-
Annually on March 8, thousands of events are held throughout the
world to inspire women and celebrate achievements.
Through rallies, conferences, markets, theatre and fashion,
local activities connect women across the globe.
Three events are scheduled on the Cooloola Coast - a Lioness
Lunch celebrating Women in the Defence Forces, a Surf Girl lunch
and community expo.
Originally set up to challenge oppression and inequality of
women, last century saw more women in the boardroom, greater
equality in rights, more role models in every aspect of life, one
could think that all the battles have been won for women.
The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to
that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in
equal numbers in business or politics, and globally womens
education, health and the violence against them is worse than that
of men.
Only recently, women in Australian armed forces have been
granted rights around breastfeeding policies.
It wasnt until 1980 that all Queensland Surf Lifesaving Clubs
welcomed female active members.
Rainbow Beach clubbie, Glenys Kidd said, RBSLSC began in 1965/66
when roles of men and women were different to today. The club house
was for the boys. Girls were not allowed in the building.
Women met outside the clubhouse and actively fundraised. Glenys
remembers, as a girlfriend, I wasnt allowed in the club - I used to
sleep outside in the ute - whilst my husband slept inside.
March 2014 Vol 16 Issue 3 www.rainbowbeachcommunitynews.com.au
Ph:5486 3561 e:[email protected]
continued on pg 4u
See our Fishing and boating sect. pg 35-37 u
Glamour days on the water!
(L) Jim Cole went out with Double Island Point Fishing Charters
and brought in a trophy red, what skipper Greg Pearce says is a
sensational fi sh and highly addictive! All our charter captains
agree February has been a great month for
fi shing.
Women celebratein Cooloola
In this issue Visitor guide - where to eat, what to do... Local
people, local businesses, local stories The Badging, page 20
September 2014 Vol 17 Issue 9FREE 5,000 COPIES
Education Qld stops coastal students accessing Gympie high
schools
Its playtime on the coast
ThE nEw policy for Gympie has a big impact on Rainbow Beach and
Cooloola Coast families. Choice of public education institution is
now restricted. Once again, this is another example of how
government forces increase disadvantage towards rural and isolated
communities.
The new changes dictate that Rainbow Beach students fall under
the Tin Can Bay School catchment, and Grade 11 and 12 students feed
into Gympie State high School.
To manage the increasing growth of student numbers in James Nash
State High School and Gympie State High School for 2015, both high
schools have been identified as requiring enrolment management
plans as they lead up to 2015.
All Government Schools in Queensland who reach an enrolment
capacity of 80% are required to put an enrolment management plan in
place. These plans aim to ensure that enrolment growth is
effectively managed and then to seek to efficiently target
future
Continued page 3
In this issue... Whattodointheschoolholidays
Walkforthecoastguard
GetyourfillofprawnsatTinCanBaysSeafoodFestival
EX RAINBOW Beach State School student, Elise Parton says her
youngest children Frankie (10 months) and Skye Hanlon (4 years) are
loving playgroup. Its on every Thursday morning with the new times
of 8.30-10.30am at Rainbow Beach State School.
When playgroup shuts down for the holidays, youll find there is
still lots to do all over the Cooloola Coast - and youll find it
all inside this edition.
facilities growth as they may be required. The other aspect of
enrolment
management plans is to ensure the quality of State Schooling
whilst maintaining a range of curriculum offerings across schools.
Both James Nash and Gympie State High Schools have reached or
exceeded this benchmark which has triggered the implementation of
enrolment management plans from early next semester.
With an enrolment management plan in place each school will have
identified catchment areas for students and as such each school is
required to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to enrol all
students who live in that catchment area and wish to attend their
catchment school, before the school looks at enrolling students
from the catchment area of other schools.
The history of enrolments in Gympie has shown that families
choose the schooling option that suits their child best and this
has resulted in a significant numbers of
-
I NEVER THOUGHT THE EKKA (thats the Brisbane Exhibition Show for
you travellers) would have had such an impact on the coast.
Scores of 4WDs arrived the weekend before, and town was BUSY! We
heard Tin Can Bay and Inskip Point were lively too. There were line
ups at the service stations - some visitors took the whole week
off!
Besides the September/October holidays and October long weekend
we can also look forward to more visitors thanks to the G20.
Friday, November 14 will be a public holiday for people who work in
the Brisbane local government area - lets hope they relax here!
Back to our holidays, on top of the whales and all our usual
attractions, there is the Seafood Festival, the bronze camp and
nippers begins.
Visitors will be able to dine at new eateries. Congratulations
to Ross and Jules at the Latitude Bar
Spring holidays on their wayand Grill and newcomers Dean and
Melinda at the Waterview Bistro - were looking forward to dinners
out at both restaurants.
Congratulations are also in order for Cooloola Coast Medical
Transport, securing $120,000 of Federal funds to upgrade offices,
plus a long term lease for office accommodation provided by the
state government.
There is lots on for September, make sure you see the Block
contestants at Mitre 10 on the 13th in Cooloola Cove and the JC
Epidemic at either school on September 11th.
In this issue, youll also find articles on the controversial
enrolment management plans for state high schools, our very own
state hockey player, the Fraser Island Great Walk, variety bashers
and lots of local history - not all of it ancient.
Last but not least - Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out
there!
Until next month,
MichelleandHeatleyGilmore
Owners: heatley & Michelle GilmoreYarrabee Pty Ltd T/a
Rainbow Beach Community News
Business Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00am-2:30pm
Phone: 07 5486 3561Mobile: 0407 660 198Fax: 07 5486 3050Address:
PO Box 204, Rainbow Beach QLD 4581Email: [email protected]: www.
rainbowbeachcommunitynews.com.auFacebook:
www.facebook.com/RainbowBeachCommunitynews
2 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September 2014
Editors Note
Annually on March 8, thousands of events are held throughout the
world to inspire women and celebrate achievements.
Through rallies, conferences, markets, theatre and fashion,
local activities connect women across the globe.
Three events are scheduled on the Cooloola Coast - a Lioness
Lunch celebrating Women in the Defence Forces, a Surf Girl lunch
and community expo.
Originally set up to challenge oppression and inequality of
women, last century saw more women in the boardroom, greater
equality in rights, more role models in every aspect of life, one
could think that all the battles have been won for women.
The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to
that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in
equal numbers in business or politics, and globally womens
education, health and the violence against them is worse than that
of men.
Only recently, women in Australian armed forces have been
granted rights around breastfeeding policies.
It wasnt until 1980 that all Queensland Surf Lifesaving Clubs
welcomed female active members.
Rainbow Beach clubbie, Glenys Kidd said, RBSLSC began in 1965/66
when roles of men and women were different to today. The club house
was for the boys. Girls were not allowed in the building.
Women met outside the clubhouse and actively fundraised. Glenys
remembers, as a girlfriend, I wasnt allowed in the club - I used to
sleep outside in the ute - whilst my husband slept inside.
March 2014 Vol 16 Issue 3 www.rainbowbeachcommunitynews.com.au
Ph:5486 3561 e:[email protected]
continued on pg 4u
See our Fishing and boating sect. pg 35-37 u
Glamour days on the water!
(L) Jim Cole went out with Double Island Point Fishing Charters
and brought in a trophy red, what skipper Greg Pearce says is a
sensational fi sh and highly addictive! All our charter captains
agree February has been a great month for
fi shing.
Women celebratein Cooloola
In this issue Visitor guide - where to eat, what to do... Local
people, local businesses, local stories The Badging, page 20
FREEDELIVERIESFIRSTDAYOFTHEMONTH
5,000 papers are home delivered to Cooloola Cove and Tin Can
Bay. Bulk deliveries extend to resorts and tourist hotspots in
Rainbow Beach and across the Cooloola Coast including shopping
centres, newsagents, caravan parks, motels, real estate agents and
more.
100% locally and independently owned.Over 15 years in print, the
full colour tabloid sized newspaper is a way to get your message to
market in a product that is actually read and treasured by locals
and visitors alike. The Community News is owned by locals, employs
locals and is active in the community sponsoring many local events
and organisations.
While great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and
contents of the publications, the RBCCCN accepts no responsibility
for inaccuracies. The views expressed in this publication do not
necessarily represent the views held by the RBCCCN. All content is
copyright and may not be reproduced without permission. The
production of this FREE newspaper is only made possible by you
continuing to support our advertisers.
Deadlines: news Items/calendar of events:18th day of the
monthAdvertising: Bookings 20th day of the month, Copy deadline
23rd day of the month
Printed by: Fairfax Media
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News 3
3PageLocal News 3Page
Cooloola Coast Community Information Group is made up of a
committee of local people such as - Police, Ambulance, Rural Fire,
SES, Coast Guard, Gympie Regional Councillors, Queensland Fire and
Emergency Services, business owners, community groups and community
members to cover the townships of Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay,
Cooloola Cove, Goomborian and Neerdie in times of disasters or
emergencies.
In an emergency or disaster the group will operate from the Tin
Can Bay SES shed on Snapper Creek Rd, Tin Can Bay and be linked to
the Gympie Regional Council Disaster Centre, as an information
centre for the Cooloola Coast area and can be contacted on 5486
4483 or Gympie Regional Council on 1300 307 800.
The Chairman of the Information Group is Terry Steele. Terry has
a huge amount of experience with time spent in the Army, the SES,
Emergency Service Coordinator at Maroochy Airport and he has also
worked in the Department of Emergency Services.
Our next meeting will be on March 4, 2014 at the SES Shed, Tin
Can Bay at 9.30am.
New group prepares for disaster
Chairman Terry Steele handing the Cooloola Coast Community
Information Group plan to Mayor Ron
Dyne
Its on again! Clean Up Australia Day has three locations on the
Cooloola Coast - join in on Sunday March 2, 2014 to help clean up,
fi x up and conserve the environment.
Tin Can Bay SES shed, Snapper Creek Road (opposite
school grounds) 8:00am - 12:00pm
Cooloola CoveCentenary Park Playground (off
Mauretania Avenue, Cooloola Cove) 8:15am, BBQ afterwards at
midday
Rainbow Beach Phil Rogers Park BBQ area from 8am,
BBQ afterwards at midday
A new crop of Prep studentsThe Prep/1 class have settled in well
for 2014
ITS NEARLY that time of year again, when we can say goodbye to
the cold and enjoy the warmer weather and begin another nippers
season.
In her first year as Junior Activities Co-ordinator for Rainbow
Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Nerissa Legge is eagerly looking
forward to another season of Rainbow Beach Nippers.
Nerissa says, Nippers is a fantastic sport to have children
involved in. Having four daughters myself, and over the years
spending every opportunity down on the Rainbow Beach sand, I felt
nippers would be a brilliant activity to have my children
participate in. This will be our fourth season.
Nippers incorporates plenty of beach fun and games (especially
for the younger ones), while also learning surf awareness and
developing surf safety skills. Each year these skills are developed
under the guidance of their age managers.
Nerissa says, Being one of the smaller clubs, Rainbow Beach has
a close community feel about it.
Rainbow Beach Nippers, like many other junior sports, is run by
volunteers. Active members, associate members, young members who
have come up through the nippers age groups, parents and other
family members all help in various ways to provide a successful
nipper program.
I enjoy being a part of something that is positive, informative
and beneficial for my own children and others also, says
Nerissa.
Plus enjoying the warmer weather in an absolutely perfect
location.
If you are members returning for another season, or if you would
like to join the Rainbow Beach nipper program for the 2014-2015
season, we will be holding two sign-on days at the Rainbow Beach
Aquatic Centre:
Sunday September 14, 9-11amSaturday September 20, 9-11amThe
minimum age for a child to join in
the Junior activities is 5 years (U6), up to a maximum of 13
years (U14). The child must be 5 years by September 30.
Swim competency evaluations will be carried out at the sign on.
Please bring your swimmers and a towel.
Nerissa hopes to see you there, All the required forms to
complete enrolments will be there on the day. I look forward to
seeing familiar faces and new members too.
Nippers kicks off on Sunday October 5, with pre-season training
days over the September holidays for those nippers participating in
the carnival (held October 18 and 19).
Find out more: Nerissa Legge 0408 731104, Vicki Schooth 0428 260
204 , Helen (Surf Club) 07 5486 3249.
students being enrolled from areas outside the schools immediate
catchment.
Both James Nash and Gympie High expect this will continue to be
the case for Gympie but as one or other of the schools reach their
enrolment capacity, families may need to ensure they enrol in the
High School that is in their immediate catchment.
Each school has their catchment area maps on their websites and
the rules and policies that apply across Queensland for Enrolment
Management Plans. The Enrolment Management Plans make
considerations to allow siblings to continue to attend the same
school and each school has identified Programs of Excellence that
are open for students from other catchment areas. This information
is also available on the schools websites or available from each of
the schools.
E n r o l m e n t Management Plans
Enrolment management plansContinued from front page
Sign Up for Nippers
will take effect once each of the school communities has been
fully consulted and a formal plan is prepared and then finally
gazetted in the Government Gazette.
The schools will have a plan in place for the remainder of this
year and plans are reviewed on an annual basis. Further information
is available on each of the schools websites.
See the catchment map at
http://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/maps/edmap/
-
4 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September 2014
Left:MiserableconditionsdidnotstopthefiercecompetitiononDay1
Below:WinningthirdoverallwasHerveyBaysLarsOlsenwithhissonNilay
IT WAS OPPOSITES on the weather front for Day 1 and 2 of the
Rainbow Beach Double Triathlon. Day 1 was blustery and wet for the
active kids and first timers and was followed by a radiant Sunday.
Although the sun was shining on Day 2, the strong sweep made the
much anticipated ocean swim impossible for two days in a row.
The Run Inns Phil Hungerford said there was a good turnout
despite the weather, especially from the Sunshine Coast. Numbers
have certainly grown from Coolum and the Sunshine Coast Triathlon
Academy. Hervey Bay and Bundaberg were also well represented.
The sport is growing, he said, We had to schedule this events
round Tough Mudder and The Gold Coast Challenge Race - theres lots
happening in South East Queensland.
Competitors are using Rainbow Beach as their final hit out
before they go to the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Rainbow Beach is attracting a high calibre of triathletes, there is
an elite field of top end racers.
Winners of the Double Tri, competing both days were Jarrod
Harvey and Anne Alford (first), Steven Schofield and Victoria
Gillies (second) and Lars Olsen and Jennifer Stack (third). Hervey
Bay beat the team from Bundaberg by only by 5 points.
Entrants thanked locals, event co-ordinators, volunteers and
supporters who stood out in the cold and windy rain to cheer.
We look forward to seeing the triathletes and their families
once again - visit for an active or relaxing weekend in Rainbow
Beach soon!
Double Tri attracts an elite field
Right:Localcompetitors
AnnieandJasfinishedthe
Under9raceinnotime
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News 5
14Page
Tonyand Tanya Heading have brought back a little bit of Italy to
Rainbow Beach. In the courtyard behind the pub, youll fi nd a well
loved eatery with a great atmosphere, calledArcobalenoon the
Beach.
All of the locals that come in, say they have been waiting for
Arcos to reopen. They like it because its out of the main strip,
Tony explains.
This little BYO restaurant/cafe has many reasons it is so
popular. Its laidback alfresco style with the cool original
murals
and booths, is set in Rainbows very own piazza.
Tony and Tanya with daughters Sam,Shonaand son Kingsley opened
the business mid January.
Our chef Luca, trained in Italy has created a beautiful pasta
and main menu with regular specials. The seafood platter is
particularly popular with prawns and scallops sourced locally from
Tin Can Bay. Dan is on our woodfi red oven, whipping up a variety
of traditional
Italian pizzas and much loved Aussie favourites. The seafood
platter is really popular, with prawns and scallops from Tin Can
Bay.
We try to use local, chemical free produce - like Scottys ham,
not shop bought. We also source tomatoes and herbs locally and from
our markets.
The Arcos team make their own pizza bases, with an organic fl
our, as well as offering gluten free pizzas and bases.
They use single origin, chemical free coffee fromnearthe
DAguilarHighway.
Arcos is proud of its family friendly vibe offering a great kids
menu, low sugar milk shakes and access to toys and colouring in.
Kids arewelcomed to watch the whole pizza making process.
Tony and Tanya plan to see where ittakes us and wanted to thank
everyone for all their support.Openfrom9amuntil close, it is worth
the visit.
Local News
Arcosispopular as ever
Sam and Luca say the woodfi red pizza oven has been busy
Watching the creation of their dinner!
Left:Theswimswerereplacedwithabeachrun
Belowleft:Localhelpers(andaringin)atthewaterstation
Below:Onthedownhillrun...
NOW CALLED Latitude 25 Bar and Grill, the gorgeous waterfront
location is open for business.Ross Hebbard and Jules Green
(pictured) are
introducing Modern Australian cuisine with loads of seafood and
fresh local meats on the grill.
Its just been a shame to see it closed when it has one of the
most beautiful water outlooks in Rainbow, said Jules.
The Restaurant is actually built on the water - a space that has
come back to life. With table service, courtesy bus, deli, plus
some homewares and clothing during day hours.
Once we are licensed well serve cocktails at sunset. Until then,
they will operate as a BYO.
After living in the Cooloola area eight years ago, they have now
moved in Rainbow and love it.
Jules trained as a chef in Mackay, After years working in
hospitality I got qualified a the age of 44. Ive worked at the
Clarion Hotel, Mackay, Birdsville Hotel, Hamilton Island and Hunter
Valley.
Underground miner for almost forty years, Ross is happy to be
front of house and there are quite a few local friendly staff
joining him.
Jules said, We already have a wedding for fifty in October, and
just had a booking for a 100 people, so things are looking
promising!
Go in and say hello, and enjoy some seafood or steak.
Carlo Pointhas its
restaurant back!
-
6 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September 2014
Spring into some school holiday
funYay,holidaysarehereagain!Starting on September 19, well see
the
4WDs roll into town ready for laidback week or so of beach or
river camping. From the basic to luxury we have accommodation
covered here on the Cooloola Coast.
For the first year, we also add a in a long weekend at the end
of the holiday October 4-6.
Teens can train up at the Bronze Medallion or SRC camp, and
youngsters will have lots of options for squad and fun at the
Aquatic Centre.
Theres Councils Learn to Skate sessions on September 23 - free
and worthwhile for all levels/ages to come along.
Local libraries offer some great sessions, keep an eye on our
facebook page for dates. Gympie Regional Gallery has loads of
childrens art sessions too.
As well as the Seafood Festival in the middle weekend, Tin Can
Bay has childrens activities at the Community Information Day on
September 26.
Rainbow Beach Pub offers a kids activity sessions on a Sunday
afternoon, or you can keep them entertained in the Pub and Sport
Club kids rooms and enjoy a quiet one on the deck.
People escape to the Cooloola Coast to get back to nature, enjoy
the great outdoors and physical activity: fishing, swimming,
Above:Localladsexplorethenewpontoon
27Page
Valentines Day for the Over 60s began with a swim followed by
breakfast at Jilartys Caf. The hot showers available after the swim
were an extra treat as were the chocolate rosebuds Margaret C
brought along for everyone to honour the day. With tummies satisfi
ed we then went to the Library to remember our good friend Colin
Berry who passed away last year. Thanks to Margaret, Barry and
Jilartys for a great morning.
Here are the next few events for your diary. Please let the
organisers know if you are attending:
MONTHLY MORNING TEA: Tues 4th March. Which happens to be Shrove
Tuesday. Rainbow Beach Bakery is sponsoring a fundraising Pancakes
morning tea for the Good Shepherd Church, so this month we will
gather there in the main street at 10.30am.
MARCH Wed 12th 9.30am Gympie - Ten Pin Bowling $6.50per game.
$8.50 sausage sizzle and salad with tea the coffee. Margaret B-
54868201
APRIL Thurs 24th Rain Forest Walk and picnic Lunch - Bymien
Picnic Area - BYO Lunch, chairs and drinks meet at the
Church Hall 11am. For those who require a lift - toilets on
sight - but no water, call Lil and Ray 54863462
MAY Mothar Mountain and Rock Pools Watch this space for
details.
If you would like to join us at any of the events, please ring
any of the numbers above.
Community Groups
The committee from 2013 was re-elected at the AGM: Mark Lawler,
President and Secretary; Mary Boyce, Treasurer; Marc Dargusch,
Walter Dobkins and Coral Johnson, Committee members. The committee
worked very well together and another good year is anticipated.
The report from the last meeting was written in some frustration
as a number of letters to Gympie Regional Council (GRC) had not
been answered, however, replies have since been received. Action
has been taken on beach signs; the issue of parking on traffi c
islands in the main street has been referred to police and some
work may be done in the future to make it more diffi cult to park
there; signage about littering will
be reviewed and we were informed again that GRC is not
responsible for beach entry/exit signs at Rainbow Shores. This last
issue will now be pursued with the state government.
It is good to know that the Rainbow Beach and Inskip Peninsula
masterplan is well underway and we look forward to the vital public
consultation part of this process. We are interested too in the
plans the government has for the land covered by the Rainbow Shores
Stage 1 lease when the lease expires.
GRC representatives met with residents, by appointment, at the
Community Centre to discuss the Rainbow Beach Foreshore
Concept Plan. The plan has been available for public scrutiny
for some time. Unfortunately, some people were unable to take
advantage of the meeting times because there was minimal publicity,
not much notice given and it was in working hours.
In the meantime, Cooloola Coastcare Association has produced an
excellent submission in response to the plan and it is strongly
recommended that anyone interested in the vulnerable area that is
our foreshore contacts Cooloola Coastcare to have a copy of this
report emailed to them. Just a couple of points made in the
submission: previous federally funded projects whose aim was to
protect the
dunes were not acknowledged or assessed; some exotic plants have
been chosen when we have appropriate native species readily
available; some of the work mentioned in the concept plan had been
done prior to any meetings.
It would seem that more consideration, discussion and
consultation is required. Hopefully, there will be future meetings,
these will be publicised well in advance and will be held in the
evening.
The next meeting will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 8 April at the
SES shed. All current and prospective residents and ratepayers are
most welcome.
Rainbow Beach Residents and Ratepayers Association
Rainbow Beach Over 60s
Margaret and Cols dog Rusty in Rustys favourite place
Sandra and Lyn at Jilarty
Helen Barry and Don (with his Valentines rose) at Jilartys
Don Helen and Margaret cooling off before breakfast
16Page
Dan Head Dan recently started as an apprentice
plasterer with Brett Lindenberg, from BJ Plastering. The
apprenticeship will take 3 and a half to 4 years to complete.
Mum, Cassie Head says, We are tickled pink he is with a great
bloke like Brett and
his family. Brett has put other apprentices through with one fi
nishing his trade qualifi cations last month, hence Dans
opportunity.
Traditionally the TAFE component has been 4 blocks of 3 weeks
full time, 5 full days a week, 8am - 4pm, but this year the system
is changing. Instead, Cassie says it is proposed that all the
written work will be performed online and assessed onsite -
charting new waters for everyone.
Dan is living with his Mum Cassie (and his Dad, Ashley when he
is home) and spends time with his girlfriends family in Gympie.
Dan was chosen because he had completed Year 12, was a big
strong lad, getting his licence this month, keen and willing worker
and is an early riser! Dan is loving the work and the crew he works
for.
Local News
Ashlee Young
Ashlee, daughter of well known teachers Al and Therese, survived
grade 12 and is off to bigger and better things. She was offered a
place at Griffi th University in her fi rst course preference, a
Bachelor of Business and Psychological Science spanning across four
years.
Im hopeful I will be able to handle the work load as well as
managing an exciting social life now that I am 18, Ashlee
confesses.
Although slightly apprehensive about starting a new life in
Brisbane Ashlee is eager to meet new people and gain a little more
independence.
Navigating Brisbane is also rather daunting for me. Im sure it
will be a stressful contrast in comparison to the streets of
Rainbow Beach. I will miss the quiet and calming atmosphere that is
Rainbow, the friendly faces and of course our gorgeous beach but I
am confi dent that relocating to Brisbane will make me fully
appreciate my hometown when I come back.
Launching their careers...Last years high school graduates
are out in the big wide world. If you or your son or daughter
has exciting plans after Year 12 in 2013, please drop us a
line!
Congratulations to you both and to all the other Year 12
graduates on the Cooloola Coast!
Dan, ready for work
Ashlee (right) with a friend at her graduation
Surprises in store for the Seafood Festival
IT MUST BE September, because it is Seafood Festival time. Held
on the 27th, there will be more of a variety of mouth watering
food, a new festival layout and lots of fantastic
entertainment.
Tin Can Bay Commerce President, Cameron Henderson said, There
are a few surprises this year - a kids science show, presented by
Street Science will be a highlight for the youth. There will be two
of these shows along with a rocket launch during the day.
There will be the usual amusement rides along with the camel,
pony rides and helicopter flights, BMX and skate board
demonstrations, Prawn Eating and Mullet Throwing
Competitions....
On top of that list, if you love gourmet food there will be
plenty of stall holders selling their amazing produce. Youll also
get to meet Matt Golinski
and watch him cook up a storm in the food demo tent!
Dont forget this year you can leave the event with a boat motor
and trailer should you have the winning ticket, Cameron
reminds.
As well as loads of homegrown and homemade stalls, make sure you
check out our local Artists Gallery. Theres lots of artwork to
choose from - you can take home a special piece of Tin Can Bay!
Locals, remember the Seafood Extravaganza on at the Seafood
Charity Dinner Auction, September 13. Get your tickets from the
Sleepy Lagoon Hotel now and help make this a great night.
See you at the festival!
TheImogen,AshieandDeklanBruce-MooreandSarahSpeirs(back)atlastyearsSeafoodFestival
surfing, bushwalking, boating, 4WDing, sliding!
Shift from screen time to green time and to make playing
outdoors and exploring our national parks and forests a bigger part
of your familys lives.
Building sandcastles, climbing trees, making cubbies, exploring
rockpools and waterfalls on the beach, Carlo Sandblow, Inskip
Point, Poona Lake, Searys Creek, Fraser Island, the Sandy Straits
It is no wonder that appetites are sharpened on beach holidays.
Check out our visitors guide on page 34 - there is so much you
can do! If it is a bit windy bring a kite (Gallery Jilarty has new
kites instore) or try kitesurfing.
Whales are still playing in our waters - so hop on a kayak tour
or tour from Hervey Bay.
On the Cooloola Coast you can get away from it all and still
enjoy lifes little luxuries. Good coffee. Fresh seafood. Daily
papers. Playgrounds. Markets. You can still easily park your car at
the beach or in town, there will always be a spot to leave your
towel,
play a game of cricket, soccer or throw a ball.Happily for
parents, this is stuff of kids
dreams, just the thing to tire them out and the very same reason
they keep asking when can we come back?
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News 7
THERE ARE a lot of people excited that we are here, says Melinda
Meakins, who with husband Dean are the new owners of the Waterview
Bistro Rainbow Beach.
Joining them is local chef, Benn Conway -Jones. Youll see Dean
in the kitchen too, whilst Melinda will work front of house.
The arrangement is not new, it was how they operated in their
previous restaurant at Woody Point in Redcliffe.
We just opened when I fell pregnant, Tommy has grown up in the
industry. Their son Tommy is now almost four and Melinda says he is
hands on and loves to help.
Both Dean and Melinda were raised in the Pine Rivers area, and
were regular visitors to Rainbow Beach, Weve been travelling here
together since we were 17. We had a homey feeling every time we
stayed. We wanted the restaurant two years ago - to find it still
available was a dream.
We moved here in April and love the beach, its just beautiful, a
paradise! Tommy loves it.
They have spent the last few months exploring, treating it as a
holiday whilst
Waterview Bistro re-opens its doors!
sorting all the licences and transfers, before the restaurant
opened last month.
Nestled on the top of Cooloola Drive (near the Carlo Sandblow),
they offer modern Australian cuisine, with their own flair. Dean
says they are known for high quality food and high quality
service.
Not fine dining, but with a casual atmosphere and great
selection of wines and beers - (wines you wont find locally). Light
and open, the windows expose a vista of the Pacific Ocean out to
Fraser Island.
The Meakins are looking forward to meeting people, Come up,
relax, have a good time and make sure you introduce yourselves!
The Waterview Bistro has always been worth coming to, give
Melinda a call on 5486 8344 and you can once again enjoy a relaxed
meal with the stunning Waterview Bistro views.
Melinda,TommyandDeanMeakinsareexcitedabouttheirmovetoRainbow
7Page
95
BEACH RIDES, SWIMMING RIDES, DAY RIDES AND
FULL MOON RIDES
7PageOut and About
Scenes from nippers age championships
(thanks Naomi from Tin Can Bay Boat Hire for photos)
REMEMBER THE FUN we all had at the rally/scavenger hunt a few
years ago? Well it is on again. With a difference - this one is on
foot!
Join in for a few hours of fun, fitness and happy hunting on
Saturday September 13. With a maximum of six in a team, you can
search for all the items on the list and be in for some great
prizes for the top three teams. Theres even more prizes for best
dressed, best photo and best team name!
Meet at the Community Hall 8.30am for a 9am start, but remember
to pay and get your registration form to school before September
8.
Organisers Ann Moroney and Bec Duggan are not giving any secrets
away, but Ann hints that the location is all handy to town so that
the littlies havent got too far to walk.
Ann says, Its pram friendly, open to all families, babies and
kids. Everyone will be able to scavenge around town looking for
random items, taking photos and doing some crazy things!
Its only $20 per team and there will be a BBQ and refreshments
available. All proceeds go to Rainbow Beach State School.
Come on aScavengerHunt!
So get outdoors and be active, contact Ann Moroney 0411 094 146
or Bec Duggan 414 629 974 or pick up your registration forms from
the school or the Rainbow Beach Community Information and Resource
Centre.
-
8 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September 2014
RUTH MODIN, 1996 outgoing President of the Rainbow Beach
Commerce and Tourism Association, began her final speech with some
bittersweet words, This, my tenth and last report, is presented
with both sadness and gladness...
Sadness perhaps because an era had come to an end, but the
gladness clearly related to a real sense of achievement. Its time
to reminisce over the ten years, Ruth continued, and perhaps touch
on a few issues some of the new members here may not know.
In 1986, when I became president, our bank balance was $328.27.
Today the balance stands at $30,000 and we have spent more than
$160,000 on brochures, TV advertising, Night Owl promotion and our
Rainbow Beach video. This was clearly money well spent as far as
the profile and evolution of the town and its attraction are
concerned.
Ruths drive and determination, combined with the help of
dedicated locals, has transformed our town from its
RuthRemembers ...
rudimentary beginnings and put Rainbow Beach on the map. In her
time as president, Ruth had a very real sense of how to move
forward when it came to the Association.
She summed this up in her words: Lets get back to the basics. Be
unified not divided and use the Constitution as a set of guidelines
rather than nit-picking the meaning of each word. This, my friends
has stood us in good stead in the past and we have the runs on the
board.
Also known as the Mayor of Rainbow Beach, Ruthie continues to
work on behalf of town in many areas, including fundraising for the
beach rake, making sure the cotton trees kept receiving a hair cut,
supporting the school, nippers, and the all-important Fishing
Classic.
In 1990 over twenty years ago now the Classic was just four
years old but it already had put Rainbow Beach on the map - it was
all run by the Commerce and Tourism Association.
Our fishing classic, Ruth highlighted in her 1996 speech, is now
the number one
Ruth Modin was recently awarded the first (and only) prestigious
life membership of Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism Association.
For ten years, this motivated and remarkable woman steered the
Associations committee as President. She reflects that many of the
issues faced by businesses in Rainbow Beach back then like net
fishing, illegal camping, beach closures, the golf course and a
boardwalk, remain the same today.
tourist attraction in the town and number two in the whole
Cooloola region...And the 1996 Fishing Classic will also go down in
history as the biggest ever.
Maybe Ruth spoke too soon about the biggest Classic in history,
because only twelve months later Rainbow Beach hosted the
Australasian Fishing Championship. In 1993, they were
RuthModin-takenwhensheranforcouncil
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News 9
Ruthatthe2014FishingClassic
appointed as the Queensland destination to host the lucrative
event, and the association worked hard to woo the fishing
fraternity to Rainbow.
That year, 1996, the Association spent thousands promoting our
town to every state, even producing a video. As if that wasnt
enough - they shipped mud crabs to the Australian Amateur Fishing
Association meeting in Perth!
The event was such a success, that it etched Rainbows name
firmly and permanently on the angling calendar! So many fish were
caught, two teams filleted fish for two hours each night, that fed
the competitors and lots of others around town.
At the close of her presidency speech, Ruth went on to explain
to members where things stood. Our achievement in 1995-96 has been
one of great success. The Rainbow Beach ad on channel seven is
screened now and again and leads the way in advertising our town
for the benefit of everybody...
The new brochure has also had a great run; it went off to Sydney
with Sam and Maureen to the travel show, to the Sunshine Coast
Holiday and Leisure Show, and Tony and Rosie took it to the Kawana
travel expo as well as Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney.
No, theyre not sitting in boxes doing nothing, she added.
During the past ten years, a lot of things were born. In 1991
the Association bought Rainbow Beachs first fire truck/rescue
vehicle. And the following year the Brisbane Broncos visited
Rainbow and a fundraiser for the ambulance raised $1,351.
Ruth continued, The fun run also took a bow on Australia Take a
Bow, the Laurie Hanson Park is now ten years old, the middle block
became a reality and will have buildings on it before 2000.
[Almost! Ed.]
In the early 90s, squatters were top of the agenda, Commerce
fought beach closures and agitated for net fishing closures from
middle rock to third hump. Later it was reprimanding media and
casting secret ballots. Weve kept the bastards honest, Ruth said of
the Shire.
Ruth fondly remembers, Jim Fitzgerald
and I having a three stubby committee trip around Rainbow to
identify what we need to improve.
But we still have work to do on the road, the bridge, the golf
course (it is recorded in the minutes in September 1986: Commerce
makes it a project; WELL ITS STILL A PROJECT !), keeping traffic on
the beach. Lets lead the way to a Boardwalk outlook and beautify
the eastern lookout of the Laurie Hanson Park. Yes, there is lots
to do.
Despite all the unfinished business Ruth identified, she also
outlined some of the significant changes: new playground equipment;
lights were installed in picnic areas; the library was open every
Wednesday afternoon; and much more.
We also struck a new accord with our neighbours the Tin Can Bay
Commerce Association, although they havent asked us back for a
cuppa yet....
These amazing achievements, that continue to benefit our
community, are in significant part thanks to Ruths efforts and her
dedication.
Ruth attributes the success of the Commerce Association to her
motto: Divorce yourself from outside influences. Forge ahead,
confident in what you know is correct, fair and best for all
around.
Finally, Ruth the outgoing President addressed the meeting with
some words of thanks and encouragement.
I take this moment to thank the team, yes, it is a team... Nev
Holt, my sounding partner... Judy who hadnt finished until 5pm
today with the secretarys duties... Maureen, all true and correct
again, our treasurer...and all of you who I did call on many times
over the years to do this and that. Thanks a bunch.
And now with my sincere support to the incoming committee as
your leader, may I use my motto for the last time: Lead, follow or
get out of my way! Now this time, Im getting out of the way.
In BriefCommunity Info Day is on
ON FRIDAY, September 26 2014 the Tin Can Bay RSL Sub Branch will
be staging their third Community Information Day, from 9am to
noon.
Our drop-in centre identified the need for this day, with
previous attendees including
Centrelink, Public Trustee and DVA. Both the organisations and
the members of the community who attended were surprised with the
amount of assistance that is required or available. The last event
in 2012 had 32 tables.
Apart from all of the information that will be available for the
adults there will be free kids activities and also for a gold coin
donation you will be able to enjoy a Sausage Sizzle cooked on the
very distinctive 4GY B-B-Q Kitchen manned by volunteers from the
local SES.
Hopefully, this years event will prove as successful as previous
years with our Welfare and Pension Officers and also all Volunteers
and Health Providers diligently serving our community.
Should you wish to be part of the Information Day or just to
find out further information you can contact Rowena on 5488
0306.
-
THERE ARE STILL PLENTY of pregnant grey nurse sharks at Wolf
Rock with a few males getting around. This will be the last full
month before the pregnant females will slowly start dissipating in
order to have their babies. They will give birth to two live young
that will be born between 80 and 100cm long. There are six stages
in the life history of the grey nurse shark: neonate, juvenile
male, juvenile female, adult male, adult resting female and adult
gestating female.
Scientists still dont know a lot about neonates and gestating
females. About two thirds of the gestating females have been
identified as using Wolf Rock but there are no records of the other
third of the population which leads them to believe there is
another gestation site that is unknown.
The young will look after themselves from the time they are born
and we probably wont see them at Wolf Rock until they are ready to
mate which is in about four to six years for the male and six to
eight years for the female.
Lots of rays have been hanging about the rock along with the
pelagic species and schools of baitfish. Visibility for the past
month has been around 15m and water temperature 19 degrees.
10 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September
2014
by Cheryl Maughan, wolf Rock Dive Report
10Page Local News
Wolf Rock Dive Reportby Cheryl Maughan, Wolf Rock DiveSome
brilliant diving over February this year has kept
customers raving about Wolf Rock and what a fantastic dive we
have here.
With improved visibility we have been enjoying the entire vista
of Wolf Rock under water surrounded by about 50 grey nurse sharks,
giant Qld groper, eagle rays, bull rays, turtles, octopus, leopard
sharks and so much more. In amongst all these animals are huge
schools of baitfi sh, trevally, kingfi sh, barracuda and
mulloway.
To see more photos and comments about the dives at Wolf Rock go
to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wolfrockdive
Visibility has been in the range of 20 30 metres with water
temperature 25 degrees.
Batfi sh at Wolf Rock
Grey Nurse Sharks
Wolf Rock Dive Report5PageLocal News
International Womens Day on the coast
By 1995, numbers of women grew in the club (quite a few familiar
faces here!)
1971-72 season: plenty of sideburns, but no active female
members allowed
ABOVE (Photo to the Left) Female Bronze Squad: Jane Langton
(slightly obscured), Janelle Lally, Sue Freeman, Sandy Murray,
Wanda Treeby (slightly back), Tracey White.
RIGHT First RB Surf Girl, Tracey White
(on left)
New opening times forRainbow Beach Craft Markets
Stallholders Colleen Yallowley, Kate Read and Lyn Barrett get
ready for business - they now operate 10am to 2pm, every
Sunday.
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News
11
NearthePilotStation,InskipPoint(fromtheBauerfamilyalbum,1920s)
Mrs Sullivan Letter from Inskip Point, dated 7/3/1888:
by Marion Young, author of Lights of Cooloola
Historical Cooloola:
To Captain G.P Heath.
I have the honour to inform Sir that I have to make a report
about the behaviour of our lady teacher, Mrs Sullivan, if it could
not be possible to get her removed to some other school. I have
heard them children saying several times that Mrs Sullivan was
drunk in school. I have seen her myself several times, intoxicated,
this last eighteen months. On one occasion I saw her falling down
on the road and her Husband with her and him leaving her by
herself, and she, picking herself up and staggering after him
towards her room at the school, but that was out of school
time.
On Wednesday, March 7, the children coming home from school at
1pm saying that Mrs Sullivan is drunk and she does not know what
she is doing. At 2pm, all the children went to school. At 3pm, all
the children leaving the school.
Mary Smith coming home and saying that Mrs Sullivan was asleep
and they were all trying to wake her up but could not. I went to
the school meeting Robert Gorman, the eldest of them boys. He
informed me that Mrs Sullivan was drunk. When I came to the school
on the verandah, all the children were gone. Mrs Sullivan was
coming towards me from her room on the verandah, staggering. I
asked her the meaning of all this but she did not speak to me, she
staggered to the schoolroom and got the bell to ring it. I told her
that the children were all gone home.
It could be seen plain that the woman had drinks in her.
Sir, since she has been at her own room joining the school and
keeping herself, Mrs Sullivan has been supplied with spirituous
licquers.
I thought it my duty in letting you know that I am afraid the
public will get to know of it soon and it would be a disgrace to
the station to have a lady teacher showing a bad example to the
children and to all on the Point.
I have the honour to be Sir, Your Obedient Servant
John Smith Pilot.
This story has a happy ending as the people changed their minds
about Mrs Sullivan. It can be read in my book, Lights of Cooloola,
available at Rainbow Beach and Cooloola Cove Newsagents.
Join the Bronze CampIF YOU ARE 15 or older, why not have fun
these school holidays and make some new friends - and gain your
bronze medallion?
If you are aged 13 to 15 years you can also enrol in a Surf
Rescue Certificate and Resuscitation Award (SRC).
Held September 21 to 28 , 2014 - the course commences 8:30am on
the Sunday at the Rainbow Beach Surf Club (around the back). There
will be a parent and participant welcome and briefing at 9am. The
course finishes with assessments and a presentation.
Throughout the week participants stay in dormitory accommodation
at Rainbow Beach SLSC. There will be adult supervision at all times
along with experienced junior helpers.
The aim of the camp is to provide an intensive, structured and
fun training program that will allow participants to gain various
surf lifesaving and nationally recognised awards. It allows young
people to be a member of a community organisation and participate
in community service.
The Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic
Rescue) is an accredited course towards your QCST (year 12),
giving 4 out of a possible 20 points.
The course is for people interested in patrolling at Rainbow
Beach for this season as part of the surf lifesaving club. A
minimum one season of rostered patrols is a club requirement.
The cost of the Bronze Medallion camp is $250, which includes
training manual, cert II workbook , togs, pink hi- visibility rash
shirt and full patrol uniform. Please note your membership fee is
not included: Seniors $65, Juniors $50 (family membership also
available). All participants must be registered and fees paid by
September 21. The balance covers food, training and administrative
costs. Patrol uniforms will be presented to all successful
participants after assessments on Saturday afternoon.
A swim test must be completed before the camp: 400 metre pools
swim in less than 9 minutes (Bronze Medallion) or 200 metres in 5
minutes (SRC). Please contact Mark Lawler on 0427 033 160 to make a
time for your swim test and enrol in the course.
It could be seen plain that the woman had drinks in her.
-
12 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September
2014
SOME OF US were seasoned hikers while others were venturing out
for the first time. Quite a few weekends of practice meant that we
were confident of our fitness, but we left the longer sections of
the Valley of Giants and Lake Garawongera to next time.
Starting out at Dilli we stayed at the walkers only campgrounds
at Lake Boomanjin, Lake Benaroon, Central Station, Lake McKenzie
and Lake Wabby.
We probably did 50km with the side-walks over the six days.
Walking distances were relative short, so we often had the
afternoon to explore and swim in the nearby lakes.
We had three young girls in our group that did the walk
relatively easily - oh, to be that young again. Walking was fine on
the
6 Lakes in 6 Days: The whole of the Fraser Island Great walk is
now back open after a number years with the southern sections
closed. Friends from Canberra recently completed the first five
sections, from Dilli Village to Lake wabby and told the
CommunityNews all about their adventure.
The Fraser Island Great Walk
well defined tracks with a solid footpad on forest leaf litter.
However, walking on loose sand was a challenge and we limited that
to only when we were exploring the numerous adjacent sand
blows.
As you are under the forest canopy most of the time it did not
get too hot. I imagine later in the year may be different. The walk
was well signposted with relative distances easy to interpret, and
a great comfort when approaching the next campsite. Like horses
coming home, we probably increased our pace when we knew we werent
far from home.
Highlights were the variety of wildlife, and not just the usual
stuff. Large native cock roaches, giant earthworms, carnivorous
little trigger plants, as well as the more secretive black
cockatoos, kingfishers and echidnas. What was that large bill
poking out of the water at Lake Benaroon, a platypus or a musk
duck?
Away from the tourist picnic spots the, goannas and dingos
seemed better behaved and left us alone. Kookaburras also left us
alone at Central campsite, although at one stage they almost
outnumbered our party, with eleven of them perched around our
TheGreatWalkbegins!AbakersdozenfromCanberra:MarkCzehowsky,DianeBourke,Ellie,NatalieandMilesBoak,NickandMarjYazidjoglou,Zoe,EllaandPaulCuthbert,TaraSutherland,JaneTeaseyandGregMulvaney
Below:LakeMcKenzie(pictured)wascoldbutcrystalclear,whilethewinterswiminLakeWabbywasmuchwarmerwiththesunoutinfull.
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News
13
tents, checking us out and having a good laugh at our
expense.
The chain of perched lakes in the central Fraser area seems to
create a continual procession of fresh water paradises. All had
their special charms, the red tannin water from the big lake
Boomanjin, the secluded little-visited Benaroon, Lake Birrabeen
with its mini Lake McKenzie attributes.
Basin Lake would be a great place to while away a day. Lake
McKenzie and Lake Wabby with their well know attributes and totally
justifiable reputations were great but brought us back to reality
with lots of backpacker groups and four wheel drives.
At Lake McKenzie, after all the day tourists leave, it becomes
really peaceful. Watching the sun go down on the shoreline with all
the little turtles bobbing around was great. The night we were
there was clear and still, and the stars reflecting on the
glass-like surface of the lake was special. In fact many of our
party had never seen a night sky so clear and as full of stars.
Walking between McKenzie and Lake Wabby campground the next day
in the tall wet forest with its rainforest species, strangler figs
and kauri pines, we could have been in a different world.
We had no dingo issues and we used the steel boxes provided at
the campgrounds to store our food. We had a relatively big group.
Mick from Fraser Islands 4WD tours took us out and picked us up at
Lake Wabby carpark when we walked out on day six. Mick also brought
a food drop out to us on day three at Central Station so we didnt
have to carry too much.
It also provided us an opportunity to have a little wine dropped
off and drunk
that evening - whilst we partook in a spirited game of cards
under flashlights. To avoid having to carry any extra weight the
following day, we ensured that there was no wine left!
As for water, it was easy to quench ones thirst as there is an
abundance of water which is available at each campground and in the
lakes - so you dont have to carry much with you between
campgrounds. The ladies (and the boys, if the truth be known),
appreciated the toilets at every campground and especially the hot
showers at Central Station.
The word is obviously not out that the whole walk is open, as we
hardly saw other walkers. For most of time it felt like we had
Fraser Island all to ourselves. Although we had checked online on
the Parks website on camping availability and got our permits, we
did have the gear to do the walk as a continuous hike and be self
sufficient if needed.
We all had a fun time, took tons of photos, had great weather,
and although Fraser Island is well known for its fishing and four
wheel driving, we think its best kept secret is its walking.
Right:ThehikerstoldushowluckyweweretohavetheGreatWalkonourdoorstep-theymadeupfortheirspartanfreeze-driedmenuswithgenerousmealsbeforeandafterthewalkattheeateriesofRainbowBeach
Above:TheCanberrianshadafternoonstoexploreandswiminnearbylakes
Oppositetop:Walkerswereimpressedwiththelocalwildlife:heresPaulkissinganativecockroach
-
14 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September
2014
TO THE LOVELY LADIES who that enjoy the popular Pink Ladies
lunch - organiser Maree Van Oirschot has announced due to
unanticipated circumstances, the lunch has been postponed. Maree
says, We look forward to planning something around Mothers Day next
year.
In the interim, keen to help the cause, the Rainbow Beach Sports
Club have advised that there will be a new event later this year
for cancer prevention. They say to watch this space - it will be a
fundraiser for women and men.
Maree asks, If you can donate in any way to any of the cancer
organisations - please do and be vigilant and aware of any changes
in your body.
BreastScreen Queensland Sunshine Coast Service Medical Director
Dr Deborah Pfeiffer said, It is important to remember that 9 out of
10 women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of
the
Readyforanartyworkshop:PatBarone,ChrisGudge,LeonieKentandHeatherRobertson
Pink Ladies Lunch on holddisease and it is vital that all women
heed messages about the importance of having a regular breast
screen.
Continuing research shows that more women are now surviving a
diagnosis of breast cancer than in the past.
This can be attributed to the early detection of breast cancer
and improvements in management, treatment and advances in drug
therapy, Dr Pfeiffer said.
If you missed the recent BreastScreen
van in Tin Can Bay, remember all women aged 40 years and over
are eligible for a free breastscreen every two years. Women aged
50-74 years are particularly encouraged to attend.
BreastScreen Queensland Services are the only
nationally-accredited breast cancer screening services in
Queensland. The mobile van has the same state-of-the-art equipment
as permanent sites.
Dr Pfeiffer said regular two yearly breast cancer screening is
still the best way to find breast cancer early well before a women
or her doctor can feel anything.
Appointments are one-on-one with specially trained female health
professionals and breastscreens are read independently by two
doctors.
Permanent free breastscreening services are at Gympie and the
Sunshine Coast throughout the year. Call 13 20 50 to make an
appointment.
...two yearly breast cancer screening is still the best way to
find breast cancer early well before a women or her doctor can feel
anything.
HANGING FLOWER BALLS? That was the result of Jilartys latest art
workshop. Owner, Leonie Kent said, It was a great success with the
locals and travellers. September is full of more ways to feed your
artist within, try one (or more!) of three classes on
offer:Intimate classes for watercolour lessons will
be available this month, learning simple but very effective
techniques and making great gift boxes to take home. Sample great
coffee and homemade treats of your tutor Marion.
Drinking with a Drawing Problem is
Drinking with a Drawing Problem ... and other art workshops
definitely a class for the over 18 year olds. Come and relax,
enjoy a glass of wine and unleash your creative you. All materials
supplied - including a glass or two of wine!
Or maybe a weekend workshop? Two afternoons of your time to make
a large piece of original Decor Art that would look great in any
room, and that you will be proud of. Relax in our new studio and
enjoy Jilartys hospitality.Dates for these classes are
available
by calling Leonie at Cafe Jilarty on mobile: 0407 529 624.
Attention: Coastal Ladies
Beautiful You Cancer Charity Inc. is hosting a Beautiful You
morning for women going through the journey of cancer, with skin
care , makeup and more.
The day starts at 9.30am at Tin Can Bay Physiotherapy, Friday
September 5, and is all complimentary.
Please contact Debbie to book: 0409 480 250. More information:
www.beautiful-you.com.au
Eliza Frasers story on showIF YOU ARE interested in local
history or art then take yourself to see an exhibition depicting
the plight of the namesake of Fraser Island, Eliza Fraser, a woman
shipwrecked off the Queensland Coast, in 1836.
Sunshine Coast Artist Judith Laws has retold and reimagined
Elizas tale in a series of eighteen emotive paintings.
Eliza Fraser accompanied her husband Captain Fraser, master of
the barque Stirling Castle which was wrecked on a reef off the
shore of Queensland in 1836. Mrs. Fraser, the Captain and some of
the crew escaped in a long boat other members of the crew in a
pinnace. After four days at sea Mrs. Fraser gave birth to a baby
who did not survive. (Mrs. Fraser varies this account.)
After thirty-two days at sea the long boat finally beached on
Great Sandy Island, now known as Fraser Island. They beached not
far from Waddy Point.
In Mrs Frasers account, she says they were captured by local
inhabitants and the shipwreck party was divided and taken by a
different tribe, stripped of their clothing and treated harshly.
Later, Mrs. Fraser saw her husband fatally speared and was herself
made to perform menial tasks.
Malnourished, mistreated and despairing, Mrs. Fraser was
certainly, in my eyes, a figure to be pitied. She was on Fraser
Island for six weeks and when
TheRescuebyJudithLawsandotherpaintingsofElizaFraserssagaareondisplay
untilOctober11
finally rescued was a mere skeleton with flesh hanging off her
bones.
Laws has become intrigued by the whole drama from Elizas time at
sea, to her time on Fraser Island in such an alien environment, to
her eventual rescue by a convict.
Many different accounts, conjectures and books have been written
about Mrs. Fraser and they have appealed to my imagination and as a
woman and an artist.
A book Face of Tragedy written and compiled by Rex
Backhaus-Smith sensitively portrays Judiths paintings with emphasis
on Elizas face, showing her great courage and despair.
See Judiths passionate and colourful paintings at the Butter
Factory, Art Centre, Cooroy, open until October 11.
Book sales are available through Judith or Rex on 07 5445
7806.
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News
15
-
16 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September
2014
12Page Local News
by Michelle Gilmore
Peter Lee is at home digging ice as he is negotiating
international deals. He tells us about his adverse beginning in the
family trade, the challenges faced now and how they cracked the
overseas market.
Peter was shovelling when I fi rst caught up with him. He and
his wife Lisa run Lee Fishing Company on Norman Point, Tin Can
Bay.
This family run, locally owned business has been operating since
1951 when patriarch Vern Lee commenced estuary fi shing and
crabbing in Tin Can Bay.
Peter says, My grandparents were in their teens when they moved
to Tin Can Bay. Dads father was an estuary fi sherman,
with a small, fl at bottomed boat. Vern worked with his Dad in
the estuary
until the mid 60s when he built the trawler, Kerry K - named
after his daughter and wife, Kay. Then Vern and Kay built another
timber vessel in 1973, expanding their prawn fi shing fl eet,
building up the business into 13 trawlers.
It was a really good fi shery, dollars were good.
Lisa says, Peters mother, Kay, is the backbone of the business.
She is still here when Peter has gone home! If we are short on
staff- shell still give us a hand for the day.
Today Lee Fishing Company is a fully integrated operation
incorporating catching, processing and marketing. They specialise
in export quality fresh and value
added seafood product, supplied to the seafood markets in
Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and more recently overseas. They
also are popular for locals and tourists - with Thursday deliveries
to Rainbow Beach. Kids love the window, they can check out seafood
processing and fi lleting by hand.
Peter and Lisa are an indefatigable team, pinning them down is
no easy task between the demands of processing, deliveries, even
helping out other trawlers. Even though they were generous with
their time, this story would have made an earlier edition,
excepting Peter had been out all night trying to salvage another
trawler.
A life spent fi shing wasnt always on the cards for Peter, I
wanted to be a fi tter and turner... and nearly began an
apprenticeship. Instead, he started on the boats in 1979, and once
again his future could have been very different.
I went into the family business as a deckhand at 15 years. Dad
took us out and I was violently seasick, the worst seasickness! I
would come to port and say never again, and then two days later I
wanted to go again. No one forced me.
Peter says he coped with the affl iction by working through it.
His dogged persistence on the trawlers paid off, although it took
him twelve months to get over.
He has had his share of pitching and
Local family fi rm casts a global net
Peter Lee from earlier days on the trawlers
Lisa Lee, busy processing
5PageLocal News
International Womens Day on the coast
By 1995, numbers of women grew in the club (quite a few familiar
faces here!)
1971-72 season: plenty of sideburns, but no active female
members allowed
ABOVE (Photo to the Left) Female Bronze Squad: Jane Langton
(slightly obscured), Janelle Lally, Sue Freeman, Sandy Murray,
Wanda Treeby (slightly back), Tracey White.
RIGHT First RB Surf Girl, Tracey White
(on left)
In BriefRainbow Beach residents are great
Our youngest daughter Heather (Wrigglesworth) has lived at
Rainbow for the past 18 years with her son James and partner,
Briony.
She loved it, working and playing hard. Heather fell ill on
Sunday, June 1 and
Monday, June 2, was taken to Gympie A&E, where she was put
into an induced coma and flown to Nambour ICU.
Sadly, the following Sunday, June 8, we had to turn off Heathers
life support.
Thank you to the hundreds who came to her service. We will
always be so proud of the way Rainbow residents helped to give
Heather a terrific way of life.
Wayne and Kaye Baker, Bribie Island
Council works updateCouncil has allocated $75,000 in its
2014/15 budget to investigate the options for replacing the
beach access stairs at Phil Rogers Park. Geotechnical investigation
is required to determine where suitable bedrock is located on which
new stairs could be founded. Council can then design the new stairs
and determine whether any part of the old stairs can be reused in
order to prepare an estimate for the project. This will allow
Council to consider this project in the 2015/16 budget process.
The Master Planning process for the Centenary of Federation Park
will commence later this year and the community will be engaged for
their input into the future of this area.
Controlled burning of reserves in the Cooloola Coast area are
being carried out in August and September as weather permits.
Directly affected residents will receive written notification,
however, smoke impact may impact on larger areas. We appreciate
residents understanding and cooperation
ALTHOUGH CHLOE Has played for Queensland for the last four
years, it was in the under 15s and Under 13s sides.
Chloe says playing for the Opens Country Queensland team has
been her greatest achievement so far.
One of the youngest players there, Chloe says the Toowoomba
tournament was a huge learning curve for me, teaching me so much
about the elite level of hockey I have dreamt of playing.
Winning the championships against NSW in the grand final was
definitely an amazing feeling, especially coming back after losing
to them in the semi. I was lucky enough to score three goals
throughout the tournament which also felt great.
Not only has Chloe represented Queensland in various age groups
she has travelled across the country and even around the world for
the sport - touring to Canada and USA with Wanderers Australia.
New residents to Rainbow Beach, Chloes parents Shaun and Simone
moved here with Chloe and her four siblings Will (14), Kaine (12)
Olivia (10) and Gracyn (8). They have been visiting here for thirty
years from Gladstone, where her Dad Shaun still works with a Gas
Plant.
I asked Chloe how she balanced her training with the bus,
school, study and work (youll see her at Creme de la Creme and 13th
Beach). She said, Since moving to Rainbow six months ago it has
been extremely hard getting into Gympie for trainings. I manage to
train Wednesday afternoons and play Friday evenings. However, I set
aside time for school, study and work.
Chloe wins gold for QLDRainbow Beach resident, Chloe Dredge, is
only 16 years old and has just represented Queensland in last
months Opens Country Australian hockey Tournament.
Staterepresentativeforhockey,ChloeDredgefromRainbowBeach
Now in Grade 11 at St Patricks College, and keen to attend
University, she hopes that by the end of Year 12 she will have some
direction as to what she wants to do.
I aim to keep improving in hockey and take on board all the tips
I have been given by coaches throughout the eleven years I have
been playing the sport. By improving, I hope to keep progressing
into more representative teams - my next goal is the U18 QLD
Team.
Congratulations Chloe, we wish you well!
during these important works. Design has commenced on culverts
to
replace a floodway on Investigator Avenue, Cooloola Cove. The
culverts will be sized to significantly reduce the frequency of
water over topping the road. It is envisaged that construction will
commence in November 2014.
Progress on boat rampsTransport and Main Roads spokesperson
has updated the Community News on boat ramp upgrades on the
coast:
In Rainbow Beach, works to re-lay the bottom six rows of planks
at a steeper grade to provide another 0.5m of water depth at low
tide were completed on August 15.
Sediment and rock that had built up around the toe of the boat
ramp and near the houseboat hire lease was also removed.
These additional works to the Carlo Point boat ramp will assist
operators when launching and retrieving larger vessels during low
tides.
Works to upgrade the Norman Point boat ramp at Snapper Creek are
progressing well and on track to be completed next month, weather
permitting.
The new planks on the northern side have been installed and
piles have been driven for the floating walkway.
As part of these works, it was necessary to schedule a
short-term ramp closure to allow for the safe removal of the barge.
There may also be a need for further short-term closures to ensure
safety. These would be kept to a minimum.
Where possible, we will continue to allow two lanes of the ramp
to remain open while works are underway to minimise disruptions to
the boating community.
We appreciate the communitys patience and understanding while
the upgrade works are completed.
-
Red Eye Gotcha150gm Spray canMade for localconditions $6.95*
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News
17
SPECIALS
Open tO
the public
WhOlesaleCOOLOOLAS No.1 SUPPLIER
OPEN: Monday to Friday 8:00am 5:00pm Saturday 8:00am 1:00pm
11-15 Karoonda Road,Rainbow Beach Phone: (07) 5486 3607 Email:
[email protected](in the Industrial Estate) Fax: (07)
5486 8509 Web: www.cooloolawholesalers.com
*Denotes plus GST
September
MaggiRichGravy Mix2kg
$22.99Egg Poacher Set
$29.90*
ABCSweetSoy Sauce620ml
$3.29PER BOTTLE
RIVCanolaSpray450g
$3.99EACH
Sweet Lu Toilet Cleaner Deoderiser
$4.00*
SandhurstBakedBeans420g
89EACH
$14.95
Sandhurst KalamataPitted Olives2kg jar
FreshaWashingPowder10kg Box
$24.95*
White MagicSpongesCleans offalmost everystain
$4.50*
FountainBBQSauce4ltr
$9.99
Durasoft M/Fibre Bath Towels- White- 70 x 140cm- Super
absorbent
EACH$7.50*
PACK
$3.95
Quinoa340 gram
Bic CrystalBiros- Medium- Black- Box 50
BOX 50
$14.99*
$5.50
Sandhurst Balsamic GlazeFliptop bottle250ml
EACH
SandhurstSea Salt Flakes250ml
$4.75EACH
SandhurstChunkyTunain Brine425gms $2.95
EACH
RivianaMahatmaLong GrainRice1kg $2.99
EACH
-
18 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September
2014
Belowleft:FijiTime,a1964PontiacParisiennewithteamSamandMaureenMitchell,Damian
CallanderandGaelChudleagh,oneoftheofficialsinvolvedwithVarietyformanyyears
Belowright:TheDodgys-DeanandAndreaHayesandDanMcCormickwiththeirKermitgreen,1976ZGFordFairlane.
Day 1 were on a road to nowhere.... After loads of repacking and
finishing
off the boys tutus yesterday, it was an early start, more
packing of the car, better get used to this I guess! Third car into
the Brisbane stadium this morning, hmmmmm, I guess that means we
are going to be nearly the last car to leave.. Lunch at Nobby
(clowns on the bar) and a beautiful welcome to Millmerran!
Day 2: 21 with 19 years experienceGood morning 40! Im driver for
today,
happy birthday to me! Riverside camp tonight at St George.
Day 3: Done and DustedWell what a day! Emus, kangaroos, baby
goats and sheep, galahs, dead dogs hanging from posts and
termites so tough (or desperate) they look like they are eating the
rocks! At Wandilla Station for the night after a quick fuel stop at
Cunnamulla.
After 40ks on the dirt roads, you should see the dust on all our
gear!
Day 4: Out the Back o Bourke SomewhereBeautiful sunset and meal
at the station
for our camp. The moon was still up when we left this
morning.
Another long day of dust, stopped at Wanaaring School which has
7 students who sang for us. A donation was made to fix the school
pool which the whole town uses so their kids can learn to swim and
also cool down in the summer.
Plenty more wildlife (and deadlife) to be
seen and as we had no service stations since yesterday
afternoon, the jerrycans came into play to get us into Bourke.
Day 5: First FrostRefreshing start to the day today: I slept
great, it was the waking up that was the issue! Visited Louth
School with 4 children, then Tilba for lunch and Cobar for the
night. Still very brisk weather, in addition to emus and roos
today, we had plenty of feral goats. The sun is even leaving now it
is so cold!
Rainbow does Cane Toads to Cockroaches Variety
BashAndreaHayestracksheradventurefromsunnyRainbowBeachallthewaytogoodolSydneytown!tohelpraiseover$1.4million-anamazingresultforsick,disadvantagedandspecialneedschildren.
-
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News
19
Day 6: Gnome sweet Gnome!At our fun stop today we had to dress
and
behave as gnomes. It wasnt hard - it was freezing and we ended
up losing all feeling in our butts and feet! Called in at Nymagee
and Variety presented two autistic boys with some very special
items as well as a holiday for the whole family who have never had
one.
After Tottenham School for lunch, we were onto Narromine for
Onesies night. Having a ball, missing Qld weather though.
Day 7: happy Birthday to you, we are off to the zoo!
Happy Birthday to Dean today! His last nights onesie is labelled
HUNGOVER, depending on how the day pans out, he may
Rainbow does Cane Toads to Cockroaches Variety Bash
have to wear it tomorrow as a health and safety warning! Short
drive to a delicious lunch at Dubbo Zoo before visiting the
residents.
Day 8: Going for GoldWe started with a visit to a lovely
little
winery just outside Dubbo, twas a shame there wasnt a drop to be
seen! More visits to a couple of little schools and pub (of course)
with lunch at Molong State School.
Our fun stop was a little gold mining area that has consistently
yielded gold continuously since 1851 - some clown went for a swim.
Then a quick drive across to Bathurst where I drove a lap of Mt
Panorama (tick that one off the list!) and dinner at the Bathurst
Car Museum.
Day 9: Sydney or Bust!We made it to Sydney! It started
raining
after we got to the motel and then bussed to our mystery dinner
destination - Luna
SeeallofAndreasphotosontheirfacebookpage:Car48-XXXXGoldVarietyBash
OutWoopWoopwayPark! Pretty special place, delicious dinner
followed by Wilbur Wilde and Frankie J Holden : ). A great
night!
Day 10: wet wet wet!Completely wrecked some poor school
oval today with the bash cars, there will be one unhappy
groundsman there tomorrow! Slow procession over the Harbour Bridge
in the rainy miserable city of Sydney with all the Bash cars from
all states. Moore Park for lunch, where they had organised 3, yes
3, food vans to feed a couple of hundred people, needless to say a
lot of people just went back to their accommodation.
Off to the National Gala Dinner tonight, should be a pretty
quiet affair I would imagine. Home tomorrow!
-
20 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News September
2014
CommunityEnjoy coffee and a chat with the Over 60s
AUGUST IS AGM month, so our regular first Tuesday morning coffee
at the Surf Club expanded into a meeting followed by the usual very
enjoyable lunch.
This month at the Rainbow Beach Over 60s AGM we reminisced on
some of the great trips and gatherings weve had during the past
year - as well as a couple that didnt pan out as planned. We also
had a few changes of office bearers. Many thanks to the retiring
office bearers, and congratulations to the new ones.
Our president Dorothy Pascoe is continuing in her position. We
are all very grateful to Dorothy for her constant attention to the
details involved in co-ordinating even a a small organisation like
ours.
Heres the two Margarets at the Tin Can Bay Marina Restaurant and
a group is set off to the Brolga Theatre for a concert by old
favourite Simon Gallagher.
See everyone at morning coffee next month. All welcome so please
drop in if you feel like a great coffee and a pleasant chat at the
Surf Club on September 2. Other events are in the Whats On
page.
Get snaphappy for the Flower Show
WELL EVERYONE, the flower show is rolling ever closer, and with
all the lovely rain we have had recently, things should be looking
up in the garden. Entry forms are now available with all the
sections and entry information, so do look out for these, and put
your entries in.
As usual there will be displays and informative discussions and
demonstrations on several subjects, as well as plenty of items for
you to purchase if you wish to do so. Opening time is 9.30am this
year with morning and afternoon teas available.
So dont forget the date, 18th October,
A busy month for Tin Can Bay Quilters
The Quilting Retreat at Luther Heights Youth Camp was the main
event- eighteen quilters arrived at the camp at Point Arkwright,
loaded with sewing machines, comfy clothes, bedding, fabric, and
all the tools required. Machines were soon set up and purring as
work began.
The view from the workshop was a beautiful seascape, with
stunning sunrises. Yes, some were up to see them! Our meals were
brought to us plus home made goodies for morning and afternoon tea.
No cleaning up or cooking just sewing for two days. Most of us
accomplished so much more than possible at home.
Thanks to the two Pams for organizing the trip, plans are
already underway for next year
Some members visited the Bundaberg Quilt Show and the Gympie
Quilt and Craft show. It was great to have all our favourite fabric
stores in one place, close to home.
Our September programme includes UFO Block of the Month Charity
Quilt
(2nd), Are there flowers in Lancaster Amish Homespun Quilt (9th
and 16th), UFO (23rd) and Block of the month Charity quilt
(30th).
Quilters meet at the Community Complex every Tuesday morning.
Visitors are welcome. For information please call Maree on 5486
5706 or Jo 5488 0134.
your
with entries due on the 17th. Come along and support the Local
Ambulance Committee in their endeavours to keep this station one of
the best equipped in the state. The raffles will once again be run
with at least three prizes, maybe more!
Photography will be one of the major components in the show, so
get snap happy and take some floral photos. These can be quite
interesting.
Congratulations to the new executive, elected last month. Dont
forget, Bingo at the Country Club on Thursdays at 9.30am - with
great fun and morning tea available.
QuiltershardatworkattheCoolumcamp,YvonnespanelsofAustralianwildflowersmakeastunningquilt.Thegreatvenuehadaworkshopwithdiningroomnextdoor!
-
[A] Recommended driveaway pricing is applicable for Private,
Bronze and Silver f leet customers, & primary producers on
selected 2014 plate models purchased and delivered on or before 30
September 2014 at participating Toyota Dealers. Recommended
driveaway price shown includes 12 months registration, 12 months
compulsory third party insurance (CTP), a maximum dealer delivery
charge and stamp duty. Excludes demo models. For full terms &
conditions visit toyota.com.au/special-offers. Capped Price
Servicing is the maximum payable for standard scheduled servicing
(normal operating conditions) for a nominated number of
months/kilometres (whichever occurs first) up to a nominated
maximum number of services. Excludes Government & Rental
vehicles. Contact your Toyota Dealer or go to
toyota.com.au/advantage for other exclusions, eligibility and full
details. ^4.99% annual percentage rate is available to approved
business applicants of Toyota Finance for the financing of new and
selected demonstrator Hilux 4x4 and LC70 Series Single Cab and
Double Cab Chassis vehicles. Maximum finance term of 48 months
applies. Terms, conditions, fees & charges apply. Finance
applications must be received and approved between 01/08/2014 and
30/09/2014 and vehicles registered and delivered by 03/10/2014.
Offer not available to government, f leet or rental customers.
*Toyota Access GFV products are available to approved customers of
Toyota Finance a division of Toyota Finance Australia Limited ABN
48 002 435 181, AFSL and Australian Credit Licence 392536. VALID
12191 TFA00025/HP1
Toyota Access is available on every new Toyota and gives you:
The assurance of fixed monthly payments The certainty of a
Guaranteed Future Value*
The flexibility to trade, keep or return your Toyota
TOYOTAACCESS
A SMARTER WAY TO BUY
TTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAA
HiLux 4x4 SR5 Double Cab Turbo Diesel Manual from
$48,990 driveaway [A]$170 Capped Price ServicingLC70 SCCC
WorkMate
Includes Air and GPA Tray from $62,990 driveaway [A]$300 Capped
Price Servicing
HARD WORKING BUSINESS OFFER 4.99%APR^For primary producers and
small business owners
John Madill Toyota15 Station Road, Gympie Qld 4570Anthony
Heffernan 0409 499 257 and Chad Arthur 0439 095
333johnmadilltoyota.com.au
September 2014 Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News
21
Rainbow Beach Police Beatby Senior Constable Mick Emery
AS A POLICE OFFICER, one of the worst jobs you can be detailed
is a Job code 607 deliver a death message.
Often following a fatal traffic accident, the radio dispatcher
provides you with the 607 details often near the stroke of midnight
and you are tasked to attend an address and wake up a relative or
loved one.
Once that person is awake enough to comprehend what you are
saying, the message is conveyedand the fallout begins. The traffic
crash that took split seconds to take one human life now has
consequences that will be felt by others for the rest of their
lives.
For over a month now the Bruce Highway near Gympie has been the
scene of numerous such fatal traffic crashes, some of which have
touched local families through the loss of loved ones, the news
conveyed to relatives through a 607 by a stranger in a blue
uniform.
Occurring at the rate of nearly one fatal crash per week, this
totally preventable loss of life has resulted in an increased
police response on the roads. Police from Brisbane to Maryborough
are now in the area for Operation Mike Invent, and a range of
strategies have been rolled out with the intention of reducing the
number of people killed and injured on our roads.
Increased enforcement is one of the strategies that will be used
to curb the number of fatalities, and you can expect to see more
police patrols on the Bruce Highway and major arterials around
Gympie including Rainbow Beach Road and Tin Can Bay Road. You
should expect that your driving will also be monitored by police
that you dont see with a number of unmarked police vehicles
patrolling the area.
Other strategies will include educational initiatives and
advertising, particularly with reference to the so-called fatal
five:
FATIGUE: Fatigue creeps up on drivers. Ignoring your bodys
physical warning signs (such as daydreaming, sore eyes and
tiredness) can result in a crash. Prevention includes regular
breaks, check if your medications cause drowsiness and get plenty
of sleep before your trip.
DRInK DRIVInG: Drink driving reduces your ability to concentrate
and impedes reaction times, rendering you far more likely to be
involved in a crash. The consequences of drink driving can be far
greater than simply a loss of license.
SPEEDInG: Around half of the speed related fatalities occur at
10km/h or less above the speed limit. The higher your speed, the
greater the stopping distance. Regardless of the speed limit, you
may need to drive much slower when driving in wet or foggy
conditions.
DISTRACTIOn / InATTEnTIOn: Distracted drivers are dangerous.
Common distractions include changing music, programming navigation
systems, responding to children in the vehicle or putting on
make-up. Mobile phone use is a major distraction, the penalty for
which is now $330 and 3 points.
SEATBELTS: Seatbelts can improve your chance of surviving a
serious crash by up to 50 per cent. Even if you are just going
around the corner your seatbelt may save your life. The same road
rules apply on our beaches seatbelts must be worn and speed limits
adhered to.
In the light of the fatal five listed above, it can be seen that
crashes are caused by deliberate actions of road users. In other
words, crashes are preventable and are a matter of making good
choices. Can we encourage you all to give your driving the
attention that it deserves?
We dont want to have to deliver a 607 to any of your family
members
A police officers worst job
ON SEPTEMBER 6, put your walking shoes on and head to Crab Creek
for Coast Guard Tin Can Bays annual Walkathon.
Starting at 10am, with sign-on from 9am, the 2km walk follows
the foreshore footpath to the playground near the library. The walk
is open to everyone - young, old and all ages in between.
You can walk, run or ride (in the past weve babies riding in
strollers, kids on bikes, even people on horseback!) Its easy to
participate. Sponsorship forms are available from the Coast Guard
Base, TCB branch of NAB and local businesses or you can make a
donation on the day at registration.
We have some great prizes up for grabs, and all children who
participate go into the multi-draw raffles drawn on the day. In
addition there will be prizes for the
boy and girl who raise the most money, a sausage sizzle, cold
drinks, jumping castle, face painting and much more.
Its great fun for all and your participation will help raise
funds for our local Coast Guard ... one step at a time. For more
information, contact Kelly on 0431 128 629.
Youll be able to see all the action on Coast Guard Tin Can Bays
new Facebook page.
The page will contain everything you need to know about QF17
including photos and information about our activities both on and
off the water, and details of our upcoming fundraising events.
If you support Coast Guard, wed like you to like us by visiting
our page. Find us at www.facebook.com/coastguard.tincanbay
Walkathonfor the Coastguard
Image Julie Hartwig
-
23PageLocal ServicesCommunity Groups
All Ab