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Feb2014_”Say NO to Option G” says Moreton Bay Eco-Alliance

Moreton Bay Eco-Alliance appeals to State and Commonwealth Governments to block Moreton Bay Regional Council’s West Petrie Bypass:
“The only hope now to stop  Moreton Bay Council from pressing ahead with this ill-conceived $100 million four lane road through a prime Koala and heritage area is for the State and Commonwealth governments to step in and assert their powers, as well as blocking funding” Mr Bell said.  
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Feb2014_Mt Mee Ramblings

By Ian Wells
Kalahari Downs recorded a record 1600 mm plus of rainfall during 2013 – but that wasn’t all good.  As in 2012, the precipitation was concentrated – so that we had six months of mud and six months of drought.  Indeed, more than 1000 mm of the 2013 total fell in January and February, and after a horrible continuing wet, the rain turned off like a tap in mid July.
The bog soon dried out, and as I write (in mid January,) Mt Mee is still bone dry, and the further westward you travel on the Mountain, the worse it gets.
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Feb2014_SAMFORD MUSEUM NEWS

Museum Awards of Appreciation.
One of the many happy aspects of our recent Christmas gathering was a  presentation by President Geoff Harris of  “Certificates of Appreciation” to some notable members of our volunteer team.  Notable due to the fact that they have all spent years of their personal time, talents and energies in the rapid and significant development of Samford’s museum complex.
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Feb2014_Dayboro’s Kerbside Recycling Collections Under Threat

Dayboro kerbside recycling collections are under threat if a decision is agreed to introduce a Container Deposit Levy (CDL) in Dayboro. The proposal is currently being considered by Federal and State environment ministers.
 
The CDL would see Dayboro residents paying an additional 10c on every water bottle, drink can, and milk, wine and other drink bottle purchased. This is termed as a ‘deposit’, which can be redeemed if a consumer takes the clean container to new public collection points.
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Feb2014_Pine Rivers VIEW Club

VIEW stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women.
In December, Pine Rivers VIEW members volunteered for a day Christmas wrapping at Stafford City Shopping Centre for a gold coin donation.  Money raised assisted The Smith Family and “Learning for Life”program. 
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Feb2014_Reeling in the right-sized fish

Fishers are reminded of the need to brush up on their fish identification knowledge when hitting the water in 2014.
Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) District Officer Trevor Thomson said species misidentification and lack of knowledge of the rules had been an issue over the Christmas break. 
 
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Feb2014_U3A PINE RIVERS

We held our very successful first meeting for the year on Friday 17th January and had over 100 members attend whilst signing on several new members.  Plenty of information on all the new courses on offer was provided. 
Our next meeting on Friday 21st February at Bray Hall, Petrie will be “THE EYES HAVE IT- AN EXPO ON VISION IMPAIRMENT”.  
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Feb2014_PRNC’s New Scheme Gives Electricity Relief

With electricity costs in Queensland set to rise by 13.5% this year, the Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre has introduced a new scheme to help low income earners save on energy usage. 
The Home Energy Saver Scheme (HESS) will operate in partnership with the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) and is offering considerable government subsidies off energy efficient whitegoods. Low Income earners that are eligible for a NILS loan will be able to get large savings off energy efficient products and pay them back through Centrelink payments without any interest or fees. 
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Feb2014_NETWORK TOPIC

Welcome to our first edition for 2014.
What does 2014 have store for us?
How did you feel when there was that promise (or ‘threat’) of rain in the lead-up to the Australia Day weekend?
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Feb2014_LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter 1. A thank you 
Letter 2. A complaint.
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