The Issue: 03/13 Wednesday, 10 April 2013 $1.20 GazetteGazette Locally Owned and Produced

Phone: 4161 1477 Fax: 4161 1098 Email: [email protected] 63 Capper Street (PO Box 215), Gayndah Qld 4625 Brooke Geary Takes Out 2013 Miss Showgirl Title The Gayndah Town Hall was the venue being actively involved in promoting an honour to win, but I entered for the n for the Gayndah Show Society Miss events in our town and being advocates amazing opportunity this will give me. Showgirl presentations last Saturday night, for our community especially in light of The interview and process will provide April 6. A crowd of around 100 people the floods and devastation we experienced an experience valuable to my future. I have saw 18 year old Brooke Geary announced earlier this year.” seen small shows struggle to survive over as Miss Showgirl 2013 with Juanita Elllis The entrants were judged during a the past few years and believe they play an as Runner up from four entrants. morning tea which was hosted by Central extremely important role in communities. Miss Showgirl co-ordinators, Stacey and Upper Burnett District Home for the The Showgirl competition provides an Duncan and Amy Hampson said “We Aged. opportunity to raise the profile of local commend these girls on their decision to Brooke, a full time university student shows and is one way that allows me to enter the Gayndah Miss Showgirl was asked why she would like to win show my support. If I’m offered the competition. It is great to see young people Miss Showgirl and she said “It would be opportunity to be Miss Showgirl, I will endeavour to represent my district to the best of my ability and showcase its people, agriculture and show.” Brooke will represent Gayndah at the regional Miss Showgirl judging which will take place in . The cabaret was a night of fun with the introduction of a “Show Man” competition. Entrants were drawn from the crowd, with the only stipulation being that they were over 18 and male. They were required to complete a series of tasks and were then judged on their finesse and style by the four Miss Showgirl entrants. The winner of the title was Rob Radel from . Gayndah Show this Saturday, April 13. Story on page 2. Juanita Eillis (left), 2013 Miss Show Girl Runner Up with the 2013 Gayndah Miss Show Girl, Brooke Geary. (Photo Images & Scrapbooking) Stacey Duncan Photography Gayndah Jewellers Let us help you 23 Capper Street, Gayndah - Phone: 4140 8899 capture wonderful MOTHER’S DAY lifetime memories CATALOGUE OUT NOW! Studio or Packed with beautiful gift Location ideas that say Photography Available Phone: 0407 030 143 “I love you”. Showtime! Community Noticeboard By Jill Slack SPONSORED BY GAYNDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The 99th Gayndah Show on throughout the day culminating April 13 is set to celebrate the in an auction of his work and the April best of the district’s dog jump competiton at 5.30pm. 13 Gayndah Show endeavours. A grant from Regional Arts 18 Gayndah Chamber of Commerce Meet and Greet, The day-night event will Development Fund will bring Grand Hotel focus on the post-flood theme Australia’s Living History 20 Progressive Dinner ‘Together let’s celebrate the entertainment to the grounds, May revival of the Burnett’. including demonstrations in pole 2 Gayndah Scouts AGM “We can always use more lathe, rope, broom and butter 11 Mothers Day Bus Trip Next Chamber of volunteers on the day,” said making, bush camp, working 15 Australian Government Mobile Commerce Meeting: show president Cam Polzin. dogs with chooks, an artifact “And for a change, we won’t display, stories, yarns and a great Service Centre is in Gayndah 18 April 31 - 2 June clash with Nanango this year entertaining trivia award-winning Grand Hotel so we’re likely to score extra display. Gayndah Silverwhip Campdraft stud exhibits and rider The evening program offers a live numbers.” band from 6pm, fireworks at Attractions will include a 7.30pm and a lucky gate June cutting demonstration by Wide draw for an LCD HD 1 Gayndah Orange Festival Gala Ball Bay Burnett Cutting Club in television sponsored by Ergon the rodeo arena from noon, BJ Energy and McGilverys 7 Gayndah Orange Fesitval Wine and Cheese Gentry’s chainsaw sculpting Electrical at 8pm. 8 Gayndah Orange Festival 9 Gayndah Orange Festival Family Fun Day 28 JAK Concert - Rock’n’Roll Tour Van November 16 Gayndah RSL Sub Branch Annual Dinner

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Page 2 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Henry Retires from Hospital Burnett Insurance After 44 Years proudly sponsors our weekly column... By Jill Slack Dr Henry Ung will be guest service as Gayndah Hospital’s of honour at a 3pm town hall medical superintendent. SAY G’DAY function hosted by North Appointed to the position, Burnett Regional Council on with the right to private practice, TO A LOCAL... April 27 to flag his retirement after the resignation of Dr Pike, after 44 years and one day of Henry, his wife Elaine and their Cyndy young family moved to Gayndah from Maryborough. Seabrook He started work on February 1, 1969, and retired on February 2, 2013. At Dr Pike’s official farewell, Nickname: Cyndy-Lou the then acting hospital board Age: I am 20 with 30 years experience. chairman Les Baker who Lived near Gayndah: 26 years. welcomed the Ungs said the Occupation: Admin Officer, NBRC district ‘hoped to have the Dream Job: V8 Supercar Driver benefit of Henry’s services for a Favourite Food: Thai long time’. Favourite Drink: Rum on the Rocks Henry will continue operating Favourite Pastime: Travel and experience new Dr Henry Ung his private practice. things. Favourite TV Shows: Criminal Minds and Downton Donations from Toowoomba Abbey. Favourite Book/Mag: Anything written by James Inner Wheel Club Patterson. Favourite Music: ACDC On Thursday 21st of March, Toowoomba were only one of Lyn Bateman and Sheryl sever Inner Wheel Clubs who Favourite Sport: Softball Weston made the journey from donated to this appeal. Who I’d Like to Meet: Billy Slater the Inner Wheel Club of So far the Gayndah Club has I Can’t Live Without: My family Toowoomba to Gayndah. assisted approximately 40 Best Quality: Ask my family. The Inner Wheel Clubs joined families with various items Worst Quality: Too overprotective of my son at forces to bring a car load of needed by them. football games. donated pillows, doonas, Should you require any of the My Whinge: Imported fruit and veggies! Why? towels, sheets and other items above items, please leave Dream Holiday: Round the World cruise with my to be given to families whose your name and phone besties. homes were inundated during number at McGilvery’s Greatest Acheivement: My family the recent floods. Electrical. What Gayndah Needs: A Subway Restaurant. What I like most about Gayndah: The friendly people. For all your insurance needs phone Gary: 1300 30 26 10 192 Street, Kingaroy Licensed General Insurance Broker

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Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Page 3 Generosity Rewarded GAYNDAH SHOW Jack McConnell had no idea Gunther Village towards the that he was entitled to claim the building of their Orange Festival Saturday, April 13 Centrelink Flood payment until float and $50 to the Gunther he was telling a friend about Village Orange Festival Queen - Dog Show - Dog Jumps - Pavilion spending eight days with “just entrant. the dog for company” following “To help her buy some lipstick Display - Beaut Ute - Exhibits - the floods. He said “My power or something like that”, said Horse Events plus was off for 49 hours and 49 Jack. minutes”. Jack intends to share the rest all the fun of sideshow alley!!! His friend organised the claim of the money in the community for Jack and his bank account helping people who were flood As well as the following features... soon saw the $1000. affected. Cutting Since receiving the money, He has spent the past few Jack has made a cash donation weeks working at helping Demonstration to the North Burnett Flood restore flood damaged fences on by Wide Bay Appeal and given $100 to the neighbours’ properties. Burnett Cutting Club Starting at 12pm Rodeo Arena Jack Talking the crowd through cutting McConnell and promoting the sport. with the appreciation BJ Gentry Chainsaw Sculptor certificates he recieved Sculpting from the Gunther throughout Village for his recent the day. donations.

AUCTION of sculpture later in the day. A Formal Affair for Allie

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Qld Government through Arts and North Burnett Allie Emerton, third daughter of Jason and Narelle Regional Council partnership Emmerton attended her year 12 Formal recently at to support local arts & culture. Fairholme College in Toowoomba. Page 4 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April10, 2013 Flood Donations Treat Students to Australia Zoo Our Tribute to ... By Jill Slack William Leonard Imhoff

08/05/1935 - 06/02/2013 Aged 76 years.

William Leonard Imhoff, known fondly as Bill, was born in the Gayndah Hospital on the 8th of May 1935 to parents Harold (Pat) and Rose Imhoff. Bill was reared onthe family farm at , near Wetheron St Joseph’s Year 2s, from left, Declan Roth, Holly Ahern, Creek and as Bill grew up, he liked Melita Palmer, Madison Gwin, Bridie Worland, Tristen fishing in the creek. Bill Imhoff, aged 76 years. Bayntun, Lachy Maxwell, Deborah Imhoff, Shaylen Allen Bill went to the Byrnestown School, and, in the croc’s mouth, James Parr and Ebonee Kreis but had to leave at a young age enjoying a whole-school day trip to Australia Zoo on March completeing his National Service 23. Principal Liam Dougherty said the cost of the excursion because his father was ill and had to training in the 1950’s. was covered by flood donations generously raised for St spend time in the hospital. Bill stayed When Bill’s parents moved to Joseph’s by a number of other Catholic home to help his mother run the Gayndah,Bill stayed on the farm for Education schools. farm and care for his brother and a few years until his father sold the sister. farm then he, too moved to Students Re-Enact Easter Story Bill bought a Ford Prefect Ute and Gayndah. Bill found work at various By Jill Slack a Mobile Wood Saw and went into jobs. He spent a number of years at business cutting wood. He travelled the sawmill, cutting timber, snigging the district cutting wood for the dairy logs and driving timber trucks. Bill farmers who depended on wood for and his mate, Arny, cut a lot of logs cooking and hot water for the dairy. over the years. He also delivered wood to many Bill also worked for the Council, people in Gayndah. the railway and on varioius orchards Bill played cricket and tennis and in the Gayndah district. He met Beryl enjoyed fishing and dancing. On at Lions Club Ball in Gayndah in 1991 Saturday nights, he would pick up and then married the love of his life Cast as Jesus in the crucifixion, Benjamin Doyle is flanked his mate and attend many a dance in 1992. by fellow students at one of St Joseph’s re-enactments of from Mt Perry to Woodmillar and After working on Robinson’s the Easter story before Easter weekend. The Stations of Coalstoun Lakes. Bill would charge orchard for some the Cross were displayed for the period around the sports his mates 2/- for the privilege and to time,Bill decided to retire in oval. help pay for petrol. 1997 so that he could Chamber’s Meet and Greet Bill also did his bit for our spend more time on his hobby of By Jill Slack blessed country, Autralia, by woodwork. Newcomers to town as well basis, was invited along meet as business owners, friends and some of the locals. family have been urged “And we’d really love to have to gather at a 6pm meet ‘n’ greet as many as possible night at the Grand Hotel on April come to help newcomers feel 18. welcomed.” Gayndah Fruitgrowers Gayndah Chamber of For catering purposes, Commerce chairman Jo Dowling RSVP by April 15 via email to anyone new to town, [email protected] even if only on a short-term work or phone 4161 1477. For all your Gayndah Newsagency hardware needs Stocking all of your Stationery, Lotto, and more! Scratch Tickets, Flowers, Cards and Wrap, Magazine requirments. Phone: (07) 4161 1100 Phone: 41611 699 49 Capper Street, Gayndah Fax: (07) 4161 1930 Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Page 5 Trivia Night A Huge Success For Juicy Bits Gayndah Scout Group Hello All! The Gayndah Scout Group spokesperson from the Group Well, what a whirl wind we have all been held a successfull Trivi Night said. through in our little town in the last few months... despite the difficulties that “The overwhelming response Sadly many of my fellow blossoms were effected many families have experienced of 12 teams playing on the in the floods in some shape or form or worst due to the floods. night just goes to show how still were washed away down the “Thank you to all of the resilient our community is.” but still there are plenty of us here to flourish participants who came along to The event wouldn’t have and grow that beautiful local citrus that we are support the Gayndah Scout been successful without the so famous for. Group’s first fundraiser for the help of many Scout families and Our little town needs this Festival, like we all year and congratulations to the friends who donated prizes and need you to come forward by either volunteering winning team “Won Notion”, A yummy treats for supper. or supporting our Festival like you never have The winning team before. Motels are full to overflowing so exciting “Won Notion” with that the Festival Smell is now in the air. their prizes at the The most exciting part is we have 10 beautiful recent Gayndah girls all vying for that Festival Crown, with 6 of Scout Group Trivia those also working very hard with raising funds Night. for our future festivals. Make sure you all get out there and support their functions, the list seems Autism Awareness Month very exciting with what the girls have planned. Gayndah State School wore The students wrote about How are those preparations and plans going with blue on 28 March to get an early what autism is and read out an your float to join in the Parade??? Remember start of Autism Awareness acrostic poem in front of fellow our theme Gayndah Goes Tuity Fruity Carnival month in April. students at the School Parade. Style, so we want colour, we want noise and most of all we want to see as many business floats rolling on down that main street on Saturday June 8 at Noon. We also have some very exciting special guests coming to our Festival so watch this space in future editions as we name them. Lots of exciting things coming back to the Festival for the kids, get your thinking caps on and think of ways to decorate your push bike to ride along Gayndah State School student leaders, Ellky Slaughter, in the parade, or sharpen those pencils to join Kirsty Kreis, Grace Robertson, Callan Trott, Madelyn in on our Festival Colouring in Comp. So much Scanlan, Hayden Gormley Jeff Roth, Callum Slack Front happening, so little time but you know us Mandies row holding letters: Hannah Slack, Choloe Summers, we have it all together on the day. Reece Maddern, Jasmin Briggs, Ryley Drayton, Joshua Im spitting my seeds with excitement... Brady. Teachers Till Next Pick, Leah Mrs Mandy Trott and Deb Ulcoq with For all business, Kimberley personal and home loan Weston enquiries call and Rob Watt: 41 653 798 Ethan Miller.

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Page 6 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April10, 2013 New Season Lends Normality to Grower ‘Annus Horribilis” By Jill Slack “Growers are relieved the (Imperial) season’s started and there’s a prospect of producing income,” said Gayndah orchardist Judy Shepherd. Although the industry was grateful for the availability of Category D disaster subsidies and grants, Judy described them as ‘woefully inadequate’ in terms of the high cost of fixing a seriously flood- damaged orchard. Growers facing a great deal of extra flood recovery work on top of what was shaping up to be a busy season felt the lack The clean-up: A staff of ‘run-up’ to this year’s member at Dennis and harvest. “Personally, we feel jaded Helen Smith’s orchard and tired and just want the year cleaning debris from an over,” Judy said. Imperial mandarin tree. “A lot of us were still trying to salvage what we could from “We’re struggling to get on top the 2010-2011 flood damage of everything,” he said. and December 2012 hailstorm The impacts from the when this year’s floods hit.” Australia Day floods included Judy said most affected major washouts 5-6 metres deep orchards still had a debris which encroached into their problem. orchard. On a brighter side, the harvest “Another flood like that in the has attracted big workforce next 10-15 years and we’d be numbers to the district. looking at big problems.” grower Dennis Showery conditions have caused Smith said word-of-mouth had some delays to the start of the increasingly spread the news harvest but, ‘Benyenda’ grower among backpackers that Ross Benham said, the cooler reasonable money could be weather had hastened fruit made in Central Burnett’s fruit colouring. season. “We’ve had good workforce Dennis and his wife numbers – mostly Korean and Helen were among those who French - but they might pick for suffered at the hands two days then it’ll rain and they of all three recent natural move on so we’re up for another disasters – the 2010-2011 round of inductions and floods, last December’s paperwork.” hailstorm and the January ‘Benyenda’ started harvesting floods. Imperials on April 5 and, like so Dennis described their many other orchards, current crop as ‘pretty average’ is till in recovery phase after the as a result. floods.

One of the three major wash-outs just metres from Smiths’ riverbank orchard trees. Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013- Page 7 Snappy Snippets Roths Still Reeling From Severe By Jill Slack Flood Losses Flood Input For Council By Jill Slack A group of representatives of Mundubbera flood victims Despite wholesale losses in gathering input on community feelings and ideas for council is their citrus and grazing encouraging people in other parts of the North Burnett to enterprises, Gayndah growers follow suit. A spokesman said information-gathering was Ken and Megan Roth are getting through a questionnaire. The information will be presented to on with their Imperial mandarin council for consideration in its flood recovery funding harvest, albeit on a smaller scale. application. Contacts for help in starting up other groups are This season they have Amanda Marchant on 0427654229, Bonnie Trevanion employed a staff of 35, most of (0419205967), Sherrie Breitkopf (41653000), Mark Postle them backpackers. (0427653505) or Jasen Wain (0448623366). Eighteen of them are redirected from orchard work to the Remembering St Joseph’s packing shed two or three times Bill Goodwin who served for eight weeks last year in a week. “There’s not enough fruit this Gayndah as St Joseph’s acting principal, revisited the school Shed and equipment season to put on packers,” on March 20 armed with a $1000 cheque representing funds damage at Roths. raised by the students of Holy Spirit School in Bray Park. He Megan said. also presented footballs and basketballs for St Joseph’s sports Very badly hit by the cattleyards, a cherry picker, shed and passed on a letter from 2012 prep teacher Kate December hailstorm the tractors; a shipping container McCorkindale which he read to Year 1 students. couple’s Reids Creek orchard stocked with equipment was then suffered excruciating swept away, tools were water Historic Flood Heights damage in the January floods. damaged, fences were The Australia Day flood peaked at 18.74 metres in the Burnett The count of lost citrus trees flattened, the house was River in Gayndah at 12.10pm on Sunday, January 27, according came to about 6000 trees, a third flooded and debris is an to the Bureau of Meteorology’s website. Gayndah flood of their crop. ongoing headache. records extend back to 1864 with more than 15 events over the “We’re trying to save a couple The Christian community 10-metre level – four of them between 1864 and 1894. In of blocks,” Megan said. had been very supportive, 1942, the level topped 19.5m, in 1954 it was just under 14.5m “We stood the trees up and Megan said. and 2010-2011 heights reached 15.5m. cleared the debris but we’ve “A team of people from A ‘major flood’ in Gayndah is described as 15m and over. been told we should bulldoze Mackay was organised locally Mayor Don Waugh has called for local information on this them too.” to come and work with us for year’s flood heights which, although officially below the 1942 She said while they were busy a couple of weeks, an older flood, have indicated the recent event was bigger. salvaging the property, they couple gave us a hand, One such report was from orchardist Judy Shepherd who said had to neglect what trees they Russ Tyler and Boyd Baker did a fence designed to be out of flood reach on the family property had left at Mount Debateable too, and we’ve had help after the 1942 flood was flooded this time. and in town. from the AOG, Uniting The couple lost pumpsites, Church, and some community Show Schedules Now Out power poles, machinery, groups.” Schedules for the 99th annual Gayndah Show on April 13 are available for pick-up at Gayndah Real Estate.It’s not too early to start preparing photos, scrapbooking, poems, fine arts, sewing and recipes for the pavilion competitions. Helen Morris co-ordinated the first show poetry section last year and hopes to attract even more in this year’s open and youth classes. New intermediate classes were introduced in the photography section for young people aged 11-16 years; junior exhibitors are categorized as 10 years and under. A citrus block stripped bare at Roths’ Reids Creek orchard. Jacob’s Unit On Anzac Day Catafalque Duties A team from the late Jacob Moerland regiment, 2nd combat engineers, will perform Anzac Day catafalque duties again in Gayndah this year. The thirty-six troops sent to Gayndah to help assess and clear roads and other duties during the recent floods were from the same regiment. Ph: 0421 234 559 42 Porter Street, Gayndah Page 8 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Country Music Trophies Livestock Survived The Ride By Jill Slack By Jill Slack Gayndah songbird Marg Jesse and Val Dolding were condition belonged to Kevin and Formica carried off two among those who found extra Elvia Slack at Reids Creek. trophies amid strong stock on their hands after the “It was nice to phone Elvia competition at the recent January floods receded. with the good news.” Country Music Some made a safe landing; After a few false starts, Val Festival. others weren’t so lucky. said, the origins of a black dairy The retiree took out a second “We had live and dead pigs, and cow which survived her ordeal in the Golden Oldies and third two live cattle wash up in the with just a few scrape marks on in the senior female Australian orchard,” Val said. her hide, were traced to Gary Bush Ballad. “Council’s animal control Ward of ‘Loakeglen’ dairy farm Another placegetter was officer came to take details and in Mundubbera. former resident and wheelchair I tried to access the NLIS “She was registered to an database but couldn’t get in. owner at Atherton and while I Lyn ‘I Still Call Gayndah “I was told then that looking know the floods were bad, I Home’ Gordon-Smith with for stock owners wasn’t the didn’t think she’d come that far her 2013 Bundaberg purpose of the database, that but it made the search harder Country Music Festival its purpose was for because she hadn’t been cross- trophy. traceability – fairly dumb, I branded.” dance teacher Lyn Gordon-Smith thought. Val also made use of Gayndah who won a third with her “But the Brand Register Floods 2013 Facebook page in saxophone number. showed the red steer in good her efforts to trace the owners. Their husbands Dominic and Chris worked backstage at the Tips to Reduce Power Costs event. By Jill Slack Lyn, who has released Householders anxiously 50 degrees if an instantaneous a second music CD looking for ways to cut their system (any less will increase under the title ‘You Asked power bills have a few options the risk of micro-organism Marg Formica on stage at For It’, said she and Marg hoped to consider, according to growth), buy pipe and system this year’s Bundaberg to host a flood recovery concert BIEDO’s Clean And Clever. insulators to reduce the amount Country Music Festival. in Gayndah this year. You can install a water- of heat escaping through water Holy Mackeral! efficient shower head and pipes. aerators or flow restrictors on You should ensure your hot taps, limit showers to four water system is properly minutes, adjust your hot water maintained and consider system’s thermostat to 60-65 upgrading to a solar or Samuel, Darren degrees if it’s a storage unit, or energy-efficient heat pump. and Charli Murton with the Spanish Mackeral caught Church Service Times and Contacts by Darren at Anglican Church Presbyterian Church Burrum Heads Sundays: 7.00am & 9.00am during the Fishing Sundays: 9.45am Classic weekend Janne Whitehead 4161 1214 Noel Missenden 0418 184 695 over Easter. This [email protected] [email protected] little beauty Assemblies Of God Weslyan Methodist Church weighed in at Sundays: 9.30am Sundays: 10.00am 30lbs. Evening Service last Sunday of Boyd & Linda Baker 4161 1796 Month: 6.00pm [email protected] Thursday 9.30am - Immerse Catholic Church Women Saturdays: 7.30pm and Les & Dawn Peel Sundays: 10.00am Angela’s Hair & Beauty 0410420832 [email protected] 20% off assorted Uniting Church PURE hair products! Sundays: 8.00am Fay Barton 4165 4328 Phone: 4161 1501 [email protected] Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Page 9 Aussie Helpers Lend A Hand Help Council Identify Outstanding Volunteers By Jill Slack Nominations for Community chance to celebrate the work Youth Volunteer of the Year (14- of local unsung heroes. 25 years) and General Volunteer This year’s awards and of the Year (26 years and over) presentations will be made at are due by April 25 and Gin Gin Community Centre for North Burnett Regional the reason that Gin Gin is Council is asking for community considered the centralised point help in identifying and for the larger area affected by nominating worthy local the 2013 floods. recipients. All nominations will be National Volunteers Week, specific to the relevant council held every May to recognise boundaries for judging, and and thank all volunteers certificates of appreciation Aussie Helpers have been at Garry and Amy Ezzy’s in the community, handed out to all those orchard for the last 5 weeks. From left Lynn Rees, Bob is particularly relevant this year nominated. Barrowcliff, Avryl Bunney, Shaun Richmond (kneeling), in the light of January’s More information is available Brian Egan (founder of Aussie Helpers), Peter Atchison, severe floods, it offers the from the council office. and Alan Stevens. Bucholzes Insurance Dilemma By Jill Slack Flood-stricken retirees Col their insurance is not enough and Miranda Bucholz are still to cover its restoration. in the dark on what to expect Col, who attended from their insurance company. Gayndah’s Flood Recovery The Bucholzes have been Forum in March, said he was living with their younger hoping for an insurance daughter since the disaster payout; he and Miranda were when the they evacuated their still to decide what they’d do Montgomery Street house in next. the early hours of January 27. They only had time to take their two cats and two dogs with them. Col had earlier moved his boat to a relative’s place on higher Brian Egan presented Garry Ezzy with a new ATV on ground but all else was lost Tuesday morning, to assist with farming when the floodwaters engulfed operations. Tractors and spray equipment are still being the property to beyond ceiling height. repaired, so the ATV will be well utilised for weed spraying Flood-affected householder young trees, applying Fruit Fly baiting, irrigation, and The house has since been stripped down to the shell but Col Bucholz at Gayndah’s numerous other on-farm tasks. Flood Recovery Forum. 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Phone 0741 654 884 Phone: (07) 4161 1100 49 Capper Street, Gayndah Fax: (07) 4161 1930 Page 10 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 A Piece Of Our Past Donga Dwelling for Maxwells By Jill Slack By Jill Slack 1942 Flood Memories from The Maxwells were warned temporary dongas at the the late Frank Jull’s memoirs. the Australia Day floodwaters showgrounds, also lost sundry On a Sunday night in mid- might reach their Housing other items but salvaged all their February 1942, Gayndah slept Commission block in Downing solid timber furniture and even fitfully to the drumming of Street, but said they weren’t a new water-soaked ensemble incessant rain on iron roofs. really expecting it to enter the mattress. The next morning revealed the house. Their belongings are being stark fact that the Burnett River It did, to a height of about stored during their six weeks in 30cm – “It came up to our knees the two-bedroom donga. highway bridge had been swept Gayndah resident Stan Marsh The couple found sanctuary away in the night by the flood. says the 1942 floods were outside”, said Shirley - which Wires on power poles across bigger than this year’s event; was enough to require QBuild initially with Damien and the river swished to and fro in he remembers his family’s to remove and replace the Gabrielle George, then the water and were cut to home in the vicinity of Riverview chipboard floor moved back to their relieve the strain on the Caravan Park was inundated Fred and Shirley, who were house until QBuild was ready remaining poles. to the ridgepole. relocated in one of QBuild’s for them. The power house flooded, then subsided. leaving the township without Nothside householders became electricity. The rain eased but anxious about food and news still the water rose and people but northside resident Max gathered on both cuttings to Lohse and others worked watch. quickly to build a boat. Main street businesses It was launched into the river started raising their stock off well above the cutting and rowed the floor, and evacuation to the out with the stream but took in hospital of householders from water and had to be baled the low-lying areas of town by furiously to stay afloat. the only available boat began. After two trips Sergeant An estimated 400-500 were Fuller ordered the boat out of evacuated; then the boat broke the stream. its moorings and was lost in the A little later, the shire council flood. managed to acquire a motorboat By now, Gayndah was split from Maryborough to ferry into three sections –the people and goods across the Woodmillar side of the flat, the river. business and Capper/Meson The goods were transported Street area which turned into by rail to Wetheron where the an island when the river broke trains terminated because of around the showgrounds, flood damage to Mount and the north side. Lawless rail bridge, and were The safest place on the then trucked into Gayndah. ‘island’ was deemed to be the When river levels dropped too Catholic convent and residents low for boating, planks placed who had not moved to the between the small islands, some A temporary donga lifestyle for Australia Day flood victims hospital hill were ordered by supported by stumps, doubled Shirley and Fred Maxwell. the Sergeant Fuller to shelter as a footbridge. there. Meanwhile, Gayndah Dairy Rumours circulated that more Association on the northside Baker’s Auto Electrics ers water was to come from Three continued to operate despite Supply & fit UHF & car stereo Moon Creek, Boyne River and floodwaters entering the engine other creeks, and yet more from room and manufacturing floor. Dual batteries, Electric brakes Reids Creek which had entered But the factory depended on its Spotlights the Burnett in a sudden wall of cream intake by road from Auto air-conditioning (AU07381) water, caused by a cloudburst Byrnestown, , Computer diagnosis in the catchment, and swept Coalstoun Lakes, Wetheron LED Lighting away the bridge. and Woodmillar, all of which The river rose to 64 ft 6 inches were on the other side of the Repairs and New - Alternators - Starter Motors (19.66m) at about 1.30am on river, and installed a flying fox the Tuesday morning, to convey cream and workers 76 Capper, Street, Gayndah gave one heave across the street as well as other passengers Greg: 4140 8393 at the southside cutting across the river. Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Page 11 TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY

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Page 12 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 CASH CLASSIFIEDS RADF COMMUNITY PROJECT 5 Metre Diameter Circle depicting Zonhoven Sun Emblem in clay glazed tiles on which will be placed a DATE CLAIMER concrete table and two benches. Table to be fitted Progressive Dinner Mothers Day with a chequered game board. For Orange Festival Bus Trip FREE TILE MAKING WORKSHOP - Entrant Caitlin Ouston. For Orange Festival 11TH AND 12TH MAY Saturday, 20 April. Entrant Caitlin Upper Years Primary School Students will have their Three course meal at Ouston. own workshops at school in May. Dates to be governed by the schools. three different venues. Saturday, 11 May. Complimentary Wine/Beer Your tile needs to depict any of the following: Bus trip to Eumundi on arrival. Participants will 1. History of Gayndah Markets and Belmondo’s be transported by bus to 2. Gayndah’s Industry Fresh Food Market. different locations. 3. Disastrous Event A great day to bring your $50 per person. 4. Link between Gayndah and Zonhoven mum along to spoil her Pay to book your seat at 5. Anything to do with Zonhoven and show her how much Gayndah Real Estate or call 6. Indigenous Story you love her! Caitlin on 0407164400. Have your ideas for your design ready before the $55 per person. workshop weekend. Tiles will be pre-cut to fit the Pay to book your seat at design of the project which is to be installed in Gayndah Scout Group Gayndah Real Estate or Zonhoven Park. All tiles may not be used to AGM to be held 7pm call Caitlin on complete this project but if they are not used for on 2nd of May 2013. 0407164400. this project they will be used in another public At the Gayndah Show Gayndah RSL Sub project at a later date. Please note some tiles may Grounds Pavillion. Branch crack during firing. All interested welcome to Annual Dinner attend. Interested people please phone: Saturday, November 2013 Joy Spry: 41 611854 or Pam Taylor: 41 611851 EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE PHILL WALKER Vacant Position Gayndah Dingo Service Brown’s Citrus Transport Mobile 0428 611 400, Administration Assistant A/hrs 41611400. 15-20 hours per week Trenching, Post Holes, Happy Birthday (occasional weekend work) Excavating, Clean ups, Experience preferred. Kids’ Birthday Club members who are Stump Grinder, Mini celebrating their birthdays... Please call (07) 41 612 600 Tipper. for more information. Kiera Driver 3 BEREAVEMENT NOTICE Chevy McNaught 3 The Family of the late Eddie Aidan Hansen 4 Advertise your Bayntun of Bundaberg wish Quade Farrell 5 business or classified to thank everyone for their Caitlin Cini 6 on this page! expressions of sympathy, Call on 4161 1477 or cards and flowers. Please Finn Newman 6 send an email to accept this as our personal Harley Saffy 6 thanks. Connor Adams 6 [email protected] Margaret and family. Emily Reid 7 ayndah raphic esign Jackson Kemp 9 Gayndah Graphic Design Harrison Kemp 9 Business Cards.. Flyers.. Myles Polzin 10 Brochures.. Posters.. Stickers.. From business stationery Kid’s Birthday Club is FREE - and promotional material to Send your child’s name and date of birth resumes and general typing, to [email protected] phone Amanda Wenck on 0448 462 639 Gaydah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Page13 A Slow Road Ahead For Beasleys Gayndah Golf Club By Jill Slack - Recent Results - Tuesday Veterans held onApril 2 with 12 players. The winner was Des Randall on 29 nett, first runner-up was Lindsay Baker on 31.5 nett.. Putting Comp winner was Jeannie Havlik and the Pinshot on 5 went to Di Baker. Thursday Sporters held on April 4 with 26 players. The winner was Rod Purcell with 35 nett with first runner-up Steve Trott on 28nett and second runner-up John Mullaly on 27nett. Pinshots were won by Des Randall (3), Tim Russell (5) and Linsdsay Baker (7). The putting award (most putts) went to Steve Trott. Weekend Competition: The Opening Day - 2 Ball Ambrose, held on April 7 with 34 players! Winners were Phil and James Duncan on 58.5nett with first runner-up: Trott and John Mullally This mud-coated sedan at the rear of Judy, pictured, and on 59 4/6nett. Second Runner-up was Michael Coulson and Clinton Les Beasley’s riverside property in Gayndah was just Willis on 60 nett. Third Runner-up was Sean Allen and Tim Russell one of the items they had been storing for their adult on 60nett. Fourth Runner-up was Russell and Scott Clibborn on 60 children when the January floods swept through their 3/4 nett.. Fifth Runner-up was Neil and Jordan Giddens on 61 nett two adjacent houses. and sixth Runner-up was Lynda and Rob Randall on 63 3/4 nett. Les and Judy Beasley put insured, and the Beasleys Upcoming ing Event:s: Sunday, 14 Apri First Round of the their future on hold to tackle the believe the overall damage bill Handicap Matchplay will start at12:30pm1212:30pm. massive job of restoring their for their family home will adjacent riverside properties to vastly exceed their cover. pre-flood condition. Just as worrying for them ALL THAT WE WERE The January floodwaters was the evidence of a sinkhole MEANT TO BE powered through the lower level under quarry tile flooring on of their high-set family home at the ground level of their home, an estimated speed of 80 km and the cracking and collapse We aim for the highest good. per hour. of eucalypt trees on the We reach for the stars. Judy said the torrent rose to a riverbank along their double We help one another grow and height of about 2.5m, sweeping frontage. away two fridges, a washing The Beasleys have the use thrive. machine, an antique chest of of a donga as sleeping quarters We’re alive! drawers and an outdoor setting at the show grounds until June and wrecking many of their adult 1 because their house is still children’s stored belongings. on emergency power supply We know when tomorrow comes When the water receded, the and without water. That we’ll be proud and strong. Beasleys found nine church Judy is on unpaid leave from We’ll strive to improve our world pews had been swept her position at Burnett State downstream from St Matthew’s College but hopes to return on

orner and be, hall onto their property. May 13. All that we were meant to be. One came to rest on top of the “We inquired about the ex clothes line; another was gratia income package for flood In our days of youth, embedded in a downstairs victims but had to have our tax

cupboard. return from last year which © By Arnty 22/11/12 Arnty By © We’ll pursue the truth and be our “The current dislodged our was carried off in the flood, best. rainwater tanks, took out most and I don’t think we’ll be able We give honour to of the fence panels, flooded a to get those details until after

Poet’s C Poet’s caravan, our car and our son’s the package deadline,” she All the students who like us sedan, ruined about $10,000 said. Face the test. worth of shed items, including The community response to Les’s asbestos removal their plight has been a beacon equipment and left piles of in all the grimness. The history, debris and river mud Judy said the generosity of We find the stories of the past. everywhere,” Judy said. local groups and individuals We give honour to “We had 11 big council had been uplifting. All the values we’ve been taught, truckloads taken away to the “We’ve received a number of tip.” food vouchers, as well as $250 That will last. Their second house next door, from the Lions Club, and been a low-set building which was taken out to dinner by friends. extensively damaged, wasn’t “It’s all been a huge help.” Page 14 - Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Slips, Slides and Sinkholes Junior Cricket Break-Up By Jill Slack By Jill Slack Gayndah Junior Cricket As well, young members Will finished its season with a break- Roth and Lawson Kenny made up and presentation event at the it into the under-12 Burnett sportsground on March 25. Bombers, a combined Central Secretary/treasurer Michelle Burnett and South Burnett side, Dougherty said player numbers during the season and were double this year due to a played rep matches against successful come-‘n’-try day in Bundaberg, Fraser Coast and October. Gympie teams. An impressive riverbank subsidence at Jesse and Val Dolding’s orchard where floodwaters gouged out areas to beyond their fenceline, taking citrus trees with them. (photo courtesy Val Dolding). Gayndah’s natural contours Val and Jesse Dolding were have changed somewhat since onsite when a massive one the Australia Day floods. opened up on their riverbank. River and creek banks have “Afterwards when Jesse collapsed, taking trees and talked about going down to chunks of house allotments, check the pumps, I was terrified orchards and farms with them. he’d be caught,” Val said. The view up and down the Subsidence occurred on a scale Burnett River opened up ranging from grand to slight in when trees growing in the bed numerous parts of the district, Gayndah junior cricketers Will Roth, left, and Lawson and on the banks were swept one notable incident being the Kenny who made it into the under-12 Burnett Bombers in away. highway on Plateau. their Central Burnett rep caps. Town residents have spoken New land slips can be seen of being able to see sheds and plainly on the hills in Visit Was Appreciated houses on the opposite side EastWoodmillar. of the river for the first time. One of the most alarming Sinkholes appeared without examples of local riverbank slips warning, a frightening is very close to the home of occurrence for anyone who orchardists Peter and Faye Roth. happened to be nearby at the A deep chasm opened up near time. their swimming pool.

Ken Mogg, Mario Fenech, Cr Jo Dowling and Petero Civoniceva during the barbeque following the Junior Rugby League Clinic hosted by the two NRL representatives. Ken Mogg from the Golden Orange Hotel Motel presented a bottle of the limited edition “Road to Recovery” rum to Mario Fenech and Petro Cevenciva by way of appreciation for The view of the bed of Oakey Creek from McKenzie Bridge their visit. in Gayndah where gumtrees cracked and fell during the week after the Australia Day floods. Linda and Rob Randall who live on the creek heard the cracking at 7am on two Golden Orange consecutive days. Linda said 8-9 trees fell on their side. Maltby Place, Gayndah The Randalls, who had floodwaters to within about five Ph: 4161 1107 centimeters of the main part of their house also lost areas of their block to bank collapses. The Golden Orange kitchen has made it’s way home! It’s back and bigger and better than before! We look forward to seeing all of our valued customers and supporters for an always delicious Bank slippage at Peter and Faye Roth’s orchard home. Golden Orange meal. Gayndah Gazette, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Page15 Maltby PlaceGolden Orange Sponsored Gayndah Ph: 4161 1107 SPORTS PAGE NRL Stars Visit Gayndah with Vinny S! On the Sidelines... Gayndah Gladiators posted their first victory of the season with an uninspiring 30-16 win against Mundubbera Tigers last Saturday afternoon. Both teams lacked fluency and cohesion in many fundamentals of the game. The visitors ran in seven tries but only landed one conversion. Tigers notched three tries plus two conversions. Gayndah led 14-10 at the break. Green and Gold also failed terribly at penalty kicks for the side line when not finding touch several times. The team combination was not evident, Committee Members of the Gayndah Brumbies Junior however, there were flashes of great individual League Club with NRL stars Mario French (South Sydney/ performances. NSW represntative and Footy Show personality) Mayor, Don Gayndah had all the momentum in the Waugh and Petero Civoniceva (Bronco, Queensland and opening exchanges and were rewarded when Australian Legend). winger Erran Bartlett scored out wide in the sixth minute. Possession changed regularly with the Tigers grabbing a scoring opportunity and with the extra points led 6-4. The match continued with turn overs in a stop-start period. Centre, Vincent Vignette, set the game alight with two outstanding pieces of play with back to back tries in the 23rd and 27th minutes. Just on half time, Tigers ran in an easy try to close the scoring 14-10. Gayndah started the second stanza in blistering pace with a quick four-pointer to Mitch Cappie and were in again soon after due to a big bustling dash from Jason Hunter. Jeff Shadford displayed his class for a NRL played host to a Super Holiday Coaching Clinic for clever try. The homeside took advantage of boys and girls aged 7-13 years at Gayndah. The two hour loose play from Gayndah to close the scoring coaching clinic consisted of a variety of basic Rugby League 26-16. The arm wrestle continued for the drills and modified games, with the main emphasis of the next phase but Mitch Cappie, with try session being fun! number two, sealed the match 30-16.