Tamborine Mtn News Vol 1322

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN NEWS VOL. 1322, MARCH 06, 2012 – 1

TuesdayMar 06, 2012

Vol. 1322

Compiled & editedby volunteers for theTamborine Mountain

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Land is Life

TAMBORINE Mountain library ishosting the Oxfam Land is Life display

during the month of March, profiling thethreats of climate change for women on thePacific Islands of Tuvalu and Kiribati,where life is becoming increasinglyprecarious.

“We know that the rise of the sea is a truething, it comes in. [It] comes to the dryplaces, it reaches the unreached spots”, saysEric Maerere, a church and community

leader in Kiribati. For Pacific Islanders,land is life, and the rising seas make itdifficult for people to access the basics forsurvival – shelter, food and water.

The exhibition draws on photos taken ona trip that Oxfam Australia made withphotographer Rodney Dekker to Tuvalu andKiribati, low-lying island nations in thePacific which are experiencing some of theearliest and worst impacts of climatechange.

Our library is a busy place – next

Thursday March 8, the library will becelebrating International Women’s Day.Librarian Arne Lange will speak onthe subject of German immigrant women inthe Scenic Rim – her talk is called “Theyarrived by Boat” and, as a migrant herself,Arne will share her story. A short questiontime will follow.

Come and share your migrant stories onThursday March 8, at 2pm.

***UPSIDE-DOWN WEATHER

Queensland is accustomed to rain, stormsand floods in summer – after all, it is thewet season.

The same cannot be said for New SouthWales and Victoria, where out of seasonrain and floods are forcing the evacuation ofsome towns, and with the worryingpossibility that more rain is on the way.

Compare this with England, where twovery dry winters have caused the Ministerof State for the Environment, Food andRural Affairs to say that drought may be thenew normal for parts of the UK; with largeparts of the south and south-east officiallyin drought, and areas of the Midlands atrisk, the minister has warned thathouseholds are likely to face waterrestrictions – reservoirs have reached recordlows in some places and rainfall would needto be more than a fifth higher than normalin the next three months to relieve thedrought, reports the Guardian Weekly.

This sounds more like the Australia weknow and love.

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Dear Editor,Re: Article written by Susie Cunningham inthe Beaudesert Times 29th Feb, 2012

As one who was in attendance at the CouncilMeeting last Tuesday, I cannot agree with thewriter’s observations of the events thatoccurred during the meeting. Nor do I agreewith the writer intimating that CrSwanborough was the cause of all that wentwrong. Having been present at the meeting, Iwould have headlined the article “ConductUnbecoming”, because in essence, that’s whatmade the meeting the debacle it was. MayorBrent’s comment about being “disgusted” bywhat had been witnessed by school students atthe meeting, and expecting better ofcouncillors, echoes the thoughts of all whowere present. In fairness though, he mustinclude himself in this admonishment.

As adults, we have been taught to usediscretion and prudence when speaking andacting in the presence of young children, evenmore so when holding a position of publicoffice. The only councillors who demonstratedthis regard were Cr’s Swanborough andBensted. The unbecoming conductindisputably started with Cr Cockburn, who,with complete disregard for the childrenpresent, attempted to slander CrSwanborough’s credibility with his motion forhim to account for his once held miningcompany shares. If Cr Cockburn had withinhim a modicum of prudence, he would havetabled the “muck-raking” for a council meetingat a future date. His attempt backfired, casting

a shadow on his own character and credibility.Clearly, Cr Cockburn is in breach of CouncilRules which states that a councillor must notimpute improper motives to another councillor.

The escalating discord during the meetingcould have been averted had the Mayor, asChairperson, handled the disruption bymembers of the gallery appropriately. Everypublic speaker knows, Mayor Brent included,that simply acknowledging the members andtheir issues and assuring them that he willspeak to them at the conclusion of the meetingis by far the best approach to avoid a “scene”.Contrary to the writer’s report, these memberswere upset by the way the Chairperson wasconducting the meeting. There was noreference made to Cr Swanborough. However,when Cr Swanborough attempted to answer CrCockburn’s question and to make Points ofOrder, he was continually interrupted andstifled by the Chairperson.

What examples these councillors have setfor the “educational welcome to council”intended for the school children. Theycertainly taught the children a lesson – but thewrong lesson. Parents and teachers spend timeand energy teaching these children to respectone another, to be courteous and wellmannered. At this meeting, the childrenlearned that adults, even in public office, aresupposed to be rude and disrespectful towardsone another. If this outcome doesn’t alarmyour readers, it should.

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Dear Editor,This Devious Bunch of No-hopersTo any reasonable denizen of the Scenic

Rim it would appear that Cr David Cockburn(who is retiring at the next elections andtherefore has nothing to lose) is MayorBrent’s “attack dog” when it comes to falselyaccusing fellow Councillor DerekSwanborough of any number of trumped upcode of conduct charges. What is the matterMayor Brent, do you feel the cold breath ofchange blowing down your spine?

Cr Cockburn continues to cite CrSwanborough for all sorts of frivolous andvexatious trumped up charges and refers himto CEO Craig Barke who does not seem ableto think for himself and use his commonsense when assessing these matters. Ofcourse the fact that CEO Barke is beholden toMayor Brent for his annual assessment mighthave something to do with his “reasoning”.CEO Barke seems to be part of the perfidioustriumvirate whose desperate manifesto is to“get” Cr Swanborough before he attains themayoralty and sets standards of ethics andresponsibility that these three disciples ofMachiavelli neither believe in norcomprehend.

The fuss and ruckus these “gentlemen”have raised concerning Cr Swanborough and

Arrow Energy is a storm in a teacup if everthere was one. Cr Swanborough is opposedto coal seam gas exploration in the ScenicRim. He is opposed to the “fracking” whichendangers our groundwater supplies. Thescientific research behind this pumping ofchemicals under enormous pressure tofracture the coal-bearing deposits has neverbeen fully undertaken or published. CrSwanborough is accused of hypocrisybecause some nameless source claims heowns Arrow shares. HE OWNS NO SUCHSHARES! But even if he did (and manypeople do) that does not equate to support forcoal seam gas exploration. How manypeople know definitively how theirsuperannuation funds are invested?

Cr Cockburn in some of hiscommunications with media outlets claimsthat his malevolent pursuit of CrSwanborough is in the interests of “honest,open and accountable local government”. Inreality Cr Cockburn, like his mentor MayorBrent and co-conspirator CEO Barke, wouldnot recognise honest, open and accountablelocal government if, in the vernacular, it bithim in the ass! It’s time for change, and achange for the better. Roll on the localgovernment elections.

Roland Lindenmayer

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Dear Editor,Extraordinary events took place at the

Council Ordinary Meeting at Boonah onTuesday, 28th February 2012. Had I notwitnessed them I would have difficulty inbelieving them.

A motion was tabled by Deputy Mayor CrCockburn in relation to a “Conflict ofInterest” of Cr Swanborough due to hisalleged share holding in the CSG industry.This incensed a member of the public galleryto question the Chair, Cr John Brent, as towhy the motion should not include a similar“Conflict of Interest” of another Councillor(Cr Heather Wehl) who also (according to anearlier story in the Fassifern Guardian) hasshares in a number of CSG relatedcompanies. The question was asked for thepurpose of equality, fair play and justice. Thequestion elicited a response from Cr Brentwhich amounted to a rebuke to the questionerwho was told to remain seated (and,obviously, silent). I ask: is this victimisationof one particular Councillor?

For almost 40 minutes, including aquestion from another member of the publicgallery, (similarly rebuked) it appeared thatCr Swanborough was effectively gagged bythe Chair whilst Cr Cockburn had almostcarte blanche to say as he pleased.Throughout this ordeal Cr Swanborough,despite these constant attacks, maintained hisdignity and decorum.

The farce continued – there was a furtherincident where Cr Swanborough, onattempting to extend an apology as “required”as the result of a misconduct charge, wasinitially prevented from explaining why hewas apologising. It is difficult to apologisefor something if you are unable, due tocomments from the Chair, to explain what theapology is for!

However, the most important (anddisturbing) outcome from the meeting wasthe disquieting and alarming perception thatmay have been gleaned by some 60 localschool students in the public gallerywitnessing this appalling display of conductof Local Government. I can barely perceivethe impression these youngsters may havetaken home to their parents and teachersregarding democracy in action. Particularlywith the arrival of Police at the rear of thegallery, (as obviously requested by the Chair

or CEO), as a result, it would be suggested, ofthe questions put to the Chair from the publicgallery.

Prior to these events Cr Swanboroughmade it very clear (in particular for thebenefit of the children) that this is not thenormal manner meetings of Council areconducted and I am extremely grateful for thetime taken by him to explain this to theseyoung children and their impressionableminds. I can only hope that they tookonboard Cr Swanborough’s words andignored the remainder of the ensuingmeeting. The suppression of questions fromthe gallery, the obvious confusion from thechair and finally, the presence of the Policemust have been quite disconcerting for them.

This was a meeting where genuine concernfrom members of the community was voicedafter they witnessed animosity directed at anindividual Councillor of this Administrationand a motion which addressed only thatparticular Councillor. This was a meetingwhere the Mayor or the CEO felt it necessaryto have a Police presence/protection againstmembers of the public in the gallery at aCouncil meeting. I sincerely hope thiscouncil thinks long and hard about thisshameful incident.

It could be argued that the manner inwhich the meeting was chaired and conductedcould well lead those present in the gallery(in particular the young children) to believethat democracy within the Scenic Rim Regionis simply non-existent. Open andaccountable Government? I think not! Tothose at the table responsible for thisshameless exhibition I say emphatically“shame on you”! It would be sincerely hopedthat the children present were of an age as tonot fully comprehend such a display of abreakdown in their Local Government. Iwould hate to imagine the imprint on theminds of these future adults of not only thisregion but of this nation if this is not the case.

Finally (and briefly) the unprecedented (inmy memory) and extraordinary number ofcandidates nominating for the forthcomingelection must surely indicate to this Council,and particularly its Mayor, that it hasdismally failed the people of the Scenic Rimregion. Replacement is imminent.

Ken VandermolenKooralbyn

Dear Editor,Like most of us “mountaineers” I hope that

we elect a better council this time than wehave suffered recently. Having said that agreater area of concern must be what hashappened at “Bakers Acres”.

For those perhaps new to TamborineMountain the Gaven developer has gone tothe High Court to override not justcommunity opposition to the massivedevelopment but even the Scenic RimCouncil’s [“see Nick Grimm”] ‘deemedrefusal’ to allow it to go ahead.

The council was not doing us any specialfavours because the Development ControlPlan rules should have excluded it in the first

place! Yet when this developer went to thehigh court he was given approval from theQueensland Planning & Environment Court togo ahead at “Bakers Acres”.

So a faceless judge with no connection withthis area gets to fly in the face of localsentiment, override the local area plan and actlike a medieval Lord of the Manor.

It’s not too late to blockade the site. A rosterof local vehicles could park right across theentry to the site. Guess what ... the TVcameras will be there quick smart!

Ho Hum.Mike Cairns

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Dear Editor,The annual Beaudesert Reunion will be

held on Saturday March 10, ‘12 at StThomas’ Anglican Church Hall in AlbertStreet, Beaudesert, commencing at 9.30am.

This year we celebrate our 60th reunion.We are hoping that some of the BabyBoomers will wish to attend and celebratewith their friends and others of the older –and younger – generation.

Morning tea will be provided, but it is aBYO lunch, with tea, coffee and cordialprovided. There will be a gold coin donation,

with a lucky door prize, and a raffle with anumber of prizes drawn on the day.

Whether you were born in Beaudesert,educated in Beaudesert or lived in thedistrict, please come and join your friends atthe reunion. It is a great way to get togetherand talk about the past, so please come andinvite your friends as well.

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Dear Editor,I thank Mike Russell for his interest in

Climate Change. He mentions GlobalWarming but this should be Climate Change,because Global Warming is only one aspectof Climate Change. Global warming is notbeing used anymore by politicians. I thinkthat they must have realised that there is alsocooling involved.

It is true that sceptics attempt to influencepeople into non-acceptance of globalwarming but we must not forget thatalarmists influence people in acceptingglobal warming. We live in a democraticcountry which means that people are allowedto have difference of opinion.

I do not know who put the quiz togetherand it never crossed my mind that it couldhave been done by climate sceptics. In fact,when I received the quiz I thought back tomy high school days when questions wereasked to test the student’s knowledge. Withthat in mind I put the quiz to many peopleand I was very disappointed how little theyknew. When people know so little about thisissue, how is it possible that they seem tohave an opinion about it. Could it be that thisapplies to politicians too? And if so, howcould they possibly vote in favour or against?

Mike obviously believes in GlobalWarming and I would like to ask him toanswer his own questions together withreferences. I am not calling him an alarmistbut a person who is interested in ClimateChange.

Let us assume that I do not believe in

Global Warming, that I am not a sceptic but aperson who is interested in Climate Change.So let us see why I could possibly become asceptic.a. Climate Change Minister Wong defends

UN IPCC climate mistake: Glaciers in theHimalayas could vanish in 30 years; thiswas later corrected to 200 to 300 years.(abc.net.au/news/stories/ .../2794830.htm)

b. The UN IPCC’s Artful Bias: GlaringOmissions, False Confidence andMisleading Statistics in the Summary forPolicymakers. (www.john-daly.com/guests/un_ipcc.htm

c. Global Warming Petition Project: There isno convincing scientific evidence thathuman release of carbon dioxide, methane,or other greenhouse gasses is causing orwill, in the foreseeable future, causecatastrophic heating of the Earth’satmosphere and disruption of the Earth’sclimate. Signed by 31,478 Americanscientists including 9,029 with PhDs.(www.petitionproject.org/)

d. The delinquent teenager who was mistakenfor the world’s top climate expert; exposéof the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC). (ivyAvenue.com) 2011It is amazing how much information is

available on climate change. The above 4references were taken at random. The bottomline, however, is that the truth will prevail.As long as scientists do not agree we willnever know the truth. Time will tell who isright.

Leon Voesenek

Dear EditorMs. Mahaffy implies that scientists who

believe climatologists are over-playing theirhand are being suborned by “big business”(TMN, 21.2.2012). This is barely rational, buther charge against the so-called deniersencourages us to look at the other side’sintegrity.

Climatologists are under intense pressureto toe the line. Most of their positions werecreated by the climate scare, and if the bubblebursts, as happened in IT a few years ago,many will lose their jobs. Care for family andloyalty to colleagues make a severe test ofindividual integrity, and everyone whofollows the climate debate must know that theunanimity of opinion among climatologistshas been stage-managed. There have been toomany exposures in the media for this to bedenied, and it makes lovers of science veryangry.

For every climatologist there are perhaps

a hundred other scientists, and Ms. Mahaffyclaims the “absolute majority” as supporters.My observations suggest otherwise: the mainsupport for climatologists comes fromordinary people, who want to do the rightthing, but are less aware than scientists of thehuge differences in credibility between thedifferent sciences. I think that caring peopleshould not be so ready to accept untestedtheories that will lead to higher living costs.Instead, they should rout for the poorerfamilies that have been under constant strainto pay their bills since the financial crisis.

As to teaching climate in schools, itwould be an educational experience forstudents to hear the issue debated byscientists of opposite persuasion, and there isa website that tells of institutions which dojust that; but giving only one side of theargument is neither science, nor education,and surely that is best avoided?

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Dear Editor,Thank you to Yrsa Mahaffy, for your

reply to my letter re BZE.Because the link between human caused

global warming (AGW) and human causedCO2 (ACO2) is possibly accepted by amajority of scientists, that doesn’t mean it isright. As the world’s most famous scientist,Albert Einstein said, “It only needs oneperson to prove me wrong”. Consensualscience does not prove a thing but even sothere are still many scientists who reject thealarmism that is being predicted with AGWbut yet concede that ACO2 may be causingsome warming though less than predicted.

One could say that not only is this smallwarming NOT a problem but it may beessential to the survival of a population of 7-going-on-10-billion people.

However, there has been no warming thiscentury during which time human emissionshave increased at a greater [dare I sayunprecedented?] rate than ever before.

As I said in my last letter, the BZE conceptto prevent ACO2 has been audited byscientists and economists and found seriouslywanting. Baseload renewable power has notyet been achieved by any country and to thinkwe can do it by 2020 and include ourelectrified transport energy for $8 per weekper household is an impossible dream.

You say Yrsa, that regardless of whether theBZE concept is achievable, or whether therisk of AGW can be quantified, thisaspirational concept which would greatlyimpoverish us [and more so the third worldcountries] with possibly no reduction in

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Dear Editor,LNP’s economic blueprint will help

business in the Beaudesert ElectorateThe LNP knows business is hurting under

this tired, 20-year Labor government and thatit will only get worse the longer it’s ignored.

This is why the LNP launched its economicblue print to help get Beaudesert Electoratebusinesses back on track.

A CanDo LNP Government will cut payrolltax by raising the exemption threshold from$1 million to $1.6 million over six years.

This will create over 4000 new jobs andmeans an additional 5000 businesses will nolonger pay this tax and about 20,000 will payless payroll tax, and endure less red tape.

The LNP has also committed to cuttingunemployment in Queensland to 4 per cent insix years.

We are sending a clear signal to businessthat we’re on the side of job creation, cuttingred tape and regulation, and gettinggovernment off their back.

While Labor is trying to run away from itsrecord, business knows they lostQueensland’s AAA credit rating and rackedup $85 billion in debt.

Only a vote for a strong, united LNPGovernment will get Queensland back ontrack.

Jon KrauseLNP Candidate for Beaudesert

Dear Editor,I was interested to read Leon Voesenek’s

reply to my comments on his Q & A. First Iwas writing about Global Warming. ClimateChange includes other human induced effects,such as land clearing and overuse, whichproduce local climate changes.

Like Leon I am disappointed that he foundthat most people knew so little about thesubject when he put the test to them. This is aclear indication that climate science is adifficult subject and so people’s understandingand response is subjective and uncertain. Wemust assume however that politiciansunderstand the science better so their variableresponses reflect vested interests (they oughtto reflect their voters’ opinions).

My interest in Global Warming is certainlyalarmist. Climate Change is not an effeteinterest in my retirement, Leon. My answersto my questions: “Do you think globalwarming is real?” Yes, atmospherictemperature, despite ups and downs overperiods of several years, has shown anupward trend since the Industrial Revolution.[IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: ClimateChange 2007]. Recently (due totechnological advances) ocean temperaturesare showing more consistent and markedupward trends. More than 85% of globalwarming is absorbed by the oceans. [Wong, P.(2009) Hansard]. “What causes GlobalWarming?” The ‘Greenhouse Effect’ (inwhich all gases and particulates in the airinterfere with longer wave radiation to agreater extent than short wave radiation {see

my article in the TMNews (2010) Vol. 1281-1284} is a fact demonstrable in the laboratoryand in our neighbouring planet Venus. Theseneed no references – see any science textbook. “Is the World’s net mass of iceincreasing or decreasing?” Decreasing.Latest estimates are 500 gigatonnes p.a.(Rignot E. et al. {2011} Geophys. Res. Lett.38), 443-629 gt p.a. {Wahr, J. (2011) Nature}[quoted by Guardian Weekly, Feb. 10, 2012],and in 2006 the estimated net loss was 475 gt(ECOS 160 {2011}). “Why are cyclones(hurricanes) getting more intense?” Partlybecause global warming has caused thetroposphere (that part of the atmosphere inwhich weather develops) to rise approx. 300m[Santer B.D. Et al. (2003) Science, 301, No.5632. IPCC 4th Assessment Report: ClimateChange 2007]. For a stack of references thereader can refer to my set of articles in theTMNews, Vols.1281-4, 2010.

Leon’s four quotes which, he writes, couldpossibly make him a sceptic are all taken,randomly, from the sceptics’ bibliography.The first, the Himalayan ice melting mistake,should have been 2350 not 2035 – a silly typomistake but it shouldn’t change one from‘alarmist’ to ‘sceptic’!

Leon writes “The bottom line is that truthwill prevail. As long as scientists do not agreewe will never know the truth. Time will tellwho is right.” I quite agree and when truthhas prevailed and, in time, we know who isright, it will be too late. In the meantime letthe Precautionary Principle prevail.

Mike Russell


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Rejection or WorshipDear Geoff,In my last letter I began to look at some of the necessary truths or conditions needed for the Christian faith to havemeaning in this world. The faith revealed in the Bible is not understood, by those who hold it, to be an accident ofhistory. It is not a fish out of water. It does not exist in the world like an act of insanity. We understand it to fit in theworld in a way that makes sense of the world. It’s like putting on a pair of glasses and seeing things the way theywere meant to be seen. This may seem self-evident but as I mentioned in my last letter, there is a diminishing interestin the need for our view of life to coincide with the world we live in. Christians are not encouraged to have such adetached view of life. So when I speak about God as our Creator I don’t mean that this is just a helpful thought toget me through life. I mean that this is a true statement. It is what is real in the final analysis. Such a statementmay not be convincing to all people, indeed it is not. Some would argue for the non-existence of God. And thatargument has been engaged in for millennia. But it remains that Christians believe it is true to the way things are.It is true to life. They do not say that it is a nice idea to have about things. I suppose if the Christian faith did saythat Christianity is a human generated idea then there might not be so many arguments against it. It would beseen that we had given up believing that our faith is real to the way the world is. It would be seen that weagreed with someone like Freud who speaks of Christianity as a dream, an illusion, a projection of ourpsychological processes onto the outside world. Christianity does wrestle with these kinds of objections and sometimes we do better at explaining our faith thanwe do at other times. But we do believe it is true to the way things are. This is one of the stumbling stones ofthe Christian faith in a cultural context of relativism. Christianity does have certain truths which it holds to beunbendable. The pressure may be on Christianity at times to bend but there are certain things which cannot bebent or twisted or unmade or denied. An example of this pressure is seen in the current claims of science tobelieve it can explain the coming into existence of the universe without a Creator. I suspect that science willbe able to establish some astounding information regarding the ‘creation’ of the universe. However it mayover reach itself when it comes to the whys and the wherefores of the universe. Not all human questions arefit for the discipline of science, nor are all the answers. All pressure aside, scientific or social, biblical Christianity presents itself as revealing the world as it actuallyis. This, itself, is cause for rejection on the part of some people. It is cause for worship on the part of others.

Your Brother,Kim

ACO2, should be undertaken anyway. This isknown as the precautionary principle whichin the absence of quantified risk is equivalentto Pascal’s Wager [which applied to theChristian afterlife mythology which said thateven if you’re not fully convinced that it willdefinitely happen, the costs of eternal tormentversus eternal bliss are so high that the onlyrational choice is to believe]. It means thatthe decision is determined entirely by thescariness of the hypothesis being offeredrather than the strength of the evidence.

You are offering a scary scenario but thereis no evidence for this. A better approach touncertain risks is to develop more flexibleresources ready to jump the right way whenmore information becomes available.Become an adaptable generalist. Creatingeconomic prosperity for the poor wouldtherefore seem to be the priority, as it isapplicable to many different problems andscenarios, rather than only one.

Comment on a couple of articles in thelast TMNews:

Under HEALTHY DISCUSSION, MikeRussell’s comments on the Carbon Tax asbeing so necessary, I would like to point outthat this tax, in which we lead the world,unless it is applied evenly on a worldwidebasis, will only close down and transfer [ithas started already] all our relatively cleanCO2 emitting industries to countries like

China where they will produce many timesthe CO2 emissions as well as other pollutants.Not to mention exporting our hard-won andmuch-needed jobs.

But of course if you apply this logic of notexporting CO2 emissions then we would haveto cease exporting coal, oil, gas etc. whichwould bankrupt the country.

This is what Copenhagen, Cancun andDurban meetings are all about. Trying toestablish a level playing field where we allsurvive. As yet, the best they have come upwith is to agree to agree at some time in thedistant future.

Under LEARNING TO LIVESUSTAINABLY, I hope that in this EarthSmart Science Schools program, the childrenare being taught HOW to think [based onevidence and logic] and not WHAT to think[based on consensus and authority] about theearth and other sciences.

It was reported in the Canberra Times lastweek that CSIRO will review its new climatechange education program for schoolsfollowing claims made in Senate estimatesthat the material is biased and frightenschildren by offering ''an apocalypticscenario.''

Hopefully it’s a better program than thisone.

Jim Inglis

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Fungus areabundant anddiverse. Visiblefungus includesmushrooms, yeast,mould, mildew,puffballs andbracket fungi.Fungus accountsfor approximatelyone quarter of theplanet’s biomass.

Fungus areconsidered separatefrom plants,animals andbacteria. Unlikeplants, which canproduce their own food throughphotosynthesis, fungi break down, thenabsorb nutrients from dead and livingorganic matter. They play a key role in thedecomposition, degradation and recycling ofnutrients by changing them from complexmaterials to simpler substances, which arethen available to be released back into theenvironment.

Only a small part of a fungus is visible.Most of the organism consists of threadlikehyphae which grow to form huge networksin the soil, substrate or in organic matter

such as wood. Thisunseen network isalways present andconstantly feedsand expands. Whatwe see as fungus,such as mushroomsspringing up afterrain, is actually thefungal organismreproducing infavourableconditions bycreating a fruitingbody or sporocapwhich producesspores. Thestructure of thesporocap lifts thespores above theground so they canbe dispersed intothe air.

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REGRETTABLY, the recent CouncilMeeting at Boonah, which I wasn’t able

to attend, apparently made it clear thatfairness and balance are not a priority. Ratherthan give a secondhand report, I invitedWendy Creighton, editor of the FassifernGuardian, to contribute the next segment. Shewas at the meeting. Remember, the Guardianis published in Boonah, the heartland of theMayor, Cr Brent.

Wendy Creighton’s Meeting Comment:It began as an outreach meeting of the

Scenic Rim Regional Council – ‘a bring theCouncil to the people’ promotional affair.These meetings are staged in the outer townsof the Scenic Rim. Local schools are invited tobring along students and ratepayers toobserve the workings of government.

But there was an ‘elephant’ in the room.One of the early items on the agenda was a‘notice of motion’, from Deputy Mayor DaveCockburn. This ultimately sent the wholeevent embarrassingly ‘off script’ with a witch-hunt on again. It all centred on old, welldebated accusations that Cr Swanboroughhad a conflict of interest when Council as awhole voted to make a submission to the StateGovernment to have the Scenic Rim regionprotected from coal seam gas mining. Hehadn’t even voted against the motion.

What Cr Cockburn now wanted wasCouncil to question Cr Swanborough abouthis ownership of shares in any coal seam gascompany when he had voted as a Councillor.It seemed to be conveniently overlooked thatCr Swanborough was the first to move inCouncil that an approach be made to the StateGovernment that mining of any sort be limitedin the Shire. He could not even get a seconder.

Cr Swanborough stated he was happy tovote in favour of Cr Cockburn’s motion andagain referred Councillors and the gallery tohis previous public statements that the shareownership question revolved around a parcelof shares that he had disposed of for thegrand sum of $17! This apparently was notfully reflected in his Council Register ofInterests and a formal complaint was made tothe Department of Local Government.

Cr Swanborough then attempted to move anamendment to Cr Cockburn’s motion thatCouncil strengthen its bid to have coal seamgas mining banned in the Scenic Rim. Butbefore Cr Swanborough could outline hisamendment in full, Cr Brent ruled that it hadnothing to do with the notice of motion andwould not be heard. Cr Swanborough thenasked that the amendment be considered as amotion later in the meeting during generalbusiness discussions but this was also refused.It was at this point the Council meetingappeared to go ‘off script’.

Audience members tried to interjectapparently not supporting Cr Swanboroughbut rather objecting to the way the meetingwas being run.

Then Cr Swanborough called a point oforder and asked the CEO, Craig Barke to ruleon the meeting standing orders which statedthat a Councillor must not impute impropermotives to another Councillor during aCouncil meeting but Cr Brent said that ‘hewould be the one to decide who is asked’ aquestion. With matters in Council and thegallery becoming increasingly tense, Cr Brentclosed the meeting for a few minutes. Then,without giving the CEO opportunity to speak,he refused the call for a point of order. CrBrent then called for a vote on the motionwhich was passed unanimously.

Unbeknownst to most of the audience, thepolice were dispatched to the meeting. Theconduct of the meeting was certainlyembarrassing to watch but no threats werevoiced either by Councillors or the audience.If there had been a threat, why were studentspresent?

It does beg the question of whether it was aCouncil meeting that went off script orperhaps one that went exactly to script?

Wendy Creighton, Editor, Fassifern Guardian

Certainly there are serious questions aboutmeeting balance.

Clarity re the many uncertaintiessurrounding the shopping centre roundaboutand associated roadworks, could have beenachieved much earlier if there had beenCouncil commitment to sorting out the manycommunity concerns rather than consistentlystating it was not Council’s problem. Ameeting with the Department of Transport andMain Roads was badly needed but hadpreviously been refused. Ultimately, NigelWaistell as a member of the ProgressAssociation and Councillor candidateachieved the breakthrough, and a meeting washeld at Nerang last Thursday. Present wererepresentatives from Prescare (Roslyn Lodge).Ryjaan (previously Evergreen etc, the ownersof the old medical centre/pharmacy), theProgress Association, Cr Swanborough andmyself. Also present and appreciated wasPatrick Murphy, the Council Director ofInfrastructure Services.

The discussion was wide ranging and I wasleft wondering just how much of the previousangst and concern could have been avoided ifthe DTMR had been more forthcoming earlierabout the roundabout details. They believethat the design does satisfy their standards andthe Court’s Final Order, and therefore theproject should proceed. It was evident thatvery real efforts had been made to produce asatisfactory design within the site constraints.There is still unhappiness about the originalproject approval and the present approvalprocess (including minimal consultation withparties whose interests are affected) but wehave to try for the best outcome.

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Tamborine Mt Progress AssociationUPDATEGAVEN DEVELOPMENTS (SUPERMARKET)ROUNDABOUT

After several months of unsatisfactory replies to detailed concernsand requests for further information regarding the Gaven supermarketroundabout, the Minister for Main Roads finally advised NigelWaistell in a letter dated 20th February that a meeting was to be heldat the Main Roads offices in Nerang for interested parties to view anddiscuss the roundabout plans.

This meeting was held last Thursday, 1st March and was attendedby Phil Giffard, TMPA representative, J. Lockey, and representativesof Prescare (Roslyn Lodge) and Evergreen Developments (eightcommercial properties next to Prescare) Cr Swanborough and Councilrepresentative Patrick Murphy.

Whilst Main Roads would not entertain any suggestion for majorchange, we were told they would revisit some problems we raised.The roundabout drawing designs were externally certified byRyacon’s (Gaven Developments) Registered Professional Engineer ofQueensland and Main Roads cannot influence this certification. Theplans are copyright, which would account for our difficulty inaccessing the plans.

Reference was frequently made throughout the meeting to thechaotic parking problem outside the medical centre and adjacentshops (Subway etc.). The current design of the roundabout includesan island separation stretching up the middle of the road to theBeacon Road intersection. This further exacerbates the trafficproblem. It was pointed out that a right hand turn from the southcould not be made. Main Roads answer was that traffic couldproceed to Beacon Road and do a U-turn. Alternatively this could bedone outside the service station. This topic was argued at length.Main Roads is to look into this.

Main Roads stated that delays with roundabout construction wouldbe detrimental for Gaven Developments which could go “belly up”,leaving Main Roads to clean up the mess. This opened updiscussions as to the current design effect on traders across the road.Evergreen expressed extreme concern for businesses there, as well asstating other problems such as difficulty of access for servicevehicles.

Suggestion was made that the channelling etc. (designed for“disciplinary reasons”) outside the medical centre should bebulldozed and the area left in its original state prompted more detaileddiscussions. Main Roads has agreed to review the decision of theoverall layout.

The roundabout design avoids a fourth leg/public node access intothe Prescare property. However, Prescare stated the 18 degree gradeinto the site was a problem. Main Roads, presumably with thedeveloper, has offered to work within the site and reconstruct thegradient, although with a limited length of roadway inside, it will beinteresting to see what they come up with.

Lighting (four poles) will be to Australian standard, although MainRoads said they could take this further (i.e. bandaid work).

Main Roads see this road stretch as urbanized with the supermarketand roundabout making an entry statement. It sounds like thebeginnings of a change of character for Tamborine Mountain.

Jeanette Lockey,President,

Tamborine Mt. Progress Assn.

<< access and modification to the roundabout lighting to reduce spill.The biggest change is with relation to the roadway stretching from theroundabout to the Beacon Road intersection. DTMR previouslywould never develop a traffic plan for the area. However, it is nowaccepted that the proposed plan with a continuous island runningfrom the roundabout to the intersection would be even moredysfunctional and damaging to established businesses than the follywe are enduring at the moment. DTMR will now consider theroundabout and the area to the Beacon Road intersection as anintegrated whole. We shall see what develops and I hope it doesn’ttake too long.

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JEMENA is an Australian company that builds, owns and managesmajor electricity, gas and water utilities. Jemena has generously

provided funds for clearing invasive weeds and establishing nativeplants at Youngman Family Park, off Geissmann Drive in NorthTamborine. Much of the park has already been planted and the treesare thriving. Now, with Jemena funding, Tamborine Mtn Landcarevolunteers are about to plant more trees there, near the dog park.

When: Sat. 17th March, 8.30-11.30Where: Picnic table near dog park at Youngman Family ParkWhat to bring: hat, gloves, drinking water, outdoor shoes.Morning tea is provided.Landcare welcomes all local residents to join us and have fun

while planting a few trees. It’s a good way to start the weekend, bymaking a positive difference to our local environment!

Rebecca Castley

I filmed this exquisite sacred blue water lily years ago in one of themountain’s wonderful and enduring show gardens. Its original

habitat is thought to have been along the Nile and other locations inEast Africa. In ancient times it spread to the Indian subcontinent and

Thailand. I couldn’t resist the lily’s glorious symmetry nor thesaturation and luminescence of colour enhanced by the play of sunon water. As so often in my videoing, I happened to be in the right

place at the right time.Frames from video footage celebrating Tamborine Mountain’s biodiversity.

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One small place on earthWater Lily – Nymphaea caerulea – garden, North Tamborine


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Keeping BeesMade Simple

LOVE eating honey? Want to keep beesbut can’t afford the gear to manage them?

If so, this workshop meeting of our localtransition & sustainability group, TransitionTamborine Mountain, is for you.

Low-tech bee keeper Hans Oberauer isproducing honey using simple methods thatare commonly used in Africa and that isproduced without the protective gear,smokers, extractors or heat treatment used inconventional hive management. Hans willshare his knowledge of this simple,inexpensive way here on TamborineMountain.

Bees do much more than provide us withhoney for our tea and crumpets. They play avital role in pollinating around a third of thefood (most fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds )we eat. There are significant events overseashappening to our yellow & black striped,winged friends that should concern us all...

In 2007, US beekeepers reported that greatnumbers of their bees were inexplicably dyingin the hives. This has become known as“colony collapse disorder” (CCD). The winter

of 2008 saw bee deaths becoming sowidespread that one in three hives were lost inthe UK. There are various factors thatscientists believe contribute to CCD, and acombination of these is thought to be toblame.

To tell the tale of the plight of the humblebee, the documentary The Vanishing of theBees will be screened after Hans’ workshop.This film tells a dramatic tale of science andmystery, the global implications for the bees’disappearance and gives us practical actionswe can take in our everyday lives to helphoney bees (while helping our species too!).

Albert Einstein reportedly said the humanrace would last just four years in a worldwithout bees. Food for thought! Come alongto learn more about bees and to become moreconnected to the world around us.

Where: Eagle Heights Resort Hotel (motelreception area)When: Sunday 18th March • 5pm: bee-keeping workshop ($10) • 6.30-8pm: Vanishing of the Bees film

(gold coin donation) Cath Heaton

Dickson Park – 28 years

THE TM Field Naturalists’ Club wasformed in 1970, and in 1983, when an

area of land in the Forest Park Estate was setaside for a council park, the Field Nats askedthe Beaudesert Shire Council for permissionto plant the site with rainforest species such ashad grown on Tamborine Mountain– and this area – years before.

Countless working bees wereheld, with president John Dicksonleading his enthusiastic team. Thebare, kikuyu paddock was plantedwith trees, water was obtained froma kindly neighbour, and over theyears the park became one of theloveliest areas on the Mountain.

This project by the Field Nats wasthe beginning of revegetation onTamborine Mountain.

When the Field Nats disbanded inthe 1990s Landcare stepped in andcontinued the work.

Now a celebration of their efforts

will be held on Saturday March 10 at 10amat Dickson Park.

Pictured below, The empty paddock thatbecame Dickson Park. L to R: Some of theField Nats’ members – George Fisher, MurrayAllan, Peggy Waring, Kath Dobbie, PhilAllan, Joy Guyatt.

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I am required by Scenic RimRegional Council policy to makethe following statements:

• These are my personal views.• When a Council votes on a

decision, they count up the votesand the decision is made basedon the side that gets the mostvotes.

SUPERMARKETROUNDABOUT/MEDICALCENTRE PARKING

Last Thursday a one hourscheduled meeting at the MainRoads Nerang headquartersabout the roundabout lasted twoand half hours and broadened toalso discuss the Medical Centre parking. I’mappreciative of Nigel Waistell for going togreat lengths to make this happen. JeanetteLockey, Phil Giffard and I met withrepresentatives of the affected landowners.The Main Roads district director and fourother engineers attended, including theCouncil Director.

It has taken months of letters and emails toMinisters and Departments to bring everybodyto the negotiating table. Well done to allinvolved.

The information shared was beneficial to allthe parties and clearly defined the problemsthat need solutions. I am hopeful that theagreed ideas will be acted upon quickly andthe community will get a better roundaboutand solution in front of the Medical Centre.

I am always a little despairing when toldthat there are one-size-fits-all standards whenit comes to designing roads. The roundaboutas proposed would link a concrete centreisland from the roundabout to Delvinos withno opportunity to turn right into those shops.An economic disaster waiting to happen forthe shop owners and tenants. Motorists wouldhave to go up Beacon road to do a U turn, ordo a U turn in front of the Shell Servicestation to get back to the shops.

The current design of this road section willbe revisited and I expressed a view that itshould be returned to as it was before the newtraffic islands were constructed. Chances ofthat are likely slim, however achieving righthand turn access to these shops is imperative.

NEW RESIDENTS’ WELCOME NIGHTLast Thursday was a wonderful meet the

new resident’s night with 17 new residentsattending. It was great to hear what they aredoing and the reasons they moved to themountain. It is always the same, the beauty,natural environment, the community, safeenvironment, great schools. Right across theScenic Rim the story is the same. It is quiteobvious what people see as the strengths of ourregion, from the feedback from theCommunity Plan.

A big thank you to St Bernard’s the sponsorsfor the magnificent supper for the evening.

New resident and accomplished performerand songwriter Lawrence Manisky (above)treated us all to a wonderful three minute songabout all the things he loves about MtTamborine. It expressed what we all believed.This was an unsolicited and impromptuspecial three minutes for all of us. Lawrencedisappeared to his car and came back with aguitar. He wants to teach songwriting skills onthe mountain, and he certainly proved he hasso much to offer.

Thanks Lawrence for making Sue and my32nd wedding anniversary a memorableevening!

GALLERY WALK PARKING SOLUTIONIt might not be a $13 million dollar bypass

but at least we should be grateful that Councilhas agreed to spend up to $300,000 to build 42new carparks on the Cook Road vacant reservewhich will give the businesses some parkingrelief on the northern end of Gallery Walk.Council has a $30,975,000 roads, bridges andfacilities budget for 2011/12 and Council’sentire capital contribution of this and someroad reseals will be fully appreciated. Itrepresents about 1% of the entire capitalbudget. It is not a solution to the real problemof parking as spaces for hundreds more carsare needed. I think we can all acknowledgethat it is better than nothing. Work is plannedto start in May/June, but as the capital worksprogram is already $2 million behind scheduleat the half way mark in the year, we may haveto wait a little longer.

To keep things into perspective, TamborineMountain contributes around 23% of theentire rate base for the Scenic Rim RegionalCouncil.

CONSULTATIONPlease call me or leave a text message if

you wish to talk to me or require a face to facemeeting on the MountainI will be in thelibrary next on 8th March and my mobilenumber is 0447 206 006. The best emailaddress to make a personal appointment is [email protected]. You can also joinme on Facebook at Derek.Swanborough, orvisit my website at www.derekformayor.com

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POLICE NEWSby Constable Peter Blundell, North Tamborine Police

Sneak offences & daytime burglariesVery recently we have had a number of

“sneak” offences reported to police. By“sneak” I mean the offenders have gone intohomes whilst the owners were at home, oftenduring the night, but not always, and stolenitems. On one occasion the owners wereawake and going about their daily routine.However on all occasions there was a door orwindow left open. Please secure your doorsand windows as we have said in the past, thedays of being able to leave our homes open andunlocked have gone.

There have been two day-time burglaries inthe last fortnight - one committed on thesouthern end and one in Eagle Heights, whichwe believe are linked to the same offenders.Witnesses at Java Court reported seeing asuspicious older model red HoldenCommodore with a couple driving in the streetat the time who we believe are our offenders.Fortunately we are securing fantastic footageof the offenders who went on a shopping spreeon the Gold Coast after their evil deed on theMountain and we are very confident that theytoo will be arrested soon and put before thecourts.CCTV – Servicing and checks it’s working

This brings me to another subject, that if youhave a CCTV system at home or in yourbusiness, please make sure it is in workingcondition. We are receiving some excellentCCTV footage of offenders committing theircrimes and it is leading to offenders beingidentified quickly and being linked to othercrimes committed on and off mountain andsubsequently being charged for those offences.Sometimes the CCTV footage is the onlyevidence available to us that a certain offenderhas committed the crime. Additionally, if youhave an alarm system installed in your home orbusiness, please arm it when you are not athome or the business has closed for the day. Anactivated audible alarm is a major deterrent toan offender hanging about after they break in.School parking issues continue...?

I am sorry to go on about illegal parking andstopping in the school and bus zones, but it is

something that has to be mentioned again.Please become familiar with where you canand where you can’t drop the little ones offbefore and pick up after school. The parkingsignage is in place to protect children and toallow traffic to flow freely. If we continue toget complaints from other motorists andpedestrians who are doing the right thing aboutthose who are not, then tickets will continue tobe issued, not to mention the embarrassment ofbeing stopped by police whilst everyone iswatching. Please do the right thing and avoidthe fine.Traffic Policing

In the last week or so a number of drinkdrivers were dealt with by local police andDistrict traffic branch and were directed toappear in the Beaudesert Magistrates Court inthe near future. The message is clear DON’TDRINK and DRIVE. Operation BROOM wasalso conducted on Tamborine Mountain and inTamborine Village in the past week. Duringthis operation police intercepted a largenumber of vehicles and breath tested alldrivers. Additionally, some drivers were issuedtraffic infringement notices for not displaying Pplates or L plates, failing to carry and presentlicences as required, exceeding the speed limitand failing to keep left of the doublecontinuous lines.Bluelight Disco: First one for the year!

Date for your diary: Friday 16th of March2012 Bluelight Disco at the Vonda YoungmanCentre, Main Street, North Tamborine, next tothe Police Station. This is a smoke and alcoholfree event, supervised by Police officers. Nopass outs will be issued. Time 6.30 pm to9.30pm. Pick the kids up after the disco fromthe front entrance in person.

Last, but not least, I must complimentdrivers who use Tamborine Oxenford Road,because since the new guard rails and signagewere erected near the little white church, wehave not attended one incident that I’m awareof. I would guess the Ambulance and FireService guys and gals are also very relieved.

Kind regards,Constable Peter Blundell

A brave little boy

WHEN North Tamborine eight-year-oldSamuel Pardoe-Matthews began

limping a few weeks ago it was initiallythought to be due to a recent knock, acommon enough occurrence with little boys.However after extensive medical testing, hisparents Jackie and Kris learnt that theirmiddle son had a tumour in his leg.Diagnosed on 16th February as Osteosarcoma,it is located in his left femur, and prognosisincludes a forty-week treatment plan withchemotherapy and surgery.

Samuel’s treatment started on 18th Februaryin the Royal Brisbane Hospital children’soncology ward. He is a brave fellow and

between bouts of chemo Jackie brings himhome and he chirps up considerably. Heenjoys visits from his friends and theoccasional supervised visit to school. Samuelis drawing strength and comfort from his twobrothers. At present Kris continues to go towork and Jackie has to take Sammy to andfrom Brisbane and the Gold Coast at frequentintervals for blood tests and other medicalchecks.

Jackie and Kris appreciate the support thatthey are already receiving from friends andthe local community. Information aboutfurther assistance can be obtained bycalling 0438 251 265.

The Tamborine Mountain News extendswarmest wishes to Samuel and his family.

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IN 1974, Raymondand Eve Curtis

(pictured) and theirsmall but visionarygroup of volunteersbrought the TamborineYouth Orchestra intobeing. At the time ofits formation, thepopulation of theMountain was just

around 700 people. Because of our relative remoteness and smallpopulation, there were a number of formidable problems to beovercome. But with sheer doggedness, unbounded enthusiasm and acommon love of music, those founders created the orchestra whichhas endured to this day. Over the years, many young people passedthrough the ranks of the orchestra, learning to play instruments,enjoying the camaraderie of fellow members and benefitting from thejoys of playing music with others. This has been an enduring gift tous from Raymond and his team and we are all very grateful. Many ofus have moved on in life: a little more ‘senior’ now, living in otherareas and perhaps a little rusty in our playing, but the fond memoriesof our days in the orchestra endure.

To honour Raymond Curtis and his team, we are inviting all formerplayers and committee members, the orchestra’s alumni, to join us ina concert to be held here at St George’s Church, on Sunday 25 Marchat 2.30 p.m. Malcolm Cunningham, our long-time musical director,has designed a special programme and has written a newarrangement for the occasion.

Here is your opportunity to relive some of the fun of former years,meet the present members of the orchestra and acknowledge, in adirect and musical way, Raymond Curtis and those who gave us theorchestra which continues today as the Tamborine MountainOrchestra.

So, you are invited to play with us. It matters not a jot that youmight be a little rusty – participating is the aim. We will make earlyarrangements to get musical scores to you to become familiar with.For those travelling to the Mountain, we will arrange specialrehearsals just before the concert and perhaps help with the loan ofan instrument. For those of you who cannot play, we hope to see youat the concert enjoying reunion with a happy time in your life.

Now, we need your help. Please, let us know:• if you will play with us and what instrument will you play; • your name and address, phone number and email address;• an address to where should I send the music, and • contact details of any other member of the alumni of whom you

know.Phone Terry on 5545 3257.

Terry HollandPresident Tamborine Mountain Orchestra

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Have you beenchecked for

GLAUCOMA?Could you have glaucoma?

YOU probably don’t realise there is a three percent chance of youbecoming an adult glaucoma sufferer over your lifetime? You

won’t know, at least in the early stages, unless you have an eyeexamination. This is because most cases are only detected aftersignificant permanent loss of vision has occurred.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Australiatoday. Knowing whether you have it, or if even you are a “glaucomasuspect” or not, is usually as easy as seeing an eye health professional(usually an optometrist) and undergoing a simple eye check.

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the optic nerve (thenerve of sight) carrying messages from the eye to the brain. This canlead to loss of vision if not detected early.

World Glaucoma Week (March 11-17) is a reminder to get youreyes checked for this hidden disease. Glaucoma Australia says300,000 Australians have some form of glaucoma and half areundiagnosed.

Are you at risk?Glaucoma can occur at any age, however the risk increases

significantly as you grow older.Regular routine eye checks are recommended, but people with risk

factors such as having a family history of glaucoma should be checkedfrom the age of 40.

If you do have a family history of glaucoma you have an 8-timeshigher risk. Try to find out if your parents or siblings have glaucoma.

Other risk factors for glaucoma include:• Short sightedness • Eye pressure >21mmHg• Diabetes• Smoking• Ongoing use of steroids• Migraine, eye injury, high blood pressure

How is glaucoma diagnosed?Glaucoma is detected by a simple check of the optic nerve with an

ophthalmoscope. A test of the eye pressure (tonometry) and anassessment of vision may also be done. Early detection of glaucoma isvital as lost vision cannot be recovered.

Treatment to lower the pressure within the eye can usually preventfurther deterioration. Eye drops are usually sufficient, but sometimeslaser treatment or surgery is used.

More information is available from Tamborine MountainOptometrists: 5545 0277 or Glaucoma Australia:www.glaucoma.org.au.

As we go to press, the Department of Transport and Main Roads hasauthorised the immediate removal of the two eucalypts pictured aboveright, opposite Roslyn Lodge. This is to make way for the roundaboutserving the new supermarket complex. It is unclear at this stage howmany of the trees on the opposite side of the road (above left) might

also be removed. It’s death by a thousand cuts for TamborineMountain – this is how development can destroy the very features that

are so appreciated by residents and tourists alike.

Standing in the way of growth...


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Kooralbyn Resort dealraises obviousquestions

IN the course of campaigning at Kooralbyn,residents have asked that I assist them in

answering questions in relation to reports inthe Beaudesert Times newspaper of 25th May2011 over the sale of the KooralbynResort.(see below)

Today I sought an opportunity to ask thefollowing questions in Council’s Ordinarymeeting 28th February 2012 in generalbusiness, but was refused by the Mayor.

What is the $100 million that MGBProperties have promised to make availableto Council to implement the Mayor andDeputy Mayor’s plans for the KooralbynResort? Why hasn’t this offer ever been putto a Council meeting for discussion?

How can a prospective purchaser sign anagreement to purchase the resort and say thathe is doing so on the basis of beingpredominantly led by the Scenic RimRegional Council’s vision? Purchaser MurrayBailey from MGB Properties says that” JohnBrent and Dave Cockburn are talking to usand we want to move their plan forward.”The purchasers also say that they will make$100 million available to Council etc. Howcan a secret arrangement and a conditionalcontract be put in place requiring Council todo things without a Council decision?

Residents have told me the plan is to build500 houses on the Kooralbyn land. Given thatno application has been made nor approvedby Council this may not yet be possible underthe planning scheme, how can thisarrangement be entered into legally?

Is it true that certain homebuilders anddevelopers associated with Bromelton areaware of this and have an expectation theywill be awarded contracts to build thesehouses?

Is it true as residents have advised me thatthe $100 million is Chinese investmentmoney and that the purchaser has not ruledout that persons in the mining industry maybe attracted to purchase and live in these newhouses?

Is it true as residents are saying that miningcompanies may be looking at Kooralbyn for afly in/fly out workers village?

The Council’s Code of Conduct makes itclear that Councillors cannot enter into dealsand make promises to developers. Was lastyear’s story in the Beaudesert Times corrector incorrect and can an explanation be givenas to why this hasn’t been discussed inCouncil? Council planners have advised melast week Feb 2012 they have NOT enteredinto any negotiations with MGB properties. Isthis deal unnecessarily holding up therecovery of over $750,000 in outstandingrates?

Derek Swanborough

February 2012 rainfall on Tamborine Mountain

RAIN this February was notable for some very heavy falls which, on occasion, were alsovery intense. We had what was probably our most intense fall in the 17 years we've been

here of 20mm in about 10 minutes. However overnight on the 24th there could have beenmore intense falls contributing next morning to as much as 180mm in some parts of theMountain. This was due to an upper atmosphere low which developed over SE Qld. anddeluged the coast.

A series of broad troughs into the upper atmosphere gave us a wet month and there werethunderstorms on the 9th and the 20th. Fern St recorded 378.8mm which is well over themedian of 149mm and the mean of 220mm. The January recording at Fern St was 657.2mmgiving a total for the 2 months of 1036mm. This has only been exceeded before in 1976(1115mm), in 1947 (1392mm) and in 1974 (1925mm).

Mike Russell 5545 3601


BOOK REVIEW

“STORMY WEATHER” by David Corlett, gives a wellresearched account of the situations being caused by the rising

ocean levels, taking Tuvalu as a particular example. This archipelagolies near the equator, north of Fiji and east of the Solomon Islands. Inshort, not so very far away.

His book consists partly of interviews with individuals in Tuvalu,this giving us a vivid picture of what they are experiencing already,what they are likely to face in the not too distant future; and partly adiscussion of what the international community could and should do.

Many citizens of Tuvalu believe that complete flooding will neverhappen because of the Bible story of Noah’s ark and the rainbowpromise. Others, however, see that they or at least their children, willbe forced, reluctantly, to leave this paradise. The highest points ofthese islands are not many feet above sea level.

Corlett gives reasons why it is not a good idea to lump these andother climate refugees together with asylum seekers fleeingpersecution. This part of his book is heavier reading, the whole thingbeing more complex than you might suppose.

We in Australia can expect relatively minor problems though I caneasily picture the string of high rise along the east coast, up to theirknees in water, and the higher regions – our mountain in particular,invaded by thousands of refugees from the Gold Coast. But few, Isuppose, will drown.

In Bangladesh, however, the resulting chaos will force tens ofmillions to flee to India, thus causing increasing tensions in thatcountry.

This is like science fiction. I would rather not believe it, but havinggreat faith in David Corlett, the writer of “Go Back to Where YouCame From”. I think we had better believe it, and give seriousthought to how we and other more fortunate nations can help the mostendangered peoples. Firstly to mitigate and adapt, where this ispossible, but also to establish a framework that sets out the rights ofthose displaced by climate change, and the obligations that the statesand the international community have for these people.

Alternately, we could just concentrate on “protecting our borders”,and let them drown.

This book in in our library.Pam Green

Local artist featured at Gold CoastArts Café

In March local artist Helen Griffin is exhibiting a selection of herseascapes at the Gold Coast Arts Café.Helen said that the Arts Café is a really popular watering hole for

visitors to the Centre, so it’s a wonderful opportunity to exhibit there.‘Because of the Café’s setting it seems fitting to focus on coastal

imagery. Paintings selected are from the Sunshine Coast to the northand Mallacoota and Lakes Entrance, Victoria to the south, and theydemonstrate the diversity of our beautiful south-east coastline’,Helen said.

Helen last exhibited in Lismore, NSW in 2011 with Liz Mason,local pastelist, who has recently opened her own studio on theMountain.

Both artists are associated with the Tamborine Mountain ArtsCollective, which is seeking local support as well as funding toestablish its own centre and gallery for the Mountain’s artists andartisans.

KAP commitment to locateTamborine Mountain emergencyservices in the one location

MEMBER for Beaudesert and State Leader of Katter's AustralianParty, Aidan McLindon visited Tamborine Mountain with

Federal Leader, the Hon. Bob Katter MP, last week to discuss the needfor an all purpose emergency services facility on the mountain as a'one stop shop' model.

Mr McLindon was successful in attaining $100,000 which has beenallocated to a feasibility study over the next 12 months after lobbyingthe state government for the past two years.

Mr McLindon and Mr Katter have announced that KattersAustralian Party will dedicate funding for the resources needed for theambulance, police and fire stations to be operating from the onelocation in order to function to its best capacity as well as having theadded benefit of the helipad on site.

"It is unnacceptable that some of our frontline emergency servicesare forced to operate from a makeshift cargo container," MrMcLindon said.

"We desperately need funding for a combined emergency serviceshub on the mountain which will create a one stop shop so the serviceworkers and volunteers are equipped to undertake their duties withadequate resources available to them."

The sale of the existing police station would assist in offsetting theoverall cost of relocating into a new facility allowing it to have moreroom and easier access for communications between the threeemergency services.

At the conclusion of the feasibility study the Government hasallocated $1.7 million in funding to build a new facility for the

auxiliary fire and rescue station in 2012/2013."I will continue to keep fighting for this project and I'm very

grateful to Bob Katter for making the visit and getting a ground truthof what it is we need here on the mountain." Mr McLindon said.


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Stableford competition. Weather fineResultsOverall Winner – Jimmy Dunn, Leon Radunz47; Runner Up – Peter Clark, Roger Wilson42 OCBNTP: Fred Bakker, Arno HaanAppr.: John Halpin, Fred Bakker, Tony ColeBall Run Down• John Halpin & Kevin Attwater, Tony Cole& Ivan Allen 42• Fred E Miller & Bruce Seaton 41• Tony Lynch & Brian Ide 40Lucky Draw – Dick Hart and Ian Grimsey22/2/201237 Members & Visitors for Single VSScompetition. Weather cool and cloudyResultsOverall Winner – Warren Castledine +4 OCBRunner Up – Ian Millar +4 OCBNTP: John Halpin, Brian AllenApproach: Vern Page, Warren CastedineNo C Grade winnerBall Run Down• John Halpin, F E Miller +2• John Youngman +1• Jimmy Dunn• Bruce Bartle, Mike Molson, Carl Pearce,Buzz Cowie, John Young, Arno Haan, TedAshe -1Lucky Draw – Hans Weber and Tony Hall

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SOCIAL BRIDGE

THE Creative Arts Social Bridge Grouphas been very popular recently, with 9

Tables playing. We meet every Wednesdayafternoon at 12.45pm at the Centre inWongawallen Road, and these sessions arevery useful for new players or those who arenot familiar with duplicate bridge to gainplaying practice. Although no tuition is given,there is usually time after a hand has beenplayed for the more experienced players todiscuss it for the benefit of newer players.Visitors and newcomers are always welcome,and we try to find a partner for anyone whodoes not have one. For information, contactJohn Noble on 5545 4022.Some recent results:Wednesday 22 Feb 9 TablesNorth/South East/West1. John N & Brenda Julieanne & Jean2. Joyce & Hank Robyn and Annette

3. Marjorie & John B 3. Rod & NoraWednesday 15 Feb. 9 TablesNorth/South East/West1. John N & Brenda Frank & Ron2. Shirley & Barbara Andrew & Alison3. David & John H Jean & JulieanneWednesday 8 Feb 5 1/2 Tables Howell1. David and Faye2. Judith and Trish3. Marjorie and John B

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TM MALLET SPORTS CLUB

THE young man featured in this article isDavid Hughes, pictured here with his

father Gareth Hughes - together they make aformidable team. David has certainly begunto make a name for himself in the sport ofGateball.

Gateball is a relatively new mallet sporthaving its origins in Asia, especially Japanand it could be likened to a 20-20 version ofcroquet. It is played on a smaller court withtwo teams of five players or singles matches,and they are timed for 30 minutes of play, sothey are fast and furious.

David was first introduced to the sport asan after school activity when he was 10 in2009. By 2010 he was in his first tournamentand by 2011 he and his father joinedTamborine Mt Mallet Sports Club and Davidwas on his way to carve out a name forhimself. Throughout the year he as beencompeting in tournaments as far afield asToowoomba, Caloundra and Newcastle. Thisyoung man has shown he has the ability andskill to be asked to be Qld State Teams’Tactician for two years running.

He won the Inaugural East BrisbaneSingles Competition last year and captained aTeam Event in Toowoomba which he won,and went on to take out the Father and SonEvents in both Toowoomba and Caloundra.(trophy pictured). The prestige of winningthese events has not gone to his head and heis still a quiet unassuming young man andTamborine Mt Mallet Sports Club is proud toname him one of our own. Well done David!

Golf Croquet is played on Monday andSaturday. For more information on thesegames contact Gateball Captain PeterQuaife on 0422 900 696, or CroquetCaptain Sally Hill on 5545 1544.


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EMERGENCY NUMBERSAlcoholics Anonymous..............5545 3331 ..........................................or 0416 155 456Energex .........................................13 62 62Fire (ask for Southport Control) ........000Fire (T.M. Rural F.B.) ..........0407 747 999Fire Permits ..........................0408 199 271Police ..........................................5545 3473Ambulance ............................................000Ambulance (non-urgent) .............13 12 33Domestic Violence (24 hrs)...1800 811 811Child Protection (24 hrs) .....1800 177 135Lifeline ............................................13 111413 HEALTH ............................13 43 25 84S.E.S. .............................................132 500Local SES ControllerBrendan Guy ...............................5540 5131T.M. Community Care Service: Home Careand Transport needs. Ring.........5545 4968

Blue Nursing Service ..........(07) 3287 2041Roslyn Lodge ..............................5545 7822T.M. Medical Practice .................5545 1222QML Pathology Nth Tamborine .5545 3873Chemists:North Tamborine.........5545 1450

Eagle Heights..............5545 1441Tamborine Mtn Physiotherapy & SportsInjury Clinic ...............................5545 0500Tamborine Mountain OptometristNicky Carr..................................5545 0277Dentists:Dr Don Harvey .........................5545 2788Dr Claudia Rodriguez ................5545 2522

Podiatrist: ..........5545 3311 or 0418 963 969Veterinary Surgery ......................5545 2422Beenleigh Comm. Health ....(07) 3827 9811Beaudesert Hospital.....................5541 9111

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For Fires and Emergencies ...........Phone: 000

Training Meetings are held at 7.00pm eachWednesday at the Rural Fire Station, Knoll Rd.

Tamborine Mountain News is publishedfortnightly. The paper is compiled by voluntaryworkers and printed by the Beaudesert Times.

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