance Ck

Sat 12th Dec,

5.30 pm

24 Shum Road,

Palmtree

Registration and information: ph 4697 8058

or email rdlandcare@gmail.com

Supported by Toowoomba R C

Anduramba Hall

Community BBQ & Bar

Saturday, Dec 5 at 6pm

– Burgers and Drinks for sale –

Bring your own chair.

“ALL WELCOME!”

Phone Yvonne on 0408 181 146

SOCIAL

BOWLS DAY

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13

Crows Nest Bowls Club

Sponsored by

HIGH COUNTRY

HERALD

Phone

4615 4416 for details

Or contact Crows Nest Bowls Club

to nominate

Gary Baker - 4698 2197

No other media reaches

anywhere near as many

LOCAL people as the Herald

DEADLINES

DRIVEWAY SURFACING

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BITUMEN DRIVEWAYS

$

25per m 2

Ph 0407 184 523

www.trcbitumen.com.au

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4615 4416

P.O. Box 242, Highfields

ELECTRICIAN

Display Advertising

BOOKINGS - 12 noon Wednesday prior to publication

We will better any

written quote by 10%

ELECTRICIAN

Small installations and

electrical repairs

Phone John 0449 908 487

Licence: 74180

FOR SALE

PA KIT FOR SALE

Perfect for new band starting out, solo musician,

emcee or sporting/social club.

This kit will handle voice, vocal, guitar, keyboard.

LOOK and SOUND the business

The FULL KIT ready to plug-in for your next gig

-- ALL EXCELLENT CONDITION --

• Mixer Amplifier: PEAVEY XR-500C - 130 watt RMS

Inputs - 2 x XLR mic plus 5-channel coax

• Speaker Bins: “SESSION” - Model SBC-115H

by The Electric Company (Australian made)

• SHURE SM58 - Unidirectional, dynamic mic

The pinnacle of professional vocal mics

• ELECTRET CONDENSER microphone

• 2 MIC STANDS plus assortment of extra leads

relative to this kit - Total price: $1200 firm for the

lot (cash only) - Separate items not negotiable

Technical specs and photographs available by email

Pre-purchase demo available

Phone 4692 7707

HEALTH and WELLBEING

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

Sandy Anderson,

certified TCH instructor

0417 727 018

FREE

to urban and

rural homes

Circulation

12,520


COPY and MATERIAL TO BE SET - Thursday prior to publication

PRINT READY ARTWORK - Friday prior to publication

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

POSITIONS VACANT

GARDEN

CITYcabs

TOOWOOMBA

Taxi Drivers are required for

CROWS NEST - OAKEY - TOOWOOMBA

Enquiries: Phone 4635 7250

Email: gcc@blackandwhitecabs.com.au

YOUR LOCAL TAXI SERVICE

Want to lose those winter kilos?

Saving for something special?

Walk and let us pay you!

Toowoomba Regional Council administers a diverse range

of community services to a region rich in resources and

opportunities. Sympathetic to the work life balance, Council

offers stable and expanding employment options to its

approximately 1800 employees.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Undergraduate/Graduate Engineer

(multiple positions available)

Contact Donna Johnson on 4697 4228 during

business hours for more information.

Brian Pidgeon – Chief Executive Officer

To find out more details, please call 131 872

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

TEMPORARY FULL-TIME

Closing date 11.45pm, 3 December 2020

TOOWOOMBA

Scholarship Engineer



CASUAL


TOOWOOMBA

Cadet Engineer



TEMPORARY FULL-TIME


PERMANENT

FULL-TIME

PITTSWORTH/MILLMERRAN

Plant Operator (Grader Final Trim)

Contact Michael Eastwell on 0418 717 135 during



December 1

December 2

December 3

December 4

December 5

Darling Downs Pamphlet Distributors are

looking for reliable people to deliver leaflets

in this area or nearby.

Adults and High School students preferred.

CONTRACT RATES - REGULAR PAYMENT

Phone one of our friendly staff

The

Trusted

on 4639 1986

Pamphlett Head Office: Shed 2, 103 North Street,

People

Toowoomba, Qld. 4350

Areas available in Highfields NOW!!!

Thomas Stark

Tyson Simpson

Lincoln Smoothy

Samuel Silvester

Kate Stenzel

McKayla Jones

If your name is listed here,

you are entitled to receive a

Heritage Bank birthday gift

pack on presentation of this

coupon at Heritage Bank in either Highfields

or Crows Nest. To register a birthday,

send the name, phone number and birth

date to

High Country Herald

PO Box 242, Highfields or email

herald@highcountrynews.net.au

TRC_241120_16x2_HCH

BUY, SWAP, SELL

WANTED

Tandem trailer

9’ x 5’ or 9’x 6’

(approx)

Phone John

4692 6285

GARAGE

SALES

huge combined

garage sale

GOWRIE

JUNCTION

Gowrie-Tilgonda

Road - just west

of the shop

SATURDAY and

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 5-6

Not before 7am

UNDERCOVER

Swags, saddle

stands, bridles,

CDs, DVDs, books,

rocking horse, some

collectables - much

more - too numerous

to mention

HEALTH and

WELLBEING

RED

Bowen &

Breastfeeding

Clinic

• Lactation Consultant

• Pre & post birth

appointments

• Bowen therapy for

babies, children and

adults

Highfields or Online

Sue Barford IBCLC

Dip Bowtech Bowen Therapy

0418 183 050

www.redgateclinic.com.au

PETS and

PET SERVICES

Gillies Pet

Feeding

Service

Highfields &

Cabarlah

We feed, water

& check that your

pets are ok at your

home while you

are away.

you must supply

your own food.

100% reliable,

looking for a

permanent client

base.

BOOK

NOW FOR

CHRISTMAS

PH: 4696 6373

PETS and

PET SERVICES

HORSE RUG

REPAIRS

DOG RUGS

FROM $15

Crows Nest

0468 993 886

PLASTERER

PLASTERER

LOCAL - RELIABLE

Call Gary 0418 733 749

QBCC No: 1002151

RURAL and FARM

SERVICES

WANTED

• Tractors

• Farm machinery

• Earth moving

equipment

• Cherry pickers

Dead or alive!

Cash paid!

0423 204 218

FOR SALE

• IRRIGATED

BEARDLESS

BARLEY HAY

• IRRIGATED

BARLEY STRAW

Small square and

round bales

ALSO

BARLEY GRAIN

• Small bags

• One tonne bags

• Bulk

Can deliver

0427 718 056

For Sale

GOOD QUALITY

LUCERNE HAY

$15 per bale

Ph. D. Inwood

0407 177 977

or 4696 7650

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 12 noon Friday


Worship Times

Call 4615 4416

to advertise

your times

here

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

ST ANNE’S

HIGHFIELDS

“Offering services online and in person”.

Quiet Communion: Sat 5pm

Holy Eucharist: Sun 8:30am

Christmas Eve

5.30pm Children’s Christmas with

Stories and Carols

11pm Candlelit Midnight Mass

Christmas Day

8.30am Contemporary Eucharist

with Carols

Baptisms welcome!

26 Highfields Road,

Rev’d Deb Bird

ph. 0457 519 899

anglicanhighfields.org.au

Christ Lutheran Church

New England Highway, Highfields

WORSHIP

HIGHFIELDS

December 6 - 4pm

Rev Dylan Miegel 0404 067 454

Barry Darr 0428 958 555

familylifehighfields

Church Service

POSTPONED Sundays 10amUNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

Highfields State School Auditorium

Pastor Ralph Bleakley 0411 810 032

www.familylifehighfields.com.au

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

come as you are

ADVERTISING and PROMOTION

ANTENNA SERVICES

Commmercial &

Residential Service

Specialist

HIGHFIELDS, TOOWOOMBA

& SURR0UNDS

• Digital Antenna Installations • Satellite Installations

• Phone & Data points • Home Theatre

• Indoor & Outdoor Speakers

Call Pat NOW for a FREE Quote

0417 751 828

BLINDS and CURTAINS

BLIND CLEANING & REPAIRS

Cleaned with ultrasonic technology

Plus On Site Curtain Cleaning

Cleaned where they hang

Curtains, Drapes, Valances, Romans,

Pelmets, Lounge and Mattress Cleaning

HOUSEHOLD M0ULD REMOVAL

We supply

and install

new blinds

Reasonable

Rates

Free Quote:

Call Andrew

0417 634 467

BLINDS and SECURITY

SHELLEY’S BLINDS & SECURITY

YOUR HOME - YOUR WAY - YOUR BUDGET

Contact BERNIE

Freecall: 1800 809 826

Mobile: 0409 496 341

www.shelleysglass.com.au

• Security doors

• Grills

• Timber blinds

• Verticals

QBSA 521346

Serving Toowoomba and the

Downs since 1992

BUILDER

CHRIS BISHOP

QBSA Lic # 73683

BUILDING & MAINTENANCE

DOMESTIC

COMMERCIAL

SHOP FITTINGS

0428 526 701

4698 7268

• Renovations

• Repairs & Maintenance

• Bathrooms

BUILDER

• Decks

• Pergolas

• Built-in Wardrobes

No job

too small

• RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CARPENTRY

• MAINTENANCE • LABOUR HIRE

0431 162 535

kyle@kylefienbuilders.com.au

QBCC 15038578 – NDIS Registered Provider

Call Paul Schriek

M: 0437 343 877

BUILDER

E: paul_windamere@bigpond.com

9 Werribee Drive, Highfields

QBCC

1133363

COMPUTERS and IT SERVICES

• IT Support - Home and business

• Computer systems with in-built data protection

• Disaster recovery planing •Virus/malware removal

• Data Recovery • IT equipment/supplies

Ph 4696 8414 - 0400 882 895

itsupport@downstech.com.au

www.downstech.com.au

CONCRETING

KEN THE

CONCRETOR

ABN 90 994 562 585

Specialising in:

• Shed Slabs

• Stencil driveways & paths

• Exposed aggregate

• Plain concrete

QBSA

72638

Ken Cox

0419 718 841

A/H 4698 1118

EARTHMOVING

SUNSET

EARTHMOVING

EST. 1986 CROWS NEST

Site Works, Desilting Dams, Land Clearing

Franna Crane, Road Construction

DOZERS : GRADERS : EXCAVATORS

TIPPERS : BOBCATS : ROLLERS

DOUG. 0418 716 725

EARTHWORKS

CAN DO

Adrian Zanette

Contracting

• Skid Steer Loader • 12T Tipper & Dog

• 5T Excavator • Tilt Tray Hire

CARRY OUT ALL ASPECTS OF

EARTHWORKS

incl. Gravel Driveways, Trenching, Level sites,

Bore Postholes, Dig Footings, Slashing

Graham Kahler

Ph. 0409 342 213

or 4696 6235

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Lic. No. 84037

ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS

Domestic - Commercial - Industrial

PH: 0402 562 685

VISIT: aztechelectricalsolutions.com

EMAIL: admin@aztechelectricalsolutions.com

CONCRETING

On the Job Concrete Mixing

PTY LTD

Small volume specialist

Now offering: supply,

lay and finishing

services

0477 460 006

info@onthejobconcretemixing.com

www.onthejobconcretemixing.com

QBCC Lic 25264

Find us on

DECKS and PATIOS

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

spinifex

•Outdoor areas

• Metal fabrication

• Sheds - carports - garages

• Insulated roofs

• Glass rooms

JIM ELDRIDGE

Building Contractors

0418 729 438

4634 8959

Fax 4634 5537

QBCC 107 99 47

ACN 115 429 199

1/5 Tradewinds CT

Toowoomba

DRILLING SERVICES

power and test pty ltd

Home & Business Electrician

Brett & Vanessa King

e: spinifexpower@gmail.com

PO Box 486, Highfields, QLD. 4352

0400 667 073

Electrical Contractor No. 79639

FENCING

• LOCAL DIVINER AVAILABLE

• LICENSED DRILLER

• COMPETITIVE RATES

Chris 0427 922 727

Carol 0409 922 728



FENCING

RADKEKO Pty Ltd

THE TRAVELLING FENCER

0409 308 626

ABN 83 155 199 821

HANDYMAN & CLEANING

maintenance

& cleaning

services

• Handyman Service

• Window Cleaning

• Carpet Cleaning

• High Pressure Water Cleaning

• Lawns & Gardening

0405 166 760

35 Years Experience

HANDYMAN and PAINTER

LAWN MOWING

4698 7282

HANDYMAN SERVICES

SEMI-RETIRED TRADESMAN

ABN 12 069 832 819 Electrical Licence 78114

Electrical

Carpentry

Tiling

NO JOB

TOO SMALL

Work to $3000

HIRE EQUIPMENT

OPEN 7 DAYS

Mon-Fri

7.30am-5pm

Saturday

7.30am-4pm

Sunday

8am-4pm

available

4 Darian St P: 4696 9111 M: 0418 716 883

LANDSCAPE and GARDEN SUPPLIES

Ph: (07) 4696 9111

Mob: 0427 135 899

Fax: (07) 4596 3019

Suppliers of all

your landscaping

needs

4 Darian Street

Highfields

Industrial Estate

LANDSCAPE and PAVING

Popey’s

Landscaping & Paving

QBSA 700205

All aspects of landscaping

including Retaining Walls

• sandstone • block • timber

Paving - Garden Creation

Painting

Gyprock

All renovating work

Call Wayne 0413 727 010

or (07) 4596 3851

Mobile: 0417 709 846


MOWING and YARD MAINTENANCE

Niel’s

Mowing

Owner/Operator

● Push & Ride-on Mowing ● House Yards

● Small Acreage ● Gardening ● Handyman Services

● Yards Tidied & Rubbish Removed

Phone: 0437 888 351

MOWING and YARD MAINTENANCE

PAINTER

L Thorpe

Painting Contractors

Local family business Free Quotes

Quality at a reasonable price

Residential Commercial

Renovations Fences

Roofs Insurance

Specialised feature coatings

P: 0427 965 089

E: lthorpepainting@bigpond.com

A: 22 William St, Goombungee, Q. 4354

No job

too small

QBCC: 58406

PEST CONTROL SERVICES

QBCC Lic: 726298

MOWING

MMM YARD MAINTENANCE

• Lawn Mowing, Edging

• General Yard Clean Ups

• Fencing

• Bindy & Weed

Spraying

0487 282 840

• Free quotes Local Toowoomba area • Competitive Prices

LARGE ACREAGE IS OUR SPECIALTY

MOWING & YARD MAINTENANCE

Slashing and

Acreage Mowing

Free quotes

No travel charges within 10km Highfields PO

– Discount for regular services –

Licenced spraying, post hole digging and

mobile sawmill available

Ken 0429 720 307

Pest Management Lic: pmt-0-1877

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

• Timber Pest Inspections • Rodents

Call for a competitive quote

Call Bob 0428 478 389

Email: thegarners10@bigpond.com

PLUMBING SERVICES

CLAY THORPE

PLUMBER

Licensed Plumber-Drainer

Domestic Commercial Industrial

7251 New England Highway, Crows Nest

0407 766 322

• New Installation • Guttering

• Septic Installation • Rainwater Tank Fitting

• Household Maintenance • Blocked Drains

DRAIN MACHINE NOW AVAILABLE

Competitive Rates QBSA 1131994

PLUMBING SERVICES

flanagan

plumbing

QBCC 79716

service Servicing Toowoomba,

Local Plumber

Highfields and

surrounding areas

PO Box 200, Toowoomba, Q. 4350

Paul 0418 717 321

fpservice@bigpond.com

PLUMBING SERVICES

LOCAL PLUMBER

JM PLUMBING &

AIR-CONDITIONING

Call Jason: 0428 070 529

• New homes • Renovations • Maintenance

• Gas fitting • Roof & Guttering • Hot water systems

• Blocked drains • Drain camera - locator

• Air conditioning installation, cleaning

ABN: 5161793882

PLUMBING SERVICES

Plumbing

& Garden Care

Steve Knight

0438 968 456

QBCC 714344

ABN: 6943316227

E: jmplumbingandaircon@gmail.com

Plumbing

• Reguttering

• HWS

• Taps & Toilets

• General Plumbing

& Maintenance

Garden Care

• Lawn Mowing and Care

• Trees Pruned

• Hedge Trimming

• Rubbish Removal

Plus More

SCREENS – OUTDOOR

Transform Your Property

Fencing

Aluminum slat systems

Balustrade

Handrails

Laser Cut Screens

Insurance work

Contact us:

07 4615 4189

OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS

Web: www.maverickoutdoor.com.au

Email: admin@maverickoutdoor.com.au

ABN: 50626812842 QBCC: 15140705

SEPTIC SERVICES

LIQUID WASTE SERVICES

Septic Tanks • Grease Traps • Portaloos

Sludge • Spills • Waste Water

Emergencies • EPA Licensed

CALL 4633 0088

SEPTIC SERVICES

No 1 in No 2

business

We can provide a number of sewerage and

septic tank services

• Cleaning septic tanks • Pump outs

• Grey Water • Grease Traps

M: 0488 962 946

E: shreksseptic@bigpond.com

ABN: 36 686 966 533

w: www.shrekssepticservicetoowoomba.com.au

SMOKE ALARM SERVICES

Is Your Smoke Alarm

Keeping You Awake?

Contact: Andrew M: 0408 709 172

E: admin@safetysmokealarms.com

W: safetysmokealarms.com

QBCC lic: 1185586

PLUMBING & SEWERAGE

Does

your septic

system need

upgrading?

CRACKS

IN YOUR

SEPTIC TANK?

SLOW

DRAINING

SINKS?

Designs for plumbing

& on-site sewerage

wastewater disposal

UNPLEASANT

SEPTIC ODOUR?

SKIP BINS

Call Us

0405 07 46 166 384 438 760

www.zilchwaste.com.au

T 0409 376 706

WE NOW HAVE

SKIP BINS

Household

Cleans

or Builders Waste

Friendly, Specialised

& Prompt Service

Locally

Owned &

Operated

since 2007

TANK CLEANING SERVICES

Ph 0429 130 133

TANK CLEANING SERVICES

TYRES, BATTERIES and SUSPENSION

HIGHFIELDS

TYRE & BATTERY

Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments • Rims

On farm service • Road side assistance • Fleet work

Brakes & Suspension • After hours service: 0427 022 332

2/2 Darian St, Meringandan • 4696 9410

WATER SERVICES

Water on Wheels

9000L Water Delivery Tanker

Bulk Domestic Drinking Water

Turf and Landscape Watering

Pool and Road Barrier Filling

Prompt and Reliable Service

0487 492837

4 WATER

E: wateronwheelsqld@gmail.com

W: www.wateronwheelsqld.com.au

LIC# EH/1703/FOOD

TREE SERVICES

PHONE

0428 803 364

TYRES and BATTERIES

10 Charlotte Street, Crows Nest Qld 4355

07 4698 1209

crowsnesttyres@gmail.com

Crows Nest agency for HIGH COUNTRY HERALD

WATER SERVICES

24

HOURS

7

DAYS

• Tank and Pool Fills • Landscaping & Building

• Domestic and Commercial Bulk Water

Call Colin Jackson today 0429 961 130

WATER SERVICES

12,500L

Drinking Water,

Truck and Dog -

28,000L All Up

Prompt Reliable Service ~ Established 2006

Phone 0407 028 317


Lic. No. EH/1403/FOOD

GOLF

CABARLAH MEN’S: November 18 - Single

stableford. Winner B. Northwood 39, runner-up

G. Gunther 38. Rundown P. Hunt 34, C. Goodwin

33, J. Buckley 33, T. McLean 33.

November 21 - Single stroke. Winner K.

Baldrey 71, runner-up J. Bishop 73. Rundown B.

Volp 73, P. Hunt 74, B. Marney 74. Pin shots 5 C.

Reich, 10 J. Coorey (silver circle), 14 B. West, 17

R. Giudice.

November 22 - Single stableford. Winner I.

Robertson 41, runner-up D. Lamb 36. Rundown J.

Buckley 36, W. Aitken 36, J. Borey 35, G. Coonan

35, A. Pienaar 35, O. Hollis 34, N. Hoger 34. Pin

shots 1 D. Pinidypathiage, 10 K. Mitchell, 14 C.

Reich, 17 N. Hoger.

The medal of medalist final has been postponed

to Sunday, December 13.

November 30 - Darling Downs veterans visit.

No social golf will be permitted until 3pm. - Gary

Small

CABARLAH LADIES: Cabarlah lady golfers

played two competitions last week, the first a

9-hole single stableford on the back 9 on November

23. Winning scores were Maryette Buckley

and Pamie Campbell 18, Janese Lloyd and Margie

Alcorn 17, Marianne Kluck 16, Mary Dwan and

Hazel Milford 14.

November 24 - Stroke round over 18. The winner

was Janelle Kruse 92/70, second Petae Frazer

96/71, third Carole Duncan 105/71. First rundown

Judy Edwards 99/74, second rundown Paula

Heelan 106/75. The ttrophy was presented by the

Club. - Pam Campbell

Cabarlah golf break-up

CROWS NEST MEN’S:

November 25 - Social bowls

afternoon was taken out by Tony

Ryan, Rex Kennedy and George

Brady; runners-up Al Richo, Andrew

Tabor and John Michelmore.

November 21 - Club triples f inal

Daryl Fraser, Rex Kennedy and John

Michelmore d. Roy Bell, Lachlan

Barnes and Mal Charlesworth.

Congrats Dazzler and the dreamteam.

November 22 - Ladies club selfselected

triples was won by Bevan

Wingett, Lachlan Barnes and Bill

Perry, second were the Cannonaters

- Leanne, Alex and Bret. Many

thanks to President Jenni Svensson

and the members of the Crow’s Nest

Ladies Bowling Club for continuing

to sponsor this beaut annual event.

Much appreciated.

After six weeks, the club’s popular

Tuesday Night Burger Bowls comes

to an end on December 1. So you’d be

mad to miss the last session. There’s

always room for more players, so

turn up for a relaxing night out. No

experience is necessary for night

bowls at Crow’s Nest.

TOOWOOMBA CITY LA-

DIES: Our last playing day of bowls

for the year will be Friday, December

11. It will also be the club’s Christmas

party that night.

OAKEY MEN’S: November 22

- Competition result A singles P. Viney

d. R. Krause.

November 28 - Competition results

senior singles G. Fenton d. S.

Cosgrove, P. Maker d. R. Henry. A

singles P. Boyton d. C. Lucht.

December 5 - Competition called

A singles I. Hedge v. W. Patterson

(B. Lucht.) C singles J. Harrison v.

G. Nash (G. Fenton.)

December 6 - Competition called

A singles P. Maker v. P. Viney (I.

Hedge.) B singles B. Lucht v. D. Pokarier

(M. Hall.)

December 20 - Oakey Bowls Club

presentation day.

We’ll supply the bowls. You just

need to bring your appetite and some

soft-soled footwear. By the way, the

raffle prize is always a ripper!

December 6 - Away visit to

Toowoomba City BC. Don’t forget

to enter your name on the board if

playing.

December 13 - Neil and Ann

Lomas Advertiser Shield. 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 on bakescrowsnest@

live.com.au or on 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 on 4698 1450 before midday

to get your name in on time. You’d

be most welcome. GottaLoveBowls!

- Gary Baker

December 18 - Break-up day with

no bowls but a luncheon to be advised

at a later date.

Bowls each Friday. Names in by

8.30 play 9am.- Helen Moore

The club will open at 11am, barbecue

noon followed by two games of

12 ends from 1pm with presentations

from 4.30pm.

Members, guests, sponsors, social

players and visitors all welcome.

Names on the board or ring 4691

1267.

Oakey Bowls Club is open every

Thursday and Friday afternoon from

4pm for everyone’s enjoyment. Visitors

most welcome.

Night bowls every Thursday evening

from 6.30pm.

Bowlers please note yearly subscriptions

of $90 are now due.

- Sam Lorrimer

BOWLS

DDLBA triples champions

DDLBA championship triples winners Sue McManus, Lorraine Blaine

and Theresa Thomas, North Toowoomba, with DDLBA senior vice

president Bonnie Gordon.

Wayne Hogar and Tim Squires, dressed in

the Christmas spirit for the Cabarlah Golf

Club break-up day, were placed third in last

Saturday’s competition in spite of the hot

weather. – Marg Alcorn photo

OAKEY: November 21-22 - Members 18-hole

stableford. Winner Fabian Welk 44, runner-up

Alan De Ross 37. Rundown Dan Norton 36. Pins

3 and 5/14, donated by The Barn, Andrew King,

12, donated by Andrew King, Fabian Welk.

November 25 - Ladies 18-hole stableford.

Winner Iris Thompson 31. Winner front 9 Daphne

Webster 16, back 9 Yvonne Lebeter 16.

Thursday Sporters winner John Grawich 27,

runner-up Mal Muirhead 24. Pin George Fenton.

November 29 - Members 18-hole stableford

with trophies donated by Dan Norton and Marlene

Deans. Winner ladies Kathy Fenton 30. Men Michael

Rietveld Jnr 46, runner-up Andrew King 38.

Rundown George Fenton and Alan De Ross 37.

Bradman’s Holden Norton. Pins 3 Andrew King,

8 George Wright, 5/14, donated by The Barn, Paul

Jones and 12, donated by Andrew King, Michael

Rietveld.

December 5-6 - Members 18-hole stroke in

conjunction with the December monthly medal. -

Marlene Deans

CROWS NEST: November 25 - Sporters winner

A. May 36, runner-up B. Klepper 33, putting

L. Kruger 19. Pins 7/16 J. Thorpe, 8/17 N. Comer.

November 29 - Jim and Michelle Edser

three-person ambrose select partners. Winners B.

Cox, S. Emmerton, I. Beutel 55¼, runners-up D.

Webb, D. Cox, A. Cox 57.56, third C. Thorpe, J.

Thorpe, G. Campbell 58.13. Pins 1/10, 6/15 G.

Campbell, 2/11 B. Phillips, 3/12 S. Emmerton,

4/13 L. Kruger, 5/14 A. Cox, 7/16 Eric, 8/17 I.

Beutel, 9/18 W. Coombs.

December 5 - Third round TCB replay at

Blackbutt 11am shot gun start.

December 6 - Weis Constructions stroke event

and monthly medal.

December 8 - Annual general meeting at 7pm.

- John Somerville

GOOMBUNGEE: November 22 - Men’s single

stableford, club trophy. Winner Robbie McKewen

38. Approaches 3/12 and 5/14 Tony Sheridan.

Ladies four-ball stableford draw for partners, club

trophy. Winners Denise Volz and Ann Cass 49.

Approach 7/16 Ann Cass.

November 29 - Two person ambrose, Jess

Muras Pioneer Arms day. Winners Dan Darlington

and Nino Capuzzo 65¾ net, runners-up Dave

Scutt and Murray McLeod 66¼ net, third Paul and

Wendy Ladewig 66½ net. Rundown Travis and

Damien Peters, Jason and Adrian Delaney, Trent

and Mark Peters, Greg Buckley and Garry Shea.

Pins men 3/12 Travis Peters, 4/13 Scott Wood,

8/17 Garry Shea.

Approaches 2/11 Charlie Sipple and Scott

Wood, 5/14 Damien and Travis Peters, 7/16 Murray

McLeod and Dave Scutt.

Members draw - 106, Lester Schimke, not present.

Next week $90.

December 3 - Ladies Christmas hamper day -

club trophies. December 6 - Single stroke, monthly

medal, medal of medalists, Dan Darlington trophy.

- Murray McLeod

DDLBA: The last function for

2020 for the DDLBA will be the

AGM open meeting and Christmas

lunch on Monday, December 7, at

Drayton with the meeting to commence

at 9.30am. Two delegates

only from each club to be in attendance

due to COVID restrictions.

OAKEY LADIES: December

1 - Bowls at 9am, our last bowling

day for the year. Last week’s results

Elaine Priaulx and Rhondda Lawrie

d. E. Priaulx and Barbara Poole. Hazel

Harvey and Shirley Chard d. Betty

Richter and Shirley Hudson.

PAST PRESIDENTS: December

14 - Christmas party at Glenvale

Hockey Club at noon. No December

TOOWOOMBA CITY

MEN’S: December 1 - 1 to 3pm.

Coaching/practice/roll-ups. Pursuant

to our COVID-Safe Plan, start time

is strictly 1pm. NOTE: If the temperature

reaches 35 o the coaching/

roll-ups session will be cancelled.

December 2 - 8.30am. Club or

self-selected triples. Mixed or otherwise.

Have names in by 7.30am.

Bar roster R. Griffin. Office roster R.

Borey.

December 4 - 8.30am: Ladies

mixed Friday. The men are welcome

to join the ladies. Names in or be

there by 7.30am. Green fee $13 includes

light refreshments.

December 5 - 8.30am. Week 2

City Scroungers. This is a fresh and

exciting format with up to four players

per rink bowling three bowls each

with the three nearest bowls scoring

3, 2, and 1 points over 16 ends. The

rink winners play off in a four-end

final. There are no teams. It is every

bowler for themselves.

December 6 - 12.30pm. Annual

visit by Crows Nest Club. 21 players

have nominated.

Two games of 12 ends (3 bowl

NORTH TOOWOOMBA LA-

DIES: November 25 - Championship

fours D. Dann, D Clark, P.

Graham, L. Mott d. S. McManus,

J. Thomas, B. Williams, J. Pauli. V.

Mahoney, T. Thomas, B. Shea, K.

Lavender d. M. Wheaton, M. Hinz,

N. Costabeber, C. Benson.

December 2 - Starting 8am. Call

for final of championship fours D.

RIFLE SHOOTING

As this will be the last notes for

2020, best wishes for a Merry Christmas

and to stay safe and healthy over

the festive season.

Hopefully it will be a better and

non-restrictive year ahead in 2021.

- Joyce McGeorge

December 8 - Our last meeting for

the year at 10.30am.

Then off to the RSL Club for our

Christmas party at noon.

We will be in recess until January

12. - Elsie Voll

meeting. Our next meeting will be at

Drayton Bowls Club at noon on January

11. - Elsie Voll

triples) with a short drinks break for

half an hour after game 1. A sausage

sizzle will follow game 2. Green

fees $15 per player. Bar roster K.

Gleeson. Green keeping roster Bill

Hogan.

Results of play last week: Wednesday

social Jim Smith, Michael Burke

and Sid Cook.

Saturday’s City Scroungers –

Round 1 - 11 bowlers took to the

green for this round with BJ King

taking out the win and the $25 cash

prize. Round 2 is next Saturday.

Sunday’s O’Brien Electrical jackpot

attracted 12 teams vying for the

$300 jackpot on offer. After some

close games the winners were BJ

King and Bill Hogan. The $300 pot

did not go off so jackpots to $348 for

the next game.

Club championship results - Men’s

pairs final R. Griffin and C. Bowman

d. R. Zimmerle and P. Rashleigh.

Mens triples final BJ King, S. Cook

and D. Cone d. W. Hogan, C. Wall

and C. Bowman.

That concludes the 2020 club selected

championships. - Mick Bianchi

Dann, D Clark, P. Graham, L. Mott

v. V. Mahoney, T. Thomas, B. Shea,

K. Lavender. Final of B grade singles

N. Costabeber v. C Benson, marker

H Gscheidle.

Championship pairs J. Pauli, S.

McManus v. L. Bryant, K. Weir, umpire

J. Mitchell.

Social available 8am start. - Marilyn

Wheaton

SOUTHERN DOWNS: November 29 - 600 yards fly shoot - Richard

McK. 1, Dave T. 2, Kevin J. 3.

Another hot morning last Sunday with strong, gusty winds to make life

interesting. Richard had another good day, taking out first place in the fly

shoot, well done Richard.

December 6 - We will be at the 300-yard mound for our combined F class

and military rifle shoot. If you have a military bolt action rifle up to 8mm,

come along and give these old war horses a try. Sign on 7.30am for 8am start.

Contact Margaret 4666 1018 for more information.

Runners-up in the DDLBA championship triples K. Livingstone (sub

for Vicki Horsburgh), Kerry Ryan and Therese Smith, Crows Nest.

Highfields: After 36 weeks of

COVID-19 shutdown, PARKRUN

IS BACK.

This week 72 people ran, jogged

and walked the course.

Four were first timers and four

recorded new personal bests. Representatives

of two different clubs took

part.

Congratulations Sandra and Jaclyn

on 50 parkruns each.

The event was made possible by

nine volunteers, Martin Hogg, Dianne

Tumbridge, Kym Murphy, Trina

Murphy, Greg Jones, Steve Donald,

Tracey Roberts, Narelle Donald

and Hope Bishop.

ST MARY’S: November 26 -

AGM starting at 11am. We would

like all members to attend.

If possible, bowls will be held after

the meeting. November 17 - Last

night at TIBA. Please be there by

6.30pm if you are attending.

PARKRUN

INDOOR BOWLS

TOOWOOMBA ASSOCIA-

TION: November 27 - A fun night

of bowls as it was our last playing

night for this year. We had eight mats

down with 65 people taking part.

Bowls resume on January 8.

If you are not in a team for the first

Results and a complete event history

can be found on the Highfields

parkrun results page.

Since Highfields parkrun started

on October 24, 2015, 2206 participants

have completed 14,807

parkruns covering a total distance of

74,035 km, including 2404 new personal

bests. A total of 297 individuals

have volunteered 2255 times.

Highfields parkrun is a free, timed

5km walk, jog or run held every Saturday

morning at 7am at the Highfields

Sport and Recreation Park.

For more information please email

highfields@parkrun.com or message

us via our Facebook page.- Janeen

night, and you would like a game,

please let Keith know by Thursday,

January 7, at the latest, phone 0498

700 966.

May you all have a wonderful

Christmas and a very happy wet New

Year.

Our Christmas party with St Paul’s

is on at Groom Park Hall on November

28 starting at 6pm.

Please keep this night free. We are

still social distancing and sanitising

on account of COVID.

To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - DECEMBER 1, 2020 - 19

Community plants trees for vulnerable

cockatoos

Newly arrived Crows Nest

couple Jodie and Jason Edge

have taken the first steps to

making their property friendlier

for the vulnerable glossy black

cockatoo.

Mr and Mrs Edge put their

hands up to be involved with

Friends of Land for Wildlife

Toowoomba’s Casuarinas for

Cockies program.

The project has the local conservationist

group work with

landowners to plant and maintain

700 black and forest sheoak

trees for vulnerable cockatoos.

Through the program, the couple

will receive 50 trees to plant

in their property and had already

planted 25 over the course of

three days.

Mrs Edge said there were casuarinas

on their property, which

made it an easy decision to get

involved.

“I saw the project on social

media and I thought it would be

a good idea,” she said.

“Both Jason and I are keen

bird watchers and we try to make

our property as inviting as possible

for native wildlife. It’s really

nice to see a project that is supporting

native species.”

Mrs Edge said the group that

organised the project was incredibly

professional.

“They supplied everything to

us, All we had to do was plant

them in the ground,” she said.

After finishing planting their

first half of trees, Mrs Edge posted

the couple’s achievement on

social media, where she connected

with other landowners

who had participated in the project.

Jason Edge planting a new casuarina

“It was nice to see other landowners

in the area who are help

Picture: Jodie Edge

ing these amazing birds,” Mrs

Edge said. - Sean White

Friends of Land for Wildlife Toowoomba has

invited the public to its first official tree planting

event this weekend for conservation.

The conservation group will be planting 100

forest sheoaks at Cressbrook Dam on Saturday

from 9am to noon.

The group’s secretary Margie Young said

the planting was for the group’s Casuarinas for

Cockies project where it had received a grant for

$10,000 from conservation groups WIRES and

Landcare Australia.

The project aims to help endangered glossy

black cockatoos by planting more casuarina trees

which is the bird’s main source of food.

“The support we have received for the program

has been fantastic. We have been able coordinate

five public spaces and eight private spaces to plant

the trees,” she said.

“One of the public spaces that got involved with

the project was the Crows Nest Showgrounds,

where the society held its own private plantning.

“Not only have the public for getting involved

in the tree planting, but also the support from the

Toowoomba Regional Council as well for letting

us plant on its land.

“We have lost many trees either through bushfire

or the drought, so any tree we can plant goes

towards helping this endangered species.”

Yvonne Bradley

W: www.atrealty.com.au

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I have buyers looking to buy rural and residential.

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Investors from Brisbane, NSW and Victoria are snapping up

investment homes and rural properties.

WHEN YOUR PROPERTY SELLS

Clancy Angow and Arlie Hanson at the Crows

Nest Showgrounds tree planting. - Picture:

Contributed

The conservation group will supply morning tea

for Saturday’s tree planting event.

Ms Young said the next location for the tree

planting will be Dingo Mountain in early January.

For more information about Saturday’s tree

planting, contact Ms Young on 0406 174 103.

Yvonne Bradley 0408 181 146

THINKING ABOUT SELLING?

yvonne@atrealty.com.au

NOW IS THE TIME!!!

Phone Yvonne Bradley - Crows Nest Leading Agent

M: 0408 181 146 E: yvonne@atrealty.com.au

TRACTORS-

Massey Ferguson 1085 c/w cab, good tyres, 3 pt link, pto, drawbar, 6,344 hrs (serviced

in good running order) Ford 6600 c/w rops, 3 pt link, p.t.o, and McCormack front end

loader/bucket system 1,137 hrs (in good running order) (registered), Fordson power

major c/w Napier front end blade, Fordson super major (not working)

FARM IMPLEMENTS-

Shearer 16 tyne bridle draught scarifier, Shearer 18 run small seeds box, Sunshine

10 disc sundercut plough, Sunbeam 500 fertiliser spreader (3 p.t link/pto drive), hay

bale spear unit (3 p.t link), ripper - single tyne (3 p.t link), steel box trailer - tipper

7’x4’6”(unreg)

FENCING- Fencemaster post borer system c/w engine on stand, qty’s of electric fence,

material and tools

STOCKCRATE- Fully galvanised- pipe/sheet (suit 4x4 trayback)

FUEL TANK- Diesel - steel on tripod stand

WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT-

Welders x2, air compressor, 7 kva Workmate generator c/w Honda motor, Ryobi-bench

grinder (1.5 hp), Rexon steel press (red), Hitachi bench saw, Oregon chainsaw chain

sharpener unit, Stihl chainsaws x2, Husqvarna chainsaw xl, brushcutters x2, air blower,

qty aluminium ladders, quantity of workshop tools and accessories.

HOUSE/GARDEN-

Rover Z-Force (48” cut) zero turn ride on mower (very good condition), Viking GE 120

mulcher (electric), irrigation sprinklers x6 (on stands), Davey supercell 30 water pressure

tank, furniture, household implements, kitchen equipment, quantity of sundries.

TERMS- PAYMENT ON DAY OF SALE, CASH, CHEQUE OR DIRECT PAYMENT BY

ARRANGEMENT PRIOR, PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED. BID CARD

SYSTEM APPLIES.

FURTHER DETAILS: Warren Inch 0419 776 362 Roger Foxton 0419 778 305

2 HIGHFIELDS ROAD, HIGHFIELDS 07 4698 7111

Whichello Clearing Sale

December 5 – 10am

Izzard Road, Whichello

(11km from Crows Nest just off Pechey MacLagan Rd)

Signs will direct from New England Hwy (Pechey),

Crows Nest & Goombungee

• Bid Card System - Photo ID Compulsory

• Cash, Approved Cheque & Direct Transfer Only

• Canteen On-Site - Crows Nest Childrens Centre

Geoff Trost 0418 182 296

Garry Dukes (Owner) 0428 682 659

IH Tractor buyers

should attend.

TRACTORS, CAT TRACK LOADER & BACKHOE

McCormack C85 MAX FWA FEL air cab 1950hrs; CAT 955L TrackLoader 4 in 1 Bucket Recon

Motor/Trans/Rear End (approx 600 hours since rebuild); IH B275 inc FEL recon starter/injectors/

gen; 2 x IH 434 complete in parts, 1xrecon motor; 3 x IH 414’s; recon motor; IH B250 complete

in parts; MF 134 Backhoe complete; 1 Ton Vibrator Roller Lister Engine Fully Restored; Tractor

Doors; IH 13 Plate Offsets (some new disks); 3. 3PL Rotary Hoe; Tractor Blade/Stick Rake; Hay

Spear to suit McCormick loader frame.

WORKSHOP

3PH Drill Press; Dean Smith & Grace Lathe 3PH 41/2” çhuck; 3PH Royce Air Compressor; Sand

Blaster; Table Bench Saws; Steel Shelving; Gantry & 3PH Motor; Qty Hyd Hose & Fittings; 450L

Diesel Tank Elec Pump; Asst Angle Iron & Steel; Poly Fittings; Asst 12 Gal Drum Pumps; 2 x

Wood Lathes (1 with motor); 2 Buzz Saws (1 parts).

MOTORS & MISC

1HP Lister petrol/kero needs resto; 2 x 3HP Diesel Listers, 1 rebuilt; Valpadana Self Propelled

Rotary Hoe; Meat Saw; Water Boiler; Old Hand Ploughs; Old Steel Wheels; Garden Tools; Gal

Tubs; Qty Plastic 44 Gal Drums; QTY Steel 44 Gal Drums; Old Wooden Ladder; Qty Cool Room

& Freezer Panels; Slide-on Ute Camper; 2 x 4ft Slasher; 2 x 5ft Slasher; Steel Grid; Aluminium

Windows; Camp BBQ’s & Camping Gear; Chimney Flue’s; Screen Doors & Wooden Doors; 2 x

6ft Heavy Net Wire; Old Beer Kegs; 2 Pontoons; 2 x Approx 35ft Windmill Towers; Asst Concrete

Pipes; 12 x Small Concrete Culverts; 3 x Large Concrete Culverts; Asst Timber & Corro Iron; Qty

Down Pipe; Asst Gates, Wire & Threaded Rod; Steel Stair Stringers; 2 x 5M wide Roller Doors; 3

& 4 Furrow Ploughs; Qty Star Pickets; Steel Bird Cage; LightBurn Petrol Cement Mixer running;

Shed Trusses & H Iron; Plus Numerous Sundry Items; Gold Acres Pathway 12V 50L Spray Tank

(New).

OUTSIDE VENDORS

Case 1840 Skid Steer Loader, 5 new tyres, levelling bar, lights, recon 4 in 1, post hole digger &

2 augers; 5 x asst Davey Dynajet pumps; Tin Cabinet with shelves; Tin Trunk; Tool Boxes; 2 x 3

Pulley Rollers; 2 x 1 Pully Rollers; Boot Lasts; 1 1/2 Ton Block & Tackle; Wallaby Jack; 7 x Horse

Bells; Stock Saddle; Old Metho - Kerosene Iron; Old Soldering Iron; Fencing/Garden Tools; Ute

Gantry; Asst Poly Fittings; 2” Water Pump; Asst Nuts & Bolts; Asst Oils (unopened); 1/2t Endless

Chain; Asst Chainsaw Sharpeners; Asst Steel; Car Ramps; 140 AMP Lincoln Welder.

Please Note! – More items & more photos to be loaded to website and advertising as sheds are cleared out.

Rural

CROWS NEST


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