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to Thursday 31 December. After hours

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be held 15 December commencing at

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541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba and are

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With some rain showers recently and the

chance of more in the coming days, it’s

a good time to let nature take care of

watering the garden. Get your lawn ready

and make the most of rain by aerating

and using a slow release fertiliser so it’ll

be lush and green in no time. For more

tips on saving water inside and outside

the home visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/water

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developing an action plan visit

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LETTERS

Hitting their stride for stroke

I am thrilled to announce Stroke Foundation’s

annual physical activity fundraiser Stride4stroke

has well and truly exceeded expectations this year.

A record 1484 people took part in the campaign.

Stroke4Stroke encouraged participants to set

an activity goal for the month of November, get

moving to reduce their own stroke risk and raise

funds in support of Stroke Foundation.

I have been astounded by the extraordinary

passion, dedication and generosity people have

displayed especially as we navigate life during a

pandemic.

This year has been a challenge for all of us,

and it has been wonderful to see people connect

virtually and creatively throughout this campaign.

Stroke Foundation had hoped to raise $180,000

through Stride4Stroke, but that target has been

surpassed.

Our inspiring community of supporters raised

an amazing $420,000, an incredible effort and one

we are truly grateful for.

Every dollar raised will have an enormous

impact. It will go towards supporting vital Stroke

Foundation programs like our free telephone

advice service StrokeLine (1800 787 653) and

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survivors and their families transition to life back

home after stroke and throughout the recovery

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I wish to thank and congratulate everyone in

the community who signed up for Stride4Stroke,

put on their runners, swim suits or cycle gear and

encouraged their friends and family to join them.

I know many of you are survivors of stroke

yourself or have a loved one who has had a stroke.

More than 27,400 people have experienced

a stroke for the first time in their lives in 2020,

while more than 445,000 survivors are living in

the community. I am grateful we have so many

people looking out for the survivors of stroke in

our community and doing all they can to ensure

they are supported to live well.

I hope all our wonderful “striders” are feeling

the physical and mental benefits from their

activity boost in November and have established

some good habits to continue to move their bodies

into the future.

I look forward to welcoming you back

to Stride4Stroke next year and making this

wonderful community event bigger and better in

2021. - Sharon McGowan, Stroke Foundation

Chief Executive Officer

Lucky to enjoy beauty of nature

It is morning tea time and I sit in the swinging

seat on the verandah. The sky is a beautiful blue

and there are just a few clouds, small patches of

white against the blue.

On the horizon the trees are a deep green in

colour and as I bring my eyes across the view it

is surprising how many different greens there are.

Two Sulphur-crested Cockatoos cross the

blue and disappear, calling as they go. There is

a Crow. I do not like Crows. They came into my

potting shed and put holes in my bag of potting

mix.

There go two Rainbow Lorikeets zooming

across my vision. It reminds me of one of my

visits to North Queensland where I saw a cloud

of hundreds of them (an unbelievable sight.)

I have seen the Budgerigars out west in their

hundreds but because these were bigger birds the

sighting was spectacular.

There is the Brown Honeyeater just arrived in

the grevillea and there is that bossy boots Noisy

Friar Bird come in to chase them away.

I have just heard the Eastern Swamp Hen call

from the creek and the double bas have come in

for a drink at the bird bath.

I can hear Sacred Kingfishers calling down at

the creek also, and somewhere nearby is the Pied

Butcherbird as well as the softer call of the Spotted

Turtle Dove.

How fortunate I am to be able to ignore the

troubles of the world around me and enjoy the

beauty of nature. - Donalda Rogers, Crows Nest

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Council’s long term vision

for water supply

THREE KEY ACTIONS IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITY ITEMS

What will the Toowoomba

Region look like in 30 years

and how will we be placed to

meet the water demands of this

region?

With the population expected

to increase by more than 80,000,

Toowoomba Regional Council

has released its Toowoomba

Regional Council Water Vision

2050.

TRC Water and Waste

Committee Chair Cr Rebecca

Vonhoff said the document

was commissioned by TRC, to

independent consultants Engeny

Water Supply, and is an overview

of water supply, challenges and

opportunities for the region.

“This is an important

document which highlights just

how much work is needed to

secure water security for our

region,” Cr Vonhoff said.

“We need to focus on the

long-term. We need to think of

people, jobs and the land.

“In total, 48 options were

identified, including ideas such

as new pipelines, cloud seeding,

recycled water, building new

dams, raising dam walls and

sourcing water from dams

outside the boundaries of our

region.

“The options were assessed in

terms of cost and if a yield could

be calculated.

“This report made two things

clear to me. Firstly, that we need

State and Federal funding for

water infrastructure.

This report shows how limited

our options are if they don’t

support us financially. Our

pockets are simply not deep

enough.

“Secondly, that we have until

as soon as 2022 to upgrade the

Mt Kynoch Water Treatment

Plant so we have to act quickly,

but with the utmost care given

how critical the plant is to

providing safe drinking water.”

As part of the Water Vision,

three key actions were identified

as priority items for the council

to undertake. These include:

• Continue to utilise Mt

Kynoch Water Treatment Plant

as the central treatment facility.

• An interim upgrade to Mt

Kynoch Water Treatment Plant

is required to increase capacity

of the water treatment plant.

• Seek amendment to the

existing Cressbrook Creek Water

Supply Scheme Operations

Manual with modification

to the resource entitlement

volumes (up to 20,000ML/a

from 14,000ML/a) as well as

upgrades to the Cressbrook raw

water pump station and changes

to the operating rules for the

Wivenhoe to Cressbrook raw

water pipeline to allow operation

of the pipeline at a higher initial

level in Cressbrook Dam.

• Negotiate with Seqwater to

ensure the increase extraction

volumes from Wivenhoe (up to

14,000ML/a from 10,000ML/a)

are available.

“It is important to note that

this document does not take into

account an idea for a southern

pipeline which was raised by the

State Government in late 2019,”

Cr Vonhoff said.

“We continue to ask for more

information from the State

Government before councillors

consider their support or

opposition to the pipeline

project.

“It is recommended that the

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next version of Water Vision

targets completion in 2022

by when we would expect

more clarity from the State

Government.

“Council is responsible for the

supply of drinking water to 11

townships that are not connected

to the bulk water supply system.

“Connection to the bulk water

supply system is planned for five

of these rural towns Cambooya,

Greenmount, Nobby, Clifton

and Vale View.

“We will continue to add new

elements to the Water Vision and

will be refining the document on

a five-year cycle with the next

version in 2022, unless there are

triggers that warrant an earlier

review.”

The Toowoomba Regional

Council Water Vision 2050 will

now go before the council for

consideration on December 15.

Cr VONHOFF

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With a range of opportunities

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over 1000 parents each year.

Large school facilities and an

abundance of choice provides

students with an array of sport,

arts, and academic opportunities,

both as part of the curriculum

and as extra-curricular activities.

With a dedicated Head of

Department (curriculum) to

oversee curriculum planning

and delivery, a consistent and

seamless approach to learning

ensures the school continues

to achieve high academic

standards and outcomes.

This, coupled with careful

consideration of class sizes for

optimal learning, provides for

a child-centred learning environment

in each classroom.

Outside the classroom

students can participate in

school-based, interschool or

representative school sport.

Likewise, opportunities exist

to take part in the school’s

Arts department - choirs,

bands, ensembles and instrumental

music lessons.

With numerous lunch

time clubs and activities, an

award-winning Chess Club,

and a specialist Japanese language

program taught from

Prep to Year 6, children attending

Highfields State School can

enjoy a range of opportunities

in an environment that fosters

positive behaviour for learning.

As Highfields’ first school,

providing education to primary

school students for more than

150 years, Highfields State

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with a defined catchment area.

For those living outside

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Council opens Kleinton waste facility

Toowoomba Regional Council opened its new

$18 million waste management facility at Kleinton

to the public on Friday.

Mayor Paul Antonio said the Kleinton facility

was the fifth project delivered under the council’s

Waste Infrastructure Plan.

“Waste has become a big problem across Southern

Queensland. There is a lot of talk going on but

not much happening regionally. But we have done

it here,” he said.

“Hutchinson Builders completed the project

with the support of 21 subcontractors, most of

whom are local to the Toowoomba and Darling

Downs.”

Cr Antonio said the new facility was in recognition

of the growth in the Highfields area.

“According to the 2001 census there were

roughly 3600 people in this area. In the 2016 census

there were almost 10,000 people which makes

this area an area of preference in development,”

he said.

Water and Waste Committee Portfolio leader Cr

Nancy Sommerfield said the construction of the

facility had been quite a journey for the council.

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which have ensured we have been able

to cap and seal the old waste that is here which

means there is no contamination of our ground

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“We are actually doing good work with waste

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a major landfill which has capacity for at least 50

years, which means that we can bring all the waste

throughout the region to that one landfill which

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Cr Sommerfield said the design of the Kleinton

facility was similar in design to the facility to the

Tier 1 facility at O’Mara Road.

TRC Waste Services manager Matt Torr said the

waste facility’s second hand shop was still under

construction and was expected to be complete in

March.

“Currently this facility sees roughly 50,000 people

a year which is only going to expand as Highfields

continues to grow,” Mr Torr said.

The new facility also boasts innovations in

waste management such as sprinklers which manages

the odour and dust at the facility.

“Litter prevention controls are also in place to

contain windblown litter from the facility,” Cr

Sommerfield said.

Cr Sommerfield said the design of the facility

was the key to good waste management.

“The design means we don’t increase our staff

numbers and yet we have increased our savings

for landfill which is important,” she said.

“About 70 per cent of waste at the O’Mara Road

facility is saved from landfill - either reused, recycled

or reduced and we will be able to deliver the

same thing here. With the high population we are

receiving from Highfields, which means big numbers

in waste being saved from landfill.”

Cr Antonio said everyone needed to take some

responsibility with how they manage their waste.

“Waste is a big issue and the management of

waste is a big issue.

“I am really proud of how the Toowoomba

Regional Council is taking the lead in regards to

waste,” he said. - Sean White

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Drive-in movie draws crowd

OAKEY: The Oakey Chamber

of Commerce got into the

festive spirit, holding a special

Christmas drive-in movie night

for families to enjoy.

Families gathered at the

Oakey Showgrounds for the

Christmas event where the business

group held a screening of

Arthur Christmas.

Oakey Chamber of Commerce

president Rebecca Meacham

said she was overwhelmed with

the number of people who came

out.

“We had well over 500 community

members, as well as

visitors from Highfields, Dalby,

Crows Nest, Pittsworth and

Toowoomba,” she said.

“It was nice to know that our

events can reach people outside

our immediate community as

well.“

Mrs Meacham said the chamber

had begun planning the

event after they realised their

annual Oakey Santa Fair simply

wouldn’t be possible this year.

“We started planning in September.

I guess this is our way

of still hosting a Christmas event

for this year in a safe manner,”

she said.

“Social distancing isn’t hard

to keep track of when everyone

is in their own car. You’re in

your own little COVID-19 safe

bubble already.”

Although the Santa Fair was

not an option, Santa still showed

up to greet families during entry.

Santa’s little helper gave

out lolly bags all individually

wrapped.

“Planning this was a massive

challenge.

“Most of our volunteers were

Oakey Chamber of Commerce

committee members and their

families,” Mrs Meacham said.

“We had about 15 volunteers

trying to cater for more than 500

people, which was made even

more difficult because we had

never run anything like this before.”

Other than a storm during the

last 20 minutes of the film, Mrs

Meacham said she was pleased

with how the event turned out.

“During the high winds in the

final portion of the film, it was a

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case of either deflate the screen

or, as we chose, have volunteers

jump on and keep the screen on

the ground with ropes,” she said.

“It was quite exciting. A couple

of our smaller members had

their feet leave the ground a few

times, but we made it through

to the end of the film.” - Quinn

Macdonald

Carols at Crows Nest and Highfields

• The Crows Nest Museum

and Historical Village will open

its gates to the community to celebrate

the end of the year with

Carols at the Museum this Sunday,

December 20 at 4.30pm.

The local Crows Nest choir is

set to perform Christmas carols

for people to sing-a-long with.

Crows Nest Museum and Historical

Village president Leanne

Murphy said the Lions Club of

Toowoomba had decorated the

museum with a festive light display.

“Sunday’s event is one that

the whole family can enjoy,” she

said.

“Since the museum re-opened,

the committee has focused on

hosting more events at the site to

encourage the local community

to get involved with and learn

about our local history.”

Mrs Murphy said food and

drinks would be available for

purchase at the event.

“There is also plenty of space

in the grounds for children to

play safely,” she said.

“Bring your chairs, blankets

and your singing voices and celebrate

the Christmas spirit with

us.”

Entry for the event is free.

The museum will be adhering

to social distancing guidelines

and sanitising stations.

Contact Mrs Murphy 0407

699 943 or the museum’s secretary

Kay Tyler 0411 358 660.

• Highfields Community

Church will host Carols on the

Green at Highfields Hub, 55

Highfields Road this Sunday

from 7pm.

• Due to the COVID retrictions,

Highfields Pioneer Village

will not be holding their annual

Christmas concert this year.

On December 27, however,

the miniature steam train, Myrtle

May, will be running for rides

for the children along with rides

on the Model T bus.

Billy tea and damper will be

for sale and the village and museum

will be open for visitors.

For more details, contact Jody

or Pat 4696 6309.


Museum breathes life into locomotive

The roar of a restored locomotive

boiler signalled another step

completed of the Down Steam

Tourist Railway and Museum

volunteers’ work.

The museum conducted a successful

test firing of the boiler

with its volunteers, public members

and community leaders

gathered to watch the occasion

on Friday, December 4.

Downs Steam Tourist Railway

and Museum project manager

Andrew Caldwell has been

involved with the restoration

since 2015.

He said Friday’s firing was

akin to entering the first station

of a long journey.

“It’s a great milestone where

the volunteers can see all the

work they have done come to

fruition. They can see the engine

living and breathing again,” Mr

Caldwell said.

“I am originally an aeronautical

engineer but steam and railways

have always been my passion

that I have been working on

in the background.”

One of the biggest challenges

with the restoration was the corporate

knowledge of the boiler.

“These locomotives are quite

old and the company that built

them, Queensland Steam finished

around 1966, so a lot of

the people who used to work

on these machines, drive them

and maintain them are no longer

with us,” Mr Caldwell said.

“So that corporate knowledge

of how they were maintained

and those little tricks of the trade

in keeping that philosophy alive

has been difficult.”

Downs Steam Tourist Railway

and Museum chair Ros Scotney

said the museum would not have

been able to restore the boiler

engine without the financial

backing of former Toowoomba

Mayor Clive Berghofer.

The next step for the Locomotive

106 restoration was placing

the boiler back to the locomotive

which happened on Wednesday.

The museum’s site manager

Jeff Smith said the successful

testing of the engine was a testament

to the work and the dedication

to the museum’s volunteers.

“This has been 20 years in the

making,” Mr Smith said.

Mr Caldwell said the museum

would continue to work on

restoring the locomotive to a

functional state to travel the rails

again.

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hall floor, and eat lots of ice cream.

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MONDAY-FRIDAY 8.30am-6pm

SATURDAY 8.30am-4pm

Pancreatitis: Usually follows a fatty or rich meal, such as meat offcuts, sausages

and some treats. Causes painfull inflammation of the pancreas, relasing digestive

enzymes that cause damage to the pancreas itself and surrounding organs. Can

lead to life threatening peritonitis and development of diabetes.

Foreign bodies: Foreign objects that lodge in and cause damage to the

gastrointestinal tract, frequently attributed to bones, parts of toys, and Christmas

decorations at this time of the year.

Toxicity: Many common Christmas foods and decorations contain toxins that

can be life threatenting for your pets, such as chocolate, alcohol, sultanas and

raisins. Christmas plants such as lillies, poinsettias and live pine can also induce

illness when chewed, licked or when water in vases and trays is ingested.


DECORATIONS:

Dangers:

• Electrocution

and burns when

chewed

• Foreign bodies

PLANTS:

Dangers:

• Toxicity

CHRISTMAS MEATS

Dangers:

•Pancreatitis

• Foreign bodies

(bones)

DESSERTS:

Dangers:

•Pancreatitis

• Toxicity

(raisins,

sultanas,

chocolate,

alcohol)

RAWHIDE CHEWS:

Dangers:

• Pancreatitis

(usually processed

in fat)

• Foreign bodies


DRUGS: November 5 - Police

executed a search warrant

at a Lake Drive, Meringandan

address. A search of the dwelling

located a number of drug

utensils. A Meringandan woman,

22, was offered and accepted

participation in a drug division

program.

November 5 - Police executed

a search warrant at a Cecil

Crescent, Highfields address. A

search of the dwelling located

several used syringes incorrectly

disposed of.

A Highfields man, 45, was

charged with failure to properly

dispose of syringe to appear

in the Toowoomba Magistrates

Court this month.

November 20 - Police intercepted

an Isuzu D-Max utility on

Meringandan Road, Kleinton.

A search of the vehicle located

a quantity of MDMA (ecstasy)

tablets hidden in the rear of the

utility.

A Gowrie Mountain man, 19,

was charged with possessing

dangerous drugs to appear in the

Toowoomba Magistrates Court

this month.

PROPERTY: Sometime between

October 2 and November

12, offender/s have forced entry

into a building on Kuhls Road,

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Highfields police report - November

Highfields which contained the

bar of the Highfields Eagles

Rugby League Club. Offender/s

have stolen in excess of $800

worth of alcoholic beverages.

Investigations are continuing.

Overnight on November 3,

offender/s have forced entry into

the canteen of the Mary Mackillop

Catholic College. Offender/s

have removed a variety of food

and drinks. Investigations are

continuing.

November 13 - Police located

three juvenile males inside a

three-storey building under construction

on Highfields Road,

Highfields.

A Cabarlah boy, 16 and two

Highfields boys, 15 and 16, were

all charged with trespass and

dealt with under the provisions

of the Youth Justice Act.

November 24 - Offender/s

have entered the front yard of

a Flamingo Road, Highfields

address and stolen a bmx style

bicycle. Investigations are continuing.

November 25 - Offender/s

have smashed a glass window

with a rock at the Highfields

Men’s Shed located on Shostaki

Road, Cabarlah. CCTV footage

has been obtained and investigations

are continuing.

Police on roads this Christmas

Highfields police are working to make the roads

safer during the Christmas period.

Queensland Police have started a Statewide

road safety campaign which will continue to January

29.

Officers from the Darling Downs Road Policing

Unit and the Highfields Police spent three hours

on the New England Highway with a stationary

RBT and RDT testing site on Friday, December 5.

TRAFFIC: November 4

- Police intercepted a Kia Carnival

wagon on Highfields Road,

Highfields. Checks revealed that

the male driver was unlicensed.

A Meringandan West man,

47, was charged with driving

while unlicensed to appear in the


this month.

Police intercepted a Nissan

Navara utility on Lauder Drive,

Highfields. Checks revealed that

the male driver was unlicensed.

An Oakey man, 20, was

charged with driving whilst

disqualified by a court order to

appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates

Court this month.


a Toyota Hilux utility on

Meringandan Shirley Road, Meringandan

West.

The male driver provided a

positive alcohol reading of 0.07

per cent. A Meringandan West

man, 30, was charged with low

range drink driving to appear


Court in January.

Police attended a two-vehicle

traffic crash on the New England

Highway, Cabarlah. Investigations

determined that a Toyota

Hilux utility had run into the rear

of a Nissan Pathfinder wagon.

The male driver of the Nissan

Pathfinder was transported by

ambulance to the Toowoomba

Hospital with minor injuries.

A Toowoomba man, 18, who

was the driver of the Toyota

Hilux was issued with a $533

infringement notice for driving

without due care and attention.


a Toyota Hilux utility

on Littleton Drive, Highfields.

Checks revealed that the utility

was unregistered and uninsured.

A Cabarlah woman, 64 was

issued with a $853 infringement

notice for using an unregistered

and uninsured 4-cylinder motor

vehicle.


a Kia Carnival wagon on

Highfields Road, Highfields.

Checks revealed that the female

driver was unlicensed. A

Withcott woman, 41, was issued

with a $204 infringement notice

for driving with a recently expired

driver licence.


a Toyota Corolla sedan

on Rody Burke Road, Gowrie

Junction.


positive reading for methylamphetamine

and cannabis. A

Gowrie Mountain man, 21, was

Herald journalist joins the army

High Country Herald cadet

journalist Quinn Macdonald put

the final full stop on his last story

with us last week.

Quinn finished at the publication

on Friday, which was his

first job after graduating from

Harristown State School, and

hopes to pursue a career with the

Australian Army.

He said his time with the High

Country Herald had been an

experience from which he had

learned a lot.

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“Being my first job ever, I

learned how to write, what paper

we print on, how to conduct interviews,”

he said.

“Everything about working

here was a new experience for

me. Writing for a newspaper is

very different from writing when

you are in high school. Learning

to write in active voice and present

tense made my writing much

more concise.”

Quinn said his application to

the defence force was accidental

in nature.

“I thought I was doing the

aptitude test online but I didn’t

realise it was also an application

process. After completing

the test I received a phone call

asking if I would be interested in

becoming an officer,” he said.

“Since that phone call, I have

been working on my fitness, getting

ready to move to UNSW

Canberra at the Australian Defence

Force Academy. I’m quite

excited but also nervous about

going down to the army. “

Upon reflecting his time at

the High Country Herald, Quinn

said working with the publication’s

staff and writing music

stories were some highlights for

him.

“I know everyone who works

here from my work experience

when I was at Crows Nest State

School and it also helps that the

staff are nice people,” he said.

“Music and drama has always

been an interest of mine

and it was interesting to talk to

like-minded people about their

performances and such.”

Quinn said he was grateful for

the experience and time at the

High Country Herald.

Having worked with him for

the past eight months, it has been

a privilege to have him with us

on the editorial team.

QUINN MACDONALD

Taking the next step

The Herald team wishes you

the best of luck with your next

endeavour in Canberra. - Sean

White

HIGH VISIBILITY REMINDS THE COMMUNITY

THAT WE ARE OUT IN FORCE

Highfields Police officer-in-charge Sergeant

Stephen Gillinder said 499 tests were performed.

“Although no drink drivers were detected, police

felt the operation was successful as it indicates

the drink driving road safety message is working,”

he said.

“The high visibility nature of these enforcement

activities reminds the community that we are out

in force over the Christmas holiday period.”

As we enter into the festive

season, the Queensland Police

Service is urging everyone to

be vigilant as scammers try to

take advantage of this time of

year.

QPS Financial and Cyber

Crime Group Detective Inspector

Vince Byrnes said

scams occur all year round,

but scammers prey on people’s

generosity and vulnerability at

this time of the year.

“We are reminding everyone

to be alert to Christmas scammers

and report any suspicious

or unusual activity to Scamwatch,”

he said.

charged with drug driving to appear


Court in January.


a Toyota Corolla sedan

on the New England Highway,

Highfields.

Checks revealed that the sedan

was unregistered and uninsured.

A Brisbane man, 26, was

issued with a $853 infringement

notice for using an unregistered

and uninsured 4-cylinder motor

vehicle.

Police intercepted a Ford

Ranger utility on Gowrie Glencoe

Road, Glencoe.

Checks revealed that the male

driver was unlicensed.

A Highfields man, 41, was issued

with a $204 infringement

notice for driving with a recently

expired driver licence.

Police intercepted a Renault

van on the New England Highway,

Geham. Checks revealed

that the van was unregistered.

A Crows Nest woman, 83,

was issued with a $320 infringement

notice for driving an unregistered

four-cylinder motor

vehicle.

Police finalized their investigations

into a two-vehicle traffic

crash which occurred on September

9 between a Ford Ranger

Highfields Travel and Cruise

designer of travel Ainsley Hardie

will embark on her new endeavour

in Western Australia

using her skills and experience

in the tourism industry.

Mrs Hardie has taken a contract

role with the Shire of Upper

Gascoyne for tourism and community

development work.

“I have been working in tourism

since I was 15 and one of my

passions is using tourism for regional

and rural development,”

she said.

“This is an area that has amazing

natural resources to visit and

it also has great 4WD and walking

tracks.

“For me this is going to be an

exciting challenge to take my

utility and a Toyota Hilux utility

at the intersection of Goombungee

Meringandan Road and Peters

Road, Meringandan West.

A Meringandan West man, 37,

who was the driver of the Ford

Ranger, was charged with driving

without due care and attention

to appear in the Toowoomba

Magistrates Court this month.


a Nissan Pulsar sedan

on Lauder Drive, Highfields.

Checks revealed that the sedan

was unregistered.

A Woolmer man, 42, was issued

with a $320 infringement

notice for driving an unregistered

four-cylinder motor vehicle

Ṅovember 29 - Police intercepted

a Toyota Hilux utility

on Goombungee Meringandan

Road, Meringandan West.


positive alcohol reading of 0.110

per cent.

A Meringandan West man, 52,

was charged with middle range

drink driving to appear in the


this month.

There was a total of 37 Traffic

Infringement Notices issued in

the Highfields Police Division in

November.

Highfields travel agent

goes west

skill set to an area and make a

difference economically.”

The Shire of Upper Gascoyne

hosts attractions such as Mount

Augustus, the Kennedy Range

National Park, Edithana Pool

and more.

She said even though she was

travelling to Western Australia,

she would still be involved with

Highfields Travel and Cruise.

“Even though I won’t be here

next year, Vicki Holberton will

continue to be working here and

I will still be involved with marketing

and other things I can do

via online,” Mrs Hardie said.

Mrs Hardie and her husband

will travel to WA by road with

their week-long trip starting on

New Year’s Day. - Sean White

AINSLEY HARDIE and VICKI HOLBERTON

Highfields Travel and Cruise Picture contributed

Warning - Beware of

Christmas scammers

Scammers often set up fake

online stores and social media

pages, claiming to sell popular

items at incredibly low prices.

Mr Byrnes said if a product’s

advertised price seemed

too good to be true, there was a

very good chance it was.

“Often, scammers set up a

fake online store with products

at “too-good-to-be-true”

prices to attempt to trick shoppers

into purchasing stock they

don’t have,” he said.

Other telltale signs of an

online scam include a website

with minimal information

about delivery, returns or contact

details, and requests to

pay via unsecure and unusual

methods.

“We’ve said it before and

we’ll say it again, be very wary

of shopping websites that don’t

use secure payment methods

and offer big discounts for direct

payment into accounts,”

Mr Byrnes said.

“And never pay anything via

cryptocurrency.”

To learn more about scams,

visit scamwatch.gov.au or the

QPS R U in Control campaign

at police.qld.gov.au/safetyand-preventing-crime/r-u-incontrol.



Council plans waste facility

at Bowenville

Toowoomba Regional Council

Water and Waste Committee has

recommended the construction

of a new waste management

facility at Bowenville.

The committee recommended

the project be included in Waste

Infrastructure Plan 2020, and

that funding for construction of

the new facility be considered in

the annual budget process.

TRC Water and Waste

Committee Portfolio Leader, Cr

Nancy Sommerfield, said the

previous landfill at Bowenville

was closed in 2012.

“Since then, there have been

issues with excessive dumping

at the skip bins at the rest stop

at the entrance to the township

and at the Bowenville Reserve

and camp ground located on

Bowenville-Norwin Road,” Cr

Sommerfield saidr

“To alleviate further dumping

problems, the Water and Waste

Committee has recommended

the development of a Tier 6

facility, and I know this decision

would be most welcomed by the

local community.”

Cr Sommerfield said if

approved by the council, the new

facility would be constructed on

top of the previous Bowenville

a Region landfill site. Follow

“The site of the old landfill is

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currently unused and requires

rehabilitation,” Cr Sommerfield

said.

“Development of the Tier 6

facility would involve some of

the work required for permanent

rehabilitation.

“The costs of servicing the

new Tier 6 facility would be

offset by a saving in the current

skip bin rental and servicing.

“The site would be reprofiled

and prepared for use by the

community as a small transfer

station. A new Tier 6 waste

management facility would

deliver environmental benefits process.

to the area and offer better The committee’s recommendation

will be considered at

opportunities for recycling.

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It seems the days leading up to Christmas

are making up for all the missed

opportunities throughout the year, as

the Toowoomba Regional Council announces

new events to bring a difficult

year to an end.

Although the usual Christmas Wonderland

celebration will Media not toolkit be going

ahead this year, the 16 Lions itemsClub of

Toowoomba West completed their mission

last week of spreading Christmas

joy, after joining up with other local

groups and the council.

The COVID-Safe version of the

Tags

help maintain Council’s high

service level with 98 per cent of

the region’s population within

a 20-minute drive of a waste

management facility.

“Our new facilities provide a

cleaner and tidier waste solution

for the community with the

waste stored on pavement and

transported to landfill locations

offsite.

“As a region, our communities

have embraced the need to

reduce the amount of waste

going into landfill.

The recommendation of a

new Bowenville facility would

build on our Region’s culture to

reduce, reuse and recycle.

Cr Sommerfield moved, and

Mayor Paul Antonio seconded

the recommendation of the Water

and Waste Committee: That the

council approve the amendment

of the Waste Infrastructure

Plan 2020 to include the

development of a Tier 6 Waste

Management Facility on the

Bowenville landfill site, and that

funding for construction of the

Waste Management Facility is

considered in the annual budget

Heritage supports Pinelands

kitchen update

The Pinelands Hall north of Crows Nest has a remodelled and updated kitchen, thanks to

funding from various sources including Heritage Bank. At the hall committee’s Christmas

function last weekend, Janine Kanowski from Heritage Bank cut a ribbon to mark the opening

of the new commercial standard kitchen, with the help of PCCN directors Paul McRae and

Dennis Nissen. Pictured with them are hall committee president Scott Brown and committee

treasurer May Gossow. Mr Brown said Heritage contributed most of the $8000 cost which

included opening-up of the servery area, a new servery bench, storage and the inclusion of a

small freezer. Crows Nest tradesmen shared in the work, including Easy Living Joinery, PWR

Electrical, builder Nikindley Constructions, and painter John Hall. The Pinelands Hall is used

regularly Some rights by a reserved bowls club, Landcare and other groups and for weddings and other functions.

Christmas

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usual light display has brought a vibrant

colour and festive cheer to vacant

shopfronts next to the Lifeline Store in

Highfields Central.

Meanwhile, plans are coming together

for a Peacehaven Carols drive-in

movie night on December 18.

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Also unable to host their annual celebrations,

the Peacehaven Carols Committee

have organised a drive-in movie

night featuring ELF at the Cabarlah

sports grounds. Gates open at 5.30pm

and the film starts at 6.30pm. Food and

drinks will be available to purchase

on the night. The council is finalising

their Community Christmas Tree and

Christmas Bauble project for regional

communities. The idea is for community

members to be able to decorate their

own baubles and install them on the

community tree.

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Highfields State School farewells year 6 students

Highfields State School farewelled the 2020 Year 6 class on December 8 at an afternoon ceremony with family members present. As with so many activities this year,

the format was altered to abide by COVID-19 event guidelines. Students were presented with their end of year certificates by their teachers, with parents looking on.

A musical performance from the Highfields “QANTAS” choir combined with video segments of students filmed in various locations around the grounds was enjoyed by all before the Year 6

cohort moved to the oval to fire their confetti cannons, signalling the end of their primary education. - Lyndon McIntyre, Deputy Principal

Focus on support

for local businesses

Highfields Go Local First advocate

Mary Reid is encouraging

shoppers to buy local when

they are purchasing gifts for

loved ones this year.

In line with the festive spirit,

Ms Reid will be wrapping

Christmas gifts purchased at

Highfields News and Post and

signing her book CAUTION!

Wedding Cake on Board this

Saturday.

Go Local First campaign is a

Federal Government campaign

initiative which encourages consumers

to support small businesses

and local economies.

Ms Reid said the COVID-19

pandemic had shifted the mindset

of consumers.

“Since the pandemic, people

have become more conscious of

where they purchase their goods

from,” she said.

“This federal campaign is

about promoting small businesses

because it’s small businesses

owners that keep this country

afloat.”

Teena Betros and Mary Reid – Go Local First - Photo: Sean

White

The free gift paper and gift

wrapping is only eligible for

in-store purchases at Highfields

News and Post on Saturday,

December 19 between 9am and

11am.

Partnership brings more

food to the table

Heritage Bank has announced

the launch of a new national

partnership with leading food

rescue organisation OzHarvest

that will fund the delivery of

200,000 meals a year to people

in need.

The partnership will save an

estimated 70,000kg of food from

landfill and prevent 140,000kg

of greenhouse emissions being

released into the atmosphere.

OzHarvest, a food rescue organisation

founded in 2005, collects

quality excess food from

commercial outlets and delivers

it directly to more than 1300

charities supporting people in

need across the country.

The not-for-profit organisation

recently extended its services

to the Toowoomba region

from two days a week to five

days.

Heritage Bank CEO Peter

Lock said supporting the work

of OzHarvest was an ideal way

for the bank to deliver on its values.

“Heritage is a people-focused

organisation. We’re passionate

about helping people and supporting

both our members individually

and also the communities

they live in,” he said.

“Our philosophy is about providing

a helping hand to those

who need it most and OzHarvest

definitely does that.

“Not only do they provide

food to people who might otherwise

go hungry, they also encourage

greater environmental

sustainability and awareness.”

OzHarvest Queensland State

manager Anthony Dunne said

the national partnership with

Heritage Bank was crucial to

keep their wheels turning, especially

during these times of

increased demand.

“We are thrilled to welcome

Heritage Bank to the OzHarvest

family as a national partner that

Mr LOCK

People focused

shares our vision for creating a

better world,” he said.

“With food relief at an all-time

high, the ability to deliver an additional

200,000 meals each year

for the next two years will help

us support the most vulnerable in

our country.”


Heritage Bank welcomed to OzHarvest family


Local returns as Kingsthorpe’s

new permanent doctor

After a busy year, the Medical

Co-ordinator at Ochre Health’s

Kingsthorpe practice, Dr

Damian Webb, is delighted to

welcome Dr Matt Despot, the

first of a string of new permanent

GPs to join his team.

“The practice has been very

busy since we became part of

the Ochre Health network and

I’m happy to see more GPs

come on board.

“It’s good for the community

and also good for the practice,”

Dr Webb said.

“We’re just happy to be

home,” said Dr Despot, who was

born and grew up in the area and

still has close ties.

“The country life is very

important to me as I grew up on

a sugar cane farm and I now live

on acreage with my family.”

“COVID has made it difficult

to cross borders, so we couldn’t

visit regularly.

“This year has just been a

disaster!”

As well as his GP work, Dr

Depot will continue his work in

the Logan Hospital Emergency

Department, a post he’s held for

the past 24 years.

This experience has served

him well over the last three years

working as a GP with Ochre

Medical Centre Queenstown

on the rugged west coast of

Tasmania.

“We were so isolated in

Queenstown that we weren’t

automatically sending

everybody with chest pains to

the local hospital because it was

over two hours away by road.

On-site X-ray was also

only available two half-days a

week and as well as distance,

the weather was a challenge.

“Queenstown is south of

Cradle Mountain and, when it

snows, roads can be shut for a

day or two before snowplows

manage to clear them. The only

alternative in emergencies is a

chopper.”

But even a helicopter is not

necessarily a quick solution.

Dr Despot tells of one weekend

when he was caring for an

asthmatic patient.

“It was a severe asthma attack

- the kind that can kill you.

Unfortunately, the helicopter

already had a patient on board

and was heading back to the

hospital.

“I had to wait five hours for

the pilot to get to his destination,

unload the first patient, fuel

up and then come back for my

patient.

“You just can’t leave the

hospital with a patient in that

state.”

On another occasion, a tourist

came in who had slipped and

injured herself falling onto a

table during a cruising holiday.

The patient had stayed on the

boat after the fall thinking she

wasn’t badly hurt, but two days

later, still in pain, she had come

to the surgery.

“By luck, she presented

on a day when we had X-ray

coverage and it turned out she

had a fractured rib and a dropped

lung.”

“She was due to fly out a

few days later, but I told her

she would have to extend her

Dr MATT DESPOT

holiday. If she had flown in her

condition, she could have died!”

“The snow on West Coast of

Tasmania and the rough seas

around it were certainly a little

different from my childhood in

Queensland!”

Dr Despot also has an interest

in dermatology from his time

working in Singleton in NSW at

a GP clinic that was also a skin

clinic.

Over his years of practice, Dr

Despot has developed a very

collaborative approach to patient

care.

“I view caring for my patients

as a partnership with them –

helping them to understand

what’s happening to them so

they are empowered to do the

right things and look after

themselves.”

Now back home in Queensland

to stay, Dr Despot is

rediscovering an old hobby.

“I’m building model aircraft

from scratch, using balsa wood,

plywood and carbon fibre.

“At the moment I’m building

three planes, a glider and two

trainer aircraft.

“They each have a wingspan

Dr Damian Webb, Kay Stickels and Dr Matt Despot

of at least five feet and, when

ready to take to the air, I will fly

them by remote control.”

Working from detailed

engineering plans, Dr Despot

has completed two wings and is

working on two fuselages.

“It’s quite an exacting task,”

he said. I did it as a kid years

ago and now my own kids have

grown up, I have a bit more time

to get back into it.

“I’m also trying to find time to

do more fishing”

Don’t get struck by

thunderstorm asthma!

Did you know thunderstorms

burst pollen into very small

particles that can cause severe

asthma attacks?

If you sneeze and wheeze, protect yourself this summer see your doctor for an

Asthma Action Plan.

Mon to Fri

8.00am - 5.00pm

20 North Street

Kingsthorpe, QLD, 4400

Call us on 4630 0059

or book online at

ochrehealth.com.au

Kingsthorpe



Christmas trading 2020

Oakey

Eclipse Park

Veterinary

Surgery

Closed:

24th December - 5th January

Don’t forget your Christmas

cakes - made in house

2-4 Plaza Circle, Highfields

P: 4615 5099

Hours: Mon-Fri: 8.30am-5pm

Sat (inc. Boxing Day): 8.30am-1pm

– Closed Christmas Day –

Ph. 4691 1844 - 104 Campbell St.

Monday Dec 21st: 9-5

Tuesday Dec 22nd: 9-5

Wednesday Dec 23rd: 9-12

Dec 24th - Jan 3rd: Closed

Monday Jan 4th: 9-5

(regular hours resume)

Dec 24th: 8am-12pm

Dec 25th-28th: Closed

Dec 29th-31st: Normal hours

Jan 1st: Closed

Jan 2nd: Normal Hours

19 Eclipse Court, Highfields

Ph: 4698 7309

P: 4698 1078

MOTOR-RIFIC

HIGHFIELDS

AUTOMOTIVE

SPARE PARTS

Closing: 5pm on December 23

Open: January 4, 2021 to

January 10, 2021 - 10am-2pm

Normal Trading Hours as of

January 11, 2021

Shop 5 – 2 Highfields Road

P: 4615 5774

CROWS

NEST

TOURIST

PARK

Merry

Christmas

Always Open

7558 New England Hwy. Crows Nest

(07) 4698 1269

Closed public holidays

otherwise normal

trading hours

Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm

Saturday 8.30am-4pm

2-4 Plaza Circle, Highfields

4615 5600

Open Tue, Thur and Fri

8am-5pm.

Closed 29-31 December.

Re-opening 4th January

5 days a week.

Shop 8, 66 Highfields Rd, Highfields

P: 4696 8877

Pat

WEIR MP

Member for

Condamine

The office will close at 12pm

on December 24 and reopen

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published on Tuesday, December 22.

The office will close from Wednesday,

December 23 and re-open on

Monday, January 4.

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BOWLS

Lady bowlers celebrate the end of 2020

The women who make up

the Oakey Ladies Bowls Club

shared a drink and a laugh together

as they celebrated the end

of the year Christmas Party at

the Oakey RSL on Wednesday.

Oakey Ladies Bowls Club

president Barbara Poole said it

was a great way to see the end of

a rough year.

“There was a long five month

period where the club couldn’t

play because of the pandemic.

It also stopped us from going to

play at other venues around the

region, so it was a highlight for

us as a club when we could return

to the green.

“A big aspect of bowls is socialising

with each other.”

Mrs Poole said the Oakey Ladies

Bowls Club would return to

the green on Tuesday, January

19.

“We are looking forward to

also travelling and competing

at other clubs around the region

next year she said. We also want

to wish everyone a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year.”

For anyone looking to join

the Oakey Ladies Bowls Club,

phone 4691 1267 for more information.

- Sean White reporting

Elsie Voll, Hazel Harvey and Shirley Chard

Shirley Hudson, Audrey Wolski and Joyce Sloss

Doreen Ciesiolka, Rhondda Lawrie, Elaine Priaulx and Barbara Poole

Finding a font: Geham church

finally complete

The 144-year-old Presbyterian

Church at Geham has been

a common sight for as long as

anyone can remember. However,

it has always been missing

something that many may have

not noticed.

Presbyterian Church member

Merilyn Playsted announced on

November 29, the church had

finally attained its first ever baptismal

font.

“My husband, who was Presbyterian

minister Reverend Peter

Playsted, decided he would

make it his personal mission to

acquire a font for the church after

so many years,” Mrs Playsted

said.

“He had done a number of

baptisms at Geham, but never

with the font. He always felt it

was the final missing piece for

the church.”

Merilyn said Peter passed

away last year. One of his wishes

was to have the baptismal font

from a church he had started in

Karana Downs, after it closed

down.

“He knew that a baptismal

font had been made for that

congregation. He had begun

contacting people around the

church, hoping that the font was

somewhere on the premises but

it had been moved,” Mrs Playsted

said.

“It has taken some time to

find this font. I took photos of it,

talked to the people in Geham to

see whether they would like the

font.

“It was a shame that my husband

wasn’t here to see it, but I

know he would be happy.”

The font, dedicated on November

29, has been placed between

the pulpit and the organ.

“Having the font really does

feel like the church is finally

complete. In the years since

2012, a lot of work has been

done on the church in time for

the 140th anniversary,” Mrs

Playsted said.

“It’s very important to the

Geham Church, the only church

building in the Geham community.”

Mrs Playsted said the dedication

was conducted by the Reverend

Ken Gardner.

“Ken is currently 94 years

of age, which, funnily enough,

is the same age as the present

building,” she said.

“You really couldn’t have a

better person hold the dedication.”

- Quinn Macdonald

Mrs PLAYSTEAD

In time for 144th anniversary

Geham Presbyerian Church - Finally complete

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Toowoomba Riding for the

Disabled has finished the year

with very positive outcomes for

its centre.

The goals for 2020 that were

set at the beginning of the year

have come to fruition with the

acquisition of a new rain water

tank, replacement of the front

fence along Goombungee Road,

a new entrance and sign and

planting of 30 trees around the

stalls and meeting area.

Of course, these projects don’t

happen by themselves, the Centre

being fortunate to have hard

working volunteers and be successful

in applying for two funding

grants.

A grant from Inland Rail enabled

the RDA management

team to purchase materials for a

new front fence. Acland Pastoral

Co and the New Hope Group

donated the labour to erect the

fence and funded a new sign for

the entrance to the centre.

Lend me your ear - Surgical

skills used on sirloin

The University of Southern Queensland’s Centre

for Agricultural Engineering is developing robotic

principles that could help the meat processing

sector boost its global competitiveness, with

the help of an unlikely recruit.

Originally from Bath in the United Kingdom,

Professor Peter Brett holds an esteemed career of

more than 30 years in surgical robotics and was

in the team that developed robotics able to automatically

place a cochlear implant in the inner ear.

“It was the first surgical robot of its kind, interacting

with human tissue in a way to minimise

disturbance in the hearing organ,” Professor Brett

said.

“For a long time in the medical field, we were focused

on how to use interactive robots in non-rigid

tissues. Now there’s a focus on addressing the natural

environment and mediums in a deeper way by

developing robotics able to respond to the normal

types of inconsistency expected,” he said.

As a natural medium with high inconsistencies,

red meat is an ideal agent for Professor Brett to

apply his knowledge.

“When USQ advertised for a researcher to lead

robotics research for natural mediums and environments

I could see some real potential to use my

skills in what is a new field for me,” he said.

While it may not be an obvious, immediate connection,

Professor Brett said there are similar techniques

used when cutting tissues in surgery that

need to be employed when crafting meat products

through cutting and trimming.

“Essentially it’s about controlling penetration,

finding the right tissue interface to follow automatically

and getting the results right every time,”

he said.

“For the Australian meat processing sector, we

are interested in meeting the requirements for

meat producers, as there are standards expected

by their customers who have a very clear idea on

the ‘right’ shape for a cut of meat.

“Cutting and slicing to meet expectations, for

example, separating high value tissues, muscle

from bone or ensuring required margins of fat on

muscle tissues are skilful requirements, especially

when under pressure to maximise yield and minimise

processing time.

“Skilful humans can achieve formidable performance,

however, such Australian skills are in short

supply with the industry relying very significantly

on overseas recruits. Automation and advanced

robotics will steer the jobs toward increasing

RDA is grateful for their support

and expertise in organising

and completing this project to

ensure the safety of the horses

and riders into the future.

This project was also generously

supported by APA Group

and Nutrien Ag Solutions.

A Toowoomba Regional

Council Community Grant

was awarded to the centre for

the purchase of a 22,000 litre

rain water tank which is now

plumbed in and ready to receive

run-off from the hay shed.

RDA was also successful in

applying to TRC for 30 native

trees.

These have been planted and

when mature will increase shade

for the horses and riders and

beautify the grounds.

RDA president Ian Jillet said

the year had been full of tremendous

support from the community.

“We had a wonderful working

bee in September freshening up

the centre with paint. Toowoomba

East Rotary Club erected

shade sails and helped with

grounds maintenance,” he said.

“Our horse sponsorship has

been exceptionally well received

by the public with all 10 horses

now sponsored. The improvements

to the centre’s infrastructure

are amazing.

“COVID may have interrupted

the riding program, but not

the commitment of our volunteers.

I thank them for their time

and dedication.

It is hoped 2021 will bring

back our valued riders to enjoy

a fresh, inviting RDA centre, he

said, ready to develop their abilities

while having fun.”

- Report and photo contributed

Prof PETER BRETT

USQ Photography

types of working skills favoured by the Australian

population, maintain high quality standards

and increase the competitive edge of our quality

Australian meat - in both the domestic and export

markets.”

In collaboration with industry research and development

groups, and meat processing companies,

USQ’s Centre for Agricultural Engineering

is conducting feasibility studies building up to advanced

robotics laboratory testing.

“The Centre for Agricultural Engineering already

has a great working relationship with this

industry sector with a location that is central to a

large proportion of the nation’s beef processors

and producers,” Professor Brett said.

“We’re engaging with red meat production and

pushing forward with ideas that have the potential

to benefit local industries.”

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Markets at Murphys Creek

Murphys Creek Markets are on this Saturday,

December 19, at the Murphy Creek Grounds from

7am to 12.30pm.

The markets, the last for the year, will have a

Christmas theme this month.

Santa will arrive at 10.30am with treats for the

children.

A Christmas raffle will be held and stalls will

include a coffee van and barbecue.

Other stalls include the regular fruit and vegetables,

honey, plants, woodwork clothes, nic nacs

and more.

As well as a visit from Santa, children can be

enjoy the playground and have their face painted.

Adults can enjoy the musical entertainment.

For more information, contact Lyn 0429 403

535 or Yvonne 4632 1821. Or email lyndy.kemshead@bigpond.com

Boost for next wave of

creative artists

SECTOR HARD HIT BY PANDEMIC

Students planning to start

a creative arts degree in 2021

have extra incentive to study

at the University of Southern

Queensland, thanks to a new

Federal Government scholarship

program worth $1 million.

Vice-Chancellor Professor

Geraldine Mackenzie welcomed

the new incentive for regional

and remote students considering

a career in creative arts.

“The Federal Government

is offering new scholarships to

support the next generation of

creative artists in regional Australia,

$18,000 to 50 undergraduate

creative arts students,” Professor

Mackenzie said.

“This investment highlights

the value and positive impact

that creative arts have on people

and communities.”

The scholarships are designed

to assist students with course

fees, travelling, living expenses

and study materials.

“They will also enable students

to gain industry experience

and network with potential employers

while they study, whether

it’s through internships, work

placements or projects,” Professor

Mackenzie said.

Head of the University’s

School of Creative Arts Dr Rebecca

Scollen said the scholarships

would provide more opportunities

for students to study

towards a successful career in

the creative arts industry.

“The practical, hands-on

nature of creative arts tuition

means it is primarily taught in an

on-campus environment. This

means that for students in regional

and remote areas of Australia

they typically need to travel

large distances and live away

from their families to study,” Dr

Scollen said. These scholarships

will enable those who may not

have thought it was possible to

study creative arts to do so.”

While many universities

around Australia are winding

back their creative arts offerings,

the University of Southern

Queensland have launched

seven new creative arts degrees,

with applications for Semester 1,

2021 open now.

They include Bachelor of Theatre,

Bachelor of Music, Bachelor

of Creative Arts and Community

Wellbeing, Bachelor of Film

and Screen Production, Bachelor

of Design and Interactive Technologies,

Bachelor of Visual Art

and Bachelor of Television and

Radio Production.

“The creative arts sector was

hit hard in 2020 due to the impacts

of COVID-19, but at the

same time it became obvious

that a life without creativity

and a life without community

connection through live performance,

exhibitions and films is

a life that is pretty joyless and

beige,” Dr Scollen said.

There is no better time than

now to study creative arts and to

be prepared for a career in such a

diverse and engaging industry.”

The new scholarships will be

available in 2021.

For more information about

the university’s new Creative

Arts degrees, visit www.usq.

edu.au/creative-arts

The University of Southern Queensland has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement

to award $1 million in scholarships to encourage students from regional Australia to

study creative arts, like Visual Art student Del Baldoviso


Bowling alley rolls in with fun for the whole family

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Sunset Superbowl social

bowling club, the Golden Oldies

will celebrate the end of a tumultuous

year tomorrow with a .special

Christmas break-up.

The club’s administration officer

Clive Bentley said the Golden

Oldies was a weekly socially

competitive experience for people

aged 55 and over.

“It’s not really a competitive

game. We come in here play a

couple of games and enjoy some

light lunch afterwards,” he said.

“Instead of a formal competition,

we hand out trophies to

the players who are able to score

200 pins for the year.”

The Golden Oldies have been

knocking down pins at Sunset

Super Bowl every Wednesday

since 2006.

Mr Bentley said the four

months the club couldn’t bowl

was quite upsetting for members.

“The Wednesday games provide

us an opportunity to catch

up. As you get older you don’t

have as many people to talk to,”

Mr Bentley said.

Sunset Superbowl manager

Raelene Croft said bowling was

a fantastic way for retirees to be

social and keep active.

“The best thing about bowling

is that it’s quite an inclusive and

accommodating sport,” she said.

“We have a lot of different

weighted balls, which are suited

for bowlers of different skill levels

and physicality.

“It’s also a sport that grandparents

can enjoy with every

member of the family.”

Sunset Superbowl also holds

more competitive games with

its Bushbirds League at 9.30am

on Tuesdays and its women’s

only Strikers League at 9.30am

on Wednesdays for those more

competitively inclined.

The bowling alley also offers

a free trial day for the first

session bowls to give people a

glimpse into their leagues.

Mrs Croft said bowling was

one of those activities that the

whole family could enjoy.

• Phone the bowling alley on

4634 0233.

• Clive Bentley, Lorraine Shaw and Nigel Stack - The Golden

Oldies Picture: Sean White

Medical centre supports hard working students

Kingsthorpe Medical Centre

congratulated the first ever

recipient of the KTM Quiet

Achiever award, Nate Wagner at

Kingsthorpe State School.

Practice manager Toni Burgess

said Kingsthorpe Medical

Centre had assisted the school as

much as they could since 2018,

whether that be in the form of an

art gallery or car show.

“Obviously this year, we

weren’t able to support the

school as much as we would

have liked,” she said.

“So I decided to have a chat

with the principal about setting

up an annual award.

“We wanted our award to go

to the students who may not be

QUIET ACHIEVER TROPHY - NATE’S NAME WILL LIVE ON

in the running for anything else

but still exhibit 100 per cent in

everything they do.”

Mrs Burgess said COVID-19

and the lockdowns had impacted

everyone from doctors on the

front line, to the children who

couldn’t go to school.

“I think it was really important

that we managed to sneak

this award in this year, so that

we can all get back to the normal,

or whatever the new normal

will be,” she said.

“I know how much a little

acknowledgment can go for a

child.

“My own son struggled with

a lot of medical issues throughout

school, and that feeling of

achievement really keeps both

the students and parents going.”

Mrs Burgess said seeing the

delighted face of Nate Wagner

and his mother was a great start

to the morning.

“It was quite a spectacle, the

trophy was as big as his torso

and his face just lit up.

“I think some of the other students

got a little jealous because

my choice in trophy was pretty

spot on,” she said.

“Now, Nate’s name will live

on forever in the perpetual KTM

Quiet Achiever Trophy, and we

can’t wait to add more names

over the years.”

- Quinn Macdonald

• Sharra Wagner, Nate Wagner and Kingsthorpe Medical Centre practice manager Toni

Burgess

Council seeks views on off-leash areas in Oakey and Kingsthorpe

Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking

feedback on proposals to create designated,

unfenced dog off-leash areas in Rosalie Walk

Linear Corridor Parkland, Kingsthorpe, and 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

exercise 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 dogs off-leash at

our parks and other members of our 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

our Your Say website or in writing until Monday,

December 15, 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 an 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 by the council from early 2020.

For more formation on the proposed dog off-leash

areas, please visit yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au, call the

council on 131 872

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HIGH COUNTRY

FARMING

Does swathing eliminate knock-down herbicide?

EXPORTING OUR CLEAN GREEN TOTALLY

I am very convinced,

that getting extra research

done by the DAF

Queensland Mungbean

research team is great

news for me personally

and the pulse industry.

Certainly, it has been

proven that the practice

of swathing or windrowing

a fairly mature

mungbean crop is definitely

a positive direction

for the future.

There is so much

world-wide attention

on the incorrectly maligned

herbicide Glyphosate

for its use,

practices, and pesticide

residues.

After witnessing a

badly lodging grain

sorghum crop being

swathed in the very dry

and hot summer of 2019

in South Queensland,

the next logical step for

farmer Greg and I to

take, was swathing, or

windrowing, a mungbean

crop in the 2020

late summer time.

This mechanical

practice of swathing or

windrowing as some

call it, involves cutting

the mature crop, at well

below the grain or pod

height and layering it

down in rows or windrows

as we describe it.

This harvest practice

for other crops like

millet and canola is

common place and is

typically used around

maturity time in very

uneven crops or those

which are proving

very slow in dry down.

These windrows are

then picked up by a

special pick up reel attached

to a header some

days later and threshed

within normal internal

workings of the header.

Obviously, this totally

mechanical harvest

process does not involve

using registered

desiccant herbicides

that we have become

accustomed to over

many years.

TRACEABLE MUNGBEANS TO A

WORLD THAT WANTS THEM

One aspect of our

swathing plans has me

concerned though.

When using our registered

conventional

herbicide options to

even up a staggering

maturity crop and,

therefore, producing a

better grain sample, we

also get a bonus of killing

late growing weeds

in our crop.

If we resort to the

swathing practice, our

overall weed control

may decrease. Notice

I said may decrease.

Now there are a few

things to consider here.

Firstly, consideration

is the weed spectrum

or species present, as

that will have a major

bearing of whether the

weed seed base will be

increased, sustained or

reduced by swathing.

I know that in Western

Australia, research

done by Dr Michael

Walsh in 2012/13, was

that many swathed

weeds retain their seed

while lying in the swath

or windrow. Especially

so for the scourge of

the south and west in

Annual Ryegrass.

Secondly, the cutting

of the crop will also cut

the weeds off obviously

and the parent plant

will still remain alive

and probably reshoot

to produce some more

weed seed.

Is this a help or a hindrance.

Thirdly, is the consideration

of what happens

to the weed seed

heads in the swathed

windrow?

Some things I can

speculate on. We suspect

that several weed

species, seed heads and

plant bodies will remain

intact in this cutting

of the crop to the

ground.

They will probably

be retained on the plant,

just like our mungbean

pods will be and as you

can observe with some

eragrostis grass heads

in the photo, below

right.

They will be processed

through the

pick-up header as normal

in a few day’s time.

This has also been a

fact for canola and barley

crops in southern

regions.

Research has shown,

that the amount of weed

seed shedding onto the

ground in conventional

harvested crops will be

much more in percentage

levels, than in the

earlier cut timing of our

swathed crops.

This maybe a very

good positive fact, particularly

if you then use

one of the harvest weed

seed control methods

on your header or harvesting

operation.

So what about weed

regrowth from the cut

off plants that are still

alive?

It could be a weak

point in our case.

However, I do believe

our green on brown optical

spot spraying sensor

boom sprays, will

be in a prime position

to use a registered herbicide

in the remaining

green weeds.

This solution may

not turn out too bad,

as some weed species

I believe, will regenerate

fresh green leaves

after swathing, to better

absorb the later applied

herbicide by this spot

spraying operation.

This is where my

thoughts are up to now,

with this mechanical

operation called swathing

or windrowing.

Plenty of bonus

points here, a major one

being that our mungbean

crops will be totally

free of desiccant

herbicides like Glyphosate,

Diquat and others.

This will certainly

help in keeping our

export markets more

open to our Australian

exporters.

What the Australian

Mungbean Association

really wished for

is to keep every market

option open to our

Aussie pulse growers

by exporting our clean

green totally traceable

mungbeans to a world

that wants them.

The extra good news

is that the one fairly

large chickpea acreage

swathed in October

2020 has also shown

plenty of positives

around it and is very encouraging

in its results

for the landowner and

the agronomist.

More on this practice

later, especially after

we all receive 150 mm

of good soaking rain at

Christmas time.

Cattle Market Report

Sale Date: December 7, 2020

Total Combined Yarding: 297 head

Numbers reduced with this being 2nd last

sale for 2020, Export buyer attendance

wasn’t as good as previous week, but still

remained with a full panel of trade and

feeder buyers. Interstate buyers were also

operating. Restocker cattle remained firm

to slightly dearer while feeder cattle were in

strong demand. Limited numbers of prime

butcher trade were on offer and well sort

after. Good panel of buyers in attendance.

LANDMARK / NUTRIEN TOOWOOMBA

HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOT

BE OPERATING IN TOOWOOMBA

SALEYARDS IN 2021.

NEW CONSIGNMENT DETAILS FOR 2021

O’SULLIVAN / ELDERS

RURAL REAL ESTATE – AUCTIONS PLUS

– CLEARING SALES BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE

David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116

Mobile: 0428 879 531

Paul O’Sullivan .... 0400 910 088

Fax: 4698 2580

osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au E: rick@zlp.net.au


By PAUL McINTOSH

Industry Development Agronomist - Northern Region for Pulse Australia

and the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative

Darling Downs header with Smale pea pickup front used in mungbean harvest of April 2020

Darling Downs crop of swathed mungbeans

in April 2020 complete with grass seed heads

ZELLER AND CO

Report for Sat, December 12

This week’s sale presented a large

yarding of cows, with the top Braford cows

making $1420.

Light conditioned Murray Grey cows

selling for $1300.

Braford heifers making $1010.

Lightweight Droughtmaster weaner steers

made $1110.

Light conditioned Droughtmaster calves

sold for $950.

And light conditioned grass eater calves

made $640.

Thanks to all for your ongoing

support and wishing you all a

Merry Christmas

and safe New Year.

Our first sale for 2021 will be on Saturday,

January 9 starting at 10am

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

Your local agent

TOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKET

Harristown Saleyards, Monday, December 7

Numbers reducing to impending Christmas break.

Limited numbers of cows held firm, while an increase

in numbers of older bullocks saw a slight improvement

in price, with heavy feeders and feeders to the trade

meeting strong demand.

• Best bullocks A/C Peter Haydock, Mt Tyson,

weighing 615kg selling to 361.2c to return $2242

• Best cows A/C Brian Garthe, Oakey, selling to 286.2c

• Best heavy feeder steers A/C Malcolm Hosking,

Haden, weighing 412kg selling to 432.2c in pen lots

to return $1802

• Heavy heifers A/C DWFT, Wellcamp, weighing 532kg

selling to 314.2c to return $1673

• Trade heifers A/C Russ Wilson, Wyreema, weighing

315kg selling to 430.2c while their steer companions

weighing 310kg sold to 456.2c

• Store steers weighing 298kg A/C CD Reid, Peranga,

selling to 458c to return $1366 with the heifer portion

weighing 275kg selling to 428c

• Cows with calves at foot A/C B Lindsay, Pittsworth,

selling to $2000/unit

Bobby Calves

Grass eater $410 - $890, Beef $220 - $390,

Dairy $38 - $200, Total 52 calves

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

HeavyCows 520+kg 268-285 276 -8

Heavy heifers >400kg 320-336 328 -7

Bulls > 600kg N/Q N/Q N/Q

Feeder Strs 400-500kg 364-436 401 +16

Weaner Strs 200-280kg 426-478 452 +10

Weaner Hfrs 200-280kg 402-428 416 -14

Prime Pork $250 Prime Light Bacon $240

Weaners $188 Boars $220

Sows $360 Forward Stores $224

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

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MURPHYS CREEK MARKETS

Murphys Creek Grounds

DECEMBER 19

Christmas Markets

7.00am to 12.30pm

Santa 10.30am, kids treats

Pick up last minute gifts

• Santa, Xmas Raffle, Kids Treats

• Old and New Stall Holders Welcome

• Coffee Van, BBQ • Kids Play Ground

• Fruit & Veg, Honey, Plants

• Wood Work, Clothes, Nic Nacs

• Music • Face Painting and More!

Contact: Lyn 0429 403 535

or Yvonne 4632 1821

EMAIL: lyndy.kemshead@bigpond.com

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

COFFEE & TEA

CN SOFTDRINKS

SAUSAGE SIZZLE

POFFERTJES

on sale from

4:30pm

Sunday

20th Dec

GATES OPEN

at 4:30PM

FREE Coffee,Tea & Christmas Cake after

Bring your chair & your best voice PLEASE PARK on the

cricket pitch and ENTER VIA Recreation Terrace.

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Phone John 0449 908 487

Licence: 74180

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Pick up yourself (via appointment)

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Want to lose those winter kilos?

Saving for something special?

Walk and let us pay you!

Darling Downs Pamphlet Distributors are

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in this area or nearby.

Adults and High School students preferred.

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The

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People

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garden lovers with rural experience.

References essential

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BUY, SWAP, SELL

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Clinic

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appointments

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babies, children and

adults

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ARTISTS OF CROWS NEST

What a whirlwind year it has

been for everyone, but it hasn’t

stopped our members from

creating and being active within

the group. We look forward to

moving into 2021 with exciting

events and ideas.

Can you believe it’s nearly

Christmas? Members are invited

to attend our Christmas Party this

Saturday, December 19 at 4pm.

Details sent to members via email.

Contact secretary Lyn if needing

more information.

The last workshop for 2020

was held on November 29 in

Crows Nest. Elena Churilova,

artist/tutor, hosted an outstanding

workshop on Oils for Everyone.

Elena covered techniques,

materials and the benefits of one

of her favourite mediums. The

eight participants enjoyed their day

and everyone produced interesting

artwork with Elena’s guidance.

Elena loves the inspiration of our

landscapes around Crows Nest and

we look forward to inviting her

back next year.

We kick off 2021 with a one

day pastel workshop with Pam

Shipman on February 6.

Pam is an AoCN member tutor

who has been working in this

medium for 15 years and no doubt

those who attend will leave feeling

confident to pursue pastels further

in their art practice.

Master pastellist Tricia Reust

will conduct a 2-day workshop on

mixed media in March. Bookings

are already heavy for this popular

tutor so please book soon.

Artists of Crows Nest welcome

new members. Email Lyn, our

secretary for details.

Reflections and Light’ will

replace the current display in the

Elena Churilova demonstrating

oil painting techniques

Nest Cafe on December 14 with

feature artist Joan Vonhoff.

Members are reminded that A

Day at the Museum will follow this

display fin February. Artwork is

to be themed around the group’s

visits to the Crows Nest Museum

and Historical Village paint out

days earlier this year.

CONTACT ARTISTS OF

CROWS NEST INC.

e: secretaryaocn@gmail.com p: Lyn Johnston 0438 820 911

BOOK A WORKSHOP OR SEE WHATS ON

Contact Pam 0408 799 587 for bookings


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Catholic Parish, Highfields

Services not being held at usual venue!!

Christmas Eve Mass 4pm

Christmas Day Mass 8.30am

at St Theresa’s Church,

Cnr Curzon and Campbell Streets,

Toowoomba

Bookings required!

https://www.trybooking.com/BNBFT

or contact Monica Brennan

or Janet Weir on 46 394 688

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!

BLINDS and SECURITY

SHELLEY’S BLINDS & SECURITY

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Contact BERNIE

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BUILDER

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BUILDING & MAINTENANCE

DOMESTIC

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Call 4615 4416

to advertise your times here

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Rev’d Deb Bird

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Christ Lutheran Church

New England Highway, Highfields

familylifehighfields

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POSTPONED Sundays 10amUNTIL

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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

WORSHIP

HIGHFIELDS

December 20 - 8am

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Barry Darr 0428 958 555

come as you are


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M: 0437 343 877

BUILDER

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Specialising in:

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• Exposed aggregate

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CONCRETING

QBSA

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•Outdoor areas

• Metal fabrication

• Sheds - carports - garages

• Insulated roofs

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JIM ELDRIDGE

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ELECTRICAL SERVICES

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spinifex

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CARRY OUT ALL ASPECTS OF

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services

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CABARLAH FISHING CLUB: Cabarlah

Fishing Club held their annual dinner and presentation

night at the Farmers Arms Tavern on Saturday,

December 5.

Doug Gale, who stood down from the president

role at the recent annual meeting was presented

with life membership for his contribution to the

club over the 9 years of his leadership. Emily Gale

was also thanked with a presentation for the support

she has given over the time.

2020 trophy winners - Highest number caught

Chop Muir 22. Biggest yellow belly - Doug Gale

3.01kg. Biggest silver perch - Nick Downey 0.95

kg.

Biggest jew fish - Bruce Samuelson 3.22kg.

Biggest bass - Trevor Gill 1.33kg,

Biggest cod - Dylan Gleeson 5.22kg. Best catch

junior, heaviest fish first year junior and highest

number caught by a junior - Charlotte Peach with

a 2.62kg Jew and four fish. Heaviest fish ladies

- Lyn Holt 1.43kg. Highest number caught ladies -

Vanda Gill two fish.

FISHING

Cabarlah club presentation night

RIGHT: Junior members Charlotte Peach,

left, with her trophy for best catch junior, and

her sister Isabell Peach. BELOW: Trophy

winners, Trevor Gill, Dylan Gleeson, Nick

Downey and Chop Muir. Doug Gale was the

winner for biggest yellowbelly.

RUGBY

Highfields wins grand final

Highfields Redbacks under 14s - Downs champions

Picture: Ashley North.

The boys in the Highfields Redbacks Rugby under

14s team secured themselves a spot with other

champion rugby teams after winning the Darling

Downs grand finals last month.

After a gruelling battle with their arch rivals, the

Toowoomba City Bears, the Highfields Redbacks

Rugby’s under 14s were Downs Rugby Champions

on November 14.

The win resulted in the boys being invited to

participate in the Invitational King of the Country

held from April 9 to 11 in the Gold Coast.

Highfields Redbacks Rugby promotions officer

Ashley North said the club had three out of four

teams competing in November’s grand finals.

“A big congratulations to the 13s, 14s and 17s

for making through to the big dance - a proud and

commendable achievement, regardless of the final

score,” he said.

“The under 14s match was a real nail-biter. The

score was 5 all by the end of the match which sent

it to overtime.

“But four minutes into overtime saw a 40m penalty

kick right down the middle which secured the

win.”

Mr North said it was a memorable moment that

would be hard to forget for the boys.

“The Toowoomba City Bears had beaten the under

14s on both of the occasions they have faced

off,” he said.

“We were definitely the underdog heading into

that match, but that group of boys always acted as

a team. The boys were definitely overjoyed with

their victory over the Bears.”

Mr North said the under 14s would be back at

training in January in preparation for the tournament

in April. - Sean White

BOWLS

Crows Nest fish Boondooma

CROWS NEST: Crows Nest Fishing Club’s

November club trip was to Boondooma Dam.

Those attending enjoyed favourable weather

conditions over the weekend and 10 fish in total

were recorded, nine Bass and one Golden Perch.

Water levels near the dam wall area were at 40 feet

in some spots.

Mick Nothdurft fished Cressbrook Dam and recorded

a Bass.

Al Limpus also fished at Cressbrook Dam on a

number of occasions and recorded a total of eight

good sized Bass.

Garry Dukes went out on a charter from Yeppoon

and recorded Coral Trout, Yellow Tail and

Sweetlip.

Club trip winners - Boondooma Dam Al Limpus

first, Golden Perch 1.500 kg, John Wingett second,

Bass 1.420 kg and Mick Nothdurft third Bass 0.67

kg. Attendance draw Mick Nothdurft

Monthly competition winners - Freshwater Al

Limpus, Bass 1.580 kg and saltwater Garry Dukes,

Coral Trout 1.550 kg

Upcoming trips are to Coolmunda Dam on January

15, 16 and 17 and Inskip from January 16 to 24

and to Cressbrook Dam for the Kevin Dukes Memorial

Shield annual competition between Crows

Nest and Cabarlah clubs on February 21-22.

Executive members elected at the annual general

meeting are president Matt Kruger, treasurer John

Wingett, secretary Michelle Edser, vice president

Ty Rieck and committee member Graham Bowen.

AL LIMPUS - 1.580 kg Bass

The next meeting will be at the Grand Old Crow

Hotel on Wednesday, January 13 at 7.30pm.

Please note that meetings have been changed to

Wednesdays as it is hoped that this might make

it easier for more members to attend. - Michelle

Edser

CROWS NEST: December 9 - Afternoon

social bowls - First Bevan Wingett, Keith

Herbertson and Brian Gleeson, runners-up Bill

Kruger, Roy Bell and George Brady.

December 5 - Intraclub competition match was

2020-21 club fours. John Fowler, Bevan Wingett,

Lachlan Barnes and Alex Cannon d. Ray Weis,

Daryl Fraser, Bill Perry and Ian Prodger.

December 7 - Annual friendly between Crow’s

Nest and Toowoomba City was closely won by

our mates at City.

Many thanks to Bill Tedford and his crew for

looking after us so well again. We look forward

to meeting up once more in 2021. Thanks also to

our players who made the trip into the big smoke

and played for the club on such a stinking hot day.

Much appreciated all.

December 16 - Last playing day for 2020 with

a barbecue laid on.

At the end of play on the 16th, the green will

close to allow time to renovate the surface during

the Christmas New Year break. A working bee

soon after would welcome volunteer members

with open arms.

On behalf of his management committee,

President Ian wishes all members a merry and

safe Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Enjoy the break and return in a month or so,

ready to loosen up the shoulders and get back into

it.

Players are reminded to remain aware of hand

sanitising and social distancing requirements at all

times both on and off the green.

New bowlers and visitors are always welcome

at Crow’s Nest.

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, secretary, Crow’s Nest Bowls Club

4698 2197 or bakescrowsnest@live.com.au

OAKEY MEN’S: December 12 - Competition

results A singles P. Boyton d. I. Hedge, J.

Harrison d. B. Lucht.

December 19 - Competition called for triples

M. Hall, G. Fenton and B. Lucht v. R. Henry, P.

Maker and P. Boyton. B singles C. Lucht v. G.

Nash (L. Hudson).

December 20 - Oakey Bowls Club presentation

day. The club will open at 11am. Barbecue at noon

followed by two games of 12 ends from 1pm with

presentations from 4.30pm.

Trophy winners, members, guests, sponsors, social

players and visitors welcome. Names on the

board or ring 4691 1267. Come along and have an

afternoon of enjoyment at the club.

Oakey Bowls Club is open every Thursday afternoon

from 4pm for everyone’s enjoyment. Visitors

most welcome.

Bowlers please note that yearly subscriptions of

$90 are now overdue. - Sam Lorrimer

PARKRUN

HIGHFIELDS: December 12 - Event number

237. This week 40 people ran, jogged and walked

the course, of whom one was a first timer and four

recorded new personal bests. Representatives of

four different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by nine volunteers,

Petrina Oakley, Dianne Tumbridge, Lee

Bambrick, Rhian Hogg, Jonathon Seth, Tracey

Roberts, Judi Gray, Jan Lange and Hope Bishop.

The full results and a complete event history can

be found on the Highfields parkrun results page.

Highfields parkrun started on October 24, 2015

and since then 2211 participants have completed

14,909 parkruns covering a total distance of

74,545 km, including 2408 new personal nests.

A total of 297 individuals have volunteered 2273

times.

Highfields parkrun is a free 5km walk, jog or run

held every Saturday morning at 7am at the Highfields

Sport and Recreation Park, Highfields. For

more information email highfields@parkrun.com

or message us via our Facebook page. - Janeen

Gibson

CABARLAH LADIES: December 8 - Cabarlah

lady golfers played a Las Vegas ambrose

on their closing Day for 2020. Winning group

Janelle Kruse, Carole Duncan and Trish Shannon

64/49.83, runners-up Robin MacKenzie, Linda

Ryan and Paula Heelan 68/50.13.

Other presentations included G.Q. brooch Division

2 a tie for Lotte Pedersen and Janelle Kruse,

Division 3 Trish Shannon, International Bowl

Division 2 Lotte Pedersen and Division 3 Hazel

Black, most birdies Lotte Pedersen, most crows

Pam Campbell, eclectic winners Division 1 Lotte

Pedersen and Division 2 Carmel Lyall, Gertrude

McLeod Division 2 Lotte Pedersen and Division

3 Trish Shannon, most consistent player trophy

Lotte Pedersen, and 4bbb match play winners

Petae Frazer and Hazel Milford and runners-up

Coleen Lewis and Meg Chadwick.

The ladies enjoyed a break-up lunch with promises

to return for a much anticipated 2021 golf

year at Cabarlah Golf Course.

Best wishes for Christmas and New Year to all.

- Pam Campbell

GOLF

CABARLAH: December 5 - Single stableford

winner D. hompson 49, runner-up A. Rushford 38.

Rundown S. Adams 37, L.Garthe 37, J. Smith 36,

J. Davies 36.

December 6 - Single stroke winner N. Hoger

67, runner-up B. Watkins 69. Rundown B. Northwood

71, A. Pienaar 73, C. Reich 73, D. Lamb 74.

Pins 1, 5, 10, 17 N. Hoger.

Medal of medalist finalists - N. Hoger, J. Smith,

R. Sweeney, W. Hoger, G. Coonan, D. Thompson,

A. Pienaar, T. Squires, S. Ponder, R. Backhouse,

C. Reich, B. Watkins, T. McLean, M. Hancock, M.

Merritt, J. Thornton, J. Coorey, B. Bargenquast, B.

Fagg, O. Hollis, C. Mason, P. Lamb. This final

takes place this Sunday, December 12, incorporated

with the December monthly medal.

December 9 - Single stableford. Winner B.

Marney 38, runner-up G. Malcolmsen 38. Rundown

R. Weldon 36, M. Hancock 36. M. Redman

36, J. Dowling 35. Pin shots 1 L. Bishop, 5 L.

Bishop, 10 G. Lyall, 14 G. Lyall, 17 L. Bishop.

• Cont next column

• From previous column

December 12 - Single stableford. Winner Linda

McCleary 36, runner-up Paula Heelan 36. Rundown

J. Buckley 34, L. Garthe 34, B. Marney 32,

B. Bargenquast 31, B. Watkins 31. Pins 1 P. Heelan,

5 J. Buckley, 10 B. Watkins, 17 J. Buckley.

Due to the inclement weather on Sunday, the

monthly medal and medal of medalist final has

been postponed to a later date. - Gary Small

OAKEY: December 12-13 - Members 18-hole

flag event. The flag was 30cm from the pin on the

18th hole. Winner Fabian Welk, runner-up Terris

Muir. Rundown George Wright. Pins 3 and 5/14,

donated by the Barn, Terris Muir.

December 19-20 - Members 18-hole stableford.

- Marlene Deans

CROWS NEST: December 13 - Captains v.

President + medal of medallists - Frank Carter, J.

Edser and L. Kruger trophies. Overall Winner R.

Kennedy 75 + medal of medalists. Presidents win-

. • Cont next column

• From previous column

ner M. Edser 75. Captains winner J. Burnett 76.

Rundown C. Clunie 76, A. May 77, P. Sandercock

78, T. Weis 78. Pins 3/12 D. Cox, 8/17 R. Kennedy,

7/16. Ladies A. Robinson.

December 20 - Warren Cox Memorial 4bbb

stableford draw partners. Sponsored by K Cox.

In conjunction with Damian Cox Memorial shield

stroke event. - John Somerville

To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - DECEMBER 15, 2020 - 19

Oakey Scouts celebrate 110 years

Back: Joe Osborne, Jacque Barnes and Melissa Jarmey. Middle: Grace Richardson, Jess

Barnes, Lily Osborne and Callum Petersen. Front: Aiden Osborne, Brayden Barnes, Jake

Richardson, Lachlan Hay and Hayden Collins

Oakey Scouts and their families were finally

able to celebrate the group’s 110th anniversary.

Oakey Scout Group joey and Cub Scout leader

Jacque Barnes said the actual date of the anniversary

was on June 13, but for obvious reasons, a

celebration couldn’t be held.

“As restrictions lifted, we were able to make it

an even larger celebration than we had originally

anticipated,” she said.

“Past members and leaders and other regional

Scout leaders and District Commissioner Barry

Keleher came out to celebrate with us.”

The Scouts’ new group leader and Mrs Barnes’

daughter-in-law, Jess Barnes, spoke at the anniversary

celebration, talking about the history of the

Scout group and what had been achieved over the

years.

“The Oakey Scout Group began on June 13,

1910, closing during the first and second world

wars,” she said.

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“Over the years, the Oakey Scout Group has

been fortunate enough to have over 24 Queen

Scout awardees, the highest youth award achievable

in the Scouts.”

Mrs Barnes said the Oakey Scouts had its ups

and downs - the same as any other group.

“In 2004 Oakey Scouts owned twice the amount

of land, three buildings, and the group consisted of

two sections, Cubs and Scouts,” she said.

“We now operate in a tin shed. Since 2004,

2020 has easily the toughest time since the flood

of 2011, where we lost everything except the den,

a canoe, and a tent stored in the canoe.”

Mrs Barnes thanked the volunteer leaders,

group members and their families for their contribution

to their group.

“We appreciate everything you do for us! See

you all in another 110 years. Good hunting pack.

- Quinn Macdonald

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ALDI opens in Highfields

SHOPPERS WELCOME NEW SUPERMARKET

The car park at the Highfields

ALDI store was full for the supermarket’s

opening on the

weekend.

Shoppers from Highfields and

surrounds entered the store on

Highfields Road when it opened

at 8am on Saturday.

ALDI Highfields, the latest development

to occur on Highfields

Road, comes after Queensland

X-Ray and United Fuels that

were built earlier in the year.

Construction of the new store

was conducted by the Newlands

Group. The work on the supermarket

included a roundabout on

the Highfields Road and Lauder

Drive intersection.

Cabarlah resident Emma Parrock

said the new supermarket

was a welcome addition to Highfields.

“ALDI is a store that has anything

you can buy. Having a

store in Highfields saves me having

to travel to Toowoomba to go

to ALDI,” she said.

Tis the season to be jolly

The Highfields store contains

new features such as re-designed

shelving, expanded wooden produce

bays and extended energy

efficient chillers.

An ALDI spokesman said

there was much anticipation for

the Highfields store’s opening.

“While we’re delighted to be

introducing these innovations,

we want our customers to know

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he said.

ALDI Highfields also hired a

team of 15 to 20 staff from the

local area.

The new ALDI Highfields is

located at 71 Highfields Road

and is open 8.30am to 8pm

Monday to Friday, Saturday

8am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to

6pm. - Sean White

ALDI - Innovations won’t lead to higher prices

Mahala, Emma and Ayesha Parrock come to check out the new ALDI Highfields

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