High Country Herald - July 4, 2017
The High Country Herald is the community newspaper for the fast growing area to the north/north-west of Toowoomba. Based at Highfields, it serves the towns and surrounds of Crows Nest, Goombungee, Meringandan, Gowrie Junction, Kingsthorpe, Oakey and Toowoomba's northern suburbs. The paper is delivered weekly to 12,000 homes. For more information email herald@highcountrynews.net.au or phone 07 4615 4416. The High Country Herald is the community newspaper for the fast growing area to the north/north-west of Toowoomba. Based at Highfields, it serves the towns and surrounds of Crows Nest, Goombungee, Meringandan, Gowrie Junction, Kingsthorpe, Oakey and Toowoomba's northern suburbs. The paper is delivered weekly to 12,000 homes. For more information email herald@highcountrynews.net.au or phone 07 4615 4416.
CHRISTIAN COMMENT When life bites you By NOEL WILCOX Pastor Highfields Baptist Church Where do you go when life bites you in the tail? Just before Jesus was arrested and subsequently was crucified, He said to His followers: "Strike the Shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered." (Mark 14:27) It happened just as Jesus had prophesied with even one of his closest followers, Peter, who fled the scene when the inevitable happened. He said that even if everyone else was scattered, he wouldn’t. But he did. You can imagine Peter would have slunk away like a chastised dog with his tail between his legs. But there is more! After Jesus was crucified, buried and raised to life, He went looking for Peter. Why? To restore him to fellowship. To say, "Sure you failed, but failure is not final." Jesus described Himself as the Good Shepherd, the One who cares for His sheep. Where do you go when life bites you on the tail? If you are one of His sheep, you go to your Good Shepherd. In Him you will find healing, wholeness and protection. Winter garden school The 2017 Leafmore Winter Garden School was held at the City Golf Club on June 14 and 15. Toowoomba supplied perfect weather for the many attendees from South East Queensland, the west, Northern New South Wales and South Australia. They were greeted by the committee who had worked for 18 months to ensure they had an enjoyable two days. The President's Room was decked out in succulent arrangements and native flowers while the perimeter was lined with stalls offering a wide variety of garden related or fascinating objects and plants. Guest presenter was Sophie Thomson who is a dynamic and inspirational speaker. As dinner speaker, she helped us reach our record attendance at Wednesday night's gathering. During the two days attendees were entertained, educated and inspired by Sophie and six other speakers on a great selection of subjects. Brian Sams, Tim Rival, Leo O'Reilly, Debby Birach-Mayer, Anne Gibson and Barbara Wickes gave practical presentations covering a wide variety of interests. Thanks to the generosity of individuals and businesses and hard work by the committee members, Leafmore Garden Society managed to raise over $3000 with multi draw raffles. These funds will be shared between the Kidney Support Network and Understand Alzheimers Educate Australia. As chair of the Winter Garden School committee, I would like to acknowledge the support of the Regional Council and thank businesses and the loyal attendees of this, our ninth, Winter Garden School. - Joan Cahill. LOCAL NEWS TRC budgets for pest management Toowoomba Regional Council’s budget for the next 12 months continues a program of conservation and pest management. Council activities this year will continue to help both the council and landowners gain ground in the battle against invasive weed species and pests that can be damaging to bushland and productive agricultural areas. The council is continuing with a co-ordinated biosecurity surveillance program from August 1, 2017 to July 30, 2018 with priority surveillance areas identified at Gowrie Junction, Bowenville (north of the Warrego Highway), Irvingdale, Upper Yarraman, NEWS Mt Tyson, Rossvale, Purrawunda, Mt Irving, Westbrook, Wellcamp, Glenvale and Scrubby Mountain. Officers will continue to deliver baiting programs, firebreak maintenance and prescribed burning programs, attend regional shows and industry events to help increase awareness and ways in which everyone can play a part in controlling invasive pests and weeds. Business submission could refocus town centre development Highfields Community Heart Project has met to finalise its submission in response to Toowoomba Regional Council’s Draft Cultural Precinct Master Plan. ABOVE: Wendy Allen, Activate Events, Ged Brennan, GenEngSolutions, Rev Phil West, manager/chaplain Brownesholme Retirement Home, and Sonny Lynn, Kat and Sonny Photography. Submissions on the Toowoomba Regional Council’s plans for a town centre and library precinct at Highfields close this Friday, July 7, and a Highfields business group will lodge a substantial critique of council plans. The Highfields and District Business Connections submission will highlight the positive aspects of the council’s plans, but also the deficiencies. More than a month ago, a meeting of almost 300 Highfields residents debated the NEWS NEWS council’s town centre and library plans. The meeting had been called by Highfields landholders affected by the plans, and it appeared that more than 90 per cent of those who attended the meeting were opposed to the council’s plans. The meeting was attended by council Planning leader Cr Chris Tait, and following the outcry from the crowd, he announced that the consultation period would be extended by a month. NEWS NEWS LOCAL NEWS While the reaction of Highfields residents might have “stunned” councillors and council managers, the local people and their representative groups are moving to seek a better outcome. Jim O’Dea, President of Highfields and District Business Connections remained positive that good outcomes could emerge from the issue. But he said there had to be an acknowledgement that there are deficiencies with the council’s • Our apologies for the non-appearance of the crossword last week - Ed. draft town centre and library precinct plans. He said it appeared that the council acknowledged that its approach to community consultation was not adequate. The HDBC submission would identify where the council process seemed inconsistent with accepted approaches to community consultation. “It is unfortunate that some council procedures were not best practice,” Mr O’Dea said. Toowoomba council’s plans for the centre of Highfields are of vital interest to members of Highfields and District Business Connections which has had a steering committee working with local leaders on ideas for a Highfields town centre since July 2016. The group is in the process of developing a “community heart” which will breathe life into Highfields, for both business and the community. It is aware that Highfields State Secondary College and Mary MacKillop Catholic College will soon be graduating year 12 students, and without business, industry and community development, these students will have limited opportunity locally. The group is also aware that there is an opinion within Council that Highfields will forever be a “dormitory” suburb of Toowoomba, without any opportunity to provide a sustainable community with employment for the growing population of Highfields, and the nearby communities of Meringandan, Kleinton, Cabarlah and others. Highfields and District Business Connections members have an opportunity this morning, Tuesday, July 4, to review and approve the group’s submission to the council due this Friday. LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS 5.1 million Australians NEWS read a NEWS community newspaper in print. NEWS NEWSPAPERS Source: emma, conducted by Iposos MediaCT, people 14+ for the 12 months ending November 2015. 6 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD JULY 4, 2017 Phone: 07 4615 4416 - Email: herald@highcountrynews.net.au To advertise phone 4615 4416
ART EXHIBITION - TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL GALLERY Naiive artist Dianne Turner is currently exhibiting a collection of her works at the Toowoomba Regional Gallery. The exhibition was officially opened on Sunday by Allan Bruce, president of the Toowoomba Art Society and former lecturer in art at the University of Southern Queensland. The exhibition is a collection the artist's work from the past 30 years. She says she views the world without adult restraints and the works reflect her love of country and memories of the bush. Ms Turner held her first exhibition in Toowoomba Regional Gallery in 1991. The exhibition closes on July 31. David Tickell, Crows Nest, and Graham Sanders and Kerri Seccombe, Hampton. golf Artist Dianne Turner - retrospective exhibition until Sunday, July 30. CABARLAH: June 21 - Single stroke winner R. Sweeney 64, runner-up J. Gardener 72. Rundown B. Mason 72, L. Bishop 72, M. Redman 73. Pins 1 B. Mason, 5 R. Sweeney, 10 R. Weldon, 17. R. Sweeney. June 24 - Single stableford winner A. Eiser 41, runner-up B. Galvin 38. Rundown J. Lee 35, K. Mitchell 34, P. Hunt 33, L. Bishop 33. Pins 1 T. Keen, 5 L. Bishop, 10 B. Galvin, 14 T. Keen, 17 G. Barge. June 25 - Single stroke Darling Downs Golf Association Zone 2 championships A grade gross and Zone 2 champion, Chris Webster 75. A grade net winner B. McLean 70, runner-up D. Fittler. B grade gross winner M. Sorenson 85, net winner C. Stuart 71, runner-up J. Kreinke 71. C grade gross winner J. Bishop 93, net winner R. Davies 71, runner-up G. Coonan 73. Rundown J. Fitzgibbon 72, O. Hollis 72, G. Barnsley 73, N. Daunt 73, J. Thornton 73, W. Brennan 73, P. Harrison 73, J. Davies 73, B. Mason 73. Pins 1. J. Russell, 5. D. Fittler, 10. M. Lucas, 14. C. Shine, 17. N. Mitchell. for trophies donated by Hazel Black. Winner Petae Frazer 39, Lorna Bell 38, Carole Duncan 37. Rundown Pat Walker 34 on count back, Hazel Black 34, Linda Ryan 32. Pins 1/1 Lorna Bell, 4/16 Lotte Pedersen, 2/5 (pro pin) Petae Frazer. OAKEY: June 28 - Ladies 18 hole stroke in conjunction with the third round of the International Bowl. Winner Dawn Bradford 64 net, runner-up Collette Rynne 65. Rundown Joan Fisk 67. Pin 3 Jaynie Brown. Approach 5/14 Yvonne Lebeter and 6/15 Collette Rynne. June 29 - Thursday sporters on was won by Michael Rietveld 25. Michael also won the pin shot. July 1 - 2 - Members 18 hole stroke in conjunction with the July monthly medal. Winner Division 1 and Monthly Mug Andrew King 63 net. Division 2 winner Terris Muir 65. Rundown George Wright. Ladies winner Yvonne Lebeter 65. Pins 3 D. Norton, 8 C.Rynne, 12 J. Fisk, 5/14 D. O’Brien. Ladies approach on 6/15 M. Deans. July 8 and 9 - Members 18 hole stableford. - Marlene Deans. golf Denise Watt and Grahame Knight, Crows Nest. CROWS NEST: June 28 - Sporters winner K. Bridges 33, runner-up G. Udy 33. Putting J. Somerville 20. Pins 7/16 R. Burgess, 8/17, D. Woodley. July 1 - First round TCB. Overall winner men B. Green 69. Ladies B. Cox 74. Winner Crows Nest J. Somerville 70. Blackbutt P. Schultz 70. Toogoolawah M. Linkermon 69. Pins all in 1/10, 9/18 T. Weis 4/13 L. Case, 5/14 M. O'Connor, 6/15 B. Holmes. Men 3/12 C. Watts, 8/17 G. Heck. Ladies 3/12 B. Cox. Total - Crows Nest 719, Blackbutt 743, Toogoolawah 781. July 2 - Rex Kennedy stroke event. Winner C. Watts 67, runner-up T. Weis 68. Rundown R. Burgess 73, L. Kruger 75. Pins 1/10, 2/11, 9/18 T. Weis, 3/12 A. May, 6/15, 7/16 C. Watts, 8/17 R. Freeman. July 9 - Golf World stroke, monthly medal. - John Somerville. hockey TOOWOOMBA: July 2 - A1 men. Red Lion 4 (Lachlan Brownhalls 2, Drew Knecht, Nathan Case) d. Hancock Ipswich 3 (Nathan Smith, Hayden Michel, Ryan Smith. Rangeville 3 (Carter Mogg 2, Liam Brown) d. East Ipswich 1 (Joel Doog). North Ipswich 4 (Zac Profke 2, Nick Maddocks 2) drew with Past High 4 (Jamie Ollerton 23, Ben Edwards.) A1 women: Red Lions 4 (Julia Gannon 2, Ainsley Clanchy 2) d .Bellbowrie 1 (Lacey Pearce). Swifts 4 (Hannah Sanderson, Amanda Stacey, Courtney Dixon, Cara Shaw) d. Past High 2 (Adriana Silcock 2). Rangeville 3 (Mikayla Truskinger, Tayla Gray, Lauren Andersen.) ADVERTISEMENT Watts News Highfields Cultural Precinct Master Plan Sign the petition now!!!! This is your last chance to have your say by joining the Master Plan Petition for Change. To sign this petition please go to trevorwattsmp.com before 2.00pm Friday 7th July, 2017. Thank you to everyone who has already joined this petition. P 4638 5755 A Suite 2, ABC Building, 297 Margaret St, Toowoomba, Q. 4350 • PO Box 285, Harlaxton Qld 4350 E toowoomba.north@parliament.qld.gov.au W trevorwatts.com.au F /TrevorWatts /TrevorWattsLNP For all your Electrical, Furniture & Apple needs, see Mark and the team at Wilsonton Betta Home Living! Wilsonton To advertise phone 4615 4416 WILSONTON BETTA HOME LIVING 34 Erin St, Toowoomba | Ph: (07) 4634 9888 wilsonton@my.betta.com.au | betta.com.au GO L CAL that's beTTA! CHRIS & LAUREN HIGH COUNTRY HERALD JULY 4, 2017 - 7
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ART EXHIBITION - TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL GALLERY<br />
Naiive artist Dianne Turner is currently exhibiting a collection of her<br />
works at the Toowoomba Regional Gallery. The exhibition was officially<br />
opened on Sunday by Allan Bruce, president of the Toowoomba Art Society<br />
and former lecturer in art at the University of Southern Queensland.<br />
The exhibition is a collection the artist's work from the past 30 years. She<br />
says she views the world without adult restraints and the works reflect<br />
her love of country and memories of the bush. Ms Turner held her first<br />
exhibition in Toowoomba Regional Gallery in 1991. The exhibition closes<br />
on <strong>July</strong> 31.<br />
David Tickell, Crows Nest, and Graham Sanders and Kerri Seccombe, Hampton.<br />
golf<br />
Artist Dianne Turner - retrospective exhibition until Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 30.<br />
CABARLAH: June 21 -<br />
Single stroke winner R. Sweeney<br />
64, runner-up J. Gardener 72.<br />
Rundown B. Mason 72, L. Bishop<br />
72, M. Redman 73. Pins 1<br />
B. Mason, 5 R. Sweeney, 10 R.<br />
Weldon, 17. R. Sweeney.<br />
June 24 - Single stableford<br />
winner A. Eiser 41, runner-up<br />
B. Galvin 38. Rundown J. Lee<br />
35, K. Mitchell 34, P. Hunt 33,<br />
L. Bishop 33. Pins 1 T. Keen, 5<br />
L. Bishop, 10 B. Galvin, 14 T.<br />
Keen, 17 G. Barge.<br />
June 25 - Single stroke Darling<br />
Downs Golf Association<br />
Zone 2 championships A grade<br />
gross and Zone 2 champion,<br />
Chris Webster 75. A grade net<br />
winner B. McLean 70, runner-up<br />
D. Fittler. B grade gross winner<br />
M. Sorenson 85, net winner C.<br />
Stuart 71, runner-up J. Kreinke<br />
71. C grade gross winner J. Bishop<br />
93, net winner R. Davies 71,<br />
runner-up G. Coonan 73. Rundown<br />
J. Fitzgibbon 72, O. Hollis<br />
72, G. Barnsley 73, N. Daunt<br />
73, J. Thornton 73, W. Brennan<br />
73, P. Harrison 73, J. Davies 73,<br />
B. Mason 73. Pins 1. J. Russell,<br />
5. D. Fittler, 10. M. Lucas, 14. C.<br />
Shine, 17. N. Mitchell.<br />
for trophies donated by Hazel<br />
Black. Winner Petae Frazer 39,<br />
Lorna Bell 38, Carole Duncan<br />
37. Rundown Pat Walker 34<br />
on count back, Hazel Black 34,<br />
Linda Ryan 32. Pins 1/1 Lorna<br />
Bell, 4/16 Lotte Pedersen, 2/5<br />
(pro pin) Petae Frazer.<br />
OAKEY: June 28 - Ladies<br />
18 hole stroke in conjunction<br />
with the third round of the International<br />
Bowl. Winner Dawn<br />
Bradford 64 net, runner-up Collette<br />
Rynne 65. Rundown Joan<br />
Fisk 67. Pin 3 Jaynie Brown.<br />
Approach 5/14 Yvonne Lebeter<br />
and 6/15 Collette Rynne.<br />
June 29 - Thursday sporters<br />
on was won by Michael Rietveld<br />
25. Michael also won the pin<br />
shot.<br />
<strong>July</strong> 1 - 2 - Members 18 hole<br />
stroke in conjunction with the<br />
<strong>July</strong> monthly medal. Winner<br />
Division 1 and Monthly Mug<br />
Andrew King 63 net. Division<br />
2 winner Terris Muir 65. Rundown<br />
George Wright. Ladies<br />
winner Yvonne Lebeter 65. Pins<br />
3 D. Norton, 8 C.Rynne, 12 J.<br />
Fisk, 5/14 D. O’Brien. Ladies<br />
approach on 6/15 M. Deans.<br />
<strong>July</strong> 8 and 9 - Members<br />
18 hole stableford. - Marlene<br />
Deans.<br />
golf<br />
Denise Watt and Grahame Knight, Crows Nest.<br />
CROWS NEST: June 28 - Sporters winner K. Bridges 33, runner-up<br />
G. Udy 33. Putting J. Somerville 20. Pins 7/16 R. Burgess,<br />
8/17, D. Woodley. <strong>July</strong> 1 - First round TCB. Overall winner men B.<br />
Green 69. Ladies B. Cox 74. Winner Crows Nest J. Somerville 70.<br />
Blackbutt P. Schultz 70. Toogoolawah M. Linkermon 69. Pins all in<br />
1/10, 9/18 T. Weis 4/13 L. Case, 5/14 M. O'Connor, 6/15 B. Holmes.<br />
Men 3/12 C. Watts, 8/17 G. Heck. Ladies 3/12 B. Cox. Total - Crows<br />
Nest 719, Blackbutt 743, Toogoolawah 781. <strong>July</strong> 2 - Rex Kennedy<br />
stroke event. Winner C. Watts 67, runner-up T. Weis 68. Rundown<br />
R. Burgess 73, L. Kruger 75. Pins 1/10, 2/11, 9/18 T. Weis, 3/12 A.<br />
May, 6/15, 7/16 C. Watts, 8/17 R. Freeman. <strong>July</strong> 9 - Golf World<br />
stroke, monthly medal. - John Somerville.<br />
hockey<br />
TOOWOOMBA: <strong>July</strong> 2 - A1 men. Red Lion 4 (Lachlan Brownhalls<br />
2, Drew Knecht, Nathan Case) d. Hancock Ipswich 3 (Nathan<br />
Smith, Hayden Michel, Ryan Smith. Rangeville 3 (Carter Mogg 2,<br />
Liam Brown) d. East Ipswich 1 (Joel Doog). North Ipswich 4 (Zac<br />
Profke 2, Nick Maddocks 2) drew with Past <strong>High</strong> 4 (Jamie Ollerton<br />
23, Ben Edwards.) A1 women: Red Lions 4 (Julia Gannon 2, Ainsley<br />
Clanchy 2) d .Bellbowrie 1 (Lacey Pearce). Swifts 4 (Hannah<br />
Sanderson, Amanda Stacey, Courtney Dixon, Cara Shaw) d. Past<br />
<strong>High</strong> 2 (Adriana Silcock 2). Rangeville 3 (Mikayla Truskinger, Tayla<br />
Gray, Lauren Andersen.)<br />
ADVERTISEMENT<br />
Watts News<br />
<strong>High</strong>fields Cultural Precinct Master Plan<br />
Sign the petition now!!!!<br />
This is your last chance to have your say by joining the Master Plan Petition for Change.<br />
To sign this petition please go to trevorwattsmp.com before 2.00pm Friday 7th <strong>July</strong>, <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Thank you to everyone who has already joined this petition.<br />
P 4638 5755 A Suite 2, ABC Building, 297 Margaret St, Toowoomba, Q. 4350 • PO Box 285, Harlaxton Qld 4350 E toowoomba.north@parliament.qld.gov.au<br />
W trevorwatts.com.au F /TrevorWatts /TrevorWattsLNP<br />
For all your Electrical, Furniture & Apple needs, see Mark and the<br />
team at Wilsonton Betta Home Living!<br />
Wilsonton<br />
To advertise phone 4615 4416<br />
WILSONTON BETTA HOME LIVING<br />
34 Erin St, Toowoomba | Ph: (07) 4634 9888<br />
wilsonton@my.betta.com.au | betta.com.au<br />
GO L CAL<br />
that's beTTA!<br />
CHRIS &<br />
LAUREN<br />
HIGH COUNTRY HERALD JULY 4, <strong>2017</strong> - 7
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