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The local government elections have come and gone, and the Moreton Bay Regional Council of the next four years will have a vastly different look to the Moreton Bay Regional Council of the last four years.At least fi ve, maybe six of 12 councillors elected into offi ce at the 19 March polls will be new local government politicians.It is the biggest shake-up of the make-up of the local government of this area since the Pine Rivers Shire, Redcliffe City and Caboolture Shire Councils were amalgamated in 2008 to form the so-called ‘super council’ of Moreton Bay.A big number of retirements from the councillor ranks always meant that there would be fresh blood in the new council.However, only one of the seven incumbent candidates standing for re-election, the Division 8 councillor Mick Gillam, has had his position in government strongly challenged by a rival, namely Chris Kelly.It seems Moreton Bay voters are happy with the status quo, unless the names of the status quo aren’t on their voting slip.It is interesting to note that one-third of the 12 councillors are likely to be women, up from one-sixth in the past two Moreton Bay Regional Councils.

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In 2016, The Westerner community newspaper celebrates its 20th birthday: two decades of informing and entertaining the residents of Pine Rivers, and later the Moreton Bay Region. To celebrate the milestone, this year we are going back through the archives to revisit some of the biggest and most entertaining stories printed over the past 20 years.

THIS WEEK IN 2011: The Westerner published a story on Warner man Joshua Ward who has Battens Dis-ease, a rare and incurable condition that affects fewer than 40 Australians. The degenerative disease leads to disintegration of body functions, mental impair-ment, loss of sight, speech and motor skills, and signifi cantly shortens the life expectancy of sufferers. Not expected to live long past his teenage years, Joshua is now 26 years old and one of the oldest people living with Battens Disease in the world. March 31 is National Battens Disease Awareness Day. Find out more and donate at www.battens.org.au/national-batten-disease-awareness-day-31st-march.

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By Lee Oliver

A record number of women will help comprise the new Moreton Bay Regional Council, even as some

divisional councillors are still to be decided two weeks after the elections.

Female representation in Council will at least double, with women to assume four or possibly fi ve of 12 councillor positions.

Following the elections on 19 March, Moreton Bay Region’s only female incum-bent councillors – Julie Greer (Division 4) and Koliana Winchester (Division 6) – were re-elected after both received two-thirds of primary votes in their respective districts.

As The Westerner went to print on Tuesday night, Brooke Savige was well ahead of fi ve other Division 1 candidates after securing 46 per cent of votes, while Denise Sims was 1845 votes ahead of Jason Kennedy in Division 7, with 83 per cent of votes counted.

Kimberly James was 779 votes behind Adam Hain in Division 3.

Each of the past two Moreton Bay Councils, elected in 2008 and 2012, had only two female councillors.

As well as Cr Greer and Cr Winchester, Deputy Mayor Mike Charlton (Division 9), Adrian Raedel (Division 12), James Houghton (Division 5) and Peter Flannery (Division 2) are also set to remain as councillors, with two-term incumbent Allan Sutherland re-elected as Mayor.

In Division 10, Matt Constance was elected to replace retired Hills District and Bunya councillor Brian Battersby, while Darren Grimwade claimed victory over Paul Smith in Division 11, to replace retired Samford-based councillor Bob Millar.

That was despite Mr Smith winning the vote at four of the eight polling booths in Division 11, with voting at Mt Nebo tied.

The contest to be Division 8 councillor remains on a knife’s edge, with 22-year council veteran Mick Gillam only 358 votes ahead of his closest challenger Chris Kelly, with 82 per cent of votes tallied.

Caboolture polling booth had the high-est percentage of informal votes in More-ton Bay (15.48 per cent), and Toorbul (1.86 per cent) the lowest. The highest and low-est levels of informal votes in The West-erner area were at Bray Park High School (9.41 per cent) and Bunya (2.66 per cent).

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Imagine being blind, unable to walk, suffering from dementia and seizures and losing the ability to communicate.It may sound like the symptoms of a person reaching the tail end of their life, but it’s actually the effects of an incurable disease shaping the life of a Warner man.The cliché of taking life one day at a time is a distinct reality for Joshua Ward and his family. Joshua suffers from Batten Disease, a rare and incurable condition that affects fewer than 40 people across Australia.The life limiting, degenerative neurological disease begins in childhood and leads to the disintegration of body functions, mental impairment, and progressive loss of sight, speech and motor skills.“Joshua started losing his sight around the age of eight and it took about 18 months to diagnose, so he was almost 10 before we found out what it was and how we could control the condition,” Joshua’s mother Bronwyn said.

“When he was a bit younger he lost sensory of his � ngers and in his toes and as the years have progressed the dementia has gotten quite bad.“He lost the ability to walk and spends most of his time in a wheelchair now and he’s lost most of his bladder functions.”Not expected to live far beyond his teenage years, Joshua celebrated his 21st birthday last November.

“We were very surprised that he made it to his 21st but very stoked that he made it,” Bronwyn said. “We had more of a celebration for his 18th because he was

more or less aware of everything… but when it came to his 21st he didn’t really remember people’s names.“Joshua’s 21 but he’s like a � ve-year-old. Sometimes he’s happy talking and other times he can’t put two words together.”Speaking to The Westerner on Batten Disease Awareness Day last Thursday, Bronwyn said her son seems aware of his limited life span.

“Every so often he’ll have a bit of a meltdown and cry and say ‘why am I blind?’ and ‘why do I have Battens?’, and that can go for about two or three days,” she said.“Then he’ll just perk right back up again

and start singing and playing music, so I suppose he’s like everyone else because everyone has an off day.”Joshua takes respite in music, as both a fan of country and rock singers such as Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand and Jimmy Barnes, and through his own creativity.In recent years he has co-written songs for his own CD. He also penned “Flowers in the Wall”, a tune written in honour of fallen Australian soldiers and recorded with Bunya musician Mic Travers.

To donate to the Batten Disease Support and Research Association visit www.battens.org.au

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CompetitionsCompetitionsWide Open Sky is an award-winning and uplifting documentary about a children’s choir in outback New South Wales. In this remote corner of the state, music education is rare as rain. Determined to see the children reach their potential, the choir’s passionate artistic director strives to open up their world through music. Wide Open Sky takes us into the lives of four primary school children who travel far from home to a music camp, to prepare for the choir’s big concert.

Thanks to Entertainment One, The Westerner has 10 double passes to Wide Open Sky, in cinemas 14 April, to give away. For your chance to win tell us which town is featured in Wide Open Sky – Gayndah, Broome or Lightning Ridge? Send your answer, name and contact details to: The Westerner Movie competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Movie competition. Entries close 11 April.

From the bestselling author of Women of the Land comes City Girl, Country Girl, the inspiring true stories of courageous women forging new lives in the Australian bush. Author Liz Harfull brings together compelling and fascinating stories of women who have left lives in the city or another country to build a new future in places where knowing how to milk a cow or drive a tractor stand them in far better stead than an ability to negotiate rush-hour traffi c or fi nd a good cappuccino.

The Westerner has three copies of City Girl, Country Girl (Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, RRP $29.99), to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner Book Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email [email protected], Attn: Book Competition. Entries close 11 April.

In the community

Richard is a foundation member and the new President of Probus Club Samford Valley, a social group for retired and semi-retired people.

Why I became involved with Probus Club Samford Valley... Back in 2002 there was a gentleman who lived in the valley called Wal Ronan, and he decided to found a Probus Club here. He rang me up and I thought it was good idea so I went along and I became a foundation member. I’m always thankful to Wal Ronan for doing that, because he founded a very good and successful little club.

The objectives of the club... it’s for retired people to enjoy one another’s fellowship and company and have a good time.

What I like most about the group... It’s very, very easy going, laidback and informal.

My favourite memories of Probus Club... One of our guest speakers was from the pawnbroker industry. The stories he could tell, he had us glued to our seats. The most memorable of all was a chap called ‘The Retriever’. He would go overseas… and retrieve children who had been abducted illegally. A fascinating bloke. We could have listened to him for 24 hours non-stop.

Your advice to anyone who has just retired... You need to take time to smell the roses – and it’s much better if you don’t do it alone.

The best things about living in Samford… You come over that range when you leave Brisbane… it’s a delight to drive through the State Forest and you feel like you’re leaving the world behind you. Where else in the world could you live in a place like this with rolling hills behind you, green pastures around you… and 12 miles from the GPO? We’ve got it made here.

Something most people don’t know about me… When I was a young fellow in my early 20s… I was the junior champion of Australia for target, clout and wand archery.

Probus Club Samford Valley meets on the third Thursday of each month at Samford District Bowls Club, Mt Samson Road, Samford Valley at 10am. Phone 3351 4572.

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Residents of Mt Glorious and Mt Nebo say an increased police presence on the mountain has

helped to curb hooning in the area.More than 630 Traffi c Infringement

Notices have been issued since police stepped up patrols on roads in the area at the start of the year.

Operation Thorn, a three-month operat-ion undertaken by the Indooroopilly Road Policing Unit with police offi cers from around south-east Queensland, has targeted hooning and anti-social driving behaviour since 1 January.

Acting Senior Sergeant Mick Stevens from Queensland Police Service’s Road Policing Command, which has been under-taking road patrols overnight at Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious, said the incidences of hooning had fallen.

He said Operation Thorn had effectively operated in tandem with ongoing daytime road safety program, Operation Mt Zero.

“We would consider them to be success-ful as it has reduced hoon activity in the area,” he said.

“Obviously, it would be very diffi cult to eradicate the activity but we have reduced the incidence.”

As part of Operation Thorn, 128 Traffi c Infringement Notices had been issued to drivers from 1 January to 23 March, with 15 type 1 and 2 hooning offences reported.

Acting Senior Sergeant Stevens added

that during the same period almost 510 Traffi c Infringement Notices were issued during daytime police patrols in the area, including 20 type 1 and 2 hoon offences.

Under the State Government’s hoon legislation, Type 1 offences include dang-erous or careless driving, wilfully driving loudly or smoking tyres, taking part in street racing and speed trials, and evading police.

An offender’s fi rst Type 1 offence can result in vehicle impoundment for 90 days.

Graham Powels from the Mt Glorious Community Association believes the increased police presence, lobbied for by residents, had “quite a signifi cant effect” in keeping “hoon convoys” out of the district.

“Our general view is that the level of overnight hooning has dramatically decreased and we are most appreciative of the police attention,” Mr Powels said.

“There just haven’t been nights where you had this big rumble of hoon-type vehicles going through the place.

“Obviously, with the passage of time past behaviours will start to repeat. The big question in our mind is what comes next?

“Our hope is not to necessarily stop them hooning, because I don’t think you’re going to… but to push them away from the civil-ised areas of Mt Glorious and Mt Nebo on the top of the hill.”

Mr Powels said after-hours hooning and drivers “using the roads inappropriately

and putting the residents at some risk” are the main concerns for locals.

“Antisocial and obnoxious behaviour was after hours (in) what we call hoon vehicles, typically Japanese imports: enormously powerful, over turboed, designed to spin rubber like there’s no tomorrow,” he said.

“You only have to drive any of the access roads to the mountain and you can see that, just by the amount of rubber that is left there and parts of tyres, that’s really what they’re up to.

“They must have accidents because oft-en we’ll see early in the day parts of vehic-les on the side of the road where they’ve come adrift and hit the Armco fence.”

The Mt Glorious Community Association also welcomes the continued education of visiting motorbike riders about the perils of mountain roads.

“Telling riders about the consequences and how dangerous the roads are, pardon the pun, but I think they’re really pushing it up hill to educate some of the folk who ride through the place,” Mr Powels said.

Before a 21-year-old motorist from Under-wood was killed on Mt Nebo Road on 11 March, there had been no fatalities on the mountain roads for more than a year.

The Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious Community Associations participate in a three-monthly focus group facilitated by Ferny Grove MP Mark Furner with Police, Main Roads and Moreton Bay and Brisbane City Councils.

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ACamp Mountain family fears the value of their property would fall if a plan to build a bicycle path on their land goes ahead.

Stage one of a Queensland Government-funded bicycle link between Ferny Grove and Camp Mountain opened last month, with plans to extend the cycle route from Camp Mountain to Samford Village in the works.

In November 2014, the Department of Traffi c and Main Roads (TMR) contacted the Truscott family and their neighbour about plans to construct the bicycle path through the middle of their Petersen Road properties.

Warren Truscott said if the plans came to fruition his family could be forced to share its driveway with cyclists.

“If it goes their way and it (the bicycle path) goes halfway down my property and into my neighbours’, we will have the fi rst shared driveway/bicycle path transport corridor in Queensland,” he said.

An alternate plan would have part of the proposed 1.7km long, 3m wide cycle path built between the neigh-bours’ adjacent driveways, a former railway corridor, and within 5m of both houses.

Mr Truscott said two previous community consultations on the cycle link both supported a bike route running along Petersen Road and then on Camp Mountain Road.

He says TMR’s reasoning to dissect his 3.75-acre prop-erty was “it’s fl atter and they think they save approximately 800m in distance.”

Mr Truscott believes concerns about safety of cyclists

riding on their quiet cul-de-sac street, which TMR claims averages up to 400 vehicle trips each day despite there being around a dozen homes in the street, are irrational.

“Another reasoning that TMR gave us was there’s approximately 11 driveways on Petersen Road and people may reverse out on to the road and hit a cyclist,” he said.

“You could stand there for two hours and not see a car. We’ve been here coming up to 16 years now and cyclists have used Petersen and Camp Mountain Roads, as far as I’m aware, for probably the last 20 or 30 years and never had any accidents that I’m aware of.”

Mr Truscott said the intervention of State Member for Ferny Grove Mark Furner and immediate past Moreton Bay Regional Council Division 11 councillor Bob Millar had helped to stem threats of resumption of the properties.

Mr Millar said while he favoured the cycle link following

“as far as practicable” the original rail corridor, he has “never supported the forced resumption of residents’ homes to facilitate that outcome”.

A TMR spokesperson said it was reviewing options for the Camp Mountain–Samford Village section of the cycle link, noting: “We haven’t got anything fi rm locked down as to what alignment it would take.”

“There are some residents who have got some concerns about one of the options that we’ve looked at,” they said.

“TMR is still looking into which route would be the preferred option. It might be one of the ones we already looked at, it might even be a different one.”

The spokesperson believes further information on the project should be available in the coming weeks, before consultation with local residents, community groups and “others who have an interest in cycling facilities”.

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Attempted murder charge, Warner: A 41-year-old Warner man has appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on a charge of attempted murder following an incident on 26 March. Police alleged that around 9pm the man administered a drug to a woman at a Curlew Court, Warner address, before attempting to suffocate her. The man later handed himself in to Maroochydore Police Station where he was taken into custody. He was charged with one count each of attempted murder and administering a stupefying drug with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Evade police charge, Zillmere: A 28-year-old Warner woman will appear in Sandgate Magistrates Court on 18 April following a traffi c incident in Zillmere on 21 March. After police intercepted a sedan on Sandgate Road, the driver allegedly drove off as the offi cer approached the vehicle. Police again attempted to intercept the vehicle before it turned left on to Bilsen Road, colliding with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. The driver from Warner was charged with failing to stop and was issued with a notice to appear for driving under the infl uence of drugs. Police also allege she was unlicensed and that her vehicle had false registration plates.

Break and enters and vehicle thefts: A dog was stolen from a home at Mason Court at Samsonvale during a break and enter on 28 March. Car keys and a car were stolen from a dwelling on Range

View Drive at Mt Samson between 24 and 28 March, and plumbing tools and three sets of car keys were stolen from a Weston Drive, Bunya home between 26 and 28 March. Jewellery, wallet, car keys and a vehicle were stolen from a home at Albert Road at Draper, with the vehicle later recovered. Tools were stolen from a business at Bailey Court at Brendale, while a school at Don Court at Strathpine and an educational facility at Dayboro Road at Whiteside were broken into, with drinks and cash stolen. A vehicle trailer stolen from Barney Street at Arana Hills was later located at Mt Mee.

Easter traffi c operations: The Queens-land Police Service has thanked motorists for helping to make this Easter the safest on the state’s roads in 20 years. For the fi rst time since 1996 no one died on Queensland roads over Easter, Road Policing Command Assistant Commiss-ioner Mike Keating said. However, 147 people were injured in 110 crashes across the state during the Easter period.

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Kind-hearted locals are helping the residents of cyclone-devastated Fiji piece their lives back together.

Towns were torn apart and villages wiped out when Cyclone Winston, the worst recorded cyclone in the southern hemisphere, hit the nation late February.

The devastating Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone resulted in the deaths of almost 50 people and left more than 60,000 Fijians homeless.

Brendale business Tackle Tactics has a manufacturing facility in Lautoka, the second largest city of Fiji, and business owner Gareth Williams saw some of the destruction fi rst-hand when he visited the country one week after the cyclone hit.

It prompted the Joyner man and his family – wife Louise Williams and children Jade and Tracey – and fellow Tackle Tactics employee Sarah Ashby to seek donations for affected communities on a devastated island just north of Lautoka.

For the past three weeks they have been busy sorting and boxing up donated goods at a vacant warehouse next to their Kremzow Road business.

“We sent the message for donations

out through Facebook… and started by having a stall at the Dayboro Sunday Market,” Mrs Ashby said.

“Despite only three days notice, we collected heaps of donations and lots of promises to deliver to Brendale later in the week.

“Since then donations have been fl ood-ing into our business from all around the north-west (Brisbane) suburbs and as far up as the Sunshine Coast.”

Mrs Ashby, of Ocean View, said a “wall of boxes” was due to be shipped to Fiji last week. Red Cross will distribute almost 200 boxes of donations.

“Probably over 50 per cent is clothing, but there is also bedding, kitchenware, books, children’s toys, baby goods and even a couple of bicycles,” Mrs Ashby said.

“When you realise that one box contains approximately three bags of donations, it gives an idea of the scale of the gifts.

“We are so pleased to be able to send a little to help.”

Boxes for packing the goods were donated by Harben Packaging, Kennards, The Moving Box Company and Your Local Movers.

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Tracey Williams, Jade Williams (with baby Kaylee Ryan), Sarah Ashby and Louise Williams with boxes of donated goods that are being sent to cyclone-ravaged Fiji.


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A girl who became an international symbol of the Holocaust is the sub-ject of a new exhibition at Whiteside.

Let Me Be Myself tells the story of Anne Frank, from her birth in Frank-furt in 1929, to her death in a Nazi Concentration Camp at the age of 15.

The Jewish girl went into hiding during World War II to escape the Nazis, who had occupied the Netherlands in 1940 and had begun the large-scale deportations of Jews.

She kept a diary while her family hid in the annex of an Amsterdam offi ce building for two years, before it was discovered and the eight people inside were taken to concentration camps.

Her writings were fi rst published in 1947, with the English language version retitled as The Diary of a Young Girl.

Since it was launched in Canberra last year, the Let Me Be Myself: The Story of Anne Frank exhibition has toured Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales and has

reached its only Brisbane destination – Pine Rivers Heritage Museum.

Dutch-born exhibition co-ordinator iet Fuijks-chot said the display, which was compiled in Amsterdam by the

Anne Frank Stichting, is aimed at teenagers and younger people.

“They (the Anne Frank Stichting) don’t want the younger generation to forget what happened in the war,” she said.

Ms Fuijkschot said while the tragedy of Anne Frank forms part of its global appeal as an important piece of history, her story was not widely known by young Dutch

people until 30 years after her death.“My parents had their own memories of

the war and it was more dominant than Anne Frank’s (story), and everyone had their own stories,” he said.

“Anne Frank wasn’t that famous in the 1950s and 1960s, especially not in Holland. If you went to the Anne Frank House in the early-70s you could just walk in; now you have to stand in a queue and it’s a very long one.”

Let Me Be Myself: The Story of Anne Frank is at the Pine Rivers Heritage Museum at Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Road, Whiteside until 22 May. Admission is free.

For more information phone 3285 7213 or visit www.annefrank.org.au.

Let Me Be Myself: The Story of Anne Frank exhibition co-ordinator iet Fuijkscho. Inset: Anne Frank (Photo courtesy of Anne Frank Stichting).


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Haylee Simpson, seven, wants to build on the $1500 she has already raised for Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland, through events such as a disco at her school, a family fun day at an indoor play centre, a baby show and a modelling competition.

Supporting scientists developing an Alz-heimer’s cure is a cause close to Haylee’s heart, as her grandfather has dementia.

Haylee’s fundraising is part of her role as a junior fi nalist in the inaugural Miss Diamond Australia Pageant.

The grand fi nal of the pageant, featuring 55 fi nalists from across Australia in four age categories judged in fashion wear, evening wear and charity work, will be held in Brisbane on 2 April.

The Miss Diamond Australia Pageant is dedicated to fundraising, celebrating the beauty and diversity of women, and encouraging change in the community.

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Go green. Improve your lifestyle, look after the environment!

Unless you live under a rock somewhere, you know

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Recycling is a great way to start reducing the damage that we are doing, however, it is not enough to reverse the damage that we have done. You can take the next step toward a better future by

always deciding on using a sustainable product when you are given a choice between that and a product that is not sustainable. Products that are sustainable are those that do not damage the environment in any way. Wood is a great example. When you buy products that are made of wood, you know that it came from trees that were created naturally.

Food is an area where you can really make a difference by making the choice to buy products that are sustainable. Anything that is packaged in plastic material is not good for the environment. When those plastics end up in landfills, they will take thousands of years before they will be

decomposed. If you have a choice, you should always choose the food that comes in paper packaging.

Something else that you should look at related to food is how they were grown. The pesticides that are used to grow many foods are very bad for many different aspects of the environment. They also are not very good for you when you eat the food either. It is a much better decision to focus on only buying organically grown foods when you have an option to do so.

One of the biggest problems related to the environment is energy. In the past, all of our energy came from fossil fuels, which are definitely not

sustainable. In order to be captured, there is a great deal of damage that is done to the environment. When these fuels get burned by using them, additional damage is done to the environment at that point.

It is a much better option to focus on using energy sources that are natural. The most popular natural energy sources come from finding ways to use the sun, wind and thermal energy. Each of these sources can produce energy that does not harm the environment. When you use this type of energy, it also does not put bad pollution into the air that we have to breathe either.

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Samsonvale-based family business Bent Electrical has received funding from the Industry Skills Fund (ISF) for training in sustainable power supply systems.

A key element of the Australian Government’s strategy to boost business productivity and increase competitiveness across the economy, the funding initiative provides training and support services for industry.

The fund supports small and medium enterprises and micro businesses to upskill and train employees to take advantage of new business growth opportunities.

Bent Electrical Director Krystle Thompson said the ISF funding would allow the business’s staff to be trained in the installation and service of energy effi cient and sustainable Stand Alone Power Systems, to help people live “off the grid”.

“More and more people are interested in taking their energy supply off the grid with solar,” she said.

“With the support of ISF we are now on our way to being able to offer this to customers and stay competitive in our industry.

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Ms Thompson added Bent Electrical was “constantly trying to improve our service to customers and accommodate local needs”.

In the last 12 months the business has self-funded workers to complete Certifi cate courses in telecommunications, a refrigerant handling course for air-conditioning installation, and a solar energy design and installation course.

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The new North Lakes premises, opening 1 April, has a much larger showroom, out-door display area, on-site workshop facility and an accessories area.

“The store has an ideal size, being large enough to be able to offer customers the most competitive prices, but small enough to be able to give the customer personal-ised service,” Northstar Yamaha owner Michael Edwards said.

Northstar Yamaha is one of just a few motorcycle dealerships in Brisbane where you can deal directly with the business owner.

The family business is privately owned by Michael Edwards and also employs Michael’s wife Lisa and son Ash, an avid motorcyclist and former road racer who competed in the Australian Superbike Championship for many years.

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A Wights Mountain school welcomed teachers from around the country this month when it hosted a national

conference on Steiner education.Over 60 teachers based in Australian

Steiner schools participated in the National Learning Support Conference hosted by the Samford Valley Steiner School.

The annual event focuses on under-standing and supporting the learning needs of children in Steiner education.

It was the fi rst time that Samford Valley

Steiner School had hosted the conference. Conference organiser Joan Weir said:

“Teachers left feeling inspired by what they learnt and were also appreciative of the professionalism and warmth with which the conference was run.”

Participants heard from two internation-ally renowned speakers, Dr Lakshmi Prasanna, paediatrician and president of the Anthroposophical Medical Society in India, and curative educator and speech pathologist Barbara Baldwin.

Girl power at science camp

D ayboro’s Sunny Vincent attended the inaugural STEM Girl Power Science

camp held in Brisbane earlier this month.

The Bray Park High School Year 10 student, pictured, was one of 21 Queensland girls invited to attend the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event.

The four-day camp saw students attend lectures and panel discussions while prom-inent female scientists such as ocean-ographer Sylvia Earle paid a visit, as

did science guru Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

“As part of the trip... we met several women scientists who shared their experiences, shedding light on their work and how it is that only 16 per cent of senior scientists are women, and helping us to understand

that gender equality in the workplace is so important,” Ms Vincent said.

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A pharmacy servicing a small comm-unity has come away from the Australian Pharmacy of the Year

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The award recognises the innovation and community engagement of the Sam-ford Village business and its team of 12 staff.

Samford Chemmart owner Karen Brown was as excited by the win as she was by her triumphs as a member of the Queens-land Firebirds netball team.

“We do anything and everything to make sure we provide the community with what they need and then a little bit more,” Ms Brown said. “We’re passionate about the health of our customers and genuinely care about them.

“There are plenty of pharmacies between here and Brisbane, but we’re proud to

say most people who live here choose us because they really believe in what we’re doing.”

Ms Brown said her business is “much more than just dispensing medicine”.

Samford Chemmart sponsors a number of Samford organisations, including the local netball and swimming clubs and the Samford Support Network.

It also runs the Samford Health and Wellbeing Expo, which last year attracted more than 1000 visitors and 45 business and organisation stalls, educating people about living a healthy life.

The inaugural event held in 2014 featured 25 exhibitors.

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May, will feature over 100 exhibitors from local health professionals and support organisations, to holistic businesses and sporting clubs.

“We also run the famous Samford Chemmart Community Fund, giving cust-omers the opportunity to vote for one of two local community groups,” Ms Brown said.

At the end of each month, the business donates $250 to the group with the most votes and $100 to the runner-up.

Nollamara Pharmacy in Perth, one of fi ve nominees including Samford Chemmart, was named Australian Pharmacy of the Year at an awards ceremony held on the Gold Coast on 16 March.

Disability scheme on the way

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will start rolling out locally

during the 2018-2019 fi nancial year.

State Member for Ferny Grove Mark Furner said the NDIS would be rolled

out in southern Moreton Bay and Brisbane’s north-west from July 2018, during the

third year of the phased transition across Queensland.

The NDIS, which supports people with a permanent and signifi cant disability to

take part in everyday activities, is expected to start around the Pine Rivers and

Kallangur electorates six months later, in January 2019.

Mr Furner said the NDIS would bring “more choice and control” surrounding

the care of people with a disability, following the signing of a Bilateral Agreement

between the State and Federal Governments.

“The NDIS will transform the way people with disability receive services and

supports, and how they participate in our local community,” he said.

More than 90,000 Queenslanders are expected to benefi t from the full imple-

mentation of the NDIS by mid-2019, doubling the number of people currently

receiving disability services.

“We will be monitoring the rollout and learning along the way, so entering the

scheme in the third year will mean local people with disability will experience an

even smoother transition,” State Member for Pine Rivers Nikki Boyd said.

“Importantly, current service and support arrangements will continue to be del-

ivered to existing Queensland Disability Services clients until they enter the NDIS.”

It is expected that through the NDIS rollout up to 760 jobs will be created in the

Brisbane north region across the disability sector alone.

For information on the new NDIS visit www.ndis.gov.au or phone 1800 800 110.

People with hearing or speech loss can call TTY 1800 555 677.

Samford pharmacy is a winner

Karen Brown, Chantelle Day and Krupa Patel from Samford Chemmart, which has won an Australian Pharmacy of the Year award.

The StressLess Revolution provides practical tools to reduce or eliminate chronic stress. Author Karina Joy Stephens explains how to physically and energetically remove blocks caused by stress, struggle and fatigue. By doing so, life can fl ow with ease instead of being strained by constant striving and forcing.The Westerner has one copy of The StressLess Revolution (Balboa Press) to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to Body Competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500, or email [email protected], Subject: Body Competition. Entries close 11 April.

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Globally famous rock star Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) and her partner Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts), a documentary fi lmmaker and recovering alcoholic, have escaped the real world to a small Italian island. Marianne is recovering from an operation on her vocal chords and is banned from speaking, able to produce nothing above a coarse whisper. They are in paradise, spending days sunning by the pool in their luxurious and secluded villa.

Their peace is disturbed by the arrival of Harry (Ralph Fiennes), a cocky music producer who turns up unexpectedly with his daughter Penelope (Dakota Johnson), with whom he has recently been reunited. Incredibly beautiful, she is the product of a previous fl ing, which doesn’t seem to stop Harry staring at her in an uncomfortably sleazy way.

Marianne invites them both to stay at their villa, setting the scene for the four-way tryst of sexual tension. It is clear Harry still has feelings for Marianne, and Marianne is confl icted between her newfound happiness with Paul and the nostalgia for her wild times spent with Harry. Meanwhile, Penelope and Paul are experiencing sparks of their own.

Italian fi lmmaker Luca Guadagnino, best known for his widely acclaimed fi lm I Am Love, presents audiences with another visual feast here. It is one that is perhaps less stylised, but this is to the credit of the director, who manages instead to give A Bigger Splash a sense of unruliness, thanks to the performance of Fiennes mostly.

Both Johnson and Schoenaerts are good but the movie really belongs to Swinton and Fiennes. Swinton is superb, as always. Not letting the limited vocal ability of her character get in her way, she manages to speak volumes with her facial expressions.

Fiennes is equally fantastic. He dives head fi rst into the role, showing his surprising talent for off-centre comedy. He is endlessly amusing and annoying, continuously trying to get Marianne alone and one-upping the young, muscular Paul by exuding bravado and energy. Frequently naked and drunk, Fiennes’s energy is an important part of the fi lm.

One wonders if the movie would have been as good were another actor to play the part of Harry. The fi lm is heavily reliant on its actors’ performances; the screenplay itself is perhaps a little light.

The tension simmering amongst the characters means the fi lm remains engaging right until the end. The suspense and mysteriousness of it all is enthralling. A Bigger Splash burns slowly to a satisfying crescendo that incriminates every character.

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She is an author but Leigh Hutton could also add soothsayer to her resume.

In November 2014, the Kobble Creek resident started writing her latest young adult novel Race Girl, about a female coun-try jockey’s bid to win the ‘race that stops a nation’.

One year later and Michelle Payne se-cured an historic Melbourne Cup victory, the fi rst female jockey to win Australia’s biggest horse race.

“I fi nished writing Race Girl about two weeks before Michelle won the Cup,” Hutton recalls.

“I’ll always remember listening to the race on the radio and bursting into tears when I heard that she and Prince of Pen-zance had won it.

“I’d often asked the question in my research for the book, ‘Do you think it’s possible that a female jockey could win the Cup?’

“To have my question answered for real and to witness this historic event in my lifetime was simply unbelievable.”

Released next week, Race Girl is the third instalment in Hutton’s Go Girls Chron-icles series about girls in action sports.

It follows Tully Athens, a 16-year-old jockey who overcomes the death of her mother in a horse racing accident to follow her dream of riding in the Melbourne Cup.

However, Tully getting back in the saddle is complicated by her crush on a larrikin boy from a rival thoroughbred farm, and a forgotten fi lly.

Hutton’s research for Race Girl included learning about the sport of horse racing and its history, interviewing former and current jockeys such as former Kallangur local Sonja Wiseman as well as jockey’s family members, horse trainers, stable hands, vets and racing offi cials.

Mixing rural romance with sport, Race Girl’s message is for girls and young wom-en to “believe in yourself and chase your dreams”, according to its author.

“Often (I) get feedback that my stories have inspired a young girl or woman, or equally as important, that it has got them reading,” Hutton said.

Race Girl is released through Dennis Jones and Associates (paperback) and Port Campbell Press (digital) on 3 April. Visit www.leighhuttonbooks.com.

A portion of sales of the book will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and horse welfare charity Equine Action Queensland.

Author races to release new horse novelAuthor races to release new horse novel

Samford acting talent Melina Vidler is in line to win her fi rst TV Week Logie Award for her role in the hit

show 800 Words.Vidler, pictured, portrays Shay Turner

in the top-rating Channel Seven comedy-drama, which also stars Logie and AFI Award winner Erik Thomson.

Vidler, who grew up at Samford Village and Highvale and graduated from Ferny Grove State High School in 2010, is one of three nominees for Most Outstanding Newcomer (Actress) along with Hannah Monson (Glitch) and Sara West (Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door).

The TV Week Logie Awards will be held on 3 April.

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Leigh Hutton’s new book centres on a female jockey from rural Queensland. Photo by Ivy Photography.

Three days ago they began learning their lines and the lyrics of songs.

Tomorrow night they will perform in a full musical stage show in front of a large audience.

After fi ve days of intense rehearsals, the 44 cast members of Brisbane Junior Theatre’s musical production of Son of Pinocchio will take to the stage.

The young performers auditioned for their roles in the show in early March but didn’t start rehearsing until the school

holiday theatre camp started on Monday.Son of Pinocchio is on for four shows

on 1 April (6pm and 8pm) and 2 April (2pm and 4pm).

Tickets to the shows, on at the Albany Hills Christian Church auditorium at 1 Coorparoo Road, Warner, are available on the door.

Brisbane Junior Theatre will hold the auditions for its winter musical Thor-oughly Modern Millie Jr. in June. Visit www.brisbanejuniortheatre.com.

Kids have a nose for theatre

Eulla Cadoo-Dagley, Thomas Hardie, Tyler Mackay, Michael Hornery and Dominic Ambrose feature in Son of Pinocchio, which is playing at Warner this weekend.

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FROM 29 APRILUrban Country Music FestivalAustralian country music stars such as Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey, Sara Storer and James Blundell rock out at Caboolture. www.urbancountry.com.au.

UNTIL 23 APRILObsessions exhibitionElizabeth Bach and Arthur Bach look at the obsession of hoarding and collect-ing through paintings, installations and woodworking at Pine Rivers Art Gallery at Strathpine. Phone 3480 6941.

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ACROSS DOWN1 Questioner 1 Versions, renditions9 Of great force or power 2 Nervous, uneasy10 Embryos 3 Performace of music11 Central England cathedral 4 Intense uncontrolled fire12 Established line of travel 5 Navigatable body of water13 Dreadful 6 Ability to cope, imagination14 Permissable differences 7 Filled by packing tightly16 Singer who draws large crowd 8 Appraise; evaluate19 Distant 15 Artwork created on easel21 Derived from oats 16 Greek God, son of Zeus22 Ruled against 17 Focus of mental attention24 The act of searching visually 18 South Pacific area25 Squatters (USA) 20 Pungent edible root26 Zodiacal archer 23 Hindu sage

AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY (QLD.) KABI GROUP INC. meet 7.45 pm on Second Tuesday each month (except January) at Bald Hills Memorial Hall 2126 Gympie Road, Bald Hills. Ph 0414 761 367 or 3399 9208, web www.ourshopfront.com/kabi

BIRD WATCHING: along the South Pine River. Meet second Wednesday of month at 7.30am at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Court Drive, Eatons HiIl. To register phone 3325 1577 or email [email protected]

BRENDALE EVENING VIEW CLUB: meets for dinner with a guest speaker on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Wantima Country Club, 530 South Pine Road, Brendale. Fun and friendship for women of all ages as well as supporting The Smith Family. Phone Trish 3264 2213.

BRISBANE BOOK AUTHORS: Non-profit, social networking/information sharing for published authors. Group meets at 6.30pm on 3rd Wednesday of each month at varying Brisbane venues. Upcoming guest speaker topics include: public speaking, book launches, grammar? For more information or to register your interest email Carolyn Martinez at editor@hawkeye publishing.com.au or find Brisbane Book Authors on Facebook.

BUNYA TOASTMASTERS CLUB: meet 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 7pm at Aspley AFL Club, Graham Rd, Carseldine. Develop leadership & communications skills in a supportive, friendly environment. Ph 3889 6335 or 0409 053 455.

@CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www.creativesamford.com for full details.

DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am - 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000.

DAYBORO LIONS: Monthly open dinner meetings 4th Wed of month at Uniting Church hall, Williams St, Dayboro at 7pm. Community interest events - no charge, with optional dinner for $15. Ph 0466 619 660 or email [email protected] for more info.

DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie” screen-ing 16 April at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm. Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email [email protected]

DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15. Ph 3425 2456 or 3425 2260. All monies raised go to chosen charities and local community.

DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & involvement with other community groups. Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or email [email protected]

DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553.

LAWNTON POULTRY CLUB: Meetings first Tuesday of month from 7.30pm at Pine Rivers Showgrounds, Gympie Rd, Lawnton. Ph 5499 0553 or email [email protected].

NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest groups inc. exercise, dining out, reading, craft, photography, movies, golf & more. Ph 3264 1509. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au

NORTH PINE POULTRY CLUB: Meetings and demonstrations 3rd Sat of month from 9am-12pm. Next meeting: 16 April at Samford Community Centre, School Road, Samford Village. Ph 0421 017 021, like us on Facebook or visit www.northpinepoultryclub.com

PINE RIVERS CATCHMENT ASSOCIATION: Activities relating to integrated catchment management. Meets 2nd Tuesday of month at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. Phone Graham 0415 127 959.

PINE RIVERS CROQUET CLUB: Social croquet players welcome at the clubs grounds at Joe David Park, Brendale on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings, 8.30am to 11am. All equipment provided. Ph Carolyn 3298 5576.

PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets on the third Wednesday of each month for lunch at the Murrumba Downs Tavern, 10.30am for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new friends. Vistors welcome. Phone Sandra 3425 2738 or Joy 3285 5989.

PROBUS CLUB SAMFORD VALLEY: meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am at Samford Bowls Club. Guest speakers, monthly outings. Contact Betty 3351 4572.

QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers and run big engines as they were meant to operate. Experience the sights and sounds of steam power Ph Chris 3353 2349.

SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Tuesday at 9.30am for morning tea and chat at the Shed, Samford Showgrounds, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. Web: www.samfordshed.org.au Email: [email protected].

SAMFORD ART & CRAFT ASSOC: at the Slab Hut, John Scott Park, Main St, Samford. Wide selection of locally produced art and craft items. 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. New members welcome. Ph 3289 3113. www.thehutsamfordart andcraft.com

SAMFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM SOCIETY: Museum open Wed and Sun 10am-3pm, Station St, Samford Village. Local & family history, research & displays. Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph: 3289 2743, web: www.samfordmuseum.com.au. New members welcome.

SAMFORD RSL: A pension officer attends every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 12pm at 6 Progress Street, Samford Village. A JP is usually in attendance during those hours. Please call 3289 6928 for an appointment. Email to [email protected] re: our meetings and functions.

SAMFORD VALLEY MARKETS: 2nd Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am-12pm, cnr Mt Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford. Fresh produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls - new ones welcome. Ph Kate 0414 550 302.

SAMFORD WRITERS GROUP: meets the 1st Thursday of month. First-time or experienced writers, all genres. New members welcome. Email essential. Phone Barbara Cook on 3289 3046 or email [email protected]. www.samfordwriters.org.

TRUE BLUE CARAVAN CLUB: We are a small Club on the north side of Brisbane with a very friendly group of people. We have a rally once a month of one week duration. Destinations within 300-400km of GPO. Use your caravans more often, make new friends and enjoy an active lifestyle. Ph Carol 3882 3227 or Lesley 3264 5053.

ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS: improving the lives of women & children locally & globally. Dinner meetings second Wednesday of month, 6.30pm at Eatons Hill Hotel. Dinner $25pp. Phone 0413 451 764 or email [email protected]


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Olivia Stevens and Emma Flatley both have a shiny medal to show for their efforts at their maiden international tournament in

a green and gold baseball uniform.The “very happy” duo helped Australia fi nish

third at the Phoenix Cup tournament in Hong Kong last month, beating the home team 5-3 in the bronze medal game.

Both Stevens and Flatley have been playing baseball for seven years and they agree that representing Australia for the fi rst time was a career highlight.

“It was such an honour to play for my country. Being able to experience what other teams have to offer ability-wise and culturally was an amazing opportunity,” said Stevens, who lives at Eatons Hill and plays club baseball for Redcliffe Padres.

Flatley, 17, who plays for Pine Hills Lightning at Bunya, said winning a bronze medal was reward for the Australian outfi t achieving its goal to “work hard as a team and do the best we possibly can”.

“The team was very happy with the bronze, especially as it shows that we are a strong team to come third out of 12 countries,” she said.

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Specialist training in the birthplace of his favourite sport has helped Tyler Ferdinands to be selected to

represent Australia.The Dayboro teenager

has been named to play for Australia at the 2016 Under-19 World Gridiron Championship to be held in China in July.

He is the fi rst player from the Moreton Bay Raptors club selected to represent Australia.

“Being selected to represent Australia in the World Cup is such an amazing opportunity and for me there is no great-er honour,” he said.

“I’m not only ecstatic to play on the international stage, but to play side by side with teammates that have one goal and vision – to do our country proud.”

In January, Ferdinands and his family travelled to the USA for a holiday, with the gridiron player taking some time away from being a tourist to receive specialised training, to help improve his skills as a wide receiver.

“I learnt and improved on many skills, overall heightening my game,” Ferdinands said of training with Elite Sports Perform-ance in Florida.

“The experience gave me confi dence in my ability and training that I was doing back in Australia.”

Ferdinands said his training in America was good preparation for the Australian team’s selection camp held at Sunshine Coast in February, at which an 80-player squad was culled to 45 men.

“The selection camp involved four to fi ve hours of training a day alongside team and positional meetings,” he said.

“Training consisted of positional work and situational game play.

“I approached the camp as an opport-unity to do everything I could and give

everything I had. “I didn’t know

what to expect, however I knew that if I played my best I would have a chance (of being selected).”

The 17-year-old “fell in love with the sport instantly” after being introduced to gridiron by a school friend two years ago.

He says two sports he used to play helped make him the gridiron player he is today.

“I played rugby league for Dayboro Cowboys and Samford Stags until I was 14, assisting greatly in open fi eld running and choosing gaps,” Ferdinands said.

“I played tennis not long after league, and this contributed the most to my succ-ess in gridiron.

“It built my footwork, speed and hand–eye coordination that proved to be vital in (American) football.

Ferdinands said one of the biggest misconceptions about gridiron is that it is ‘soft’, because players wear protective padding.

“The padding gives confi dence to hit harder, and these hits aren’t just directed at the player with the ball,” he said.

“I personally believe gridiron is as hard hitting as rugby league, if not harder.”

By representing Australia, Ferdinands will follow in the footsteps of Eddie Kocwa from Cashmere, who was the kicker for the Australian Outback team at the 2015 open world titles held in the USA.

“I felt absolutely honoured and privileged to have the opportunity play baseball in another country and to wear the green and gold.”

The second youngest member of the Australian Under-20 team at 14, Stevens said the Phoenix Cup success was “such a great experience for my fi rst year” playing for her country.

“The team this year performed very well considering we had a very young side,” she said.

“Because we were such a well-bonded team this refl ected on our performance on the fi eld.

“Our goal was to play to our best of ability and take it game by game, and try and get the win.”

The Phoenix Cup featured 12 teams including Australia, China, Guam, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Flatley plans to head to Canada in April to play club ball with the Collingwood Jays.

“This will hopefully give me an opportunity to develop skills and learn more about the sport from different coaches,” she said. “A new approach, I hope, will help me improve my skills.”

Stevens hopes to play for the Australian Emer-alds women’s baseball team, before becoming a pitching coach for the Queensland youth team.

Australian junior baseball players Olivia Stevens and

Emma Flatley.


Tyler Tyler creates creates gridiron gridiron historyhistoryDayboro teenager Tyler Ferdinands will represent Australia at the junior World Gridiron Championship in China.

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Cellarbrations supports the responsible service of alcohol. Not all varieties available in all stores. Some products may not be available in country stores due to Liquor Licencing Accords. Not all varieties available in all stores. No trade supplied. Pricing may vary in country or regional areas. Tobacco and alcohol not supplied to or for under 18’s. E.&E.O.

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Hurry! Specials available from 4/4/16 until 17/4/16 or while stocks last.

Carlton Mid Stubbies

1 FOR

$40De Bortoli Sacred Hill Range Taylors Estate Range Wine

Black Douglas 700ml

2 FOR

$302 FOR

$666 FOR

$30

The Westerner, 31 March 2016

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