Herald 20170905
You are Invited! Tour the Brisbane on October 11 with the Friends of Peacehaven, leaving Peacehaven at 8am, returning at 5.15pm Cost is $50, payable at the Peacehaven nursery on Thursday or Saturday morning, or by direct deposit to A/c Friends of Peacehaven Botanic Park Inc No 11419504 S1, BSB 638-010. With direct deposit, please give your name with the reference letter B, and emailcontact details to joy_d3@westnet.com.au The Friends will provide morning tea at the gardens. Lunch with an Indigenous flavour is available at IndigiScapes, with a choice of two tasty packages. If you are buying lunch, please let us know which option you have chosen at least a week before the trip. Details are available on the Friends’ website at www.peacehavenpark.org.au/events Deadline for coach bookings and payment is October 3, 2017. Updates from the Toowoomba Region Events Register Looking for something to do or planning an event? Check out the events register to see what’s on in the region and advertise your event for free! Go to www.tr.qld.gov.au/events Council meetings The next meetings of Council’s Standing Committees will be held on 12 and 13 September commencing at 9am. The next Ordinary Meeting of Council will be held on 19 September commencing at 10am. All meetings are at City Hall, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba. Indoor Cricket Players and teams wanted! Indoor cricket is played at the Crows Nest Indoor Sports Centre every Monday & Tuesday night at 7pm during school term. No experience required. $8.00/ player or $65.00/team. For further information, please contact the centre on 07 4698 1101 or email aquaticandfitness@tr.qld.gov.au Stay Active A range of free and low-cost opportunities are available in Crows Nest and Highfields each week to help residents of all ages get out and active. To join or find out more visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/change TO THE EDITOR Backyard swimming pool safety I write to you as CEO of Royal Life Saving Society Australia with an important message for your readers. Please check your backyard pool fence, gate and latch. Inadequate pool fencing and pool gates that are faulty remain a major contributing factor in the rate of drowning in backyard swimming pools among children under 5. Royal Life Saving have developed a home pool safety checklist which allows you to conduct Payments to Council Making payments to council has been made easy with our online options and 24/7 phone payments. You can pay rates, water notices and animal registrations by credit card on 1300 451 206 or online www.tr.qld.gov.au Please note that a credit card surcharge applies Three Lakes Survey Whether you splash, paddle, walk or fish, we know how much people love visiting our dams and we’re working on a review to optimise our recreational opportunities. We want to hear from you on how you use the dams and suggestions for the future. Be sure to have your say at yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au Community Survey We’re conducting a region wide survey to find out your satisfaction with Council services. This is your opportunity to let us know what you think we are doing well and where we could improve. The results will help us identify priorities for our region and improve services and communication with our communities. To find out more go to yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/trsurvey a self assessment of your home pool and its surrounds to ensure it is safe for everyone to enjoy and minimises the risk of young children drowning. Often pool owners don’t realise that their pool fence or gate is faulty which poses a threat to children’s safety. Pool fences, pool gates and latches should be regularly checked and maintained as parts can break or become defective over time. Please visit www.royallifesaving.com.au and download Highfields Lions Show and Shine The Highfields Lions Show and Shine will be a great day out for all on Sunday, September 17, at the Cabarlah Showgrounds. There will be a live band playing, an event from FAD Fitness and Dance and Batmobile! For the kids, there will be a free jumping castle and face painting and plenty to do. The best presented car or bike club will be awarded $500 cash and a trophy. There are also many trophies across many vehicle types including cars, bikes 4WDs and trucks and we have top ten V8s, six cyclinder and four cylinder trophies and more. We are hoping for more than 200 cars this year. Many families are expected to attend this year which should hopefully be a beautiful and sunny September day. I would like to thank all of our sponsors for their good and kind support as without them there would be no show. I would like to give a special thanks to Toowoomba Regional Council who has given us their event grant support for another year which gives us the ability to bring such a fun community event to Highfields. If anyone has any questions please contact me on 0438 086 777 or visit the Highfields Lions Show and Shine Facebook page. - Liam Boundy. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Qld Ltd, in conjunction with the Toowoomba Suicide Prevention Network, are inviting the community to attend a walk at Picnic Point on Sunday, September 10, starting at 10am. The Out of the Shadows walk is an annual national Lifeline event designed to raise awareness, remember those lost to suicide, and for family and friends to unite in a commitment to prevent further deaths by suicide. Australia is in the midst of a national emergency with suicide rates at an all time high. In 2014 there were 648 confirmed suicides in Queensland which is higher than the lives taken by road fatalities each year. the home pool safety checklist to make sure your pool fence, pool gate and latch is in working order. The checklist does not substitute for a pool inspection. We urge you to get professional advice about your pool’s compliance, check regulations with their local council or go to the local hardware or pool shop to discuss how to ensure the pool is made safer in time for summer. Adequate pool fencing is not a substitute for active supervision. “The sobering facts are that every three hours a person takes their own life in Australia and it is the leading cause of death amongst those aged 15 to 44 years, with men being three times more likely to die by suicide than females,” LDDSWQL, CEO, Derek Tuffield said. It is sad to note that the Darling Downs region is over represented in the national suicide statistics with over 45 suicides each year being recorded. It is important to remember that help is available 24/7 by calling Lifeline’s Crisis Support line 13 11 14. Entry to the event is free. However, attendees are asked to register their participation on Event- Brite http://bit.ly/2x5V2qf. ADVERTISEMENT Always keep watch of children around water. Last summer saw a tragic number of lives lost to drowning, with rates more than four times the 10-year average between Christmas and New Year. Sadly, children accounted for a significant portion of these preventable tragedies. We don’t want to see the same devastating impact this summer so please make this weekend your home pool safety weekend. - Justin Scarr, CEO, Royal Life Saving Society Australia. Price of idyllic lifestyle To Marg NcNamara of "Development Concerns," last week’s Herald - two questions: 1. What happened to the trees that were destroyed to allow your house to be built among the "idyllic lifestyle?" 2. Where did the timber come from to frame and line your house. Timber which helps keep your house warm and strong? Plus a note, the tree stumps depicted on television news last week were certainly not of the gum tree variety, the habitat of koalas. - Len Wilmington, Crows Nest. Flag - symbol of the nation September 3 commemorates the day in 1901 when our Australian national flag was flown for the first time, marking the federation of the Australian colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia. Our national flag was the result of a competition in which there were 32,823 entries. Five of those which contained almost identical designs were placed equal first with a prize money of 200 pounds. A 14-year-old school boy was among the winners. Apart from changes in the magnitude of the stars and the number of points, some eight years later, they had produced the present Australian National flag which demonstrates our national identity, our heritage and our geographical place in the world. September 3 has been proclaimed Australian National Flag Day. Let us keep it as our internationally acclaimed symbol of Australia. - Winsome Rusterholtz, Highfields. Walk to recognise suicide emergency Pat WEIR MP Member for Condamine To find out more details, please call 131 872 or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au TRC_SEC_050917_HCH_16x4 Please like my new facebook page 129 Cunningham St, Dalby, Qld. 4405 • PO Box 417, Dalby, Qld. 4405 P 07 4570 4100 E condamine@parliament.qld.gov.au F PatWeirMP Catalogue instore Allows you to easily jump start 12V lead-acid batteries commonly found in cars, motorcycles, ATVs, boats, jet skis, tractors, ride-on mowers & more. Ideal for quickly charging and powering USB powered digital devices such as smartphones, MP3 players and tablets HIGHFIELDS AUTOMOTIVE SPARE PARTS 2 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 • 24 Wh Lithium-ion battery • 300 amp output (Max) • Jump starts petrol engines up to 6.0 Litres • Charges most USB devices • Tough heavy duty casing • Power & charging display • Up to 20 jumps per charge • Spark proof technology • Reverse polarity protected • 2 x IP68 Waterproof LED Light Bars • 60 LED per bar (50cm Long) • Multiple accessories to customise your lighting installation requirements • 935 Lumens per LED Light Bar • Storage bag included Also available: 12V 4 LED Light Bar Kit - $189 SALE ENDS SEPTEMBER 10 SHOP 5 / 2 Highfields Road. Phone 4615 5774 - OPEN 7 DAYS To advertise phone 4615 4416
HIGHFIELDS STATE SECONDARY COLLEGE Construction continues as numbers grow The Cafe at Abbie Lane 6 x 2 A consistent program of construction continues at Highfields State Secondary College with the structure and roof of yet another new building almost complete. This building has reached this stage in just eight weeks, and will be the first of three new buildings in stage three of the school. It is a general learning building containing seven classrooms and should be ready for use at the beginning of next year. Next to this will be a two-storey building, with eight classrooms on the top floor, and initially the ground floor will be open until more rooms are required. The third building in stage three will be a sports hall near the school oval. This is to be constructed next year in readiness for the start of school in 2019. Stage three is being built by F.K. Gardner who built stage one of the college. Stage two was built by McNab. The Highfields State Secondary College opened in 2015 with 262 year 7 and 8 students. In 2016, 474 students were enrolled, and this year numbers increased to 689. It is predicted there should be 850 students in 2018, and more than 1000 in 2019. One wonders where these students would be had Highfields College not been approved. Principal Sharon Barker said the Mt Lofty and Wilsonton high schools have not had significant changes to their enrolments as a result of the establishment of Highfields College. She thought that many of the students at Highfields might have been in private schools. - MILES NOLLER. Show society fails to elect management committee The recent annual general meeting of the Crows Nest Show Society on August 25 failed to elect a management committee. Under the society’s association rules, the management committee members shall be a president, treasurer, secretary and vice presidents, the number of which shall be determined per rule 17 of the association, one of whom shall be the senior vice president. Show society secretary Barry Miller said advice he received from the Office of Fair Trading who administer the adoption of the association rules under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 was that while a president and three vice presidents had been nominated, none of them are able to fill office due to an incorrect voting procedure being conducted. Mr Miller said a special general meeting of the society now needs to be called to finalise matters not decided at the annual meeting. These matters are the election of president, treasurer, vice presidents, the number of which may be determined by the association, but not to exceed six, and one of whom shall be the senior vice president, signatories to financial accounts and appointment of an auditor. The candidates, proposers and seconders must all be financial members of the association and the candidates must have attended a minimum of three NEW MENU - starts Sept 5 • BURGERS ARE BACK!! • Sunday sessions – Live Music • Family Friendly – Children’s Play Area • WOODFIRE PIZZA – Friday: 5.30pm-8pm Sunday: 12 noon-3.30pm Fully Licensed Bookings phone 4615 5829 Abbie Lane, New England Highway, Highfields (Next to Shell Service Station) Highfields State Secondary College principal Sharon Barker with a new classroom under construction in stage three of the college. Two more buildings will follow in stage three. Dr Izak Bakker SKIN CANCER CLINIC PH: 4698 1176 Now also at meetings of the association during the financial year prior to the annual general meeting. As the annual meeting failed to achieve these requirements, the society does not have a management committee. All financial members are urged to attend this special general meeting which is being convened on Friday, September 29 at 7.30pm at the President’s Cottage, Crows Nest Showgrounds. • Failure to elect a management committee could see the Crows Nest Show Society wind up under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981. Suite 3, 256 Margaret Street, Toowoomba 4350 PH: 4637 9696 Authorised by G. 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HIGHFIELDS STATE SECONDARY COLLEGE<br />
Construction continues as numbers grow<br />
The Cafe at<br />
Abbie Lane<br />
6 x 2<br />
A consistent program of construction<br />
continues at Highfields State Secondary<br />
College with the structure and roof of yet<br />
another new building almost complete.<br />
This building has reached this stage in<br />
just eight weeks, and will be the first of<br />
three new buildings in stage three of the<br />
school.<br />
It is a general learning building containing<br />
seven classrooms and should be<br />
ready for use at the beginning of next<br />
year.<br />
Next to this will be a two-storey building,<br />
with eight classrooms on the top<br />
floor, and initially the ground floor will<br />
be open until more rooms are required.<br />
The third building in stage three will<br />
be a sports hall near the school oval.<br />
This is to be constructed next year in<br />
readiness for the start of school in 2019.<br />
Stage three is being built by F.K. Gardner<br />
who built stage one of the college.<br />
Stage two was built by McNab.<br />
The Highfields State Secondary College<br />
opened in 2015 with 262 year 7 and<br />
8 students.<br />
In 2016, 474 students were enrolled,<br />
and this year numbers increased to 689.<br />
It is predicted there should be 850<br />
students in 2018, and more than 1000 in<br />
2019.<br />
One wonders where these students<br />
would be had Highfields College not<br />
been approved.<br />
Principal Sharon Barker said the Mt<br />
Lofty and Wilsonton high schools have<br />
not had significant changes to their enrolments<br />
as a result of the establishment<br />
of Highfields College. She thought that<br />
many of the students at Highfields might<br />
have been in private schools. - MILES<br />
NOLLER.<br />
Show society fails to elect management committee<br />
The recent annual general<br />
meeting of the Crows Nest Show<br />
Society on August 25 failed to<br />
elect a management committee.<br />
Under the society’s association<br />
rules, the management<br />
committee members shall be a<br />
president, treasurer, secretary<br />
and vice presidents, the number<br />
of which shall be determined per<br />
rule 17 of the association, one of<br />
whom shall be the senior vice<br />
president.<br />
Show society secretary Barry<br />
Miller said advice he received<br />
from the Office of Fair Trading<br />
who administer the adoption of<br />
the association rules under the<br />
Associations Incorporation Act<br />
1981 was that while a president<br />
and three vice presidents had<br />
been nominated, none of them<br />
are able to fill office due to an<br />
incorrect voting procedure being<br />
conducted.<br />
Mr Miller said a special general<br />
meeting of the society now<br />
needs to be called to finalise<br />
matters not decided at the annual<br />
meeting.<br />
These matters are the election<br />
of president, treasurer, vice presidents,<br />
the number of which may<br />
be determined by the association,<br />
but not to exceed six, and<br />
one of whom shall be the senior<br />
vice president, signatories to<br />
financial accounts and appointment<br />
of an auditor.<br />
The candidates, proposers<br />
and seconders must all be financial<br />
members of the association<br />
and the candidates must have<br />
attended a minimum of three<br />
NEW MENU - starts Sept 5<br />
• BURGERS ARE BACK!!<br />
• Sunday sessions – Live Music<br />
• Family Friendly – Children’s Play Area<br />
• WOODFIRE PIZZA<br />
– Friday: 5.30pm-8pm Sunday: 12 noon-3.30pm<br />
Fully Licensed <br />
Bookings phone 4615 5829<br />
Abbie Lane, New England Highway, Highfields (Next to Shell Service Station)<br />
Highfields State Secondary College principal Sharon Barker with a new classroom under construction in stage<br />
three of the college. Two more buildings will follow in stage three.<br />
Dr Izak Bakker<br />
SKIN CANCER CLINIC<br />
PH: 4698 1176<br />
Now also at<br />
meetings of the association during<br />
the financial year prior to the<br />
annual general meeting.<br />
As the annual meeting failed<br />
to achieve these requirements,<br />
the society does not have a<br />
management committee.<br />
All financial members are<br />
urged to attend this special general<br />
meeting which is being convened<br />
on Friday, September 29<br />
at 7.30pm at the President’s Cottage,<br />
Crows Nest Showgrounds.<br />
• Failure to elect a management<br />
committee could see the<br />
Crows Nest Show Society wind<br />
up under the Associations Incorporation<br />
Act 1981.<br />
Suite 3, 256 Margaret Street, Toowoomba 4350<br />
PH: 4637 9696<br />
Authorised by G. Smith for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, 2/38 Hudson Road ALBION QLD 4010<br />
ADVERTISEMENT<br />
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0456 394 805<br />
toowoombanorth@onenation.com.au<br />
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www.onenation.com.au<br />
All aspects of landscaping available including: turf prep and turf supply and/or lay<br />
All aspects of garden maintenance available including: hedging, lawn mowing,<br />
garden make overs, commercial/residential, bobcat/dingo hire, wholesale nursery<br />
FREE QUOTES<br />
0407 912 535<br />
4596 3183<br />
To advertise phone 4615 4416<br />
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