Ian Wells

Winter has come at last!  I write on a very cool evening with the threat of a frost in our bottom gullies.  That is no bad thing though, we need some cool weather to discourage the cattle ticks and buffalo fly – with hopefully no more tick hatches until early August.  And then it will be time for the first ‘growth inhibitor’ pour-on treatment to nip the ‘spring rise’ in the bud.  It truly beats me why some people let tick numbers build in the spring so that their pastures are ‘ticked up’ and they then have to play an expensive catch – up game for the rest of the season.

 

20th Anniversary.

The Zonta Club of Pine Rivers was chartered in June 1994 by Zonta International, and celebrated its 20 year anniversary with a cocktail party at the Eatons Hills Hotel on the 11th June, 2014.

 

There were several break and enter offences over the last month.  On 21st May a sliding side window of a house in Cruice Street was broken to gain entry, and an iPod was stolen. 

Pine Rivers State High School has been a popular choice for secondary schooling for hundreds of Dayboro children over the years.  This year marks a special anniversary for the school as it celebrates its 50th birthday.  Past and present students, prospective students and parents and the general community are encouraged to join the festivities being held from 1 – 3 August – check out the website www.pineriversshs.eq.edu.au for further details. 

Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th August

Strathpine Community Centre

Mecklem Street, Strathpine

Entry is FREE and a FREE Shuttle Bus will be operating between the venue and Westfield Strathpine every 30 minutes.

Dear Editor,

A VISIT FROM THE GUMNUTS

The Gumnut Caravan Club’s June rally was a visit to the delightful township of Dayboro, staying in the grassy Showgrounds area.  Members’ thanks go to the local community who helped make the visit a most enjoyable experience.

 

Dear Editor,

After reading of the untimely passing of Mrs Hazel Finlay in your last edition, I was prompted to write to also praise the excellent work of Mrs Patsy Cains and her crew from George Hartnett Funerals of Albany Creek, as the Finlay family did.

 

Dayboro Community Hall

Sunday 13th July at 1.30pm

If you attended last year’s concert by the North Pine Bush Poets then you will surely be back for more with the 2014 line -up.  If you missed it in 2013 then be sure to come along to the Dayboro Community Hall at 1.30pm. for 2 hours of  laughs. 

 

Dayboro Community Hall

Sunday 13th July at 1.30pm

If you attended last year’s concert by the North Pine Bush Poets then you will surely be back for more with the 2014 line -up.  If you missed it in 2013 then be sure to come along to the Dayboro Community Hall at 1.30pm. for 2 hours of  laughs.

 

The Twine were looking fine and once again enjoyed their day entertaining the crowd at the Dayboro Day Festival. 

 

George Hartnett Funerals were one of the proud sponsors of our festival, contributing to the prize-money paid out to the community groups participating in the ‘Waterless Raft Race’.