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The Vietnamese community was one of many

multi cultural groups represented in the Carnival

of Flowers parade on Saturday.

More parade photos pages 4 and 6. Ann Lomas photo

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

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

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

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

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

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Regular opening hours will resume on Friday, 23 September 2022.

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Disaster preparedness

Communities across Australia are reeling from

the compounding effects of fires, floods, cyclones

and the global pandemic,

There is no doubt more challenges will emerge.

Australian Red Cross is urging people to act

now to prepare for the inevitable disasters ahead.

Red Cross has long known the value of

communities and individuals taking time to plan

and prepare for potential disasters.

That value has now been underscored by

a Curtin University report into the effectiveness of

our emergency preparedness programs for people

who lived through the devastating 2021 Wooroloo

Bushfire in the Perth Hills.

This month marks our annual campaign to

Goombungee hall AGM - new ideas welcome

The Goombungee Public Hall

annual general meeting and election

of officers will be held on

Saturday, September 24 at 10am.

It would be nice to have new

blood elected to the committee

to bring new ideas to run functions

like discos for our young

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people, and activities for all

ages like maybe darts on Friday

nights, night or daytime Bingo,

or games during the day or at

night.

The hall has recently been

restumped, the power has been

upgraded with extra power

encourage people to prepare ahead for disasters,

because preparedness has been found to improve

how people experience disasters and how they

recover from them.

Excellent resources on the Red Cross

website www.redcross.org.au/prepare include

steps to create your own emergency plan,

download the Red Cross Get Prepared App,

prepare a survival kit, emergency contacts list,

and keepsake list, and understand ways to help

manage stress.

With disaster season almost upon us, I urge

people to start thinking now about how they will

manage. - Garry Page, Director, Australian Red

Cross, Queensland

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regardless of fitness or age.

Interested people are invited to try out the game

at the Highfields Aquatic and Fitness Centre at

10.30am on Wednesday, October 5 when Brisbane-based

guest coach Sue Mitchell will be there

to explain the game.

Sue has four years involvement with Walking

Netball and is looking forward to seeing the game

established in Highfields.

Cost for the “come and try” morning is $5 and

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Acland expected to inject $1 billion

into local economy

Hundreds of people have

already contacted the New

Acland mine about getting a

job when, and if, Stage 3 of the

project gets its final approval

from the State Government.

These potential employees

and suppliers are hoping to

share in the projected $1 billion

that the third stage of the mine

is likely to generate for Acland,

Oakey, and the wider region

over the next 12 to 15 years.

The New Hope Group, which

owns the Acland mine, late

last month received a mining

approval for Stage 3 of the

project after waiting about 12

years on the State Government.

Last week, New Acland said

it was accepting expressions

of interest from employees and

suppliers.

New Hope Group is encouraging

Darling Downs locals to

register their interest in a job at

New Acland Mine via an online

portal - https://newhopegroup.

com.au/current-expressions-ofinterest/

Because the Queensland

Minister for Resources, Scott

Toowoomba Region councillors

have endorsed the recommendation

to continue having

domestic waste and recycling

collection service delivered by

JJ Richards, as well as entering

into a short-term contract with

Re.Group for the processing of

recyclable material.

Cr Nancy Sommerfield said

the 12-year contract that is

recommended to be awarded

to JJ Richards for Waste and

Recyclables collection would

ensure ratepayers continue to

receive a high quality collection

service.

“This was a rigorous tender

process as waste collection

and recyclables is one of our

biggest operations as a local

government.

“I’m confident we have secured

a great deal providing a

high quality waste collection

and recycling service to our

community long into the future.

“JJ Richards has a long and

proud history in the Toowoomba

Region with the company’s

first council contract awarded

by Toowoomba in 1962,” Cr

Sommerfield said.

In addition to the contract

recommended to be awarded to

JJ Richards, TRC also endorsed

the recommendation of a shortterm

one-year contract with

options to extend to Re.Group

for the provision of recycling

processing services.

Stewart confirmed New

Acland Stage 3 stacks up

environmentally, socially and

financially, the project is just

waiting on the Queensland

Minister for Water, Glenn

Butcher to grant the project an

Associated Water Licence.

It is understood the Minister

has been in possession of an

application for the water licence

for three years.

New Acland Mine General

Manager, Dave O’Dwyer said

the AWL will enable a restart

of operations and employment

opportunities for hundreds of

local workers and suppliers.

“At the peak of construction,

there will be close to 600 local

workers on site at New Acland

Mine,” Mr O’Dwyer said.

“Throughout the life of

the project, the permanent

workforce will be approximately

400 full-time roles, made up of

Darling Downs locals.

He said those seeking work

should visit the New Hope

Group website and register their

interest for a role at New Acland

Mine.

Council renews waste contract

with long standing JJ Richards

FIRST COUNCIL CONTRACT AWARDED in 1962

“The short-term contract was

recommended to be awarded for

recycling processing services

because TRC intends to provide

for a Materials Recovery Facility

in the very-near future which will

eventually result in cost-savings

to Council for the transport

Cr SOMMERFIELD

Community benefit

Dam at Acland mine for treated water from Toowoomba

“Once the project is under

way, we’ll need truck drivers,

engineers, electricians,

operators, administration staff

and mechanics.

“Unlike a lot of other mines in

Queensland, New Acland Mine

does not engage fly-in, fly-out

workers, with more than 90 pe

cent of our previous workforce

living within 50km of the site.

“Local businesses can

also express their interest in

supplying goods and services at

New Acland Mine online.”

of recoverable material which

currently occurs. I look forward

to the community benefitting

from the contracts negotiated

by TRC subject to Council’s

full endorsement at the meeting

on Tuesday, September 20,” Cr

Sommerfield said.

The Associated Water Licence

provides a framework on how

the mine is to interact with water

on the site.

The mining operation does

not use any onsite water for its

operations.

It takes all of its water for coal

washing and other uses from

Toowoomba’s Wetalla water

treatment plant at a cost of about

$10 million a year.

- Miles Noller reporting

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Oakey Urban Landcare and

Koala habitat display will be

held at the Landcare building,

50 Oakey-Kelvinaugh Road,

until Sunday, September 25,

from 10am to 4pm daily.

The display includes plants

growing in the Oakey area and

propagation demonstrations.

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CARNIVAL OF FLOWERS PARADE PICTORIAL 2022 - Ann Lomas photos

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Scouts - Grand champion float

BE Power looks at Crows Nest for potential off-set land

PLANNED HYDRO SCHEME FOR CRESSBROOK

After concerns about land clearing for the upcoming

development of the pumped hydro energy

storage facility at Cressbrook, BE Power stakeholder

and business development manager Troy

Philpot said BE Power would endeavour to remediate

local land.

BE Power has applied to clear 150ha of land

that would be deemed as off-set.

"The area to be cleared includes 60ha of old

regrowth farmland on top of the ridge, all of the

road easement that would require widening, and

clearing from BE Power’s property on Sebastapool

Road to the Cressbrook waterline.

Concerns were raised on social media that the

project would displace many native species on the

land.

Mr Philpot said the Federal Government would

give BE Power a multiplier of off-set land that the

company would have to procure for the life of the

project and have professionally managed and improved.

“The off-sets that we have to buy have to be in

the Brisbane River Catchment because the project

is in the catchment. We’re currently having

conversations about getting local off-sets around

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Crows Nest and the project area because we think

that will be better from a community perspective.”

Mr Philpot said it was likely that BE Power

would have to procure up to three or four times

the amount of land that was cleared for the off-set.

“The Federal Government will give us a multiplier

and we have to find that land to have access

to for up to 80 years before construction begins for

those off-sets,” he said.

“There will be remediation work on the laydown

areas which aren’t big, when you have a

60ha for a dam, you have a 60ha dam.

“The idea that we’re working on is that we’re

going to try and stay within a reasonable range of

Crows Nest.

"We’ve spoken to environmentalists and asked

them to nominate properties that people might be

interested in selling.

“We might be a willing buyer if the price is reasonable

that we can give them. We don’t want to

rip them off but they might want to sell to us to

stop it from being a development target.”

It has been estimated that work on the project

to begin at the end of 2023 or the first quarter of

2024. - Sean White BE Power looks to build a hydro energy storage at Cressbrook Dam

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Concerns about Meringandan West development

Community members have

expressed their concerns that

Meringandan West doesn’t have

the infrastructure to sustain two

large developments were recently

applied.

A development application to

convert a 48ha block into 191 lots

on Goombungee-Meringandan

Road and another to realign the

boundary of two lots to be used

for commercial and urban development

on Meringandan-Shirley

Road were both made in December

2021.

The proposed Meringandan-Shirley

Road development

will comprise of a small scale supermarket,

food and drink outlet

with a drive through, service station,

medical centre and chemist

with parking for 171 vehicles on

the corner of the road.

Behind the proposed local centre

will be a 58 lot urban development

that will back on to Meringandan

Creek.

Meringandan Produce and

Trading owners Craig and Tamera

Fritz both objected to the development

on September 13 and

said there wasn’t enough infrastructure

to support the population

increase.

“There is no infrastructure.

Student cheese stars at Royal show

Bowenville State School students’ hard work

and dedication for making cheese was recognised

at the Royal Queensland Show.

The show announced the winners of the Student

Made Cheese competition with the school

taking first place in mould ripened cheese blue,

third place in mould ripened cheese, white, and

Champion in Best Cheese of School.

Acting school principal Emily Potts said the

students were excited to hear they had won a

championship.

“We have placed in previous competitions and

having listened to feedback so it was fantastic to

be so successful this year,” she said.

“Students start practising cheese making in

April which also doubles as a learning opportunity,

teaching them how dairy is processed into

cheese.”

In preparation for the Ekka, the students started

preparing for the competition at the start of Term 3

and Mrs Potts said making the entries took a lot of

time and technique to get it ready.

Bowenville State School has been involved with

the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation

which introduces children to food education

and helps form positive food habits.

Mrs Potts said cheese making was a school activity

that was encompassed on the school’s Trees

and Cheese Day.

"AS SOON AS IT RAINS THOSE PROPERTIES FLOOD"

Parts of Meringandan and Meringandan

West still don’t have

kerbing or street lights,” Mrs

Fritz said.

“Water from Highfields flows

into Meringandan Creek and land

near Highfields Industrial Estate

has been approved for housing

with the designs saying the water

needs to go into the creek.

“Meringandan Creek floods, so

the more housing they put there

without putting the infrastructure

in, and they haven’t put anything

in there that says they’re going to

lift the road, then it’s always going

to flood.

“Further down from the creek

Overview of the Meringandan-Shirley Road development

Bowenville students Zia Haylock and Jasmine

Bowman with the ribbons and trophy

for student made cheese won at the Royal

Queensland Show.

“Our Trees and Cheese Day is a beautiful afternoon.

We plant some trees around the school

and showcase the students’ famous cheese making

skills.

“We will be looking at entering into next year’s

Ekka with the student made cheese competition.”

- Sean White

you have multiple farms and a

horse riding school that floods

completely as soon as it rains.

Those properties never used to

flood 20 years ago.”

The development application’s

stormwater management plan

states there is a 375mm diameter

stormwater network at the intersection

of Meringandan-Shirley

Road currently in place.

Mr Fritz said there were a lot

of locals upset about the proposal

of high density urban development

for Meringandan West.

“That type of housing doesn’t

appear to fit with the structure

that already exists.

"There are no buses, no sewage

and the local school wouldn’t

be able to handle the population

increase,” he said.

“They shouldn’t be allowed

to place any houses or anything

near the creek, some land should

just stay rural for a reason.”

- Sean White

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Crowds flock to 73rd Carnival floral parade

Cheers and applauses erupted from

the Toowoomba CBD on Saturday

morning as an array of floats and

demonstrations were on display for

Carnival of Flowers Floral Parade.

A host of floats and demonstrations

from community groups and businesses

participated in the parade which started

on the corner of Hume and Herries

Streets and made its way through

Ruthven and Margaret Streets finishing

at Queens Park. The Darling Downs

Scouts were surprised this year being

crowned the winners of the Community

Floral Float as well as Grand Champion

Float for 2022.

Scout group member Victoria Ready

said they were surprised when they

heard they were named as grand champions.

“Our design is based of last year’s

float but we decided to added more

colour to it. We had one of the scouts

hanging upside down which the crowd

loved,” she said. “It took us about two

weeks to put our float together, designing

and putting it together.”

Toowoomba Regional Council Environment

and Community Committee

Chair James O’Shea said there was a

wonderful display of community involvement

in this year’s parade.

Cr O’Shea said the parade had been

an integral part of the Carnival of

Flowers since 1950, celebrating the

community groups and businesses that

call the Toowoomba Region home.

- Sean White reporting

Darling Downs Scouts grand champion float - PJ Titcume, Regan Hohn, Zac Titcume

Hayden Nightingale-Smith, Victoria Ready, Aimee Sherrie

Greg Kowald and Tony Hurle

Tony's Community Kitchjen float

ENVIRONMENT with DOUGAL JOHNSTON

Wonga Vine in full flower

NATIVE PLANTS in SPRING MODE

With the days becoming longer,

all the native plants have

gone into spring mode.

As shrubs or climbing up into

the trees, the Wonga Vine, pictured,

is in full flower.

It does not smother the local

plants like the thickets of imported

lantana and privet, or choke

the shrubs and trees the way the

foreign weedy vines (Cats Claw

Creeper, Climbing Asparagus

and Madeira Vine) kill the Australian

endemic species.

From the Great Dividing

Range to the west, the Wonga

Vine can be seen especially

where there are remnants of the

original vine scrub. - Dougal

Johnston, Hampton

Multiculture Australia float

From the

President

Welcome to Spring!!!

What a wonderful time of year to be in Highfields and surrounds to

celebrate spring!

Last month we were able to host the Highfields Industry and Schools

Dinner which was a great success! We had a number of local business and

school students attend the evening to learn more about what the future could

bring. A huge thankyou to all of our sponsors for the evening and DESBT in

making it a great night! I personally was amazed at the number of industries

we have just locally within Highfields and the potential which could come

from our students for the future.

This month we heard from the wonderful Isaac Moody and how he was

able to thrive through COVID in the hospitality industry as well as sharing

some great wisdom. We all were able to walk away with a few take homes

to implement in each of our business’ no matter the industry. We are also

aware of the devastation which has occurred for the Highfields community

on Reis Road. We will continue to press forward in establishing a stronger

relationship with the Toowoomba Regional Council to build a stronger

voice for our community. This is particularly important for the proposed

development for the Highfields Town Centre to ensure we keep a balance

with the needs of the community and development. Many of us love

Highfields and the Toowoomba Region for the nature corridors and green

spaces and don’t want to sacrifice everything for the growth of residential

blocks. We aim to provide further opportunity and space for local business’

to grow and employ residents of Highfields to ensure further sustainability

of the place we love.

Next month we look forward to hosting Steve Claydon to provide us with

some sales tips as we head into the busiest time of the year.

We look forward to establishing the Highfields Chamber of Commerce

further into our region as a voice to aid business’ in our region. If you’d like

to come along to one of our Networking Events, go to our website at https://

highfieldschamber.com.au/ to find out more.

Yours in business, Sarah Mengel

President, Highfields Chamber of Commerce

President@highfieldschamber.com.au


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Lions grocery grab - everyone's a winner

The Lions Club of Toowoomba

West is participating in the

Lions Australian Grocery Grab

to raise funds for the Lions Cord

Blood Foundation Inc.

The Foundation supplies the

Fight Cancer Foundation, formerly

the Bone Marrow Donor

Institute, with funding for

the storage of cord blood units

which are collected from the

umbilical cord of newborn babies.

When processed, the stem

cells from the cord blood assist

children to battle Leukemia.

Drakes Supermarket in the

High Street Plaza at Rangeville

have been very generous in their

support for this Lions project.

Tickets are on sale outside the

supermarket on Wednesdays,

Fridays and Saturdays for $1

each until it is drawn on Saturday,

October 1.

The lucky winner will receive

a $300 voucher to spend

in Drakes Supermarket, second

prize is 10 x $10 vouchers kindly

donated by High Street Plaza

Centre Management to spend in

any store in the complex.

Third prize is a $50 voucher

kindly donated by Drakes Supermarket

to spend in their store.

• Lions Peter Oakes and Bronwyn Rees with Drakes

Manager Benjamin Houston

CHRISTIAN COMMENT

Have you ever been misunderstood?

It is not a good feeling when

your motives for doing something

are good, but are perceived

as something else.

For example, you may reach

out to a new person in town with

a small gift or invitation to an

event, and it is misconstrued as

trying to buy favour.

A mother may give handson

help with various household

chores to a grown daughter with

a young family, only to be accused

of thinking that the daughter

is not a good enough mother.

A father, simply wanting to

spend some one-on-one time

away with his son, may find his

motives questioned.

In the workforce, someone

whose personality is simply to

always be on time and put in an

honest day’s work, may be accused

of ‘boot licking’ by those

less diligent.

Often, trying to explain your

pure motives in these situations

is not believed, making you feel

even worse.

If this kind of misunderstanding

has ever been your experience,

you are in good company.

Jesus was falsely accused,

persecuted, disbelieved and misunderstood

on many occasions.

In Matthew 12:22-24 there is

an account of the religious people

of his day accusing him of

having a devil, when he healed

a man who was both blind and

dumb.

John Chapter 5 records another

story of Jesus healing a man

who had been sick for 38 years.

Because of this, verse 16 tells

us, “For this reason the Jews persecuted

Jesus, and sought to kill

him, because he had done these

things on the sabbath day.”

Many did not believe even

when he was crucified.

Luke 23:34-37 “Then Jesus

said, Father, forgive them, for

they know not what they do.

"And the people stood looking

on.

"And the rulers also with them

sneered at him, saying, He saved

others; let him save himself, if

He is the Christ, the chosen of

God.

"The soldiers also mocked

him, coming to him, and offering

him sour wine, saying If you

are the king of the Jews, save

yourself.”

The greatest act of love the

world has ever known was seen

right here.

Jesus gave his life that we

may be forgiven and reconciled

to God the Father if we believe.

His life was spent teaching,

encouraging, healing the sick

and raising the dead, and yet

he was ridiculed and misunderstood

by many.

This continues to this day as

people judge Him through a lack

of true knowledge of God.

Dear Jesus,

I thank you that you can identify

with being misunderstood,

please help me to respond as you

did on the cross ‘Father, forgive

them, for they know not what

they do.’ Amen

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Christian Fellowship, Crows

Nest. Contact: David Hiscock

0448 982 919

MEMBER FOR

TOOWOOMBA

NORTH

Watts News

This month, I would like to dedicate my column to Her Majesty,

Queen Elizabeth II, the Commonwealth’s, and the world’s longestreigning

monarch, who passed peacefully on 8 September 2022 aged

96.

Her Majesty was dignified, humble, wise, stoic, and led a life

dedicated to duty and service.

Since becoming a parliamentarian, I feel I have a much deeper

appreciation for the enormous service our late Queen gave to all

people of her realms.

The stability and comfort that she provided, including being the first

female of the Royal family to be an active-duty member of the British

Armed Forces during the Second World War, is unrivalled and words

cannot express our gratitude.

Her Majesty was a powerful woman and leader who acted with

dignity and grace and had her own style, providing both service and a

steady hand on the tiller of the Commonwealth.

It shouldn’t be underestimated the difficulties she would have faced

in the 1950s as a young lady coming to a position of great responsibility.

The Queen has been a guiding light for many, whether that be how to

serve a community or how to be a leader in that dignified, stoic and

service orientated way.

Last week it was an honour to lay a floral tribute on behalf of the

people of Toowoomba North at the statue of Her Majesty, Queen

Elizabeth II which stands within the grounds of Queensland’s

Government House.

To mark the end of her reign and encouraged by overwhelming

community feedback, I have asked the people of Toowoomba North

if they have any suitable suggestions on how to honour Her Majesty

here in Toowoomba.

To date, suggestions include the renaming of a section of the

escarpment, the planting of an Oak tree, a memorial at the racetrack

and much more. If you too have an idea, please contact me via the

details below between now and the end of the month.

I’d like to end with a quote - “My

mother said, Don’t worry about

what people think now, Think

about whether your children and

grandchildren will think you’ve

done well.” - Lord Mountbatten.

Your Majesty, thank you. Your

life of duty, service and dedication

is unequalled, and generations will

never forget.

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and WINE

Sean White reporting

Festival-goers were fortunate

to enjoy a weekend of fine

weather for the Carnival of

Flowers Festival of Food and

Wine. But event organisers reported

lower attendance than

previous years.

Records show about 15,000

tickets were sold for the weekend

event, which while lower

than pre-COVID events, it was

expected numbers to be lower.

Toowoomba Regional Council

Environment and Community

Services Committee Chair

Cr James O’Shea the impacts

of COVID-19 and flu, inflation,

and the wet weather the day before

the festival most likely contributed

to lower numbers.

“While there were a few setbacks

for this year’s festival,

those who attended showed

strong support for the stallholders,”

he said.

“The crowds were thirsty and

hungry with many stallholders

having to restock each night

with higher than expected sales

occurring.”

This year’s festival saw 80

per cent of the stallholders local

to the Toowoomba Region,

exceeding the benchmark by 10

per cent.

“The city was buzzing with

cafes, accommodation and

streets filled with locals and visitors

enjoying the spring weather

and the floral displays in the

parks during the festival week-

end,” Cr O’Shea said.

“The Carnival of Flowers was

the brainchild of Essex Tait and

the Toowoomba Chamber of

Commerce in the 1950s to use

the city’s Garden City reputation

to promote economic activity.

Bec and Carson Care

“The Festival of Food and

Wine comes back to the original

idea of the Carnival of Flowers

to draw more people to the region

and boost the local business

community.” - Sean White

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UniSQ celebrates astronomy and space festival

HUNTING FOR ALIENS and SEARCHING

for NEW PLANETS

Lecture theatres are turning into space hubs

at the University of Southern Queensland with

a three-day program of activities to celebrate

the Festival of Astronomy and Space from October

6 to 8.

From hunting for aliens to searching for new

planets, the free event will be an exciting opportunity

for astronomy lovers to meet some

of the world’s leading space scientists and immerse

themselves in all things extra-terrestrial.

Guest lectures will start the festivities on

October 6 and 7 with opportunities for young

and budding astronauts to have their questions

answered at a Curious Kids event on October

8.

Star gazers will also be in for a treat when

Toowoomba’s Philharmonic Society perform

under the Milky Way during a special

night-viewing opportunity on October 8.

The festival coincides with this year’s National

Space Week, celebrating sustainability

in space.

Visit www.unisq.edu.au/events/2022/10/

festival-of-astronomy-and-space to register.

Lectures: Festival Talks, Thursday, October

6, and Friday, October 7, 6 pm to late at Alison

Dickson Lecture Theatre, H102, University of

Southern Queensland.

Curious Kids, Saturday, October 8, 4pm to

5.30pm at Alison Dickson Lecture Theatre

(H102), University of Southern Queensland.

AstroHarmonic: Music and Stars, Saturday,

October 8 from 7pm to late at the University

of Southern Queensland, Front Driveway with

entrance via West Street.

Enthusiasts shine at

car show

HIGHFIELDS NORTH EASTERN DOWNS ANNUAL

FUNDRAISER EVENT

The sun was out and the

chrome was shining for the

Highfields North Eastern

Downs’ Lions Club’s major annual

fundraiser on the weekend.

About 130 entrants travelled

to Cabarlah Showgrounds for

the club’s annual show and shine

on Sunday.

Lions Club vice president

Geoff Jarvis said the event was

growing its numbers to comparable

to pre-COVID events.

“We have had people come

from all over South-East

Queensland to participate in this

event,” Mr Jarvis said.

“Before COVID, we usually

had about 180 entrants but today’s

numbers were very easy to

manage.”

Various makes of vehicles

were entered from with hotrods,

muscle cars, restored wagons,

motorcycles and more.

Sunday’s outing was the second

year the club has been able

to hold the event since its first

cancellation due to COVID in

2020.

The Ford XR6 XR8 Club of

Queensland was named this

year’s best represented club.

Mr Jarvis said he and the club

were grateful of the support

from the sponsors of this year’s

show and shine.

“We started running the show

and shine as a way to bring an

annual event to the Highfields

area and draw more visitors to

our region,” Mr Jarvis said.

“Next year, we’ll fine tune the

trophies, especially in our over

50s category which proved to be

more popular than last year. We

try to have one trophy for every

count of three cars.

“We were very pleased with

the support today because there

is a lot of competition with more

show and shines moving into

September but you couldn’t

have asked for a better day for

our fundraiser.” – Sean White

• TOP: Glen Ballard,

Wyreema, in his 1928 Ford

Roadster Pick-Up

• MIDDLE: Neil Hamilton,

Toowoomba, shows his 1960

Holden FB Special Sedan

• BOTTOM: Rob Pulz,

Toowoomba with his Shelby

AC Cobra

• FRONT PAGE PHOTO:

1953 Ford Flatback sedan

The Southern Queensland Inland

and New South Wales Regional

Water Alliance is pushing

forward with plans to advocate

for sustainable water supplies

for their combined Local Government

areas into the future.

The Mayors of Tenterfield,

Goondiwindi, Southern Downs,

Western Downs, Toowoomba

and Lockyer Valley Regional

Councils met at Goondiwindi

last month and agreed to carry

through the work of advocating

for future water for the combined

region.

Toowoomba Region Mayor

Paul Antonio said the group

would continue to come together

regularly to discuss and plan for

the future water needs of inland

Southern Queensland and Northern

New South Wales.

“One of the best ways to advocate

at a local government level

on behalf of our communities is

to join forces and that’s exactly

what this alliance is looking

to achieve, working together to

secure the future water needs

of our regions for decades to

come,” Cr Antonio said.

At its most recent meeting

in Goondiwindi, the Alliance

agreed that it supports the

Queensland State Government’s

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we would run in parallel with

this assessment and advocate

strongly for a longer-term, nation-building

strategy that will

guarantee water security, liveability

and productivity in the

Downs and Border regions, involving

new water sources, for

the next 50-100 years.

“A parallel priority is to establish

links with the new Federal

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Tanya Plibersek, Minster for be on the same page to ensure

Regional Development, Local projects are delivered that look

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Artist's impression of the new Toowoomba Day Surgery

Queensland firm Hutchison Builders has

been awarded the tender to construct the new

Toowoomba Day Surgery located on the Ballie

Henderson Hospital campus.

Darling Downs Health Executive Director Infrastructure

Paul Clayton said work would start in

the coming months.

“The project will provide additional capacity

for our clinical staff to perform day surgery on the

Baillie Henderson Hospital campus, which will be

home to the new Toowoomba Hospital,” Mr Clayton

said.

“Congratulations to the Hutchies team based in

Toowoomba on being awarded the tender to complete

this catalyst project on the Baillie Henderson

campus.

“The new day surgery will see two state of the

art operating theatres constructed. It will also include

recovery and discharge spaces and waiting

rooms for friends and families.”

Darling Downs Health Chief Executive Annette

Scott said the project was just the beginning of

the transformation of services across the Health

Service.

“This is really the beginning of a five-year period

of construction work that will enhance the

health services available to the public and I’m

looking forward to hearing the positive feedback

from the community as they access these facilities,”

Ms Scott said

“Darling Downs Health has received $42 million

from the Department of Health to deliver this

project.

“Construction is expected to start later this

month with the new day surgery to be completed

by December 2023, weather permitting.”

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OAKEY MEN'S: September 17 - Competition results. Club pairs

V. Rush and W. Patterson d. P. Wolski and P. Boyton, R. Henry and P.

Maker d. M. Park and J. Harrison.

Competition call: September 24 - Club pairs R. Krause and S. Bradford

v. V. Rush and W. Patterson. Consolation singles final P. Boyton v.

B. Lucht (D. Dreyer).

September 25 - Club pairs R. Henry and P. Maker vs L. Hudson and

G. Usher. T.T.B.A.

Jacko and Woody’s day winners Dave and Vince, runners-up Paddy

and Andrew, last round Ian and Kim.

October 2 - Irish theme day sponsored by Alison and Matt Park. 1pm

start. three-bowl pairs. Barbecue to follow. Names on board please.

October 23 - Visit from Northern Rivers. 12.30pm start. C/S. 30

players required mixed.

November 5 - Visit from Wellington Point. 1pm start. Mixed. Names

on board please.

OAKEY LADIES: September 20 - Bowls today at 9 am. Last

week two games of triples - Doreen Ciesiolka, Veta Allen and Elaine

Priaulx d. Rhondda Lawrie, Christine Little and E. Priaulx.

Dorothy Buckley, Betty Richter and Jan Little played Shirley

Hudson, Joyce Sloss, Hazel Harvey. • Continued next column

Joint exhibition at Rosalie Gallery

For anyone who enjoys the

great outdoors, gardening and

spending time in the natural

environment, the “Perceptions

of Paradise” art exhibition at

Rosalie Gallery in Goombungee

is an uplifting joy to the

senses.

Open from September 21,

during the Carnival of Flowers

festivities, until October 16,

the exhibition is a celebration

of light and colour across the

Toowoomba and South-East

Queensland region by three local

artists, Rosemary Williamson,

Liisa Gosper and Jeanne

Cotter.

Its inception, however,

stems originally from tragedy,

after two of the artists experienced

the sudden and unexpected

deaths of their farmer

husbands.

In their shared understanding,

grief and support of each

other, their friendship brought

strength, courage and resilience

to move forward with

their lives.

This joint venture offered

all three artists a definitive direction

and positive purpose to

focus on.

The body of works reflect

their mutual admiration, understanding

and respect for the

natural environment and the

gifts it offers us all, which is

clearly evident throughout the

exhibition.

Spread across three mediums,

oils, pastels and encaustics,

it covers a range of genres

from traditional style landscapes

and florals, through to

abstract type compositions.

There will be an opportunity

to “Meet the Artists” on Saturday,

September 24, from 11am

to 3pm, with demonstrations

and additional surprises.

It is a free event, with no

bookings required.

Rosalie Gallery is open

Wednesdays to Sundays,

10.30am to 3.30pm.

There will be an opportunity

to vote for your favourite piece

of art with a draw on the final

day for a prize of a bottle of

wine.

BOWLS

• From previous column

October 13 - Re-scheduled date for Pittsworth P/P F/R as September

22 is the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Day public holiday.

October 21 - Rescheduled date for Toowoomba Club Springtime

Gala. Now it is springtime we hope to see more bowlers enjoying

their bowls.- Elsie Voll

TOOWOOMBA CITY LADIES: Septemberf 16 - No bowls

due to rain. September 23 - Competition call. 9am J. MacKenzie

vs M. Rasmussen. Marker K. Ryan. If unavailable to play, please

contact Maree Frappell.

Please note that our Fish and Chip Night with Trivia is being

brought forward by a week to September 30.

Social Fridays start at 9am with names in by 8.30am. $15 with

morning tea provided. - Bev Borey

TOOWOOMBA CITY MEN'S: September 21 - 12.30pm:

Wednesday social. Self or club selected triples over 20 ends. Green

fee $15 includes afternoon tea. Names in by 11.45am please. Bar

roster Jim Cosgrove. Office roster Rick Vosper. Due to pressure on

space this week, we have been unable to publish this report in full.

We sincerely apologise. The full version will appear next week. - Ed

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We are targeting the male population within

our community to partake in this initiative. This

walk aims to encourage conversation amongst an

environment of like minded people.

Our male Accredited Exercise Physiologist Harry

partakes in the walk and is a great point of contact

with questions regarding health and physical

activity.

Our walking route changes weekly and is suited

to all fitness levels and conditions. So come and

join us for a morning stroll followed by a coffee and

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Eagles win premierships in two grades

What a grand final day for the Highfields Eagles

with the men’s under 19 and reserve grade sides

playing for Toowoomba Rugby League 2022 premierships.

The Highfields seniors club kicked off in the

TRL competition in 2011 so have been chasing

a premiership for 11 years and leading into Sunday’s

games, both teams were confident in their

form and keen to play for their jersey, their families

and the club.

The under 19s were first at 9.45am against the

Gatton Hawks. The last time these two sides came

together, the Hawks won convincingly at home

to book themselves straight into the grand final

which earned them a week off.

The Eagles had to battle it out again the following

week at Warwick to play in the big dance

and came away from that game with two players

suspended but a bucket load of confidence after a

whole-hearted performance.

They brought that confidence and relentless enthusiasm

to grand final day which sent the Gatton

Hawks for a six. They had no answers in the start

with the Eagles putting on two early tries in the

first half.

Just before the break the Hawks found some grit

and hit back with two tries of their own making

the score 10-all going into the break. The half time

chat did wonders for the Eagles. They started the

second half with a winner’s determination which

saw them score early. Top marks for University of

Southern Queensland

This was followed by a penalty in front of the

posts adding another two points. Leading by eight,

Highfields settled into the half well and with a level

head, took out the 2022 TRL premiership 18-14

over the Gatton Hawks.

Player of the match was Chad Lebsanft.

Highfields 18 (Tries: Zac Brown, Chad Lebsanft,

Jai Purser. Goals: Chad Lebsanft 2/3) defeated

Gatton 14 (Tries: Cooper Liston2, Kaden Buhse.

Goals: Kaden Buhse 1/3).

The well drilled reserve grade Eagles side came

up against Wattles Warriors and were keen to continue

the winning streak after cheering on the 19s

and certainly did that and more.

Wattles had nothing against the Eagles on the

big stage losing 27-6.

This win meant so much to the team who have

fought so hard all season to get this point. They

dominated across the park in all positions and

certainly played for their jersey, their club, their

families and more.

Highfields 27 (Tries: Blake Appo 2, Brayden Josephs,

Cooper Bowyer, Jake Brauer. Goals: Cory

Haywood 3/5) defeated Wattles 6 (Tries: Mitchell

Duff. Goals: Thomas Morris 1/1).

Player of the match was Blake Appo.

Making history for the Highfields Eagles seniors

club, the 19s and reserve graders have certainly

done themselves very proud and deserved

the wins. – Sally Haywood

• FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Celebration time

for Jack Hutton, Steve Rach and Jake Brauer.

Under 19s Zac Brown, Connor Nicholls, Bailey Nash, Chad Lebsanft, Lachy Fanning and

Jayden Wood

Blake Appo, Jake Brauer and Cory Haywood - top players in reserve grade win

Highfields Eagles reserve grade Toowoomba Rugby League premiership winners

Highfields Eagles under 19 Toowoomba Rugby League premiership winners


Order of St John lends helping hand to rural patients

The Toowoomba Hospital

Toowoomba Hospital refurbishment project.

Foundation’s Clive Foundation CEO Alison Through their efforts,

Berghofer Toowoomba Kennedy said the foundation

Hutchinson Builders have

Hospital Accommodation

had been absolutely jumped on board to donate

units will receive a blown away by the outpouring

their services along with

much-needed facelift,

of support from many local businesses and

thanks to generous support

of the Order of St John

Knights Hospitaller Priory

of the Darling Downs.

the Order of St John’s and

its members.

“The foundation took

over operations of the

trades.

“These units haven’t

seen any significant upgrades

since they first

The accommodation Toowoomba Hospital opened in 1998 and were

units are run by the foundation’s

Patient Accommodation looking a little tired and Toowoomba

volunteers and helps

provide onsite accommodation

for rural patients of

Darling Downs Health and

their loved ones who need

to travel more than 50km

Units in 2018.

"We love being able to

provide this service to rural

patients,” she said.

“So, we were blown

away by the offer of support

out-dated.

"We can’t wait for our

first guests to experience

the differences our upgraded

units will make to their

stay.”

for treatment at Toowoomba

from the Order of Order of St John

Hospital.

St John’s to support our Knights Hospitaller Fundraising

Committee chairman

Chair Julian Turner

said on hearing the need

for the project, the Priory

was keen to answer the

call.

“Every two years we

look for a project in the

Darling Downs that we

can lend our support to.

"Then we heard the

Hospital

Foundation was looking to

refurbish their accommodation

units,” he said.

“It’s important that the

Order of St John Knights

Hospitaller continue to

serve the sick and the poor,

and this project means that

Highfields library hosts local author

The new Highfields Library

is hosting an author event from

11am to noon on Saturday,

Septembe 24, where local author

Mark Kleinschmidt will

discuss writing, publishing and

his novel, The Blood Rune, with

ex-ABC journalist and author,

Bruce Honeywill.

The author has pledged 10

per cent of the profits from The

Blood Rune to three domestic

violence charities, Friends with

Dignity, RizeUp Australia, and

Next Steps Australia.

“Domestic violence touches

too many Australians,” Mark

said. "Seeing it’s a sub-theme in

The Blood Rune, I felt it was a

good opportunity to help.”

While potentially grim and

confronting, the author handles

the subject with great sensitivity,

with the book being applauded

by high school librarians, and

receiving rave reviews from

readers aged 14 to 88.

Raised in the remote Australian

bush, on a diet of real and

imagined adventures, Mark

writes to share the types of stories

that stirred his imagination

and turned him into an avid

reader and lover of language.

“I wrote the story I’d want to

read, while keeping the language

suitable for young adults, but

even so, the strongest following

is from adult readers.” Mark

said.

Mark is no stranger to the

writing and publishing sector;

Westering, his collection of original

bush verse published in the

late 1990s, sold over 10,000 copies

and won the Golden Gumleaf

Bush Laureate, Book of the Year

award for 1998.

He has also spent over a decade

writing and editing online

content for magazines and websites.

While the Blood Rune is

Mark’s first novel, he is currently

working on the sequel, The

Fire Rune, and has a further two

books planned for The Ronan

Ryan Odyssey series.

Domestic violence - grim and

confronting

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we can fulfill that purpose support of the hospital

and ensure the hospital foundation.

foundation can continue to “We’ll celebrate the

provide this great service achievements of the project

“We’re grateful that

in October at our Fund-

Sean Lees and the team raising Dinner, which is

from Hutchinson Builders always a fun night with

have stepped forward to raffles, auctions and a

take on this project and guest speaker,” he said.

help create a home away “It’s an opportunity

from home for patients of for the Order of St John

Darling Downs Health.” Knights Hospitaller to say

Mr Turner said the Order

thank you to Hutchies, the

of St John Knights subcontractors, trades and

Hospitaller looked forward

local businesses who’ve

to thanking everyone been involved in the refur-

involved in the project bishment project as well

in October at their Home as fundraise in support of

Away From Home black the Toowoomba Hospital

JULIAN TURNER

tie fundraising dinner in Foundation.”

Order of St John Hospitaller

Milestone birthday

Family and friends gathered at the Coalbank Hall on September 7 to celebrate the 80th birthday

of Neal Nothdurft. Neal has lived at Coalbank all his life and says he loves where he lives

and getting up to work on his farm, Hill View, each day is what keeps him fit, healthy and happy.

ABOVE: Neal Nothdurft and wife Eileen centre front, with daughters Robyn Haynes, left,

and Deb Richardson and son Doug Nothdurft. Neal is the proud grandfather of 15 and great

grandfather of 14.

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HIGH COUNTRY

FARMING

Farm experts offer plans for success

Panellists at a recent ABARES Regional Outlook Conference in Toowoomba created interest in the way they are adapting to change and achieving success. From left, session chair Justin

Heaven, general manager Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise, Belinda Frentz, Kerri-Ann Lamb, Bronwyn and David Neuendorf, Professor Craig Baillee and Angus Woods

Local producers add to ABARES conference

Farm businesses and researchers came together

in Toowoomba to share their experiences and ideas

on how agriculture can adapt to the challenges it is

facing and position itself for success.

More than 200 met for the ABARES

Toowoomba Regional Outlook conference at

which the Canberra based government economics

agency provided details of commodity markets and

prices, and a number of local farming businesses

spoke about their experiences of innovation and

adaption for sustainable growth.

ABARES Assistant Secretary, Agricultural

TOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKET

Harristown Saleyards, Monday, September 12, 2022

Next Cattle Sale, Monday, September 19, 2022

Yarding: 222 Change: +43

Export Cattle Sold to similar prices to

previous week. Trade weight feeders sold to

a dearer market reaching 654.2 c/kg.

• Bulls made $2189

• Cows reached $2327

• Heavy Heifers topped @ $2140

• Trade Weight Feeders sold to $2022

• Increased Buyer support and Local Re-stockers

participating, saw the average price improve

significantly from last week.

# Bookings for next week recommended #

DESCRIPTION

Steers

Cows

Heavy Heifers

Bulls

Feeder Steers

Restocker Steers

Restocker Heifers

Weight

500-700kgs

520+kgs

>400kgs

>600kgs

400-500kgs

200-280kgs

200-280kgs

Range

c/kg

486

280-308

380-468

276-304

476-486

500-680

408-520

Bobby Calves

Average

c/kg

486

294

429

288

471

590

463

Change

c/kg

-

-

-43

+2

+18

+6

+23

Grass Eaters $640-$1000 Beef x Dairy $350-$520 Dairy $50-$440

Prime Pork $214

Prime Bacon

Light Sows

NIL

NIL

Weaners $148

Pigs

Prime Light Bacon

Replacement Boars

Forward Stores

Suckers

NIL

NIL

$184

$82

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

Rural Products, 397 South St, Tmba 07 4636 8888

Forecasting and Trade, Kurt Hockey said the

panel discussion on adopting and adapting

for sustainable growth generated considerable

interest.

“These farm businesses and researchers come

together to share their experiences and ideas on

how agriculture can adapt to the challenges it is

facing and position itself for success,” Mr Hockey

said.

Mr Hockey discussed the big picture issues

affecting farmers in Southern Queensland.

His colleague Jonathan Wong took a closer look

SALE REPORT

Saturday, September 17

Rocky Dip Yards CROWS NEST

In a larger yarding of cattle, Droughtmaster

steers sold to $1680 to $1620.

Droughtmaster steer calves sold to $1440.

Blonde heifer calves sold to $1410 and

$1340. Plain condition Euro x steers

made $1490. Brangus steer calves sold

to $1390, thirteen in the pen and a pen of

Euro steer calves made $1430.

Next Sale:

Sat, October 1 – 10am

Rocky Dip Yards Crows Nest

For more info, Ph Rick 0428 879 531

Don’t forget we sell at Dalby every Wednesday

with Fitzgerald Livestock

For updates, watch for our email

Thursday night.

If not on our email list, let us know.

If you have cattle, book early for advertising

WANTED TO LEASE

Country to run 100+ steers

BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE

Mobile: 0428 879 531

Fax: 4698 2580

E: rick@zlp.net.au

Your local agent

at the region’s commodities and where trends

are heading. “We’ve had recent high commodity

prices for grains, but we’re also aware of the

challenges from the recent wet weather and rising

input costs.”

reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale

Booking Agent

for Toowoomba,

Dalby & Warwick

Cattle Sales

David O’Sullivan

0412 501 116

Paul O’Sullivan

0400 910 088

osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au

ABARES’ Regional Outlook conferences have

become an essential part of sharing commodity

forecasts and research results, and hearing from

local delegates about key regional agricultural

issues. - Miles Noller reporting

ABARES’ farming panellists

BELINDA FRENTZ

Owner and manager of Salad Makers and Chair, Growcom (and Deputy Chair of AusVeg) – she

spoke about the Future Fields strategic plan and Fair Farms, the training and certification program

for employers in Australian horticultural industries.

KERRI-ANN LAMB

Wickham Farms Killarney (2019 Nuffield Scholar and Killarney potato farmer) – her Nuffield

study identified the main areas driving change for the potato-growing industry (tech, automation,

responding to evolving consumer demands, waste, responsible packaging).

BRONWYN AND DAVID NEUENDORF

9Dorf Farms, Lilydale (near Helidon) – spoke about their family-owned multi-generational

business that prides itself on having a sustainable farming enterprise working with and improving

the environment, producing ethically raised animals. Their objective is maximising food production

by bringing high-yield produce direct to the end user, using fewer resources, less land and saving

valuable water. 9Dorf Farms produces fresh fish (aquaculture), pastured beef, chicken and eggs.

Professor Craig Baillie

Head of School and Dean (Agriculture and Environmental Science) at the University of Southern

Queensland– outlined game-changing technologies in agriculture.

ANGUS WOODS

Director of Woods Foods – detailed the Goondiwindi based organisation’s production of premium

food ingredients, including grains and seeds, flours and puffed products.

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Roma LifeFlight project sod turned

LifeFlight Pilot David Rockwell, LifeFlight Pilot Marius de Jager, LifeFlight Australia Deputy Chair Jim Elder, LifeFlight Chief Commercial Officer Yvette Lutze, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Doctor

Gareth Richards, Assistant Minister for Regional Development Senator Anthony Chisholm, LifeFlight Paramedic Aaron Hartle, LifeFlight Board Chairman Rob Borbidge AO, Katrina Marsh -

Santos, Ben Prain - Arrow Energy, Bruce Baldwin - Origin Energy and SGAS steering committee chair, Dave Atkin - Origin Energy, LifeFlight Foundation Chair Stewart Morland

Construction of LifeFlight’s new

Roma Emergency Response Facility is

officially under way, with the ceremonial

turning of the sod, at the new site

this morning.

LifeFlight Board Chairman Rob

Borbidge AO and Assistant Minister

for Regional Development Senator Anthony

Chisholm shared shovel duties

to formally mark the beginning of the

construction phase.

The multi-million-dollar facility is

vital for future-proofing the aeromedical

service in the region, with the existing

base no longer meeting the operational

needs, to service the Maranoa

community and beyond. It will feature

a hangar large enough to house the

AW139 aircraft, which is already dedicated

to the Roma base, with the service

provided by LifeFlight on behalf of Surat

Gas companies, Shell QGC, Santos,

Arrow Energy and Origin.

The Surat Gas Aeromedical Service

provides medical support for mining

employees and their families, as well as

donating 150 flying hours per year, to

respond to missions in the community.

“This will be a significant improvement

on the current helicopter base and

of course, we work closely with the

SGAS partners, so we look forward to

continuing to embrace that relationship

into the future,” Mr Borbidge said.

LifeFlight Roma Base Lead Bryce

Duke said the new Emergency Response

Facility will help crew members

work more efficiently, with space to

conduct on-site administration, training,

engineering and maintenance activities.

“There will be an increase in space for

crew, staff meetings, training and equipment

storage. "Being purpose-built, it

will be tailored to the needs of pilots,

medical and support staff.

RHS - SQUARE - GALV

LENS LENGTH SIZE

LEN/$

100 - 6.5M - 20X20X1.6 - $20

100 - 6.5M - 25X25X1.6 - $25

100 - 6.5M - 25X25X2.0 - $30

100 - 6.5M - 25X25X2.5 - $37

100 - 6.5M - 25X25X3.0 - $44

64 - 8.0M - 40X40X2.5 - $80

64 - 8.0M - 40X40X3.0 - $90

64 - 8.0M - 50X50X1.6 - $65

64 - 8.0M - 50X50X2.0 - $80

49 - 8.0M - 50X50X3.0 - $120

30 - 8.0M - 75X75X3.0 - $185

25 - 8.0M - 75X75X4.0 - $240

20 - 8.0M - 100X100X3.0 - $250

16 - 8.0M - 100X100X4.0 - $320

RHS - RECTANGLE - GALV

96 - 8M - 50X25X2.0 - $60

30 - 8M - 100X50X2.5 - $170

32 - 6M - 100X50X3.0 - $140

PAINTED - RHS

36 - 8M - 125X125X4.0 - $220

60 - 8M - 100X100X2.5 - $140

BUNDLES OF 12

"It will be a lot easier to do our jobs

and will also cater for the needs of our

patients,” he said.

In February last year, the project was

estimated to cost $2 million, with more

than half of that amount funded by the

Australian Government.

In October, LifeFlight received a

$1,072,137 grant from the Australian

Government.

“The Government is backing this

project so LifeFlight has the facilities it

needs to save lives in the future. This

project shows the Government’s commitment

to delivering the services and

infrastructure that regional communities

need. Funding projects such as this

ensures our region remains a great place

to live, work and visit,” said Senator

Chisholm.

While this important infrastructure

has received generous Government

funding and the granting of a long-term

STOCK CLEARANCE SALE

CATTLE RAIL - RHS TUBE - PIPE

PIPE - BLACK - 6.5M

LENS SIZE WALL

LEN/$

61 - 40NB - 3.2MM - $80

37 - 65NB - 3.6MM - $140

37 - 65NB - 4.5MM - $170

19 - 80NB - 4.0MM - $180

19 - 80NB - 5.0MM - $220

19 - 100NB - 4.5MM - $260

PIPE - GALV - 6.5M

61 - 32NB - 3.2MM - $70

37 - 50NB - 3.6MM - $100

19 - 80NB - 4.0MM - $190

19 - 100NB - 4.5MM - $270

LENS

peppercorn lease by Maranoa Regional

Council, community contributions have

also been vital to the project, with more

than $1.5 million already raised through

appeals and fundraising events.

Unfortunately, building costs are increasing

and there is still a shortfall, so

more donations are needed to help Life-

Flight reach the new target.

“The donors in this region have been

absolute local legends and really rallied

behind this project,” said Mr Borbidge.

Donations from locals, community

groups and the Maranoa Regional

Council have also been boosted by

significant contributions from a couple

of businesses and a major anonymous

donor.

“This is a base for the community,

so we are asking the community to further

support the project and the service,

which supports them and their families

when they need it most.”

LENGTH

CATTLE RAIL - GALV

SIZE

QUANTITIES ABOVE ARE EVEN BUNDLES - SALES BUNDLES ONLY

$/LEN

21 - 6.1M - 115X42X2 - $85

21 - 6.1M - 115X42X1.8 - $75

21 - 5.8M - 115X42X2.0 - $75

* 5.8M SWAGGED ONE END

Donations are always welcome to assist

LifeFlight to continue the life-saving

work of the aeromedical crews and

enhance existing bases like Roma’s.

“We have been overwhelmed by the

financial contributions from government

and locals.

"We’re incredibly grateful for every

dollar we receive,” said Maranoa Regional

Advisory Committee Chair Kate

Scott.

“Every gift, of any size, will bring us

closer to an even safer Maranoa.”

• People who are in a position to

make a larger gift of over $500 will be

forever honoured on LifeFlight’s Wall

of Legends at the new Roma base. Donations

can be made at LifeFlight Roma

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EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

EUMUNDI

MARKETS

Crow Nest Local

Ambulance

BUS TRIP

Eumundi Markets

Saturday, October 15

Departing Crows Nest Swimming Pool 6.30am

Hampton pick up available

Cost $70 p/p – Over 600 stalls

Bookings phone Rita 0428 308 366

GARDEN OPEN

Includes Bromelaids, succulents and other

hardy plants. Fact sheets and advice

OPEN TO END OF NOVEMBER

Closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays

EADIES IRIS AND DAYLILYS

33 Hartwig St, Goombungee ~ Ph 4696 5044

HADEN MARKET DAY

Saturday, November 12

Haden Public Hall

– Stall Bookings –

0427 382 578 or 4698 8291

Cabarlah Hall

SATURDAY

OCTOBER 8

1pm

Doors open 11.30am

$10 entry includes one sheet of cent sale

tickets, lucky door entry and afternoon tea!

We Care - a Legacy of Christopher Robert

Geraghty Inc.

is a non-profit organisation founded to assist

children from conception to twenty five years of

age with a terminal illness and provide

assistance to their families and carers.

For further information or to see how you can

help with this worthy cause, please contact

Catherine Iseppi on (07) 4696 9141 or

cath.iseppi@bigpond.com - Incorporation No: 1A54755

Open

10am-4pm

Daily

Billy Tea & Damper

Ambulance & Fire Museums

Mini-Train last Sunday of the month

Home of the Big Cow

Run entirely by

4696 6309 Volunteers

73 Wirraglen Road, HIGHFIELDS

www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

Kross Kut Records presents a

Country Music Showcase

Ken ‘Chainsaw’ Lindsay

Lindsay Waddington

and Lynchburg

Allen Caswell

GOWRIE LITTLE PLAIN HALL

OCTOBER 8, 2022

7.30pm $20 Supper, Raffles, Lucky Door

Bookings Phone Shirley 4630 4384

Cabarlah

Markets

SUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 25

7.30am

to 12.30pm

Phone

0490 012 999

www.Cabarlah-Markets.org.au

Rome St

Church of Christ

Musical Entertainment

Cloud 9

Stall Sites: $15

You are invited to attend a series of

thought-provoking Bible lessons by speakers

Sam Wilcutt from the USA and Glen Tattersall

from Tasmania.

All are welcome at no cost.

49 Rome St Newtown Toowoomba

FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 to 9

Jesus the light has come into a dark world

9:30am

Morning tea 10.30am

The truth shall set you free 11:15am

Lunch 12.00pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

The church, God’s eternal purpose 7.30pm

Supper afterward

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

Morning tea at 10.00am

Why are there so many churches? 11:00am

Lunch 12.00pm

The church as God’s family 1:30pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9

Choosing to be saved 9:30am

Morning tea 10.30am

From hopelessness to heaven 11:15am

Lunch 12.00pm

There are perhaps no sadder words in the

English language than despair and hopeless,

but on the contrary, there is no more

empowering word than hope, come and hear

great messages from God’s word that will

give hope and reassurance in an increasingly

troubled world.

All are welcome, we look forward to meeting

you there.

ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES

TAX

ACCOUNTANT

• Small Business Tax, Accounting, and Advice

• Personal Income Tax Returns

• Bookkeeping

Tax & Accounting Services

P: 4596 3061

E: leanne@ldaaccounting.com.au W: www.ldaaccounting.com.au

ELECTRICIAN

ELECTRICIAN

Small installations and

electrical repairs

Phone John 0449 908 487

Licence: 74180

HOUSE PLANS and DRAFTING

PLANS drawn

Design & Drafting

Ph: 0428 978 144

QBCC Lic: No. 055773

Local Service

Age Pension Discounts

POSITIONS VACANT

PLANT OPERATORS

Opportunities in this role will include, but

not limited to, operation of an excavator,

dozer, grader, wheel loader &/or truck

driving dependant on licences held.

We encourage all interested to apply.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Goombungee Public Hall

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

and ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Saturday, September 24

at 10am

Goombungee Hall - Edward Street

CABARLAH RURAL FIRE BRIGADE

ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 at 7.30pm

Fire Shed, Cabarlah

9918 New England Highway 4352

Contact Gary Kinchen 0412 094 557

RURAL SERVICES and SUPPLIES

Hay For Sale

RHODES GRASS BALE BARONS,

SMALL SQUARES, 4x4 ROUND

BALES & 6x4x3 LARGE SQUARES

AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

ACCOMMODATION

FOR RENT: Flat

1brm, single person.

$155/week furnished.

Phone 4698 1154.

BUY - SWAP - SELL

FOR SALE: 5-shelf

steel cabinets x 2.

2170h x 900w x

400d. $75 each. Old

wooden troughs x 3.

Suit garden. Approx

2700 long. $100 each.

Concrete water trough

1200 diameter. $250.

Phone 0428 965 610

GARAGE

SALE

ADS

From

just

$15

Phone

4615 4416

View what’s for sale at

www.toowoombahayfarm.com.au

or call 0429 097 152

10775 Warrego Highway,

Charlton

PETS and

PET SERVICES

HORSE RUG

REPAIRS

DOG RUGS

FROM $15

Crows Nest

0468 993 886

(no texts please)

PLASTERER

PLASTERER

LOCAL - RELIABLE

Call Gary 0418 733 749

QBCC No: 1002151

WANTED

WANTED

• Tractors

• Farm machinery

• Earth moving

equipment

• Cherry pickers

Dead or alive!

Cash paid!

0423 204 218

September 20 Madison Goodwin

September 22 Alyssa Perry

Ruth O’Neill

September 23 Mahni Holten

Edward Ehrlich

September 26 Zoe Morice

Isabella Casagrande

If your name is listed here,

you are entitled to receive

a Heritage Bank birthday

gift pack on presentation

of this coupon at Heritage Bank in either

Highfields or Crows Nest. To register a

birthday, send the name, phone number

and birth date to

High Country Herald,

PO Box 242, Highfields or email


Worship

Times

Call 4615 4416

to list service times here

ST ANNE’S HIGHFIELDS

“Offering services online and in person”.

Holy Eucharist: Sun 8:30am

Community Morning Prayer: Wed 9am

Baptisms welcome!

26 Highfields Road,

Melissa Conway

Assistant Minister

Phone 0411 255 072

anglicanhighfields.org.au

Worship Times:

St George’s Crows Nest every Sunday

at 8.30 a.m

St Mark’s Goombungee

1st & 3rd 5pm and 5th Sunday 4pm

Barry 0409 874 147 Denise 0419 736 493

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 4630 7315 – All welcome

Email: fgljpayne@yahoo.com.au

HIGHFIELDS

CHURCH OF CHRIST

A WELCOMING PLACE

SUNDAY SERVICES

TIMES

9:30am and 5:00pm

Christ Lutheran Church

New England Highway, Highfields

WORSHIP

HIGHFIELDS

September 25

10.00am

St Mary MacKillop Parish

Highfields

formerly Mary of the Southern Cross Parish

8am Sunday Mass

Mary MacKillop Catholic College

Assembly Hall

75 Highfields Rd, Highfields

Sunday Service:

Sunday Mornings @ 9am

55 Highfields rd.

Rev. Marius Kruger

0447 161 457

All are

6 Highfields Rd – Ph: 0408 304 776 Rev Dylan Miegel 0404 067 454

welcome!

Email: matt@highfieldschurch.org Barry Darr 0428 958 555

come as you are


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Footy Tipping

2022

1. Panthers 42

2. Sharks 38

3. Cowboys 36

4. Eels 34

5. Storm 32

6. Roosters 32

7. Rabbitohs 30

8. Raiders 30

2022 LADDER

9. Broncos 28

10. Dragons 26

11. Sea Eagles 20

12. Bulldogs 16

13. Titans 14

14. Knights 14

15. Warriors 14

16. Tigers 10

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• FRIDAY

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• SATURDAY

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Progressive

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score 1

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score 2

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Rabbitohs

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Progressive

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score 1

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RESULTS

Finals Week 2

Eels 40 d. Raiders 4

Rabbitohs 38 d. Sharks 12

Barry Robinson

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Nest NEWS

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Panthers score 2

Progressive

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Panthers

Finals Week 2

score 1

Progressive

score 136

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Cowboys

Rabbitohs

Finals Week 2

score 0

Progressive

score 113

Eels

Rabbitohs

Finals Week 2

score 1

Progressive

score 1112

Phantom Freddy

NON-COMPETITIVE

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Panthers

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score 2

Progressive

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SPORT

BOWLS

Long time between drinks for

High Country bowlers

CROWS NEST WINS DIVISION 4 PENNANT

Peter Best, Tony Collins, obscured, Kerry Green, DDBA, Paul McEwan,

Ray Weis, Roger Haldane, Lachlan Barnes, side captain, Daryl Fraser,

Bill Perry, John Fowler, Howard Cornwell, Shane Case and Bill Kruger

Even though they have competed

most years, 1972 was the last time

the Crows Nest Bowls Club won a

division pennant.

During the recent 2022 season,

most weeks the club found it difficult

to scrape together enough players to

field a side.

CROWS NEST: September 14 -

Afternoon social bowls was won by

Dennis Russell and John McConnell.

Second were Joe MacDonald and

Brian Gleeson.

The weather has become more

agreeable, and so too has the number

of feet on the green.

There’ll be a format change on

future Wednesdays. Back to prizes

for both winners and runners-up. The

smaller jackpot will still be available

each week.

October 1 - Final of club fours -

Stephen Emmerton, Bevan Wingett,

Lachlan Barnes and John Michelmore

v. John Fowler, Ray Weis, Daryl Fraser

and Paul McEwan.

October 2 - (10.30 start): Final

of club triples - Stephen Emmerton,

Daryl Fraser and Paul McEwan v.

John Fowler, Lachlan Barnes and

Dave Allen (sub - Howard Cornwell.)

. Crows Nest celebrated bringing the

Division 4 Pennant home on Saturday,

September 10. It’s been a long time

between drinks at Crows Nest; and our

Side Manager Lachlan Barnes, as well

as all of our players, are congratulated

for a finely fought outcome.

The weather is on the improve, so

why not join the Thrifty Thursday

group each week. It’s a good couple

of hours fun and you’ll always be

welcome.

September 11 - Re/Max Rural

Afternoon was won by Daryl Fraser,

Carol Bartholomaeus and Howard

Cornwell. Shane Case, Paul McEwan

and Maree Millin claimed runnersup.

Many thanks to Re/Max Rural for

sponsoring an enjoyable afternoon on

the green. Much appreciated.

But old and young heads decided

to give it a red hot go over the nine

weeks.

Congratulations to all of the club

members who played in the earlier

rounds that laid the foundation for a

win in the grand final. Let’s not wait

another 50 years. - Contributed

Coming events: Sunday, September

25 - Harry Steabler’s Memorial

Afternoon; Sunday, October 2 - Mixed

social bowls; Wednesday, October -

Burstows Funerals Afternoon. Sunday,

October 9 - Advertiser Shield.

2022-23 annual subscriptions

are now due, so you’re welcome to

renew your membership by the end

of September. The next management

committee meeting is scheduled for

Sunday, October 9, starting at 9.30 am.

New members and visitors are

always welcome at Crow’s Nest.

Feel free to get in touch with Gary

Baker on bakescrowsnest@live.

com.au or on 4698 2197. Or, you

could log onto our website at www.

crowsnestqldbowlsclub.com.au

New members welcome. Whether

you’re an old hand at the game or

someone who’s never picked up

a bowl before in his life, you’re

absolutely welcome at the Crows

Nest Bowls Club.v Visit 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 any

Wednesday or Sunday afternoon,

simply ring the club on 4698 1450

before midday to get your name in on

time. If you feel like a game on Thrifty

Thursdays, contact Jenni on 0417 797

449 before noon to book a spot. You’re

sure to be greeted with a smile.

Nominations for 2022-23 intraclub

competitions (open and club selected)

will close very soon, and entry forms

are available at the club noticeboard.

You’ll never never know if you don’t

have a go! GottaLoveBowls. - Gary

Baker, secretary, Crows Nest BC.

DDLBA: The 2022 pennant season has come to

a close with some good bowling and great results.

Division 1 - Drayton Green (Downs Dis-trict) will

now play off in Group 2 on September 24 at Drayton

Club against Algester (Cunningham District). The

winner will go on the State finals at Club Tweed on

the Gold Coast on November 5 and 6.

All club secretaries have been notified of the

change to Pittsworth fundraiser which whad been set

down for this Thursday and which is now declared

a public holiday. This event will now be played on

October 13. October 21 - Please note also this date

change for the Toowoomba Springtime Gala.

The DDLBA veteran fours played at West/Club

Toowoomba resulted in a win for West Toowoomba

J. Maxim, K. Hewitt, B. Jurgs and R. Volp. Runners-up

were North Toowoomba B. Shea, D. Clarke,

B. Williams and P. Graham. Round 1: Toowoomba

M. Podmore, D. Van Zeeland, D. Cunningham, G.

Mitchell. Round 2: Drayton L. Tickle, J. Slattery, C.

Plater, D. Diment.

October 4 - Nominations close for the DDLBA

championship triples to be played at Toowoomba

Club on October 8-9. October 10 - DDLBA management

meeting. October 11 - Nominations close

for the DDLBA novice singles to be played at West/

Club Toowoomba on October 15-16. October 20

- DDLBA president at home day at Drayton Club.

- Joyce McGeorge

NORTH TOOWOOMBA LADIES: September

14 - A grade singles L. Weir d. J. Pauli, A. Jones

d. K. Lavender, J. Johnson wof T. Thomas, K. Weir

wof S. McManus. All competition and social play

now 9.30a.m. Competition call for on or before September

21: - Consistency singles K. Weir vs J. Pauli,

A. Jones vs T. Thomas, C. Benson vs H. Gscheidle,

P. Graham vs K. Lavender. Markers S. Connors, L.

Mott, B. Williams, V. Mahony. Umpire tba.

Competition call for on or before September 28

- A grade singles L. Mott vs P. Graham. B grade singles

final Y. McErlean vs H. Gscheidle. Consistency

singles L. Weir vs S. Connors. Markers J. Pauli,

A. Jones, J. Mitchell. Umpire tba. Congratulations

to P. Graham, B. Williams, D. Clark and B. Shea,

runners-up in the recent DDLBA veterans championship.

Also a second round win went to L. Mott, P.

Graham, T. Thomas and D. Clark at the recent Dalby

two-day carnival.

INDOOR BOWLS

St MARY'S: Due to the recent passing of Queen

Elizabeth, we will respectfully cancel Thursday afternoon

social bowls on September 22.

Next social bowls will be on September 29 at the

usual time of 12.15 to 3pm. This coming weekend

TIBA are hosting the Carnival of Flowers Indoor

Bowls Carnival with pairs being played on Saturday

and rinks on Sunday. We have Shirley Holm, Kaylene

Weir, Denise Crust and Ron Ziebell playing. Good

bowling everyone. September 16 - Competition was

hard - no winners in our group, but Margaret Tronc,

Selwyn Tronc, Shirley Holm and Annette Kearney

picked up a lucky team prize. Thanks to everyone

supporting the club. - Yvonne

DARTS

OAKEY: Grand Hotel 1 - 115, Grand Hotel 2 -

128, Bernborough Tavern 1 - 85, Bernborough Tavern

2 - 74, Bernborough Tavern 3 - 76.

Finals to be played on September 21. Grand Hotel

1 v. Grand Hotel 2 at Grand Hotel, Bernborough

Tavern 1 v. Bernborough Tavern 2 at Bernborough

Tavern. Good luck to all teams. - Wayne

CROWS NEST: September 10 -

Ladies open day. Overall best net B.

Kelly, runner-up L. Case 73.

A grade: Gross B. Cox 85, net N.

Giddons 77, best 9 stableford B. Melbourne

19. Long drive N. Giddons. Pin

shot T. Dunne.

B grade: Gross A. Robinson 94.

Net J. Kruse 77. Best 9 B. Freeman

18. Long drive M. Voorma. Pin shot B.

Freeman.

C grade: Gross C. Cover 113. Net S.

Blond 86. Best 9 Y. Lebeter 15. Long

drive S. Blond. Pin shot S. Blond.

D grade: Gross M. Edser 110.

Net M.Turvey 78. Best 9 S. Mc-

Naught-Ford 14. Long drive M.

Turvey. Veterans M. Gull. Grandmothers

J. Fisk.

September 18 - Anne Robinson and

Lyn Case single stableford. Winner D.

Cox 39pts, runner-up G. Dukes 38.

Rundown A. Robinson, R. Daunt. Pin

shots 1/10 G. Campbell, 3/12 R. Daunt,

5/14 D. Cox.

CABARLAH MEN'S: September

7 - Single stableford. Winner W.

Hoger 37, runner-up M. Goddard 36.

Rundown D. Robinson 35 P. Higham

35, D. Stephen 35, P. Hunt 35, K.

Dunnemann 35, M. Hancock 35, K.

Mitchell 35, M. Gillespie 35. Pin shots

1 P. Hunt, 5 J. Bishop, 10 J. Buckley,

14 L. Bishop, 17 J. Buckley Pro-Pin.

September 10 - Single stableford.

Winner T. Lloyd 37, runner-up G.

Trussell 36.

Rundown A. Rushford 34, D. Robinson

33, P. Ladewig 33, S. Adams 33,

D. Thompson 33, J. Gardener 33, G.

MacDonald 33. Pins 1 J. Gardener.

GOOMBUNGEE: September

15 - Men's single stableford, club

trophy. Winner Wayne Nemeth 42.

Approaches 1/10 Harry Cover, 2/11

David Cass, 4/13 Gary Buckley, David

Scutt and Wayne Nemeth. Ladies

single stableford, club trophy. Winner

Robyn Drowley 38. Approaches

3/12 and 5/14 Gloria Scott, 9/18 Jan

Mullins. Handicap matchplay draw

for next week - Ann Cass v. Jan Mullins.

September 18 - Single stableford,

club trophy. Winner men Rodney

Mann 37 on count back. Winner ladies

Robyn Drowley 38. Rundown

Gary Herriman, Murray McLeod,

OAKEY SOCIAL:

September 18 - 4bbb

stroke with 33 players

on the back nine.

Winners Bruce Lucht

and Brett McDonald 28

nett, runners-up George

Fenton and Gary Lange

on count back to Sean

Petrie and Graham

Byers 30 net.

Winners of pins/

approaches 10 B. Mc-

Donald, 11 over 60

G. Byers, under 60 A.

Cherry, 13 M. Krahen-

GOLF

bring, 14 T. Boyd, 15

A. Cherry, 16 over 60

D. McMonagle.

Under 60 S. Nicholson,

17 HL, 18 D.

Harvey. Long drives A

grade M. Krahenbring,

B grade S. Nicholson,

over 60 P. Flynn.

Members draw -

Murray Bradford, not

present for $25. Raffles

A very big thank you to our sponsors,

Jackron Plumbing, J. and S. Thorpe

Family Trust, Brian Phillips and the

club.

Also a big thank-you to the ladies

who travelled to play in our first open

day for many ears. Hopefully, this will

be the start of many more to come.

September 11 - Crows Nest News

and Post. Winner Jack Thorpe 37, runner-up

Anne Robinson 36. Rundown

B. Melbourne (visitor from City),

J. Thorpe, A. Robinson, L. Case, R.

Burgess, D. Littleton, N. Walters and

B. Klepper. Pins 1/10, 2/11 and 9/18

J. Thorpe, 3/12 J. Edser, 4/13 T. Weis,

5/14 N. Walters, 6/15 B. Phillips, 7/16

B. Melbourne, 8/17 A. May (eagles

nest.)

Ladies A. Robinson, 7/16 ladies A.

Robinson, 8/17 R. Daunt, 9/18 B. Phillips,

ladies A. Robinson.

September 25 - The Men's Shed

open two-person ambrose. - Betty Cox

Pro-Pin, 5 G. Trussell, 10 L. Bishop,

17 J. Gardener.

September 11 - Single stroke,

monthly medals. A grade winner J.

Gardener 68, runner-up P. Higham 71.

C grade winner D. Pinidipathariage

66, runner-up J. Lee 68. Rundown B.

Northwood 71, M. Goddard 72, O.

Hollis 74, B. Fagg 74, G. Douglas 75,

J. Davidson 75, T. Lloyd 75, C. Reich

76. Best gross J. Gardener 75. Pin shots

1 K. Mitchell, 5 J. Lee Pro-Pin, 10 P.

Martin, 14 J. Lee, 17 C. Reich.

September 18 - Zone 2 championship.

No social play until 3pm Sunday.

- Gary Small

Garry Shea, Royce Polzin, Damien

Peters. Pins men 3/12 Adrian Delaney,

4/13 Craig Kennedy, 8/17

Travis Peters. Approaches 1/10 Rob

Mansbridge, 9/18 Murray McLeod.

Ladies approach 5/14 Janette Cooper.

Members draw - No. 95 Travis Peters,

present wins $5. Next week $5.

September 22 - Men's 9-hole

eclectic stableford, club trophy. Ladies

single stableford, club trophy,

Final round handicap matchplay

championship.

September 25 - Single stroke,

monthly medal, club trophy. - Murray

McLeod

93 P. Wolski and 98 M.

Morgan.

September 25 -

Single stableford on

the front nine with a

6.30am tee off.

October 2 - Don’t

forget we are travelling

to Gatton Golf Course

for 18 holes. - Flynny/

Macca

RIFLE SHOOTING

TABLE TENNIS

FISHING

SOUTHERN DOWNS: September 18 - 500

yards F open Craig M. 124.9, Richard McK. 124.6,

Kate S. 123.7, Bruce McA. 119.10, Greg W. 119.7,

Geoff V. 115.3, Neil S. 113.3, Charlie M. 110.7. F

std Kevin J. 120.4. A pleasant morning saw some

competitive shooting from the members in the open

class.

Craig M. just pipped Richard McK. for top spot

by the X count system with Kate S. not far behind.

The variable wind caused problems for all the

shooters making scoring well a challenge.

In the standard class Kevin J. was the sole entrant

but shot well for a good score.

September 25 - We will be at the 600-yard

mound. Sign on at 8.30am for 9am start. Contact

Margaret 4666 1018.

GOLF

OAKEY: September 14 - Ladies 18-hole stableford.

Winner Joan Fisk 36, runner-up Janice Little 31.

Front 9 winner Daphne Webster 18. Back 9 Kathy

Fenton 12 on count back.

September 21 - 18-hole stroke in conjunction

with the September monthly medal. September 17-

18 - Members 18-hole stroke in conjunction with the

September monthly medal.

Winner Division 1 and the monthly medal Doug

Fisk 71 net. Division 2 Stan Gillies 100 net, runner-up

Michael Rietveld 74. Rundown Andrew King

76 net. Pins 3 George Wright, 12, donated by Andrew

King, Doug Fisk and. 5/14, donated by The

Barn, Andrew King.

September 24-25 - Members 18-hole stableford.

Also, Cecil Plains carnival. - Marlene Deans

CROWS NEST: September 9 - A grade -

Storm 8: Kurt Macdonald 0, Doug Shum 0, Rob

Shelton 2, Kallum Genrich 2, Kurt and Doug 0, Kurt

and Rob 0, Kurt and Kallum 1, Doug and Rob 1,

Doug and Kallum 1, Rob and Kallum 1 d.

Panthers 6: Shane Murphy 2, Grahame Knight 2,

Peter Greaves 0, Godfrey Davies 0, Shane and Grahame

1, Shane and Peter G 1, Shane and Godfrey

0, Grahame and Godfrey 0, Grahame and Peter 0,

Godfrey and Peter 0.

Cowboys 9: Ben Kahler 2, Samantha Black 0,

Sandy Kahler 1, Michael Callaghan 1, Ben and Sam

1, Ben and Sandy 1, Ben and Michael 0, Sam and

Michael 1, Michael and Sandy 1, Sam and Sandy

1 d. Sharks 5: Darren Hagarty 1, Rhys Kelk 1, Ned

Hegarty 2, Shane Macdonald 0, Darren and Rhys 0,

Darren and Ned 0, Darren and Shane 1, Rhys and

Ned 0, Rhys and Shane 0, Ned and Shane 0

B grade - Raiders 9: Ed Pickering, Geoff Darr,

Janelle Macdonald, Patti Bowman. Ed Pickering 2,

Geoff Darr 1, Janelle Macdonald 1, Patti Bowman

1, Ed and Geoff 1, Ed and Janelle 1, Ed and Patti 1,

Geoff and Janelle 0, Geoff and Patti 1, Janelle and

Patti 0 d. Rabbitohs 5: Jenny Pickering 0, Chris Hayward

1, River Verhoek 2, Travis Morice 0, Jenny and

Chris 0, Jenny and River 0, Jenny and Travis 0, Chris

and River 1, Chris and Travis 0, River and Travis 1.

Bulldogs 10: Lynda Georgeson 2, Hamish Genrich

2, Anaiah Goldie-Brown 0, Peter Morice 2, Lynda

and Hamish 1, Lynda and Anaiah 1, Lynda and Peter

M 1, Hamish and Anaiah 0, Hamish and Peter M 1,

Anaiah and Peter Morice 0 d. Eels 1: Lucien Goldie-

Brown 0, Allen Parsons 0, Dakota Vehoek 0, Jay

Morice 1, Lucien and Allen 0, Lucien and Dakota 0,

Lucien and Jay 0, Allen and Dakota 0, Allen and Jay

0, Dakota and Jay 0.

- Samantha Black

• More sports results page 11


CABARLAH: Cabarlah Fishing Club’s September

trip was to Coolmunda Dam on September 10-

11. After the dam being almost dry a couple of years

back, the fish numbers are still rebuilding.

With the forecast of a fine weekend, 10 members

made the trip and everyone was out early on Saturday

in near perfect weather. But this didn’t last with

a strong south-westerly making for a change of plans

to find some calmer waters. There were plenty of fish

showing up at various spots but they were reluctant to

play the ‘fishing game.’

The biggest risk takers were Jew with quite a few

landed throughout the day.

The member’s draw was won by Jake and the Saturday

catch (biggest Jew) went to Wayne.

On Sunday morning the conditions were again

great and at final weigh-in the tally for the weekend

was 27 fish, seven Yellow Belly, five Silver and 15

Jew.

Most fish caught -

Five by Vanda, heaviest

Yellow Belly - 1.25kg

by Noel, heaviest Silver.

- 7kg by Chris and heaviest

Jew 2.02kg by Anna.

The club’s October

trip is to Copeton Dam

on October 1-3. At this

stage there are nine definite

starters.

This is a long weekend

in NSW, so it would

be advisable to pre-book

if a powered site or a

cabin is required.

The annual general

meeting will be held on

Sunday, November 6 at

Meringandan Hotel at

2pm. - Noel Purcell

Heaviest Jew 2.02kg

caught by Anna Smith

Bruce Lucht, Brett McDonald, Gary Lange

and George Fenton

PARKRUN

HIGHFIELDS: September 17 - Event number

327. On another beautiful Spring morning 59 people

ran, jogged and walked our wet weather course.

Eight were first timers and six recorded new personal

bests.

Representatives of four clubs took part. Welcome

to visitors from Toowoomba and Brisbane.

Congratulations Sandra on 100 parkruns - a total

distance completed of 500km. Congratulations also

to Hamish, Belinda, Emma, Lisa, Judy and Erin on

your PBs.

The event was made possible by 11 volunteers

Chrissie Sowden, Janis Trigg, Di Tumbridge, Charmaine

Schmaling, Steve Donald, Narelle Donald,

Graham Trigg, Jan Lange, Tracey Peden, Deb Auchterlonie

and Janeen Gibson.

Highfields parkrun started on October 24, 2015.

Since then 2852 participants have completed 20,207

parkruns covering a total distance of 101,035 km, including

3054 new personal bests.

A total of 364 individuals have volunteered 3078

times.

Highfields parkrun is held every Saturday morning

at 7am at the Highfields Sport and Recreation

Park, Highfields.

For minformation email highfields@parkrun.

com or message via our Facebook page. - Janeen

Gibson


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