Category Archives: General

Dec2011_CHAMBER REFERRAL CIRCLES A BIG HIT

Next Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Time: 6.45am – 8.30am

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Dec2011_WHAT WEED IS THAT

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NEW:  OnLine Toolkit Available
The battle to stop the spread of weeds in Queensland received a boost this week with the launch of a new online identification tool to support the Queensland Government’s Flood Recovery Program.
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Dec2011_AUSGRIDS TIPS TO BECOME A FAN OF FANS

– Fans cost about $6 over summer to run, compared to conditioners which can cost more than $150.
– Make sure ceiling fans are set to the summer or cooling setting (forward rotation).
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Dec2011_SAMFORD VALLEY STEINER SCHOOL

Music, pollution and peace – busy times at Samford Valley Steiner School 
Molly Davies, a Samford Valley Steiner School Class 8 student, was recently a winner in the Australian Children’s Music Foundation’s 2011 Songwriting Competition.
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Dec2011_GLEN BELL CELEBRATES 60th

Glen Bell turned 60 on November 2nd.  Celebrations included a party at the Dayboro Showgrounds on November 5th –   WHAT’S THIS??  ARRESTED!! 

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Nov2011_PLANT KOALA FOOD TREES

To all wildlife enthusiasts and residents living in the Moreton Bay Region.
WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PRESERVATION OF KOALAS IN YOUR AREA?

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Nov2011_Beautiful Belties

Meet George I. The first full blood Belted Galloway calf born at the Bella Vista Belted Galloway Stud at Mt. Samson.  The breeders, Dr Bill and Janine De Maria, said that the breed started in the unforgiving hills of the Galloway area of south-west Scotland.  The breed was around 400 years ago, starting from the crossing of the Galloway with the Dutch Laken elder.
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Nov2011_RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE NOW

. . . FOR STORM AND FLOOD SEASON
Last weekend’s wild hail storms across some of our region should act as a timely reminder for all residents to prepare now for the summer storm and flood season, local LNP candidates said today.

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Nov2011_Weed This

Not another Migraine!  Sure enough:  three days after the onset, the roadside drain ways are yellowing off from pesticides.  Actually the immediate reaction could have been any general symptom, such as common headaches or migraines, vagueness, forgetfulness, dizziness, heart palpitations, fatigue, lethargy, blurred vision, emotional sensitivity, weight loss, asthma and chesty coughs with or without croup.  Symptoms can even go as far as epileptic fitting.  And these are but a few of the possible symptoms!
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Nov2011_Red Cross helps people cook their way to health on a $5 budget

Australian Red Cross launched You’re Looking at $5, a pocketsize recipe book for Queensland families on a tight budget, to mark Anti-Poverty Week from 17-23 October 2011.

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