February 2011

The Canungra Times, February 2011

CANUNGRA SCHOOL OF ARTS HALLThe new facade of the Canungra School of Arts Hall is making

rapid progress, with the four new roof trusses lifted into position onMonday 17 January. Estimated completion date is mid February,with some allowance for wet weather. Interested residents canfo l l ow the p rog r e s s on the ha l l ' s web s i t e a t :

. The Committee is planningfor a busy year ahead,with the hall booked every evening during theweek, and also parties, wedding receptions and two orchid shows.The aim of the rebuild is to provide a modern, well equipped venuethat the town can be proud of.

The new entrance will feature exposed wood beams with LEDdown-lights. The concrete steps and patio will be finished with anew, colour coated non-slip surface. Stormwater drainage has beencompletely replaced, eliminating runoff problems experienced inthe past.

The Hall Management Committee will hold it's AGM onWednesday 9 February at the Canungra Hotel at 6.30pm andinterested residents are most welcome to attend. The meeting willcommence after a meal, at which time new office bearers will beelected and a Progress Report, Presidents Report and the FinancialReport will be delivered. This will be followed by a short bi-monthly meeting. Please advise the secretary on 55434008 or viathe 'Contact Us' page on the web site at: ifyouwould like to attend.

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Canungra Foodworks SupportsYear 7 Bursaries

Two students from Canungra State Schools Year 7 Class of2010 received generous bursaries fromCanungra Foodworks.

At the Year 7 Graduation Ceremony in December 2010, Tonyand Anne Nguyen presented Matthew Hastings and Natalie Smithwith a

Canungra FoodWorks has provided abundant donations,certificates and sponsorship formany community events sinceTonyandAnne took over the store in 2007.

Tony said sponsorship and donations from local businessesenables the Canungra State School, sporting associations and clubswithin the community to thrive.

We are proud to be contributing to this legacy and making adifference in the community., he said.

$250 Rebel Sport orAngus and Roberts BookVoucher, $100cash and $150FoodWorks voucher - totalling $500 each.

Matthew received the bursary as recipient of the SchoolsAcademic Award and Natalie for Sporting Achievement. Bothstudents have been great leaders and role models for their peersthroughout their schooling atCanungra.

WOMAN TRAPPED IN WATER PIPEAustralia Day celebrations turned to near tragedy when a

woman was trapped in a water pipe in the causeway on CoburgRoad,Canungra for twohours.

The woman was bogie boarding down the creek a friend whenshewas pulled into the pipe by the force of thewater.

Queensland Fire and Rescue Officer, Alan Harper, said friendsassisted the woman until the Fire and Rescue Service arrived,securing her with a rescue strap until more firefighters were able toattend. Three QFRS crews, including a swift water technical rescuetechnician, attended the rescue."It took a lot of manpower to pull her out," he said, "The creek isrunning over the causeway and the current is incredibly strong."

Thewomanwas taken by ambulance to Gold Coast hospital as aprecaution. She suffered shock and bruising.

QFRS has issued requests for people to keep away fromstormwater drains and never swim upstream of a causeway,regardless of how safe it appears. In an emergency please phone 000forQFRS, police, SESorAmbulance assistance.

Water which appears calm on the surface often has fast runningcurrents under the surface. On Australia Day water was flowingover the causeway, giving the impression it was a quiet, slow-flowing waterway, however the force beneath the surface couldeasily have been deadly.


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Health and Safety Concerns After FloodsPublic Health and Hygiene

Rainwater:

Waste Disposal

Mosquito Management

: Be careful when completing any cleanup processes. Remember to wear gloves and use other protectiveclothing or equipment, especially when handling broken, damagedor unusual materials. Wash hands and other exposed body parts,particularly before preparing or eating food. Alcohol-based handsanitisermaybe useful for these purposes.

Check rainwater tanks for contamination and removeany debris from rooftop catchment areas. If you are concernedabout the quality of your rainwater supplies, water should be boiledif used for food preparation or hygiene purposes or bottled watercan be used. Council can assist with testing water quality in thesecircumstances. Contact the Health, Building and EnvironmentDepartment on 5540 5444 formore information.

: Excess waste should be taken to a Council WasteTransfer Station. Large loads of cleanup waste, such as truck loads,should be taken to theCentral landfill at Bromelton.Disposal of anydebris that is a result of the recent floodingwill be acceptedFREEofcharge. Usual tipping charges will apply for normal wastes beingtaken to our waste sites. Chemical containers, gas cylinders andasbestos should be handled and disposed of with care and inaccordancewith safety standards.

: Prevent breeding byemptying or treating items such as buckets, tubs, wheel barrows andtyres. If you have amosquito problem, avoid being outdoors duringtimes of highmosquito activity such as dawnor dusk. If youmust beoutdoors at these times,wear long sleeves, pants and repellent.

For more information, contact Council's Health, Building andEnvironmentDepartment on 5540 5444.

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Repairing Flood Damage in the Scenic RimScenic Rim Regional Council area was declared a Natural

DisasterArea by theQueenslandGovernment due to the recent rain.Mayor John Brent said he hoped the worst of the weather haspassed, however, a plan of attack for rehabilitation is needed.

Council has created an internal taskforce to capture the costs andundertakeworks in a coordinated effort.

We need to be frank with the community, like many regionsthroughout Queensland, our road network is currently at a lesserstandard and I plead with road users to drive carefully to suit theroads condition, saidCrBrent.

Once the assessment is completed, works will prioritised withaccessibility and public safety remaining paramount.

~All roads within the region are currently open to traffic, howeverall drivers are asked to exercise caution due to extensive damagecaused by the recent rain.~Both sealed and gravel roads have been affectedwith potholes andwash outs reported throughout the ScenicRim region.~ Minor repair works have been undertaken to "make safe" allsections of roadway.

With more rain forecast during the coming weeks Councilthanks all drivers for their continued patience asworkers endeavourto repair damaged roads. To notify Council of any extraordinarydamage please call 5540 5111.

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NacoleWakefield, a registry clerk from Canungra was recentlypresented with the Australian Day Medallion by Colonel DarrylGroves, the Commander of the Land Warfare Centre - Canungra.Nacole, who completed high school at Merrimac High School, wasawarded the medallion for her exceptional administrative supportover the period 2009 - 10.

The accompanying citation states that Nacole's professionalismand dedication to her work was well beyond that expected of hercurrentAustralianSectorGrade (PSG).

It stated You have consistently analysed complex problems

Local Girl Receives Australia Day Medallion

Colonel Darryl Groves presents Nacole with her Australian Day Medallionand citation in front of her family and staff at the Defence Intelligence Training

Centre, Canungra.

and solved them by the application of well thought outcommonsense solutions.

AsNacolemade herway into the staff common roomatDIntTC,shewas greeted by her children and husband I waswonderingwhythey were here, but before I could ask them why, Colonel Grovesstarted to address the staff.

I went totally blank when he commenced to tell everyoneabout the award, then it started to sink-in; I then was in shock saidNacole.

When ask how she felt being only one of only two recipients ofthe Australian Day Medallion in the unit, Nacole replied I wasexcited and appreciative that they thought I had done a great job.Nacole finished by saying that The Defence Intelligence TrainingCentre is a great organisation to work for, and looks forward to anexciting year.

Australia Gains 33 New CitizensThirty-three people became Australian Citizens ceremony at

The Centre, Beaudesert on Australia Day, including SarabahEstatesCamDearsley.

Mayor John Brent said the ceremony was important inwelcoming newAustralians in the ScenicRim region.


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BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIESTwo local identities celebrated

their birthdays at a combinedbirthday barbecue on January 16th inCanungrawith friends.

Graeme Prosser from TamborineCouriers celebrated his 31st birthdayon the 17th, and Trish Hansencelebrated an undisclosed number ofbirthdays on the 18th. Also inJanuary, Mykal Prosser, fromTamborine Transport turned 30whileon holidayswith friends inDarwin.

Krista Pike (Geiger), the townmail lady, also turned 30 on January17th, the same day that Jon andRobyn Mahony celebrated their 30thwedding anniversary.

Brian Laurence from TamborineTransport celebrated his birthday onJanuary 7th with fellow staffmembers at his home atBoyland.

John Harrison (alias Princess -pictured left)celebrated his50th birthdaywi th fami lymembers at Advancetown Hotel on SundayJanuary 23.Princess is a staunch St George fan and wasdressed accordingly for the special occasionJohn was surrounded by his children Brian,Kylie, Paula, Nicole and Angela and theirchildren in a real party atmosphere.

On Sunday 16th January Peter Hickson ofWonglepong Celebratedhis 80thBirthday at homewith hiswifeRay, family and friends.

Peters family travelled from Tasmania, Victoria and the GoldCoast to celebratewith him.The photo below shows Peter with his wife Ray and their fourchildren: Stephen Hickson (Victoria) Lyn Rogers (Tasmania),Wayne Hickson (Nerang) and Sonia Shreeve (Gilston) along withtheir Grand Children and Great Grand Children many of whommade the trip to Queensland for his big day, and friends from theGoldCoast.

If youwould like your upcomingor retrospective birthday oranniversary, or new arrivalannounced in The Canungra Timesplease email the details [email protected] priorto our deadline each month, orphone Keer on 0407 671 286 or Stuon 0422 986 208with details.

FAMILYTRAVELFOR 80TH BIRTHDAY

NEW ARRIVAL FOR CANUNGRABoyd and Tammy Johnson from Ashmore are pleased to

announce the safe arrival of their little daughter Kirby MareeJohnson. Kirby was born on December 27th at Pindara Hospitalweighing in at 7lb 8oz. She is the 1st child for Boyd and Tammy,first grandchild for Charmaine Cameron and the first greatgrandchild forKen andSylvianCameron, formerly ofCanungra.

Congratulations to David and Paula Veivers of Beechmont onthe safe arrival of their twins on January 5, 2011.

ElizabethMary arrived first and weighed in at 6 lb 1 oz and wasfollowed shortly after by Walter Hill Daryl weighing in at 7lb 1oz.The babies were delivered at Pindara Hospital on the Gold Coast,just a very short distance from the Benowa home of the very excitedand proud grandparents,Michael Mick andBettyVeivers.

The twins are the first grandchildren for Mick and Betty. Mumand children are homeonBeechmont and doingwell.

WELCOME TO TWINSTrish Hansen

Graeme Prosser

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Charmaine Cameron, Tammy Johnson nursing Kirbyand great grandmother Sylvian Cameron.

Peter Hickson on his 80th Birthdayreceiving his Super Veterans Badge

from Joyce Libke (Chairperson,Canungra Bowls Club)

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Orchid Society Thanks CareflightLee Thorneycroft, President, and Peter Rice, Secretary, were

only too pleased to present a cheque for $1,000 to Corinne Ross,Careflight representative and promotional speaker, at the recentmeeting ofBeaudesertDistrictsOrchid andFoliageSociety Inc.

This donation was as an expression of thanks to the localcommunity for its continuing support of a Society that holdsAutumn and Spring Shows for orchids and other foliage plants atCanungra each year.

This donation is intended to help in the running costs ofCareflight, such a worthwhile organisation that can be called on atany time to provide emergency assistance to people in need withinour rural shires.

Formore information about theBeaudesert DistrictsOrchid andFoliageSociety Inc, visit theirweb site:www.bdofs.com.

ST LUKES CHURCH CANUNGRA75 YEARS OLD

St. LukesAnglicanChurchCanungrawill be celebrating its 75Anniversary on the weekend of 15-16 October, this year. Aweekend of celebrations is in the planning.

The St. Lukes Guild plans to publish a memento booklet and issearching for anyone who has been associated with the church overthe past 80 or so years. Any old photographs, newspaper clippingsor storieswill bemostwelcome.

Further details about the 75th Anniversary will be published inTheCanungraTimes as they come to hand.

If you are able to assist in anyway, please contact John andAnneKing on 5543 4249. This is a great way to contribute to therecording of Canungras history which can be shared for futuregenerations.

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Scenic Rim Australia Day Awards 2011Scenic Rim Australia Day Awards 2011

Kate RaymontKate was the driving force behind theestablishment of an after school childcarefacility in Canungra. She formed aworking group to assess the need for thisfacility and sought suitable companies torun the service. After months of work, theYMCA opened the after school careservice in 2010. See story page 1.

Young Citizen of the YearKathryn Willett

2010 was a busy year for Kathryn,winning the Logan/Scenic RimBusiness Trainee of theYear, BoonahState High School Apprentice of theYear, being School Captain andreceiving an Academic Award atBoonah State High School. Kathrynalso represented Fassifern at theQueensland Vigoro State Titleswhere she took out wicketkeeper ofthe tournament.

The AwardsCeremony was held on Tuesday 25th January from 5-7pm at TheCentre, Beaudesert, and resulted in nine categorical winners as wellas four achievement award recipients.

Mayor John Brent said All the categorical winners of theAustralia DayAwards and the nominees too should feel very proudof themselves for their achievements.

The winners of the Australia Day Awards 2011 for the ScenicRim region are:

Scenic Rim Regional Council Australia Day

Fassifern Vaulting TeamIn 2010 the Fassifern Vaulting Team won the Queensland StateChampionships in the team category, also taking out the same titleat theAustralian Team event. Combining gymnastics and dance onhorse back, this team of locals worked together with their horses toperformoutstanding gymnastic routines.

Mayors Award - Ray ParkerRay was one of the driving forces behindtheAratula Community Sports Centre andhas been raising funds for over 20 yearsthrough raffles and other sponsorships.He has been the president of the AratulaSchool of Arts for 15 years and is a greatsupporter of theAratula community.

Sports Senior Vey Payne-Vey has been an active member of the Beaudesert Pistol Club since1966. He has held several positionson the Club's committee since 1967,including President over five periods,most recently from 2002 to today.Over the past 30 years, he hasdesigned and built most of the clubsfacilities and has been pivotal to thesuccess of the club.

Citizen of the YearDr Alan Blackman

DrAlanBlackman has played amajorrole in supporting the development ofsport in South East Queensland andparticularly on Tamborine Mountainwhere he has been the driving forcebehind the development of theTamborine Mountain Sports Complex. He was awarded the SportVolunteer of the YearAward at the 16thAnnual Queensland SportsAwards 2010.

Senior Citizen of the YearPam Marsh

Pam has been an active member ofmany organisations on TamborineMountain, some of which include theTamborine Mountain Creative ArtsGroup and the RSPCAMillion PawsWalk, plus various charities that helpraise money for cancer includingMake aWish Foundation. Pam also has a passion for theatre and is amember of the Tamborine Mountain Little Theatre Group and hasreceived a nomination for theCulturalAward.

Achievement Awards

Community Event Rathdowney Heritage Festival-The 15th annual Rathdowney Heritage Festival was held over

the Easter weekend in 2010. It was themost successful festival heldto date with over 6,000 people visiting the region and enjoying thefestivities.

Cultural Senior Rachael Brook-Rachael doesn't let adversity get inher way. Born with cerebral palsy,Rachael began painting at 18 as anoutlet for her creative spirit. Shepaints by holding a brush in hermouth. In 2010 she entered herpainting of Brisbane artist MichaelZavros in the PortiaGeachCompetition for female artists.

Cultural Junior Yasmin Poole-Yasmin Poole is a 12 year oldentertainer with a big future in theentertainment industry. With hercommitment and dedication tomusic,she is bound to achieve all she sets hersights on. She has jointly raised over$15,000 for everything from schoolcomputers to the Victorian BushfireAppeal.

Dr Michael RiceDr Rice has been an active and committedmember of the Beaudesert community for 18years and has been involvedwithmany volunteerorganisations. As a local GP, he is passionateabout ensuring the community has access toappropriate health services and has been a strongadvocate for the return of maternity and

Arthur and Delma DayArthur and Delma volunteer three tofour days a week at Wongaburra andthe wider Beaudesert Community.They are very well respectedvolunteers and known for their

Sports Junior Riley Day-Riley regularly competes in schoolathletics, cross country and touchfootball. In 2010, achieved four goldmedals at the Queensland LittleAthletics State Titles. Rileyrepresented Queensland at theAus t ra l i an Track and Fie ldChampionships inBendigo.

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