Issue 87 connect Easter in Gladstone So much to see and do in the region! ct A message from our Mayor nne Non-stop action across the region oWITH COUNCIL With 2019 now in full swing, the first few hosted in . Students from CPO Box 29, Gladstone Qld 4680 months of the year have been non-stop Miriam Vale State School attended the action across the – and meeting and had one-on-one time with Phone 4970 0700 to there is no sign of it slowing down. myself and my fellow Councillors. lodge an urgent request or report an issue any time, day or night. Starting the year off with a bang, In mid March, we also celebrated celebrations took place as we welcomed Parks Week 2019 and encouraged our Use our online service the region’s newest citizens and recognised community to explore the abundance of for non-urgent requests. those great members of our community at beautiful outdoor spaces we have available Email: [email protected] the Australia Day Awards and Citizenship right across our region. Ceremony. January 26 then saw www.gladstone.qld.gov.au We have also had plenty of hard work Millennium Esplanade transformed into going on behind the scenes to secure a mecca of family fun as we celebrated a much needed funding for various projects. beautiful, beachy Australia Day. Not the We formally opened the Bray Park Skate www.online.gladstone.qld.gov.au only celebration to take place though, Park and Pump Track in Boyne Island, Council-funded events saw the Australia which was jointly funded through the Day spirit alive across many corners of the Government's Works for @GladstoneRegionalCouncil region. Queensland program and Council, and Continuing the recovery efforts from the we are continuing our commitment to the 2018 CQ Bushfires, January also saw development of the region's bikeways with @GladstoneRegionalCouncil Council welcome the volunteers from additional bike lanes added to Red Rover Team Rubicon Australia to our region. Road in Gladstone. Armed with gloves, dust masks, shovels It was also exciting to learn USA company @GladRegCnl and a can-do attitude, their efforts were Mercurius will be proceeding with their greatly appreciated as they helped dozens biorefinery pilot plant in Gladstone. The of community members in their recovery. pilot plant will be the trial site for jet fuel and diesel production from agricultural Cr Matt Burnett - Mayor and forestry waste. This is just another E: [email protected] step forward for the Gladstone Region in cementing, developing and innovating within the energy sectors, whether it be Cr Chris Trevor - Deputy Mayor hydrogen, LNG, bio-fuels, coal, solar or E: [email protected] other forms for renewables. And I was excited to launch Easter in Gladstone when national breakfast TV Cr Glenn Churchill - Councillor show Sunrise was in Gladstone earlier E: [email protected] in March. This year, Gladstone will offer an abundance of fun, food, festivals and entertainment over the Easter long February saw crowds wowed as Cr Kahn Goodluck - Councillor weekend. Events include the 71st community musical Anything Goes E: [email protected] to Gladstone (B2G) Yacht Race and annual hit centre stage at the Gladstone Gladstone Harbour Festival along with new Entertainment Convention Centre events in the Brisbane to Gladstone Village (GECC). Transformed into the S.S which will host a Brisbane to Gladstone Cr Rick Hansen - Councillor American, I congratulate all those who Line Crossing Party, a Yachtsman's Long E: [email protected] were involved in bringing this musical Lunch and Seafood Festival. adventure on the high seas to life. With plenty of exciting As February came to a close, Gladstone things to come, Cr Peter Masters - Councillor Regional Council’s Gladstone E: [email protected] there is nowhere Entertainment Convention Centre better to be than (GECC) also welcomed hundreds the Gladstone of local government delegates from Region. Cr Natalia Muszkat across Queensland for the 2019 Local E: [email protected] Government Association of Queensland’s (LGAQ) Finance and Strategic Leadership Summit. Cr Desley O'Grady - Councillor With March off to a busy start, the General E: [email protected] Council Meeting hit the road and was

Cr PJ Sobhanian - Councillor E: [email protected] Mayor Matt Burnett Gladstone Regional Council Gladstone Regional Council Cover photo courtesy of Shoebox Images Helping hands clean up Residents lent a hand to tidy the Gladstone Region during Clean Up Australia Day. Each year Council supports the Clean Up Australia Day campaign and assists with rubbish collection at registered sites. There was strong support for the community event held in March with the kind donation of skip bins from J.J.Richards, Veolia and Burgmann Environmental Management. Cr Rick Hansen, Mayor Matt Burnett and Cr Peter Masters congratulate Gladstone Auto Club representatives Neil Smith and Greg King. There were 39 clean-up sites registered in our region at Miriam Vale, Boyne Valley, the Harbour Islands, Heron Island, Boyne Grant helps Auto Club Island, Tannum Sands, Yarwun and get back on track Gladstone. 12 schools in our region also The Gladstone Region’s speedway a speedway track layout and controlling registered to participate. community is a step closer to having a water and drainage inside the track local competition venue again, after the enclosure. Information gathered on the day Gladstone Auto Club received an $80,000 enables Council to collect data that contributes to future programs, Facility Assistance Grant through Council’s There are more than 40 active vehicles initiatives and strategies for our 2018/19 Sport and Recreation Grants made up of Junior Sedans, Production and region. program. Modified Sedans, Super Sedans, Sprint Cars, Side Cars, Speedway Bikes, Formula Clean-up volunteers collected some The annual funding program offers three 500 and Micro Sprint classes that have had interesting items including shopping different types of grants to help further to travel outside the region to compete, trolleys, building materials and old develop and grow regional sporting clubs. because of the lack of facilities. furniture. Funding up to $100,000 is available When completed, the new track will also Special collection was required through the Strategic Projects section for encourage outside participants to travel for building materials which were new infrastructure or upgrades to existing to Gladstone and compete here, bringing contaminated with asbestos and sport and recreation facilities. money into the local economy. dumped in bushland at Tannum Sands. The Gladstone Auto Club, which has It will benefit other motorsport Clean Up Australia Day participants been in the region for 40 years, had been organisations in the region that use the along a Hanson Road site also working through various processes with complex and provide extra reported a lot of cigarette butts Council to establish a new facility at the space for the Driver Education facility. collected from the roadside. Benaraby Motor Sports Complex, after leaving the showgrounds several years The Gladstone Auto Club believes a local While closer to the ocean, volunteers ago. racing track will help increase membership at Lilley’s Beach, Boyne Island and grow the organisation to benefit reported having collected 2844 This funding will be used for the project’s families and provide activities for the individual pieces of litter. next stage involving preparing and forming broader community.

Queensland Youth Week is a fantastic opportunity to attend events, learn new skills, showcase talent and have some fun. QUEENSLAND For more information about what’s happening in our region, contact Youth Gladstone Regional Council on 4976 6311 or visit the event calendar at Week3–14 April www.qld.gov.au/youthweek 2019 Unlimited #QYW19 #unlimited

Destiny Unlimited, by Scully, 17 Gladstone Regional Council Page 3 Frank McKee, Citizen of the Year, and Mayor Matt Burnett AUSTRALIADay AUSTRALIADay AWARDS 2019

Community champion awarded top title On January 25, well-known Boyne Peaks Fire Brigade for more than 40 years Frank said his community efforts were Valley resident Frank McKee was named and, until recently, maintained the brigade’s rewarded by outcomes. Gladstone Regional Council’s Australia Day vehicle on a purely voluntary basis. “The results speak for themselves – a Awards 2019 Citizen of the Year. An enthusiastic participant in countless community safe from fire; successful social Frank has been strongly involved in his working bees, he has also keenly worked and community events; and projects,” he community since moving to Builyan to maintain community halls in the area. said. in 1970 and has assisted different “If I see a need, I try to address it - “These all come with planning, hard work organisations in many ways in the Boyne sometimes a personal approach, or and team effort.” Valley and beyond. sometimes I assemble a team and go for Whether it’s manual work, planning, or He has continually inspired others it,” Frank said. behind-the-scenes work, Frank is ready and with his display of community spirit “When people see a positive outcome, it willing to be involved and take part - even and his dedication in working towards encourages them to also get involved. to the point of providing entertainment. improvements for his community. “I always try to teach and encourage newer “I love to pick up a guitar and entertain at A life member of the Builyan & Many Peaks members, helping them to make good, social events, barbecues etcetera,” he said. Community Development Association, wise decisions.” Frank has also been a member of the Many

Sidney Crawshaw Christine Holden Michael Ludkin Chyanne Downing Young Citizen of the Year Arts & Culture Award Senior Sportsperson Award Young Sportsperson Award

Kathleen Bell Boyne Tannum Turtleway Artscape Ian Anderson Sports Official Award Community Event or Initiative Award Community Volunteer Award Gladstone Regional Council Page 4 AUSTRALIA Day2019

Flags fly at Australia Day events Fifty new residents from 12 countries Day Award nominees and winners, officially became Australian citizens at celebrated with friends, family and Council’s citizenship ceremony on the eve members of the community. of Australia Day. Council’s main Australia Day event was The Australian citizenship affirmation held at Millennium Esplanade on January 26 ceremony, held at the Gladstone with sand sculpting, free sausages, markets Entertainment Convention Centre, and entertainment drawing an enthusiastic provided the opportunity for new residents crowd. to publicly affirm their commitment and Council was pleased to this year support loyalty to Australia. Australia Day community events at Builyan, Our new citizens originated from India, Captain Creek, Mount Larcom, Rosedale, Pakistan, Philippines, Denmark, Sri Lanka, South End, Turkey Beach and Yarwun. United Kingdom, Fiji, China Peoples Not-for-profit community groups organised Republic, Malaysia, New Zealand, Ukraine free community breakfasts, barbecues, and South Africa. activities and entertainment. Citizenship participants were presented a Australia Day fun included sack races, a special edition coin celebrating 70 years crab pot throwing competition, cricket, of Australian Citizenship, a native plant, tug-of-war, a mechanical bull, billy karts, Australian flag and a Council library bag. volleyball, barefoot bowls and toad racing. After the official ceremony, our new Australian citizens alongside our Australia

Gladstone Regional Council Page 5 Events tailored to youths Community members, 12 to 24 NINJA years old, can take part in a range of activities and events across the region to mark Queensland Youth CHALLENGE Week. Council’s Youth Week program, offering mostly free activities, will run from 5 to 14 April. Participants will be able to learn basketball skills from experienced Port City Power Queensland Basketball League players or gain instruction in robotics, 3D printing and laser engraving. Other activities will include positive self-perception workshops, moonlight movies in Gladstone and Mount Larcom and opportunities to learn how to play games from around the world. Challenge evokes ninja instincts Artistic young residents can expand their knowledge of It’ll be all about agility and ability when the group of four friends, family members, or Australian Indigenous art and join Gladstone Ninja Challenge makes its debut work colleagues (competitors must be 12 a local artist to paint totem poles. at Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens in years or older) to contest a time-trialled April. Community Challenge. Youths who have finished Year 12 will have the opportunity to Residents will be challenged to find their Heats will be held on Sunday morning with chat to representatives of various inner ninja with this exciting obstacle teams challenged to produce their best organisations in one location to course brought to Gladstone as part of combined time over 12 obstacles. access information on further regional Youth Week activities. Corporate/Community Challenge finals education and opportunities. Keen participants can book and pay for will be held during the last session on the View the full Gladstone Region individual sessions or group challenges, weekend concluding with a presentation to Youth Week program on during the two-day event on Saturday, 13 the winning team. Council’s website. April and Sunday, 14 April. The Gardens will house an unrelenting Session Prices obstacle course boasting 12 challenges Single $20 (4yrs+) including walls, net crawl, ring swings, Family $50 (2 adults, 3 children) cannon ball alley, peg board, rope forest, tyre squeeze, tyre run, balance beams and $5 per additional child pole traverse. Challenge One-hour sessions will be on offer, $60 (four-person team) tailored and modified to suit specific age groups. Book at the GECC 4972 2822 Serious course contenders are invited www.gladstoneentertainment.com to vie for bragging rights and sign up as a Controlling mosquitoes around your home  Remove unnecessary water-holding items from yard  Empty and clean water-holding items weekly, including pot-plant bases, pet bowls, bird baths and fish ponds  Stop water accumulating by overturning items, drilling drainage holes or fill  Screen openings to tanks and other large water containers  Keep drainage channels and roof guttering clear to prevent cooling and keep swimming pools clean and chlorinated or salted

Gladstone Regional Council Page 6 Band together at concert Australian country music fans are in for a treat when popular singer Adam Harvey takes to the stage at Council’s Band Together bushfire benefit concert on 13 April. Local bands Kissing the Flint and Beautifully Broken 1770 will open the free community event, which will run from 5.30pm to 9pm at the Wartburg Sport and Recreation Grounds, 569 Coast Road, Baffle Creek. The night of family entertainment will recognise and thank the countless community members and organisations who assisted during the Council seeks community 2018 CQ Bushfires, while continuing to aid residents who were impacted. input on proposed project Free return buses will travel from Gladstone, Mount Larcom and In February, Council invited the community This was a fun, interactive method of Agnes Water. Book by phoning the to be part of a community consultation for community consultation, which provided Gladstone Entertainment Convention the proposed development of an Aquatic Council and the community a live running Centre on 4972 2822. Recreation Centre in the Boyne Tannum tally of preferred components and area. locations. Chairs or blankets can be taken to the benefit concert with some tables and This followed a feasibility study which Council also received more than 1100 seating and a licenced bar operating. highlighted three top sites for the responses to an online survey which was proposed project. available to all community members across Concert goers will be invited to the region. make an entry donation with all funds They included 3 Hampton Drive, to be distributed to our regional Coronation Drive and 10 Canoe Point The consultation period closed on 8 March communities affected by Drive. and Council will consider all community the bushfires. feedback. Results of the community Working alongside the community, Council engagement will be made available in April Reduced put forward these sites to assess overall 2019. accommodation preferred location. rates will be The feedback will guide Council in making Community members were also asked to available at Lagoons a community-led decision regarding the provide their thoughts on what facilities or Resort and Spa project, the site and the components of components they’d like to see included in 1770 and the facility. further planning. Sandcastles It is anticipated that Council will 1770 Councillors and Council officers hosted a commence concept design and costings Motel, by drop-in consultation at the Boyne Tannum by June. mentioning Community Centre for community the bushfire members to have their say on the There is currently no timeframe for the recovery proposal. project, as it may require external funding. event. Community members placed sticky dots However, Council is committed to on maps and components to visually ensuring thorough community consultation highlight their preferred location. throughout multiple stages of the project. IS YOUR DOG REGISTERED? Our officers will be checking premises until July 30

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Gladstone Regional Council Page 7 Road to feature bike lanes Exploring the Gladstone Region on two wheels will soon be even easier.

Ready to put pedal to the metal, cyclists will be ‘wheelie’ excited to strap on their helmets with the addition of extra bike lanes.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said Council has a continued commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of cyclists utilising cycle paths on the region’s roads.

The works taking place during the Red Rover Road widening stages 3 and 4 will therefore see bike lanes added to both sides of the road.

Gladstone Region Councillor Glenn Churchill said he was pleased to see a progressive attitude to cycling taking shape on the region’s roads.

Councillor Glenn Churchill joined Operations Team Leader Bboyd Newton to check progress of the works in March and said he was looking forward to donning his helmet and making use of his road bike.

Upgrade for Yarwun Wastewater Treatment Plant Council’s Yarwun Wastewater Treatment sited in the Gladstone State Development Our region is fast establishing as the region Plant is set for an upgrade with Council Area (SDA). to develop innovations in energy whether it recently securing be hydrogen, LNG, bio-fuels, coal, solar or funding of $1,183,700 to replace the existing “The facility currently treats waste water other forms for renewables. plant. from heavy industry operations in the Gladstone SDA, including Orica, Rio Tinto Projects such as this provide the The funding is provided under the and Transpacific,” Mr Dick said. infrastructure to attract future projects and Queensland Government’s Building our highlight the region’s strategic advantages. Regions program. This upgrade will result in improved outcomes for the environment. Funding from this State Government Building our Regions is a $445 million program has also brought other benefits to targeted regional infrastructure program for Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher said our region, including the Agnes Water Waste local government projects. the project would provide the Gladstone Transfer Station upgrade, Boyne Island car community with a more efficient and reliable park, Gladstone Wastewater Treatment Minister for State Development, wastewater treatment and disposal scheme. Plant upgrade, Gladstone A01 pump station Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning upgrade, Kirkwood Reservoir and the Cameron Dick said the project was crucial The Yarwun Wastewater Treatment Plant Miriam Vale Water Treatment Plant upgrade. for the region’s economy as the upgrade upgrade was shortlisted alongside 53 other would allow future expansion of industries projects across the state.

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Gladstone Regional Council Page 8 Youngsters awarded for art Funding sought Congratulations to winners of our Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & for projects Museum’s 2019 Celebrate Australia Council at its March 5 general Primary School Art Competition. meeting endorsed a list of eight Section One (Prep - Year 2) shovel-ready projects to be submitted 1st: Rainbow Turtle - Marijanke Werner for Works for Queensland (W4Q) 2nd: Frolicking Lorikeets - Charlize Ware 2019/2021 Round 3 funding. rd 3 : Farming Around Australia - Leah Fagg Funding of $6,230,000 has been Highly Commended: Aussie Thongs - sought for projects which have been Amarni Thetford, The Beach - Amelia Bell, identified to meet the W4Q funding Aboriginal Koala - Maci Pender, The Tilt guidelines. Train - Rory Shannon Nominated projects, which are within Section Two (Year 3 - Year 6) Council’s long-term financial plan and 1st: A Drought is Coming - Nyah Loosmore 2018/19 Operational Plan, include: 2nd: CQ Heroes - Cadence Ware 3rd: Australia’s Great Rock - Felix Law • Redevelopment of existing and Highly Commended: Twelve Apostles - installation of new parking at Anuksha Murali, Welcome to Australia Day Agnes Water waterfront, - Jameze Ponciano, Kookaburra Calling - Raven-Lily Bickle-Wallace, Backyard Cricket Cr Sobhanian presents • Revitalisation of footpath - Isaac Peckover Leah Fagg with her prizes. treatments of Goondoon Street from Bramston Street to William Street as part of the Jumpstart Unseen work keeps pipes in order City Heart project, • Pedestrian and light vehicle There’s a good chance you’ve seen Replacement of a 300mm pipe is about bridge connecting the main Council’s CCTV van and jetting truck set $1500 per metre, while the cost to reline Botanic Gardens to the up across the Gladstone Region. is about $202 per metre. demonstration gardens, These vehicles help Council to effectively When relining is possible, it provides monitor the performance and condition of Council with a cost-effective method of • Bitumen seal Wilson Road, our sewer main assets. extending the life of the asset, without gravel renewal for Lynn Road Council has a team of 10 CCTV field the need for excavation and with minimal and car parking at Mount Larcom staff who are tasked with cleaning, then disruption to the community. walking trail base, videoing the 636 kilometres of sewer mains across our Gladstone Region. • Footpath renewal at various locations (part of the Footpath This is a task that takes our crews 10 Renewal Program), years to complete, with a set cleaning and videoing program collecting over • Gravel Road seal of Toowell 4000 gigabytes of video along the way, Road, Darts Creek Road and equivalent to approximately 4000 Netflix John Clifford Way, movies. Videos are reviewed, with defective pipes • Gravel resheeting at various identified, and considered for replacement locations, or relining. • Welcome to Country signage at Relining of pipes is completed by contractors who specialise in this work. main highway entrances to the Gladstone Region. Before: Pipe misaligned RegionWatch Your eyes across the region Road Conditions Weather Warnings Power Outages

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Gladstone Regional Council Page 9 Wastewater Treatment Plant puts on a great show Some wastewater treatment plants have been described as ‘Disneyland for birdwatchers’…. And so it’s turned out for Gladstone’s Birdlife Capricornia members who can now access the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Bird habitat management will benefit Callemondah to do their monthly surveys. The success of Birdlife Capricornia’s surveys year from the Northern Hemisphere,” has encouraged Council’s Environment and Emily said. The plant’s CCTV operator, Tony Conservation team to think more about “Our coastal and freshwater wetlands Longson, is a birdlife enthusiast who bird habitat management. provide vital habitat and feeding grounds organised for fellow birdwatchers to Conservation Officer, Emily Fehlhaber, for these birds during the non-breeding come on site late last year. wants to increase community awareness season, so it would be great to prevent loss Like other water treatment plants in about the region’s bird diversity and the and degradation of these habitats, as well Australia and overseas, the site has need to protect their habitats. as disturbance from recreational activities,” she said. become a renowned bird watching Previously, Council has supported the location because the nutrient-rich annual citizen science program, Aussie Council’s Environment and Conservation water supports a high density of Backyard Bird Count, and has also team will review the monthly surveys invertebrates for the birds to eat. organised a Canoe Point bird survey with from Birdlife Capricornia, especially the friends of Tondoon volunteers and Birdlife number of species and total number of birds Birdlife Capricornia’s Gladstone Capricornia. observed. members do a monthly bird count at different locations, recording details on With the WWTP now open to bird counts, “We’ll be looking out for the sightings of a spreadsheet for analysis. The count Emily thinks opening other Council- rare or threatened species and, generally, is usually done by two to four people managed sites would help the Environment trying to understand the value of sites in and is made up of their total sightings. and Conservation team understand how supporting bird populations,” Emily said. birds are using these natural areas. Their figures show there is a large “This helps us understand the value of the population and variety of healthy “We are lucky to be visited by various site in supporting bird populations and will residential and migratory birds in the species of migratory shorebirds which help inform our management of the area to region. journey many thousands of kilometres each conserve valuable habitat.” Centre celebrates 15th birthday Members of the community joined members to have their say on the future of Councillors Glenn Churchill, Natalia the RTC. Muszkat, Rick Hansen and Kahn Goodluck in More than 30 survey responses were late January to celebrate the Mount Larcom collected over the course of two weeks and Rural Transaction Centre’s 15th birthday. will soon help to shape the future of the The celebration was a social event with Mount Larcom RTC and what it offers to sweet treats, savoury snacks and a birthday the local community. cake cut by long-serving Council officer Judy Council thanks residents for providing their Major. input and helping to celebrate the centre’s While the community celebrated with tea birthday. and cake, Council officers asked community

Gladstone Regional Council Page 10 Meet our 2019 Gladstone Region Youth Council Members of our 2019 Gladstone Region Nikita Korableff, 19 Salvador Aguirre, 17 Youth Council have taken on their new Hopes to better understand processes and Believes youth involvement is critical and roles with enthusiasm. policies at local government level, to aid hopes to influence the community’s future, in resolving youth matters and encourage create new connections and improve The Youth Council members, from across young people to become more involved leadership skills. the Gladstone Region, have expressed their within their community. excitement at being able to contribute to Sarah Chadwick, 17 their community and provide a youthful Tyrone Fernandes, 15 Believes, as the next generation of leaders, approach to decision making. Aims to achieve a general improvement for it is vital for Gladstone youths to have their Gladstone; be it educational, recreational or Their first general meeting of the year voices heard; an opportunity offered by any other form of improvement. involved the official election of the Youth Youth Council. Council’s Chair, Nikita Korableff and Deputy Eden Graham, 19 Sidney Stuart, 17 Chair, Sarah Chadwick. Hopes to learn new skills and engage with Seeks to encourage the youth of Gladstone the region’s community and will endeavour Youths residing in the Gladstone Region to get involved in the community and looks to persistently push for new things in the aged between 15 and 24 years of age are forward to helping provide a voice for region. annually invited to apply for a Youth Council youth. position. Brooke Assman, 17 Mitchell Porteous, 17 Looks forward to engaging with like-minded Learn more about our 2019 Youth Council Aspires to achieve a positive change for people who also want to make an impact members: youths and adults in the Gladstone Region. and believes there is no better way to Penny Hoffmann, 18 become immersed within our community. Werner Bierman, 16 Hopes to gain new experience in a Is interested in understanding conflicts at Kylie Fleming, 16 regional, state, and federal levels, in order to leadership position and give back to the Hopes to develop small opportunities for Gladstone community. understand the hindrances for innovation at young people in her community so that they each level and to promote justice for these may one day make a big difference to other impediments. young people’s lives.

Cr Natalia Muszkat, Penny Hoffmann, Nikita Korableff, Tyrone Fernandes, Eden Graham, Brooke Assman, Kylie Fleming, Salvador Aguirre, Sarah Chadwick, Cr Rick Hansen, Cr PJ Sobhanian, Sidney Stuart, Mitchell Porteous, Werner Bierman and Cr Peter Masters.

Gladstone Regional Council’s Autumn Event Guide is jam-packed with fun community activities and events that Council hosts in the region during the autumn season. Events Guide There’s plenty to entertain the whole family! March - May 2019 You can also access this guide online at www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/seasoneventguide or at your nearest Gladstone Regional Council customer contact point or facility.

Gladstone Regional Council Page 11 Risks with roaming stock As dry weather conditions continue, making regular checks of fencing and Council is reminding stock owners across completing repairs if necessary. our region to check their fences to prevent Straying livestock may be impounded by Requirements occurrences of livestock roaming. Council and only released after payment of By law, all livestock must be securely set fees, alternatively compliance actions or During dry months, stock can typically be enclosed within the owner’s property fines may apply. more inclined to roam in search of greener and it is the duty of the owner to provide grass. Council officers will take all reasonable proper enclosures and prevent their Livestock that are not kept safely enclosed actions possible to contact the owner, animals from wandering. can become a traffic hazard to motorists, and owners with missing livestock are Stock grazing on roadsides may be act aggressively to members of the encouraged to visit Council’s website at considered by Department of Natural community or other animals, spread www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/live-stock Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME), restricted and prohibited weeds or cause Responsibility for the removal of stray where Council must provide a letter of damage to property, or sustain injury livestock may vary depending on the support. themselves. location they are occupying. In these instances, stock owners must If livestock does escape, it is the owner’s Members of the public who notice stray continue to abide by the relevant responsibility to take measures to prevent livestock are encouraged to report the legislation and any additional conditions of re-occurrence, by ensuring their enclosure matter to Council’s Health, Environment the approval. and fencing is of sufficient size and by and Pest Group on 4970 0700.

Winning snaps Our Agnes Water Rural Transaction Centre’s 7th annual photography competition late last year attracted interest from amateur photographers across the Gladstone Region. Photographs had to be taken in the Discovery Coast area and depict the theme ‘Why I love Where I Live!’ 325 votes were cast by the community to determine the winning images. Congratulations to our 18 years and over winner Carla Svendsen (pictured far right) with her photograph, “On my verandah” (Agnes Water). Under 18 years’ winner Bridie Stehbens (pictured right) was awarded for her photograph taken in Lowmead. Thank you to all those who entered the competition and to members of the public for voting.

Gladstone Regional Council Page 12 Managing mosquitoes a team effort You feel their bite first or hear their annoying buzz outdoors while enjoying a summer evening. More importantly, mosquitoes are a public health risk factor, spreading diseases like Barmah Forest virus, Ross River virus, Dengue fever and heartworm in dogs. Council recently adopted a new Mosquito Management Plan to implement across the organisation. The plan is based on understanding where different species breed throughout the region, the risk Schools can still sign up for Pet Pals posed to the community and how If your primary school wants to join our free responsible pet ownership, safety around to identify the best management pet education program, Pet Pals, there’s still animals and animal welfare. approaches that are environmentally time to sign up. sustainable. The visits give them a great hands-on Our Local Law Enforcement Officers opportunity to connect with a dog and the It also encourages residents to have taken guest ‘presenter’, Tucker, to information passed on reinforces what they proactively eliminate possible several classrooms already this year to already know about pets. breeding sites at home and enjoy educate future pet owners about their more outdoor comfort. The program will continue until August so if responsibilities. your school would like to participate or did Details about what to look for and Students have responded well to not receive a form, call Council on practical steps you can take can be the program which covers topics like 4970 0700 to organise a visit. found at www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/ mosquitos While mosquitoes will always be part of our coastal and wetlands An extract from Ambrose State School’s newsletter environment, they can be managed by Council and the community Pet Pals - Meet Tucker and Shayne working together. If you haven’t already heard P-2 were lucky enough to receive a surprise visit from Tucker and his carer Shayne, this week. Tucker and Shayne are educators, sponsored by the Gladstone Regional Council (GRC), who visit schools to provide information about how to care for a pet. Although our class have a great understanding of how to care for pets and animals, the visit provided an excellent hands-on opportunity for students to make further connections, and to reinforce their prior knowledge. Thanks to the GRC for providing such a great service for free! Apart from learning that Tucker is a name, students learnt that tucker is a piece of lace worn at the top of dress or top, tucker is food and tucker means to get tired. By classroom teacher Meegan Robinson

Gladstone 2019 Tondoon Botanic Gardens Sunday, June 2 Slim your bin with a low waste diet 9am - 3pm Visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/events for more information.

Gladstone Regional Council Page 13 Library mural a community effort A community art project at Agnes Water Residents of all ages responded send postcards of holiday destinations to library, part of this year’s SUNfest youth enthusiastically to the collaborative effort envious friends. holiday program, has tried to bridge the between Council officers and SUNfest “Now they do social media posts,” she days of holiday postcards and social media artists/tutors Rob and Deb Bowen- said. posts. Saunders. Everyone who worked on the piece signed Over three days in January, about 30 local “Rob suggested presenting images I was the wall including Brisbane singer, Aerborn. ‘drop-in’ artists created a permanent mural collating in a ‘postcard’ form to combine the elements,” Deb said. Look out for the old postcards about the capturing the region’s beauty and tourism Bustard Head Lighthouse and Aerborn’s attractions. “In the ‘Good Ole Days’ people would secret symbol in the lighthouse window. Feast of Easter food and entertainment Don’t miss Easter in Gladstone action with The Brisbane to Gladstone Village will add an abundance of fun, food, festivals and premium entertainment to Gladstone’s entertainment. Easter celebrations for members of the community, yacht race crews and their Travellers are encouraged to choose families. Gladstone as their holiday destination of choice while regional residents are The Brisbane to Gladstone Village will urged to holiday at home and join in the operate for three days along Flinders celebrations and festivities. Parade - East Shores - Gladstone Coal Exporters Maritime Precinct and will host The annual Gladstone Harbour Festival is a Brisbane to Gladstone Line Crossing steeped in tradition and offers free festival Party, a Yachtsman’s Long Lunch and see and sideshow alley entertainment from the return of the popular and much-loved, Wednesday 17 April to Sunday 21 April. Seafood Festival. The popular family-orientated event The Yachtsman’s Long Lunch on 19 April provides an extensive program of will feature guest speakers and a seafood entertainment with stage performances, inspired three-course menu, paired with a fireworks and food and fun. selection of fine wines and beer. Plus, find a spot to view the festival’s iconic The Brisbane to Gladstone Seafood Street Parade on 21 April from 4.30pm. Festival will operate on 20 April and will Hand-in-hand with the festival, comes include live music, numerous displays, all the excitement of the 71st Brisbane to licensed bars and an array of seafood. Gladstone (B2G) Yacht Race. The Brisbane to Gladstone Line Crossing You can follow the race action, tune in to Party will be held on 21 April to celebrate live-streaming of the race start and be in yachts crossing the finish line and will Gladstone to cheer the yachts and their feature tasty food, a licensed bar and crews across the finish line. talented musicians. Council is pleased to support the Tickets for Brisbane to Gladstone Gladstone Harbour Festival and B2G live- Village events can be purchased streaming and this year also supports the through the Gladstone Entertainment introduction of a new concept, Brisbane Convention Centre online at to Gladstone Village. www.gladstoneentertainment.com

Gladstone Regional Council Page 14 Checks on dog registration Council’s annual dog registration inspection program continues across the Gladstone Region until 30 July. In the first week of the six-month program, Council’s Local Law enforcement officers issued eight infringements and 14 compliance notices. The inspection program is a key element in Council’s efforts to enforce pet registration and contribute to an effective animal management program. It also assists in the collection of Workshop sprouts from demand statistical data to provide an accurate Strong community interest in a Grow Your The ability to harvest organic microgreens record of the number of animals in the Own Microgreens Workshop in February in your own kitchen appealed to Tannum area. paved the way for the creation of an extra Sands resident Lyn Forrest (pictured). workshop. The program also offers a method of Lyn, who is quick to claim she has “two identifying lost pets, so they can be Seats at a workshop, hosted at Gladstone black thumbs” and not many gardening reunited with their owners. Tondoon Botanic Gardens, filled so quickly successes, remained optimistic after learning that a second workshop was offered in to set up her own hydroponic microgreens. The inspection program specifically March as part of the Gardens’ Autumn targets those addresses where “I mainly forget to water things, so this will activities. animals were previously registered for be interesting,” she laughed. 2017/18 but a renewal of registration Tondoon Botanic Gardens Manager Barry “The idea of adding microgreens to salads was not made for the 2018/19 period. Meiring said response to the first workshop that are easy to grow and nutritious had been overwhelming. It is the responsibility of the animal appealed to me.” owner to notify Council of any change “Demand for the microgreens workshop Barry said the Gardens had offered a variety of address. was so strong that two or three workshops of community workshops since late 2016 as could easily have filled,” Barry said. part of their community education role. All Council officers and workers, who need to enter a property, display identification cards and advise the property owner of the reason for the Shredded paper free visit/inspection. Members of the community can assist Shredded paper is often used in compost or Council’s environmental efforts by re- as garden mulch, but its versatility is being Fines for an unregistered dog will be purposing shredded paper. displayed across the Gladstone Region. issued immediately. Council has a free shredded paper collection Council’s Record Management staff have Further failure to register after this will service operating at Calliope, Miram Vale, noted, that some residents use the paper in result in an increased fine and officers and Agnes Water. chook pens, kitty litter, horse stables and as a entering the property under a Warrant craft and packing material. Members of the public can collect an easy- signed by a Magistrate, to seize and to-carry, 120-litre bag of the shredded To check if supplies are available, phone impound the animal/s at the owner’s paper, from Council’s Calliope Office, or Council on 4970 0700 prior to visiting expense, until the animal is registered. from our Rural Transaction Centres at Agnes collection points. Water or Miriam Vale. What's On at the GECC April 10 - The Sapphires April 12 - The Abba Show May 2 - Melbourne City Ballet May 8 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival May 10 - Charmaine Wilson: The Australia Medium Tour May 11 - 2019 Santos GLNG Mayor’s Charity Ball May 18 - Dolly Parton: The Coat of Many Colours BOOK NOW 4972 2822 May 27 - Djuki Mala WWW.GLADSTONEENTERTAINMENT.COM

Gladstone Regional Council Page 15 Gladstone Region Anzac ANZAC DAY Day services Stirring renditions of The Last Post and Reveille will sound across our region on Thursday, 25 April at Anzac Day services across our region.

Thousands of residents are expected to attend dawn and morning services, organised to pay our respects to Australian and New Zealand forces who fought during the First World War and to honour military servicemen and women who have served our country since.

Agnes Water/Seventeen Seventy Gladstone Rosedale Dawn Service: Coffee Royal at Latino’s Dawn Service: Form up at 5.25am and Morning Service: Assemble at Cenotaph Café at 5.30am. Dawn Service starts at march off at 5.30am from Valley Shopping at for 5.45am service which will conclude 6am at the Agnes Water Cenotaph, 2 Centre facing Herbert Street, then service about 6.30am. Fly-over at 6.31am. A Captain Cook Drive, followed by Gunfire follows at Anzac Park, corner of Goondoon Gunfire Breakfast (open to the public) breakfast at 7am at Agnes Water Tavern, 1 Street and Tank Street. will then be held at the Memorial Hall on Tavern Road. James Street. Main Parade and Civic Ceremony: Form Community Memorial Service: March at up at 10.25am and march at 10.30am South End (Curtis Island) 10am from Tavern Road down Round Hill from Gladstone Regional Council Civic Road to Agnes Water Cenotaph. Service Dawn Service: Janson Park by The Anchor Centre, 101 Goondoon Street, for 11am starts at the cenotaph at 10.15am, then on the Headland at sunrise. Organised by service at Cenotaph, Anzac Park, corner of refreshments and activities at Agnes Water residents, this is not an RSL service. Tavern. Goondoon Street and Tank Street. Invited guests are welcome to attend a luncheon Turkey Beach at 12.30pm at the Gladstone RSL Bowls Dawn Service: Assemble at RSL Memorial and Citizens Club. Dawn Service: Service starts at 6am at the on Turkey Beach Esplanade at 5.30am. Bororen Memorial Park Cenotaph, Bruce Miriam Vale Gunfire Breakfast to follow. Highway. Dawn Service: Assemble at 4.15am for Morning Service: Muster for a 9am march Boyne Island 4.30am service at Miriam Vale Hotel, from the Rural Fire Service to the RSL Dawn Service: Service starts at 5.30am 9 Blomfield Street, followed by public Memorial. at Cenotaph, Stirling Park. Followed by a breakfast (small fee, part of fee will go to barbecue breakfast after service in Lions Legacy) and entertainment. Hotel has a Park, adjacent to Stirling Park, for a gold special licence to operate from 5am. Morning Service: Assemble for march coin donation. at 9.30am under the Memorial Trees at Mount Larcom Morning Service: March at 8.40am from Ubobo State School, 16 Cedarvale Road. Boyne Plaza carpark to Stirling Park led by Dawn Service: Assemble outside RSL Hall Service starts at 10am in the Memorial Hall. Tannum Sands State High School Marching at 4.50am for 5am step off to ceremony Light refreshments will be provided by the Band. Ex-service persons and guests will get at the Showgrounds Memorial Garden Ubobo Progress Association. together for refreshments and activities hosted Cenotaph, Mount Larcom and District by the Boyne-Tannum RSL Sub-Branch at the Armed Services Centre (RSO building). community hall, corner of Pacific Avenue and Main Ceremony: Dawn service will be Ocean Street, Tannum Sands. conducted at 5am, followed by breakfast The Ode Calliope and main service to commence at 11am “They shall grow not old, Morning Service: March to start at followed by barbecue lunch, refreshments as we that are left grow old; and entertainment. 10.45am from Bunting Park to Cenotaph, Age shall not weary them, RSL Hall, Stirrat Street for 11am service. Mount Larcom RSL is no longer a sub- nor the years condemn. Followed by luncheon at The Railway branch but has become a chapter of Wide Hotel, Calliope, for members, returned At the going down of the sun Bay & Burnett District RSL to carry on the and in the morning and service veterans, serving ADF ANZAC traditions. personnel and invited guests. We will remember them.” Gladstone Regional Council Page 16