Herald 20220906

CHRISTIAN COMMENT
Minds - great, average
and small
A famous quote by Eleanor
Roosevelt says: Great minds
discuss ideas, average minds
discuss events and small minds
discuss people.
This quote is not a neat box, as
we all discuss all three at different
times as well as other topics.
The thing to ask ourselves is;
what is predominant in our own
conversations?
If an honest listening to what
fills our own discussions, reveals
that we fall into the small minded
category; then how can we
change that?
Remembering that talking
about people covers ourselves,
as well as others.
It’s easy to get caught up in
bringing both others and ourselves
into our conversations,
as that is where we ‘live’, so to
speak.
We are well aware of the accomplishments
and failures of
our own life, and often we can
view others through the lens of
those experiences.
Talking about others, both
positively or negatively, can often
be tainted by viewing them
through the lens of our own bias
and opinion, which comes from
what we have experienced in life
ourselves.
Can this be a problem? Or is it
just part of life?
There are various adaptations
to the phrase ‘walk a mile in another
man’s shoes,’ but basically
it is an admonition not to judge
or criticise others when you
have no idea what has shaped
their life, thoughts, words and
actions.
Talking about others, especially
in a negative way, has a
name. It is called ‘gossip.’
Or, as the Bible terms it, a
‘tale bearer.’
The original Hebrew language
reveals that this term includes
the meaning of someone who is
a whisperer, a slanderer, an informer
and someone who goes
about telling tales.
Upon some self examination,
if we find that we do not yet fall
into the category of having a
great mind, or even an average
one according to the quote; there
is, as always, help to be found in
the Bible.
Philippians 4:8 says this: “Fix
your thoughts on things that are
true, honest, just, pure, lovely
and of good report. If there be
any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things.”
Dear God, please help me to
improve the quality of my mind
and my conversations.
Help me to focus on the good
things mentioned in this verse.
In Jesus name. Amen.
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The Highfields Eagles senior
men’s teams are all still in the
running for a grand final bout after
some eventful rugby league
over the weekend.
The Eagles secured a vital
home ground advantage for the
elimination finals round but after
the downpour of rain on Friday
night, Kuhls Oval wasn’t up to
the task with too much water not
draining away.
The games were moved to
Glenholme Park at Brothers
in Toowoomba where the rain
stayed away for most of the day
but presented some slippery,
cool conditions.
The Eagles Reserve Grade
kicked off at 4.30pm against the
Valleys Roosters.
They looked confident and
keen to redeem their loss from
last week and it showed, as soon
as they took the field, that they
meant business.
The Eagles put on their first
points in the early minutes of the
game.
After some good shape play,
halfback Cory Haywood hit
strong running Lachy Thom on
the left who powered his way
over for the first try of the game.
Thom went over again shortly
after and really put Valleys on
the back foot.
The Eagles were determined
and wanted the win more, running
in eight tries.
It was never a doubt with the
Eagles, dominating the entire
game, they took the win 44-6 in
what was a professional performance
in a do or die game.
They now take on the Gatton
Hawks at Clive Berghofer stadium
in a bid to make the grand
final.
After the stellar performance
by reserve grade, the A Grade
Eagles were determined for the
same result but knew it would be
a very tough match against the
Goondiwindi Boars.
The Eagles A graders like to
do it the hard way, starting off
very slow and letting Goondiwindi
dominate and force errors.
They were down 18-10 at
halftime and didn’t seem to be
flowing well.
The second half saw the rain
start and the Eagles find their
form, putting on two converted
tries.
With ten to go, Highfields
were up 22-20 and the crowd
was going wild.
Everyone was on the edge of
their seats with every touch of
the ball.
In the last 30 seconds, Goondiwindi
were on a roll and sent a
pass out wide for the winger to
score in the corner and potentially
snatch the game.
Ironically, just as the 2022
grand final finished with these
two teams, the pass was called
forward and this time, Highfields
took the win, shattering
last year’s premiers.
The Eagles will now take on
Gatton Hawks in the major semi
to make the grand final.
On Sunday the under 19s
headed to Gatton where to play
the Hawks. Gatton are tough to
beat at Cahill Park as a home
ground advantage is always a
bonus in finals games.
The winner of this game
would go straight into the grand
final with a week off.
It was always going to be a
good battle but the Hawks were
hungrier on the day.
RUGBY LEAGUE
Finals still in sight for Eagles men
Highfields Eagles reserve grade celebrations
They came out powerful, with
a determination and grunt that
was hard to match.
The Eagles had a good first
half and were still looking confident
going into the break but the
Hawks were relentless.
With a few injuries taking a
toll on Highfields, Gatton ended
too strong, booking a grand final
spot with a 28-14 win.
It will be a big day for Highfields
at Clive Berghofer stadium
with all three men’s teams
playing for the last spot in the
grand final.
The 19s will play Warwick
Cowboys while reserve and A
grade will both take on the Gatton
Hawks in what will be a great
day of quality rugby league.
RESULTS:
Under 19: Gatton Hawks 28
(Tries Cooper Liston, Shoneton
Karapen 2, Kaden Buhse,
Hayden Dunn, Noah Shepley.
Goals Kaden Buhse 2/6) defeated
Highfields 14 (Tries Raul
Cesconettono, Dulamai Wightman,
Chad Lebsanft. Goals
Chad Lebsanft 1/2)
Reserve grade: Highfields
Eagles 44 (Tries Lachlan Thom
2, Tyson Klingberg, Blake Appo,
Braden Josephs, Jordan Klingberg,
Declan Nicholls. Goals
Cory Haywood 6/8) defeated
Valleys Roosters 6 (Tries Riley
Burns. Goals Joshua Hancock
1/1)
A grade: Highfields Eagles
22 (Tries Conor Nolan, Brenton
Clement, Joshua Quinlan, Jake
Brauer 2. Goals Cory McGrady
1/4) defeated Goondiwindi
Boars 20 (Tries Luke Buckle,
Connor Clement, Christopher
Woodbridge, Geoffrey Prince.
Goals Christopher Woodbridge
2/4). - Sally Haywood
Chair’s summary
Gowrie to Calvert Community Consultative Committee
The 16th meeting of the Gowrie to Calvert Community Consultative Committee
(formerly the Lockyer Valley Community Consultative Committee) was held at the
Grantham Butter Factory on Tuesday 16 August 2022.
This Chair’s summary provides an overview of the Committee meeting.
The Committee meeting minutes will be published on the Committee webpage
following preparation and endorsement by the Committee Chair.
The meeting was chaired by Simon Warner and attended by five of the eleven local
community representatives, appointed as members of the Committee. Six apologies
were made by committee members.
Thirteen observers also attended the meeting.
The Chair welcomed members and observers and delivered the Acknowledgement
of Country.
Prior to the formal agenda commencing, the Chair invited a representative of the
Locker Valley Regional Council to update the Committee on the Council’s view on
the Inland Rail project and their request to minimise impact on communities in the
Helidon to Calvert project area.
During the meeting there were five presentations prepared by Australian Rail
Track Corporation (ARTC). The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Delivery
Specialist gave members an overview of the Helidon to Calvert project’s Request
for Additional Information from the Queensland Coordinator General.
The Request for Additional Information seeks further information to include in
the revised draft EIS, including additional studies and describe any changes or
refinements to the project by the proponent. ARTC will undertake additional field
work, update the applicable draft EIS chapters and submit a revised draft EIS,
which once accepted, will be publicly notified.
Updates were provided on the Helidon to Calvert and Gowrie to Helidon projects,
Cultural Heritage walkovers, Social Performance achievements, Skills and Training
programs, community engagement involvement and Stakeholder Engagement.
Actions from the previous meeting were addressed and closed out:
– Recruitment of new CCC members – nominations closed on 30 June 2022,
nil applications received, the Chair will move forward with existing committee
– Formal response to CCC regarding ARTC’s receipt of EIS submissions
distributed to members
– Presentation on the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise Supplier Portal
– deferred to the next meeting.
The committee minutes will contain detailed information and be available on the
Committee webpage in due course. The specific date and location of the next
CCC will be advertised once determined. Please contact committee members if
you have queries you want raised at the next meeting.
Member details are listed on the Committee webpage inlandrail.com.au/lv-ccc
Simon Warner
Chair
Contact us
1800 732 761 inlandrailqld@artc.com.au ARTC Inland Rail, GPO Box 2462, Brisbane 4001
inlandrail.com.au
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