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Staff updates
Mrs Marion Pape has extended her Long Service Leave to include this week. We would like to thank Mrs Paula Boulton who relieved Mrs Pape during the last 9 weeks. Mrs Julie Franklin will be Acting Guidance Office during Term 3 working at other school locations within Maryborough/Hervey Bay.
P & C Meeting that was postponed from last week will be held tomorrow night at 7.00pm in the Staffroom.
ReportsSemester 1 Report Cards and a Parent/Teacher Interview appointment sheet will be given to students this Wednesday so that Parent/Teacher Interview times can be arranged after the Vacation period during weeks 2 and 3.
P & C Disco
This Thursday 25 June the P & C Association is holding their second Disco for the year. Chips, chocolates and drinks will be on sale during the evening. Prep-Year 3 6.00-7.15pm and Years 4-7 7.30-8.45pm in the Activity Hall. Parents must drop off and pick up children from the Activity Hall. Students will be informed of other items on sale at the Disco after discussions at the P & C meeting tomorrow evening.
Impact of Human Swine Flu management on Queensland schools.
You may have heard recent media reports that national authorities have moved to a new “protect” response phase to manage the outbreak of H1N1 Influenza 09 (also known as Human Swine Influenza) in Australia.
Queensland’s Deputy Premier and Health Minister Paul Lucas said Queensland would move to the new protect phase from next Monday (June 22) but would keep its policy of school exclusions and school closures in place until the end of term next Friday (June 26).
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said the extra week of possible school closures followed by school holidays provided a circuit breaker, further lessening the spread and the potential impacts to the Queensland community.
Dr Young has advised that Queensland’s efforts to restrict the spread of H1N1 Influenza 09 have been very effective and will continue until the end of Term 2 on 26 June.
It means that until Friday 26 June our school will:
· Continue to be prepared to act quickly to close the school to students if advised to do so by Queensland Health.
· Continue the current guidelines for seven-day time-out for any students returning to Queensland from areas of concern, including Victoria.
Because the seven-day time-out guidelines for students end on 26 June, there will be no restrictions on students entering Queensland from areas of concern including Mexico, the United States of America, Canada, Panama, Japan, Chile and Argentina or students that are returning from Victoria after that date.
In addition study tours and International Student Programs will no longer be affected by H1N1 Influenza 09 after 26 June.
Education Queensland is working closely with Queensland Health and will continue to be guided by the advice provided by their medical experts in relation to any situations where action by schools would benefit the school and broader community.
Term 2 concludes this Friday 26 June and Term 3 Commences with a Pupil Free Day on Monday 13 July for all staff. Students will start on Tuesday 14 July.
Robyn Jackson,
Principal
Tuckshop News
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Wednesday
24 June
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Friday
26 June
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Monday
29 June
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Stacey
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Anita
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School Holidays
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Sharon
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Kylie
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Aileen
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Stacey
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A big thank you to the ladies who helped in any way to make the Sports Day a success.
Helen, Tuckshop Convenor
Instrumental Music News
Concert Band and Strings
Congratulations to all the music groups that performed at last week’s Music Night. All groups performed exceptionally well.
There will be no Instrumental Music rehearsals or lessons in Week 1 Term 3, Tuesday 14 July and Wednesday 15 July as Mrs Hodgkinson and Ms Young will be attending the Music Conference for the week.
Concert Band
· No Senior Band reheasals tomorrow 23 June but lessons are still on.
· Junior Band members peform at Yaralla Place tomorrow 23 June.
Gayle Young, Instrumental Music Teacher
Music News
Thank you to everyone who came to support our Music Night last Wednesday. It was one of the biggest audiences we’ve had and fantastic to see so many of you there. I think you would all agree that all students performed admirably. We should be very proud of the achievements of our music students at West. Once again thank you to parents and we look forward to seeing you at our next performance. Suzie Bath, Music Teacher
PE News
SPORTS DAY
Last week was our Sports Championship Week, culminating with Senior Sports Day on Friday. Congratulations to KENDALL HOUSE for achieving overall championship points. A tremendous effort!
Other winners:-
Gilbert Alison Shield (Ball Games) - Gordon House
Tabloid Trophy - Kendall House
March Past Trophy- Lawson House
Relays Trophy - Gordon House
Track Events Trophy - Paterson House
Field Events Trophy - Kendall House
OVERALL WINNERS - KENDALL SPORTS CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINS
NEW SCHOOL RECORDS
During Sports week a number of school records were broken or equalled. Congratulations to:
– Tyson for equalling the 13 years boys 800m record with a time of 2.36.55, set in 1995.
– Jonathon threw an enormous 9.94m, breaking the school record in the boys 11 years shot put.
– Rachel also threw a record in the girls 9 years shot put with a throw of 6.94m.
AGE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to all our age champions for 2009.
9 years girls - Jasmine (Kendall House)
9 years boys - Ethan (Lawson House)
10 years girls- Jaidah (Lawson House)
10 years boys- Kyle (Kendall House)
11 years girls- Nina (Paterson House)
11 years boys- Jordan (Lawson House)
12 years girls- Jodie Ha (Paterson House)
12 years boys- Jacob Ch (Gordon House)
13 years girls- Sheridan M (Lawson House)
13 years boys- Tyson (Lawson House)
AGE CHAMPIONS FOR 2009
MARYBOROUGH WEST SPORTS TEAM
Congratulations to the following athletes who have qualified for the School Athletics team to compete at the Maryborough Zone Athletic Trials at Tinana Oval on Friday 7 August.
STATE NETBALL
Yesterday to this Wednesday Jodie is competing at the State Netball Championships in Bundaberg. We wish Jodie a fantastic experience and all the best over the 4 days of competition.
Sandii Barsby J P.E. Teacher
Resource Centre News
A Special Thank you to everyone who has helped to stitch and cover hundreds of library resources this semester. If you still have resources please return the books as soon as possible.
Please remember to return all library books by the 23rd June 2009. Student borrowing stopped last Friday.
Winter is the best time to curl up with a good book, so for holiday reading please see the library staff and borrow some good books. Sometimes books over the holidays stay on holidays and never return to school so be very responsible with our books during the winter break. All overdue books need to be returned by Wednesday this week. If anyone is planning to travel over the holidays please return all library books.
Dates to Remember
23rd June Return all overdue library Books
Julie Bushnell, Teacher Librarian
LOTE News
Why learn a second language?
By learning another language our children will:
· Learn how to express their opinions and feelings through language, using ideas, words and tone.
· Gain a better understanding of English, by understanding that all languages have patterns and rules to follow.
· Give emphasis to social interaction and the importance of relationships in their own culture as well as others.
· Be able to see the world from a different perspective and develop cultural and intercultural awareness.
· Develop sensitivity and understanding by learning about another culture’s language, customs and ideals.
· Encourage and develop positive self-esteem through allowing success and learning about something completely new.
· Really enjoy learning through a variety of different activities such as songs, games, stories and interactive communication technologies.
· Develop life-long skills invaluable to their work and social lives. Skills such as; team building skills, tolerance, awareness of cultural values and practices, planning and initiative, all of which are developed in the studies of languages.
Year six and seven Japanese Family Tree Project
Over the past few weeks the Year six and seven students have been working hard to complete their own individual presentations about their family in Japanese. The students have chosen a poster or power point style to present their projects to the class. They have learnt their speeches off by heart. The speeches include an introduction of each family member, their likes, dislikes, hobbies, age, and where they live. It is pleasing to see our senior students working to produce such excellent work. Well done, Year six and seven students!
Japanese Club
Each Tuesday lunch time students are given the opportunity to participate in Japanese Club. Japanese Club activities include a variety of cultural experiences such as; origami making, traditional Japanese games, cooking, clothing, Japanese anime and calligraphy. The first two sessions this term Year six and seven students cooked Onigiri (rice balls). The club activities give the students a great opportunity to experience Japanese culture. The Japanese Club has become a popular activity for students each week.
Mrs Samantha Williams, Japanese Teacher
P & C News
P & C Meeting Tomorrow night at 7.00pm to discuss Term 2 Disco and the Family Fun Fair including general business. Everyone welcome
DATE CLAIMERS
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23 June
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ICAS Writing Competition
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23 June
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P&C Meeting 7.00pm staffroom
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25 June
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P & C Disco
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29 June – 10 July
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School Vacation
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13 July
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Pupil Free Day
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04 Aug
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ICAS English Competition
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13 Aug
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Arts Council “Puppet Mania”
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19 Aug
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ICAS Mathematics Competition
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1-3 Sept
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Year 6 Camp approx $180
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7-9 Sept
9-11 Sept
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Year 5 Camp approx $70
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Fri 11 Sept
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Ministerial Pupil Free Day
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17 Sept
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P & C Disco
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21 Sept – 02 Oct
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School Vacation
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19 October
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Pupil Free Day
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21 October
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Arts Council “The Beatty Clan Crew”
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23 October
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Family Fun Fair
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Community News
For Sale:Small Upright Piano B. Squire Great for Beginners $1,200 ph 41296248.
Mary Poppins Festival The 2009 Mary Poppins Festival will be a week long explosion of colour, art, culture and “practically perfect” fun for everyone. Held in Maryborough's heritage streetscapes and glorious parklands, it is the only event of its kind in the world, and is in honour of Mary Poppins author Pamela Lyndon Travers, who was born above a bank building in the city in 1899. The signature event is the Mary Poppins Festival In The Park at Portside on Sunday 5 July from 10am - 4pm. Entertainment includes Street Theatre, Australia’s leading Sidewalk Artists, Magicians, Penny Farthing races, camel rides, vintage cars, rides and free activities, children’s workshops, fantastic prizes and the hilarious Great Nanny Challenge and children's pram race. Other Festival events include:
Sunday in the Park – June 28
Maryborough Heritage Art Festival - June 29 to July 10
Mary Poppins Market Day - Thursday 2 July
Sing-a-long Movie Night - Friday 3 July
1859 Port to Prosperity
Join us for a fun night Portside, as we step back in time to 1859 and relive the early days of Maryborough's historic port. This is the region's major Q150 event, and includes a Lamplight Bazaar with old time food and craft barrows, "opium dens", torchlight ghost tours, horse and buggy rides, night-time museum tours and colonial bush music. Enjoy old time vaudeville entertainment with interactive street theatre, traditional cabaret and shadow theatre. Watch a "ghostly re-enactment" of the arrival of the first immigrants to the Port of Maryborough in 1859. Have your entry passport stamped at the Customs House. Saturday 11 July starting from 5pm.
Q150 Shed
The Q150 Shed arrives in Maryborough on 9 and 10 July to showcase the best of local and national talent, including Queensland's Raw Dance Company. The shed is a roving entertainment venue built to look like a shearing shed. It will go up on the banks of the Mary River at Prickett Aquatic Centre and will be used for workshops during the day and performances at night. Tickets from Oztix 1300 762452 or the Maryborough Visitor Information Centre on 1800 214 789.
Horse Riding Wide Bay Equestrian Park Lessons and Horse Sales - Located midway between Hervey Bay and Maryborough offers professional tuition in learning to Horse Ride and is the longest established Riding School in the Region. Riders are taught basics of Horse Care and Riding up to any level they wish to acquire experience in including General Riding, Jumping and Show Work. Lessons are available in small groups or privately. Bookings are essential and spaces are limited. Horses and helmets are provided. School Holiday dates are available upon enquiry. All levels of riding ability accepted. Ages start from 4yrs. CONTACT: Susan McLeod on Phone 07 41224618, Mobile 0411141679, Email
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Lost Property – there is a large amount of Lost Property on display in the Activity Hall. Please call in and check, to claim your child’s belongings.
DISCLAIMER: Our school newsletter provides a service to the local community assisting to advertise various endeavours. The publication of this information should not be considered as an endorsement of any particular business, product or service.
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POSITIVE PARENTING
PARENTS!!
Ø Do you have children between the ages of 18 mths and 10 years?
Ø Would you like to have a better understanding of the causes of behaviour problems in children?
Ø Would you like to improve your relationship with your child/ren?
Ø Would you like to learn how to set appropriate boundaries and limits for you children.
Ø Would you like the opportunity to have some fun, share your experience, meet with other parents and gain support?
If so, this is for you.
Child Health Nurses are offering the Positive Parenting Program and look forward to meeting you all.
Commencing 14th July 2009 6.30 – 8.30pm at the Maryborough Community Health Centre
For more information please call: 4122 8733
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SSOCIATION
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CONTACT
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West Football Club
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Mark Bygrave 41231992
Lyned Higgins 41235410
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Auskick
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Josh Scanlon 0432268337
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Uniteds Hockey
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Desley Hewitt 41214321
Cheryl Brown 41216737
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Rovers Junior Rugby League
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Jos Kaufman 41210641
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Wallaroo Junior Rugby League
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Scott Robertson 41234538 or
0428164585
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Brothers Junior Rugby League
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Glen Nunan 41222058
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Maryborough Bears AFL Club
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Eileen Grundry 41297241
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Boys’ Brigade
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Col Enchelmaier 41233293
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Girls’ Brigade
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Nalda Brett 41213529
Gwenda Deem 41223984
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DoonVilla Soccer Club
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41234335
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Junior Chess
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Doug Walker 41216121
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2009
Planner for Excursions, Camps etc
Notes sent home as required.
Camps
Year 6 1-3 September $180 approx Brisbane
Year 5 7-9 September $70 approx Barambah
9-11 September
Year 4 December $70 approx Bundaberg
Swimming
Year 4-6 Term 4 $30approx 10 weeks x 1 day per week
Excursions
Year 5 Term 4 $25 approx Kilkivan
Year 2 August $30 approx Underwater World
Arts Council – 3 Terms $6 per child per term $15 per family per term
Book Club – 9 per year only purchase what you want – when it suits you.
Book Fairs – Only purchase what you want.
Instrumental Music
Music Levy – Term 1 $15 All students learning an instrument
Band Uniform Bond – Term 1 $15 All students in Band/Orchestra (paid once)
Band Uniform Hire – Term 1 $15 All students in Band/Orchestra (paid annually)
Instrument Hire – Term 1 $40 only few students using school instruments
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M’boro Junior Basketball
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Elva Alloway
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Maryborough Netball Assn
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Julieann Sutcliffe 41222107
Sarah Wlash 41231062
Heather Jocumsen 41292084
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M’boro BMX Club
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Karen 41231353
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West Soccer Club
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Mark Bygrave 41231992
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Maryborough District Soccer
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Kylie 0417636534
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Maryborough Amateur Athletic Club
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Diane Goldsmith 41222875
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Tennis
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Bruce Rayner 41222958
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Anthony Breed’s College of Music
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Anthony Breed 0415104773
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Aztec Softball
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Bev Thatcher 41221215
Leanne Muller 41231817
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Sparx Softball Club
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Suzanne Caulley 0419988535
Lynda Lowjen 0431682254
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Incas Softball Club
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Wendy Mathiesen 41233079 or 0401300376
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Maryborough six-a-side Hockey
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Melissa Wareing 41233518
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Maryborough Futsal Club
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Lynne Sanderson 0407575673
Jenny Milzewski 0428223670
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Ogilvie Dance Centre
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Col 41215103
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Maryborough and District Cycling Club
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Paul Wroe 41244066 (w)
Jim Cross 41210520
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Wide Bay Equestrian Park
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41224618
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Granville Soccer Club
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Alan 41216269
Lee 41232012
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Sunbury Soccer Club
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Judy Foster 41223428
Grant Sawtell 41236993
Mark Sawtell 0417712087
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Maryborough & District Soccer
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Robert Denman 41221177
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Toni Robertson Dance
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41212742
0417212748
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Wide Bay Archers
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Milton Cunningham 41217145
Michael Lynch 41213212
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Tinana Hockey Club
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Celie Hynes 41215472
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Cleone McRoberts Academy of Dance
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41261057
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Vigoro
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Ellen 41212838
Colin 41223772
Carol 41231417
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Junior Squash
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Brian or Helena 41213922
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Hilltop Squash
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Beverley 41222372
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Maryborough Junior Squash
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Brian or Helena 41213922
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Junior Golf
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Pro Shop 41213765
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Brothers Hockey Club
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Leigh 41231286
Jenny 41233847
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Wallaroo Hockey Club
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A Birt 41297191 a/h
V Dove 41221087 a/h
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Timber City Gymnastics
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Heather O’Brien 41212668
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Maryborough Junior Touch
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Kerri 41236171
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Brothers Shamrocks Cricket Club
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Wayne 41222793
Noel 0437442257
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