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May 2014 | Issue 2

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GovernorOpens Sir John LavarackVisitors Room

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Contents May : July 2014

John Irwin [email protected]

editors noteMasonic Memorial Centre

311 Ann Street, Brisbane Q 4000

GPO Box 2204 Brisbane Q 4001

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United Grand Lodge of QLD

of Queensland Grand Master

Dr Gary John BACONDeputy Grand Master

Alan Maurice TOWNSONAssistant Grand Master

David GRAYGrand Secretary

John William [email protected] Grand Secretary

Graham Richard [email protected] Librarian

Stephen ROWLISON

District Grand Lodge of North QLD

District Grand Master

RWBro I. J. (Ian) BarrettDistrict Grand Secretary

WorBro Ian William Burns42 Walker StreetTownsville 4810PH (07) 4771 6284E [email protected]

District Grand Lodge

of Carpentaria

District Grand Master

Lyndon Warren BRANDT

District Grand SecretaryWorBro J. (John) SpoonerPO Box 6527 Cairns Centre 4870PH(07) 4051 [email protected]@dglcarpentaria.org.auWdglcarpentaria.org.au

The Board of Benevolence

Board Secretary

WorBro David Roberts PSGD60 Wakeeld Street

Sandgate Qld 4017PH (07) 3869 6075FAX (07) 3269 6725

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DISCLAIMER:Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and do not neccessarily reect the opinions or policy of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland. The Editor

reserves the right, due to limitation of space, to accept, reject, sub-edit and rearrange material submitted for publication. No photographic or editorial contained herein may be reproduced without prior consentof the Editor. It is the responsibility of the advertiser to ensure that all advertisements comply with the Trade Practices Act 1974 as amended. All advertisements are accepted for publication on the condition that

the advertiser indemnies The Queensland Freemason, The Editor, the United Grand Lodge of Queensland and all its servants against actions, suits, claims, loss and/or damage s resulting from anything published

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In this issue we have somereally interesting articles

and I hope they do prove

interesting to all of our

readers throughout UGLQ.

One thing about this magazine

is that it provides every reader

with a great variety of news and

happenings about Freemasonry

all over the State. Of course

much of it comes from those

who are anxious to show readers

the amount of good work they

achieve in their respective lodges.

I receive many contributions

and I enjoy placing them in

our magazine to keep all our

readers up to date with what

is happening throughout our

organisation.

You will notice that in this issue

we have not included any news

about the Anzac Day activities.

Although it may be late when it

appears in the August issue, I am

sure you will enjoy reading aboutthe various Anzac Day Memorial

Service gatherings that take

place on an annual basis.

Many of you will also notice that

we are not including what we

normally call the blue pages in

future issues. This decision was

made for several reasons and I

dont think it will make much of

a difference to the way the news

is distributed throughout the

magazine. The popular Royal

Arch Chapters four red pages arestill there for all to read. These

four pages are very well written

and provide some interesting

news about the history of the

Royal Arch and its workings.

I look forward to receiving the

next lot of contributions for the

August issue. Please make sure

they are forwarded to arrive

before the 1st of July.

Fraternal Regards,

John Irwin, Editor

Regular Features

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2 Editors Note6 Craft News

22 Lodges in Action

25 Other Orders

28 Serving the Community

30 Jewel Presentations

32 Quick News

7 AGM Designate

10 Mens Health - Depression

12 Grand Masters Address

21 North East Corner

On the CoverThe Governor of Queensland, HerExcellency Ms Penelope WensleyAC attended a function in the UGLQMemorial Building in Ann Street Brisbane,where she ofcially opened the recentlyrefurbished Sir John Lavarack VisitorsRoom designed to allow visitors to relaxwhen visiting the building. The pictureon the front cover shows Her Excellencywith the Grand Master, MWBro Dr. GaryBacon. Both the Grand Masters addressand Her Excellencys opening addressare shown on Page Fourof the Magazine.

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GreetingsBrethrenSince my initial communique inthis journal (August 2013 issue)the subsequent hard copy ande-print runs (all 124 pages) havepresented a splendid canvasmapping the energetic doingsof all branches of our Fraternity.Embracing a plethora ofceremonial, social and communityconnect activities the elongatedsuite of endeavours makes foruplifting reading. The energydescriptor borrowed from thephysical sciences (E=mc*2) is trulyapt for applying to the members

of this constituency.

A number of our lodges, both regional and city sited, now experiencethe welcome challenge of a pulse of recruits. The Membership (M*3)Committee have embarked on a compilation of a folio of best practiceturnarounds that might be useful in assisting other lodges escape drygullies and re-enter bucolic landscapes. Well- planned Open House/Nights, well- advertised stalls/booths at local shows, markets and retailoutlets, targeted bursaries and bountiful charitable giving have providedlodges with much success in proling Freemasons Queensland withinlocal communities.

Every successful organisation has at its core an entrepreneurialbusiness model. UGLQ can be no exception. The Copernicus model

that I have been presenting to the constituency under the banner ofOrganisational Development (OD) = Change has at its sun - core theParliament of UGLQ, ie Grand Lodge. All Master Masons and above inrank are voting members of Grand Lodge. Subtended and reporting toit are various proposed structural components, including a new GeneralBoard of Directors with access to an existing Freemasons QueenslandPty Ltd, the existing Board of Benevolence, the existing Board of theGeriatric Medical Foundation, a new Masonic Ceremonial Group, a newMasonic Jurisprudence Group linked to an Appeal Tribunal and a newNominations Panel. The intent of these structural changes is to permitundiluted focus of the core business function, ie the General Board ofDirectors, on membership growth, nancial stability and infrastructureenhancements. Past distractions of ceremonial and jurisprudenceissues will be quarantined separately. Modern managerial practices of

performance review against negotiated key indicators will apply to allBoard and paid administrative positions. There will be no changes as aconsequence to the existing sovereignty of individual lodges, Landmarksof the Order, Ritual and Ceremony. Constitutional reform in alignmentwith structural changes will be necessary.

To date I have had the opportunity of communicating theseproposals for change to over 250 members who have attended thedistributed presentations. There has been unanimous support by theconstituency for change. I trust that members will avail themselvesof future presentations and the updates provided by theImplementation Task Force.

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Cover Story

On Tuesday 28 January 2014, the MW Grand Master Dr Gary Baconwelcomed the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley ACand invited guests to perform the ofcial opening of the Sir John Lavarack

Visitors Room at the Masonic Memorial Centre at 311 Ann Street, Brisbane.In welcoming Her Excellency and esteemed guests, MWBro Bacon said:

When a man joins his local lodge he joins not just a cohort of like-minded men

of his immediate community but additionally he also receives a national andinternational passport to fraternise within a truely global fraternal institution.From the earliest days of our Craft it has been a noteworthy characteristic andcustom that masons visit other lodges both near and distant.

In operative times, well before the emergence of the Speculative Craft as wenow know it at the start of the 17th century, masons were itinerant workerswho were forced to travel to renew their employment as each building projectwas completed. This uid nature of the Operative Craft led to the formation oflocality based trade associations, known as lodges, to protect the professionalintegrity of their occupation, and to enhance the moral and social practices oftheir members. It is surmised, not without some evidence, that the modes of

recognition were originated in the operative period as a means of identifyingthe genuinely skilled mason who came to visit a lodge in search of work. Someof the oldest extant masonic manuscripts contain charges associated withvisiting, and the reception of visitors. The pulse of visiting has never ceased,indeed, with improved modern transport availability and options the extent ofvisits especially to Grand Lodge headquarters centres from distant locales hasbeen facilitated. We have observed this trend here in Brisbane.

The desire to receive our intra-State, inter-State and international visitors toour Queensland headquarters in comfortable and ambient surrounds led to thisproject, the establishment of a visitor reception room.

Then followed the questions of theming and naming.

This Masonic Memorial Centre rests on a Foundation Stone laid on Anzac Day1928 by Grand Master MW Bro Justice Charles Stumm. In the vestibule standsthe Urn of Remembrance to Brethren who had paid the supreme sacrice inthe Great War. This was unveiled and dedicated on 9 December 1930 by HisExcellency Bro Sir Thomas (John) Goodwin, Governor of Queensland, laterGrand Master of UGLQ. Thus, the memorial theme was clear from the startand a Queensland born soldier, statesman and Freemason in the personof Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, Governor of Queensland1 October 1946 until his death in ofce 4 December 1957 seemed mostappropriate for naming rights.

Sir John joined the Craft in Victoria and was a foundation member of ArmyLodge No.478 UGLV at its consecration on 5 December 1929. In addition tothe then Colonel Lavarack other foundation members included LieutenantGeneral Sir John Northcott, then a major, who would later become Governor of

New South Wales, and Major General H.E. PompeyElliott, a legend among First AIF soldiers, and later aSenator for Victoria.

Sir John was welcomed into Lamington LodgeNo.110 UGLQ (named after Baron Lamington,Governor of Queensland 1896-1901) as a joiningmember on 1 May 1947. Lamington Lodge then as

now meets here at Ann Street. All ofcers of thelodge agreed to hold their progressive positionsto permit him to serve a year as Senior Wardento meet the prerequisite for election to Master.Sir John was installed as Worshipful Master ofLamington Lodge and served 1950-51. His PastMasters jewel and Installation card can be viewedin the adjacent display case. One presumes thathe was asked to lead this Grand Lodge as GrandMaster as had previous Governors, viz. MW BrosSir Thomas Herbert John Goodwin (1931 -32) andSir Leslie Orme Wilson (1934-46). In any event we

now have his portrait on show, complementingthose hanging in the vestibule.

I wish to record grateful thanks to the ladieswho made items for this visitors room, Mrs ElaineWilliamson and Mrs Jan Kirby; donors of furnitureetc, the two Boards, the Grand Ofcers Association,the Lamington Lodge and Bro Ian Davies;providers of military memorabilia, particularlyBro Ian Tomlinson and the hands-on project teamcomprising Bros Russell Hancock, Tony Andersonand Geoff Walker.

It is now my certain privilege to welcome to thelectern Her Excellency, Ms Penelope Wensley AC,Governor of Queensland, and the grand-daughterof Wor Bro Thomas Wensley, foundation memberand principal benefactor of Barrine Lodge No. 298UGLQ at Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands, to

ofcially open the Sir John Lavarack Visitors Room.

Governors address and Opening

I thank Grand Master Dr Gary Bacon for his warmwelcome and for his invitation to me to join youtoday for the ofcial opening of this refurbishedand upgraded space, located within the magnicentMasonic Memorial Centre of the United GrandLodge of Queensland.

Given my strong family connections withFreemasonry, of which I have spoken on a numberof occasions (and which, I noted happily, featurein the November 2013 edition of The QueenslandFreemason) it comes as no surprise to me that thisproject exhibits the admirable hallmarks that Iassociate with Freemasons (in this State).

The refurbishment of the room is, in the rstinstance, a gesture of hospitality. The room, with itsup-to-date facilities, including Wi-Fi, is for use byFreemasons visiting from other parts of Brisbane

GovernorOpensSir John LavarackVisitors Room


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and further aeld. Also in keepingwith the ethos of masons, the room isdesigned to encourage fellowship byproviding a comfortable space in whichvisitors can choose to chat, meet, read,work or network in an informal club-likeatmosphere free, I am sure, from themodern habit

of socialising while glued to the screenof a smart phone.

Given that the room is cheek-by-jowlwith the Centres library, it should alsoencourage self-improvement and educationthrough access to knowledge, anothercharacteristically Masonic principle.

I was delighted to learn that a roomdesigned for these admirable purposes,in fullment of an undertaking made by

the Grand Master at his Grand Installationin 2013 (I have seen his bucket list),was to be named after Queenslandssixteenth Governor, Sir John Lavarack.Deputy Grand Master Alan Townson hasalready spoken of the highlights of SirJohns distinguished military career, andthe Grand Master has given us a fewglimpses of Sir Johns career, as it were, asa mason. (It would be interesting to knowmore. I am sure there would have beeninteresting contacts with fellow masonsafforded by his travels around the world,during his military service).

The third important element in Sir Johnsservice to his country and community is hiseleven years as Governor of Queensland,from 1946 until 1957.

In accepting the appointment anddischarging the duties of Governor, Sir Johnrecorded a number of rsts. He was, ofcourse, the rst Australian-born Governor ofthis State --- not only an Australian but, better

yet, a Brisbane boy - whose appointment wasreceived with great enthusiasm in the localpress. A Courier-Mail headline of the dayannounced: One of Ours Now Our Governor.

As far as we can tell, Sir John was alsothe rst Governor to arrive in Brisbane byaeroplane for his swearing-in. (He arrived atEagle Farm aerodrome in a Trans AustralianAirlines (TAA) DC3 Aircraft, escorted fromSydney by 3 RAAF Liberator bombers!). Moreimportantly though, Sir John had the signal

honour of hosting the rst ever visit by areigning British monarch to this State, thatof Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 1954,undoubtedly one of the most remarkableand memorable events in the States history

to that point. Given the visits historic status,the huge crowds and the punishing program,that must have been an extraordinaryexperience for Sir John and Lady Lavarack.

While Sir Johns personality was denitelynot of the hail fellow well-met variety(he was variously described as reserved

or withdrawn - even dour - never atease and relaxed; someone who did notwin affection, but he was admired andrespected, both because of his militaryrecord and the ofce he held (and Iwould judge also because he WAS therst Governor to be a true local - bornin Brisbane and educated at BrisbaneGrammar School -Queenslanders lovetheir own!) and he did serve as Governorfor over a decade, making him the secondlongest serving Governor after Sir Leslie

Orme Wilson. Apparently he enjoyedvisiting rural and regional Queenslandand he was reportedly also both morecomfortable and more popular with thosegroups and organisations with which - asa military man - he felt a natural afnity orempathy, or whose ethos he understoodwell - returned service men and women,Legacy groups, the Boy Scouts and GirlGuides organisations - and I would ventureto add to that, the Freemasons. Whilethere arent many references to Sir Johnin the book 150 years of Freemasonryin Queensland I did nd one that saidthat on 1st October 1946, the GrandMaster presented an address of loyaltyto his Excellency Sir John Lavarack onthe occasion of his swearing-in as StateGovernor in the Legislative CouncilChamber (it would be interested to seethe text of that address) and that withintwo weeks of that ceremony, Sir John hadaccepted the invitation of the Grand Masterto visit the Ann Street Temple, where GrandLodge Ofcers were presented to him.

Reporting this visit to the QuarterlyCommunication in December 1946, theGrand Master said that Sir John was aFreemason and that an early afliationwith the lodge was expected.

Apart from these important connectionswith the Freemason community and hislinks with some other organisations andnetworks whose members were, in asense, his natural constituents, Sir John

had another asset. His natural reservewas balanced by the outgoing andenergetic Lady Sibyl Lavarack, who was anactive Patron of a number of communityorganisations and who must have

provided invaluable support in helpinghim to meet the demands of communityengagement and outreach that theGovernors role involved.

If there is a watchword for Sir Johnsdistinguished contributions to his country,to this State, and to Freemasonry, it is

service. This, then, is an eminentlyappropriate name for this facility becauseSir John was an exemplar of the serviceand support that Freemasons seek toprovide to one another and to theircommunities. I hope there will be somemeans of apprising new generations ofFreemasons who use this room of thatinspiring connection.

Before I move to the ceremonial wordsthat will ofcially open this room, I take

this opportunity, as Governor, to reiteratemy great admiration and gratitude for thework that Freemasons in Queensland havedone and continue to do in support ofcommunities in this State and elsewhere.I mentioned earlier a particular editionof The Queensland Freemason, whichoutlines my grandfathers contributionto Freemasonry and to the community inNorth Queensland. But a glance at anyedition of the newsletter will give anexcellent sense of the depth and breadthof Freemasons strong connections withtheir communities and the wonderful workthey do within those communities and insupport of community causes.

Every donation to charities or disasterrelief, every act of support, large ormore modest, for local organisationsand individuals, every aged care facilityestablished or upgraded - to cite just a fewexamples - makes a positive difference tomany lives, and therefore to the wellbeingof this State. That is a record of which

Freemasons in Queensland can be veryproud, and of which all Queenslandersneed to be more aware.

I congratulate the Grand Master on thisexcellent initiative. I thank all of thosewho have supported the project andcontributed to its realisation. I wish allUnited Grand Lodge members and visitorsto this historic Memorial Centre everyenjoyment of this new facility.

And it is with great pleasure that Inow declare ofcially open the Sir JohnLavarack Visitors Room.

Thank you.


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into what the Bursaries meant to them.

The Bursaries were presented by the Chairman of theCommittee, MWBro Emmanual Anthony PGM, In his addressMWBro Anthony expressed the committees sincereappreciation of the Grand Secretary, RWBro John Rawlinsonand his personal assistant, Mrs Pam Wheatley for theirexcellent administrative efforts, year after year which madethe work of the Committee very pleasurable and ultimately,

evenings such as the Bursary presentation a reality. Allapplications were this year of a particularly high standard,and the Bursary Committee was delighted that sufcientfunds were available to award Bursaries to all who applied.

Other speakers at the presentation night were the GrandMaster, MWBro Dr Gary Bacon, the Deputy Grand Secretarywho provided a brief overview of the Grand Hall and theMasonic Centre, Associate Professor George Mellick (aBursary recipient in 1982), Ryan Spence (a Bursary recipientin 2012) and Sophie Ryan (a Bursary recipient in 2014).

Photographs were taken and a delightful supper was servedfollowing the presentation.

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Annual Bursary Presentation Night

This picture was taken at the UGLQ Bursary Presentation. It shows the recipients with the Grand Master and members of the Bursary Committee. Seated in thecentre are (l to r) RWBro Charles Reich, MWBro Gary Bacon GM and MWBro Emmanuel Anthony PGM (chairman of the committee). Standing at the back (l to r)are Christopher Schaffer and Mark Paterson (committee members).

The United Grand Lodge Bursary Presentation night heldon March 13 this year attracted a large crowd of relativesand friends to witness a well-presented program relating tosuccessful recipients of bursaries to further their educationin different elds.

The Grand Master, MWBro Gary Bacon was present with theBursary committee and selected speakers gave an insight

Picture by Stephen Jones, Arana Photography, Brisbane.

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It was announced at the last Quarterly Communication thatRWBro Doug Wells PSGW has been appointed AssistantGrand Master for the period 2014-2015. He will be investedat the Grand Proclamation in July this year. The following isRWBro Wells' prole:

Having made a casual comment to two Bundaberg TAFEteacher colleagues that both his grandfathers were onceFreemasons, Bro Doug was then approached by them andjoined Lodge Athole in October 1982. On transferring backto Brisbane he afliated with Lodge Lord Saltoun in October1987 and progressed through every ofce, being installed WMin 1993 and later became the DC for ve years. He enteredGrand Lodge in 1996 as a Grand Sword Bearer and progressedto Senior Grand Deacon, Deputy Grand Director, Grand Directorand Senior Grand Warden, sometimes for two and three yearsin that particular ofce. He was a PZ of Lord Saltoun RAC andcurrently third Principal of Sunshine Coast Daylight RAC. Doug

RWBro Doug Wells PSGW and his wife, Ros.

commenced a Plumbing apprenticeship in 1967 to becomea tradesman and later a foreman in the Queensland PublicWorks Department, completing 10 years service. He workedthe last four years as a Designer in the Architectural Branch.After two years in private enterprise he joined TAFE in 1979and worked in teaching and administrative roles in variousTAFE campuses around Queensland concurrently acquiringeducational qualications culminating in a Masters degreeat QUT. He worked as a content specialist on many AustralianNational Training Authority (ANTA) and AusAID projectsdeveloping Competency Standards , Assessment Guidelines,curriculum and learning resources. The most fascinating ofall projects he said, was a research project for the Ross Trust(Victoria) to trace 183 Pacic islanders who had completedtheir teacher training in Australia and ascertain where theirlifes-direction had taken them. The majority were Tongan andSamoan and he undertook his research in those countries.

He completed the last four years of his career working in

the development phase and later as the Plumbing PrincipalTeacher for the Australia Pacic Technical College (APTC),another AusAID funded project. Based at the NationalUniversity in Apia, Samoa he undertook workplace training andassessment of his students in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islandsand PNG. It was a unique opportunity to experience the lifeof Pacic islanders away from the tourist treks, he said.He returned to Australia in early 2010 and afliated withMooloolah No. 339 where he has been the Lodge Secretary forthe past three years. He retired in late 2011 and enjoys familyhistory research, gardening, travel and crabbing/shing.Doug says he is forever grateful for the support of his wife

Rosslyn (Ros) throughout his working and Masonic career.The AGM designate greatly supports the organisationalchange and restructuring of UGLQ and believes it is critical tothe survival our beloved Craft in Queensland.

Change is the only constant in life is a quote attributedto the Greek philosopher Heraclitus over 2,500 years ago.Heraclitus is famous for his insistence on ever-presentchange and is also quoted to have said, No man ever steps inthe same river twice". The AGM designate believes we shouldall think about this concept when considering the necessityfor change and to move away from an organisational

structure that suited a bygone era.

AGM designate:RWBro Doug Wells,DipT., BEd., MEd. PSGW.


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Joan, an elderly patient in Dalby, was required to have a consultation witha geriatrician but it was difcult physically and nancially for her to travel

to Brisbane. However she was able to have an internet based telehealthconsultation with a geriatrician in the Dalby local hospital withouthaving to travel. It was made possible by the research and advances intechnology led by Professor Len Gray, who is appointed to the Masonic

Chair in Geriatric Medicine at The University of Queensland.

The Geriatric Medical Foundation of Queensland was formed in 1986 onthe initiative of UGLQ as a 1988 bicentennial project of Freemasons inQueensland. The Craft in Queensland donated an initial $1million capital,and the Foundation now has some $5.7million invested, producing incomethat funds its current support of the Masonic Chair at UQ and of theParkinsons Disease research at the Eskitis Institute (Grifth University).

Since Professor Gray was appointed to the Masonic Chair in 2002,the initiative and funding by your Foundation has facilitated somerewarding results

A successful Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine has beenestablished within UQ.

The Centre has supervised 7 PhD students of whom 3 have completedtheir studies.

The Centre is directly involved in providing telehealth services to 4 ruralhospitals and 5 aged care facilities. Another 13 aged care facilities willstart telehealth services by June 2014.

The Centre has leveraged over $9 million in competitive research grants,including $4 million in the past 2 years. These grants have enabledresearch in dementia care, mobility promotion, software systems, qualitycontrol systems and telehealth - all in aged care.

Associate Professor George Mellick at Grifth University leads a researchteam looking for the causes and potential cure for Parkinsons Disease,

Some of the Foundation directors watching Professor Len Gray Director, Centre for Researchin Geriatric Medicine at UQ (seated), communicate live via the internet with Dalby Hospital.Standing L to R: RWBro Stephen Young, MWBro Dr Gary Bacon - Grand Master, RWBro RobertSavage AM, Mr Ian Russell AO, OBE, Mr David Whitman.

(By Robert Savage, Foundation Chairman)

Geriatric Medical Foundation producing resultsas part of the Queensland Parkinsons Project(QPP). Formally established in 2006, the QPP isa study cohort of over 4,000 people who haveagreed to participate in research into Parkinsons

disease and related disorders; this uniquedata base is of great benet to Australian andinternational researchers.

Since Dr Mellicks rst involvement in thisresearch in 1998, when there was very littleParkinsons research being conducted inAustralia, he has worked in conjunction withBrisbane based neurologist Dr Peter SilburnAM to develop one of the largest study cohortsof its type worldwide. This cohort is nowcollaborating with groups internationally to

perform some of the most signicant everstudies of risk factors for Parkinsons disease.These developments, at both UQ and Grifth,provide just a partial glimpse of the wonderfuldividends or return on capital providedthrough the Foundation by the initiative ofQueensland Freemasons 28 years ago. Thesedividends demonstrate that more importantand fruitful work can be undertaken if additionalcapital were available to produce the income tofund them.

The board of The Geriatric Medical Foundationof Queensland is therefore considering avenuesto signicantly increase the Foundationsinvested capital to enable it to, inter alia

Facilitate geographic expansion of thetelehealth consultations.

Increase the funding currently provided to theParkinsons Disease research project.

Sustain an adequate annual contribution tothe cost of the Masonic Chair.

Provide funding for other worthwhile projects

in the eld of geriatric medicine.

To be sustainable, your Foundation relies ondonations and bequests, the latter being a relativelyeasy way to provide signicant nancial support.

For information about how to donate and/or include a bequest in your will, go to theFoundations web site atwww.gmfq.org.auor contact the Foundation Secretaryat PO Box 219, Redcliffe Qld 4020;email: [email protected]



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MWBro Gary Bacon GM RWBro Peter Wickins WM of The Duke Bro Chris Potts EA RWBro Lou Grimshaw DC of The Duke and

Rep of the GLI at the UGLQ.

Irish Heritage Lodges Celebrate the 50th Consecutive YearSince Their First Regular Combined Meeting

to Mark Saint Patricks Day in QueenslandHighlighting the Duke of Leinsters Sesquicentenary Year

By RWBro R. L. Grimshaw PJGW

Many Australians remember the Irish settlement andculture on St Patricks Day. The Irish were among therst Europeans to settle in Australia. They compriseda portion of the convict settlement population in the

late 1700s. More than 300,000 other Irish settlers, not convicts,migrated to Australia between 1840 and 1914. Many Irishimmigrants came to Australia to escape famine in their homeland.About 30 percent of Australians are believed to have someIrish ancestry today. On St Patricks Day it is customary to wearshamrocks and, or, green clothing or accessories the wearing ofthe green. St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.

It was in this tradition that the Duke of Leinster Lodge No 8 UGLQ,consecrated 283 IC on 24 June 1864, hosted the 2014 CombinedIrish Heritage Lodges Night in Brisbane in their sesquicentennialyear. The banquet hall was decked out with emerald green tablecloths which were complimented with various Irish memorabilia;shamrocks abounded along with green festooning all of whichwas set off by beautifully crafted placemats designed and printedby Bro Neil Herdegen a Steward with The Duke, as the oldLodge is affectionately known.

Ofcers of the Duke were ably assisted in conferring a First Degreeon Mr. Christopher James Potts by the four other lodges of the IrishLodges Association namely United Tradesmens No. 12 (288 IC

1865) Southern Queensland No. 29 (312 IC 1878) TheodoreUnmack No.60 (337 IC 1889) Wynnum No.81 (342 IC 1894).

The Grand Master was in attendance and was invited to share inthe division of the work by investing Bro Potts with the apron ofan Entered Apprentice Freemason. This will no doubt remain alandmark in Bro Potts Masonic career.

By dispensation, an additional charge, extracted directly fromthe Irish Ritual, was presented by WorBro Richard Num of theDuke of Leinster Lodge No. 363 IC South Australia: and wasdelivered immediately after the Obligation. This charge drew thecandidates attention, and his responsibilities, to certain aspects of

his Obligation.

This was a unique diversion from the strict rules relating tothe approved forms of ritual in Queensland and added a dailyadvancement in masonic knowledge to the occasion.

At the Festive Board the MWGM, MWBro Bacon, recounted thatFreemasonry in Australia was without doubt amongst those of theFirst Fleet, however, the record remains silent as to whether it waspracticed during those difcult times. The rst recognized recordof regular Freemasonry being practiced in the colony was in 1814 bya military lodge holding an Irish Ambulatory or Travelling Warrant.

In 1820 the Grand Lodge of Ireland issued a Warrant to erect acivil lodge in Sydney Town Australian Social Lodge No. 260 IC which lodge is still practicing today as Lodge Antiquity No. 1UGLNSW&ACT. It is interesting to recall that its rst WorshipfulMaster was WorBro Matthew Bacon. In 1822 this lodge receiveda Warrant under a Charter from the GLI to issue dispensationsto form new lodges in NSW and its dependencies through theirself-styled Leinster Masonic Committee. Besides those IrishWarranted lodges established in NSW and Van Diemens Landthrough this Committee, another was also granted a dispensationin New Zealand Auckland Social Lodge (renamed Ara Lodge) 348

IC. The rst Warrant under the English Constitution was issued in1828 and failed to get traction for several years Scotland wasnext in 1844 at the Port Phillip Settlement (Melbourne) followingthe Irish who established in 1843. Irish freemasonry came toQueensland in 1863 with the erection of the St Patrick Lodge ofQueensland 279 IC with the Duke of Leinster 283 IC six monthslater. This was 150 years ago.

The traditional handing over ofthe shillelaghs by WorBro ShaneBass of Wynnum Lodge No. 81to RWBro Lou Grimshaw (L), theDirector of Ceremonies of The

Duke No.8 brought the eveningto a close. The four shillelaghscarry a tag recording the name ofthe host lodge over each of thepast fty years.

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Mens Health

Depression is a condition that can be found in various waysin different people. It could be as serious as major depressionwith suicidal thoughts or simply a rise in anxiety attacks,change in sleeping patterns, or change in appetite (lossor gain). The person may become withdrawn, sad, irritable,frustrated and be thinking negative thoughts such as, Im a

failure, Its my fault, Im worthless, or nothing good everhappens to me, to list just some of the symptoms.

They may show a tendency, for example, to not want to bewith family or friends, or they may stop doing things theyenjoyed, or show an inability to concentrate, or show a dropin work performance. They often show physical signs as well,such as, increased tiredness, slowness of movement andthinking, headaches, sleep disturbance, or muscle/stomachpains. Sometimes perceived change of status in the familycan be interpreted as anger.

Depression is a known high risk factor in Australia andabout 1 million men and women live with depression eachyear. About 1 in 8 men and 1 in 5 women will experiencedepression in their adult life. It is vital for anyone who maysuffer from depression to get assistance preferably from theirGP rst who is more likely to know the family history.The good news is that depression is treatable and can becured! People showing symptoms of depression will probablyrequire different treatments. This may include physicalexercise, medication, or therapies.

Like the Freemasons, many organisations are continuing to

ght to remove the stigma associated with depression. Thestigma associated with depression comes mainly from timesgone by with peoples lack of understanding of depressionand its association with mental health issues. It is vital thatas many people as possible become familiar with the modernunderstanding of depression and the bright future that canbe created with appropriate treatment. You should alwaysaccess professional advice rst for correct treatment.

Professional advice should always begin with making anappointment with your GP. Others that your GP may referyou to for assistance include: psychologists, occupational

therapists, personal counsellors, family counsellors, healthcare workers or other professionals in the eld.

Other symptoms of depression are often rst seen by family

members and therefore the knowledge of the range ofsymptoms across the community is valuable information fordetection of the need for assistance.

Some symptoms are easily observable, and some are moredifcult to detect because they are harder to recognise.

It is therefore important to realise that every individualwho suffers from depression may show a varied range ofsymptoms. It is best to get professional help early underthese conditions to determine the extent of the condition.Some common symptoms result in the sufferers withdrawingthemselves from family life, over or under eating,deterioration in personal hygiene and habits.

Some symptoms may involve complete denial and as aresult it makes it more difcult for some family membersto begin accessing the required professional assistance.The availability of information about the symptoms in the

community to assist people with recognition on a day today basis becomes very important. This valuable informationis readily available to everyone from beyondblue onPh: 1300 224 636or on their website atwww.beyondblue.org.au

I am from Enoggera Lodge in Brisbane, and Im availableto present talks on depression at your lodge on request.I have considerable experience with professional caring,and I have been doing these talks, sometimes referred toas beyondblue talks locally, for about two and a half years.I know from personal experience how valuable theinformation about depression can be and I am vitally aware

of the importance of spreading the appropriate informationwidely in the community. My work in this area has beennoticed by beyondblue and I have been asked to become abeyondblue speaker. I acknowledge the tremendous work thatbeyondblue does and the support they provide along withthe Grand Master, MWBro. Dr. Gary Bacon within Freemasonry.Beyondblue also provides me with materials to bring whenI do the presentations. The materials range from individualleaets, booklets and brochures.

I can be contacted by telephone on 0437 029 714or by [email protected] make any arrangements necessary.

I look forward to a meeting at your lodge in the future.

Could this be someone you know?

(This article has been supplied by WorBro John Den Dulk PGSwdBrwho has conducted lectures throughout UGLQ on the following subject)


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MWBro Gary Bacon's wife Carol explains why she chose tosupport Youngcare as her Charity for the three year term ofher husband as Grand Master

"In 2005, a segment on the Sixty Minutes current affairsprogram caught my attention. I never forgot either themessage or Shevaune who was being interviewed. Shewas battling with Multiple Sclerosis and struggling to nddignied care and accommodation. She was being forcedinto aged care as there were no other accommodationoptions. Thinking of my children who were a similar ageto Shevaune and the thought of a young person with high

care needs having to be in aged care made me questionhow I would feel if faced with the same issue.

"It was through this story that Youngcare, whose aim is toprevent young people from entering aged care, becamefamiliar to me. Knowing that a disability could happen to ayoung person at any time whether through a car accidentresulting in an acquired brain injury or the diagnosis of MS and the thought that aged care is the only option, mademe want to support this cause. And I knew our wider groupwould want to support Youngcare too.

"For young people with 24/7 care needs who can no longerbe cared for by their loved ones, aged care is often the onlyoption available. In aged care the average age is 83 andthe life expectancy less than three years. This is a terribleoutcome for these young people who still have so much lifeleft to live.

"Youngcare was established following Shevaunes struggle.There are more than 7,500 young people between 18and 65 living in aged care, simply because there are fewalternatives. There are a further 700,000 young Australiansbeing cared for at home, often with limited support.

"The role Youngcare plays is in building age-appropriateaccommodation options, with apartments in Brisbaneand on the Gold Coast and more on the way in south-east Queensland and the rst will be built in Sydney.Youngcare provide a grants program to prevent youngpeople from entering aged care, and offer a phone supportand information service called Youngcare Connect foryoung people, their families and carers. Youngcare (inpartnership with Grifth University) are also working morecomprehensively to understand the needs and wants ofyoung people with high care needs.

"Youngcare believes that every young person deserves tolive a young life, and our support will help them achieve this.More information can be found atwww.youngcare.com.au".

The picture above shows VWBro Bert Kingston AGSWks with Carol Baconon his left presenting a cheque for $1646 to Sam Kennerley, General

Manager of Marketing and Fundraising for Youngcare. VWBro Kingstonis a former champion motorcycle rider of the 1960s and attended aBrisbane Exhibition Speedway Oldies Function which was held at theoriginal speedway venue, Davies Park, West End. Money was collected forcharity which he chose to donate to Youngcare.

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Brethren,

A hearty welcome to you all. Thank you for your companythis evening and your continuing interest in the affairs ofthis UGLQ. I record also the presence of the many ladies whoare sharing dinner together this evening in this centre andwho support our Masonic family with gusto. The latter isan apt descriptor of the zest and vigorous enjoyment whichcharacterised the latest assembly of Queensland masons andtheir ladies at the Tasmanian Grand Installation in Hobart lastweekend. The esprit de corps of the ne 44 person delegation

from UGLQ was palpable.

Now to Organisational Change. Let me rst share two quotes:

The Challenge

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracksof history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.Dwight D. Eisenhower

Change or Die?

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.W. Edwards Deming, driver of Japanese manufacturing success

Whilst we may not have had these quotes front of mindduring lifes journey, we certainly have all experienced andlived with continuous change in our lives; on the work front,on the family front, on the community front, and not to forgetthe body and mind front associated with pure aging. Itreminds me of that recently circulated less array:Cooking - reless

Communication - speechless

Cars - keyless

Children - mannerless

Tires - tubeless

Dress - sleeveless

Youth - jobless

Relationships - meaningless

Wives fearless

Everything is becoming LESS but still our hopes are - Endless.

Technology has been the singular most impressive driver ofchange in our collective lives and some commentators haveplaced it at the core of all sociological change that we havewitnessed through the epochs and demonstrably in our owntime and that of our fathers. The good news is that for betteror worse, and mostly for the better, we have absorbed andgrown with global and local change. It has not been a cancerof all culture and endeavour but an agent for individualgrowth and development and all those nice enhancements

which make life comfortable and enjoyable, eg the interstategrandchildren on Skype, the shing spots on GPS, theTomTom ease of traverse, the HD digital play back of Warnerslatest century et al.

Although technology grows in the exponential domain, wehumans live in a linear world. So technological trends are notnoticed as small levels of technological power are doubled.Then seemingly out of nowhere, a technology explodes intoview. For example, when the Internet went from 20,000 to80,000 nodes over a two year period during the 1980s, thisprogress remained hidden from the general public. A decadelater, when it went from 20 million to 80 million nodes inthe same amount of time, the impact was rather conspicuous.Today there are more nodes than people.

Organisational change is often stimulated by major externalforces/pressures. Enterprises, for example, get hit bysubstantial cuts in funding, decreased market opportunityand a need for dramatic increases in services. UGLQ is anenterprise and is not immune to such external forces. Ifyou thought that elements of my bucket list, deliveredat term commencement, relating to membership, growth,corporatisation and commercialisation were random wordassemblages, think again.

My UGLQ model of an equilateral triangle of strategic forcescum foci, presented to the inaugural GO Colloquium, recent

Address by the Grand Master

The following is the address givenby the Grand Master, MWBroDr Gary Bacon at the QuarterlyCommunication held in the GrandHall of the Masonic Memorial Centrein Brisbane on March 5, 2014.:


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District Grand Lodge fora in Cairns and Townsville, and BoGP hasFinances, Membership and Infrastructure at the three vertices.

I doubt that there are many Brethren who do not appreciate thesignicant challenges that arise from these three pressure zones.To manage these pressure pulses we need as an organisation toadapt, and adaptation means change. We cannot just replicateyesterdays practices and expect to achieve the success wehave had in the past. Yesterdays assumptions and approachesare most unlikely to be effective and valid today. Consequently,if we are to grow a vibrant organisation with relevance inthe community, deliver on strategic objectives, attract andretain a thinking and passionate membership base thensurely we must respond to testy circumstances in a proactive,entrepreneurial and agile manner.

I applaud the BoGPs decision to act positively and creativelyto meet these current signicant challenges. They havecommissioned an external consultant to canvass staff

and members, develop Vision/Mission/Value statements,develop a strategic plan for forward momentum and gainsand to facilitate structural change. In addition nancial andlegal expertise will be accessed to ensure outcomes arecompliance and governance bedded.

There will be no change in the core landmarks, tenets andrituals as practised by UGLQ. Changes are focussed on theintroduction of best business/managerial practices and thedelineation of Board, Ceremonial and Legal responsibilities.A most important feature of the change process will becommunicationwith you. Regular updates on progress will

be circulated and it is intended to present at country and citycentres for two way personal interaction.

You can be assured that the implementation of thiscrucial change management must align with and activelydemonstrate UGLQs values of:

Pursuing excellence in all that we do;Acting with fairness, integrity and responsibility;

Respecting the rights and responsibilities of freedom ofinquiry and expression; and,Encouraging innovation, creativity and breadth of vision.

Once you are familiar with the scope of the restructuringexercise and the intended benets of the outcomes sought Iwill seek your endorsement in this place.

Let me update further on my bucket list.

The Lavarack meeting room on the ground oor of thisCentre was ofcially opened by the Governor of Queensland,Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC, on January28, 2014. Brethren this room is designated for you andyour visitors to use. I note that AIF Memorial Lodge haveconducted two Candidate interviews therein to date.

I thank Bro Ian Milne, Ambassador to the Youth Orders, andmembers of Jobs Daughters for resuming the practice of

assisting on QC nights. I understand that the Rainbow girlswill be present in June.

Finally, some advertisements. Your support in joining theUGLQ delegation to the Victorian Grand Installation inMelbourne 20 24 March 2014 will be much appreciated.AIF Memorial Lodge is seeking assistance from the youngercohort in particular in the conduct of the annual ANZACceremony. The Governor has accepted an invitation toattend. The organising team for the March 2015 QuarterlyCommunication to be held in Mackay have selected theprime venue, the Windmill Reception Centre. I acknowledge

the Masonic choir, our organists and heralds for the musicalambience provided this evening and elsewhere. The GSWksand AGSWks are on a mission to seek additional volunteersfor these important roles.

Audi Vide CLAMO.

Past Grand Rank Conferred Wednesday 5th March 2014

Salutation First names Surname Lodge No Rank

RW Bro Noel Norman SHEPHERD St George 246 PJGW

Previously Conferred 13 December 2013

Wor Bro Campbell James CARMICHAEL Tullibardine 227 PSGD

Wor Bro William Wyld LEVERITT Baden Powell 505 PSGD


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Harold hits a Ton!Another well-know Freemason has reached that magic age, 100years. This time it is RWBro Harold Lane PSGW, who is the lastremaining foundation member of Moorooka Lodge No. 405.

To celebrate this auspicious occasion Moorooka Lodge

brethren, RWBro Bevan Christenson PSGW, OAM, WorBro TomGaddes PSGD and WorBro Len Gillespie PGStdBr travelled toMurwillumbah northern NSW to join with Harold togetherwith his family, friends and other local Freemasons. Harold wasin great spirit and was certainly excited and pleased to catchup with old acquaintances. The occasion included a luncheonheld in the beautiful homestead of an Arab Horse Stud farmowned by his granddaughter Marissa and her husband Colinon the outskirts of Murwillumbah. Harold has been a staunchand enthusiastic Freemason for 68 of his 100 years, havingbeen initiated into Rocklea Lodge No.341 UGLQ on February16, 1946 and was passed and raised in that Lodge. He along

with 29 other brethren, most of whom were from RockleaLodge, joined in forming and founding Moorooka LodgeNo.405 UGLQ which was consecrated on November 27, 1948.He remains the last of those 30 foundation members and isstill a current member being No.26 on the Lodge MembershipRegister. When he moved to the Gold Coast he afliated withCoolangatta Lodge No.298 UGLQ on July 9, 1953 and wasinstalled as Master of that Lodge in 1959. He also had a stronginvolvement with Burleigh Lodge No.307 and other Lodgesfrom the Gold Coast area. For his outstanding service to thecommunity and Freemasonry in general he was conferred withthe Past Grand Rank of PDGDC on August 8, 1970, elevated to

PJGW on November 30, 1975 and to PSGW on November 30,1982. As quoted by Bro Harold during his birthday celebrationspeech, Masonry has been my Life.

Pictured with RWBro Harold Lane PSGW (seated) are left to right: RWBroBevan Christensen PSGW OAM, WorBro Tom Gaddes PSGD, and WorBro LenGillespie PGStdBr.

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NTHESEPURPLEPAGES

Welcome to the Second Issue of The Purple Pages, an information

resource of the Order of the Secret Monitor in the jurisdiction ofQueensland and Papua New Guinea. Our rst page gave some

historical context to the core storyline of the Secret Monitor. This

time well look at two things. Firstly an oce within each Conclave

that denes our core characteristic - the importance of Friendship.

Secondly a brief overview of the three Degrees conferred within the

Conclave.

THEVISITINGDEACONS

The fundamental tenet of our Order is Friendship. Unique to theSecret Monitor is the appointment of Ocers called Visiting Deacons.

Four of these are appointed. Each Visiting Deacon receives a contact

ist of approximately one quarter of the Conclaves members. This

ist becomes their responsibility.

t is their duty to contact the members on their list between meetings

and make sure they are well, if they have need of any assistance and

f they will be attending the upcoming meeting.

The Visiting Deacons then report at every Conclave meeting on the

status of each member so that any action which needs to be taken

to relieve distress of any kind can be taken. They also carry the

apologies of the members who are unable to attend. This occurs

near the end of every meeting when a Roll Call of members is held.

The ritual states that they should aord assistance and support

to a brother in time of sorrow and distress and they should also

search out and warn him if he is exposed to danger, secret or

apparent.

Reecting the sacred nature of their caring role they are seated

at the corners of what is designated the Holy Ground in a

Conclave - the central part of oor around the altar. Their chairs

are turned inwards on an angle so that they are all facing the

altar and in view of each other.

THEDEGREESOFTHEORDER

First Degree. Secret Monitor. Induction - The legend relatedduring the Induction Ceremony is the story of the remarkable

friendship which existed between David and Jonathan. During

the Ceremony the candidate is instructed in a certain course of

action he should adopt when a brother is about to do anything

which may prove injurious or detrimental to particularly himself,

it also teaches a beautiful lesson of friendship and delity.

2nd Degree. Princes. Admission - The Admission Ceremony to

an assembly of Princes is also derived from the book of Samuel

and relates how Saul pursued and sought the life of David. It

further relates an interesting legend of the methods contrived

by David to thwart the eorts of a jealous King

3rd Degree. Supreme Ruler - The last named degree is

unusual in that the Ceremony of Installation into the chair of the

Conclave constitutes the Third Degree of the Order, pertaining

to the Kingship of David and is fundamentally concerned with

the Rulership of the Conclave.

MasterMasons InforMatIonnIght

An information night on the Order will be held on Friday 8

August at the Stones Corner Masonic Centre commencing at

7.00pm. This session will be co-hosted by Stephens, David

and Friendship Conclaves and will provide Master Masons withthe opportunity to hear more about the Order and engage in

conversations with members.

More information can be obtained by contacting the Grand

Recorder at the email address at the bottom of this page.

Grand Conclave of the Order of the Secret Monitor for Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea

Enquiries: Grand Recorder | Rt Worthy Brother Bill Benham | [email protected]

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Welcome to the third Presidents report since the GrandInstallation from the Board of Benevolence and of AgedMasons, Widows and Orphans Fund (your Board).

As mentioned in previous communications, your Board is ofthe belief that in order to have a sustainable business into thefuture, it must stay relevant and return an accounting prot.Your Board, along with MCQs Chief Executive Ofcer, hasbeen implementing a number of strategies to ensure this isachieved. This quarters report provides you with an update onthese strategies and the achievements to date, including thenancial results for the six months ending December 2013.

Although your Boards total accounting result still shows adecit of $876,000, nancial results are steadily improvingand compare favourably to a budgeted decit of almost $1.71

million for the six months ending December 2013. Thisfavourable result is largely due to the improved overall resultfrom the Masonic Care Queensland (MCQ) business. YourBoard has invested heavily into new building assets for MCQover the past ve years, to ensure it remains relevant into thefuture. In the last 6 months $4.7 million has been spent tocomplete the new retirement living apartments in Sandgateand to upgrade the services precinct in Townsville. As you canappreciate, new buildings carry large depreciation costs whichaccount for this decit. Although operating results are positive,your Board is committed to ensure this trend continues,allowing for an accounting prot and longevity in the deliveryof its Mission.

Forecasted budgets for the remainder of the nancial yearindicate that the positive trend will continue with only asmall accounting decit and a favourable operational resultexpected to be recorded.

Your Boards overall cash and term deposit investments as atDecember 2013 total $19.27 million, and an outstanding loanbalance of $15.85 million from the National Australia Bankfacility has also been recorded, which was used to developMCQs new retirement living apartments. This loan balancewill reduce as apartment sales continue.

One of the major strategies to improve business outputs forMCQ was a redesign of the organisation from regional to

product line management. Due to changes in legislation andcompetitive operating environments for both aged care andretirement living, this organisational redesign was imperativeto allow for an expert focus on each product line and also

to provide the best structure to address opportunities andchallenges into the future. This restructure is well underwaywith an improvement in nancial results already evident. Twopivotal new roles were created to drive the business focusof MCQ into a product line structure. Sue Beasley has nowcommenced in the new role of Executive Manager ResidentialCare and Nick Hansen to the new role of Executive ManagerRetirement Living, Community Care and Strategy.

Sue has more than 20 years experience in senior roles withinthe health and aged care industry, is a registered nurse andholds a Diploma of Project Management. Sue has a record of

achievement in the Aged Care Industry, where she has managedand developed aged care facilities across Queensland and NewSouth Wales. She has considerable experience in developingand implementing process improvements and organisationalchange which have resulted in the provision of customer centricservices, quality outcomes and ongoing nancial sustainabilityand growth. Sues focus is on developing and implementingstrategic initiatives and programs to ensure the delivery of thebest quality care services across the residential business andwill lead and direct MCQs senior clinical and care team to drivea culture of person centred care that meets the changing needsof residents.

Nick has over 13 years experience in senior roles withinthe community health and aged care industry and holds aBachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Graduate Certicate inHealth Service Management. In his most recent position Nickheld operational responsibility for 42 retirement living sitesacross Queensland. Nicks focus is on identifying businessgrowth opportunities within the Retirement Living, CommunityCare and Health portfolio as well as managing the existingRetirement Living business for MCQ, including sales of newretirement living developments.

As part of a review of MCQs organisational structure, it wasidentied a higher level of clinical governance was required intothe future to meet the increasing acuity of residents enteringaged care. Also the increasing business complexities around

From the President of the Board of Benevolence and of Aged Masons Widows and Orphans FundMarch 2014

Report to the Quarterly Communication ofThe United Grand Lodge of Queensland

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Board Presidents Report

the care assessment process, and a need for greater knowledgearound aged care funding were also determined. Subsequentlya new position, Business Partner Care and Clinical Serviceswas created, allowing for efcient and effective monitoring ofresident care needs and associated funding to deliver this care.It was also identied during this review that a greater focus onMCQ employee wellbeing and work health and safety initiativeswas required to ensure a happy, healthy, efcient and injuryfree workforce. Thus a new position of Work, Health, Safety andEnvironment Manager was created.

The next stage of MCQs organisational redesign is expected tobe completed by the end of March 2014 and includes middlemanagement, support services at Sandgate and MCQs People,Safety and Culture department. Once this is in place, everyfacility and department across MCQ will undergo a rigorousreview to meet the needs of the organisations new productline structure and the needs of our customers in an everchanging and competitive environment.

This new structure for MCQ will also be supported by anew volunteer program to be rolled out later this year. TheFreemason community and our current volunteer base isinevitably subject to the same ageing population issuesas the general community, so therefore a greater focus isrequired into the recruitment of new volunteers from not justthe Masonic community but also the general community,with skill sets that meet the needs of MCQs residents. Thisnew volunteer program will also capitalise on the servicesof existing volunteers by providing greater opportunities forreward, recognition and training.

MCQs operating results continue to improve favourably tobudget, with an operating surplus of $1.539 million alreadybeing recorded this nancial year. This is mainly attributedto an increase in income which exceeded budget by $1.215million. Most of this income increase was from aged carefunding subsidy and fee income increases across all facilitiesand an increase in occupancy levels.

MCQs organisational redesign has generated expenses thatwere not within budget for this nancial year and thereforetotal operating expenses were unfavourable to budget by

$387,000. However, the additional necessary resources andrefocus of the organisation to a product line managementstructure has allowed for more efcient and effective careassessment and management of occupancy levels, thuscontributing to an increase in income.

The balance of the gross Aged Care Accommodation Bonds andRetirement Village Loans increased by almost $9 million to$74.14 million over the 6 months to December 2013, mainly asa result of new retirement living apartment and villa sales atall major village sites.

Your Boards Secretariat Account, which consists mainly ofinvestment and donation income less Board expenses, showsa decit of $70,000 as at December 2013. This decit is aresult of management consultant costs which were required

to develop some of MCQs strategies to ensure an operatingprot into the future. These costs will be transferred to MCQsoperating accounts.

The Fund of Benevolence which provides cost of livingrelief, education allowances, funeral and special grants toFreemasons and their families, shows a surplus of $141,000which was favourable to budget due to the receipt of frankingcredits from 2012/13. Expenditure on relief allowances andother grants were in line with budget for the period. The Fundof Benevolence total cash and managed investments show atotal market value of $6.19 million.

The Community Engagement Fund shows a decit of$107,000 for the six months to December 2013. Income isfavourable to budget by $226,000, largely due to a bequestreceived in October 2013. Expenditure is over budget by$54,000 due to higher dollar for dollar subsidies paid duringthe period and the $25,000 donation to the NSW Bushre

Appeal. Total expenditure includes the Boards contribution tothe Queensland Brain Institute of $233,334. The CommunityEngagement Fund, which provides dollar for dollar supportto lodges for community projects and response to naturaldisasters, has a cash and investment total of $988,000 as atDecember 2013.

Donations and bequests are important to your Boardto ensure the good work achieved through the Fund ofBenevolence, the Community Engagement Fund and MCQ cancontinue into the future. Please also keep an eye out for thenext edition of Insights newsletter which has a key role in

keeping the craft informed on the benevolent and charitablework of your Board.

Your Board received a signicant bequest from the RexElson Estate a number of years ago, which enabled it tosupport Horizons Respite and Recreation Association Inc.,a disability service which assists families and the youngadult son or daughter with intellectual or multiple physicaldisabilities, to remain in the family unit as long as possible.The overall cash and investments held on behalf of theRex Elson Estate totalled $1.071 million as at 31 December2013. These investments generated $28,000 in interest and

dividend income for the period with total outgoings forproperty costs amounting to $8,000. Capital expenditure onthe recent extensions to the facility at the Tramore Street,Redcliffe property which houses the Horizons Respite andRecreation Association Inc. was $225,000 during the sixmonths to December 2013.

The past nine months has been an exciting, challengingand rewarding time and will continue to be as we positionourselves favourably for the future and continue to providequality services to not only our stakeholders, but also to thebroader Queensland community.

Fraternally

Bruce MilnerBoard President


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Strategic Direction 2014-2023, the strategicplan of the Board of Benevolence, is focused

on enhancing a proud heritage and investingin the future.

Your Board commends this plan, which providesdetails on its long term vision to develop intoa robust, relevant and contemporary entity tomeet the needs of future generations whilstalso addressing short term activities that willlay the foundations for this journey.

Over the next three years the desired future ofyour Board will be shaped by a number of keycomponents which include: a refreshed identityand brand; contemporary legal, governance andnancial structures; a business model whichfocuses on core business; a clear position inthe marketplace; transparent processes; andmeasures to assess our achievements againstour strategic objectives.

This plan is available on the United Grand Lodgeof Queensland website and has been distributedby email to lodge secretaries for brethren.

Hard copies are available on request tothe Board Secretary WorBro David Robertsby phoning 07 38696075 or [email protected]

Pictured is The Hon Ian Walker MP, Minister for ScienceInformation Technology, Innovation and the Artslaunching the Freemasons Queensland Senior ResearchFellowship in Learning and Memory for the QueenslandBrain Institute at Masonic Care Queensland. Sandgate.

StrategicDirection

Some Lodge Secretaries contactedthe Board Secretariat requestinghard copies of the survey forbrethren who did not have accessto the internet. A total of 320completed the survey and ofparticular interest to the Board wasthat 99 of these respondents offeredtheir contact details for follow-up.These will constitute a core group of

stakeholders for feedback.

Responses were encouraging and asummary of the replies includes:

There was a high level ofawareness (>85%) of theBoards activities investingin Masonic Care Queenslandsfacilities, supporting residentsof Masonic Care Queenslandsfacilities, supporting local

communities in times ofdisaster, providing individualsupport to Masons and theirfamilies in times of difculty.Supporting communitycharities such as funding QldBrain Institutes QueenslandFreemasons Senior ResearchFellowship in Learning andMemory rated 67%.

The majority of respondents

were satised with the activities ofthe Board.

The two areas identied forrespondents to feel moresatised with the Boardsactivities were to improvecommunication and to improvecorporate fundraising.

Of equal importance torespondents were supportingresidents of and investing inMasonic Care Queensland and

providing individual supportto Masons and their families intimes of difculty.

The current balance of funding

distribution, i.e. supportingthe needs of Freemasons andthe needs of the community, isabout right.

The words which best describethe current impression andideal impression of the Boardinto the future are identical active, caring, responsive,

professional other than anadditional current descriptorof low prole whereas theadditional future word isinspiring.

The majority answered in theafrmative to the questionof whether the Board shouldchange its public name tosomething shorter and morememorable.

50% of respondents offered

to support the Boardsactivities with fundraisingand/ or volunteering. (Newopportunities to promoteFreemasons Queenslandare being developed. Moreinformation will soon beavailable.)

RWBro Bruce Milner, President ofthe Board of Benevolence, thanksall respondents for taking the

time to complete the survey andfor the many comments that wereincluded. Your continued input isinvaluable and will be consideredas we plan for the future. Brethrenwill be informed as decisions aremade. Readers of The QueenslandFreemason magazine would havenoticed the Insights newsletterinserts which provides updates onthe Boards activities in additionto articles within the magazine.

Additional copies of Insights areavailable on requests and maybe distributed within your localcommunities.

Future Directions Survey

Board Of Benovelence - Reports from the Board

As the Board of Benevolence prepares for achieving its desired futureover the next three years, improving communication with brethren willbe a key component. In February a survey was made available on theGrand Lodge website and distributed to Lodge Secretaries so that all

brethren would have the opportunity to express their views.


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Craft News

Freemasonry is alive and wellwithin Masonic Care Queensland.The unveiling of the MasonicCare Queensland SandgateRemembrance Precinct and new

name plaques for two residentialcare facilities was a lively occasionwith attendance by many brethrenwho are residents. Grand MasterMWBro Dr Gary Bacon expressedappreciation of the donor, WorBroRod Sellin, and Scotia Lodgebrethren for their thoughtfulgesture. Grand Chaplain VWBroBrian Offen blessed the precinct.WorBro Maurice De Hayr PSGD ofLodge Tullibardine No. 227 was

ofcial piper for the ceremoniesand the skirl of the bagpipesresonated throughout the precinct.

Morning tea at the MCQ retirementvillage clubhouse followed the eventand guests had the opportunityto inspect the magnicent newoutdoor furniture in the HeritagePrecinct Gardens, which was madepossible by a generous donation byour Jessies Place Volunteers. Many

of the Jessies Place volunteers havebeen and continue to be members ofthe Masonic family including Orderof the Eastern Star. Their $30,000

donation, which was gratefullyreceived by CEO Gary Mark, wasthe latest from the proceeds ofJessies Place sales to residents, staffand visitors. Volunteers recently

celebrated moving into the new cafand gift shop in the heritage precinct.Tours of the new MCQ retirementliving apartments and communityfacilities were enjoyed by many.Brethren who are now residents inthe apartments mingled with otherguests many of whom expresseddelight at the landscaping, gentlesea breeze and the view from somany vantage points.

The Grand Master (MWBro Gary Bacon) and the Board Secretary (David Roberts) having achat to a resident and donor, Mrs. Pascoe, at the unveiling of the Masonic Care Queensland -

Sandgate Remembrance Precinct

Residents of MCQ Sandgate, Bro Des McWha withKen and Margaret Stephenson, enjoyed morning teain the heritage precinct

WorBro Doug Newton (left) presenting the donationfrom Jessies Place to MCQ CEO Gary Mark

MCQ resident WorBro Robert Phillips proudly displayshis military and masonic history at the RemembrancePrecinct event

Freemasonry in actionat MCQ Sandgate

WorBro Maurice De Hayr PSGD ofLodge Tullibardine No. 227


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Service Jewels Presented

Jewels presented by M.W. Grand Master:50 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pins and Jewels:

* WorBro J. H. J. Brady PGStdBr ~ Warwick Lodge No. 160* VWBro L. T. G. Meiklejohn PDGDC ~ Warwick Lodge No. 160OTHER JEWELS PRESENTED:

70 Year Jewels:

WorBro A. W. Burridge ~ Maroochy Lodge No. 168

60 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pin and Jewels:

WorBro R. J. Bates PGSwdBr ~ Chelmer Daylight Lodge No. 528* WorBro R. M. Bolderrow ~ Cooloola Lodge No. 524RWBro C. H. Keding PJGW ~ Ashlar Lodge No. 127Bro J. H. Kirkpatrick ~ Darling Downs Lodge No. 66VWBro D. C. Neilson PDGDC ~ Ipswich Unity Lodge No. 215RWBro L. L. Seibold PDGDC ~ Corinthian Lodge No. 71

50 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pin and Jewels:

* Bro A. R. Ambrose ~ Jondaryan Lodge No. 350* WorBro V. MacD. Bekkers ~ Viking Lodge No. 394* RWBro I. W. Bucknel l PJGW ~ Balonne Lodge No. 294* RWBro P. A. E. Carter PSGW ~ Mt Chalmers Lodge No. 184* WorBro G. B. Cartmill ~ Theebine Lodge No. 400WorBro G. A. F. Clarke PSGD ~ Calen Lodge No. 395* WorBro R. F. Cook ~ Thespian Lodge No. 268* Bro R. W. Crouch ~ North Australian Lodge No. 1

* Bro D. M. Fardon ~ Ashlar Lodge No. 127WorBro D. B. Gane ~ Freshwater Lodge No. 406* WorBro M. K. Keene ~ Thespian Lodge No. 268WorBro T. W. King ~ Bribie Lodge No. 520* RWBro C. E. Leitch PAGM ~ Halcyon Lodge No. 492* WorBro J. R. Mahoney ~ North Australian Lodge No. 1* VWBro C. J. Nantes PDGDC ~ City of Logan Lodge No. 529* VWBro B. J. OHalloran PDGDC ~ Garden City Daylight Lodge No. 531* WorBro D. C. Petersen ~ Thistle Lodge No. 490* VWBro A. G. Reid PDGDC ~ Fuller Lodge No. 228* WorBro I. D. Ross PSGD ~ Bayside Daylight Lodge No. 523* Bro B. E. Shaw ~ Viking Lodge No. 394* WorBro L. A. Smith ~ Caloundra Lodge No. 387

* Recipient has both Lapel Pin and Service Jewel

The Foundation Funds -

Through the University of Queensland: The Masonic Chair in Geriatric Medicine Research and establishment of eective geriatric

video-conference assessment of patients in regionalhospitals with no ready access to specialistgeriatricians

Through Grith University: Research into a cure for Parkinsons Disease

The quest for knowledge and understanding of the ageingprocess is central to the role of the Foundation as it seekssupport for this important eld of medical research.

Foundation expenses are low, less than 3% of income for the last fewyears,Your tax deductible donation or a bequest in your will (see wordingbelow) will help improve the quality of life for older members of ourcommunity.

For further information please contact

THE GERIATRIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF QUEENSLANDPO Box 219 Redclie Qld 4020

Phone(07) 3883 1833 Email [email protected]

I give and bequeath to The Geriatric Medical Foundation ofQueensland the sum of $................. (or the residual of my estate) forthe general purposes of the Foundation. And I declare that the receipt

of the Secretary of the Foundation shall be a full and sucientdischarge to my executors.

The Geriatric MedicalFoundation of Queensland

www.gmfq.org.au

Notified of presentation between14 January 2014 ~ 9 April 2014


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Craft News

The North East Corner

Family has a history in Freemasonry

Masonic Flavour onone of these Watches

Saturday the 22nd of March 2014saw 16 young like-minded brethrencoming to share each others companyand a great breakfast at the CraftRestaurant in Milton.

Bro Doug Campbell has a long and very

steeped connection to Freemasonry.

His great grandfather Frederick Alfred Schuler

was born in 1903 in London and joined the

Craft on 3 May 1930. Frederick participated

in many war time efforts which saw him

spend six months in Changi followed by 3

years on the infamous railway. Frederick also

obtained the one of the highest achievements

in the craft as the Supreme Council 33o

for England, Wales the Dominions and

Dependencies of the British Crown and the

Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Western

Australia (Southern) Dougs grandfather Roy

Schuler was initiated into Old Guildfordians

Lodge in WA, and spent just over 30 years in

the craft before his passing. The picture on

the left is a very old one showing Bro Dougs

great grandfather, Frederick Schuler and his

grandfather, Roy Schuler.

Doug is now following in his grandfathers

footsteps and decided to join the craft . He

was initiated in Northern Rivers Lodge on

November 16, 2011, and after completing

his Master Masons degree afliated with

Southern Queensland Lodge at Beenleigh.

Why is Bro Doug a mason? Honest

friendship, acceptance and support whilst

doing our part for our families, our friends

and our society. It has given me the tools to

be the man I knew I needed to become.

Here are a couple of interesting timepieces,especially the one on the left. Notice theMasonic Symbols in place of the gures.

iPad edition availableHead to the app store and search:

Freemasons QLD

With an average age of 34, therewas not only a great representationfrom different lodges but differentoccupations as well. There was even anew potential candidate brought alongto experience the brotherly mateship.

One of the great aspects of thebreakfast is the great diversity ofbrethren that it attracts. Of thebrethren that attended, there wasa track and eld coach, IT systemsengineer, lawyer, electrician,accountant but to name a few.

There was a great variety of brothersthere, some who had just completedtheir rst, some waiting to do theirthird, and even one who had justafliated with Dennistoun fromTasmania. The monthly breakfasts areorganised and promoted through theYoung Freemasons Group on Facebook.You can either request to join thegroup directly, or have another brotherrecommend you into the group.


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Lodges in Action

Shown in this picture left to right are WorBro Stan Coleman (Worshipful Master ofKennedy Lodge), Bhakti Saraswati from RACQ CQ Rescue who received the cheque for$5000, and WorBro Alf Pearce.(Kennedy Lodge).

A striking picture of the six Fellow Craft accompanied by the two Camp Hill members who addressed Tibrogarganmembers. Left to right: RWBro Richard King (Camp Hill Lodge), Bro Tye Polson, Bro John Delgardo-Smith, BroOliver Walker, Bro Paul Owen, Bro George Brischetto, Bro Mark Ridge, and WorBro Andy Fowle (Camp Hill Lodge).

WorBro Alf Pearce (on the right) visited the Royal FlyingDoctor Service base in Townsville to present a cheque for

$5000. With him in this picture are the RFDS pilot MartyCram and base manager Gail Hills.

Kennedy Masonic Lodge No 11 which meets at the Bowen MasonicCentre in North Queensland has provided two well-knownorganisations with money to assist them in purchasing specialisedequipment and to relieve expensive running costs.

It is all accomplished by the collection of aluminum cans and batteriesby members of the lodge. The two organisations are the Royal Flying

Kennedy Lodge aids RFDSand RACQ CQ Rescue

Doctor Service and the RACQ CQ Rescue. Over thepast six months the lodge has been able to provide$5000 to each organisation. Both provide rescueand recovery work within all areas of the Shirein the Bowen area. WorBro Alf Pearce of KennedyLodge expressed his thanks to the volunteers whohelp each week to collect the cans and batteries.

Further assistance in this voluntary work wouldbe appreciated by contacting Kennedy Lodge orphone 07 4786 1542.

The Master of Tibrogargan Lodge, WorBro Alan Carter, recently invited the lodgementor and deputy mentor of Camp HillLodge to address members of Tibrogargan.As Tibrogargan has six Fellow Craft members,the event revolved around a Fellow Craft

tutorial for those men. RW Bro King (CampHill Lodge No 388 mentor) spoke generallyon the Fellow Craft degree, its history, lessonsand symbolism, while Wor Bro Fowle (deputymentor) spoke specically on the Orientationmaterials and tutorial given to all Fellow

Tibrogargan Fellow Crafts addressed by Camp Hill MentorsCraft members of Camp Hill. EachFC member received a CD-ROM ofSecond Degree materials.

MW Bro Gary Bacon, GM,Secretary of Tibrogargan, is keenthat his own lodge, as well asthe wider Masonic communityshould engage in a meaningfulMasonic Education programme,and encourages everyone to thinkabout making all members moreMasonically knowledgeable.

The Camp Hill model is, he says,a good starting point. Interestedbrethren are referred to RW BroRichard King, PJGW, on 32027413, or 0419 673323, or onlineat [email protected]


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The above picture shows the four Scoutsfrom the Brisbane Central Scout Troop. TheWorshipful Master of Baden-Powell Lodge,WorBro Wayne Warry is shown with them.

Lodges in Action

For the rst time, Scouts from the

Brisbane Central Scout Troop tookan active part in this years Baden-

Powell Lodge Founders NightCeremony held at Stones CornerMasonic Centre in February.

They, along with lodge ofcers, carriedout the commemoration of the 1907camp at Brownsea Island in England,which led to the foundation by LordBaden-Powell of the Scouting and laterthe Girl Guide movements.

This years Founders Night was

attended by The Deputy Grand Master,RW Bro. Alan Townson, and a ne teamof Grand Ofcers.

Another special guest was the ChiefCommissioner of Scouts Queensland,Mrs Kirsty Brown OAM. Mrs Brownspoke of the values of Scouting andtheir similarity to those of Freemasonry.She also led those present in thereafrmation of the Scout Promise.

The Guest Speaker, Mr Paul Parkinson,Deputy Principal of Scouts AustraliaInstitute of Training spoke aboutScouting as Education for Life.

The Deputy Grand Master drew thesethemes together in a Masonic context.

The annual Rover Service Award waspresented to the Rockhampton Roversthrough Ms Libby Smith, who alsoreported on Queensland Rover activities

during the past year. Scouts from theWonargo Revue at Northgate delightedall present with several vocal items.

Baden-Powell LodgeFounders Night

Fraser District Scout Camp at Aldershotnear Maryborough now has a brand-newceremonial gateway to the camp chapel.

Twelve members of Baden-Powell Lodge,No. 505, travelled up from Brisbane onthe weekend at the beginning of the yearto construct the gateway. The plan datesback to the Australian Scout Jamboreeheld in Maryborough twelve months ago.During the Jamboree, the lodge held aspecial meeting in the MaryboroughMasonic Centre and the decision wasmade to contribute something to thelocal Scouts to mark the occasion.

The Board of Benevolence funded halfof the cost from its Community ProjectsFund and the lodge covered the rest.The design was drawn up by the lodgeSenior Deacon, Bro. Karl Lingard, who isalso an active Scout Leader. The plaqueson the gateway denote, on the right, the

gift to the local Scouts by the Masonicfraternity. The World Scout Badge is inthe centre and the Baden-Powell Lodgeemblem on the left. Materials used inits construction were sourced from localbusinesses which had also beneted fromthe Jamboree.

The chapel was also given a completerefurbishment seats sanded andpainted; the altar and other memorialscleaned and the agpole re-painted.WorBro Wayne Warry, Master of thelodge, said that it was a wonderfulactivity for the members to go andspend the weekend at the camp andto see something positive from theirefforts. The Wide Bay-Burnett RegionalScouts Commissioner, Mrs CaroleHowlett, stated how delighted shewas for the project to enhance thecampsite and what a great effort itwas by the lodge.

Scout Camp Gatewayat Maryborough


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