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AUTUMN 2011 10 YEARS OF LIVING IN SIN — STRADDIE ISLAND NEWS 11 NEWS RCC wants Toondah Harbour investment R edland City Council is calling on the state government to commit to fu- ture investment in Toondah Har- bour, the embarkation point for water taxis and ferries from the mainland to Straddie. Speaking at a media conference in the ferry terminal Mayor Melva Hobson said that ensuring jobs and a vibrant future economy for North Stradbroke Island in a post-mining economy would require strong partnership and funding support for the infrastructure of Toondah Harbour. “Toondah Harbour is critical for future public access to the foreshore, Moreton Bay and North Stradbroke Island,” she said. “Council itself has already made a substantial investment in the Toondah Harbour facility, following the purchase of 7,120 square me- tres of foreshore land from CSIRO late last year for $3.495m. “Now that Council is a stakeholder in the future of the Harbour we can help ensure it meets the needs of future users, but without the support of the state in particular, that will be much harder to achieve.” Divisional councillor for the area Craig Ogilvie said: “Inaction on Toondah Harbour is a luxury that we cannot afford.” Sin BRIEF UNIMIN CHARGES Charges against sand miner UNIMIN of illegally removing sand from North Stradbroke Island have been adjourned until 14 June 2011. MASONS KITCHEN CLOSED The Point Lookout Masonic Club committee is looking for new operators for its bar and restaurant. The Masonic Club hall is still available as a venue for hire, for meetings and cultural events. At the time of going to print plans for Easter opening times were not confirmed. RCC’S WOMAN IN CHINA Redland City Council will extend the contract of its trade and investment officer in China for another two years. Julia Zhang provides free expert advice to Redland business people on business conditions and practices in China. She can help to source potential customers and provide written and oral translations. She recently helped one Redland business secure export deals worth around $4 million. COUNCILLORS REJECT PAY RISE Redland City Councillors voted to reject a 2.5 per cent pay rise recommended by the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal. Each year the tribunal determines maximum and minimum pay levels for councillors across Queensland, giving councils 90 days to vote on what to be paid, within that range. Mayor Melva Hobson said councillors did not feel it was appropriate to accept a rise. “We realise ratepayers don’t want to see their elected representatives accepting pay rises while others in the community are struggling.” Salaries for 2011: mayor $145,544, deputy mayor $98,080, councillor $88,590. ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE LINES in the SAND is an ephemeral art event first held at Point Lookout in 2009. Macleay Island residents Colin Offord and Yeh Yilan are 2011’s Artists in Residence and will perform Transience, an ongoing series of site specific, immersive performance events and workshops, scheduled for Saturday July 2. Offord and Yeh create music and video works to suit the scale, aesthetics and ambience of the chosen environment, in this case the Point Lookout headland. Colin Offord will also perform a new score he has composed for the 1927 Australian silent film masterpiece For the Term of his Natural Life, to accompany an outdoor screening of the film on the exterior of the Moreton Bay Research Station, corner of Petrie and Fraser Streets, Dunwich, on Friday, July 1. For more information visit www.linesinthesand.com.au SHARKS AT AMITY An increase in bait fish and sharks around Amity Point has been reported by the Department of Environment and Resource Managed after summer’s wild weather. “The water is now much clearer and large numbers of bait fish and sharks have been gathering around Amity point,” DERM’s Director of Freshwater and Marine Sciences, Julia Playford told SIN. “This is possibly because of high nutrient levels from runoff.” V olunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) is calling for more Straddie volun- teers to join their Dunwich squadron. There are currently 18 ac- tive VMR members on the Island, re- sponsible for search and rescue operations, medical evacuations and providing assistance to the Moreton Bay boating community. The VMR squadron works in conjunction with ambulance services and the water police to provide assistance in emergency situations. “We look after the Island community and the boating community in Moreton Bay,” VMR volunteer Doug Fraser told SIN. “We’re short of people especially over at Stradbroke because of the diminishing population and, like all voluntary organisations, we need a bit of funding,” Mr Fraser said. “We could do with more people who can help in any way possible. We’ve got two girls from Point Lookout who aren’t interested in having any- thing to do with the boats, but help with fundraising and that’s just fabulous,” Mr. Fraser said. “There are people like myself and others who join because they want to at- tain their coxswains rating.” A coxswain is a person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. Full training and support is provided to all VMR volunteers in a number of areas including first aid, marine radio operation, local knowl- edge, shipboard safety, crew and coxswain, as well as training and assessment and work- place health and safety. Mr. Fraser said he was originally inspired to volunteer for VMR after reading an article in SIN three years ago, calling for volunteers. “When I moved over to the Island three years ago I was looking to do some kind of volunteer work, and when I saw that article in SIN I thought, ‘Well that covers all the bases. I can do my volunteer bit for the com- munity and I can also get out on the water and learn something as well’ – and now I’ve got my Coxswains ticket,” Mr Fraser said. For more information about volunteering please visit www.vmraq.org.au or call 3409 9938. Volunteers to the rescue BY MARIA TAN
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Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) is calling for more Straddie volunteers to join their Dunwich squadron.
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AUTUMN 2011 10 YEARS OF LIVING IN SIN — STRADDIE ISLAND NEWS 11
NEWS
RCC wants ToondahHarbour investmentRedland City Council is calling on the
state government to commit to fu-ture investment in Toondah Har-
bour, the embarkation point for water taxisand ferries from the mainland to Straddie.
Speaking at a media conference in theferry terminal Mayor Melva Hobson said thatensuring jobs and a vibrant future economyfor North Stradbroke Island in a post-miningeconomy would require strong partnershipand funding support for the infrastructureof Toondah Harbour.
“Toondah Harbour is critical for futurepublic access to the foreshore, Moreton Bay
and North Stradbroke Island,” she said.“Council itself has already made a substantialinvestment in the Toondah Harbour facility,following the purchase of 7,120 square me-tres of foreshore land from CSIRO late lastyear for $3.495m.
“Now that Council is a stakeholder in thefuture of the Harbour we can help ensure itmeets the needs of future users, but withoutthe support of the state in particular, that willbe much harder to achieve.”
Divisional councillor for the area CraigOgilvie said: “Inaction on Toondah Harbouris a luxury that we cannot afford.”
Sin BRIEFUNIMIN CHARGES
Charges against sand miner UNIMIN ofillegally removing sand from NorthStradbroke Island have been adjourneduntil 14 June 2011.
MASONS KITCHEN CLOSEDThe Point Lookout Masonic Club committeeis looking for new operators for its bar andrestaurant. The Masonic Club hall is stillavailable as a venue for hire, for meetingsand cultural events. At the time of going toprint plans for Easter opening times werenot confirmed.
RCC’S WOMAN IN CHINARedland City Council will extend thecontract of its trade and investment officerin China for another two years. Julia Zhangprovides free expert advice to Redlandbusiness people on business conditionsand practices in China. She can help tosource potential customers and providewritten and oral translations. She recentlyhelped one Redland business secure exportdeals worth around $4 million.
COUNCILLORS REJECT PAY RISERedland City Councillors voted to reject a2.5 per cent pay rise recommended by theLocal Government Remuneration andDiscipline Tribunal. Each year the tribunaldetermines maximum and minimum paylevels for councillors across Queensland,giving councils 90 days to vote on what tobe paid, within that range. Mayor MelvaHobson said councillors did not feel it wasappropriate to accept a rise. “We realiseratepayers don’t want to see their electedrepresentatives accepting pay rises whileothers in the community are struggling.”Salaries for 2011: mayor $145,544, deputymayor $98,080, councillor $88,590.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCELINES in the SAND is an ephemeral artevent first held at Point Lookout in 2009.Macleay Island residents Colin Offord andYeh Yilan are 2011’s Artists in Residenceand will perform Transience, an ongoingseries of site specific, immersiveperformance events and workshops,scheduled for Saturday July 2. Offord andYeh create music and video works to suitthe scale, aesthetics and ambience of thechosen environment, in this case the PointLookout headland. Colin Offord will alsoperform a new score he has composed forthe 1927 Australian silent film masterpieceFor the Term of his Natural Life, toaccompany an outdoor screening of the filmon the exterior of the Moreton Bay ResearchStation, corner of Petrie and Fraser Streets,Dunwich, on Friday, July 1. For moreinformation visit www.linesinthesand.com.au
SHARKS AT AMITYAn increase in bait fish and sharks aroundAmity Point has been reported by theDepartment of Environment and ResourceManaged after summer’s wild weather. “Thewater is now much clearer and largenumbers of bait fish and sharks have beengathering around Amity point,” DERM’sDirector of Freshwater and Marine Sciences,Julia Playford told SIN. “This is possiblybecause of high nutrient levels from runoff.”
Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) iscalling for more Straddie volun-teers to join their Dunwichsquadron. There are currently 18 ac-tive VMR members on the Island, re-
sponsible for search and rescue operations,medical evacuations and providing assistanceto the Moreton Bay boating community. TheVMR squadron works in conjunction withambulance services and the water police toprovide assistance in emergency situations.
“We look after the Island community andthe boating community in Moreton Bay,”VMR volunteer Doug Fraser told SIN. “We’reshort of people especially over at Stradbrokebecause of the diminishing population and,like all voluntary organisations, we need a bitof funding,” Mr Fraser said. “We could dowith more people who can help in any waypossible. We’ve got two girls from PointLookout who aren’t interested in having any-thing to do with the boats, but help withfundraising and that’s just fabulous,” Mr.Fraser said. “There are people like myself
and others who join because they want to at-tain their coxswains rating.”
A coxswain is a person in charge of a boat,particularly its navigation and steering. Fulltraining and support is provided to all VMRvolunteers in a number of areas includingfirst aid, marine radio operation, local knowl-edge, shipboard safety, crew and coxswain, aswell as training and assessment and work-place health and safety. Mr. Fraser said he wasoriginally inspired to volunteer for VMRafter reading an article in SIN three yearsago, calling for volunteers.
“When I moved over to the Island threeyears ago I was looking to do some kind ofvolunteer work, and when I saw that articlein SIN I thought, ‘Well that covers all thebases. I can do my volunteer bit for the com-munity and I can also get out on the waterand learn something as well’ – and now I’vegot my Coxswains ticket,” Mr Fraser said. For more information about volunteeringplease visit www.vmraq.org.au or call 3409 9938.
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