Category Archives: General

RALLY FOR THE VALLEY Feb 2008

RALLY FOR THE VALLEY GREAT ADVENTURE WALK

What better way to spend a Sunday than getting your walking shoes on and joining the Rally for the Valley Great Adventure Walk.  Well, on Sunday 2nd  March you can breathe in the fresh air while simultaneously raising funds for your favourite charity, community group or team at the Rally for the Valley Great Adventure Walk which will be held at beautiful Baden Powell Park, Cash Avenue, Samford.

Participants of this philanthropic event will also be supporting three other deserving local services: the Samford Rural Fire Brigade, the Pine Rivers State Emergency Service and the Secondary School Development Project at the Samford Valley Steiner School.

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Dear Editor, on streetscape

I note Mr Bob Neil’s concern about Dayboro’s streetscape (letters, December 2007).  My concern is that land owners are being forced to conform to any architectural standard of building design at all.  The old buildings in Dayboro are such as they are precisely because when they were (jerry) built, there was no architectural regulator commanding what land holders did, thank God.  Now we have absurd regulatory controls about building design that really belong in fascist and communist countries where freedom of expression is uniformly denied to all.

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ZONTA NEWS Feb 2008

ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS Inc.

International Womens Day Luncheon:  Arana Hills Leagues Club on Friday 7th March for lunch.  Tickets are $35 each.

Guest Speakers are  Di Fingleton Magistrate and Jenni Ussi, film maker.

Contact details for the event are:-

Simone Boersma  0409 720 812 or Jan Spittle 3359 8237

A beautiful Queen size quilt, crafted and donated by Bev McDowall, is being raffled.  Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.  contact Simone or Jan for tickets.

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Dear Editor, on bushfire

I would just like to thank the volunteer rural & local fire brigade for attending a bushfire that jumped the firebreak at the back of my property in October.  Their quick response and professionalism had the bushfire under control quickly.  l would like to thank Stan Chambers for all the extra work he put into […]

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Q150 CELEBRATING 150 YEARS

Find out more about the fantastic opportunities this project offers creative young people!  We are keen to have your participation in the concept development processes and/or the creative collaboration opportunities related to this youth focused event.  Coordinated by Pine Rivers Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).  Phone (07) 3480 6666 for details, or Email Q150radf.info@pinerivers.qld.gov.au

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DOROTHY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

21.06.1914 – 16.12.2007 Kay, Ray, June, Allan, Marion and families would like to thank everyone for their love and support for their mother, Dorrie;  their attendance at her funeral;  and their cards and messages of sympathy. Please accept this as our personal thanks.  

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SHAVE FOR CURE 08 Feb 2008

are you brave enough to shave?

World’s Greatest Shave

13-15 March 2008

With just over two months until the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave, Queenslanders need to ask themselves the question. Are you brave enough to shave – well are you?

If you’ve always been meaning to join in the fun, but just never took the big step, why not register to be part of the special 10 year celebration of WGS and help those living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.

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POLICE NEWS Feb 2008

Over the December/January period there has been an increase in traffic accidents in the area, mainly due to the wet weather.  Fortunately there have been no serious injuries but it is a timely reminder to take extra care on the wet roads.

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BUS GROUP Feb 2008

MT MEE COMMUNITY BUS GROUP Sabra & Kevin Austin    Ph 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.  Please make cheques payable to Sabra Austin. Thurs 10th April – Royal Toowoomba Show There is nothing […]

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EARTHLINK Feb 2008

News from Earth Link at Four Winds in Ocean View

The calendar of events for 2008 can also be downloaded from the Earth Link web site: www.earth-link.org.au

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