St Anthony’s Church 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting Cheersport Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup 9am 9.30am Seniors Biggest Morning Tea at RTC 6pm Art Under The Stars Gails Place 11 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church 6.30pm Beaches Church 12 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting 13 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport Lions Club 7pm at the Hall 14 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 9.30 Sue Blom at RTC MOBILE LIBRARY 15 8-3pm Community Bus shopping Visiting Vet Margaret 9-12 Hall 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup 16 Zumba Gold 9am 11am-1pm Computer literacy with TCC 17 Balgal Beach Markets Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm 18 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church 19 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting 20 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport 21 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 22 8 to 3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup 7pm at HQ SES TRAINING 23 Fishermans Landing Fishing & Social Club BBQ 6pm 24 25 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church 6.30pm Beaches Church 26 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 27 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport Lions Club 7pm at the Hall 1.30pm 28 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 29 8-3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup 30 9am Zumba Gold 31 MAY 2014 Free official newsletter of Rollingstone and District Community Association Incorporated.
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MAY 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 8-3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup
2 Zumba Gold 9am
3 Balgal Beach Markets Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm
4 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church
5 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting
6 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport
7 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall
8 8-3pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup
Sunny Days Carer's Support Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 1.30pm at the RTC. The group gives carers the chance to meet other carers, talk, listen, support others and be sup-ported Phone: 07 4773 5808
It was really pleasing to see so many children and families taking advantage of the fun to be had at the Com-
munity Centre during the holidays. Bubbles and foam were flying everywhere along with the screams of fun and laughter. There are a
few people I need to thank, as without their help the day would not been the success it was. Thank you to Ian Dow, Tom Ruddick, An-
gie Barr and Nevis Foster. Your help and good fun was the difference on the day. Also thank you to Kellie and the crew at Amusements
Plus for a great job done. I am always open to suggestions for School holiday programs, as parents you know what your kids like most;
from the great roll up this time I am thinking more fun outdoor activities would be a way to go. I would love to hear your suggestions.
We are now able to provide monthly rain totals in the community news section of the Rag. At the RTC we recorded the highest wind
gust during Ita at 68 klms per hour and the rainfall for that 24h period was 273 mls. Not a bad effort. Hope everyone faired well with
little damage.
We are implementing some new office hours at the RTC; Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays the RTC will be open between 8am and
4pm, on Tuesdays and Fridays, the doors will be closed at 1pm to allow for administration time.
Look out this month for the Biggest Morning Tea being hosted by the R&D Seniors, come along on the day and share in the entertain-
ment, have a chat with friends and enjoy a cuppa while wearing your best and finest hat. That's right hats are the theme for this year.
It was a wonderful turn out for the Anzac Day commemorations again this year, it is always heart warming to see the community support
our soldiers past and present.
There has been some wonderful work achieved at the RTC recently, it is looking all spruced up, shining like a new pin with the new gar-
den beds, and painted rails all thanks to Di S and her troop of helpers. Thanks to you all, I marvel at how quickly the plants have estab-
lished themselves - just like they were always there. I would also like to thank Ian D and Reg G for sanding and undercoating the rails
providing an excellent base for the new paintwork.
This is a big month for thank you's - and this one goes to Girvan Engineering for the donation of bollards to the Community Centre -
thank you.
Justice of the Peace services are now available at the RTC - there is no need to book to use this service however if the documentation is
of a sensitive nature, calling in advance to make an appointment would be something to consider.
Don't forget the activities on offer at the Community Centre include Linedancing, Cards, Tai Chi, Craft Group, Indoor Bowls, Zumba
Gold, Playgroup on Thursdays and the Vet on the third Thursday of each month. Sue Blom also comes along to the Centre once a
month and is always available for contacting by phone or email should you have a concern regarding the Council or community.
Cheers……………...Chris
NOTES FROM THE R.T.C
BALGAL BEACH MARKETS
1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month
From 8 am
Held in the Park near
Fishermans Landing proudly
presented by the Fishermans
Landing Fishing Club
If you are interested in having a stall phone john 0427 078934
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We did the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle last month and will probably let it go for a couple of years now.
Business was nothing like the shop at Domain (we benefitted to the tune of $2000 last year) and such a lot of work and organization
for a rather meagre return, although, it was $651 we didn’t have the day before we did it. As the saying goes: “it’s an ill-wind, etc.,
etc.”
We have implemented new opening hours for the RTC. Please see Chrissie’s notes elsewhere in this RAG.
Congratulations to the local Lions Club on the opening of their new facility. It was a great community day and well-attended and en-
joyed.
We have a small, old-fashioned milk churn at the Centre for the collection of donations towards the Lions Drought Relief pro-
gramme. We encourage you to contribute for the sake of those in the bush experiencing hardship in so many areas: stock star-
vation, emotional distress, financial destruction, major environmental losses, etc., etc. Remember, these are the people who
feed us!!
Have you physically seen our newly dressed up Community Bus? If not, you’re missing a treat. Of course, it’s featured on the front
cover of this issue but it’s “schmicker” in the flesh. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the local branch of the RSL for helping with
the financing of this advertising signage. We’re now really “out there” and we reckon it’s about the best we’ve seen. Also, credit must
go to David White who planted the original idea for some of the wording contained thereon. And special thanks to Don Anderson for
all his “jiggery-pokery” in acquiring this vehicle for us in the first place. Up until Don’s wheeling and dealing, we really were having
trouble making this dream become a reality. He made it happen for us – even if it did take another 2 years of dogged pursuit and smart-
talkin’ by us to actually take delivery and THAT, finally, was Andrew Cripps’ doing. Thank you all so much for your contribution.
We mentioned John Holliday, the Lions and Jamie, the mechanic, for their big clean-up on the bus in the April RAG.
A walkway from the Hall verandah to the rubbish bins now situated behind the Hall was suggested by Shirley Cattle and Diane Yates,
to be considered at a Management Committee meeting. According to Ian Dow, this water problem may resolve when changes pro-
posed by Lions to the down pipes from both the Hall and the Lions Den are put in place. Consequently, we won’t be taking this matter
any further; also, the engineering, construction and safety requirements set down by Council make it almost financially prohibitive.
For those of you who’ve lived locally for a fair while, I ran into Joe and Judy Livingstone recently. They now live in the Deeragun
area. Judy is suffering from breast cancer and is presently undergoing intense treatment. She’s doing it tough and had she not spoken
to me, I would never have recognised her. I know she’d love a phone call – just for a chat, and I know all of you who remember them
would join me in sending our collective best wishes.
Chris’s holiday entertainment was a success, with lots of kids and parents in attendance. Thanks to all the big people who helped Chris
and made it a happy, fun day for our youngsters. We’ll try to do more next vacation-time. Presently on a learning curve with what it is
the kids really want/enjoy. If you have any suggestions, please speak with Chris because we’re anxious to have sensible input of that to
which you may know kids will really respond. Was so good to see the parents stay on, as well.
Public acknowledgement of several folk who’ve contributed ‘big time’ towards making our Centre even better recently: Di & Carol
and Reg & Ian for the work done on the RTC handrails; Girvan Engineering for the bollards that will be installed at the car park end of
the Op Shop (to stop any runaway cars); Margie Cheeseman for opening the Op Shop in her own time to offer weekend trading to
those who are unable to access the Shop during the week – and making an absolute starring show of it all; Gordon for the major reno
job he did on our almost “totalled” ride-on mower along with the many other handyman jobs to which he’s attended; and Tommy, An-
gie, Ian and Nevis for their contribution on the kids’ “Big Splash Day”..... thank you, one and all, you are so appreciated.
We’re also putting out a plea for a couple more volunteer bus drivers, to take the bus into town on Thursdays – shopping day.
We have a small core of those who’re happy to drive for us on that day, but would like a couple more. That way, we only re-
quire your input every so often.
The new lock on the big Shed now means that should you need access thereto, even though you have a key, you’ll have to contact the
RTC, the Treasurer or the President.
You may or may not have known that after many years of service to the community, Nevis Foster has stood down from her position
on the Association Committee. In her place, Velvet Friar has been appointed until the AGM in September. We thank Nevis for her
major contribution and wish her well for the future. At the same time, we welcome Velvet and hope she enjoys her commitment.
Tai Chi is now very much part of the activities offered at the Community Centre. It is open to all age groups and we would strongly
recommend it as a proven panacea for many health and mental issues. Contact Chris at the RTC for more information.
We’ll be planting a Lone Pine Seedling at the Community Centre grounds, as an acknowledgement of the sacrifices made for us by
our many servicemen and women since Australia has been involved in theatres of war around the world. This is in preparation for next
year’s Gallipoli jubilee – and is in remembrance, not celebration. The seedling is presently being nurtured locally for planting out
when robust enough.
The Anzac Day Dawn Parade was just superb – a “little cracker”,as Cr. Blom said and that’s not being one bit disrespectful but thor-
oughly courteous and on the knocker! John Muller controlled the event in his usual adept style; the speeches were not of long and tedi-
ous duration which meant everyone was entertained by all items contained therein; and the programme was most succinct making for a
most enjoyable celebration on this most important day in our annual calendar. The fly-over, as dawn was breaking with the Last Post
sounding, brought tears to our eyes; AND the attendance was over-whelming..................at least 500, we would estimate. That’s as
good as you can get for a small township the size of Rollingstone and environs, and better than most. At this rate there’ll
be even more next year, which must make the Rollingstone RSL mighty proud. Congratulations, folks, you certainly de-
serve any accolades that might be forthcoming. The morning parade wasn’t quite so well attended, but was nevertheless to
the same high standard and a credit to all involved. Live well, love much, laugh often....................... “Sancho Panza”.
Andrew Cripps MP Ph: 07 4776 1428 Member for Hinchinbrook Ingham Qld 4850 Fax:07 4776 3503
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NORTHERN BEACHES LAC INITIATIVE
The Northern Beaches Ambulance Station, located on the corner of the Bruce Highway and Bowden Road, Black River, services communities on the Northern Beaches of Townsville from North Shore, Bushland Beach and Deeragun to Paluma, Mutarnee and Rollingstone. The Northern Beaches Ambulance Station services a rapidly growing community. This growth is set to continue, with all indications in Townsville City Council’s planning instruments suggesting that the Northern Beaches will be a strong growth corridor for the city. However, the Northern Beaches Ambulance Station and its officers are not currently supported by a Local Ambulance Committee (LAC). That’s why I’m bringing forward a proposal to form an LAC, so the work of the Station’s officers can be supported by the local community in the area. Anyone can join the LAC and a meeting will be held at the Northern Beaches Ambulance Station on Friday 23 May 2014 at 6pm with a view to establishing a committee. If you are interested in supporting this initiative, you would be most welcome to attend. I’ll see you there. NORTHERN BEACHES GROUPS SECURE FUNDING Community, sporting and not-for-profit organisations servicing Townsville’s Northern Beaches have secured funding from the latest round of the Queensland Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund and Breakwater Casino Benefit Fund. The following organisations secured funding, which will help them support local communities on the Northern Beaches: Thuringowa Rural Fire Brigade Group, $31,818, to construct toilet facilities; Rollingstone State School P&C, $31,818, to erect shade structures, Twin Cities Leisure Accessible Club, $14,320, to replace outboard motors.
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Rollingstone & District Seniors
Seniors have been busy getting together a calendar of events for this year and with Easter already behind us time certainly is flying.
Let me start though by first of all saying a very BIG THANK YOU to all those people who helped with the Seniors’ Sausage Sizzle held
at Bunnings, North Shore. You know who you all are. The time you gave, and no doubt your patience, was very much appreciated.
Thank you all so much.
At the beginning of April a group of Seniors visited the Upper Ross PCYC for morning tea and games. It was lovely to meet all our
friends again (including Val Diehm) and we finished up with dinner at the Upper Ross Hotel where we were warmly greeted.
Bingo has started up again. It will run every second Saturday of the month, the next game being on the 10 th May 2014 at 1.30 p.m. eyes
down l.45 p.m.
The Biggest Morning Tea for cancer is being held on the 9th May 2014. The theme this year is “Hats” and we have Millers doing a Fash-
ion Parade for us. It is going to be a really fun day but we do need some models - so anyone out there interested in strutting their stuff
please contact either Pam Stewart on 4770-7607 or Cheryl Pearson on 4770-7027 – all shapes and sizes welcome.
On the 20th June 2014 a Progressive Dinner is being held starting at 5 p.m. Cost is $25.00 per head with a limited number of 40 people.
Those interested in attending the dinner should contact either Pam Stewart on 4770-7607 or Cheryl Pearson 4770-7027. Due to the lim-
ited number of people payment of $25.00 is to be made immediately (no IOU’s or “cheque is in the mail” excuses) – it really is a case of
first in best dressed. More details about this dinner will be available soon.
The Pineapple Festival has been set down for 13th September 2014 and Seniors will have a cake and popcorn stall there, but, again, more
about this event later on.
The Seniors’ Lunch this year is still under much discussion and you will all be advised when and where it is to take place in good time.
More news next time, take care…………………………………………………..Claire
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Gidday Rollingstone
’m on leave… holidays… vacation time… YEEHAH!
And over Easter as well – can you believe that?! SIX WEEKS – count ‘em… 6. Mind you, by the time this Rag gets out
there, I’ll only have a hand full of days left, but… SIX WEEKS people – HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I know – you’re thinking to yourself, “What a ratbag thing to do to poor Darren – leaving the poor wee Scottish lad to his
own devices and make him face the onslaught of not only the school holidays but Easter and ANZAC day as well. How
could you do such a thing?” SIX WEEKS!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
So… wanna know what I’ve been doing while I’ve been away? Does the expression “house bitch” mean anything to
you? Yep, I’ve been a kept man (and loving it) in return for doing the cooking and housework. Don’t be mistaken here… I
usually can’t cook to save my life, but there are a few basics and some variations on those basics that have managed to keep
my head above water. I’m definitely no Master Chef or MKR contender – I’d probably struggle as a second hand dish pig –
but we’re not starving either. Otherwise, I’ve had a great time with my favourite terrorist, watching her plot and scheme her
way towards total global domination (one Lego block at a time) – training in my Gym, neglecting my garden, catching up on
all the recorded TV shows that The Blonde complains about having to sit through and generally just kicking back and ignor-
ing everything.
Part of the Gym work (and this is the serious bit, so pay attention) has been to incorporate a long since forgotten skill
I was taught by my Dad – my bicycle. My Dad, who was never a big bloke (or particularly fit) would spend hours running
behind yours truly (at the age of about 6 or so) holding the seat to a demon – possessed Malvern Star push bike until I gained
enough momentum to balance (badly) for a 20 or 30 yard pedal on my own. Dad would collapse in a sweating heap, asthma
puffer in one hand and clutching his chest with the other – screaming at me, “For God’s sake don’t stop pedalling.”
So… in order to follow family tradition, and to satisfy the Terrorist’s desire to be independently mobile, we upgraded
her bike, took her to a wide open space where any collateral damage would be minor, fitted her up with enough padding to
qualify her to take on the front row of the All Blacks and watched as she took off into the wild blue yonder. These episodes,
which covered several weeks and a wide variety of scrapes, bruises and swear words that she DIDN’T learn in our house,
have resulted in family bike rides in almost every given direction from our house.
Now… the serious bit. Firstly – my heart felt thanks and appreciation for any of you and all of you who have passed
my little clan on our narrow roads and given us a wide berth – even more so if you’ve slowed down by even a few km/h as
you passed. We are not the only ones – there are more of us who choose to pedal, either by design or necessity – and even
those of us who choose to walk or jog (I know… crazy right?) along our narrow roads.
But… I have been given details of several vehicles (which have been passed onto my mad Scotsman mate) that have decided
that their presence on the road is of far greater importance than anyone else. These vehicles have passed far too close to pe-
destrians and bike riders, at far too excessive speeds. The consequences of these actions can be catastrophic for the pedestri-
ans and cyclists – particularly if they’re younger and not as steady or confident as others.
I’m not expecting the offending vehicles to be locals – my locals have more respect for each other than that – they
understand that our roads are there for everyone. I’m expecting, hoping and praying that the drivers in those vehicles are
tourists - visitors – morons who think that it’s OK to come to someone else’s town and act like a fool. But having said that,
either way – local or tourist – they will learn respect. If you or yours experience any such drama, please give us a call with as
much detail as you can – rego numbers are great.
Now… did I mention that I’m on holidays? A few weeks to go and the beard will be trimmed, the hair cut, uniform
ironed and sunnies polished. Don’t forget that Miss Jenny and Haggis (do you like that one?... he could get used to that –
right?) are here if you need them……………..Stay safe Goughy
DID YOU KNOW ????
The first basic wage was 2pound2shillings0penny
a week About $4.20 in 1907
Swimming during the day was illegal in NSW
from 1833 until 1903
NIDOLOGY is the study of Bird’s nests.
MISOCAPNIST is the hater of smoking
BATRACHOPHOBIA is the fear of frogs and
toads
ATHROPHOBIA is the abnormal fear of flowers.
DECUMBENCY is the act of lying down.
There are 1100 types of Ants in Australia but
only 26 types in NZ.
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Rollingstone and District Lions Club Inc Hello again Rollingstone, and another eventful month of Service for our Rolly Lions.
It was smiles all round on Saturday 29th March when Rollingstone And District Lions Club officially opened their new
Lions Den. This building is dedicated to the memory of our late Charter Member Lion Terry Giles who passed away after
a battle with Cancer a few years ago. Because of the love and support of his Lions Family, Terry together with the support of his Son and
Daughter left a sum of money in his will to assist the Lions establish their own Lions Den – a place to store all our gear and also act as our
meeting place.
There was fantastic support from the Lions Clubs of North Queensland with 12 Clubs represented on the day, and with a great turnout
from the local Rollingstone Community and supported by Members of the Giles Family, The Hon Andrew Cripps MP, Member for Hin-
chinbrook and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines officially opened the building. Zone Chairperson PDG Pat Lynch from Ingham
represented District Governor Gary Kenny at the event, and acknowledged the great example of “Club Care” by the Rollingstone Lions in
supporting their late member Terry.
The crowd in attendance had the opportunity to inspect the facilities which will also be a great attribute to the existing infrastructure at the
Rollingstone Community Centre – especially when staging our annual Pineapple Festival and other Community events, and then partici-
pated in traditional sporting events such as “Pineapple Bowls”.
As part of the afternoon’s activities, the Rollingstone Leos also presented a cheque to the District’s Drought Relief Appeal, being the pro-
ceeds of a Car Wash and other fund raising in the community, and especially also supported by RADCA’s own Drought Appeal.
Following a traditional Barbecue, a wonderful
fireworks display by Five-Star Fireworks
(Thank you Lions Ian & Leisa Thomasson)
closed the afternoon’s celebrations.
And since then, Lions have also provided a
“Cook’s Breakfast Off” on Easter Saturday
morning at the Rollingstone Beach Caravan
Resort, and have also supported the RSL with
ANZAC Day activities including Brekky after
the Dawn Service. Throw in a couple of small
working bees to assist our community – just
another month of Service by our Lions Club.
Do you want to be part of a wonderfully dedi-
cated group of people who volunteer their time
and effort to “Make a Difference” in our com-
munity? Why not join your local Lions Club?
Enquiries to Secretary John on (H) 4770 7510
or (Mob) 0407 114687.
Till next month, as always – “We Serve”.
President Mike
Rollingstone And District Leo Club
Hello all, a quick update from the Rollingstone Leos. We held a car wash on the 22nd of March at Dunga’s BP Servo
which went well, with the total proceeds of $175 going to Lions Drought Relief appeal. This plus an additional $100
was handed over to Castle Hill Lions President Phil Highland (the coordinator of the appeal) at the Lions Den opening.
Also at the Den opening, Leos performed the Flag Raising Ceremony, conducted a small fundraiser, and also had our
collection box out for the Drought Relief Appeal. From this, an additional amount of $80 is also going to the Drought Appeal. We had
intended to run a disco during the Easter holidays, but of course with Cyclone Ita, that was postponed to date a yet to be determined. We
are also glad to be involved with the Rollingstone State School with our joint ‘Junior Leos’ program getting underway. We are always
open to new members from 9 years and up.
For more information on Leos, please contact any one of:- James Baker – Leo Club President Mob: 0437 906025 Email: [email protected]
These girls are all Balgal Beach residents, members of Nth Qld Wildlife and are all Volunteers
Each of the three can assist with any native wildlife !!!
A WILDLIFE TALE I have been a wildlife carer for quite a few years now and really enjoy the work load
because of the results.There is one aspect none of us like but it is a necessary evil. I
would like to explain to everyone that we NEVER euthanize without taking every-
thing into consideration . It is simple when the animal has been hit by a car, has two
broken legs, bone protruding, lacerations and is in deep pain. That decision is rela-
tively easy and straight forward – relieve it of the pain as we are unable to restore it
to its former life. Save any pouched joey – a bonus, when we loose one life but are
able to save the another.
But then we have cases like “Splits”, a very large Balgal local big Grey male Kanga-
roo for 9 weeks, regularly checking on him, but
in the last 3 days of his life he was going downhill, loosing condition, hardly mov-
ing, every move was painful.
Everything was considered and the decision had to be made sand so when we went
looking for him he had tucked himself away in a boggy marshy area. He was laying
in water and too weak to get up, h had lacerations on his body, which were bleeding.
He was euthanized with absolutely no stress.
We treated Splits with the utmost care and carried him out to go to his final resting
place. The procedure went so smooth, he had given up and we allowed him to die
with dignity.
We were affected and I know all the people who knew him would be as well.
I wanted you to know he died as he lived with pride and dignity.
THANK YOU to all the people who rang in and notified us during this time…..Gaye
PLAYGROUP
Welcome back to Playgroup. Hope we all had a very relaxing Easter
Break. Who can believe it is Term2 already, what a term we have
planned for you, Let’s see if we can turn our trash into treasure. So
please check the program to see if you can help with bringing in recy-
clables from home and there are a few times this term we need to
bring along some other items that are required for the craft, if you
have any ideas for Reduce Reuse Recycle please come and see me
and we will fit them into the program.
This term I would like to add some additions to the playground with
the theme in mind so bring along your ideas and we will see what we
can come up with. This term the parent survey’s will be handed out
this is your chance to tell us what you like and don’t like about our
service, to help us improve what and the way we deliver these ser-
vices to you, so please fill them out and get them back to us as soon
as possible
Memberships are due now, Please fill in a new membership form and media consent form and return it to me A.S.A.P. Membership is still
$20 a year and only $3 a session for a family.Let’s go have some fun. Till Next time keep playing ……………………..Nicole
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Rollingstone State School Celebrating 100 years in September 2016
Congratulations to the the families and staff who were lucky winners in the P & C Easter raffle drawn on the last day of term 1. Hope some of those many eggs made it through to Easter! A big thank-you to Darren who was given the unenviable task of selecting the winners of the Easter bonnet pa-rade for each year level, and to the creativity of the children, (and parents) in their construction.
Darren congratulating Mr Bruce on his Layla, winner of the Year 4 Easter bonnet. winning one of the several Easter raffles. Swimming lessons are finished for 2014, it was fantastic to see the improvement in confidence in many of the younger children, and technique in the older students. While these 6 weeks of swimming lessons are a great opportunity, our children do need frequent chances to practice these skills to maintain them. Any outstanding monies should be sent to the office as soon as possible please. ANZAC day is yet to come when this needs to be submitted, but a big thank-you to Mr Coulson who is continuing to attend the school ceremony each year. All of these occasions in a school are made much more real and memorable for stu-dents through the involvement of our community. Thank-you also to Mr Zander who continues to give hours of his time weekly to maintaining a safe, pleasant oval and surrounds for the children. This becomes an even greater task following cyclone Ita on the middle weekend of the holidays. While no major damage occurred, it certainly made for many small branches needing to be cleaned away prior to mowing and a very wet oval. Your dedication is much appreciated Mr Zander. It is a time of thank-you's! A chance comment while getting a hair cut has resulted in a donation of many books, pre-loved and new! Thank-you to Alan Francis Hair on Gearney Lane in Deeragun for organising this donation! With our huge focus on reading across the school, the greater access children have to a range of books, the better! Parents of Year 3, 5 and 7 students are reminded that Naplan testing is coming up. The 13th, 14th and 15th of May are all testing dates so it is important your children be at school on these days. This is NOT meant to be a stressful experi-ence, it is not a test they can cram for. Encourage your child to do their best each day and make them feel good for doing so. With so many 'smart' devices available we are strongly recommending to parents they download the QSchools app. By putting our school in as a favourite you can link to newsletters and many other messages on upcoming events. An easy way to keep organised! Keep an eye out for our Data Notebooks, these will be coming home early in term 2. Students have been working hard to take ownership of their attendance and their learning. Their Data Notebook allows them to set goals for themselves, and celebrate the gains they make on a regular basis. Please read and discuss these with your child/ren.
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It does not seem like it, but FROSTY MANGO
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It is three years since Cyclone Yasi caused so much damage to our environment, to say nothing of the much worse damage to Cardwell,
Innisfail and others towns. It was in the woodlands and rainforests where the worst damage occurred here. Weeds spread and trees died
and the patterns of movements of birds and mammals changed. Now Cyclone Ita has passed through and felled many of the trees that
died after Yasi. So, changes are still occurring. But not all of our environment is changing. None of the birds or mammals of Paluma,
Rollingstone or Balgal have become extinct because of these natural events. Numbers of some species of birds and mammals have
changed such as Riflebirds and White-cheeked Honeyeaters are in less numbers in Paluma while we see more Rainbow Lorikeets.
Watchers in Rollingstone and Balgal would also note changes in their fauna and environment.
It was my pleasure to take Rob and Joyce Campbell, Scottish friends of mine from my Papua New Guinea days, 1960s to 1980s, for a
drive along the Paluma Dam (aka Lake Paluma) Road to do some bird watching. We went to see the remnants of a Golden Bowerbird
bower near Birthday Creek Falls. The courting and mating season for most birds is over and while these bowers usually remain intact,
this one was damaged by the cyclones. We went on to the Dam and after a short time drove back. We had only come back about four
kilometres when a fullgrown Cassowary stepped out of the forest about one hundred metres in front of us onto the road. We slowed
down and as we closed the distance, the bird slowly stepped into the forest on the other side of the road. We stopped, got out of the car
bristling with cameras and tried to take photos of the bird. It stepped slowly back and forth about five metres parallel with the road.
Maybe fifteen minutes passed from the sighting of the bird to the finish of photographing - and so memories are made.
The Brush Turkeys of Rollingstone/Balgal and Paluma are in greater numbers now than before the Wet Season. Late in the Dry Season
and early in the Wet Season is when these birds build their nesting mounds. When the mounds of leaves, litter and soil is heaped up by
the males to about 1.5 metres high he goes courting the females. When the females are ready to lay their eggs the males invite the fe-
males to his mound where he has prepared some pits in the top of the mound ready for the eggs. As soon as an egg is laid the male ag-
gressively chases the female away while he fills in the pit with the egg inside. One female may lay up to 20 eggs per season. The male
patrols his mound either adding or scraping away some litter on top of the eggs so as to maintain an average temperature of 35 degrees
C. which he does by sensing with his tongue. Clever birds, eh?
As I walked out on the streets of Paluma
As I walked out in Paluma one day
I spied a big python all dressed in bright colours
All dressed in bright colours but cold as the grave
I dragged the big python around to the roadside
I scanned the big python to see what had killed it
I spied the scarred skin where a speeding car had hit it
Then saved the big python for the Townsville museum.
N a t u r e s N o t e s - R o y M a c k a y
P a l u m a I n t h e C l o u d s . . L e s H y l a n d Cyclone Ita crossed the coast near Cooktown late on Saturday 12th April as a Category 4 system and then turned South
and ran as a Category 1 system off the NQ coast. It passed by Paluma early on Sunday and, thankfully, apart from forest tree
fall had little impact on the village except for a really dramatic rainfall [over 280mm in most places] which filled dams, tanks and
had the cascades on the Range Road running madly. There were two slips on the road ; at Windy Corner and near Culvert 53, but
they were swiftly dealt with by Main Roads and caused very little inconvenience. We were indeed very fortunate to have escaped
any major damage from this weather event, but remember we may not be so lucky another time.
A well attended AGM of the Paluma & District Community Association Inc. was held on Easter Saturday 19th April in the Com-
munity Hall. The Executive of last year were re-elected and are President : Lynn Hyland, Vice President : Colwyn Campbell,
Secretary : Michael Drew and Treasurer : John Tubman. President Lynn gave a very detailed report of the activities of the year
gone by and Treasurer John reported that the Association is in a sound financial position. At the General Meeting following there
was discussion on the markets & social events for the year. The Wattle ’n Gum Solstice Dance on June 28, the NBF Art exhibi-
tion July 27-Aug 2, the Garden Competition Judged on Sept 12 and winners announced at a wine & cheese night on Sept 27, the
“Paluma Pick” on Nov 1 and a new event, a Tropical BBQ on Dec 13. The Octoberfest will be held on a date to be decided. John
Tubman shared the plans for the extension of the hall. The meeting was in approval of proceeding with the rear extension to cre-
ate a larger deck and a smaller meeting/training room for the PDCA & the Fire Brigade. There will be steps from this to the Vil-
lage Green. The commemorative planting that took place last year will be referred to as “Trees in Memory” and signage is being
looked into. The linking of tracks to provide a longer through walk similar to the “Misty Mountains” on the Atherton Tablelands
was also discussed and a committee will examine this proposal. It was also decided to approach Townsville City Council about
the use of the “Igloo” as a cyclone shelter if proved structurally appropriate.
On Easter Sunday, as always, the Paluma Mountains Markets ran from 09.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs. There was a good crowd passing
through - possibly attracted by the magnificent weather - and, in general, the stalls did fairly well. It was pleasing to see some of
our more senior residents present ; Jack Gleeson and Neal Sellars who are nowadays quite infrequent visitors, were both in evi-
dence. The next Market Day will be on the Sunday of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend ; June 8th. 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Hopefully we will be enjoying our beautiful winter weather by then.
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Rollingstone & District Seniors
Invites its members to a
on Friday 20th June at 5pm
Numbers limited, tickets $25.00 per head
available from
Pam 47707907 & Cheryl 47707027
ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOC INC. Lot 1 Community Cres, Mystic Sands 4816 Committee: President: Sue Von Wald 47707 330 Treasurer: Lynne Prytherch 47707 689 All Correspondence to: The Secretary, P.O. Box 35 Rollingstone Qld 4816 COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGER Chris Martin RTC Monday - Friday 47707 855 8am - 4pm Fax: 47707 322 e-mail: [email protected] COMMUNITY HALL PHONE (M-F 9AM-3PM) 47707 153 ROLLY RAG e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Janine Jones 0407882009 POLICE 47707 144 Office Hours 9.30am - 2.00pm Monday to Thursday (excluding Public Holidays) OIC Brad Gough A/Snr Constable Darren Haggarty RURAL FIRE BRIGADE Rollingstone Raymond Pace 4770 7285 Hencamp Creek Zeppy Rattazzo 4770 7352 Fire Permit John Pace 4770 7348 Toomulla Eddie White 4770 7619 S.E.S. Emergency - Flood or Storm 13 2500 Group Leader Rob Wilson 4770 7498 ROLLINGSTONE STATE SCHOOL Principal Kacey Constantine 47707 313 ROLLINGSTONE STATE SCHOOL P & C President Margaret Card 4770 7860 Secretary Bob Zander 4770 7331 MUTARNEE STATE SCHOOL Principal Lydia Jamieson 4770 8131 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS For More Information 47715 411
AMBULANCE C/o Black River Station 4778 6033 BALGAL BEACH BOATING & LEISURE CLUB INC. President Faye Thomson 4770 7616 Secretary Joan Ruddick 4770 7006
NORTH TOWNSVILLE COMMUNITY HUB 4751 6511 FISHERMAN’S LANDING FISHING & SOCIAL CLUB INC. President Garry Luff 47707008 Secretary Ros Green PLAYGROUP North Townsville Community Hub 47516511 PALUMA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION President Lynn Hyland 4773 7675 Vice President Colwyn Campbell 4770 8559 Secretary Michael Drew 0428 779 302 Email: [email protected] Treasurer John Tubman ROLLINGSTONE RSL - A. President Rod Girvan 4775 4858 Secretary Rhonda Coulson 4770 7058 ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB President Michael Rule 47707311 0427286806 ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT SENIORS INC. President Cheryl Pearson 47707027 Secretary Claire Spittler 47707258 TOOMULLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION President Rhonda Schwarz 47707813 ANIMAL CONTACT NUMBERS Animal Refuge 4774 5130 Animal Ambulance (after hours) 4774 5130 RSPCA Inspection 4774 4714 Straying Stock 4773 8411 National Parks & Wildlife Service 4721 2399 N.Q. Wildlife Care Group 0414 717 374 Bird Rescue 4770 7540 Margaret Preston (Vet) 0403 262 212 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Nellie Berra After 4pm 47707 352 Yvonne Greer (please phone first) 47707 003 Chris Martin B/H 47707 855
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MAY 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 8-3pm Community Bus shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup
2 Zumba Gold 9am
3 Balgal Beach Markets Fisherman’s Landing From 8 am to 1pm
4 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church
5 9am - Line dancing 9 am - Cards 1pm Thai Chi at Hall 7pm - AA Meeting
6 3.30 - 5pm Cheersport
7 9-12 Indoor Bowls 9-12 Craft Group 1pm Thai Chi at Hall
8 8-3pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards 9.30-11.30am Playgroup