Category Archives: General

Letter to Editor June 08

Dear Editor,

Many residents have noticed the continued and escalating clearing of koala food trees and other natives within the Moreton Bay Regional Council area.  Recently, the Department of Main Roads removed trees on Youngs Crossing Road, Joyner, regularly used by koalas and other native wildlife.  No wildlife ecologist was present and legislation designed by the EPA to protect koalas was not adhered to.
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Congratulations to Mel McKenzie on achieving 90 wonderful years

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mel_mckenzie_90th_72dpi.jpgMel McKenzie at 90.

 

Mel celebrated her 90th birthday with a surprise Birthday Party with her immediate family at the home of her son at Narangba, on Saturday 17th May.
Melva Joyce was born on 22nd May 1918, the third child of Bill and Loretta Easlea.  She grew up on the family dairy farm at Laceys Creek and attended Laceys Creek School.  In those days life consisted of helping with the chores on the farm.
On April 19th, 1941 Mel married Mervyn McKenzie in the Windsor Presbyterian Church.  She has resided in the Dayboro township ever since, actively involved in family and community life.
Mel has been widowed since 1985.  She has 2 sons:  Gavin and Lyle, 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

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DINGOES – WILD DOGS

Here is some timely information from Andrew Donaldson.  Andrew has been providing professional dogger services to Millmerran Shire Council and within the Brisbane valley area for several years, however he lives within our local area.  His contact details appear at the end of this article.
While it may seem  like Wild Dogs are on the increase within our shire, there could be a simple reason why we are seeing more of them, waking in the middle of the night to their mournful howls (for those of us lucky enough to live on acreage), or hearing about our neighbours beloved small pets being attacked sometimes even in the middle of the day.
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MT MEE NEWS June08

by Ian Wells
 Dry again! The second half of March was disappointing and April yielded just 14mm in total from scattered dribbles.  May has not troubled the gauge at all either! This is not a promising start to winter…….
As expected, bookings are strong for the St Lucia Orchestra concert on Sunday 15th.
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Bushfire Mitigation Program

Applications close 30th June

Federal Member for Dickson, Peter Dutton MP has urged local community groups to take advantage of the Australian Government’s Bushfire Mitigation Program to help better prepare for bushfires.
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Baha’is Form New Amalgamated Moreton Bay Regional Assembly

On April 20th, the former Baha’i communities of Caboolture, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe joined to form one new larger community across the region.  This newly established organisation consists of all the members of the Baha’i Faith in the newly created Moreton Bay Regional Council area.  The change was necessary due to the recent alteration of jurisdictional boundaries by the State of Queensland.  All across Australia the Baha’i "Local Spiritual Assembly" areas coincide with the recognised local government boundaries, whether they be a municipality, shire or city.
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BUSINESS EXPO AND FAMILY FUN DAY 15 June at 10.00am

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The 15th June at 10am is a date for your calendar.
It marks the annual Samford Valley Business Network (SVBN) Business Expo and Family Fun Day.
Free live music from 1pm, children’s activities all day and free seminars on the 1/2 hour from 11am.

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Kids and Parents exercise together in Pine Rivers Park

This energetic program encourages hundreds of toddlers, primary school students and their parents to be active after school in Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine.
Mayor Allan Sutherland said the program would run on Wednesday afternoons from 4pm to 5pm from May 28 to June 25.  “This is the third year in a row this successful program has been offered in Pine Rivers district,” he said.
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Earth Link News June 08

Earthlink advises details of the following events:
READING AND REFLECTION
Earth Link would like to invite you to be part of a group discussing and reflecting on “The Woman on the Mountain” by Sharyn Munro who lives alone on a mountain in the Hunter Region.
In her book she talks about living a simple life close to nature – easy to dream about, but hard to do.

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MT MEE COMMUNITY BUS GROUP June08

Sabra & Kevin Austin            Ph: 07 5498 2282
“Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag” and join Kevin and Sabra for days of enjoyment that we have planned over this next year.  The BIG bus will be used again – so to go on the trips we do need 30 or more people on this bus.

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