High Country News 11 March 2014

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Alternative vision for Darling Downs
A new report by energy consultant Trevor Berrill, Acland Sustainable Energy Plan, provides alternatives to the proposed New Hope Acland mine expansion. In the report, Berrill
outlines a solution to the development of solar PV electricity farms on non-strategic cropping land. This would result in income for communities from both farming and electricity
generation.
In the Berrill Report for Acland:
• Strategic cropping land is fully preserved, protecting agriculture.
• Solar PV farming is developed, creating more than 180 full-time jobs directly and indefinitely, when combined with farming and tourism jobs. This contrasts with short term jobs
from mining booms.
• A large scale solar PV farm could potentially produce about $800,000 of income each year
to land holders from the 750 hectares of solar farming land identified in the report.
• This alternative preserves Darling Downs cropping soils, the Great Artesian Basin and
Murray Darling Basin. It provides certainty for local communities, who have experienced
community destruction, dust and noise impacts for over a decade.
Toby Hutcheon, Executive Director of Queensland Conservation said this is exactly the
type of proposal the State Government needs to take seriously.
“Renewable energy is the future. It is clean and offers huge potential, particularly for
regional economies. The draft Queensland Plan also supports the increased uptake of renewable energy.”
The report is available at: http://www.solarissustainablehomes.com.au/reports-freedownloads. - Nicki Laws, Oakey Coal Action Alliance.
Supporting carers for 25 years
Carers are unpaid family members and
friends providing care and assistance to those
who need the support. They are husbands,
wives, children, friends, grandparents, employers, employees and voters. Anyone at
anytime can become a carer for a family member and we will all ultimately require care
ourselves.
There are over 2.6 million carers in Australia - parents caring for children young and
old with a physical or intellectual disability,
adults caring for ageing and frail parents,
school children who have to support an ill or
disabled mother, father or other relative, partners caring for people with alcohol and drug
problems.
Unpaid Carers are the cornerstone of our
mental health care, aged care, disability care
and palliative care system. The replacement
cost for this significant contribution to society is estimated at over $40 billion a year.
Without the support of unpaid family
carers, the formal care systems would simply collapse.
Carers Queensland is the statewide peak
body dedicated to improving the lives of all
unpaid and family carers. Carers Queensland
provides information, support and services,
researches and advocates for carer needs to
government, and promotes awareness of carers
in the community. There are an estimated
500,000 unpaid carers in Queensland, of
which around 60,000 are “young carers”, aged
from 7-24.
This is a very special year for Carers
Queensland, with celebration of our 25 year
anniversary during Carers Week, October 12
to 17, activities this year.
With the assistance of major businesses,
through financial or in kind support, I believe
we can achieve our goal of helping carers enjoy a very special year, particularly during
Carers Week.
I would like to invite businesses to engage
in discussions with Carers Queensland with
a view to forming a caring partnership to
assist us with this year’s activities.- Peter
Kinson. Team leader, Darling Downs.
Well done Cooyar
I would like to congratulate the organisers
of the 65th Cooyar Show on delivering what
they promised.
Our family had never been to this little
country show previously, but after reading
the article in the Herald stating that “This
would be a full family outing for not much
money,” we decided to attend and were cer-
tainly not disappointed. I don’t recall ever
being to a show previously that has delivered
such value for money.
We also enjoyed watching performances
that we had never seen before at a little country show.
Well done Cooyar. - Jenelle Gills,
“Hillcrest, ” Haden.
Primary industry assistance
“I want Cadburys,” spouted PM Abbott;
and because the glass and a half of full cream
milk in every block comes from cows, he,
therefore, also supports the rural drought assistance and rescue package.
However, he was not inspired to leap ballerina-like into the air and cry out; oh what a
feeling!
Nor did he break out in song like Peter
Allen, and warble a few lines of I Still Call
Australia Home.
No, he still continues to allow the National Party tail to wag the Coalition dog.
The kindest act he and the Parliament could
do for many primary producers is to buy
them out - on condition that they relocate
and find a new industry.
It is utter madness to help them to recover
so that they can continue to degrade the environment of the driest continent on Earth.
It also downright stupidity to allow the
continued overstocking of marginal land.
Creating export markets at the expense of
Australia’s unique ecology is not only irresponsible, it is just plain crazy. - Graham
Wessling, Gatton.
Goondiwindi school reunion
This year marks the 150th anniversary of
Goondiwindi State Primary School opening
and the 50th anniversary of Goondiwindi
State High School. A weekend of celebrations,
Friday to Sunday, September 19 to 21, will
include a meet and greet evening, camp oven
dinner, fete, concert, opening of the time capsule, school tours and memorabilia.
A green and gold cocktail party will be held
in the Cultural Centre on the Saturday night
from 7pm with dinner and dancing.
Contact the primary school on 4677 7333
or the high school on 4670 0333. Organisers
are also seeking past students and staff who
have memorabilia, anecdotes or photographs.
Maclagan markets appreciation
Thank you Herald so much for making the
time to come out to our markets day in
Maclagan. It was the first time we had done
something like that and actually it went well
despite bding a lot on that weekend in the
surrounding areas.
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The dust from earthworks at the Highfields high school site was spreading far and
wide during the week. Not pleasant!- S.
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We also really appreciated the Herald’s front
page coverage of the event (the girls looked
so cute) and the several great photos inside.
Good on you. Again, our thanks. Margaret Kucks, secretary Maclagan
Memories Museum.
People in Highfields complaining about
trees removed - maybe should look at where
they live and how many trees were removed
to make way for them. More letters P. 3
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Northpoint Shopping Centre officially opens
The new Northpoint
Shopping Centre has officially opened its doors in
North Toowoomba and
hosted its grand opening celebrations on Saturday.
Northpoint Shopping
Centre is the latest project by
Toowoomba developer Hallmark Property and is the only
major shopping centre in
North Toowoomba area.
The new shopping centre,
located on Ruthven Street in
North Toowoomba, features
a Coles and Aldi as well as
The Reject Shop, a BWS,
newsagency, Northpoint
Meats, Southerden’s Florist
and specialist eateries such as
Subway, Sushi, Kebab, Noodles and Phat Burgers.
The centre also includes a
number of allied health facilities and a new Priceline Pharmacy.
Northpoint Shopping
Centre’s Grand Opening Celebrations on Saturday
capped off the first week of
trade, which has seen thousands of customers visit the
new centre.
Mr Ian Knox of Hallmark
Property said it was wonderful to see so many customers
coming through the new shopping centre and medical precinct.
“Our retailers have got fantastic opening specials at the
moment and it is great to see
the community supporting
the new centre,” he said.
Mr Knox said the location
was the perfect fit for a new
shopping and medical precinct.
“This location, on Ruthven
Street in North Toowoomba,
is currently under-serviced in
retail facilities for the local
area and surrounding communities,” Mr Knox said.
“We have had strong interest from many retail and food
outlets wanting to be a part
of Northpoint Shopping
Centre, including Toowoomba’s champion butcher
Westridge Meats and renowned florist Southerden’s.
“Having these facilities
here will be a huge boost for
people living in North Toowoomba and also those living in the expanding regional
areas north of Toowoomba,
including
Highfields,
Meringandan and Crows
Nest.
“With Northpoint Shopping Centre located only 3km
north of the Toowoomba
CBD and prominently positioned fronting onto two main
arterial roads, Ruthven and
North Streets, people travelling to these outlying areas
will be able to conveniently
access these facilities.”
The medical and allied
health precinct at Northpoint
Shopping Centre is the only
one of its kind in the catchment area.
Northpoint Shopping
Centre is currently running a
number of ongoing giveaways
and promotions to celebrate
its opening.
The Grand Opening Celebrations on Saturday featured community activities,
including: Meet and greets
with the Minions from Despicable Me 2, Minion modelling workshops, animal farm,
bouncing castle and slide, face
painting courtesy of The Reject Shop. - Built to fill a need Thousands of customers have visited the new
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Northpoint Shopping Centre.
Clean up volunteers
Highway barrier concerns
I refer to the article Main
Roads defends use of highway cable barriers, Herald
25/2/14.
I am worried that there
may not have been detailed
consideration of all aspects
of road use when the decision was made to use these
barriers.
The use of barriers to protect drivers from hitting the
trees close to this area of the
highway may seem reasonable but I have genuine concerns about the potential for
serious injury or death for
drivers who experience the
following when travelling in
this area:
• Vehicle breakdown. The
barriers span very long areas and the opportunity to
move safely off the road is
not an option.
• The same goes for flat
tyres and engines overheating and although you may
hope to coast to a pull off
area, it will not always be
possible.
• Heaven help the parent
who has a child or other passenger who needs to be sick
right now. I guess you just
get to carry that little treasure with you for the rest of
your journey.
• The same goes for a
driver who becomes suddenly unwell or needs to pull
over for any other number
of instant and unforseen reasons.
• In the event of an accident (even minor) vehicles
can be rendered non-driveable yet how will they be
safely removed from the
lanes?
All of these problems can
happen very quickly and
without warning and yet the
opportunity to safely remove yourself from traffic
that is travelling at or in excess of 100km will be impossible.
The potential for something relatively minor (such
as a breakdown) may now,
because of the inability to
pull off the road, become a
life threatening situation for
both the occupants of the
stopped vehicle as well as
oncoming or passing traffic.
My only advice would be
that if you happen to be in
one of these unfortunate situations, to immediately get
every person out of the
stopped vehicle until it can
be safely towed to a side
street.
I have to also mention that
I feel there is a great deal of
hypocrisy about the use of
these barriers in that area for
driver protection.
You only need to go a little further towards Crows
Nest to the overtaking lane
(for traffic heading to Toowoomba) where there are
drop offs on both sides of
the road that are so steep that
serious injury or death is almost guaranteed if you are
unfortunate enough to end
up over the side. - Julie
Winter, Crows Nest.
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Volunteers from St. Matthews Lutheran Church Goombungee participated in the
annual Clean up Australia Day on March 2, after 9am worship. Covering the main
roads through Goombungee, as well as parts of the showgrounds, it was a
pleasant late morning walk, coupled with the knowledge that we were doing
something positive for our town. As believers in God, we also believe that he has
given us a job to do, to look after his world. Human beings might not always do a
good job of that, but we can hope to make a difference in our little corner of the
world. Activities like this are also good opportunities to have a laugh together and
a good chat while we walk the streets. Fellowship is important for groups such as
churches in an increasingly isolated world. We plan to make this an annual
activity, so keep a look out for us next year, or grab a pair of gardening gloves and
join in. - Pastor Joel Pukallus.
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• After reading the Herald I have just had another look at
the video on the proposed Toowoomba bypass. It sure
looks like a two lane set-up to me. If this is the case, it will
be totally inadequate - even now! You just have to see the
congestion on the Warrego Highway east of Toowoomba
while traffic is being diverted into two lanes. Can we get
an answer on this please. - NJ Highfields.
(Toowoomba Regional councillor Carol Taylor has said
the bypass is under review - but she understands it will be
dual carriageway (four lanes) to Mort Street and two lanes
from there to the Gore and Warrego highways. But nothing is set in stone at this stage. - Ed)
• Good one! Borghardt Street council depot next to
Highfields State School car park. Huge water trucks blocking view of motorists coming to and from school car park
and child care centre in Diosma Drive. Accident waiting
to happen. Anyway, isn’t it time this depot was moved to
a more appropriate location - Clive.
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Heritage Bank maintains strong profit
Heritage Bank has maintained a strong underlying
profit in a six-month period
in which it has continued to
increase staff numbers and
build its capital base.
The profit before tax of
$24.520 million for the six
months to December
31,.2013 was down 12.1 per
cent on the same period in the
previous year. However that
2012 figure was boosted by
several abnormal items including a substantial gain from
the sale of Visa shares.
Excluding that item, the
pre-tax profit was down just
1.6 per cent
Similarly, the after tax profit
of $17.929 million was down
8.3 per cent on the same period the previous year but,
excluding the Visa share gain,
the after tax profit was actually up 2.6 per cent.
Chairman Mr Kerry Betros
said the profit outcome was
a pleasing result given the
fierce competition in the marketplace, Heritage’s focus on
delivering value for custom-
ers, and the need to build capital reserves.
“Heritage exists to provide
the best value and banking
experience to our customers
that we can. We do that by
offering extremely competitive rates on our home loans,
term deposits and other products,” Mr Betros said.
“We also added an extra 13
positions to our payroll in
this six-month period, after
adding 40 positions in the
2012/13 financial year, enhancing our ability to provide
great customer service
“Our focus is not on maximizing profit at any cost.
“However, we are still
mindful of the need to build
our retained earnings and lift
capital ratios, to meet increased prudential requirements.
“Our half-year profit maintains the balance between delivering great value for customers while still strengthening our capital base.”
Mr Betros said one of the
biggest positives in this pe-
riod was a significant increase
in non-interest income compared to the corresponding
period in the previous year.
“This was the result of a
number of factors, including
the benefits of our involvement in a number of new ventures in the pre-paid cards
area. Growing non-interest
income is a key aim moving
forward,” Mr Betros said.
Retail deposit growth remained solid at $256 million
in the six months to December 31, 2013. Consolidated
assets decreased marginally,
down 1.6 per cent to $8.369
billion from $8.507 billion at
June 30, 2013.
“We chose to early mature
$400 million in Government
Guaranteed debt in this period.”
“This assisted in increasing margin without adversely
impacting our customers, and
contributed to the slight reduction in assets,” Mr Minz
said.
Heritage’s capital adequacy
ratio of 13.37 per cent and
liquidity ratio of 21.51 per
cent have lifted significantly
and remain well above regulatory requirements.
CEO Mr John Minz said
loan approvals totalled $657
million in the period, down
18.4 per cent on the amount
achieved in the same period
in 2012. said:
“This was a factor of both
the continuing fierce competition in the marketplace and
also our desire to soften asset
growth to strengthen our capital ratio position.
“Loan approvals rebounded well toward the end
Toowoomba Regional
of 2013 and have continued
to track well in early 2014, Council has started dispersreflecting our determination to ing the flying fox colony at
offer pricing that is extremely Woolmer Road, Highfields.
Cr Sue Englart said this
competitive.”
Flying fox dispersal starts
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Competitive pricing
Mortgage Loan arrears
greater than 30 days sat at just
0.33 per cent of the total
mortgage portfolio balance.
This result is still the envy
of most other banking institutions and is around one third
the industry average.
may lead to the possibility of
increased interaction between
residents and flying foxes.
“There are a range of unknowns in this project, one
of which is we do not know
where the relocated bats will
go. We’ve got some really
good habitat within close
proximity. There are known
colonies in Redwood Park and
the former rifle range site and
both of these are within 15kms
of the Highfields roost … we
are hoping this will be a
smooth transition, but you
can never be sure.”
Cr Englart said Council is
using non-lethal methods to
move the flying foxes from
near homes.
“Flying foxes play an under-valued, but critical role in
forest regeneration, pollination and seed dispersal promotes the resilience of native
ecosystems to environmental
change,” she said.
Toowoomba Show waltzes with Matilda
Before Waltzing Matilda was composed, there
was the Toowoomba Royal
Show.
Indeed, before the great
shearers strike which inspired both the writing of
Waltzing Matilda and the
formation of the Australian Labor Party, the Royal
Agricultural Society of
Queensland was there.
The 150th Toowoomba
Royal Show is to be held
on March 27 to 29. Shows
were not held during some
years of World War 1 and
World War 2.
The significance of
Waltzing Matilda in the
birth of a nation will be
featured on each of the
three nights of the show, in
a theatrical extravaganza
with about 200 performers.
Producer Mark Edie said
Henry Lawson created a
few problems for himself
in his newspaper article
“On the Wallaby.”
He said that probably
encouraged
Banjo
Patterson to use an allegorical form (Waltzing
Matilda) in commenting on
fair pay for work performed,
the issue of the shearers
strike period. “It’s a fair go
story.”
Mr Edie said when the
first Toowoomba show was
held in 1862 (two years after the show organisation
was formed), show bags
were a bag of coal.
This year there should
be more than 100 show
bags, 50 games and rides,
shows, pavilions, competitions and exhibits.
More than 15,000 entries
will be received in 35 competition categories.
RAS CEO Damon
Phillips said the Founders
Pavilion alone, will house
the largest display of community achievement in the
State.
Mindful of family budgeting, Mr Phillips said the
show will again release
10,000 tickets for pre-sale
for $10 each.
“There are at least 10
free shows, providing 10
shows in one.”
Wood chopping has been
expanded into two days,
Friday and Saturday.
Esk Seniors visit
Crows Nest Senior citizens had a visit from Esk Seniors
last week and it was a huge success. There was a lot of
entertainment and the food and hospitality was second to
none.
Seniors events include March 20 to Toowoomba Aviaries,
then Cobb and Co, then Chocolate factory on the way home.
Bus departs 8 a.m. and cost is $5 to members, $15 non
members.
April 9 Morning Melodies with Ron and Evelyn King and
the Happy Wanderers. Morning tea is at 9.30 a.m. and a
trading table will be available. Cost $5. Contact: Vivian
Anderson secretary 4698 2795
Among the stewards at the 150th Toowoomba Royal Show are Geoff Green,
animal nursery, Wayne Bradshaw, dairy cattle, Cameron Collins, beef cattle, David
Maclean, working sheep dogs and chainsaw racing, and Kent Bligh, RAS vice
president and long term grounds committee chairman. All have a story to tell.
Geoff Green of East Greenmount and his family have been exhibiting at Toowoomba every year from 1968 to 2014, except 2000. His entries have included
beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and poultry.
Chainsaw racing will be
held on Thursday.
There will be more than
200 different breeds of animals on the grounds. The
Queensland Black smithing Championships return,
as does pig racing, sheep
shearing and goat milking.
With almost 4000 horse
entries, Toowoomba is one
of the largest horse shows
in the country, second only
to Canberra.
The beef cattle section
is the largest outside the
Brisbane Ekka. In 1873, the
Darling Downs Gazette
described the show as the
“greatest success of any
held in the colony.”
Justice of themunity
Peace
courses
on offer in rural areas
since 1975.
said. The course presenter learning materials and re-
People living in rural
areas will no longer be disadvantaged by distance
with a new training course
being delivered to the region. A JP (Qualified) and
Commissioner for Declaration course will be conducted in rural centres
over the coming twelve
months.
The course will be run
by the Cedar Centre, formerly the Toowoomba
Education Centre, a notfor-profit organisation
which has provided educational services to the com-
“Cedar is very aware
that people living in rural
areas are often disadvantaged by the so called ‘tyranny of distance’ and as a
result we aim to be pro-active by delivering this training,” Cedar Centre ChairBoard of Directors Angus
Lucas said.
“Our mission involves
the delivery of community
education and training and
therefore we are offering a
two day training course in
rural centres over the coming twelve months,” he
is local educator and experienced Justice of the
Peace, Patrick Costigan.
The 30942Qld Course
in Providing Community
Services, Justice of the
Peace (Qualified) and
Commissioner for Declaration will be conducted at
Stanthorpe, Toowoomba
and Goondiwindi. Prices
for the two day JP (Qual)
course are $340 and the one
and a half day Commissioner for Declarations,
$220.
These fees cover all
sources and include morning and afternoon tea.
Stanthorpe will be on Monday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 18, at GB Learning Centre, Stanthorpe
State High School, at Toowoomba on April 14 and 15
and Goondiwindi on Tuesday, May 6, and Wednesday,
May 7.
For registration and
further information please
contact Maria at the Cedar
Centre, 36 Baker Street
Toowoomba on phone:
4630 1722, fax: 4630 2060
DEATHS
• Mr Edmund Lester
Gersekowski, 66, Haden.
Died February 25. Funeral
March 3, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Haden.
• Mr Ronald Polzin, 83,
Toowoomba, formerly Highfields and Meringandan.
Died February 27. Graveside
service Garden of Remembrance, Toowoomba.
• Mr Colin Alexander
Hammant, 89, Goombungee. Died February 27.
Funeral March 7, T. S.
Burstow Chapel, Toowoomba.
• Mr Malcolm Anthony
Green, formerly “Hillcrest”
Roma. Died March 5. Funeral March 12, Eco Memorial Park Stapylton, Brisbane.
• Mrs Annie Maria
Vaschina, 97, Toowoomba,
formerly Haden. Died
March 4. Funeral March 11,
St Paul’s Lutheran Church,
Toowoomba.
All
PINELANDS MINI DEB BALL PICTORIAL
Campbell Adam, Brody Beutel, Luke Tompkins and Liam Vonhoff
from Crows Nest.
Back - Eloise Gotz, Jess Porter, Steph Hartwig, Julie and Lauren Gotz.
Front - Charlotte Porter and Caitlin Gotz.
Northpoint shopping centre built to fill a need
Developer of Northpoint Shopping Centre, Ian Knox, says
the suburbs of North Toowoomba, have been under-serviced
in retail facilities.
Mr Knox, speaking at Saturday’s opening of the new centre on the corner of Ruthven and North Streets, said the new
centre should also be a huge boost for people living in the
expanding regional areas of north of Toowoomba, including
Highfields, Meringandan and Crows Nest.
Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts said the
north Toowoomba area had been missing “a bit of heart.” He
was pleased, therefore, that the investment by a local family
company was made to establish the centre.
Mr Knox said a medical centre at Northpoint already was
staffed by six doctors and this would soon be increased to 10
doctors.
A pathology business was also to be established in the
centre.
He said the investment for Northpoint started in 2009,
with the purchase of just one house. A further 13 properties
and a church were eventually bought to provide the site for
the shopping centre. Mr Knox also provided adjacent land so
that the Aldi supermarket group could also locate a store at
the centre.
• RIGHT: Developer Ian Knox and the Member for Toowoomba North, Trevor Watts, officially open the
Northpoint Shopping Centre on the corner of Ruthven
and North Streets, Toowoomba.
PREVIEW Grand Old Crow Hotel Crows Nest
New look restaurant re-opens March 18
Local tradesmen are busily completing renovations inside the Grand Old
Crow Hotel for an opening to the public on Tuesday, March 18.
The high cost item is the new
kitchen, with all new stainless steel,
stoves, a walk-in freezer and cool
room, under bench refrigeration, and
there will be better storage in the
kitchen.
It is still taking shape. But is to be
ready to service the whole hotel on
March 18.
New chef Levi Moses said the new
kitchen has been expertly coordinated and planned by a professional design company.
He said the refurbished restaurant
will also be opening on Tuesday,
March 18.
He was planning a modern Australia
pub food menu, although it would be
varied with specials, and with more
chef style dishes on Friday and Saturday nights, so people who want to go
out on these nights, will have an alternative to Toowoomba.
Levi is from Perth, although he has
connections with Crows Nest. He
came to Crows Nest with his mother
20 years ago, when he was in his late
teens.
He has been a chef in major hotels
on the Gold Coast and other locations,
and was the guest chef at the first
Hampton food and art festival, about
12 years ago.
He is aware of produce that is grown
locally, and has already planned to use
Black Angus sausage from the Crows
Nest Butchery, and a sour dough bread
from the Crows Nest bakery.
He said the hotel has various suppliers and most will be from South
East Queensland.
- MILES NOLLER
• RIGHT: Grand Old Crow chef Levi Moses. The hotel’s new kitchen and
restaurant will open on March 18.
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Bob Wade’s eventful
100 years
Bob Wade, Highfields, has reached his
100th year in the peace and tranquillity of
Highfields, a world away from his time in the
Second World War, and at least half a normal
lifetime away from enterprises he was involved
in on the Darling Downs.
Bob saw service in North Africa (Tobruk),
Syria, Milne Bay and other locations in PNG,
and South-East Asia.
He was just inches away from a bomb blast
in North Africa and was targeted on other
occasions in PNG.
But Bob returned to the Darling Downs,
and chalked-up a work record and a business
record involving many successful enterprises,
including in real estate, and the development
of the Australian Stock Horse breed.
South of Toowoomba, there is a location
called Watts Siding, on the rail line between
Greenmount and Cambooya.
That’s where Bob Wade was born on March
9, 1914. He was the eldest of four brothers
and one sister. His parents had a share dairy
farm at Watts Siding, and Bob went to school
at Greenmount for 10 years, from 1919 to
1929.
He cut timber in six foot long cords to fire
the boiler at the Greenmount cheese factory,
then worked at the factory doing many tasks
including cheese making, from 1921 till 1931.
His parents and uncle took up properties
on the black plain country near Cecil Plains
where Bob helped the families with their dairy
and crop growing until the outbreak of World
War Two, and that took Bob away from the
Darling Downs for many years.
Bob had joined the Light Horse in 1937
and was part of the 11th Light Horse when
war started in 1939.
He was transferred to the AIF in 1940.
While an injury during training in Darwin prevented Bob from being posted to the Middle
East, he returned to Enoggera and was soon
posted to Tobruk in North Africa. It was here
that a supply vehicle Bob was driving was
blown up. Just the front of the utility remained intact and Bob and his colleague survived and escaped. Bob saw service in Syria,
then returned to Australia, and after a few
weeks leave, left Townsville for Milne Bay in
PNG. The action between Australia troops
and the Japanese at Milne Bay was the first
time the Japanese had been defeated on land,
and was a turning point.
After the victory at Milne Bay, Bob drove
the Brigadier to visit all the troops and to
thank them. Bob who was then a sergeant,
was also battling malaria, and before he was
involved in an operation in the Ramu Valley
in PNG, he was sent to the hospital in Atherton
in North Queensland, only to be returned to
Toowoomba and the hospital at Downlands
College, then to Slade College at Warwick
which was a convalescent centre.
Third Saturday of the month starting Saturday,
Saturday March 15 - 8am to noon.
Organic fruit and vegetables, honey,
Indian head massage, pysichic readings,
handmade crafts, soaps, candles, party plan
companies, clothing, DVDs, music
and much more.
No bookings taken.
Just turn up on the day from 6am.
$20 per 3m stall.
All indoor stalls only.
Karlie Mead receives her scholarship from South
Burnett Community Bank Group Director Brent
McLennan.
BOB WADE
Many enterprises
He returned to the front for a major battle
on Shaggy Ridge in PNG, just before the end
of the War. Cecil Plains again became the home
for Bob where he helped grow large crops of
wheat. One thousand acres of wheat was then
a big crop and Bob remembers he and his
brother working around the clock on the tractor.
Sewing and carting 13,000 bags of wheat
was also a huge task. Bob married and had a
son and daughter, but when his wife became
ill, they were advised by the doctor to move
from the farm. They bought a butcher shop
in Dalby, rebuilding the premises, but sold
the business in 1958 after Bob’s wife died.
Bob worked for Dalby builder Jack Conroy
for a while, and then joined Tom McAulay’s
marketing agency, specialising in the real estate section.
This business eventually became known
as Bob Wade Real Estate, and Bob had clients
from as far north as Charters Towers to south
of Moree, and he said he looked after the
interests of many Victorians who were relocating.
Bob had a farm on the Bell Road where he
produced Santa cattle and Australian
Stockhorses. He had always been involved in
campdrafting, winning his last competition
at age 77. He was heavily involved in establishing the Stockhorse Association and was a
classifier. He received a meritorious service
award from the Australian Stockhorse Association.
Bob and his wife Kelsey first met in 1978
and married in the 1990s. Kelsey had worked
at the Dalby Hospital for 17 years, and also
had been involved with the Stockhorse Association. Bob suffered a stroke in the 1990s,
and passed on his real estate business to his
two children. He and Kelsey moved to Highfields eight years ago. - Miles Noller.
By DAVID HISCOCK
This poem was written by a prisoner at
3am on the last morning of a five-day Kairos
prison ministry program.
After he presented it to our table discussion group he gave me permission to share it
with people on the outside.
I think he will be blown away when I tell
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My friend Jesus
I stand alone in the dark
Thinking about the sins I have done
And it hurts so much.
But all I have to do
Is close my eyes and
Pray to you for the help I need.
And when I open my eyes
I can see you standing there
Showing me the way
Out of the dark
And into the light.
And with you standing with me
My pain is finally going away
Thank you my friend Jesus.
Community bank
scholarship
him that over 10,000 households will have
had the chance to read it.
The prisoner told me that he had done some
pretty bad things.
He thought that pushing other people
around was an okay thing to do, as life was
about every man for himself.
When he became a Christian he realised
his mistakes.
He said that it took a prison sentence to
bring him to his senses.
This prisoner came across to me as actually feeling free in jail.
It got me thinking about our situation on
the outside.
We can be trapped by the ‘ways of our
society’ where greed and power, materialism
and politics etc., seem to dominate. Or, We
can enjoy the freedom that God promises us
through a personal saviour, Jesus Christ.
Read the poem again. Does God lead you
to say… “Thank you my friend Jesus”….?
Karlie Mead, Maidenwell,
will see her academic dreams
become a reality, thanks to one
of Australia’s largest scholarship programs.
Granted for the first time
in 2012, the South Burnett
Community Bank Group
Scholarship is awarded to first
time tertiary students whose
financial circumstances might
mean that a university degree
is out of their reach.
Karlie said the scholarship
would mean the difference between starting her studies in
biomedical science, a fouryear degree, having achieved
a score of OP7 to secure a
place studying at QUT.
“It’s great to know that I
have financial support to start
my degree, which means I
don’t have to worry about
how I will pay to live away
from home,” Karlie said.
Chairman of South Burnett
Community Enterprises
Noel Strohfeld said he was
thrilled to offer Karlie the
chance to further her education.
“We want to make a difference to outstanding, but
disadvantaged local students
like Karlie, who would be
unable to start higher education because accommodation
and study costs put considerable financial pressures on
a family,”
Mr Strohfeld said, ‘’There
are families in our community
facing difficult circumstances
such as drought, natural disasters, debt and unemployment meaning some students
may not get the chance to
study a degree at university.
“Young people in a number
of communities across Aus-
tralia, including ours, will have
now the chance to become
doctors, occupational therapists, IT professionals, dentists, engineers and scientists,
so its impact will be valuable
for many people.
“This is another way that
our community bank company commits to building
stronger communities. Karlie
is very deserving of a scholarship, one of three applicants, and I wish her all the
best of luck as she begins an
exciting journey toward
achieving her career goals,”
Mr Strohfeld said.
Community
Bank
branches and other partners
from across Australia take
part the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Scholarship Program. Karlie joins Samuel
Tomkin, 2013, and Patrick
Walsh, 2012, as previous recipients of this scholarship.
Visit www.bendigoadel
aide. com.au/scholarships.
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Cabarlah Training Area are warned that it is a
Defence live firing range.
Defence training includes firing practices with live
ammunition and lasers that occur daily between
0700h - 1600h. Night time practices also occur
and are generally completed before 2200h.
Unauthorised entry to the training area is
prohibited and exposes any trespasser to serious
injury or death. Unexploded ordnance from
Defence activities are extremely dangerous and
should not be handled. Persons found
trespassing within the Cabarlah Training Area
boundary will be prosecuted.
For any inquiries regarding the Cabarlah Training
Area please contact the Cabarlah Training Area,
Range Control Officer on 07 3332 7455.
Immunisation
clinic
Toowoomba Regional
Council’s next monthly
evening immunisation clinic
will be held on Thursday,
March 6, at 12 Little Street,
Toowoomba.
The evening clinic is held
from 5.30-7pm. The centre
also opens each Wednesday
from 9am to 1.30pm.
The clinic administers free
vaccines for eligible members
of the community. Check the
full list of scheduled vaccines
at www.toowoombaRC.qld.gov.au/
immunisation
Please bring your Medicare card and relevant health
information.
Enquiries 131 872.
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Entries open for Bruce
Dawe poetry prize
One of Australia’s most
recognised and respected poetry competitions, the annual
University of Southern
Queensland’s Bruce Dawe
Poetry Prize, is now open for
entries.
Now in its 16th year, the
competition encourages writers and poets to get creative
for a chance to win the prize
worth $2500.
Entries close July 31.
Associate Professor Lawrence Johnson has been judging the competition for the
past 11 years and said the
standard of entries never
failed to impress.
“Every year we receive
outstanding entries which
makes for a very tough time
deciding on the winner,” Associate Professor Johnson
said.
“We receive entries from
poets who are quite big in the
Australian poetry scene and
the competition really does
bring out some of the best
talent in the country.
“We blind judge all the entries so there is no special
treatment for poets with established names.
“In fact, we’ve had several
winning entries from up-andcoming poets who have gone
on to build strong reputations
as writers.”
Associate
Professor
Johnson said the judging panel
was looking for strong poetic
sensibility, mastery of the
form and creativity.
The Bruce Dawe Poetry
Prize was established in 1999
through a donation from
Emeritus Professor Bruce
Dawe, who is considered by
many to be Australia’s most
popular and influential poet.
Mr Dawe, above, was also
named first USQ honorary
professor in recognition of his
contribution to the university.
Visit www.usq.edu.au/arts/
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Volunteers clean up bushland reserve
Volunteers worked at Clean
Up Australia Day on Sunday,
March 2, at the Charles and
Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields.
For more than three hours
11 volunteers from the local
community picked up rubbish
and removed environmental
weeds, leaving the reserve and
the environment in a much
improved state.
More than 10 bags of rubbish and many buckets of weeds
were removed from the reserve.
Clean Up Australia day is an
annual national not-for-profit
organisation which strives to
inspire all Australians to clean
up, fix up and conserve the en- Gary and Marg Alcorn from PURE
(Pick Up Rubbish Every Day)
vironment.
Dorelle Shapcott
Judi Gray Clean Up Australia
Day site supervisor
Builders invited to meet Housing Minister Oakey QCWA considering
Member for Nanango Deb
Frecklington is encouraging
builders and contractors to
take up an opportunity to
meet the Minister for Housing and Public Works, Tim
Mander, at an information
session in Nanango this
Thursday..
Mrs Frecklington said she
had asked the Minister to
visit the region so local build-
ers and contractors had the
chance to speak directly with
him about issues relevant to
the building industry.
“I’ll be hosting the free information session from 2 to
3pm at the Nanango Cultural
Centre,” Mrs Frecklington
said.
“This is an excellent
chance for local builders and
contractors to hear more
second branch
about policy directions in the
construction industry, red
The president of the Oakey Branch of Queensland Countape reduction, and also to
try
Women’s Association is calling a meeting to seek interest
learn more about the new
Queensland Building and in forming a second branch in Oakey.
The new branch would hold their meetings of an evening to
Construction Commission,”
attract
younger women who may be working. QCWA is
she said.
open to ladies over 16. So we are hoping to entice highschool
To RSVP, please contact girls as well.
This meeting will be held on Thursday, March 20, at 7 pm
the Nanango Electorate Office
to
assess local interest.
on 4162 1381. Bookings are
The
Oakey branch will be celebrating 90 years of dediessential.
cated service to the community later this year and now would
be a significant time to become involved in such a great organisation.
CWA offers friendship and support, not just for the memGlimpses into the lives of Crows Nest district pioneers at bers but to the wider community. For further information
the Inventions of the 19th and 20th Centuries from the phone Judith Sloss 4630 0276.
Carbethon Folk Museum collection are on display at the
Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery.
The items offer modern generations a chance to relive a
Thornville Hall committee will host its annual pig on a spit
slice of yesteryear.
Pieces from the museum collection allow patrons to see this Saturday, starting at 6.30pm.
The evening will include music and dancing with the Diathe contraptions and devices their forebears used in the days
monds band. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 highschool students
before electricity and most other modern conveniences.
Marvel at early glass plate photography, printing presses and $5 primary school. RSVP for catering, please contact
and rudimentary medical apparatuses along with communi- Theresa on 4692 6100.
cation devices and homemade household technology.
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A family pass to the Carbethon Folk Museum will be won
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for guessing the functions of mystery items.
than any other media.
The exhibition will be shown until April 6.
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3.30pm on Sunday.
Patrons are advised to phone 4698 1687 in advance to
6. Relax! You need to take time out of every day to
ensure the community art space is open.
take a moment, breathe and relax. You can teach yourself
to relax in short breaks. I like this: Close your eyes and
take 3 to 15 deep breath mini-meditation. Count the breaths
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Glimpses of the pioneers
Thornville pig on the spit
Meet the makers dinner
As a welcome to autumn
and to coincide with Queensland Wine Week, a Meet the
Makers dinner will be held at
Middle Ridge Golf Club,
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Toowoomba on Thursday,
April 3. The event will celebrate local South East
Queensland produce and will
start with sunset tastings of
four award winning wines on
the manicured lawns at
5.30pm.
Dinner will follow at
6.30pm and guests will hear
from the makers at the start
of each course.
Presenters will include
Ballandean Estate’s Angelo
Puglisi, godfather of the
Queensland wine industry,
beef producer Keiren Luck of
Meringandan, and Leonie
Brassey of Apthorpe Farm
Market Place, pictured.
Tickets are $95 per person, including wine matching
with four dishes, and are available from Middle Ridge Golf
Club, phone 4635 1219.
THE NEST CAFE - CROWS NEST
Coffee, food, ambience, homewares
at new cafe at Crows Nest
Crows Nest has just got a
little more exciting.
Now open, The Nest Café
is a family run café with a
twist, specialising in amazing
coffee from Bellaroma and
featuring interior design by
Lisa Young Designs whose
studio is in the café.
“It’s a destination place
where locals and visitors alike
will receive outstanding coffee, service and fresh organic
food in a relaxed and warm
natural timber environment,”
Lisa Young said.
“All staff are trained
Nest Cafe staff: Wayne Kenealy, Nadia Taylor, Lisa Young, Jo Knapman,
baristas. All meals using fresh
Jocelyn King and Josie Garrahy. Inset Luke Kenealy.
organic ingredients are prepared on site and we take
The Nest is open seven
Included also is a gallery for your nest.
pride in serving wicked treats days a week from 8am.
full of the latest collection
The Nest Café, Shop 3/4
with a twist,” Wayne
But on weekends they from local artists in the Dar- Charlotte Street Crows
Kenealy, owner of The Nest specialise in breakfasts from ling Downs, complemented Nest. Next to the NAB
Café said.
7am.
with interesting homewares Bank. Phone 4698 1880.
Sally and Ken Johnson.
Recruitment programs man fire stations
A number of urban fire stations north of
Toowoomba have reached capacity in their
auxiliaries, thanks to an upsurge in interest in
people becoming fire fighters.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Inspector of
Toowoomba Warren Buckley said stations at
Oakey, Goombungee and Highfields were now
at capacity, and recruitment programs were
succeeding in other locations. “This is the first
time for many years that I’ve seen a full complement,” he said.
“It’s good to see people being interested in
serving their local communities.”
Inspector Buckley said he expected a recruitment program would soon fill the auxiliary in
Crows Nest, where four were being put on.
He thought that many people who worked
in mining and energy sector jobs had moved
into the smaller towns to live, and it seemed
they wanted to be part of the local community
and some had joined the local brigade.
• LEFT: Queensland Fire and Rescue Inspector of Toowoomba Warren Buckley says
there has been an upsurge of people wanting to become fire fighters.
Bernice and George Brady, May Talbot, Joe and Lorraine Wilson, Perth,
and Joan Kruger.
Show conducts floral workshops
Goombungee-Haden
Show Society will conduct
floriculture workshops on
Sunday, March 16, where
stewards will show children
how to make entries for the
flloriculture section for the
Goombungee-Haden Show.
Morning session: From
11am at the showgrounds in
the floriculture pavilion for
the collage “Celebrating the
100th Show.”
Cost will be $5 per child
and open to any child in primary school and prep and
under, which will cover entry
fees and all materials.
Afternoon session: From
1pm for the artificial arrangement. Cost will be $5 per child
under the age of 18, which
will cover entry fees and all
materials.
Please RSVP by Friday,
March 14. Lunch will be included for any participants
attending both sessions.
An adult workshop will
also be offered on both sessions. Please contact Diane
Welke for more details. Exhibits made at the workshops can be collected after
5pm on show day. Contact
Diane Welke 4696 5211.
West of Elsewhere with Clinton Ireland
Betty and David Cox and Helen Stevens.
Local history exhibition
Anita Braithwaite and Eugene Hancock, Hampton, and Marie Wilminton,
Crows Nest, at the opening of the Crows Nest Historical Society
exhibition at the Crows Nest Regional Gallery.
Tribute to Lloyd Cyril Cronk
Lloyd Cyril Cronk was
born at Crows Nest on the
August 30, 1923 to William
and Johanna Sophie (nee Anger) Cronk and was baptised
at St James Anglican Church
in Toowoomba.
He had three elder siblings,
Claude, Eric and Eileen, all
whom have pre-deceased
him.
Lloyd grew up on the farm
sharing some of the chores.
He was put on a horse a very
young age and was taught
how to ride. Lloyd attended
the Whichello School. Lloyd
also went to the convent in
Crows Nest.
Lloyd was only 9 when
his father died of a heart attack, leaving his mother to
raise the children and manage
the farm.
He attended the technical
college in Toowoomba. One
of his subjects was woodwork where he worked with
silky oak to make a table,
carved with an eagle, which is
in use today as the phone table, a lasting memory for the
family.
He made doll’s cradles and
toys for all the girls and grandchildren.
After leaving school he
helped out on the farm and
when the Second World War
broke out, he enlisted to be in
the Air Force. After completing his training and arriving in
England, he was stationed at
Benbrook.
The war left many deep
scars. He always said he was
a young man of 21 and had to
do what was expected of him
- the saddest being the lives
of women and innocent children that were destroyed.
Returning home from service, he found it difficult to
settle down and moved to
places in Queensland and
New South Wales pursuing
work. These included tin mining, peanut picking, cane cutting, ring barking, a fence contractor and a station hand.
When his brother moved
out of home, Lloyd returned
to Pechey to settle with his
mother. He worked on the
farm and also as a herd recorder at Allora and the
Goomburra Valley, staying
overnight at one of the farms.
There were always share farmers to do the milking and
when Bert Rowe left as a share
farmer, dairying ceased and he
turned the property to grazing.
During this time Lloyd became more and more interested in the local community,
working for the show society for many years. He was
chief steward of the poultry
section and also helped out
on Fridays with the cattle, as
well as helping out in the bar.
He was secretary of the
Pechey-Grapetree QDO
which met at the Pechey
pub.
Lloyd became a member of
the Masonic Lodge which
was very important part of
his life.
He visited many chapels
and held many offices.
In 1959 he met his soul and
life-long mate Shirley
Hartwig.
He always said he was
looking for someone younger
who would be able to look
after him in later years, someone from a farm that would
be able to help him on the
farm, and a good cook.
Lloyd and Shirley were
married in St Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Toowoomba, on the
September 9, 1961 by Pastor. L. Grope.
They settled in the share
farmers cottage on the family
farm, Lloyd maintaining the
farm for his aged mother and
breeding cattle as the main
source of income.
Lloyd tried several breeds
of cattle, his favourite being
Murray Grey.
Lloyd and Shirley were
blessed with four daughters,
Helen, 1962, Lynda, 1965,
Myola, 1970, and Naomi,
1973.
After his mother’s death,
Lloyd bought the property
and he and Shirley worked
together to improve it. Lloyd
took an artificial insemination
course at Wacol and this became his business for many
years, visiting farms introducing new strains into people’s herds.
Lloyd also studied to be a
vet and didn’t do his last exam
after the death of his only sister at 28 years of age.
Lloyd suffered a heart attack in 1987 and had open
heart surgery in Brisbane.
There was nothing more that
Lloyd enjoyed than being
with the people who were
most important to him at the
special times of the year Easter, birthday celebrations,
weddings and Christmas.
Boxing Day was a special
day that was always shared
with family and friends.
He enjoyed his game of
cards, and on Boxing Day insisted that a game or two be
played after tea.
About 25 years ago another hobby came into his life,
researching old roses and
planting old roses that contained a lot of history. It was
then that Shirley also became
really intrigued; ordering
many new rose bushes and
the garden just kept growing
and growing with Shirley
working to maintain the garden and Lloyd doing the
mowing.
About nine years ago,
Lloyd’s breathing worsened
and he needed oxygen to
make his life more comfortable.
His breathing and health
improved after this and he
didn’t need the oxygen as
much and he started pottering around the garden trying
to grow roses from cuttings
and seeds.
There is one specific rose
in the garden he grew from
seed and he named the rose
Lloyd’s Rose.
About 18 months ago his
health began to deteriorate.
He underwent surgery in
Toowoomba and needed a
Jot of care over the past 14
months. During this time he
did lots of reading and then
thought he would like to have
a canary cage in his sleep-out
to keep him company.
As usual he had a cock bird,
and then wanted a hen to
breed some canaries. He was
so proud of these canaries
when they had babies. However, Shirley also loves the
canaries and when they whistle, the cares of the day will
just fly away.
Lloyd supported Shirley
in her hobbies and fund raising ventures. He thoroughly
enjoyed their Open Garden
day held last November;
chatting to people he hadn’t
seen in ages.
The fund raising and social events held at their home
were very proud days for
both Lloyd and Shirley.
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Lockyer Valley
Multicultural
Festival
This year’s Lockyer Multicultural Festival, a Harmony Day celebration, will take place on Saturday,
March 22, 10am to 4pm at the Gatton show grounds.
Mayor Steve Jones said the event was shaping up to
be the biggest yet with a number of entertainment acts
booked in, as well as a range of family fun activities.
“This festival has been running for a number of years
and provides a great opportunity for the community to
come together and embrace all of our common values in
a day full of entertainment and fun,” Cr Jones said.
“Community groups will be present, either performing or holding stalls on the day, as well as reoccurring
act Joseph Matovu who will perform and hold the popular drumming workshop. “Award winning songwriter
Francesca deValence will delight your senses with her
Mr CRONK
soulful music.
A fulfilled life
“We will have craft, a photo booth and jumping castle
Lloyd played an integral to keep the children happy as well as Cambodian and
part in his community, help- Thai cuisine.”
ing with many organisations
such as the show society,
Rural Youth, Masonic and
Buffalo Lodges, OES Lodge,
or just being there as an ear
when they have needed someone to talk to.
He worked with friends
like Tom and Laureen Roberts
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and their girls, built a magnificent garden.
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Taste for gold kiwi fruit
Ravensbourne orchard
meets new market
Ravensbourne horticulturalists Daryl and Sally
Boardman are adding a
golden coloured fruit to
their production schedule
and they believe there
could be a golden future for
the fruit in Asian markets.
The Boardmans’ enterprise is one of only four in
Australia granted a license
to produce this particular
gold kiwi fruit variety, Hort
16A.
Traditional kiwi fruit
has green flesh and can
have high acid levels.
The gold variety, however, is much sweeter.
“The Asian palate loves
kiwi fruit, particularly the
gold variety,” Daryl
Boardman said.
But in Australia there is
little awareness of gold
kiwi fruit.
In Australia, people still
think that kiwi fruit should
be green.
And while the gold variety was developed in New
Zealand, poor bio security
and quarantine in New
Zealand is devastating production there.
Kiwi fruit orchards there
have been hit with a bacterial disease PSA in which
the plant oozes sap and
eventually dies.
The disease is believed
to be spread by pollen or by
plant material and the wetter conditions of New Zealand contribute to the problem.
It is destroying plants in
many New Zealand orchards and it appears the
Hort 16A gold variety is
more susceptible to the
bacteria than the green
kiwi fruit, although there
is devastation in green kiwi
fruit orchards as well.
Poor quarantine in New
Zealand appears to have
contributed to the kiwi
fruit problem.
Kiwi fruit relies on pollination by bees.
But the numbers of
honey bees in New Zealand
is declining because the
veroa mite, which destroys
hives, had been allowed to
enter the country.
To compensate for the
lack of honey bees, pollen
(possibly from Italy) was
spread over the crop with
back-pack blowers.
This pollen is believed
to have spread the bacterial
disease from Italy to China
and New Zealand.
Mr Boardman hopes that
bio-security, and the drier
conditions might help prevent PSA disease from establishing in Australia.
The Boardmans are primarily avocado growers,
both at Ravensbourne and
Bundaberg, but two years
ago purchased a neighbouring Ravensbourne
property which had a 2ha
orchard of gold kiwifruit.
Their licence allows
them to grow up to 10ha of
the gold kiwi fruit Hort 16A
variety, and they have another 4ha in preparation
for planting.
Daryl said the original
2ha had been planted in
bays of 3.6 metres by 6metres using a “cross” system for the male plants,
but it has been reworked
into a “strip” plant pattern,
to make it easier for the
bees to pollinate the crop.
A good beekeeper is a
requirement for each kiwi
fruit crop, at least for a
short period each year.
Daryl said the price
farmers are paid for kiwi
fruit is reasonably stable.
“So to make money, you
have to grow higher yields
per hectare.”
He said this year the orchard was producing about
6000 trays per hectare, but
New Zealand produces up
to 20,000 trays per hectare.
His aim is to initially increase production to about
12,000 trays per hectare.
He hopes that recon-figuring the orchard from
cross male system to the
strip male system would
improve yield.
Fruit quality also depends on pollination, as do
the formation of viable
seeds in the centre of the
kiwi fruit.
New Zealand, China
and Italy are big exporters
of kiwi fruit, although the
fruit is now grown throughout the world.
The Boardmans picked
their crop in about a week,
but kiwi fruit picking in
Australia should continue
until the end of April.
Because of the hot, dry
growing conditions at
Ravensbourne this year, the
gold kiwi fruit has reached
exceptional sweetness.
Daryl Boardman said in
New Zealand, the fruit
struggles to reach level
seven on a 10-point scale of
sweetness.
However a sweetness
level of 9.9 has been
achieved by the Boardmans.
The kiwi fruit industry
is marketing locally produced gold fruit in Australia as Australia Gold.
The 60 per cent of the
production of gold fruit produced at Ravensbourne that
is to be exported, will be
sent to Singapore, Hong
Kong and Malaysia. In Australia there is currently a
window of opportunity for
Australia producers, because during March and
April, only Australia fruit
is available.
The gold kiwi fruit enterprise complements the
avocado business of the
Boardmans.
At Ravensbourne they
produce mainly Hass Avocados which are picked
from July to December.
While they operate their
SunnySpot Pack House at
Ravensbourne for avocados,
they have not converted the
shed for kiwi fruit, because
of the small volume.
Instead they have opted
to have their kiwi fruit
packed at Mt Tamborine.
Drought declaration
Show dates
The regional council areas of South Burnett, Toowoomba and Western Downs have been
officially drought declared.
I am very grateful to the Minister for Agriculture,
Dr John McVeigh for approving local drought committee’s recommendations. Drought declaration means
that eligible primary producers can now access State
and Federal assistance. Call the Queensland Department of Agriculture on 13 25 23, or visit
www.qraa.qld.gov.au, or www.daff.qld.gov.au.
I encourage producers in financial need to contact
Centrelink on 13 23 16 to access the Federal Government’s Interim Farm Household Allowance. - Deb
Frecklington MP.
Agricultural show dates: Pittsworth March 15,
Oakey March 15, Toowoomba Royal Show March
27 - 29. March 27 show holiday. Warwick April 4 6.
Goombungee-Haden Ap-ril 5, Dalby April 11 12, Nanango April 11 - 12, Marburg April 27,
Blackbutt .April 27. Crows Nest May 11.
- Miles Noller
Daryl and Sally Boardman in their gold kiwi fruit orchard at Ravensbourne.
Sixty per cent of this fruit is to be sold in Asia where the population has a
palate for kiwi fruit, particularly for the sweeter gold variety.
Full time employee at the Boardman’s Sunnyspot Farms at Ravensbourne
is Marie Cousin, an agronomist from France. Gold kiwi fruit complement
the production of avocados, the main crop at Sunnyspot.
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Red Cross - a century of
people helping people
It’s been 100 years since
Red Cross was established in
Australia.
Nine days after the outbreak of WW I in 1914, Lady
Helen Munro Ferguson, wife
of Australia’s Governor General called on women across
Australia to assist with the
production of comfort parcels for soldiers.
Since those early war
years, Red Cross in Australia
has now grown to be at the
forefront of people helping
people.
March is Red Cross Calling month, and over the next
few weeks Red Cross will be
calling on all Australians to
make an extra special effort
this year to show their support for the work of Red
Cross.
Red Cross is well known
for its work in emergency relief and recovery, and for the
highly respected blood service.
But Red Cross also reconnects families torn apart by
war, helps older Australians
live independently in their
own homes, assists people
with mental illness, and ensures school kids get a healthy
breakfast before they start
their school day.
You don’t have to be a Red
Cross member or a current
Winner at Gatton
volunteer to help with Red
Cross Calling.
Just register as a Red Cross
Calling fund raiser online, and
you give something back to
your local community by organising something as simple
as a cake stall or sausage sizzle, maybe take a collection
at your local shopping centre, or conduct a doorknock
in the area around where you
live.
To find out how to get involved with Red Cross Calling, or to simply make a donation to Red Cross go to the
Red Cross Calling website at
redcrosscalling.org.au or
phone 1800 008 831.
LADIES BOWLS
RIFLE SHOOTING GOLF
600 yard
range
CROWS
NESTGOOMBUNGEE:
March 1 - 600 yards.
Target rifle, possible
105.21. Ashley Bidgood
102.7, Max Bidgood
98.7, Dennis Bidgood
97.8, John Gilliland 97.7,
David Brown 97.6, Nev
Bidgood 96.4, Nick Ellis
94.4, Kathy Donpon
89.3, Kev Voll 85.1.
Scope class, possible
126.21. Beth Caskey
111.3, John Lawson
109.4, Bob Steel 107.5,
Neil Austin 103.1 Bob
McNeil, 99.1, Keegan
Lunn 93.1.
Visitors or interested
persons are welcome.
Contact Ashley Bidgood
0407 374 378 or visit
www.qld rifle.com.au.
Belle of the green
NORTH TOOWOOMBA: Championship pairs semifinals F. Dornbusch,W. Smith-Squires d. R. Byers, C.
McLatchey (an extra end with a win by one point), M.
Wilds, L. Mutch d. V. Mahony, J. Baldock, a win by one
point on the last end. Final to be played at a later date Fay
and Wendy v. Mary and Linda. Consistency singles: V. Warren d. D. Clark. Social: L. Sommer, G. Siebenhausen d. L.
Graham, S. Chard, G. Doherty, J. Overlack d. A. Plowman, J.
Leerentveld. Winners for the day Lucy and Gloria.
Competition for B grade singles final: D. Clark v. A. Jones.
Consistency singles L. Mott v. V. Warren. Markers J.
Overlack, R. Byers, umpire W. Smith-Squires. Social available and all games to start at 9am with green fees to be paid
by 8.30am. Ladies don’t forget the challenge of “The Belle of
the Green” (a five end singles game). Reynelde to challenge
Maxine for the badge tomorrow. Anyone can challenge the
winner at any time.
Nominations for championship triples close March 19,
drawn March 26 and played April 2. Super challenge results
v. Algester Sports - Gold Division 1 Rink Win but overall
equal on points for a draw. Bronze Division 1 Rink Win with
enough points to secure an overall win. Congratulations to
the bronze girls who have made the play-offs. These will be
played the weekend March 22-23. Congratulations to M.
Dallemolle, L. Graham, R. Bradford, S. Chard for a Round
Win at the Pittsworth Fiesta. Also congrats to R. Bradford,
Ros Byers, Ron Byers for a mystery prize win at the
Stanthorpe Apple and Grape triples day. Quartery meeting
tomorrow, March 12, after lunch.
Good luck to all our Members who have entered the
DDLBA Championship Singles at Toowoomba on March
17-19 and Toowoomba Master Singles March 24-26.
Roster this Friday Team 2 A. Jones, L. Jones, D. Gillam,
Elizabeth Pitts, 11, Highfields, won the under 13 girls M. Nelson. - Reynelde Bradford.
tennis singles title at Gatton without losing a single
set. Elizabeth, playing up an age group played ag- Annual meeting
gressive, consistent tennis. Her coach Dean Stansell
DDLBA LADIES: Results of the annual general meeting:
said it was a great result and a perfect start to a busy Patroness M. Pyne, president D. Allison, SVP G. Russell,
schedule which includes primary school trials.
JVP E. Voll, IPP J. Woods:, secretary C. McLatchey, treasurer D. Cunningham:, assistant secretary M. Morris, assistant treasurer F. Hunter, media officer J. McGeorge, selectors
J. Baldock, G. Menzies, I. Brumpton, K. Pott, T. Thomas,
match committee L. Davis, J. Hansen, K. Jenkins, P. Muller,
Crows Nest annual meeting
match chairperson I. Brumpton, JLO H. Gscheidle, delegate
President Don Macdonald
With many close matches to BQ DJames, umpire panel K. Jenkins.
welcomed to the annual meet- resulting and good table tenLadies listed below are required for the challenge match v.
ing G Fisher, D. Shum, G. nis being witnessed. Con- Gateway District at Drayton on Sunday, April 6. All players
Littleton, L. Taylor, D. gratulations to the winners to be present at Drayton at 8a.m. L. Blaine, I. Brumpton, M.
Macdonald, S. Macdonald, of the various events. A Brosnan, A. Colborn, D. Clark, V. Chant, T. Cooper, M.
and Vera, Joy and Jean Bretz. number of tournaments were Hannant, L. Harrington, L. Hearne, K. Hewitt, F. Hunter, K.
Apologies were received held throughout the year and Jenkins, V. Lindenmeyer, J. McGeorge, M. Morris, L. Mutch,
from M. and K. Macdonald. were well supported. We P. Muller, D. Parkinson, M. Podmore, K. Pott, J. Slattery, B.
Reports by the president, played social matches Shea, J. Thomas, D. van Zeeland, B. Williams, J. Worsley, L.
secretary and treasurer were against Maclagan and Too- Zimmerman: Reserves required, E. Atkinson, J. Kowitz, L.
read and accepted. The sec- woomba, doing well against Mott, , G. Menzies, D. Petersen. Please notify selection
retary’s minutes of the 2013 Maclagan but not so well chairperson Jan on 4634 2650 asap if you are unavailable for
annual meeting were read by against Toowoomba.
this event.
D. Shum.
The year finished with the
Nominations received for the DDLBA championship
Office bearers for 2014-15 annual banquet which was singles to be held at Toowoomba starting on Monday,
are
president
Don well attended and was a great March 17. M. Gibbs, L. Mutch, R. Byers, V. Mahony, P.
Macdonald, treasurer Jean social night.
Graham, K. Pott, J. McGeorge, M. Podmore, D. Derrick,
Bretz, secretary Vera Bretz,
I would like to thank all V. Chant, F. Harper, L. Blaine, T. Foster, I. Brumpton, T.
assistant secretary Joy those on the committee for Cooper, H. Jones, E. Atkinson, F. Connors, P. Muller, G.
Bretz, patron G. Littleton, doing their jobs well, with Jeans, B. Gordon, M. Brosnan, M. Hannant, M. Morris,
auditor R. Crosato, vice presi- special mention of Vera, Jean L. Cameron, L. Harrington, S. Beresford.
dents D. and R. Macdonald and Joy for doing those bePlayers are to be in attendance at 8.45 a.m. for the draw
and G. Knight. Committee D., hind the scenes jobs which to take place. Markers J. Baldock, B. Higgins, J. Woods,
R., S., D. and M. Macdonald, keep the association going. G. Menzies, F. Hunter, M. Pyne, R. Eddie, L. Webb, J.
L. Taylor, G. Fisher, D. Shum,
Thank you to Ray for be- Hanson, + 2 from South Toowoomba, + 2 from North
G. Knight, R. and L. Kelk, G. ing the key man in the asso- Toowoomba, umpire G. Morgan, measurer L. Davis. Littleton, V., J., and J. Bretz. ciation. I would like to wish Joyce McGeorge.
Press reporter Joy Bretz.
the incoming committee a
President’s report: It very successful 2014 year. gives me pleasure to present Don Macdonald.
this report for the 2013 year.
It was again a successful year
General meeting: It was Club championship
with numbers down a little moved that we continue to be
CROWS NEST: March 5 - Social bowls winners Bill
on the previous year. Play- associated with Table Tennis Edge, Keith Herbertson, Esbert Ehrlich and Terry Bowe,
ers were put into teams of Queensland. Membership runners-up Kerry Lovell, Rob Mortimer and Tony Ryan.
two to make a bit more com- fees for 2014 $20 adults, $5
March 1 - Club competition B grade singles Mick Beutel
petition. This resulted in juniors, table fees $4 per d. Howard Cornwell, mixed pairs Dennis Russell and Gwynn
many close matches. A round player per night.
Russell d. Kerry Lovell and Aileen Cox, club selected pairs
of handicap fixtures was
Practice nights started on Peter Coman and Terry Bowe d. Kevin Stark and Ernie
played to finish the year.
February 3 and finish on Motley.
Congratulations to the March 10.
All players competing in club championships are reminded
teams that won both fixtures.
Tournaments will be held that planned Saturday absences must be noted in the games
The annual champion- on March 17, 24, and 31 and director’s attendance book to avoid possible forfeiture.
ships were held and were one April 7, 14 and 21. Fixtures
March 2 - Club sponsored social bowls winners were:
of the highlights of the year. will start on April 28.
Tony Collins, Linda Sandercock and Jason Finlay, runnersup Dennis Russell, Bob Meadows and Red Fisher.
Coming events: March 16 - Town and country. March
DON’T LET YOUR SPORT FADE 23 - Crows Nest Real Estate afternoon.
March 30 - Dingers Seafood day.
New bowls players and visitors are always welcome at the
FROM THE PUBLIC MIND
Crows Nest Bowls Club. Contact the secretary on bakes
SEND RESUILTS, NOTES, NEWS
crowsnest@live.com.au or 4698 2197. - Gary Baker.
TABLE TENNIS
BOWLS
and PHOTOS
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Promote your sport in the Herald. You won’t
reach anywhere near as many locals
by any other means.
Single stroke, monthly medal,
TOOWOOMBA GOLF CLUB: March
1 - Single stroke, monthly medal, medal of
medalist winner Quinn Croker 75 on count
back. A grade winner J. Webb 68, runner-up
L. Mason 69 on count back. B grade winner
R. Stone 66, runner-up I. Guntner 67 on count
back. C grade winner I. Waples 68, runner-up
W. Fisk-Walsh 69. Pins 2nd T. Whitaker 45,
7th D. Alderdice 72, 14th, D. Fritler 131,
18th H. Heron 77. Golden circle H. Heron.
Best gross B. Lusk 69. Guzzlers Cup winner
R. Stone 66. Approach 13th B. Loch 182.
Goombungee v. Oakey
GOOMBUNGEE: February 28 - Men’s
single stableford for club trophies. Winner
Davis Cass 38.
Ladies single stableford for club trophy.
Winner Ann Norris 32 net. Mens pin 4/13
Denis Smith, approach 3/12 Dave Scutt. Ladies pin 4/13 Leanne Alexander, approach 8/
17 Val Hartland.
March 7 - Chook run winner Murray
McLeod 32 net, Wayne Handford and Mark
Handford 33 net.
March 9 - Members single stroke monthly
medal for club trophy. Winner men Steve
Elfverson on count back, Brian Peters 64 net,
ladies Desley Peters 76 net. Best gross men
Peter McDonald, ladies Ann Cass. Rundown
men Brian Peters, Murray McLeod, Peter
McDonald, Ann Norris. Mens pin 8/17 Peter McDonald. Approach 1/10 John Lee.
Ladies pin shot 8/17 Jan Mullins, approach
3:/2 Jan Mullins.
March 13 - from 8:30 am ladies single
stroke, monthly medal putting, club trophy.
Men two-person ambrose for club trophy.
March 14 - Chook run from 3 pm.
March 16 - Goombungee v. Oakey at
Goombungee. Please note, course closed for
maintenance. - Murray McLeod captain.
Tony Preston trophies
GOOMBUNGEE: February 28 - Men’s
single stableford for club trophies. Winner
Steve Elfverson 37. Ladies single stroke, club
trophy. Winner Dulcie Skuse 39 pts. Mens
approach 3/12 Glyn Skuse. Ladies approach
4-13 Ann Cass. Chook run winner Cynthia
Canard 31½ net from Rob McEwan 32 net,
3rd Kathy Egan 34 net.
March 2 - Members single stableford for
Tony Preston’s trophies.
Winner men Dave Humphrey 42 on count
back. Ladies Ann Norris 46, runners-up men
Glyn Skuse 42.
Ladies Desley Peters 37. Rundown D.
Goddard, R. Mann, P. McDonald, M.
McLeod, D Darlington, M Peters, J Mullins.
Mens Pins 3:12 Glen Kuhn, 4:13 Matty
Burgess, 8:17 Dave Humphrey. Approach
2:11 Damien English. Ladies Approach 3:12
Jan Mullins. - Murray McLeod captain,
Joe Coorey trophies
BORNEO BARRACKS: February 26 Single stableford, Paul Ladewig trophies.
Winner J. Dowling 41, runner-up M.
Sorenson. Rundown G. Gunther 40, R.
Trimper 40, W. Owen 39, B. Marney 38, J.
Lee 38, K. Bailey 38, K. Mitchell 38. Pins
1st R.Weekes, 5th K. Bailey, 10th G.
Malcolmsen, 14th M. Stark, 17th J. Dowling.
March 1 - Modified stableford. Winner B.
Aitken +21, runner-up T. Aitken +11. Rundown T. Fulloon +11, D. Goddard +11, B.
Wiltshire +9, R. Chisholm +7, B. Phillips
+7, M. Prior +7.
Pins 1st W. Balderson, 5th J. Siebuhr,
10th B. Aitken, 14th G. Thompson, 17th P.
Callaghan.
March 2 - Single stableford, Joe Coorey
trophies. Winner A. Sorenson 43, runner-up
B. McLean 41. Rundown B. Aitken 41, R.
Sweeney 41, P. Cartwright 40, G. Barnsley
40, M. McMullen 38, M. Stark 38, B.
Spendlove 37, M. Arundel 37, J. Caldwell
36, M. Goddard 36, P. Callaghan 36. Pins1st
P. Callaghan, 5th G. Barnsley, 10th M. Ryan,
14th A. Sorenson, 17th. J. Lee.
March 30 - Round 1 of the HLO shield at
Crows Nest. Players who intend going please
write names on sheet before March 17.
T. Weis club champion
CROWS NEST: March 5 - Sporters winner C. Clunie 34, runner-up J. Somerville 29.
Pins 7/16 and 8/17 J. Somerville. Putting L.
Kruger 19.
March 9 - Final round club championships. A grade 54 hole gross and club champion T. Weis 219. 54 net C. Watts 209, 18 net
B. Wingett 69. B grade 54 hole gross W. Cox
267, 54 nett R. Burgess 224, 18 net L. Kruger
68. C gade 54 hole gross R. Freeman 289, 54
net A. Donaldson 214, 18 net D. Yaxley 68.
Pins 3/12/21 T. Weis, 8/17/26 C. Watts,
monthly medal best 18 net.
March 2 - T .Weis 66.
March 16 - J. and and J. Svensson. Single
stableford winner, runner-up and third.
CRICKET
Nobby hosts grand final on March 23
CENTRAL DOWNS: March 9 - Nobby
claimed the first spot in the Central Downs
cricket grand final with a convincing 114-run
victory over Kulpi. Batting first, Nobby
reached 3/304 after 40 overs, thanks to a superb 257-run opening stand between Chris
Gillam and Adrian Suttor. Suttor was dismissed first for 105 before Gillam pushed
the scoring, finally dismissed for 154.
On a tough day for the Kulpi bowlers,
Brenden Schick was the standout with 1/28
off 7. Jason Baker 1/61 off 8 and Nick Spies
1/66 off 8 also picked up wickets late in the
innings.
In reply, Kulpi were never really in the
contest, finishing all out for 190 in the 35th
over. Jason Baker top scored for the hosts
with 86, with David Sipple 37 and Nick Spies
13no the next highest run scorers. Daley
Martin continued on from Gillam and Suttor’s
heroics, claiming 5/37 off 8 with the ball.
Martin received good support from Roger
Pauli 3/22 off 8, Damian Pauli 1/22 off 2 and
Mark Twyford 1/7 off 1.
In the knockout semi final, Southbrook
moved one game closer to a grand final berth
with a win at Bowenville. Bowenville won
the toss and sent the visitors in to bat. Chris
Smythe and Lindsay Fiechtner made the hosts
pay with a 130 run second wicket partnership, as Southbrook reached 5/216 off 40
overs. Smythe 76, Fiechtner 63, Nick Balzer
15 and Trent Connolly 12no were the leading run scorers for Southbrook.
Wicket takers for Bowenville were Clint
Mailman 2/16 off 3, Brandon Mailman 1/22
off 4, Rob Gravell 1/35 off 3 and Dave
Donaldson 1/37 off 8. The Southbrook bowlers and fielders then put an end to
Bowenville’s season, dismissing the home
side for 146 in the 36th over. Leading run
scorers for Bowenville were Dave Donaldson
39, Stuart Glenn 30 and Brandon Mailman
19. Chris Smythe again showed his versatility with the ball, claiming 4/29 off 8, with
Duane Mason 3/35 off 7, Josh Connolly 2/
27 off 8 and Troy Cullen 1/18 off 5 also
amongst the wickets. Luke McInnes was a
standout in the field, taking a couple blinders
and finishing with three catches. Nobby now
host the grand final on March 23. This weekend Kulpi and Southbrook meet at
Goombungee, both hoping to earn the right
to take on Nobby in the grand final.
INDOOR CRICKET
Cricket lesson
CROWS NEST: February 24: Mouse
Bilbies’ winning ways continued on Monday night with a thumping win over Esky
Raiders. With Tony Weis taking six wickets,
Raiders could only manage a total of 10 runs.
Very disappointing considering their openers Jason, ably assisted by Stumpy, made
30. It only took the Mousemen two balls to
reach the target on their way to 129.
Matt Pearce and Matt Spock were the
night’s best, smashing 71 runs from their four
overs. After showing promise recently, this
was a bad result for Eskys and captain Wayne
Schefe, who took four wickets, had his work
cut out.
Tuesday night, it was Fielders’ turn to a
cricket lesson at the hands of X-Men.
Batting first, X-Men worked their way to
a total of 130.
Top scorers were Jacob Hine and Jordan
with a partnership worth 41 runs. Fielders
run chase started in the best possible way, 46
runs to Ben Woodley and Will Curtis. A sack
full of wickets to Derrick Otto and Peter
Adams soon put a stop to that. The final
result saw X-Men win by 70 runs, 130 to 60.
After last week’s amazing effort to defend
a score of only 58, Carlukes came crashing
back to earth at the hands of Bazingas.
Carlukes put 108 runs on the board, batting first with top score going the way of
Laurie Pratt and Ryan Watson; 36. Zac
Chimes and Jacob Porter were Bazingas’ best
bowlers with three scalps each.
The Chimes boys, Mac and Zac, got the
run chase off to a 47-run start, setting up a
36-run win, 144 to 108.
March 3 - An entertaining match saw
Mouse Bilbys narrowly beat X-Men.
The Mousemen batted first and were
made to work hard for their 106 run total,
set up by an opening stand of 38 by Matt
Robson and Matt Rowe.
Even 23 runs by captain Nathan Brown
could not guide X-Men over the line and
they went down 91 to 106.
Both Tony Weis and Jake Dean took four
wickets for the winning Mouse Bilbys
team.
Wednesday night’s game between
Bazingas and Fielders turned out to be a
very one-sided affair.
Bazingas smashed their way to a 171run total with Mac Chimes, Jacob Porter
and Simon Ver Latt all getting plenty.
It was a slow start to Fielders run chase
and, even with a 44-run partnership by
Peter and Corey Dioth, the target was never
really in sight.
Four wickets to both Mac Chimes and
Shaun Collins ensured an 82-run win for
Bazingas, 171 to 89. - John Schwartz.
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Statesman Royale 16’6”
L shaped single beds,
gas stove, microwave,
air conditioned, full annexe,
fly screened, new roll
out awning. $8500.
Phone 4696 6211
CRAFT RETREAT
BOBCAT HIRE
S.S.W. BOBCAT & PLANT HIRE
FOR SALE
IRONING SERVICES
TOP SOIL - GRAVEL
DECOMPOSED
GRANITE
Rhino Machinery Hire
• Bobcats • Excavators
• Slashing
Ryan - 0409 721 778
Will pick up and deliver
$25 per basket
Highfields-Meringandan
0439 387 098
PUREBRED
BORDER COLLIE PUPS
MENDING and
ALTERATIONS
PADDOCK TO PLATE
TOP QUALITY BEEF
MOTORCYCLES
From our family farm...
....to your family table
HORMONE FREE
Only $11/kg delivered
www.pinelandsbeef.com
Phone 0427 768 464
COMPUTER SERVICES
GOWRIE JUNCTION
COMMUNITY HALL
OLD HOMEBUSH ROAD
SATURDAY
MARCH 22
PHONE 4637 0622
GARDENING and
HANDYMAN
ON-SITE COMPUTER SERVICES
$90 fixed fee
LOCAL
GARDEN CARE
• Oakey • Meringandan • Highfields • Toowoomba
Contact Aaron - 0427 968 803
info@aaronstalling.com www.aaronstalling.com
PUBLIC NOTICES
Crows Nest Meals on Wheels
covers Crows Nest and District.
For further information phone
4698 2611 or 4698 2139. Our service is supported by
financial assistance from the Australian Government.
FLORIST
HIGHFIELDS
FLORIST
Tel/Fax
4615 5056
www.highfieldsflorist.com.au
MENDING and
ALTERATIONS
Machine Embroidery
for Gifts
including towels and
school requirements
(Chair bags, library
bags etc)
Call Tricia 0429 864 084
CROWS NEST: 29
Perseverance Dam Rd
(just past Charles St).
S a t u r d a y - S u n d a y,
March 22-23. Must sell
furniture, tools, ride-on
and lots more.
Shaun 0406 316 393 - Steve 0429 306 602
IRONING
• Black/white • Working
parents • Great pets or
working dogs
• Microchipped, wormed
and vaccinated.
Ready 18/03. $450
Phone 4697 9533
GARAGE SALE
• Available 7 days • Competitive Rates • Prompt quotes
• 6” trencher
• Posthole digger up to 18” x 2m deep
• Specialising in difficult sites
• Also 10m tip truck
• Site clean-up and preparation
PARTY PLAN EXPO
PETS
• Pruning • Weeding
• Digging • Hedges
• Mulching etc
Garden renovation and
maintenance.
Prompt and reliable
experienced team.
0437 507 892
4698 1010
WANTED: PRE 1985
MOTORCYCLES
DIRT OR ROAD
GOING OR NOT
Ph. 0412 236 154
MOTOR VEHICLES
and TRAILERS
2002 VX COMMODORE
163400kms, RWC, log
books, 15" alloys, front and
rear spoilers, very reliable
car. VGC $5500 neg.
Ph: 0409 637 632
2000 FORD COURIER
UTE
105,000km, white, alloy
tray, reg July ‘14
$8500 ono
Phone 0408 717 804
6 x 4 BOX TRAILER
with frame and canopy.
Registered to May 2014.
Some rust. $250 ono
0428 656 276
Highfields
American & English
Staffy Cross Pups
Vaccinated, vet checked,
microchipped, wormed.
8 males, 1 female.
Due to go March 15.
$550.
Phone 0438 116 001
PUREBRED
BORDER COLLIE PUPS
• Black/white • Working
parents • Great pets or
working dogs
• Microchipped, wormed
and vaccinated.
Ready 18/03. $450
Phone 4697 9533
ADORABLE KITTENS
looking for permanent,
loving homes.
Very cheap desexing.
Phone 4696 1111
HORSE RUG
REPAIRS
Dog rugs from $10
Crows Nest
0468 993 886
PLANS and DRAFTING
PLANS & DRAFTING
for building work.
Local service
www.petersplans.com.au
QBSA No. 55773
Ph. 0428 978 144
PLASTERER
PLASTERER
LOCAL - RELIABLE
Call Gary
0418 733 749.
QBSA: No: 1002151
RECYCLING
NEWSPAPERS collected for
recycling. Crows Nest Boys
Brigade - deliver to Crows
Nest Lutheran Hall - Ph: 4698
1205 OR Highfields Friends
of Peacehaven 4615 4416.
WOOL: Donations of new or
recyclable wool to knit for
charity. Drop to High Country
Herald office, 10485 New England Highway, Highfield.
SHOP TO RENT
CROWS NEST
Office/Shop for rent
Prominent position.
Phone 4698 1011.
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES
CLOCKS and WATCHES
KINESIOLOGY
REMEDIAL MASSAGE
CHIROPRACTOR
HEALTH and WELLBEING
REMEDIAL MASSAGE
TAXI SERVICE
Leathercraft looking good at
Toowoomba show
The leathercraft section of the
Toowoomba Show should
again have a large number of
entries.
Last year the section had 72
articles. The champion piece of
leather was a beautifully crafted
belt, the work of Peter Ellis of
Laidley.
Tara Dennis of Better Homes
and Gardens presented the trophies, including a clock donated
by the Black Forest Hill Clock
Centre at Cabarlah who, along
with Warren Inch Real Estate,
have been supporters of the
leathercraft section for several
years.
Stewards are looking forward
to another great display at the
show on March 27, 28 and 29.
RIGHT: Peter Ellis, Laidley, and
Tara Dennis from Better
Homes and Gardens.
Abattoir will make energy
from waste water
A project to install waste water technology at Oakey Abattoir was launched by
Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane. With him is general manager of Oakey Abattoir Pat Gleeson centre, and Mike Bambridge, managing director of CST
Wastewater Solutions. - Report and photo by Miles Noller.
The Oakey Abattoir is to
be the first site in Australia to
install a waste water treatment system that will produce energy to run its works,
improve the quality of water
that goes into ponds, and reduce the odour produced at
the works.
Last Friday, the project to
install the process was
launched by Member for
Groom Ian Macfarlane. Mr
Macfarlane said that on previous occasions when he visited the Oakey Abattoir, he
was impressed by the highly
sophisticated boning room
and slaughter floor. (These
sections of the abattoir are
claimed to be the most advanced in Australia.)
Mr Macfarlane said the
new project was another first
for the Oakey Abattoir. Mr
Macfarlane said biogas from
the treated waste water
would replace 40 per cent of
the natural gas used to run its
boilers.
General Manager of Oakey
Abattoir Pat Gleeson said the
project would reduce the
greenhouse gases the plant
produced and deliver greater
energy security, and a cleaner,
greener future for the business.
The reuse of biogas in the
boilers is expected to initially
replace 50,000 gigajoules of
natural gas each year, and the
cost of construction should
be repaid within five years.
Mr Gleeson said in the 58 year
history of the plant, what has
been learnt was that innovation improves your business.
Gowrie Junction starts
Community markets
Gowrie Junction community markets will be held
every third Saturday, starting this Saturday, March 15,
from 8am to noon. On sale will be organic fruit and
vegetables, honey, Indian head massage, pyschic readings, handmade craft, soap, candles, party plan companies, clothing DVDs, music and more.
No stall bookings taken. Just turn up from 6am. $20
per three metre stall. All indoor stalls only. Contact
Gabrielle 4637 0622.
Oakey Abattoir has been
owned by Nippon Meat
Packers Australia since 1986
and the business continues to
invest in smart processes that
ensure continuous improvement
“It also results in a sustainable workplace and a superior product,” Mr Gleeson
said. Oakey Abattoir employs 750 people from
Oakey and the Darling
Downs and processes both
grain-fed and grass-fed cattle
produced
throughout
Queensland. It is a premium
exporter of beef to 34 countries.
Mr Michael Bambridge,
managing director of CST
Wastewater Solutions, said
the technology to be installed
has been tested in about 300
totally enclosed tanks or reactors, around the world, but
the Oakey project is the first
time it has been applied to a
covered lagoon. This application has enormous further
potential in other agribusiness
situations. Mr Bambridge
said open lagoons had the
potential of being dumping
grounds for environmental
problems, but the Oakey situation represented an outstanding contribution to good
community relations.
Relaxing at Sketches
Toowoomba visitors Susie Gunther and Marie Mackay at Sketches Restaurant and Cafe at Ravensbourne.

High Country News 11 March 2014

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