Welcome to Issue 79

This Issue we pay tribute to the volunteers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park and the incredible job they do in keeping this park magnificent, written by Alistair Gray.

Councils technical glitch affects 5000 rate payers on page 37.

The team at Bongaree Dental are supporting Jeans for Genes Day/ Sofa to 6 km. This is a fantastic community event and promises to be a wonderful day as Bongaree Dental and our Community raise funds in support of discovering treatments and cures for childhood genetic diseases and cancers. See page 21 for more information.

Our staff writers have provided you with some great articles. One in particular, was the incredible turn out for the Hospital Crisis forum on Bribie Island. Many locals were brave and told their stories. The Opposition Leader David Crisifulli listened to them all.

As usual we cover a wide variety of local issues, while showcasing our local businesses. It is our local businesses who make this publication possible so please support them.

Warm regards

Belinda Ferguson