Ian Wells

Last month’s column was penned in the middle of a gloriously balmy Indian summer.  This time I stare at the unfriendly keyboard while I huddle over a radiator, the westerly howls, the garden furniture bangs about and the grass shrivels.  Sheez!  Don’t old bones feel the cold!

The quest is on to find the Moreton Bay Region’s most talented young photographers with entries now open for Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Landscape and Wildlife Junior Photography Competition.

To submit your work visit www.livingsmartqld.com.au/moreton-bay-competition .

 

Enter the mEYE World Photographic Competition

Macular Disease Foundation Australia is calling for entries into the fifth annual mEYE World Photographic Competition and is asking all Australians to submit a photograph that captures the theme:  See My World.

Dayboro Pony Club recently hosted almost 70 riders and their families at the Dayboro Showgrounds for Zone Camp, on 20 and 21 June.  Thanks to some dedicated volunteers from the Dayboro Trail Riders Club, many of these riders had their first ever trail ride, as well as trying all kinds of equestrian disciplines including dressage, show jumping, hoofball, mechanical cow, sporting, and obstacle course.  

TRAIL RIDES:  4th Sun 8.00am, Dayboro Showgrounds, off Mt Mee Road. 

www.dayborotrailriders.com.au   

For any information about our club, contact Lisa  0409 069 608, Bob 0409 651 466, facebook or the web site. 

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Technology is improving at a rapid rate – and so it is with the advances in smoke detection in households.  

All smoke detectors, up until recently, have been designed and manufactured without consideration for those with hearing impairment.

At the end of last term the Dayboro State School Choir visited the Dayboro Conversation Club.  The students performed three of their latest songs.  The choir was conducted both by their Music Teacher, Mrs Baskin, and one of the student music leaders.  The students sang beautifully with such a happy and fun energy.  The students were true professionals.   When their backing music didn’t play they just sang a cappella. 

Open Day at “Dayboro Cottage”:

Are you interested in researching your family history – your own Who do think you are?  As a National Family History Month event, we are holding an open day at “Dayboro Cottage” on Thursday 13th August from 10.00am.  Why not drop in?

I’ve gotten a lot of questions recently about cooking vegetables and how the cooking process affects sugar content in our foods.  It’s actually very interesting how vegetables change depending on how they are processed.  Here is a quick rundown!