High Country News 12 August 2014

LETTERS
NBN confusion
Child care consultation
The Productivity Commission Inquiry into Child
Care and Early Childhood
Learning is undertaking public consultation on its draft
report.
This includes online submissions, as well as public
hearings.
Everyone seems to be talking about the need for affordable, flexible and accessible
child care.
All Australians agree that
the current child care system
is broken.
Child care fees skyrocketed
53 per cent during Labor’s six
years in power.
Families should be able to
plan child care around their
work life, not their work life
around child care.
This is a complex area and
there are no easy answers,
which is why we tasked the
Productivity Commission to
undertake the first major review of Australia’s entire child
care system since the 1990s.
Our commitment is to
make child care more affordable, flexible and accessible
for Australian families.
However, these are only
draft recommendations from
the Productivity Commission and we want Australians
to have their say about how
we can deliver real child care
reform for families.
You can leave a brief comment on the Productivity
Commission’s website if you
do not have the time to lodge
a formal submission.
Over 700,000 families currently use approved forms of
child care in Australia and
there are thousands more who
rely on family and other informal arrangements.
We want to see a system
that works just as well for
families in the major cities as
it does in regional, rural and
remote Australia.
The Productivity Commission Inquiry received
more than 1160 submissions
during the first round of consultation informing the draft
report, including more than
460 formal submissions and
700 brief online comments.
Visit: www.pc.gov.au/
projects/inquiry/childcare.
The Productivity Commission is expected to provide their final report to the
Government by the end of
October 2014. - Ian.
Macfarlane MP.
Like the blackouts during a summer storm
season, Toowoomba businesses are likely to
be in the communications darkness as of
August 29, 2014.
The copper network that currently delivers telephone, fax and internet services to the
Toowoomba community will be officially
switched off on August 29, leaving many businesses invisible in the CBD and surrounds.
What’s the number one business rule no
matter what industry you work in? Be
contactable.
Despite being 18 months into the switch
over from copper to fibre, we are in the unbelievable position that scores of businesses
could find themselves without a phone service after August 29.
The National Broadband Network is great
in principle. However, in terms of action on
the ground, where it really counts, Toowoomba has been an unwitting guinea pig in
the so called roll out process.
Frankly, I and the business community have
found the whole process underwhelming to
say the least.
Everyone equates the NBN just to high
speed broadband.
It is not. It is also telephony services and I
believe NBN Co have done a poor job in
presenting this message.
And so, here we are with less than three
weeks to go and, if your business is able to
connect to the NBN and you haven’t taken
action and contacted your service provider to
update your plan, then there is a very real
possibility that as of August 29 you will be
without even the most basic of telephone
communication.
But it could be worse than that. If your
business is not across what you need to do in
terms of connecting to the NBN, then you
run the real business risk of losing your phone
number, your fax number, all the things that
connect you to your customers.
Imagine you have built up a market presence with the phone number 1800 SMILE, if
your business can connect to the NBN and
hasn’t done anything to move to a new plan
with your service provider, there is the very
real chance you are going to lose that number
come August 29.
This is about a great product being delivered with little to no message and leaving the
business community dazed and confused as
to what they have to do.
This isn’t good enough. Toowoomba businesses should be an absolute priority for NBN
Co. and the service providers.
Better, clear and more timely information
is what businesses demand - Andrew
Wielandt, president, Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce.
New Hope Group update
The New Hope Group does not use trucks
to transport coal from its New Acland Mine
through Toowoomba and down the range to
the Port of Brisbane.
Furthermore, this situation will not change
under plans to continue the mine’s operation
under the revised New Acland Coal Mine
Stage 3 Project proposal.
Media reports claiming that the South
Western rail system was at total capacity,
therefore forcing B-triple trucks carrying coal
onto local roads, and that the Toowoomba
Range roadwork was being carried out to accommodate B-triples carrying coal, are incorrect.
There is no need to put our coal onto trucks
to get it to the Port of Brisbane, as there is
adequate capacity on the rail line. The vast
majority, about 97 per cent, of New Acland
coal is for export and is transported by train.
Only a small amount, about three per cent
of the mine’s output, goes to domestic customers who transport it via their own trucks
in all directions throughout South-East
Queensland and Northern New South Wales,
so by no means does all of this go through
Toowoomba.
As part of the revised New Acland Coal
Mine Project, the train loading facility for
the mine will be relocated from near
Jondaryan to a remote site on the mining lease
area and will feature a new rail loop with a
state-of-the-art loading and veneering facility.
New Hope has listened to the community
and has acted to minimise impacts from mining activities on the local area and its residents.
The compromises we have made in the
revised project are about ensuring that this
important local industry, the New Acland
Coal Mine, is not lost to the Oakey area.
The mine has been part of this community
for more than a decade and is a major economic and social contributor to the local region, providing hundreds of jobs and supporting locals through our social responsibility initiatives, including our sponsorship and
donations program and community investment fund.
The current mine will run out of coal in
around two years and so this revised project
is aimed at keeping the mine going and maintaining the jobs and local benefits.
The New Acland Mine runs regular public
tours for community members interested in
learning more about our mining, land rehabilitation and agricultural operations. - Bruce
Denney, Chief Operating Officer, New
Hope Group.
Power station impacts
My grandfather and grandmother have been
trying to sell their farm Campbell’s Camp for
about five years. The CS Energy power station/coal mine is located across the river from
them.
Their house is three kilometres from the
smoke stack and three kilometres from the
coal loading facility that feeds to the power
station.
The Kogan Creek power station is visually impacting their farm. There is noise and
coal dust and emissions from the smoke stack,
particularly during the winter months with
the southerly wind drift.
There have been a couple of potential buyers
wanting to purchase the farm over the years
but banks have refused to lend them the
money based on the close proximity to the
facility.
CS Energy will not accept that they are
having an impact on the sale of the farm or its
value. CS Energy is owned by the Queensland Government and they are also denying
that there is an impact to the value and sale
prospects of the farm.
The only option is to try and put some
pressure on the CS Energy board and the
Queensland Government to acknowledge the
impacts they are having on the farm and then
getting them to talk, hence this letter to the
editor. - Shonnie Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons Real Estate, Dalby.
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1 - Miles Noller reporting
Work starts next year on Catholic
high school at Highfields
Construction is set to
start next year on the second secondary school in
Highfields.
The Mary Mackillop
Catholic College is to open
its secondary school at the
beginning of 2016, and the
first stage of this school is
to be constructed next year.
Mary MacKillop principal Donaugh Shirley said
the first buildings would
accommodate year 7 and
year 8 students in 2016.
The secondary school
site is currently an open
paddock between the existing Mary MacKillop primary school and Kratzke
Road.
It provides twice the
space of the existing school
and there will be a dozen
or so buildings by the time
the first year 12 class
graduates in 2020.
The first stage of the expanded school is estimated
to cost $11 million. The new
Highfields State High
School in O’Brien Road is
under construction and set
to open to students at the
beginning of next year.
The establishment of
these two new secondary
schools reflects the growth
of Highfields. Ms Shirley
said that at Mary MacKillop, new classrooms would
also be constructed next
year for the primary school
where demand has
prompted the addition of an
extra class in each year.
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Mary MacKillop Catholic College Highfields principal Donaugh Shirley, right, with Meghan McCotter (holding
Olivia Ormiston), Cathy Kent (holding Hayley), Grant Kent (holding Benjamin), and Kylie Ormiston (with Chloe
Ormiston and Lexi McCotter).
two or two-and-a-half
classes each in prep and
year 1, year 2, etc.
Next year this will be expanded to three classes for
each year, allowing the
school to enrol an extra 30
or so students next year.
Ms Shirley said that
when the P to 12 college is
completed, the school will
be divided into sections for
the early years, junior
years, middle years, and
senior years. She said Mary
MacKillop has been able to
learn from other new
schools about the design of
the campus, to enhance the
common bond between all
age groups, but allowing
different age groups to
have their own areas. She
said the school would be
bringing in a specialist who
works with adolescents,
particularly in the 11, 12
and 13 year age groups.
She said this group of children think, act and learn
differently. “And it is important for us as educators
and parents to understand
what these children would
be going through, before
they get there,” she said.
An open day at Mary
MacKillop last Friday attracted 300 parents, grandparents and children. It
provided them with an opportunity to look over the
school, and to see where
their children might be attending in coming years.
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TRAVELLERS TALES - Part 2
Feral cats decimate native wildlife
By GARY ALCORN
Feral cats kill an estimated
75 million native animals
across Australia every night.
This startling statistic released by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy shocked our
group of travellers as we
watched a slide show under
the stars at Mornington Wilderness Camp in northern
Kimberley
AWC ecologist Laurel explained their research on
Mornington and two adjoining former cattle stations covering 750,000ha indicated the
presence of one million feral
cats across the Kimberley region.
She quoted three authors
of the recently released Mammal Action Plan who wrote,
“If we had one wish for advancing the conservation of
Australia’s diversity it would
be the effective control, indeed eradication, of feral cats.
It is not an impossible task.”
Ironically, the annual strategic burn-off program to reduce fuel loads which cause
massive wildfires and wildlife mortalities has become a
harvesting tool for feral cats
that patrol the margin of the
fire front to catch fleeing wildlife.
Excluding bats, there are
now 63 terrestrial mammal
species listed as nationally
threatened.
In the Kimberleys the
Northern Quoll and Gouldian
Finch numbers are recovering,
thanks to fenced enclosures
and cool fire management
systems.
Using modern technologies
including motion detection
cameras and tracking collars,
AWC scientists are gaining
more insight into feral cat behaviour.
Also on their hit list is the
cane toad which has migrated
across Northern Australia via
wet seasons which distribute
millions of eggs throughout
remote catchments.
As our AWC guide Richard told us during an ecological walk along Annie Creek,
local birds such as crows and
magpies have learned to flip
cane toads onto their backs
thus avoiding the poison
glands as they peck out stomach tissue.
As well as white ghost
gums we saw and touched
massive cluster fig trees in
fruit. Birdlife thrives along the
trickling streams fed by last
summer waters from springs
located in abundant rock outcrops.
We saw numerous redtailed black cockatoos, black
kites, lemon-bellied flycatchers, northern fantails, purplecrowned fairy wrens and
white-bellied cuckoo shrikes.
Later that day some of our
group, mainly women, braved
the cool waters of the upper
Fitzroy River for a quick dip.
We were assured even fresh
water crocodiles did not venture this far upstream.
Next day, after a restful
night under canvas, we
dipped our toes and a bit more
in the waterfall pools of
Galvans Gorge lined with
groves of Livistona fan palms
and massive boulders.
Trekking across the level
savannah plains under a clear
deep blue sky and a warming
sun is a very pleasant and
uplifting experience in July.
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Specific donations can be
made to: reduce the impact
of feral cats, establish fox and
cat-free areas or AWC operations in general.
This mighty boab (Adansonia gregori) is several centuries old. Its pendulous.
fruits contain black seeds in a white pith, a tasty food for indigenous people.
Even in the Kimberley dry season waterfalls at Galvans Gorge continue
to cool off tourists in crocodile-free pools.
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Council transport strategy short sighted
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Toowoomba Regional Council’s draft Sustainable Transport Strategy is in public consultation until August 22. The strategy aims
to plan for transport that would be required for the next 80 years. DAVID HASKINGS from Crows Nest has studied the strategy.
His comments have been submitted to the TRC.
As a resident of Crows
Nest I feel that the current
draft strategy is somewhat
short sighted.
When talking of growth
areas your strategy seems to
stop at Highfields.
If it is truly your intention
to look 80 years ahead, then
you need to look a lot further
than Highfields.
Your planning for the
northern growth area should
include Cabarlah, Geham,
Hampton and Crows Nest.
The suitability and inevitability of urbanisation along
this corridor is unquestioned.
However if quick and effi-
cient access to the second provides an easterly connec- Crows Nest, Hampton,
range crossing is not provided tion to the New England High- Geham, Cabarlah, Goomto these areas, they will re- way. While Meringandan bungee etc could all be conceive no benefit whatsoever Road might generally mark the nected by feeder roads.
and a great opporHeavy transport
tunity for truly
and long distance
READER’S COMMENT
long sighted vision
traffic would be dewill be lost, again.
viated out of these
My concerns in particular existing northern boundary of townships and local residents
relate to the part of your residential development in would have a quick and effistrategy detailed in the sec- Highfields, surely you don’t cient access to the second
tion detailing the Toowoomba think the residential develop- range crossing and the
Second Range Crossing, and ment in Highfields is going to Charlton industrial area which
may provide some much
the associated Boundary stop at that point.
What will future residents needed employment opporStreet extension.
Two maps show the think of a highway deviation tunities.
It would also provide local
Boundary Road extension going straight down their front
industries easy access to the
proceeding north to footpath.
To be planning 50 years interstate and international
Meringandan Road which
ahead you should be looking transport hub being develto continue the connector road oped at Charlton.
(northern extension of
My experience is that havBoundary Road) further ing a highway bypass these
north to a point somewhere small townships does not
north of Crows Nest to then impede their development
reconnect with the New Eng- and, in fact, actually assists
land Highway.
overall.
Planning now, and acquirSome particular enterprises
ing the property required, reliant on passing traffic may
would be both strategically suffer but the overall effect is
and financially beneficial.
beneficial.
This road would then proThis strategy actually
vide a proper Toowoomba aligns with the Sunshine
bypass north/south and con- Motorway. Small townships
nect with the second range along the old David Low
crossing which gives a bypass Highway are connected to the
east/west.
motorway and have direct
The towns along the way, access to a quick and efficient
route north and south but can
use the old highway for local
travel.
I was a resident of Coolum
Beach 30 years ago, before
high rises etc, when it was just
a beachside, retirement hamlet, not dissimilar to Crows
Nest, so I am very familiar
with how these small townships can change over time.
Not that anyone expects
that sort of growth in this
area, but the planning for
growth needs to done now.
Mr HASKINGS
Lack of future
planning
One of the maps in TRC’s draft Sustainable Transport Strategy that indicated to David Haskings that the
strategy was not fulfilling its charter. The map shows
a proposed road extending north from Boundary Road
in Toowoomba, then extending east along
Meringandan Road to Cabarlah to join the New England Highway.
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Surrounded by natural wonders in Darwin
I recently attended a Mothers Union conference in Darwin and thought I would
share some of my journey.
We were housed at
Kormilda College which is
owned jointly owned by the
Uniting and Anglican
Churches.
The residential area consists of a series of eightroomed buildings arranged in
a semicircle with a common
room forming the flat side.
Each morning, sprinklers
come on to water the grass
within the semi-circle which
brings in the lovely redwinged parrots. The Pee
Wees turn up as well.
I was fascinated because I
remember noticing Pee Wees
turning around in a circle when
I visited Darwin years ago
and was really surprised
when I saw them doing it again.
The Pee Wees here just
wander anywhere. At any
time of the day, the beautiful
Black Kites could be seen gliding overhead, their dark bodies contrasting with the blue
sky and their fork tails easily
visible.
We were taken into the city
and were able to enjoy a hop
on-hop off bus ride. Darwin’s
new museum is well worth a
visit. Another interesting
place was the cathedral.
Apparently. one wall was
left standing after Cyclone
Tracey. This has been retained and the new cathedral
built behind it. There are still
two memorial plaques in the
original wall.
On the last day I had time
to fill in before the flight back
and so spent a pleasant hour
under an enormous fig tree.
Blue-faced Honeyeaters
landed and flew off again at
intervals. To me, these birds
aren’t as pretty as our Blue
Faces. Their back seems a
much duller green. Another
difference is that the Darwin
birds have a white patch in
their wings.
Sitting quietly on a branch
in the top of the tree was a
beautiful Torres Strait Pigeon
baiting. “We need rural com- with his snow white body and
munities to unite behind an black wings and tail.
integrated approach together.
The effectiveness of these
campaigns is only restricted
by a lack of participation,”
Cr Glasheen said.
“Council has been working hard with a wide crosssection of the community and
other local government and
state bodies to develop a cohesive, effective wild dog
plan.
“The key is strength in
numbers. We need to unite
behind this and fight back
against a growing number of
wild dogs.
“Council assists landowners meet their obligations under the Land Protection Act,
by offering a 1080 baiting
service. This is co-ordinated
by Council throughout the
year and targets feral predator populations and timed to
coincide with the biology of
the target animal.”
Wild dog strategy
Toowoomba Regional
Council is promoting an integrated approach to managing
wild dogs with its next baiting
campaign later this month.
Cr Anne Glasheen, said the
approach included shooting,
trapping, exclusion fences,
herd protection animals and
He is now called a Torresian Imperial Pigeon.
Making plenty of noise
was a group of Fig Birds, their
colours catching in the sunlight. They are much prettier
than our Fig Birds. The brilliant yellow of the underparts
contrasted strongly with the
sooty black head and the red
band from the bill reaching
behind the eye.
These, of course, were the
males. The female is just
speckled and striped in
brown and white. Another
interesting thing about the fig
tree were the little leaf bags
hanging here and there, some
exquisitely neat and others
quite scruffy. These were the
homes of the Green Tree
Ants. They are a very pretty
ant with a lovely light green
abdomen and the rest of the
body yellowish orange. They
are a food source of the Aboriginal people.
When we visited Cape
York in 1989 with the late
Gordon Beruldsen, he told us
that studies had been done at
the Adelaide University and
they had found that 45 ants
provided a daily vitamin C
allowance. I think though that
I prefer to eat an orange. It
was a very pleasant end to an
enjoyable week. - Donalda
Rogers.
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New police officer
Senior Constable Chris Brameld, above, has been transferred to Highfields after serving six years in Goombungee.
He had previously served six years in Toowoomba, two
years in Mt Isa and one year in Logan.
Sen. Const. Brameld joins officer Senior Constable Paul
Swan at the Highfields Police Beat. He is married with one
son and three daughters and coaches rugby union at Toowoomba Grammar School where his son attends.
His wife coaches netball at Glennie where his two oldest
daughters attend. Sen. Const. Brameld sees himself becoming involved in the community, getting to know a lot of
people, but still having to perform his duties as a police
officer.
He has been invited to attend meetings of Highfields Business Connections. He said many businesses these days had
installed security cameras which are helpful in providing
clues to offences, as offenders these days were often mobile
making solving crimes more difficult.
Sen. Const. Brameld can be contacted at Brameld.ChrisJ@
police.qld.gov.au, phone 4615 5309. The Police Link number
for non-urgent matters is 131 444. Urgent matters 000.
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• COMMUNITY REPORT
Thanksgiving service
August marks the centenary of the start of Australia’s
involvement in the Great War, WWI.
This Sunday, August 17, St Mark’s Anglican Church,
Goombungee, is conducting a special thanksgiving communion service to offer thanks for our soldiers, past and present,
who ensure that we can live in peace in this country.
Prayers will also be offered for peace in nations that continue to be affected by conflict.
All interested are invited to the church on the hill at the
corner of William and King Sreets, Goombungee at 5pm this
Sunday. Light finger food will be provided after the service.
Costume players
Scouting event
Operation Nighthawk in the Crows Nest area on the weekend consisted of two night hike courses of 12 kilometres.
Scouts 10½ to 15 and Venturer Scouts aged 14½ to 18 participated .
Participants took part in activity bases, each team scored
on how well they completed the activity. Activities included
initiative, leadership, first aid, construction, mapping and
compass and observation.
Operation Nighthawk is one of the largest Scouting activities in Queensland, apart from a Scout Jamboree, with 2000
Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Leaders attending from Ballina
to Bundaberg.
There were 160 Scout and 80 Venturer Scout teams entered
in record numbers again this year. Team numbers have increased by 20 percent.
Communications support was provided by military units
from Borneo Barracks Cabarlah. The Queensland Ambulance
Service and Queensland Police assisted.
Scottish party
The Toowoomba Caledonian Society and Burns Club Ceilidh (Scottish party pronounced Kay Lee) on Saturday, August 23, 7 to 11pm at Drayton Memorial Hall will feature a
pipe band presentation, highland dancing, Scottish country
and old time dancing.
A light supper will be served and a licensed bar will operate. Admission: $10 at the door. Children under 12:free. Contact 4630 1272 .
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West of Elsewhere with Clinton Ireland
Toowoomba Cosplayers held their
monthly catch-up at Peacehaven Park, Highfields, with a barbecue lunch. They discussed future costume projects and traded
ideas as well as photo shoots to show off
their latest creations.
The group was formed to bring likeminded people together and to show that
cosplaying is for anyone regardless of skill
levels. Members come from all over the
Downs and as far west as Chinchilla.
Cable barriers
Another section of cable
barrier on the New England
Highway has been damaged.
This time on it is the left,
heading up Geham Hill.
Six separate sections
damaged, starting ANZAC
Day, had only just been repaired. - Colin cable
watcher CN.
If anyone is interested in attending the
next catch-up or just interested in Cosplay,
they are welcome to contact the group
through
their
facebook
page
www.facebook.com/ToowoombaCosplay
ers.
Cosplay is a shortening of “costume
play” where participants recreate costumes
based on characters or ideas usually from
films, video games, comic books and anime.
- Paul Pugh.
Quilt exhibition
Ten pin bowler visits Oakey
Tyron Brown right, is representing Queensland in the
National Disabled Tenpin
Bowling Championships in
Melbourne.
Tyron was in Oakey last
week visiting his aunts,
Annette Byers and Colleen
Mason.
He is preparing for national
tenpin titles in Melbourne,
October 20-26.
Tyron, 30, was a gold medallist in Perth in 1999, Sydney 2002, Gold Coast 2006
and Adelaide in 2012. From
Melbourne he will be vying
for the World games in 2015.
Crows Nest Art Gallery is exhibiting Showcase Unlimited, an exhibition of quilts by the Queensland Quilters Art
Quilts group.
This travelling exhibition of 20 quilts, curated by Christine
Jones from 2QAQ, demonstrate technical expertise in quilting as well as significant conceptual development across a
range of subject matter.
Each artist has employed a variety of techniques, materials and mixed media to create a diverse exhibition of works
showcasing quilt making.
The exhibition is open until Sunday, September 7.
Hang out to dry
Katherine Baills, right, from Highfields Mechanical, will take part in
Hang Your Boss out to Dry this Friday at Tilly’s Crawler Parts, Corner
McDougall and Taylor Sreets, Toowoomba.
The promotion is in aid of the Toowoomba Hospice.
Katherine will be hoisted high in a
cherry picker and only come down
when she has been pledged $750.
The boss raising the most money
will win two nights at the Gold Coast along with the use of an
Audi motor vehicle for the weekend! This prize is thanks to
the Audi Centre Toowoomba (Wippells Autos group).
High tea
Host a High Tea for Hamlin
this Sepember to help raise
funds to restore the health and
dignity of Ethiopian women
suffering from severe birthing
injuries known as obstetric
fistula. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is asking Australians to
host a high tea with friends,
family or colleagues to support the work of Dr Catherine
Hamlin, pictured, and team
in Ethiopia.
With several hundred
events around Australia,
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia aims
to raise more than half a million dollars for the life changing work of treating obstetric
fistula and training local midwives. Five per cent of
women around the world will
experience an obstructed birth,
yet the vast majority of them
have no access to hospital facilities and midwives to medically intervene.
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is
working to give women in
Ethiopia access to a clean, safe
birth as well as medical treatment to repair fistula injuries.
To organise a High Tea for
Hamlin event register at
Hamlin.org.au/hightea.
The first 500 registrations
will receive a free pack of
Hamlin Spice and recipe
booklet valued at $15
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Business breakfast
HIGHFIELDS RUGBY
TRAVELLERS
TALES -LEAGUE
Part 1 - 10th ANNIVERSARY
Craig and Annmaree Stibbard and son Brodie. Craig’s
Highfields Hardware is a foundation sponsor.
Treg and Julie Smith from Treg Smith’s Autos,
an original sponsor of the club.
Highfields Business Connections president Mark Jocumsen and secretary Jim
O’Dea with breakfast guests Mary-Clare Power, Southern Queensland Country
Tourism, left, and Sharon Barker, principal of the Highfields State high school to
open next year, right.
Alan George chairman, Ian Tyson junior president, Steve Haywood coaching co-ordinator, Gerard Thom
treasurer, Katrina Thom junior registrar, Penny Howells senior registrar, Heather Bonney fund raiser, and
Lisa Trueman secretary.
LATE NEWS: NBN Co chief customer officer John
Simon will be guest speaker at the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce Business at Breakfast at Picnic Point
on Friday, August 22.
Chamber president Andrew Wielandt said Mr Simon
had agreed to answer questions on the switch over. He
will also be providing attendees with the latest information on what they need to do and how they need to
do it to ensure their telephone, faxes and their communications for their business remain in operation.
The chamber had called on NBN Co. to provide
better, clearer and more timely information.
“NBN Co has responded positively to our concerns and is sending one of their decision makers to
speak to the business community,” Mr Wielandt said.
For breakfast bookings contact the chamber office
info@toowoomba chamber.com.au.
Tracy and Alan George, from major sponsors AC Rigging, and Jodie and Denis Parsons.
Pasture walks at Quinalow
Brian Johnson from
DAFF was the presenter at
walks at farms at Quinalow
owned by Laurie and Grette
Tones and Tony Murray.
Brian had worked with
Laurie with green urea trials
in April 2013 which produced
a major improvement to grass
and ground cover. This follow-up visit was to see if
there was still any sign of
benefit from the green urea
application 12 months later.
There was no visual sign
to show that there was any
carry over from the previous
year which did not surprise
Lawrie as he said his cattle
had been relentless in eating
the grass where the green urea
was applied. Only after all
this was eaten did they show
any interest in other areas of
the paddocks.
Tony Murray’s property,
Anembo, had used completely different fertiliser as
a trial. Soil test results on this
property showed low levels
of calcium, sulphur and minerals and high levels of magnesium. Leaf tests showed
the high levels of magnesium
had locked up magnesium
availability to plants and
gpsum was needed to help
reduce magnesium, while
boosting sulphur. Based on a
forecast in April 2013 for a
mild winter, a biological foliar
program was applied to pastures in May 2013.
A mix of micronised liquid
gypsum, urea, minerals, microbes and molasses were diluted into water and applied
at 100l/ha. The program was
aimed at providing minerals
and microbes to build soil
health. A sudden cold snap
during microbe brewing prevented proper fermentation.
The microbe brew had a
much lower microbe population than planned, reducing
likelihood of expected results.
Urea was applied at 10kg/ha
to provide a booster for pasture plants to help activate
biology in the soil. A heavy
urea application would only
provide an artificial energy
spike, and would also be toxic
to microbes in the soil.
By September 2013 overall results were clearly seen
in higher seed germination and
both quantity and quality of
pasture growth rates. A second simplified foliar program
comprising liquid Ggpsum,
urea and molasses was applied in November 2013.
Through the ensuing dry period, grass continued to grow.
Benefits through continuing a biological program have
seen pastures resilient to extremes in weather, increased
water retention in the soil, in-
creased carrying capacity and
a slight increase in average
daily weight gain, upheld
through the dry period with
no extra feed supplementation required.
A second leaf analysis over
a 12 month period has shown
pasture grasses continuing to
increase in nutritional content, above the acceptable
standard for both Rhodes and
Creeping Blue Grass.
The benefits listed above
recouped the costs of the
foliar programs. Profits continue to be realised as the increased carrying capacity has
been maintained to date and
soil continues to improve.
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Cattle prices tipped to rise
Cattle prices are predicted to rise steadly in coming weeks as feedlots and processors struggle to
maintain production levels. Producers who are running out of feed and pasture might be able to sell
into a firming market as demand for all classes appears to be increasing. Crows Nest agent Rick Zeller
offered a smaller yarding at the dip yards on Saturday, but he predicted that the next sale on Saturday
week should attract a bigger offering with an expected increase in local cattle.
Mr Zeller said all good cattle should bring better
prices. He predicted an increase of 5c/kg each week
on most classes for some weeks.
Good feeder cattle were becoming hard to get and
demand was improving for trade steers, and bullocks for Jap Ox.
He said prices for heifers were just starting to
improve. The weekly turnoff of cattle in the past
six months or so has been substantial in many districts as the dry weather increasingly affected the
ability of graziers to maintain stocking rates.
As a result, the numbers still available for feedlots
appear to be harder to get. At Crows Nest last Saturday, Rick Zeller said prices had already started to
improve for better cattle. He said he thought numbers would be short for six to 12 months.
Lester Davie of Crows Nest offered Charolais Ron Price, Peachester sold 15-month-old
cross steers. The eight-month-old weaners, Brangus steers $585 a head, about $50 up
suitable for restockers, sold for $345 a head. on previous sales. - Miles Noller reporting.
Goombungee-Haden carcase
competition is under way
Beef producers in the
Goombungee-Haden
area are again being given
the opportunity to assess the quality and
growth of their trade
cattle.
The eighth annual
Goombungee Haden
Carcase Competition
has begun with 30 head
being fed in the one location with the same
grain and feed ration so
meaningful comparisons
can be made.
The competition began eight years ago with
just a trade cattle class
and over the years was
expanded in some years
to include heavier
classes when abattoir
facilities and buyers for
the processed carcases
were available.
The availability of
accredited feedlots has
also been a factor to en-
sure a market for heavier
weight export type carcases. This year, the
event is being restricted
to trade cattle only (approximately 200kg to
280kg live weight) with
the aim of achieving a
maximum carcase weight
of 250kg, which was
specified by the Brisbane Valley Abattoir at
Esk, where the competition cattle are to be processed.
For the first time, a
hoof and hook section
has been included in the
event, to provide exhibitors with even more feedback on how their cattle
perform in the beef market.
Wendy
Motley,
Goombungee show society treasurer and carcase competition organiser, proposed that hoof
judging could take place
at the time of the last
weighing of the cattle, on
September 27, just prior
to them being sent to the
abattoir.
This provides an additional assessment of
the cattle. Previously,
the competition has only
provided carcase assessment.
Show society stewards of the competition
are Graeme Motley and
Rodney Hartwig. Mr
Motley said the demand
to enter cattle exceeded
places available and the
competition was restricted to 30 head, with
24 of these nominated to
be in the hoof and hook
judging.
There are 22 vendors
and all have entered cattle in previous Goombungee-Haden carcase
competitions. In addition to the new hoof and
hook award, there would
be awards for best
weight gain, largest eye
muscle, champion live
weight carcase, MSA
eating quality; butcher’s
choice, most points in
competition and highest
dressing out percentage.
Mr Motley said the
entries were evenly divided between steers and
heifers and they would
compete directly.
He said that while
there was a mixture of
breeds among the competition cattle, there was
a predominance of Euro
cross types, many
Limousin cross, with
some Angus, Charbray
and South Devon types.
Feeding of the cattle
started on July 10 and
the competition will
conclude with a presentation dinner on November 8.
New airport - enormous opportunities
for export markets
When the Brisbane
West Wellcamp Airport
officially opens for business later this year, agricultural export opportunities are also set to take
off for the Toowoomba
region,
Built by Toowoomba
construction company
Wagners, the mega project
will not only be available
for regular commercial
passenger flights but also
for large jets, enabling air
freight into and out of the
region.
This import and export
potential will be of major
interest to delegates when
Wagners Chairman John
Wagner,
pictured,
speaks at the Toowoomba and Surat Basin
Enterprise’s inaugural Ag
in the Asian Century conference in Toowoomba in
October.
The event, on October
1 and 2, will examine export and innovation opportunities for Australian
agriculture.
As the new major gateway for South West
Queensland, BWW Air-
port will open the skies
for direct export and import opportunities.
Mr Wagner’s presentation will also focus on
other logistics, including
road, rail and ports,
needed to get Australian
food and products to the
Asian markets,
“With the potential for
direct freight charter
flights to Asia, there is an
enormous opportunity
to grow agribusiness and
export markets for our
region once the airport
opens later this year,”
Mr Wagner said.
“Toowoomba
is
Queensland’s number
one agricultural basin and
one of the potential biggest markets for our produce is Asia.
“With China predicted
to account for 40 per cent
of incremental increases in
food demand globally
over the next 20 years,
with the two main drivers for this being population and income growth,
China is certainly a long
term opportunity for regional food producing
businesses like those
based in the Toowoomba
and Surat Basin region.”
Mr Wagner, who is also
TSBE Chairman, is just
one of a number of industry leaders who will
speak at the conference
and explore the emerging
realities around Asian
growth opportunities.
Proceedings will start
with industry tours, including a preview of the
new BWW Airport, currently under construction. - Miles Noller.
ABOVE: The Wellcamp airport is due to be
operational later this year.
LEFT: The terminal building at Wellcamp airport is nearing completion.
Industry leaders will speak at
the Toowoomba and Surat
Basin Enterprise inaugural
Ag in the Asian Century
conference in Toowoomba
in October.
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WELLCAMP AIRPORT
Farmers should prepare to be excited … but Northern
Downs unlikely to share in export drive
The potential offered by
the new Wellcamp airport
just west of Toowoomba to
export agricultural products
into new markets is exciting
many on the Darling Downs.
The opening of the international airport later this year
is likely to offer the prospect
of charter flights of farm products to the Asian area, particularly to China.
But what’s the attraction?
And why bother if commodity prices are no better than
the very poor dollar returns
that farmers are paid by most
Australian processor and retailer markets?
Is it a prospect that the
Crows Nest and Rosalie areas will be able to share in?
Currently, these northern
Downs areas seem to have little to sell.
The first requirement, one
would suggest, is that the
quality and volume of farm
product would have to be
available to consistently supply a market.
The golden era of farming
in the Crows Nest and Rosalie
districts seems to be long
gone.
No longer are there thousands of dairy farmers across
the northern Downs supplying numerous local cheese and
butter factories, and supporting the many local schools,
halls, and businesses in nearby
townships.
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
Of the dairy farming enterprises that continue, there are
some very sophisticated operations which might be able
CHRISTIAN COMMENT
You have to deal
with problems
Pastor NOEL WILCOX
Highfields Baptist Church
“She’ll be right mate” are the words some Australians use
to indicate that there is no problem and if there is, it will all
work out in the end. It has been said that Australians, of
whom I am one, are one of the greatest people groups in the
world who avoid issues or problems.
We may have a problem or an issue with someone or
something and rather than dealing with it, we naively hope it
will just go away. The truth is, problems invariably rarely go
away, they just increase. They often boil away in our subconscious and boil over at the most inappropriate time.
It has even been suggested that some of the mental issues
in our society are as a result of avoidance.
Rather than dealing with a problem, we just push it away
in the background, where it continues to unsettle our minds.
The writer of the Psalms in the Bible put it this way,
“When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy
upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have
not hidden. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the
LORD,’ And You forgave the iniquity of my sin.” (Psalms
32:3-5)
Is there a problem you need to deal with, something that is
on your mind? Why not deal with it today or at least begin
the process of working it through.
Avoiding it may be more trouble than it is worth.
to share in regular shipments
of fresh milk or milk products to places such as China.
The Norco dairy processor is well advanced in its
planning to market
dairy products into
China and there
have been suggestions that farmers might be
paid as much as 10 cents to
15 cents a litre of milk more
than what Australian processors are prepared to spend.
While some of the remaining dairy farmers are understood to supply Norco, it is
believed that Norco’s export
milk would initially be from
their Central New South
Wales suppliers.
plant would need to be lo- kets be opened up through air
cated near the airport.
freight from Wellcamp, there
could be opportunities for
BEEF PRODUCTS: The smaller producers to share in
majority of farming enter- such a supply venture.
But factors
such as consistent
HERALD COMMENT
volume, consistBy MILES NOLLER
ent quality, and
prises on the northern certified production would
Downs produce beef cattle, apply whether product is
albeit as small operations, and shipped or airfreighted.
for them to try to supply beef
to Asia would require a coLocal feedlots such as
operative effort to be consist- those in the Quinalow and
ent suppliers.
Irvingdale districts would be
well aware of export markets
Very importantly, all the and Kerwee at Jondaryan
producers would have to was a pioneer of exporting
support a brand for market- beef to markets such as Jaing success.
pan.
The Oakey Abattoir alFor fresh milk to be flown ready supplies extensive exSo will airfreight have the
from Wellcamp to China, it is port beef markets, and should potential to change the status
likely that a milk processing newer, maybe niche beef mar- quo?
AVOCADOS: There is a
vibrant avocado industry in
the Hampton, Cabarlah,
Ravensbourne and Blackbutt
areas.
However, John Wagner and
his team have probably studied all of these issues, and may
well have exciting opportunities to offer, not just for the
larger producers on the Darling Downs.
But for smaller producers
such as those in the Crows
Nest and Rosalie areas as well.
But once again, this industry has a sophisticated
knowledge of markets. It lives
in a world of supplying product around Australia at various times of the year, from
It is unlikely that hundreds
the different growing regions, of millions of dollars are being
and with different varieties. spent on an international airport, in the hope that enough
Export prices would have jet aircraft will use it.
to be reliably good for the inYou can be sure Wagners
dustry to abandon the local have done a lot of homework,
market, or it would have to and the Agriculture in the
be seeking to reduce an over- Asian Century conference in
supplied domestic market, or October hopefully, will excite
be prepared to supply niche farmers across the Darling
export markets to warrant Downs, including those in
airfreighting to China or else- Crows Nest and Rosalie.
where.
Mates Who Open Gates
People from the Crows Nest district were
treated to a barbecue, a Mates Who Open
Gates project which seeks to lend an ear to
farmers and their families. The project, funded
by the State Government, is run in the Toowoomba and South Burnett local authority
areas by Toowoomba based consultancy Ag
Assist.
Principal of Ag Assist Rod Saal said the
program provided a mentoring role for people in rural communities. He said they can
direct people to financial advice (to fill gaps
left from the decline of farm financial counsellors), and also listen to requests about
physical and mental health matters.
Pam Bryce co-ordinator of Bush Connection in TooThe Crows Nest function followed two woomba, Emu Creek beef producer Bob Galvin, and
well attended barbecues at Clifton and Mt Laura Anderson, Bush Connection volunteer.
Tyson. Mr Saal said Ag Assist wanted to
extend the project, and is
likely to plan another function for the northern Downs
area.
The Bush Connection, established in Toowoomba
about 1996, during a severe
drought period, is providing
most of the volunteers for the
Mates Who Open Gates program on the Downs. The program in the South Burnett is
drawing its volunteers from
other organisations. They
were provided with training Bob Warr, Highfields, Dorothy Kanowski, Crows Nest,
at the start of the project.
and Win Otto, Crows Nest.
Ian Cooke, Jim Riley, and John
Anderson.
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Mrs Deb Frecklington
nanango@
parliament.qld.gov.au
Shop 2/34A Alford Street,
Kingaroy Q. 4610
PO Box 1158, Kingaroy Q.
4610
Free call 1800 816 261.
Phone 4162 1381
Fax: 4162 4774
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Toowoomba North
Mr Trevor Watts
Suite 2, ABC Building,
297 Margaret Street,
Toowoomba Q. 4350.
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parliament.qld.gov.au
Phone 4638 5755 Fax 4638
4056
Postal address: P.O. Box
285 Harlaxton Q. 4350.
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Mr Ray Hopper
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Dalby, Q. 4405
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Highfields & District
Netball Assn
Annual General Meeting
Sunday, September 14
11am - Highfields
Community Sports Club
All positions vacant.
Nominations can be
emailed to club secretary
highfieldsanddistrictnetball
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For details - HDNA website
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INC
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Thursday, August 21
10am
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Streets, Crows Nest
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FINANCE BROKERS and CONSULTANTS
REMEDIAL MASSAGE
OAKEY LADIES: August 5 - B. Lorrimer, D.
Buckley, C. Birrell d. B. Currey, G. Lucht, B. Poole.
S. Hudson, J. Sloss, V. Allen d. E. Voll, D. Ciesiolka,
R. Lawrie. Division 3 Pennant team (Oakey/Gatton)
is sitting well on the top of the competition. They
travel to Pittsworth on August 7 to play Laidley.
August 14 - Dalby President and Members Day.
Elsie, Barb, Grace, Doreen (car.)
August 21 - Pittsworth clock fund raiser. Betty C,
Betty L, Doreen, Shirley (car). Elsie will be with
DDLBA. If you wish to participate in our internal
club fixtures entries close on August 19 with games
director Shirley.
The AGM was held on July 29. President E. Voll,
secretary V. Allen, treasurer/patroness B. Lorrimer,
senior vice president D. Ciesiolka, junior vice president B. Poole, games director S. Hudson, assistant
games director B. Currey, selectors B. Currey, D.
Joe Perry, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Buckley, Ppovidore E. Fanning.
head of instructor of Kachi MMA, travelled to
DDLBA: Pennants Division 2: Toowoomba 45
Crows Nest to take the girls BJJ class at the d. West Toowoomba 38. South Toowoomba 39 d.
Lutheran Church Hall. BJJ is a sport based Drayton 34. Toowoomba 47 d. West Toowoomba
martial art which specialises in ground fight- 28. Drayton 41 d. South Toowoomba 36. Progress
ing or grappling. Joe is the trainer of the current points Toowoomba 10 + 44, Drayton 6+12, South
No.2 in the world (Kahn Asgill), and has trained Toowoomba 4-20, West Toowoomba 4-42.
3: Pittsworth 44 d. North Toowoomba
many state and national champions. He taught 38:Division
Oakey/Gatton 58 d.Laidley 40. Pittsworth 48
the girls how to defend themselves from un- d. North Toowoomba 42. Oakey/Gatton 49 d.
derneath an opponent who is striking from a Laidley 32. Progress points: Oakey/Gatton 12+91,
top position, using choke holds and arm lock Pittsworth 6-20, Laidley 4-28, North Toowoomba
techniques. Joe said he was impressed with 2-43. -Joyce McGeorge.
the Crows Nest girls BJJ class and said they
CROWS NEST: August 6 - Social bowls winwere very enthusiastic and willing to learn. - ners T. Gillies, B. Meadows and M. Chandler, runners-up T. Collins, G. Brady and R. Haldane.
James Clark.
August 3 - Lil and Kurt Skov’s Day winners B.
Wingett, R. Haldane and A. Cox, runners-up P.
Coman, R. Weis and J. Svensson. Many thanks to
both Lil and Kurt for their generosity and for sponBORNEO BARRACKS: July 23 - Single stroke soring the day again this year.
August 17 - Heritage Funerals Day. August 24 winner K. Mitchell 67, runner-up M. Stark 68. Rundown G. Barnsley 69, P. Hundt 72, B. Messer 72, R. Club sponsored. August 31 - Brian Gleeson’s
Bourke 72. Pins 1st D. Jurgs, 5th K. Mitchell, 10th Silverwood Day.
The 2014 DDBA pennant season starts on August
B. Rouse, 14th K. Mitchell, 17th R. Weldon.
July 26 - 27 hole mixed foursomes championship 23. Names on club notice board. The AGM was held
winners P. Callaghan, L. Pedersen 122, runners-up P. on August 10. Office bearers will appear next week.
and W..Ladewig 135. Net winners P. and W..Ladewig New bowls players and visitors are always welcome
at the Crows Nest Bowls Club. Contact the secre99.
Single stableford winner T. Fulloon 36, runner-up tary on bakescrowsnest@live .com.au or 4698 2197.
J. Collins 34. Rundown R. Standen 34, G. Starkey - Gary Baker.
34.
CROWS NEST LADIES: The final of the club
July 27 - Single stableford winner B. Fagg 39.
Runner-up G. Wittig 38. Rundown B. Goulding drawn triples resulted in A. Cox, M. DeVere and B.
37, J. Smith 37, O.Hollis 36, J. Noller 36, I. Stafford Vandersee defeating J. Svennson, M. Fisher and T.
Smith. We now begin the fours and singles. Names on
36, A. Hardie 36.
Pins 1st G. Douglas, 5th C. Deacon, 10th B. the board in the club house please. Hoping to begin
Goulding, 14th K. Mitchell, 17th J. Noller. - Gary play in these games in early September. - Del Burgess.
Small.
GOLF
BORNEO BARRACKS LADIES: August 5 Single v. par competition for trophies donated by
club. Winner Beryl Thompson -1, 2nd Judy Stevens
- 2 on count back Rundown Pat Walker -2, Hazel
Black -3; Dawn Lord -4, Connie Harrison -6 on
count back. Pins 2/5 (30-45) Pat Walker, pro pin 2/
14 Pat Walker. August 12 - Single stroke, monthly
medal, putting competition; 6th round GQ Brooch
followed by the ladies monthly meeting. - Dawn
Lord
CROWS NEST: August 6 - Sporters winner G.
Dawes 33, runner-up D. Woodley 30. Putting G.
Dawes 21. Pins 7/16 R Kennedy, 8/17 D. Haskings.
August 10 - J. and L. Somerville sableford winner
T. Weis 41 on count back, runner-up J. Edser 41.
Rundown D. Jenkins 40, K. Christensen 40, R. Burgess 39, R. Gardner 39, K. Cox 39 Pins 1/10 R.
Kennedy, 2/11, 4/13, 5/14, 9/18 T. Weis, 3/12 K. Cox,
6/15 C. Watts, 8/17 R. Gardner, eagles nest.
August 17 - PWR Electrical single stroke. - John
Somerville.
TABLE TENNIS
GRAPHIC DESIGN and PRINTING
HEALTH and FITNESS
REMEDIAL MASSAGE
SOLICITOR
CROWS NEST: July 28 - Goombungee (5) S.
Macdonald 2, R. Kelk 2 d. Highfields (0) J. Storrs 0,
K. Macdonald 0.
Crows Nest (3) G. Knight 1, Kurt Macdonald 1 d.
Perseverance (2) S. Murphy 2, B. Macdonald 0.
Whichello (3) M. Macdonald 2, T. Woodley 0 d.
Bergen (2) D. Macdonald 1, L. Taylor 1. Murra Murra
(3) G. Fisher 1, Don Macdonald 1 d. Hampton (2) B.
Kahler 2, T. Macdonald 0.
August 4 - Whichello (4) M. Macdonald 2, T.
Woodley 1 d. Murra Murra (1) G. Fisher 1, Matt
Macdonald 0. Goombungee (3) S. Macdonald 1, R.
Keim 1 d. Perseverance (2) S. Murphy 2, B.
Macdonald 0. Highfields (3) D. Shum 2, J. Storrs 0
d. Bergen (2) D. Macdonald 1, T. Macdonald 1. The
association wishes Samantha Macdonald and Sean
Black all the best in their future married life. Wedding
bells August 9. - Joy Bretz.
PONY CLUB
Crows Nest Pony Club’s annual events weekend
on July 12 and 13 was the biggest organisers have
seen in a long time. More than 100 riders from all
over Queensland attended..
Senior riders started the campdraft on Saturday
morning with some excellent rides. Great horsemanship was shown with riders being competitive but
also showing great sportsmanship.
... There were also many riders competing in the
dressage, also with great results. On the Sunday, the
gymkhana was held where riders are tested in events
in many areas of riding including sporting, rider class
and showjumping. Riders showed good preparation
and presentation with everyone looking to impress
the judges. After such success with this year’s event,
Crows Nest Pony Club is excited for future events
and plan to make next year an even better event.
This weekend raises funds for the not-for-profit
club which will then be spent on bettering the riders
and giving the members more opportunities next year.
The club acknowledges that without the generosity of the town of Crows Nest, these competitions
would not be possible and sincerely thank all sponsors.
Rally days are on the first Sunday of the month.
Everyone is welcome. - Cassie O’Brien 0409 571
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INDOOR CRICKET
CROWS NEST: The slow start to the season by
Fielders continued on Monday night, going down to
an enthusiastic Mouse Bilbys. Batting first, Fielders
never really got out of first gear and only managed to
put 96 runs on the board. This would never be enough
and the Mouse Men ran away with the game 151 to
96. The form shown by Matt Robson and Tony
Weis was a definite highlight of the game.
There were signs of improvement from Esky Raiders in their game against X-Men on Wednesday night.
They finished on the positive side of the ledger with
35 runs. Steve and Jacob Hine top scored for X-Men
with 50 runs, setting up a runaway win 150 to 35.
Special mention must be make of the catching skills
of Jacob Hine. He had very sticky fingers indeed. Round 17 Wagners senior competition: A grade John Schwartz.
- Dalby 43 d. Roma 12. Goondiwindi 31 d. St George
6. Rangers 28 d. Bears 21. Condamine 41 d. UQ
Gatton 0. B grade - Dalby 55 d. Roma 15. Rangers
23 d. Bears 19. Warwick 32 d. USQ 10. C grade CROWS NEST - Nominations are now open for
Bears 40 d. Rangers 5. - Mitchell Simpson.
all levels for the spring/summer fixtures competition
starting on August 21.
The Friday coaching with Crows Nest State School
is on again and proving very popular. Friday
afternoon’s free coaching starts at 4.30pm. Also, the
courts are open from 7pm on Mondays and, until
fixtures start, Thursdays as well. For enquiries or to
register for the new fixtures competition, contact Phil
0408 851 251. - Sage Garnet.
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