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The history of postcards

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The history of postcards

Tags: History. Historical. Postcards. Deltiology

REMEMBER TO SEND A POSTCARD

This was always a regular request to someone heading off on a holiday somewhere. It is what lots of people did until about the 1970’s. Today in an era of Text, Email, Facebook and Instagram with everyone having a mobile phone camera, the thought of buying a stamp and sending a picture Postcard are as old-fashioned as Black & White TV and party line telephones. However, there is still a wonderful charm in receiving a picture Postcard from a distant place with a personal hand written message.

History. Historical. Postcards. DeltiologyThe very first commercially produced Post Cards were patented in America 157 years ago in 1861. In 1861 the new Colony of Queensland had only been proclaimed just two years earlier, people were still searching for Burke & Wills lost expedition, and of course, nobody lived on Bribie Island. The first Postcards to need a stamp, rather than being put in a stamped envelope, were Souvenir picture cards post cards produced in Austria around 1869. By 1873 the US Postal Department produced a pictorial “Postal Card” which was pre-stamped and became known as a “Penny Postcard”.

History. Historical. Postcards. Deltiology

The building of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1889 was a major factor in worldwide picture postcard popularity, which was followed by other early French postcards of Nude women sent around the world, which became known as “French Postcards”. Britain was initially slower than Europe in adopting the Postcard but after the Boer War, they introduced a Picture Card with a divided back, for the address and stamp on the right, and the handwritten message on the left. This provided a great opportunity for cheap and reliable messages to be sent by everyone around the world and created great souvenirs of places to be collected.

History. Historical. Postcards. DeltiologyThese postcards were indeed the emails of their day in the early 1900’s when Sydney and Melbourne had four mail deliveries to every house each day. It’s hard to believe that today. In 1908 Australian postal records show that over 40 million post cards were mailed in Australia both nationally and internationally. Pictorial Post cards from Australia with outback scenes, birds and wildlife were much in demand overseas. The period from 1900 to 1920 may have been the peak of worldwide postcard sending, which led to a hobby which is still active today, of collecting Postcards.

History. Historical. Postcards. Deltiology

The study and collection of Postcards are termed DELTIOLOGY and was a term first coined in 1945. The early 1930’s saw a new cartoon style “Saucy” postcard develop in the UK with bawdy joke caricatures and smutty “Carry On” style humour. These were mass produced at the rate of over 16 million per year and can still be seen today although the sexist humour is no longer seen as acceptable.

The years of Depression in the 1930’s followed by the Second World War in the 1940’s had a significant impact on family travel and holidays. When things returned to normal after the War the spread of new technologies was felt around the world. Aeroplanes, Telephones, Radios, TV and Cameras were just a few of things that changed world behaviours. The previous attraction and charm of a personalised Postcard slowly declined, and by the 1950’s was replaced with the unforgettable “Slide Night” to project holiday images of 35mm camera photo slides on the wall of a darkened room.

History. Historical. Postcards. DeltiologyWho can forget those long evenings …….and the subsequent “Slide Burning Nights” of the 1970’s when each photo showed would be voted by the viewers to be either kept…….. or be thrown in the fire !! Many of us still have boxes of old colour slides that may never see the light of day again. This is probably being repeated with today’s generation who have thousands of photos they carry on their mobile phone, which are rarely seen. However, in today’s world, a personal and private photo of anything or anyone, anywhere, can be instantly sent to friends and family worldwide.

History. Historical. Postcards. DeltiologySo what? It is certainly not the same as receiving a hand written message on a picture post card in your letter box weeks after somebody has thought about you. The Bribie Island Historical Society has a large collection of Bribie Island Postcards spanning more than 100 years. There are two opportunities to see some of these Postcard views of Bribie, which reveal the fascinating ways in which this island has developed and changed over the years. A public presentation of “100 Years of Bribie Postcards” will be given at U3A on Friday 19th October at 1 pm.

History. Historical. Postcards. DeltiologySome other postcards will be shown in a Bribie History presentation at the Bribie Library on Tuesday 30th October at 2 pm. You need to book at U3A or the Library for both of these presentations. (See Poster) If you should have any interesting old postcards to share with the Historical Society you can contact us on [email protected] or view numerous articles and photos on our blog site http://bribieislandhistory.blogspot.com

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Queensland travel destinations – Uluru

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Queensland travel destinations – Uluru

Tags: Tourism, travel, Queensland. Australia. Uluru. Ayers Rock

Hi there, here is just a quick rehash in case you have missed the latest episodes from ‘The Bribie Islander’. My short stories are all about our family, Richard my hubby, Ginger our daughter and myself, going on a 15 month trip of misadventure in a “big rig” around Australia, on a mission to find the place to call home. After nearly seven months on the road, we were finally on our way to Uluru. I expected a totally overrated brick brown rock and was worried that I would struggle to see the point.

On top of that, I envisaged a run down, undersupplied, caravan park full of flies and heat to kill you. Well, thankfully nothing of that set in … With the tail end of a cyclone, the heat was replaced by amazing thunder and rain, revealing a rare sight of the rock with wild waterfalls crashing down the sides and rapidly filling up the surrounding waterholes. However, this mind-boggling spectacle only lasted a couple of days and the clouds soon gave way to the beautiful blue autumn sky.

Tourism, travel, Queensland. Australia. Uluru. Ayers Rock

Camel tour

Now the true colours of the rock started to shine and once the sun began to set … just like clockwork ‘the rock turned red’ … At that time of the day, everyone at Uluru knows that you have to stop whatever you are doing, ignore your worn out body, find your cameras, hop into your car, and follow the urge you did not know you had…to join the pilgrimage to the sunset car park. It’s your duty as a tourist to turn up religiously around 5.30 pm with drinks and nibbles while being social and enjoying the transformation of the brown rock into an unreal red glowing masterpiece of art.

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Dodge and 5th Wheeler

There is a certain bonding going on, as everyone is at this place for the same reason and heading back to camp once it gets dark in a convoy gives time for reflection and soothes the soul. It has the vibe all right and actually, I think this is where the vibe came from in the first place! However, even in sober daylight hours, walking to the supermarket, you pass a lookout to remind you where you are, (at the rock), and that it’s not just the usual willy nilly trip to the IGA… But my favourite way to admire Uluru was our two-hour bike ride around the base, with pit stops at water holes and painted caves.

Tourism, travel, Queensland. Australia. Uluru. Ayers Rock

Sunset car park

Ok …coming back down from cloud nine, even the caravan park was pretty special, with cold showers, an ice swimming pool, huge centipedes and wolf spiders at the laundry, making us feel part of the outback. Along with free activities like walking with rangers, learning about aboriginal tools, food, painting and traditional weapons, we were lucky to experience a four-day festival. All this was shared with our friends we met in Coober Pedy and a gorgeous couple from Buderim, who was also travelling with a 5th wheeler and parked right next to us at the Uluru caravan park!

Tourism, travel, Queensland. Australia. Uluru. Ayers Rock

Uluru after rain

We had no idea that we would meet up again a year and a bit later, at Bongaree, from where they were exploring fabulous Bribie Island while they were house-sitting for a friend. It’s pretty special when you live on the road and catch up here and there at different destinations and caravan parks. And the kids are over the moon to see each other again, but the main feeling you get is that you reconnect with some dear old friends! … although you might just have said goodbye a week or so ago… Around that time there was a documentary on channel nine about families pulling up stumps and taking to life on the road.

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Uluru at sunset

We, however, felt that there was so much more that could have been covered to paint a fuller picture of that experience. Topics like schooling, daily rituals, pets, food on the road and diets, van and car problems, needs for individual space within that compact living, time and weather changes, illness and finding doctors, missing family and friends and overall living on the road compared to holidaying… Getting the vibe when you are on a holiday is easy, however, how do you get the vibe if you still run a household, do schooling and maybe even work while travelling?

Tourism, travel, Queensland. Australia. Uluru. Ayers Rock

Field of lights

Compared to retired Nomads…do families burn out from living on the road? (send me an email I would love to hear your experience) Last but not least, one of our favourite experiences at Uluru was the ‘Field of Lights’ installation. We decided to start this adventure with a camel ride, followed by pre-dinner drinks and nibbles while watching the sunset over Uluru. A few steps down the hill leading to a beautiful pop-up al fresco restaurant, with live entertainment and a stargazing talk, concluding with an hour walk through the ‘Field of Lights’ which included 50,000 colour changing lights!

Tourism, travel, Queensland. Australia. Uluru. Ayers Rock

Bike ride around Uluru

This will stay with us forever, such a special experience! Leaving you with this enlightened vision, I hope you can join me again for the next episode when we leave all those luxuries behind and start roughing it at some free camps on the way to Broome! ‘The Long Way Round to Bribie’! [email protected]

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Health – LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

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Health – LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Tags: Health and wellbeing. Chronic pain. Symptoms

“Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life. – Angelina Jolie

Definition of chronic pain:

Pain is hard to define because it’s a subjective sensation. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines it as an “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.” Pain is the most common reason that people seek medical attention. Pain. that persists over a long period of time – usually 3 months or longer; beyond the healing period of tissue damage, is deemed chronic pain.

The causes of chronic pain can be complex and varied. For most people with chronic pain, there is an initial injury, trauma or underlying disease. For some chronic pain can exist without any obvious cause. The pain system is a sensible and necessary part of the human body. Its function is to protect our bodies from possible threats. Pain changes; how we move, think and behave, to allow for healing and safety.

It involves all our body systems. Each individual pain system is wired in a unique way, which means that we all experience pain in different ways. There are times when the pain system also works in unusual ways. People with amputated limbs can experience “phantom pain”, despite no longer having the limb. The brain is still getting messages that the limb is damaged, and it continues to activate the pain message. There are also incidents of people being badly injured, but not the brain assesses that is safer to not feel the pain in certain situations. But later when the brain determines things are safe, pain is registered. (THISWAYUP.ORG.AU)

Health and wellbeing. Chronic pain

Chronic Pain impacts on mental wellbeing:

The cycle of pain (below) shows how inactivity, low mood, deconditioning and unhelpful thoughts all feed into each other and maintain the cycle. This is how chronic debilitating pain syndromes develop. Both a person’s mind and body react to pain and it is essential that treatment approaches address both. Self-management plays a huge part in pain management. Having chronic pain is not a simple thing, it impacts many areas of an individual’s life including their happiness.

In fact, many people with chronic pain end up feeling frustrated and angry, because no-one can tell them what is wrong, or no-one is able to fix the problem. Fear can set in and result in sleepless nights, increased worrying, which can lead to depression and anxiety. Quality of life may be impaired, not able to work, relationships can deteriorate, and you may feel useless.

Self-Managing Chronic Pain

Effectively managing pain will look different for everyone, however, there are principles that can guide everyone toward living effectively with pain. It involves learning new skills and changing bad habits, where you will need to have an open mind to learning new ways of viewing and doing things. The approach should be twofold:

Direct Pain Reduction – with skills for reducing pain directly or reducing the amount the pain bothers the person. Indirect Reduction – To assist in restoring normal lifestyle by increasing activity levels through;

• resolving conflict or grief

• overcoming fears

• education about pain

• providing support and encouragement

• learning self-management skills, and

• developing a positive attitude

Education

To be able to manage the “beast” we must first learn and understand it. Arm yourself with information, ask health professions and seek support. Learn about your pain, the triggers and the things that give relief.

Health and wellbeing. Chronic pain

Lifestyle

Consider your lifestyle?

Diet: What we eat, and drink contributes to our weight, and excess weight can make pain worse.

Exercise: This is a way of moving out of pain. It does not cause pain when you move with awareness.

Sleep: A good diet and exercise can benefit sleep. Learning how to relax; breathing, mindfulness, and meditation are important things to learn and practice.

Attitude: Need to let go of pessimist, letting go of this can be the most important part of healing.

Beliefs: Need to include; more involvement in all aspects of life, more mobility, strength, fitness and ease of movement, more physical and mental relaxation. A better balance between activity and rest – pacing yourself.

Improved understanding of pain, being less reactive to pain, developing more self- awareness and self-acceptance. There needs to be less worry, fear, frustration and depression. Decreased medication, visits to Doctors and other health professionals. Aim for more peace, joy, happiness, play, pleasure and purpose in life (www.pathoutofpain.com.au)

The pathway out of pain is hard. It requires a strong commitment to a self-management approach and willingness to be honest about motives and behaviours that maintain pain. Self-management is about CHANGE, in habits, attitudes and beliefs. Belief in reversibility of the pain, and/or your ability to self-manage the pain Speak to your General Practitioner or other health practitioner today about self-management. “Remember pain is universal but suffering need not be. “Wishing you all good mental wellbeing” – Veronica

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SEPTEMBER @ VMR BRIBIE ISLAND

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SEPTEMBER @ VMR BRIBIE ISLAND

YEARLY RADIO ROOM STATISTICS
To 23rd September 2018

9053 Calls, 2538 vessels logged on, 184 Vessel Assists, 78 Overdue vessels, 24 Vessel Tracking, 950 Sitreps, 469 Requests, 1067 Radio Checks, 8 Securite Broadcasts, Mayday Calls 1. VHF calls 78.2%, – 27MHz calls 10.5%

SEPTEMBER VESSEL ASSISTS:

SAT 01/09 1541pm – 5.2m Haines Hunter non-member motor won’t start required a tow from Skirmish Point to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

TUE 04/09 0849am – 12m Yacht member required assistance to move his mooring and yacht ~200m.

THU 06/09 1603pm – 12’ Dinghy drifting off Woorim, VKR advised us to tow back to base

FRI 07/09 1429pm – 4m Tinny nonmember motor will not start required a tow from near Spinnaker Sound Marina to Bellara Ramp.

MON 10/09 0759am – 8.5m Full Cabin member with engine overheating North of Comboyuro Point required a tow to Banksia Beach.

TUE 11/09 0940am – drifting Kayak near Pacific Harbour Marina, VKR requested we recover and search canal.

WED 12/09 0615am – 5m ½ Cabin non-member motor won’t start, required a tow from Freeman Channel to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

WED 12/09 1546pm – 6m Wooden Vessel non-member aground near oyster leases Ningi Creek, required a tow back into water.

FRI 14/09 1412pm – 3m Jetski nonmember out of fuel at Long Island required a tow to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

SUN 16/9 1152am – 3m Tinny non-member with motor problems required a tow from Ningi Creek to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

WED 19/9 1128am – 4.6m Haynes Hunter non-member with fuel problems required a tow from Red Beach to Bongaree Ramp.

SUN 23/9 1502pm – 4.5m Runabout non-member with engine problems required a tow from Tangalooma to the Bongaree Ramp.

VMRBI HIGH TEA

Saturday 8th September 2018 The ladies of the Social Committee put on a spectacular High Tea for some 70 members and guests at the Function Room at the VMRBI Base. Dianne from Anna’s Boutique with the help of her 6 models, Lyn, Joan, Kaye, Lyn, Sue and Sheryl provided a memorable fashion parade of dresses, tops, pants, shorts and hats available for sale at the function or at her shop in Kangaroo Avenue, Bongaree. There were prizes, a raffle and a prize for the best antique hat and bag on the day. The bar was also manned for those requiring more than tea or coffee.

State Member for Pumicestone Simone Wilson.MP and Heather Pearson enjoy the function

Members and guests enjoying the fine fare.

VMR Annual Charity Golf Day

Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie’s annual Charity Golf Day was held at the Bribie Island Golf Club in glorious weather on Friday 14th of September 2018. This event is an important fundraising activity to help keep our organisation operational. Thanks especially to the Bribie Island Golf Club for allowing us the use of their beautifully maintained course for this event. Thanks to all our hole sponsors and also sponsors of the great range of prizes and a big thanks to all others who contributed to making the day successful.

The winning team Roy Nerichow, Warren Eddie, Ross Taylor and Terry Middleton, unfortunately, one team member had left before the presentation, above with Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski and Commodore Nathan Gundry. Roy Nerichow (above left) had a great day with a hole-in-one on the 14th hole

As there was no winner for the Women’s Nearest to the Pin, a special trivia play-off was held for the three women players for one of them win the last prize. Question Who is Australia’s Top Player? (Jason Day). The winner was Jodie Rowell. LtoR: Vice Commodore Liz Radajewski, Jo Simes, The Winner Jodie Rowell, Karen Highland from Busyfingers and Commodore Nathan Gundry.

BIG MORNING AT VMRBI 

It was a Big Morning at Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island with the official recommissioning of Bribie Three; The Official opening of the renovated entrance to our Base including new garden beds; Two of our members getting their 15 year National Medals; and the announcement of a new major sponsorship agreement with Martin Jonkers Toyota Morayfield.

VMRBI HOSTS E.S. CADETS

Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie hosted 28 Emergency Services Cadets from all over the state as the start of their week-long visit to Brisbane, visiting various Emergency Services Organisations. The cadets were welcomed with a BBQ, followed by lectures on Marine Safety and Radio Operations, all were taken for a ride in “Bribie One” demonstrating its capabilities. All had a hands-on practise in how to use a safety flare and all participated in a safety swim from “Bribie Two” to a Life Raft while “Jonkers Bribie Three” acted as the safety/rescue vessel.

Own a Boat? You can join VMR Bribie Island online at www.vmrbribie.com, phone (07) 3408 7596 or call in person at Marine Parade Bellara, and enjoy many benefits including:

• breakdown assistance.

• vessel & contact details recorded in our database in case of emergency;

• access to first aid, radio, navigation courses plus safety/boating information sessions;

• regular social events;

• reimbursement up to $100/per year for tows by other VMR/Coastguard units; and

• overnight/weekend secure car & trailer parking at the base. Always remember to LOG ON and LOG OFF with MARINE RESCUE BRIBIE for your safety.

Bribie Vibe Markets – IT’S A GROWING VIBE

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Bribie Vibe Markets – IT’S A GROWING VIBE

Tags: Markets. Flea markets. Bribie Island. Brisbane. Queensland. Moreton Bay. Events

From when it was first held, the Bribie Vibe Markets has enjoyed ever-increasing popularity with both locals and visitors alike and along with this has come the opportunity for event organisers to provide more in the way of entertainment and also market stalls. The resulting growth has meant that many regard the last Sunday of each month at the Vibe Markets as a great morning’s entertainment.

Featured Image(above): The Woodcrafters annual exhibition will be on display in the Mathew Flinders Gallery

In keeping with the event’s consistent growth, the October market will offer marketgoers a new feature called the Wellness Hub and market co-ordinator Kelly Vass has explained to me that this is all about wellbeing. ‘Along with organic skincare, beeswax wraps and essential oils, visitors will find candles, turmeric powder and massage at the Wellness Hub,’ Kelly said.

At the Bribie Vibe Market, there is always quality entertainment and this month, that will be provided by the well known and very talented five-piece band, Bits N Pieces (see “Entertainers of the Island” in this edition) who will be performing from 9.30 am. Another major attraction will be the Bribie and District Woodcrafter’s annual exhibition which will be on display in the Mathew Flinders Gallery.

As always, the Gem and Fossicking Club will be displaying their wares and stalls will offer a great variety of handmade goods, home baked food and fresh produce. There is always something for the kids at these markets and in October, there will be train rides, face painting and gem fossicking as well as plaster painting along with arts and craft.

The Bribie Vibe Markets is held on the final Sunday of each month at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre on Sunderland Drive in Banksia Beach and anyone who would like further information can call the centre on 3408 9288.

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Art – BRIBIE ON DISPLAY!

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Art – BRIBIE ON DISPLAY!

Bribie is on display at the studio called ‘Welcome to Alice’, which was officially opened on the 29th of September. You might ask yourself, why that name? Well, according to local artist Sabine Von Graz before she and her family settled on Bribie Island, they embarked on a fifteen month trip around Australia.

On the way, they passed through Alice Springs, and intrigued by the place Sabine thought if she ever had a studio she would call it ‘Welcome to Alice’. Currently the studio displays artwork like contemporary paintings, pottery and handprinted clothing all created by myself, however, there is a bigger picture to be developed. “My vision for the studio is to be an experimental space, where I can welcome visitors and ‘like-minded creative individuals’ to talk about and work on their current project.

And there are plans for the future like movie nights, joint exhibitions and art classes just to mention a few,” said Sabine. The studio is open for visitors and artists to drop in on a Tuesday between 11 am – 2 pm, and usually one Saturday or Sunday a month. In the upcoming months, it will be open Sunday the 14th of October and Sunday the 25th of November.

“For the next few weeks, I will have some of my Bribie paintings on display at the studio. If you are in the area on those days, make sure you drop in, say hello and relax with a cup of coffee!” she said. Shed 1 / 13 Industry drive Caboolture. For more information, you can call Sabine on 0414 872 118.

RIDE BRIBIE ISLAND 2018

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RIDE BRIBIE ISLAND 2018

Bribie Island Bicycle User Group (Bribie BUG) will be hosting Ride Bribie Island 2018 on Sunday, 28 October. Start and finish at Apex Park (behind Seaside Museum), South Esplanade, Bongaree. Cyclists of all ages welcome.

Free entry but bring cash for coffees and lunch. Rides of 40km (start time 8am – mainly on road/average speed 22kph), 30km (8.30am – mainly on road/19kph), 20km (9am – cycle paths and road/16kph) and 10km (9.30am – mainly cycle paths/12kph).

Register 15 minutes prior to your ride. Coffee available at nearby bakery or onsite from 7 am. BBQ at finish ($2 donation). Free neck and shoulder massage for riders (but donations welcomed). Enquiries: Phone 5496 8661 or email [email protected]. Find Bribie BUG on Facebook. The event supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council.

 

The Bribie Island Watercolour Working Together Group

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The Bribie Island Watercolour Working Together Group

Tags: Art. Artists. Art gallery. Artwork. Bribie Island. Brisbane. Queensland

Each month, the Bribie Island Watercolour Working Together Group has an optional theme for their creations and at their forthcoming exhibition in the Mathew Flinders Gallery at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, paintings depicting the theme associated with the Banjo Patterson poem, “Waltzing Matilda” will be included in the display.

Featured image(above): Each member has painted a picture depicting a line from
the famous poem

Group coordinator Gail Greening has told me that group members have each painted a picture that depicts a line from the well-known poem. ‘The exhibition will offer something for everyone and each of the paintings will be for sale,’ said Gail. ‘There are landscapes, seascapes and birds as well as animals and flowers, all painted in both modern and traditional styles,’ she added.

The Bribie Island Watercolour Working Together Group was formed over fourteen years ago and comprises a group of people who have a real passion for painting in watercolour. They meet every Monday at the Art Centre complex and all interested people are welcome to visit them to check out just what they do. Gail explained that watercolour is exciting and at times a challenging medium which offers artists the chance to create bright modern designs and also traditional landscape, floral and animal paintings.

Art. Artists. Art gallery. Artwork. Bribie Island. Brisbane. Queensland

Where’s that jolly jumbuck that you’ve got in your tucker bag

Sharing the gallery during the exhibition which runs from October 30th until November 8th is the Thursday Painters Working Together Group and they are artists that use a range of art media for their works. As the name suggests, this group meets at the Arts Centre each Thursday. Information about the group can be obtained by calling Maureen Gough on 3408 2716 or Bev Power on 3408 7882.

Art. Artists. Art gallery. Artwork. Bribie Island. Brisbane. Queensland

Once a jolly swagman sat by a billabong

The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is on Sunderland Drive in Banksia Beach and the opening of the exhibition will be from 5.30 pm until 7 pm on October 30th and if anyone would like to find out more about the event, or about the Watercolour Working Together Group, Gail Greening can be contacted on 3410 8794.

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Severe thunderstorms lashing SE Queensland

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Severe thunderstorms lashing SE Queensland

Severe thunderstorms lashed SE Queensland this afternoon, if you have any pics or videos send them through to [email protected] or upload them in the comments section below.

Watch on the radar as it builds up then goes out to sea, impressive to watch.

http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-loop/IDR662-brisbane/2018-10-21-00/2018-10-21-23

Posted by Kristy Lovell on Saturday, 20 October 2018

WOW plenty of water running down Hume Street in Toowoomba during the storm

Posted by ABC Southern Queensland on Saturday, 20 October 2018

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Artwork with a marine theme

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Artwork with a marine theme

Tags: Mathew Flinders Gallery at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre Artwork. Artists.

ABOUT SALT
For the Second Time

In some of the early issues of The Mini Bribie Islander, I wrote a series of articles which explained the good and bad qualities of a number of foods and additives to which I seem to be addicted and one of these was salt. Now, more than one year on from that article, I am again writing about salt but this time, it is not related to something that is known to be a frequently used flavour enhancer.

Featured Image(above): The Capricorn Coast by Colin Van Kruining

Until September 23rd, the Mathew Flinders Gallery at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre was the venue for an exhibition by twenty invited artists from the area which has been on display from September 10th and officially opened on September 14th. The exhibition is entitled, yes, you guessed it, “SALT,” and a spokesperson for the group has pointed out that, “As salt is essential for life – it is also the stimulus for the artwork in the display.”

All the pieces in the exhibition which include pottery and mosaics as well as both large and small paintings were themed on a coastal environment so for anyone who enjoys artwork with a marine theme, the “SALT” exhibition has provided the opportunity to view and perhaps purchase a piece of appropriately themed art by one of these super talented artists.

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THE BRIBIE WINELANDER – Oct 2018

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THE BRIBIE WINELANDER – Oct 2018

Tags: Wine. White. Red. Chardonnay. Reisling. Australian wines.

My friend Philip certainly leans to the left in life, it is rumoured he even has a Gough Whitlam tattoo on his right buttock but it is unlikely this will ever be proved. With this in mind, I doubt whether he is a regular reader of Des Houghton in the week-end Courier Mail with his political views but Houghton also writes a wine and food section in The Weekend Courier Mail which I enjoy reading.

Each week he reviews a selection of wines from various vineyards with a bit of a story on each then opposite is usually a photo with the price, often well out of the average wine drinkers range as in the case of this week when he reviewed The House of Arras sparkling wines from Tasmania the prices were $60 for the 2007 Rose, $250 for the 2007 Grand Vintage and $350 for the 2001 Blanc de Blanc. Having been in the situation to try to get reviews for wines that I represented in Western Australia the wines you want the reviewer to look at would have been delivered to the writer either to his office or their home address.

They don’t pop into the local bottle shop and buy anything, the wine company hopes the reviewer will be suitably impressed to write an article as it could mean extra sales. Likewise, when the time of the year comes when the top 100 reds and whites are announced you will drop off your sample wines and will be confronted with cartons of wine from other wineries which all have to be tasted, it’s a hard job but someone has to do it! I once picked up the number one pick with Richard Hamilton Burtons Vineyard Bush Vines Grenache from McLaren Vale and promptly sold hundreds of cases on the article in the paper.

Italian wines. Red. White. Wine. 

Even better about ten years ago one of my agencies, Witchmount from Victoria, won a trophy at the Syrah du Monde tasting in France for the best Shiraz in the world, it was mentioned on the television, the radio and in the newspapers and I had just taken a delivery of nearly 400 cases in Western Australia, within days it had sold out and when you work on a commission basis it is like winning Lotto.

In the restaurant article Mr Houghton enquired of the Grand Crus Restaurant in The Fortitude Valley why they didn’t have any Queensland wines on their wine list and the sommelier replied that they were all mediocre, which was a big mistake, it never pays to use words like this especially when the person you are speaking to is about to review your business. Although the quality of Queensland wines have certainly improved in recent times they still carry an image of wines being made in a State that is known for its climate rather than its winemaking prowess and if you are not familiar with The Granite Belt it is an image that is difficult to overcome and as in other regional winemaking areas overpriced.

Wines on a wine list are always marked up be at least three-fold or more which covers the cost of glass breakage, service, wages, rent etc. in fact I once read that one premium restaurant spending $17,000 replacing broken glass wear one year, so purchasing a local wine that would probably cost around $60 or more for a bottle of unknown wine would be a difficult decision for most diners to make which is why a lot of restaurants don’t stock them.

Also most Queensland wineries do not have representation being relatively small and rely on cellar door sales and visitors to the Granite Belt region, apart from Sirromet Wines who have built a magnificent cellar door on Mt. Cotton Road Mt. Cotton and they have good coverage all over Queensland, if you are ever in the vicinity pay a visit to this winery which would match any in Australia. There has been a steady growth over recent years in organic wines, especially with more and more people suffering from various allergies. To qualify for organic certification a winery has to show that for at least three years they have followed a strict path of not using man-made fertilizers, sprays or some preservatives.

Winemaking. White wines and Red wines. Wine. 

Although the market has risen by huge increases in recent years the starting base figure was very small and you still have to search out where the liquor outlet keep their range, basically making these wines means following practices that every winery used in times past before chemical companies became involved. A couple of the wineries that produce very good quality organic wines are Angove’s the leading organic wine producer with their McLaren Vale selection and Temple Brewer, but many more are converting their winemaking operation which should improve the enjoyment of wine drinking to more consumers.

Preservative-free wines are different, there have been many attempts to market these wines over the years but it hasn’t proved too successful as they don’t develop well and have to be drunk pretty quickly and as many wine drinkers enjoy a bit of bottle age this doesn’t work. It may surprise readers who only drink Australian wine that the biggest brand in the world currently is a label called Barefoot which is owned by E and J Gallo of America.

Sales last year globally were a staggering 22.5 million cases, Concha Y Toro came in number two with 16.5 million cases and Yellow Tail was the largest Australian brand at 11.5 million cases with Hardy’s the next Australian brand at 9 million cases. As Summer approaches it’s time to ditch Sauvignon Blanc and your perception of Rose wines, this style has grown in sales year upon year and the old memories of pink lolly water is a thing of the past. There is now a style to suit everyone, from sweeter style to bone dry and are a perfect accompaniment to most dishes and refreshingly cold out of the fridge.

Most red wine varieties can be used to make rose as it involves crushing the grapes and then just a modest time with the skins which will impart a pink hue to the wine. If you enjoy a dryer style try one of these Jacobs Creek, Turkey Flat (the largest selling wine) Jacobs Creek Le Petit, Deepwoods Harmony, Shingleback Red Knot, Woodstock Grenache and Angove’s Nine Vines the prices will vary from around $6 to $20. For sweeter tooths the ever popular Mateus and Brown Brothers Moscato.

Cheers, Philip Arlidge [email protected]

From the lips of Benjamin Franklin Wine is constant proof that God loves us and likes to see us happy.

In 1771 John Wesley proclaimed Wine-is one of the noblest cordials in nature.

However Jonathan Swift was not so complimentary. Wine is the best liquor to wash glasses in!

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Access your Super – Transition to Retirement Pension -TTRP

David Sweedman
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Access your Super – Transition to Retirement Pension -TTRP

Tags: Money advice. Financial. Finance. Superannuation. Retirement.

MONEY TALK

with Peter Dallimore
Peter Dallimore is a volunteer Financial Counsellor at the
Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre

If you are still working and have reached preservation age that is between 55 and 60 depending on when you were born, a transition-to-retirement pension enables you to access your super in the form of a pension without retiring. A TTRP lets you ease into retirement, top up your income, continue to receive employer contributions and reduce tax on your income. TTRPs were introduced in July 2005 to help those who wanted to transition to retirement via part-time work.

By starting a TTRP, you don’t have to retire to withdraw your super benefits. You can work part-time, full-time or even casually. TTRPs became less attractive in July 2017 when the government changed the tax rules on super monies used to fund a TTRP. Pre-July 2017 the income on these monies was tax-free. Since July 2017 these monies are now taxed at 15% as are other earnings in the fund so the tax savings are now less than they were but TTRP’s still have the other benefits mentioned above and detailed below. If your income is not sufficient to cover your costs you can use a TTRP to top it up.

The maximum amount that you can draw in a year is limited to 10% of your fund balance. You must also meet the minimum draw requirement that is 4% of your fund balance if you are under 65. By continuing to work you will continue to receive employer contributions that will help balance out the amount you take out in pension payments. If you are aged 60 or older, in most cases, your pension payments will be tax-free.

If you are aged 55-59 then the taxable portion of your pension payments will be taxed at your marginal tax rate, however, you will receive a 15% tax offset. A TTRP used in conjunction with salary sacrifice lets you increase your super nest egg by an amount dependant on your marginal tax rate. The TTRP can replace the income sacrificed into your super fund so that you can cover your living costs and the amount of income sacrificed can exceed the TTRP amount because of the lower rate of tax payable on salary sacrificed contributions. You need to ensure that the sum of your employer super contributions and the amount that you salary sacrifice does not exceed the maximum allowable concessional contributions cap of $25,000.

Before contemplating setting up a TTRP you need to check whether your super fund offers them. If you have life insurance with your fund make sure your life cover does not reduce or cease if you set up a TTRP. Also, check your social security entitlements – If you or your partner are receiving social security benefits, speak to a Department of Human Services Financial Information Service Officer, as there may be implications for you or your partner’s pension and other entitlements. Finally, a relatively unknown loophole in the Superannuation Guarantee Contribution (SGC) rules enables an employer to cut an individual’s SGC entitlements when an employee reduces their taxable salary via a salary sacrificing arrangement.

So check with your employer whether or not salary sacrificing will reduce your employer’s contribution to your super. As always, seek out as much independent information as you can before starting a TTRP. Comprehensive information is available at moneysmart.gov.au and ato.gov.au. Peter can be contacted via email at [email protected] or you can make an appointment to see him by calling the Neighbourhood Centre on 3408 8440. The Financial Counselling service is free.

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The MINI Bribie Islander Oct 2018 / Nov 2018 Issue 22

David Sweedman
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The MINI Bribie Islander Oct 2018 / Nov 2018 Issue 22

Tags: Bribie Island Local Newspaper. Blog. Queensland Tourist Destination.

Get all your local news from your local newspaper – The Bribie Islander. Articles on sports, boating, camping, fishing, life, drama, travel destinations, what to see on Bribie Island and what to do, charities, organisations, places, children’s activities, arts and crafts, tourist destinations, heritage parks, technology, science, music, gardening and much more.

Bribie Island, one of Queensland most desired travel destinations.

 

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