May- 2015
Issue 19
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President’s Page
Presidents Page May 2015
I had the privilege of attending two A.N.Z.A.C. ceremonies, the first was held by
Cue Primary School where the staff and students performed a moving service.
The service was enhanced by Graham Morphett playing last post and the rouse.
The following morning I conducted the dawn service and was very pleased to see
so many people. My thanks to all the miners for taking time out of their busy
schedules to come together with the local community to pay respect to all who
have served our country in time of conflict.
Once again the service was lifted by Graham Morphett’s bugle playing and by
Jenny Bell playing the bagpipes at the conclusion. My thanks also to Sgt Nick
Wilson for attending to the flag and to everyone who laid flowers, particularly to
Ron Scott Representing returned servicemen and women, and to Sassy White
who laid a wreath on behalf of all young people. Lastly my thanks to everyone
concerned with the arrangements and of course cooking the breakfast!
Sandwiched between these events the stage play ‘Black Diggers’ was broadcast
by West Link and on view at the Town Hall. The play highlighted the attitude of
mainstream Australia toward Aboriginal soldiers who served in both WW1 andWW11.The aboriginal soldiers were fully accepted as “mates” and comrades in
arms whilst at the front but were shunned the moment they walked off the
returning boats. The play was “heavy” and confronting as it exposed a dichotomy
between the spirit of A.N.Z.A.C. and the prejudice displayed by many in our
community.
I am pleased to note that despite the recent heavy rains B.N.M. have been able to
restore the road from Cue to the processing plant, to a functional state, and are
now shifting sands there. I understand the first pour is imminent and hope it will be
the first of many!
Regards,
Roger
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In April we certainly received our fair share of rain which has caused damage to some of our recent flood repairs caused by a previous flood event and new damage to sections of our road network. An assessment of the damage has been undertaken and we now wait for approval from
Main Roads to carry out the work, unfortunately we will have to go back to tender for the work as
this is a requirement of the State and Federal Governments.
BNM group have commenced carting material from the ‘Battery Sands’ out to Tuckabianna. Due
to the condition of Wondinong Road and the fact that they need material to commence
operations BNM has undertaken to carry out the repairs at their cost and have also committed to
rebuilding this portion of the road to a standard set by our engineers.
I can now confirm that we have advised WA Country Arts that we will present the ‘WW1 Diaries’.
A date for the show will be set for some time in either August or September.
The 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings was commemorated on Saturday 25 th April,
ANZAC day. Despite a chilly and windy morning the Dawn Service was extremely well attended.
Special thanks goes to Jenny Bell, Ronald Scott, Graham Morphett and Sgt Nick Wilson who all
participated in the service. Thanks also go to Murchison Traders, Bell & Co, Murchison Club
Hotel and BP Cue Roadhouse for providing and / or donating items for the breakfast held after
the service.
Cue Parliament was held in Cue on the 1st of May 2015. Although this meeting is a WALGA
Zone meeting there are many presenters from across the various government instrumentalities.
This provides an insight into regional issues and also provides councillors and staff with the
opportunity to network.
It is confirmed that the Shire has received $86,000 in funding from the Department of Sport and
Recreation to undertake repairs / modifications to the existing water park. A contractor has been
appointed to carry out the work and they have already commenced work with a new pumping
facility being constructed off site.
The first of our new signs has been installed at the intersection of Dalgaranga Road and
Beringarra Road, there should be no issue whatsoever with tourists not being able to find their
way as the signs are very large and are very informative. There are a further four intersections
that will have signs erected as part of the Community Chest funding program administered by
the Mid-West Development Commission.
Work has commenced on preparing the 2015 / 16 Budget, this is quite a long process given the
complexities and legislative requirements. We have recently undertaken an audit of our OH&S
responsibilities, the audit found we have many areas in which to improve on; however many of
these can be readily remediated and work has commenced on addressing these deficiencies.
Staff have generally been busy around town trying to get on top of the weeds that have sprung
up due to the rain. I am pleased to say that good progress has been made and the town is
looking very neat and tidy.
John McCleary, Esq, JP, bBus
Chief Executive Officer
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Seafood in Chardonnay Jelly
Ingredients
 3 gelatine leaves*
 200ml chardonnay
 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
 200g cooked small school prawns, peeled, tails intact
 120g cooked blue swimmer crabmeat
 100g smoked salmon, cut into thin strips
 Juice of 1/2 lemon
 1 tablespoon chopped dill
 Melba toasts, to serve
Method
Step 1
Chill 4 large martini (or similar) glasses.
Step 2
Soak gelatine leaves in cold water until softened (about 5 minutes).
Step 3
Place wine in a pan over high heat and reduce by half. Squeeze out gelatine and add to
pan. Stir until dissolved. Place in measuring jug, add fish sauce and top up with cold water
to make 600ml of liquid.
Step 4
Place seafood in a bowl with lemon and dill. Season and stir to combine.
Step 5
Place a small layer of seafood in each glass, cover with a little wine mixture and
refrigerate for 15 minutes to set. Repeat twice more, until glasses are full and completely
set. Serve with Melba toasts.
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THANKYOU
To the folks who looked after my car and caravan. I would like to
say a special thank you.
To: Karen, Dennis, Jane, Shirley and Brian and a special thankyou
to nurse Sarah.
Surprise, surprise I came back alive.
Sovereign John
Cue WA
Goodbye Farewell
To Two of our
Well loved ex residents
Mr Tony Van Feggelen
Tony was a long time resident of Cue with his wife
Ruth, he was the president of the pistol club when
it was going and a Freemason.
Mrs Peggy Nock
Wonderful community minded lady who had one of
the best gardens in Cue. She was at the closing of
the Capital hotel and its reopening as the Queen of
the Murchison 40years later.
May you both rest in peace
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Cue held its ANZAC service at 6.15 on the 25th of April, it was well participated
with locals, miners and station people. Thankyou everyone who made this a great
morning.
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Cue Police Newsletter
The last month or so has been a very busy period in the Cue Shire area with a number of
burglary and stealing offences having been committed. Several juveniles were apprehended and
charged for a number of these burglary, steal motor vehicle and stealing offences. The juveniles
responsible have all now gone to court for the matters.
To coincide with the school holidays there were also some offences in the area for which no
persons of interest have been identified. If you do see anyone acting in a suspicious manner,
please take whatever details you can and call police on 131 444 or 9963 8800. If you don’t get
through to Cue Police directly provide the call taker with the details and they will contact us with
the information.
I would also strongly ask that if you witness anyone on your property or in your vehicle please
call Police. As happened in the recent spate of offences, the offenders were disturbed on a
number of occasions but Police were never called. We may have been able to prevent further
offences occurring at the time, as was probably the case in this instance. That is what we are
here for, so please call 24 / 7 if you see anyone committing an offence. It is far better for the
community if offenders can be apprehended before causing hardship to a member of the
community.
It can be frustrating to hear that at a certain time a person was caught trying to steal a car but
chased off and no report is made to Police until morning. It is even harder to hear this occurred
and 30 minutes later someone else has had their house broken into and a vehicle stolen when it
could have been prevented by the earlier phone call to 131 444 or 9963 8800.
Home and Property Security
I have mentioned this on two previous occasions, but please lock up your properties and
vehicles. A significant number of property thefts occur as a result of a lack of security. An open
door or window is a very tempting target for a burglar.
I am happy to attend at a local residence and provide some security advice if required.
ANZAC Day
It was pleasing to such a large turnout for the ANZAC dawn service in town which was run by
the Shire. The event was very well run and was one of the best services I have been to over the
years.
Traffic Offences
Cue Police will be out actively targeting speeders over the coming month with a focus to some
degree on heavy vehicles within the 50km/h zone of the town. I would ask everyone to slow
down and arrive safe at their destination.
I also feel that the issue of unsupervised children playing on Great Northern Highway needs to
be addressed. Parents please ensure young children are supervised. A recent news story from
Mount Magnet highlighted this issue with a number of young children being captured on camera
running in front of a road train. I have spoken to a number of parents about this in the town but it
appears as though my concerns have fallen on death ears. Further action will be taken in the
future if this behaviour continues. I could not imagine losing a child in this circumstance and it
would be devastating for the community if it were to occur.
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Crime Statistics
Search results for CUE between January 2015 and April 2015 inclusive:
Month
Assault
Burglary Burglary
(Dwelling) (Other)
Graffiti
Robbery
Steal Motor Vehicle
January
2015
0
1
0
0
0
0
March
2015
0
1
1
0
0
0
Totals
0
2
1
0
0
0
It should be noted that that the Burglary and Stolen Motor Vehicle are not reflected in these statistics. Four juveniles were charged for those offences. A number of Juvenile Offenders were
also charged for 2 of the 3 Burglary listed in the table above. The majority of offenders are not
from Cue and are here from other areas so please be vigilant and take note of persons in the
area you are not familiar with.
Damage offences still continue to occur and whilst not reported on the above statistics are a
problem we are actively addressing. Year on year figures we are down 5.3% on last year which I
hope to bring down further. This includes a significant number of disorderly conduct charges
which is up nearly 200% on last year, thanks to the no-nonsense approach currently been taken
by Cue Police. 10 offenders have now been charged with disorderly conduct since August.
Twitter
Cue Police are now on Twitter. Follow us for regular updates on what is occurring around the
area and for any crime trends as they start to occur. It’s easier than it looks to get involved and
follow us.
Cue Police@Cue_Pol
Station Works
The work which I am sure most of you have seen being carried out at the Police Station is nearly
completed and we will soon be back to having our door open when we are at the station. I apologise for the inconvenience it has caused, but there have been significant safety issues which
resulted in the station door being closed far more than I like.
Suspicious Activity
As a reminder, if you see anything suspicious please call 131 444 or contact Cue Police Station
directly on 9963 8800. Feel free to call at any time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Don’t forget
though, in an emergency always call 000. If we are not at the station the phones will divert to
Geraldton Police Station, please leave them a message and they will then advise us to contact
you at the next possible opportunity.
Nick, Ron and Al
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Care, Understanding and Excellence
Thank You!
Cue Primary School would like to thank
BNM Australia Group and Catalano’s for the donation and
delivery of the 105m3 of 20mm screened gravel and 8 m3 of
screened cream sand.
We have a large area of lawn at the rear of the school that does
not get used and costs a small fortune in water and
maintenance. For many years we have had a plan and have
been budgeting towards upgrading the area with large gravel
pebbles and brightly coloured concrete pads for giant chess,
draughts and noughts and crosses with a few native plants as a
scenic background.
We also wanted a light sand for our early childhood play area for
many years and could not justify the expense of having it carted
to Cue.
BNM Australia Group and Catalano’s came to our rescue and
donated the supplies required and cartage of the products
saving the school many thousands of dollars which means we
can now start the project.
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A night with the Mucky Duck Bush Band in Cue.
After some thirty odd years the Mucky Duck Bush Ban made a return to
Cue to entertain those in attending the free Community Dinner
sponsored by the Shire of Cue and the Cue CRC.
The band had almost all those there up and dancing some very
energetic dances to the amusement of all those in attendance. All
agreed it was a great night and wished it could be repeated at some
future date. It was a joy to see so many people enjoying the night whilst
have a lot of laughs..
The Mucky Duck Band has been around for a long time and it is not hard
to see why as the music and entertainment was first class.
To the Shire of Cue and the Cue CRC goes our thanks for providing a
first class evening of entertainment, food and frivolity. It will be
remembered for some time to come.
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Beringarra – Cue Road
They want too dig up the bitumen road
Then turn it back to gravel.
To repair they say will cost a load,
How will it all unravel?
To dig it up will be a big cost,
And our bitumen road it will be lost!
It’s stood up well to excessive rain,
This year we have had more than ever
And the road has still held together.
To dig it up will cause us all pain
What would it have been like if it was all gravel?
No one would have been able to travel.
Even though over 600 people said no!
It was still voted that it has to go.
Are we going back to the dark ages?
No one would have been able to travel.
Big new signs for tourism have been put in,
Do you think that they would want gravel.
To dig it up would be a sin,
When they could have been able to travel,
The Beringarra road on bitumen.
It was a great way to go,
But soon it will be gravel No! No! No!
Most gravel roads take longer to traverse,
The corrugations are such a curse.
More breakdowns of our motor cars,
more time stranded for hours and hours.
Where else would they want to do this?
Surely we can’t call it progress!
Other places repair their bitumen roads.
Will Cue turn bitumen roads ——— to gravel
What will the outcome be?
I guess we will have to wait and see.
“Optimistic”
Concerned Ratepayer.
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Black Diggers Similcast
This was an ANZAC play simulcast live through the westlink network, Thankyou to
the people who turned up for this play.
It was both funny and sad telling the story of the indigenous soldiers that served
our country.
It was a great pre ANZAC day event, with tourist making up the majority of the audience.
Thankyou again to those that attended.
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Thankyou
To the Fair Game Team
These items were donated to the Cue Community, the donation was made
by Fair game team who came to Cue and delivered sporting activities to
the Cue Children over the April school holidays.
The school asked for basketballs and received them and we received
cricket items. These are for the Cue Shire and the Cue CRC community
activities.
Thankyou again to the Fair Game Team from the Cue CRC and the Cue
Community
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Q: What do you call a bee that lives
in America?
A: USB
To steal ideas from one person is
plagiarism.
To steal from many is research
When do you know a lawyer is telling the
truth?
When his lips are shut.
Boss: Who said that just because I tried to kiss you at last month's
Christmas party, you could neglect to do your work around here?
Secretary: My lawyer.
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“Taking a step back in time.”
Day Dawn
A town site in the Murchison Goldfields, just 6.6 km from Cue, Day Dawn was
originally gazetted as "Bundawadra" in 1894, but was changed to Day Dawn
within three months. Gold was discovered here by Ted Hefferman in 1892,
and he named his discovery "Day Dawn", after the time of day that he
pegged his claim. The area developed rapidly from 1898 when the famous
"Great Fingall" mine was established, and the town of Day Dawn boomed.
Flooding and other problems closed the mine around World war II, and Day
Dawn soon faded away.
The golden crown mine was down the daydawn road and was working in the
1990’s that went for a few yrs. and they were going bring the Great Fingal
Building into Cue at one stage because of putting the open cut behind it.
That as we all know did not happen so at present the beautiful old building
has a large hole behind it.
Mrs Jean Pigdon Ross’s mother was born there and also lived on Lakeside
Station for a while, she was one of the Clarkson’s a pioneering family of the
area.
Stephen Manning
Pixie Pigdon
Ross Pigdon
Christie Blackmore
Maria Taylor
Allan Ashwin
Julie Berg
Susan Ward
Martin King
Ian Dennis
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A NOTE TO ALL
PROSPECTORS & TOURISTS
As the damper weather is starting to settle in please ensure you check the weather forecast before venturing out of town and please, notify someone when you are venturing out so that they
can alert authorities if an issue is to arise. As a matter of courtesy please advise the person of
your return to avoid any unnecessary work for volunteers.
While Cue is surrounded by a wide spread of empty land and it is fun to venture out, please
ensure you have been given permission to prospect certain grounds including local stations.
Further information can be found at the Department of Mines & Petroleum website.
Don’t forget if you’re about to travel out on our gravel roads check out the road conditions by
either ringing the Shire Road Report phone line on 9963 8669, visiting the Shire of Cue website
at www.cue.wa.gov.au then clicking on ‘News’ for the latest report or checking out all the road
reports on the front window of the shire office. Enjoy your stay!
Have a safe trip!
Kind regards,
CEO—John McCleary
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EFTPOS
now
available
The Dot
Finally someone has cleared this mystery up...
For centuries Hindu women have worn a dot (Tikka) on their
foreheads. Most of us have naively thought this was connected
with marriage or religion, but the Indian High Commission in
Canberra has recently revealed the true story.
When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings a dowry into the
union. On her wedding night, the husband scratches off the dot to
see whether he has won a:
A - Taxi licence in Adelaide .
B - Convenience store in Melbourne .
C - Service station in Perth .
D - Kebab shop in Brisbane .
E - Take away cafe in Sydney .
If there is nothing there, he must stay in India and take a job
answering telephones giving technical advice to Telstra customers
in Australia .
Siamese Twins
Siamese twins walk into a bar in Australia and park themselves on a bar stool.
One of them says to the bartender, "Don't mind us; we're joined at the hip. I'm John, he's
Jim. Two Fosters beers, draft please."
The bartender, feeling slightly awkward, tries to make polite conversation while pouring the
beers. "Been on holiday yet, lads?"
"Off to America next month," says John. "We go to America every year, rent a car and drive
for miles. Don't we, Jim?" Jim agrees.
"Ah, America!" says the bartender. "Wonderful country... New York, L.A, Vegas..."
"Nah, we don't like that American crap," says John. "Meat pies and Fosters beer, that's us,
eh Jim ? And we can't stand the Yanks - they're so arrogant and rude."
"So why keep going to America?" asks the bartender.
"It's the only chance Jim gets to drive."
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Those people in town who did not have a prior appointment on Friday 24th
April in the evening missed out on a very good show. The “Black Diggers” was
evocative, thoughtful and funny also. It was one of the best plays about war-time
that I have seen. The few people who did turn up were very impressed and it
was good to see two of our councillors there. The play began at 7.30pm and
was over by 9.30pm so not too late for a Friday. Sad that you missed it xo
Pauline
Gotta love your dog to share your water bottle.
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You will need:
Plain bath salts (like Epsom salts) Essential oil Powder or paste food colouring (not
liquid) Glass jar Pretty fabric Ribbon
Instructions:
Put some of the plain bath salts into an old
bowl. Put in a tiny amount of essential oil
(about 2 drops for every cup of salts) and a
tiny amount of food colouring. Stir well with
an old wooden spoon until all of the salts
absorb the colour. Repeat with as many
different colours as you like.
Carefully pour the salts into a clean jar (we layered different colours).
Cut a square of fabric to fit over the lid of the
jar, tie in place with some pretty ribbon.
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Old Fashioned
Fresh Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 cups fresh Florida strawberry puree
1/2 cup whole buttermilk
Method
Grease & flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans
Beat the butter & the sugar with an electric stand mixer until light & air. Add the eggs &
lemon juice & mix until well blended (stop the mixer on occasion & scrape the sides of the
bowl with a rubber spatula).Whisk together the flour, baking powder & soda in a small
bowl. Add to the butter mixture alternately with the strawberry puree & the buttermilk,
blending on low speed just until the ingredients are combined.
Portion & spread the batter evenly between the pans. Drop each pan about an inch from
the counter surface 3 times to settle the leavening (this will ensure an even rise in the oven).
Bake at 350°F for 21 to 23 minutes or until a wooden pick tests clean. Cool on a wire rack
10 minutes. Remove cake layers from the pans & cool completely.
Wrap each cake layer separately in plastic wrap. Freeze 4 hours or overnight.
Strawberry Lemonade Buttercream
 1 cup butter, softened
 2 tsp fresh lemon zest
 8 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 (16-oz) boxes powdered sugar
Put together to your own liking
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Laughter is the best medicine!
I decided to make my password "incorrect" because if I type it in wrong, my
computer will remind me, "Your password is incorrect."
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism.
To steal from many is research.
All mothers have intuition. Great mothers have radar.
If you have any stories or laugh worthy pictures you would like to share please drop them into Melissa @ the Shire Office or email them through—[email protected]
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Son: "Mom can I get twenty bucks"
Mom: Does it look like I am made of money
Son: "Well isn't that what M.O.M stands for?"
Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest?
A: An Investigator
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Monkey tail sandwiches
(Cream cheese, carrot and sultana)
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Ingredients
2 slices from 1 loaf of white bread, cut
lengthways
2 tablespoons spreadable cream cheese
1 medium carrot, peeled, grated
2 tablespoons sultanas
Step 1
Using a serrated knife, remove crust from bread. Using a rolling pin, flatten each slice.
Step 2
Spread 2 slices of bread with cream cheese. Top with carrot. Sprinkle with sultanas. Starting from
short end, roll up bread tightly to enclose filling. Cut each roll into 4 slices.
Step 3
Place sandwiches, cut-side up, on a large plate. Serve.
Cheese and vegie skewers with tzatziki
Ingredients
cheddar, cut into 2cm pieces,
red capsicum, coarsley chopped
cucumber, sliced
Method
Thread cheddar, red capsicum and cucumber onto short
bamboo skewers. Serve with tzatziki or mayonnaise for
dipping.
Have you got a recipe you want to share? Bring it in, give us a call or send an email—
[email protected]
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Victoria Street
Cue WA 6640
Tel: 9963 0100
Visiting Schedule 2nd quarter 2015
May 2015
RF.D.S GP Clinic
5th & 19th
Meekatharra
Child Health. Nurse
5th & 19th
Mt Magnet
Podiatrist
Physiotherapist
—
Yalgoo
Meekatharra
99810640
11th May
Occupational Therapy
Home and Community
Care
Please enquire
Psychologist
Please enquire
Paediatrician
18th May
Yalgoo Primary
School 99628029
Twice Weekly
Mt Magnet, Cue,
Sandstone
0427386647
Please enquire as the dates are subject to change
What would you like to see in next months Dryblower?
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More Recipes?
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Classifieds?
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More puzzles?
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Jokes?
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A photography section for locals to submit their own
photographs?
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Have you got a small message you want published? Send it
in!
We want your ideas! By sending us an email or dropping in we can do our best
to keep the community interested and updated. Call in to the Cue CRC.
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