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No.116                                                                   JUNE 2021

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No.116 JUNE 2021 - Karana Bellbowrie Rotary Club
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Editorial
Recently we held an enjoyable evening                Julie Tom from Reason to Thrive nominated
to thank those who contribute articles and           senior EAL facilitator Michelle Beatty for
advertisements to the Community Chronicle.           a Pride in Workmanship award. Michelle
It also provided a great opportunity for             does a great job in a quiet and understated
networking for those who attended. The               manner, and is instrumental in the results
event was held at the Karalee Tavern, and            achieved by the programme, so it lovely was
WKHVWDႇWKHUHGLGDZRQGHUIXOMRERIORRNLQJ       for her to receive this recognition.
after us, and provided a range of delicious
¿QJHUIRRG                                          eWaste Connection was represented by
                                                     quite a team at the evening, and they were
The evening was also an ideal occasion               able to congratulate two of their members
to present some awards to people in the              who were nominated by CEO Monique
community who are involved in some way               Lowndes. Emma White attends eWaste
with the Community Chronicle.                        several days each week, and was nominated
                                                     for her positive attitude and acceptance of
We were able to acknowledge the wonderful            new challenges. Debbie Bongers has a
support we have had from our printers,               PL[HGUROHDVDGHGLFDWHGVWDႇPHPEHUDQG
Litho Art, over the past 10+ years. Manager          volunteer, and owns the loud laugh which
Catherine Kunkel was presented with a                regularly rings out at the eWC site.
Paul Harris Fellowship, a Rotary award
JLYHQ IRU VLJQL¿FDQW FRQWULEXWLRQV WR 5RWDU\   It was gratifying to see the responses of those
and the community. Gregg Torkington                  who received awards, as such dedication
received a Pride in Workmanship award for            is often not realised or appreciated by the
assistance provided with the preparation of          general community. Congratulations to all of
the Chronicle.                                       you from the Community Chronicle Team.

Past Rotarian and continuing contributer             Photo front cover:
to the Chronicle, Christene Wildman (“Get            Gregg Torkington and Catherine Kunkel
Involved” page each month) was presented             from Litho Art with their awards for great
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beautiful painting she provided as a lucky
door prize for the evening was highly sought         Photo below:
after, and the lucky winner was Robyn Harm           Some of the attendees at the
from the Ipswich Little Theatre.                     Community Chronicle "Thank You" night

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Kenmore VIEW Club
As usual, May was a busy month – our guest          Of course, our walking groups, book clubs
speaker was unfortunately unavailable,              and Mahjong groups all continue.
so our luncheon meeting was a fantastic
opportunity for some ‘getting to know you ‘         Our next luncheon meeting is Monday
fun and games, involving guessing games,            21st June, and our guest speaker will be
quizzes and meet and chats. Serious                 Tony Dell – founder of Stand Tall for PTS
business as well as we debated one of the           ZZZVWDQGWDOOSWVRUJ   7RQ\ LV D 9LHWQDP
resolutions for National Convention – a             Veteran, and will be a fascinating speaker.
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homelessness.
                                                    have so many exciting things are coming up,
%LQJR LQ WKH 3DUN ZDV D GD\ ¿OOHG ZLWK     including Gympie coach trip, GOMA exhibit
laughter and frivolity, and lots of prizes, and     visits, River cruises, a Garden Party and SO
great fun was had by all . One of our new           much more. Why not come along and join
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                                                    View Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the
very thought provoking story.
                                                    month at the Bellbowrie Tavern. Entry is $5
)LQLVKLQJ RXU PRQWK Rႇ ZDV D EHDXWLIXO       with lunch at your own cost. Guests and new
dinner with members/partners/guests at              members are always welcome.
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                                                    For information and bookings please contact
together of our other new group ‘Creative
Crochet & Craft’. Lots of chat and fun was to       Email:   Kenmore.view@gmail.com
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Chat morning.                                       Phone: 0410701458

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Everyone should have a Reason to Thrive
 … and our wonderful senior EAL Facilitator         On behalf of every woman and young person
Michelle Beatty got the chance to do just           who’s had the opportunity to attend our EAL
that at the Community Chronicle networking          programs and learn through their equine
function on 24th May.                               teacher how to communicate better, handle
                                                    change, work with others, learn trust, gain
Michelle was presented with a “Pride in             empathy …we thank you for your support.
Workmanship” award for her dedication,              You’ve helped these past participants to
passion and commitment to helping women             build new and positive friendships, gain new
and young people learn essential life skills        MREVDQGOHDUQWRUHEXLOGWKHLUOLYHV
through our Equine Assisted Learning
programs.     Michelle, and her gorgeous            Sadly, the waiting list of women and young
horses, are the reason why our EAL sessions         people wanting to access our programs
are so successful. Congrats Michelle – this         is growing each term. We need more
award was well deserved.                            wonderful partnerships like the ones above
                                                    to make these programs available to them.
Since February 2021, Reason to Thrive has           If you can help us, then I’d love to hear from
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from education, and women whose lives               Cheers
have been impacted by family violence. In           Julie
Term 3, we will be delivering a further 5 fully     Business Development Manager
funded programs!                                    www.reasontothrive.org
                                                    E: julie@reasontothrive.org
Our clients come to us from all over
Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan and have all
been referred to us by various youth and
women’s organisations.

And the funding for these 2021 programs?
It’s come from the following generous
organisations and individuals so that
participants can attend at no cost:

•   St.George Foundation

•   Lord Mayor Charitable Trust

•   Rotary Clubs of Karana/Bellbowrie,
    .HQPRUH %URRN¿HOG

•   Dennis Smith, Margaret De Wit AO,
    Chris Forrester and some other
    generous people who wish to remain
    anonymous.
Photo opposite:
Michelle Beatty with Rotarians President
Alannah, David and Mary

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Magnesium – The Wonder Mineral

Magnesium is an important mineral, playing                 Magnesium is vital for many bodily functions.
a role in over 300 enzyme reactions in the                 Getting enough of this mineral can help treat
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Its many functions include helping with                    migraine. It can also help maintain strong
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skeleton stores. The rest is present in                    to reduce the risk of arrhythmia, or abnormal
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highest in magnesium. Many types of nuts                   neurotransmitters and restrict blood vessel
and seeds are rich in magnesium.                           constriction, which is linked to migraine.

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       Dr Christian   Pullenvale
                    Rowan        Ward
                          MP Member for Moggill
It was great to attend and chat to a            A number of local residents in the past month
number of local residents and community         have asked about our plans to develop a
group representatives at the Community          concept plan within the Anstead Bushland
Chronicle’s Thank You and networking night      reserves.
at Karalee last week.
                                                Community consultation is being undertaken
Congratulations to Emma White and Debbie        to guide the type and location of future low
%RQJHUV IURP H:DVWH &RQQHFWLRQ DQG        impact recreational facilities, while protecting
Michelle Beatty from Reason to Thrive, the      the environmental and heritage values within
winners of the Karana Bellbowrie Rotary         these reserves.
Club’s “Pride in Workmanship” Awards.
                                                I want to reiterate that the outdoor recreation
 The Community Chronicle is the voice of        facilities to be installed or upgraded at
community groups in the western part of         Anstead have NOT already been decided.
the Pullenvale Ward, and I appreciate its       It’s a “blank canvas” and feedback from the
support and encouragement for what I’m          consultation is very important in determining
doing locally.                                  the development of the concept plan.

Advertisers are its lifeblood and local         We are mindful that horse riding is popular
companies are to be commended for their         in this reserve and their needs will be taken
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Community Chronicle (which total more than
$180,000 to date) have been reinvested          Photo below:
back into the local community through the       Cr Greg with Cr James Mackay (Walter
range of projects undertaken by the Karana      Taylor Ward) making the announcement
Bellbowrie Rotary Club.                         at Anstead Reserve

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Photo above: Pride in Workmanship recipients Emma White and Debbie
        Bongers (eWaste Connection) and Michelle Beatty (Reason to Thrive)
        Photo below: "Friends" artwork and artist Chris Wildman receiving her
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Karana Bellbowrie Rotary
As I’m writing this month’s article for the       Rotary has a range of youth programmes
&RPPXQLW\&KURQLFOHZHKDYHMXVW¿QLVKHG        which are designed to help young people
up a Thank You Evening for our monthly            to develop to their full potential, and also to
Chronicle contributors. It was a wonderful        help build the leaders of the future.
evening of networking, nibblies and
acknowledgement.                                  The club has also been busy putting our
                                                  money to good use in the community. This
The night really showcased what a wonderful       month, we have contributed to a number
and diverse community we live in. Through         of things including Rotary Foundation, End
their support, as advertisers, article writers,   Polio Now, Shelterbox, MS Australia and the
design, or printing, they have enabled us         upcoming Moggill Marathon. We hope these
to share with the community and fund over         funds help to continue build a better world
$180,000 which has been reinvested into           for all.
local and Rotary projects. So once again,
thank you.                                        In the new Rotary year, the club will hold
                                                  a concert to raise funds for drought relief.
Speaking of wonderful events, we recently         The concert planned for last year had to be
had our Opera in the Gardens, joined by           cancelled becuase of covid, but of course the
the 7 Sopranos and special guest, Rosaria         IDUPHUVDUHVWLOOVWUXJJOLQJZLWKWKHHႇHFWVRI
La Spina. We had a magical afternoon              the drought. Even areas such as the South
with fantastic repertoire – all the way from      Burnett, which look lovely and green, are
“They Don’t Let You in the Opera if You’re        DFWXDOO\LQDJUHHQGURXJKWZLWKLQVXႈFLHQW
a Country Star” to “Mamma Mia”! What an           LQVXႈFLHQWJURXQGZDWHUIRUWKHLUQHHGV
afternoon it was.
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We have also now had the student we               to be booked online.
sponsored, Emily Braga, return from her
weekend experience at Rotary Youth                This is my second last article for the
Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN). It               Community Chronicle, and then it will be
sounds like she had a great time and has          time to pass the baton onto our incoming
shared her story in the Chronicle this month,     president, Tony Newberry. The year has
so be sure to give it a read!                     ÀRZQE\DQG,¶PH[FLWHGIRUZKDWZHFDQ¿W
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                                                  Until next time,

                                                  Alannah

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Federal Member for Blair
I want to pay tribute to two                great     Both Sir Llew and Brian were inspirational
Queenslanders recently lost to us.                    men, with a strong sense of service and faith
                                                      in God.
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Edwards was the Member for Ipswich from               I want to extend my deepest sympathies
1972 to 1983. He served as Minister for               to their families, along with my sincerest
Health and went on to become the Leader of            appreciation to them for the impact they had
the Liberal Party in Queensland, Treasurer            on my life and on this region.
and Deputy Premier.
                                                      Vale Sir Llew Edwards and Brian Hall.
He retired to take on the role of Chair and
CEO of World Expo ’88.                                Keep up to date by liking my FaceBook page
                                                      (@ShayneNeumannMP).
He may have been on the opposite side of
politics to me, but I respected him deeply and        For information and assistance, contact my
appreciate his service to our region and this         RႈFHRQRUHPDLO
state. In fact, in 2010 Labor Premier Anna            Shayne.Neumann.MP@aph.gov.au.
Bligh named him as one of six “Queensland
Greats”.                                              In the meantime, look after yourselves and
                                                      your loved ones.
I had the pleasure of knowing Sir Llew
personally, having been friends with his
sons Mark and David. He was 85 years of
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dementia.

The other local legend is Brian Hall – a
working class man who dedicated his life
to service and was recognised in 2015 as
Citizen of the Year. His service included the
disability services, the Local Ambulance
Committee, the National Serviceman’s
Association, the Ipswich Trades Hall and his
beloved CFMEU.

I had the great honour of knowing Brian
most of my life. His determination as Ipswich
East State School P&C President led to the
building of a pool, where I learned to swim.

Brian passed around the same time as
Sir Llew, succumbing to a brief battle with
cancer.

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Dr Christian Rowan MP Member for Moggill
Local Community Events:
It has been a pleasure to join with many         I look forward to the handing down of the
community groups and local residents at          State Budget and I hope that the State Labor
HYHQWV VXFK DV WKH %URRN¿HOG 6KRZ WKH    Government recognises the growing need
Pullenvale Hall ‘A Day in May’ event as well     for enhanced infrastructure and services
as the Explore 4070.                             across the western suburbs of Brisbane.

These events are a fantastic opportunity         Contact Christian:
to highlight what our community has to           To keep up to date with what’s happening in
RႇHU DQG WR UHFRJQLVH WKH KDUG ZRUN RI   the Moggill Electorate, please sign up to my
our community groups; can I congratulate         (1HZVOHWWHUDW
WKH %URRN¿HOG 6KRZ 6RFLHW\ 3XOOHQYDOH      www.drchristianrowanmp.com.au
Progress Association, Rotary Club of             or follow me via Twitter and Facebook at
Kenmore and Karana Bellbowrie Rotary for         @DrCRowanMP and
their hard work.                                 www.facebook.com/ChristianRowanLNP
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I have received correspondence from the          matters or to direct you to the best contact.
Department of Transport and Main Roads           3OHDVHJHWLQWRXFKZLWKP\RႈFHRQ
advising that vegetation maintenance has         07 3737 4110
been completed on State Government land          or email moggill@parliament.qld.gov.au.
along Mt Crosby Road.

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feedback regarding overgrown vegetation
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Queensland Parliament calling on the
Palaszczuk Labor Government to invest in
an enhanced maintenance schedule for Mt
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Queensland Budget 2021:
This month, the Palaszczuk Labor                  Dr. Christian ROWAN MP
                                                  Member for Moggill
Government will hand down its 7th
Queensland State Budget. I have been
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advocating strongly for increased funding         PO Box 808, Kenmore QLD 4069
in our local community, particularly when         P 07 3737 4110 F 07 3737 4119
                                                  E moggill@parliament.qld.gov.au
it comes to roads, public transport and             facebook.com/ChristianRowanLNP
schools.
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Essays on Old Mt Crosby
The Diver

Oh, what a wealth of memorable men and             $VLPLWDWLRQLVWKHVLQFHUHVWIRUPRIÀDWWHU\
women Mt Crosby has had since the sound            two of the inventive Hutchins boys of Lake
RI SLFNZRUN DQQRXQFHG ZH ZHUH EXLOGLQJ      Manchester were encouraged, in the thirties,
a pumping station on Williamsons Reach             to emulate the Diver by making their own
to supply water to the capital. Some, like         diving machine from a tyre pump and a long
WKH FULFNHWHU (6 *UHZ EULHÀ\ VKRQH DQG   length of hose coupled to a kerosene tin, into
moved away. Others, like the engineer              which Dave‘s head was fastened (I think by
Jack Dan, made their name through the              means of straps under his shoulders).
dedication of years.
                                                   The Kellyesque challenge to enter the
And then there is the Diver. The Diver would       Brisbane River near Cabbage Tree and
appear at intervals frequent enough to be          emerge sensationally on the other side failed
associated with memorable events but not           about halfway when a combination of kinked
so often as to lose his novelty.                   hoses, unexpected buoyancy and panic
                                                   caused young Dave to surface expelling
He was an early astronaut of the river depths      ZRUGVWRWKHHႇHFWRI³*DVS´
and commanded the townsfolk’s attention
whenever he was called on to remove                No doubt this underscored the superpowers
the river’s trash from the station’s intakes       of the Diver and provided a story that Dave
 SHUKDSVFKRNHGDIWHUÀRRGZLWKVWLFNVDQG        and Morrie dined out on for years.
stones and sometimes a horse or cow and
even, it is written, a native bear).               Nearer to the real thing, young Marie
                                                   Wolens knew of the Diver. With her family
He would be away again for years and then          she watched on several occasions as he
return with his heavy kit to inspect a bridge      prepared to dive down into the river. Marie
GDPDJHGE\ÀRRGRUWR¿QGVRPHEODPHRU         told me, “the Diver would disappear down,
to clear more trash – but always to thrill the     down, into the water until we could see
ORFDOVZLWKKLVH[WUDWHUUHVWULDOFDSDELOLWLHV   nothing and I was so worried for him every
                                                   time. Oh, I was always so worried. Then,
He was of course not one man, but several.         after the long wait, he would come up with a
Like a royal or the Phantom, he was a series       pretty shell or a stone for me.”
of men – each one the courageous, the
memorable, the Diver.                              Kindness – that’s another way to be
                                                   memorable.
From the 1890s until the Second World War,
the Diver was a local hero. People were            Col Hester
photographed with him, townsfolk came to
see him work and it is not hard to imagine
WKH\ KRSHG LQ D ZHOOPHDQLQJ ZD\ WKDW     Photo opposite:
something might happen to require his early        Nugget Neilson (left) with The Diver
return.                                            (unnamed of course) c. 1940

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Dr. Nina Master (D.O.M.)
                                                                                   has been practicing Chinese
                                                                                    and Japanese Acupuncture
                                                                                              for over 20 years

     Japanese Acupuncture is a specialised painless needle therapy that treats the whole body
     (getting to the core of the problem). It’s effective, gentle, non-invasive.

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Garden Guru
Native Plants for the Garden

There are many wonderful native plants               So it is very advantageous to know where
that we can use in the garden. However               a particular plant has come from; wetland,
we cannot assume that we can use any                 rainforest, desert, coastal heaths, eucalypt
Australian native plant in our garden, as            forests or montane areas. This will give
even natives have likes and dislikes in              us a clue as to their likes as far as soil (pH
regard to soil, climate, light and watering.         as well as type i.e. clay or sand), moisture,
                                                     temperature and light requirements.
Native means having natural distribution in
that country. Indigenous is native to one or         If they are a desert plant they may not like
more regions, states or country and Endemic          weed competition or mulch. A rainforest
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a particular geographical region, state or           leaf litter as mulch. I have found that the
FRXQWU\DQGDUHRIWHQVSHFL¿FWRDVRLOW\SH        Brachychitons on our property are all within
or micro climate.                                    30 cm or so of a gum tree so there is often a
                                                     symbiosis with another plant.
Grevilleas are a much loved and grown
species but how often have we been                   A wonderful book written by a group of locals
disappointed that one or more have not               is Mangroves to Mountains. This book is a
survived in our gardens. Like many native            ¿HOG JXLGH WR QDWLYH SODQWV RI 6RXWK HDVW
species that grow all over Australia, many           Queensland and gives you an in depth
come from habitats and ecosystems that are           knowledge of where the native plants of SE
unique to a particular area.                         Queensland are found as it is divided into
                                                     broad vegetation types.

Photo opposite:                                      Good gardening
Scaly breasted lorikeet feeding on                   Jan Flanigan
QHFWDUODGHQÀRZHUVÀRZHUVRI                       www.coucalsgarden.com
Xanthostemon chrysanthus
(golden penda)

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Mt Crosby State School P&C Association
Joining the P&C is an ideal way to know                  We specialise in developing social emotional
what’s happening and planned within the                  skills in children and are excited to learn
School, also to have your say!                           more. We have begun by asking the children
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2021 in the School Hall.                                 and so have parents.

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each month                                               With the colder months approaching the
                                                         Unifrom shop is having a 2 for 1 sale on all
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The P&C is excited to announce that
construction of our new Tuckshop will start              2XU XQLIRUP VKRS RSHQLQJ KRXUV
at the end of May and we will reopen at the              are MONDAYS: 8.30am – 10am and
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                        Dr Emma Philip
                        MBChB FRACGP
                        Family medicine | Women’s health | Maternal and infant health
                        Available: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and some Saturdays.

                        Dr Amin Gayed
                        MBBCh MMed(Skin Cancer) FRACGP
                        Family medicine | Preventative health | Skin cancer care
                        Available: Monday, Thursday and some Saturdays.

                        Dr Lauren Barclay
                        BSc MBBS FRACGP
                        Family medicine | Child health | Skin cancer care
                        Available: Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays.

                        Dr Tony Bayliss
                        BCom BEcon MBBS(Hons) DCH FRACGP GAICD
                        Family medicine | Child and adolescent health | Preventative medicine
                        Available: Monday – Saturday.

                        Dr Cath Hester
                        BE(Hons) MBBS DCH FRACGP GAICD
                        Family medicine | Women’s and child health | Skin health
                        Available: Monday – Friday, some Saturdays.

                        Influenza and Covid-19 Vax Clinics
                        Available now.
                        Covid-19 vaccinations are currently for patients aged over 50 years.

                           www.ccfamilypractice.com.au

                                  (07) 3201 2010
                  1 Langi Cr (Corner College Rd), Karana Downs.

                 Your specialists in Primary Care

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Plantar Fasciitis
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     Karana Downs Health Centre consists of:         Karana Downs Pharmacy
     GP: Dr Andrew Lok                               Elisha, Linda, Leanne & Libby
     Psychologist: Helen Stevens
     Men’s Health Counsellor: Les Berry

     Centre Hours:                                   Pharmacy Hours:
     Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm                  Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm
     Lunch hour 12.30pm to 2pm                       Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pm
     New phone number: 0409 260 671                  Phone: 3201 2111
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van and BBQ available from 7am.                                         we get up to, please visit our website at
                                                                        https://karanadownsponyclu.wixsite.com/
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                    David Pitcher
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                    phaseel@bigpond.com                                   125-650 LAMS $100-$140 per weekend
                    License no 68360                                      Larger bikes $175-$247 per weekend
    Domestic / Commercial Installation and Maintenance                    Daily & weekly rates available
                                                                          1000km in any 7 days included Other T’s & C’s apply
                                                                          Open by appointment 245 Mt Crosby Rd Karalee
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Karana Downs Garden Club
Someone asked me recently to name my                  &RPHDQGMRLQXVWR¿QGRXWZKDWDIULHQGO\
IDYRXULWHÀRZHURUSODQW:HOOWKDWWXUQHGRXW      interesting club we are.
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,UHDOO\ORYHURVHV0XOWLKHDGHGÀRZHUVOLNH        Our May Come and Share at Moggill was
geraniums fascinate me.                               held on a sunny but very chilly morning.
                                                      This didn’t diminish our garden viewing
But after a wander around our own                     enthusiasm and a lovely time was had by all
garden the answer came to me – natives!               who attended.
Bottlebrushes, grevilleas and especially the
native hibiscuses that are currently looking          A busload of our members all greatly
so cheerful. I’m lucky enough to have three           enjoyed their recent trip to Toowoomba. One
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                                                      Pioneer Village where the Big Cow (which
You will ask where they came from, and my             was transported there from Yandina) was
answer will be ‘garden club of course’. At our        just one of the highlights of the day.
meetings we always have a plant stall where
our green thumbed members donate small                The village is run entirely by volunteers
plants and cuttings from their own gardens to         dedicated to preserving the history of the
EHVROGVRRWKHUVFDQEHQH¿W7KHVHSODQWV           Darling Downs.
are great because they will grow happily in
                                                      www.karanadownsgc.com
our local conditions.
                                                      Call our president on 0402 111 847
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday
6 July at 9.00am at the Brassall Centre at
Beacon Community Church 34a Workshops
Street Brassall. Our guest speakers will
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KARALEE KARANA
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                         PROVIDING AFFORDABLE VETERINARY CARE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS

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      304 Mt Crosby (Cnr Brodzig) Roads, near roundabout, Chuwar Qld 4306

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Karalee State School P&C
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and Businesses
The Karalee P&C is committed to giving        Check out these wonderful mud kitchens for
back to the community by supporting local     the students to enjoy from local business
families and businesses. Thank you to the     Little Mudder (www.littlemudder.com.au)
local businesses and families that provided   see photo below.
wonderful local products for our online
Mother’s Day orders including :               Trivia Night
                                              On Saturday 21st August Karalee State
•   Centenary Men’s Shed,                     School will be hosting a Trivia Night
•   SewLMK,                                   Fundraiser.
•   Moggill Honey,
•   XO Creative Designs,                      Karalee P&C is seeking donations from local
•   Rubber Ducky’s Handmade Natural           businesses to be included in the Trivia Night
    Soap Co,                                  UDႉH ,I \RX ZRXOG OLNH WR VXSSRUW .DUDOHH
•   Create Zen,                               State School please email karaleepandc.
•   Zhoie’s Handmade Essentials               secretary@gmail.com .
•   Stomping Elephants.

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YOUR LOCAL IPSWICH
      MOBILITY EXPERTS tĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚŚĞĂůƚŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐǁŝƚŚĂǁĂƌŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƚŽƵĐŚĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞ͊
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Nestled in the leafy suburb of Anstead, in       When you walk through the doors you will
a quaint little stand alone timber store in      be greeted with a smile, the scent of fragrant
between the bustling Reserve Cafe and            candles and the soft sounds of 50s jazz
:HVW9HWVLVZKHUH\RXZLOO¿QG-ROL%OXHELUG   and crooners or the likes playing in the
We are a one stop destination shop where         background.
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handmade timber furniture, homewares,            Joli Bluebird is a place where once you
gifts, pots and plants, artwork, candles and     walk through doors, you will want to linger
RWKHUYLQWDJH¿QGV                             a little longer and tell your friends about the
                                                 experience. Perhaps meet for breakfast,
Our style is an eclectic mix of Hollywood        OXQFKRUMXVWFRႇHHQH[WGRRUDW7KH5HVHUYH
Glam, Rustic, Industrial, Hamptons and           Cafe and afterward pop over and wander
Shaker styles all thrown in together. We are     about checking out all of the beautiful things
also proud to be an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint      in our store.
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paint needs for any project that you may
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Kenmore Village Probus Club
,QUHWLUHPHQWRUVHPLUHWLUHPHQWSDUWRIRXU   Guest speakers forthcoming include
motto is to be engaged in stimulating new        our renewed arrangement with leading
knowledge and cultural pursuits. Come            Australian Comics experts. However, last
visit us at our next meeting at the central      month it was Brian Herd informing us on
Kenmore Library, second Tuesday of any           what to do and avoid in estate planning.
month – 9.30am.                                  Somehow, he wove humour into his advice
                                                 on wills to EPOAs.
The nature of fun, friendship, fellowship (and
food) holds true within the charter of Probus    7KLV PRQWK ZHOONQRZQ 563&$ LGHQWLW\
(PRO – professional, BUS – business).            Michael Beatty, talks on his previous life as
As an initiative of Rotary’s community           a journalist. These presentations always
service we aspire to advancing the social        give us a chance to explore and keep well
engagement and active pursuit of interests.      apprised of current issues or knowledge.

Coming up this month we have guest               Without overseas touring available to us, we
speakers, outings (often including a             indulge in a little Armchair Travel that has
lunch out), matinees to theatre evenings.        taken us to Vietnam, France, across World
Members share some of their experiences          Heritage Sites and will next be in Le Marche,
in brief talks also. We have special interest    Italy. A gold coin covers morning tea and
groups within the club, but as we are so         we are back at Kenmore Library for these
close to Kenmore Library members often           ‘excursions’.
form a cluster to enjoy provisions there,
such as Mah Jong, or team up for golf to         We are into group theatre outings also and
bowls.                                           QH[WZLOOEHRႇWRWKH7UDPZD\0XVHXPDQG
                                                 Lone Pine’s Koala Research Institute.

                                                 Denise Kearns, Publicity

                                                 Membership Contact: Ph: 0428 695 928
                                                 Email: cobboldn@bigpond.net.au

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      applied for from 1 March 2021 to 30 April 2021 and settled by 31 July 2021. Customers must make home loan repayment to eligible home loan by
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      “Selling with a difference”

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          marli@brisbanerealestate.com.au

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Are you thinking about your family......
Are you thinking about your family when           The former Prime Minister’s daughter
\RXSDVVDZD\"                                    Rosslyn engaged family lawyers to challenge
As a Lawyer who sees the emotional trauma         the estate, which left everything to his
on a person’s face when they come to me           ORQJWHUP VHFRQG ZLIH %ODQFKH G¶$SXOJHW
realising their loved one has died without a      Hawke’s children received $750,000 in a
Will, I think about how I can raise myself up     payment from d’Apulget following his death
into the clouds to scream loudly to everyone      as per an attachment to his will.
– please do not die without a Will!
                                                  Richie Benaud
None of us like to think about what happens       %HQDXG¶VZLIH'DSKQHZDVVXHGE\KLV¿UVW
ZKHQ ZH GLH , DP QR GLႇHUHQW 7KLQNLQJ   wife Marcia and eldest son Gregory, who
about my own death seems a bit ghoulish.          asked the court to make provision for their
But the reality in our world today, is that we    “maintenance and advancement in life.” At
need to think about protecting our family         the time both were living in public housing.
even after we die!                                The case settled before trial after the trio
                                                  agreed on a payment to be made to Marcia
If you are married, you and your husband          and Gregory.
may believe if one of you dies, you inherit.
No problem! Not necessarily so…… Just             $QHLJKW\\HDUROGZRPDQ in Sydney lost
because you have paid the mortgage on             her husband. They had both lived in their
your house does not necessarily mean you          home for over 60 years. A lovely, large home
will inherit the property. And, if you do, you    in a prestigious Sydney suburb. On her
may lose it in a Family Provision claim.          husband’s death she believed she would
                                                  live out her life in their home. A claim by one
)DPRXV)DPLO\SURYLVLRQFODLPVLQFOXGH           of her son’s change all of this. She lost her
Bob Hawke                                         home!

                                                  Monicka Baird

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Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment
On 14th – 16th of May, 2021 I got the              There wasn’t anyone at the camp that
opportunity of attending a personal                weren’t friends as each and every one there
enrichment camp called RYPEN on behalf of          were incredible, interesting people that all
Bellbowrie/Karana Rotary. During this camp         became good friends of mine.
I learnt more about myself and others, and
was able to test my strengths, and learn to        I have learnt more about my strengths and
improve my weaknesses.                             weaknesses as a person. I plan to use these
                                                   in my everyday life to become the best
The programs on the camp helped to develop         leader, and person that I can possible can
multiple skills like: leadership, personal         be.
growth, team work and communication.
The leaders on the camp were incredible            I highly recommend attending RYPEN
and made the experience exciting and               DV WKLV FDPS LV D SHUIHFW ZD\ WR ¿QG \RXU
motivating.                                        strengths about yourself that you might not
                                                   have known you had, as well as learning
Attending this camp I had no clue what             how to overcome your weaknesses, while
to expect, and only knowing two fellow             meeting a whole group of incredible people.
Kenmore State High students attending the
camp – Joshua and Sean Abbott, it was              Thank you to Karana Bellbowrie Rotary club
GH¿QLWHO\RXWRIP\FRPIRUW]RQH                 in supporting me in this opportunity.

The program mixed us all up into small             Emily Braga
groups that did small adventure based
actives such as egg drop, tribal games,
RYPEN’S got talent, personal values
auction: just some of the many activities we
enjoyed across the weekend.

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the camp for me as we could show teamwork
in motivating each other to participate in the
activity, and then at night singing around
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private igloos, delicious food available and        gardening experts take part in lectures,
on Sundays, free kids’ entertainment.               demonstrations and workshops.
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Cost:      Free to enter.                           competition and landscape garden displays.
Info:      www.wintervillage.com.au
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Australian Breastfeeding Association                              Group Leader                                               aba@fordicia.com.au
BCC Pullenvale Ward Councillor                                                                                                                 3407 0220
Bellbowrie & District Probus Club                                 President Stella Herber                                                      3201 1691
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C&K Mt Crosby Community Kindergarten                                                                                                          3201 1534
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Colleges Little Athletics                                             Jane Hoskin                                                          402 313 021
Chuwar Baptist Church                                             Pastor Jay Beatty                                                       0403 007 202
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Federal Member for Ryan                                           Julian Simmonds                                                             3378 1599
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Ipswich Evening View Club                                                                             ipswicheveningviewclub@gmail.com
Ipswich Grammar School Swimming Club                                                                               igssimsecretary@gmail.com
Ipswich City Council                                                                                                                           3810 6666
Justice of the Peace                                                Joan Crawford                                0401 694 388                  3275 9200
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Justice of the Peace                                                M.N. Radunz                                                           0412 074 151
Karana Downs Pony Club                                              Secretary                                                             0416 241 974
Karana Downs Uniting Church                                       www.kduc.org.au                                                              3063 9528
Karalee Tornadoes                                     president@karaleetornadoes.com.au                                                   0434 519 832
Karalee Scouts                                                     Phil Warden                                                                 3294 6752
Kenmore Village Probus Club                               Barbara & Neville Cobbold                                                       0428 695 928
Lions Junior Rugby Union Club                                     Briston Toft(President)                                                 0413 291 465
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Mt Crosby Basketball                                        Megan Brockhurst                                                              0400 130 756
Mt Crosby Playgroup                                               Zane Strads                                                             0409 897 237
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QCWA Moggill Branch                                                Donna Dobos(President)                                                      3202 6150
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Rotary Club of Karana Bellbowrie                                 Alannah Valentine president.karanadowns@rotary9600.org .
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State Member for Moggill                                           Dr. Christian Rowan                                                         3737 4110
State Member for Ipswich West                                     Jim Madden                                                                   3447 3100
Wildcare Australia                                                                                                                              5527 2444
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