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Dayboro Remembers: Private Thomas Francis Chambers: Thomas Francis Chambers was born on 26th August 1897 at the Lady Bowen Hospital, Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill. Tommy, as he was known, was the eleventh of the fourteen children of James Chambers and Annie McKeiver (Prescott). James and Annie Chambers were from Armagh, Ireland. They, together with their […]
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Snake season is upon us – just ask Alfie! (Check out his survival story also in this edition – see page 29). Most clients around the Moreton Bay region have reported seeing snakes in their backyards, even noticing big snakes in small suburban backyards, which is a first for many. Those folks on properties that […]
Read More..DAYBORO COMBINED CHURCHES thank the following businesses (and Councillor) for their support of our raffles at the Bush Dance which was held on Saturday, 10 October 2015, to raise money for the kids’ home at Casa Segura in Bolivia: A Little Bit Vintage; Bob Millar, Councillor for Division 11; Dayboro Cafe; Dayboro Chemmart Pharmacy; Dayboro […]
Read More..At our October meeting Sharnelle and Kerri from the Crime Prevention unit came to speak to us. What a fabulous morning ! It was a most enjoyable and fun session of interacting with these police officers and learning so much about how we can protect ourselves from being a victim of crime. We all went […]
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Forty-five minutes before this first photo was taken, Alfie was bitten by an Eastern Brown Snake in his family’s backyard at Kobble Creek. He was rushed to the Old Mill Animal Hospital by his distraught owners, presumed dead. He was stiff and his eyes had rolled back in his head. In fact, he was so […]
Read More..Carrying the theme from last month through (The Making of a Man), let’s focus on the raising of girls within a community, where we all have the opportunity to contribute. I’m writing this mainly to men, as I’m the dad of three girls (now grown women with their own families). I believe that dads play […]
Read More..The Ray White Group has been named as Australia’s inaugural winner of the Family Business Award at the 2015 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards, held at The Star on Thursday 15 October. The Family Business Award is not new to EY internationally, with the award handed out in over 20 countries in 2014. The award […]
Read More..More than one million landowners in 40 of Queensland’s 78 rateable local government areas (LGAs) will receive new land valuations in 2016 under the Land Valuation Act 2010. Valuer-General Neil Bray said LGAs receiving new valuations were Aurukun, Banana, Brisbane, Burdekin, Cairns, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Cloncurry, Cook, Doomadgee, Douglas, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Hope […]
Read More..by Helen Goleby The sky lightened as the world awakened to a new day. The sun peeped over the mountains and the cows lifted their heads to gaze at the meadow before them, speckled with morning dew. Rabbits frisked through the long grass, birds swooped down for the early worm while kangaroos stopped to nibble […]
Read More..Dayboro Combined Churches Invitation to Celebrate Christmas with Carols on Saturday December 19th 2015 This year we continue our newest Dayboro tradition by staging our 3rd annual carol singing in the streets. We wish to thank the participants from last year for making it such a magical evening. All four of our churches will come […]
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