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APRIL 2021 Issue 270
ANZAC Day
Dawn Service
River Heads
Community Hall
at 5.55am
Gunfire Breakfast
for a gold coin
donation
All welcome
Visit River Heads Progress Association:
https://riverheads.org.au/
Page or
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
President Report 3 Wildlife Matters 11
Councillor Division 7 News 4 Activities 15-17
Qld State Member Message 5 March Calendar 18
Easter 2021 7 Contact List 19
RH Fishing Club Report 8 River Heads Property Sales 20
Fraser Coast RV Park News 9-10
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PRESIDENT REPORT - APRIL 2021
DON’T FORGET HALL CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY
The first quarter of another eventful year is done and dusted!! Much uncertainty exists regarding
the dreaded COVID and we are hoping that our planned events such as ANZAC Dawn Service
and RiverFest are not impacted. However, we are mindful of the amount of hard work that goes
into organising these events and will make decisions accordingly as more information comes to
hand, ie if we have a choice!!
However, at this stage our ANZAC Day Dawn Service will take place this year at the hall.
Service starts at 5.55am conducted by Aaron from the Salvation Army and this will be followed
by a Gunfire Breakfast in the hall for a gold coin donation. Retired Lieutenant Commander Peter
Dore will be chairing the event this year in my absence, ably assisted by our Treasurer, Retired
Chief Petty Officer, Jeanne Wilson. The Navy Cadets will also be attending – a big thank you to
all participants.
The April Open Mic night has been cancelled but the night on Saturday 15 May is shaping up to
be fantastic. Stay tuned for more information next month on this. The event is sponsored by
Fraser Coast RV Park and Ultra Music. RHPA is hosting the event. Entry is by gold coin
donation with proceeds going to charity. Anyone wishing to perform should register beforehand
with Suzanne Taylor from RV Park by email at frasercoastrvpark@gmail.com .
We will be conducting a survey on the next Friday we are open to see what you thought of our
new trial menu on Friday nights. We look forward to receiving your feedback on this.
Don’t forget, Fishing Club raffles are held on the 2nd Friday of the month. Great fun and prizes
as the old fashioned chocolate wheel clacks around. RHPA raffles are also held every Friday
from 5.30pm with prizes of Meat Tray or Breakfast Tray from Urangan Butchers; Dinner for 2;
selection of beverages, so come along and enjoy yourselves. Great food, great view and great
people!! All made possible by our fantastic volunteer workforce! More helpers needed!
Phone 0499 992 442.
Sporting Teams for River Heads: Anyone interested in forming a team should phone 0499 992
442. It is high time River Heads was on the sporting map. We have a wealth of sporting talent in
our community plus a fantastic playing field and canteen at the Reserve in Seafarer Avenue, so
let’s get mobilised!! A big thank you to all the guys working on the canteen. They are doing a
fantastic job – Nev Watson, Mark Hensel, Nick Burgess and anyone else who has helped.
MORE VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS PER MONTH –
PREPARATION OF FOOD – TILL OPERATION – PLATING OF FOOD – BAR TENDING
PHONE 0499 992 442. We can’t continue to provide services and facilities to our
community without our volunteers.
Have a very happy and safe Easter everyone!!
That’s all folks! Take care, stay well and enjoy life.
Billie Rustin
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COUNCILLOR Division 7 NEWS
Well Easter is just about with us!
Not sure what has happened, but Easter is with us already. The year is flying by!
We are in the thick of reviewing the planning scheme, developing the 21/22 Budget and the
Pialba Town Centre Revitalisation Project - to name but a few of the major projects under way.
Dog Parks
Have had a number of residents enquire about dog parks in the region so I thought I’d share a
link to the Council for all, so everybody is up with the latest information and locations https://
www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/dog-off-leash-areas .
Fraser Coast Engagement Hub
As I have previously mentioned, you may have noticed Council has been asking for community
input on a few matters and this will continue. I really encourage residents to keep an eye
on the Fraser Coast Engagement Hub website https://frasercoast.engagementhub.com.au/ for
opportunities to be involved. It is important that we hear from as many residents as possible
when we are planning projects for the future.
Brolga Theatre
As things start to get back to a new normal around the region, I want to remind you about the
shows that are coming up at the Brolga Theatre in the coming months. John Williamson, Human
Nature and the Ten Tenors are just the start of the popular entertainers heading our way.
You can register for the Brolga Theatre’s Enewsletters, purchase tickets, gift vouchers and
Friends of the Brolga memberships online at brolgatheare.org by phoning 4122 6060 or in
person at the Box office between 8.30am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
Community Chat
My next Community Chat will be Saturday May 1st at the River Heads Café & Take Away from
10.30 – 11.30 am. If there are any matters that require attention please let me know.
If you can’t make my Community Chat, I am happy to visit you at home. To make an
appointment, please contact me on 0448 045 041 or email:
darren.everard@frasercoast.qld.gov.au
Council Information
Feel free to like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/darreneverardfrasercoast/ to stay
abreast of updates on what is going on in the region. I do try and update it as information comes
to hand.
Council Contact
Just a reminder that if you have any matters which require urgent Council attention, please
contact the Council call centre on 1300 79 49 29 and we will do our best to
attend to your needs.
Darren
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Welcome, and many thanks again to the River Heads Progress Association for inviting me to be part of this
wonderful community publication.
I’m pleased to report that the Hervey Bay electorate has seen a renewed focus from Palaszczuk Government
ministers this month. These visits give our community great opportunities to highlight the growing needs of the Bay.
Since my last message we’ve received visits from the Deputy Premier, and both the Minister and Assistant Minister
for Health, announcing millions in funding for projects for the Hervey Bay electorate, i.e. Works for Queensland, our
ambulance station and extra funding for our hospital services. I can now share that we’ve been successful in another
great outcome that will help focus on our energy needs.
Large scale battery trial for Hervey Bay
I am passionate about keeping our environment as pristine as we can and about delivering cost effective services to
our electorate, so I'm pleased to confirm that Ergon Energy’s Urangan substation is one of five sites chosen to
examine the potential for battery storage of electricity within our local grid. This will help the Hervey Bay electorate
get the maximum advantage from our rooftop solar systems and further our claim to be the Solar Capital of
Australia.
Ergon Energy’s Urangan substation was chosen due to using a proven delivery model for network-connected
batteries, like that used at Bohle Plains in Townsville, which has a 4MW/8MWh Tesla battery system.
Our trial will investigate benefits across both the electricity transmission and distribution networks, plus it will also
offer increased opportunities for local Queensland businesses who support electrical trades and technical training.
If successful, Energy Queensland could deploy distribution batteries in locations right across the state.
Funds for Community Projects
River Heads is a beautiful spot with lots of activities going on. If you’re reading this and belong to a not-for-profit
group that needs funding for an item or project between $500 and $35,000, I encourage you to go online and check
out www.justice.qld.gov.au/grants to apply for the next round of funding (closes April 30).
I’m pleased to report that in the last round the fund has given more than $12 million to Queensland, with clubs in
the Hervey Bay electorate receiving more than $100,000 for equipment and facilities.
If you’ve got a great idea to make your club, better, safer or stronger please be sure to complete the application.
All the best from me, stay safe and thanks for reading.
Adrian
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To report orphaned or injured wildlife phone: 1300 ANIMAL
Could residents please check any dead kangaroos for joeys.
For dead animals people should phone Council on: 1300 794 929
Rose Wright - Wildlife Carer - Licence No. 54849111
Registered as Macropod Carer (Kangaroos and Wallabies, Native
Birds and Possums) with ANARRA and DERM
Phone: 4120 8777 or 0427 971 020
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE REVIEW
All members are welcome to contribute articles of interest, photos or a story
in our newsletter. RHPA Management Committee reserves the right to refuse
to publish any items deemed unsuitable.
Please email: revieweditor@riverheads.org.au
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(Sue Watson)
There are three core Christian virtues that are a pillar of stability for believers,
especially in these turbulent times. They are ‘divinely powerful weapons’: Peace, joy
and love. But as Apostle Paul states in his letter to the church at Corinth “the
greatest of these is Love”.
There is no greater peace that we can have than knowing the love of God. There is no
greater joy that we can have than bringing His love to others. Because ‘God is love’,
His love is the highest expression of who He is. When we abide in His love we attain
the highest realization of what we were created for - to receive His love and to carry
it to others.
The ‘greatest commandment’ is to love God. The second greatest is to love one
another. Therefore, the measure of a successful human life will be by how much we
love Him, and then by how much we love others.
Love is more than an emotion, not just a noun, but also an action verb. Love that is,
also does. God proved His love by allowing His Son to die for us in order that we
might not come under the judgement that was already in the world.
Paul writes: “If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned,
but do not have love, it profits me nothing” (I Corinthians 13:2-3).
If we do not keep the love for God first, our love for others will be corrupted. When
we start to esteem the love for others above our love for God, our love and our
works will become idols. Then they result in self-centeredness, becoming possessive,
and the opposite of true love that gives.
May we fully understand the
true meaning of Easter this year:
The ultimate act of love by a
Creator who loves us.
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Another month has come and gone. One quarter of 2021 passed already!
The weather forecast for our March competition was dismal so only a small number of members fished. Of course,
as is often the way, the weather did not live up to the forecast and it was in fact mostly good weather for the
weekend of 5-7 March 2021.
7 intrepid fishers weighed in and there were some very good fish amongst them including a club record set by
Darryl Smith with an 83cm Mack Tuna.
Brett Drysdale’s Coral Trout
Darryl Smith’s Mack Tuna
Darryl’s record was the second set this year. The first
one being by Brett Drysdale with a 60cm Coral Trout.
Despite Darryl’s record fish, the outstanding fish for the
March competition caught by a senior member was Bert
Flierman’s 82cm cod.
Congratulations to Bert and Darryl and to all members
who weighed in.
The Club usually holds a social meet on a Sunday in the middle of the month with a BBQ back at the shed.
March’s social meet was held on Sunday 21 March 2021 with again only a small number of members fishing but a
few more attending the BBQ.
Fish caught during a social meet are eligible for a Perpetual Trophy if they are the longest of the species weighed
in during the year. On our March social meet Jukka Heikkinen caught a 78cm Blackhall which will be in contention
for the Perpetual Trophy for that species. Congratulations on a great catch Jukka but it is still early days!
Anyone interested in joining the club can make initial contact with the club by email to
riverheadsfishingclub@gmail.com.au .
Until next month – may your line be tight, knots strong and hooks sharp. Stay safe on the water.
The Editor – River Heads Fishing Club Inc.
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FRASER COAST RV PARK NEWS
RIVER HEADS OPEN MIC
Pictured here the Hervey Bay RSL Pipe Band
who played “we will rock you” at the last River
Heads Open Mic - with the next Open Mic
being held at the River Heads Hall on
Saturday 15th May, 4.30-9pm.
500 at
RIVER HEADS ROCKS
River Head Rocks will take place on
Saturday 26 June 2021 with a terrific line-up
and promises to be an exclusive event with the
announcement that only 500 tickets will be
available.
The gates will open at 11 am and Miz BULLY Band from the NT, the rhythm and blues sensations, will hit
the stage at 12 noon.
The Hervey Bay RSL Pipers will entertain the crowd between sets when they march through the crowd
performing rock ‘n’ roll bagpipes and a good old-fashioned singalong.
Next prepare yourselves for 8 ball Aitkin,
the guitar slide sensation from Nashville,
as he performs his hit songs.
Pictured: The Wolfpack Print team adding
8 Ball Aitken to the billboard at the Hervey
Bay Airport.
Then get ready for dancing under the stars
when the Rolling Stones Experience hit
the stage.
The event is sure to be a crowd pleaser with food vendors
on site (including healthy options), wood fired pizzas, hot
baked potatoes, gourmet Mammino ice creams and Whale
Bay Coffee are just a few of the local supporters.
BYO alcohol, blankets and chairs.
The evening concludes at 9 pm and tickets are available on
the website for $120.
Ticket holders only will be able to secure the limited
camping sites on offer so get in quick and grab your
tickets so you don’t miss out. Visitors have already
booked from Victoria and it’s sure to sell out.
If you would like to buy a River Heads
Rocks T- Shirt available in black or
white visit:
https://au.tee.ninja/search?
type=product&q=river+heads+rocks
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FRASER COAST RV PARK NEWS (Continued)
There will be random ticket giveaways to RHR T-shirt wearers in the coming months.
Fundraising at the event will go to the Rural Fire Brigade and MS.
Channel 7 are just one of the major sponsors with TV commercials going to air in April and a mention on
Creek to Coast 1st and 8th May.
Our fabulous sponsors Rebel FM will be broadcasting live from beside the stage with Ash the original
Rebel. Rebel FM will be promoting the event with ticket giveaways,
so stay tuned to Rock Station 90.50 REBEL FM to keep up-to-date.
We are absolutely thrilled to be able to host this event and to
welcome our visitors from interstate as the borders finally open up
and we are ready to let our hair down and party!
Suzanne & Paul Taylor
Escape, Relax & Unwind
Fire, Storm and Cyclone Seasons
Be prepared for the fire, storm and cyclone seasons - NOW is the
time to check your property and clean up around your house. More information
on how to get ready is available via the following links on the Council website:
https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/storm-season-clean/
http://disaster.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/
Sign up for the Opt-in Notifications to receive all the latest information as it is
STAY SAFE released. The notifications will give you the latest, up-to-date information.
Page 10WILDLIFE MATTERS (Wildlife QLD Fraser Coast)
A Real Aussie Battler
One little creature I have seen waddling
the road in this region was an echidna.
Unfortunately they don't always make it
across the road!
Despite the fact that we think of echidnas
as primitive (monotremes evolved when
dinosaurs were still around) the little
animals are very successful organisms in
the Australian environment.
Photo by Belinda Rafton
They are found all over Australia and southern Papua.
Surprisingly for a small animal, they are very long lived – at least 50 years. They
have excellent survival skills that suit them to our continent of drought and flooding
rains. Echidnas are quite good swimmers. At the other end of the scale, in a
bushfire, echidnas burrow into the soil and can survive even if the tips of their
spines get melted!
In late summer and autumn, when the environment is dry and unproductive,
echidnas hibernate to save energy.
An echidna copes with most predators by quickly digging vertically into the soil and
wedging its body so that dingoes, goannas and other predators can't get at it. Sadly
this does not protect it from cars or bulldozers clearing its habitat for yet more
human settlement.
The best time to see echidnas is spring when a group of hopeful males trail around
behind the female (an echidna train). When the female is ready to mate, the
strongest male pushes contenders aside and mates with the female. The female lays
an egg about 1.6 cm in diameter which she carries is a pouchlike structure on the
belly. The egg hatches into a tiny foetus-like hatchling after 10 days. Echidnas - like
whales - lack teats so the young sucks milk from patches on mum's belly. The baby
echidna or puggle leaves (or is made to leave!) the pouch once it starts growing
spines.*
The scientific name of the echidna is Tachyglossus aculeatus. ‘Aculeatus’ means
spiny, and ‘Tachyglossus’ means ‘fast tongue’. Echidnas have no teeth and an
almost fused tube like mouth so the long thin tongue is vital.
I was lucky enough to visit a wildlife sanctuary and see attendants feeding the
cutest echidna with insect mix. Its long, quick, bright pink tongue lapped up the
tucker. In the wild, a healthy echidna can eat 40,000 white ants or ants per day.
Good on them!
*Australian Geographic Nov-Dec 2020 P 66. The Ultimate Survivor by John Pickrell.
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Page 12I would like to inform everyone that I have
brought my business back home to Tern Court,
River Heads. I will be taking bookings only.
Plus we will be bringing “A Beauty Path” to you
in the comfort of your own home.
I will be organising a Mobile Tanning Service for
River Heads, Hervey Bay Area.
Chantel will be doing a Mobile Facial Waxing for
the River Heads & Hervey Bay area. You can
contact her on 0401 394 277 for any information.
Thank you,
Kathi Saal
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Rivers Bistro on
Phone 0499 992 442 or
info@riverheads.org.au
Every 2nd Friday night of the
month:
RIVER HEADS FISHING CLUB
Open 5.30pm every Friday Spin the
Takeaways available CHOCOLATE WHEEL
CHOOK RAFFLES
Bar open & Bistro orders taken from 5.30pm
Members draw @ 7pm, Pool Table,
Big Screen TV, Free Wi-fi available
Raffle drawn every Friday with
meat trays, hampers, dinner for 2, & more
Page 15WEDNESDAY, 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Cost: $3.50
(includes a cuppa and a biscuit)
For information contact
Michael or Robyn Allam
on 4125 7683 or email:
indoorbowls@riverheads.org.au
Please note: Yoga class will resume
on Saturday 17 April
YOGA
When: Saturdays 8.00 - 9.30am
Where: River Heads Community Hall
Cost: $12 or $10 concession Monday 10am - 2pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 11am
Wednesday 1.30pm - 3pm
Friday 5.30pm - 8pm
For Information
Phone 0499 992 442
Page 16SOCIAL POOL NIGHT
Everyone is welcome to come
along and join our friendly
group to play Pool on Wednesday
evenings
at 6.30pm
The bar will be open
Anyone interested
please phone
John on 4125 8362
Tuesday Garden Club
Come along and help make our
beautiful garden grow and enjoy some
healthy outdoor activity!
BYO Lunch - Tea & Coffee provided
Projects to suit all types of sewing
machines
All Welcome
For more information contact Judy on
4125 7726 or 0427 000 982 Contact 0499 992 442
Page 17APRIL 2021
“The soldier above all others prays for peace,
for it is the soldier who must suffer
and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war”
- Douglas MacArthur
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
PATCHWORK GARDEN CLUB INDOOR THESE RIVERS BISTRO YOGA COMMUNTY
& QUILTING 9am BOWLS ACTIVITIES & BAR open 8-9.30am CHURCH
10am-2pm 1.30-3.30pm from 5.30pm 9.30am
MORNING TEA every week
Takeaways
(free) 10am SOCIAL POOL at your local
available
NIGHT RIVER HEADS
6.30pm COMMUNITY
HALL
1 2 3 4
Birthday
Sue Watson
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
RH Fishing Club RH Fishing Club
Chook Raffle Fish Meet 2pm
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Birthday Birthday Birthday
Robert Weight Gloria Rutherford John Bell
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Anzac Day - Dawn
Service 5.55am
Birthday Birthday Birthday
Margaret Reynolds Reville Schoermer Skye Lee
26 27 28 29 30 Full Moon
Last Quarter
Birthdays New Moon
Marta Hart
Peter Dore First Quarter
Happy Anniversary and Congratulations to:
15/4 - Dawn Bryant & John Bell; 24/4 - Sarah Wren & Chris McIntyre
Page 18CONTACT LIST - For all enquiries email or ring 0499 992 442
River Heads Progress Association Executive Committee
President Billie Rustin president@riverheads.org.au
Vice President Vacant vicepresident@riverheads.org.au
Secretary Susan Kearton secretary@riverheads.org.au
Treasurer Jeanne Wilson treasurer@riverheads.org.au
River Heads Progress Association Management Committee
Registrar Joan Taylor registrar@riverheads.org.au
Events Coordinator Keran Smee events@riverheads.org.au
Key Registrar/Gen Committee Reg Pearson keyregistar@riverheads.org.au
Food & Beverage Manager Margaret Reynolds cafemanager@riverheads.org.au
Bar Co-ordinator Mark Hensel bar@riverheads.org.au
Roster Coordinator Wendy Wong roster@riverheads.org.au
Webmaster Adam Cork www@riverheads.org.au
Emergency Coordinator Mark Hensel emergency@riverheads.org.au
Fishing Club Delegate/
General Committee Vacant rhfc@riverheads.org.au
General Committee (Reserve) Neville Watson reserve@riverheads.org.au
River Heads Progress Association Non-Committee Positions
Assistant Registrar Phyllis Jacobsen registrar@riverheads.org.au
Assistant Treasurer Sue Church treasurer@riverheads.org.au
Hall Booking Coordinator Karen Hensel bookings@riverheads.org.au
Historian Joanne McLaughlin historian@riverheads.org.au
Review Editor Carola Herbert revieweditor@riverheads.org.au
River Heads Progress Association Sub-Committees
Rivers Bistro & Bar Bookings info@riverheads.org.au
Rivers Bistro Takeaway Orders Fri: 5.30-7.30pm info@riverheads.org.au
River Heads Fishing Club Gary Bateman, President rhfc@riverheads.org.au
Reserve Sub-Committee Neville Watson reserve@riverheads.org.au
Publicity/Tourism Sub-Committee Billie Rustin info@riverheads.org.au
River Heads Action Group Malcolm Herbert info@riverheads.org.au
Fraser Coast Tourist Radio Alan Baxter fctr@riverheads.org.au
87.8 & 88.0 FM River Heads - Streaming on www.touristfm.org.au
River Heads Progress Association - Activities
Patchwork & Quilting Judy Smith 4125 7726 or 0427 000 982
Wednesday Social Pool Night John Bridge 4125 8362
Indoor Bowls Mike or Robyn Allam 4125 7683 or email:
indoorbowls@riverheads.org.au
Tuesday Garden Club Billie Rustin
Librarian Keran Smee
Tuesday morning tea and activities Margaret Reynolds For information call 0499 992 442
Food Forest/Public Demonstration Christel Schrank
Garden River Heads Food Forest
River Heads Kingfisher Rural Fire Brigade
Fire Emergencies 000
River Heads Kingfisher Brigade 0409 076 916 / 07 4125 7897
Community Services
J.P. (Qual) Billie Rustin 0499 992 442
J.P. (Qual) Jacqui Rein 0419 740 647
Wildlife Carer Rose Wright 0427 971 020
Page 19We desperately need your property to sell!!!
We have sold so many properties over the past 9
months that we are just about out of stock and have a
long list of buyers wanting to buy now!
If you are sitting on a half acre block then we have
plenty of buyers willing to pay top dollar! In fact we
have numerous buyers looking to buy houses in Turtle
Cove up to $700,000!
There have been no signs of the market slowing down
over recent months with southerners still flocking to
our area. At a property industry meeting this week in
Hervey Bay, River Heads and Booral were pipped as
the 3rd highest growth potential area on the Fraser
Coast over the next 5 years.
The rental crisis is continuing to worsen with very few
rentals coming available over the past month and
huge amounts of people looking for permanent
accommodation.
If you are considering of taking advantage of the
property boom and are wondering what your property
might be worth please contact us on 4125 7777 and
chat with one of our experienced agents.
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