Messages from
your Principal
"Every Day Counts"
'every student in class every day'
Fun Fair
Our Fun Fair last Friday night was an excellent reflection of the support of our school community for our students. Packed houses to view students involved in year level or class presentations gave a clear indication of the support these students enjoy. Our P&C worked tirelessly to prepare this major annual event and are offered sincere thanks and congratulations for the fruits of their labour. Thanks also to school staff who gave of their time to ensure this productive night ran smoothly. Special mention is made here of the efforts of Ray Kuss and Brendan Barsby who went well above the call of duty with their work behind the scenes.
Instrumental Music
On Tuesday afternoon of this week our concert bands will perform a recruiting performance for students in years 3 and 4 in the Hall. Our strings students will perform a recruiting performance for year 2 and 3 students on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00pm in the hall.
Interschool Sport
Last Friday our year 6 students began a program of interschool sport. Teams have been nominated in the sports of Touch, Basketball, Softball, AFL and Cricket. Students must wear their blue school uniform shirts (not zone or sports house shirts) to these activities.
Grant Byrne Walkway
Since the beginning of this term our new walkway has been well used by our Prep classes. I think you will agree that the walkway has allowed the access we need to link all areas of our campus together. The approval for this walkway was through Grant Byrne from Department of Education and Training, Manager Infrastructure Strategy Branch. Mr Byrne is also a past student of Maryborough West State School, so we are referring to our walkway as the “Grant Byrne Walkway” in acknowledgement of the support received to complete the project.
Building Education Revolution Initiative - BER
(Library/Technology and Science building)
We recently met with the Design Manager - Stuart Harrison from Baulderstone, the company employed to commence this project, the Architect - Greg King and DET Project Coordinator - Rick Johnson to discuss the Site Plan for the Library and the Outdoor Learning Classroom in the Quad area. Also discussed were the internal Resource Centre plans. Acceptance of site plans were finalised and signed off by the school committee.
National School Pride project - NSP
This project covers the refurbishment and increased technology access of classrooms in Blocks B, F and A. Meetings with Gary Wilson and Brad Maker to asses our data technology needs for supporting interactive whiteboards have occurred. Assessment will be made as to the necessary upgrades to our network and plans were drawn up for positioning of data outlets and interactive whiteboards within identified classrooms.
Prep Open Day
Tomorrow we hold our Prep Open Day for all eligible children born between 01 July 2004 and 30 June 2005 from 10.00-11.30am. Please join us and the current prep children to participate in some fun activities in our Prep Classrooms and to learn some more about how Prep works at Maryborough West State School. If you are attending please bring a small morning tea snack for your child to eat.
A Birth Certificate is required as part of the enrolment process. Parents will need to bring this certificate with them to enrol their child. If you do not have a birth certificate application forms can be obtained from any courthouse or phoning the registry on 1300366430. Proof of address can be in the form of electricity, gas, telephone account or any official documents.
World Teachers’ Day a time to say thanks
Friday 30 October is World Teachers’ Day. This day acknowledges the efforts of teachers in an increasingly complex society. At Maryborough West State School we will be acknowledging our Teachers and the outstanding work they perform each and every day by having a special morning tea.
Robyn Jackson,
Principal
PREP ENROLMENTS 2010
If your child was born between
01/07/04 – 30/06/05
ENROL NOW at the School Office
You must provide:
· Birth Certificate
· Proof of Address eg. Electricity A/c
Money Reminders:
· Instrumental Music Queens Park Excursion $2
· Year 5 Kilkivan Trip $20
· Year 7 Recreation Sport and Dancing $20
· Year 6 Friday afternoon sport $5
· Year 4 Camp $65
· Year 7 Graduation $11 per person
Tuckshop News
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Wednesday
28 October
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Friday
30 October
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Monday
02 November
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Kay
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Kylie
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Trudy
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Rebecca
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Anita
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Sharon
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Helen, Tuckshop Convenor
Instrumental Music News
Concert Band
Rehearsals this week – both Junior and Senior Concert Band have rehearsals at 8.00am this Tuesday. Stage Band will rehearse at lunchtime on Tuesday.
All students should have received a letter about the performances for this week. Tuesday the Concert Band is performing for the Year 3's and 4's at 2pm. On Thursday the Concert Band (now Senior and Junior Combined) is performing at Queens Park Rotunda for 'Children’s Week'. Students are to meet in the Instrumental Music Room at 8.15am in their full Band Uniform (including black shoes and socks). Please return the permission note together with the $2.00 for the Bus as soon as possible.
Recruiting for 2010
The Concert Band is performing for the Year 3's and 4's this Tuesday. Students in Year 4 are eligible to try out for Instrumental Music for 2010. Notes will be handed out regarding this on Tuesday after the performance.
Gayle Young, Instrumental Music Teacher
Library News
Congratulations to all our winners of Hook-a-Book. Prizes will be handed out this week.
Our winners are:
BOX A 706 – Cameron - PR
BOX B 133 – Kasey – 3BR
BOX C 025 – Di
BOX D 032 - Sandii
BOX E 518 – Emerald 4B
BOX F 118 – Steve 3WA
BOX G 748 – Claudia 6K
BOX H 409 – Cooper PR
The Hook-A-Book stall raised $ 358. Thank you to everyone who supported our Library Stall. All book prizes were kindly donated by Scholastic.
LOTE News
On Monday 09 November, Maryborough West State School will be holding our first Japanese Speech Competition. Students from years 6 and 7 will be participating in this competition. Year 6 students nominated are: Claudia, Sophie, Kate, Anum, Nicole, Georgia, Brooke, Taylor, Rowan, Mitchell, Troy and Kaitlyn. Year 7 students nominated are: Zoe, Rebecca, Jacob, Florence, Jayannah, Megan, Nabighah, Teah, Tanika, Tamika and Simon. Congratulations to all those who tried out for the competition before the holidays.
All students must learn their speech off by heart. The speeches including their name, age, grade, as well as various other things about themselves. This is a great opportunity for students in Years 6 and 7 who are studying Japanese to extend themselves and enhance their level of language. These students have been practising very diligently over the past five weeks. We will have a special guest judge this year, Mrs Kuwazuru. Mrs Kuwazuru will also be helping the students practise their speeches and in the classroom with various activities. I would like to thank Mrs Kuwazuru for her support. First, second and third places will be announced on the day. The prizes for this competition have been purchased in Japan and will be presented on Friday 13 November at Assembly. Good luck to all who are participating. Parents are welcome to come and watch the competition. Competition starts at 2.00pm with the Year 6 students followed by Year 7 students at approximately 2.30pm. Please come and join us.
Samantha Williams, Japanese Teacher
PE News
YEAR 4/5/6 SWIMMING
REMEMBER TOGS AND TOWELS EVERY THURSDAY!!
YEAR 6 - INTERSCHOOL SPORT
Last Friday interschool sport commenced. Please remember, students must wear their light blue school shirt to interschool sport. They also need to bring a hat, water bottle and sunscreen.
AFL
From this week until week 9 our AFL Development Officers Rob Searle and Ryan Pritchard will be teaching our students AFL skills and games.
STATE GIRLS’ CRICKET
This Sunday through to next Tuesday Tayla will be competing in Rockhampton with her Wide Bay team mates at the Primary School Cricket Queensland Championships. All the best Tayla!
Sandii Barsby J P.E. Teacher
HAPPYGRAMS
PB Regan, Donte’, Emma; PG Bailey, Hunter; PY Bryce, Matthew; 1MG Jordan, Leonard; 1R Maddison, Suliana; 1/2S Lachlan, Jordan; 2T Calen, Lachlan; 3BR Jayde; 3W Joshua, Jessica, Lucas; 3WA Ryan; 4B Aaron, Rigan; 4H Michelle, Dylan; 4S Zack, Brandon; 5B Casey; 5F Joshua, Cody, Kyle, Caleb; 6K Rowan, James; 6C Travis, Laughlan, Krystal, Dwayne, Kyle.
LOTE Students of the Week
Yr 6 Tayla-Jane, Hayden.
Yr 7 Savannah, Jared.
Chappy’s Chat
As it is World Teachers’ Day this Friday 30th October, I thought it a good time to share this poem with you.
Unity by Cleo V. Swarat
I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher:
the tools she used where books and music and art;
one a parent
with a guiding hand and gentle loving heart.
And when at last their work was done,
they were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had worked into the child
could ever be sold or bought.
And each agreed she would have failed
if she had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school,
and behind the teacher stood the home!
DATE CLAIMERS
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27 October
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Prep Open Day 10.00-11.30am
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27 October
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Concert Band to Perform for Year 4 Students
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29 October
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Senior and Junior Concert Band to perform at Queens Park
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29 October
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Yr 4-6 Day 4 Swimming
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30 October
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World Teachers’ Day
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30 October
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Year 6 Interschool Sport
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05 November
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Yr 4-6 Day 5 Swimming
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06 November
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Year 6 Interschool Sport
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09 November
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Japanese Speech Competition from 2.00pm
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11 November
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Year 7 Rec Sport Ten Pin Bowling
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12 November
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Yr 4-6 Day 6 Swimming
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13 November
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Year 6 Interschool Sport
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17 November
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P & C Meeting 7.00pm Staffroom
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18 November
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Year 7 Rec Sport Ten Pin Bowling
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18 November
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Music Night
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18 November
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Local Chaplaincy Committee Meeting 3.30pm Staffroom
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19 November
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Yr 4-6 Day 7 Swimming
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20 November
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Year 6 Interschool Sport
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23 November
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Prep – Timbarra Christmas Show $6
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25 November
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Year 5 Prophet Mine Excursion $20
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26 November
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Yr 4-6 Day 8 Swimming
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27 November
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Year 6 Interschool Sport
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30 Nov-01 Dec
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Year 4 Camp - Bundaberg
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03 December
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Yr 4-6 Day 9 Swimming
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08 December
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Year 7 Graduation Dinner
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10 December
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Yr 4-6 Day 10 Swimming
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P&C News
Thank you very much for all our volunteers who assisted with the preparation and the smooth running of Fun Fair on Friday night. Thank you to Brendan Barsby, Ray Kuss, Elizabeth Johansen, Greg Fletcher, Brett Grambower, Greg Finn, Wendy Benson, Ruth Brand, the whole staff who helped in numerous ways throughout the night (and week), Trudy Britton, Desley Hewitt, Sean Bryant, Maree Johnston, Carol McKeough, Elizabeth Burton, Kylie Hard, Helen Wakefield, Janice Piggford, Lorilee Robertson and her helpers and the P & C Committee because without their support we would not have been able to run the night successfully. Thank you also to our wonderful sponsors who donated prizes and their time to assist with Fun Fair.
For my first Fun Fair, I found the class performances and class display were of high quality and the students had done such a good job. Well done.
Treasure Map Winner
The winner of the Treasure Map is Joshua. Well done Joshua, please collect your prize from the school office.
Laine, P & C President
Community News
· For Sale: 1 x size 4 skirt, 2 x size 4 skorts, 2 x size 6 skorts $25 the lot. All in good condition. Phone Leanne on 41217816.
· Granville Hockey Club Melbourne Cup Luncheon, Tuesday 03rd November 10.30am at the Granville Sports Club. $20 per head. Bookings essential phone 41235478.
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.
You and your child are invited to our “Prep Open Day”
on Tuesday 27 October 2009
from 10am to 11.30am
at Maryborough West State School Prep rooms.
The current Prep children are looking forward to showing all the new 2010 Prep children around and helping them with some fun activities.
We hope you and your child are able to come along and meet the Prep staff and learn some more about how Prep works at Maryborough West State School.
Please bring a small morning tea snack for your child to eat.
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Parents / Caregivers are also invited to
a ‘Parent / Caregivers only’ Orientation Meeting
at Maryborough West State School
on Monday 30 November
from 9am to 10am in our Activity Hall.
At this meeting you will be given more information about the Prep year and a list of items your child will need when starting Prep. We hope you find our Open Day and Parent/ Caregiver Orientation Meeting helpful for your child’s start at Maryborough West State School in 2010.
LOST PROPERTY
There is a large amount of Lost Property in the box outside the office. Please call in to claim your child’s belongings. All unclaimed articles will be donated to local charities.
2009 Energy Safety School initiative Competitions
Koori Kids, Department of Education, Training and the Arts, CS Energy and Energex in association with Xbox and Panasonic were instrumental in the overwhelming success of the 2008 Energy Safety School Initiative Competitions and are announcing this year’s “2009 Energy Safety School Initiative” Colouring in and Design a slogan and Poster Competitions.
The Design a slogan and Poster Competition information for Years 4-6 is on the back of the newsletter.
The Colouring in Competition for Prep to Years 3 will be distributed to classes this week.
Entries must be received at the Energy Safety coordination centre by close of business on Friday 27 November.
2009
Planner for Excursions, Camps etc
Notes sent home as required.
Camps
Year 6 1-3 September $165 Brisbane
Year 5 7-9 September $115 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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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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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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