Category Archives: General

Protecting your Identity

Personal information such as a person’s date of birth, address, mother’s maiden name and passwords have become a currency for thieves seeking to obtain credit, goods and other services.
Federal Member for Dickson, Peter Dutton MP, said the way in which thieves steal a person’s identity is becoming more sophisticated and can include obtaining personal information from internet sites, rubbish bins or by copying credit card information after you make a purchase.
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No electricity bills concern Energy Ombudsman

An increase in calls to Energy Ombudsman Queensland has left the Energy Ombudsman concerned that people are not receiving their electricity bill.
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TOPPA Nov 08

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by Sarah Bragg

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NETWORK TOPIC NOV 08

NO JANUARY EDITION

Please remember that we do not produce a January edition.  Therefore, if you have a function in January or early February, let us have details of it for printing in the December edition – deadline Friday 21st November!
UPCOMING DEADLINES:
DECEMBER edition  – Friday 21st November 2008 

FEBRUARY edition – Friday 16th January 2009

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POLICE NEWS Nov 2008

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RURAL WATCH MEETING Nov 6:
The next rural watch meeting is Thursday 6th November at Dayboro State School, commencing 7.30pm.

There have been a number of property offences reported over the last month.  Between 6.15pm 6th and 7.00am 7th October entry was forced to a shop in Williams Street and money stolen.

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Samford Museum News Nov 08

BUS TRIP:  Saturday 22 November is the date for Samford Museum’s annual bus trip.
This year we will be visiting Redcliffe Museum featuring Queensland’s first European settlement story, a video of mullet fishing and local sporting greats.  Then take in an old time movie at Redcliffe Movie Palace before going on to Abbey Museum.
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DESIGN YOUR OWN HOLIDAY..Canada/Alaska

 by Betty Fielding (part 2 of 3)
Continuing on from the last issue…………..

Vancouver Island was a place we just had to see, so we flew to Nanaimo by sea plane and drove down to Victoria.
My favourite place was the quaint town of Chemainus which is famous for its 30+ murals on the buildings around the township.
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DAYBORO POLICE ADVICE Oct 17

An organised group of Irish traders is currently targeting rural areas.   The group use mainly hired vans and travel around door to door offering to sell property such as generators, pumps and compressors.  The goods are generally of poor quality and sold at inflated prices.   These persons have been sighted in the Dayboro area over the last month.  If approached please take registration details of the vehicle and contact police.  This activity has also been reported interstate and was the subject of a recent courier mail article.

 http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24502578-3102,00.html

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A CENTURY OF PLAY

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Kids Time a century of play rolls into Heritage Museum

Do you remember Cabbage patch dolls, jigsaw puzzles, wooden cars and tea sets?

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NETWORK TOPIC Oct 2008

APOLOGIES TO MATILDA SERVO

You can buy phone credit at Dayboro’s Matilda Service Station! 

We had been misinformed.  The problems they had been experiencing were not the same as the Dayboro Newsagency/IGA. i.e. BillExpress are not their provider. 

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