June 2010 . . MT MEE NEWS
By Ian Wells
The season has turned! Nights and mornings are cool and pasture growth has slowed right down.
The wild tobacco is still doing well though. Most of us still have good stands of grass on hand and plenty of water for the winter.
A big crowd was present at the ANZAC Day dawn service conducted by the Woodford RSL Sub-branch at the Look-Out. It was a beautiful morning as the sun appeared above the morning mist and it was a beautiful service. Special thanks must go to John Hitzke who leads the Chipmunk trainer low level flyover each year. It is always an amazing highlight – John, we appreciate it!.
The Mt Mee Hall Inc held its AGM early in May. It was well attended – it is refreshing to have local people taking an interest in such an important community organisation.
It was especially warming to have long time Hall office holder Joyce Knight present. Joyce has served as Secretary and more recently as Booking Officer, and with Audrey Pickering has been defacto mistress of the kitchen. Joyce had a particularly nasty accident earlier this year and spent many weeks in hospital.
Judy Wakerley has agreed to help secretarially, otherwise, the team was re-elected without change. Your writer remains in the chair, Ron “Squire” Tumbridge as vice president and dance convener, Neil Cook as secretary, and my leader Kay as treasurer (a demanding role these days – the Woodford hall has just employed a paid treasurer). Joyce continues as booking officer and Anne Pedwell, assisted by Sabra Austin, will continue to convene the very successful monthly markets. The others at the meeting coughed up their $2.00 to become official Hall members and the de facto Committee.
Janelle Springall, the Council’s Facilities Officer, gave a complimentary pep talk and stated that Council is still giving our deck extension proposal active consideration, and that a detailed sketch drawing will soon be completed.
During May, Audrey Pickering received a well-deserved Volunteers Award from State member Andrew Powell. Audrey has been a very active worker for the church, for the hall and before that, for the now defunct Mt Mee CWA. The community extends its congratulations and thanks to Audrey, and says, “Don’t let up now!”
The Mt Mee Road Viewing Area mentioned in a previous column is completed apart from some plantings. It is located on a mound created between the Arthur Duncan car park and the beautiful Community Church gardens, and the effect is genuinely stunning. Our compliments go to Councillor Adrian who has brought this about and to Leigh Knight, who may have helped to put the idea into his head.
It would be nice (and at the overworked Dahmongah Look-Out too) to have a barbecue there for picnic lunches. Maybe next year………….
The plague of wild dogs continues, and another round of baiting took place at the end of May. Unfortunately, the degree of settlement of the Mountain precludes baiting on all but a few of the more remote and larger land holdings fringing the forestry.
But all landholders have a statutory obligation to control wild dogs on their property – wild dogs are declared a class 2 species under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Mangement) Act of 2002. It is therefore imperative that every landholder reports all nocturnal howling or sightings to Council, and cooperates with Council in trapping or other Council activities.
Reports can be phoned through the Council switch (5433 3000) or reported on-line. Go to www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au, click “animal ownership” and then click “wild dogs” and follow the link to the reporting form.
Resident member Judy Quinn has reported that the Mt Mee Dog Control Strategy Group has met for the first time and that there is commitment to action by each of the stakeholders – Council, EPA, Forestry and landholders. Council officer Darren Shiels is also pursuing the wild dog issue at State Government level.
Government is listening, because the current wild dog plague is Queensland wide!
Finally, another word from Jeremy Clarkson – that master of simile – this time on the Porsche Cayenne: “Honestly, I have seen more attractive gangrenous wounds than this. It has the sex appeal of a camel with gingivitis.”
A big crowd was present at the ANZAC Day dawn service conducted by the Woodford RSL Sub-branch at the Look-Out. It was a beautiful morning as the sun appeared above the morning mist and it was a beautiful service. Special thanks must go to John Hitzke who leads the Chipmunk trainer low level flyover each year. It is always an amazing highlight – John, we appreciate it!.
The Mt Mee Hall Inc held its AGM early in May. It was well attended – it is refreshing to have local people taking an interest in such an important community organisation.
It was especially warming to have long time Hall office holder Joyce Knight present. Joyce has served as Secretary and more recently as Booking Officer, and with Audrey Pickering has been defacto mistress of the kitchen. Joyce had a particularly nasty accident earlier this year and spent many weeks in hospital.
Judy Wakerley has agreed to help secretarially, otherwise, the team was re-elected without change. Your writer remains in the chair, Ron “Squire” Tumbridge as vice president and dance convener, Neil Cook as secretary, and my leader Kay as treasurer (a demanding role these days – the Woodford hall has just employed a paid treasurer). Joyce continues as booking officer and Anne Pedwell, assisted by Sabra Austin, will continue to convene the very successful monthly markets. The others at the meeting coughed up their $2.00 to become official Hall members and the de facto Committee.
Janelle Springall, the Council’s Facilities Officer, gave a complimentary pep talk and stated that Council is still giving our deck extension proposal active consideration, and that a detailed sketch drawing will soon be completed.
During May, Audrey Pickering received a well-deserved Volunteers Award from State member Andrew Powell. Audrey has been a very active worker for the church, for the hall and before that, for the now defunct Mt Mee CWA. The community extends its congratulations and thanks to Audrey, and says, “Don’t let up now!”
The Mt Mee Road Viewing Area mentioned in a previous column is completed apart from some plantings. It is located on a mound created between the Arthur Duncan car park and the beautiful Community Church gardens, and the effect is genuinely stunning. Our compliments go to Councillor Adrian who has brought this about and to Leigh Knight, who may have helped to put the idea into his head.
It would be nice (and at the overworked Dahmongah Look-Out too) to have a barbecue there for picnic lunches. Maybe next year………….
The plague of wild dogs continues, and another round of baiting took place at the end of May. Unfortunately, the degree of settlement of the Mountain precludes baiting on all but a few of the more remote and larger land holdings fringing the forestry.
But all landholders have a statutory obligation to control wild dogs on their property – wild dogs are declared a class 2 species under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Mangement) Act of 2002. It is therefore imperative that every landholder reports all nocturnal howling or sightings to Council, and cooperates with Council in trapping or other Council activities.
Reports can be phoned through the Council switch (5433 3000) or reported on-line. Go to www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au, click “animal ownership” and then click “wild dogs” and follow the link to the reporting form.
Resident member Judy Quinn has reported that the Mt Mee Dog Control Strategy Group has met for the first time and that there is commitment to action by each of the stakeholders – Council, EPA, Forestry and landholders. Council officer Darren Shiels is also pursuing the wild dog issue at State Government level.
Government is listening, because the current wild dog plague is Queensland wide!
Finally, another word from Jeremy Clarkson – that master of simile – this time on the Porsche Cayenne: “Honestly, I have seen more attractive gangrenous wounds than this. It has the sex appeal of a camel with gingivitis.”
