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Residents can have their
say about the future of arts
and cultural services and
facilities across Moreton
Bay region as part of a
comprehensive planning
strategy to be developed
by council.Council has launched a
cultural mapping project that
will examine local services
and facilities and consider
the regions future
cultural needs.
Independent consultants
have been engaged to carry
out audits of the cultural
organisations, practitioners,
facilities and services
available in the community.
The project will research
the level of external
funding granted to creative
organisations and projects
in the region. It will also
map trends within the local
creative industry sector.
Community consultation
is a signicant part of the
strategy and residents are
encouraged to provide their
feedback in an online survey
available at councils website
www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au
Stakeholders, including
everyone from creative
industry professionals to
art enthusiasts, will also
have a chance to offer their
thoughts about the cultural
future of the region at face-
to-face sessions to be held
throughout the region. For
public workshop times
and dates go to councils
website.
The information gathered will
be analysed and will assist
with the strategic delivery of
cultural services to the entire
Moreton Bay region.
The cultural mapping project
is expected to be completed
by September.
For more information about
the project visit
www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au
or email culture@
moretonbay.qld.gov.au
Residents who would like a
survey posted to their home
can call 3283 0433.
Help map out our cultural future
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Cultural mapping
whatsinside
Bushre exerciseSaving water
April 2009 | Newsletter 12
Council sets its strategyCouncil recently helda series of strategicworkshops across theregion to determineits key projects andpriorities for the next
three years.
The issues, programs and
challenges discussed at theworkshops will play a huge
role in shaping Moreton
Bay Regional Councils rst
consolidated budget which
will be adopted in June.
The three strategic
workshops took place across
a three week period at Woody
Point, Woodford and North
Pine, giving councillors the
opportunity to visit andassess the future needs of
different communities across
the region.
During the past year,
council has been dealing
with pressing, day-to-day
amalgamation matters
such as maintaining
service delivery across the
region, addressing an array
of stafng matters and
achieving ongoing savings in
councils operating costs.
The recent workshops
allowed councillors to focuson the future and to set goals
that will make Moreton Bay
region an even better place
to live.
While specic projects and
priorities will be ofcially
unveiled when the budget
is adopted in June, new
infrastructure, economic
development, better essential
services, and improvedservice equity and access are
all on the agenda and will
make the next three years
an exciting period in Moreton
Bay Regional Councils
brief history.
Moreton Bay Regional Council has shown it is committed
to making amalgamation work for its community by
slashing $3.9 million from operational costs during the
rst half of the 2008/09 nancial year.
One of councils goals was to identify and deliver
operational savings straight away and councillors and
staff have worked hard to drive savings and efciencies
while eliminating duplication.
Over the next year council will continue to align the
operational processes of the organisation, setting a
sound platform for building a strong future for Moreton
Bay Regional Council.
$3.9m in savings
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Upgrade works on
a reserve at Bunya
are scheduled to be
completed this month,
as part of a number ofcouncil parks projects to
be delivered by June.
Council will spend more
than $430,000 before
the nancial year ends
on upgrading parks
throughout the region,
including Willow Glen
Court Reserve at Bunya,
Dandaloo Park at Arana
Hills, Alf Shaw Park at
Strathpine and Wahminda
Park at Ferny Hills.
New childrens play
equipment, picnic
settings, water bubblers
and pathways will be
constructed as part ofthe works as well as
signicant landscaping.
An additional $375,000
will be spent on
constructing shelters, play
equipment, lighting and
seating at Kal-Ma-Kuta
Park at Ningi and Crest
Park on Bribie Island as
well as revegetation works
and pathways at Petersen
Road Reserve, Morayeld.
Superclinic
announcedGreener pastures
Redcliffe is set to be home
to a new GP Super Clinic,
following substantial
council support for
the project.
The Federal Government-funded clinic will be named
the Moreton Bay Integrated
Care Centre and it will be
built on the Redcliffe
Hospital grounds.
The new facility will
house GPs, nurses, allied
health professionals and
specialists with a focus on
acute care, chronic disease
management and
medical training.
The centre will also
incorporate an after hours
service and a pharmacy.
Council pledged its support
for the project last year,
assisting with the formalproposal for the clinic.
The $17 million project will
help address the health
care needs of the broader
community while taking
pressure off the hospitals
emergency department.
It is also expected to be a
training ground for young
medical professionals.
Construction is due for
completion by early 2011.
Five sports elds in
Redcliffe are to be added to
councils innovative water
saving irrigation system.
The system, which currently
serves more than 20 sports
elds, involves moisture
sensors and rain gauges
that determine the watering
needs of individual elds.
Irrigating those grounds
is then controlled from a
central unit, which means
that if it begins raining
in one area, the sensors
inform the central unit and
irrigation can be altered
accordingly.
The scheme has reduced
water consumption on
Caboolture sports elds by
up to 50 per cent, and it
will be extended to include
Talobilla Park, Rothwell
Park, Langdon Park, Bradley
Park and AJ (Jock) Kelly
Park in Redcliffe.
Adding the Redcliffe elds
to the system is expected
to help bring them into line
with water restriction best
practice compliance targets.
Other elds will be
considered for the irrigation
scheme as funds become
available.
Good sports onsaving water
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Emergency response and
evacuation procedures
have been tested in an
exercise at Mt Nebo aimed
at ensuring all agencies,
including council, are
prepared in the event of
a bushre.
The exercise, managed
by Queensland Fire andRescue Service (QFRS),
involved a scenario which
required the evacuation of
a local school.
Council ofcers worked
with QFRS, Queensland
Police, State Emergency
Service crews and Parks
and Wildlife rangers to
carry out the emergencyexercise.
The school students were
successfully evacuated to
a safe location and were
entertained by Blazer the
Bear and educational
activities were provided
by QFRS.
QFRS assessed the
exercise including the
operation of the Incident
Coordination Centre.
Moreton Bay Regional
Council participated in
the mock bushre
response efforts as part
of its commitment to
being bushre and
disaster prepared.
Council has also worked
in partnership with QFRS
to deliver free community
information sessions on
bushre preparedness.
MT NEBO EMERGENCYEXERCISE
Council has purchaseda 1,827 sq m block of
land at the corner of
Bunton and Mein Streets,
Scarborough.
The former development
site, which is just a
short walk from popular
Scarborough Beach, has
been lled and will be
temporarily transformedinto a car park.
The site will contain 57
car spaces. A further 10on-street parking bays will
be created around the
sites perimeter.
The additional car spaces
will benet the businesses
at Scarborough Shopping
Village and shoppers
visiting the area.
This new council asset
has the potential to return
signicant benets to the
community in the future.
Council has thrown its
support behind the victims
of the bushres in Victoria
and the oods in far north
Queensland, pledging
$125,000 on behalf of the
community to assist the
recovery efforts.
As the nation banded
together to help the
devastated Victorian
communities rebuild,
council showed its support
by donating $100,000 to
the Red Cross bushre
disaster relief appeal.
Council pledged a further
$25,000 to assist the
ooded communities of far
north Queensland.
Council donates $125,000
to re and ood victims
A one-stop free service
is now available region-
wide to residents and
businesses wanting to
know about pipes and
cables underground.To use the Dial-Before-
You-Dig service, phone
1100 or visit the website
at www.dialbeforeyoudig.
com.au
Council has upgraded its
software and integrated
systems so that its water,
sewerage and storm water
pipe infrastructure across
the region is accessible
through the service.
Dial-Before-You-Dig also
provides information
about power and
telephone cables.
That means whether
youre a home owner,
builder, tradesman,
landscaper, planner,
or surveyor, if youre
working on a project that
requires excavation, this
service could help prevent
damage, accidents and
disruptions.
While basic information is
free through the service,
those requiring more
details such as the depth
at which a pipe is located
underground, its size
or its type, can gain the
information from councils
district ofces for a fee.
Dial Before You Dig
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events calendar
Snip and Chip discounted
cat desexing
Deception Bay
Shopping Centre
Until 3 April
Have your cat desexed and
microchipped by council for $10
at the RSPCAs mobile desexingunit. Bookings essential on
3205 0555.
K9 Clubhouse
Kroll Gardens, Dufeld Rd,
Clontarf, Sunday, 5 April
9am to 11amBring your dog to seek expert
advice from council ofcers about
pet ownership issues, pick up
some free information and take
part in activities. Have your pet
microchipped for $10.
Festival of Sails
Suttons Beach, Marine
Parade, Redcliffe
Good Friday, 10 April
9am to 4pm
Catch the action of the Brisbane
to Gladstone Yacht Race as the
70-plus vessels vie for honours.
Around 11.30am the yachts will
provide a spectacular setting
for this coastal celebration. See
page 7 for more information.
Free entry. For details visit www.
moretonbay.qld.gov.au or phone
3205 0555.
Better Business Breakfast
Caboolture Golf Club
Lesley Ave, Caboolture
Friday, 17 April from 6.45amGuest speaker John Anderson will
talk about the development of his
hugely successful travel company
Contiki Holidays.
Cost: $35. Bookings: 3205 0555
or at www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au
/business-events
Brisbane Symphony
Orchestra Concert
Bribie Island CommunityArt Centre
Sunderland Drive, Banksia
Beach, Sunday, 26 April 3pm
Phone: 3359 9759
Saturday, 4 April 7pm
Yodellers & Yarns
Urban Country stories
and bushpoets
Cost: adults $15, concession $14,
groups (10+) $13
Bookings: 3283 0407
Tuesday, 14 April 10am
Film: Madagascar: Escape 2
Africa [PG]
Cost: $6 or $14(including lm and goodies pack)
Bookings: 3283 0407
Wednesday, 15 April 11am
Rumpelstiltskin
An interactive play for children
Cost: $10, $14 (including goodies pack)
Bookings: 3283 0407
Thursday, 16 April 10am
Film: City of Ember [G]
Cost: $6 or $14 (including goodies pack)
Bookings: 3283 0407
Thursday, 16 April 7.30pm
and Sunday, 19 April 2pm
Film: Last Chance Harvey [PG]
Cost: $6
Bookings: 3283 0407
Thursday, 23 April 10am
Redcliffe Peninsula Poets:
The Roaring 40s
Cost: $5 (including morning tea at 9.15am)
Bookings: 3283 0407
Friday, 24 April 7.30pm
Cue Films In Style - Easy
Virtue [PG]Cost: Two tickets and food platter
$36, gold card holders $32
Bookings: 3283 0407
Saturday, 25 April 7.30pm
LAFTA presents -The Sound
of Music
Interactive Cinema
Cost: $10, show and meal $20
Bookings: 3283 0407
Sunday, 26 April 7.30pm
Film: Easy Virtue [PG]
Cost: $6
Bookings: 3283 0407Thursday, 30 April 10.30am
Australian Army Band
Cost: $7
Bookings: 3283 0407
Cue Restaurant,
Redcliffe Cultural Centre
Wednesday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
April from 5.30pm
Steak & Seafood Night
Bookings essential: 3283 0407
Friday, 3 April 6pm
On Tap Tapas
Bookings essential: 3283 0407Tuesday 7, 14, 21, 28 April
from 5.30pm
Two for One Night
Bookings: 3283 0407
Gallery open Monday to Saturday,
10am to 4pm.
Saturday, 4 April
10.30am to 1pm
Introduction to pastels
Cost $20 for 16 yrs to adult.
Learn how to apply pastels to achieve
detailed and realistic traditionalartwork suitable for wildlife art with
Gail Higgins. Gallery open Monday to
Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
8 April to 16 May
Across Country
Across Country is a selection of
Aboriginal artworks spanning
watercolours from the 1940s
Namatjira watercolour school,
signicant artists of the Papunya
and Kintore schools of painting,
Arnhem Land barks, works from
the Kimberley region and Torres
Strait Islands and the more colourfulcontemporary works.
Wednesday, 8 April 6pm
Dinner talk with Across Country
curator Susan McCulloch
Susan McCulloch - art writer,
publisher and curator - will speak
about her approach to curating at a
dinner with an indigenous avour.
Cost: $12. Bookings: 3480 6941.
Gallery open Monday to Saturday,
10am to 4pm.
Pine Rivers Heritage Museum
Dayboro Rd, Kurwongbah
3 April to 30 April
The Way We Were
An artistic interpretation of our region
by artists of the University of the
Third Age. Free Entry.
Phone: 3285 7213
17 April to 14 June
Our Rock n Roll Days
Music, fashion and lifestyle - our
Australian experiences from 1955 to
1965. Free Entry.
Phone: 3285 7213
Redcliffe City Gallery
470-476 Oxley Ave, Redcliffe
1 April to 2 May
Mod Squad: Contemporary
Design and Objects exhibition
This exhibition presents the work
of 20 top Queensland designers
who have inuenced and inspired
contemporary design in Australia.
Opens Tuesday, 2 April at 6pm
with guest speaker, designer and
manufacturer Mark Harrison. Free
entry. For more information about
talks by designers phone
3283 0415.
Redcliffe Cultural Centre
Friday, 3 April 7.30pm
Film: Frost/Nixon [M]
Cost: $6
Bookings: 3283 0407
Bribie Island Community
Art Centre
Sunderland Drive,
Banksia Beach
4 to 19 April 10am to 4pmLiz and Friends Exhibition
Phone: 3408 9288
Caboolture
Historical Village
Beerburrum Rd, Caboolture
Daily from 9.30am
to 3.30pmWalk through the grounds with
more than 50 buildings of
historical signicance.
Cost: adults $10, pensioners
$8, children aged 5 to 12 $2,
under 5 free. All children must
be accompanied by an adult.Phone: 5495 4581 or visit
www.historicalvillage.com.au
Old Fire Station
Art & Craft Gallery
55 King St, Caboolture
16 April
King Street Arts and
Crafts Stall
For further details phone
5498 3466.
Throughout April
Mixed exhibition
See works by several local
artists and crafts by the
woodworkers from the Artisans
Guild. Gallery hours: Monday to
Friday 10am to 3pm, Saturday
10am to 1pm. Closed for Easter
public holidays.
Phone: 5498 3466
Pine Rivers Art Gallery
199 Gympie Rd, Strathpine.
Closes Saturday, 4 April
Wildlife in Art - The World of
Nature in Focus
Queensland Wildlife Artist
Society Inc (QWASI) is a growing
group of artists who share their
love of ora and fauna through
their artworks.
A series of workshops will be
held throughout the exhibition.
The events listed are proudly supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council.
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Redcliffe Museum
75 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe
April and May
Going to the Gums... The
Lazaret on Peel Island
Tells the story of leprosy in
Queensland and the men,
women and children who were
incarcerated on Peel Island in
Moreton Bay because of a disease
beyond their control. Free entry.
Phone 3883 1898.Thursday, 30 April 9am
Floortalk - Touring Tribulations
Join Jodi Ferrari from Museum
& Gallery Services Queensland
to discuss the process of
coordinating a successful touring
exhibition. Free.
Morning tea provided.
RSVP to 3883 1898 or email
museum.redcliffe@moretonbay.
qld.gov.au.
Arana Hills
Tuesday, 28 April
5pm to 7pm
Mash it Up workshop iMovie Macintosh
Get in quick for this workshop
to help you edit your footage.
Places limited.
Bookings: 3351 3401.
Bribie Island Library
Tuesday, 7 April
9.30am to 11.30am
Getting to know
Bromeliads
Everything you need to
know about growing and
maintaining beautiful
Bromeliads.Bookings: 3408 1388.
Thursday, 9 April
6.30pm to 8pm
Easter Bedtime Storytime
Easter activities for 3-7 year
olds including Easter stories,
an Easter craft and even an
Easter egg hunt.
Bookings: 3408 1388.
Wednesday, 15 April
3.30pm to 5pm
After School Book Club
After School Book Club is a
monthly club for everyone
aged 10 to 15. Its a chance
to get together with friends
and have some fun at the
library. Phone 3408 1388.
Monday, 20 to
Saturday 25 April
Anzac Day display
Medals and Corps caps on
display for Anzac Day. Enquiries
phone 3408 1388.
Caboolture Library
Friday, 3 April 5pm to 6pm
Mash It Up workshop
Electronic sound effects
Learn how to create sound
effects for lm and improve
your knowledge of sound effect
software. Workshop numbers
are limited so book now.
Bookings: 5433 2000.
Tuesday, 14 April
10am to 12noon
Card-making workshop
Scratch & sniff card making with
Jenny Jones.
Bookings: 5433 2000.
Friday, 17 April
Mash It Up Film Camp
One-day workshop on making ashort lm. Bookings essential.
Phone: 5433 2395.
Tuesday, 21 April
10am to 12noon
Card making workshop
Make scratch & sniff cards with
Jenny Jones.
Bookings: 5433 2000.
Deception Bay Library
Wednesday, 1 to
Thursday, 30 April
Yugambeh Museum Black
Diggers exhibition
Indigenous servicemen and
women took their place in every
major theatre of war, despite
the challenges of discrimination.
Includes photos and memorabilia
from Yugambeh families.
Enquiries: 3203 1094.
Wednesday, 1 to
Thursday, 30 April
Light Horseman Display
Find out what a Light Horseman
wore - view the uniform and
slouch hat, as well as medals
and other memorabilia. This
display is on loan from the
Caboolture Historical Village.
Moreton Bay Region
Libraries
Wednesday, 1 to
Thursday, 30 April
Mash It Up Short Film
Festival April workshops
Film editing and electronic sound
effects sessions. A one day lm
camp will be held on 17 April, for
participants 12 to 25 yrs. Sign
up at your nearest Moreton Bay
Region Library or go to
www.myspace.com/mashitup_
lmfest and complete a Mash It
Up 09 participant registration
form. Workshop numbers are
limited so book now.
Narangba Library
Wednesday, 29 April
12.30pm to 2.30pm
Mothers Day card workshop
Make beautiful cards for Mum.
Cost is $5 for materials.
Bookings: 3385 5555.
Pathways Library
Sunday, 5 April
10am to 12noon
Mash It Up workshop -
electronic sound effects
Learn how to create sound
effects for lm. Workshop
numbers are limited so book
now. Bookings: 3480 9900.
Thursday, 23 April
6.30pm to 8pm
Book launch - Blood
Brothers: The Anzac Genesis
Join author Jeff Hopkins-Weise
at the launch of his book Blood
Brothers: The Anzac Genesis.
The author will be discussing his
book, the history surrounding the
birth of the Anzac legend and
signing copies of his work. Light
refreshments will be provided.
Bookings recommended.
Phone: 3480 9900
Thursday, 30 April
5pm to 7pm
Mash it Up workshop -
iMovie Macintosh
Get in quick for this workshop
to help you edit your footage.
Places limited.
Bookings: 3480 9900.
Redcliffe Library
Thursday, 2 April
5pm to 7pm
Mash It Up workshop -
electronic sound effects
Learn how to create sound
effects for lm and improve
your knowledge of sound effect
software. Workshop numbers
are limited so book now.
Bookings: 3283 0311.
Thursday, 2 April
10.30am to 11am
Easter story and rhyme
Easter storytelling and rhymingfun. Wear your Easter ears
or bonnet. Bookings: 3283 0311.
Wednesday, 8 April
from 10am
Book Launch: The
Photographic Guide to the
Redcliffe Botanic Gardens
Author Linda Laing will talk
about her new book. Includes
morning tea. Books on sale at
the event. Bookings: 3283 0249.
Tuesday, 14 April to
Tuesday, 12 May
Display: Redcliffes
Anzac soldiers
This display features ve
Redcliffe soldiers who served in
Europe and the Middle
East in WWI. Only three
came home.
Enquiries: 3283 0249.
Wednesday, 22 April
10am to 11am
Military history for family
historians
Trace your military ancestors by
learning about the many print
and digital resources available
for looking up military records.
Bookings: 3283 0249.
Tuesday, 28 April 10am
Digital camera workshop
Brett Peters from Redcliffe
Camera House will give helpful
tips for beginners and other
users of digital cameras. Bring
your camera, paper and a
pencil. Bookings: 3283 0249.
Tuesday, 28 April
10am to 12noon
Beginners guide to tracing
your family tree
Learn about useful web sites
and databases to help you trace
your family tree.
Bookings: 3283 0249.
Strathpine Library
Tuesday, 14 April
6.30pm to 8pm
Writers group with guest
speaker Joanna Penn
Joanna Penn will discuss writing
and self-publishing books.
Phone: 3480 6698.
Tuesday, 21 April
6.30pm to 7.30pm
Author talk - JamesLergessner
Dr James Lergessner will talk
about his latest book Death
Pudding - the Kilcoy Massacre.
Bookings required.
Phone: 3480 6698.
Woodford Library
Wednesday, 15 April
10.30am to 11.30am
Get crafty @ the library
Come along and make some
cool crafts. For ages 6 to 12
years. Bookings: 5496 1136.
Did you know
Most library events andactivities are free.
There is a new WhatsOn listing for all libraryevents and activities.Find out what ishappening at your
local library by visitingMoreton Bay RegionLibraries website atlibrary.moretonbay.qld.gov.au
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Anzac Day traditions will
be honoured this month
as Moreton Bay Region
Libraries present a series
of displays and events to
commemorate our nations
war-time history.
The Yugambeh Museum
Black Diggers exhibit at
Deception Bay Library.
This display will focus on
Indigenous servicemen
and women.
A Light Horsemen
display at Deception Bay
Library on loan from theCaboolture Historical
Village.
Redcliffe Anzac Soldiers
exhibit at Redcliffe
Library which features
the stories of ve local
soldiers who served inEurope and the Middle
East during WWI.
Launch of the book
Blood Brothers: The
Anzac Genesis by Jeff
Hopkins-Weise to be
held at Pathways Library,
North Lakes on
23 April from 6.30pm.Call Pathways Library on
3480 9900 to book.
LEST WE FORGET
Cabooltures QUT Urban
Country Music Festival is
set to be better than ever
this May long weekend, with
four exciting days lled with
free events and concerts
featuring the biggest names
in country music.
The festival - proudlypresented by Moreton
Bay Regional Council - is
expected to attract 35,000
day visitors, eager to see
their favourite country music
stars take centre stage.
Lee Kernaghan and John
Williamson will headline the
Main Concert at Caboolture
Showgrounds on Saturday, 2
May, alongside Adam Harvey.
On the same stage will be
Jonahs Road, Travis Collins,
Sinead Burgess and 2009
Toyota Star Maker winner,
Liam Brew.
This years festival will
feature more than 500
country music artists across
11 stages as well as free
events including concerts,
bush poets, the Beaut Ute
Show, songwriters caf and
much more.
The free Burbs n Bush
Party on Friday, 1 May will
feature The Borderers and
Luke OShea.
On Sunday, 3 May the
crackling campres will
be stoked at Caboolture
Showgrounds for the
Urban Blaze concert with
performances by The
Borderers, Aleyce Simmonds,Sinead Burgess and Dianna
Corcoran.
The popular Urban Country
Farewell Concert, held in theTown Square, will draw the
festival to an end on Monday
4 May, featuring Golden
Guitar winner Brendon
Walmsley.
New to the festival is the
Stockmans Arena, which will
showcase horse whisperer
Guy McLean, horse
demonstrations, bush poetry
and whip cracking.
Standard tickets to the
festivals Main Concert
are available through the
festivals website at
www.urbancountry.com.au or Ticketek (13 28 49
and www.ticketek.com.au),
Councils customer service
centres, Caboolture RSL,
Caboolture Sports Club,
North Leagues and Services
Club Kallangur and Redcliffe
RSL Club. Most other
festival events are free.
For more information on
these and other festival
events phone 1800 810 400
or visit the website at
www.urbancountry.com.au
Aussie artists on boardthe Urban CountryMusic Festival
bandwagon
proudly presents
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Councils business
unit, The Certication
Professionals, has opened
a new ofce at 33 King
Street, Caboolture to offer
a one-stop approval and
inspection service for
building work.
The business can carry
out building approvals
and inspections for work
anywhere in Queensland
and will navigate the
complex development
approval maze for private
and commercial clients
to ensure their buildings
meet all necessary codesand standards.
Contact the Caboolture
ofce of The Certication
Professionals on
54 333 666 or
www.thecertication
professionals.com.au
Cabooltureofce open
Set sail at Suttons Beach
on Good Friday (10 April)
for one of Moreton Bay
regions signature seaside
events Redcliffe Festival
of Sails.
Suttons Beach offers an
ideal vantage point to
watch the Brisbane to
Gladstone Yacht Race and
with festivities running from
9am to 4pm, the event is a
fantastic way to kick off the
Easter long weekend.
The festival will feature
more than 100 market
stalls, live music from
Women in Docs, OKA
World Music Band, Central
Sound Machine, The Twine,
Carnival Gypsy band and
Dave Johnson.
Free childrens sand
sculpting, African
drumming, art workshops
and beach games will also
be held throughout the day.
Other highlights will include
roving entertainment,
a visit by a parachuting
Easter bunny, art in the
park with Seaside Artists,huge sand sculptures by
champion sand sculptor
Dennis Massoud, Sharon
Alback Dancers Easter
Pantomime, the Rainbows
environmental show
and camel, pony and
amusement rides.
For more information about
Redcliffe Festival of Sails,
contact 3205 0555 or visit
www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au
Council has a number of
large water infrastructure
projects in the pipeline,
to cater for the predicted
community expansion
and to comply with
environmental regulations.
More than $300 million will
be spent during the next
three years on upgrading
wastewater treatment
plants throughout the
region to ensure a
continued high level of
service is delivered to our
growing population.
Construction works
have just begun on the
$46 million upgrade of
the Burpengary East
Wastewater Treatment
Plant. Once completed,
the facility will have the
capacity to meet the needs
of 50,000 people in nearby
growth areas.
Other wastewater
treatment plants to be
upgraded include the
$152 million project at
Murrumba Downs, where
work is due for completion
in September 2010.
Planning studies are being
carried out to upgrade
the wastewater treatment
plant at Brendale and
construction works at
Caboolture South and
Woodford plants are
scheduled to begin in
September this year.
Work is also well underway
on the installation of new
underground water and
sewerage pipelines in
Kallangur and Dakabin.
This $25 million project
will see new pipes installed
from the Boundary Rd
reservoir to Anzac Avenue,
Kallangur. The project is
scheduled for completion
by July.
Sail away at Suttons Beach
Cabooltures State
Equestrian Centre is
moving ahead at a
galloping pace, following
a Federal Government
funding boost of $1.4
million towards the
new facility.
Detailed design work
has almost been
completed for the 7,000sq m facility which will
feature a 3,200 sq m
indoor arena, a warm-up
area, seating for 1,500
people, amenities, road
works and a car park.
Council has now secured
a total of $3.75 million
in State and Federal
government funding
for the facility. Council
will continue to seek
additional Government
funding for the project.
State EquestrianCentre
Water projects cascade through region