Christmas wellbee-ing!

SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY

Callout for Christmas Hamper donations by Kenilworth Suicide Prevention Working Group.

Last year the group inaugurated a Christmas Food Hamper drive and will be partnering with St Lukes to provide this support for local people again this year.

They are requesting donations of tinned/non-perishable food items and toiletries and will be offering the hampers to local people in need of the support. Any donations can be left at the front of St Lukes Anglican (17 Anne St, Kenilworth, 4574).

National Help Lines:

Rural Aid 1300 327 624; Mensline Australia 1300 789 978 mensline.org.au; DV Connect Women’s Line 1800 811 811; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 kidshelpline.com.au; Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467; www.areyouboggedmate.com.au

Ben Burns – Community Development Worker, Suicide Prevention in Local Communities ben@calcomm.org.au

CHEERIO FROM THE CHURCHES

Avery enjoyable concert by the well known Kim Kirkman accompanied by his friends was held on 3 December 2022. This was a “joint venture” by St Luke’s and St John Bosco’s churches with the concert in St John Bosco’s and the afternoon tea at St Luke’s. Our thanks to all who made this such a pleasant afternoon.

St Luke’s Saturday Holy Communion services are back on track 4.30pm with refreshments afterwards. The social gathering after church is always a happy occasion with lots of talk and laughter. Come along and enjoy the fellowship.

 Our Christmas Day Eucharist will be at 8am with the Rev’d Kaye Pitman the celebrant. There’s Christmas cake and cordial afterwards. Congratulations and very best wishes to Rev’d Kaye as she celebrates thirty years since her ordination as one of the first women priests in Queensland.

• A very happy occasion recently at St Luke’s was the confirmation service for Phil, Sue and Nathan by Bishop Jeremy. It was indeed a joyous day for all the family and friends.

Campers and caravaners at the showgrounds – do come and join us on Saturday afternoon and on Christmas morning. No doubt some of you are regular church-goers but some may attend occasionally or not ever! It doesn’t matter to us! We would love you to join us. Everyone is welcome. We’re a friendly lot!

A special cheerio to our friends, two Peters and Nathan as they recovers from illness.

KENILWORTH ARTS COUNCIL NEWS

Note 2023 is a big year for Kenilworth ArtsFest! It’s our 25th art exhibition in the Kenilworth Hall. We started in 1997 but we were out of action for two years due to COVID. It’s our Silver Jubilee and we hope the community will support us and help us celebrate.

The 2023 Kenilworth ArtsFest will run from 26 May to the 28 May. Entries are now open. Visit our website for details.

Our KADS (Kenilworth and District Singers) have had a very successful year. Starting as a group just singing for fun, they are now in demand for performances! Our sincere thanks to Trish Coles who has lead KADS this year. Congratulations to you all!

KAC is joining with the Information Centre and the Craft Shop to present “A Country Christmas” on Sunday 18 December, starting at 8am. Arts and crafts will be on sale at the Craft Shop while KAC will be selling all sorts of country cooking – cakes, slices, scones, biscuits etc.

An warm invitation to all visitors to Kenilworth – campers, caravaners or day trippers to sample our Christmas goodies!

Kindly submitted by Shirley Moreland, President KAC.

CONONDALE VALLEY ASSOCIATION NEWS

The Conondale Valley Association has just had its 2022 AGM electing Viv Bochow (President), Barry O’Connell (Treasurer), Christabel Wilson (Secretary) plus Roger Westcott. We acknowledge and thank outgoing executive members Mary King and Paul Beavis for their substantial contributions, particularly in maintaining this organisation intact throughout the pandemic and ready to be handed on!

We recognise that we must broaden our scope by going back to our community for their direction in order to move on.

We are so grateful to both the former and new owners of Maleny IGA for their Community Benefit Fund contribution of nearly $4000; and with this windfall plus more community involvement we’ll be able to once more become a strong force for advocacy and action on behalf of our wonderful district.

Our community has an impressive history of self-reliance for us to build on, including forming the Save the Upper Mary Valley Association (now the CVA) to successfully prevent the State Government from flooding most of our valleys!

With soaring inflation, energy costs and cost-of-living – not to mention climate change – community action groups like ours are needed more than ever!

Soon we’ll be inviting you to a public meeting in the Conondale Hall early next year to meet the new committee, fellow neighbours and new settlers; identify major issues; be reminded of Conondale’s great history of self-reliance; and finally reinvigorate this organisation.

KENILWORTH

STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MURAL

Community support can look and feel like many things; from joining committees, coming to meetings, volunteering, attending functions, donating time, resources and funds. Kenilworth State Community College is a small school that strongly values our students and their families and equally values our ties to our local community. Any support shown is always greatly appreciated!

Kenilworth State Community College would like to send a big thank you to the Kenilworth Hall Committee for the recent generous donation of $1000.

This donation has given the school the opportunity to start the school grounds artwork beautification plan. The cost of quality paint has risen significantly in the past year, and without this donation the project would continue to be on hold until next year. We were able to purchase enough quality Dulux paints to launch our plan.

The first mural that I’ve completed was the long awaited “Buzzy Beehive” which supports the school’s ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning’ program. The design and bright colours have transformed the most used communal area of the school into a cheerful space that reinforces our four school expectations for positive behaviour choices.

Over the upcoming school holidays, more artworks are planned for students to enjoy. A big thankyou to our community for your ongoing support this year – we appreciate and value you!

Theresa Lyndon, Prep/Year 1/Year Teacher, Kenilworth SCC

Kenilworth State Community College's 2022 "Buzzy Beehive".