BAG NEWS ….
Show Schedule – The finishing touches are being made to the 2010 Mitchell Show Schedule! These will be available at the office later in the week.
The next BAG General Meeting will be held on 14 April 2010, 7.00 pm at the BAG cottage in Ann Street. Everyone is welcome.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Community Bus – As council is no longer hiring its bus to community groups, it has been identified the need for a community owned bus for use by all community groups. Helen Brindley has taken on the role of working party co-ordinator for this project. If you would like to join this working party, or want to provide details of when you/your group would make use of a community bus please contact Helen at bindies@activ8.net.au ... Also, if you have some ideas as to how this may be funded/supported long term, Helen would love to hear these!!
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
Mitchell Responsible Serving of Alcohol Course – So what do you do when an intoxicated 18 year old wants another beer – and you’re the one behind the bar? What do you say to diffuse what could become an awkward situation? The Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) course is a great way o learn how to deal with these and other tricky situations. They run for four hours and provide the knowledge and awareness necessary to serve liquor responsibly. Successful participants receive a Liquor Licensing industry recognised RSA certificate. Benefits include: Greater awareness of legal liabilities; Increased knowledge of alcohol and its effects; A safer environment for servers and patrons; Assists clubs to achieve Good Sports accreditation. Course Details: Tuesday 25 May 2010, 5.30 pm, at the Maranoa Regional Council, Mitchell Office (old Council Chambers). Cost is $45 for Good Sports club members and $75 for non-members. To book, please contact Good Sports Project Officer Justine Miller on 0400 726 652 or email goodsports_southwest@live.com.au. Payment must be received prior to course date to secure your spot!
Flood Assistance – The Department of Communities are conducting outreach services in the Mitchell and Dunkeld areas over the next few days. Affected people can register for: financial assistance; personal support; counselling services; specialist services; etc. by using 1800 173 349. Please keep in mind that this assistance is available for all affected residents of the Maranoa including primary producers.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Update - 4 March 2010
BAG NEWS ….
Community Workshops – A great first workshop on Communication was held on Monday night, but due to the deluge later that evening, we cancelled the Tuesday workshop. We covered a great range of topics, including how to frame your conversations for maximum impact, as well as NLP – Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP explores the relationships between how we think (neuro), how we communicate (linguistic) and our patterns of behaviour and emotion (programmes)). These workshops have proved beneficial to participants and are most entertaining. Our next workshop on Governance and Meeting Procedures will be held on Monday 19 April 2010, 6.00 - 9.00 pm at the BAG/Landcare office. Snacks and dinner (finger foods) will be provided. Please contact me to register for this workshop.
The next BAG General Meeting will be held on 14 April 2010, 7pm at the BAG cottage in Ann Street. Everyone is welcome.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Dentist – Good news this week, following a telephone hook up a start date has been set. We are waiting on confirmation to start advertising this date and for details on how to make appointments!!
Website – Members have been working in the background lately to put together a BAG website. Some further work is needed on this before it is ready for viewing …. I will keep you updated. If you have any great flood photos, please email these through to me and they can be included on the website!!
Sand/Weir - Our Sand Working Party Co-ordinator, Tom, is looking for some photographs of the Neil Turner Weir in its early years, when it was a full and active water playground. Please email or bring in to the office (for scanning) as many photos as you have.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
Shave for a Cure – to support the Leukaemia Foundation, we are being shaved on Saturday, 6 March 2010 at 6.00 PM at The Rock, Hotel Richards. All donations can be made online, go to shave for a cure and search for our team – The Rock. There is live entertainment that night, a singer is coming out from Bris Vegas – Fina. Going under the razor are: Katie Byrne, Lynne Smith and THE DON, Kate Field. Hope to see you there!
Visit the team page direct - http://my.imisfriendraising.com.au/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=44143&langPref=en-CA
The Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Club is seeking the services of a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to fill the position of Sports Club Co-ordinator at the Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Complex, Mitchell. The successful incumbent must be able to manage and co-ordinate the functioning and daily operation of the Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Club Complex. Flexibility of working hours will also be essential. Applicants are required to specifically address each of the selection criteria listed in the Position Description. Requests for a position description or any further enquiries should be directed to: The Secretary/Treasurer, Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Club, PO Box 42, Mitchell Qld 4465 or phone 4624 6905. Applications close Monday, 8 March 2010.
Flood Assistance – The Department of Communities will commence outreach services in Roma today, as well as establishing a Community Recovery Coordination/Information Centre. This ‘Centre’ (one-stop-assistance/information-shop) will be located at the Ernest Brock Room of the Roma Cultural Centre, Bungil Street, Roma from 1 PM Thursday 4 March 2010. It is anticipated that the Centre will be in operation until 17 March 2010. Affected people can register at the Centre for: financial assistance; personal support; counselling services; specialist services; etc. After Thursday, the Centre will operate from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM every day through to the 17th March (including weekends). People can also register for the assistance by using 1800 173349 particularly if they can not make it to Roma. Please keep in mind that this assistance is available for all affected residents of the Maranoa including primary producers.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Community Workshops – A great first workshop on Communication was held on Monday night, but due to the deluge later that evening, we cancelled the Tuesday workshop. We covered a great range of topics, including how to frame your conversations for maximum impact, as well as NLP – Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP explores the relationships between how we think (neuro), how we communicate (linguistic) and our patterns of behaviour and emotion (programmes)). These workshops have proved beneficial to participants and are most entertaining. Our next workshop on Governance and Meeting Procedures will be held on Monday 19 April 2010, 6.00 - 9.00 pm at the BAG/Landcare office. Snacks and dinner (finger foods) will be provided. Please contact me to register for this workshop.
The next BAG General Meeting will be held on 14 April 2010, 7pm at the BAG cottage in Ann Street. Everyone is welcome.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Dentist – Good news this week, following a telephone hook up a start date has been set. We are waiting on confirmation to start advertising this date and for details on how to make appointments!!
Website – Members have been working in the background lately to put together a BAG website. Some further work is needed on this before it is ready for viewing …. I will keep you updated. If you have any great flood photos, please email these through to me and they can be included on the website!!
Sand/Weir - Our Sand Working Party Co-ordinator, Tom, is looking for some photographs of the Neil Turner Weir in its early years, when it was a full and active water playground. Please email or bring in to the office (for scanning) as many photos as you have.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
Shave for a Cure – to support the Leukaemia Foundation, we are being shaved on Saturday, 6 March 2010 at 6.00 PM at The Rock, Hotel Richards. All donations can be made online, go to shave for a cure and search for our team – The Rock. There is live entertainment that night, a singer is coming out from Bris Vegas – Fina. Going under the razor are: Katie Byrne, Lynne Smith and THE DON, Kate Field. Hope to see you there!
Visit the team page direct - http://my.imisfriendraising.com.au/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=44143&langPref=en-CA
The Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Club is seeking the services of a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to fill the position of Sports Club Co-ordinator at the Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Complex, Mitchell. The successful incumbent must be able to manage and co-ordinate the functioning and daily operation of the Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Club Complex. Flexibility of working hours will also be essential. Applicants are required to specifically address each of the selection criteria listed in the Position Description. Requests for a position description or any further enquiries should be directed to: The Secretary/Treasurer, Mitchell RSL & Combined Sports Club, PO Box 42, Mitchell Qld 4465 or phone 4624 6905. Applications close Monday, 8 March 2010.
Flood Assistance – The Department of Communities will commence outreach services in Roma today, as well as establishing a Community Recovery Coordination/Information Centre. This ‘Centre’ (one-stop-assistance/information-shop) will be located at the Ernest Brock Room of the Roma Cultural Centre, Bungil Street, Roma from 1 PM Thursday 4 March 2010. It is anticipated that the Centre will be in operation until 17 March 2010. Affected people can register at the Centre for: financial assistance; personal support; counselling services; specialist services; etc. After Thursday, the Centre will operate from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM every day through to the 17th March (including weekends). People can also register for the assistance by using 1800 173349 particularly if they can not make it to Roma. Please keep in mind that this assistance is available for all affected residents of the Maranoa including primary producers.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Update - 16 February 2010
BAG NEWS ….
Congratulations to our 2009 Christmas Light competition winners:
Best Residential Kerslake Family
Best Commercial Mitchell Café
Best Tree Marlene Harris
People’s Choice Mitchell Auto Care.
Community Workshops – Last week we had our 3rd community workshop, this one was on Time Management. The series of workshops being delivered are designed for community members who are actively involved in not for profit community groups who want to further develop their skills to be effective committee members, wish to see the continued development and growth of the Booringa community, and want to seek new opportunities for personal development. We had a new participant join last week, so it is not too late if you would still like to participate. All workshop participants will receive a resource kit full of practical resources for use in their community groups. You may choose to participate in one, some or all of the workshops. Participants who complete all 5 workshops will be awarded a Statement of Attainment for the accredited training competency BSBPMG510A Manage Projects. Catch up is possible! These workshops are free for community members. The development and delivery of this program has been made available by the State Department of Employment, Economic Development and innovation through the Blueprint for the Bush program. Please contact me if you would like to register for any of these workshops. Coming up is Workshop 4 – Communication, Monday 1 March 2010 and Tuesday 2 March 2010 - 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm …. Covers communication styles, communicating for change as well as practical advice for communicating with the media. Also includes tips for email communication and writing newsletters. Workshop 5 – Meeting procedures / Governance, mid-April (dates to be confirmed). Tips and ideas to ensure more productive and quicker meetings. Also covers the essentials for good governance.
Aussie Host – The Toowoomba and Golden West Tourism have approached us to assist with delivering customer service training in the region. This would be a fantastic opportunity to promote the Aussie Host program to a wider audience.
BAG’s current organisational structure allows for members to become involved in their project of interest (working party). To become a working party member, there is no requirement to attend our General Meetings – unless of course you want to! We understand that everyone is busy, and that they don’t want to be at meetings which are of little interest to them. We are all about focussing members’ energies to achieve tangible results. Members contribute in different ways and we value and appreciate everyone’s ongoing support. Welcome to all new members who have joined in the past few weeks.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Dentist – More delays! I’m sorry to advise that our most recent contact with the private dentist has their new anticipated start date as late March, early April. Many obstacles beyond our control have contributed to this delay, but they are still very keen and progress is happening. BAG and the dentist collaborated recently to submit a funding application to refurbish the old doctors surgery in the main street (owned by Queensland Health) for use as a dental surgery.
Child Care Centre – Consistent efforts from Jayne McLean sees some progress with this project. Jayne’s strategic and methodical processes ensures a solid foundation. Jayne is arranging for a building certifier/architect to come and inspect the old kindy building so that plans can be drawn up to determine the needs for certification as a child care centre and so that quotes for building works can be obtained. This will be essential to the progress of this project. Furthermore, details have been provided to council to put forward a proposed project under the Sustainable Resource Communities Initiative for the refurbishment of the old Kindergarten to meet current standards for a Child Care Centre. The Department of Employment and Training, Office of Early Childhood Education and Care contacted BAG today requesting updated figures to continue lobbying for Mitchell to be considered under the Unique Solutions program for assistance to establish a kindergarten. Although our aim is for Child Care, we would be very willing to collaborate with the Department of Employment and Training for funding assistance.
Sand / Weir – Some information has been forthcoming with regards to the tests carried out previously on the sand. With this information we have begun a proactive approach to stakeholders to advise them of the availability of our sand, to initiate dialogue of possible scenarios for its extraction.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
Maranoa’s Got Talent – Nominations free & now open. 6-25 year olds. Get a performance together and nominate to showcase your talent as an individual or as a group, whether it be singing, dancing, playing an instrument, magic, acting, comedy or more. $1000 in prize money up for grabs for the best performances. Nominations close 5.00 pm Wednesday 17 February 2010. Mitchell Auditions: Tuesday 2 March 2010; 4 – 6 pm at the Shire Hall. Final will be held on Saturday 13 March 2010 in Roma. Nomination forms are available from the council office or at http://www.maranoa.qld.gov.au/community/youth.shtml
LAST CHANCE FOR MITCHELL EMERGENCY SERVICES CADET PROGRAM - Emergency Management Queensland has scheduled a final community meeting for Monday 22nd February 2009 in an attempt to gather community support in order to reactivate the Emergency Services Cadet Program in the Mitchell Community. The group has been inactive from November 2008 after a number of key Adult Member Positions became vacant. Several community meetings have been held with a very limited response to date. As outlined in departmental policy, should there be insufficient support in place in order to keep a group active, and all reasonable avenues to maintain the active status of the group have been investigated, the group is to be disbanded. Unfortunately, the Mitchell Emergency Services Cadet Group will be disbanded should there not be adequate support identified at the scheduled meeting in order to reactivate the group. Community Meeting; Monday 22 February 2010, 5.30 pm; Council Meeting Room, Maranoa Regional Council - Mitchell Office. Everyone welcome and encouraged to attend - past Adult Members, past Cadets, Parents & community members. For further information please contact Jay Dobbin 4616 1531.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Congratulations to our 2009 Christmas Light competition winners:
Best Residential Kerslake Family
Best Commercial Mitchell Café
Best Tree Marlene Harris
People’s Choice Mitchell Auto Care.
Community Workshops – Last week we had our 3rd community workshop, this one was on Time Management. The series of workshops being delivered are designed for community members who are actively involved in not for profit community groups who want to further develop their skills to be effective committee members, wish to see the continued development and growth of the Booringa community, and want to seek new opportunities for personal development. We had a new participant join last week, so it is not too late if you would still like to participate. All workshop participants will receive a resource kit full of practical resources for use in their community groups. You may choose to participate in one, some or all of the workshops. Participants who complete all 5 workshops will be awarded a Statement of Attainment for the accredited training competency BSBPMG510A Manage Projects. Catch up is possible! These workshops are free for community members. The development and delivery of this program has been made available by the State Department of Employment, Economic Development and innovation through the Blueprint for the Bush program. Please contact me if you would like to register for any of these workshops. Coming up is Workshop 4 – Communication, Monday 1 March 2010 and Tuesday 2 March 2010 - 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm …. Covers communication styles, communicating for change as well as practical advice for communicating with the media. Also includes tips for email communication and writing newsletters. Workshop 5 – Meeting procedures / Governance, mid-April (dates to be confirmed). Tips and ideas to ensure more productive and quicker meetings. Also covers the essentials for good governance.
Aussie Host – The Toowoomba and Golden West Tourism have approached us to assist with delivering customer service training in the region. This would be a fantastic opportunity to promote the Aussie Host program to a wider audience.
BAG’s current organisational structure allows for members to become involved in their project of interest (working party). To become a working party member, there is no requirement to attend our General Meetings – unless of course you want to! We understand that everyone is busy, and that they don’t want to be at meetings which are of little interest to them. We are all about focussing members’ energies to achieve tangible results. Members contribute in different ways and we value and appreciate everyone’s ongoing support. Welcome to all new members who have joined in the past few weeks.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Dentist – More delays! I’m sorry to advise that our most recent contact with the private dentist has their new anticipated start date as late March, early April. Many obstacles beyond our control have contributed to this delay, but they are still very keen and progress is happening. BAG and the dentist collaborated recently to submit a funding application to refurbish the old doctors surgery in the main street (owned by Queensland Health) for use as a dental surgery.
Child Care Centre – Consistent efforts from Jayne McLean sees some progress with this project. Jayne’s strategic and methodical processes ensures a solid foundation. Jayne is arranging for a building certifier/architect to come and inspect the old kindy building so that plans can be drawn up to determine the needs for certification as a child care centre and so that quotes for building works can be obtained. This will be essential to the progress of this project. Furthermore, details have been provided to council to put forward a proposed project under the Sustainable Resource Communities Initiative for the refurbishment of the old Kindergarten to meet current standards for a Child Care Centre. The Department of Employment and Training, Office of Early Childhood Education and Care contacted BAG today requesting updated figures to continue lobbying for Mitchell to be considered under the Unique Solutions program for assistance to establish a kindergarten. Although our aim is for Child Care, we would be very willing to collaborate with the Department of Employment and Training for funding assistance.
Sand / Weir – Some information has been forthcoming with regards to the tests carried out previously on the sand. With this information we have begun a proactive approach to stakeholders to advise them of the availability of our sand, to initiate dialogue of possible scenarios for its extraction.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
Maranoa’s Got Talent – Nominations free & now open. 6-25 year olds. Get a performance together and nominate to showcase your talent as an individual or as a group, whether it be singing, dancing, playing an instrument, magic, acting, comedy or more. $1000 in prize money up for grabs for the best performances. Nominations close 5.00 pm Wednesday 17 February 2010. Mitchell Auditions: Tuesday 2 March 2010; 4 – 6 pm at the Shire Hall. Final will be held on Saturday 13 March 2010 in Roma. Nomination forms are available from the council office or at http://www.maranoa.qld.gov.au/community/youth.shtml
LAST CHANCE FOR MITCHELL EMERGENCY SERVICES CADET PROGRAM - Emergency Management Queensland has scheduled a final community meeting for Monday 22nd February 2009 in an attempt to gather community support in order to reactivate the Emergency Services Cadet Program in the Mitchell Community. The group has been inactive from November 2008 after a number of key Adult Member Positions became vacant. Several community meetings have been held with a very limited response to date. As outlined in departmental policy, should there be insufficient support in place in order to keep a group active, and all reasonable avenues to maintain the active status of the group have been investigated, the group is to be disbanded. Unfortunately, the Mitchell Emergency Services Cadet Group will be disbanded should there not be adequate support identified at the scheduled meeting in order to reactivate the group. Community Meeting; Monday 22 February 2010, 5.30 pm; Council Meeting Room, Maranoa Regional Council - Mitchell Office. Everyone welcome and encouraged to attend - past Adult Members, past Cadets, Parents & community members. For further information please contact Jay Dobbin 4616 1531.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Update - 18 December 2009
BAG NEWS ….
What a great crowd for Wednesday night’s Mitchell late night shopping!! Congratulations to Peter and Anna Cross, the lucky winners of the $1400 worth of local shopping vouchers. Each of the 28 participating businesses have provided a $50 gift voucher for this prize. Sincere thanks to everyone for their support of local businesses and this initiative. We have learnt a lot from this year’s campaign, so watch out next year which is sure to be even bigger and better!! $98,000 worth of vouchers were printed over the 4 weeks of the campaign …. An indication of the huge impact shopping local can have for our local economy and local jobs!
Don’t forget to get your nominations in for the Christmas Lights competition …. Entries close TODAY. People’s Choice voting closes on Monday.
Consumer & Business Survey - Help us to define what’s important to Australians. Have you had some great experiences of Customer Service in Australia? Or do you generally find the level of Customer Service in Australia to be frustrating? We want to know about your Customer Service Experiences in Australia both Business to Business AND Business to Consumer. We want to know what areas you rate highly, what areas you rate poorly and we want to hear about some of your experiences of dealing with Australian businesses. The survey will only take 5-10 minutes of your time and will help us to define what’s important to Australians and is online until the end of 2009. Results will be published on the AussieHost website in February 2010 and will provide very useful insights for your business!
CLICK HERE to start survey.
The BAG committee would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The BAG office will be closed from 23 December 2009 until 25 January 2010.
Until next year!
Cheers,
Sharyn.
What a great crowd for Wednesday night’s Mitchell late night shopping!! Congratulations to Peter and Anna Cross, the lucky winners of the $1400 worth of local shopping vouchers. Each of the 28 participating businesses have provided a $50 gift voucher for this prize. Sincere thanks to everyone for their support of local businesses and this initiative. We have learnt a lot from this year’s campaign, so watch out next year which is sure to be even bigger and better!! $98,000 worth of vouchers were printed over the 4 weeks of the campaign …. An indication of the huge impact shopping local can have for our local economy and local jobs!
Don’t forget to get your nominations in for the Christmas Lights competition …. Entries close TODAY. People’s Choice voting closes on Monday.
Consumer & Business Survey - Help us to define what’s important to Australians. Have you had some great experiences of Customer Service in Australia? Or do you generally find the level of Customer Service in Australia to be frustrating? We want to know about your Customer Service Experiences in Australia both Business to Business AND Business to Consumer. We want to know what areas you rate highly, what areas you rate poorly and we want to hear about some of your experiences of dealing with Australian businesses. The survey will only take 5-10 minutes of your time and will help us to define what’s important to Australians and is online until the end of 2009. Results will be published on the AussieHost website in February 2010 and will provide very useful insights for your business!
CLICK HERE to start survey.
The BAG committee would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The BAG office will be closed from 23 December 2009 until 25 January 2010.
Until next year!
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Update - 10 December 2009
BAG NEWS ….
We have been successful in securing funds from the Maranoa Regional Council’s Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) to employ a local artist to make our noticeboards beautiful and to make the job of updating the calendar of evens easier!!
The Rural Forum incorporating a Climate Change Roundtable held recently provided an opportunity for the 7 participants in the Women Leading Change Program to learn more about the possible impacts of Climate Change as well as deliver some very inspiring and entertaining presentations on their individual business projects. Each participant has set up a blog to record their thoughts and achievements as they develop their projects over the next few months. Please feel free to have a look at these and leave your comments.
http://thecowlabel.blogspot.com
http://achieveyourgoals-bullseye.blogspot.com
http://brassrazu.blogspot.com
http://kyliedouglas.blogspot.com
http://kangaroocoop.blogspot.com
http://thingsonwallsdesign.blogspot.com
http://teamtomoo.blogspot.com
We have also been advised of our success in securing funds to update the tables and chairs at the BAG cottage.
As you hopefully have noticed, Booringa Action Group, with support from council and local businesses, is running a shop local campaign in the lead up to Christmas 2009. The impact of re-thinking purchasing decisions and choosing to buy locally provides a significant impact on the local economy and local employment.
For every $10 spent at participating stores, shoppers will be entitled to a voucher to place in an entry box to enter the draw for $1400 worth of local shopping vouchers. At the point of sale, shoppers can complete and lodge an entry form. There is no limit to the amount of entries you can have. The competition will run from Tuesday 17 November 2009 until close of business on Tuesday 15 December 2009.
The prize draw will take place at 7.30 pm on the evening of the Christmas late night shopping celebrations on Wednesday, 16 December 2009. For the late night shopping evening we have Santa, lots of activities for the whole family, especially the children who will be entertained with local businesses offering child friendly activity stations. The winner of the $1400 worth of local shopping vouchers must be present at the draw to claim their prize. See you there!!
BAG would like to take this opportunity to thank the following businesses who have offered their generous support toward this shop local campaign:
Poppy’s Boutique;
Mitchell Café;
Lemon Pie Gifts;
Mitchell Pharmacy;
Mitchell Bakery;
Mitchell Hardware & Plumbing;
Samios Trading Post;
Dobbins Foodworks;
Hotel Mitchell;
Mitchell Beauty Salon;
Rob Cornish Electrical;
Bulldog Bikes;
Hunters Store;
Lawson’s Butchery;
Landmark;
Hotel Richards;
Nutri-Lick;
BP Service Station;
Tower Roadhouse;
Bridge Service Station;
Courthouse Hotel;
Mitchell Post Office (gift lines ONLY);
Mitchell Mini Mart;
Mitchell Tyre Centre;
Mitchell Auto Care;
Maranoa Arts Gateway;
Mitchell News & Casket.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
An invitation for you to come to the Amby Christmas Tree this Saturday, 12 December 2009, at the Amby Hall at 7.30 pm. Admission is $10 which includes a meal and lucky door ticket. Pensioners and High Schoolers $5. There are raffles and a hamper to be won and Santa will be arriving during the evening to give prepaid gifts to the children. Also, there will be a licensed bar and dancing 'til late with L.V Rhythm. Please come and share the fun , you are most welcome!
The Mitchell on Maranoa Art Gallery is holding a Christmas Clearing Sale. Now on at the library until 23 December 2009. This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase patchwork, sketches, paintings, photographs and jewellery at discounted prices so everyone can give local and original Christmas gifts. You can take purchases the moment you pay for them, so you can wrap, stash or post immediately. Hurry before you miss out on your favourite artists’ pieces.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
We have been successful in securing funds from the Maranoa Regional Council’s Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) to employ a local artist to make our noticeboards beautiful and to make the job of updating the calendar of evens easier!!
The Rural Forum incorporating a Climate Change Roundtable held recently provided an opportunity for the 7 participants in the Women Leading Change Program to learn more about the possible impacts of Climate Change as well as deliver some very inspiring and entertaining presentations on their individual business projects. Each participant has set up a blog to record their thoughts and achievements as they develop their projects over the next few months. Please feel free to have a look at these and leave your comments.
http://thecowlabel.blogspot.com
http://achieveyourgoals-bullseye.blogspot.com
http://brassrazu.blogspot.com
http://kyliedouglas.blogspot.com
http://kangaroocoop.blogspot.com
http://thingsonwallsdesign.blogspot.com
http://teamtomoo.blogspot.com
We have also been advised of our success in securing funds to update the tables and chairs at the BAG cottage.
As you hopefully have noticed, Booringa Action Group, with support from council and local businesses, is running a shop local campaign in the lead up to Christmas 2009. The impact of re-thinking purchasing decisions and choosing to buy locally provides a significant impact on the local economy and local employment.
For every $10 spent at participating stores, shoppers will be entitled to a voucher to place in an entry box to enter the draw for $1400 worth of local shopping vouchers. At the point of sale, shoppers can complete and lodge an entry form. There is no limit to the amount of entries you can have. The competition will run from Tuesday 17 November 2009 until close of business on Tuesday 15 December 2009.
The prize draw will take place at 7.30 pm on the evening of the Christmas late night shopping celebrations on Wednesday, 16 December 2009. For the late night shopping evening we have Santa, lots of activities for the whole family, especially the children who will be entertained with local businesses offering child friendly activity stations. The winner of the $1400 worth of local shopping vouchers must be present at the draw to claim their prize. See you there!!
BAG would like to take this opportunity to thank the following businesses who have offered their generous support toward this shop local campaign:
Poppy’s Boutique;
Mitchell Café;
Lemon Pie Gifts;
Mitchell Pharmacy;
Mitchell Bakery;
Mitchell Hardware & Plumbing;
Samios Trading Post;
Dobbins Foodworks;
Hotel Mitchell;
Mitchell Beauty Salon;
Rob Cornish Electrical;
Bulldog Bikes;
Hunters Store;
Lawson’s Butchery;
Landmark;
Hotel Richards;
Nutri-Lick;
BP Service Station;
Tower Roadhouse;
Bridge Service Station;
Courthouse Hotel;
Mitchell Post Office (gift lines ONLY);
Mitchell Mini Mart;
Mitchell Tyre Centre;
Mitchell Auto Care;
Maranoa Arts Gateway;
Mitchell News & Casket.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
An invitation for you to come to the Amby Christmas Tree this Saturday, 12 December 2009, at the Amby Hall at 7.30 pm. Admission is $10 which includes a meal and lucky door ticket. Pensioners and High Schoolers $5. There are raffles and a hamper to be won and Santa will be arriving during the evening to give prepaid gifts to the children. Also, there will be a licensed bar and dancing 'til late with L.V Rhythm. Please come and share the fun , you are most welcome!
The Mitchell on Maranoa Art Gallery is holding a Christmas Clearing Sale. Now on at the library until 23 December 2009. This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase patchwork, sketches, paintings, photographs and jewellery at discounted prices so everyone can give local and original Christmas gifts. You can take purchases the moment you pay for them, so you can wrap, stash or post immediately. Hurry before you miss out on your favourite artists’ pieces.
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Update - 11 November 2009
BAG NEWS ….
BAG and Landcare have joined forces to host a Mitchell & District Rural Forum, planning for a changing climate. High profile guest speakers have been secured to ensure an informative and thought provoking day of information sharing. Topics include succession planning, climate change, financial planning and The Great Idea Bank! Incorporated into the day will be Climate Change Roundtable including presentations from participants in the Women Leading Change program. There will be lots of giveaways on the day, and smokos and lunch are included. There is no charge to attend with the day made possible by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Recognising Women Farmers grants program, Mitchell & District Landcare Association, Booringa Action Group and Queensland Rural Industry Training Council. Wednesday, 18 November 2009; 9.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Mitchell Bowls Club. Please come along and support this initiative.
The Business Breakfast held recently was a very successful morning for all involved. It was good to meet Tim Cornell, the new Regional Economic Development Co-ordinator. I met with Tim after the breakfast and he offered his support for some of the business ideas BAG is currently facilitating.
Booringa Action Group, with support from council and local businesses, are running a shop local campaign in the lead up to Christmas 2009. The purpose of this campaign is to motivate residents, workers, community and sporting groups to spend money locally. This in turn will have following results:
• Local employment stability and / or employment generation
• Reduction in carbon footprints
• Reduced leakages from out of the Mitchell economy
• Increased economic multiplier effect
• Enhanced community spirit.
Look out for more information coming soon and thank you for your continued support of local businesses.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Community walk – Thanks to those who joined us on our most recent walk. It was a lovely walk, if you haven’t done the River Walk, it’s well worth it. Doing our community walks has provided some fantastic feedback to pass on to council as part of their Maranoa Regional Council Trails Strategy.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
REMINDER: Australia Day Nominations must be in by the end of this week, Friday 13 November 2009. If you know of anyone that you believe should be nominated please pick up a nomination form from the council office. Award categories include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year, Sports Award, Junior Sports Award, Achievement Award and Cultural Award. Successful nominees will be presented with their awards at official Australia Day Ceremonies being coordinated by Maranoa Regional Council throughout the region on January 26, 2010.
The ClimateSmart Home Service is coming to Mitchell and surrounding areas between 16 November and 19 December 2009. If you want to save money on your electricity bills, book in now! The ClimateSmart team will supply and install a wireless power monitor so that you can see your power use and where it is being wasted, so you can find easy savings. The service costs $50 and includes up to 15 energy efficient light globes, where suitable, a water and energy efficient showerhead and an energy audit by a qualified electrician. Book now on 13 20 40. Bookings can also be made at the BAG office. For more information visit www.climatesmarthome.com ...
The Maranoa Regional Council has released a Statement of Proposals to enable public consultation on our region’s new planning scheme. A public meeting is hoping to be arranged to discuss this in more detail with council. Given the importance of the planning scheme it is hoped that the community will become involved in this process. Please let me know if you would like to be kept updated on this. For a copy of the Statement of Proposals, please visit www.maranoa.qld.gov.au/council/P_and_E_town_planning.shtml
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
BAG and Landcare have joined forces to host a Mitchell & District Rural Forum, planning for a changing climate. High profile guest speakers have been secured to ensure an informative and thought provoking day of information sharing. Topics include succession planning, climate change, financial planning and The Great Idea Bank! Incorporated into the day will be Climate Change Roundtable including presentations from participants in the Women Leading Change program. There will be lots of giveaways on the day, and smokos and lunch are included. There is no charge to attend with the day made possible by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Recognising Women Farmers grants program, Mitchell & District Landcare Association, Booringa Action Group and Queensland Rural Industry Training Council. Wednesday, 18 November 2009; 9.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Mitchell Bowls Club. Please come along and support this initiative.
The Business Breakfast held recently was a very successful morning for all involved. It was good to meet Tim Cornell, the new Regional Economic Development Co-ordinator. I met with Tim after the breakfast and he offered his support for some of the business ideas BAG is currently facilitating.
Booringa Action Group, with support from council and local businesses, are running a shop local campaign in the lead up to Christmas 2009. The purpose of this campaign is to motivate residents, workers, community and sporting groups to spend money locally. This in turn will have following results:
• Local employment stability and / or employment generation
• Reduction in carbon footprints
• Reduced leakages from out of the Mitchell economy
• Increased economic multiplier effect
• Enhanced community spirit.
Look out for more information coming soon and thank you for your continued support of local businesses.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Community walk – Thanks to those who joined us on our most recent walk. It was a lovely walk, if you haven’t done the River Walk, it’s well worth it. Doing our community walks has provided some fantastic feedback to pass on to council as part of their Maranoa Regional Council Trails Strategy.
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
REMINDER: Australia Day Nominations must be in by the end of this week, Friday 13 November 2009. If you know of anyone that you believe should be nominated please pick up a nomination form from the council office. Award categories include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year, Sports Award, Junior Sports Award, Achievement Award and Cultural Award. Successful nominees will be presented with their awards at official Australia Day Ceremonies being coordinated by Maranoa Regional Council throughout the region on January 26, 2010.
The ClimateSmart Home Service is coming to Mitchell and surrounding areas between 16 November and 19 December 2009. If you want to save money on your electricity bills, book in now! The ClimateSmart team will supply and install a wireless power monitor so that you can see your power use and where it is being wasted, so you can find easy savings. The service costs $50 and includes up to 15 energy efficient light globes, where suitable, a water and energy efficient showerhead and an energy audit by a qualified electrician. Book now on 13 20 40. Bookings can also be made at the BAG office. For more information visit www.climatesmarthome.com ...
The Maranoa Regional Council has released a Statement of Proposals to enable public consultation on our region’s new planning scheme. A public meeting is hoping to be arranged to discuss this in more detail with council. Given the importance of the planning scheme it is hoped that the community will become involved in this process. Please let me know if you would like to be kept updated on this. For a copy of the Statement of Proposals, please visit www.maranoa.qld.gov.au/council/P_and_E_town_planning.shtml
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
Update - 27 October 2009
BAG NEWS ….
The 2010 Booringa Business Calendars have been printed and are ready for distribution! Thanks to all businesses who support this local initiative.
Women Leading Change, a Women in Rural Communities Leadership Development Program and Climate Change Roundtable – applications now open! Any local women who have a new business idea that they would like to develop with support from this program are encouraged to contact me for more information.
Aussie Host are currently undertaking a survey to gather updated information regarding customer service standards in Australia. Please help by visiting https://www.survey-online.com/survey/survey.asp?id=3D8D84FB and completing the survey.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Community walk – We will be doing our next walk this weekend, Sunday 1 November 2009 beginning at 4.00 pm. We will be doing the river walk from Fisherman’s Rest to the Weir. We will meet at the Weir (Rotary Park) to be ferried to Fisherman’s Rest. A free BBQ will be available at the end.
Dentist – After some delays, latest news is that our private dentist is hoping to start in January 2010!!!
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
‘Panadol for Grant Writing’ - Take the headache out of the application! You are invited to attend a Grant writing workshop on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 at the Mitchell Shire Hall between 5.30pm – 7.30pm. Topics include: The six steps in planning your project; How to identify project partners; Gathering support for your project; How do I determine if a grant is suitable for my project; What needs to be included in my application; The Do’s and Don’ts of applications; What is expected when you receive your grant; Understanding the language – What does it all mean. The workshop would be of particular interest to community groups, school P & C’s, not for profit, charities and sporting groups. It is open to anyone that is interested in learning about applying for grants. Bookings: All participants will need to book and pay prior to the workshop. Bookings can be made at any Council Administration Centre through the Customer Service desk. Cost - $10.00 (to cover light refreshments and information folder).
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
The 2010 Booringa Business Calendars have been printed and are ready for distribution! Thanks to all businesses who support this local initiative.
Women Leading Change, a Women in Rural Communities Leadership Development Program and Climate Change Roundtable – applications now open! Any local women who have a new business idea that they would like to develop with support from this program are encouraged to contact me for more information.
Aussie Host are currently undertaking a survey to gather updated information regarding customer service standards in Australia. Please help by visiting https://www.survey-online.com/survey/survey.asp?id=3D8D84FB and completing the survey.
BAG PROJECT UPDATES ………
Community walk – We will be doing our next walk this weekend, Sunday 1 November 2009 beginning at 4.00 pm. We will be doing the river walk from Fisherman’s Rest to the Weir. We will meet at the Weir (Rotary Park) to be ferried to Fisherman’s Rest. A free BBQ will be available at the end.
Dentist – After some delays, latest news is that our private dentist is hoping to start in January 2010!!!
GENERAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION ………
‘Panadol for Grant Writing’ - Take the headache out of the application! You are invited to attend a Grant writing workshop on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 at the Mitchell Shire Hall between 5.30pm – 7.30pm. Topics include: The six steps in planning your project; How to identify project partners; Gathering support for your project; How do I determine if a grant is suitable for my project; What needs to be included in my application; The Do’s and Don’ts of applications; What is expected when you receive your grant; Understanding the language – What does it all mean. The workshop would be of particular interest to community groups, school P & C’s, not for profit, charities and sporting groups. It is open to anyone that is interested in learning about applying for grants. Bookings: All participants will need to book and pay prior to the workshop. Bookings can be made at any Council Administration Centre through the Customer Service desk. Cost - $10.00 (to cover light refreshments and information folder).
Until next time! :-)
Cheers,
Sharyn.
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