Tamborine Mountain News

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN NEWS VOL. 1321, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 – 1

TuesdayFeb 21, 2012

Vol. 1321

Compiled & editedby volunteers for theTamborine Mountain

Community

Protecting the thingswe value

ALMOST 900 submitters made the effortto protest against the bid by Gillion Pty

Ltd to have its illegal ground-waterextraction enterprise at Power Parade, MtTamborine, declared legal. The Scenic RimRegional Council agreed with thesubmitters, ruling that the enterprise shouldcease because it violates the regulationswith regard to zoning, public interest, needand local amenity.

Gillion Pty Ltd has appealed to thePlanning and Environment Court to have theCouncil’s ruling overturned so that it mightcontinue to extract something more than 20million litres of water each year from itsPower Parade bore, and tanker it off themountain (to be sold back to us in plasticbottles as “spring water”). SRRC is therespondent in the case and 83 of the 900submitters elected to co-respond withCouncil against the Gillion appeal. Some ofthese 83 will represent themselves in Court,but the majority will be represented by acouple of people acting for the rest.

P. & E. court procedures usually meanthat legal counsel is required, together withexperts in the fields of town planning, noise,traffic and in this case hydrology. Legalcounsel and these experts cost money andwhilst Council has funds for such matters atits disposal, the 83 co-respondents (many ofthem retired couples) who chose to try tohelp defend the Power Parade precinctagainst commercial exploitation do not havesuch funds.

To protect Power Parade and to prevent anegative result in the court becoming aprecedent for the exploitation of other suchpeaceful neighbourhood streets, those co-respondents, in all prudence must liaisetogether and engage legal counsel andexperts of their own to back up those hiredby Council and refute arguments of thosehired by Gillion.

It is a sad fact that one can obtain as muchjustice in the courts as one can afford. It istherefore imperative that as many as

possible of the 900 submitters, together withany other like-minded defenders of ourmountain values, help out the 83 co-respondents by contributing to the fund thathas been set up for that purpose. Donationscan be made to the NAB account as detailedbelow. This is a vital matter. Power Paradetoday, somebody else’s quiet streettomorrow!

Account name: Rip water fightingfund; BSB 084-263; Account number125098160.

After the TMPA Community Briefing at the Community Centre on Sunday afternoon, DerekSwanborough discussed further details of the complex Local Government Act with Shirley

Lindenmayer, Jim Inglis, Nadia O'Carroll, John Brennan, Richard Peak and Roly Lindenmayer.Story page 13. The Progress Association will be holding its traditional Meet the Candidates

meeting on Sunday, 15th April, at the Community Centre.

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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Editor,It has been a while since we as a family had

visited Tamborine Mountain from the GoldCoast, so you can imagine our dismay whenjust last week we arrived to find a plateaudivorced from, it would appear, any form oforder, control, regulation, direction, structure,care, maintenance or pride!

What has happened? Where is the council?Where is the Chamber of Commerce?

No wonder there are so many properties forsale. Another sore point – signs everywhere.

Too many real estate signs, pointer signs,badly hand written signs of all descriptions,illegal signs, fallen signs, faded signs, overall

it must be a sign of the times!Then one drives through Curtis Falls which

used to be a Mecca for tourists, now with thoserun-down shops and the obviously abandonedPavilion restaurant – it looks like somethingfrom the third world. Wake up TamborineMountain – no longer The Green behind theGold – more like “has been”!

This is one Gold Coast family that will notbe back for a long time until order has beenrestored.

S ThompsonRobina

See Councillor comments, page 14

Dear Editor,The ugliness of Gallery Walk

Walk, stroll – don’t drive down this oncebeautiful place and what do you see?

Large steel gates, once there were few ifany, some galvanized and unpainted farmgates. Ugly white and other colour concreteslabs where once flowers and shrubs weretended and grew well. Overgrown weed-covered vacant land. Untidy OPEN signs leftout when businesses are closed. And blessingof all, a large plastic bottle where a beautifulone hundred year old mountain tree oncegrew.

The philistines with their lack of taste andno sense of mountain beauty have moved in.

Lack of parking – why? Mostly because

parking provided by business owners andlessees for customers is taken up by staff.Who wants customers?

Gallery Walk, once the show case ofTamborine Mountain is now just the mainstreet of another fading Queensland village.

Come on, Gallery property owners, youhave a property in one of the best places inQueensland. Stand outside your property,look at it, see it as your customers see it.Does it have the look of a place in keepingwith a once beautiful mountain village?

Yes, there are some properties that are acredit to their owners – tidy and well-presented, and in keeping with the main streetof a mountain village, but sadly they are inthe minority.

Mal Longmore

Dear Editor,With respect to Mr. Inglis's letters that have

been written about the Beyond Zero Emissionconcept:

The number of scientists recognizing asignificant link between global warming andcarbon emissions are in the absolute majority.The ones that try to refute this trend are morethan likely receiving research (and other)contributions from big business with vestedinterests in fossil fuel consumption.

The concept presented by BZE is a greatone. If Australia were to adopt most or evensome of BZE's goals, the nation would rise tobecome a respected member of the globalcommunity in relation to environmentalstewardship.

Are we in some cases so egotistical andself-centered that we do not care whether ornot our children and their children have cleanwater and fresh air, or even a life at all??

In the best case scenario(which isdebatable) there is no global warming. But ifwe can agree that there is such aphenomenon, wouldn't it be fantastic if itwere just a temporary and more or less

natural shift in temperature that we were notresponsible for? Unfortunately a majority ofserious research shows that global warming isreal AND that we can do something toimprove the degenerating trend.

In any case, is it not worth being saferather than sorry?? In the improbablelikelihood that the global warming problemwill go away on its own, how much have welost if we have been able to build a nationalpowergrid that is entirely sustainable? Theanswer is Nothing. We would have gainedsources of power that can sustain us whenfinite fossil fuels run out, which they will.And how much do we have to lose if we areable to reverse an eventually deadly GlobalWarming, but choose not to? The answer tothat: Everything!

And with respect to Mr. Leisten's opinionabout only teaching children "basic science":what kind of mind-numbing censored societywould you like us to be, where no new ideasor developments are discussed orencouraged? You would send Australia backinto its murky past forever.

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Dear Editor , Re: Councillor Swanborough commentson Drainage Vol 1320 07/02/2012.

Of the 3 categories of people’s drainageproblems my house falls into the first, builtin areas of natural watercourses / bottom ofhills.

The Councillor’s comments that this willnever be fixed due to the economic impact itwill have on council is not helpful to thepeople who are directly affected.

Council has a process of administration,planning and inspection for which theycharge a fee. Isn’t this supposed to makesure all properties reach some predeterminedstandard for current and future residents?

There are many such properties that havebeen impacted by past and inevitably futuremeteorological events. This brings intoquestion the adequacy of council planning,inspection and engineering capabilities.

If the job of allowing houses to be built insensitive drainage areas had been doneproperly, the drainage would be adequate forthe purpose and be maintained in an orderlyand efficient manner PRIOR to a floodingevent. WE actually do pay for the privilegeof this to be done, it’s called planning andinspection fees and rates!

We have been bombarded with billboardsand advertising so one could well imaginethat council had knowledge of theimpending events, but where were themaintenance crews clearing table drains andundergrowth?

Are we getting value for our rates moneyon this mountain? I for one find itquestionable particularly when Council cansuggest spending $5million on a library inBeaudesert and cry poor over some of thereal issues they are there to administer.

Paul Leahy

Dear Editor, How can any human predict without error

and thus prevent flooding from somethingthat has baffled mankind since the beginningof time – the weather.

The Pharaohs in ancient Egypt inventedthe Nilometer, a river-gauge that measuredthe rise of the flood waters of the Nile atAswan (North of Lake Nasser on the Nilewhere the Aswan dam was completed in1970).

The measurements determined the taxes tobe paid by the farmers along the Nile and itsDelta that produced the crops (for better orworse) resulting from the beneficial annualrainfall.

Therefore, we may well ask in thismodern scientific and "knowledgeable" agewhy mankind shouldn’t be able to determinefrom experience, world-wide scientificweather observations, common sense,

history, tradition, expert artisans, artificers,the best constructors, long range weatheranalysis and the best engineers availablehow to devise a proper, safe and foolproofmethod of releasing water from huge damsduring the various periods in the monsoonseason affecting Queensland from Novemberto March inclusive, instead of relying on amanual with what appears to be vaguesymbols of W1,W2, W3 and W4.Apparently, through no fault of anyone,which seems to be not properly known,explained or understood according to whatwe read in the press and hear on the radio.

Hopefully, the legal officers of theCommission of Inquiry will find the correctsolution to prevent this frequent and hugelyexpensive problem.

Ian MiltonLetters continue page 10

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Spiritual GeologyDear Geoff,In my last several letters to you I was writing about the kind of change that God does in his people as theycome to him ‘the living Stone’, as the apostle Peter calls Christ in his first letter. But change for the Christianrests within a much larger picture of reality. There are some things which are necessary to be true if theChristian life is to be meaningful. And most interpretations of life try to offer some kind of justification fortheir views. At least this was once true. In our current worldview environment there seems to be adiminishing interest in thinking it important to offer rational explanations for the things we believe anduse to integrate our lives. In fact there seems to be a growing trend away from well thought out opinionsand positions on big questions which fit in the category of what was once called metaphysics. If I claimsome kind of esoteric knowledge, persuade a few people that I have it, give myself a mystical soundingname, and wear some spiritual garb, there... voila! I have created a new way of understanding lifethat has as much clout as any other view on offer. I know this is an oversimplification but the pointstill stands. One reason that this is possible is that we have come to accept a deep gulf between thephysical world that we live in from day to day and the spiritual world that hovers somewhere aboveit, or in it, or behind it...who knows?The bible teaches that the physical world was created by God who is Spirit. And it was created goodand it is real. The world is not God’s dream, nor is it an illusion that we have. The world is real. It isreal for God, its Creator, and real for us, his creatures. The familiar words of Genesis 1:1, ‘In thebeginning God created the heavens and the earth.’, are the indispensable ‘backstory’ to everythingelse Christians believe and do. It may be out of fashion to make a big deal out of this point butChristians have, historically, taken history seriously and known that certain things must be true iftheir lives are to have present purpose and future hope. This present existence, resulting from thecreative word/act of a personal and infinite God, is one of those necessary truths which God hasrevealed, and which forms part of the substrata on which the Christian faith rests. I hope to lookat some more of these bedrock truths in coming letters.

Your Brother,Kim

Bird observers’ notes

IN a period of diminishing populations ofAustralian native birds it was stimulating to

witness a kaleidoscope presentation of manyspecies.

At a recent NHA meeting John and GillWhyman re-lived a 2011 odyssey throughless populous regions of the south west of thecontinent.

Members enjoyed close encounters withspecies of uncommon status like the southernscrub robin and many others that are not easyto observe. The intensity of colours in themany parrots like the gaudy red-cappedcombined with a close focus of many smallerspecies made this a superlative show.

Members welcomed Sophia Brybbare, on aworking holiday from Finland. Sophiabrought along some of her bird photographyin Africa.

It was decided to conduct local bird walkson Wednesdays instead of Saturdays. Newmembers and visitors are always welcome,Jeff and Margaret Eller (5545 0995) will beeager to advise.

An invitation is extended to interested localobservers of migrant waders (picture above,courtesy of Jeff Eller). A group will be goingto the Port of Brisbane (Lytton Roost) onSaturday 10 March. Pat Stockwell will beleading this outing and welcomes inquiries –5545 0737.

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ON rereading my previous Council Watch, itis clear how frustrated I was with still no

good answers from Council about matters ofconsiderable concern to the community -notably the shopping centre roundabout andCode of Conduct complaints againstCouncillors. With Local Government electionsnot too far away, you would think Councilwould feel some incentive to get such matterssatisfactorily resolved. Wrong!

No informative responses are forthcomingand the rumblings will continue.

Just a bit about the roundabout saga: for manymonths the developer was unable to produce anacceptable roundabout design. In February2011, the Judge issued a Final Order approvingthe project on condition that a design acceptableto the Department of Transport and Main Roads(DTMR) was produced that was generally inaccordance with a concept in the Final Orders. .Nothing was heard until December when a planwas published that construction wouldcommence immediately. There had been noconsultation with potentially affected parties.Questions were immediately raised about thesafety of the design, impact on affectedproperties (particularly Roslyn Lodge) and thewhole approval process.

No answers were forthcoming. Particularlynotable was Council's attitude that it was notparty to the negotiations between the DTMRand the developer. Fair enough. But thisargument comes unglued because Councillorshave a responsibility under the LocalGovernment Act to represent the interests ofresidents. Surely if residents jump up and downand back up their concerns with detailedreasons, then our Council, too, has aresponsibility to do its bit of jumping up anddown. In fact, only Cr Swanborough has madesignificant efforts in this regard, but apparentlywith little more effect than achieved by theother residents. I suspect he doesn’t like beatinghis head on a brick wall either. In my own case,questions I asked on 18 December about theapproval process remain unanswered and therehas been no meaningful response to my detailedsubmissions of 18 January and 6 February.

In fact I have been criticised from withinCouncil for raising such matters. At this time Iwon’t take up valuable space dealing with suchnonsense. However, in response to one suchcriticism, I pointed out that there may havebeen no need for such critical comment:– if some answers had been given to my

questions of 18 December when trying totrack the approval process, but thesequestions were simply ignored.

– if the problems listed in my submissions of18 January and 6 February about theapproval process and roundabout/roadworksdesign had been addressed by Council.

– if Council had accepted its responsibilityunder the Local Government Act to protectthe interests of all regardless of the Divisionthey live in. Cr Swanborough has beennotably supportive. The DTMR has been similarly unresponsive

to questions and concerns. They even refused togive me an appointment to discuss the concerns

listed in my submissions. However, they didproduce a little oddity of their own: thepublished drawing was rather basic but requestsfor more detail to better quantify the impactswere knocked back. The design was theintellectual property of the developer’sengineer- and this for a construction on a majorpublic road! The critical point was the actuallevel of the roundabout, because this woulddetermine whether Roslyn Lodge access wouldbecome only very difficult rather thanunworkable and would also give a guide aboutthe effect of storm water runoff. Just a few daysago, the engineer released a drawing completewith beautifully drawn contours. The catch isthat the contours don’t have any levels on them,so we remain in the dark. As an engineermyself, I cannot think of a reason to produce adrawing so lacking in the vital information itwas intended to convey.

You are reminded that there was oneintriguing mystery about the approval processwhich still hasn’t been explained. It was finallyadmitted that the design approval had beengiven on 11 November. However, even theDTMR Director for the area who I understandis responsible for engineering design,apparently didn’t know that. He said inDecember that approval had not been given andthe design was still being reviewed. Verystrange!

Now back to the CEO’s rejection of most ofthe complaints I had made against Councillorsfor breaches of the Councillor Code of Conduct.When I queried the rejection, he wrote that hehad received legal advice, but when I requestedenlightenment, the CEO wrote that the legaladvice is subject to legal privilege and he wasnot in a position to disclose it to me. Now that’sinteresting. My complaints were rejected and Ican’t find out why.

However, I have noticed an odd thing. Thebasis for some of my complaints was failure bysome Councillors to satisfy the CouncillorCode of Conduct requirement that "Councillorsmust, when communicating with the public orthe media, make it clear when they areexpressing a personal opinion and when theyare speaking on behalf of Council." After I hadlodged my complaints, some effort was made tosatisfy this requirement. However, mostCouncillors are now failing to make such astatement. Why?

Another important Appeal against a Councildecision is soon to be heard. Council rejectedan Application to convert an unlawfulcommercial water extraction business in PowerParade to lawful. This is a very significant casewith serious ramifications for TamborineMountain and its ecology. Previously it wasbelieved that Council could only make adecision re the sale of water from a site and didnot have control over the actual waterextraction. A judge disagreed and, since this isthe first such case to be heard, it will set animportant precedent. Once again, locals areputting their hands in their pockets.

And then there is the Application for TouristLodges off Justin Avenue. These are notsomebody else’s problems.


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CLOUDS arecollections of waterdroplets or icecrystals suspended inthe atmosphere.

They are classifiedby a system based onLatin words describingtheir height andappearance. Cirrus(hair), cumulus(heap), stratus (layer)and nimbus (rainbearing).

Low clouds are up to 2.5 kms altitude,middle are 2.5 to 6 kms altitude and highclouds exceed 6 kms in altitude.

There are ten main types of cloud:1. Cirrus - high cloud, with white wispy

tufts made of ice crystals. No rain.2. Cirrocumulus – high cloud, with small

white, puffy ripples made of ice crystals.No rain.

3. Cirrostratus – high cloud resembles athin transparent veil or sheet whichcovers large areas of sky. No rain

4. Altocumulus – middle cloud, with whiteripples and dark shading. Possible lightshowers.

5. Altostratus – middle cloud, made of icecrystals and water droplets. Grey sheet-like appearance. Rain or snow.

6. Nimbostratus – low cloud, thick dark flatand uniform. Heavy rain or snow.

7. Stratocumulus – low cloud, appears asseries of grey/white rolls with blue skybetween. Drizzle.

8. Stratus – low cloud, appears horizontal,grey and constant cloud mass. Drizzle.

9. Cumulus – low cloud, with dark flat baseand puffy white rolls or towers on top.Small cumulus clouds are associatedwith fair weather, larger with rain.

10. Cumulonimbus – large low clouds, withflat, dark bases and huge towers whichmay reach heights of over 20,000metres. May herald thunderstorms,

heavy rain, hail andhigh winds.

Clouds usuallyappear white andopaque because ofthe effect of light.Sunlight appears aswhite light but itconsists of the sevenprinciple colours ofthe visible spectrum.Clouds contain animmense number ofwater droplets or ice

crystals which reflect and scatter thedifferent wavelengths of visible lightuniformly, producing intact reflected whitesunlight.

When clouds become high or thick enoughto prevent sunlight from passing through,they create a shadow, and this gives the clouda grey or black appearance.

At sunset or sunrise when the sun is low inthe sky, the sunlight must travel a greaterdistance through the atmosphere. The shorterwavelength colours are scattered out, leavingthe longer wavelength colours of red, orangeand yellow predominating when the sun isnear the horizon. This light is reflected bynearby clouds producing the red, orange,yellow hued clouds that we associate withsunset and sunrise.

One of the most unusual cloud colours isthe greenish tinge often associated with thedeep, tall cumulonimbus thunderclouds thatproduce hail. The reason for this appearanceis not fully understood. There are a number oftheories, one is that the high water density ofthe clouds reflects blue/green light andanother is that the reddish sunlight of a lowsun shining on the bluish light below thecloud produces the green colouration.

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WHAT are those kids up to, digging in theschool garden? Are they counting

worms? Checking on how well different kindsof watering work? Kids across Queenslandare doing some hands-on learning and takingaction to reduce the impact of their school onthe environment. In an Earth Smart ScienceSchools program funded by the QLDgovernment, some 1000 primary schoolsacross the state will be environmentallysustainable by the end of this year.

The focus of the program is on improvingbiodiversity, reducing waste, saving water andmaking more efficient use of energy. Teachersand students are taking a whole-of-schoolapproach to becoming more earth-friendlythrough classroom activities, improvedphysical surroundings and relationships withthe local community.

This year all Queensland schools will bedeveloping and implementing a SchoolEnvironmental Management Plan thatinvolves• improving biodiversity in the school’s

environment• reducing school water consumption by 15%

• reducing school energy consumption by30%

• reducing school waste by 50%.They’re helped in this by Earth Smart

Science facilitators based at Outdoor andEnvironmental Education Centres and twonon-government organisations. One of theseexperts is a Tamborine Mountain resident,Lynn Churchill, who’s working with 14schools in the area. Lynn and her fellowfacilitators help teachers access the latestscience and sustainability curriculumresources and learn what’s worked at otherschools as they develop their environmentaleducation programs.

Lynn is a passionate teacher, aknowledgeable environmental educator and avery engaging speaker. She’ll be talking abouther work at the forthcoming TamborineMountain Landcare General Meeting onSunday 4th March at the Eagle HeightsResort Hotel (9.30 for a 10 a.m. start). Comeand find out what those kids are really up to,what they’re learning and why.

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materials and services and too much of thisunnecessarily goes to business andconsultants outside of the Shire. DerekSwanborough says:-

“In these hard economic times we mustsupport local business and jobs first.”I will introduce a 5% local preference policyand change the culture of the organisation toactively implement this policy.The Chief Executive Officer’s performancecontract will require demonstration to yourelected Councillors on a quarterly basis howthe organisation is actively supporting localbusiness under a new purchasing policy.

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As a Candidate for Division 1, I acknowledge that we need to preserve, enhance and promote thequality of living and the environment on Tamborine Mountain. I believe that Council needs achange of direction. I am standing for the following principles and issues which will assist inachieving this change.TRANSPARENCY IN COUNCIL’S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES:• Open reporting to the Community• More time for consultation with the Community on Meeting Agendas• More reporting to Committee by Council Officers on Council’s activities/spendingFAIRNESS AND AFFORDABILITY IN RATES• Establishment of a Finance Committee• A debate on whether the Scenic Rim can afford a rates’ freeze in year one• A fairer percentage of rates returned to the Tamborine Mountain CommunityACCOUNTABILITY RETURNED TO THE COUNCILLORS• Review of delegations• Councillors to be consulted on strategy when Council appears in courtADHERENCE TO THE LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME• Review of Planning Scheme and Application ProcessesEFFECTIVE CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMUNITY• Community Forums• Return of Councillor’s Discretionary FundsVALUE FOR MONEY• Review of budget 11/12 and chargesEFFICIENT FRONT LINE SERVICES• Review and monitoring of Customer Contact ContractCUSTOMER SERVICE AND CULTURAL CHANGE• Adoption of the principles of timeliness, empathy and explanation in Council’s correspondence• Review of policy on Councillor communication with employeesIN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE:• A co-ordinated approach to the promotion of Tamborine Mountain• Development of a long term plan for provision of a waste facility• A review of the issues pertaining to the Shelf Road• A review of conditions of service for employees who are members of the SESDetailed local issues will be outlined in the next advertisement.

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Letters continued from page 3Dear Editor,

I read with interest the articles in theTamborine Mountain News. It is notimportant what my view is on ClimateChange because I am not a climate scientist.However, when I read the following Quiz onthis subject, I thought to send it to you foryour readers to read. I also include theanswers. This could very well create ahealthy discussion.

Leon Voesenek

QUIZ: The federal government is planninga tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.Test what you know about CO2 andclimate change?

Q 1. How much of the atmosphere do youthink is carbon dioxide (CO2)?

(a) 0-1%(b) 1-10%(c) 10-20%(d) 20-40% (e) 40-60%

Q 2. Of the carbon dioxide in the atmospheretoday, how much is man-made?

(a) 0-10%(b) 10-20%(c) 20-30%(d) 30-40%(e) 40-60%

Q 3. Each year, how much of the world’sman-made carbon dioxide emissions comefrom Australia?

(a) 0-1%(b) 1-10%(c) 10-20%(d) 20-40%(e) 40-60%

Q 4. Is carbon dioxide a harmful pollutant?(a) Yes, it damages plant life. (b) Yes, it’s dangerous for human and

animals to breathe from the atmosphere.(c) Both (a) and (b).(d) No, it’s not a pollutant; it’s necessary

for plant and animal life.(e) Unsure, don’t know.

Q 5. What gases are coming from these twolarge towers, often shown on TV as anexample of CO2 polluting the atmosphere?

(a) Carbon dioxide (CO2).(b) Smoke harmful to human health.

(c) Both (a) and (b).(d) Harmless steam (H2O).(e) Unsure, don’t know.

Q 6. Over the past 400,000 years, CO2 levelshave gone up in warm periods and downduring ice ages. Rising carbon dioxide levels:

(a) came before rising temperatures.(b) came after rising temperatures.(c) I don’t know which came first.

Q 7. Is the increase in carbon dioxideemissions from human activity causing asignificant rise in air temperature?

(a) Yes(b) No.(c) Not sure, don’t know.

ANSWERS:Q 1. Correct answer is (a). The atmosphere(by volume of dry air) is mainly nitrogen(78.1%) and oxygen (20.9%). The remaining1% of the atmosphere contains the ‘trace’gases – carbon dioxide ( 1/27th of 1% of theatmosphere, or just 0.038%), hydrogen,helium, argon, krypton and neon.(US space agency NASA “Earth Fact Sheet”,http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html).

Additional gases need to warm the earth inorder to sustain life are water vapour andmethane.Q 2. Correct answer is (c), well sort of.Broadly speaking, about 25-28% of CO2 intoday’s atmosphere has been produced byhuman activity since the industrial revolutionbegan 200 years ago. That amount is about0.0095% of all the air in the atmosphere.

However, the real story is much morecomplex. Each year, human activity isresponsible for about 38 billion tonnes1 ofCO2 emissions, compared to about 770billion tonnes2 from natural sources, likedecaying vegetation, the oceans, animals andvolcanoes. The great bulk of this CO2 in theair is then absorbed by plants and by theoceans; it’s “recycled”; it doesn’t justaccumulate in the atmosphere.

Therefore, saying that 25-28% of theatmospheric CO2 is from human activityneeds to be qualified. More accurately,humans contribute about 5% of the annualCO2 exchange between the atmosphere andthe oceans/biosphere. Science has much moreto learn about this process.

(1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change:Synthesis Report 2007, Figure 2.1, p. 36.http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/syr/en/mains2-1.html

(2) Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2004, Officeof Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy InformationAdministration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585,December 2005. Figure 3, pg 6.ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oiaf/1605/cdrom/pdf/ggrpt/057304.pdf. TheUS Department of Energy calculation is based on the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis,Chapter 3, Figure 3.1, p. 188. The IPCC measured “The maincomponents of the natural carbon cycle” as producing 210 billion tonnesof carbon (C), so multiply by 3.667 to obtain the weight of 770 billiontonnes of CO2). http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/pdf/TAR-03.pdf.)

Q 3. Correct answer is (b). Head of climatechange at the environmental group WorldWildlife Fund (WWF), Kellie Caught, saysAustralia is responsible for 1.4% of globalemissions. (The Age, 24.3.2011)Q 4. Correct answer is (d). CO2 is a harmlessgas that makes up the bubbles in your softdrinks and soda water. Standard sciencetextbooks describe CO2 as a colourless,odourless, non-poisonous gas. CO2 is not aharmful pollutant. (See definition of CO2 athttp://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/carbon+dioxide)

CO2 is fundamental to life on earth, alongwith oxygen and nitrogen. It’s essential forplant photosynthesis, which drives the foodchain. No CO2, no life on earth.

It’s been repeatedly shown that higherlevels of CO2 improve plant growth and theefficient use of water by plants.

(e.g. Eamus, D, Responses of field grown trees to CO2 enrichment,Commonwealth Forestry Review, 75:39-47, 1996; Saxe, H, Ellsworth, DS and Heath, J, Tree and forest functioning in an enriched CO2atmosphere, New Phytologist, 139:395-436, 1998)

If CO2 levels fall below 150 parts permillion in the atmosphere (CO2 is currentlyabout 385 ppm) then most plants almost stopgrowing.1 In past ice ages, CO2 fell close tothis level, almost collapsing the planet’secosystem.

(1) e.g. A history of atmospheric CO2 and its effects on plants,animals, and ecosystems, J. R. Ehleringer, et. al., Springer Press, 2005,p. 236

Q 5. Correct answer is (d). Harmless steamis the only gas emitted from these powerstation water-cooling towers. There are noharmful pollutants and no CO2 coming fromthese towers. As a colourless gas, you can’tsee CO2. Q 6. Correct answer is (b). CO2 levels roseafter temperature rises. Ice core samplesshows rising temperatures were followed byhigher levels of CO2 after a time lag of about600-2,000 years.

(e.g. Mudelsee, M, The phase relations among atmospheric CO2content, temperature and global ice volume over the past 420 ka,Quaternary Science Reviews 20:583-589; 2001.)

Q 7. This remains an issue of debate amongscientists. What do you think?

HEALTHY DISCUSSION: The above quizis an attempt by climate change sceptics toinfluence the reader into non-acceptance ofglobal warming and the Carbon Tax.

The answers are reasonably sound and youmay finish up thinking – “Yes, Australia onlyproduces 1.4% of the world’s CO2 and thatCO2 is a small proportion of natural CO2which is changing anyway in the long termwith global changes in temperature. So whydo we need a Carbon tax?” Congratulations –that’s exactly what you’re meant to think! Thedevil is in the questions. If they had asked,“Do you think global warming is real? Whatcauses global warming? Is the world’s netmass of ice melting or increasing? Why arecyclones (hurricanes) getting more intense?etc.”, your answers (and theirs) would have

led you to the opposite conclusion. Q7 iscarefully worded, “Is human CO2 contributingto a significant rise in air temperature?”, andthe answer is left open. The quiz writers knowair temperature is the smallest, least sensitive,and therefore most debatable of the outcomesof global warming. However oceanicwarming, global ice melt-rates, and cyclonicactivity are measurable outcomes.

The answer to Q1 is correct as far as itgoes. CO2 is a trace gas, making up a tinypercentage of the total atmosphere – but as ispointed out in the answer to Q4, without CO2Earth would be very cold indeed. This clearlydemonstrates its importance as a greenhousegas. CO2 absorbs very large amounts of out-going radiation, so ‘small’ changes have alarge effect. The statement in the answer to

Q1, “Additional gases need[ed] to warm theearth in order to sustain life are water vapourand methane”, apart from being teleological(suggesting water vapour and methane warmthe Earth in order to sustain life), points upthe fact that global warming is also heavilyaffected by water vapour and methaneconcentrations. Water vapour has beenwarming us since life began, but atmosphericwater vapour increases with atmospherictemperature, further enhancing warming.Methane came a little later, but is currentlyincreasing exponentially as the oceans warmand humans dig up fossil fuels. Methane isthe most effective greenhouse gas after CO2.Which brings us back to the urgent need for aCarbon Tax – here and elsewhere.

Mike Russell

FRANK McKAY was bornin Corowa, New SouthWales, one of five childrenof Eliza and Alfred McKay.

He enlisted in the Militiatwo days before his 18thbirthday, and on theoutbreak of war served inthe 8th Light Horse Brigadethat later became the 8thAustralian CavalryRegiment, with Bren gunsreplacing the horses. Beforemoving to serve in theNorthern Territory, Frank’sregiment camped atTamborine Village for a fewmonths, and while there hevisited Tamborine Mountainwhere he and his friendsattended dances at the Zamia and at the ShowHall – and where he met his future wife,Marie Curtis.

As the threat of invasion by the Japanesediminished, Frank took up the offer to leavethe Army and concentrate on food production– an important necessity at that time.

Frank and Marie were married in May 1944in the Presbyterian Church at Eagle Heights;the church is now an important part of theHeritage Centre. They worked hard togetherat small crop farming and were soon able tobuild, in Long Road, their first home, whichstill stands today. While living there, Marieand Frank began their family – Leslie,Barbara and Malcolm were born while theirMum and Dad lived in Long Road. In March1952, when Marie was expecting their fourthchild, Donna, they bought a dairy farm inBeacon Road. The farm house became afamily home, and they continued dairyingthere for 21 years. Frank loved the farm, andadmitted that after dairying ceased in theearly 1970’s he felt depressed for quite a longtime.

Marie was a school teacher – a very goodone, as her former pupils remember today. Atthat time married women could not hold apermanent position as a teacher, but Marie

worked hard as a supplyteacher, often filling in fora whole term or a year at atime as required. Frankworked to augment thefamily income – he wasthe warm milk vendor forseveral years during the1950s, delivering milk andcream to Eagle Heightsand North Tamborine. Hischildren oftenaccompanied him beforeschool, or during theholidays.

For several years Frankworked with NedHansford sinking wells – anecessity before theadvent of bores. During

the years at Beacon Road Frank became moreand more involved with Cox ride-on mowers,and over time became one of their longestserving agents.

In 1981 the house in Beacon Road wassold, to become Tamborine Gardens, awedding venue. Frank and Marie built a newhome in Witches Chase, with a beautiful viewof the Canungra Valley. Frank hadn’t lost hislove of cattle, and kept a couple of cows formany years.

Family life was very important to bothMarie and Frank, and they loved their fourchildren and eleven grandchildren – and intime their many great grandchildren. Theycelebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in2004. They both served their community invarious ways, and both were recognized fortheir work by receiving a Paul Harris Awardfrom Rotary. An active member of manyMountain organisations Frank received aPremier’s Award in 2005 for the role heplayed in the community.

After Marie’s death in 2007, Frank stayedon in their home in Witches Chase, thenmoved to Roslyn Lodge where he spent thelast ten months of his life. The family aregrateful for the dedicated and caring supportgiven to him there.


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HISTORICALINTERLUDEMill WheelFalls at EagleHeights Road/GeissmannDrive corner,sometime inthe 1950s. Thetall trees in thebackgroundare where theTall TreesMotel nowstands.


Praise be to the mountain’s snake catchers. I was invited to film theBandy Bandy prior to it being released on a property in West Road.Being a nocturnal, burrowing species, the snake didn’t like the sun’sheat and displayed the characteristic alarm posture of raising its bodyoff the ground to form a braced loop, poor thing; all for the sake of

adding to the species content of my archive. Bandy Bandys aremildly venomous and occur in a wide range of habitats. They feed on

blind snakes and attain a length of 50 to 60cm. Frames from video footage celebrating Tamborine Mountain’s biodiversity.

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One small place on earthBandy Bandy – Vermicella annulata – property, North Tamborine

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IMAGINE an Australia without carbon pollution generating ourelectricity within 10 years. Imagine wind generators and solar farms

producing renewable power both day and night, solar mirrors heatingliquid salt which drives steam generators during the night as well asday. That’s the vision of the Beyond Zero Emissions program.

Guest speaker for this month was Dorotee Braun who spoke to themeeting on the Zero Carbon Australia Project. This is a non-government plan to ensure that the country changes from a carbonbased electricity production to a sustainable generation of powerthrough wind and solar farms.

A Brisbane-based environmental activist and BZE presenter,Dorotee Braun outlined the science, technology and economics of thistechnically feasible Zero Carbon Australia plan which they hope willreplace carbon fuels as a steam generator within a decade. Shestressed the need for everyone to get behind the project and ensurethat politicians and vested interests were won over by their argument.This project will produce thousands of jobs and get rid of once and forall noxious gases which presently gush into our atmosphere fromconventional power stations.

The BZE program has already enlisted over 400 volunteers –engineers, scientists, academics and already a detailed road map toachieve a clean technology, using existing resources, outlines how wecan change from fossil fuels to using 100% renewable technology in10 years.

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TMPA Community Briefing

NEARLY 70 people attended a Community Briefing last Sunday,organized by the TMPA to discuss planning and other local

matters. TMPA President Jeanette Lockey spoke of the developmentof Tamborine Mountain and the part the Association had played overmany years in keeping the Mountain a desirable place for residentsand visitors alike. Treasurer Amanda Hay said that she and herhusband had come to live here just over 12 months ago, attracted bythe very things that people here had worked so hard to preserve.

Roly Lindenmayer chaired the meeting and introduced guestspeaker Cr Derek Swanborough, who outlined some of thecomplexities of the Local Government Act. He said that the Act itselfis not the main problem – most councils, such as the Ipswich CityCouncil, live quite happily with it; they abide by the provisions but itis they who are in control, the Act is not in control of council.

Cr Swanborough said that the two main problems with the Act werefirstly, the draconian power it gave to the CEO. Although the electedcouncillors appoint the CEO, the CEO in turn then appoints allmembers of staff. The second problem is lack of information – aratepayer has better access to information from a council officer thana councillor who is not allowed similar access, even when trying tohelp his constituents. In the Q&A session, Phil Giffard confirmedthis; he also told of a complaint to the CEO and was told that legaladvice had described it as ‘frivolous’. On requesting details, he wastold that it was confidential!

This confidentiality also extends to details of council expenditure ofrates – a common and understandable request from councillors/ratepayers, when rates have risen 35% in the past three years.

A further problem was that some planning matters could be decidedby council officers under delegated authority. Although other councildecisions can be reversed, planning decisions can only by altered bythe courts – as in the case of Hyacinth.

Before the meeting closed Cr Swanborough replied to a goodnumber of questions from participants.

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I am required by Scenic Rim RegionalCouncil policy to make the following statements:

• These are my personal views.• When a Council votes on a decision, they

count up the votes and the decision is madebased on the side that gets the most votes.

Welcome to Principal Jason Smith,Tamborine Mountain State School

It was my pleasure to be invited to thepresentation of Year 7 captains and prefects infront of a general assembly of the wholeschool. The school has grown to 525 studentsthis year. Congratulations to the new schoolcaptains. New principal Mr. Smith talkedabout leadership in the school and his ownconsultative leadership style based on highstandards and performance. I am so gratefulfor the high standards in our schools, ofparents who take an active interest in theirchildren’s education and development andteachers that are skilled and hardworking. Another poor major planning decision thatdetrimentally impacts on the amenity ofTamborine Mountain and puts everyhousehold at risk

After all that’s gone on with Hyacinth forthe last four years, it seems our Council andplanning staff have done it again. We haveseen another decision under delegatedauthority that will set a planning precedentthat would put everyone’s residential zonesamenity at risk.

After Council’s two years battle with aresident on a 5471m2 block, in a villageresidential zone, to tidy up an unsightlyaccumulation of car bodies and junk on hisproperty that was making the neighbour’splace unsaleable, another section of the sameCouncil department gave approval justrecently for two sheds, totalling 360m” to bebuilt in the back yard to hide it all away. Well,360m2 of shed is the size of three small housesand will be built within 1.5 metres of theneighbour’s house. Planners said in theplanning decision it would have nodetrimental effect on the neighbours. Notmany reasonable people could agree with thatassessment. Normally you would struggle toget that sort of approval for a business

premises anywhere, let alone a domestichouse shed on Tamborine Mountain. I’m toldby a well-informed person that it wouldn’thappen in any other Council in South EastQueensland.

I have said that:1. There is a fundamental problem with the

town planning scheme adopted in 2007 bythe former Beaudesert Shire Council that itcan even contemplate allowing house sizesheds in backyards over 2000m2 with nonotification to residents.

2. A bigger problem exists as four of Council’smost senior planning staff signed off onthis, without even considering there was aproblem, and they didn’t consult with thearea councillor or even the other section thatwas taking court action to have the junkremoved.

3. An enormous problem exists if, aftereverything that has happened, our planningstaff still don’t understand the meaning ofamenity and the expressed desire of ourpopulation to protect it. The words are therein the planning scheme, but the culture isnot in place to implement it.

4. Without withdrawing these delegations toassess code assessable applications on TMwe are at the mercy of a council that makespoor decisions that impact everyone.

5. A new Council must fix this planningproblem immediately and seek to changethe culture within this department that doesnot understand the values residents onTamborine Mountain have clearly expressedtime and time again, including recently inthe social plan, and the just adoptedCommunity Plan.

ConsultationPlease call me or leave a text message if

you wish to talk to me or require a face to facemeeting on the Mountain. I will be in thelibrary next on 8th March. My mobile numberis 0447 206 006. The best email address tomake a personal appointment is [email protected]. You can also joinme on Facebook at Derek.Swanborough, orvisit my website at www.derekformayor.com

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Tamborine Mountain College 2012 Camp Reportby Ellen Hussey (budding journalist)

WOW! What a week it has been for thestudents at Tamborine Mountain

College. The first week back at school andthe majority of the students were absent dueto flooding thanks to all that rain! After therain had cleared up, Yrs 11 and 12 endured a2-hour bus trip to the Currimundi OutdoorRecreation Centre, Currimundi (just beyondCaloundra, Qld). The camp’s staff were verywelcoming as soon as we stepped off the bus!The purpose of the camp was to help buildour team and leadership skills, to prepare thesenior class for future endeavours afterschool. Activities included exciting thingssuch as surfing, high ropes, low ropes, teamactivities, swimming and much more! It wasgreat to see everyone bond over the threedays at camp. Every single student had afabulous attitude and there was a smile oneveryone’s face from the moment we arrived

and left the camp. Well the smiles didn’t lastlong after camp since everyone fell asleep onthe bus on the way home………..the bus wasdeathly silent. It was hard to believe theseniors could stay that quiet for so long! Evena week after camp had passed, everyone wasstill talking about how great it was and how itwas possibly the best camp they had been on.Thank you to the wonderful people atCurrimundi Outdoor Recreation Centre forletting us stay at your site and organisingamazing activities for us! Thank you to MrsWood, Miss Green, Mr Mathers and MrByrnes for joining us on camp and takinggood care of us and just being really amazingin general! And a big thanks to all Yr 11 and12 students who went on camp. You were allsuch great sports and so much fun.Tamborine Mountain College is lucky to havea bunch of awesome kids like you!

2012 is “The Year ofReading”Play a part in making READING FOREVERYONE at St Bernard State School

AT St Bernard State School, communitymembers are invited to join our Reading

Volunteer program. This has proved veryeffective in both improving student readingstrategies and in developing positiverelationships between students andcommunity members.

Two of the St Bernard School studentshave reflected on the positive impact theReading Volunteer program has had for them.

The boys have been working with Mr TedNewman, who has been working in ourprogram each week.

Kyle commented “It was fun working withMr Newman because he had a sense ofhumour. He helped me with my reading skillsand to understand the meaning of words. Ihave a bit more joy reading stories, now that Iknow all the words”.

Another student, Damon, said, “I am here

to tell you how wonderful the ReadingVolunteer program is and how much it canhelp everyone. Even the best readers canlearn even more. Last year, Mr Newmanhelped me to become a better reader. Hesaid that I have a loud, clear voice but mycomprehension was holding me back. MrNewman always kept me on my toes byasking questions about what I was reading. Iwas a bit nervous when I first met MrNewman. But I had a great time with himbecause we both like reading biographies”.

If you enjoy working with students, have alove of reading and can commit to workingwith us for one hour per week, please contactSharon-Lee Henningsen at the schoo1 (phone5545 7666) to join our next training programon Tuesday March 13 at 9:30a.m. Pleasenote that all volunteers require a Blue Cardwhich can be applied for, free of chargethrough the school.

S. HenningsenPicture on previous page: Kyle and Damonenjoying reading with St Bernard StateSchool Reading Volunteer, Ted


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TAMBORINE Voices performance choirsare singing up a storm with three

rehearsal seasons and concerts planned for2012, offering two choral opportunities – aYOUTH choir, and ADULT choir.

The youth choir is open to High School ageand up to 21years, and focuses on Pop andMusicals (think ‘Glee’). Rehearsals are from4-5pm, Sunday afternoon, and singers havethe option to stay and sing with the AdultChoir from 5-7pm.

The Adult choir’s repertoire covers manystyles from Music Theatre and Pop/JazzStandards, to Classical and A Cappella. Lastyear’s concerts were both sell-out, and thechoirs are keen to build on the foundationsthat have been set for a dynamic singingexperience.

If you are interested in being a part ofTamborine Voices, you are welcome to attendtwo rehearsals before making thecommitment to audition for membership.

Pictured : Tamborine Voices in concert.For further information about the choir,

and auditions, phone Tania Edmunds on5545 2540 or email [email protected]

After seeing the delightful photos of fungi on the front page of the News las week, I decided that Iwould like you to see these photos which I took with my phone. This fungus – the most amazing

purple/pink – was growing near the jacaranda trees at the eastern end of the dog park. I have notseen fungi this colour and wondered if anyone is able to tell me its name. Mary Nugent, 5545 1478

NEWCOMERS’ WELCOMEONCE again there will be a welcome to

newcomers to Tamborine Mountain, on

Thursday February 23, 2012 at the

Tamborine Mountain Library, from 6.30 –

8.30pm. Members of various organizations

will be present to tell about the many

activities available to residents here on the

Mountain. A light supper will be provided.

To register your attendance, please phone

or call at the library.

Tamborine Mountain Library – 5540 5473.


Volunteers Needed to Help inour Canteen

RETIRED? STAY AT HOME PARENT/GRANDPARENT?PART-TIME WORKER OR ADULT STUDENT?

IF YOU CAN HELP, WE NEED YOU!

TAMBORINE Mountain Sports Centre at 400 Long Road is amulti-sport facility that serves the communities of Mount

Tamborine, North Tamborine, Eagle Heights, Canungra,Wonglepong, Tamborine, Guanaba Valley and Clagiraba. Althoughthe Centre’s land and buildings are owned by Scenic Rim RegionalCouncil, Council provides no funding and support for the Centre’sday to day operations. Instead, the Centre is managed by a not forprofit company, TMSA, with a volunteer Board, and relies onvolunteers for all of its operations. At present there are no employeesat the Centre. Funding for the Centre’s operations comes mainly froma canteen, community donations and fund raising events.

We are looking for community minded adults to help staff thecanteen on training afternoons and sports days throughout the year.Typically this will involve two to four hour shifts on selected trainingafternoons, on Saturdays, and on occasional Sundays to suit youravailability. Just let us know which hours would suit you.

The canteen is being fitted out in mid to late March, but it alreadyboasts donated commercial equipment and a Conti Coffee machineand grinder (if you have barista skills, or want to learn them, pleaselet us know). Because of our activities with children, a Blue Card willbe needed. We can help you with your application if needed.SO, IF YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE CALL ALAN ON 5545 4883.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

TAMBORINE mental health nurse, Diane Hickey is offering aneducational bursary to women with a mental health disorder to

assist them to access post-secondary training or education. Di H Health and Wellbeing Pty Ltd have sponsored one bursary

per year, as one of several bursaries offered through the NationalCouncil of Women of Queensland, with applications closing on23rd March 2012.

Ms Hickey said she was motivated to offer the $1000 bursary toprovide a helping hand to women who are dealing with the pressuresof studying with the added challenge of living with a diagnosedmental illness.

While completing a Masters of Public Health and teaching atTAFE and university, Ms Hickey became aware that the stress offulltime study impacted students with mental illness.

“There are greater obstacles facing people with mental illness tosuccessfully stay in study and complete a course or qualification.Managing a study load together with a casual job, for example,creates an additional burden.”

“This fund may help someone get started and stay in training, bygoing towards the cost of course fees, books and equipment, acomputer, and travel to the course.”

Ms Hickey said that women enrolling in short courses and studypreparation courses were also able to apply.

Ms Hickey operates a health and wellbeing business and a mentalhealth nursing service in the Tamborine district, servicing the areasroughly situated between Beenleigh and Nerang. Her educationalbackground allows her to facilitate the popular training course‘Mental Health First Aid’ which is aimed at skilling professionalsand members of the public about recognising and managing mentalhealth issues.

To find out more about the bursary, or to apply, go towww.di-h.com.au

Press Release

Bursary to help women withmental health disorders accesstertiary education

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ANGLICAN CHURCH: St George’s, cornerEagle Heights Road & Dapsang Drive, EagleHeights. Every Sunday Holy Communion at9.30am. Weekday Services: Holy Communion10am Thursdays. Children’s Ministry 2nd & 4thSundays of month at 9.30am. Kids Club 3pmFridays during term. Study Groups, Housegroups,Prayer Group, Spiritus Agency, etc. Enq. 55452919. St Luke’s Canungra: Holy CommunionSundays 7.45am.BAHA’I FAITH For information and details ofmeetings and children’s classes in state schoolplease phone 55450605 or 55453674ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLICCHURCH, 90-94 Beacon Rd, North Tamborine.celebrates Mass on Sundays at 7.30am andWednesdays and Fridays at 9.00am, except thefirst Friday of the month. Ph 5541 1068.CATHOLIC CHURCH MARIAN VALLEY:Beechmont Rd, Canungra. (National Shrine of ourLady Help of Christians). Sunday Masses 11am &4pm. Weekdays 9am. Sat 11am. Every Friday, afterMass, Eucharistic Adoration concluding 3pm withDivine Mercy Chaplet & Benediction. Shrine opendaily Ph 5533 3617.COOMERA CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALCHURCH Sunday 6.30pm. HelensvaleCommunity Centre, 31 Discovery DriveHelensvale. Guest Speaker – Clairvoyant. Healing– Meditation. Enq: Lynette 5545 0484.

JEHOVAH’S WITNESS: Public Meeting,Kingdom Hall, Holt Rd, Sat. 4pm. 5545 4680.LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH – TMSHSPerforming Arts Centre, Holt Road. SundayMorning Service & Kid’s Church 9.30am; YouthThurs 3.45pm & Fri 6pm; Young adults 7pmWed. All Welcome. Enq: 5545 1533.MITANA SPIRITUAL CHURCH Service,meditation, healings and guest speakers, 1st & 3rdSunday of the month, 10am-12 noon, MasonicHall, North Tamborine. 5545 3429. All invited.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Main St, NorthTamborine. Sunday Service 9am. Sunday School9.15am. Weekly: Growth Groups, Playtime, KidsKapers. Minister Kim Dale – 5545 2041. Moreinformation at www.tambopc.org.au.THE SALVATION ARMY RECOVERYCHAPEL 168 MacDonnell Road Eagle Heights Sunday 6pm All welcome Tuesday 7pmEnquiries 5630 7939.SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST ChurchFellowship meets at “The Little School House”,next to Tamborine Village Hall on Saturdays -Sabbath School 9.30am and Church service at11am. All welcome. Free DVD library deliveredto your door. Please phone 5543 8035 or 55411224 for enquiries.TAMBORINE COMMUNITY CHURCHSunday Service and Sunday School 10am everySunday at Community Centre. Kings KidsProgramme each Sunday ph Lyn 5545 4545.Midweek Home groups avail. CareforceRecovery groups (e.g. Search for Life) and otherfamily/relationship courses also available. Enq.Ph Rev John Latta 5545 2318. UNITING CHURCH: 41 Appel St, Canungra.Worship first, second and third Sundays 10.30am.Fourth & fifth Sundays 9am; TamborineMountain contacts 5545 3773 and 5545 3817.

Church NoticesAQUA AEROBICS Mon Wed Fri 7am, Tues 7.30am;Thurs 7.30am at the pool Phone 5545 2500BADMINTON Social players, all levels. Mon 7pm-9pm at the Vonda Youngman Community Centre(except Public Holidays). BASKETBALL Social. Mon 4.30-5.30pm Fri 3.30-4.30pm Community Centre. Michele 5545 1569.BODHI HEALTH & HEALING: Morning Tea 10amfirst Mon each month - tea/coffee/cake $6 as well ascomplimentary therapies, flower readings, Reiki,meditation, Yoga and Dance/Movement demonstrations.Proceeds to local charities. Info ph: 5545 0565.BOOK READERSʼ GROUP meets once a month,new members welcome. Enquiries at TM library.BOTANIC GARDENS Forsythia Dr, Eagle Hts -Volunteers’ working bee every Thurs morning 8-12.Enq: Roger Bell 5545 0797CHRONIC FATIGUE FIBROMYALGIA SupportGroup meets monthly Ph 5545 3134.TM CREATIVE ARTS: General Craft, Spinning &Pottery: Wed 9am-12noon. General Craft: Wed 7-10pm. Sewing: 1st Wed 9am. Quilting & Patchwork:Mon 9am-12noon. Painting: Mon 1pm-4pm. FolkArt/Botanical Drawing: 2nd & 4th Thurs 9am-12noon. Bridge: Wed 12.30pm. For further info contactCreative Arts Hall, Wed mornings, ph. 5545 3221.CREATIVE ARTS BRIDGE CLUB Wed at 12.30pm.For info contact John Noble, 5545 4022.CROQUET/GATEBALL CLUB Tamborine MountainSports Centre, 400 Long Rd, North Tamborine. AllWelcome. Tuition given. Mon & Fri 9am, Sun pm.Enquiries Kathleen 5545 0973.INSTITUTE OF MODERN TAE KWON DO classes 6-7.30pm every Tues & Thurs at Showgrounds Hall Ph5545 3173.JOHN DICKSON CONSERVATION PARK: workingbees 1st Monday & 3rd Monday of each month. 8am.Ph: Elizabeth Russell 5545 3601.KIDSʼ CLUB: Anglican Church, 2nd & 4th Fridaysfrom 3pm. Ph 5545 1359.LITTLE TIGERS TAE KWON DO classes for ages 5-10 years 5-6pm Tues at Show Hall 5545 3173.LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH: Young adults Wed7pm @ Youth Hut; Youth Thurs 3.45 – 4.45pm @ ScoutHall; Sunday service & Kids’ church Sun 9.30am @PAC High School. Contact Youth leader ShannonBirch 0402 539 361 [email protected]: Tuesdays 7pm – New Thought, NewLife Centre 5545 3700.MOVIES ON THE MOUNTAIN: Regular screenings oflatest releases at the Zamia Theatre. Ph 5545 3517.SHIM JANG TAE KWON DO Mon and Fri, 5.30-6.30pm Community Centre Ph Martin 5545 0617.TAI CHI Tues mornings, Thurs evenings 110 Eagle HtsRd, Eagle Hts. Phone Gai Wanless 5545 2409.TM BOWLS CLUB – Tues (2pm or 6pm), Fri & Sat2.00pm mixed, all by arrangement. Free coaching,new members most welcome. Enquiries: 5545 1308.TM BRIDGE CLUB meets each Monday at 6.45pm,Tuesday at 12.45pm and Thursday at 12.45pm atRoslyn Lodge, 24 Main Western Rd, North Tamborine.Duplicate sessions conducted under supervision ofqualified directors. Regular Red Point events. NewMembers and visitors welcome. Phone Sec. SueTomkins on 5545 0955 or Partnership Arranger JeffSalter 5545 4526.TM BUSH VOLUNTEERS: meet on the first Saturdayof the month (except Jan.) To find out where we willbe working contact Len on 3355 7288 or 0428335572.TM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 2nd Wed. of month.TM COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN ASSOC meets2nd Wednesday of the month at the kindergarten 23Coleman Square, North Tamborine at 7.15pm.TM FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Meetings held 1stSunday each month (excl. January) at TM HistoricalSoc, Wongawallan Rd, Eagle Heights, 3–5 pm approx.Please contact Carol 5545 0066 or Robyn 5545 2764.

TM GARDEN CLUB: 2nd Tues. 9.30am Community Centre.TM GYMNASTICS Vonda Youngman CommunityCentre. Enquiries: Judy Netel, on 5545 4152.TM HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Member Working Beesevery Tues morning. General Meetings on 4thWednesday every 2nd month, Feb., Apr., June, Aug.,Oct. Further details: Phil 5545 4962 or Paul 5545 2596.TM LADIES CHOIR 9.30am each Mon, PresbyterianHall. New members welcome. 5545 1231 (AM only).TM LANDCARE: Volunteers welcome for ForestRegeneration throughout the Mountain. Please visitwww.tamborinemtnlandcare. org.au for times, orphone 5545 1847 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri.TMLETS: Join at Community Exchange Systemhttp://www.ces.org.za . Enq. 5545 3776.TM LIONS CLUB Admin meeting held on the 2ndMonday and dinner meeting on the 4th Monday of themonth. For more information please phone 55452120 or visit website http://tamborinemountain.qld.lions.org.au/TM LITTLE THEATRE: Meetings held 1st Tuesday ofmonth at 7.00pm.Regular plays, play readings & socialevents. New members welcome. Warrick BaileyPresident 5545 0819.TM LOCAL PRODUCERS ASSOC. meets 3rd Thurs in Feb,May, Aug, Nov, 2.30–4pm at farm locations. Ph 5545 3677.TM MASONIC LODGE: Meets 3rd Wed each monthexcept Dec. Masonic Centre, 10 Knoll Rd, NorthTamborine. Contact 5545 0435.TM NATURAL HISTORY ASSOC: Birdwatchers meet2nd Wed of the month. Bushwalkers meet 3rd Wed ofevery 2nd month. Natural History meetings 3rdFridays of Feb, April, June, Aug (AGM), Oct and Nov.All meetings 7.30pm Historical Society WongawallanRoad Eagle Heights. Ph 5545 3200 or 5545 3551.TM NETBALL CLUB. Contact Tarla 5545 4891.TM ORCHESTRA Mondays 7-8pm at St George’sAnglican Church, Dapsang Dr, North Tamborine.TM PROBUS CLUB meets 3rd Wednesday of themonth at the Vonda Youngman Community Centre,10am. Enquiries to Secretary 55452179.TM PROGRESS ASSOCIATION: 1st Tuesday inmonth. 7.30pm Heritage Centre Wongawallen Road.TM R.S.L. Sub–branch general meeting – 2nd Tues ofevery 2nd month (starting February). 7pm, RSLrooms, below Memorial Centre (Bowls Club).TM RESIDENTS ASSOC: Meets 4th Thurs every 2nd monthor as advertised at Masonic Lodge. Contact Pres RichardAdams or Sec Diana Francis on 5545 4009 to arrangeattendance or discuss any matters concerning TM residents.TM SENIORS ONTHENET meets 9.30am 2nd Friday ofmonth, Creative Arts Centre, Eagle Heights. Entry $2. Ph:5545 2247TAMBORINE SUSTAINABLE GARDENERSʼ SOC(TSGS), a group of enthusiastic gardeners, meets onthe last Saturday of each month. Ph 5545 0102.TM TENNIS CLUB: 88 Beacon Rd North Tamborine.Contact 5545 1078, 5545 0955. Casual bookings atBowls Club 5545 1308.TOASTMASTERS: Meetings aimed at enhancingyour communication skills are held on 2nd and 4thThursdays of the month at the Creative Arts Centre,Wongawallan Road from 7:00 to 9:30pm. ContactAshley Anderssen 5545 0916 or Francesca Thorn on5545 1294 if you are interested.TRIATHLON CLUB, meets 3rd Monday of eachmonth at the Information Centre, Doughty Park at7pm. Enquiries Adi 5545 3838TM WRITERSʼ GROUP: Meets every 1st & 3rd Monof month, 1.30–3.30pm at Creative Arts Centre, EagleHeights. Call Ted on 5545 0326 for details.YOUTH GROUP: Meets Wed 6pm at the PresbyterianHall. Call Mark Jenner 5545 4951 or Kim Dale 5545 2041ZONTA CLUB of TM meets 2nd Tues. of month atEagle Heights Hotel, Tamborine-Oxenford Rd, EagleHts. Further info Tonia Epstein, 5545 3120.

REGULAR MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES


TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS DIRECTORYTAMBORINE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ACCOUNTING

ANTENNAS

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

BUILDERS

BUILDING DESIGN

Ph 5543 3331 Mob 0409 729 107

TV & VCR Tune-ins, Digital Decoders& Antennas, Extra TV PointsSupplied & InstalledFREE QUOTES

John NicholsonʼsAPPLIANCE REPAIRS

• Washers • Dryers • Microwaves• Cooktops • Ovens• Dishwashers• Washing Machines5543 6858

Agent for:Hoover - Dishlex

Kleenmaid - Fisher& Paykel - Asko Asea

ARBORIST

Peter DietzelBUILDERPh 5545 2557 Fax 5545 2555Mobile: 0407 764 715 or 0408 180 481

Qld Bldg. Reg No. 24096 NSW Bldg. Lic. 30085

Harding-Smith BuildersBSA 701147 ACN 057 427013 Pty Ltd

House & General Builders

Mobile: 0408 772 250

A/h Mark 5545 2063 • David 5545 1620

Peter Newman (Reg’d T.E.S.A Member)

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Building Design & Energy Efficiency ReportsBSA Lic 40718 Bers Accr BA 329

Paul Wootton Ph/Fx: 5545 2546 Mob: 0408 989 961

STEPHEN HALL & ASSOC. P/LAccounting on the Mountain

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Chartered & CPA Qualified StaffSHOP 3, 15 MAIN WESTERN RD NTH TAMBORINE

PHONE (07) 5545 2588

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Phone 5545 1170OPEN 7 DAYS

BUILDING EQUIPMENT HIRE

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DENTURE CLINICJOE RUSSELLRegistered Dental Prosthetist

DENTURES - RELINESREPAIRS - MOUTHGUARDS

Shop 10 Eagle HeightsShopping Village

Veterans AffairsProvider

5545 3128

DECK RESTORATION

EARTHMOVING

ExcavatorsBobcats

Trucks

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Specialising in:

DRIVEWAYS

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• Carpets & Upholstery• Windows & Screens,

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Call Colin & Jenny forthe “best local serviceby a county mile”

5545 4717 0412 991 249

QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS1/ Charles Dickens 2/ Gabriel 3/ To enrol

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PACKAGING

All Tamborine StoragePACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

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108 Main Western Rd., Tamborine MtnPh. 0417 001 536

MOWING & SLASHING

Acreage MowingPrompt Reliable Service

Now Available atTamborine Mower Repairs

5545 18920428 451 892

Tamborine Mower RepairsSuppliers of new & reconditioned

• Mowers • Brush CuttersJOHN DEERE

Spares & ServicePh 5545 1892 or 0428 451 892

Ph 07 5545 0499Shop 6, 15 Main Street,

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GAS SUPPLIES


GLASS

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Ph 5545 3793 • 0407 696 068

All Glass ReplacementGlass & Mirror cut to size

Security Screens - Shower Screens

Insurance Work WelcomeFree Quotes

HAIRDRESSING

FRAMING

andTOTAL PICTURE FRAMING SERVICE

Ph 5545 2402 – Opp. St Bernard’s Hotel Open Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm

Saturday 9am – 12pm

FINE ARTFRAMING

and

FIVE STARSECURITY & ELECTRICAL

Lic. No. 59907

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSDomestic • Commercial • Farm

Installation • RepairsPhone: 5545 2166

Shop 4, 15 Main Western Rd, North Tamborine (opp. Pharmacy)

BANKCARD, VISA, MASTERCARD

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

TAMBORINE TURF Est. 1966

GROWERS OF:Premium Blue Couch, Greenlees Park and Kikuya Turf.

• Farm pick-up or delivered • Weekend pick-ups mustbe ordered by Friday • Inspection Invited.

Ph: All Hrs 5543 6133/5543 8441

CLIPPERS NESTLadies & Men’s HairdressingShop 4, Southport Ave, Eagle Heights

Ph Michelle 5545 1291 for appt

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN NURSERYLet us price your landscape plant needs.

Buy direct from the producer. Quotecomparison welcome.

OPEN 7 DAYS. 176 Long Rd, Eagle Heights • 5545 4999

Affinity LandscapesAffinity LandscapesIs your garden ready for spring & summer

entertaining?Would you like to attract wildlife?

Do you want envious friends & neighbours?

Local horticulturalist & lic’d structural landscaper• Design • Water features • Stonework • Planting

• Paving & retaining walls• Contemporary, native & formal gardens

MOB: 0411 805 589 – AH: 5545 3360

PROFESSIONALREFLEXOLOGIST

HEALTH FUND REBATES • Helen, 0413 919 212

Aching/burning feet,bunion pain, sore legs,sciatica, headaches, tension,general pain, women’s health

(RAA, ATMS, ICR, FNTT) – Mountain Resident

CoiffureHAIR DESIGN

P: 5545 4783 M: 0413 233 530

For hair that looks good beyond the salon doors

ELECTRICAL

G.J. Baldwin & Associates P/L

Tamborine Mtn ElectricalACN 010980695 Lic. 36447

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSDomestic/Farm/Commercial

Shop 4, Tamborine PlazaPh: 5545 1207

HEALTH

KITCHENS

THEBARGAINCENTRE

At rear of PresbyterianChurch

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• Secondhand Furniture • SoftFurnishings • Kitchenware • Books

• Toys • Accessories & Costume Jewellery• Ladies, Men’s & Children’s Clothing

OPEN:Wednesday to Saturday

8.30am – 12noonOther times by appointment

eco paintersbsa licence 1043639

domestic/commercialpaint finishes • colour consultingPhone Derek0414 478 787tel/fax: 5545 4726

Major Credit Cards Accepted

PLUMBING

Specialising in:-• Maintenance• Plumbing • Draining• Roofing • Gasfitting

Ph: Dave Angel at Nth TamborinePh: 5545 2369 all hoursMobile No: 0419 677 008

Lic No 047179


PURIFICATION SOLUTIONS• Water Treatment • Waste Water Treatment • Sewerage PlantMaintenance • Pump Sales/Repairs • Designs & Modifications

GLEN HARVEY 0412 366 867 • 1300 302 [email protected]

WASTE WATER TREATMENT


PLASTERER

Ian Lloyd Licensed Plumber

• Plumbing• Drainage• Roofing• Guttering• Pumps

QBS Lic No. 62248

LICENSED BACKFLOWPREVENTION

Ph: (Mob) 0417 437 143A/H 5543 6884

PANEL BEATER

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PANEL & PAINT

PH: 5545 2319Private and insurance work

Total Car Care

FREE WINDSCREENSQUOTES BRAKESPICK UP RUSTDELIVERY FOR R.W.C.

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Gyprock, ornate & suspended ceilings,fancy cornices, ceiling roses.

All Aspects of TradePhone BRETT CLEARY

5545 0115

PUMPS

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

PLUMBING

REMOVALISTLocalCountry

InterstatePre-packing

Vic Palmer

REMOVALSIncorporating Tamborine Mtn Removals

Ph: 07 3287 4326Mobile 0408 743 244

RETAINING WALLS

Rock and TimberRetaining Walls

• Expertly Built • All Earthworks• Engineer designed, when required

• Certification • BSA Licenced 1111939Office: 5543 8584 • Mob: 0432 281 075

Email: [email protected]

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Septic ~ Treatment Plants ~ Grease trapsHolding tanks ~ Sullage Tanks ~ Sullage Pumps

24/7 SERVICE – Tamborine Mountain residentPHONE: 5545 2692

PROFESSIONALPUMP-OUT

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SWIMMING POOL MAINT’

VALUER

VALUER – MALCOLM BISHOPPIndependent Property Valuer, all purposes.Assessments market value, compensation,

property settlement, stamp duty, GST.Registered Valuer Queensland No. 734.

Member Australian Property Institute (Valuers)PO Box 107, Eagle Heights 4271

Phone 5545 0022 Fax: 5545 0200

VETERINARY SURGEON

VETERINARY SURGERYEstablished on the Mountain since 1990

Andrew Paxton-Hall BVSc.

Chris Corcoran BVSc. (Hons)

Small & Large Mon - Fri 8am - 6pmAnimal Practice Saturday 8am - 1pm

A fully equipped veterinary hospital right here onthe Mountain providing quality service including

home visits, x-ray, ultrasound, in-house bloodtests, surgery, pet grooming, hydrobath and a full

range of pet food supplies.

2 Main St, Nth Tamborine

5545 2422 all hoursA/H Emergency Service Always Available

CanungraCnr Pine Rd &

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All HoursMon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm. Sat 8.30am-11.30amA.H. EMERGENCY SERVICES ALWAYS AVAILABLE

FREE QUOTES David Gibbons

D & D DECORATORSPAINTING &

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Domestic,Commercial,

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Ph: 5545 1952Mob: 0407 757 960

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EMERGENCY NUMBERSAlcoholics Anonymous..............5545 3331 ..........................................or 0416 155 456Energex .........................................13 62 62Fire (ask for Southport Control) ........000Fire (T.M. Rural F.B.) ..........0407 747 999Fire Permits ..........................0408 199 271Police ..........................................5545 3473Ambulance ............................................000Ambulance (non-urgent) .............13 12 33Domestic Violence (24 hrs)...1800 811 811Child Protection (24 hrs) .....1800 177 135Lifeline ............................................13 111413 HEALTH ............................13 43 25 84S.E.S. .............................................132 500Local SES ControllerBrendan Guy ...............................5540 5131T.M. Community Care Service: Home Careand Transport needs. Ring.........5545 4968

Blue Nursing Service ..........(07) 3287 2041Roslyn Lodge ..............................5545 7822T.M. Medical Practice .................5545 1222QML Pathology Nth Tamborine .5545 3873Chemists:North Tamborine.........5545 1450

Eagle Heights..............5545 1441Tamborine Mtn Physiotherapy & SportsInjury Clinic ...............................5545 0500Tamborine Mountain OptometristNicky Carr..................................5545 0277Dentists:Dr Don Harvey .........................5545 2788Dr Claudia Rodriguez ................5545 2522

Podiatrist: ..........5545 3311 or 0418 963 969Veterinary Surgery ......................5545 2422Beenleigh Comm. Health ....(07) 3827 9811Beaudesert Hospital.....................5541 9111

LIBRARY HOURSMonday – Friday 9.00am–5.30pm.Saturday 9am–12noon. Phone: 5540 5473.

T.M. RURAL FIRE BRIGADEFor burnoff notifications, membership andgeneral enquiries.......................................Phone: 0407 747 999

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Training Meetings are held at 7.00pm eachWednesday at the Rural Fire Station, Knoll Rd.

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