New local laws support safer communities

Moreton Bay Regional Council now has one set of local laws covering the entire region.
In most cases, the local laws, which cover issues such as the keeping of animals, parking and the management of nuisances, will mean business as usual for council and residents. Community feedback has played a key role in developing the six new streamlined laws, which replace more than 100 old local laws and are designed to provide certainty and consistency for residents. In developing the laws,

council has worked to strike a balance between community expectations and the rights of individuals while protecting the health, safety and environment of the regions communities. If you want to view the local laws you can find them on councils website at www.moretonbay.qld. gov.au/local-laws

The website also provides factsheets on issues such as parking and keeping animals, to set out in simple terms what the laws mean for most people. If you want to know how many animals you can keep on your property, council has a calculator which can be found in the animal ownership section of the

website at www.moretonbay.qld.gov. au/animals Copies of the local laws can be viewed at the Caboolture, Redcliffe and Strathpine customer service centres. CD copies are available for perusal at Caboolture, Redcliffe and Strathpine libraries.

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Nominate your hero for a chance to win

QSEC sets galloping pace

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Around the Moreton Bay region

Below is a snapshot of construction works either under way or recently completed in Moreton Bay region.
Division 1 Duke Street, Meldale Road, Bullock Creek Road and Way Street, at Meldale, are being upgraded. The work involves reconstructing road surfaces, clearing drains and the construction of a cul-de-sac on the southern end of Way Street. Where applicable, council will have traffic management measures in place to ensure the safety of pedestrians and motorists during construction projects. Division 5 Access to the Redcliffe foreshore will be improved by a new concrete footpath being built on the northern side of Baldwin Street at Redcliffe. It will run from the existing footpath to the intersection of Prince Edward Parade. Your patience is appreciated while the works are carried out.

Division 9 Jacaranda Park, off old Northern Road and Wruck Crescent, at Albany Creek, now has new playground equipment that includes a climbing frame and slide, swings, spring toy and a spinner. Division 10 The playground at Lionel Burton Park at Bennetts Road in Everton Hills has a new slippery slide, rubber underlay and landscaping. A new playground net climber is being added to George Willmore Park at Ferny Hills.

Division 6 Division 2 Bellay Road, at Beachmere, which was heavily affected by Januarys floods, is being upgraded. Works include clearing drains, reconstructing the road and sealing existing driveway entrances where necessary. The area around the Redcliffe Jetty is being dredged to improve access and safety for local tour boat operators and private vessels. The work is expected to be completed by early October.

Division 3 The arboretum in Norfolk Esplanade, at Caboolture South, is receiving additional pathway lighting. The new LED lighting will match facilities installed earlier this year and will allow locals to enjoy more parts of the park when the sun goes down.

Division 11 Division 7 A new concrete footpath in Voltaire Crescent at Petrie is part of an ongoing plan to continue to link footpaths in the area and encourage residents to get out and about. Work is well under way on emergency repairs to Mt Nebo Road (near Jollys Lookout) at Mount Nebo, after a rock fall earlier this year reduced the road to one lane. Crews are working to remove fallen rock and anchor the rock embankment.

Division 4 A new concrete footpath on the southern side of Alexandra Court, at Deception Bay, will provide improved pedestrian access from Deception Bay High School to Moreton Downs Drive.

Division 8 The construction of a new footpath in Tosca Street at Cashmere will link the street with One Mile Park, while a new footpath on the northern side of Jeff Jones Court at Bray Park will improve pedestrian access to Bray Park State School.

Division 12 Alcock Road at Elimbah from Field Road to 57 Alcock Road is being upgraded to improve safety. The project, expected to take about 10 weeks, involves reconstructing the road surface, clearing drains and the sealing of existing driveways where necessary.

2012 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

Moreton Bay Regional Council

WHO IS YOUR HERO?

Do you know of someone in the Moreton Bay Region who gives freely of their time? A special person who has achieved success in their chosen sport, cultural endeavours or significantly helped others in the community. Nominate them now for the 2012 Moreton Bay Regional Council Australia Day Awards.

Citizen of the Year Sportsperson of the Year Environmental Achievement Cultural Award

Young Citizen of the Year Young Sportsperson of the Year Community Event

Spills and Armchair Thrills

Its time for adventure, thrills and spills these school holidays, with Moreton Bay Region Libraries free writing workshops and competitions.
If youre aged 8 to 12, try the workshops on writing spills and thrills and then enter the Spill or Thrill? Writing competition for the chance to win an eReader. Budding performers aged 12 and over can learn how to write for the stage and then compete in the Australian Poetry Slam Heat at North Lakes Library on 20 September. If youre 12 to 25 and tweeting, texting or blogging, then the Fast Fiction writing workshops are for you. Afterwards, enter the Fast Fic 140 Short Story competition for a chance to win an eReader, JB Hi-Fi vouchers or personalised MOO Cards. Winning Fics of no more than 140 characters will be splashed across library walls. To learn more about the workshops, competitions or other reading, online gaming and questing activities see www.moretonbay.qld.gov. au/libraries

SUGGEST A NOMINEE BY FRIDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 AND GO INTO THE DRAW TO WIN A $100 GIFT VOUCHER!*

Who do you think should be nominated? Your name: Your phone number:
Cut this out and send to: Moreton

Bay Regional Council Events Department PO Box 159, Caboolture QLD 4510

This is not an official nomination. A Council officer will contact you to discuss the nomination process. *Terms and conditions apply.
Privacy Statement: Moreton Bay Regional Council is collecting your personal information for the processing of nominations for the annual Australia Day Awards. The collection of this information is authorised under the Local Government Act 2009. Your information will not be given to any other person or agency unless you have given us permission or we are required by law.

Alternatively, complete an official nomination form available from: www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ausawards or councils libraries and customer service centres. For more information call 3205 0555.

Our Tomorrow: Community Plan 2021

Your feedback is now being used to shape the final version of councils community plan.
The plan, which will provide a 10year vision for the region, will be officially adopted later this year and then help council and other levels of government plan and provide the services and facilities important to Moreton Bay Region communities. Thank you to those who attended one of councils community engagement forums or provided feedback online. By participating, you have helped shape our tomorrow.

15 September to 22 October 15 Artists 2011 Exhibition $8,000 acquisitive prize

Caboolture Historical Village

17 October to 25 November Older & Bolder Various locations Bookings are essential and open. Call 3205 0555 or visit councils website.

Beerburrum Rd, Caboolture Open daily 9.30am to 3.30pm Adults $15, concession $9.90, children (5-12) $5, Under 5s free Phone: 5495 4581 or visit www. historicalvillage.com.au Wedding and function venues for hire 18 September, 8.30am The Mega Motor Show Not Just A Car Show 20 to 23 September Kids Activity Week Bookings essential

15 September 6.30pm Opening and announcement of 15 artisits winner 17 to 24 September Holiday Kids Activities Surrealism games and activities courtesy of GOMA/QAG 24 September 1 to 4pm Creative Kids Club Create Sculptures with Jo Wooler. Bookings essential.

Redcliffe Museum

11 September, 8 to 11am Clean up the River Dohles Rocks Leis Park, Lawnton Canoeists and walkers welcome. Free BBQ at Leis Park following clean up. See councils website or call 3205 0555. 16 September, 12noon to 2pm Better Business Lunch Morgans Sunset Blue Function Centre, Bird OPassage Parade, Scarborough Kerry OBrien, ABC Television Presenter, will share his prime-time current affairs experiences. Cost $65 includes two-course lunch. 17 & 18 September Celebrate Redcliffe Festival Various locations in Redcliffe For more details see page 8 or visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ celebrateredcliffe 20 September, 6 to 9pm Better Business Workshop North Lakes Community Centre, Meeting Room 1, Lakeeld Drive, North Lakes Lindsay Adams of the Referral Institute will discuss How to Keep Your Customers for Life. Cost $40 includes refreshments. 7 October, 6.30 to 8.30am Redcliffe and Deception Bay Chaplaincy Support Breakfast Bramble Bay Bowls Club, Corner Victoria Avenue & Hornibrook Esplanade, Woody Point Cost $25 includes hot breakfast. 7, 8 & 9 October Nathan Horse Floats 2011 Queensland Dressage Championships Queensland State Equestrian Centre Cnr Tuckeroo Drive and Beerburrum Road, Caboolture Queenslands top dressage riders compete at a State championship event. For more details see www.qsec.com.au 9 October, 2 to 5pm Great Strides Walkathon for Cystic Fibrosis Lakeeld Drive, North Lakes Walkathon plus entertainment, rafe and sausage sizzle - walker registration from $20. Visit www.greatstrides.com.au or call 1800 670 990.

Pine Rivers Art Gallery

75 Anzac Ave, Redcliffe Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm Phone 3883 1898 14 September, 10am Celebrating Redcliffe: A Photographic History 20, 22, 27 & 29 September, 10am to 12noon I Dig! Redcliffe Museum 2011 The I Dig! mobile archaeology trailer dig. $12 per child 23 & 30 September, 2pm to 3pm, Make Your Own Dinosaur T-Shirt Bring along a plain t-shirt and design your own dinosaur inspired tee. $5 per child

Regional Arts Development Fund Applications for funding close 12 September. For more details see www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/grants

199 Gympie Rd, Strathpine. Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm For bookings and enquiries phone 3480 6941. For more details see www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ pinerivers-gallery 17 to 30 September - Sessions 11am to 3pm Arts-Surround-Us School Holiday Art Program Huge range of free art activities for children Until 1 October Papers, Pages & Print An exhibition of handmade artist books and prints 5 October to 5 November Mamas in the Hood Contemporary artists who are also mothers

Artisans Guild of Caboolture & District

Community Centre, corner of Old Bay Road and Maitland Street Burpengary. Open Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm Craft Exhibition by Joy Hollway & Tracey Absolom All items on display for sale.

Woodford Community Museum & Arts Centre

109 Archer Street, Woodford Art Group Gallery Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and every third Sunday, 10am to 3pm Phone 5496 1247 woodfordartgroup@gmail.com 14 to 16 October WCAG Inc. 2011 Biennial art exhibition Entries close 16 September. Enquiries Judy 0467 452 370. Woodford Historical Society Inc. Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and every third Sunday, 10am to 3pm Phone Ron on 5496 1092 or Shirley on 5496 1389 woodfordhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com

Bribie Island Community Arts Centre

Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm Phone 3408 9288 Until 18 September Clinton Barker Exhibition 10 & 11 September, 8.30am to 4pm Annual Gem Show 14 October, 10am Etsy essentials online sales Samantha Gilkes will explain the world of online selling for handmade goods. Bookings: 3283 0405. 14 to 23 October Woodcrafters Annual Exhibition & Competition

Pine Rivers Heritage Museum

Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Rd, Whiteside Phone 3285 7213. Free admission. www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ pinerivers-museum 9 September to 23 October Exposition of Early Enterprise The time-machine trade show that explores the history of signicant businesses and services in the Pine Rivers area. 14 September, 10am The Heritage Talks: An Early Pastoral History of Moreton Bay 12 October, 10am The Heritage Talks: The Last days of Burke and Wills: the discovery of relics of their ill-fated last expedition. Bookings 3285 7213

Redcliffe Cultural Centre

Downs Street, Redcliffe Bookings: 3283 0407 www.redcliffeculturalcentre.com.au Stage Door Gallery 31 August to 30 September Carte Blanche Exhibition Portals & Pathways 4 October to 21 November Moreton Bay Arts Council Exhibition

Bribie Island Seaside Museum

1 South Esplanade, Bongaree Open Thursday & Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 3pm Free admission. Phone 3408 0007 Until 27 November Sons Of Sindbad: Alan Villiers. The Photographs

Redcliffe City Art Gallery

470 476 Oxley Ave, Redcliffe Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm Phone 3283 0415. Free admission Until 10 September Tyson Evans Scholarship Exhibition

The events listed are proudly supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council.

See www.redcliffeculturalcentre. com.au for lm listings. All lm tickets $6. Phone 3283 0407 or visit website for ticket prices and bookings for events. 11 September, 2pm CinemaLive and Opera Australia presents The Mikado 12 September, 9.30am Emily Rodda Author visit. Bookings through Redcliffe Library required, phone 3283 0311. 13 September, 8pm HIT Productions presents Menopause The Musical 16 September, 11am The Australian Army Band Concert 22 September, 8pm Hit Productions presents The Sum Of Us 23 September, 10am Kids Event: Sprok-ets 24 September, 10am Life Like Touring presents Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries 7 October, 7.30pm 8 October, 2pm & 7.30pm S.Q.U.I.D.S presents Nunsense The Musical 11 October, 10am & 7.30pm Shake & Stir Theatre Company presents Statespeare

Redcliffe Cultural Centre

Burpengary

Narangba
Bookings required 3385 5555 21 September, 10.30 to 11.30am Reexology Health at your ngertips Learn how to improve your health. 11 October, 10.30 to 11.30am Edible Gardens From tubs to grubs

Bookings required 3888 5366 15 September, 10 to 11am Bush Flower Essence Workshop 17 September, 9 to 11am Friends of the Library Book Sale

Caboolture Albany Creek

Bookings required 5433 2052 Bookings required 3264 5267 29 September 10 to 11am Growing Vegies Workshop for ages 7 to 12. 23 September 9.30 to 11am Crimebuster Workshop CSIRO Forensic Science workshop for ages 10 to 12. Cost $5. 14 September, 10 to 11am CREEC Wildlife Talk Learn about local wildlife from the people at Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre. 29 September, 10 to 11am Professor Jellybean Freak Fun Science Hands-on science experiments for ages 6 to 12. Bookings required 5433 2000

North Lakes Library

Bookings required 3480 9900 20 September, 4 to 6pm Poetry Slam 11 Workshop Hone you skills of writing and performing at the workshop, and then sign up for the Slam from 6.30pm. 20 September, 6.30pm sign up for 7pm Australian Poetry Slam 11 The search is on for Queenslands best spoken word poet. Speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the Queensland Poetry Slam Moreton Bay heat an electric live event where the audience is the judge!

Arana Hills

Bookings required 3351 3401 23 September, 1 to 3pm CrimeBuster Workshop CSIRO Forensic Science workshop for ages 10 to 12. Cost $5. 26 September, 9:30 to 11:30 am Thrills n Spills Writing Workshop For ages 8 to 12.

Deception Bay

Bookings required 3203 1094 22 September, 10am to 12noon & 1 to 3pm RSPCA Wildlife Crusaders Workshop Learn about local wild life for ages 8 to 12. 26 September, 11.30am to 12.30pm Drumming Workshop for ages 8+

Redcliffe

Bookings required 3283 0311 11 October 10 to 11.30am Irish Genealogy Learn how to research your Irish ancestors.

Bribie Island
Bookings required 3408 1388 21 September, 10am to 12noon Advanced Genealogy Find Genealogy resources in the Library Catalogue 22 September, 3 to 4.30pm Pirate Fun Afternoon Come dressed as a pirate for a chance to win a prize.

Strathpine

Kallangur

Bookings required 3480 6698 4 October 10 to 11.30am Irish Genealogy Learn how to research your Irish ancestors. Find out what is happening at your local library by visiting www. moretonbay.qld.gov.au/libaries

Bookings required 3204 4944 4 October, 10 to 11am Life Journey Seminar Expert advice on nances, estate planning and funeral plans 20 October, 10.30 to 11.30am Parenting Workshop For parents of children under 5.

For the latest in arts and culture see www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ culturalheart

The Moreton Bay Region is home to some fantastic environmental centres that provide you and your family with the perfect mix of entertainment, education and exploration. When it comes to outdoor fun in beautiful natural settings Moreton Bay Regions got it all.
Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre (CREEC) 150 Rowley Road, Burpengary P: (07) 3888 8751 F: (07) 3888 3211 W: www.creec.org.au Open Monday to Friday 8am - 3.30pm. An environmental and interpretation centre on an 18-hectare reserve. Features a community nursery, 400m bush walk, native birds and butteries. Kumbartcho Sanctuary 15 Bunya Pine Court, Eatons Hill P: (07) 3264 3953 E: kimp@kumbartcho.org.au W: www.kumbartcho.org.au Open 7 days a week from 7am - 7pm. Six hectares of natural habitat which provides a sanctuary for wildlife and riparian rainforest. Facilities include a community hall, barn and BBQ area, playground and community nursery. Nursery is open 9am 3pm Thursday and Friday and 8am 12noon Saturday. Osprey House Environmental Centre Dohles Rocks Road, Grifn P: (07) 3886 4463 / 0417 627 039 F: (07) 3886 4463 E: osprey.house@bigpond.com W: www.ospreyhouse.asn.au Open daily 10am - 4pm. Situated close to where ospreys, brahminy and whistling kites and white-breasted sea eagles regularly roost, Osprey House has a purpose built raptor platform complete with TV monitoring. The boardwalks, BBQ and picnic facilities are accessible at any time.

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For more events visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au

QSEC sets galloping pace

The $17.285 million council-built centre, which received Australian and Queensland government funding assistance, will provide an exciting new venue for international, national, state and elite championships, while also meeting local and regional equestrian and sporting club needs. The recently-opened centres site covers more than 30 hectares between the Caboolture Showgrounds and the Caboolture Historical Village. QSECs facilities include one of Australias largest covered sand arenas, state-of-the-art audio-visual capabilities, spectator seating, all-weather sand and grass arenas, warm up areas, 150 stables, eight wash bays, 48 campsites with power and water access, additional informal camp sites, meeting and training rooms, and a licensed bar. The first major equestrian event, the Nathan Horse Floats 2011Queensland Dressage Championships, will be held from 7 to 9 October, and the centres

www.qsec.com.au

Cabooltures world-class Queensland State Equestrian Centre (QSEC) is gearing up for an action packed year, with its first major equestrian event locked in for early October.
management has already received bookings from equestrian groups and the wider community through to 2015. As well as major events, the centre will host master classes with elite equestrian competitors, school tours and learn-to-ride programs. See www.qsec.com.au for more details.

Recycling easier at Bunya

Improving Scarboroughs foreshore

Two major foreshore parks at Scarborough will be getting facelifts with work expected to begin in September.
The projects, in Endeavour Park and Scarborough Beach Park, are in keeping with each sites master plan and will deliver some important new facilities in time for Christmas. At Scarborough Beach Park council has just completed seating, a drinking fountain, Improvements at the northern barbecue, playground pathways and associated end of this much-loved park will include new picnic shelters, landscaping. Large expanses of open space landscaping with additional will also be retained, along shade trees, an improved with the spectacular views cycleway and new playground of Deception Bay and the equipment. Scarboroughs Glass House Mountains. iconic pines will remain a By enhancing facilities in prominent feature of the both parks, council aims landscape. to ensure they remain The $300,000 first stage of the cherished community areas Endeavour Park project will for years to come. comprise new shelters, tables, an upgrade of the car park.

Recycling has become even easier at the Bunya landfill site now that it has its own resource recovery area. Residents using the waste management facility are now directed to an area where they can dispose of their waste into designated sections, depending on what they are carrying. It means a greater percentage of recyclable material such as cardboard, garden waste and timber can be recovered, and less waste goes into landfill. Similar resource recovery areas can be found at Caboolture and Dakabin waste management facilities.

Soccer scores at Samford

An old house will gain a new life as the headquarters for the Samford Rangers Football Club as a part of councils plans for Samford Parklands.
Cash House, an old Queenslander that was already onsite, will be relocated and given a makeover that will reopen its closed-in verandas and provide facilities including toilets, a kitchen area and meeting room. Meanwhile, work is continuing on creating senior and junior sized playing fields and practice areas on the eastern side of Mt Samson Road of Samford Parklands. The project will deliver soccer fields for districtlevel competition and is part of the ongoing transformation of the parklands into a multisport and recreation area for Samford and its neighbouring communities.

Road works improve Murrumba Downs commute

Major upgrades to Dohles Rocks Road and McClintock Drive are now making travel through Murrumba Downs easier and safer.
Council has transformed Dohles Rocks Road into a four-lane arterial-standard road between McClintock Drive and Elm Drive. The improvement means the road, which had been struggling to carry 15,000 cars a day, can now easily handle 25,000 cars and is safer for both pedestrians and vehicles. The Dohles Rocks Road project has also involved installing new telecommunications cables and gas mains, sewer mains, drainage, lighting, traffic signals, pathways and landscaping. Work has also been completed on McClintock Drive so that it connects Dohles Rocks Road with Goodfellows Road. The missing link section, which allows McClintock Drive to feed into Goodfellows Road, was initially built so it could be used as a detour while the Dohles Rocks Road works progressed. The detour has now been improved to a finished road standard complete with pavement, drains, concrete footpaths, a pedestrian refuge, sound barrier fencing, lighting and landscaping. The work also involved adding concrete footpaths leading to Undurba State School. The $9.7 million road works have taken just over 18 months to complete.

JOIN THE SUBURBAN STORM TROOPS AND PREPARE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR STORM SEASON.
Neighbours throughout South East Queensland will be cleaning up their homes and streets on the weekend of 17 and 18 September as part of the joint council and Energex Suburban Storm Troops campaign. Help make sure you and your neighbours are ready for storm season by preparing your families, homes, yards and neighbourhoods. Things you can do: Trim loose or damaged tree branches Clear gutters Identify loose items which may need to be put away or secured Help a neighbour get their own house storm ready. You should also prepare a storm kit that includes: A fully-charged battery operated radio tuned in to 612 ABC radio, 101.5FM or 99.7FM for important emergency information An up-to-date list of emergency contacts A torch or candles and matches. During a disaster event, council will activate its Facebook and Twitter pages to provide important alerts and public information. Join up now and ensure you are connected.

Emergency numbers:
Emergency: 000 (ambulance, fire, police) SES: 132 500 (State Emergency Service) Energex: 13 62 62 Council: 3205 0555 (fallen trees, local flooding, road closures) www.facebook.com/ MoretonBayCouncil www.twitter.com/ MBRCdisaster

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Redcliffe will be bursting at the seams with two days of high-octane action and family fun at the Celebrate Redcliffe Festival on the 17 and 18 September weekend.
Previously known as the Redcliffe First Settlement Festival, the Celebrate Redcliffe Festival combines

the thrills of Superboats and the World Waterski Racing Championships with tantalising tastebud temptations, fun activities for the kids, some historical celebrations and plenty of stage entertainment. Scarborough Boat Harbour and Pelican Park at Clontarf will host all the action on Saturday. On Sunday, Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe will be the place to be.

Festival highlights: Saturday, 9am to 5pm Pelican Park, Clontarf World Waterski Racing Championships Saturday, 10am to 2pm Scarborough Boat Harbour, Scarborough - Meet the superboat drivers. Sunday, 8am to 11.30am Redcliffe Parade - Big Bayside Brekkie.

Sunday, 10.15am to 10.45am Redcliffe Jetty Re-enactment of the first European landing and Indigenous welcome Sunday, 10am to 3pm Charlish Park - Seaside Kitchen featuring Masterchef contestant Craig Young Sunday, 11am and 1pm Moreton Bay - Offshore Superboat Championships. More than 20 boats competing at speeds of up to 250kph.

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