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Road crews workedthrough the night, allnight, every night, lastweek to complete the re-surfacing of HighfieldsRoad ahead of schedule.

Toowoomba RegionalCouncil has spent $1.180million upgrading High-fields Road from the NewEngland Highway toO’Brien Road.

The project is now vir-tually finished less thantwo months after CrCarol Taylor, of Too-woomba Regional Coun-cil, announced the up-grade.

At the time she said thework would be completed

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AHEAD OF SCHEDULEbefore Christmas, but itis weeks ahead of sched-ule.

Mr Matthew Keep, ofBoral Bitumen, told theHighfields Herald duringone of his many nightshifts on the roadworkslast week, that his side ofthe project was also run-ning ahead of schedule.

“We have to thank theresidents who have beenvery co-operative duringthis period of inconve-nience of driving in andout of their homes.

“They have all beenwonderful and under-standing,” he said.

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LETTERS

Beyondblue has launched a new nationaldepression and anxiety awareness cam-paign aimed at pregnant women, newmothers, their partners and families, en-couraging them to just speak up.

With postnatal depression affectingone in seven new mothers and up to onein 10 women experiencing depression dur-ing pregnancy, it’s timely to promoteawareness and support.

Coinciding with Postnatal DepressionAwareness Week, the Just Speak Up Cam-paign is the culmination of years ofbeyondblue research and evidence gather-ing on the rates and risk factors associatedwith pre and postnatal depression andanxiety, and the impact of not seeking help.

We know that anxiety and depressionin pregnant women and new mothers canhave long term consequences on theirhealth and well being.

However, despite the large number ofwomen affected, research shows there is alack of understanding about postnatal de-pression and high levels of stigma oftenprevent women and their partners fromseeking help early.

This campaign encourages mums, dads

and other family members to just speakup and get the help they need when theyneed it. It features TV, radio and print adsin which real people (not actors) talk can-didly about their experiences of pre andpostnatal depression and anxiety, and howthey got help.

There is also a new websitewww.JustSpeakUp.com.au where theirpersonal stories can be viewed and we in-vite people to upload their own stories.

Pregnancy and birth should be an en-joyable time for new parents.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the reality foreveryone.

We want people to know that depres-sion and anxiety are common and can betreated, and support is available.

Beyondblue’s free information aboutpostnatal depression and anxiety can bedownloaded from the website atwww.beyondblue.org.au or ordered bycalling the beyondblue info line on 130022 4636, or by sending an email [email protected]. - LeonieYoung CEO beyondblue: the nationaldepression initiative beyondblue infoline 1300 22 4636.

Pre and postnatal depressionare common but treatable

Pistol shootsupportscancerresearch

The Crow’s Nest Pistolclub annual cancer shootraised $1253 for the CancerCouncil.

We had 21 guests and 23club members in attendance.It was good to see so manyguests supporting such aworthy cause. Many thanksto all those members whoput in such a great effort tomake the cancer shoot sucha big success. Winner of themain trophy was Daniel P,congratulations Daniel.Many encouragement awardmedallions were given out toboth guests and members,which created a pleasant, en-thusiastic atmosphere. -Contributed.

Downlands will host theState Futsal champion-ships on Sunday, Decem-ber 5, in the college’s highuse sports centre.

Competitors will con-verge on Downlands fromall over the State.

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Crow’s Nest Girls Brigade annual awards presentation and concert attracted acapacity audience at the Uniting church hall. The Girls’ Brigade has been operating forthe past 16 years with the same captain, Sandy Kahler, and vice captain AndreaSchefe who received a 16-year badge. Badges were presented to Cadets, Juniors,Seniors and Pioneers. The evening was opened with a prayer by Ken Ebenezer andclosed by school chaplain David Hiscock. Concert items were presented were pre-sented by each age group and the whole company. The evening was attended byJenny Head, State chaplain and Darling Downs Divisional Commissioner.

Crow’s Nest Girls Brigade perform, “Yesterday, Today and Forever.”

Pioneers leader Wendy Blinco, Queens Award recipient, KelseyGaiter, captain Sandy Kahler and vice captain Andrea Schefe.

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Clockwise from top:• Public assembly.• Senior vice president Nev Pederson.• Pastor Mark Demmer.• Ray Daley.• Mick Soulsby.

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Imagine being suspended in a world ofweightlessness, surrounded by vibrantcolours, while hearing the peaceful soundsof fish swishing through the water. Notnormally synonymous with Toowoomba,such an experience is now available, and ata discount rate to Highfields residents.

Ken Jones Scuba Zone Toowoomba of-fers three-day open water certificationcourses which enable graduates to acquirethe skills and confidence needed to divesafely.

The course involves a half day scuba andsnorkelling session in a pool in Toowoomba,followed by education about methods, lo-cations, safety and procedures relating todiving.

Following this, the course participantsare taken to the Tweed Coast and partici-pate in open water dives off Cook Island.

“The course enables beginners to becomefully accredited to dive around the world to18 metres,” Zoe Crowther, Scuba Zone in-structor and manager said. “Participants areblown away by the experience of weight-

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Toowoomba Christian College is set to become a sport-ing hub following the sod-turning on a new $400,000 threefield multi-sport project.

State Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine saidthe State Government contributed $300,000 in funding.

“The new fields will support a variety of sports includ-ing touch football, rugby league, rugby union, AFL, soccer,cricket and athletics. This project will give a much neededboost to local sports and will be a major asset for Too-woomba.

“When completed early next year, this facility will pro-vide more opportunities for people of all ages and skills toparticipate in a number of sports.”

Construction of the multi-purpose sports field at theToowoomba Christian College is expected to be completedin March 2011.

Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, Rich-ard Brown, principal, Toowoomba Christian Col-lege, Mark Freeman, business manager, Too-woomba Christian College, Garry Humphries, re-gional manager, Sport and Recreation.

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Ken Jones Scuba Zone also offers saleand hire of all equipment needed for divesup and down the coast.

“We run fully escorted dives fromBundaberg to Byron Bay and also run twooverseas trips each year.

“We run specialty courses that go on fromthe beginner courses to educate people inskills needs for night diving, deep waterdives and recreational diving. We run ourbusiness in Russell Street, Toowoomba, butlive here in Highfields.

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“We have this week just booked 12 High-fields people in to do the course, and wouldlove to hear from more interested begin-ners.”

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Craig Stibbard reckons he has been un-packing suitcases and boxes for the lastmonth.

He has just returned from a business tripto China, unpacked his suitcase, and thenheaded to his store to unpack thousands ofboxes to set up his new 1000 sq m hard-ware complex in Highfields.

He is now surrounded by boxes of stockbeing moved from his old store and palettesof new stock arriving for the store, which isalmost ready to open its doors.

His overseas trip was to study hardwaremanufacturing and retailing in Hong Kong,Beijing and Shangahi.

One highlight was the power tool fac-tory in Shanghai producing the Worx brandfor the Australian market.

“The power tools are assembled on along conveyor belt which runs at three km/h and each member of staff adds their owncomponents as the power tools pass bythem.

They target 144 completed power toolsper hour and produce over a million itemseach year,” he said.

He found the retail hardware outlets fas-cinating because of their huge ranges, butstores were usually jumbled with their dis-plays and only the owner knew where ev-erything was kept.

Once his new store Craig’s Hardware isopen in Highfields, Craig reckons he’ll thinkabout packing his bags again and looking atthe hardware business overseas again.

“But I’ve a lot of work to do before then.”

New hardware opens soon

Craig Stibbard - unpacking boxes.

Friends of Peacehaven will conduct thebarbecue at the carol service on Sunday,December 12. Highfields District Commu-nity Carols Committee are expecting hun-dreds to converge on Peacehaven Park forthe annual event.

Support has come from the combinedHighfields and Meringandan churches, Too-woomba Regional Council, Heritage Build-ing Society, and Friends of Peacehaven.

Gates will open at 5 p.m. Families areasked to bring a blanket and chairs. For thosewho don’t, the Friends are ready for therush. Last year they went through 350steaks, 250 sausages, 220 hot dogs and 15kg of sliced onions; plus tea, coffee, and550 cans of drink. Prices will remain thesame as last year’s.

Colourful candles will be available for $2each and bracelets for 50c.

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Heritage Building Society general man-ager of retail services Paul Francis has takenout the State’s top management excellenceaward.

Mr Francis was named Queensland’sProfessional Manager of the Year in theAustralian Institute of Management’sManagement Excellence Awards at theSofitel Hotel in Brisbane.

Mr Francis took out the title ahead ofeight other finalists, following presentationsto the judging panel by all finalists in Bris-bane. Mr Francis won through to the Statefinals after taking out the Toowoomba re-gional title in October.

Heritage CEO John Minz praised theefforts and commitment of Mr Francis, whotoday also celebrates his 17th anniversaryof starting work at Heritage.

“The Professional Manager of the Yearcategory celebrates innovation, strategicthinking and visionary leadership, andrecognises managers who have had an ex-traordinary impact on their organisation’sfinancial success through forward-thinkingstrategies,” Mr Minz said

“I can think of no-one who fits thosecriteria better than Paul. This award is fit-ting recognition for someone who lives the

Heritage culture every day and is an inspi-ration to all of us.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Paulin the Heritage family and he deserves con-gratulations for this outstanding achieve-ment.”

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PAUL FRANCISLiving the Heritage culture

A reunion of descendants of CharlesSpencer and Annie Penrose White washeld at the Haden Hall on Saturday, Oc-tober 16.

Charles is the eldest son of Henry Gil-bert and Mary Ann White who wereamong the original settlers in the Hadendistrict.

More than 100 people attended.A bigger reunion is to be held at the

Haden Hall for all the descendants ofHenry and Mary Ann White on Sept-ember 24, 2011.

• Gabe and Thelma White,third generation at the familyreunion.

White family reunion at Haden

Crow’s Nest branch of the QCWA reports that theState conference and competitions are over for anotheryear and congratulations to all winners.

Crow’s Nest branch won the pro rata for knittingand crochet.

This is a first for our branch to win this award. Cook-ery: Rich fruit cake - S. Cronk 1. Cinnamon tea cake - S.Cronk 1. Orange bar - S. Cronk 3. Easy butter cake - E.Stevens 1.

Knitting and crochet: Table centre - L. Lawson 2.Crocket toy - K. Gossow 3. Dressmaking: Creative gar-ment - V. Coates 1.

Crow’s Nest Day stall with scones and slices was asuccess. Thanks to all who helped.

The grocery raffle was won by S. Masters ofYarraman. Christmas is next on the agenda with a lun-cheon after our December meeting. Members please note.- Val Coates.

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The media have reviveddiscussion on the educationof children.

Three factors dominatethe discussion - class size,teacher training, and singlesex classes.

Another factor far out-weighs these - parental con-tribution and influence. Pa-rental input and influence isthe dominant force in soci-ety, in some cases for thebetter and, sadly in somecases, for the worse.

Dysfunctional familiesoften result in poor childlearning outcomes as well aspoor social behaviour. Yet isthere a reluctance to openlyaddress this growing “ill-ness.”

We can all acknowledgethe importance of a profes-sional teacher in a child’sdevelopment.

Parents gladly entrusttheir children to the care ofteachers. We can often notean increasing expectation ofparents to opt out of theirresponsibilities as parentsand can readily blame teach-

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ers for society’s problems.What values do today’s

parents consider a must forpassing on to children? Dovalues that the Ten Com-mandments stand contrib-ute to home training or is theteaching of these valuestransferred to the Sundayschool?

Are respect, honesty,love of God and neighbourvisually demonstrated athome?

How can we best supportand strengthen the all impor-tant, God-given role thatparents play in the forma-tion of their children?

In our complex societyof fast diminishing Christianvalues and sound tradition,even our leaders are con-fused about what “may betaught” and what is nolonger considered acceptablecurriculum material.

The Ten Commandmentsare innate in every humanperson.

Can we all make a freshstart to uphold these greatcommands of Love of God

and Love of Neighbour? Canwe demonstrate to theyounger generation thatthere is a value in Sundayworship of God?

Can we demonstratemore visually that any in-trusion that erodes the basicChristian family unitdemoralises society?

Can each parent and eachadult do a quick check oncontribution she/he is mak-ing to the local youth?

Is the local community astronger one because ofyour presence and contribu-tion?

Libby Coonan cel-ebrated her 70th birth-day with family andfriends at Marzy’s Cof-fee Shop.

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Highfields’ newest tour-ism complex, Abbie Lane, iscelebrating its first birthday.The long term dream of thejoint owners, the Rochfordand Haywood families, hassoared with success since itopened a year ago.

Sally Haywood said thecelebrations would be onebig thankyou to their won-derful clients.

“We’re turning it on forthe big day on Saturday,November 27, from 9 a.m.

Trevor Rochford, Sally Haywood and Janet Rochford.

to 4.30 p.m. with free AbbieLane gift bags for the first100 customers, face paint-ing, a real carnival atmo-sphere and heaps of sur-prises all day.”

The first step in develop-ing the complex was the re-moval of an old church fromAcland to the proposedAbbie Lane site in High-fields.

It was moved completebut, as Trevor Rochfordsaid, “We had to trim the

roof a bit and rebuild it.10522 New England High-way was the third site weconsidered and then itslowly became our dreamrealised,” he said.

Sally and husband Stevedrew a lot of inspiration fromMovie World and were in-spired by the old style west-ern buildings that werepainted in different coloursand looked quite uniquewith a lot of character.

That was to be the begin-

ning of plans for a row ofshops alongside the oldchurch.

Many photographs weretaken and sent to the drafts-man and he created, on pa-per, the new arts and craftsvillage.

There were many hurdlesto cross but the familiesdidn’t give up.

Sally said they found in-spiration and belief in whatthey found and designedwould become a truly beau-

tiful complex so they sol-diered on and eventuallysaw a dream come to life.

The church and six otherbusinesses that form AbbieLane have won four awardsin their first year of opera-tion for the best regionalbusiness, and hospitalityand tourism recognition.

The centre covers 3000sq m and attracts hundredsof interstate and interna-tional tourists each month.

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Bush Christmas exhibitionThe Bush Christmas exhibition is being held from November 19to 28 at the Downs Club, Toowoomba from 9am to 6pm.Rosalie Gallery exhibitionRosalie Gallery’s exhibition of art by Queensland artists JuneMcCotter, Gina Davey, Fletcher Dale, Cecile Steenbergen andSandy Hoffman is on display until Sunday, December 5. .Ravensbourne Landcare speakerDERM Toowoomba vegetation management officer Peter Bullenwill address a meeting at Perseverance Hall at 7.30pm tomor-row, Wednesday, November 24 about the implications for prop-erty owners in managing trees and native vegetation.Crow’s Nest Arts Council comediesCrow’s Nest Arts Council will present two comedies at the com-munity centre this Friday and Saturday, November 26 and 27.Community Nursery open dayCrow’s Nest Community Nursery open day is on Saturday,November 27 from 8am to 1pm. Enquiries 0417 193 665.Coalbank Christmas treeThe Coalbank Christmas tree will be held this Saturday, Novem-ber 27 starting at 6pm. RSVP to 4692 6154.Bush and old time danceSt Anne’s Anglican Church Highfields will hold a bush and oldtime dance this Saturday night, November 27 at St Thomas Hall,Jellicoe Street, Toowoomba starting at 7.30pm.

These notices are from events advertised in Highfields Herald and Crow’s Nest Advertiser.Advertisements cost from as little as $10.00.

Highfields & District Sport & Recreation AGMThe annual general meeting of the Highfields and District Sportand Recreation Association will be held next Monday, Novem-ber 29 starting at 7pm.Business Alliance Christmas partyThe Crow’s Nest Business Alliance Christmas party will be heldat the Sundowner Coffee Lounge on Friday, December 3 at 6pm.RSVP to the Sundowner 4698 2400. The final meeting for theyear will be held on Tuesday, December 7 at 5.30pm at thecommunity centre.Blue Light discoThe next Blue Light disco will be held at the Highfields IndoorSports Centre on Friday, December 3.LNP barbecue dinnerLawrence Springborg will be guest speaker at a barbecue dinnerhosted by the Highfields/Cabarlah branch of the LNP on Satur-day, December 4 starting at 6.30pm.Anduramba Christmas partyThe Anduramba Christmas party will be held at the AndurambaHall on Saturday, December 4 starting at 5pm.Sausage sizzleTIDSA (Toowoomba Intellectual Disability Support Association)will hold a sausage sizzle outside Woolworths Highfields onSaturday, December 18, from 8am to 5pm.BingoGrand Hotel Crow’s Nest: Fortnightly. 9.30am Thursday, No-vember 18. Crow’s Nest Bowls Club: Fortnightly. 7pm Friday,November 26.Lions Club meetingsCrow’s Nest: First and third Thursday. 4698 2665 or 4698 1538.Highfields-North Eastern Downs Lions: Second and fourthTuesday. Contact 4698 7130.Garden Club meetingsCrow’s Nest Garden Club Second Saturday 1.30pm. CWAHall. Contact 4698 2103.Highfields Garden Club third Wednesday 10.30am. Contact4696 8628.Highfields Probus Club IncHighfields Probus Club Inc meets on the first Thursday eachmonth at St Anne’s Hall in Highfields Road. Contact 4696 6466.

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CROW’S NEST STATE SCHOOLYEAR 10 CLASS OF 2010

JAMES MURRAYJames will attendToowoomba State HighSchool next year tocomplete Years 11 and12 and is undecided onwhat he would like to doin the future.

ELEANORAHGERSEKOWSKI

Eleanorah will attendDownlands Collegenext year to completeher senior studies andhopes to become apathologist.

VANESSA GOSSOWVanessa will attendDownlands College nextyear to complete Years11 and 12 and hopes topursue a career in nurs-ing or childcare.

CHARLESNIGHTINGALE-

SMITHNext year Charles willgo to Mt Lofty High tocomplete his seniorschooling. He has anopen mind about thecareer he maychoose.

Congratulationsto our Year 10 students

who have finished their schoolingat Crow’s Nest.

On behalf of the staff, your fellow studentsand our community, we wish you all the bestfor what will hopefully be a bright and happy

future for each of you.- Scott Edmunds

Principal

JESSICA O’NEILLAfter completing her sen-ior studies at Mt LoftyHigh, Jessica hopes tojoin the Air Force. Shealso has an interest inbecoming a personaltrainer or a beautician.

DAVID REINKEDavid wil l attendToowoomba ChristianCollege next year andplans to take a Univer-sity course to becomea designer of computergames.

Mr SCOTT EDMUNDSPrincipal

Mr JAMIE PUKALLUSHead of Department

Mrs KAARIN LITTLETONDeputy Principal

TASMAN MYLESTasman will attend Cen-tenary Heights High nextyear and hopes to be-come a sport and exer-cise scientist.

DEAN BISHOPAfter completing Years 11and 12 at Mt Lofty High,Dean hopes to gain anapprenticeship in the con-struction industry.

SAMANTHACAMPBELL

Samantha will attend ei-ther Mt Lofty High orCentenary Heights Highnext year and then toon to University to studysport, art or danceteaching.

BETH KELLYNext year Beth will beattending Mt Lofty Highto complete Years 11and 12. She would thenlike a career inaccounting.

CLARICE GORDONClarice will completeher senior studies at MtLofty High School afterwhich she would liketo join the mountedpolice force.

DANIKKAFREEMAN

Danikka will take on aschool based appren-ticeship in hairdressingat Centenary HeightsHigh next year. Shewould like to be a beautytherapist.

DAVID ATKINSONNext year David will at-tend Toowoomba StateHigh Wilsonton Campus.He hopes for an appren-ticeship as an engineeeror mechanical fitter.

KIMBERLEYANDREWS

Kimberley will attendMt Lofty High next yearto study for aVeterinary NurseCertificate IV in Years11 and 12.

TANYA HEILIGNext year Tanya willattend Mt Lofty High tocomplete her seniorstudies, after whichshe would l ike tobecome a hairdresser.

SHANNON HICKEYShannon would like togain a full time appren-ticeship next year aseither a carpenter or aboilermaker.

CONNIE KELKConnie will attend Cen-tenary Heights nextyear for Years 11 and12 and then on to Uni-versity to study nurs-ing.

NICHOLASKOLARSKI

Nicholas will attendToowoomba State Highand then would like tojoin the Australian De-fence Force (Infantry)and work towardsMilitary Police.

STUARTMCGUIRE-SPALDINGStuart is hoping to startan apprenticeship as afarrier.

LUKE MOODYNext year, Luke will beattending Mt Lofty High.He hopes to gain an ap-prenticeship as an autoelectrician.

DANE BORGSTAHLDane will attend MtLofty High next year tocomplete his seniorstudies and would likean apprenticeship as aplumber or a farmhand.

JARED SCHEFEJared will complete hissenior studies atToowoomba ChristianCollege before going onto University to studybiochemistry.

LUKE PRONARDNext year Luke will at-tend Toogoolawah HighSchool to completeYears 11 and 12. Hehopes to be a videogame designer.

DYLAN PUKALLUSDylan will attendToowoomba State Highnext year for his seniorstudies. He hopes to bea diesel mechanic in themines.

MICHELLE RANDMichelle will attendToowoomba State Highto complete Years 11 and12. She then wants acareer in the hospitalityindustry.

MICHEAL SINGLEMicheal will attendToowoomba State Highnext year. He would likea career as a videogame designer.

PORSCHA SMITHPorscha is enrolled atToowoomba TAFEnext year to completeYears 11 and 12 andstudy midwifery.

JACOB WESSLINGNext year, Jacob willattend Mt Lofty HighSchool and then go onto study to become asecondary schoolteacher.

JACOB BOWLESNext year, Jacob willattend Mt Lofty HighSchool to completeYears 11 and 12 and iskeeping an open mindabout his future career.

THOMAS FULLERThomas will be attendingMt Lofty High Schoolnext year to completeYears 11 and 12. Oncompletion of his studies,he would like to be a me-chanic.

LEVI PHILPLevi wil l attendUrangan State HighSchool at Hervey Baynext year. He hopesfor a career as a dieselmechanic.

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A gala dinner will celebrate InternationalDay of People with Disability at the CityGolf Club Toowoomba on Monday, De-cember 6. The night will involve short films,interviews and presentations by local peoplewith disability who have made great achieve-ments in the community, education and em-ployment sectors and are deserving ofacknowledgement. Organised by the Na-tional Disability co-ordination officer,Steven Paull, and sponsored by the De-partment of Education, Employment andWorkplace Relations and Steps Commu-nity Services, the night will be attended bythe Member for Toowoomba North, KerryShine, and Mayor Peter Taylor.

A DVD of the night is planned and will

Dinner celebrates achievementsof people with disability

be available for distribution to schools,TAFEs, universities, employment agenciesand employer groups to assist them in un-derstanding that the important issue is theability not the disability. International Dayof People with Disability was establishedin 1992 by the United Nations GeneralAssembly to promote awareness of thecontributions and experiences of peoplewith disability. It is celebrated worldwideon December 3 each year. On this day, peoplewith disability, non-governmentorganisations, businesses, all levels of gov-ernment and the wider community unite tocelebrate the achievements of people withdisability. Monday, December 6, 5.30 for a6 p.m. start, City Golf Club Toowoomba.

SolarFarmers Pty Ltd, anew Queensland basedcompany, is bringing a newdirection in farming and in-vestment to land owners inSouth-East Queensland,Condamine and Mary-Burnett.

Under the QueenslandGovernment’s Solar BonusScheme, Queenslanders us-ing less then 100 megawattsof power from the grid eachyear and with solar powersystems up to 30 kilowatts(kW) will be paid by their

electricity retailer a mini-mum of 44 cents per kWhour for their excess powerthey feed back to the powergrid until 2028.

This legislation makessolar farming a viable longterm investment opportu-nity. Craig Balmanno, CEOof SolarFarmers said, “Notonly is installing a 30kWsolar farm a genuine invest-ment with returns of up to20 per cent per annum, butit’s also a smart farming al-ternative.

“A solar farm is low main-tenance, requiring no water,vet visits, early morningstarts, pesticides and so on.It literally makes money foryou, and reduces yourpower bills, as you watch.

“With returns of up to$30,000 each year, a sys-tem from SolarFarmers willpay for itself within fiveyears, and then continue re-turning until 2028 and be-yond and it feels good to bea SolarFarmer. Any excesspower you feed back to the

Queensland power gridhelps to reduce greenhouseemissions by reducing ourdependence on fossil fuels.”

What’s needed to beSolarFarmer: • 375 squaremeters of unshaded land. •3-phase mains power con-nection. • Electricity ac-count. • Customer needs touse less than 100mW ofpower from the power grideach year. The averagehousehold only uses 7.9mWper year.

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Toowoomba RegionalCouncil’s corporate servicesportfolio director Cr JohnMcVeigh is hopeful that asolution can soon be foundto the disrupted power sup-ply at the Highfields ScoutDen, right.

The problems beganwhen power lines camedown during a storm twomonths ago, leaving thescout den, on council-ownedland, without lights.

Cr McVeigh said he metScout leader Deb Auch-terlonie immediately to lis-ten to her concerns and at-tempt to find a solution.

The council has more than300 community leases witha peppercorn rental of $2

Councillor pledges to solveScouts’ power problems

per year and the Scout Denis one of them. He said thisparticular lease for 50 yearswas now 25 years old and,considering the age of it, areview to ensure fairnessand reasonableness to bothparties has to be investigatedto suit conditions in today’sworld if a similar situationarises again.

“The first step is to see ifinsurance will cover thedamage costs and have elec-

tricians investigate costs forus,” he said.

“I now plan to do anonsite inspection of the lo-cation in the next few daysand follow the matterthrough with the council.

“I fully understand theconcerns of the Scouts whoplay an important role in ourcommunity and will do all Ican to resolve the situation.”

The newly merged Toowoomba and Golden WestTourism and South Burnett Tourism Association haveannounced new board members for 2010-11.

The board consists of seven local government andeight industry representatives. President Debra Howe,Toowoomba Regional Council, manager of economicdevelopment and tourism), vice president James Haig,Department of Environmental Resource Management,secretary Deborah Bailey, Cobb and Co Museum, trea-surer Cr Robyn Fuhrmeister, Balonne Shire Council,Branton Woodhead, Crow’s Nest Motel, Gerry Golder,Gundy Star Tourist Van Park, Stephen O’Brien, ParkMotor Inn, Michelle Hogan, City Golf Club, HelenBawden, Museum of Australian Army Flying, Cr JoeRamia, Toowoomba Regional Council, Cr DavidMcMahon, Goondiwindi Regional Council, Cr JoyDenton, Maranoa Regional Council, Cr Andrew Smith,Western Down Regional Council, Cr David Carter, SouthBurnett Regional Council, and Neil Archer, SouthBurnett Tourism.

Tourism board named

There was considerableexcitement at a recentorienteering event nearCrow’s Nest when seveninternational athletes com-peted.

There was only one Aus-tralian in the top five placesin the long red course.

Tonis Vaiksaar from Es-tonia won. Compatriot KatiRooni was third.

Goran and JuliaDavidsson finished fourthand fifth.

Kjell Nilsson, AnnikaDavidsson and Louise-Marie Nilsson filled the topthree places in the short redcourse.

While four of the Swedeswill return home soon,Tonis, Kati and Julia arestaying on in Australia andall three plan to compete inthe Christmas five-dayorienteering competition tobe held near Armidale fromDecember 27-31.

InternationalorienteerersvisitCrow’s Nest

CROW’S NESTChristmas carnival

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CRICKET

CENTRAL DOWNS: November14 - This week wins were recorded byMillmerran, Southbrook andBowenville in the Central DownsCricket fixtures.

Emu Creek v Southbrook: EmuCreek, the home side batted first andwere all out in the 46th over with 208.

S. Gleeson 61, R. Maddern 33 and N.Case 28 were the best of the batsmen.Southbrook’s T. Connolly 3/47/9 andT. Cullen 2/6/4 had the best bowlingfigures. In reply, Southbrook posted thewinning score in the 44th over withonly four wickets down. L. Fiechtnerretired on 103 and D. Connolly made49 runs. B. Murphy 2/43/9 and K. Perry1/30/8 bowled well for Emu Creek.

Oakey v Millmerran: Millmer-ran batted first and at the completionof their 50 overs were 8/220. T.

First round results

O’SULLIVAN AUC-TIONS: November 15 -Combined yarding 495.Fewer cattle came for-ward for competition.Most were good localcattle either grain as-sisted or off crop. Bul-locks and cows sold toslightly dearer rateswhile all good lines ofstores and prime tradecattle to kill sold to fullyfirm to dearer rates. Aregular panel ofmeatworks and storebuyers were in atten-dance with additionalbuyer support fromsouthern buyers, re-stockers and feedlotoperators.

Hereford weanersteers a/c Stuart Paigesold for $760 hd. Angusweaner steers a/c R. W.Prior sold for $510. An-gus steers from Goom-bungee sold for 217.2c,$714.59. Herefordweaner steers sold for201.2c, $724.

A Charolais bull fromNobby sold for 156.2c,980kg, for $1530.-PaulO’Sullivan.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010CATTLE: Numbers remained similar to lastweek of just under 700 cattle. Export pricesimproved while trade and light cattle were fullyfirm. Best bulls to slaughter reached 161.2ckgand returning to the paddock for 167.2ckg.Bullocks from Frank Stenzel and family,Greenmount topped the day at 189.2ckg, pensof feeder steers from Yuleba realised 187.2ckgon numerous occasions while best feedersteers made 188.2ckg. Heavy heifers reached172ckg. Best cows from Goondiwindi toppedat 168ckg while the best money for cows was$1145 for cows from Crow’s Nest. Friesiancows reached a top of 145.2ckg or $1096.25.Store and feeder buyers dominated the youngcattle section with best lightweight steers top-ping at 231.2ckg, while heifers to the whole-salers reached 218.2ckg. A magnificent penof Santa cows and calves topped the day at$1160.PIG MARKET REPORT331 pigs sold with the market for all pork andbacon dropping in price from the highs of lastweek. Backfatter sows dearer with somestores eased but most firm on last week. Primepork 210-286ckg, prime light bacon 160-20ckg,prime bacon 140-220ckg, boars 40-50ckg,sows to 119-154ckg. Forward stores $114-140 ph, weaners $80-94ph, suckers $46-70ph. Errol Luck 0427 561 678

GOOMBUNGEE: Goombungeehosted its open carnival with playerscoming from Gayndah, Woodford,Millmeran, Cecil Plains, Crow’s Nest,Borneo Barracks, Dalby and Too-woomba golf clubs.

In the Saturday mixed 4bbbstableford Nev (Capt Pedro) Pedersenhad his first ever hole in one on the8th hole. Winners were J. Lee and L.Alexander with 52 from M. and C.McLeod on count back from G. and D.Skuse 51. Best front 9 hole stablefordwas won by N. Pedersen and A. Norriswith 29. The back 9 holes by M. and C.McLeod with 26. Mens pin 4/13 G.Skuse, 8/17 N. Pedersen (hole in one),approach 9/18 J. Lee. Ladies pin 8/17J. Meagher (CN), approach 3/12 S.Dalziel.

Saturday Goombungee Golf Clubthank Wippells Autos, New Hope Coal,and Max and Lyn Foot for their sup-port.

November 14 - Goombungee golf

BORNEO BARRACKS LAD-IES: November 16 - Single stablefordcompetition for trophies donated byclub professional Gary Small.

Winner Barbara Weier, guest fromCrow’s Nest. 46, second DarrylBishop 41, third Sue Tucker 40 oncount back.

Rundown Connie Harrison 40, LynThomas 38 on count back, JudyBarlow 38.

Pin shots Pro pin (2nd on 9) HazelBlack, lst (all in) Lotte Pedersen, 4thon 15 (0-30) Jan Little, 4th on 6 (31-45) Chris. Tuesday, November 23, thecompetition is a single stroke for tro-phies donated by Jessella McConnell.- Dawn Lord.

CROW’S NEST: November 10 -Sporters winner K. Christensen 32.Runner-up L. Davie 30. Pins 7-16 L.Davie, 8-17 D. Woodley. Putting D.Woodley 20.

November 14 - J. and L. Somervilletrophies. Winner D. Woodley 69 net.Runner-up R. Gardner 71. Rundown L.Kruger 72, D. Jenkins 74, J. Somerville74. Pins 1/10 J. Edser, 2/11 D.Woodley, 3/12 J. Edser, 4/13 R.Gardner, 6/15 R. Gardner, 7/16 D.Woodley, 8/17 D. Jenkins, 9/18 D.Woodley. Calendar: November 21 - D.Sanderson two-person ambrose openday.

November 28 - XXXX Brewerieswinner and runner-up. - Leo Kruger.

Lawn bowls has re-sumed at the Crow’s NestBowls Club following theannual renovation of thegreen.

November 12 - Fridaynight bowls. WinnersRon Ritchie, BrianGleeson and LondonBridges. Runners-up, outof the hat, Dennis Nis-sen, Aileen Cox and BillKruger.

November 14 - Den-nis Nissen trophy. Win-ners Brian Traynor andteam. Runners up LindaMutch and team.

November 17 - Win-ners Kerry Lovell, KevinStark and Ernie Motley.Runners-up George Bradyand Noel Newman. Fort-nightly bingo Friday No-vember 26. Eyes down at7 p.m.CHRISTMAS PARTY

Coming events: De-cember 5 - Christmasparty. This annual eventis sponsored by lifemembers of the Crow’sNest Bowls Club. Thegame will start at 4.30p.m. Names need to bein the draw by midday.Attendees at the Christ-mas party will be enter-tained by local vocalistTrudy Hintz and herfabulous band. All mem-bers and their guests aremost welcome. - GaryBaker.

LADIES: Eventhough bowls could notbe played on Thursdaydue to weather condit-ions, an enjoyable presi-dent and members daywas held. Drawn trophieswere won by M. HarrisL. Roberts A. Reid and P.Mathieson. Runners-upwere K. Pratt J. HornickM. Watts and F. Hunter.Thursday 25th clubtriples will be played at9.30. A managementmeeting will be held af-ter bowls.

Members remindedsubs due by November 30.Also names to secretaryfor Christmas luncheon.- Del Burgess.

Christmasparty Dec 5

Gary Small trophies

D. Sanderson day

Captain’s hole in one

Points loss

INDOOR CRICKET

CROW’S NEST: November 15 -Fielders bounced back this week againstEsky Raiders. Raiders managed to to-tal 63 runs with a whole hearted effort.Fielders had no problems reaching thetarget, going on to score 156 runs. Ja-son and yours truly top scored with astand of 58 while Wayne Schefe wasthe best of the bowlers with three wick-ets. - John Schwartz.

Fielders bounce back

TABLE TENNIS

CROW’S NEST: November 8 -Knockout handicap singles tournamentwas won by J. Kahler (-4) defeating S.Kahler (20) 31-29, 31-30.

A consolation round was played forby those players defeated in the firstand second rounds.

This was won by Kurt Macdonald(24) defeating Ben Kahler (6) 26-31,31-25, 31-14.

The last tournament for the yearwas an American doubles tournament.

The proceeds from this night aregoing to Blue Care, Crow’s Nest. Weare able to forward to them a chequefor $147. - Joy Bretz.

Last game of year

Peter Carroll, from Crow’s Nest, hadhis first wrestling match in Brisbane onSaturday.

BOWLS

carnival mens and ladies single strokefor trophies donated by Wippells Au-tos, New Hope Coal and ToowoombaFirst Aid Supplies.

Overall best net score for the K.Miller (W) trophy was D. Peters with61 net on count back from B. Schloss(C.N.)

Mens winners were gross A grade M.Burgess (BB), B grade D. Cass, C gradeJ. Langton. Net A grade T. Weis (CN) ,B grade B. Schloss (CN), C grade S.Elfverson.

Best 9 hole stableford A grade J.Darlington (G), B grade P. Mullins, Cgrade J. (The Postie ) Rathbone.

Ladies winners were gross Div 1 A.Cass, Div 2 D. Skuse. Net Div1 S.Dalziel, Div 2 D. Bellert (CP). Best 9hole stableford Div 1 J. Mullins, Div 2M. Aarts (D). Mens pin 4/13 C.Fisk(O), 8/17 T. Weis (CN). Approach 9/18 L. McIntyre. Ladies Pin 8/17 D.Skuse, approach 3/12 A. Cass. Longdrives men A grade L. McIntyre, B gradeJ. Hopkins and C grade J. Langton.

Long drives ladies Div 1 S. Dalziel,Div 2 D. Skuse.

This week: Thursday, November 25- Ladies Christmas hamper day.

Sunday, November 28 - 10 Men’s 27hole 10 a.m. hit off and ladies (18hole)11a.m. hit off.

Foursomes championships for tro-phies donated by Glyn and Dulcie Skuse.- Captain Pedro.

LIVESTOCK

Peter competed against a very ex-perienced opponent, Nick Verreynne.Nick has competed at a national leveland was a bronze medalist at the JuniorCommonwealth Games.

Peter managed to take Nick the dis-tance but lost by a points margin.

Todd Lawler, the assistant coach atLang Park PCYC was the cornerman.

He said: “It was a goodmatch up. Peter foughtvery well.”

Peter and StewartHintz from Crow’s Nestwill be competing againin two weeks.

Mouritz 90, B. French 39 and C.Harbour 25 were the main scorers. ForOakey J. Brown 4/31/10, M. Gardener1/22/10 and S. McLennan 2/28/10.Oakey were all out in the 48th overfor 195 runs. N. Knight 48, K. Charles41 and J. Brown 40 were Oakey’s bestwith the bat. For Millmerran, B. French3/8/10, C. Harbour 1/30/10 and J.McCullough 2/19/4.

Nobby v Bowenville: Bowenvilledefeated Nobby. No individual resultswere reported. Calendar: Sunday, No-vember 20 - Oakey travelled toSouthbrook, Bowenville hostedMillmerran and Nobby played EmuCreek. At the end of the first round offixtures the points table is as follows:Southbrook 22, Bowenville 22,Millmerran 19, Emu Creek 16, Oakey14 and Nobby 7. - Contributed.

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Fishing rod & reelrepairs

servicing and customrod builds.

General boat fit-outs.Ph Gerry 0408 482 414

FISHING SERVICES

UNITING Church ParishCrow’s Nest street stallNovember 27, 8am-12.30pm in front of IGA.

PETS

BARBARA’SMOBILE

HYDROBATH& CLIPPING

Specialising in largeand guard dogs

4692 61210403 054 784

GARDEN SERVICES

YARD WORKMowing of acre blocks, post holes, Dingo hire,

4 in 1 bucketPhone Tony

0417 630 722

Crow’s Nest Commu-nity NurseryOPEN DAY

Saturday, November 278am - 1pm

Wide range of nativesLocated at end of Depot

Road, Crow’s NestIndustrial Estate

Enquiries 0417 193 665

EMPLOYMENT

St Anne’s Anglican Church HighfieldsBush and Old Time Dance

Saturday, November 27, 7.30pm - 11.30pmVenue: St Thomas Hall, Jellicoe Street, Toowoomba

Music by The Whybirds and FriendsSupper provided and soft drinks on sale.

Entry $10per person, $25 family.Phone 4639 1858 for tickets by Monday 22.11.10.

EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

TENDERS

TENDERSYard Maintenance

CleaningTenders are being calledfor the yard maintenance

and cleaning forShopping Complex

at 2 Highfields Road,Highfields.

Tenders closeNovember 30, 2010Tenders should be

submitted to:Warren Inch Real

EstatePO Box 188

Highfields Q 4352

GARAGE SALE

LNP Highfields/Cabarlah BranchBBQ dinner 6.30pm - Cabarlah Hall

Saturday, December 4, 2010Carols - Country & Old Time Dance Music

Guest speaker, Lawrence Springborg MP$20 adult; $10 secondary student;

Gold coin primary.BYO drinks - Raffle and Lucky Door prize

RSVP Tuesday November 30 for catering.Bev 4696 6211,

Shirley 4696 6121, Maureen 4698 2807

BARLEY straw 8x3x2.At night 0427 926 100or 4692 6100.

DAYLILIESFLOWERING

Eadies Iris and DayliliesGardens - OPEN

Sundays and MondaysHartwig St, Goombungeeonly until November 29

PUBLIC NOTICES

EMPLOYMENT

HIGHFIELDS 13 Berg-hofer Drive, 9am - 4pm,Sunday, November 28.Toys and furniture.

ANDURAMBA Christ-mas party. Saturday, De-cember 4 - 5pm. Andur-amba Hall.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION - WATER ACT 2000Notice is hereby given of application to replace a waterlicence made under Section 229 of the Water Act 2000 thedetails of which are:Applicant name: JANICE MARIA SMITH

JOHN STUARTMONTGOMERY SMITHApplication reference: 524871Application details: The taking of underground waterfrom Main Range Volcanics, with the point of take underLot 39 on SP184215 for the purpose of Irrigation, attachedto land described as Lot 39 on SP184215 with a nominalentitlement of 5 megalitres per year. The property islocated in the KLEINTON area. This application is toreplace a water licence to take water which has expireddue to part disposal of land.Submissions: Any person may make a submission.The chief executive is only obliged to consider a submis-sion if it is properly made. A submission will not beproperly made unless it: (a) is made in writing and signedby each person making the submission; (b) is receivedon or before the closing date stated below; (c) states thename and address of each person making the submis-sion; (d) states the grounds of the submission and factsand circumstances relied on; and (e) is received by thechief executive at DEEDI / DERM Complex, 203 TorStreet, TOOWOOMBA or posted to PO BOX 318,TOOWOOMBA, QLD, 4350. The submission must in-clude the water licence applicant’s name and applicationreference, as stated above. Closing date for submissionsis 11 January 2011In accordance with statutory requirements, the name andaddress of any person making a submission will beincluded in the information notice given with respect to thedecision on this application. Submissions made in re-sponse to this application will become subject to the Rightto Information Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Act2009, and may be disclosed to a person who makes anapplication for access to them.Copies of the application may be inspected at the Depart-ment of Environment and Resource Management office,DEEDI / DERM Complex 203 Tor Street, TOOWOOMBAand on payment of the prescribed fee, purchased.Enquiries: Telephone Martin Moran on (07) 46881299.

HEALTH SERVICES

WANTEDExperienced welder,

mature, preferably withat least an L.R. licence.

Crow’s Nest area.Property Management

Products4698 1011.

Cleaner Position12 hrs/week

Crow’s Nest StateSchool

Application available atoffice or email

[email protected] applicant willcommence 17.1.2011.Working with Children

Blue Card essentialClosing date

26.11.2010

will be at the Community Health Room, 8Grace Street, Crow’s Nest on

Thursday, December 9 2010 between 9amand 3pm.

For information and bookings for this FREESERVICE, please phone Mobile Women’s

Heath Service on (07) 4616 6809.

WELL WOMEN’SCLINIC

MOBILE WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSEKATHRYN ANNING

QueenslandHealth

CORNER computerdesk, TV cabinet, Violinmodel d’apres CremonenFuis Fecit 1737, Farfisaelectric organ F200.Phone night 4698 7734.

MASSIVE garage sale. 4Pendlebury Ct, High-fields. Saturday and Sun-day, November 27-28.BBQ, tools, furniture,clothing, toys and more.

JACK RUSSELL pup-pies, very cute, 8 weeksold, 2 boys and 2 girls.Good markings. $350.4697 9561 or 4698 1122

COALBANK Christ-mas tree. Saturday, No-vember 27, 6pm. RSVPring 4692 6154.

POSITIONVACANT

Further details are available by contacting theDirector of Ironbark, Mr Matthew Sullivan by

phone 4698 1171 or [email protected]

• A willingness to work with adolescents• Hold or be able to attain a ‘Working with

Children’ Blue Card• Current drivers licence

St Peters Lutheran College seeks the followingpositions for Ironbark, the college’s OutdoorEducation Centre at Crow’s Nest.Registered Nurse - part time position (14hours/week) from late February - December2011.Ourdoor Eductaion Volunteer - fulltimeposition from February - December 2011 withtraining, living allowance and accommodationprovided.Applicants must have the following skills:

PUBLIC NOTICES

OutdoorFitness

SessionsKuhls Road Oval

Every Mon, Wed andFri - 0530 to 0630 hrsLater classes by appt

Cost $10Free T-shirt after 6

sessionsContact Robyn4697 8077 or0448 114 188

Aqua FitnessSessionshave started at

Crow’s Nest PoolEvery Tue, Thu and Sat

0640 to 0730 hrsCost $40 for 5 sessions

($8) or $10 casual.Contact Robyn Fellowes

4697 8077 or0448 114 188or just turn up

HEALTH ANDFITNESS

CLASSESRoyal Academy of Dance Ballet classeswill be offered in the Highfields areafrom term 1, 2011.Expressions of interest are welcomed fromparents interested in enrolling their children

in a high quality ballet program taught by an experi-enced Royal Academy of Dance registered teacher.Boys are encouraged to enrol.Hip-hop classes will also be offered.Please email [email protected] phone 0459 678 113.

EVENTS ANDENTERTAINMENT

FREE WRESTLING

TABLE TENNIS

The Crow’s NestTable Tennis Associa-tion annual banquet washeld in the communitycentre on Saturdaynight. Trophies wereawarded as follows.Championships: Agrade men: Jason Kahler.Ladies S. Macdonald. Agrade doubles: G. Fisher,D. Macdonald. B grademen: D. Vandersee. La-dies E. Kahler. DoublesA grade: S. Murphy, GKnight. B grade: L.Kelk, C. Kelk. Mixed: B.Macdonald, L. Kelk.Ladies doubles: L. Kelk,E. Kahler. A gradepremiership cup: Perse-verance. G. Fisher, S.Murphy. B grade (Mag-pies) E. Kahler, KurtMacdonald.

Most improved play-

er Kurt Macdonald.Summer fixtures JasonKahler, C. Kelk, S. Rose.Graded championships:A grade: Jason Kahler. Bgrade: S. Murphy. Cgrade: R. Kelk. D grade:D. Vandersee.

Table tennis winds upwith banquet

Kurt MacdonaldMost improved



MARK STEVENSON and MELANIE WISEMANWISE EYES OPTOMETRISTS

Shop 10, Highfields Plaza Shopping Centre HIGHFIELDS - 4698 7899

NONONONONOW STW STW STW STW STOCKING OOCKING OOCKING OOCKING OOCKING OAKLEY OPTICAL!!!AKLEY OPTICAL!!!AKLEY OPTICAL!!!AKLEY OPTICAL!!!AKLEY OPTICAL!!!• Glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration,

diabetic retinopathy are all routinely as-sessed in every eye test• Comprehensive childrens testing including

focusing and tracking difficulties• Now stocking OAKLEY OPTICAL and

OAKLEY SUNGLASSES• Frames to suit every budget available• ALL eye tests BULK BILLED to Medicare

HERALD OUT and ABOUT

World War II veteran Gordon Dillion, representing the Merchant Navy and theAustralian Submarine Service on Remembrance Day.

Wreath laying

Toowoomba RegionalMarching Association isseeking new members forthe upcoming 2011 season.

We have been operatingsince 2007 with members,both boys and girls, betweenthe ages of 5 and 75.

The association is spon-sored by Downlands Col-lege, Toowoomba. Patron isKerry Shine MP.

The newest team, theGarden City Blossoms, un-der 9s marched in their firstToowoomba Carnival ofFlowers in September, pic-tured.

They marched to the beat,“We are the Toowoombamarching team.

“Hurrah! Hurrah! We arethe Toowoomba marchingteam. Hurrah! Hurrah!

“We are called the Blos-soms.

“We love to perform. Aswe all go marching down inthe parade, to show our dis-play.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Three other teams, under12s, under 17s and masters,over 30, are practising rou-tines to march in events allaround South-East Queens-land.

We provide our memberswith the opportunity to de-velop their fitness, self-con-fidence and leadership skills.

They also learn to lovethe sport of marching andhave fun in a team sport set-ting.

The association providesformal dress uniforms, traveland other essentials. Theseare made possible by oursponsors, fundraisingevents and member registra-tion fee.

Marching is easy and noexperience is necessary.Come along and join us atDownlands College, theGraham Centre, everyWednesday starting from 4p.m. for under 9s and 12s.

Anybody interested inbecoming a member is askedto call Kim Schafer, coach,on 0429 699 977 or visitthe Toowoomba marchingwebsite, www.toowoombamarching.webs.com. - KimSchafer.

Marchers looking for new members

CROWS NEST ARTS COUNCIL inc presentsAN EVENING OF MATRIMONIAL MAYHEM

NOVEMBER 26 & 27 - 8 pmCrow’s Nest Community & RSL Hall

TICKETS $10From

The Healthy NestWilliam St,Crows Nest

or at the doorGold coin donation for

supperEnquiries: Sally 4698 2793

With her internationally recognised quali-fications, beauty therapist Linda Franciscould work anywhere in the world.

But after nine years of working for her-self in Highfields, she has not only decidedto stay put but open a new facility to offera wider range of services.

Just operating for two weeks, her newclinic has a welcoming atmosphere and isset up to offer facials, waxing, tinting, makeup, even massages.

And as we enter the season for highschool formals, her diary is filling up fast.

“An innovation for Linda has been theintroduction of the Toowoomba made Zaziskin care and make up products which are100 per cent natural.

“These are wonderful products made bya family who were looking for a naturalproduct to treat their child. That grew intoa successful local business for them and I

am delighted to be their stockist in High-fields.”

Linda trained at the Hyde Park College inAdelaide and was later recognised by theInternational British Association of BeautyTherapy. Linda can be reached on her newnumber 4698 7754.

Beauty therapist Linda Francis.

Beauty clinic relocates

Organisers expect morethan 2000 people at thisyear’s Highfields ChristmasBlock Party on Friday, De-cember 10, according to theorganisers, the HighfieldsNorth Eastern Downs LionsClub.

Event manager RobPrentice said the third yearof this event has arrived andit will be bigger than everwith more participants plusa fireworks display.

“The Lions Club hasworked hard to ensure Santa

Huge crowd tipped for Block Partycan fit his Highfields visitinto his very busy scheduleto provide a well deservedsurprise to families attend-ing the event. The High-fields Christmas BlockParty is set to provide a vi-brant, festive atmosphere atthe Highfields Village Shop-ping Centre.

“Local communitygroups and businesses willcombine in the spirit of theseason to thank the commu-nity for their support dur-ing the year.

“Visitors to the BlockParty can expect street en-tertainers, pony rides, facepainting and two jumpingcastles for the children,marching girls and an un-usual car display, a climbingwall, licensed bar, live mu-sic, multi-cultural food and

various community dis-plays. Santa arrives at 6.30p.m. and the fireworks startabout 8.30 p.m.”

The Block Party will beheld on Friday, December10, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. atHighfields Village ShoppingCentre.

Marching for a cause

Toowoomba Marching Association had a stall at St Anne’s car boot sale onSaturday to raise funds for new hats. ABOVE: Pat Chambers, at 75,Queensland’s oldest marching girl, Kim Schafer and Raylee Perrett.

ahead of schedule

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