BR-01 · THE Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac Experience’s Gold Dust Woman is a short glimpse into the musical career of Stevie Nicks. Appearing at the Bribie RSL on Saturday, April 13,

MARCH 2019 NO. 212

THE Bribie RSL Club will once again host an International Women’s Day lunch.

Guest speaker for the Friday, March 8 luncheon will be triple Olympian and successful businesswoman Lisa Curry.

A renowned swimmer, popular personality, motivational speaker, author, elite coach, personal trainer, TV and radio presenter, former chairman of the National Australia Day Council and mum to three children, Lisa is an outstanding Australian success story.

Best known for an international swimming career spanning 23 years and placing her in the top 25 swimmers in the world, Lisa also coached the Riggeroos outrigger team to four world championships in Hawaii, the first Australian team to do so in the history of the race, and was the first Australian to win the Hawaiian Moloakia-Ohau 66km solo race.

Following a major personal health scare, Lisa set about regaining her vitality and zest for life with her trademark determination, focusing this time on improving her exercise regime and diet.

Believing that many people

want to make a similar change in their lives but are confused about where to start, Lisa’s passion today is to inspire others through her own experience.

She has a unique and powerful message to share with other Australians, to encourage them to improve the quality of their lives through sensible weight loss and exercise and to reverse the growing trend of increasing levels of obesity and heart disease in both children and adults.

The luncheon will also benefit Hairdressers with Hearts, a not-for-profit organisation set up to help victims of domestic violence and elder abuse gain access to appropriate resources and professional help.

A portion of each ticket sold will go to Hairdressers with Heart as well as the proceeds of a raffle on the day.

Tickets to the luncheon are $50 and includes a two-course meal and a glass of bubbles.

Tickets are on sale at bribiersl.com.au or visit the club reception. Doors open at 11.30am for a noon start.

Luncheon tofeature Lisa CLUBS Queensland has rallied its members

across the state to donate towards flood relief for Townsville, working with Team Rubicon Australia to help raise support for the affected community.

As part of Team Rubicon’s Operation Gordon, 65 volunteers have been deployed to assist with the clean-up up north. An amazing effort has seen volunteers log 1974 hours of disaster relief.

“As a 2011 Brisbane flood victim, I know how important it is to get cleaned up quickly to even start on the long road to recovery, “said Laura Bos, communications and government relations manager, Clubs Queensland.

“At a time when everything seems completely out of control, cleaning up is one thing you can start and that was an important part of the emotional recovery for me.

“So, getting Team Rubicon up to Townsville was something that I knew our community club sector could do that was significant for the people of Townsville.”

Although only a fledgling non-profit organisation, Team Rubicon Australia is making leaps and bounds in helping out the community, both here at home and overseas.

With their motto, “Disasters are our business,

veterans are our passion”, the two waves of Greyshirt volunteers have been in and among the wreckage to clear out flood damaged homes, joining the legion of more than 500 first responders.

As part of Clubs Queensland’s flood relief campaign, so far 15 of its generous clubs have shown their support in donating to Team Rubicon Australia’s organisation.

The clubs that have matched Clubs Queensland’s financial contribution to date are Bribie RSL, Brothers Cairns, Cazalys, Carina Leagues Club, Cairns RSL, Moranbah Workers Club, Trinity Beach, Easts Leagues, Kedron Wavell, City Golf Club, Nerang RSL, Wynnum Leagues Club, Hervey Bay RSL, Burleigh Bears Leagues Club and Arana Leagues.

Team Rubicon partnered with GIVIT and they are accepting donations for the North Queensland floods.

Donations can be made online at:

GIVIT – Goods for Good Causes

http://blog.givit.org.au/homepage/

Clubs help out

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HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY

BRIBIE Island’s Community Men’s Shed has received a $200 cheque from Bribie RSL Club.

The donation tied in well as the Men’s Shed celebrated its first birthday on February 27.

Management committee chairman Roger Matthews said that over the past year the shed had become established, operating on a Wednesday from 8.30am

until noon.“I have found that the Men’s Shed has

brought some focus and sense of Comradeship for newly retired and older men from our community,” Mr Matthews said.

“In the shed we are updating our safety gear and the club’s kind grant will help us buy some full-length face masks for wood and metal work.”

■ TEAM member Vicki hands over a cheque to Roger Matthews of the Community Men’s Shed Bribie Island.

Line dancers step out

■ LINE dancers Pam Watt, Ruth Hill, Rhona Brind and Shirley Austin are keen enthusiasts.

■ CAROL Britt, Brenda Barrie and Sylvia Falzon are ready for action.

■ THE call is out for more line dancers on Thursdays. ■ MARGARET Grinke and Fay Foy can’t wait for line dancing on Thursdays.

THE club’s square dancers are looking for more participants. Those of both sexes interested can attend on Thursdays from 9am to 11.30am in the

auditorium or contact organiser Elva Henderson on 3408 1665. A small fee applies to cover the caller. Elva has plans for learners lessons in May.

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A UNIQUE Bribie RSL Club promotion could not have been won by a more appropriate member.

Sandstone Point’s Christine Wilson has brought home a motorised fishing kayak after her entry was drawn out in an Australia Day bar promotion.

Two years previously, a similar kayak was stolen from a close friend’s home.

“My friend Richard Hardaker, a returned veteran and a member of the RSL since 2013, will be able to use the kayak for fishing, which he enjoys,” Christine said.

“I’m a Red Hatter member and we had our first meeting for 2019 at the RSL. After seeing the kayak, Richard and I went for a meal and took part in the promotion.

“It was a wonderful surprise to be notified on Australia Day that we had won the kayak.”

Christine and Richard have already taken the kayak out into the Passage and had a happy time with friends who also have kayaks.

“We are absolutely delighted with the win,” she said.

THE Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac Experience’s Gold Dust Woman is a short glimpse into the musical career of Stevie Nicks.

Appearing at the Bribie RSL on Saturday, April 13, the show heads from the start of her journey in the early days fronting the super band Fleetwood Mac and follows on into her very successful solo career.

The audience will enjoy iconic hit songs such as Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, Don’t Stop, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Edge of 17 and many more as this talented group of musicians and singers present the Big Mac sound as they were in their heydays of the 70s and 80s.

Not just another Fleetwood Mac tribute band, this is more of an experience through

song and music, showcasing some historical and interesting facts about Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham and the Fleetwood Mac family, as well as a review of Stevie’s solo career highlights that helped make her the loved and revered singer/songwriter that she is today.

Known as the Godmother of rock, her iconic gypsy dress style and unique voice has made her a much loved, larger than life female legend of her time.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

SONGS Remains is a tribute to the 1970s supergroup Led Zeppelin which will appear at Bribie RSL on Friday, April 26.

A fully costumed, two-hour show performed with jaw-dropping accuracy featuring Led Zeppelin’s greatest moments.

Regarded as one of the finest Led Zeppelin shows on the planet, Song Remains delivers

the music and majesty of Led Zeppelin in all its glory.

This is an epic journey, filled with the most intimate, pure and emotional songs of Led Zeppelin, one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock groups in modern history.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

Kayak finds home


CLUB HAPPENINGS

BRIBIE Toastmasters president Don Crombie presents the Award of the Night to Sue Braz, who became a member of Toastmasters in another club and Joined Bribie last year.

Since then she has excelled in all aspects of club pursuits, including evaluating, speech presenting and table topics.

Sue has quickly become a key member of the club and joins with other members in

inviting anyone to come along as guest or visitor to see what goes on at club meetings, which are held at the club upstairs in the Anzac Room on the first and third Tuesdays at 7pm.

Toastmasters is one of many local organisations hosted by Bribie RSL Club as part of the club’s commitment to the community..

Sue receives award

THE club celebrated Australia Day with a special Aussie edition of Trivia Teasers on Monday, January 28.

The auditorium was full of Aussie larrikins out to have a great time and celebrate the great nation that is Australia.

More than 130 patrons attended and we even had some ring-ins from overseas, all

bedecked in Aussie clobber.The jackpot was also won on the night

by team Simple Minds, who picked up $400 for answering three jackpot questions correctly.

The night concluded with The Great Aussie Joke Off as all teams submitted their favourite Aussie joke.

Flying Aussie flag

■ TEAM member Vicki hands over a $500 cheque to Cecilia Wilson of the Bribie Island Mahalo Outriggers Canoe Club.

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WHAT’S ON IN MARCH

Tuesday 5th FREE BINGO Eyes Down

10amHOLE ‘N’ WON

11am-1pmNAVAL Association Raffles

4.30pm-5.30pmBOTANIC 6pm-8pm

Wine & dine

Wednesday 6thFLING THE FLUFFY 11:30am – 1:30pm BOTANIC ½ price

Members lunch Noon-2pm

BINGO 2pm-4pmBOTANIC ½ price Members dinner

5.30pm-8pm

Thursday 7thJOKER JACKPOT

5pm – 7pmENTERTAINMENTDAVID LEE NoonBOTANIC $15.95

Steak night 5.30pm-8.00pmRAFFLES 7pm

BINGO/EYES DOWN 7:30PM

Friday 8thOYSTER Deal $15.50

PICK A BOX from 3pmRAFFLES 5.30pmBOTANIC 6pm-9pm

FAST CASH FRIDAYS4 X $500 DRAWS STARTING AT 5.30PM

ENTRIES FROM 2PMENTERTAINMENT EMILY WILLIAMS

8pm

Saturday 9th SPIN ‘N’ WIN MONSTER

RAFFLE 1PM-3PM BOTANIC KIDS ACTIVITIES

6.00-9.00PMRAFFLES 7pm

ENTERTAINMENTB ROCKED

7.30pm

Sunday 10th

MEAT & WINE MARKET PROMO Drawn at 5pm

MEMBERSHIP Draw 5.30pm

BOTANIC OPENLunch & Dinner

Monday 11thSWIZZLE DUO at 10.30am

FREE SHOW BOTANIC ½ price Members mealsLunch & Dinner

POT OF GOLD 1pm VIETNAM Veterans Raffles

5pm-6.30pm TRIVIA 7pm





Wine & dine

Wednesday 13th

FLING THE FLUFFY 11:30am – 1:30pm BOTANIC ½ price



5.30pm-8pm


5pm – 7pm ENTERTAINMENT

PHIL TIMMS NoonBOTANIC $15.95



Sunday 17thMEAT & WINE MARKET PROMO Drawn at 5pm



ENTERTAINMENTBLARNEY STONE + DANCERS

1pm

Monday 18thTERRY SCOTT at 10.30am

BOTANIC ½ price Members mealsLunch & Dinner







Wine & dine

Wednesday 20th FLING THE FLUFFY 11:30am – 1:30pm BOTANIC ½ price



5.30pm-8pm

Friday 22nd OYSTER Deal $15.50



ENTRIES FROM 2PMENTERTAINMENT

MASTERS OF ROCK 8.30pm

Sunday 3rd

MEAT & WINE MARKET PROMO Drawn at 5pm



Friday 15thOYSTER Deal $15.50



ENTRIES FROM 2PMENTERTAINMENTTHE SHINE 8pm

Thursday 21stJOKER JACKPOT


ABLE 2 ROCK NoonBOTANIC $15.95



Monday 4th

BOTANIC ½ priceMembers mealsLunch & Dinner



CALCUTTA 7:30pm

Saturday 16th SPIN ‘N’ WIN MONSTER

RAFFLE 1PM-3PM BOTANIC KIDS ACTIVITIES

6.00-9.00PM

RAFFLES 7pmENTERTAINMENT

SHARON BROOKS DUO 7.30pm

Saturday 23rdSPIN ‘N’ WIN MONSTER

RAFFLE 1PM-3PM

BOTANIC KIDS ACTIVITIES 6.00-9.00PM

RAFFLES 7pm

ENTERTAINMENTWHISKEY HIGHWAY

7.30pm

Sunday 24thMEAT & WINE MARKET PROMO Drawn at 5pm



Wednesday 27thFLING THE FLUFFY 11:30am – 1:30pm BOTANIC ½ price



5.30pm-8pm

Monday 25th

BOTANIC ½ price Members mealsLunch & Dinner

POT OF GOLD 1pm VIETNAM Veterans

Raffles 5pm-6.30pm

TRIVIA 7pm

Saturday 2nd SPIN ‘N’ WIN MONSTER

RAFFLE 1PM-3PM


RAFFLES 7pm

ENTERTAINMENTJANICE J DUO

7.30pm

At the heart of the community

since 1977



ALAN CAMERON DUO NoonBOTANIC $15.95



Friday 1stOYSTER Deal $15.50




THE RYAN GILES TRIO 8pm


10amHOLE ‘N’ WON 11am-1pm

ENTERTAINMENTROB ROSENLUND Noon

NAVAL Association Raffles 4.30pm-5.30pm

BOTANIC 6pm-8pm Wine & dine

Friday 29th OYSTER Deal $15.50




CHISEL REVIVED 8.30pm

Saturday 30thSPIN ‘N’ WIN MONSTER

RAFFLE 1PM-3PM


RAFFLES 7pm

ENTERTAINMENTTONY BOYD DUO

7.30pm

Sunday 31stMEAT & WINE MARKET PROMO Drawn at 5pm



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CHISEL Revived is Australia’s No. 1 tribute to the legends who are Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes.

Chisel Revived have performed hundreds of shows all over Australia for the past 10 years to rave reviews and sold-out venues.

Chisel Revived faithfully reproduce a huge cross section of these unforgettable and dearly loved classic songs, in a live show that is second to none.

Fronted by the searing vocals of Carter Roser, you will feel as if Cold Chisel has indeed been revived.

Carter’s backing band features top-class musicians who diligently reproduce the unique sounds of Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes.

For more than four decades, the songs of Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes

have dominated the airways with their powerful brand of Aussie rock.

Chisel Revived perform all of the much-loved Iconic classics from Keh Shan, Choirgirl, Cheap Wine, My Baby all the way through to Bow River, When the War is Over and Flame Trees.

In the second half of the show the band pulls out all of Jimmy Barnes solo hits from the driving power of Working Class Man, Ride the Night Away, Die To Be With You Tonight, also a featurette of R & B and swing of Higher and Higher, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough and Higher and Higher.

Chisel Revived reproduce all these hits in a spectacular show fronted by one of the most gifted rock vocalists in the country. So let’s Rock the Night Away at the Bribie RSL on Friday, March 29.

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Best ofBarnes intribute

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

WHISKEY WHISKEY HIGHWAYHIGHWAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

ROBROSENLUND

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

BLARNEY STONEBLARNEY STONE

THE Masters of Rock show spares no expense in recreating the sight, sound and excitement of the world’s greatest rock bands.

This amazing show at the Bribie RSL on Friday, March 22 is presented in five parts, with each tribute being lavishly portrayed and all the classics being reproduced.

The show opens with a larger than life tribute to Led Zeppelin, complete with the band on-stage in 70s costumes, performing all the Zeppelin hits.

The band performs a fitting tribute to the musical milestones of Led Zeppelin’s recording career. This segment takes the audience on a journey to the Stairway to Heaven.

Part two of the show rolls out the cool groove sounds of The Doors. From Roadhouse Blues to Riders on the Storm, no stone has been left unturned.

This is a fantastic tribute to the musical mystical power of The Doors. From a time when music was king and free love was in the air, it’s all here for the audience to soak in the vibe.

Part three of the show features a

tribute to everybody’s favourite band, Deep Purple. Fans are treated to a mass of hits from Smoke on the Water to Black Night. The audience will be singing along and pumping their fists in the air.

Part four of the show slams into an explosive tribute to Guns N’ Roses. The audience are treated to all the Gunner’s hits from Sweet Child to Paradise City complete with all the Hollywood bad-boy antics of Axl, Slash, Issy, Duff, Matt and Dizzy. This is one hell of a tribute that leaves the audience blown away.

The final part of the show kicks into overdrive, with the band delivering a thundering tribute to Australia’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band AC/DC.

The audience are treated to a high-octane set of AC/DC classics, complete with the frenetic stage antics of that guitar-wielding schoolboy Angus. All the AC/DC action fans know and love is delivered in this energetic set.

The Masters of Rock show is a one of a kind four-hour entertainment package that leaves audiences blown away by the magnitude of this rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza.

SATURDAY, MARCH 9

B-ROCKED

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

SHARON BROOKS

DUO

AUSTRALIA first met platinum-selling recording artist Emily Williams in 2005’s Australian Idol where she won the hearts of the nation with her phenomenal talent and true powerhouse voice.

Soon after Idol, Emily joined the all-girl group Young Divas, who enjoyed mammoth success with huge hits such as This Time I Know It’s For Real, Happening All Over Again, Turn Me Loose and Searching.

After their success as the recipients of countless awards for their two mega studio albums and following their fifth full scale national tour, the girls decided to disband and pursue their solo careers.

Emily launched her eagerly awaited solo career with the dance track Spellbound in late 2010, which was recognised globally, this time with a nomination for Australian Female Artist of The Year.

Emily pursued a new musical direction with her second solo You’re Mine. This soulful single premiered live on Channel 7, instantly receiving rave reviews for its soft melody and Emily’s signature killer notes which won her the title as Queen of the high Cs. Emily’s next album Uncovered was soon launched but deciding to release it was a big step for her.

“I wanted the sound to be true to me, real songs written by me, from the heart but definitely built for the dance floor,” she said.

“I decided on the title Uncovered as I feel that this is the first time the world has seen me totally raw. I’m not in front of a band or with the girls and I’m not hiding behind anything, it’s just me up front and personal and I love it.”

April 2013 marked the national release of Emily’s hot new track and video clip Get It, and in pure Urban Diva style, achieved viral recognition and over 178,000 views in under than 20 days.

Emily soon took things international

performing in the UK, France, Ireland, Italy and the UAE touring her UK top 10 hit duet featuring MTV artist Leroy Reed, Can’t Get Enough.

Developing her musical style and collaborating with European talents led to the release of The Way It Is. The single delivered hordes of new fans and shot to number seven on the Australian charts.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

EMILY EMILY WILLIAMSWILLIAMS


CENTRE OF THE COMMUNITY

■ WINNER Veronica O’Neill. ■ WINNER David Reid.■ WINNER John Wilson.

■ TEAM members Megan and Kaz get into the spirit of Australia Day at the club.

Happy Oz Day

■ HAMPER winner Lana Lawson checks out her bunch of goodies.

■ WINNER Elizabeth Williams. ■ WINNER Maria Wantuch. ■ ANOTHER lucky winner in the Australia Day draws.

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Open 3 bowl pairs at 1pm

■ ELIZABETH Bernardin receives her Super Veterans badge at Scroungers. It is presented to her by men’s president Buddha Bob Wedd.

AFTER several weeks of the top Bongaree Bowls Club green being out of use during its renovations, it is now ready for use with first games played on it from Tuesday, February 19.

Although it will need breaking in, bowlers will be relieved to be playing underneath the shade cloth during hot days.

The first bowlers to play on the top green were 20 non-bowlers from Gem Life in the morning session. Our club will have 11 coaches and assistants to help coach these people.

During our usual Tuesday afternoon session, the new green was in use.

The ladies singles and men’s pairs club competition is well under way

with finals taking place in late February. The men’s and ladies Gr8s have been in progress for three weeks. We wish them well.

The ladies and men’s AGMs were held recently and the presidents for this year are Doreen Pennery for the ladies and Bob Wedd (Buddha) for the men’s.

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RSL SUB BRANCH NEWS

THE Bribie Island RSL Women’s Auxiliary held its annual general meeting on Monday, February 11 and the following were elected:

President Annette Shew, vice president Bev Laycock, vice president Kay Batt, hon treasurer Elva Henderson, assistant treasurer Gayle Bradshaw, hon secretary Jan Wright, committee Delma Fleay and Gayle Kriedemann, bingo convenor Elva Henderson.

Marlene Ramsay, who was a popular vice president for several years, did not nominate again due to personal reasons and we thank her sincerely for the work she has done over the years.

She will still continue be an integral part

of the auxiliary.Nineteen ladies went along to see the

Jersey Boys at QPAC on Saturday, February 16 and we all enjoyed the show. Pictured is our group posing in front of the entrance to QPAC.

We have two Luncheons coming up at Caloundra and Geebung Zillmere, which are always popular with our ladies.

Our next meeting will be Monday, March 11 and we look forward to Matt Tolson and a colleague from Canine Heroes who will be addressing this meeting and bringing their two assistance dogs.

Janice Wright,Hon Secretary

Auxiliary holds AGM

■ THE symbol of a honey badger of B Squadron located in Caboolture.

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This is a diagram of the road closures for this year’s Anzac Day march.

The intersections of South Esplanade and Toorbul Street will be closed at 0730 hours and so will Foster Street be closed at 0730 hours.

The Dawn Service will be held at Brennen Park at 0428 hours. No streets will be closed off for the Dawn Service.

Parking for coaches will be reserved on Welsby Parade across from Brennen Park, indicated by witch’s hats. This area will be controlled by the SES.

2019 ANZAC DAY

■ THE soldier’s contract with Australia, role of the infantry, battle honours and the unit symbol of a razorback boar.

■ THE 12/16 Hunter River Lancers Unit badge.

The military units that the Bribie Island RSL Sub Branch support are B Sqn 12/16 Hunter River Lancers, A Coy 9RQR, Training Ship T.S Koopa Naval Cadet, ex-service organisations (ESO) local, Vietnam Veterans, National Servicemen’s Organisation and Naval Association.

■ MAINTENANCE is carried out on a Leopard tank by a member of 12/16 Hunter River Lancers.

■ THE MPV is a B Sqn 12/16 Hunter River Lancers vehicle named Bribie. The Hon. Secretary Ed Wright of Bribie RSL Sub Branch was made an honorary member of the squadron at the naming ceremony.

OUR SPORTING CLUB AFFILIATES


■ PRESIDENT Mark presents prizes to winner Jenny Warburton and runner-up Bruce Levings.

WITH the Australia Day weekend, everyone thought the number of Bribie Island RSL Social Golf Club players would be a bit less than usual.

But 22 players turned out to contend for the President’s Trophy, which was won by Jenny Warburton, who really showed the field the way to play Bribie Island.

Congratulations to Jenny on a great effort and I have been told that the handicapper has already worked out how many strokes you are going to lose. After all it’s so much easier now.

Once again Bruce Levings was in the winning circle as runner-up on the day. Well done Bruce. You always seem to come good at our home course, even in 30 degrees.

Winner Jenny Warburton 50 points, runner-up Bruce Levings 40 points. NTPs: Men’s: 4th and 16th Shane Shipton, 7th Bruce Levings, 14th Paul Haggers. Ladies: 4th and 7th Karran Quinn, 14th Jenny Warburton, 16th Thurl Levings. NAGA Ernie Hall.

The hot and humid weather welcomed us on February 10 at Woodford.

Even at 7am it was 26 degrees with an estimated top of 33 degrees. Everyone knew it was going to be a hard slog through the hills of Woodford.

However as with almost every game lately, a stallion of the greens Sean Hardy outran us all and cantered home to win the single stableford event with a score of 52 points.

Not to be outdone completely, Allan Williamson came in with a burst of talent to take runner-up on 49 points.

A great game by both players in these conditions and, of course, this day was to celebrate the lives of two founding members of our club.

The Jack Kenny Trophy was won by Sean Hardy and the Uncle Arthur Trophy was won by the winning lady on the day Thurl Levings. Congratulations to all winners and to all members who accepted the challenge of playing in such conditions.

NTPs: Men’s: 3rd David Stebbings, 6th and 11th Paul Hagger, 17th Ron Scobie. Ladies: 3rd, 6th and 17th Thurl Levings

IT was early in January when the Bribie Island RSL Social Fishing

Club held its annual general meeting.

The meeting was very well organised so it wasn’t long before a new committee assumed their new positions at the head table.

Keith Kable was elected president after a few years as vice-president, replacing Mike Phillips who had served in the position for more than six years.

Trevor Plant is a fully certified financial accountant and will hopefully be continuing as our treasurer for a few years to come. Our members can feel assured that our finances are in very capable hands.

Ron Winnett became a life member three years ago after serving on the committee for over 20 years.

Ron is an extremely capable fisherman in both inshore and offshore conditions, so he has all the necessary skills and knowledge to continue as weighmaster.

Loris Roubin has been our secretary for a few years but will need to serve another 10 years to gain the necessary experience.

Jim Urquhart is a newcomer to the position of vice-president and will have all the help and guidance he needs from Keith Kable. Jim has been a farrier for many years and is also a very keen fisherman. The club was formed well over 25 years ago and has a long-standing affiliation with the Bribie RSL, without whose help the club would find it difficult to survive.

The Bribie RSL offers a venue for all club meetings as well as the opportunity to raise funds through raffles for part of

the year. Membership fees and nomination fees

also provide financial income, which is used to support numerous social functions and weekend trips away.

It is also amazing to see the number of small businesses which continually contribute to the income by offering gift vouchers and raffle prizes.

These donations are by no means a small contribution considering that most of the local businesses are family and small businesses which are also struggling to make ends meet. We can’t thank you guys enough for the support.

The club now has in excess of 80 financial members who are actively involved in supporting our fishing competitions, Sunday afternoon barbecues, weekend trips away and other functions.

■ MAIN men are, from left, Loris Roubin, Keith Kable, Jim Urquhart, Trevor Plant and Ron Winnett.

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Jenny stands out

THE 2019 annual general meeting for the Bribie Island Social Lawn Bowls club was well attended.

Club president Peter Ditchburn was returned unopposed. New members on the committee include Dour Hogan, Ryan Follett and Roger Brooks.

On Sunday, February 17, 55 members caught the bus for a day’s outing to Nambour.

After a delicious lunch provided by the ladies at Nambour Bowls Club, teams took to the greens for an afternoon of bowls and fun. Winners on the day included Doug Hogan, Carol Bonney, Billy Moor, Di Neuman and Rosa McLeod.

The next trip will be to Wynnum-Manly this month. Names will be taken at the RSL on

Monday, March 4 at 8.30am.

If you are unable to attend at this time contact games director Colin Hodges on 5497 6749 to secure a seat on the bus.

New members are always welcome. Any bowler interested in joining or seeking more information can contact president Peter Ditchburn on 0418 754186.

■ BRIBIE Island Social Bowls Club’s new games director for 2019 Colin Hodges sends down a winning bowl.

New committee in

AS mentioned in the previous Beacon, Norma Collis celebrated her 90th birthday on January 18.

To mark this landmark occasion, the Bribie RSL Indoor Bowls Club hosted a function for Norma where she was able to share a huge birthday cake with other club members.

On February 8 the club held its annual general meeting and the election of committee members took place. The results of the elections are: President Patrick Kavanagh, vice

president Maureen Drummond, secretary Wayne McClear, treasurer Shirley O’Donnell, games director Glen Malcolmson. All general committee positions were also filled.

The club would like to express our appreciation for the hard work and efforts that the previous committee put into ensuring that our club remained successful.

Also our past public relations committee member Mike Larking has decided to step down from this position and we would like to thank

him for promoting the Indoor Bowls Club.

■ MEMBER Norma Collis celebrates her 90th birthday.

Cake celebrates Norma’s birthday

BRIBIE teenager Kyle Thomson, pictured above, has the world in his hands.

Over the past few years Kyle has built a reputation as a budding 8-ball and snooker player.

This reputation was enhanced last month in New Zealand when as a member of the Australian under 21 snooker team he downed the Kiwis’ No. 1 player three frames to one.

Kyle’s grandfather Don Thomson said Kyle was now looking forward to heading to the United Kingdom in June as a member of the six-strong Australian 8-ball team for the worlds.

“Kyle will have two weeks of competition there in a team format against the Rest of the World as well as singles,”

Don said.“He has been trying for

years to make this team and is playing really well at the moment. I think he’s good enough to win the worlds.”

In his last year as a junior, the 17-year-old lives on Bribie with his grandparents and practises on the Bribie Sports Club snooker tables.

He made the national snooker side after taking out the Australian under 18s title in Albury earlier this year.

On the local front, he made the top 16 at highly regarded Clem Jones Queensland Open Snooker championships at Redcliffe.

Kyle does not have much spare time as he starts his second-year apprenticeship as a painter and decorator in May.

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DOGGONE PET FRIENDLY SPOT

HAPPY FACES1. Peter and Yvonne Willcox relax in the Social lounge. 2. Tricia Tanner makes a selection in the club’s bottleshop. 3. Barbara and Ray Shaw take in the live music at their favourite club. 4. Peta Schubel and Kevin Boyle chose Social for a delicious lunch. 5. Kathy McGrath and Tanya Wood are keen for lunch in Social. 6. Jan and Gussie Komen grab a bite to eat in the lounge area of Social. 7. John and Frazer Vincent play games on the touchscreen in the kids club. 8. Brenach McCann, Kay Robinson, Janice Veselis and Chris Perry relax in the lounge. 9. Ian Hedger, seated with wife Daphne, celebrates his 90th birthday surrounded by interstate family and friends.

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BR-01 · THE Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac Experience’s Gold Dust Woman is a short glimpse into the musical career of Stevie Nicks. Appearing at the Bribie RSL on Saturday, April 13,