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Brisbane Legacy congratulates Katherine Coombes (Marymount College, Burleigh Waters) and Molly McInerney (The Glennie School, Toowoomba) who were this year’s winners of the 2010 Queensland State Final of the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award conducted at the Parliamentary Annex on Saturday, 17 July.
| | The competitors were: | - Nimisha Aithal – Townsville Grammar School;
- Olivia Bateup – Mountain Creek State High School, Mooloolaba;
- Tom Brown – Indooroopilly State High School;
- Katherine Coombes – Marymount College, Burleigh Waters;
- Molly McInerney – The Glennie School, Toowoomba;
- Quinn Parle - Cathedral College, Rockhampton;
- Sheridan Scott – Mercey College, Mackay; and
- Lauren Thorley – Chinchilla State High School.
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| Both Katherine and Molly will go on to compete in the National Final to be held in Melbourne on Monday, 8 November 2010.
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Pictured with the competitors are Mrs Dulcie Gardiner, Brisbane Legacy Laurel Club (3rd from left),
L/Ian Mackenzie, Toowoomba Legacy (4th from left) and L/Colin Brewer, Sunshine Coast Contact Group (4th from right & partly obscured)
The winners of the Plain English Speaking Award (PESA), conducted in conjunction with LJPSA were:
Mr Crispin Scott – St Patrick’s College, Mackay; and
Mr Andrew Perryman - Beerwah State High School, Beerwah.
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Brisbane Legacy offers its condolences to the family of Private Nathan Bewes who was tragically killed on 10 July by an improvised explosive device. PTE Bewes (6RAR) was serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force in Afghanistan, and was part of a dismounted Australian patrol conducting operations in the Chora Valley region of Uruzgan province. It was PTE Bewes’ second deployment to Afghanistan. He had also deployed to East Timor in 2006.
| Private Bewes was born in Kogarah, NSW in 1986. He joined the Army in 2005 and was posted to 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. He was qualified in Direct Fire Support Weapons (DFSW), Combat First Aid and as a driver of the Protected Mobility Vehicle.
Private Bewes was awarded the Australian Active Service Medal with clasps Timor Leste and International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT), the Australian Defence Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the NATO medal with clasp ISAF. PTE Bewes was also awarded the Infantry Combat Badge and for previous deployments, he was awarded the Returned Active Service Badge.
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| |  | Private Nathan Bewes
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During Private Bewes’ service in the Australian Army, he deployed on the following Operations;
• OPERATION ASTUTE (East Timor) – Sep 2006– Mar 2007.
• OPERATION SLIPPER (Afghanistan) – Mar – Oct 2008, Jan – Jul 2010.
23 year old Private Nathan Bewes leaves behind loving parents, a sister and partner.
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Ted Smout Memorial Bridge Officially Opened
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The Ted Smout Memorial Bridge was opened by Premier Anna Bligh on 11 July 2010.
Named in honour of Sandgate World War I veteran and Brisbane Legacy’s longest serving Legatee, the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge is the longest bridge in Australia at 2.7 kilometers. It crosses Bramble Bay, linking the Brisbane suburb of Brighton with the Redcliffe suburb of Clontarf.
The new bridge consists of 78 spans, each 35 m long. It is the first bridge in Australia designed to withstand Hurricane Katrina-type storm events and possibly the only Australian bridge which may have to deal with shallow water storm surge. The Ted Smout Memorial Bridge features three traffic lanes, a 4.5 m wide pedestrian and cycle path and a 10m x 50m fishing platform.
| The plaque commemorating the opening of the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge and Legatees Tony Jucha & Doug Formby at the opening.
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Ted Smout served in the Australian Army Medical Corps sanitary section in France and Belgium from 1915 to 1919. He received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1978, and was named Australian Citizen of the Year in 1979. In 1998 he was awarded the Legion of Honour (France’s highest military distinction) and in 1999, the 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal (the first commemorative medal in the Australian system of honours and awards). Ted joined Brisbane Legacy in 1937. He was transferred to the Retired List in 1979 and, at the time of his death in 2004 at the age of 106, had amassed an unprecedented 67 years as a member of the Legacy Club of Brisbane.
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Brisbane Legacy offers its condolences to the families of Private Timothy James Aplin, 38, Private Benjamin Chuck, 27, and Private Scott Travis Palmer, 27, who were tragically killed on operations in Afghanistan on June, 21.
|  | All three soldiers were serving with the Special Operations Task Group when they tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash.
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Brisbane Legacy offers its condolences to the families of Sapper Jacob Moerland and Sapper Darren Smith who were tragically killed on operations in Afghanistan on 7 June.
| Both Sappers Moerland and Smith were members of the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER) based at Enoggera but serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force (MTF-1) in Afghanistan at the time of their deaths.
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| |  | Sapper Jacob Moerland and Sapper Darren Smith
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Queen’s Birthday 2010 Honours
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Brisbane Legacy congratulates Legatees Doug Formby, Ivan Friske and Mary Grant who were honoured in The Queen’s Birthday 2010 Honours list:
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Mr Douglas Formby, AM
For service to veterans and their families, particularly through the Queensland Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to the community.
| State President, Queensland Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, since 2006; Mackay District Representative, State Branch Council, for one year; Member, Community Services Committee. Councillor, Brisbane North District, Returned and Services League of Australia, 1999-2002; President, Kenmore-Moggill Sub-Branch, 1999-2002.
Board Member, War Service Homes (RSL Care), 2003-2006.
Queensland Representative, Legacy National Council, 2006-2007. Director, Brisbane Legacy, 2001-2006; Chairman/President, 2003-2004; Member, 1998.
State General Manager, RSPCA Queensland, 1990-1992.
Executive Director, Queensland Corrective Services, 1989-1990.
Member, State Council, Queensland Branch, Scouts Australia.
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| |  | Mr Douglas Formby, AM
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Mr Ivan FRISKE, OAM
For service to veterans and their families, particularly through the Gympie Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
| President, Gympie Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, 2001-2002 and since 2006; Senior Vice-President, 2005; Vice-President, 1998-2000 and 2003-2004. Vice-President, Gympie Branch, Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia, 2008-2009; President, for 6 years between 1992 and 1999.
Legatee, Gympie Legacy Group of Brisbane Legacy, since 1997.
Involved with Junior Rugby League (JRL) in the Gympie area, for over 20 years; has served on various JRL committees.
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| |  | Mr Ivan Friske, OAM
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Mrs Mary GRANT, OAM
For service to the community through a range of youth, health care support and travel organisations.
| State Ranger Adviser, Girl Guides Queensland, 1989-1993; Ranger Guide Leader; Guide Leader; Counsellor; Region Camp Recorder; over 30 years’ service.
Member, Committee of Management, Australian Huntington's Disease Association, Qld, 2000-2003; Member, for many years.
Travel Consultant, Royal Automobile Club of Queensland; pioneered the overseas escorted tour concept; involved for more than 45 years.
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Congratulations to L/Nev Francis who celebrated his 90th Birthday on Wednesday, 19 May.
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| Seen above as a 20 year old, Legatee Nev Francis, is a member of the South East Contact Group (member of Brisbane Legacy since 1993) and received an OAM in June 2002 for his services to Junior Rugby in Queensland.
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L/STEWART JACKSON, ED (30 October 1934 – 30 May 2010)
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It is with great sadness that we advise the death of L/Stewart Jackson. Stewart joined Legacy in 1999 following his retirement from Education Queensland. His Legacy service included as Chairman, Sunshine Coast Legacy Group (2002-04) and as a member of the Board of Management of Brisbane Legacy (2002-2010).
Please click here to view a copy of the eulogy, delivered by President Tony Ralph, at Stewart’s funeral.
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On Tuesday 1 June, the Brisbane Legacy Laurel Club hosted a morning tea for Brisbane Legacy’s nonagenarians.
Please click here to view the slideshow of the 90th Birthday celebrations.
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On 28 April 2010, Mrs Phyllis Kelly (Holland Park) celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family members and well wishers. On hand to congratulate Mrs Kelly, who was enrolled in Brisbane Legacy in 1968, were Brisbane Legacy’s CEO, Steven Blinkhorn, and Welfare Support Manager, Craig Hardy.
Mrs Kelly puts her longevity down to remaining active. An avid tennis player from the age of 16, Mrs Kelly played regularly until the age of 79. She was an accomplished cake decorator and enjoyed all manner of craft activities.
In addition to receiving a card from Legacy, Mrs Kelly received cards from Her Majesty The Queen and Her Excellency, the Governor-General of Australia, and a congratulatory letter from the Prime Minister.
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| |  | Welfare Support Manager, Craig Hardy (left) and Brisbane Legacy CEO, Steven Blinkhorn, congratulate Mrs Kelly on her 100th Birthday.
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Pictured below are Mrs Eileen Davidson, L/Bill Kelly, Mrs Esme Rogers and Mrs Francis Thornton of the Wynnum Care Group following the presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to Mrs Davidson in recognition of her service to the Group as President from 2000 to 2010.
Mrs Davidson recently advised that she would not be standing for election as President in 2010 due to ill health. In presenting the certificate, Brisbane Legacy CEO, Steven Blinkhorn, thanked Mrs Davidson for her significant service to the members of the Care Group and for her support of Legacy.
Mr Blinkhorn said that the Care Group was an important part of Legacy’s ability to maintain contact with war and service widows in the Wynnum area and will continue to be important as the number of local and active Legatees diminishes. He went on to say “that the regular meetings and activities of the Group have provided much pleasure and enjoyment for members and have undoubtedly led to many great friendships”.
L/Bill Kelly (Group Convenor) and Mrs Francis Thornton (Group Secretary/Treasurer) will ensure that the Group continues to function in the absence of a President.
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| |  | Mrs Eileen Davidson, L/Bill Kelly, Mrs Esme Rogers, Mrs Francis Thornton.
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On a wet day in April, the Explorers ventured north to Caboolture and Woodford.
In Caboolture, our intrepid Explorers visited the Caboolture Warplane Museum to view a fascinating display of operational aircraft and exhibits depicting much of Australia's flight heritage including: aircraft engines of various kinds; wartime memorabilia; displays depicting famous aviation accidents and tragedies such as the Stinson rescue and the Lincoln crash at Mt. Superbus.
Never one to miss a photo opportunity, most struggled in and out of the cockpit of a MIG 17 (a high-subsonic performance jet fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952) for the obligatory photo. Clearly, the pilots were of a much smaller frame than today’s budding pilots. Other favorites were a Mustang P51D fighter and a CAC Wirraway trainer (manufactured by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1939 and 1946).
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It was then on to Woodford and Strathgordon Clydesdales for lunch. On display were a number of Clydesdales and Shetland ponies. Other than both being named after the region from which they originate, the Clydesdale and Shetland pony were both used for pulling heavy loads. The Clydesdale was extensively used for pulling heavy loads in rural, industrial and urban settings whereas the Shetland pony, because of its size, was used extensively is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches (10.2 hands, 107 cm) at the withers. (11.2 hands for American Shetlands) Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent. They are a very strong breed of pony, used for riding, driving, and pack purposes.
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In January, 22 Legacy Junior Legatees from across Queensland, ranging in age from 8-17 years, attended the nine day camp at Mudjimba, on the Sunshine Coast.
The Camp provides a great base for a range of exciting activities including go–karting, archery, mountain biking, abseiling, sailing, canoeing and bowling.
A feature of the 2010 camp was a visit from a Ugandan drummer who taught the campers how to use African drums. The highlight of the camp was a day of sailing with the Navy cadets from TSS Onslow.
The camp aims to provide Legacy’s youth with a healthy, active and fun time as well as encouraging them to participate in new and challenging activities.
| Click here to view the slideshow of the camp
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WIDOWS AND VOLUNTEERS XMAS LUNCh
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Smiling faces, Christmas cheer and decorations a plenty. All accommpanied with fresh prawns, plum puddings and champagne of course. It was the recipe for a perfect Christmas lunch.
On 23 December 2009, Brisbane Legacy hosted a Christmas luncheon at Legacy House for those who would spend Christmas Day at home alone. The occasion was also an opportunity to thank the many, many volunteers who assist us throughout the year.
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| Thanks to the fabulous support of The Grand Central Hotel, there was nothing short of a decadent, Australian Christmas lunch all supplied and delivered fresh on that day. The hotel manager Shannon said when interviewed by one of the local papers: “We’re delighted to be able to support Legacy and put this on”. Again, thank you to Shannon and the team at Grand Central Hotel and we can’t wait to do it all again this year when there will be more fun to be had by all.
| Click here to view the Channel TEN's coverage.
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THE TED SMOUT YOUTH MEDAL
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The Ted Smout Youth Medal is presented each year in memory of L/Ted Smout, who at the time of his death in 2006, had amassed an unprecedented 67 years as a member of the Legacy Club of Brisbane. It is awarded to the youth who in the opinion of the Board has achieved against the odds to display excellent performance and resolution during the year.
The 2009 recipient of this award was Ms Lyza Jurd from Stanthorpe.
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