Bottle Tree Bulletin Bottle Tree Bulletin - March 2020 | Page 8

Yuleba | Wallumbilla | Jackson
Australia Day at Yuleba
2020
Australia Day 2020 for Wallumbilla, Yuleba,
Jackson Districts was held at Yuleba in the
Yuleba Memorial Hall. Councillors Cameron
O’Neil and Geoff McMullen were presiding
and officiating at the formal proceedings. The
following awards were presented:
2020 Award Winners
Young Citizen of the Year - Samuel Collier;
Cultural Award - Patricia Sedgwick,
President of QCWA Jackson Branch, Festival
of Small Halls Jackson; Achievement Award
- Grant Harland; Citizen of the Year - Paul
Masson;Junior Sports Award - Matthew
Williams ; Community Event of the Year -
Anita Albeck, Wallumbilla Cattle Dog Trial
Committee, Australian Working Dog
Championships; Sports Award - Ross Kehl
Member Contribution Award – Linda
Hyland.
Congratulations to all the nominees and
award winners from Wallumbilla, Yuleba and
Jackson. The Cobb & Co Festival Committee
(Yuleba and Surat) was also awarded
Community Event of the Year. This award was
presented in Surat.
The Yuleba Memorial Hall Committee hosted
the morning tea and everyone enjoyed the
scrumptious spread provided. Thanks to all
the community members who worked behind
the scenes to make this such an enjoyable
and successful event.
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March IN Yuleba | Wallumbilla |
Jackson area
have been minor runs in the other local
creeks like Little Tchanning Creek.
Judd’s Lagoon, the local recreation area for
Yuleba District and the Maranoa and which
also attracts many travellers was dry for a
number of months. Maranoa Regional
Council had approved funds to clean the
lagoon out by taking out silt. A storm the night
before Australia Day filled it before it could be
cleaned out.
New Origin Family
We are excited to welcome Stefan Patterson
from Origin, his wife Alicia and son Nikalus to
Yuleba as our newest residents under the
agreement between Maranoa Regional
Council and APLNG/Origin.
Origin is the upstream operator of Australia
Pacific LNG who as reported last month in the
Bottle Tree Bulletin, has signed an agreement
with Maranoa Regional Council to allow the
continued operation of APLNG’s camps at
Reedy Creek and Bungaroo. In return, they
Relief from the drought -
have agreed to transition several production
Judds Lagoon
worker positions from fly-in/fly-out to Maranoa
residential.
Patchy falls of rain from the end of January
For Stefan and his family, this means that
into the first part of February 2020 has seen
they can spend more time together as a
positive response in the local community.
family. “It’s great to see Alicia and Nikalus in
Large isolated falls have been amazing but
the mornings wave me goodbye and know
there are still patches that are missing out
close by. While many farm dams have water they will be there every night to do things 4.
in them now and some lucky people have full together, like eat dinner and play in the
yard,” said Stefan.
dams there are still many to fill.
The grass has started to grow and it is great “Yuleba seems like a really nice
to see green shoots appearing although there community. Everyone has been friendly
and embraced us which has been great.
are still bare patches in the paddocks and
It’s good to be able to drive to work,
house yards. We need follow up to keep the
there isn’t any traffic and it’s a nice drive
seeds that have germinated growing.
surrounded by farmland and bush with
There has been a good run in the Yuleba
the occasional wallaby, which is a
Creek and also Kangaroo Creek. Also there
bonus.”
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1. Judds lagoon full at last! 2. Australia Day at Yuleba - 2020 Winners with Councillors L – R
Samuel Collier, Patricia Sedgwick, Grant Harland, Paul Masson, Matthew Williams, Cr Geoff Mc
Mullen, Cr Cameron O’Neil, Anita Albeck, Ross Kehl and Linda Hyland 3. Stefan and Alicia
Patterson with son Nikalus 4. Tchanning creek over the crossing. 5. L -R Bill Vierveyzer, Bill Albeck
and David Bowden of Corona Lodge with the Cultural Nomination at the Australia Day Awards.
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1 Clean Up Australia Day Meet @ Jackson
7 Noonga’s Women’s Day
29 BBQ 5pm @ Noonga Hall
+EVERY 2nd Wed Wallumbilla QCWA meet
12:30pm @ Jackson CWA Hall call Linda
Hyland 0427630270
+EVERY Tuesday Metafit & Circuit Training
5:30pm @ Yuleba Tennis Courts +EVERY
last Sunday of the month Jackson QCWA
social event
+EVERY Tuesday Metafit & Circuit Training
5:30pm @ Yuleba Tennis Courts
For Yuleba, we welcome the Patterson’s and
look forward to seeing them around town.
Don’t forget to say hi and make them feel
welcome!
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